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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1
                                                                [EXECUTION COPY]

                     AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

                                     among

                        GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.,

                            BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,

                         As the Administrative Agent,

                          SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.,

                           As the Syndication Agent,

                        U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

                            As Documentation Agent

                                      and

                         VARIOUS LENDING INSTITUTIONS

                           Dated as of May 31, 2001

                                 $145,000,000
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SECTION 1.   AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT..................................................      1
    1.01     The Commitments.............................................................      1
    1.02     Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc..............................................      3
    1.03     Notice of Borrowing.........................................................      3
    1.04     Disbursement of Funds.......................................................      5
    1.05     Notes.......................................................................      5
    1.06     Conversion or Continuation..................................................      6
    1.07     Pro Rata Borrowing..........................................................      7
    1.08     Interest....................................................................      7
    1.09     Interest Periods............................................................      7
    1.10     Increased Costs, Illegality, etc............................................      8
    1.11     Compensation; Breakage......................................................     10
    1.12     Change of Lending Office....................................................     11
    1.13     Replacement of Lenders......................................................     11

SECTION 2.   LETTERS OF CREDIT...........................................................     12
    2.01     Letters of Credit...........................................................     12

SECTION 3.   FEES, COMMITMENTS...........................................................     19
    3.01     Fees........................................................................     19
    3.02     Voluntary Reduction of Commitments..........................................     20
    3.03     Mandatory Reductions of Commitments, etc....................................     20

SECTION 4.   PAYMENTS....................................................................     21
    4.01     Voluntary Prepayments.......................................................     21
    4.02     Mandatory Prepayments.......................................................     22
    4.03     Method and Place of Payment.................................................     25
    4.04     Net Payments................................................................     26

SECTION 5.   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RESTATEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE AND TO ALL CREDIT
             EVENTS......................................................................     29
    5.01     Execution of Agreement......................................................     29
    5.02     No Default; Representations and Warranties..................................     29
    5.03     Officer's Certificate.......................................................     29
    5.04     Opinions of Counsel.........................................................     29
    5.05     Corporate Proceedings.......................................................     30
    5.06     Plans, Existing Indebtedness Agreements, Shareholders' Agreements
             Management Agreements, Employment Agreements, Collective Bargaining
             Agreements, Tax Sharing Agreements..........................................     30
    5.07     Adverse Change, etc.........................................................     31
    5.08     Litigation..................................................................     31
    5.09     Approvals...................................................................     31
    5.10     Consummation of the Acquisition.............................................     32
    5.11     Subsidiary Guaranty.........................................................     32
    5.12     Security Agreement..........................................................     32
    5.13     New Mortgages...............................................................     33
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    5.14     Mortgage Amendments, Title Insurance Endorsements...........................      33
    5.15     Solvency....................................................................      34
    5.16     Insurance Policies..........................................................      34
    5.17     Fees........................................................................      34
    5.18     Notice of Borrowing, Letter of Credit Request...............................      34
    5.19     Projections.................................................................      35
    5.20     Repayment of Existing Loans and Other Obligations Under Existing Credit
             Agreement, Existing Indebtedness............................................      35
    5.21     Environmental Report........................................................      35
    5.22     Existing Liabilities........................................................      35
    5.23     Asbestos-Related Product Liability Claims...................................      35
    5.24     Leverage Ratio..............................................................      36
    5.25     Senior Subordinated Notes...................................................      36

SECTION 6.   REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS..................................      36
    6.01     Corporate Status............................................................      36
    6.02     Corporate Power and Authority...............................................      36
    6.03     No Violation................................................................      37
    6.04     Litigation..................................................................      37
    6.05     Use of Proceeds, Margin Regulations.........................................      37
    6.06     Governmental Approvals......................................................      37
    6.07     Investment Company Act......................................................      38
    6.08     Public Utility Holding Company Act..........................................      38
    6.09     True and Complete Disclosure................................................      38
    6.10     Financial Condition, Financial Statements...................................      38
    6.11     Security Interests..........................................................      39
    6.12     Representations and Warranties in Documents.................................      39
    6.13     Consummation of Transaction.................................................      39
    6.14     Tax Returns and Payments....................................................      40
    6.15     Compliance with ERISA.......................................................      40
    6.16     Subsidiaries, Subsidiary Restrictions.......................................      41
    6.17     Patents, etc................................................................      41
    6.18     Pollution and Other Regulations.............................................      41
    6.19     Properties..................................................................      42
    6.20     Labor Relations.............................................................      42
    6.21     Existing Indebtedness......................................................       43
    6.22     Capitalization..............................................................      43
    6.23     Senior Subordinated Notes...................................................      43
    6.24     Asbestos Matters............................................................      43
    6.25     Solvency....................................................................      44

SECTION 7.   AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.......................................................      44
   7.01      Information Covenants.......................................................      44
   7.02      Books, Records and Inspections; Lender Meetings.............................      47
   7.03      Maintenance of Property, Insurance..........................................      47
   7.04      Payment of Taxes............................................................      48
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    7.05     Corporate Franchises........................................................     48
    7.06     Compliance with Statutes, etc...............................................     48
    7.07     ERISA.......................................................................     48
    7.08     Good Repair.................................................................     49
    7.09     End of Fiscal Years, Fiscal Quarters........................................     49
    7.10     Use of Proceeds.............................................................     50
    7.11     Additional Security; Further Assurances.....................................     50

SECTION 8.   NEGATIVE COVENANTS..........................................................     51
    8.01     Changes in Business.........................................................     51
    8.02     Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc......................     51
    8.03     Liens.......................................................................     53
    8.04     Indebtedness................................................................     55
    8.05     Capital Expenditures........................................................     56
    8.06     Advances, Investments and Loans.............................................     57
    8.07     Prepayments of Indebtedness, Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation,
             By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements, etc...................................     58
    8.08     Dividends, etc..............................................................     59
    8.09     Transactions with Affiliates................................................     60
    8.10     Interest Coverage Ratio.....................................................     60
    8.11     Leverage Ratio..............................................................     61
    8.12     Issuance of Stock...........................................................     62
    8.13     Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries......................................     62

SECTION 9.   EVENTS OF DEFAULT...........................................................     62
    9.01     Payments....................................................................     62
    9.02     Representations, etc........................................................     62
    9.03     Covenants...................................................................     62
    9.04     Default Under Other Agreements..............................................     63
    9.05     Bankruptcy, etc.............................................................     63
    9.06     ERISA.......................................................................     63
    9.07     Security Documents..........................................................     64
    9.08     Subsidiary Guaranty.........................................................     64
    9.09     Judgments...................................................................     64
    9.10     Change of Control...........................................................     64

SECTION 10.  DEFINITIONS.................................................................     65

SECTION 11.  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; THE SYNDICATION AGENT.............................     90
    11.01    Appointment.................................................................     90
    11.02    Nature of Duties............................................................     90
    11.03    Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent or the Syndication Agent.......     91
    11.04    Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent..................................     91
    11.05    Reliance....................................................................     91
    11.06    Indemnification.............................................................     92
    11.07    The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity.........................     92
    11.08    Holders.....................................................................     92
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    11.09    Resignation by the Administrative Agent.....................................     92

SECTION 12.  MISCELLANEOUS...............................................................     93
    12.01    Payment of Expenses, etc....................................................     93
    12.02    Right of Setoff.............................................................     94
    12.03    Notices.....................................................................     94
    12.04    Assignments; Participations, Etc............................................     95
    12.05    No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative..............................................     97
    12.06    Payments Pro Rata...........................................................     97
    12.07    Calculations, Computations..................................................     98
    12.08    Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial......     98
    12.09    Counterparts................................................................     99
    12.10    Effectiveness...............................................................     99
    12.11    Headings Descriptive........................................................    100
    12.12    Amendment or Waiver.........................................................    100
    12.13    Survival....................................................................    101
    12.14    Domicile of Loans...........................................................    101
    12.15    Confidentiality.............................................................    102
    12.16    Register....................................................................    102
    12.17    Limitation on Additional Amounts, Etc.......................................    102
    12.18    Additions of New Lenders, Termination of Commitments of Non-Continuing
             Lenders, Surrender of Notes.................................................    103
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ANNEX I           -             Commitments
ANNEX II          -             Lender Addresses
ANNEX III         -             Existing LetterS of Credit
ANNEX IV          -             Plans
ANNEX V           -             Subsidiaries
ANNEX VI          -             Intellectual Property Matters
ANNEX VII         -             [Intentionally Omitted]
ANNEX VIII        -             Real Property
ANNEX IX          -             Existing Indebtedness
ANNEX X           -             Securities
ANNEX XI          -             Insurance
ANNEX XII         -             Existing Liens

EXHIBIT A         -             Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT B-1                     Form of Term B Note
EXHIBIT B-2       -             Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT B-3       -             Form of Swingline Note
EXHIBIT C         -             Form of Letter of Credit Request
EXHIBIT D         -             Form of 4.04(d)(ii) Certificate
EXHIBIT E         -             Form of Opinion of Thompson Hine LLP
EXHIBIT F         -             Form of Officer's Certificate
EXHIBIT G         -             Form of Subsidiary Guaranty

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EXHIBIT H         -      Form of Security Agreement
EXHIBIT I         -      Form of Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT J         -      Form of Perfection Certificate

SCHEDULE 6.10(d)  -      Pro Forma Financial Statements
SCHEDULE 10       -      EBITDA

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          AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 31, 2001, among
GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Borrower"), the lending
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institutions party hereto from time to time (each a "Lender" and, collectively,
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the "Lenders"), BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as administrative agent (the
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"Administrative Agent") for the Lenders, SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC., as
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syndication agent (the "Syndication Agent") and together with Deutsche Banc
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Alex. Brown, Inc. each a joint lead arranger and joint book manager and US BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as documentation agent (the "Documentation Agent").
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Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined
in Section 10 are used herein as so defined.
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                             W I T N E S S E T H:
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          WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Existing Lenders and Bankers Trust Company,
as administrative agent thereunder, are party to an amended and restated credit
agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 (as further amended, modified or
supplemented prior to, but not including, the Restatement Effective Date, the
"Existing Credit Agreement"); and
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          WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement
be amended and restated in its entirety to, among other things, provide for a
term loan facility and make certain other amendments as more fully described
herein, and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are willing to amend and
restate the same, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;

          NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree that, on the Restatement
Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended
and restated in its entirety as follows:

SECTION 1.  Amount and Terms of Credit.
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          1.01 The Commitments. (a) Revolving Loans. (i) Subject to and upon
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the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees, at any
time and from time to time on and after the Restatement Effective Date and prior
to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, to make a revolving loan or revolving loans
(each, a "Revolving Loan" and, collectively, the "Revolving Loans") to the
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Borrower, which Revolving Loans (i) shall, at the option of the Borrower, be
Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, provided that except as otherwise
specifically provided in Section 1.10(b), (x) all Revolving Loans comprising the
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same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type and (y) prior to the
earlier of (A) the 30th day after the Restatement Effective Date and (B) that
date (the "Syndication Date") upon which the Administrative Agent determines in
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its sole discretion that the primary syndication has been completed, no
Revolving Loans maintained as Eurocurrency Loans shall have an Interest Period
longer than one week, (ii) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the
provisions hereof, (iii) shall not exceed for any Lender at any time outstanding
that aggregate principal amount which, when added to the product of (x) such
Lender's Adjusted RC Percentage and (y) the sum of (I) the aggregate amount of
all L/C Obligations then outstanding (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are
repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, the
respective incurrence of Revolving Loans) at such time and (II) the aggregate
principal amount of all Swingline Loans (exclusive of Swingline Loans which are
repaid with the proceeds of, and

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simultaneously with the incurrence of, the respective incurrence of Revolving
Loans) then outstanding, equals the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Lender at
such time and (iv) shall not exceed for all Lenders at any time outstanding that
aggregate principal amount which, when added to (x) the amount of all L/C
Obligations then outstanding (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are repaid with
the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, the respective
incurrence of Revolving Loans) at such time and (y) the aggregate principal
amount of all Swingline Loans (exclusive of Swingline Loans which are repaid
with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, the respective
incurrence of Revolving Loans) then outstanding, equals the Adjusted Total
Revolving Loan Commitment at such time.

     (ii)  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Swingline Lender in its individual capacity agrees to make at any time and from
time to time on and after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the
Swingline Expiry Date, a revolving loan or revolving loans to the Borrower (each
a "Swingline Loan," and, collectively, the "Swingline Loans"), which Swingline
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Loans (i) shall be made and maintained as Base Rate Loans, (ii) may be repaid
and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof, (iii) shall not exceed
in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, when combined with the
aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by Non-Defaulting Lenders
then outstanding and the L/C Obligations then outstanding (exclusive of Unpaid
Drawings which are repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the
incurrence of, the respective incurrence of Swingline Loans) at such time, an
amount equal to the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment then in effect
(after giving, effect to any reductions to the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan
Commitment on such date) and (iv) shall not exceed in aggregate principal amount
at any time outstanding the Maximum Swingline Amount. The Swingline Lender will
not make a Swingline Loan after it has received written notice from the Required
Lenders that one or more of the applicable conditions to Credit Events specified
in Section 5 are not then satisfied.
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     (iii) On any Business Day, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole
discretion, give notice to the Lenders that its outstanding Swingline Loans
shall be funded with a Borrowing of Revolving Loans (provided that each such
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notice shall be deemed to have been automatically given upon the occurrence of
an Event of Default under Section 9.05 or upon the exercise of any of the
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remedies provided in the last paragraph of Section 9), in which case a Borrowing
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of Revolving Loans constituting Base Rate Loans (each such Borrowing, a
"Mandatory Borrowing") shall be made on the immediately succeeding Business Day
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by all Lenders pro rata based on each Lender's Adjusted RC Percentage, and the
proceeds thereof shall be applied directly to repay the Swingline Lender for
such outstanding Swingline Loans. Each Lender hereby irrevocably agrees to make
Base Rate Loans upon one Business Day's notice pursuant to each Mandatory
Borrowing in the amount and in the manner specified in the preceding sentence
and on the date specified in writing by the Swingline Lender notwithstanding (i)
that the amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply with the Minimum
Borrowing Amount otherwise required hereunder, (ii) whether any conditions
specified in Section 5 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an Event
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of Default has occurred and is continuing, (iv) the date of such Mandatory
Borrowing and (v) any reduction in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment or the
Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment after any such Swingline Loans were
made. In the event that any Mandatory Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on
the date otherwise required above (including, without limitation, as a result of
the commencement of a proceeding

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under the Bankruptcy Code in respect of the Borrower), each Lender (other than
the Swingline Lender) hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase from the
Swingline Lender (without recourse or warranty) such assignment of the
outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause the Lenders to share
in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon their respective Adjusted RC
Percentages, provided that (x) all interest payable on the Swingline Loans shall
be for the account of the Swingline Lender until the date the respective
assignment is purchased and, to the extent attributable to the purchased
assignment, shall be payable to the Lender purchasing same from and after such
date of purchase and (y) at the time any purchase of participations pursuant to
this sentence is actually made, the purchasing Lender shall be required to pay
the Swingline Lender interest on the principal amount of participation purchased
for each day from and including the day upon which the Mandatory Borrowing would
otherwise have occurred to but excluding the date of payment for such
participation, at the overnight Federal Funds Effective Rate for the first three
days and at the rate otherwise applicable to Revolving Loans maintained as Base
Rate Loans hereunder for each day thereafter.

          (b)  Term B Loans. Each Term B Lender, severally and for itself alone,
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hereby agrees, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth
and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein and in
the other Credit Documents, to make a loan (each such loan, a "Term B Loan" and
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collectively, the "Term B Loans") to the Borrower on the Restatement Effective
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Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Term B Commitment of such
Term B Lender. The Term B Loans (i) shall be incurred by the Borrower pursuant
to a single drawing, which shall be on the Restatement Effective Date, (ii)
shall initially be made as Base Rate Loans and, except as hereinafter provided,
may, at the option of the Borrower, be maintained as and/or converted into Base
Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, provided, that (x) all Term B Loans made by
the Term B Lenders pursuant to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise
specifically provided herein, consist entirely of Term B Loans of the same Type
and (y) prior to the earlier of (A) the 30th day after the Restatement Effective
Date and (B) the Syndication Date, no Term B Loans maintained as Eurocurrency
Loans shall have an Interest Period longer than one week, and (iii) shall not
exceed for any Lender at the time of incurrence thereof on the Restatement
Effective Date that aggregate principal amount which equals the Term B Loan
Commitment, if any, of such Lender at such time. Each Term B Lender's Term B
Commitment shall expire immediately and without further action on the
Restatement Effective Date if the Term B Loans are not made on the Restatement
Effective Date. No amount of a Term B Loan which is repaid or prepaid by the
Borrower may be reborrowed hereunder.

          1.02 Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc. The aggregate principal amount
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of each Borrowing of Revolving Loans shall not be less than the Minimum
Borrowing Amount and, if greater, shall be in integral multiples of $100,000.
The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of Swingline Loans shall not be
less than $100,000 and, if greater, shall be in integral multiples of $100,000.
More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any day, provided that, with respect
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to each Facility, at no time shall there be outstanding more than six Borrowings
of Eurocurrency Loans.

          1.03 Notice of Borrowing. (a) Whenever the Borrower desires to incur
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Revolving Loans (excluding Borrowings of Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to a
Mandatory Borrowing), the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at its
Notice Office, prior to 12:00

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noon (New York City time), at least three Business Days' prior written notice
(or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of
Eurocurrency Loans to be made hereunder and, except as provided in Section
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1.03(c), at least one Business Day's prior written notice (or telephonic notice
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promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be made
hereunder. Each such Notice of Borrowing shall be in the form of Exhibit A and
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shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) that such Borrowing is to consist of
Revolving Loans, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans to
be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (iii) the date of Borrowing (which shall be
a Business Day) and (iv) whether the respective Borrowing shall consist of Base
Rate Loans or (to the extent permitted) Eurocurrency Loans and, if Eurocurrency
Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Revolving Lender written notice
(or telephonic notice on that day promptly confirmed in writing) of each
proposed Borrowing, of such Revolving Lender's proportionate share thereof and
of the other matters covered by the Notice of Borrowing.

          (b)  (i)  Whenever the Borrower desires to incur a Borrowing of
Swingline Loans hereunder, the Borrower shall give the Swingline Lender prior to
12:00 noon (New York City time) on the day such Swingline Loan is to be made,
written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each
Swingline Loan to be made hereunder. Each such Notice of Borrowing shall be
irrevocable and shall specify in each case (x) that such Borrowing is to consist
of a Swingline Loan, (y) the date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day)
and (z) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loan to be made pursuant
to such Borrowing.

               (ii) Mandatory Borrowings shall be made upon the notice specified
     in Section 1.01(c), with the Borrower irrevocably agreeing, by its
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     incurrence of any Swingline Loan, to the making of Mandatory Borrowings as
     set forth in such Section 1.01(c).
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          (c)  In the case of a Notice of Borrowing given by the Borrower with
respect to Eurocurrency Loans which has been deemed rescinded pursuant to clause
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(x) of the last sentence of Section 1.10(a), the Borrower shall be permitted to
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deliver a substitute Notice of Borrowing providing for (x) an equal aggregate
amount of Base Rate Loans and (y) notwithstanding the one Business Day notice
period otherwise required by Section 1.03(a), a Borrowing on the date originally
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set forth in the rescinded Notice of Borrowing.

          (d)  Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to
confirm in writing any telephonic notice of any Borrowing of Loans, the
Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, may act
without liability upon the basis of telephonic notice of such Borrowing,
believed by the Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender, as the case may
be, in good faith to be from the President or the Chief Financial Officer of the
Borrower (or any other officer of the Borrower designated in writing to the
Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender by the President or the Chief
Financial Officer as being authorized to give such notices under this Agreement)
prior to receipt of written confirmation. In each such case, the Borrower hereby
waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent's and the Swingline
Lender's record of the terms of such telephonic notice of such Borrowing of
Loans.

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          1.04 Disbursement of Funds. (a) No later than 12:00 Noon (New York
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City time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Lender will
make available its Revolving Percentage of the Borrowing requested to be made on
such date in the manner provided below, provided that all Swingline Loans shall
be made available by the Swingline Lender no later than 3:00 P.M. (New York City
time) on the date so requested. All such amounts shall be made available to the
Administrative Agent in U.S. dollars and immediately available funds at the
Payment Office and the Administrative Agent promptly will make available to the
Borrower by depositing to its account at the Payment Office the aggregate of the
amounts so made available in the type of funds received. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of
Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the
Administrative Agent its portion of the Borrowing or Borrowings to be made on
such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date of Borrowing, and the
Administrative Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (in its sole
discretion and without any obligation to do so) make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available
to the Administrative Agent by such Lender and the Administrative Agent has made
available same to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to
recover such corresponding amount from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay
such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent's demand
therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the
Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative
Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover on demand from
such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding
amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made
available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such
corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per
annum equal to (x) if paid by such Lender, the overnight Federal Funds Effective
Rate plus 1%, together with the Administrative Agent's standard interbank
processing fee, or (y) if paid by the Borrower, the then applicable rate of
interest, calculated in accordance with Section 1.08, for the respective
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Revolving Loans. Further, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and
all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans, amounts due with
respect to its Letters of Credit (or its participations therein) and any other
amounts due to it hereunder first to the Administrative Agent to fund any
outstanding Loans made available on behalf of such Lender by the Administrative
Agent pursuant to this Section 1.04 until such Loans have been funded (as a
                       ------------
result of such assignment or otherwise) and then to fund Loans of all Lenders
other than such Lender until each Lender has outstanding Loans equal to its Term
B Pro Rata Share of all Term B Loans and its Revolving Percentage of all
Revolving Loans (as a result of such assignment or otherwise). Such Lender shall
not have recourse against the Borrower with respect to any amounts paid to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the preceding sentence;
provided, that such Lender shall have full recourse against the Borrower to the
extent of the amount of such Loans it has so been deemed to have made.

          (b)  Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its
obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights which
the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such
Lender hereunder.

          1.05 Notes. (a) At the request of any Lender, the Borrower's
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obligation to pay the principal of and interest on all the Loans made to it by
each Lender shall be evidenced, (i) if

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Term B Loans, by a promissory note (each, a "Term B Note" and, collectively, the
                                             -----------
"Term B Notes") duly executed and delivered by the Borrower substantially in the
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form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity
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herewith, (ii) if Revolving Loans, by a promissory note (each, a "Revolving
                                                                  ---------
Note" and, collectively, the "Revolving Notes") duly executed and delivered by
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the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, with blanks
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appropriately completed in conformity herewith and (iii) if Swing Line Loans, by
a promissory note (each, a "Swing Line Note" and, collectively, the "Swing Line
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Notes") duly executed and delivered by the Borrower substantially in the form of
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Exhibit B-3 hereto, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith.
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          (b)  Each Lender will note on its internal records the amount of each
Loan made by it and each payment in respect thereof and will, prior to any
transfer of its Notes, endorse on the reverse side thereof the outstanding
principal amount of Loans evidenced thereby. Such notation shall be conclusive
absent manifest error, although the failure to make any such notation shall not
affect the Borrower's obligations in respect of such Loans.

          1.06 Conversion or Continuation. The Borrower shall have the option
               --------------------------
to convert on any Business Day occurring on or after the Restatement Effective
Date, all or a portion at least equal to the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount
of the outstanding principal amount of Term B Loans or Revolving Loans made
pursuant to one or more Borrowings (it being understood that Swingline Loans
will at all times be maintained as Base Rate Loans) of one or more Types of Term
B Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, into a Borrowing or Borrowings
of another Type of Revolving Loan or Term B Loans, as the case may be, provided
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that (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 1.10(b), Eurocurrency Loans may
                                         ---------------
be converted into Base Rate Loans only on the last day of an Interest Period
applicable thereto and no partial conversion of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency
Loans shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of the Eurocurrency Loans
made pursuant to such Borrowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, (ii)
Base Rate Loans may not be converted into Eurocurrency Loans and Eurocurrency
Loans may not be continued if, in either case, a violation of Section 9.01 or
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9.05 or an Event of Default is in existence on the date of the conversion or
----
continuation, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders have determined that such conversion at such time would be
disadvantageous to the Lenders and (iii) Borrowings of Eurocurrency Loans
resulting from this Section 1.06 shall be limited in number as provided in
                    ------------
Section 1.02.  Each such conversion or continuation, as applicable, shall be
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effected by the Borrower giving the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office,
prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time), at least three Business Days' (or two
Business Days, in the case of a conversion into Base Rate Loans) prior written
notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) (each a "Notice of
                                                                     ---------
Conversion or Continuation") specifying the Revolving Loans or Term B Loans to
--------------------------
be so converted or continued, the Type of Loans to be continued or converted
into and, if to be converted into, or continued as, a Borrowing of Eurocurrency
Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. Each conversion
or continuation of Term B Loans shall be allocated among the Term B Loans of the
Term B Lenders in accordance with their respective Term B Pro Rata Shares. Each
conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans shall be allocated among the
Revolving Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving
Percentages. The Administrative Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice of
any such proposed conversion affecting any of its Revolving Loans or Term B
Loans.

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          1.07 Pro Rata Borrowing. All Borrowings of Term B Loans and Revolving
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Loans under this Agreement shall be incurred from the Lenders pro rata on the
basis of their Term B Commitments and Revolving Loan Commitments. No Lender
shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligation to
make Loans hereunder and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans
provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other
Lender to fulfill its Commitments hereunder.

          1.08 Interest. (a) The unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate Loan
               --------
shall bear interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until the earlier of
(i) the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Base Rate Loan
and (ii) the conversion of such Base Rate Loan to a Eurocurrency Loan pursuant
to Section 1.06 at a rate per annum which shall at all times be the Base Rate
   ------------
Margin plus the Base Rate in effect from time to time.

          (b)  The unpaid principal amount of each Eurocurrency Loan shall bear
interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until the earlier of (i) the
maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Eurocurrency Loan and
(ii) the conversion of such Eurocurrency Loan to a Base Rate Loan pursuant to
Section 1.06 or 1.09, as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall at all
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times be the Eurocurrency Margin plus the relevant Eurocurrency Rate.

          (c)  All overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law,
overdue interest in respect of each Loan and any other overdue amount payable
hereunder shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) 2%
per annum in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to Base Rate Loans from
time to time and (y) the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate borne by such
Loans at the time such payment becomes due, in each case with such interest to
be payable on demand.

          (d)  Interest shall accrue from and including the date of any
Borrowing to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof and shall be
payable (i) in respect of each Base Rate Loan, in arrears on each Quarterly
Payment Date, (ii) in respect of each Eurocurrency Loan, on the last day of each
Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period of
longer than three months, every three months after the first day of such
Interest Period and (iii) in respect of each Loan, on any prepayment or
conversion (other than the prepayment and conversion of Revolving Loans that are
maintained as Base Rate Loans) (on the amount prepaid or converted), at maturity
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand.

          (e)  All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in
accordance with Section 12.07(b).
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          (f)  The Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for
any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans for any Interest Period, shall promptly
notify the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. Such determinations shall, absent
manifest error and subject to Section 1.10, be final, conclusive and binding
                              ------------
upon all parties hereto.

          1.09 Interest Periods. (a) At the time the Borrower gives a Notice of
               ----------------
Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Continuation in respect of the making or
continuation of,

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or conversion into, a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans (in the case of the
initial Interest Period applicable thereto) or prior to 12:00 noon (New York
City time) on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest
Period applicable to a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, the Borrower shall have
the right to elect, by giving the Administrative Agent written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing), the Interest Period applicable
to such Borrowing, which Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrower,
be a one, two, three, six or, if consented to by all Lenders, twelve month
period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above:

          (i)    all Eurocurrency Loans comprising a single Borrowing shall at
all times have the same Interest Period;

          (ii)   the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of Eurocurrency
Loans shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any
conversion from a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans) and each Interest Period
occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on
which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

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

          (iv)   if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which is
not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding
Business Day, provided that if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a
day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further
Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next
preceding Business Day;

          (v)    no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Term B Loan Maturity
Date; and

          (vi)   no Interest Period may be elected at any time when a violation
of Section 9.01 or 9.05 or an Event of Default is then in existence and the
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Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders have determined that such an
election at such time would be disadvantageous to the Lenders.

          (b)    If upon the expiration of any Interest Period, the Borrower has
failed to (or may not) elect a new Interest Period to be applicable to the
respective Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans as provided above, the Borrower shall
be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing into a Borrowing of Base
Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.

          1.10   Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. (a) In the event that (x) in
                 --------------------------------
the case of clause (i) below, the Administrative Agent or (y) in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) below, any Lender shall have determined (which
determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding
upon all parties hereto):

     (i)  on any date for determining the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest
Period that, by reason of any changes arising after the date of this Agreement
affecting the interbank

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Eurocurrency market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the
applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of
Eurocurrency Rate; or

     (ii)   at any time, that such Lender shall incur increased costs or
reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder in an amount which
such Lender deems material with respect to any Eurocurrency Loans (other than
any increased cost or reduction in the amount received or receivable resulting
from the imposition of or a change in the rate of Taxes or other similar
charges) because of (x) any change since the Restatement Effective Date in any
applicable law, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (whether or
not having the force of law) or in the interpretation or administration thereof
and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, regulation,
guideline or order (such as, for example, but not limited to, a change in
official reserve requirements, but, in all events, excluding reserves required
under Regulation D to the extent included in the computation of the Eurocurrency
Rate) and/or (y) other circumstances occurring after the Restatement Effective
Date adversely affecting the interbank Eurocurrency market or the position of
such Lender in such market; or

     (iii)  at any time after the Restatement Effective Date, that the making or
continuance of any Eurocurrency Loan has become unlawful by compliance by such
Lender in good faith with any law, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or
order (or would conflict with any such governmental rule, regulation, guideline
or order not having the force of law but with which such Lender customarily
complies even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful);

then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent in the
case of clause (i) above) shall (x) on such date and (y) within ten Business
Days of the date on which such event no longer exists give notice (by telephone
confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent of such
determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to
each of the other Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above,
Eurocurrency Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer
exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Continuation given
by the Borrower with respect to Eurocurrency Loans which have not yet been
incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower, (y) in the case of clause
(ii) above, the Borrower shall, subject to the provisions of Section 12.17 (to
                                                             -------------
the extent applicable), pay to such Lender, upon written demand therefor, such
additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method
of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its sole discretion
shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such Lender for such
increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable hereunder (a written notice
as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender, showing the basis for the
calculation thereof, which basis shall be reasonable, submitted to the Borrower
by such Lender shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding
upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrower
shall take one of the actions specified in Section 1.10(b) as promptly as
                                           ---------------
possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law.

            (b)  At any time that any Eurocurrency Loan is affected by the
circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrower may (and
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in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan affected pursuant to Section 1.10(a)(iii),
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the Borrower shall) either (i) if the affected

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Eurocurrency Loan is then being made pursuant to a Borrowing, cancel said
Borrowing by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed
promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the Borrower was notified by
a Lender pursuant to Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), or (ii) if the affected
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Eurocurrency Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days' notice
to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender to convert each such
Eurocurrency Loan into a Base Rate Loan, provided that if more than one Lender
is so affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated the same
pursuant to this Section 1.10(b).
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          (c)  If any Lender shall have determined that after the Restatement
Effective Date, the adoption or effectiveness of any applicable law, rule or
regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in
the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority,
central bank or comparable agency charged by relevant authority with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Lender (or any
corporation controlling such Lender) with any request or directive regarding
capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority,
central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing by
an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material the rate of return on
such Lender's (or such controlling corporation's) capital or assets as a
consequence of its commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that
which such Lender (or such controlling corporation) could have achieved but for
such adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into consideration
such Lender's (or such controlling corporation's) policies with respect to
capital adequacy), then from time to time, within 15 days after written demand
by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and accompanied by the
notice described in the last sentence of this Section 1.10(c)), the Borrower
                                              ----------------
shall, subject to the provisions of Section 12.17 (to the extent applicable),
                                    -------------
pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender (or such controlling corporation) for such reduction. Each Lender, upon
determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant
to this Section 1.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the
        ---------------
Borrower, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis of the
calculation of such additional amounts, which basis shall be reasonable,
although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish any
of the Borrower's obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section
                                                                         -------
1.10(c) upon the subsequent receipt of such notice.
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          1.11 Compensation; Breakage. The Borrower shall, subject to the
               ----------------------
provisions of Section 12.17 (to the extent applicable), compensate each Lender,
              -------------
upon its written request (which request shall set forth the reasonably detailed
basis for requesting and the method of calculating such compensation), for all
reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any
loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment
of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its Eurocurrency
Loans but excluding in any event the loss of anticipated profits) which such
Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender
or the Administrative Agent) a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans does not occur on
a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or
Continuation (whether or not withdrawn by the Borrower or deemed withdrawn
pursuant to Section 1.10(a)); (ii) if any prepayment, repayment or conversion of
            ----------------
any of its Eurocurrency Loans occurs on a date which is not the last day of an
Interest Period applicable thereto (other than any prepayment or repayment made
by the Borrower upon the Administrative Agent's demand therefor following a
Lender's failure to make available its pro rata share of a Borrowing as set
forth in the last three sentences of Section 1.04(a)); (iii) if any
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prepayment of any of its Eurocurrency Loans is not made on any date specified in
a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower; or (iv) as a consequence of (x)
any other default by the Borrower to repay its Eurocurrency Loans when required
by the terms of this Agreement or (y) an election made pursuant to Section
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1.10(b).
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          1.12 Change of Lending Office.  Each Lender agrees that, upon the
               ------------------------
occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 1.10(a)(ii) or
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(iii), 1.10(c), 2.06 or 4.04 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested
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by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy
considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any
Loans, its Revolving Loan Commitment, Term B Commitment or Letters of Credit, as
the case may be, if affected by such event, provided that such designation is
made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic,
legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of
the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section.  Nothing in this
Section 1.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or
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the right of any Lender provided in Section 1.10, 2.06 or 4.04.
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          1.13 Replacement of Lenders.  (x) If any Revolving Lender becomes a
               ----------------------
Defaulting Lender or otherwise defaults in its obligations to make Loans or fund
Unpaid Drawings, (y) if any Lender (or in the case of Section 2.01 Facing Agent)
                                                      ------------
is owed increased costs under Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 1.10(c) or
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Section 2.01(h), or the Borrower is required to make any payments under Section
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4.04(a) to any Lender materially in excess of those to the other Lenders or (z)
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as provided in Section 12.12 in the case of certain refusals by a Lender to
               -------------
consent to certain proposed amendments, changes, supplements, waivers,
discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been
approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall have the right, if no Event
of Default or Default then exists, to replace such Lender (the "Replaced
                                                                --------
Lender") with one or more other Eligible Assignee or Eligible Assignees, none of
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whom shall constitute a Defaulting Lender at the time of such replacement
(collectively, the "Replacement Lender") acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
                    ------------------
provided that (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 1.13,
                                                                  ------------
the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more assignment agreements, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which
the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding
Loans of, and participation in Letters of Credit by, the Replaced Lender and
(ii) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Replaced Lender (including,
without limitation, such increased costs and excluding those specifically
described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price
has been, or is concurrently being paid) shall be paid in full to such Replaced
Lender concurrently with such replacement.  Upon the execution of the respective
assignment documentation, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) and
(ii) above and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the
Replacement Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower,
the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and, unless the Replaced
Lender continues to have outstanding Term B Loans hereunder, the Replaced Lender
shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except with respect to
indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such
Replaced Lender.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, no
Lender that acts as a Facing Agent may be replaced hereunder at any time which
it has Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements satisfactory
to such Facing Agent (including the furnishing of a standby letter of credit in
form and substance, and issued by an issuer satisfactory to such Facing Agent or
the depositing of cash collateral into the Collateral Account in amounts

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and pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to such Facing Agent) have been made
with respect to such outstanding Letters of Credit.

SECTION 2.  Letters of Credit.
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            2.01  Letters of Credit.  (a) Subject to and upon the terms and
                  -----------------
conditions herein set forth, the Borrower may request that any Facing Agent
issue, at any time and from time to time on and after the Restatement Effective
Date, and prior to the 30/th/ Business Day preceding the Revolving Loan Maturity
Date, (x) for the account of the Borrower and for the benefit of any holder (or
any trustee, agent or other similar representative for any such holder) of LC
Supportable Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, an
irrevocable standby letter of credit, in a form customarily used by such Facing
Agent, or in such other form as has been approved by such Facing Agent (each
such standby letter of credit, a "Standby Letter of Credit") in support of such
                                  ------------------------
LC Supportable Indebtedness and (y) for the account of the Borrower and in
support of trade obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, an
irrevocable sight letter of credit in a form customarily used by such Facing
Agent or in such other form as has been approved by such Facing Agent (each such
letter of credit, a "Commercial Letter of Credit"; and each such Commercial
                     ---------------------------
Letter of Credit and each Standby Letter of Credit, a "Letter of Credit"), in
                                                       ----------------
support of commercial transactions of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
provided, however, no Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of
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which, when added to the L/C Obligations (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings relating
to Letters of Credit which are repaid on the date of, and prior to the issuance
of, the respective Letter of Credit at such time) would exceed either (x)
$15,000,000 or (y) when added to the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving
Loans and Swing Line Loans then outstanding, the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan
Commitment at such time.

            (b)   Each Facing Agent may agree, in its sole discretion, that it
will (subject to the terms and conditions contained herein), at any time and
from time to time on or after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the
Revolving Loan Maturity Date, following its receipt of the respective Letter of
Credit Request, issue for the account of the Borrower one or more Letters of
Credit (x) in the case of Standby Letters of Credit, in support of such LC
Supportable Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as is
permitted to remain outstanding without giving rise to an Event of Default or
Default hereunder and (y) in the case of Commercial Letters of Credit, in
support of trade obligations as referenced in Section 2.01(a), provided that the
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respective Facing Agent shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of
Credit of the types described above if at the time of such issuance:

                  (i)  any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental
Authority or arbitrator shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such
Facing Agent from issuing such Letter of Credit or any Requirement of Law
applicable to such Facing Agent from any Governmental Authority with
jurisdiction over such Facing Agent shall prohibit, or request that such Facing
Agent refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter
of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Facing Agent with respect to
such Letter of Credit any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for
which such Facing Agent is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the date
hereof, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable, in
effect or known to such Facing Agent as of the date hereof and which such Facing
Agent in good faith deems material to it: or

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                  (ii)  such Facing Agent shall have received notice from any
Lender prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit of the type described in
Section 2.01(b)(A)(vi).
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                        (A)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) (x) each
Standby Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date occurring not later than one
year after such Standby Letter of Credit's date of issuance, provided, that any
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Standby Letter of Credit may be automatically extended for periods of up to one
year so long as such Standby Letter of Credit provides that the respective
Facing Agent retains an option, satisfactory to such Facing Agent, to terminate
such Standby Letter of Credit within a specified period of time prior to each
scheduled extension date and (y) each Commercial Letter of Credit shall have an
expiry date occurring not later than 180 days after such Commercial Letter of
Credit's date of issuance; (ii) (x) no Standby Letter of Credit shall have an
expiry date occurring later than the tenth Business Day next preceding the
Revolving Loan Maturity Date and (y) no Commercial Letter of Credit shall have
an expiry date occurring later than 30 days prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity
Date; (iii) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars and be payable
on a sight basis; (iv) the Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit shall not be
less than $20,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Facing Agent;
and (v) no Facing Agent will issue any Letter of Credit after it has received
written notice from the Borrower or the Required Lenders stating that an Event
of Default or Default exists until such time as Facing Agent shall have received
a written notice of (x) rescission of such notice from the party or parties
originally delivering the same or (y) a waiver of such Event of Default or
Default by the Required Lenders (or all the Lenders to the extent required by
Section 12.12).
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                        (B)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a
Lender Default exists, no Facing Agent shall be required to issue any Letter of
Credit unless the respective Facing Agent has entered into arrangements
satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate such Facing Agent's risk with
respect to the participation in Letters of Credit of the Defaulting Lender or
Lenders, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender or Lenders'
applicable Revolving Percentage of the applicable L/C Obligations.

            (c)   Whenever it desires that a Letter of Credit be issued, the
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent and the respective Facing Agent
written notice thereof prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least five
Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to such Facing Agent)
prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day) which
written notice shall be in the form of Exhibit C (each a "Letter of Credit
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Request") and may be submitted via facsimile to the respective Facing
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Agent (who may rely upon such facsimile as if it were an original thereof). Each
such notice shall specify (A) the proposed issuance date and expiration date,
(B) the name(s) of each obligor with respect to such Letter of Credit, (C) the
Borrower as the account party, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary
(which Person shall be reasonably acceptable to Facing Agent), (E) the Stated
Amount of such proposed Letter of Credit and (F) the purpose of such Letter of
Credit (which shall be reasonably acceptable to Agent and Facing Agent) and such
other information as Facing Agent may reasonably request. In addition, each
Letter of Credit Request shall contain a description of the terms and conditions
to be included in such proposed Letter of Credit (all of which terms and
conditions shall be reasonably acceptable to Facing Agent). Unless otherwise
specified, all Letters of Credit will be governed by the Uniform Customs and
Practices for Documentary Credit Operations as in effect on the date of issuance
of such Letter of Credit.

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Each Letter of Credit Request shall include any other documents as Facing Agent
customarily requires in connection therewith.

               (i)    In the case of Standby Letters of Credit, each Facing
Agent shall, promptly after the issuance of or amendment or modification to a
Standby Letter of Credit, give the Administrative Agent and the Borrower written
notice of the issuance, amendment or modification of such Letter of Credit,
accompanied by a copy of such issuance, amendment or modification. Promptly upon
receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall give each Revolving
Lender written notice of such issuance, amendment or modification, and if so
requested by any Revolving Lender, the Administrative Agent shall provide such
Revolving Lender with copies of such issuance, amendment or modification.

               (ii)   As to any Letters of Credit issued by a Facing Agent other
than BT, the respective Facing Agent shall send to the Administrative Agent, on
the first Business Day of each week, by telefax, its outstanding Standby and
Commercial Letter of Credit daily balances for the previous week.

          (d)  (i)    The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the respective
Facing Agent, by making payment to the Administrative Agent in immediately
available funds at the Payment Office, for any payment or disbursement made by
such Facing Agent under and in accordance with any Letter of Credit (each such
amount so paid or disbursed until reimbursed, an "Unpaid Drawing"), no later
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than one Business Day after the date on which the Borrower receives notice of
such payment or disbursement, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed
by such Facing Agent, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York
City time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the
date paid or disbursed to but excluding the date such Facing Agent is reimbursed
therefor by the Borrower at a rate per annum which shall be the Base Rate in
effect from time to time plus the Base Rate Margin, provided, however, to the
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extent such amounts are not reimbursed prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time)
on the fifth Business Day following such payment or disbursement, interest shall
thereafter accrue on the amounts so paid or disbursed by such Facing Agent (and
until reimbursed by the Borrower) at a rate per annum which shall be the Base
Rate in effect from time to time plus the Base Rate Margin for Revolving Loans
maintained as Base Rate Loans (plus an additional 2% per annum), such interest
also to be payable on demand.  The respective Facing Agent shall give the
Borrower prompt notice of each Drawing under any Letter of Credit, provided that
the failure to give any such notice shall in no way affect, impair or diminish
the Borrower's obligations hereunder.

               (ii)   The Obligations of the Borrower under this Section 2.01(d)
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to reimburse the respective Facing Agent with respect to drawings on Letters of
Credit (each, a "Drawing") (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be
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absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of
any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower may have or
have had against any Facing Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender
(including in its capacity as issuer of the Letter of Credit or as LC
Participant), or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the
proceeds of such Drawing, the respective Facing Agent's only obligation to the
Borrower being to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such
Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they appear to comply on their
face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit.  Any action taken or
omitted

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to be taken by any Facing Agent under or in connection with any Letter of Credit
if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as
determined by a final and non-appealable judgment rendered by a court of
competent jurisdiction, shall not create for such Facing Agent any resulting
liability to the Borrower.

          (e)  (i) Immediately upon the issuance by any Facing Agent of any
Letter of Credit, such Facing Agent shall be deemed to have sold and transferred
to each Revolving Lender, other than such Facing Agent (each such Lender, in its
capacity under this Section 2.01(e), an "LC Participant"), and each such LC
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Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased
and received from such Facing Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided
interest and participation, to the extent of such Revolving Lender's Adjusted RC
Percentage, in such Letter of Credit, each substitute Letter of Credit, each
Drawing made thereunder and the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement
with respect thereto (although Letter of Credit fees shall be payable directly
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders as provided
in Section 2.01(g) and the LC Participants shall have no right to receive any
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portion of the Facing Fees), and any security therefor or guarantee pertaining
thereto.  Upon any change in the Revolving Loan Commitments or Adjusted RC
Percentage of the Lenders pursuant to Section 12.04(b) or upon a Lender Default,
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it is hereby agreed that, with respect to all outstanding Letters of Credit and
Unpaid Drawings relating to Letters of Credit, there shall be an automatic
adjustment pursuant to this Section 2.01(e) to reflect the new Adjusted RC
                            ---------------
Percentage of the assignor and assignee Lender or of all Lenders with Revolving
Loan Commitments, as the case may be.

          (ii) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, such
Facing Agent shall have no obligation relative to the LC Participants other than
to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Letter of
Credit have been delivered and that they appear to comply on their face with the
requirements of such Letter of Credit.  Any action taken or omitted to be taken
by any Facing Agent under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by
it if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct
as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment rendered by a court of
competent jurisdiction, shall not create for such Facing Agent any resulting
liability to the Borrower or any Lender.

          (f)  In the event that any Facing Agent makes any payment under any
Letter of Credit issued by it and the Borrower shall not have reimbursed such
amount in full to such Facing Agent pursuant to this Section 2.01, such Facing
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Agent shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each LC Participant of such failure, and each such
LC Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of such Facing Agent, the amount of such LC Participant's
applicable Revolving Percentage of such Unpaid Drawing in Dollars and in same
day funds; provided, however, that no LC Participant shall be obligated to pay
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to the Administrative Agent its applicable Revolving Percentage of such
unreimbursed amount for any wrongful payment made by such Facing Agent under a
Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of acts or omissions constituting
willful misconduct or gross negligence as determined by a final and non-
appealable judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction on the part of
such Facing Agent.  If the Administrative Agent so notifies any LC Participant
required to fund an Unpaid Drawing under a Letter of Credit prior to 11:00 a.m.
(New York City time) on any Business Day, such LC

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Participant shall make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the respective Facing Agent such LC Participant's applicable Revolving
Percentage of the amount of such Unpaid Drawing on such Business Day in same day
funds. If and to the extent such LC Participant shall not have so made its
applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount of such Unpaid Drawing available
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Facing Agent, such
LC Participant agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such
Facing Agent, forthwith on demand such amount, together with interest thereon,
for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid to the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Facing Agent at the overnight
Federal Funds Effective Rate. The failure of any LC Participant to make
available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Facing
Agent its applicable Revolving Percentage of any payment under any Letter of
Credit issued by it shall not relieve any other LC Participant of its obligation
hereunder to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such
Facing Agent its applicable Revolving Percentage of any payment under any such
Letter of Credit on the day required, as specified above, but no LC Participant
shall be responsible for the failure of any other LC Participant to make
available to Agent for the account of such Facing Agent such other LC
Participant's applicable Revolving Percentage of any such payment.

                    (A)  Whenever any Facing Agent receives a payment of a
reimbursement obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received for
the account of such Facing Agent any payments from the LC Participants pursuant
to this Section 2.01(f), such Facing Agent shall pay to the Administrative Agent
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and the Administrative Agent shall pay to each LC Participant which has paid its
Revolving Percentage thereof, in Dollars and in same day funds, an amount equal
to such LC Participant's Revolving Percentage of the principal amount of such
reimbursement obligation and interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the
respective participations.

                    (B)  The obligations of the LC Participants to make payments
to each Facing Agent with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it shall be
irrevocable and not subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever and
shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
under all circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following
circumstances:

                         (1)  any lack of validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents;

                         (2)  The existence of any claim, setoff, defense or
other right which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may have at any time
against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Letter
of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the
Administrative Agent, any LC Participant, or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions
contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying
transaction between the Borrower and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of
Credit);

                         (3)  any draft, certificate or any other document
presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid
or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or
inaccurate in any respect;

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                         (4)  the surrender or impairment of any security for
the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit
Documents; or

                         (5)  the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.

          (g)  (i)  The Borrower agrees to pay the following amount to Facing
Agent with respect to the Letters of Credit issued by it for the account of the
Borrower:

                    (A)  with respect to Drawings made under any Letter of
Credit, interest, payable on demand, on the amount paid by Facing Agent in
respect of each such Drawing from the date of the Drawings through the date such
Drawing is reimbursed by the Borrower (including any such reimbursement out of
the proceeds of Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(c)) at a rate
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determined in accordance with the terms of Section 2.01(d)(i);
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                    (B)  with respect to the issuance or amendment of each
Letter of Credit and each Drawing made thereunder, documentary and processing
charges in accordance with Facing Agent's standard schedule for such charges in
effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the case
may be; and

                    (C)  a facing fee in respect of each Letter of Credit (the
"Facing Fee") issued by such Facing Agent computed at the rate equal to (1) in
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the case of Commercial Letters of Credit, 1/4 of 1% per annum on the daily
Stated Amount of such Commercial Letter of Credit, provided, that in any event,
the minimum amount of the Facing Fee payable for each Commercial Letter of
Credit shall be $100 and (2) in the case of Standby Letters of Credit, 1/4 of 1%
per annum on the daily Stated Amount of such Standby Letter of Credit, provided
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that, in any event, the minimum amount of the Facing Fee payable in any 12-month
period for each Standby Letter of Credit shall be $500 (it being agreed that, on
each anniversary of the issuance of any Standby Letter of Credit or upon any
earlier termination or expiration of a Standby Letter of Credit, if $500 exceeds
the amount of Facing Fees theretofore paid or then accrued with respect to such
Standby Letter of Credit, in either case after the date of the issuance thereof,
or if later, after the date of the last anniversary of the issuance thereof (but
excluding any amounts paid after such anniversary with respect to periods ending
on or prior to such anniversary, including, without limitation, as a result of
the operation of this parenthetical), the amount of such excess shall be payable
on the next date upon which accrued Facing Fees are otherwise payable with
respect to Standby Letters of Credit). Accrued Facing Fees shall be due and
payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date of each year and on
the date upon which the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated and
such Letter of Credit has been terminated in accordance with its terms.

               (ii) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for
distribution to each LC Participant in respect of all Letters of Credit
outstanding such Lender's Revolving Percentage of a commission equal to the then
Eurocurrency Margin for Revolving Loans with respect to the maximum Stated
Amount under such outstanding Letters of Credit (the "LC Commission"), due and
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payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date on the Revolving
Loan Maturity Date and thereafter, on demand.  The LC Commission shall be
computed on a daily basis from the first day of issuance of each Letter of
Credit and on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360
days.

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               Promptly upon receipt by Facing Agent or the Administrative
Agent of any amount described in clause (i)(A) or (ii) of this Section 2.01(g),
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Facing Agent or the Administrative Agent shall distribute to each Lender that
has reimbursed Facing Agent in accordance with Section 2.01(d) its Revolving
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Percentage of such amount.  Amounts payable under clause (i)(B) and (C) of this
Section 2.01(g) shall be paid directly to Facing Agent.
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          (h)  In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this
Agreement, the Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save Facing
Agent harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities,
damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees) (other than for Taxes, which shall be covered by Section 4.04) which
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Facing Agent may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of
(i) the issuance of the Letters of Credit, other than as a result of the gross
negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final and non-appealable
judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of Facing Agent or (ii)
the failure of Facing Agent to honor a Drawing under any Letter of Credit as a
result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or
future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority (all such acts
or omissions herein called "Government Acts").  As between the Borrower and
                            ---------------
Facing Agent, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or
misuse of the Letters of Credit issued by Facing Agent by, the respective
beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation
of the foregoing, Facing Agent shall not be responsible: (i) for the form,
validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document
submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of or
any Drawing under such Letters of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be
in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged;
(ii) for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning
or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or
benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to
be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) for failure of the beneficiary
of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order
to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) for errors, omissions, interruptions or
delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph,
telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) for errors in
interpretation of technical terms; (vi) for any loss or delay in the
transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a Drawing
under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) for the
misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds
of any Drawing under such Letter of Credit; and (viii) for any consequences
arising from causes beyond the control of Facing Agent, including, without
limitation, any acts of Governmental Authority.  None of the above shall affect,
impair, or prevent the vesting of any of Facing Agent's rights or powers
hereunder.

          In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific
provisions hereinabove set forth, any action taken or omitted to be taken by
Facing Agent under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or
the related certificates, if taken or omitted to be taken in good faith, shall
not put Facing Agent under any resulting liability to the Borrower.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
Borrower shall have no obligation to indemnify Facing Agent in respect of any
liability incurred by Facing Agent arising solely out of the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of Facing Agent.  The right of indemnification in the first
paragraph of this Section 2.01(h) shall not prejudice any rights that
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the Borrower may otherwise have against Facing Agent with respect to a Letter of
Credit issued hereunder.

            (i)  If at any time after the date hereof the introduction of or any
change in any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, guideline or request or
in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority
charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by
Facing Agent or any Lender with any request or directive by any such authority
(whether or not having the force of law or any change in GAAP), shall either (i)
impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or
similar requirement against letters of credit issued by Facing Agent or
participated in by any Lender, or (ii) impose on Facing Agent or any Lender any
other conditions relating, directly or indirectly, to this Agreement or any
Letter of Credit; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost
to Facing Agent or any Lender of issuing, maintaining or participating in any
Letter of Credit, or reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by
Facing Agent or any Lender hereunder or reduce the rate of return on its capital
with respect to Letters of Credit, then, upon demand to the Borrower by Facing
Agent or any Lender (a copy of which demand shall be sent by Facing Agent or
such Lender to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to Facing Agent
or such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Facing Agent
or such Lender for such increased cost or reduction in the amount receivable or
reduction on the rate of return on its capital.  Facing Agent or any Lender,
upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this
Section 2.01(i), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which
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notice shall include a certificate submitted to the Borrower by Facing Agent or
such Lender (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by Facing Agent or such
Lender to the Administrative Agent), setting forth in reasonable detail the
basis for the calculation of such additional amount or amounts necessary to
compensate Facing Agent or such Lender, although failure to give any such notice
shall not release or diminish the Borrower's obligations to pay additional
amounts pursuant to this Section 2.01(i).  The certificate required to be
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delivered pursuant to this Section 2.01(i) shall, absent manifest error, be
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final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower.

            (j)  The letters of credit set forth on Annex III were issued
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pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and remain outstanding as of the
Restatement Effective Date (the "Existing Letters of Credit").  The Company,
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each Facing Agent and each of the Lenders hereby agree with respect to the
Existing Letters of Credit that such Existing Letters of Credit, for all
purposes under this Agreement shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit governed
by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees to participate
in each Existing Letter of Credit issued by any Facing Agent in an amount equal
to its Revolving Percentage of the Stated Amount of such Existing Letter of
Credit.

SECTION 3.  Fees, Commitments.
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            3.01 Fees.  (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative
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Agent a commitment commission ("Commitment Commission") for the account of each
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Non-Defaulting Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment for the period from and
including the Restatement Effective Date to, but not including, the date the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, computed at a rate for each
day equal to the Commitment Commission Percentage per annum on the daily average
of such Lender's Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment.  Such

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Commitment Commission shall be due and payable in arrears on each Quarterly
Payment Date of each year and on the date upon which the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment is terminated.

          (b)  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such other
fees as agreed to among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
Syndication Agent, when and as due pursuant to the Fee Letter.

          (c)  All computations of Fees shall be made in accordance with Section
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12.07(b).
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          3.02 Voluntary Reduction of Commitments.  (a) Upon at least three
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Business Days' prior written notice (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing)
to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the
Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), the
Borrower shall have the right, without premium or penalty, to terminate or
partially reduce the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment, provided that
(x) any such termination shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce
the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Revolving Lender, (y) no such reduction
shall reduce any Non-Defaulting Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment to an amount
that is less than the outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lender and (z) any
partial reduction pursuant to this Section 3.02 shall be in the amount of at
                                   ------------
least $1,000,000.

          (b)  In the event of certain refusals by a Lender as provided in
Section 12.12(b) to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or
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terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the
Required Lenders, the Borrower may, subject to the requirements of said Section
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12.12(b) and upon five Business Days' written notice to the Administrative Agent
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at its Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly
transmit to each of the Lenders), terminate all of the Revolving Loan Commitment
of such Lender so long as all Revolving Loans, together with accrued and unpaid
interest, Fees and all other amounts, owing to such Lender are repaid
concurrently with the effectiveness of such termination (at which time Annex I
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shall be deemed modified to reflect such changed amounts), and at such time such
Lender shall no longer constitute a "Lender" for purposes of this Agreement,
except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2.01, 4.04, 12.01 and
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12.06), which shall survive as to such repaid Lender.
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          3.03 Mandatory Reductions of Commitments, etc.  (a) The Commitments
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shall terminate on May 31, 2001 unless the Restatement Effective Date has
occurred on or before such date, and in the event of such termination, this
Agreement shall be of no force or effect and the Existing Credit Agreement shall
continue to be effective, as the same may have been amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.

          (b)  In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant
to this Section 3.03, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment (and the Revolving
        ------------
Loan Commitment of each Lender) shall terminate on the Revolving Loan Maturity
Date.

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SECTION 4.  Payments.
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            4.01  Voluntary Prepayments.  The Borrower shall have the right to
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prepay Loans in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, from time to time
on the following terms and conditions:

            (i)   the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at the
Payment Office written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in
writing) of its intent to prepay the Loans, whether such Loans are Term B Loans,
Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, the amount of such prepayment and (in the
case of Eurocurrency Loans) the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to
which made, which notice shall be given by the Borrower at least one Business
Day prior to the date of such prepayment with respect to Base Rate Loans (other
than Swingline Loans, with respect to which notice may be given by the Borrower
on the day of prepayment) and three Business Days prior to the date of such
prepayment with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, which notice shall promptly be
transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders;

            (ii)  (x) each partial prepayment of any Borrowing (other than a
Borrowing of Swingline Loans) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at
least $500,000 and (y) each partial prepayment of any Borrowing of Swingline
Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50,000, provided
that no partial prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing
shall reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding pursuant to
such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable
thereto;

            (iii) at the time of any prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans pursuant
to this Section 4.01 on any date other than the last day of the Interest Period
        ------------
applicable thereto, the Borrower shall pay the amounts required pursuant to
Section 1.11;
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            (iv)  in the event of certain refusals by a Lender as provided in
Section 12.12(b) to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or
----------------
terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the
Required Lenders, the Borrower may, upon 5 Business Days' written notice to the
Administrative Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent
shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders) repay all Revolving Loans,
together with accrued and unpaid interest, Fees, and other amounts owing to such
Lender in accordance with said Section 12.12(b) so long as (A) in the case of
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the repayment of Revolving Loans of any Lender pursuant to this clause (iv), the
Revolving Loan Commitment of such Lender is terminated concurrently with such
repayment (at which time Annex I shall be deemed modified to reflect the changed
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Revolving Loan Commitments) and (B) in the case of the repayment of Loans of any
Lender, the consents required by Section 12.12(b) in connection with the
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repayment pursuant to this clause (iv) have been obtained;
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            (v)   each prepayment in respect of any Loans made pursuant to a
Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among the Loans comprising such Borrowing;
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provided that such prepayments shall not be applied to any Revolving Loans of a
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Defaulting Lender at any time when the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans of
any Non-Defaulting Lender exceeds such Non-Defaulting Lender's Revolving
Percentage of all Revolving Loans then outstanding; and

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          (vi) each prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01
                                                                ------------
shall be applied to reduce the then remaining Scheduled Term B Repayments on a
pro rata basis (based upon the then remaining principal amount of each such
--- ----
Scheduled Term B Repayment).

The notice provisions, the provisions with respect to the minimum amount of any
prepayment, and the provisions requiring prepayments in integral multiples above
such minimum amount of this Section 4.01 are for the benefit of the
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Administrative Agent and may be waived unilaterally by the Administrative Agent.

          4.02 Mandatory Prepayments.
               ---------------------

          (a)  (i) If on any date the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of Revolving Loans made by Non-Defaulting Lenders, Swingline Loans and
the L/C Obligations then outstanding exceeds the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan
Commitment as then in effect, the Borrower shall repay on such date the
principal of Swingline Loans, and if no Swingline Loans are or remain
outstanding, Revolving Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders, in an aggregate amount
equal to such excess.  If, after giving effect to the repayment of all
outstanding Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders, the
aggregate amount of L/C Obligations then outstanding exceeds the Adjusted Total
Revolving Loan Commitment, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent on
such date an amount in cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to such excess (up to
the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations then outstanding at such time) and
the Administrative Agent shall hold such payment as security for the obligations
of the Borrower hereunder pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered
into in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which shall
permit certain investments in Cash Equivalents satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, until the proceeds are applied to the secured
obligations).  The Borrower shall prepay the principal amount of the Term B
Loans on any date on which the aggregate amount of such Loans (after giving
effect to any other repayments or prepayments on such day) exceeds the aggregate
Term B Commitments, in the amount of such excess.

               (ii)   If on any date the aggregate outstanding principal amount
     of the Revolving Loans made by a Defaulting Lender exceeds the Revolving
     Loan Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall repay on such
     date principal of Revolving Loans of such Defaulting Lender in an amount
     equal to such excess.

               (iii)  The Borrower shall cause to be paid Scheduled Term B
     Repayments on the Term B Loans until the Term B Loans are paid in full in
     the amounts and at the times specified in the definition of Scheduled Term
     B Repayments to the extent that prepayments have not previously been
     applied to such Scheduled Term B Repayments (and such Scheduled Term B
     Repayments have not otherwise been reduced) pursuant to the terms hereof.
     Any outstanding Term B Loans shall be repaid in full on the Term B Loan
     Maturity Date.

          (b)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in
this Agreement, (i) all then outstanding Swingline Loans shall be repaid in full
on the Swingline Expiry Date, and (ii) all then outstanding Revolving Loans
shall be repaid in full on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

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          (c)  With respect to each repayment of Loans required by this Section
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4.02, the Borrower may designate the Types of Loans which are to be repaid and,
----
in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant
to which made, provided that: (i) repayments of Eurocurrency Loans pursuant to
               --------
this Section 4.02 may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period
     ------------
applicable thereto unless all Eurocurrency Loans with Interest Periods ending on
such date of required repayment and all Base Rate Loans have been paid in full;
(ii) if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing
shall reduce the outstanding Revolving Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to
an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount for such Borrowing, such
Borrowing shall be immediately converted into Base Rate Loans; (iii) each
prepayment of any Revolving Loans pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro
                                                                           ---
rata among such Revolving Loans; and (iv) each prepayment of any Term B Loans
----
shall be applied pro rata among such Term B Loans.  In the absence of a
                 --- ----
designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the
Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its
sole discretion with a view, but not obligation, to minimize breakage costs
owing under Section 1.11.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
            ------------
Section 4.02(c), if at any time a mandatory or voluntary prepayment of Revolving
---------------
Loans pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.02 would result, after giving effect to the
                  ------------    ----
procedure's set forth above, in the Borrower incurring breakage costs under
Section 1.11 as a result of Eurocurrency Loans being prepaid other than on the
------------
last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (the "Affected Eurocurrency
                                                        ---------------------
Loans"), then the Borrower may in its sole discretion initially deposit a
-----
portion (up to 100%) of the amounts that otherwise would have been paid in
respect of the Affected Eurocurrency Loans with the Administrative Agent (which
deposit must be equal in amount to the amount of the Affected Eurocurrency Loans
not immediately prepaid) to be held as security for the obligations of the
Borrower hereunder pursuant to a cash collateral arrangement satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower and shall provide for investments
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with such cash collateral to be
directly applied upon the first occurrence (or occurrences) thereafter of the
last day of an Interest Period applicable to the relevant Eurocurrency Loans (or
such earlier date or dates as shall be requested by the Borrower), to repay an
aggregate principal amount of such Affected Eurocurrency Loans not initially
prepaid pursuant to this sentence.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in the immediately preceding sentence, all amounts deposited as cash
collateral pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be held for the
sole benefit of the Lenders whose Eurocurrency Loans would otherwise have been
immediately prepaid with the amounts deposited and upon the taking of any action
by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to the remedial provisions
of Section 9, any amounts held as cash collateral pursuant to this Section
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4.02(c) shall, subject to the requirements of applicable law, be immediately
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applied to repay such Loans.

          (d)  On the first Business Day after the date of receipt thereof by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset
Sale, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such Asset Sale
shall be applied as set forth in Section 4.02(i) subject to modification of such
                                 ---------------
application as set forth in Section 4.02(c), provided, that up to $15,000,000 of
                            ---------------
Net Cash Proceeds in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement shall not
be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that no Event of Default
or Default then exists and the Borrower delivers a certificate to the
Administrative Agent on or prior to such date stating that such Net Cash
Proceeds shall be used to purchase assets used or to be used in the businesses
referred to in Section 8.01 within 270 days following the date of such Asset
               ------------
Sale

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(which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so
expended).  To the extent such Net Cash Proceeds have not been reinvested as
provided herein within 270 days, such remaining portion shall be applied on the
last day of such 270 day period as a mandatory repayment of Loans pursuant to
Section 4.02(i) and if all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds are not
---------------
required to be applied on the 270th day referred to above because such amount is
contractually committed to be used and subsequent to such date such contract is
terminated or expires without such portion being so used, then such remaining
portion shall be applied on the date of such termination or expiration as a
mandatory repayment of the Loans as provided in Section 4.02(i).
                                                ---------------

          (e)  On each Excess Cash Payment Date, an amount equal to 75% of
Excess Cash Flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recent Excess
Cash Flow Period ending prior to such Excess Cash Payment Date shall be applied
as a mandatory repayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 4.02(i); provided,
                                                  ---------------  --------
that so long as no Event of Default or Default then exists, if the Leverage
Ratio as of the last day of such most recent Excess Cash Flow Period is less
than 3.50:1.00 then, instead of 75%, an amount equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Excess Cash Flow Period shall be
applied as a mandatory repayment of the Loans as provided below in Section
                                                                   -------
4.02(i).
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          (f)  On the first Business Day after receipt thereof by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries an amount equal to 100% of the Net Offering Proceeds
of the sale or issuance of Capital Stock of (or cash capital contributions to)
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than equity contributions to the
Borrower made by its Subsidiaries), shall be applied as a mandatory repayment of
the Loans pursuant to Section 4.02(i).
                      ----------------

          (g)  On the Business Day of receipt thereof by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Offering Proceeds of any
subordinated Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.04(j) hereof shall be applied
                                       ---------------
as a mandatory repayment of principal of the Loans pursuant to Section 4.02(i).
                                                               ---------------

          (h)  Within ten (10) days following each date on which the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries receives any proceeds from any Recovery Event, an amount
equal to 100% of the proceeds of such Recovery Event (net of reasonable costs
and taxes incurred in connection with such Recovery Event) shall be applied as a
mandatory repayment of principal of the Term B Loans, provided that (1) so long
as no Event of Default or Default then exists, if the net proceeds from any
Recovery Event are less than $500,000, then no prepayment shall be required
pursuant to this Section 4.02(h), and (2) so long as no Event of Default or
                 ---------------
Default then exists, with respect to any single or series of related Recovery
Events the net proceeds therefrom which are equal to or greater than $500,000
but less than $15,000,000, such proceeds shall not be required to be so applied
on such date to the extent that (x) the Borrower has delivered a certificate to
the Administrative Agent on or prior to such date stating that such proceeds
shall be used to replace or restore any properties or assets in respect of which
such proceeds were paid within 365 days following the date of the receipt of
such proceeds (which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds
to be so expended) and (y) such proceeds are deposited in an escrow account with
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (the "Recovery
                                                                      --------
Event Escrow Account"), from which escrow account amounts may be withdrawn only
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to repay the Loans or to be used for the purposes described in clause (x) above,
provided, further, that

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          (i)    if the amount of such proceeds from any single or series of
related Recovery Events exceeds $15,000,000, then the entire amount and not just
the portion in excess of $15,000,000 shall be applied as a mandatory repayment
of Term B Loans as provided above in this Section 4.02(h),
                                          ---------------

          (ii)   if all or any portion of such proceeds not required to be
applied to the repayment of Term B Loans pursuant to the first proviso of this
Section 4.02(h) are not so used (or contractually committed to be used) within
---------------
365 days after the day of the receipt of such proceeds, such remaining portion
shall be applied on the last day of such period as a mandatory repayment of
principal of the Term B Loans as provided in this Section 4.02(h) and
                                                  ---------------

          (iii)  if all or any portion of such proceeds are not  required to be
applied on the 365th day referred to in clause (ii) above because such amount is
contractually committed to be used and subsequent to such date such contract is
terminated or expires without such portion being so used, then such remaining
portion shall be applied on the date of such termination or expiration as a
mandatory repayment of the Term B Loans as provided in this Section 4.02(h).
                                                            ---------------

          (i)    Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, all prepayments
of principal made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.02 shall be applied (i)
                                              ------------
to the payment of the unpaid principal amount of the Term B Loans until the Term
B Loans are paid in full and then to the payment of the then outstanding balance
of the Revolving Loans with a corresponding permanent reduction of the Revolving
Loan Commitment in the amount of such payment and the cash collateralization of
L/C Obligations then outstanding; (ii) within each of the foregoing Loans, first
to the payment of Base Rate Loans and second to the payment of Eurocurrency
Loans; (iii) with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, in such order as the Borrower
shall request (and in the absence of such request or during the continuance of
an Event of Default, as the Administrative Agent shall determine); and (iv) pro
                                                                            ---
rata with respect to each of the Scheduled Term B Repayments.  If any prepayment
----
of Eurocurrency Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall reduce the
outstanding Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the
Minimum Borrowing Amount, such Borrowing shall immediately be converted into
Base Rate Loans.  All prepayments shall include payment of accrued interest on
the principal amount so prepaid, shall be applied to the payment of interest
before application to principal and shall include amounts payable, if any, under
Section 1.11.
------------

          (j)    All Scheduled Term B Repayments shall be applied (i) first to
the payment of Base Rate Loans and second to the payment of Eurocurrency Loans
and (ii) with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, in such order as the Borrower shall
request (and in the absence of such request, as the Administrative Agent shall
determine). All payments shall include payment of accrued interest on the
principal amount so paid, shall be applied to the payment of interest before
application to principal and shall include amounts payable, if any, under
Section 1.11.
------------

          4.03   Method and Place of Payment.  Except as otherwise specifically
                 ---------------------------
provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to the
Administrative Agent for the ratable (based on their respective pro rata shares)
                                                                --- ----
account of the Lenders entitled thereto (which funds the Administrative Agent
shall promptly forward to such Lenders), not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City
time) on the date when due and shall be made in immediately available funds and
in lawful money of the United States of America at the Payment Office, it being

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understood that written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to,
make a payment from the funds in the Borrower's account at the Payment Office
shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such funds held in
such account.  Any payments under this Agreement which are made later than 1:00
P.M. (New York City time) shall be deemed to have been made on the next
succeeding Business Day.  Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be
stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to
payments of principal, interest shall be payable during such extension at the
applicable rate in effect immediately prior to such extension.

          4.04  Net Payments.  (a) All payments made by the Borrower hereunder
                ------------
or under any Credit Document will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other
defense.  Except as provided in Section 4.04, all payments hereunder and under
                                ------------
any of the Credit Documents (including, without limitation, payments on account
of principal and interest and fees) shall be made by the Borrower free and clear
of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or
future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other charge of whatever nature
now or hereafter imposed by any Governmental Authority, but excluding therefrom

          (i)   a tax imposed on or measured by the overall net income
(including a franchise tax based on net income) of the lending office of the
Lender in respect of which the payment is made by the jurisdiction in which the
Lender is incorporated or the jurisdiction (or political subdivision or taxing
authority thereof) in which its lending office is located,

          (ii)  in the case of any Lender organized under the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof (including the
District of Columbia), any taxes imposed by the United States by means of
withholding at the source unless such withholding results from a change in
applicable law, treaty or regulations or the interpretation or administration
thereof (including, without limitation, any guideline or policy not having the
force of law) by any authority charged with the administration thereof
subsequent to the date such Lender becomes a Lender with respect to the Loans or
portion thereof affected by such change and

          (iii) any tax imposed on or measured by the overall net income
(including a franchise tax based on net income) of a Lender or an office or
branch thereof by the United States of America or any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein (such tax or taxes, other than excluded tax
or taxes, being herein referred to as "Tax" or "Taxes").  If the Borrower is
                                       ---      -----
required by law to make any deduction or withholding of any Taxes from any
payment due hereunder or under any of the Credit Documents, then the amount
payable will be increased to such amount which, after deduction from such
increased amount of all such Taxes required to be withheld or deducted
therefrom, will not be less than the amount due and payable hereunder had no
such deduction or withholding been required.  A certificate as to any additional
amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 4.04 submitted to the Borrower by
                                       ------------
such Lender shall show in reasonable detail the amount payable and the
calculations used to determine in good faith such amount and shall, absent
manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto.

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<PAGE>

          (b)  If the Borrower makes any payment hereunder or under any of the
Credit Documents in respect of which it is required by law to make any deduction
or withholding of any Taxes, it shall pay the full amount to be deducted or
withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority within the time allowed for
such payment under applicable law and shall deliver to the Lenders within 30
days after it has made such payment to the applicable authority a receipt issued
by such authority evidencing the payment to such authority of all amounts so
required to be deducted or withheld from such payment.

          (c)  Without prejudice to the other provisions of Section 4.04, if any
                                                            ------------
Lender, or the Administrative Agent on its behalf, is required by law to make
any payment on account of Taxes on or in relation to any amount received or
receivable hereunder or under any of the Credit Documents by such Lender, or the
Administrative Agent on its behalf, or any liability for Tax in respect of any
such payment is imposed, levied or assessed against any Lender or the
Administrative Agent on its behalf, the Borrower will promptly, following
receipt of the certificate described in the immediately following sentence,
indemnify such person against such Tax payment or liability, together with any
interest, penalties and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and
expenses) payable or incurred in connection therewith, including any tax of any
Lender arising by virtue of payments under this Section 4.04(c), computed in a
                                                ---------------
manner consistent with this Section 4.04(c).  A certificate prepared in good
                            ---------------
faith as to the amount of such payment by such Lender, or the Administrative
Agent on its behalf, absent manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and
binding upon all parties hereto for all purposes.

          (d)  Each Lender that is not a United States person (as such term is
defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) agrees to deliver to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, or
in the case of a Lender that is an Assignee of an interest under this Agreement
pursuant to Section 1.13 or 12.04 (unless the respective Lender was already a
            ------------    -----
Lender hereunder immediately prior to such assignment), on the date of such
assignment to such Lender, (i) two accurate and complete original signed copies
of IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI or W-8IMY (or successor or other applicable forms
prescribed by the IRS) certifying to such Lender's entitlement to a complete
exemption from or reduced rate of United States withholding tax on interest
payments to be made under this Agreement and under any Note, or (ii) if the
Lender is not a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code
and cannot deliver the applicable form pursuant to clause (i) above, (x) a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D (any such certificate, a
                                         ---------
"Section 4.04(d)(ii) Certificate") and (y) two accurate and complete original
--------------------------------
signed copies of IRS Form W-8 (or successor form) certifying to such Lender's
entitlement to a complete exemption from United States withholding tax on
payments of interest to be made under this Agreement and under any Note;
provided, however, that no Lender shall be required to deliver a an IRS Form W-
--------  -------
8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8IMY, or Section 4.04(d)(ii) Certificate under this Section
                                                                    -------
4.04(d) to the extent that the delivery of such form is not authorized by law;
-------
provided further, however, that in the event that a Lender provides the Borrower
-------- -------  -------
or the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8IMY (or substitute form)
indicating that it is a "flow through" entity, as defined in Treasury
Regulations promulgated under Section 1441 of the Code, or otherwise, not a
beneficial owner of interest payments under this Agreement and under any Note,
such Lender agrees, on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, or the date
of assignment to such Lender, as applicable, to take any actions necessary, and
to deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent all forms necessary, to
establish such Lender's entitlement to a complete exemption from, or a reduction
in, United States withholding

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tax on payments of interest to be made under this Agreement and under any Note,
including causing its partners, members, beneficiaries, beneficial owners, and
their beneficial owners, if any, to take any actions and deliver any forms
necessary to establish such exemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) a
fiscally transparent entity may provide an IRS Form W-8BEN to claim a treaty
exemption or rate reduction to the extent that such entity is receiving interest
and is not treated as fiscally transparent by its own jurisdiction, provided the
satisfaction of such conditions entitles the Lender to an exemption or reduction
from withholding at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement and
(ii) a withholding foreign partnership, withholding foreign trust, and qualified
intermediary shall only provide such information as is required by Treasury
Regulations promulgated under Code Section 1441. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term "Forms" shall include any attachments for to IRS Forms W-8 IMY required
to be filed by the Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees that from time to
time after the Restatement Effective Date, when a lapse in time or change in
circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any
material respect, such Lender will deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent two new accurate and complete original signed copies of an
IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI, or W-8IMY and a Section 4.04(d)(ii) Certificate, as the
case may be, and such other forms as may be required in order to confirm or
establish the entitlement of such Lender (or its partners, members,
beneficiaries, or beneficial owners) to a continued exemption from or reduction
in United States withholding Tax on interest payments under this Agreement and
any Note, or it shall immediately notify the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent of its inability to deliver any such form or certificate; provided,
                                                                --------
however, that no Lender shall be required to deliver an IRS Form W8-BEN, W-8ECI,
-------
or W-8IMY under this Section 4.04(d) to the extent that the delivery of such
                     ---------------
form is not authorized by law; provided, further, however, that any Lender which
                               --------  -------  -------
does not deliver the applicable form pursuant to Section 4.04(d) shall be
                                                 ---------------
entitled to additional payment pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or indemnification
                                           ---------------
under Section 4.04(c) only if and to the extent (i) such failure results from a
      ---------------
change in law or (ii) the Tax to which such additional payment or
indemnification relates would have been imposed regardless of whether such
Lender provided such forms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in Section 4.04, any Lender that has not provided to the Borrower the IRS Forms
   ------------
required to be provided to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.04(d) shall
                                                         ---------------
not be entitled to any payment of additional amounts pursuant to Section 4.04(a)
                                                                 ---------------
or indemnification under Section 4.04(c) with respect to any deduction or
                         ---------------
withholding which would not have been required if such Lender had provided such
forms.

          (e)  Each Lender that is incorporated or organized under the laws of
the United States of America or a state thereof shall provide two properly
completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W-9, or any successor or other
applicable form.  Each Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (provided that such Lender remains lawfully able to do so),
two further duly executed forms and statements, properly completed in all
material respects, at or before the time any such form or statement expires or
becomes obsolete, or otherwise as reasonably requested by the Borrower.  Each
Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is
no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the
Borrower (or any other form or certification adopted by U.S. taxing authorities
for such purpose).

          (f)  Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after it
becomes aware of the occurrence of any event or the existence of any condition
that would cause the Borrower

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to make a payment in respect of any Taxes to such Lender pursuant to Section
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4.04(a) or a payment in indemnification for any Taxes pursuant to Section
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4.04(c), it will use reasonable efforts to make, fund or maintain the Loan (or
-------
portion thereof) of such Lender with respect to which the aforementioned payment
is or would be made through another lending office of such Lender or take any
other action reasonably requested by the Borrower if as a result thereof the
additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid by such the
Borrower in respect of such Loans (or portions thereof) or participation in
Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(c) would be
                              ---------------    ---------------
materially reduced, and if, as determined by such Lender, in its reasonable
discretion, the making, funding or maintaining of such Loans or participation in
Letters of Credit (or portions thereof) through such other lending office or
taking of such other action would not otherwise materially adversely affect such
Loans or such Lender. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable expenses
incurred by any Lender in utilizing another lending office of such Lender or
taking of such other action pursuant to this Section 4.04(f).
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SECTION 5.  Conditions Precedent to the Restatement Effective Date and to all
            -----------------------------------------------------------------
Credit Events.  The occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date pursuant to
-------------
Section 12.10, the obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan hereunder, and
-------------
the obligation of the Facing Agent to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, are
each subject, at the time thereof (except as otherwise hereinafter indicated),
to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

            5.01  Execution of Agreement.  On or prior to the Restatement
                  ----------------------
Effective Date, (i) this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered as
provided in Section 12.10 and (ii) there shall have been delivered to the
            -------------
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the appropriate Notes
payable to the account of each applicable Lender in the amount of their
respective Commitments and, in the case of the Swingline Lender, the Swingline
Note, in each case, executed by the Borrower, and in the amount, maturity and as
otherwise provided herein.

            5.02  No Default; Representations and Warranties.  On the
                  ------------------------------------------
Restatement Effective Date and at the time of each Credit Event and also after
giving effect thereto, (i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default and
(ii) all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit
Documents in effect at such time shall be true and correct in all material
respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had
been made on and as of the date of such Credit Event, except to the extent that
such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in
which case such representations and warranties will be true and correct in all
material respects as of such earlier date.

            5.03  Officer's Certificate.  On or prior to the Restatement
                  ---------------------
Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated
such date signed by the President or any Vice President of the Borrower stating
that all of the applicable conditions set forth in Sections 5.02, 5.07, 5.08,
                                                   -------------  ----  ----
5.09, 5.10 and 5.20 exist or have been satisfied as of such date.
----  ----     ----

            5.04  Opinions of Counsel. On or prior to the Restatement Effective
                  -------------------
Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion, addressed to the
Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Restatement Effective
Date, from Thompson Hine LLP, special counsel to the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Guarantor, which opinion shall (i) cover the matters contained in
Exhibit E and (ii) be in form, scope and substance satisfactory to the
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Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

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          5.05  Corporate Proceedings.  (a) On or prior to the Restatement
                ---------------------
Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit
Party a certificate, dated the Restatement Effective Date, signed by the
President or any Vice-President of each such Credit Party in the form of Exhibit
F with appropriate insertions and deletions, together with copies of the
certificate of incorporation, the by-laws or other organizational documents of
each such Credit Party and the resolutions of each such Credit Party referred to
in such certificate and all of the foregoing shall be satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.

          (b)   On or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, all corporate and
legal proceedings and all instruments and agreements in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Documents shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and the
Administrative Agent shall have received all information and copies of all
certificates, documents and papers, including good standing certificates and any
other records of corporate proceedings and governmental approvals, if any, which
the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested in connection therewith,
such documents and papers, where appropriate, to be certified by proper
corporate or governmental authorities.

          5.06  Plans, Existing Indebtedness Agreements, Shareholders'
                ------------------------------------------------------
Agreements Management Agreements, Employment Agreements, Collective Bargaining
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Agreements, Tax Sharing Agreements.  On or prior to the Restatement Effective
----------------------------------
Date, there shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent copies,
certified as true and correct by an appropriate officer of the Borrower of:

          (i)   all Plans (and for each Plan that is required to file an annual
report on Internal Revenue Service Form 5500-series, a copy of the most recent
such report (including, to the extent required, the related financial and
actuarial statements and opinions and other supporting statements,
certifications, schedules and information), and for each plan that is a "single-
employer plan," as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, the most recently
prepared actuarial valuation therefor) and any other "employee benefit plans,"
as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, and any other material agreements, plans or
arrangements, with or for the benefit of current or former employees of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate (provided that
the foregoing shall apply in the case of any multiemployer plan, as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, only to the extent that any document described
therein is in the possession of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate or reasonably available thereto from the sponsor or
trustee of any such plan);

          (ii)  all agreements evidencing or relating to Existing Indebtedness
(the "Existing Indebtedness Agreements");
      --------------------------------

          (iii) all agreements entered into by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (after giving effect to the Transaction) governing the terms and
relative rights of its Capital Stock, and any agreements entered into by members
or shareholders relating to any such entity with respect to their Capital Stock
(including, without limitation, the GEO Shareholders' Agreement) (collectively,
the "Shareholders' Agreements");
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          (iv)   any material agreement with members of, or with respect to, the
management of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Management Agreements");
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          (v)    any material employment agreements entered into by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Employment Agreements");
                                               ---------------------

          (vi)   all collective bargaining agreements applying or relating to
any employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Collective Bargaining Agreements"); and
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          (vii)  all tax sharing, tax allocation and other similar agreements
entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Tax
                                                                            ---
Sharing Agreements");
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all of which Plans, Existing Indebtedness Agreements, Shareholders' Agreements,
Management Agreements, Employment Agreements, Collective Bargaining Agreements
and Tax Sharing Agreements shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.

          5.07   Adverse Change, etc. On the Restatement Effective Date, nothing
                 -------------------
shall have occurred (and neither the Lenders nor the Administrative Agent shall
have become aware of any facts or conditions not previously known) which the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall determine (i) has, or is
reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on the rights or remedies
of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, or on the ability of the Credit
Parties to perform their obligations to them, or (ii) has, or is reasonably
likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

          5.08   Litigation. On the Restatement Effective Date, there shall be
                 ----------
no actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened, to the Borrower's
knowledge, (a) with respect to the Seller with respect to the Acquired Business
or this Agreement or any other Document or the Transaction or any part thereof
or any other transaction contemplated hereby or thereby) or (b) which the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall determine could reasonably be
expected to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) have a material adverse
effect on the rights or remedies of the Lenders hereunder or under any other
Credit Document or on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its respective
obligations to the Lenders hereunder or under any other Credit Document.

          5.09   Approvals.  On or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, all
                 ---------
material and necessary governmental and third party approvals in connection with
the transactions contemplated by the Documents and otherwise referred to herein
or therein shall have been obtained and remain in effect, and all applicable
waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any
competent authority which restrains or prevents such transactions or imposes, in
the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent,
materially adverse conditions upon the consummation of such transactions.
Additionally, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other
restraint prohibiting or imposing materially adverse conditions upon the
Transaction or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
other Document.

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          5.10   Consummation of the Acquisition. On or prior to the Restatement
                 -------------------------------
Effective Date, there shall have been delivered to the Lenders a true and
correct copy of the Acquisition Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents,
and all terms of the Acquisition Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and the
Required Lenders. The Acquisition Agreement (and the transactions contemplated
thereby) shall have been duly approved by the board of directors and (if
required by applicable law) the stockholders of the Borrower, and all
Acquisition Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties
thereto and shall be in full force and effect. Each of the conditions precedent
to the obligation of the parties to consummate the Acquisition as set forth in
the Acquisition Documents shall have been satisfied, or waived, all to the
satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, and concurrently with the making of
Loans on the Restatement Effective Date, the Acquisition shall have been
consummated in accordance with the Acquisition Documents and all applicable
laws, rules and regulations.

          5.11   Subsidiary Guaranty.  On the Restatement Effective Date, each
                 -------------------
Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the
Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guaranty in the form of Exhibit G (the
                                                        ---------
"Subsidiary Guaranty"), and the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be in full force and
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effect.

          5.12   Security Agreement.  (a) On the Restatement Effective Date, the
                 ------------------
Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered an Amended and
Restated Security Agreement in the form of Exhibit H (such security agreement,
                                           ---------
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Security
                                                             --------
Agreement") and the Borrower shall have taken all actions reasonably requested
---------
by the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, the obtaining of
UCC-11's or equivalent reports and the filing of UCC-1's or UCC-3's) in
connection with the perfection and first priority status of the Liens intended
to be created and/or maintained by the Pledge Agreement and the Security
Agreement in the Pledge Agreement Collateral and the Security Agreement
Collateral.

          (b)    On the Restatement Effective Date,

          (i)    the Lenders shall have received evidence that the completion of
all recordings and filings necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the
Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect and protect the security interests
purported to be created by the Security Agreement have been taken;

          (ii)   the Collateral Agent shall have in its possession all of the
Securities which shall be either endorsed in blank (in the case of promissory
notes constituting Securities) or accompanied by executed and undated stock
powers (in the case of Capital Stock constituting Securities);

          (iii)  the Lenders shall have received evidence that all other actions
necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to
perfect and protect the first priority Lien in the Pledge Agreement Collateral
and the Security Agreement Collateral, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances,
have been taken, or arrangements therefor have been made on a basis satisfactory
to the Collateral Agent and shall be in place; and

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          (iv)   the Collateral Agent shall have received a duly executed
Perfection Certificate in the form of Exhibit J hereto.
                                      ---------

          5.13   New Mortgages.  On the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower
                 -------------
will, or will cause its Subsidiaries to, deliver to the Collateral Agent (i)
fully executed counterparts of deeds of trust, mortgages and similar documents
in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (each a
"New Mortgage" and, collectively, the "New Mortgages") covering all of the
 ------------                          -------------
Mortgaged Properties listed on Part A of Annex VIII and designated as "New
                                         ----------
Mortgaged Properties" thereon (each a "New Mortgaged Property" and,
                                       ----------------------
collectively, the "New Mortgaged Properties"), and counterparts of such New
                       --------------------
Mortgages shall have been duly recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for
recording in all places to the extent necessary or, in the reasonable judgment
of the Collateral Agent, desirable, effectively to create a valid and
enforceable first priority mortgage Lien, subject only to Permitted
Encumbrances, on each such New Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral
Agent (or such other trustee as may be required or desirable under local law)
for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (ii) mortgage
title insurance policies issued by title insurers reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent (the "New Mortgage Policies") in amounts reasonably
                       ---------------------
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and assuring the Collateral Agent that the
New Mortgages in respect of the New Mortgaged Properties are valid and
enforceable first priority mortgage Liens on the respective New Mortgaged
Properties free and clear of all defects and encumbrances except Permitted
Encumbrances, and such New Mortgage Policies shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and shall include an endorsement
for mechanic liens and for any other matter that the Collateral Agent in its
discretion may reasonably request and (iii) such opinions of counsel as the
Collateral Agent may reasonably request in connection with such New Mortgages,
which opinions of counsel shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent.

          5.14   Mortgage Amendments, Title Insurance Endorsements.  (a) On the
                 -------------------------------------------------
Restatement Effective Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received:

          (i)    fully executed counterparts of amendments (the "Existing
                                                                 --------
Mortgage Amendments") to the mortgages delivered pursuant to the Existing Credit
-------------------
Agreement (the "Existing Mortgages") in form and substance reasonably
                ------------------
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, which Existing Mortgages, as amended,
shall cover such of the Real Property owned by the applicable Credit Party as
shall be listed in Part B of Annex VIII and designated thereon as the "Existing
                             ----------                                --------
Mortgaged Properties" (each an "Existing Mortgaged Property" and collectively,
--------------------            ---------------------------
the "Existing Mortgaged Properties"), together with evidence that counterparts
     -----------------------------
of the Existing Mortgage Amendments have been delivered to the title insurance
company insuring the Liens of the Existing Mortgages for recording in all places
to the extent necessary or desirable, in the reasonable judgment of the
Collateral Agent, effectively to maintain valid and enforceable first priority
mortgage liens on the Existing Mortgaged Properties) for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors (as therein defined);

          (ii)   survey affidavits for each of the Existing Mortgaged Properties
executed by the Borrower stating that since the date of the previous survey
there have been no new structures constructed on the land or any changes as to
any encroachments, overlaps, unrecorded easements or other new matters
including, without limitation, additional improvements; and

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          (iii)  endorsements of the Existing Mortgage Policies (the
"Endorsements") in a form and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the
 ------------
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, assuring the Collateral Agent
that the Existing Mortgages, as amended by the Existing Mortgage Amendments, are
valid and enforceable first priority mortgage liens on the Existing Mortgaged
Properties, free and clear of all defects, encumbrances and other Liens except
Permitted Encumbrances, and such Endorsements shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

          (b)    On the Restatement Effective Date, (i) the Existing Mortgages
shall remain in full force and effect, and (ii) no filings, recordings,
registrations or other actions (other than those made, obtained or taken on or
prior to the Restatement Effective Date referred to in the preceding clause (a))
shall be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to
maintain the perfection and priority of the mortgage liens on the Existing
Mortgaged Properties granted pursuant to the Existing Mortgages.

          5.15   Solvency. On the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower shall
                 --------
have delivered to the Administrative Agent a solvency certificate in respect of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from the Chief Financial Officer of the
Borrower which shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the
Lenders and dated the Restatement Effective Date, setting forth the conclusion
that, after giving effect to the Transaction, each of the Borrower and the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, is not insolvent and will not be
rendered insolvent by the indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, and
will not be left with unreasonably small capital with which to engage in their
businesses and will not have incurred debts beyond their ability to pay debts as
they mature.

          5.16   Insurance Policies.  On or prior to the Restatement Effective
                 ------------------
Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence of insurance complying
with the requirements of Section 7.03 for the business and properties of the
                         ------------
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the Acquired Business, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, naming the Collateral Agent as an
additional insured and/or loss payee, as the case may be, and stating that such
insurance shall not be cancelled or revised without 30 days' prior written
notice by the insurer to the Collateral Agent.

          5.17   Fees.  On or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the
                 ----
Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all Fees
and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel) agreed upon by such parties to be paid on or prior to such date.

          5.18   Notice of Borrowing, Letter of Credit Request. (a) Prior to the
                 ---------------------------------------------
making of each Loan (excluding Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall
have received a Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 1.03(a).
                                                                ---------------
Prior to the making of any Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender shall have
received a Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 1.03(b)(i).
                                                           ------------------

          (b)    Prior to the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Facing
Agent shall have received a Letter of Credit Request meeting the requirements of
Section 2.03.
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          5.19   Projections.  On or prior to the Restatement Effective Date,
                 -----------
there shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent detailed projected
consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries certified
by the chief financial officer of the Borrower for the period from January 1,
2001 to December 31, 2005 (the "Projections"), which Projections (x) shall
                                -----------
reflect the forecasted consolidated income statements, balance sheets and cash
flow (including all relevant assumptions in connection therewith) of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Transaction and (y)
shall be satisfactory (including, with respect to the accounting practices and
procedures to be utilized by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries following the
Transaction) in form and substance to the Administrative Agent.

          5.20   Repayment of Existing Loans and Other Obligations Under
                 -------------------------------------------------------
Existing Credit Agreement, Existing Indebtedness. (a) On or prior to the
------------------------------------------------
Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower shall have repaid in full in cash all
outstanding Existing Loans (together with all interest in respect thereof
accrued through the Restatement Effective Date) and all other outstanding
Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to the extent then due
in accordance with the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement (the
"Refinancing").
 -----------

          (b)    On the Restatement Effective Date and after giving effect to
the Transaction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any
preferred stock or Indebtedness outstanding except for (i) the Loans, (ii) the
Letters of Credit, (iii) the Senior Subordinated Notes and (iv) the Existing
Indebtedness.

          5.21   Environmental Report.  On or prior to the Restatement Effective
                 --------------------
Date, there shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent environmental
and hazardous substance analyses with respect to the properties of the Borrower
and the Acquired Business, together with all updates with respect thereto, as
the Agent may request, the results of which shall be in scope, and in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent
shall be satisfied as to the existing and potential liability of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries and the Seller and the Acquired Business with respect to
any environmental matters including compliance with laws and regulations
relating to environmental protection.

          5.22   Existing Liabilities.  On the Restatement Effective Date and
                 --------------------
after giving effect to the Transaction, neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall have any existing liabilities or other obligations other than
those existing under the Credit Documents, those permitted under this Agreement,
those contractual obligations and liabilities arising in the ordinary course of
business, and those other liabilities reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, in all cases on terms and conditions and pursuant to
documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

          5.23   Asbestos-Related Product Liability Claims.  The Administrative
                 -----------------------------------------
Agent shall be satisfied that the Borrower has no exposure to any asbestos-
related product liability claims.

          5.24   Leverage Ratio.  After giving effect to the Transaction, the
                 --------------
Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 4.25 to 1.00 (based upon the audited
financial statements for the Borrower and the Acquired Business for the 2000
fiscal year) and the Borrower shall have

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provided to the Lenders written certification of the Borrower's chief financial
officer establishing such compliance, together with calculations thereof in
reasonable detail.

           5.25   Senior Subordinated Notes.  On or prior to the Restatement
                  -------------------------
Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated
such date signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower stating that all
Obligations are within the definition of "Senior Debt" and "Designated Senior
Debt" included in the subordinated provisions of the Senior Subordinated Notes
and that the incurrence of the Obligations hereunder does not violate the
provisions of the Senior Subordinated Notes.

     The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and each
of the Lenders that all of the applicable conditions specified above exist as of
that time.  All of the certificates, legal opinions and other documents and
papers referred to in this Section 5, unless otherwise specified, shall be
                           ---------
delivered to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office for the account of
each of the Lenders and, except for the Notes, in sufficient counterparts or
copies for each of the Lenders and shall be satisfactory in form and substance
to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements.  In order to induce the
           ------------------------------------------
Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue and/or
participate in Letters of Credit provided for herein, the Borrower makes the
following representations and warranties to, and agreements with, the Lenders,
in each case after giving effect to the Transaction, all of which shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and the
issuance and/or participation in Letters of Credit (with the making of each
Credit Event thereafter being deemed to constitute a representation and warranty
that the matters specified in this Section 6 are true and correct in all
                                   ---------
material respects on and as of the date of each such Credit Event unless such
representation and warranty expressly indicates that it is being made as of any
specific date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of such specific date):

           6.01   Corporate Status.  Each of the Borrower and each of its
                  ----------------
Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the
corporate power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the
business in which it is engaged and (ii) has duly qualified and is authorized to
do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where it is required to
be so qualified and where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

           6.02   Corporate Power and Authority.  Each Credit Party has the
                  -----------------------------
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and
provisions of the Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary
corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the
Documents to which it is a party. Each Credit Party has duly executed and
delivered each Document to which it is a party and each such Document
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the
enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws generally affecting creditors'

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rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in equity or at law).

          6.03  No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery and/or performance
                ------------
by any Credit Party of the Documents to which it is a party nor compliance by it
with the terms and provisions thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated therein, (i) will contravene any applicable provision of any law,
statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it, (ii) will conflict or be
inconsistent with, or result in any breach of, any of the terms, covenants,
conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or (other than
pursuant to the Security Documents) result in the creation or imposition of (or
the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets
of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of, any
material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or other instrument to
which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any
of its material property or assets are bound or to which it may be subject or
(iii) will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws
(or equivalent organizational documents) of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.

          6.04  Litigation.  There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending
                ----------
or, to the Borrower's knowledge, threatened with respect to the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries (i) that are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or
(ii) that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a)
the rights or remedies of the Lenders or on the ability of any Credit Party to
perform its obligations to them hereunder or under the other Credit Documents to
which it is a party or (b) the ability to consummate the Transaction.

          6.05  Use of Proceeds, Margin Regulations.  (a) The proceeds of all
                -----------------------------------
Loans may be used (i) in amounts up to $105,000,000 on and after the Restatement
Effective Date to effect the Transaction and to pay fees and expenses relating
to the Transaction and (ii) for the general corporate and working capital
purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation,
for Permitted Acquisitions.

          (b) The proceeds of all Swingline Loans shall be utilized for the
general corporate and working capital purposes of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, for Permitted Acquisitions).

          (c) Neither the making of any Loan hereunder, nor the use of the
proceeds thereof, will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of
Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
no part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any Margin
Stock or to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin
Stock.

          6.06  Governmental Approvals.  Except for filings and recordings in
                ----------------------
connection with the Security Documents and the Acquisition that have been or
will be made, no material order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or
validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any
foreign or domestic governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision
thereof, is required to authorize or is required in connection with (i) the

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execution, delivery and performance of any Document or (ii) the legality,
validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Document.

          6.07  Investment Company Act.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its
                ----------------------
Subsidiaries is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an
"investment company," within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.

          6.08  Public Utility Holding Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any
                ----------------------------------
of its Subsidiaries is a "holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a
"holding company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary
company" of a "holding company," within the meaning of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

          6.09  True and Complete Disclosure.  All factual information (taken as
                ----------------------------
a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in writing to the Administrative Agent or
any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated herein is true and accurate in all material respects on
the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete
by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken
as a whole) not misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under
which such information was provided.  There is no fact known to the Borrower
which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect which has not
been disclosed herein or in such other documents, certificates and statements
furnished to the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.

          6.10  Financial Condition, Financial Statements.  (a) On and as of the
                -----------------------------------------
Restatement Effective Date, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the
Transaction and to all Indebtedness incurred, and to be incurred, and Liens
created, and to be created, by each Credit Party in connection therewith, (x)
the sum of the assets, at a fair valuation, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole will exceed its debts, (y) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole will not have incurred or intended to, or believe that they
will, incur debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as such debts mature
and (z) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will not have
unreasonably small capital with which to conduct their businesses.  For purposes
of this Section 6.10(a), "debt" means any liability on a claim, and "claim"
        ---------------
means (i) right to payment whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment,
liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed,
undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (ii) right to an equitable
remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a payment, whether
or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed,
contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

          (b)   The consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and the Acquired
Business as applicable, as of December 31, 1998, December 31, 1999 and December
31, 2000 and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the
Borrower and the Acquired Business, as applicable, for the fiscal years ended as
of said dates, which have been audited (or reviewed, in the case of such
statements for the fiscal years ended 1998 and 1999 of the Acquired Business) by
Crowe, Chizek and Company, LLP, independent certified public accountants, who
delivered unqualified audit opinions in respect therewith present fairly the
consolidated financial position of the Borrower at the dates of said statements
and the results for

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the period covered thereby and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, except to the extent provided in the notes to said
financial statements.

          (c)   Since December 31, 2000, and after giving effect to the
Transaction, nothing has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (d)   The Projections and pro forma financial information contained in
such materials and attached hereto as Schedule 6.10(d) are based on good faith
                                      ----------------
estimates and assumptions believed by such Persons to be reasonable at the time
made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such Projections as to future
events and pro forma adjustments are not to be viewed as facts and that actual
results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ
from the projected results or pro forma adjustments and that such differences
may be material.  On the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower believed that
the Projections were reasonable and attainable.

          (e)   Except as reflected in the financial statements and the notes
thereto described in Section 6.10(b), as of the Restatement Effective Date there
                     ---------------
were no liabilities or obligations with respect to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of a nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and
whether or not due) which, either individually or in aggregate, would be
material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

          6.11  Security Interests. On and after the Restatement Effective Date,
                ------------------
each of the Security Documents create, as security for the Obligations purported
to be secured thereby, a valid and enforceable perfected security interest in
and Lien on all of the Collateral subject thereto, superior to and prior to the
rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens (except (x) to the
extent expressly set forth in the Security Documents, (y) that the Collateral
may be subject to the security interests evidenced by Permitted Liens relating
thereto and (z) that the Mortgaged Properties also may be subject to Permitted
Encumbrances relating thereto), in favor of the Collateral Agent. No filings or
recordings are required in order to perfect the security interests created under
any Security Document except for filings or recordings required in connection
with any such Security Document (other than the Pledge Agreement) which shall
have been made prior to the date hereof (or are the subject of arrangements,
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for filing on or promptly after the
date hereof).

          6.12  Representations and Warranties in Documents. All representations
                -------------------------------------------
and warranties of the Credit Parties and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower,
of all other Persons party thereto (except as taken into account in the
financial information described in Section 6.10), set forth in the Documents
                                   ------------
were true and correct in all material respects as of the time such
representations and warranties were made and shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the Restatement Effective Date as if such
representations and warranties were made on and as of such date, unless stated
to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date.

          6.13  Consummation of Transaction.  As of the Restatement Effective
                ---------------------------
Date, the Transaction shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the Transaction Documents and all applicable laws.  All
applicable waiting periods with respect

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thereto have or, prior to the time when required, will have expired without, in
all such cases, any action being taken by any competent authority which
restrains, prevents, or imposes material adverse conditions upon the
consummation of the Transaction. As of the Restatement Effective Date, there
does not exist any judgment, order, or injunction prohibiting the consummation
of the Transaction, or the making of the Loans or the performance by any Credit
Party of its respective obligations under the Documents.

          6.14  Tax Returns and Payments.  Each of the Borrower and each of its
                ------------------------
Subsidiaries has filed all federal income tax returns and all other material tax
returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by it and has paid, all
material taxes and assessments payable by it which have become due, other than
those contested in good faith and adequately disclosed and fully provided for on
the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
GAAP.  The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have paid, or have provided
adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower)
for the payment of, all federal, state and foreign income taxes applicable for
all prior fiscal years and for the current fiscal year to date.  There is no
material action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim now pending or,
to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened by any
authority regarding any taxes relating to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into
an agreement or waiver or been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver
extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment or collection of
taxes of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or is aware of any
circumstances that would cause the taxable years or other taxable periods of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not to be subject to the normally applicable
statute of limitations.

          6.15  Compliance with ERISA.  Annex IV sets forth each Plan; each Plan
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(and each related trust, insurance contract or fund) is in substantial
compliance with its terms and with all applicable laws, including without
limitation ERISA and the Code; each Plan (and each related trust, if any) which
is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a
determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that it
meets the requirements of Sections 401 (a) and 501 (a) of the Code; no
Reportable Event has occurred; no Plan which is a multiemployer plan (as defined
in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) is insolvent or in reorganization; no Plan has
an Unfunded Current Liability; no Plan which is subject to Section 412 of the
Code or Section 302 of ERISA has an accumulated funding deficiency, within the
meaning of such sections of the Code or ERISA, or has applied for or received a
waiver of an accumulated funding deficiency or an extension of any amortization
period, within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of
ERISA; all contributions required to be made with respect to a Plan have been
timely made; neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower nor any
ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability (including any indirect, contingent
or secondary liability) to or on account of a Plan pursuant to Section 409,
502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or
Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code or expects to incur any such
liability under any of the foregoing sections with respect to any Plan; no
condition exists which presents a material risk to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring a liability to or
on account of a Plan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of ERISA and the Code;
no proceedings have been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee to
administer any Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA; no action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, audit or investigation with respect to the administration,
operation or the investment of assets of any Plan (other than routine claims for

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benefits) is pending, expected or threatened; using actuarial assumptions and
computation methods consistent with Part I of subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA,
the aggregate liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and its ERISA
Affiliates to all Plans which are multiemployer plans (as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA) in the event of a complete withdrawal therefrom, as of the
close of the most recent fiscal year of each such Plan ended prior to the date
of the most recent Credit Event, would not exceed $50,000; each group health
plan (as defined in Section 607(l) of ERISA or Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code)
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate which covers or has
covered employees or former employees of the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the
Borrower, or any ERISA Affiliate has at all times been operated in compliance
with the provisions of Part 6 of subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Section
4980B of the Code; no lien imposed under the Code or ERISA on the assets of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate exists or is
likely to arise on account of any Plan; and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
may cease contributions to or terminate any employee benefit plan maintained by
any of them without incurring any liability.

          6.16 Subsidiaries, Subsidiary Restrictions.  (a) Annex V lists each
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Subsidiary of the Borrower (and the direct and indirect ownership interest of
the Borrower therein), in each case existing on the Restatement Effective Date.

          (b)  There are no restrictions on the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transfer of cash or other
assets from any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower, other than
prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents, (ii) applicable law, (iii) customary non-
assignment provisions entered into in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices, (iv) any restriction or encumbrance with respect
to a Subsidiary of the Borrower imposed pursuant to an agreement which has been
entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the
Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary, so long as such sale or disposition
is permitted under this Agreement, and (v) any documents or instruments
governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other obligations secured by
Permitted Liens or Permitted Encumbrances, provided that such prohibitions or
restrictions apply only to the assets subject to such Permitted Liens or
Permitted Encumbrances.

          6.17 Patents, etc.  Except as set forth on Annex VI, the Borrower and
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each of its Subsidiaries has the right to use, all material patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights and licenses, free from materially
burdensome restrictions, that are used for the operation of their businesses
taken as a whole as presently conducted.

          6.18 Pollution and Other Regulations.  (a) The Borrower and each of
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its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws
governing its business for which failure to comply is likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable
for any material penalties, fines or forfeitures for failure to comply with any
of the foregoing in the manner set forth above.  All licenses, permits,
registrations or approvals required for the business of the Borrower and each of
its Subsidiaries, as conducted as of the Restatement Effective Date, under any
Environmental Law have been secured and each of the Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries is in substantial compliance therewith, except such licenses,
permits, registrations or approvals the failure to secure or to comply therewith
is not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Borrower nor any

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of its Subsidiaries is in any respect in noncompliance with, breach of or
default under any applicable writ, order, judgment, injunction, or decree to
which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party or which would affect the
ability of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to conduct its business and no event
has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of
notice or both, would constitute noncompliance, breach of or default thereunder,
except in each such case, such noncompliance, breaches or defaults as are not
likely to, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.  There are as of
the Restatement Effective Date no Environmental Claims pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or which (a) question the validity, term or entitlement of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for any permit, license, order or
registration required for the operation of any facility which the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries currently operates and (b) wherein an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding would be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.  There are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences on
any Real Property at any time owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, on any property adjacent to
any such Real Property that could reasonably be expected (i) to form the basis
of an Environmental Claim against the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any
currently owned or operated Real Property of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (ii) (a) to cause any such Real Property currently owned or
operated to be subject to any restrictions on the occupancy or use of such Real
Property under any Environmental Law or (b) to cause any such owned Real
Property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership or transferability
of such owned Real Property under any Environmental Law, except in each such
case, such Environmental Claims or restrictions that individually or in the
aggregate are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (b)  Hazardous Materials have not at any time been (i) generated,
used, treated or stored on, or transported to or from, any Real Property of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) released on any such Real Property,
in each case under clauses (i) and (ii) where such occurrence or event
individually or in the aggregate is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

          6.19 Properties.  The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have good
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title to all material properties owned by them, free and clear of all Liens,
other than (i) as referred to in the consolidated balance sheet referred to in
Section 6.10(b) or in the notes thereto or (ii) Permitted Liens or Permitted
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Encumbrances, as applicable.  Annex VIII contains a true and complete list of
                              ----------
each Real Property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on
the Restatement Effective Date and the type of interest therein held by the
Borrower or the respective Subsidiary.

          6.20 Labor Relations.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its
               ---------------
Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There is (i) no unfair labor
practice complaint pending against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower or, to the Borrower's knowledge, threatened against any of them, before
the National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding
arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending
against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or, to the Borrower's
knowledge, threatened against any of them, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, work
slowdown or stoppage pending against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower or, to the Borrower's knowledge, threatened against any of them and

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(iii) no union representation petition existing with respect to the employees of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and no union organizing
activities are taking place, except with respect to any matter specified in
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate, such
as is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          6.21 Existing Indebtedness.  Annex IX sets forth a true and complete
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list of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries as of the
Restatement Effective Date and which is to remain outstanding after giving
effect to the Transaction (excluding the Loans, the Letters of Credit and the
Senior Subordinated Notes, collectively the "Existing Indebtedness"), in each
case showing the aggregate principal amount thereof and the name of the
respective borrower (or issuer) and any other entity which directly or
indirectly guaranteed such debt.

          6.22 Capitalization.  On the Restatement Effective Date and after
               --------------
giving effect to the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
the authorized capital stock of the Borrower shall consist of (x) 1,035 shares
of Class A Common Stock of which 215 shares shall be issued and outstanding, (y)
135.85 shares of Class B Common Stock of which no shares shall be issued and
outstanding and (z) no shares of preferred stock.  All such outstanding shares
have been duly and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are free
of preemptive rights.  Except as set forth on Annex X, neither the Borrower nor
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any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for its capital stock or outstanding any rights to subscribe for or
to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for
the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any calls, commitments or claims
of any character relating to, its capital stock.

          6.23 Senior Subordinated Notes.  (a) As of the Restatement Effective
               -------------------------
Date, the Senior Subordinated Notes have been duly authorized, issued and
delivered in accordance with applicable law and the offering memorandum relating
thereto, and such offering memorandum, as of the date of its issue, does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact nor omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

          (b)  The subordination provisions contained in the Senior Subordinated
Notes and in the other Senior Subordinated Note Documents are enforceable
against the Borrower and the holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes, and all
Obligations are within the definition of "Senior Debt" and "Designated Senior
Debt" included in such subordination provisions.

          (c)  On and as of the Restatement Effective Date, after giving effect
to the Transaction and to all Indebtedness (including the Loans) being incurred,
and to be incurred (and the use of the proceeds thereof), and Liens created, and
to be created, by the Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, no "default" or "event of default" as such term is defined in the
Subordinated Note Documents shall have occurred or be continuing.

          6.24 Asbestos Matters.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the
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Borrower (a) manufactures, produces or sells any product containing asbestos; or
(b) has manufactured, produced or sold any product containing asbestos prior to
the Effective Date which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

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           6.25  Solvency.  On and as of the Restatement Effective Date, after
                 --------
giving effect to the Transaction and to all Indebtedness (including the Loans)
being incurred, and to be incurred (and the use of proceeds thereof), and Liens
created, and to be created, by the Borrower in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby,

           (i)   the sum of the assets, at a fair valuation, of each Credit
Party will exceed its debts;

           (ii)  no Credit Party has incurred, intends to, or believes that it
will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as such debts mature; and

           (iii) each Credit Party will have sufficient capital with which to
conduct its business.  For purposes of this Section 6.25 "debt" means any
                                            ------------
liability on a claim, and "claim" means (y) any right to payment, whether or not
such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed,
contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured,
or unsecured (including all obligations, if any, under any Plan or the
equivalent for unfunded past service liability, and any other unfunded medical
and death benefits) or (z) any right to an equitable remedy for breach of
performance if such breach gives rise to a payment, whether or not such right to
an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured,
unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

SECTION 7. Affirmative Covenants.  The Borrower covenants and agrees that as of
           ---------------------
the Restatement Effective Date and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is
in effect and until the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has terminated, no
Letters of Credit or Notes are outstanding and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings,
together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than indemnities
described in Section 12.13 hereof which are not then due and payable) incurred
             -------------
hereunder, are paid in full:

           7.01 Information Covenants. The Borrower will furnish to each Lender:
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           (a)  Annual Financial Statements.  Within 90 days after the close of
                ---------------------------
each fiscal year of the Borrower, the consolidated (and certain business unit
data as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree consistent with the
manner provided in the Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated April, 2001)
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such fiscal
year and the related consolidated (and certain business unit data as the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree consistent with the manner
provided in the Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated April, 2001)
statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows for such fiscal
year, in each case setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the
preceding fiscal year, and in the case of the consolidated financial statements,
examined by Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP, any "big six" independent certified
public accountants or such other independent certified public accountants of
recognized national standing acceptable to the Administrative Agent whose
opinion shall not be qualified as to the scope of audit or as to the status of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a going concern, together with a
certificate of such accounting firm stating that in the course of its regular
audit of the business of the Borrower, which audit was conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm has obtained no
knowledge of any Default or Event of Default which has occurred and is
continuing or, if in the opinion of

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such accounting firm such a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof.

          (b)  Quarterly Financial Statements.  As soon as available and in any
               ------------------------------
event within 45 days after the close of each of the first three quarterly
accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Borrower, the consolidated (and
certain business unit data as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may
agree consistent with the manner provided in the Information Memorandum of the
Borrower dated April, 2001) balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated
(and certain business unit data as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may
agree consistent with the manner provided in the Information Memorandum of the
Borrower dated April, 2001) statements of income and retained earnings and of
cash flows for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of
the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting period, and
in each case setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the related
periods in the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by the chief
financial officer or controller of the Borrower, subject to changes resulting
from audit and normal year-end audit adjustments.

          (c)  Monthly Report.  As soon as practicable, and in any event within
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30 days after the end of each monthly accounting period of each fiscal year of
the Borrower (other than the last monthly accounting period in such fiscal
year), monthly reports in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, which shall include the consolidated (and certain business unit data as
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree consistent with the manner
provided in the Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated April, 2001)
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such
monthly accounting period, and the related consolidated (and certain business
unit data as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree and consistent
with the manner provided in the Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated
April, 2001) statements of income and cash flow for such monthly accounting
period, setting forth (i) comparative figures to the budget prepared in
accordance with Section 7.01(d) and (ii) to the extent available, in the case of
                ---------------
each monthly accounting period commencing with June 2002, comparative figures to
the figures for the related periods in the prior fiscal year, and information
relating to the Pinjarra Consolidated Capital Expenditures, as at the end of
such monthly period, which shall include, without limitation, the amount of such
expenditures during the applicable period, the status of the Pinjarra Project,
and a comparison of budgeted to actual Pinjarra Consolidated Capital
Expenditures for the applicable period and percentage completion.

          (d)  Budgets, etc.  Not more than 60 days after the commencement of
               ------------
each fiscal year of the Borrower, a budget of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
in reasonable detail for each of the twelve months of such fiscal year.
Together with each delivery of consolidated financial statements pursuant to
Sections 7.01(a), (b) and (c), a comparison of the current year to date
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financial results against the budgets required to be submitted pursuant to this
clause (d) shall be presented.

          (e)  Officer's Certificates.  At the time of the delivery of the
               ----------------------
financial statements provided for in Sections 7.01 (a) (b) and (c), a
certificate of the chief financial officer, controller or other Authorized
Officer of the Borrower to the effect that no Default or Event of Default exists
or, if any Default or Event of

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Default does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof, which certificate,
in the case of the certificate delivered pursuant to (x) Sections 7.01 (a) and
(b), shall set forth the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with the provisions of Sections 8.05,
8.08(a) (but only to the extent the Borrower has made payments of the type
described in clause (ii) thereof in such fiscal quarter or year), 8.10 and 8.11
as at the end of such fiscal quarter or year, as the case may be and (y) Section
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7.01(c), shall set forth the calculation of the Leverage Ratio, together with
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the calculations required to establish such ratio; provided that nothing
contained in this clause (y) shall require any calculation to be made on a
monthly basis if such calculation is not otherwise required to be made on a
monthly basis.

          (f)   Notice of Default or Litigation.  Promptly, and in any event
                -------------------------------
within three Business Days after the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, notice
of (x) the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or an Event of
Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence
thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto or
(y) the commencement of or any significant development in any litigation or
governmental proceeding pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or is reasonably
likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower or any
other Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other
Credit Document.

          (g)   Environmental Matters.  Promptly upon, and in any event within
                ---------------------
ten Business Days after, an officer of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
obtains knowledge thereof, notice of one or more of the following environmental
matters, unless such environmental matters could not, individually or when
aggregated with all other such environmental matters, be reasonably expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect:

          (i)   any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned or operated by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

          (ii)  any condition or occurrence on or arising from any Real Property
owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (a) results in
noncompliance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any applicable
Environmental Law or (b) could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an
Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any such
Real Property;

          (iii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be
expected to cause such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the
ownership, occupancy, use or transferability by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of such Real Property under any Environmental Law; and

          (iv)  the taking of any removal or remedial action in response to the
actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any Real Property owned
or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as required by any
Environmental Law or any governmental or other administrative agency; provided
that in any event the Borrower shall deliver to each

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Lender all notices received by it or any of its Subsidiaries from any government
or governmental agency under, or pursuant to, CERCLA.

All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim,
investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action and the
Borrower's or such Subsidiary's response thereto.  In addition, the Borrower
will provide the Lenders with copies of all material communications with any
government or governmental agency relating to Environmental Laws, all material
communications with any Person (other than its attorneys) relating to any
Environmental Claim of which notice is required to be given pursuant to this
Section 8.01(g), and such detailed reports of any such Environmental Claim as
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may reasonably be requested by the Lenders.

          (h)  Auditors' Reports.  Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each
               -----------------
final report or "management letter" submitted to the Borrower by its independent
accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by it
of the books of the Borrower.

          (i)  Other Information.  From time to time, such other information or
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documents (financial or otherwise) as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf
or on behalf of the Required Lenders may reasonably request from time to time.

          7.02 Books, Records and Inspections; Lender Meetings.  (a) The
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Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit, upon
reasonable notice to the chief financial officer, controller or any other
Authorized Officer of the Borrower, (x) officers and designated representatives
of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to visit and inspect any of
the properties or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
whomsoever's possession, and to examine the books of account of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the
Borrower or of any of its Subsidiaries with, and be advised as to the same by,
its and their officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times
and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders may desire and (y) not more than once per year (and at any time
during the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default) the Administrative
Agent, or a third party designated by the Administrative Agent, to conduct, at
the Borrower's expense, an audit of the accounts receivable and inventories of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such times as the Administrative Agent
shall reasonably require.

          (b)  At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall
within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Borrower hold a
meeting at a time and place selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the
Administrative Agent with all of the Lenders at which meeting shall be reviewed
the financial results of the previous fiscal year and the financial condition of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the budgets presented for the current
fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

          7.03 Maintenance of Property, Insurance.  The Borrower will, and will
               ----------------------------------
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times maintain in full force and
effect insurance in such amounts, covering such risks and liabilities and with
such deductibles or self-insured retentions as are in accordance with normal
industry practice.  At any time that insurance at the levels described in Annex
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XI is not being maintained by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the
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Borrower will notify the Lenders in writing thereof and, if thereafter notified
by the Administrative Agent to do so, the Borrower will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, obtain insurance at such levels at least equal to those set
forth in Annex XI to the extent then generally available, or otherwise as are
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acceptable to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower will, and will cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, furnish on the Restatement Effective Date and annually
thereafter to the Administrative Agent, upon its request, a summary of the
insurance carried together with certificates of insurance and other evidence of
such insurance, if any, naming the Collateral Agent as an additional insured
and/or loss payee.

          7.04 Payment of Taxes.  The Borrower will pay and discharge, and will
               ----------------
cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or
upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which material
penalties attach thereto, and all lawful claims for sums that have become due
and payable which, if unpaid, might become a Lien not otherwise permitted
pursuant to Section 8.03(a) or charge upon any properties of the Borrower or any
            ---------------
of its Subsidiaries, provided that neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of
the Borrower shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or
claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has
maintained adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of
the Borrower) with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.

          7.05 Corporate Franchises.  The Borrower will do, and will cause each
               --------------------
of its Subsidiaries to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve
and keep in full force and effect its existence, material rights and authority,
provided that any transaction permitted by Section 8.02 will not constitute a
                                           ------------
breach of this Section 7.05.
               ------------

          7.06 Compliance with Statutes, etc.  The Borrower will, and will cause
               -----------------------------
each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes (including,
without limitation, all applicable Environmental Laws), regulations and orders
of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies,
domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership
of its property except for such non-compliance which would not have a Material
Adverse Effect or would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of any
Credit Party to perform its obligations under any Credit Document to which it is
party.

          7.07 ERISA.  As soon as possible and, in any event, within 10 days
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after the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows
or has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following, the Borrower
will deliver to each of the Lenders a certificate of the chief financial officer
of the Borrower setting forth the full details as to such occurrence and the
action, if any, which the Borrower, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate is
required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to
be given to or filed with or by the Borrower, the Subsidiary, the ERISA
Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect
thereto: that a Reportable Event has occurred; (except to the extent that the
Borrower has previously delivered to the Lenders a certificate and notices (if
any) concerning such event pursuant to the next clause hereof); that a
contributing sponsor as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA of a Plan
subject to the requirements of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.61 (without regard
to subparagraph (b)(1) thereof) and an event described in subsection .62, .63,
 .64, .65, .66, .67 or .68 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 is reasonably expected
to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; that an

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accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA has been incurred or an application may be or has been made
for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any
required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under
Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA, with respect to a Plan;
that any contribution required to be made with respect to a Plan has not been
timely made; that a Plan has been or may be terminated, reorganized, partitioned
or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA; that a Plan has an Unfunded
Current Liability; that proceedings may be or have been instituted to terminate
a Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA; that a proceeding has been
instituted pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution
to a Plan; that the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate will or may incur material any liability to or on account of the
termination of or withdrawal from a Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069,
4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or with respect to a Plan under Section 401(a)(29),
4971, 4975 or 4980 of the Code or Section 409, 502(i) or 502(l) of ERISA or with
respect to a group health plan (as defined in Section 607(l) of ERISA or Section
4980B(g)(2) of the Code) under Section 4980B of the Code; or that the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may incur any liability pursuant to any
employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA) that
provides benefits to retired employees or other former employees (other than as
required by Section 601 of ERISA) or any Plan other than any Plan subject to
Title IV of ERISA and/or Section 412 of the Code.  The Borrower will deliver to
the Lenders (i) a complete copy of the annual report (on Internal Revenue
Service Form 5500-series) of each Plan (including, to the extent required, the
related financial and actuarial statements and opinions and other supporting
statements, certifications, schedules and information) required to be filed with
the Internal Revenue Service and (ii) copies of any records, documents or other
information that must be furnished to the PBGC with respect to any Plan pursuant
to Section 4010 of ERISA.  In addition to any certificates or notices delivered
to the Lenders pursuant to the first sentence hereof, copies of annual reports
and any records, documents and other information required to be furnished to the
PBGC, and any material notices received by the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to a Plan shall be delivered to the
Lenders no later than 10 days after the date such report has been filed with the
Internal Revenue Service or such records, documents and/or information has been
furnished to the PBGC or such notice has been received by the Borrower, the
Subsidiary or the ERISA Affiliate, as applicable.

          7.08 Good Repair.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
               -----------
Subsidiaries to, ensure that its material properties and equipment used or
useful in its business in whomsoever's possession they may be, are kept, in all
material respects, in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and
tear excepted, and, subject to Section 8.05, that from time to time there are
                               ------------
made in such properties and equipment all needful and proper repairs, renewals,
replacements, extensions, additions, betterments and improvements thereto, to
the extent and in the manner useful or customary for companies in similar
businesses.

          7.09 End of Fiscal Years, Fiscal Quarters.  The Borrower will, for
               ------------------------------------
financial reporting and tax purposes, cause (i) each of its, and each of its
Subsidiaries' fiscal years to end on December 31 of each year and (ii) each of
its, and each of its Subsidiaries' fiscal quarters to end on March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31 of each year.

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          7.10 Use of Proceeds.  All proceeds of the Loans shall be used as
               ---------------
provided in Section 6.05.
            ------------

          7.11 Additional Security; Further Assurances.
               ---------------------------------------

          (a)  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
grant to the Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages (each an
"Additional Mortgage") in such owned Real Property of the Borrower and its
--------------------
Subsidiaries acquired after the Restatement Effective Date as may be requested
from time to time by the Administrative Agent (each such Real Property, an
"Additional Mortgaged Property").  Such Additional Mortgages shall be granted
------------------------------
pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Administrative Agent and shall constitute valid and enforceable Liens superior
to and prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens
except as are permitted by Section 8.03.  The Additional Mortgages or
                           ------------
instruments related thereto shall be duly recorded or filed in such manner and
in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and
protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent required to be granted
pursuant to the Additional Mortgages and all taxes, fees and other charges
payable in connection therewith shall have been paid in full by the Borrower.

          (b)  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at
the expense of the Borrower, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or
deliver to the Collateral Agent from time to time such vouchers, invoices,
schedules, confirmatory assignments, conveyances, financing statements, transfer
endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, real property surveys, reports
and other assurances or instruments and take such further steps relating to the
Collateral covered by any of the Security Documents as the Collateral Agent may
reasonably require.  Furthermore, the Borrower will cause to be delivered to the
Collateral Agent such opinions of counsel, title insurance and other related
documents as may be requested by the Administrative Agent to assure themselves
that this Section 7.11 has been complied with.
          ------------

          (c)  The Borrower agrees that each action required by clauses (a) and
                                                                -----------
(b) above in this Section 7.11 shall be completed as soon as possible, but in no
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event later than 60 days after such action is requested to be taken by the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, provided that in no event shall
the Borrower be required to take any action, other than using its reasonable
commercial efforts without any material expenditure, to obtain consents from
third parties with respect to its compliance with such clauses (b) and (c).

          (d)  In the event that the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders at any time after the Restatement Effective Date determine in its or
their good faith discretion that real estate appraisals satisfying the
requirements of FIRREA (any such appraisal a "Required Appraisal") are or were
                                              ------------------
required to be obtained, or should be obtained, in each case, in accordance with
FIRREA, in connection with the Mortgaged Properties, then, within 120 days after
receiving written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders, as the case may be, such Required Appraisal shall be delivered, at the
expense of the Borrower, to the Administrative Agent which Required Appraisal,
and the respective appraiser, shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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SECTION 8. Negative Covenants.  The Borrower covenants and agrees that as of
           ------------------
the Restatement Effective Date and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is
in effect and until the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has terminated, no
Letters of Credit or Notes are outstanding and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings,
together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than indemnities
described in Section 12.13 which are not then due and payable) incurred
             -------------
hereunder, are paid in full:

           8.01 Changes in Business.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit
                -------------------
any of its Subsidiaries to, materially alter the character of the business of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from that conducted on the Restatement
Effective Date (after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction),
provided that this Section 8.01 shall not restrict the making of any investment
                   ------------
expressly permitted by Section 8.06 or the consummation of any transaction
                       ------------
expressly permitted by Section 8.02 (except to the extent that Section
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8.02(m)(iii) requires that Permitted Acquisitions be made in Permitted
------------
Businesses).

           8.02 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc.  The
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Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up,
liquidate or dissolve its affairs, or enter into any transaction of merger or
consolidation, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property
or assets (other than inventory or obsolete equipment or excess equipment no
longer needed in the conduct of the business in the ordinary course of business)
or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire all or any part of the property or
assets of any Person (other than leases, purchases or other acquisitions of
inventory, materials and equipment in the ordinary course of business), or agree
to do any of the foregoing at any future time, except that the following shall
be permitted:

           (a)  any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or
consolidated with or into, or liquidated into the Borrower or a Subsidiary
Guarantor that is a Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (so long as
the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, is the surviving
corporation), or all or any part of the business, properties or assets of any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may be conveyed, leased, sold or
transferred to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly-Owned
Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower;

           (b)  Consolidated Capital Expenditures to the extent within the
limitations set forth in Section 8.05;
                         ------------

           (c)  the investments, acquisitions and transfers or dispositions of
properties permitted pursuant to Section 8.06;
                                 ------------

           (d)  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may lease (as lessee) real or
personal property in the ordinary course of business (so long as such lease does
not create a Capitalized Lease Obligation not otherwise permitted by Section
                                                                     -------
8.04(c));
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           (e)  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may license or sublicense
software, customer lists, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade names and
copyrights and other intellectual property in the ordinary course of business,
provided that such licenses or sublicenses shall not materially interfere with
the business of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary;

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          (f) other sales or dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of
business (other than assets disposed of in connection with a Recovery Event)
which constitute Asset Sales, provided that (x) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds
received from all such sales and dispositions (when added to the fair market
value of all assets received in connection with such Asset Sales) shall not
exceed $20,000,000, (y) each such sale shall be in an amount at least equal to
the fair market value thereof (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and
for proceeds consisting solely of (A) not less than 80% cash and (B) seller
indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes, which promissory notes shall be
pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement
and (z) the Net Cash Proceeds of any such sale are applied as provided in
Section 4.02(d), and, provided further, that the sale or disposition of the
---------------
capital stock of (i) any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be prohibited except as
otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 8.02(a) and (ii) any other Subsidiary of
                                ---------------
the Borrower shall be prohibited unless it is for all of the outstanding capital
stock of such Subsidiary owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

          (g) other sales or dispositions of assets (or similar transactions) in
each case to the extent the Required Lenders have consented in writing thereto
and subject to such conditions as may be set forth in such consent;

          (h) any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Subsidiary Guarantor
so long as the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor are transferred pursuant to
Section 8.02(l)) may be liquidated into the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor
---------------
that is a Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower;

          (i) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make sales or
transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practices (including without limitation sales or transfers of inventory by
the Borrower to its Subsidiaries);

          (j) the Acquisition shall be permitted;

          (k) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, in the ordinary course of
business, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names and copyrights which, in the reasonable judgment of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary, are determined to be uneconomical, negligible or
obsolete in the conduct of its business;

          (l) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may transfer assets to the Borrower
or to a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the
Borrower so long as the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to the Security Documents in the assets so transferred shall remain in
full force and effect and perfected to at least the same extent as in effect
immediately prior to such transfer);

          (m) the Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries may
acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any Person (or all or
substantially all of the assets of a product line or division of any Person) or
100% of the capital stock of any Person (including by purchasing the remaining
portion of the capital stock of any Person in which the Borrower or a Wholly-
Owned Domestic Subsidiary thereof already has an ownership interest and as a
result of which such Person shall become a Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of
the Borrower) (any

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such acquisition permitted by this clause (m), a "Permitted Acquisition"), so
                                                  ---------------------
long as (i) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result
therefrom, (ii) each of the representations and warranties contained in Section
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6 is true and correct in all material respects both before and after giving
-
effect to such Permitted Acquisition, (iii) the assets or product line acquired,
or the business of the Person whose stock is acquired, constitutes a Permitted
Business, (iv) any Liens or Indebtedness assumed or issued in connection with
such acquisition are otherwise permitted under Section 8.03 or 8.04 as the case
                                               ------------    ----
may be, (v) the consideration paid by the Borrower and Subsidiaries in
connection with any Permitted Acquisition consists solely of cash, unsecured
Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder subordinated to the Loans on terms
and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and/or common stock of
the Borrower, (vi) at least 10 Business Days prior to the consummation of any
Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent and each of the Lenders a certificate of the Borrower's Chief Financial
Officer (or other Authorized Officer) certifying (and showing the calculations
therefor in reasonable detail) that the Borrower would have been in compliance
with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 8.10 and 8.11 for the
applicable testing period then most recently ended prior to the date of the
consummation of such Permitted Acquisition, in each case with such financial
covenants to be determined on a pro forma basis as if such Permitted Acquisition
had been consummated on the first day of the relevant testing period (and
assuming that any Indebtedness incurred, issued or assumed in connection
therewith had been incurred, issued or assumed on the first day of, and had
remained outstanding throughout, such testing period) (vii) immediately after
giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower would be able to
borrow at least $25,000,000 of Revolving Loans hereunder, and (viii) the
aggregate consideration paid in connection with all Permitted Acquisitions
consummated on or after the Restatement Effective Date (including, without
limitation, any earn-out, non-compete or deferred compensation arrangements and
the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness assumed in connection
therewith) does not exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower and
$25,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement; and

          (n)  any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets or property
which does not constitute an Asset Sale.

To the extent the Required Lenders waive the provisions of this Section 8.02
                                                                ------------
with respect to the sale or other disposition of any Collateral, or any
Collateral is sold or otherwise disposed of as permitted by this Section 8.02,
                                                                 ------------
such Collateral (unless sold to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower)
shall be sold or otherwise disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by
the Security Documents, and the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall
be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the
foregoing.

          8.03 Liens.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
               -----
Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with
respect to any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or
intangible) of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an
understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property
or assets (including sales of accounts receivable or notes with recourse to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or assign any right to receive income, or
file or permit the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any other
similar notice of Lien under any similar recording or notice statute; provided
that the provisions of this Section 8.03 shall not prevent the creation,
                            ------------

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incurrence, assumption or existence of the following (with such Liens described
below being herein referred to as "Permitted Liens"):
                                   ---------------

          (a) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
rules not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
rules being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which
adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower)
have been established;

          (b) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of
business, such as carriers', warehousemen's and mechanics' Liens, statutory
landlord's Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of
business, and (x) which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the
value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the
operation of the business of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary or (y) which
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings
have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset
subject to such Lien;

          (c) Liens created by or pursuant to this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents;

          (d) Liens existing on the Restatement Effective Date to the extent
listed on Annex XII, without giving effect to any subsequent extensions or
          ---------
renewals thereof,

          (e) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments (or securing
of appeal bonds with respect thereto) in circumstances not constituting an Event
of Default under Section 9.09, so long as no cash or property (other than
                 ------------
proceeds of insurance payable by reason of such judgments, decrees or
attachments) is deposited or delivered to secure any respective judgment or
award, or any appeal bond in respect thereof, the fair market value of which
exceeds $1,500,000;

          (f) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits
made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers'
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to
secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety bonds (other
than appeal bonds), bids, leases, government contracts, obligations to
utilities, performance and return-of-money.  bonds and other similar obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect
of the payment for borrowed money);

          (g) leases, subleases or licenses granted to others not interfering in
any material respect with the business of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries;

          (h) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or
irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not
interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

          (i) Liens arising from UCC financing statements regarding leases not
in violation of this Agreement;

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          (j)  purchase money Liens securing payables arising from the purchase
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any equipment or goods in the
normal course of business, provided that such payables shall not constitute
Indebtedness;

          (k)  any interest or title of a lessor under any lease permitted by
this Agreement;

          (l)  Liens arising pursuant to purchase money mortgages relating to,
or security interests securing Indebtedness representing, the purchase price or
financing thereof of assets acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
after the Restatement Effective Date and Liens created pursuant to Capital
Leases, provided that any such Liens attach only to the assets so acquired and
that all Indebtedness secured by Liens created pursuant to this clause (1) shall
not exceed the amount permitted pursuant to Section 8.04(c) at any time
                                            ---------------
outstanding;

          (m)  Permitted Encumbrances;

          (n)  Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to

Section 8.04 (e); and
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          (o)  Liens securing Indebtedness not in excess of $100,000 at any time
outstanding.

          8.04 Indebtedness.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of
               ------------
its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:

          (a)  Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents;

          (b)  Indebtedness owing by (i) any Subsidiary Guarantor to another
Subsidiary Guarantor or to the Borrower, (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower
that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to another Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
not a Subsidiary Guarantor and (iii) the Borrower to any Subsidiary Guarantor;

          (c)  Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the
Restatement Effective Date and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to purchase money
mortgages permitted by Section 8.03(l), provided that the aggregate amount of
                       ---------------
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (c) shall not exceed $5,000,000 at
any time outstanding;

          (d)  Existing Indebtedness, without giving effect to any subsequent
extension, renewal or refinancing thereof,

          (e)  Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements relating to Indebtedness
otherwise permitted under this Section 8.04;
                               ------------

          (f)  Indebtedness incurred pursuant to purchase money mortgage
permitted by Section 8.03(l);
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          (g)  Contingent Obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor with respect to Indebtedness and lease obligations of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary Guarantor otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

          (h)  Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Senior Subordinated Notes
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $120,000,000 (as reduced by any
repayments of principal thereof);

          (i)  the Borrower may issue up to $5,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of subordinated promissory notes pursuant to Section 4.4(c) of the GEO
Shareholders' Agreement;

          (j)  unsecured Indebtedness (including additional amounts under the
Senior Subordinated Notes) of the Borrower on terms and conditions not more
restrictive to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than those set forth in this
Agreement (and at or below a market interest rate for comparable instruments)
which Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, with respect to which,
no principal payments may be made prior to April 8, 2008, so long as at the time
of incurrence thereof (x) no Event of Default or Default exists, (y) the
Borrower would remain in compliance with Sections 8.10 and 8.11 after giving pro
                                         -------------     ----
forma effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, and (z) the Borrower
shall comply with the mandatory prepayment provisions of Section 4.02(g); and
                                                         ---------------

          (k)  additional Indebtedness of the Credit Parties not to exceed an
aggregate outstanding principal amount of $15,000,000 at any time.

          8.05 Capital Expenditures.  (a) The Borrower will not, and will not
               --------------------
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur Consolidated Capital Expenditures,
provided that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Consolidated Capital
Expenditures so long as the aggregate amount of all Consolidated Capital
Expenditures does not exceed in any fiscal year of the Borrower set forth below
the respect amount set forth opposite such fiscal year below:

                 Fiscal Year Ending           Amount
                 ------------------           ------

                 December 31, 2001          $13,000,000
                 December 31, 2002          $13,000,000
                 December 31, 2003
                 and each fiscal year
                    thereafter              $15,000,000

          (b)  In the event that the maximum amount which is permitted to be
expended in respect of Consolidated Capital Expenditures during any fiscal year
of the Borrower pursuant to Sections 8.05(a), (c) and (d) (without giving effect
to this clause (b)) is not fully expended during such fiscal year, the maximum
amount which may be expended during the immediately succeeding fiscal year
pursuant to Sections 8.05(a), (c) and (d) shall be increased by such unutilized
amount (the "Rollover Amount"), provided that such increase shall not exceed
             ---------------
$1,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower.

          (c)  In addition to the foregoing, the amount of insurance proceeds
received by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from any Recovery Event may be
used by the Borrower or

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such Subsidiary to make Consolidated Capital Expenditures to replace or restore
any properties or assets in respect of which such proceeds were paid or to
otherwise acquire productive assets usable in the business of the Borrower.

          (d)  In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower and the Subsidiary
Guarantors may make Consolidated Capital Expenditures to the extent such
Consolidated Capital Expenditures also constitute the reinvestment of Net Cash
Proceeds from Asset Sales not giving rise to the requirement to prepay the Term
Loan B Loans or to reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to Section
                                                                    -------
4.02(d).
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          (e)  In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
may make Consolidated Capital Expenditures related to the Pinjarra Project
("Pinjarra Consolidated Capital Expenditures") so long as (i) the aggregate
  ------------------------------------------
amount of all Pinjarra Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall not exceed
$55,000,000; provided that, for the period from the Restatement Effective Date
             --------
to December 31, 2002, the aggregate amount of all Pinjarra Consolidated Capital
Expenditures shall not exceed $40,000,000, and (ii) all Pinjarra Consolidated
Capital Expenditures are disclosed pursuant to subsection 7.01(c).

          8.06 Advances, Investments and Loans.  The Borrower will not, and will
               -------------------------------
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, lend money or credit or make advances to
any Person, or purchase or acquire any stock, obligations or securities of, or
any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any Person, except:

          (a)  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold
receivables owing to them, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of
business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;

          (b)  the intercompany Indebtedness described in Section 8.04(b) shall
                                                          ---------------
be permitted;

          (c)  investments made by the Borrower in Subsidiary Guarantors that
are Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries shall be permitted;

          (d)  loans and advances to employees in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed $100,000 (exclusive of amounts loaned or advanced to employees in
connection with administering the Borrower's employee relocation program) at any
time outstanding shall be permitted;

          (e)  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and own investments
(including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or
reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent
obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the
ordinary course of business;

          (f)  Hedge Agreements permitted by Section 8.04(e) shall be permitted;
                                             ---------------

          (g)  the Borrower may hold the promissory notes acquired in accordance
with Section 8.02(f);
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          (h)  the Borrower may repurchase stock to the extent permitted by
Section 8.08(a)(ii);
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          (i)  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted
Acquisitions;

          (j)  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may invest in cash and Cash
Equivalents;

          (k)  investments by each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the
Capital Stock of a Person who is a Subsidiary immediately before and after such
investment; provided, that (i) the requirements of Section 7.11 are satisfied
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and (ii) the amount of such investments by Credit Parties in Subsidiaries that
are not Credit Parties, plus the amount of all loans, contributions to capital,
Contingent Obligations and advances referred to in clause (l) below that are
                                                   ----------
made by Credit Parties to Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties shall not
exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the aggregate of such
investments as of the Restatement Effective Date plus $60,000,000;

          (l)  investments constituting loans, contributions to capital,
Guarantee Obligations or advances made by the Borrower to any Subsidiary or made
by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided, that any
                                                           --------
such loans and advances made by a Credit Party shall be evidenced by a
promissory note pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement and the amount of all
such loans, contributions to capital, Contingent Obligations and advances by
Credit Parties to Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties shall not exceed the
limitations set forth in clause (k) above;
                         ----------

          (m)  the Borrower may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to Section 6(b) thereof with
proceeds of "Public Equity Offerings" (as such term is defined therein);
provided, that no Term B Loans are outstanding at the time of such redemption;
--------
and

          (n)  the Borrower may exercise its option pursuant to the Option
Agreement in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 during the term of this
Agreement.

          8.07 Prepayments of Indebtedness, Modifications of Certificate of
               ------------------------------------------------------------
Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements, etc.  (a) The Borrower will
--------------------------------------------------------
not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (x) make (or give any
notice in respect thereof) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or
redemption or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of
depositing with the trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due
for the purpose of paying when due) or exchange or refinancing of the Senior
Subordinated Notes or any Existing Indebtedness, (y) amend, modify or change in
any manner the Senior Subordinated Notes Documents or any other agreements
(including, without limitation, the Existing Indebtedness Agreements) relating
to the Senior Subordinated Notes or to any Existing Indebtedness or (z) amend,
modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the
Lenders, the Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, by the
filing of any additional certificate of designation) or By-Laws of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, the terms of any of its Capital Stock or any
agreement entered into by the Borrower with respect to its Capital Stock
(including, without limitation, the Warrants and the Warrant

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Agreements), the "Transaction Documents" (as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement) (including, without limitation, the GEO Shareholders' Agreement), or
enter into any new agreement in any manner materially adverse to the interests
of the Lenders with respect to the Capital Stock of the Borrower.

          (b)  Other than the Obligations, the Borrower shall not designate and
shall not permit any Indebtedness to be designated as "Designated Senior Debt"
under and as defined in the Senior Subordinated Notes Documents.

          8.08 Dividends, etc.  (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit
               --------------
any of its.  Subsidiaries to, declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends
payable solely in Capital Stock of such Person) or return any capital to its
stockholders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of
property or cash to its stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or
otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for a consideration, any shares of
any class of its Capital Stock now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for
or options or stock appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares), or
set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of
any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, as the
case may be, now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants or stock
appreciation rights issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock)
(all of the foregoing "Dividends"), except that:
                       ---------

          (i)  any Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay cash dividends to the
Borrower or to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; and

          (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may redeem or repurchase for
cash (or in consideration of the issuance of subordinated notes permitted to be
issued by Section 8.04(i)), at fair value, the capital stock of the Borrower (or
          ---------------
options to purchase Capital Stock) from any employee of the Borrower upon the
death, disability, retirement or other termination of such employee, provided
that all cash repurchases under this clause (ii) shall not exceed, in the
aggregate, when added to all payments made under the subordinated notes
permitted by Section 8.04(i), $1,000,000 (increased by the amount of proceeds
             ---------------
received by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of Capital Stock to
directors or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after the
Restatement Effective Date); provided further, the Borrower may effect such
repurchases without regard to the dollar limitations set forth above solely with
the proceeds of key man life insurance obtained for the purpose of making such
repurchases.

          (b)  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any encumbrance or
restriction which prohibits or otherwise restricts (A) the ability of any
Subsidiary of the Borrower to (a) pay dividends or make other distributions or
pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the
Borrower, (b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of
the Borrower, or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or
any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or (B) the ability of the Borrower or any
other Subsidiary of the Borrower to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Lien upon its property or assets to secure the Obligations, other than
prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

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          (i)   this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the other
Transaction Documents;

          (ii)  applicable law;

          (iii) customary non-assignment provisions entered into in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practices;

          (iv)  any restriction or encumbrance with respect to a Subsidiary of
the Borrower imposed pursuant to an agreement which has been entered into for
the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or
assets of such Subsidiary, so long as such sale or disposition is permitted
under this Agreement; and

          (v)   Liens permitted under Section 8.03 and any documents or
                                      ------------
instruments governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other obligations secured
by any such Liens, provided that such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to
                   --------
the assets subject to such Liens.

          8.09  Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will
                ----------------------------
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of
transactions after the Restatement Effective Date whether or not in the ordinary
course of business, with any Affiliate other than on terms and conditions
substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be
obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm's
length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the
foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (i) Dividends permitted under Section
                                                                        -------
8.08, (ii) transactions between the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent
----
otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, (iii) employment
arrangements (including arrangements made with respect to bonuses) entered into
in the ordinary course of business with members of the Board of Directors of the
Borrower and of its Subsidiaries and (iv) any Shareholders' Agreements as in
effect on the Restatement Effective Date.

          8.10  Interest Coverage Ratio.  The Borrower will not permit the
                -----------------------
Interest Coverage Ratio for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (or,
if shorter, the period beginning on the Restatement Effective Date and ended on
the last day of a fiscal quarter ended after the Restatement Effective Date), in
each case taken as one accounting period, ended on the last day of a fiscal
quarter described below to be less than the amount set forth opposite such
fiscal quarter below:

          Fiscal Quarter                 Ratio
          --------------                 -----

          June 30, 2001                2.00:1.00
          September 30, 2001           2.00:1.00
          December 31, 2001            2.00:1.00
          March 31, 2002               2.00:1.00
          June 30, 2002                2.00:1.00
          September 30, 2002           2.25:1.00
          December 31, 2002            2.25:1.00
          March 31, 2003               2.25:1.00
          June 30, 2003                2.25:1.00

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               Fiscal Quarter                  Ratio
               --------------                  -----

               September 30, 2003            2.25:1.00
               December 31, 2003             2.25:1.00
               March 31, 2004                2.50:1.00
               June 30, 2004                 2.50:1.00
               September 30, 2004            2.50:1.00
               December 31, 2004             2.50:1.00
               March 31, 2005                2.75:1.00
               June 30, 2005                 2.75:1.00
               September 30, 2005            2.75:1.00
               December 31, 2005             2.75:1.00
               March 31, 2006                3.00:1.00
               June 30, 2006                 3.00:1.00
               September 30, 2006            3.00:1.00
               December 31, 2006             3.00:1.00
               March 31, 2007                3.25:1.00
               June 30, 2007                 3.25:1.00
               September 30, 2007            3.25:1.00
               December 31, 2007             3.25:1.00

          8.11 Leverage Ratio.  The Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio
               --------------
of the Borrower at any time during a fiscal quarter of the Borrower set forth
below to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter:

               Fiscal Quarter                  Ratio
               --------------                  -----

               June 30, 2001                 4.90:1.00
               September 30, 2001            4.90:1.00
               December 31, 2001             4.90:1.00
               March 31, 2002                4.90:1.00
               June 30, 2002                 4.90:1.00
               September 30, 2002            4.75:1.00
               December 31, 2002             4.75:1.00
               March 31, 2003                4.25:1.00
               June 30, 2003                 4.25:1.00
               September 30, 2003            4.25:1.00
               December 31, 2003             4.25:1.00
               March 31, 2004                4.00:1.00
               June 30, 2004                 4.00:1.00
               September 30, 2004            4.00:1.00
               December 31, 2004             4.00:1.00
               March 31, 2005                3.50:1.00
               June 30, 2005                 3.50:1.00
               September 30, 2005            3.50:1.00
               December 31, 2005             3.50:1.00
               March 31, 2006                3.50:1.00
               June 30, 2006                 3.50:1.00

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                Fiscal Quarter                  Ratio
                --------------                  -----

                September 30, 2006            3.50:1.00
                December 31, 2006             3.50:1.00
                March 31, 2007                3.50:1.00
                June 30, 2007                 3.50:1.00
                September 30, 2007            3.50:1.00
                December 31, 2007             3.50:1.00

           8.12 Issuance of Stock.  The Borrower will not issue any shares of
                -----------------
Capital Stock (other than issuances of common stock of the Borrower not creating
a Change of Control), and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries directly or
indirectly to issue, sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of
any shares of its Capital Stock or other securities (or warrants, rights or
options to acquire shares or other equity securities) of such Subsidiary, except
to the extent permitted by Section 8.03, to the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary
                           ------------
Guarantor or to qualify directors if required by applicable law.

           8.13 Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall not,
                --------------------------------------
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, establish, create or acquire
any additional Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Required
Lenders, provided that the Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries shall be
         --------
permitted to establish or create Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries so long as (i) at
least 5 days' prior written notice thereof (or such lesser notice as is
acceptable to the Administrative Agent) is given to the Administrative Agent,
(ii) such new Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver such guarantees and
security documents as the Required Lenders shall request (including documents
substantially similar to or amendments to each of the Pledge Agreement and the
Security Agreement), and in such forms as shall be satisfactory to them, (iii)
the holders of the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiaries shall execute and
deliver additional pledge agreements, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and (iv) such new Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver,
or cause to be executed and delivered, all other relevant documentation of the
type described in Section 5 as such new Subsidiaries would have had to deliver
                  ---------
if such new Subsidiaries were Credit Parties on the Restatement Effective Date.

SECTION 9. Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of any of the following
           -----------------
specified events (each an "Event of Default"):
                           ----------------

           9.01 Payments. The Borrower shall (i) default in the payment when due
                --------
of any principal of the Loans or (ii) default, and such default shall continue
for three or more Business Days, in the payment when due of any Unpaid Drawing,
any interest on the Loans or any Fees or any other amounts owing hereunder or
under any other Credit Document; or

           9.02 Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or statement
                --------------------
made by any Credit Party herein or in any other Credit Document or in any
statement or certificate delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto
or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of
which made or deemed made; or

           9.03 Covenants.  The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (a)
                ---------
default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or
agreement contained in Sections 7.01 (f)(x), 7.09 or 8, or (b) default in the
due performance or observance by it of any term,

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covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in Section 9.01, 9.02 or
                                                       ------------  ----
clause (a) of this Section 9.03) contained in this Agreement and such default
                   ------------
shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 30 days after notice to the
defaulting party by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or

          9.04 Default Under Other Agreements.  (a) The Borrower or any of its
               ------------------------------
Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect to any Indebtedness
(other than the Obligations) beyond the period of grace, if any, applicable
thereto or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or
condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or
agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall
occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or
condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness
(or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, any such
Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (b) any such
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be
due and payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled
required prepayment, prior to the stated maturity thereof, provided that it
shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this Section 9.04 unless
                                                          ------------
the principal amount of any one issue of such Indebtedness exceeds $1,500,000 or
the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) and (b)
above exceeds $2,500,000 at any one time; or

          9.05 Bankruptcy, etc.  The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall
               ---------------
commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States
Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor
thereto (the "Bankruptcy Code"); or an involuntary case is commenced against the
              ---------------
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the petition is not controverted within
10 days, or is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; or
a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes
charge of, all or substantially all of the property of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries; or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries commences any other
proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of
debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any
jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries; or there is commenced against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60
days; or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is adjudicated insolvent or
bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or
proceeding is entered; the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries suffers any
appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its
property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors; or any corporate action is taken by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

          9.06 ERISA.  (a) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding
               -----
standard required for any plan year or part thereof under Section 412 of the
Code or Section 302 of ERISA or a waiver of such standard or extension of any
amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code or
Section 303 or 304 of ERISA, a Reportable Event shall have occurred, a
contributing sponsor (as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA) of a Plan
subject to Title IV of ERISA shall be subject to the advance reporting
requirement of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.61 (without regard to subparagraph
(b)(1) thereof) and an event described in

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subsection .62, .63, .64, .65, .66, .67 or .68 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043
shall be reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the
following 30 days, any Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA shall have had
or is likely to have a trustee appointed to administer such Plan, any Plan which
is subject to Title IV of ERISA is, shall have been or is likely to be
terminated or to be the subject of termination proceedings under ERISA, any Plan
shall have an Unfunded Current Liability, a contribution required to be made
with respect to a Plan or a Foreign Pension Plan has not been timely made, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred
or is likely to incur any liability to or on account of a Plan under Section
409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or
Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code or on account of a group health
plan (as defined in Section 607(l) of ERISA or Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code)
under Section 4980B of the Code, or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred or is likely to incur material liabilities pursuant to one or more
employee welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA) that
provide benefits to retired employees or other former employees (other than as
required by Section 601 of ERISA) or Plans or Foreign Pension Plans; (b) there
shall result from any such event or events the imposition of a lien, the
granting of a security interest, or a liability or a material risk of incurring
a liability; and (c) such lien, security interest or liability, individually,
and/or in the aggregate, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, has had, or
could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect upon the
business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or

          9.07 Security Documents.  Any Security Document shall cease to be in
               ------------------
full force and effect or, except as expressly set forth in the Security
Agreement, shall cease to give the Collateral Agent any perfected Lien
encumbering Collateral (other than in respect of a di minimis portion of
                                                   ----------
Collateral), or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent any material rights,
powers and privileges purported to be created thereby in favor of the Collateral
Agent or any Credit Party shall default in the due performance or observance of
any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant
to any such Security Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a
period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or
the Required Lenders; or

          9.08 Subsidiary Guaranty.  The Subsidiary Guaranty or any provision
               -------------------
thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect, or any Subsidiary Guarantor
or any Person acting by or on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor shall deny or
disaffirm such guarantor's obligations under such Subsidiary Guaranty or any
Subsidiary Guarantor shall default in the due performance or observance of any
term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to
the Subsidiary Guaranty; or

          9.09 Judgments.  One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered
               ---------
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving a liability of
$1,500,000 or more in the case of any one such judgment or decree and $2,500,000
or more in the aggregate for all such judgments and decrees for the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries (in each case, not paid or to the extent not covered by
insurance) and any such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated,
discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry
thereof, or

          9.10 Change of Control.  A Change of Control shall occur;
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then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default
shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written
request of the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrower, take any or
all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrower,
except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided that,
if an Event of Default specified in Section 9.05 shall occur with respect to the
                                    ------------
Borrower, the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the
Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur
automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total
Commitment terminated, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith
terminate immediately and any Commitment Commission shall forthwith become due
and payable without any other notice of any kind; (ii) declare the principal of
and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans and all Obligations owing
hereunder (including Unpaid Drawings) and thereunder to be, whereupon the same
shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or
other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; (iii)
enforce, as Collateral Agent (or direct the Collateral Agent to enforce), any or
all of the Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security
Documents; (iv) terminate any Letter of Credit which may be terminated in
accordance with its terms; (v) direct the Borrower to pay (and the Borrower
hereby agrees upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event
of Default specified in Section 9.05 in respect of the Borrower, it will pay) to
                        ------------
the Collateral Agent at the Payment Office such additional amounts of cash, to
be held as security for the Borrower's reimbursement obligations in respect of
Letters of Credit then outstanding equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of all
Letters of Credit then outstanding; and (vi) apply any cash collateral held
pursuant to this Agreement to repay the Obligations.

SECTION 10.    Definitions.  As used herein, the following terms shall have the
               -----------
meanings herein specified unless the context otherwise requires (such meanings
to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined):

               "Acquired Business" shall have the meaning provided in the
                -----------------
definition of Acquisition.

               "Acquisition" shall mean the Borrower's acquisition of
                -----------
substantially all of the assets comprising the organic peroxides division (the
"Acquired Business") of Hercules Incorporated, a Delaware corporation the
 -----------------
(the "Seller"), pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated
      ------
as of March 28, 2001 (the "Acquisition Agreement") by and between the Borrower
                           ---------------------
and the Seller.

               "Acquisition Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in the
                ---------------------
definition of Acquisition.

               "Acquisition Documents" shall mean the Acquisition Agreement and
                ---------------------
all other documents entered into or delivered in connection with the Acquisition
Agreement.

               "Additional Mortgage" shall have the meaning provided in Section
                -------------------                                     -------
7.11(b).
-------

               "Additional Mortgaged Property" shall have the meaning provided
                -----------------------------
in Section 7.11(b).
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               "Adjusted RC Percentage" shall mean (x) at a time when no Lender
                ----------------------
Default exists, for each Lender such Lender's Revolving Percentage and (y) at a
time when a Lender Default exists (i) for each Lender that is a Defaulting
Lender, zero and (ii) for each Lender that is a Non-Defaulting Lender, the
percentage determined by dividing such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment at
such time by the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time, it being
understood that all references herein to Revolving Loan Commitments and the
Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment at a time when the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment or Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment, as the case may be, has
been terminated shall be references to the Revolving Loan Commitments or
Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment, as the case may be, in effect
immediately prior to such termination, provided that (A) no Lender's Adjusted RC
Percentage shall change upon the occurrence of a Lender Default from that in
effect immediately prior to such Lender Default if, after giving effect to such
Lender Default and any repayment of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans at such
time pursuant to Section 4.02(a) or otherwise, the sum of (i) the aggregate
                 ---------------
outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders
plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Swingline Loans plus
(iii) the L/C Obligations then outstanding, exceeds the Adjusted Total Revolving
Loan Commitment, (B) the changes to the Adjusted RC Percentage that would have
become effective upon the occurrence of a Lender Default but that did not become
effective as a result of the preceding clause (A) shall become effective on the
first date after the occurrence of the relevant Lender Default on which the sum
of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of all
Non-Defaulting Lenders plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Swingline Loans plus (iii) the L/C Obligations then outstanding is equal to
or less than the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment and (C) if (i) a Non-
Defaulting Lender's Adjusted RC Percentage is changed pursuant to the preceding
clause (B) and (ii) any repayment of such Lender's Revolving Loans, or of Unpaid
Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit or of Swingline Loans, that were made
during the period commencing after the date of the relevant Lender Default and
ending on the date of such change to its Adjusted RC Percentage must be returned
to the Borrower as a preferential or similar payment in any bankruptcy or
similar proceeding of the Borrower, then the change to such Non-Defaulting
Lender's Adjusted RC Percentage effected pursuant to said clause (B) shall be
reduced to that positive change, if any, as would have been made to its Adjusted
RC Percentage if (x) such repayments had not been made and (y) the maximum
change to its Adjusted RC Percentage would have resulted, in the sum of the
outstanding principal of Revolving Loans made by such Lender plus such Lender's
new Adjusted RC Percentage of the outstanding principal amount of Swingline
Loans and of L/C Obligations then outstanding equaling such Lender's Revolving
Loan Commitment at such time.

               "Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean at any time
                ----------------------------------------
the Total Revolving Loan Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Loan
Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

               "Administrative Agent" shall have the meaning provided in the
                --------------------
first paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successor to the
Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 11.09.
                                           -------------

               "Affected Eurocurrency Loans" shall have the meaning provided in
                ---------------------------
Section 4.02(c).
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               "Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other
                ---------
Person directly or indirectly controlling (including, but not limited to, all
directors and officers of such Person), controlled by, or under direct or
indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control a
corporation if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to
vote 5% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election
of directors of such corporation or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such corporation, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

               "Agents" shall mean, collectively, the Syndication Agent and the
                ------
Administrative Agent.

               "Agreement" shall mean this credit agreement, as the same may be
                ---------
from time to time modified, amended and/or supplemented.

               "Approved Lender" shall have the meaning provided in the
                ---------------
definition of Cash Equivalents.

               "Approved Company" shall have the meaning provided in the
                ----------------
definition of Cash Equivalents.

               "Asset Sale" shall mean the sale, transfer or other disposition
                ----------
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower to any Person other than the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor of any asset of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary (other than sales, transfers or other dispositions (x) in the
ordinary course of business of inventory and/or obsolete or excess equipment or
intellectual property pursuant to 8.02(e) or (k) or (y) the cash proceeds
(and/or fair market value of assets received in exchange therefor) of which do
not exceed $500,000).

               "Assignment Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in Section
                --------------------                                     -------
12.04(c).
--------

               "Authorized Officer" shall mean any senior officer of the
                ------------------
Borrower designated as such in writing to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower in each case to the extent acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

               "Bankruptcy Code" shall have the meaning provided in Section
                ---------------                                     -------
9.05.
----

               "Base Rate" means the greater of (i) the rate most recently
                ---------
announced by BT at its principal office as its "prime rate", which is not
necessarily the lowest rate made available by BT or (ii) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1% per annum. The "prime rate" announced by BT is
evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal
publication or publications as BT may designate. Any change in the interest rate
resulting from a change in such "prime rate" announced by BT shall become
effective without prior notice to the Borrower as of 12:01 a.m. (New York City
time) on the Business Day on which each change in such "prime rate" is announced
by BT. BT may make commercial or other loans to others at rates of interest at,
above or below its "prime rate".

               "Base Rate Loan" shall mean each Loan bearing interest at the
                --------------
rates provided in Section 1.08(a).
                  ---------------

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               "Base Rate Margin" means at any date, (i) with respect to
                ----------------
Revolving Loans the applicable percentage set forth in the following table under
the column Applicable Base Rate Margin for Revolving Loans opposite the Most
Recent Leverage Ratio as of such date and (ii) with respect to Term B Loans, the
applicable percentage set forth under the column Applicable Base Rate Margin for
Term B Loans opposite the Most Recent Leverage Ratio as of such date:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Applicable Base Rate       Applicable
            Most Recent                Margin for Revolving       Base Rate
           Leverage Ratio                      Loans              Margin For
           --------------                                        Term B Loans
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Less than 2.25 to 1                           1.25%                2.25%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equal to or greater than 2.25 to 1            1.50%                2.50%
    but less than 2.50 to 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equal to or greater than 2.50 to 1            1.75%                2.50%
    but less than 3.00 to 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equal to or greater than 3.00 to 1            2.00%                2.75%
    but less than 3.50 to 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equal to or greater than 3.50 to 1            2.25%                2.75%
    but less than 4.25 to 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equal to or greater than 4.25 to 1            2.50%                3.00%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               "Borrower" shall have the meaning provided in the first
                --------
paragraph of this Agreement.

               "Borrowing" shall mean the incurrence of (i) Swingline Loans by
                ---------
the Borrower from the Swingline Lender on a given date or (ii) one Type of
Revolving Loan by the Borrower from all of the Lenders on a pro rata basis on a
                                                            --------
given date (or resulting from conversions on a given date), having in the case
of Eurocurrency Loans the same Interest Period; provided that Base Rate Loans
incurred pursuant to Section 1.10(b) shall be considered part of any related
                     ---------------
Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans.

               "BT" shall mean Bankers Trust Company, a New York banking
                --
corporation, and its successors.

               "Business Day" shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as
                ------------
covered by clause (ii) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day
which shall be in the City of New York a legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close and
(ii) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and
payments of principal and interest on, Eurocurrency Loans, any day which is a
Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and
between banks in U.S. dollar deposits in the interbank Eurocurrency market.

               "Capital Lease" as applied to any Person shall mean any lease of
                -------------
any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which,
in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance
sheet of that Person.

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               "Capital Stock" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and
                -------------
all shares, interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents (however
designated) of such Person's capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests or other equivalent interests and any rights (other than debt
securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock), warrants or
options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock or other equity
interests.

               "Capitalized Lease Obligations" shall mean all obligations under
                -----------------------------
Capital Leases of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in each case taken at
the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance with GAAP.

               "Cash Equivalents" shall mean (i) securities issued or directly
                ----------------
and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United
States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more
than six months from the date of acquisition, (ii) U.S. dollar denominated time
deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances of (x) any Lender,
(y) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and
surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (z) any bank (or the parent company of such
bank) whose short-term commercial paper rating from Standard & Poor's Ratings
Services ("S&P") is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody's
           ---
Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof
                          -------
(any such bank, an "Approved Bank"), in each case with maturities of not more
                    -------------
than six months from the date of acquisition, (iii) repurchase obligations with
a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types
described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, (iv) commercial paper issued by
any Lender or Approved Bank or by the parent company of any Lender or Approved
Bank and commercial paper issued by, or guaranteed by, any industrial or
financial company with a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-1 or
the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by
Moody's (any such company, an "Approved Company"), or guaranteed by any
                               ----------------
industrial company with a long term unsecured debt rating of at least A or A2,
or the equivalent of each thereof, from S&P or Moody's, as the case may be, and
in each case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition and (v)
investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are
comprised of securities of the type described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

               "Cash Proceeds" shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale, the
                -------------
aggregate cash payments (including any cash received by way of deferred payment
pursuant to a note receivable issued in connection with such Asset Sale, other
than the portion of such deferred payment constituting interest, but only as and
when so received) received by the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary from such Asset
Sale.

               "CERCLA" shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
                ------
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. (S) 9601 et seq.
                                                                        -- ---

               "Change of Control" shall mean (A) (a) prior to the Borrower's
                -----------------
initial public offering of common stock, the Permitted Holders cease to be the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of a majority in the aggregate of the total voting power
of the Voting Stock of the Borrower, whether as a result of the issuance of
securities of the Borrower, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or
dissolution

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of the Borrower, any direct or indirect transfer of securities or otherwise (for
purposes of this clause (a) and clause (b) below, the Permitted Holders shall be
deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a corporation (the "specified
corporation") held by any other corporation (the "parent corporation") so long
as the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as so defined), directly or
indirectly (through Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries that are not operating
businesses), in the aggregate a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock
of the parent corporation), (b) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders,
is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in clause (a) above, except that
a person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all shares that any
such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable
immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more
than 30% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower;
provided, that the Permitted Holders "beneficially own" (as defined in clause
(a) above), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of the
total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower than such other person
and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to
elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of Directors of the
Borrower (for the purposes of this clause (b) such other person shall be deemed
to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a specified corporation held by a parent
corporation, if such other person "beneficially owns" (as defined in this clause
(b)), directly or indirectly, more than 30% of the voting power of the Voting
Stock of such parent corporation and the Permitted Holders "beneficially own"
(as defined in clause (a) above), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a
lesser percentage of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent
corporation and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or
otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of
Directors of such parent corporation), or (c) during any period of two
consecutive years individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted
the Board of Directors of the Borrower (together with any new directors whose
election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the
stockholders of the Borrower was approved by either (i) the Permitted Holders or
(ii) a vote of a majority of the directors of the Borrower then still in office
who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower then in office;
or (B) the occurrence of a Senior Subordinated Notes Change of Control.

               "Charter Oak" shall mean Charter Oak Partners, a Connecticut
                -----------
general partnership and Charter Oak Capital Partners, a Connecticut limited
partnership.

               "Charter Oak Warrant Agreement" shall mean the Warrant Agreement,
                -----------------------------
dated as of March 25, 1997, between the Borrower and Charter Oak, as amended
through the date hereof.

               "Charter Oak Warrants" shall mean the Warrants issued to Charter
                --------------------
 Oak pursuant to the Charter Oak Warrant Agreement.

               "Class A Common Stock" shall mean the Borrower's Class A voting
                --------------------
common stock, par value $ 1.00 per share.

               "Class B Common Stock" shall mean the Borrower's Class B non-
                --------------------
voting common stock, par value $ 1.00 per share.

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          "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
           ----
time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this
Agreement and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof,
supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

          "Collateral" shall mean all of the Collateral as defined in each of
           ----------
the Security Documents.

          "Collateral Agent" shall mean the Administrative Agent acting as
           ----------------
collateral agent for the Lenders pursuant to the Security Documents.

          "Collective Bargaining Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in
           --------------------------------
Section 5.06(vi).
----------------

          "Commercial Letter of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in
           ---------------------------
Section 2.01(a).
---------------

          "Commitment" means, with respect to each Lender, the aggregate of the
           ----------
Revolving Loan Commitment and the Term B Commitment of such Lender and
"Commitments" means such commitments of all of the Lenders collectively.
 -----------

          "Commitment Commission" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ---------------------                                     -------
3.01(a).
-------

          "Commitment Commission Percentage" shall mean 0.675% if the Most
           --------------------------------
Recent Leverage Ratio is greater than 4.25 to 1.00, 0.50% if the Most Recent
Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.25 but greater than or equal to 2.25,
or 0.375% if the Most Recent Leverage Ratio is less than 2.25 to 1.00.

          "Common Management Fund" shall mean with respect to any Person, a fund
           ----------------------
under common control with such Person.

          "Consolidated Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any period, the
           ---------------------------------
aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities
and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital
Leases but excluding any amount representing capitalized interest) by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries during that period that, in conformity with GAAP,
are or are required to be included in the property, plant or equipment reflected
in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

          "Consolidated Current Assets" means, with respect to any Person, as at
           ---------------------------
the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount, without
duplication, that is classified on a balance sheet of such Person and its
Subsidiaries as the current assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP.

          "Consolidated Current Liabilities" means, at any time, the current
           --------------------------------
liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated
basis, in accordance with GAAP but excluding deferred income taxes and the
current portion of and accrued but unpaid interest on any Indebtedness under
this Agreement and any other long-term Indebtedness which would otherwise be
included therein.

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          "Consolidated EBIT" shall mean, for any period, (A) the sum of the
           -----------------
amounts for such period of (i) Consolidated Net Income, (ii) provisions for
taxes based on income, (iii) Consolidated Net Interest Expense, (iv)
amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs to the extent deducted in
determining Consolidated Net Income and (v) losses on sales of assets (excluding
sales in the ordinary course of business) and other extraordinary or
nonrecurring losses less (B) the amount for such period of gains on sales of
assets (excluding sales in the ordinary course of business) and other
extraordinary or nonrecurring gains, all as determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP.

          "Consolidated EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, the sum of the
           -------------------
amounts for such period of (i) Consolidated EBIT, (ii) depreciation expense for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) amortization expense for the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries and (iv) depletion and all other non-cash charges included
in Consolidated Net Income during such period, all as determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for purposes of
                                            --------
calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio and Leverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA
shall be deemed to be the amount set forth on Schedule 10 for any fiscal quarter
                                              -----------
(or portion thereof) prior to the Restatement Effective Date; and provided
                                                                  --------
further that, for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio when a Permitted
-------
Acquisition has occurred within a Test Period, Consolidated EBITDA shall be
increased or decreased, as the case may be, by an amount equal to the portion of
Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition from and after
the date of such Permitted Acquisition multiplied by a fraction the numerator of
which is 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and the denominator of which is equal
to the number of days in the Test Period prior to the date of such Permitted
Acquisition.

          "Consolidated Indebtedness" shall mean, as at any date of
           -------------------------
determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

          "Consolidated Net Income" shall mean, for any period, the net income
           -----------------------
(or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP,
provided that there shall be excluded (i) the income (or loss) of any Person
(other than the Borrower or its Subsidiaries) in which any other Person (other
than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to
the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (ii)
the income (or loss) of any Person (except any Person that is a Subsidiary of
the Borrower prior to any merger or consolidation) accrued prior to the date it
becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person's assets are acquired by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) the income of any Subsidiary of the
Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by
operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment,
decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Subsidiary, (iv) compensation expense resulting from the issuance of Capital
Stock, stock options or stock appreciation rights issued to former or current
employees, including officers, of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower, or the exercise of such options or rights, in each case to the extent
the obligation (if any) associated therewith is not expected to be settled by
the payment of cash by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower and (v)
compensation expense

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resulting from the repurchase of Capital Stock, options and rights described in
clause (iv) of this definition of Consolidated Net Income.

          "Consolidated Net Indebtedness" shall mean, at any date of
           -----------------------------
determination, an amount equal to the amount of Consolidated Indebtedness at
such time less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents held by the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries at such time.

          "Consolidated Net Interest Expense" shall mean, for any period, (A)
           ---------------------------------
total interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases in
accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all capitalized interest,
commitment commissions and agency fees, but excluding (x) all commissions,
discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and
bankers' acceptance financing and net costs under Hedge Agreements and (y)
Transaction Expenses less (B) the total interest income of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided that, for purposes of calculating
                                      --------
the Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Interest Expense shall be deemed
to be the amount set forth on Schedule 10 for any fiscal quarter (or portion
                              -----------
thereof) prior to the Restatement Effective Date.

          "Contingent Obligations" shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation
           ----------------------
of such Person guaranteeing or intending to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases,
dividends or other obligations ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the
"primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including,
without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent,
(a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct
or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the
purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working
capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the
net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property,
securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any
such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of
such primary obligation or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of
such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof, provided, that the term
Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit
or collection in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Contingent
Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable
amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation
is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform
thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

          "Continuing Lender" shall mean each Existing Lender with a Revolving
           -----------------
Loan Commitment under this Agreement.

          "Credit Documents" means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes,
           ----------------
each Letter of Credit, each Security Document, the Subsidiary Guaranty and all
other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection therewith, in
each case as the same may at any time be amended, supplemented, restated or
otherwise modified and in effect.

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<PAGE>

          "Credit Event" shall mean and include the making of a Loan or the
           ------------
issuance of a Letter of Credit.

          "Credit Exposure" shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.04(b).
           ---------------                                     ----------------

          "Credit Party" shall mean the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
           ------------

          "CSE Warrant Agreement" shall mean the Warrant Agreement, dated as of
           ---------------------
March 25, 1997, as amended and restated, between the Borrower and GEO Chemicals
Limited, successor-in-interest by merger, to Chemical Specialties Enterprises,
L.P.

          "CSE Warrants" shall mean the Warrants issued to GEO Chemicals
           ------------
Limited, successor-in-interest by merger, to Chemical Specialties Enterprises,
L.P., pursuant to the CSE Warrant Agreement.

          "Default" shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or
           -------
lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

          "Defaulting Lender" shall mean any Lender with respect to which a
           -----------------
Lender Default is in effect.

          "Dividends" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.08.
           ---------                                     ------------

          "Documentation Agent" shall have the meaning provided in the first
           -------------------
paragraph hereof.

          "Documents" shall mean, collectively, (a) the Credit Documents and (b)
           ---------
the Transaction Documents.

          "Dollars", "dollars", "U.S. dollars" and "$" each shall mean lawful
           -------    -------    ------------       -
currency of the United States of America.

          "Drawing" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(d)(ii).
           -------                                     -------------------

          "Eligible Assignee" means (i) a commercial bank, financial
           -----------------
institution, financial company, fund (whether a corporation, partnership, trust
or other entity) or insurance company in each case, together with its Affiliates
or Related Funds, which extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of
its business or any other Person approved by the Administrative Agent and, so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.

          "Employment Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ---------------------                                     -------
5.06(v).
-------

          "Environmental Claims" shall mean any and all administrative,
           --------------------
regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens,
notices of noncompliance or violation, administrative investigations or
proceedings relating in any way to any violation of or any liability under any
Environmental Law or any permit issued, or under any approval given, under any
such Environmental Law (hereafter, "Claims"), including, without limitation, (a)
                                    ------
any

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and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement,
cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any
applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party
seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or
injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials arising from alleged injury
or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment,

          "Environmental Law" shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign
           -----------------
or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, rule of common law or
written and binding policy or guide, now or hereafter in effect and in each case
as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including
any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to
the environment, health, safety or Hazardous Materials, including, without
limitation, CERCLA; RCRA; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
33 U.S.C. (S) 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. (S) 7401
                   -------
et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. (S) 7401 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water
-------                                        -------
Act, 42 U.S.C. (S) 3808 et seq.; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. (S)
                        -------
2701 et seq.; and any applicable state and local or foreign counterparts or
     -------
equivalents.

          "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
           -----
1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings
issued thereunder.  Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at
the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory
thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

          "ERISA Affiliate" shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9)
           ---------------
of ERISA) which together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower would
be deemed to be a "single employer" (i) within the meaning of Section 414(b),
(c), (m) or (o) of the Code or (ii) as a result of the Borrower or a Subsidiary
of the Borrower being or having been a general partner of such person.

          "Eurocurrency Loans" shall mean each Loan bearing interest at the
           ------------------
rates provided in Section 1.08(b).
                  ---------------

          "Eurocurrency Margin" means at any date, (i) with respect to Revolving
           -------------------
Loans, the applicable percentage set forth in the following table under the
column Applicable Eurocurrency Margin for Revolving Loans and (ii) with respect
to Term B Loans, the applicable percentage set forth in the following table
under the column Applicable Eurocurrency Margin for Term B Loans opposite the
Most Recent Leverage Ratio on such date:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Applicable                  Applicable
           Most Recent                  Eurocurrency  Margin            Eurocurrency
          Leverage Ratio                 for Revolving Loans             Margin For
          --------------                                                Term B Loans
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                             <C>
Less than 2.25 to 1                             2.25%                        3.25%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>                          <C>
Equal to or greater than 2.25 to                2.50%                        3.50%
 1 but less than 2.50 to 1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equal to or greater than 2.50 to                2.75%                        3.50%
 1 but less than 3.00 to 1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equal to or greater than 3.00 to                3.00%                        3.75%
 1 but less than 3.50 to 1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equal to or greater than 3.50 to                3.25%                        3.75%
 1 but less than 4.25 to 1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equal to or greater than 4.25 to 1              3.50%                        4.00%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

          "Eurocurrency Rate" shall mean with respect to each Interest Period
           -----------------
for a Eurocurrency Loan, (i) the offered quotation to first-class banks in the
New York interbank Eurocurrency market by the Administrative Agent for dollar
deposits of amounts in same day funds comparable to the outstanding principal
amount of the Eurocurrency Loan for which an interest rate is then being
determined with maturities comparable to the Interest Period to be applicable to
such Eurocurrency Loan, determined as of 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the
date which is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period divided (and rounded upward to the next whole multiple of 1/16 of 1%) by
(ii) a percentage equal to 100% minus the then stated maximum rate of all
reserve requirements (including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency,
supplemental, special or other reserves) applicable to any member bank of the
Federal Reserve System in respect of Eurocurrency liabilities as defined in
Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D).

          "Event of Default" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.
           ----------------                                     ---------

          "Excess Cash Flow" means, for any period (i) the sum of (A)
           ----------------
Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (B) the amount of all non-cash
charges (including, without limitation or duplication, depreciation,
amortization and non-cash interest expense) included in determining Consolidated
Net Income for such period, plus (C) the decrease, if any, in Working Capital
from the first day to the last day of such period, plus (D) provisions for taxes
appearing on an income statement of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
period, minus (ii) the sum (without duplication) of (A) any non-cash credits
(including from sales of assets) included in determining Consolidated Net Income
for such period, (B) gains from sales of assets (other than sales of inventory
in the ordinary course of business) included in determining Consolidated Net
Income for such period, (C) an amount equal to (1) all Consolidated Capital
Expenditures made during such period to the extent not financed by Indebtedness
(including Capitalized Lease Obligations but excluding Loans hereunder) plus (or
minus if  negative) (2) the Rollover Amount for such period to be carried
forward to the next period less the Rollover Amount (if any) for the preceding
period carried forward to the current period, (D) the aggregate principal amount
of permanent principal payments of Indebtedness for borrowed money of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than (1) repayment of Indebtedness with
proceeds of issuance of other Indebtedness or equity or equity contributions or
with Net Cash Proceeds or Recovery Events and (2) repayment of Loans, provided
                                                                      --------
that repayments of Loans shall be deducted in determining Excess Cash Flow if
such repayments were (x) required as a result of a Scheduled Term B Repayment
under Section 4.02(a)(iii) or (y) made as a voluntary prepayment with internally
      --------------------    ---
generated funds (but in the case of a voluntary prepayment of Revolving Loans or
Swing Line

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Loans, only to the extent accompanied by a voluntary reduction to the Total
Revolving Commitment) during such period, (E) the amount of cash expended in
respect of Permitted Acquisitions during such period, except to the extent
constituting Capital Expenditures or financed with Indebtedness, (F) non-cash
charges added back in a previous period pursuant to clause (i)(B) above to the
extent any such charge has become a cash item in the current period, (G) the
increase, if any, in Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such
period, (H) taxes paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period,
and (I) the principal portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period.

          "Excess Cash Flow Period" means, with respect to the repayment
           -----------------------
required on each Excess Cash Payment Date, the immediately preceding fiscal year
of the Borrower.

          "Excess Cash Payment Date" means the date occurring 90 days after the
           ------------------------
last day of a fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning with its fiscal year ending
on December 31, 2001).

          "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
           ------------
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

          "Existing Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in the
           -------------------------
recitals to this Agreement.

          "Existing Indebtedness" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ---------------------                                     -------
6.21.
----

          "Existing Indebtedness Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in
           --------------------------------
Section 5.06(ii).
----------------

          "Existing Lender" shall mean each Person which was a "Lender" under,
           ---------------
and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the
Restatement Effective Date.

          "Existing Letter of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           -------------------------                                     -------
2.01 of this Agreement.
----

          "Existing Loans" shall mean all "Loans" under, and as defined in the
           --------------                  -----
Existing Credit Agreement.

          "Existing Mortgage" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.14.
           -----------------                                     ------------

          "Existing Mortgage Amendments" shall have the meaning provided in
           ----------------------------
Section 5.14.
------------

          "Facility" means any of the credit facilities established under this
           --------
Agreement.

          "Facing Agent" means BT and any Affiliate of BT, including but not
           ------------
limited to Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, and any other Lender agreed to by
such Lender, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

          "Facing Fee" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
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          "Federal Funds Effective Rate" shall mean, for any period, a
           ----------------------------
fluctuating interest rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted
average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the
Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such
day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day)
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published
for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day
on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal
Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

          "Fee Letter" means that certain fee letter dated March 7, 2001 among
           ----------
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent.

          "Fees" shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in,
           ----
Section 3.01.
------------

          "FIRREA" shall mean Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and
           ------
Enforcement Act of 1989.

          "Foreign Pension Plan" means any plan, fund (including, without
           --------------------
limitation, any super-annuation fund) or other similar program established or
maintained outside of the United States of America by the Borrower or one or
more of its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates primarily for the benefit of
employees of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries or its Affiliates residing
outside the United States of America, which plan, fund, or similar program
provides or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation
of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which
is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

          "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
           ----
United States of America as in effect on the date of this Agreement; it being
understood and agreed that determinations in accordance with GAAP for purposes
of Section 8, including defined terms as used therein, are subject (to the
   ---------
extent provided therein) to Section 12.07(a).
                            ----------------

          "GEO Shareholders' Agreement" shall mean the Amended and Restated
           ---------------------------
Shareholders Agreement, dated as of July 31, 1998, among the Borrower, Charter
Oak, GEO Chemicals, Ltd., George P. Ahearn, William P. Eckman, George W. Rapp,
Jr. and A. Elliot Archer, as amended through the date hereof.

          "Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or
           ----------------------
other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government, any
securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners).

          "Hazardous Materials" shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum
           -------------------
products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become
friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that
contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and
radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in
the definition of "hazardous substances," "hazardous waste," "hazardous
materials," (extremely hazardous waste," "restricted hazardous waste," "toxic
substances," "toxic pollutants," "contaminants," or "pollutants," or words of
similar meaning and regulatory effect,

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under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or
substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any
Governmental Authority.

          "Hedge Agreement" shall mean (i) any interest rate swap agreement, any
           ---------------
interest rate cap agreement, any interest rate collar agreement or other similar
agreement or arrangement designed to hedge the position of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary with respect to interest rates and (ii) any currency swap agreement,
forward currency purchase agreement or similar agreement or arrangement designed
to protect against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

          "Indebtedness" of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (i) all
           ------------
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) the deferred purchase price
of assets or services which in accordance with GAAP would be shown on the
liability side of the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) the face amount of all
letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without
duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder, (iv) all Indebtedness of a second
Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such first Person, whether
or not such indebtedness has been assumed, (v) all Capitalized Lease Obligations
of such Person, (vi) all obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase
price for goods or services whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e. take-or-
pay and similar obligations, (vii) all net obligations of such Person under
Hedge Agreements and (viii) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, (other
than Contingent Obligations arising from the guaranty by such Person of the
obligations of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries to the extent such
guaranteed obligations do not constitute Indebtedness), provided that
Indebtedness shall not include trade payables, deferred revenue, taxes and
accrued expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business.

          "Information Systems and Equipment" shall mean all computer hardware,
           ---------------------------------
firmware and software, as well as other information processing systems, or any
equipment containing embedded microchips, whether directly owned, licensed,
leased, operated or otherwise controlled by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, including through third-party service providers, and which, in
whole or in part, are used, operated, relied upon, or integral to, the
Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' conduct of their business.

          "Interest Coverage Ratio" shall mean, for any Test Period, the ratio
           -----------------------
of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period to (ii) Consolidated Net
Interest Expense for such Test Period.

          "Interest Period" with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan shall mean the
           ---------------
interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 1.09.
                                                              ------------

          "LC Commission" has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.01.
           -------------                                           ------------

          "L/C Obligations" means, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of
           ---------------
(a) the aggregate Stated Amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and
(b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then
been reimbursed pursuant to Section 2.01.  The L/C Obligation of any Lender at
                            ------------
any time shall mean its Revolving Percentage of the aggregate L/C Obligations
outstanding at such time.

          "LC Participant" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           --------------                                     -------
2.01(q)(ii).
-----------

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          "LC Supportable Indebtedness" shall mean (i) obligations of the
           ---------------------------
Borrower or its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business with
respect to insurance obligations and workers' compensation, surety bonds and
other similar statutory obligations (including taxes, licenses and other similar
requirements) and (ii) such other obligations of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries as are permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

          "Leasehold" of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and
           ---------
interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or
licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.

          "Lender" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of
           ------
this Agreement.

          "Lender Default" shall mean (i) the refusal (which has not been
           --------------
retracted) of a Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of
Revolving Loans (including pursuant to a Mandatory Borrowing) or to fund its
portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 2.01(f) or (ii) a Lender
                                          ------- -------
having notified the Administrative Agent and/or the Borrower that it does not
intend to comply with its obligations under Section 1.01 or under Section
                                            ------------          -------
2.01(f), in the case of either (i) or (ii) as a result of the appointment of a
-------
receiver or conservator with respect to such Lender at the direction or request
of any regulatory agency or authority.

          "Letter of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a).
           ----------------                                     ---------------

          "Letter of Credit Amendment Request" has the meaning assigned to that
           ----------------------------------
term in Section 2.01
        ------------

          "Letter of Credit Request" has the meaning assigned to that term in
           ------------------------
Section 2.01
------------

          "Leverage Ratio" shall mean, at any date of determination, the ratio
           --------------
of (i) Consolidated Net Indebtedness on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA
for the Test Period most recently ended (taken as one accounting period).

          "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest,
           ----
encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of
the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any
lease in the nature thereof).

          "Loan" shall mean each Revolving Loan, each Term B Loan and each
           ----
Swingline Loan.

          "Majority Lenders" shall mean with respect to any Facility those Non-
           ----------------
Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as
defined in, this Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of the other
Facilities under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with
respect thereto were terminated.

          "Management Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ---------------------                                     -------
5.06(iv).
--------

          "Mandatory Borrowing" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           -------------------                                     -------
1.01(a)(iii).
------------

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          "Margin Stock" shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U.
           ------------

          "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material adverse effect on the
           -----------------------
business, property, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (financial or
otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Transaction.

          "Maximum Swingline Amount" shall mean $2,500,000.
           ------------------------

          "Minimum Borrowing Amount" shall mean (i) for Revolving Loans
           ------------------------
maintained as Base Rate Loans, $250,000 and (ii) for Revolving Loans maintained
as Eurocurrency Loans, $500,000.

          "Moody's" shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Cash
           -------
Equivalents.

          "Mortgage" shall mean and include each New Mortgage and each Existing
           --------
Mortgage, provided that after the execution and delivery thereof, each
Additional Mortgage shall also constitute a Mortgage.

          "Mortgage Policies" shall mean and include each New Mortgage Policy
           -----------------
and each Existing Mortgage Policy.

          "Mortgaged Properties" shall mean each of the Real Properties listed
           --------------------
on Annex VIII hereto and designated either as a "New Mortgage Property" or
   ----------
"Existing Mortgaged Property" thereon and, after the execution and delivery of
any Additional Mortgage, shall include the respective Additional Mortgaged
Property.

          "Most Recent Leverage Ratio" means, at any date, the Leverage Ratio
           --------------------------
for the Test Period ending as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for
which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders pursuant to
Section 7.01; provided, however, that if the Borrower fails to deliver such
------------
financial statements as required by Section 7.01 and further fails to remedy
                                    ------------
such default within five days of notice thereof from the Administrative Agent,
then, without prejudice to any other rights of any Lender hereunder, the Most
Recent Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be greater than 4.25 to 1 as of the
date such financial statements were required to be delivered under Section 7.01.
                                                                   ------------
Notwithstanding the foregoing from the date hereof to the date of delivery of
financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2001, the Most Recent
Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00 but less than
4.25 to 1.00.

          "Multiemployer Plan" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ------------------
4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

          "Net Cash Proceeds" shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale, the
           -----------------
Cash Proceeds resulting therefrom net of expenses of sale (including payment of
principal, premium and interest of other Indebtedness secured by the assets that
were the subject of the Asset Sale and required to be, and which is, repaid
under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale, commissions, reasonable
costs, attorneys' fees and accountants' fees), and incremental taxes paid or
payable as a result thereof, provided that Net Cash Proceeds shall not include
cash deposited

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with the Administrative Agent pursuant to a cash collateral arrangement pursuant
to this Agreement.

          "Net Offering Proceeds" means the proceeds received from (a) the
           ---------------------
issuance of any Capital Stock or (b) the incurrence of any Indebtedness, in each
case net of the actual liabilities for reasonably anticipated cash taxes in
connection with such issuance or incurrence, if any, any underwriting, brokerage
and other customary selling commissions incurred in connection with such
issuance or incurrence, and reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and
expenses, including title and recording tax expenses, if any, incurred in
connection with such issuance or incurrence.

          "New Lender" shall mean each Lender on the Restatement Effective Date
           ----------
which is not an Existing Lender.

          "New Mortgages" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.13.
           -------------                                     ------------

          "New Mortgage Policies" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ---------------------                                     -------
5.13.
----

          "New Mortgaged Property" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ----------------------                                     -------
5.13.
----

          "Non-Continuing Lender" shall mean any Existing Lender which does not
           ---------------------
have a Revolving Loan Commitment under this Agreement.

          "Non-Defaulting Lender" shall mean each Lender other than a Defaulting
           ---------------------
Lender.

          "Note" shall mean and include each Revolving Note, each Term B Note
           ----
and the Swingline Note.

          "Notice of Borrowing" shall mean any written notice of Borrowing
           -------------------
delivered pursuant to Section 1.03(a) or 1.03(b).
                      ---------------    -------

          "Notice of Conversion or Continuation" shall have the meaning provided
           ------------------------------------
in Section 1.06.
   ------------

          "Notice Office" shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent
           -------------
located at 130 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10006 or such other office as
the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrower from time to time.

          "Obligations" shall mean all amounts, direct or indirect, contingent
           -----------
or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing to
the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

          "Option Agreement" means that certain Option Agreement dated September
           ----------------
8, 1999 between the Borrower and Rhodia Chimie S.A., as in effect on the date
hereof.

          "Participant" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
           -----------                                     ------------

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          "Payment Office" shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent
           --------------
located at 130 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10006 or such other office as
the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrower from time to time.

          "PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established
           ----
pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

          "Perfection Certificate" shall mean the Perfection Certificate dated
           ----------------------
as of the date hereof made by the Borrower.

          "Permitted Acquisition" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ---------------------                                     -------
8.02(m).
-------

          "Permitted Business" shall mean any line of business in which the
           ------------------
Borrower and its Subsidiaries are permitted to engage under Section 8.01.
                                                            ------------

          "Permitted Encumbrances" shall mean, with respect to any Real Property
           ----------------------
subject to a Mortgage or an Additional Mortgage, such exceptions to title as are
set forth in the title insurance policy or title commitment delivered with
respect thereto, all of which exceptions must be reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent.

          "Permitted Holders" shall mean George P. Ahearn and William P. Eckman
           -----------------
and the holders of the Capital Stock of the Borrower on the Restatement
Effective Date (after giving effect to the Transaction).

          "Permitted Liens" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.03.
           ---------------                                     ------------

          "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm,
           ------
corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise
or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or
instrumentality thereof.

          "Pinjarra Consolidated Capital Expenditures" shall have the meaning
           ------------------------------------------
provided in Section 8.05(e).
            ---------------

          "Pinjarra Project" shall mean the Borrower's construction of its
           ----------------
gallium extraction plant in Pinjarra, Australia and investments in related
purification and reclaim capabilities.

          "Plan" shall mean any pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of
           ----
ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an
obligation to contribute of) the Borrower, a Subsidiary of the Borrower or an
ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five-year period immediately
following the latest date on which the Borrower, a Subsidiary of the Borrower,
or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to
contribute to such plan.

          "Pledge Agreement" shall mean the Amended and Restated Pledge
           ----------------
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified and supplemented
from time to time, including, without limitation, to the Restatement Effective
Date), made by the Borrower, in favor of BT, as Collateral Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Creditors (as defined in the Pledge Agreement).

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          "Pledge Agreement Collateral" shall mean all Collateral as defined in
           ---------------------------
the Pledge Agreement.

          "Projections" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.19.
           -----------                                      ------------

          "Quarterly Payment Date" shall mean the last Business Day of March,
           ----------------------
June, September and December, occurring after the Restatement Effective Date.

          "RCRA" shall mean the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
           ----
amended, 42 U.S.C. (S) 6901 et seq.
                            -------

          "Real Property" of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and
           -------------
interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including
Leaseholds.

          "Recovery Event" shall mean the receipt by the Borrower or any of its
           --------------
Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable (i) by
reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage or any other similar event
with respect to any property or asset of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (ii) by reason of any condemnation, taking, seizing or similar
event with respect to any property or asset of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.

          "Refinancing" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.20.
           -----------                                     ------------

          "Register" shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.16.
           --------                                     -------------

          "Regulation D" shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of
           ------------
the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to
all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.

          "Regulation T, U and X" shall mean Regulations T, U and X of the Board
           ---------------------
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and
any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

          "Related Fund" means, with respect to any Lender which is a fund, any
           ------------
other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed by the same investment
advisor of such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

          "Replaced Lender" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.
           ---------------                                     ------------

          "Replacement Lender" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.
           ------------------                                     ------------

          "Reportable Event" shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of
           ----------------
ERISA with respect to a Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA other than
those events as to which the 30-day notice period is waived under subsection
 .22, .23, .25, .27 or .28 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.

          "Required Appraisal" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ------------------                                     -------
7.11(d).
-------

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          "Required Lenders" shall mean Non-Defaulting Lenders whose Term B
           ----------------
Loans and Revolving Loan Commitments (or, if after the termination thereof,
outstanding Revolving Loans and Adjusted RC Percentage of outstanding Swingline
Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding) constitute greater than 50% of the
sum of (i) the total outstanding Term B Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders and (ii)
the Total Revolving Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Commitments of
Defaulting Lenders (or, if after the Total Revolving Commitment has been
terminated, the sum of the total outstanding Revolving Loans of Non-Defaulting
Lenders and the aggregate Revolving Percentage of all Non-Defaulting Lenders of
the total outstanding Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding at
such time).

          "Requirement of Law" means, as to any Person, any law (including
           ------------------
common law), treaty, rule or regulation or judgment, decree, determination or
award of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, including
without limitation, any Environmental Law, in each case applicable to or binding
upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its
property is subject.

          "Restatement Effective Date" shall have the meaning provided in
           --------------------------
Section 12.10.
-------------

          "Revolving Lender" means any Lender which has a Revolving Loan
           ----------------
Commitment or is owed a Revolving Loan (or a portion thereof).

          "Revolving Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(a).
           --------------                                     ---------------

          "Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Lender,
           -------------------------
the amount set forth opposite such Lender's name in Annex I directly below the
                                                    -------
column entitled "Revolving Loan Commitment," (x) as the same may be reduced from
time to time pursuant to Sections 3.02, 3.03 and/or 9 or (y) adjusted from time
                         -------------  ----        -
to time as a result of assignments to or from such Lender pursuant to Section
                                                                      -------
12.04.
-----

          "Revolving Loan Maturity Date" shall mean June 30, 2005.
           ----------------------------

          "Revolving Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           --------------                                     -------
1.05(a)(i).
----------

          "Revolving Percentage" shall mean at any time for each Lender, the
           --------------------
percentage obtained by dividing such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment by the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment, provided that if the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment has been terminated, the Revolving Percentage of each Lender shall be
determined by dividing such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment immediately prior
to such termination by the Total Revolving Loan Commitment immediately prior to
such termination.

          "Rollover Amount" shall have the meaning provided in subsection
           ---------------                                     ----------
8.05(b).
-------

          "S&P" shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Cash
           ---
Equivalents.

          "Scheduled Term B Repayments" means, with respect to the principal
           ---------------------------
payments on the Term B Loans for each date set forth below, the amount set forth
opposite thereto, as reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 4.02:
                                                           ------------

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               ---------------------------------------------------
                                          Scheduled
                  Date                Term B Repayment
               ---------------------------------------------------
                06/30/02              $1,050,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                06/30/03              $1,050,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                06/30/04              $5,000,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                12/31/04              $5,000,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                06/30/05              $5,000,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                12/31/05              $5,000,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                06/30/06              $5,000,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                12/31/06              $5,000,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                06/30/07              $5,000,000
               ---------------------------------------------------
                12/31/07              Remaining principal balance
                                      of Term B Loan
               ---------------------------------------------------

          "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
           ---
successor thereto.

          "Section 4.04(d)(ii) Certificate" shall have the meaning provided in
           -------------------------------
Section 4.04(d)(ii).
-------------------

          "Securities" shall mean all the Securities as defined in the Pledge
           ----------
Agreement.

          "Security Agreement" shall mean the Amended and Restated Security
           ------------------
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified and supplemented
from time to time, including, without limitation, to the Restatement Effective
Date), made by the Borrower, in favor of BT, as Collateral Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Creditors (as defined in the Security Agreement).

          "Security Agreement Collateral" shall mean all "Collateral" as defined
           -----------------------------
in the Security Agreement.

          "Security Documents" shall mean the Pledge Agreement, the Security
           ------------------
Agreement, each Mortgage and each Additional Mortgage, if any.

          "Seller" shall have the meaning provided in the definition of
           ------
Acquisition.

          "Senior Subordinated Notes" shall mean the $120,000,000 in aggregate
           -------------------------
principal amount of 10 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008, Series A, as in
effect on the Restatement Effective Date and after giving effect to any changes,
amendments or supplements made pursuant to the terms thereto and hereto, issued
by the Borrower pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Note indenture.  The Senior
Subordinated Notes include any unsecured senior subordinated notes into which
the Senior Subordinated Notes are exchanged pursuant to the Senior Subordinated
Notes Documents.

          "Senior Subordinated Notes Change of Control" shall mean a "Change of
           -------------------------------------------
Control" under, and as defined in, the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture.

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          "Senior Subordinated Notes Documents" shall mean and include each of
           -----------------------------------
the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture and all
securities purchase agreements and other documents and agreements related
thereto, as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date and after giving effect
to any changes, amendments or supplements made pursuant to the terms thereto and
hereto.

          "Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture" shall mean the indenture
           -----------------------------------
pursuant to which the Senior Subordinated Notes are issued, dated as of July 31,
1998, between the Borrower and Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National
Association as Trustee, as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date and after
giving effect to any changes, amendments or supplements made pursuant to the
terms thereto and hereto.

          "Shareholders' Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ------------------------                                     -------
5.06(iii).
---------

          "Standby Letter of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ------------------------                                     -------
2.01.
----

          "Stated Amount" of each Letter of Credit shall mean the maximum amount
           -------------
available to be drawn thereunder (regardless of whether any conditions for
drawing could then be met).

          "Subsidiary" of any Person shall mean and include (i) any corporation
           ----------
more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of
such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or
indirectly through Subsidiaries and (ii) any partnership, association, joint
venture or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through
Subsidiaries, has more than a 50% equity interest at the time.  Unless otherwise
expressly provided, all references herein to "Subsidiary" shall mean a
Subsidiary of the Borrower.

          "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower
           ---------------------
incorporated in the United States or any State thereof

          "Subsidiary Guaranty" shall mean the Amended and Restated Subsidiary
           -------------------
Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified and supplemented
from time to time, including, without limitation, to the Restatement Effective
Date), made by the Guarantors (as defined thereunder), to BT, as Collateral
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined in the Subsidiary
Guaranty).

          "Swingline Lender" shall mean BT and its successors and assigns.
           ----------------

          "Swingline Expiry Date" shall mean the date which is five Business
           ---------------------
Days prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

          "Swingline Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(a).
           --------------                                     ---------------

          "Swingline Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section
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1.05(a)(iii).
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          "Syndication Agent" shall have the meaning provided in the first
           -----------------
paragraph of this Agreement.

          "Syndication Date" shall have the meaning provided in subsection
           ----------------
1.01(a).
-------

          "Tax Sharing Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in Section
           ---------------------                                     -------
5.06(vii).
---------

          "Taxes" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(a).
           -----                                     ---------------

          "Term B Commitment" means, with respect to any Lender, the principal
           -----------------
amount set forth opposite such Lender's name on Annex I hereto or in any
                                                -------
Assignment Agreement under the caption "Amount of Term B Commitment", as such
commitment may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, and
"Term B Commitments" means such commitments collectively, which commitments
 ------------------
equal $105,000,000 in the aggregate as of the date hereof.

          "Term B Facility" means the credit facility under the Agreement
           ---------------
evidenced by the Term B Commitments and the Term B Loans.

          "Term B Lender" means any Lender which has a Term B Commitment or is
           -------------
owed a Term B Loan (or a portion thereof).

          "Term B Loan" and "Term B Loans" have the meanings assigned to those
           -----------       ------------
terms in Section 1.01(b).
         ---------------

          "Term B Loan Maturity Date" means December 31, 2007.
           -------------------------

          "Term B Note" and "Term B Notes" have the meanings assigned to those
           -----------       ------------
terms in Section 1.05(a).
         ---------------

          "Term B Pro Rata Share" means, when used with reference to any Term B
           ---------------------
Lender and any described aggregate or total amount, an amount equal to the
result obtained by multiplying such described aggregate or total amount by a
fraction the numerator of which shall be such Term B Lender's then outstanding
Term B Loan and the denominator of which shall be the amount of all then
outstanding Term B Loans.

          "Test Period" shall mean each period of four consecutive fiscal
           -----------
quarters of the Borrower (or, if shorter, the period beginning on the
Restatement Effective Date and ending on the last day of a fiscal quarter of the
Borrower ended after the Restatement Effective Date), in each case taken as one
accounting period, ended after the Restatement Effective Date.

          "Total Commitment" means, at the time any determination thereof is
           ----------------
made, the sum of the Term B Commitments, and the Revolving Commitments at such
time.

          "Total Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean the sum of the Revolving
           -------------------------------
Loan Commitments of each of the Lenders which shall equal $40,000,000 in the
aggregate as of the date hereof.

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          "Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, at any time,
           ------------------------------------------
(i) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time less (ii) the sum of the
aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans
outstanding at such time plus the L/C Obligations then outstanding at such time.

          "Transaction" shall mean, collectively, (i) the Refinancing, (ii) the
           -----------
amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement in the form of this
Agreement, (iii) the consummation of the Acquisition, (iv) the incurrence of
Revolving Loans and Term B Loans on the Restatement Effective Date and (v) the
payment of all fees and expenses to be paid in connection with the foregoing.

          "Transaction Documents" shall mean, collectively, (i) the Acquisition
           ---------------------
Documents and (ii) all other documents and agreements (other than the Credit
Documents) entered into in connection with the Transaction.

          "Transaction Expenses" shall mean all fees and expenses incurred in
           --------------------
connection with, and payable prior to or in connection with the closing of, the
Transaction including all fees paid to any of the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent hereunder, attorney's fees, accountants' fees, placement agents' fees,
consultant fees, discounts and commissions and brokerage, and employee
relocation expenses.  Transaction Expenses shall include the amortization of any
such fees and expenses that are capitalized and not classified as an expense on
the date incurred.

          "Type" shall mean any type of Revolving Loan determined with respect
           ----
to the interest option applicable thereto, i.e., a Base Rate Loan or
                                           ----
Eurocurrency Loan.

          "UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time
           ---
to time in the relevant jurisdiction.

          "Unfunded Current Liability" of any Plan shall mean the amount, if
           --------------------------
any, by which the actuarial present value of the accumulated plan benefits under
the Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year, determined in accordance
with actuarial assumptions at such time consistent with Financial Accounting
Standards No. 87 exceeds the market value of the assets allocable thereto, each
determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
87.

          "Unpaid Drawing" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
           --------------                                     ------------

          "Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment" for any Lender with a Revolving
           ------------------------------------
Loan Commitment at any time shall mean the excess of (i) the Revolving Loan
Commitment of such Lender over (ii) the sum of (x) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Revolving Loans made by such Lender plus (y) an aggregate
amount equal to such Lender's Adjusted RC Percentage of the L/C Obligations and
Swing Line Loans then outstanding at such time.

          "Voting Stock" shall mean any class or classes of Capital Stock of the
           ------------
Borrower pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power
under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Borrower.

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            "Warrant Agreements" shall mean, collectively, the CSE Warrant
             ------------------
Agreement and the Charter Oak Warrant Agreement.

            "Warrants" shall mean, collectively, the CSE Warrants and the
             --------
Charter Oak Warrants.

            "Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary" shall mean each Wholly-Owned
             --------------------------------
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is incorporated under the laws of the United
States or any State thereof.

            "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of
             -----------------------
such Person to the extent all of the capital stock or other ownership interests
in such Subsidiary, other than directors' qualifying shares, is owned directly
or indirectly by such Person.

            "Working Capital" means the excess of Consolidated Current Assets
             ---------------
(but excluding therefrom all Cash, Cash Equivalents and deferred income taxes to
the extent included in current assets) over Consolidated Current Liabilities.

            "Written" or "in writing" shall mean any form of written
             -------      ----------
communication or a communication by means of telex, facsimile transmission,
telegraph or cable.

SECTION 11. The Administrative Agent; the Syndication Agent.
            -----------------------------------------------

            11.01   Appointment.  The Lenders hereby designate Bankers Trust
                    -----------
Company as the Administrative Agent (for purposes of this Section 11, the term
                                                          ----------
the "Administrative Agent" shall include BT in its capacity as Collateral Agent
pursuant to the Security Documents) to act as specified herein and in the other
Credit Documents.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes, and each holder of
any Note by the acceptance of such Note shall be deemed irrevocably to
authorize, the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the
provisions of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any other
instruments and agreements referred to herein or therein and to exercise such
powers -and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically
delegated to or required of the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and
thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The
Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other
Credit Documents by or through its respective officers, directors, agents,
employees or affiliates.

            11.02   Nature of Duties.  (a) The Administrative Agent shall not
                    ----------------
have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this
Agreement and the Security Documents.  Neither the Administrative Agent nor any
of its respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates shall be
liable for any action taken or omitted by it or them hereunder or under any
other Credit Document or in connection herewith or therewith, unless caused by
its or their gross negligence or willful misconduct (in either case, as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction).  The duties of the
Administrative Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the
Administrative Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other
Credit Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or the holder
of any Note; and nothing in this Agreement or any other Credit Document,
expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon
the Administrative Agent any obligations

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in respect of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except as expressly
set forth herein or therein.

          (b)    Neither the Syndication Agent nor the Documentation Agent shall
have any duties or responsibilities to any Person whatsoever under this
Agreement or the Security Documents.

          11.03  Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent or the Syndication
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Agent.  Independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or the
-----
Syndication Agent, each Lender and the holder of each Note, to the extent it
deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent
investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans and
the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and (ii) its own
appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither the Administrative Agent
nor the Syndication Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either
initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender or the holder of any
Note with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming
into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times
thereafter.  Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Syndication Agent shall be
responsible to any Lender or the holder of any Note for any recitals,
statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any
document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for
the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection,
collectability, priority or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit
Document or the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or be
required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of
any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, or the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the
existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default.

          11.04  Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent.  If the
                 ------------------------------------------
Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with
respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this
Agreement or any other Credit Document, the Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the
Administrative Agent shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders;
and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason
of so refraining.  Without limiting the foregoing, neither any Lender nor the
holder of any Note shall have any right of action whatsoever against the
Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or
refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Credit Document in
accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders.

          11.05  Reliance.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely,
                 --------
and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution,
notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message,
cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent
or made by any Person that the Administrative Agent believed to be the proper
Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and
any other Credit Document and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice
of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent (which may be counsel for the
Borrower).

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          11.06  Indemnification.  To the extent either of the Administrative
                 ---------------
Agent or the Syndication Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower
or the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the
Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent, as applicable, in proportion to
their respective "percentages" as used in determining the Required Lenders, for
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind
or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the
Administrative Agent or the Syndication Agent, as applicable, in performing its
respective duties hereunder or under any other Credit Document, in any way
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document;
provide that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent's or the
Syndication Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct (in either case, as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction).

          11.07  The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity.  With
                 ---------------------------------------------------
respect to its obligation to make Loans under this Agreement, the Administrative
Agent shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a "Lender" and may
exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties
specified herein; and the term "Lenders," "Required Lenders," "holders of Notes"
or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates,
include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.  The Administrative
Agent may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind
of banking, trust or other business with any Credit Party or any Affiliate of
any Credit Party as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and
may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower or any other Credit
Party for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without
having to account for the same to the Lenders.

          11.08  Holders.  The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee
                 -------
of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a
written notice of the assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case
may be, shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.  Any request,
authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or
giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive
and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or indorsee, as the
case may be, of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.

          11.09  Resignation by the Administrative Agent.  (a) The
                 ---------------------------------------
Administrative Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and
duties hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents at any time by giving
30 Business Days' prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.  Such
resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative
Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below or as otherwise provided below.

          (b)    Upon any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall
appoint a successor Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a
commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower.

          (c)    If a successor Administrative Agent shall not have been so
appointed within such 30 Business Day period, the Administrative Agent, with the
consent of the Borrower

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(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), shall then appoint a
successor Administrative Agent who shall serve as the Administrative Agent
hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint
a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.

               (d)    If no successor Administrative Agent [Ahas been appointed
pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above by the 30th Business Day after the date such
notice of resignation was given by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative
Agent's resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall
thereafter perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder and/or
under any other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint
a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.

SECTION 12.    Miscellaneous.
               -------------

               12.01  Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrower agrees to: (i)
                      ------------------------
whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, pay all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the
Syndication Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and
delivery of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to
therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating thereto (including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Winston & Strawn
and of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and each of the Lenders
in connection with the enforcement of the Credit Documents and the documents and
instruments referred to therein (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Syndication
Agent and either one outside counsel or in-house counsel for each of the
Lenders); (ii) pay and hold each of the Lenders harmless from and against any
and all present and future stamp and other similar taxes with respect to the
foregoing matters and save each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and
all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other
than to the extent attributable to such Lender) to pay such taxes; and (iii)
indemnify each Lender (including in its capacity as the Administrative Agent,
the Syndication Agent or the Facing Agent), its officers, directors, employees,
representatives and agents from and hold each of them harmless against any and
all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by any of them
(whether asserted by the Borrower or otherwise) as a result of, or arising out
of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, (a) any investigation, litigation
or other proceeding (whether or not any Lender is a party thereto) related to
the entering into and/or performance of any Credit Document or the use of the
proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the Acquisition or the offering and sale of
the Senior Subordinated Notes or the consummation of any other transaction
contemplated in any Credit Document, including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any
such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any such
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by
reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct (in either case, as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) of the Person to be
indemnified) or (b) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the
air, surface water, groundwater, surface or subsurface of any Real Property
owned or at any time operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the
generation, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any
location whether or not owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, the non-compliance of any Real Property owned or at any time
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with federal, state and

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local laws, regulations, and ordinances (including applicable permits
thereunder) applicable to any such Real Property, or any Environmental Claim
asserted against the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any such Real
Property, including, in each case, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel and other consultants incurred in connection with any
such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the
gross negligence or willful misconduct (in either case, as determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction) of the Person to be indemnified). To the extent that
the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the
Syndication Agent or any Lender set forth in the preceding sentence may be
unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Borrower
shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the indemnified liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

          12.02  Right of Setoff.  In addition to any rights now or hereafter
                 ---------------
granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any
such rights, if an Event of Default then exists, each Lender is hereby
authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind to any Credit Party or to any other Person,
any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and
apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other Indebtedness at
any time held or owing by such Lender (including without limitation by branches
and agencies of such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the
account of any Credit Party against and on account of the Obligations and
liabilities of such Credit Party to such Lender under this Agreement or under
any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests
in Obligations of such Credit Party purchased by such Lender pursuant to Section
                                                                         -------
12.06(b), and all other claims of any nature or description arising out of or
--------
connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of
whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and although
said Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or
unmatured.

          12.03  Notices.  (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
                 -------
all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing
(including telegraphic, telex, telecopier or cable communication) and mailed,
telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled or delivered, if to a Credit Party, at
the address specified opposite its signature below or in the other relevant
Credit Documents, as the case may be; if to the Administrative Agent, at its
Notice Office; if to any Lender, at its address specified for such Lender on
Annex II; or, at such other address as shall be designated by any party in a
--------
written notice to the other parties hereto.  All such notices and communications
shall be mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, or cabled or sent by
overnight courier, and shall be effective when received.

          (b)    Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to
confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the
Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender (in the case of a Borrowing of
Swingline Loans) or any the Facing Agent, as the case may be, may prior to
receipt of written confirmation act without liability upon the basis of such
telephonic notice, believed by the Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender
or the Facing Agent in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer of the
Borrower. In each such case, the Borrower hereby waives the right to dispute the
Administrative Agent's or the Swingline Lender's record of the terms of such
telephonic notice.

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          12.04  Assignments; Participations, Etc.  (a) This Agreement shall be
                 --------------------------------
binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective
successors and assigns of the parties hereto, provided that the Borrower may not
assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Lenders.

          (b)    Each Lender may at any time sell to one or more banks or other
financial institutions ("Participants") participating interests in all or any
                         ------------
portion of its Commitment and Loans or participation in Letters of Credit or any
other interest of such Lender hereunder (in respect of any Lender, its "Credit
                                                                        ------
Exposure").  In the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating
--------
interests to a Participant, such Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall
remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the
performance thereof, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement.  At the time of each sale
of a participating interest, pursuant to this Section 12.04(b), the Lender shall
                                              ----------------
provide to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent revised IRS Forms, and if
applicable, a Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate described in Section 4.04(b),
              -------------------                          ---------------
reflecting that portion of its Commitment and Loan retained by it on an amended
IRS Form W-8BEN and that portion of its Commitment and Loan which had been sold
to a Participant on a IRS Form W-8IMY (together with any required attachments).
The Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement or any of
the Credit Documents are due or unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall
have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each
Participant shall be deemed to have the right of setoff in respect of its
participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement and the Credit
Documents to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were
owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, provided, however,  that such right of setoff shall be subject to the
          --------  -------
obligation of such Participant to share with the Lenders, and the Lenders agree
to share with such Participant, as provided in Section 12.02.  The Borrower also
                                               -------------
agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 1.10,
                                                                  --------------
1.13 and 4.04 with respect to its participation in the Loans outstanding from
----     ----
time to time, provided that such Participant's benefits under Sections 1.10,
                                                              --------------
1.13 and 4.04 shall be limited to the benefits that the primary Lender would be
----     ----
entitled to thereunder.  Each Lender agrees that any agreement between such
Lender and any such Participant in respect of such participating interest shall
not restrict such Lender's right to approve or agree to any amendment,
restatement, supplement or other modification to, waiver of, or consent under,
this Agreement or any of the Credit Documents except to the extent that any of
the foregoing would (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan or Note
in which such Participant is participating (it being understood that amending
the definitions of Scheduled Term B Repayments (other than the Term B Loan
Maturity Date) shall not  constitute an extension of the final scheduled
maturity of any Loan or Note) or extend the stated maturity of any Letter of
Credit in which such Participant is participating beyond the Revolving Loan
Maturity Date, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or
fees on any such Loan, Note or Letter of Credit (except in connection with a
waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or
reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the Participant's
participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that
waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Events of Default
or Default or of a mandatory reduction in Commitments shall not constitute a
change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any
Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any Participant if
the Participant's participation is not increased as a result thereof), (ii)
consent to the

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assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement or (iii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral
under all of the Security Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit
Documents) supporting the Loans and/or Letters of Credit hereunder in which such
Participant is participating.

          (c)  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible
Assignees, including an Affiliate thereof (each an "Assignee"), all or any part
                                                    --------
of its Credit Exposure pursuant to an Assignment Agreement in the form of
Exhibit I ("Assignment Agreement"), provided that (i) it assigns its Credit
            --------------------    --------
Exposure in an amount not less than $2,500,000 in the case of Revolving Loans
and $1,000,000 in the case of Term B Loans  (or if less the entire amount of
Lender's Credit Exposure) and (ii) any assignment of all or any portion of any
Lender's Credit Exposure to an Assignee, shall require the prior written consent
of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default
exists, the Borrower (the consent of the Borrower not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), provided, however, that for the first fifteen Business
                      --------  -------
Days following the Restatement Effective Date, assignments by the Administrative
Agent shall not require the consent of the Borrower, and provided further, that
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notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, any Lender (without the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent or of the Borrower) may at any time assign
all or any part of its Credit Exposure to any Affiliate of such Lender or to any
other Lender (or in the case of a Lender which is a fund, any Related Fund).
Upon execution of an Assignment Agreement and the payment of a nonrefundable
assignment fee of $3,500 (provided that no such fee shall be payable upon
assignments by any Lender which is a fund to any Related Fund, and no such fee
shall be payable by the Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent in
connection with assignments hereunder; and provided further that in the case of
a simultaneous assignment by a Lender to one or more Related Funds of another
Lender, only a single $3,500 fee shall be payable for all such assignments by
such Lender to such Related Funds) in immediately available funds to the
Administrative Agent at its Payment Office in connection with each such
assignment, written notice thereof by such transferor Lender to the
Administrative Agent and the recording by the Administrative Agent of such
assignment and the resulting effect upon the Loans and Revolving Commitment of
the assigning Lender and the Assignee, the Assignee shall have, to the extent of
such assignment, the same rights and benefits as it would have if it were a
Lender hereunder and the holder of the Obligations (provided that the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to continue to deal solely and
directly with the assignor Lender in connection with the interests so assigned
to the Assignee until written notice of such assignment, together with payment
instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the Assignee,
shall have been given to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by the
assignor Lender and the Assignee) and, if the Assignee has expressly assumed,
for the benefit of the Borrower, some or all of the transferor Lender's
obligations hereunder, such transferor Lender shall be relieved of its
obligations hereunder to the extent of such assignment and assumption, and
except as described above, no further consent or action by the Borrower, the
Lenders or the Administrative Agent shall be required.  At the time of each
assignment pursuant to this Section 12.04(c) to a Person which is not already a
                            ----------------
Lender hereunder and which is not a United States person (as such term is
defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for United States Federal income tax
purposes, the respective Assignee shall provide to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent the appropriate IRS Forms (and, if applicable a Section
4.04(d)(ii) Certificate) described in Section 4.04(d).  Each Assignee shall take
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such Credit Exposure subject to the provisions of this Agreement and to any
request made, waiver or consent given or other action taken hereunder, prior to
the receipt by the

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Administrative Agent and the Borrower of written notice of such transfer, by
each previous holder of such Credit Exposure. Such Assignment Agreement shall be
deemed to amend this Agreement and Annex I hereto, to the extent, and only to
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the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of such Assignee as a Lender and
the resulting adjustment of all or a portion of the rights and obligations of
such transferor Lender under this Agreement, the Commitment, the determination
of its Term B Pro Rata Share, or Revolving Percentage, the case may be (in each
case, rounded to twelve decimal places), the Loans, any outstanding Letters of
Credit and any new Notes to be issued, at the Borrower's expense, to such
Assignee, and no further consent or action by the Borrower or the Lenders shall
be required to effect such amendments.

          (d)    The Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any
Participant or Assignee (each, a "Transferee") and any prospective Transferee
                                  ----------
any and all financial information in such Lender's possession concerning the
Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower which has been delivered to such
Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or which has been delivered to
such Lender by the Borrower in connection with such Lender's credit evaluation
of the Borrower prior to entering into this Agreement; provided that such
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Transferee or prospective Transferee agrees to treat any such information which
is not public as confidential.

          (e)    Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this
Agreement, any Lender may at any time pledge or assign all or any portion of its
rights under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including, without
limitation, the Notes held by it) to any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with
Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Board without notice to, or the consent of,
the Borrower; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest
under this Section 12.04(e) shall release a Lender from any obligations
           ----------------
hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto. Any Lender which is a fund may pledge all or any portion of its Notes or
Loans to its trustee or other creditor in support of its obligations to its
trustee or other creditor. No such pledge or assignment shall release the
transferor Lender from its obligations hereunder.

          12.05  No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.  No failure or delay on the
                 ------------------------------
part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing
between any Credit Party and the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power
or privilege hereunder or thereunder.  The rights and remedies herein expressly
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the
Administrative Agent or any Lender would otherwise have.  No notice to or demand
on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or
further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a
waiver of the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to any other or
further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

          12.06  Payments Pro Rata.  (a) The Administrative Agent agrees that
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promptly after its receipt of each payment from or on behalf of any Credit Party
in respect of any Obligations of such Credit Party hereunder, it shall
distribute such payment to the Lenders (other than any Lender that has expressly
waived its right to receive its pro rata share thereof) pro rata
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based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to
which such payment was received.

          (b)    Each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive any
amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by
the exercise of the right of setoff or banker's lien, by counterclaim or cross
action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents, or
otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest
on, the Loans or Fees, of a sum which with respect to the related sum or sums
received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such
Obligation then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such
Obligation then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such
receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash
without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the
Obligations of the respective Credit Party to such Lenders in such amount as
shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Lenders in such
amount, provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter
recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase
price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

          (c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
provisions of the preceding Sections 12.06(a) and (b) shall be subject to the
express provisions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing
payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Lenders as opposed to Defaulting Lenders.

          12.07  Calculations, Computations.  (a) The financial statements to be
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furnished to the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved
(except as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing
by the Borrower to the Lenders), provided that (x) except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, all computations determining compliance with
Section 8, including definitions used therein shall utilize accounting
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principles and policies in effect at the time of the preparation of, and in
conformity with those used to prepare, the December 31, 2000 historical
financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Lenders as described in
Section 6.10(b) and (y) that if at any time the computations determining
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compliance with Section 8, including definitions used therein, utilize
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accounting principles different from those utilized in the financial statements
furnished to the Lenders, such financial statements shall be accompanied by
reconciliation work-sheets.

          (b)    All computations of interest, Commitment Commission and Fees
hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number
of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the
period for which such interest, Commitment Commission or Fees are payable.

          12.08  Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of
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Jury Trial.  (a) This Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the rights
----------
and obligations of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be construed in
accordance with and be governed by the law of the state of New York.  Any legal
action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document
may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States
for the Southern District of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this
Agreement, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in
respect of its property, generally

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and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each Credit Party
to this Agreement hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such
courts lack jurisdiction over such Credit Party, and agrees not to plead or
claim, in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any
other Credit Document brought in any of the aforesaid courts, that any such
court lacks jurisdiction over such Credit Party. The Borrower hereby irrevocably
designates, appoints and empowers CT Corporation System, with offices on the
date hereof at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019 as its designee,
appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf,
and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons,
notices and documents which may be served in any such action or proceeding. If
for any reason such designee, appointee and agent shall cease to be available to
act as such, each credit party agrees to designate a new designee, appointee and
agent in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. The Borrower
further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the
aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies
thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to any credit party at
its address set forth opposite its signature below, such service to become
effective 30 days after such mailing. Nothing herein shall affect the right of
the Administrative Agent or any Lender to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against
any Credit Party in any other jurisdiction.

          (b)    Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably waives any objection which
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid
actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or
any other Credit Document brought in the courts referred to in clause (a) above
and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any
such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum.

          (c)    Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waives
all right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising
out of or relating to this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

          12.09  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of
                 ------------
counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  A set of counterparts
executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.

          12.10  Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective on the
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date (the "Restatement Effective Date") on which (i) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have signed a counterpart
hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered the
same to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office of the Administrative
Agent or, in the case of the Lenders, shall have given to the Administrative
Agent telephonic (confirmed in writing), written telex or facsimile transmission
notice (actually received) at such office that the same has been signed and
mailed to it and (ii) the conditions set forth in Section 5 are met to the
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satisfaction of, or waived in writing by, the Administrative Agent and the
Required Lenders. Unless the Administrative Agent has received actual notice
from any Lender that the conditions contained in Section 5 have not been met to
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its satisfaction

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or waived by it in writing, upon the satisfaction of the condition described in
clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence and upon the Administrative
Agent's good faith determination that the conditions described in clause (ii) of
the immediately preceding sentence have been met or waived in writing, then the
Restatement Effective Date shall be deemed to have occurred on the date
determined by clause (i), regardless of any subsequent determination that one or
more of the conditions thereto had not been met (although the occurrence of the
Restatement Effective Date shall not release the Borrower from any liability for
failure to satisfy one or more of the applicable conditions contained in Section
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5).
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          12.11  Headings Descriptive.  The headings of the several sections and
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subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in
any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

          12.12  Amendment or Waiver.  (a) Neither this Agreement nor any other
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Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is
in writing signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, provided that no
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such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of each
Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) (with Obligations being directly
affected thereby in the case of the following clause (i)), (i) extend the final
scheduled maturity date of any Loan or Note or extend the stated maturity of any
Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, or reduce the rate or
extend the time of payment of interest (other than as a result of waiving the
applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or Fees thereon,
or reduce the principal amount thereof (it being understood that any amendment
or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not
constitute a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of this clause (i)),
(ii) (A) release all or substantially all of the Collateral (in each case except
as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) or (B) release all or
substantially all Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under the
Subsidiary Guaranty (except as expressly provided in the Subsidiary Guaranty),
(iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 12.12(a), (iv) reduce
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the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders (it being
understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions
of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the
Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as Revolving Loan Commitments
or Term B Loans, as the case may be, are included on the Restatement Effective
Date) or (v) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided further that no such
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change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (v) increase the Commitments of
any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect without the consent of such
Lender (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions
precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default shall not constitute an
increase of the Commitment of any Lender, and that an increase in the available
portion of any Commitment of any Lender shall not constitute an increase in the
Commitment of such Lender), (v) without the consent of the Majority Lenders of
each Facility which is being allocated a lesser prepayment, repayment or
commitment reduction, after the required application of any prepayments or
repayments (or commitment reduction), as between the various Facilities pursuant
to clause (i) of the first sentence of Section 4.02(i) (although the Required
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Lenders may waive in whole or in part, any such prepayment, repayment or
commitment reduction so long as the application, as amongst the various
Facilities, of any such prepayment, repayment or commitment reduction which is
still required to be made is not altered), (x) without the consent of the Facing
Agent, amend, modify

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or waive any provision of Section 2 or alter its rights or obligations with
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respect to Letters of Credit, (y) without the consent of the Administrative
Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 11 as same applies to the
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Administrative Agent or any other provision as same relates to the rights or
obligations of the Administrative Agent, (z) without the consent of the
Collateral Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision relating to the rights or
obligations of the Collateral Agent, (aa) without the consent of the Swingline
Lender, alter its rights or obligations with respect to Swingline Loans or (bb)
without the consent of the Majority Lenders of each Facility amend the
definition of Majority Lenders, (cc) without the consent of the Majority Lenders
of the Term B Facility, amend the definition of Term B Pro Rata Share, (dd)
without the consent of the Majority Lenders of the Revolving Facility, amend the
definition of Revolving Percentage, (ee) without the consent of the Majority
Lenders of the Term B Facility, amend the definition of Scheduled Term B
Repayments for such Facility, or (ff) without the consent of the Syndication
Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 11 as the same applies to
                                               ----------
the Syndication Agent or any other provision as the same relates to rights or
obligations of the Syndication Agent.

          (b)    If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge
or termination to any of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by
clauses (a)(i) through (v), inclusive, of the first proviso to Section 12.12(a),
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the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but the consent of one or more
of the other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained, then the
Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non-consenting Lenders whose
individual consent is required are treated as described in either clauses (A) or
(B) below, to either (A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders with
one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 1.13 so long as at the time
                                            ------------
of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed
change, waiver, discharge or termination or (B) terminate such non-consenting
Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment in accordance with Section 3.02(b), provided
                                                      ---------------
that, unless the Revolving Loan Commitment is terminated pursuant to preceding
clause (B) is immediately replaced in full at such time through the addition of
new Lenders or the increase of the Revolving Loan Commitments of existing
Lenders (who in each case must specifically consent thereto), then in the case
of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B) the Required Lenders (determined
before giving effect to the proposed action) shall specifically consent thereto,
provided further, that in any event the Borrower shall not have the right to
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replace a Lender or terminate its Revolving Loan Commitment solely as a result
of the exercise of such Lender's rights (and the withholding of any required
consent by such Lender) pursuant to the second proviso to Section 12.12(a).
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          12.13  Survival.  All indemnities set forth herein including, without
                 --------
limitation, in Section 1.10, 1.11, 2.06, 4.04, 11.06 or 12.01 shall, subject to
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the provisions of Section 12.17 (to the extent applicable), survive the
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execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making and repayment of the
Loans.

          12.14  Domicile of Loans.  Each Lender may transfer and carry its
                 -----------------
Loans at, to or for the account of any branch office, subsidiary or affiliate of
such Lender, provided that the Borrower shall not be responsible for costs
arising under Section 1.10, 2.06 or 4.04 resulting from any such transfer (other
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than a transfer pursuant to Section 1.12) to the extent not otherwise applicable
                            ------------
to such Lender prior to such transfer.

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          12.15  Confidentiality.  Subject to Section 12.04, the Lenders shall
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hold all non-public information obtained pursuant to the requirements of this
Agreement which has been identified as such by the Borrower in accordance with
its customary procedure for handling confidential information of this nature and
in accordance with safe and sound banking practices and in any event may make
disclosure reasonably required by any bona fide actual or potential transferee
                                      ---------
or participant in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Loans or
participation therein or an Affiliate of such Lender (including attorneys, legal
advisors and consultants of such Lender) (so long as each of such actual or
potential transferee, participant or Affiliate agrees to be bound by the
provisions of this Section 12.15) or as required or requested by any
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governmental agency or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process,
provided that, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order,
each Lender shall notify the Borrower of any request by any governmental agency
or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an
examination of the financial condition of such Lender by such governmental
agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of
such information, and provided further that in no event shall any Lender be
obligated or required to return any materials furnished by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary.

          12.16  Register.  The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative
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Agent to serve as the Borrower's agent, solely for purposes of this Section
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12.16, to maintain a register (the "Register") on which it will record the
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Revolving Loan Commitments from time to time of each of the Lenders, the Loans
made by each of the Lenders and each repayment in respect of the principal
amount of the Loans of each Lender.  Failure to make any such recordation, or
any error in such recordation shall not affect the Borrower's obligations in
respect of such Loans.  With respect to any Lender, the transfer of the
Revolving Loan Commitment of such Lender and the rights to the principal of, and
interest on, any Loan made pursuant to such Revolving Loan Commitment shall not
be effective until such transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the
Administrative Agent with respect to ownership of such Revolving Loan Commitment
and Revolving Loans and prior to such recordation all amounts owing to the
transferor with respect to such Revolving Loan Commitments and Revolving Loans
shall remain owing to the transferor.  The registration of assignment or
transfer of all or part of any Revolving Loan Commitments and Revolving Loans
shall be recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register only upon the
acceptance by the Administrative Agent of a properly executed and delivered
Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section 12.04(b).  Coincident with the delivery
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of such an Assignment Agreement to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and
registration of assignment or transfer of all or part of a Revolving Loan, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, the assigning or transferor Lender shall
surrender the Revolving Note evidencing such Revolving Loan, and thereupon one
or more new Revolving Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be
issued to the assigning or transferor Lender and/or the new Lender.  The
Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages and liabilities of whatsoever nature which may be
imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent in
performing its duties under this Section 12.16.
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          12.17  Limitation on Additional Amounts, Etc.  Notwithstanding
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anything to the contrary contained in Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2.06 or 4.04 of this
Agreement, unless a Lender gives notice to the Borrower that it is obligated to
pay an amount under any such Section within 150 days after the later of (x) the
date the Lender incurs the respective increased costs, Taxes, loss, expense or
liability, reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on
capital

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or (y) the date such Lender has actual knowledge of its incurrence of the
respective increased costs, Taxes, loss, expense or liability, reductions in
amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital, then such
Lender shall only be entitled to be compensated for such amount by the Borrower
pursuant to said Section 1.10, 1.11, 2.06 or 4.04, as the case may be, to the
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extent (1) the costs, Taxes, loss, expense or liability, reduction in amounts
received or receivable or reduction in return on capital are incurred or
suffered on or after the date which occurs 150 days prior to such Lender giving
notice to the Borrower that it is obligated to pay the respective amounts
pursuant to said Section 1.10, 1.11, 2.06 or 4.04, as the case may be, and (II)
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the notice of such payment is accompanied by a written statement by the Lenders
that such amount is an amount charged by such Lenders to similarly situated
borrowers. This Section 12.17 shall have no applicability to any Section of this
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Agreement other than said Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2.06 and 4.04.
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          12.18  Additions of New Lenders, Termination of Commitments of Non-
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Continuing Lenders, Surrender of Notes.  (a) On and as of the occurrence of the
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Restatement Effective Date in accordance with Section 12.10 hereof, each New
                                              -------------
Lender shall become a "Lender" under, and for all purposes of, this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents.

          (b)    The parties hereto acknowledge that each Existing Lender has
been offered the opportunity to participate in this Agreement, after the
occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date, as a Continuing Lender hereunder,
but that no Existing Lender is obligated to be a Continuing Lender.

          (c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, the
Borrower agrees and each of the Lenders hereby agree that on the Restatement
Effective Date, (i) each Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment as set forth on
Annex I (after giving effect to the Restatement Effective Date) shall make that
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principal amount of Revolving Loans to the Borrower as is required by Section
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1.01 and (ii) in the case of each Non-Continuing Lender, all of such Non-
----
Continuing Lender's Existing Loans outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date
shall be repaid in full on such date, together with interest thereon and all
accrued Fees (and any other amounts) owing to such Non-Continuing Lender, and
the Revolving Loan Commitment (under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit
Agreement) of such Non-Continuing Lender, if any, shall be terminated, effective
upon the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement or
any other Credit Document, the parties hereto hereby agree that in the event
that any Existing Lender shall fail to execute a counterpart of this Agreement
prior to the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date, such Existing Lender
does not consent to the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit
Agreement provided for herein and shall be deemed to be a Non-Continuing Lender
and, concurrently with the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date, the
Revolving Loan Commitment (under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit
Agreement) of such Existing Lender, if any, shall be terminated, all Existing
Loans of such Existing Lender outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date
shall be repaid in full, together with interest thereon and all accrued Fees
(and any other amounts) owing to such Existing Lender, and concurrently with the
occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date, such Existing Lender shall no
longer constitute a "Lender" under this Agreement and the other, Credit
Documents, provided that all indemnities of the Credit Parties under the
Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as in

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effect prior to the Restatement Effective Date) for the benefit of such Existing
Lender shall survive in accordance with the terms thereof.

          (d)   On the Restatement Effective Date, each Existing Lender shall
have surrendered to the Administrative Agent for cancellation the promissory
notes issued to it pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement in respect of its
Existing Loans and the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver such
cancelled promissory notes to the Borrower.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a
counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date
first above written.

Address:

28601 Chagrin Boulevard             GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.
Suite 210
Cleveland, Ohio 44122
Telephone: (216) 464-5564           By:______________________________________
Facsimile: (216) 765-1307              Title:
Attention: George P. Ahearn

                                    BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
                                    Individually and as the Administrative
                                    Agent

                                    By:______________________________________
                                       Title: Managing Director

                                    SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.,
                                    as Syndication Agent

                                    By:______________________________________
                                       Title: _______________________________

                                    CITICORP USA, INC.,
                                    as a Lender

                                    By:______________________________________
                                       Title:________________________________<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                              DEED OF GROUND LEASE
                              --------------------

          THIS DEED OF GROUND LEASE ("Lease") is made as of May 31, 2001, by and
between HERCULES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation ("Landlord") and GEO
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., an Ohio corporation ("Tenant").

                                   RECITALS

     A.   Landlord is the owner of those certain tracts or parcels of land
situated in Southampton County, Commonwealth of Virginia, commonly known as the
Hercules Franklin Facility, and being more particularly bounded and described on
Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Facility Site").
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     B.   Landlord, as seller, and Tenant, as buyer, entered into that certain
Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of March 27, 2001 (the "Purchase
Agreement") pursuant to which Landlord has agreed to sell to Tenant, and Tenant
has agreed to purchase from Landlord, all the assets and improvements pertaining
to the peroxide manufacturing facility located on a certain portion of the
Facility Site (the "Peroxides Business"). Those portions of the Facility Site on
which the Peroxides Business is located are more particularly bounded and
described on Exhibit B attached hereto (the "Premises"), which Premises are to
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be leased to Tenant in accordance with the terms of this Ground Lease.

     C.   That portion of the Facility Site not leased to Tenant hereunder is
herein referred to as the Retained Land.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, Landlord and Tenant agree as
follows:

     1.   Demise. (a) Landlord hereby demises and lets the Premises unto Tenant,
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and Tenant hereby leases and takes the Premises from Landlord, upon the
covenants, terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

          (b)  In addition, Landlord hereby grants and conveys to Tenant the
following non-exclusive easements pertaining to the right and use (in common
with others entitled to the use thereof) of certain improvements and utilities
within the Facility Site which are appurtenant to and an integral part of the
use and operation of the Peroxy Business at the Premises:

               (i)  Shared Facilities Easement. Tenant shall have the non-
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exclusive right (in common with others entitled to the use thereof) to use the
following assets and improvements owned by Landlord:

          .    8100 Main Office Building

          .    8101 Laboratory

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          .    8202 Storeroom and Maintenance Shop

          .    8104 Lunch Room/Change House

          .    8203 Change House

          .    New Office Building (Near 9301 Rosin Drum Pad)

          .    9304 Warehouse

          .    9305 Pamolyn Warehouse

          .    Warehouse (Near H-22 Platform Salt Tank)

          .    T-900-2 Spent Fire Water Tank

          .    Railroad and Truck Loading and Unloading Station

as generally depicted and shown on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part
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hereof (the "Shared Facilities").

               (ii)   Common Areas Easement. Tenant shall have the non-exclusive
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right (in common with others entitled to the use thereof) to use those roads,
parking areas, railroad spur tracks, truck turnarounds, adjoining parking,
loading and unloading facilities and other common areas within the Facility Site
which are appurtenant to and necessary for the continued use and operation of
the Peroxy Business at the Premises in substantially the same manner as
currently operated and used by Landlord as of the effective date of the Purchase
Agreement, which areas are generally depicted and shown on Exhibit D attached
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hereto and made a part hereof (the "Common Areas").

               (iii)  Shared Utilities Easement. Tenant shall have the non-
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exclusive right (in common with others entitled to the use thereof) to use the
utility corridors, ducts, conduits and lines located within the Facility Site
which now or may, subsequent to the commencement date of this Lease, serve the
Premises in connection with the operation of the Peroxy Business, including
water and sewer, non-contact cooling water, electricity, steam, compressed air,
inert gas and potable water (collectively the "Shared Utilities"), and all
related or appurtenant equipment or improvements required for the delivery or
distribution of such Shared Utilities for the Peroxy Business at the Premises.

               (iv)   The Shared Facilities, Common Areas and the Shared
Utilities are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Appurtenant
Facilities". The Appurtenant Facilities may be used by Tenant and its officers,
directors, employers, agents, servants, employees, agents, visitors and invitees
(collectively, "Permittees") and the rights, duties and obligations of Landlord
and Tenant with respect to such Appurtenant Facilities shall be governed by the
Master Declaration of Easements, Covenants and Restrictions (the "Master
Declaration"). Except as set forth in this Lease or in any separate instrument,
Tenant shall have no other right, privilege, license, easement or other interest
in the Retained Land.

          (c)  Exclusions from the Premises. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and
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agree that the real property leased to Tenant hereunder excludes all those
certain buildings, facilities, structures and other improvements located on the
Premises (the "Improvements"), which have been conveyed by Landlord to Tenant by
delivery of a special warranty deed of even date herewith, or any personal
property, equipment, inventory or other assets purchased

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pursuant to the Purchase Agreement which have been conveyed to Tenant by bill of
sale or other instrument pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (such excluded
assets conveyed to Tenant under the Purchase Agreement are collectively referred
to as the "Tenant Purchased Assets").

     2.   Lease Term. (a) The initial term of this Lease (the "Initial Term")
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shall be for a period of twenty (20) years, commencing on the date hereof (the
"Commencement Date") and automatically terminating without further notice or
demand on the expiration of the twentieth (20th) anniversary of the Commencement
Date.

          (b)  Provided that no Event of Default has occurred which remains
uncured by Tenant, Tenant shall have the right and option to extend the Term of
this Lease for four (4) successive terms of twenty (20) years each (each an
"Extension Term") (the Initial Term and any Extension Term, as applicable, are
collectively referred to as the "Term"), upon the same terms and conditions
applying to the Initial Term. Tenant shall have the right to exercise such
option to extend the Term by providing written notice to Landlord no less than
one (1) year prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or the then current
Extension Term, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties desire
to avoid the inadvertent failure of Tenant of exercising the option to extend
the Term. Accordingly, Landlord agrees that, if Tenant does not give written
notice to Landlord of its election to exercise the extension option prior to the
notice deadline set forth above, such option to extend shall remain in effect
until the later of one year prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or the
then current Extension Term, as applicable, or the expiration of thirty (30)
days following Tenant's receipt of written notice from Landlord stating that
Tenant's option to extend must be exercised or will lapse; provided, further,
that Landlord may provide such reminder notice at any time within three (3)
years prior to the scheduled expiration of the Initial Term or the then current
Extension Term, as the case may be.

     3.   Rent. (a) The base rent for the Premises during the Term (the "Base
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Rent") shall be the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) per annum, payable in advance on
the Commencement Date of this Lease.  Landlord acknowledges receipt of the sum
of Twenty Dollars ($20.00), representing payment of Base Rent for the entire
Initial Term.

          (b)  This is a "triple net" lease. Therefore, the payment of the Base
Rent shall be net to the Landlord and shall be in addition to and over and above
all other sums, charges or amounts of whatever nature to be paid by Tenant to
Landlord pursuant to this Lease (the "Additional Rent"), and all sums payable by
Tenant under any plant operating agreement, utility supply agreement or other
agreements to which Tenant is bound with respect to the Facility Site
(collectively, the "Collateral Agreements"). Additional Rent shall include and
encompass all costs, expenses and obligations of every kind and nature
whatsoever, other than sums due under the Collateral Agreements, relating to the
use and occupancy of the Premises by Tenant and the conduct of the Peroxides
Business by Tenant, together with any and all actual costs and expenses incurred
by or imposed upon Landlord for real and personal property taxes assessed
against the Premises and/or the Tenant Assets (as defined below) or this Lease
(including penalties for late payment). All real estate taxes imposed upon the
Premises and the improvements thereon constituting real property shall, if the
same are not separately assessed

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for real property tax purposes, be prorated as follows: (i) real estate taxes
imposed upon the land value of the Premises shall be determined by multiplying
the total tax on the land by a fraction, the numerator of which is the area of
land included in the Premises, and the denominator of which is the total land
area covered by the applicable tax bill, and (ii) real estate taxes imposed upon
the improvements situated on the Premises shall be determined by multiplying the
total tax on the improvements by a fraction, the numerator of which is the value
of the improvements on the Premises, and the denominator of which is the total
value of the improvements covered by the applicable tax bill, as determined by
reference to the assessed value of improvements as established by the applicable
taxing authority, or, if such separate assessment is not made by such taxing
authority, as determined by the mutual agreement of the parties. In the event of
any dispute concerning the allocation and proration of real property taxes that
is not resolved in accordance with the foregoing, then the parties agree that
such dispute shall be determined by arbitration at a mutually agreeable location
in the Commonwealth of Virginia in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA"), and each party shall
pay one half of any fees of the AAA in connection therewith. Any determination
by the AAA shall be final and shall be binding and enforceable in any court of
law.

          (c)  The Base Rent and any Additional Rent shall be considered and
characterized as "Rent" for purposes of this Lease. Tenant shall pay all Rent to
the Landlord without notice, demand, setoff, deduction, counterclaim or
abatement, except as specifically and expressly (and not impliedly) provided in
this Lease, in lawful money to Landlord at the notice address stated herein.
Tenant covenants and agrees to pay to Landlord all Additional Rent within thirty
(30) days after the issuance of a written statement from Landlord, documenting
the amounts properly due, directed to Tenant at the notice address states
herein.

          (d)  Tenant shall be liable for all taxes levied against the Tenant
Assets (as defined below) as well as any other personal property and trade
fixtures owned by and placed by Tenant in, on or about the Premises.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant reserves the right to contest any and all
such assessments, either in its own name or that of Landlord, at its own cost
and expense, and Landlord will reasonable cooperate with Tenant in connection
therewith, and will execute and deliver all documents reasonably requested by
Tenant in connection therewith. Tenant covenants and agrees to timely file all
personal property returns in its own name with all applicable taxing and
governmental authorities having jurisdiction thereof. Tenant further agrees to
make all such tax payments required directly to the appropriate taxing
authority.

     4.   Condition of Premises. (a) Subject to all other terms and provisions
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of this Lease and the Collateral Agreements, including the performance of all
obligations of Landlord under the Purchase Agreement, and the Environmental
Annex attached thereto, the Premises are leased to Tenant and possession is
tendered and accepted by Tenant in its current "as is, where is" condition as of
the date of this Lease, and with no other representations and/or warranties,
express or implied, including those of merchantabililty or fitness for a
particular purpose or of any future benefit.

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          (b)  All rights, duties, obligations and responsibilities of the
parties hereto with respect to any environmental conditions or matters
pertaining to the Premises, including remediation of contamination and
compliance with environmental laws, shall be governed by the Environmental Annex
which is incorporated herein by reference. Each party agrees to perform its
respective obligations under the Environmental Annex. Notwithstanding any
contrary provision in this Lease, at its expense, Landlord shall comply with,
and Landlord retain all liability arising under all applicable environmental of
the Commonwealth of Virginia arising with respect to the Premises, including,
without limitation, any obligations under such environmental laws to be complied
with by a lessee or lessor of real property or improvements upon the expiration
or earlier termination of the lease demising such real property or improvements,
as required in the Environmental Annex.

     5.   Title to Tenant Assets. At all times during the Term, title to the
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Tenant Purchased Assets, together with all other buildings, facilities,
fixtures, equipment, inventory and all other improvements and personal property
now or hereafter located, installed or erected on the Premises Agreement
(collectively, the "Tenant Assets") shall be and remain vested in Tenant.  It is
the intention of Tenant and Landlord that the retention by Landlord of fee
simple title to the Premises, and the conveyance to Tenant of title to the
Tenant Purchased Assets, shall not change the character of any Tenant Assets as
real property to the extent that any of the Tenant Assets constitute real
property under applicable law.

     6.   Use of Premises. Tenant shall have the right to use and occupy the
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Premises for the purpose of manufacturing, distribution and related office uses
and other purposes related to the Peroxides Business and any other business
operations conducted on the Premises (the "Permitted Use"); provided that any
use of the Premises shall (a) be in compliance with all applicable zoning,
subdivision, health and other governmental regulations, ordinances, laws and
similar enactments, and (b) not materially adversely affect Landlord's
environmental remediation activities and responsibilities pursuant to the
Environmental Annex on either the Premises or the Retained Land, and (c) not
violate the terms of the Master Declaration encumbering the Facility Site.

     7.   Quiet Enjoyment. If and so long as Tenant shall keep, observe and
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perform all covenants, conditions and terms requested to be kept, observed or
performed by it hereunder, taking into account all applicable cure or grace
periods permitted hereunder, then Landlord warrants that it will not take or
permit any action which results in the disturbance of the peaceful and quiet
occupation and enjoyment of the Premises by Tenant; provided, however, Landlord
and its agents may enter upon and inspect the Premises upon twenty-four (24)
hours' prior written notice, except in the event of an Emergency (defined below)
in the exercise of its rights or the performance of its obligations reserved,
granted or imposed under this Lease. For the purpose of this Lease, the term
"Emergency" means an event, circumstance or condition created or arising out of
the use or occupancy of the Premises by Tenant or its Permittees which may, in
the absence of immediate action by Landlord, pose an immediate threat to
Landlord or to Landlord's property.

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     8.   Maintenance, Repairs and Replacements. (a) Subject to the terms and
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conditions of the Collateral Agreements, Tenant shall immediately upon
possession of the Premises and throughout the Term, assume sole responsibility
for all costs and expenses relative to the use, operation, maintenance, repair
and replacement of all or any part of the Premises, together with the Tenant
Assets, including necessary or appropriate replacements, renewals, upgrades, and
repairs (structural as well as non-structural) required to keep and maintain the
Premises and the Tenant Assets in good order and condition.

          (b)  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease to the contrary,
in the event Landlord reasonably determines that a condition or circumstance
exists on, in, under or above the Premises with respect to the maintenance,
repair and or replacement obligations of Tenant, which condition or circumstance
constitutes an Emergency, then Landlord shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to take whatever action may be reasonably necessary to address the
risk posed by such emergency.

     9.   Casualty. (a) In the event the Premises or the Tenant Assets situated
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thereon are partially or totally destroyed by fire or other casualty or damage
(a "Casualty"), Tenant shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cause
such damage to be repaired and restored at Tenant's sole cost and expense. There
shall be no abatement of any Rent or any other payments due Landlord hereunder
on account of any such Casualty, except to the extent of any Additional Rent
which Landlord is able to economically abate without (i) incurring any
unreimbursed costs or expenses to the Landlord (which shall be prepaid by Tenant
to Landlord as a condition precedent to any such abatement, together with such
other assurances of performance if such costs and expenses cannot be precisely
and definitively ascertained at the time) or (ii) causing a material adverse
impact on the operations of the Landlord or other parties, if applicable, within
the Premises or the Retained Land in connection with the Environmental Annex
(the "Casualty Loss Abatement"). Landlord shall have no obligation or
responsibility to repair, maintain or replace any part or all of the Premises or
the Tenant Assets as a result of any such Casualty, except to the extent caused
by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its Related Parties
(defined below).

          (b)  Subject in all respects to the terms of the Collateral
Agreements, the Environmental Annex, and the Master Declaration in the event all
or any portion of the Appurtenant Facilities are partially or totally destroyed
by casualty or damage, Landlord shall cause such damage to be repaired and
restored at Landlord's sole cost and expense, except to the extent that any such
casualty or damage was caused by the negligent acts or omissions of Tenant or
its Permittees, in which event Tenant shall be solely responsible and liable for
any such costs and expenses; in such case, Tenant's liability for the payment of
the Rent and the performance of all the covenants, conditions and terms hereof
on Tenant's part to be performed shall continue unabated.

     10.  Compliance with Laws. Tenant shall not cause or allow any waste on the
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Premises or the Appurtenant Facilities or any other portion of the Retained
Land, and shall at Tenant's expense comply with all applicable laws, rules,
ordinances, orders and regulations of any federal, state and local authority,
now or hereafter applicable to Tenant's use and

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occupancy thereof, subject, however, to the covenants and obligations of
Landlord under the Collateral Agreements, the Master Declaration, and the
Environmental Annex.

     11.  Utilities. Tenant shall pay the cost of all utilities and utility
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services furnished to the Premises throughout the Term in accordance with the
terms of the Collateral Agreements and the Master Declaration. Landlord shall
pay all charges incurred with respect to the period prior to the Commencement
Date.

     12.  Alterations and Improvements. Tenant shall have the right to make any
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alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises (the "Additions"),
provided any such Additions (a) are done at Tenant's sole cost and expense; (b)
comply with and are performed and completed in accordance with all applicable
laws and ordinances of all public authorities having jurisdiction over the
Premises and in accordance with the building, zoning and related codes, rules
and regulations of any such authority; (c) do not materially adversely affect
Landlord's environmental remediation activities and responsibilities pursuant to
the Environmental Annex at both the Premises and the Facility Site; and (d)
comply with the Master Declaration. Unless otherwise provided herein, or agreed
to in writing between Landlord and Tenant, all Additions, when made, installed
in or attached to the Premises, shall, become part of the Tenant Assets and
shall be disposed of as set forth in Section 20 of this Lease, captioned
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"Surrender of Premises".

     13.  Signs. Tenant shall comply with all local, state and federal
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ordinances, laws or regulations and the terms of the Master Declaration
concerning signage on or about the Premises.

     14.  Indemnity and Waiver. (a) Except as otherwise provided in the
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Collateral Agreements, Tenant agrees to defend, indemnify and save harmless
Landlord, its officers, directors, employees, agents and servants (collectively,
"Related Parties") from and against all liability, loss or expenses (including,
but not limited to penalties, costs and attorneys' fees) for any suit, cause of
action, claim, demand, settlement, award or judgment (hereinafter referred to
singly or collectively as "Claim") to the extent arising out of (i) default by
Tenant in the performance of any of its covenants or obligations hereunder; or
(ii) the incorrectness or incompleteness of any representation or warranty of
Tenant made herein; or (iii) any personal injury, loss or damage to property,
including loss of use thereof, or involving damage to the environment (including
(A) releases of contaminants into or onto the air, water or land, (B) violation
of any federal, state or other environmental statute, law, regulation or other
legal requirement or duty, (C) penalties for such violations and (D) natural
resource damages), sustained by any person or persons (including third parties
or contractors or subcontractors employees, agents or servants), arising out of,
resulting from or in consequence of Tenant's occupancy and use of the Premises
or the Appurtenant Facilities, except to the extent caused by the negligence or
willful misconduct of Landlord or its Related Parties; provided, however, with
respect to any such claim brought against Landlord, Tenant shall, upon
Landlord's request, permit Landlord to participate in the defense or negotiate
settlement thereof. This indemnification shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease.

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          (b)  Except as otherwise provided in the Collateral Agreements,
Landlord agrees to defend, indemnify and save harmless Tenant and its Related
Parties from and against all liability, loss or expenses (including, but not
limited to penalties, costs and attorneys' fees) for any suit, causes of action,
claim, demand, settlement, award or judgment (hereinafter referred to singly or
collectively as "claim") to the extent arising out of (i) default by Landlord in
the performance of any of its covenants or obligations hereunder; or (ii) the
incorrectness or incompleteness of any representation or warranty of Landlord
made herein; or (iii) any personal injury, loss or damage to property, including
loss of use thereof, or involving damage to the environment (including (A)
releases of contaminants into or onto the air, water or land, (B) violation of
any federal, state or other environmental statute, law, regulation or other
legal requirement or duty, (C) penalties for such violations and (D) natural
resource damages), sustained by any person or persons (including third parties
or contractors or subcontractors employees, agents or servants), arising out of,
resulting from or in consequence of Landlord's occupancy and use of the Retained
Land, except to the extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of
Tenant; provided, however, with respect to any such claim brought against
Tenant, Landlord shall, upon Tenant's request, permit Tenant to participate in
the defense or negotiate settlement thereof. This indemnification shall survive
the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

          (c)  Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, but
subject to the terms and provisions of the Collateral Agreements, Landlord and
Tenant hereby waive any and all right of recovery, claim, action or cause of
action by the waiving party, or anyone claiming through or under the waiving
party by way of subrogation or otherwise, against the other party, its agents or
employees, or any person or party to which or to whom coverage is afforded under
any policy required to be maintained under Section 15 of this Lease, for any
loss or damage to the Premises or to the Facility Site or any improvements
thereon, as a result of fire or other cause which could be insured against under
the terms of a standard fire, vandalism, malicious mischief and extended
coverage insurance policy or policies, building contents and business
interruption insurance policies, or for which the waiving party may be
reimbursed as a result of insurance coverage affecting any loss suffered by
either party to this Lease, regardless of cause or origin, even if the fire or
other cause shall have been the result of negligent conduct of the other party.

     15.  Insurance. (a) Tenant shall during the Term at its cost and expense,
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maintain valid and enforceable insurance of the following character:

               (i)     commercial general liability insurance with minimum
limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 annual aggregate, covering
the legal liability of Tenant against claims for bodily injury, personal injury
or property damage, occurring on, in or about the Premises or as a result of
products or materials manufactured, processed, constructed or sold, or services
rendered, on the Premises. Coverage shall include "premises and operations",
"products and completed operations", "contractual liability", "explosion,
collapse and underground hazards", "personal injury liability" and "independent
contractors";

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          (ii)   "all risks" or "special causes of loss" property insurance, or
their equivalent in such amount as Tenant may elect;

          (iii)  business automotive liability insurance (covering owned and
leased vehicles) with minimum limits of $2,000,000 combined single limit or
$2,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate; and

          (iv)   workers' compensation insurance in accordance with applicable
laws, unless Tenant is authorized by the appropriate regulatory agency to self-
insure workers' compensation claims in the state where the Premises is located.

     (b)  Landlord shall during the Term at its cost and expense, maintain valid
and enforceable insurance of the following character:

          (i)    commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of
$2,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 annual aggregate, covering the legal
liability of Landlord against claims for bodily injury, personal injury or
property damage, occurring on, in or about the Facility Site or as a result of
the use of products or materials manufactured, processed, constructed or sold,
or services rendered, on the Facility Site. Coverage shall include "premises and
operations", "products and completed operations", "contractual liability",
"explosion, collapse and underground hazards", "personal injury liability" and
"independent contractors";

          (ii)   business automotive liability insurance (covering owned and
leased vehicles) with minimum limits of $2,000,000 combined single limit or
$2,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate; and

          (iii)  workers' compensation insurance in accordance with applicable
laws unless Landlord is authorized by the appropriate regulatory agency to self-
insure workers' compensation claims in the state where the Premises is located.

     (c)  The insurance required by Sections 15(a) and (b) of this Lease shall
be written by companies of recognized financial standing which are rated at
least "A" by A.M. Best Rating services. Such insurance may be obtained by Tenant
or Landlord by endorsement on their respective blanket insurance policies which
cover risks at the subject property and other properties of such party. Tenant
and Landlord may maintain self-insurance programs sufficient to provide the
amounts and types of coverage required to be maintained by such party under this
Section 15, provided such party has a net worth equal or greater than
$50,000,000.

     (d)  Landlord and Tenant shall deliver to the other party, upon the
execution and delivery of this Lease, letters of self insurance or certificates
of insurance, reasonably satisfactory to Landlord and Tenant, as the case may
be, evidencing all the insurance which is then required to be maintained by
Tenant and Landlord, and each party shall, upon written notice, deliver
certificates of insurance evidencing the renewal of such insurance.

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     16.  Assignment and Subletting. Each of Landlord and Tenant shall be
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entitled to assign all or any part of its respective rights and obligations
under this Lease to any other party without the consent of the other. Upon an
assignment of this Lease by either Landlord or Tenant, the assignor shall be
released from all liability hereunder arising following the date of such
assignment. Tenant shall also have the right to sublease the Premises or any
part thereof to any other party without the consent of Landlord.

     17.  Condemnation. If the whole or part of the Premises shall be taken or
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condemned by any competent authority for any public use or purpose during the
Term, or any extension or renewal, or if such authority shall take title to the
Premises in lieu of condemnation, Tenant reserves the right to claim and
prosecute its claim at its own cost and expense in all appropriate courts and
agencies for an award or damages for the taking, based upon its leasehold
interest and ownership of all improvements on the Premises, including the Tenant
Assets, interruption of business, moving expenses and other damages available
under applicable law, without impairing any rights of Landlord for the taking of
or injury to the reversion. Landlord shall assign to Tenant all rights of
Landlord in and to any awards or other proceeds payable by reason of any taking.
Tenant shall have the sole right (in the name of Tenant and Landlord or both) to
negotiate for, to agree to and to contest all offers and awards.

     In the event of the taking by eminent domain of the whole or any part of
the Premises to such an extent as to render the remainder of the Premises
untenantable and Tenant is unable to conduct its business thereon, in Tenant's
judgment, then this Lease shall terminate as of the date of the final,
nonappealable award of possession to the condemning authority for the portion of
the Premises so condemned. In any such event, all Rent and other charges payable
hereunder as rent shall be apportioned to the date of termination of this Lease,
and Tenant waives all claims against Landlord for or on account of or incident
to such taking. In the event of a partial taking which does not render the
remainder of the Premises untenantable, then Base Rent and Additional Rent shall
be equitably adjusted as a result of such condemnation.

     18.  Leasehold Mortgages. (a) Tenant shall have the right, without
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Landlord's prior consent, to mortgage all or any part or part of the leasehold
interest created by this Lease, and to refinance the same, at any time and from
time to time, under a leasehold mortgage or deed of trust on Tenant's leasehold
estate (herein referred to as a "Leasehold Mortgage"; the holder of any such
Leasehold Mortgage is referred to herein as a "Leasehold Mortgagee"), provided
that all rights acquired under such Leasehold Mortgage shall be subject to each
of the covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Lease.

          (b)  Landlord agrees that, after its receipt of notice of the
existence of a Leasehold Mortgage and the name and address of the holder
thereof, and thereafter for so long as any such Leasehold Mortgage remains
unsatisfied of record, the following provisions shall apply:

               (i)  There shall be no cancellation, surrender or modification of
this Lease by joint action of Landlord and Tenant without the prior written
consent of the

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Leasehold Mortgagee, except as the Leasehold Mortgage or any other agreement
between Tenant and the Leasehold Mortgagee may provide or permit.

          (ii)   Any notice given to Tenant by Landlord shall simultaneously be
given to the Leasehold Mortgagee at the address furnished to the Landlord. If
such notice pertains to a default or defaults by Tenant, then any Leasehold
Mortgagee shall have the right to cure the default complained of within the same
period from the date of notice to the Leasehold Mortgagee as is given Tenant
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Lease, and Landlord agrees to
accept the Leasehold Mortgagee's performance in curing the default as fully as
if Tenant had cured the default. If a notice advises that Landlord had attempted
to terminate this Lease because of the default or defaults of Tenant, then,
notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, any Leasehold
Mortgagee shall have, at its election, the right:

                 (1)  provided that the default or defaults of Tenant can be
cured by the payment of money, to nullify any attempted termination as fully as
if no default had ever occurred by paying all Rent and other monetary amounts
then in default to Landlord within thirty (30) days after the Leasehold
Mortgagee's receipt of Landlord's notice of termination; or

                 (2)  to postpone indefinitely any attempted termination of this
Lease by giving Landlord, within thirty (30) days after the Leasehold
Mortgagee's receipt of Landlord's notice, notice of its intention to foreclose
its Leasehold Mortgage, accompanied by its payment of all Rent and other sums
payable hereunder then in default, and thereafter, commencing and proceeding
with reasonable diligence, to cure any defaults reasonably susceptible of being
cured without actual possession of the Premises and to foreclose its Leasehold
Mortgage, meanwhile paying all amounts due Landlord under this Lease; such
postponement shall continue until confirmation of the foreclosure sale,
whereupon such notice of termination shall be deemed nullified as fully as if no
default had occurred.

          (iii)  Landlord agrees that in the event of any termination of this
Lease not approved by Leasehold Mortgagee and upon notice from the Leasehold
Mortgagee given within sixty (60) days after the date upon which Leasehold
Mortgagee receives written notice of any such termination from Landlord,
Landlord will enter into a new Lease for the Premises with the Leasehold
Mortgagee holding the highest priority, or its designee, for the remainder of
the Term, commencing as of the date this Lease is terminated as to Tenant but
effective as of the date of this Lease and in any event prior to the interest of
any subsequent transferee of Landlord's interest in the Premises, at the Rent
and otherwise upon the same terms and provisions as are herein contained.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be a condition to Landlord's obligation
to enter into such new Lease that the Leasehold Mortgagee, or its designee, pay
to Landlord, at the time of execution of such new Lease, all sums due Landlord
by reason of Tenant's default hereunder and perform all other obligations which
reasonably can be performed without being in possession, together with
Landlord's reasonable costs and expenses in terminating this Lease, including
reasonable attorneys' fees.

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               (iv) The Leasehold Mortgagee shall be given notice of any actions
or proceedings in bankruptcy or under the United States Bankruptcy Code by the
parties hereto as required by law, and shall have the right to intervene therein
and be made a party to such proceedings at its sole cost and expense. Any
Leasehold Mortgagee which elects not to intervene or become a party to such
proceeding shall have the right to receive from Tenant a copy of any award or
decision made therein.

     19.  Estoppel Certificate.  (a) Tenant agrees at any time and from time to
          --------------------
time, within fifteen (15) days after Landlord's written request, to execute,
acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a written instrument in recordable form
certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if
there have been modifications, that it is in full force and effect as modified
and stating the modifications), and the dates to which rent and any other
charges have been paid in advance, if any, and stating whether or not to the
best knowledge of the signer of such certificate the Landlord is in default in
the performance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Lease
and, if so, specifying each such default of which the signer may have knowledge
and the date the Landlord was notified of such default, it being intended that
any such statement delivered pursuant to this section may be relied upon by any
prospective purchaser of the fee or any assignee of Landlord's interest in this
Lease.

          (b)  Landlord agrees at any time and from time to time, within fifteen
(15) days after Tenant's written request, to execute, acknowledge and deliver to
Tenant a written instrument in recordable form certifying that this Lease is
unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications,
that it is in full force and effect as modified and stating the modifications),
and the dates to which rent and any other charges have been paid in advance, if
any, and stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signer of such
certificate the Tenant is in default in the performance of any covenant,
agreement or condition contained in this Lease and, if so, specifying each such
default of which the signer may have knowledge and the date the Tenant was
notified of such default, it being intended that any such statement delivered
pursuant to this section may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser of
Tenant's interest in this Lease or any Leasehold Mortgagee.

     20.  Surrender of Premises/Removal of Property.  (a) Upon the expiration or
          -----------------------------------------
sooner termination of the Term, Tenant shall quit and surrender to Landlord
possession of the Premises and, unless otherwise provided herein, all rights of
the Tenant under this Lease shall terminate.  In addition, Tenant shall tender
possession of the Premises to Landlord free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances created by or through Tenant.

          (b)  Upon the expiration or sooner termination of the Term and subject
to the Master Declaration, Landlord shall have the following options with
respect to the physical improvements and structures (excluding all personal
property and removal trade fixtures belonging to Tenant) on the Premises:

               (i)  Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall convey to
Landlord all buildings and other improvements on the Premises by deed and bill
of sale free and clear of all liens and security interests securing Tenant's
obligations; or

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               (ii)  Within twelve (12) months of any such expiration or
termination, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense raze and remove all
buildings and other above grade structures and improvements, leaving the
Premises completely in an unimproved and level ground surface condition, clear
of all debris (the "Land Only Condition"). In the event possession of the
Premises is not delivered to Landlord as provided above, then Tenant shall be
liable for all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord to bring the Premises to
the Land Only Condition. The foregoing obligations of Tenant with respect to the
Land Only Condition shall survive the expiration of earlier termination of the
Term.

          (c)  Tenant shall, within sixty (60) days following the termination of
this Lease, remove all equipment, inventory and other personal property from the
Premises unless otherwise approved by Landlord.  If Tenant shall fail to remove
any such personal property which Tenant is required to remove as set forth
above, Landlord may remove same without any liability to Tenant.  In addition,
any of such personal property which is required to be removed from the Premises
by Tenant but which is not so removed shall be conclusively presumed to have
been abandoned by Tenant and title to such property shall pass to Landlord
without any payment or credit, and Landlord may, at its option and at Tenant's
expense, store, keep and/or dispose of such property.

     21.  Events of Default by Tenant and Remedies of Landlord.  (a) It shall be
          ----------------------------------------------------
an event of default under this Lease ("Event of Default") if Tenant:

               (i)   does not pay in full when due and without demand any and
all installments of Rent or any other charges or payments whether or not herein
included as rent and fails to cure such default within sixty (60) days following
the receipt of written notice by Tenant from Landlord thereof; or

               (ii)  violates or fails to perform or otherwise breaches any
agreement, term, covenant or condition herein contained or any other obligation
herein imposed upon Tenant and fails to cure such default within one hundred
twenty (120) days following the receipt of written notice by Tenant from
Landlord thereof (provided, that if such default cannot reasonably be cured
within such time period, and if Tenant commences the cure of such default within
such time period, then the time period for cure shall be extended so long as
Tenant diligently prosecutes the cure of same); or

               (iii) becomes insolvent or bankrupt or makes an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, or offers a composition or settlement to creditors, or
calls a meeting of creditors for any such purpose, or files a petition in
bankruptcy or for reorganization or for an arrangement with creditors under any
federal or state act, or files a bill in equity or otherwise initiates
proceedings in any court for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator,
custodian, conservator or similar official for any of Tenant's assets, or if any
of the real or personal property of Tenant shall be levied upon by any sheriff,
marshal or constable; or

               (iv)  A petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization or for an
arrangement with creditors under any federal or state act is filed against
Tenant, or if a bill in equity or other proceeding is filed in any court by any
creditor of Tenant for the appointment

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of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian, conservator or similar official
for any of Tenant's assets.

          (b)  In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Tenant of any of
the covenants or provisions hereof, Landlord may recover from Tenant all damages
it may incur by reason of such breach, and shall have the right of injunction
and the right to invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity, except that
Landlord shall have no right to terminate this Lease or Tenant's possession of
the Leased Premises, unless Tenant ceases operations of all manufacturing
facilities at the Leased Premises for a period in excess of five (5) consecutive
years (the "Abandonment").  Tenant acknowledges that the remedy of injunction is
an essential remedy in instances in which Tenant's acts or failure to act may
cause damage to Landlord or its property and specifically agrees not to
interpose any objections to Landlord's motions for injunction in such instances.
Mention in this Lease of any particular remedy shall not preclude Landlord from
any other remedies under this Lease, or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or by statute.

          (c)  If Tenant is in default hereunder, Landlord, after the lapse of
any time period and notice as may be applicable thereto, shall also have the
right, without prejudice to any other right or remedy provided for hereunder or
otherwise available, to cure the default; and in such case, all of Landlord's
cost and expenses in so doing, plus interest thereon at a rate of 8% per annum,
shall be due and payable to Landlord, upon written demand, as Additional Rent
hereunder.

          (d)  In the event of an Abandonment, then Landlord shall have the
right, but not the obligation to terminate this Lease and Tenant's right of
possession, provided, however, upon such termination, Tenant shall be fully
released of all further liability under this Lease, except that Tenant shall not
thereby be relieved of its liabilities and obligations under this Lease with
respect to the period prior to the date of termination as well as the
obligations and duties under Paragraph 20.

          (e)  Except as provided above, each right and remedy provided for in
this Lease shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other right or
remedy provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or by statute or otherwise, and the exercise by either party of any one
or more of the rights or remedies provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the
simultaneous or later exercise by such party of any or all other rights or
remedies provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or by statute or otherwise.  Nor shall this Lease abrogate or diminish
Tenant's responsibilities to Landlord under any other agreement, nor Landlord's
responsibilities to Tenant, under any other agreement.

     22.  Events of Default by Landlord and Remedies of Tenant.  (a) It shall be
          ----------------------------------------------------
an event of default under this Lease if Landlord:

               (i)   does not pay in full when due and without demand any
payments or sums due Tenant and fails to cure such default within sixty (60)
days following the receipt of written notice by Landlord from Tenant thereof; or

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               (ii)  violates or fails to perform or otherwise breaches any
agreement, term, covenant or condition herein contained or any other obligation
herein imposed upon Landlord and fails to cure such default within one hundred
twenty (120) days following the receipt of written notice by Landlord from
Tenant thereof (provided, that if such default cannot reasonably be cured within
such time period, and if Landlord commences the cure of such default within such
time period, then the time period for cure shall be extended so long as Landlord
diligently prosecutes the cure of same).

          (b)  In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Landlord of any
of the covenants or provisions hereof, Tenant shall have the right of injunction
and the right to invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity.  Landlord
acknowledges that the remedy of injunction is an essential remedy in instances
in which Landlord's acts or failure to act may cause a default and specifically
agrees not to interpose any objections to Tenant's motions for injunction in
such instances.  Mention in this Lease of any particular remedy shall not
preclude Tenant from any other remedies under this Lease, or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute.

          (c)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Landlord is in default
hereunder, Tenant, after the lapse of any time period and notice as may be
applicable thereto, shall have the right, without prejudice to any other right
or remedy provided for hereunder or otherwise available, to cure the default;
and in such case, all of Tenant's cost and expenses in so doing, plus interest
thereon at a rate of 8% per annum shall be due and payable to Tenant, upon
written demand.

     23.  Non-Liability.  (a) Landlord shall not be liable for any damage or
          -------------
injury which may be sustained by Tenant or any third party, as a consequence of
the failure, breakage, leakage or obstruction of any utility lines or
facilities, or consequence thereof, except to the extent resulting from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or Landlord's agents or
employees.

          (b)  Tenant shall not be liable for any damage or injury which may be
sustained by Landlord or any third party, as a consequence of the failure,
breakage, leakage or obstruction of any utility lines or facilities, or
consequence thereof, except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of Tenant or Tenant's agents or employees.

     24.  Non-Waiver.  The various rights, remedies, options and elections of
          ----------
the parties, expressed herein, are cumulative.  The failure or either party to
enforce strict performance by the other of the conditions and covenants of this
Lease, or to exercise any election or option, or to resort to or have recourse
to any remedy herein conferred, shall not be construed or deemed to be a waiver
or a relinquishment for the future by the non-breaching party of any such
conditions and covenants, options, elections or remedies, but such conditions
and covenants shall continue in full force and effect.

     25.  Validity and Interpretation of Lease.  The terms, conditions,
          ------------------------------------
covenants and provisions of this Lease shall be deemed to be severable.  If any
clause, provision of section

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herein contained shall be adjudged to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction or by operation of any applicable law, it shall not
affect the validity of any other clause, provision or section herein, but such
other clauses, provisions or sections shall remain in full force and effect.
Each party accepts equal responsibility for the preparation of this Lease so
there shall be no presumption against either party as the sole drafter of this
Lease.

     26.  Attorneys' Fees.  (a) Each party shall pay upon demand all of the
          ---------------
other party's costs, charges and expenses including the reasonable fees and out-
of-pocket expenses of counsel, agents and others retained by the other party
incurred in enforcing the party's obligations hereunder, if the other party
obtains an enforceable judgment against the party.

          (b)  Should Landlord be named as a defendant or other party in any
suit brought against Tenant in connection with or arising out of Tenant's
occupancy or use hereunder, Tenant shall pay, except to the extent of Landlord's
fault found in such suit, to Landlord, as Additional Rent hereunder, Landlord's
costs and expenses incurred in such suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee.

     27.  Mechanics' Liens.  If any mechanics' or other liens shall be created
          ----------------
or filed against the Premises or any other portion of the Facility Site by
reason of labor performed or materials furnished for Tenant in the erection,
construction, completion, alteration, repair or addition of any existing
improvement, or Additions or other improvements, Tenant shall, within twenty-one
(21) days thereafter, at Tenant's own cost and expense, cause such lien or liens
to be satisfied and discharged of record, together with any notices of intention
that may have been filed.  Failure to do so shall entitle Landlord to such
remedies as are provided herein in the case of any default of this Lease, in
addition to such as are permitted by law or equity.

     28.  Entire Contract; Superseding Effect.  This Lease, the Purchase
          -----------------------------------
Agreement, the Annex, the Master Declaration and the Collateral Agreements and
all other instruments referenced herein cover the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the Premises.  No representative, agent or employee of
Landlord has been authorized to make any representations or promises with
reference to the within letting or to vary, alter or modify the terms hereof.
No additions, changes or modification, renewals or extensions of this Lease
shall be binding unless reduced to writing and signed by Landlord and Tenant. In
the event of any conflict between the terms of this Lease and the terms of the
Purchase Agreement, the Annex, the Master Declaration or any Collateral
Agreement, the terms of the latter shall govern and control.

     29.  Force Majeure.  (a) In the event that Landlord shall be delayed, or
          -------------
hindered or prevented from the performance of any act required hereunder, by
reason of a force majeure, including an act of God, fire, casualty, action of
the elements, strikes, lockouts, other labor troubles, inability to procure, or
general shortage of labor, equipment, facilities, materials or supplies, failure
of transportation or of power, restrictive governmental laws or regulations,
riots, insurrection, war or any other cause beyond the control of Landlord (a
"Force Majeure Event") the time for performance of such act shall be extended
for a reasonable period of time not to exceed sixty (60) days following
cessation of the Force Majeure Event.

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          (b)  In the event that Tenant shall be delayed, or hindered or
prevented from the performance of any act required hereunder, by reason of a
Force Majeure Event, the time for performance of such act shall be extended for
a reasonable period of time not to exceed sixty (60) days following cessation of
the Force Majeure Event.

     30.  No Merger.  The leasehold created hereby shall not merge with the fee
          ---------
notwithstanding the fact that such interests may be held by the same person,
unless the holder of such interests and all holders of mortgages upon such
interest shall consent to the merger.

     31.  Landlord's Access.  Tenant shall permit Landlord or its authorized
          -----------------
representatives to enter upon the Premises during regular business hours of
Tenant or subtenant, as the case may be, and upon reasonable notice for the
purposes of: (a) performing engineering and scientific testing and inspections
required for Landlord to comply with any environmental laws, regulations or
orders applicable to the Premises as provided under this Lease; and (b) making
any necessary repairs to the Premises and performing any work thereon that may
be necessary to comply with any laws or orders and to prevent waste or
deterioration and as required under the Collateral Agreements, the Master
Declaration or the Annex (collectively, the "Access Activities").  Only such
notice as is reasonable under the circumstances shall be required for the Access
Activities in case of an Emergency (defined above).

     32.  Successors and Assigns.  All the terms, covenants and conditions
          ----------------------
herein contained shall inure to the benefit of and shall bind the respective
parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

     33.  Subdivision Rights.  Any rights of Tenant to subdivide the Premises
          ------------------
are more fully set forth in the Declaration.

     34.  Miscellaneous Provisions.  (a) Construction.  In all references herein
          ------------------------       ------------
to any parties, persons, entities or corporations, the use of any particular
gender or the plural or singular number is intended to include the appropriate
gender or number as the text of this Lease may require.  The term "including,"
when used in this Lease, shall mean "including, without limitation" and shall be
construed as a term of illustration and not a term of limitation.

          (b)  Headings.  The Section headings shall not be a substantive part
               --------
of this Lease and shall not be used to interpret the meaning hereof. The
headings are for convenience in reference only.

          (c)  Recording.  This Lease shall be recorded in the appropriate land
               ---------
records in Southampton County, Virginia.

          (d)  Notices.  Any notice, request, instruction or other document to
               -------
be given hereunder by any party to any other party shall be in writing and
delivered personally, by telecopy and confirmed by mail, or sent by registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by overnight courier (e.g., Federal
Express, Airborne or UPS) (a "Notice"):

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               (i)   if to Hercules to:

                     Hercules Incorporated
                     Hercules Plaza
                     1313 North Market Street
                     Wilmington, Delaware 19894B0001
                     Telecopier: (302) 594B7252
                     Attention: Israel J. Floyd,
                     Executive Vice President,
                     Secretary and General Counsel

                     with copies to:

                     Hercules Incorporated
                     Hercules Plaza
                     1313 North Market Street
                     Wilmington, Delaware 19894-0001
                     Telecopier: (302) 594-5210
                     Attention: Director of Corporate Real Estate

                     Hercules Incorporated
                     27123 Shady Brook Trail
                     Courtland, VA 23837-2034
                     Attention: Plant Manager

               (ii)  if to Tenant to:

                     GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
                     28601 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 210
                     Cleveland, Ohio 44122
                     Telecopier: (216) 765-1307
                     Attention: George Ahearn

                     and with a copy to:

                     Thompson Hine LLP
                     3900 Key Center
                     127 Public Square
                     Cleveland, Ohio 44114
                     Telecopier: (216) 566-5800
                     Attention: Stuart Welburn, Esq.

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or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like Notice.  Any
Notice which is delivered in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have
been duly given to the party to whom it is directed upon actual receipt by such
party (evidenced, in the case of a telecopy, by the receipt of the correct
telecopier confirmation).

          (e)  Holding Over.  Any holding over after the expiration or earlier
               ------------
termination of the Lease, or of any extension or renewal thereof, without the
written consent of Landlord shall, at Landlord's option, be construed to be a
tenancy from month to month and shall otherwise be on the same terms and
conditions hereinbefore specified.

          (f)  Further Documentation.  Landlord and Tenant shall each execute
               ---------------------
and deliver any and all documents, in recordable form if required, as may be
reasonably necessary for either party hereto to carry out the intent and purpose
of this Lease.

          (g)  Governing Law.  This Lease and all covenants contained herein
               -------------
shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

          (h)  Counterparts.  This Lease may be executed in two counterparts,
               ------------
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

                           [Signature Page Follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the parties
as of the date first set forth above.

                                              TENANT:

                                              GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.,
                                              an Ohio corporation

                                              By:_______________________________

                                              Name:_____________________________

                                              Title:____________________________

                                              LANDLORD:

                                              HERCULES INCORPORATED, a
                                              Delaware corporation

                                              By:_______________________________

                                              Name:_____________________________

                                              Title:____________________________

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COMMONWEALTH OF _______________________   )
                                          )    SS
COUNTY OF _____________________________   )

     BEFORE ME. a Notary Public in and for said County an State, personally
appeared HERCULES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, by ___________________,
its ____________, who acknowledged that he did sign the foregoing instrument and
that the same is his free act and deed.

     IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at
___________, ________, this ____ day of May, 2001.

                                       _________________________________
                                       Notary Public

STATE OF  ______________________   )
                                   )    SS
COUNTY OF ______________________   )

     BEFORE ME. a Notary Public in and for said County an State, personally
appeared GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., an Ohio corporation by
_______________________, its ____________, who acknowledged that he did sign the
foregoing instrument and that the same is his free act and deed.

     IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at
___________, ________, this ____ day of May, 2001.

                                       _________________________________
                                       Notary Public

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