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                                                                     Exhibit 4.6

                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                      among

                             PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                       and

                       GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, L.P., and

                     GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II OFFSHORE, L.P.

                            Dated as of June 27, 2002

                                  Relating to:

                    16.5% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2010,

       Warrants to Purchase an aggregate of 52,460 shares of Common Stock

           Warrants to Purchase an aggregate of 287 shares of Series A
                          Convertible Preferred Stock

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION 1.   DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS .......................................................      2
    1.1.     Definitions ............................................................................      2
    1.2.     Computation of Time Periods ............................................................     34
    1.3.     Terms Generally ........................................................................     34
    1.4.     Accounting Terms .......................................................................     34
SECTION 2.   AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF NOTES AND WARRANTS .......................................     34
    2.1.     Authorization of Issue .................................................................     34
    2.2.     Sale and Purchase of the Notes and the Warrants ........................................     35
    2.3.     Closing ................................................................................     35
SECTION 3.   CONDITIONS TO CLOSING ..................................................................     35
    3.1.     Representations and Warranties .........................................................     35
    3.2.     Performance; No Default Under Other Agreements .........................................     36
    3.3.     Compliance Certificates ................................................................     36
    3.4.     Opinions of Counsel ....................................................................     36
    3.5.     Refinancing ............................................................................     37
    3.6.     Credit Agreement; Issuance and Sale of Senior Notes; Sale of Opco Notes; Structure
             of the Company and its Subsidiaries Satisfaction of Conditions under the
             Transaction Documents ..................................................................     37
    3.7.     Existing Financing .....................................................................     37
    3.8.     Financial Information ..................................................................     38
    3.9.     Material Adverse Effect ................................................................     38
    3.10.    Proceedings and Documents ..............................................................     38
    3.11.    Transaction Documents in Force and Effect; Information. ................................     38
    3.12.    No Violation; No Legal Constraints; Consents, Authorizations and Filings, Etc. .........     39
    3.13.    Closing Payments; Payment of Expenses ..................................................     39
    3.14.    No Changes to Offering Circular ........................................................     39
SECTION 4.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY ..........................................     40
    4.1.     Due Incorporation; Power and Authority .................................................     40
    4.2.     Capitalization .........................................................................     40
    4.3.     Subsidiaries ...........................................................................     41
    4.4.     Due Authorization, Execution, and Delivery .............................................     42
    4.5.     Non-Contravention; Authorizations and Approvals ........................................     43
    4.6.     Financial Statements; Offering Circular ................................................     43
    4.7.     Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities or Events ...........................................     44
    4.8.     No Actions or Proceedings ..............................................................     45
    4.9.     Title to Properties ....................................................................     45
    4.10.    Intellectual Property Rights ...........................................................     45
    4.11.    Tax Returns and Payments ...............................................................     45
    4.12.    Employee Benefit Plans .................................................................     46
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    4.13.    Private Offering; No Integration or General Solicitation; Rule 144A Eligibility ........   47
    4.14.    Environmental Matters ..................................................................   47
    4.15.    Status under Certain Statutes ..........................................................   48
    4.16.    Insurance ..............................................................................   48
    4.17.    Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations ....................................................   48
    4.18.    Compliance with Laws; Permits ..........................................................   49
    4.19.    Solvency ...............................................................................   49
    4.20.    Affiliate Transactions .................................................................   49
    4.21.    Material Contracts .....................................................................   49
    4.22.    No Changes to Applicable Law ...........................................................   49
    4.23.    Indebtedness ...........................................................................   49
    4.24.    Fees ...................................................................................   50
    4.25.    Labor and Employment Matters ...........................................................   50
    4.26.    Brokerage Fees .........................................................................   50
    4.27.    Activities of the Company ..............................................................   50
    4.28.    Absence of Breach of Representations and Warranties ....................................   50
SECTION 5.   REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS ......................................................   50
    5.1.     Purchase for Investment ................................................................   50
SECTION 6.   COVENANTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION .......................................................   51
    6.1.     Future Reports to the Company ..........................................................   52
SECTION 7.   OTHER AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS ............................................................   53
    7.1.     Payment of Notes .......................................................................   53
    7.2.     Maintenance of Office or Agency ........................................................   53
    7.3.     Legal Existence ........................................................................   54
    7.4.     Maintenance of Properties; Insurance; Compliance with Law ..............................   54
    7.5.     Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws ................................................   54
    7.6.     Taxes ..................................................................................   55
    7.7.     Books, Records and Access ..............................................................   55
    7.8.     Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control .............................   55
    7.9.     Board Representation ...................................................................   57
SECTION 8.   NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY ......................................................   58
    8.1.     Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness ....................................   58
    8.2.     Limitation on Restricted Payments ......................................................   59
    8.3.     Limitation on Liens ....................................................................   63
    8.4.     Limitation on Asset Sales ..............................................................   64
    8.5.     Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries ...........   67
    8.6.     Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates .............................................   68
    8.7.     Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions ..........................................   69
    8.8.     Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. ...............................   70
    8.9.     Conduct of Business ....................................................................   70
    8.10.    Activities and Liabilities of the Company ..............................................   70
    8.11.    Repurchases of Notes by the Company ....................................................   71
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SECTION 9.  SUCCESSOR CORPORATION.................................................... 71
     9.1.   Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets................................. 71
     9.2.   Successor Person Substituted............................................. 72
SECTION 10. PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESALES OF NOTES.................................. 72
     10.1.  Private Offerings........................................................ 72
     10.2.  Procedures and Management Cooperation in Private Offerings............... 73
SECTION 11. THE NOTES................................................................ 76
     11.1.  Form and Execution....................................................... 76
     11.2.  Terms of the Notes....................................................... 76
     11.3.  Denominations............................................................ 76
     11.4.  Form of Legend for the Notes............................................. 76
     11.5.  Payments and Computations................................................ 76
     11.6.  Register, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.......................... 77
     11.7.  Transfer Restrictions.................................................... 78
     11.8.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.............................. 80
     11.9.  Persons Deemed Owners.................................................... 81
     11.10. Cancellation............................................................. 81
     11.11. Home Office Payment...................................................... 81
SECTION 12  ......................................................................... 81
     12.1.  Events of Default........................................................ 81
     12.2.  Remedies................................................................. 84
     12.3.  Waiver of Past Defaults.................................................. 84
SECTION 13. REDEMPTION............................................................... 85
     13.1.  Right of Redemption...................................................... 85
     13.2.  Partial Redemptions...................................................... 85
     13.3.  Notice of Redemption..................................................... 85
     13.4.  Deposit of Redemption Price.............................................. 86
     13.5.  Notes Payable on Redemption Date......................................... 86
     13.6.  Notes Redeemed in Part................................................... 86
SECTION 14. SUBORDINATION OF NOTES................................................... 86
     14.1.  Notes Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness................................. 86
     14.2.  Payment over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, Etc........................... 87
     14.3.  No Payment When Senior Indebtedness in Default........................... 89
     14.4.  Payment Permitted If No Default.......................................... 90
     14.5.  Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness.................. 90
     14.6.  Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.............................. 90
     14.7.  No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.................................... 91
     14.8.  Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent........... 91
     14.9.  Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions... 91
     14.10. Third Party Beneficiary; No Amendment.................................... 91
     14.11. Acceleration of Notes.................................................... 92
SECTION 15. EXPENSES AND CONFIDENTIALITY............................................. 92
     15.1.  Expenses................................................................. 92
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     15.2.  Indemnification.......................................................  92
     15.3.  Notification..........................................................  93
     15.4.  Confidentiality.......................................................  94
SECTION 16. MISCELLANEOUS.........................................................  95
     16.1.  Notices...............................................................  95
     16.2.  Benefit of Agreement; Assignments and Participations..................  95
     16.3.  No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative........................................  96
     16.4.  Amendments, Waivers and Consents......................................  96
     16.5.  Counterparts..........................................................  96
     16.6.  Reproduction..........................................................  96
     16.7.  Headings..............................................................  97
     16.8.  Survival of Covenants and Indemnities.................................  97
     16.9.  Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue......................  97
     16.10. Severability..........................................................  98
     16.11. Entirety..............................................................  98
     16.12. Survival of Representations and Warranties............................  98
     16.13. Construction..........................................................  98
     16.14. Incorporation.........................................................  98
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EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A -         Form of Note
Exhibit B -         Form of Warrant
Exhibit 3.3(a) -    Form of Officer's Certificate
Exhibit 3.3(b) -    Form of Secretary's Certificate
Exhibit 3.4-A       Form of Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Exhibit 3.4-B       Form of Opinion of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., North
                    Carolina Counsel
Exhibit 3.4-C       Form of Opinion of J. Robert Wren, General Counsel
Exhibit 10.2        Indemnification and Contribution Provisions

SCHEDULES:

Schedule A          Primary and fully diluted ownership of Capital Stock
Schedule B          Purchasers, Etc.
Schedule C          Existing Financing
Schedule 4.2        Voting Trusts and Other Agreements
Schedule 4.3        Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.20       Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 4.21       Material Contracts
Schedule 4.26       Brokerage Fees

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                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

          PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of June 27, 2002, among PCA
International, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the "Company"), GS Mezzanine
Partners II, L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware
("GS Mezzanine") and GS Mezzanine Partners II Offshore, L.P., an exempted
limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("GS
Offshore" and, together with GS Mezzanine, the "Purchasers").

                                    RECITALS

          WHEREAS, the Company intends to repay its Existing Senior Credit
Facility (as hereinafter defined) and Outstanding Senior Subordinated Term Loans
(as hereinafter defined) (the "Senior Credit Facility and Subordinated Term Loan
Refinancing");

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Senior Credit Facility and
Subordinated Term Loan Refinancing, (a) the Company has formed or will form PCA
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company as a newly formed wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company ("Opco"), (b) the Company, at or prior to the Closing
hereunder, will transfer all of its assets and liabilities to Opco (the "Asset
Dropdown"), other than (i) the membership interests in Opco, (ii) any assets,
properties or rights that are not capable of being sold, assigned, transferred
or conveyed to Opco without the consent of any other person, or if such
assignment or attempted assignment would constitute a breach thereof, or a
violation of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree, injunction, award,
administrative order or decree, administrative or judicial decision, or any
other executive or legislative proclamation (the "Withheld Contracts"), (iii)
agreements relating to the issuance, sale, purchase, repurchase or registration
of securities of the Company, (iv) minute books and other corporate books and
records of the Company, and (v) agreements entered into between the Company and
Opco (the assets referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above, "Permitted Holdco
Assets"), (c) Opco will: (i) borrow approximately $26,000,000 pursuant to the
Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined); (ii) co-issue and sell with PCA
Finance Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Opco, an aggregate of $165,000,000
of 11.875% Senior Notes due 2009 (the "Senior Notes") to certain qualified
institutional buyers (the "Initial Purchasers") in reliance of Rule 144A under
the Securities Act (as hereinafter defined); and (iii) upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement between Opco and
the Purchasers (the "Opco Purchase Agreement"), sell to the Purchasers
$10,000,000 in original principal amount of its 13.75% senior subordinated notes
due 2010 (the "Opco Notes"); and (d) and upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company will sell to the Purchasers
$30,000,000 in original principal amount of its 16.5% senior subordinated
discount notes due 2010 in the form of Exhibit A hereto (together with all notes
issued in exchange or replacement therefor, the "Notes"), issued pursuant to
this Agreement;

          WHEREAS, the Company will guarantee (i) Opco's and PCA Finance Corp.'s
Obligations (as hereinafter defined) under the Senior Notes and (ii) Opco's
Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Opco Notes (collectively, the
"Company Guarantees");

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          WHEREAS, in connection with the sale of the Notes, the Company will
issue to the Purchasers (a) warrants (such warrants and all warrants issued in
exchange or replacement therefor, the "Common Warrants") to purchase an
aggregate of 52,460 shares of Common Stock, par value $.20 per share, of the
Company (the "Common Warrant Shares") and (b) warrants (such warrants and all
warrants issued in exchange, substitution or replacement therefor, the
"Preferred Warrants" and, together with the Common Warrants, the "Warrants") to
purchase an aggregate of 287 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $10 per share, of the Company (the "Preferred Warrant Shares" and,
together with the Common Warrant Shares, the "Warrant Shares"), which Warrants
will be issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto
(as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the "Warrant
Agreement"), between the Company and the Purchasers;

          WHEREAS, after consummation of the transactions described above, the
ownership of the Company's Capital Stock on a primary and fully diluted basis
shall be as set forth in Schedule A, and no other Capital Stock will be issued
or outstanding on the date hereof which is not reflected on such Schedule A; and

          WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation and issuance of
the Notes and the Warrants to be purchased by the Purchasers on the date hereof
and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the Warrant Agreement; and
the Company has duly authorized the creation and issuance of the Notes to be
purchased by the Purchasers on the date hereof and the execution and delivery of
this Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                                   SECTION 1.

                        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

          1.1.   Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
meanings specified herein unless the context otherwise requires:

          "Accredited Investor" means any Person that is an "accredited
investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.

          "Acquired Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its
Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries or assumed in connection with the acquisition of
assets from such Person and in each case not incurred by such Person in
connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or
consolidation.

          "Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any other
Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls,
or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The
term "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a

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Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative of the foregoing.

                  "Affiliate Transaction" has the meaning set forth under
                  Section 8.6(a).

                  "Agreement" is defined in Section 16.4.

                  "Alternate Offer" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8(f).

                  "amend" means amend, modify, supplement, restate or amend and
restate, including successively; and "amending" and "amended" have correlative
meanings.

                  "Applicable Law" means all laws, statutes, treaties, rules,
codes (including building codes), ordinances, regulations, certificates, orders,
and licenses of, and interpretations by, any Governmental Authority and
judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, permits, orders, or like governmental
action of any Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws and those
pertaining to health or safety) applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their property, assets, or operations.

                  "asset" means any asset or property, whether real, personal or
other, tangible or intangible.

                  "Asset Acquisition" means (a) an Investment by the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such
Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or shall be merged
with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (b) the
acquisition, other than in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person (other than a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) which constitute all or substantially all
of the assets of such Person or comprise any division or line of business of
such Person or any other assets of such Person.

                  "Asset Dropdown" is defined in the second recital.

                  "Asset Sale" means any Transfer by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of (x) any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the Company; or (y) any
other assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than in
the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that Asset Sales shall not
include:

          (1) a transaction or series of related transactions for which the
              Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate
              consideration of less than $1.0 million;

          (2) sales or grants of licenses to use the patents, trade secrets,
              know-how and other intellectual property of the Company or any of
              its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent that such license does
              not prohibit the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
              from using the technologies licensed and does not require the
              Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay any fees for
              any such use;

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          (3) the Transfer (a) of all or substantially all of the assets of the
              Company as permitted under Section 9, (b) pursuant to any
              foreclosure of assets or other remedy provided by applicable law
              by a creditor of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
              with a Lien on such assets, which Lien is permitted under this
              Agreement, (c) involving only cash or Cash Equivalents or
              involving any asset of the Company or any of its Restricted
              Subsidiaries that in the reasonable judgment of the Company, has
              become damaged, obsolete or worn-out and is sold in a manner that
              is consistent with past practices of the Company and its
              Restricted Subsidiaries or (d) including only the lease or
              sublease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course
              of business;

          (4) the making of any Permitted Investment or any Restricted Payment
              permitted by the terms of this Agreement;

          (5) the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement,
              release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any
              kind; and

          (6) the granting of Liens not prohibited by this Agreement.

                  "Attributable Indebtedness" when used with respect to any Sale
and Leaseback Transaction, means, as at the time of determination, the present
value (discounted at a rate equivalent to the Company's then-current weighted
average cost of funds for borrowed money as at the time of determination,
compounded on a semi-annual basis) of the total obligations of the lessee for
net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in any such
Sale and Leaseback Transaction.

                  "Audit Date" means February 3, 2002.

                  "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11 of the United States Code or
any similar federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law
for the relief of debtors.

                  "Basket" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(b).

                  "Beneficial Owner" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. For the purposes of this
definition, the term "Beneficially Own" shall have a correlative meaning.

                  "Board of Directors" means (1) as to any Person that is a
corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any duly authorized
committee thereof and (2) as to any other Person, the functionally comparable
body of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.

                  "Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

                  "Capital Stock" means (a) with respect to any Person that is a
corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including
each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person and (b) with
respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership,
membership or other equity interests of such Person.

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                  "Capitalized Interest" is defined in Exhibit A hereto.

                  "Capitalized Lease Obligation" means, as to any Person, the
obligations of such Person under a lease (or other agreement conveying the right
to use an asset) that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital
lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of
such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations
at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

                  "Cash Equivalents" means:

          (1) a marketable obligation, maturing within one year after issuance
              thereof, issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or
              an instrumentality or agency thereof;

          (2) a certificate of deposit or banker's acceptance, maturing within
              one year after issuance thereof, issued by any lender under the
              Credit Agreement, or a U.S. national or state bank or trust
              company or a European, Canadian or Japanese bank, in each case
              having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500.0
              million and whose long-term unsecured debt has a rating of "A" or
              better by S&P or A2 or better by Moody's or the equivalent rating
              by any other nationally recognized rating agency (provided that
              the aggregate face amount of all Investments in certificates of
              deposit or bankers' acceptances issued by the principal offices of
              or branches of such European or Japanese banks located outside the
              United States shall not at any time exceed 33 1/3% of all
              Investments described in this definition);

          (3) open market commercial paper, maturing within 270 days after
              issuance thereof, which has a rating of A-2 or better by S&P or
              P-2 or better by Moody's or the equivalent rating by any other
              nationally recognized rating agency;

          (4) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements with a
              term not in excess of one year with any financial institution
              which has been elected primary government securities dealers by
              the Federal Reserve Board or whose securities are rated AA- or
              better by S&P or Aa3 or better by Moody's or the equivalent rating
              by any other nationally recognized rating agency relating to
              marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed
              by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
              thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United
              States of America; and

          (5) shares of any money market mutual fund rated at least AAA or the
              equivalent thereof by S&P or at least Aaa or the equivalent
              thereof by Moody's or any other mutual fund holding assets
              consisting (except for de minimis amounts) of the type specified
              in clauses (1) through (4) above.

                  "Certificate of Incorporation" means the certificate of
incorporation of the Company.

                  "Change of Control" means the occurrence of the following:

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          (1) prior to the Initial Public Offering, the Permitted Holders, in
              the aggregate, do not beneficially own Capital Stock of the
              Company representing more than 50% of all (i) voting power of the
              Voting Stock of the Company and (ii) economic value of the Capital
              Stock of the Company; or

          (2) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
              limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is
              that any "person" or "group" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and
              14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders,
              becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of Capital
              Stock of the Company representing more than 35% of all (i) voting
              power of the Voting Stock of the Company or (ii) economic value of
              the Capital Stock of the Company, and the Permitted Holders, in
              the aggregate, Beneficially Own Capital Stock of the Company
              representing a lesser percentage of such voting power or economic
              value, as applicable, than the Capital Stock Beneficially Owned,
              directly or indirectly, by such "person" or "group"; or

          (3) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person
              (other than a Permitted Holder) or Transfers all or substantially
              all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
              taken as a whole to any Person (other than a Permitted Holder), or
              any Person (other than a Permitted Holder) consolidates with, or
              merges with or into, the Company, other than any such transaction
              where the Capital Stock of the Company outstanding immediately
              prior to such transaction constitutes, or is converted into or
              exchanged for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital
              Stock) of the surviving or Transferee Person constituting a
              majority of the outstanding (i) voting power of the Voting Stock
              of the Company or such surviving or Transferee Person and (ii)
              economic value of the Capital Stock of the Company or such
              surviving Person or Transferee Person immediately after giving
              effect to such issuance; or

          (4) the first day on which a majority of the members of the board of
              directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors; or

          (5) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution
              of the Company; or

          (6) a change of control shall occur under the Senior Notes or the Opco
              Notes.

                  "Change of Control Offer" is defined in Section 7.8(a).

                  "Change of Control Payment" is defined in Section 7.8(a).

                  "Change of Control Payment Date" is defined in Section 7.8(a).

                  "Closing" is defined in Section 2.3(a).

                  "Closing Date" is defined in Section 2.3(a).

                  "Closing Payment" means, with respect to each Purchaser, an
amount equal to 3% of the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser as of the
Closing Date.

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                  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from
time to time.

                  "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as
from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time
after the execution of this Agreement such Commission is not existing and
performing the duties now assigned to it under the Exchange Act, the body
performing such duties at such time.

                  "Common Stock" of any Person means any and all shares,
interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated
and whether voting or non-voting) of such Person's common stock, whether
outstanding on the Issue Date or issued thereafter, and includes, without
limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.

                  "Common Warrants" is defined in the fourth recital.

                  "Common Warrant Shares" is defined in the fourth recital.

                  "Company" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

                  "Company Guarantees" is defined in the third recital.

                  "Consolidated" or "consolidated" (including the correlative
term "consolidating") or on a "consolidated basis", when used with reference to
any financial term in this Agreement (but not when used with respect to any Tax
Return or Tax liability), means the aggregate for two or more Persons of the
amounts signified by such term for all such Persons, with inter-company items
eliminated and, with respect to net income or earnings, after eliminating the
portion of net income or earnings properly attributable to minority interests,
if any, in the Capital Stock of any such Person or attributable to shares of
preferred stock of any such Person not owned by any other such Person, in
accordance with GAAP.

                  "Consolidated EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person, for
any period, the sum (without duplication) of

     (1) Consolidated Net Income, and

     (2) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby, (a) all
         income Taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or
         accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income
         Taxes attributable to extraordinary gains or losses or income Taxes
         attributable to Asset Sales and other sales or dispositions outside the
         ordinary course of business to the extent that gains or losses from
         such transactions have been excluded from the computation of
         Consolidated Net Income), (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, (c)
         Consolidated Non-cash Charges less any non-cash items increasing
         Consolidated Net Income for such period (except to the extent such
         non-cash item increasing Consolidated Net Income relates to a cash
         benefit for any future period), and (d) the net costs and expenses
         totaling $1,590,000 for the fifty-three weeks ended May 5, 2002 that
         are described in the Offering Circular as adjustments to "EBITDA" to
         derive "Adjusted EBITDA,"

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all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP. Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated
after giving effect on a pro forma basis in accordance with Regulation S-X under
the Exchange Act to any Asset Sales and other asset sales or divestitures
outside the ordinary course of business or Asset Acquisitions (including any
Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation) occurring
during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the
Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such asset
sale or Asset Acquisition occurred on the first day of the Four-Quarter Period.

               "Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, with respect to
any Person, the ratio of (x) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the
Four-Quarter Period to (y) Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the
Four-Quarter Period.

               "Consolidated Fixed Charges" means, with respect to any Person
for any period, the sum, without duplication, of

     (1) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus

     (2) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments required to be
         made on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock and
         other than dividends paid to such Person or to a Restricted Subsidiary
         of such Person) paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during
         such period times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the
         denominator of which is one minus the then current effective
         consolidated federal, state and local tax rate of such Person,
         expressed as a decimal; provided that, if the cash dividend or
         distribution on the Preferred Stock is deductible for federal tax
         purposes, then the fraction shall be equal to one,

provided that Consolidated Fixed Charges shall not include gain or loss from the
extinguishment of debt, including, without limitation, write-off of debt
issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses.

               Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be calculated after giving
effect on a pro forma basis in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Exchange
Act to the incurrence, repayment or redemption of any Indebtedness or Preferred
Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries giving rise to the
need to make such calculation and any incurrence, repayment or redemption of
other Indebtedness or Preferred Stock (other than the incurrence, repayment or
redemption of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock in the ordinary course of business
for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities) occurring
during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the
Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such
incurrence or repayment, as the case may be, occurred on the first day of the
Four-Quarter Period. In calculating Consolidated Fixed Charges for purposes of
determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of the "Consolidated Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio,"

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     (1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis
         (after giving effect to any Interest Swap Obligations) as of the
         Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter
         shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the
         weighted average rate of interest during the Four-Quarter Period;

     (2) if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the Transaction
         Date may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a
         factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered
         rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the
         Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the
         Four-Quarter Period; and

     (3) notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined
         on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by
         agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to
         accrue at the rate per annum during the Four-Quarter Period resulting
         after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.

               "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person
for any period, the sum of, without duplication:

     (1) the aggregate of the interest expense of such Person and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in
         accordance with GAAP, including without limitation, (a) any
         amortization of debt discount and amortization or write-off of deferred
         financing costs, excluding (x) the write-off of deferred financing
         costs as a result of the prepayments of Indebtedness occurring on the
         Issue Date with the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes
         and (y) the amortization of deferred financing costs recorded as of the
         Issue Date in connection with the Notes and the Credit Agreement, (b)
         the net costs under Interest Swap Obligations, (c) all capitalized
         interest and (d) the interest portion of any deferred payment
         obligation;

     (2) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and
         Attributable Indebtedness paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or
         accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such
         period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
         and

     (3) all interest on any Indebtedness of the type described in clause (10)
         or (11) of the definition of "Indebtedness."

               "Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person, for
any period, the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance
with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (loss), to
the extent otherwise included therein, without duplication:

     (1) after-tax gains on Asset Sales or other losses on asset sales outside
         the ordinary course of business or abandonments or reserves relating
         thereto;

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     (2) after-tax extraordinary gains or extraordinary losses determined in
         accordance with GAAP;

     (3) the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the
         Person to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar
         distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is
         restricted;

     (4) the net income or loss of any Person that is not a Restricted
         Subsidiary of that Person except to the extent of cash dividends or
         distributions paid to such Person or to a wholly owned Restricted
         Subsidiary of that Person;

     (5) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the
         extent that provision for such reserve was made out of Consolidated Net
         Income accrued at any time following the Issue Date;

     (6) the net income of any Person earned prior to the date it becomes a
         Restricted Subsidiary of the Person or is merged or consolidated with
         the Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;

     (7) in the case of a successor to the Person by consolidation or merger or
         as a Transferee of the referent Person's assets, any earnings of the
         successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or Transfer
         of assets;

     (8) gains or losses from the cumulative effect of any change in accounting
         principles prior to the Issue Date; and

     (9) the write-off of deferred financing costs as a result of the
         prepayments of Indebtedness occurring on the Issue Date with the
         proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes.

               "Consolidated Non-cash Charges" means, with respect to any
Person, for any period, the sum of

     (1) depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses or charges of
         such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period;

     (2) unrealized gains and losses from hedging and foreign currency
         translations and transactions of such Person and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries for such period; and

     (3) unrealized gains and losses of such Person and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries recognized in such period pursuant to Statement of
         Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
         Instruments and Hedging Activities," or any successor thereto, solely
         in respect of Qualified Capital Stock,

all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding (x) in
the case of clause (1) or (2), any such item constituting an extraordinary item
or extraordinary loss or any such item that requires an accrual of or a reserve
for cash charges for any future period and (y) in

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the case of clause (3), any such item that requires an accrual of or a reserve
for cash charges for any future period ending on or prior to the final maturity
of the Notes.

               "Continuing Directors" means, as of any date of determination,
any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who (a) was a member of such
Board of Directors on the Issue Date or (b) was nominated for election or
elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of
such nomination or election.

               "Contract" is defined in Section 4.5.

               "Controlled Group" means the Company and all Persons (whether or
not incorporated) under common control or treated as a single employer with the
Company pursuant to Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

               "Coverage Ratio Exception" is defined in Section 8.1(a).

               "Credit Agreement" means the Credit Agreement dated on or about
the Issue Date, by and among Opco, as borrower, the Company and certain of
Opco's Subsidiaries, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
agent, and the lenders named therein, including any notes, guarantees,
collateral and security documents, instruments and agreements executed in
connection therewith, and in each case as amended or Refinanced from time to
time, including any agreement or agreements extending the maturity of,
Refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including increasing the
amount of borrowings or other Indebtedness outstanding or available to be
borrowed thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such
agreement, and any successor or replacement agreement or agreements with the
same or any other agents, creditor, lender or group of creditors or lenders.

               "Credit Documents" means the Credit Agreement and all
certificates, instruments, and other documents and written agreements made and
delivered pursuant thereto.

               "Currency Agreement" means, with respect to any Person, any
foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or
arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against
fluctuations in currency values.

               "Custodian" is defined in Section 12.1.

               "Default" means any event, act, or condition that is, or with the
giving of notice, lapse of time, or both would constitute, an Event of Default.

               "Default Amount" is defined in Section 12.2.

               "Designation" is defined in Section 8.8.

               "Director" means a member of a Board of Directors.

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               "Disinterested Member" means, with respect to any transaction or
series of related transactions, a member of the Board of Directors of the
Company who (1) does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest
in or with respect to such transaction or series of related transactions and (2)
is not an Affiliate, officer, director or an employee of any person (other than
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) who has any direct or indirect
financial interest in or with respect to such transaction or series of related
transactions.

               "Disqualified Capital Stock" means any class or series of Capital
Stock of any Person that by its terms or otherwise is:

     (1) required to be redeemed or is redeemable at the option of the holder of
         such class or series of Capital Stock at any time on or prior to the
         date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the principal of the
         Notes; or

     (2) convertible into or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof
         for Capital Stock referred to in clause (1) above or Indebtedness
         having a scheduled maturity on or prior to the date that is 91 days
         after the Stated Maturity of the principal of the Notes.

               Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that
would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because the holders of the
Capital Stock have the right to require the issuer thereof to repurchase such
Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a "change of control" or "asset sale" will
not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if such requirement only becomes
operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Notes, including
the purchase of any Notes tendered pursuant thereto.

               "Domestic Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

               "Enforceability Exceptions" means, with respect to any specified
obligation, any limitations on the enforceability of such obligation due to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, and
other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors'
rights generally and to general principles of equity (whether considered at a
proceeding in equity or at law).

               "Environmental Laws" means all applicable foreign, federal, state
or local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and
codes, together with all administrative orders, directed duties, requests,
licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental
Authorities, in each case relating to environmental, health, safety and land use
matters; including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Clean Air Act, the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Federal
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

               "Environmental Matter" means any matter relating to pollution,
contamination, protection of the environment, human health or safety as related
to the environment, and health

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or safety of employees as related to the environment, and any matter relating to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases, of Hazardous Substances
into the air (indoor and outdoor), surface water, groundwater, soil, land
surface or subsurface, buildings, facilities, real or personal property or
fixtures or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous
Substances.

               "Environmental Permits" is defined in Section 4.14(a).

               "Equity Interests" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options
or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that
is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

               "Equity Investee" is defined in Section 4.3(a).

               "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

               "ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of
Section 414(b), 414(c) or 414(m) of the Code.

               "Event of Default" is defined in Section 12.1.

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

               "Existing Financing" shall mean the financing of the Company and
its Subsidiaries as described on Schedule C.

               "Existing Senior Credit Facility" means the Credit Agreement
dated as of August 25, 1998 among the Company, as borrower, the guarantors party
thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. (formerly,
NationsBank, N.A.), as agent, as amended.

               "Existing Warrants" means the warrants to purchase shares of
Common Stock that were issued to the lenders under the Existing Financing.

               "fair market value" means, with respect to any asset, the price
which could be negotiated in an arm's-length, free market transaction, for cash,
between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under
undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair market value
shall, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, be determined by the
Board of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith.

               "Financial Statements" is defined in Section 4.6(a).

               "Financing Documents" means collectively, this Agreement, the
Notes, the Warrant Agreement, the Senior Notes, the Opco Notes, the Company
Guarantees, the respective purchase agreements for the Senior Notes and the Opco
Notes and all certificates and instruments

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made and delivered in connection herewith and therewith, but specifically
excluding the Credit Documents.

                  "Fiscal Month" means a monthly fiscal period of the Company
and its Subsidiaries.

                  "Fiscal Quarter" means a quarterly fiscal period of the
Company and its Subsidiaries.

                  "Fiscal Year" shall mean the fiscal year of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, ending on the Sunday closest to January 31 of each calendar
year.

                  "Foreign Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company organized under the laws of, and conducting a majority portion of its
business in, any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia.

                  "Four-Quarter Period" means the four full fiscal quarters for
which internal financial statements are available ending on or prior to the
Transaction Date.

                  "Fried Frank" means Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson,
special counsel to the Purchasers.

                  "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set
forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of
the accounting profession of the United States, consistently applied, as in
effect on the Issue Date.

                  "Governmental Authority" means (i) the government of the
United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or
the District of Columbia, (ii) any government or political subdivision of any
other jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts all
or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) any entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to, any such government.

                  "GS Mezzanine" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

                  "GS Offshore" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

                  "guarantee" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of
any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any Person
and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
(1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment
of) such Indebtedness or other obligation of such Person (whether arising by
virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep well, to purchase
assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial
statement conditions or

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otherwise) or (2) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner
the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such
obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided,
however, that the term "guarantee" shall not include endorsements for collection
or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term "guarantee" used as a
verb has a corresponding meaning.

                  "Hazardous Substances" means (i) any petroleum or petroleum
products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is friable, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas; (ii) any
chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of
"hazardous substances," "hazardous waste," "hazardous materials," "extremely
hazardous substances," "restricted hazardous waste," "toxic substances," "toxic
pollutants," "contaminants," or "pollutants," or words of similar meaning and
effect, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (iii) any other chemical,
material or substance, the Release of which is prohibited, limited or regulated
by any Environmental Law.

                  "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on
the Security Register.

                  "incur" means to create, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise
become liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to payment. Accrual of
interest and accretion or amortization or original issue discount will not be
deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this definition.

                  "Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person, without
duplication,

                           (1) all obligations of such Person for borrowed
money;

                           (2) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

                           (3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

                           (4) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed
as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and
all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade
accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of
business);

                           (5) all obligations for the reimbursement of any
obligor on any letter of credit, banker's acceptance or similar credit
transaction;

                           (6) all obligations under Currency Agreements and
Interest Swap Obligations of such Person;

                           (7) all Attributable Indebtedness;

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                           (8) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such
Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital
Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation
preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price;

                           (9) all Preferred Stock of any Subsidiary of such
Person not held by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person with
the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Preferred Stock being equal to
the liquidation value thereof;

                           (10) guarantees in respect of Indebtedness of any
other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (9) above; and

                           (11) all obligations of any other Person of the type
referred to in clauses (1) through (10) above which are secured by any Lien on
any asset of such Person, the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the
lesser of the fair market value of such asset or the amount of the obligation so
secured.

                  For purposes hereof, the "maximum fixed repurchase price" of
any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price
shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital
Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which
Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and
if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such
Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined
reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such
Disqualified Capital Stock. Except with respect to Indebtedness referred to in
clauses (8), (9) and (11) above, the amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as
of any date shall be (1) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any
Indebtedness issued with original issue discount, and (2) the principal amount
thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due,
in the case of any other Indebtedness.

                  "Indemnified Person" is defined in Section 15.2.

                  "Independent Financial Advisor" means a firm (a) which does
not, and whose directors, officers and employees or Affiliates do not, have a
direct or indirect material financial interest in the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and (b) which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the
Company, is otherwise independent and qualified to perform the task for which it
is to be engaged.

                  "Initial Purchasers" is defined in the second recital.

                  "Initial Public Offering" means one or more underwritten
public offerings registered under the Securities Act resulting in gross proceeds
to the Company or its Subsidiaries of at least $25,000,000.

                  "Institutional Accredited Investors" is defined in Section
10.1(a).

                  "Institutional Investor" means (i) any original purchaser of a
Note and any transferee that is an Affiliate of any original purchaser and (ii)
any Holder of a Note holding

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more than the lower of (x) 20% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes
then Outstanding and (y) $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes.

                  "Intellectual Property" means (i) all inventions and
discoveries (whether patentable or unpatentable and irrespective of whether
reduced to practice), all improvements thereto and all patents, patent
applications and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances,
continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and reexaminations
thereof, (ii) all franchises, permits, trademarks, service marks, trade dress,
logos, trade names and corporate names, together with all translations,
adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof and including all goodwill
associated therewith, (iii) all copyrightable works, all copyrights and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (iv) all
broadcast rights, (v) all mask works and all applications, registrations and
renewals in connection therewith, (vi) all know-how, trade secrets and
confidential business information, whether patentable or unpatentable and
whether or not reduced to practice (including ideas, research and development,
know-how, formulas, compositions and manufacturing and production process and
techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and
supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans
and proposals), (vii) all computer software (including data and related
documentation), (viii) all other proprietary rights, (ix) all copies and
tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium) and (x) all licenses
and agreements in connection therewith.

                  "Interest Payment Date" is defined in Exhibit A hereto.

                  "Interest Swap Obligations" means the obligations of any
Person pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person, whereby, directly or
indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic
payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on
a stated notional amount in exchange for payments made by such other Person
calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same
notional amount and shall include, without limitation, interest rate swaps,
caps, floors, collars and similar agreements.

                  "Investment" means, with respect to any Person, any direct or
indirect loan or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a
guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any Transfer of cash or other
property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or
use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital
Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness
issued by, any Person. "Investment" excludes (1) extensions of trade credit by
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms in
accordance with normal trade practices of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, and (2) any purchase, redemption or other
acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Company or any
warrants, options or other rights to purchase or acquire any such Capital Stock.
If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells or otherwise disposes
of any Capital Stock of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such
Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be
deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition
equal to the fair market value of the Capital Stock of such Restricted
Subsidiary not sold or disposed of.

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                  "Issue Date" means June 27, 2002 the date of initial issuance
of the Notes.

                  "Jupiter Preferred Shares" means the 15,000 shares of Series A
redeemable convertible Preferred Stock, par value $10 per share, of the Company
held by Jupiter Partners II, L.P.

                  "Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in The City of New York or at a place of payment are
authorized by law, regulation, or executive order to remain closed.

                  "Liabilities" is defined in Section 15.2.

                  "Liens" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest,
encumbrance, lien, charge or adverse claim affecting title or resulting in any
encumbrance against real or personal property or a security interest of any
kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof or any filing or agreement to
file a financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code or any
similar statute other than to reflect ownership by a third party of property
leased to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under a lease that is not in
the nature of a conditional sale or title retention agreement.

                  "Management Options" shall mean the options to purchase shares
of Common Stock issued by the Company to certain management employees of the
Company.

                  "Material Adverse Effect" means (a) a material adverse effect
upon, the operations, business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise),
or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a
material impairment of the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, to perform in any material respect its obligations under any
Transaction Document; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality,
validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Transaction Document.

                  "Material Contracts" means, with respect to the Company, any
agreements, contracts or arrangements between the Company or its Subsidiaries,
on the one hand, and any third parties on the other, for which breach,
nonperformance or cancellation could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

                  "Maturity," when used with respect to any Note, means the date
on which the principal of such Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein
provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call
for redemption or otherwise (including in connection with any offer to purchase
that this Agreement requires the Company to make).

                  "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or any
successor thereto.

                  "Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" (within the
meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) and to which the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions or has within
the preceding six (6) plan years made or accrued an obligation to make
contributions.

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                  "Narrative Report" means, with respect to the financial
statements for which such narrative report is required, a narrative report
describing the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the form
prepared for presentation to senior management thereof for the period from the
beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such period to which
such financial statements relate.

                  "Net Cash Proceeds" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the
proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect
of deferred payment obligations (except to the extent that such obligations are
financed or sold with recourse to the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than
the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest or dividends)
received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset
Sale, net of (a) all out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale
(including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees
and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any
reduction in consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or
deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, (c) appropriate amounts provided by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as a reserve, in accordance
with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained
by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, after such Asset Sale,
including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities
related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification
obligations associated with such Asset Sale, and amounts required to be paid to
any Person (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) owning
a beneficial interest in the assets that are subject to the Asset Sale (by way
of holding Capital Stock of the Person owning such assets or otherwise).

                  "Net Proceeds Offer" is defined in Section 8.4(c).

                  "Net Proceeds Offer Amount" is defined in Section 8.4(c).

                  "Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date" is defined in Section
8.4(e)(2).

                  "Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date" is defined in Section
8.4(c).

                  "Non-U.S. Person" means a Person who is not a U.S. person, as
defined in Regulation S.

                  "Non-Voting Observer" is defined in Section 7.9(a).

                  "Notes" is defined in the second recital.

                  "Notes Payment" is defined in Section 14.2.

                  "Obligations" means all obligations for principal, premium,
interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursements, damages, and other
liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

                  "Offering Circular" is defined in Section 4.6(b).

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                  "Offering Memorandum" is defined in Section 10.2(a).

                  "Officer", with respect to any Person, means the Chairman of
the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice
President or Assistant Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer, the
Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary
of such Person, or any other officer of such Person designated by the Board of
Directors of such Person and set forth in an Officer's Certificate delivered to
the Trustee.

                  "Officer's Certificate" of any Person means a certificate
signed by the chairman of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer,
the president, the chief operating officer, or any vice president, or by the
chief financial officer, treasurer, the secretary, or an assistant secretary (or
any such other officer that performs similar duties) in such officer's capacity
as an officer of such Person and delivered to the Holders. References herein, or
in any Note, to any officer of a Person that is a partnership or limited
liability company means such officer of the partnership or limited liability
company, as the case may be, or, if none, of a general partner or managing
member of the partnership or limited liability company authorized thereby to
act.

                  "Opco" is defined in the second recital.

                  "Opco Notes" is defined in the second recital.

                  "Opco Purchase Agreement" is defined in the second recital.

                  "Ordinary Course of Business" means, with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and in respect of any transaction
involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, the ordinary course of
such Person's business, as conducted by any such Person in accordance with past
practice and undertaken by such Person in good faith and not for purposes of
evading any covenant or restriction in this Agreement, the Notes, and the
related documents on its behalf.

                  "Other Indebtedness" is defined in Section 8.4(c)(2).

                  "Outstanding," when used with respect to the Notes, means, as
of the date of determination, all Notes theretofore executed and delivered under
this Agreement, except:

                  (i)   Notes theretofore canceled by the Company or delivered
         to the Company for cancellation;

                  (ii)  Notes for whose payment or redemption money in the
         necessary amount has been theretofore set aside by the Company with a
         third party in trust for the Holders of such Notes; provided that if
         such Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly
         given as provided in this Agreement; and

                  (iii) Notes which have been paid pursuant to Section 11.8 or
         in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been executed and
         delivered pursuant to this Agreement;

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provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of the Outstanding Notes have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Notes owned by
the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to
be Outstanding. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be
regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the
Required Holders the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Notes and
that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any
Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

                  "Outstanding Senior Subordinated Term Loan" means the loans
outstanding under the Bridge Loan Agreement dated as of August 25, 1998 among
the Company, as borrower, the guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto,
the lenders named therein and Bank of America Bridge, LLC (formerly,
NationsBridge, L.L.C.), as administrative agent, as amended.

                  "Payment Blockage Period" is defined in Section 14.3.

                  "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
                  successor thereto.

                  "Pension Plan" is defined in Section 4.12.

                  "Permits" means all licenses, permits, certificates of need,
approvals, and authorizations from all Governmental Authorities required to
lawfully conduct a business as presently conducted.

                  "Permitted Business" is defined in Section 8.9.

                  "Permitted Holdco Assets" is defined in the second recital.

                  "Permitted Holders" means the Sponsor and its Affiliates.

                  "Permitted Indebtedness" means, without duplication, each of
the following:

                           (1) the Notes issued on the Issue Date;

                           (2) the Senior Notes, the exchange notes issued in
exchange therefor and any guarantee relating thereto and other Indebtedness of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on, and not Refinanced
as of, the Issue Date;

                           (3) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Credit
Agreement in an aggregate amount not exceeding $50 million at any time
outstanding, less any repayments required to be made, and actually made,
thereunder with the Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales in accordance with Section
8.4;

                           (4) Capitalized Lease Obligations and Purchase Money
Indebtedness, and Refinancing Indebtedness thereof, in an aggregate amount not
to exceed $5.0 million at any time outstanding;

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                           (5) Indebtedness owed by Opco or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to Opco or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided
that if such Indebtedness is held by a Person other than Opco or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, the obligor of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to
have incurred Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (5);

                           (6)  (x) the Company Guarantees, (y) the guarantees
of the Senior Notes, the exchange notes issued in exchange therefor and the
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (16) below and (z) the guarantee by any
Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of any other Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that, in each case, the Indebtedness being guaranteed is permitted to
be incurred by another provision of this Agreement;

                           (7)  (x) Interest Swap Obligations of the Company
relating to (a) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or (b) Indebtedness that the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries reasonably intends to incur within six months; and (y) Interest
Swap Obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company relating to (a)
Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary or (b) Indebtedness that such
Restricted Subsidiary reasonably intends to incur within six months; provided
that any such Interest Swap Obligations will constitute "Permitted Indebtedness"
only to the extent the notional principal amount of such Interest Swap
Obligations, when incurred, does not exceed the principal amount of the
Indebtedness to which such Interest Swap Obligations relate;

                           (8)  Indebtedness by Opco or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries under Currency Agreements; provided that (x) such agreements are
entered into to protect the Opco and its Restricted Subsidiaries from
fluctuations in currency exchange rates (and not for speculative purposes) and
(y) in the case of Currency Agreements which relate to Indebtedness, such
Currency Agreements do not increase the Indebtedness of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding other than as a result of fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnities and
compensation payable thereunder;

                           (9)  Indebtedness of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial
institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the
case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary
course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished
within five Business Days of incurrence;

                           (10) Indebtedness of Opco or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries represented by letters of credit for the account of Opco or any
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in order to provide security for
workers' compensation claims, payment obligations in connection with
self-insurance or similar requirements in the ordinary course of business, and
other Indebtedness with respect to workers' compensation claims, self-insurance
obligations, performance, surety and similar bonds and completion guarantees
provided by Opco or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business;

                           (11) indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or
similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the
disposition of any business or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or Capital Stock of a Restricted

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Subsidiary; provided that the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such
obligations of the Company outstanding under this clause (11) shall at no time
exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market value of
such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving
effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such dispositions;

                           (12) obligations of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of performance bonds and completion,
guarantee, surety and similar bonds in the ordinary course of business;

                           (13) Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance
Indebtedness (x) incurred pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception or pursuant
to clause (1) above or this clause (13) or (y) referred to in clause (2) above
or clause (16) below;

                           (14) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $5.0 million at any time

outstanding;

                           (15) trade and standby letters of credit issued for
the account of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of its business;

                           (16) the Opco Notes issued on the Issue Date in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million, and guarantees of the Opco Notes
by the Company and by certain Subsidiaries of the Company on a senior
subordinated basis; and

                           (17) additional Indebtedness in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $10.0 million at any time outstanding.

                  "Permitted Investments" means:

                           (1)  any Investment by Opco or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in (x) any Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) any Person, if in the
case of clause (y) as a result of such Investment: (a) such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary of Opco; or (b) such Person is merged or consolidated with
or into, or Transfers all or substantially all of its assets to, or is
liquidated into, Opco or a Restricted Subsidiary of Opco;

                           (2)  Investments (x) by the Company in Opco or (y)
Investments in the form of loans or advances to, or purchases of Indebtedness
of, Opco by any Restricted Subsidiary of Opco;

                           (3)  Investments in cash or Cash Equivalents;

                           (4)  loans and advances to directors, officers and
employees of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (x) in the ordinary
course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2.0 million at any time
outstanding or (y) for the purpose of paying any taxes in respect of the
exercise of stock options or warrants;

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                           (5)  Investments in securities received pursuant to
any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or
insolvency of any debtors of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or in
good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of such debtors;

                           (6)  Investments received as consideration from an
Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 8.4;

                           (7)  Investments existing on the Issue Date;

                           (8)  Investments in Interest Swap Obligations and
Currency Agreements of the type described in clauses (7) and (8) of the
definition of "Permitted Indebtedness";

                           (9)  Investments of a Person or any of its
Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or
at the time such Person merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, in either case, in compliance with this Agreement;
provided that such Investments were not made by such Person in connection with,
or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted
Subsidiary or such merger or consolidation;

                           (10) Investments in purchase price adjustments,
contingent purchase price payments or other earn-out obligations received in
connection with Investments otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

                           (11) any Investment acquired in exchange for the
issuance of, or acquired with the net cash proceeds of any substantially
concurrent issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock; provided that no such
issuance or sale shall increase the Basket;

                           (12) any purchase or Refinancing of the Notes;

                           (13) guarantees of Indebtedness otherwise permitted
under this Agreement; and

                           (14) additional Investments in a Permitted Business
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7.5 million at any time outstanding.

                  The amount of Investments outstanding at any time pursuant to
clause (14) above shall be deemed to be reduced, without duplication:

                  (a)      upon the disposition or repayment of or return on any
Investment made pursuant to clause (14) above, by an amount equal to the return
of capital with respect to such Investment to Opco or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net
Income), less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes;

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           (b) upon a redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a
Restricted Subsidiary, by an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the fair market
value of Opco's proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following
such redesignation, and (y) the aggregate amount of Investments in such
Subsidiary that increased (and did not previously decrease) the amount of
Investments outstanding pursuant to clause (14) above; and

           (c) upon the making of an Investment in a Person that was not a
Restricted Subsidiary of Opco immediately prior to the making of such Investment
but that subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Opco, by an amount
equal to the lesser of (x) the fair market value of Opco's proportionate
interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such redesignation, and (y)
the aggregate amount of Investments in such Subsidiary that increased (and did
not previously decrease) the amount of Investments outstanding pursuant to
clause (14) above.

           "Permitted Liens" means, with respect to any Person:

                   (1) Liens existing on the date of this Agreement, other than
the Liens, if any, securing all Indebtedness being repaid as of the Issue Date,
including the Existing Senior Credit Facility and the Outstanding Senior
Subordinated Term Loans;

                   (2) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary;

                   (3) Liens securing the Credit Agreement or any Refinancing
thereof, and additional Liens securing additional Indebtedness of up to
$25,000,000 thereunder, provided, that, such additional Indebtedness is incurred
in compliance with the Coverage Ratio Exception;

                   (4) Liens securing any Indebtedness of any Foreign
Subsidiary; provided that such Liens do not extend to or cover any assets other
than assets, or the Capital Stock, of Foreign Subsidiaries;

                   (5) Liens on assets of a Person existing at the time such
Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such Liens were not created in
connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such acquisition,
merger or consolidation and do not extend to or cover any assets other than
those of the Person acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

                   (6) Liens on any assets of any Person existing at the time of
acquisition of such assets by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company; provided that such Liens were not created in connection with, or in
anticipation or contemplation of, such acquisition and do not extend to or cover
any assets other than the assets so acquired;

                   (7) Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness and
Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted to be incurred under this Agreement;

                   (8) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness which is incurred
to refinance any Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date (other than under
the Credit

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Agreement) or Indebtedness incurred under clause (7) above; provided that such
Liens (a) taken as a whole, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors
of the Company, are not materially less favorable to the Holders and are not
materially more favorable to the lienholders with respect to such Liens than the
Liens in respect of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (b) do not extend to
or cover any assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not
securing the Indebtedness so Refinanced;

                   (9)  Liens to secure the performance of statutory
obligations, including Liens made in connection with workmen's compensation,
unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and public liability
and similar legislation, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

                   (10) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods
and proceeds of any Person securing such Person's obligations in respect of
bankers' acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to
facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

                   (11) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to
letters of credit which encumber documents and other assets relating to such
letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;

                   (12) Liens securing the payment of taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies, either (a) not delinquent or (b) being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

                   (13) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', landlords',
materialmen's, repairmen's, supplier's or other similar Liens that are not
delinquent or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings; (14) Liens securing (a) the non-delinquent performance of bids,
trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases and statutory
obligations and (b) other non-delinquent obligations of a like nature, incurred
in the ordinary course of business;

                   (15) Liens consisting of judgment or judicial attachment
Liens and Liens securing contingent obligations on appeal bonds and other bonds
posted in connection with court proceedings or judgments, only for so long as
the existence of the related judgment does not otherwise give rise to an Event
of Default;

                   (16) interests of lessors or sublessors, easements,
rights-of-way, zoning restrictions and other similar encumbrances or other title
defects which, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the
property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business
of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

                   (17) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention,
consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods;

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                   (18) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory,
regulatory, contractual, warranty or common law provision relating to banker's
liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or
other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution;

                   (19) licenses of intellectual property granted in the
ordinary course of business;

                   (20) Liens securing Interest Swap Obligations, which Interest
Swap Obligations are permitted under this Agreement;

                   (21) Liens securing Indebtedness under Currency Agreements,
which Indebtedness is permitted under this Agreement;

                   (22) Liens in favor of customs or revenue authorities in
connection with customs duties; and (23) other Liens securing obligations in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million at any time outstanding.

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

              "Plan" is defined in Section 4.12(a).

              "Predecessor Note" of any particular Note means every previous
Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such
particular Note.

              "Preferred Stock" of any Person means any Capital Stock of such
Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person
with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.

              "Preferred Warrants" is defined in the fourth recital.

              "Preferred Warrant Shares" is defined in the fourth recital.

              "Principal Amount" means, (i) when used with respect to any
particular Note, the then outstanding principal amount of such Note (including
Capitalized Interest) and (ii) when used with respect to any other Indebtedness,
the then outstanding principal amount or accreted value of such Indebtedness.

              "Private Offering" means any offering by any of the Purchasers of
some or all of the Notes without registration under the Securities Act.

              "Proceeding" is defined in Section 14.2.

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              "Purchase Money Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of Opco or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred for the purpose of financing all or any
part of the purchase price, or the cost of construction or improvement, of any
assets to be used in the ordinary course of business by Opco or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that (1) the aggregate principal
amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed such purchase price or cost, (2)
such Indebtedness shall be incurred no later than 180 days after the acquisition
of such assets or completion of such construction or improvement and (3) such
Indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets of Opco or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries other than the assets so acquired or constructed and improvements
thereon.

              "Purchase Price" is defined in Section 2.2.

              "Purchasers" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

              "Qualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock that is not
Disqualified Capital Stock.

              "Qualified Institutional Buyer" or "QIB" shall have the meaning
specified in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

              "Redemption Date" when used with respect to any Note to be
redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of the
Notes.

              "Redemption Price" means, with respect to any Note to be redeemed,
the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Agreement.

              "Refinance" means, in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to
refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or
to issue a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such
security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. "Refinanced" and "Refinancing"
shall have correlative meanings.

              "Refinancing Indebtedness" means, with respect to any
Indebtedness, Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness that does not

                   (1) result in an increase in the aggregate amount or
liquidation preference, if applicable, of Indebtedness being Refinanced as of
the date of such proposed Refinancing (plus the amount of (i) accrued interest
or dividends on the Indebtedness so Refinanced, (ii) any penalties, interest or
premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such
Indebtedness and (iii) reasonable fees, discounts, commissions and other
expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
connection with such Refinancing) or

                   (2) create Indebtedness with (a) a Weighted Average Life to
Maturity that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the
Indebtedness being Refinanced or (b) a final maturity earlier than the final
maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that (x) if the
Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinate or junior to the Notes, then such
Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Notes at least to the same
extent and in the

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same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (y) the obligor(s) on the
Refinancing Indebtedness thereof shall include only the obligor(s) on the
Indebtedness Refinanced and/or in the event the obligor is Opco or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more of Opco and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries,
and (z) Capital Stock shall be Refinanced only with Capital Stock.

              "Regular Record Date" is defined in Exhibit A hereto.

              "Regulation S" means Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any
successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time.

              "Regulation U" means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor
regulation to all or a portion thereof.

              "Release" means the disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling,
pumping, leaking, leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, pouring or
migrating, into or upon any land or water or air, or otherwise entering into the
environment.

              "Replacement Assets" is defined in Section 8.4(b)(3).

              "Representative" means the indenture trustee or other trustee,
agent or representative in respect of any Senior Indebtedness; provided that if,
and only for so long as, any Senior Indebtedness lacks such a representative,
then the Representative for such Senior Indebtedness shall at all times
constitute the holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of such
Senior Indebtedness in respect of any Senior Indebtedness.

              "Required Holders" means Holders holding not less than a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding.

              "Restricted Payment" means to

                   (1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution,
other than dividends or distributions
payable in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, on or in respect of Capital
Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to holders of such
Capital Stock (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries);

                   (2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value
any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any warrants,
options or other rights to purchase or acquire any such Capital Stock;

                   (3) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem,
prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any
scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment,
any Indebtedness of the Company that is subordinate or junior in right of
payment to the Notes , other than the prepayment, purchase, repurchase or other
acquisition or retirement of Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a
sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case
due within one year of the date of prepayment, purchase, repurchase or other
acquisition or retirement; or

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                    (4) make any Investment other than Permitted Investments.

              "Restricted Subsidiary" of any Person means any Subsidiary of such
Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

              "Revocation" is defined in Section 8.8(c).

              "Rule 144" means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any
successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time.

              "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any
successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time.

              "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor thereto.

              "sale" is defined in Section 11.7(a).

              "Sale and Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement relating to
property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary Transfers such property to a Person and the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary leases it from such Person.

              "Securities" means, collectively, the Notes and the Warrants
purchased by the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrant Agreement
and the Warrant Shares.

              "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time.

              "security document" means all instruments and agreements now or at
any time hereafter securing the whole or part of any Obligations.

              "Security Register" is defined in Section 11.6(a).

              "Senior Credit Facility and Subordinated Term Loan Refinancing" is
defined in the first recital.

              "Senior Indebtedness" means the Obligations of the Company,
whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter incurred (unless, in the
case of any particular Obligations, the instrument creating or evidencing the
same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that such
Obligations or any portion of the Indebtedness evidencing such Obligations shall
not be senior in right of payment to the Notes) in respect of all monetary
Obligations of every nature of the Company under, or with respect to, (i) the
Company Guarantees (including the guarantee of any interest accruing on the
Indebtedness guaranteed thereunder subsequent to the filing of a petition of
bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto,
whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under Applicable Law), (ii) the
Credit Documents, including, without limitation, obligations to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including any interest accruing
subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in
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thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under Applicable Law),
reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, fees, expenses and
indemnities and (iii) all Refinancings of the foregoing (to the extent permitted
by this Agreement), in each case whether outstanding on the Closing Date or
thereafter incurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Senior Indebtedness" shall
not include: (i) Obligations to, or guaranteed on behalf of, any shareholder, or
Affiliate of a shareholder who holds securities representing in excess of 15% of
the voting power of the Company or, director, officer or employee of the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company (including, without limitation, amounts owed
for compensation); (ii) that portion of any Indebtedness incurred on or after
the Closing Date in violation of the provisions set forth in Section 8.1; and
(iii) any Indebtedness which is, by its express terms, subordinated in right of
payment to any other indebtedness of the Company.

          "Senior Nonmonetary Default" is defined in Section 14.3.

          "Senior Notes" is defined in the second recital.

          "Senior Notes Indenture" means the Indenture, dated as of June 27,
2002, by and among PCA LLC, PCA Finance Corp., the guarantors named therein and
The Bank of New York, as trustee.

          "Senior Payment Default" is defined in Section 14.3.

          "Significant Subsidiary" means (1) any Restricted Subsidiary that is a
"significant subsidiary" of the Company on a consolidated basis within the
meaning of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission or (2) any Restricted
Subsidiary that, when aggregated with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are
not otherwise Significant Subsidiaries and as to which any event described in
clause (h) or (i) under Section 12.1 has occurred and is continuing, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary under clause (1) of this definition.

          "Solvent" means, with respect to any Person as of the date of any
determination, that on such date (i) such Person is able to pay its debts and
other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature
in the normal course of business, (ii) such Person does not intend to, and does
not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person's
ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in the normal course of
business, and (iii) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction,
and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such
Person's property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due
consideration to current and anticipated future capital requirements and current
and anticipated future business conduct and the prevailing practice in the
industry in which such Person is engaged. In computing the amount of contingent
liabilities at any time, such liabilities shall be computed as the amount that,
in light of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the
amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

          "Sponsor" means Jupiter Partners II, L.P.

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          "Stated Maturity" when used with respect to any security or any
installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in such security as
the fixed date on which the principal of such security or such installment of
interest is due and payable.

          "Subordinated Obligations" " is defined in Section 14.1.

          "Subsequent Purchaser" means a subsequent purchaser of any Note who
acquired such Note in a Private Offering in accordance with Section 10.1.

          "Subordinated Indebtedness" means other Indebtedness of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes
to the same extent and in the same manner as the Notes are subordinated to
Senior Indebtedness, which does not permit any principal payments to be made
thereunder prior to 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes and which
does not contain covenants, defaults, remedies, subordination provisions and
other terms more favorable to the holders of such Indebtedness than those set
forth in the Notes or this Agreement.

          "Subsidiary" of any Person means (1) any Person of which more than 50%
of the total voting power of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
such Person or one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries of that Person or a
combination thereof, and (2) any partnership, joint venture or other Person in
which such Person or one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries of that Person
or a combination thereof has the power, directly or indirectly, to control by
contract or otherwise the board of directors or equivalent governing body or
otherwise controls such entity.

          "Surviving Person" is defined in Section 9.1(a).

          "Tax Returns" means all reports and returns (including elections,
declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns)
required to be filed with respect to Taxes.

          "Taxes" means all federal, state, local or foreign income, gross
receipts, windfall profits, severance, property, production, sales, use,
license, excise, franchise, estimated, employment, withholding or other taxes,
duties or assessments of any kind whatsoever imposed on any Person, together
with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest
in respect of such additions or penalties and includes any liability for Taxes
of another Person by contract, as a transferee or successor, under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or analogous state, local or foreign law provision
or otherwise.

          "Transaction Date" means the date of the transaction giving rise to
the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

          "Transaction Documents" means, collectively, the Financing Documents
and the Credit Documents.

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          "Transactions" means the transactions provided for in, or contemplated
by, the Transaction Documents.

          "Transfer" means to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, transfer,
lease (other than pursuant to an operating lease entered into in the ordinary
course of business), convey or otherwise dispose of, including by Sale and
Leaseback Transaction, consolidation, merger or otherwise, in one transaction or
a series of transactions. "Transferred," "Transferor" and "Transferee" shall
have correlative meanings.

          "Transfer Taxes" is defined in Section 7.6(e).

          "Unfunded Pension Liabilities" means the excess of a Plan's benefit
liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that
Plan's assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used by the Plan's
actuaries for funding the Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the
applicable plan year.

          "United States" shall have the meaning, for purposes of Sections 10.1
and 11.7, assigned to such term in Regulation S.

          "Unrestricted Subsidiary" of any Person means: (a) any Subsidiary of
such Person that at the time of determination has been designated an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, and has not been redesignated a Restricted Subsidiary,
in accordance with Section 8.8; and (b) any Subsidiary of such an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.

          "U.S. Government Obligations" shall mean securities that are (1)
direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its
full faith and credit is pledged or (2) obligations of a Person controlled or
supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as full faith and
credit obligation by the United States of America, that, in either case, are not
callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof and shall also
include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with
respect to any such U.S. Government Obligations or a specific payment of
interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such
custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided that
(except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any
deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt for
any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government
Obligations or the specific payment of interest on or principal of the U.S.
Government Obligations evidenced by such depository receipt.

          "Voting Stock" means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of
such Person entitling the holders thereof, under ordinary circumstances, to vote
in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

          "Warrant Agreement" is defined in the fourth recital.

          "Warrant Shares" is defined in the fourth recital.

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          "Warrants" is defined in the fourth recital.

          "Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any
Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

                (1)  the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such
Indebtedness into

                (2)  the sum of the total of the products obtained by
multiplying (x) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund,
serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at
final maturity, in respect thereof, by (y) the number of years (calculated to
the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of
such payment.

          "Wholly Owned Subsidiary" of any Person means any Subsidiary of such
Person of which all outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a
foreign Subsidiary, directors' qualifying shares or an immaterial number of
shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to Applicable Law) or
equity interests in the case of a partnership or a limited liability company are
owned by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

          "Withheld Contracts" is defined in the second recital.

          1.2.  Computation of Time Periods. For purposes of computation of
periods of time hereunder, the word "from" means "from and including" and the
words "to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding."

          1.3.  Terms Generally. Unless the context otherwise requires, (a) any
definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein
shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document
as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein)
and (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person's successors and assigns.

          1.4.  Accounting Terms. Accounting terms used but not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings provided by, and be construed in
accordance with, GAAP.

                                   SECTION 2.

                AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF NOTES AND WARRANTS

          2.1.  Authorization of Issue. On or before the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Company will (a) authorize the issuance and sale of the
Notes, (b) authorize the issuance and sale of the Warrants and (c) will reserve
for issuance of the Common Warrant Shares. As soon as practicable after the
Closing Date, subject to compliance with applicable statutory notice
requirements, the Company will reserve for issuance the Preferred Warrant

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Shares. The Notes shall be in the form specified in this Agreement and the
Warrants shall be in the form specified in the Warrant Agreement.

          2.2.  Sale and Purchase of the Notes and the Warrants. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Company will issue
and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers will purchase from the Company,
the Notes and the Warrants for an aggregate cash purchase price equal to the
aggregate amount set forth opposite the Purchasers' names on Schedule B hereto
(the "Purchase Price"). Each Purchaser shall, in exchange for the payment by
such Purchaser of the portion of the Purchase Price set forth opposite such
Purchaser's name on Schedule B hereto, receive the aggregate principal amount of
Notes and the number of Warrants set forth opposite such Purchaser's name on
Schedule B hereto. The obligations of the Purchasers hereunder are several and
not joint and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the
performance or non-performance by any other Purchaser hereunder.

          2.3.  Closing.

          (a)   The sale and purchase of the Notes and the Warrants shall occur
at the offices of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, New York
10019 at 10:00 a.m. local time, at a closing (the "Closing") on June 27, 2002,
or on such other Business Day thereafter as may be agreed upon by the Company
and the Purchasers (in either case, the date of the Closing is referred to
herein as the "Closing Date"). At the Closing, the Company will deliver to each
Purchaser the Notes and the Warrants to be purchased by such Purchaser on the
Closing Date, in each case in such denominations as such Purchaser may request,
dated the Closing Date and registered in such Purchaser's name, against payment
by such Purchaser to the Company or to its order of immediately available funds
in the amount of the Purchase Price (as provided in Section 2.2) by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to such bank account or accounts as the
Company may request in writing at least one Business Day prior to the Closing
Date.

          (b)   If at the Closing the Company shall fail to deliver to the
Purchasers the Notes or the Warrants as provided in Section 2.3(a), or any of
the conditions specified in Section 3 shall not have been fulfilled to the
Purchasers' satisfaction, then each Purchaser shall, at its election, be
relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby
waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of such failure or such
nonfulfillment.

                                   SECTION 3.

                              CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

          Each Purchaser's obligation to purchase and pay for the Securities to
be purchased by it at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by it
prior to or at the Closing of each of the conditions specified below in this
Section 3:

          3.1.  Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties of the Company in this Agreement and in each of the other Transaction
Documents

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shall be true and correct in all material respects when made and on or as of the
Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (unless stated to relate
to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct as of such earlier date).

          3.2. Performance; No Default Under Other Agreements. The Company and
its respective Subsidiaries, to the extent parties hereto or thereto, shall have
performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this
Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents required to be performed
or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing (or such compliance shall have
been waived in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, as applicable) and,
after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Securities and the other
Transactions (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by
Section 4.17 and the other Transaction Documents), no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no default or event of default
shall have occurred and be continuing under any of the other Financing Documents
or under the Credit Documents.

          3.3. Compliance Certificates

          (a)  Officer's Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to each
Purchaser an Officer's Certificate, dated the Closing Date, in the form of
Exhibit 3.3(a) hereto, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 3.1,
3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.11(b) and 3.12 have been fulfilled.

          (b)  Secretary's Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to each
Purchaser a certificate in the form of Exhibit 3.3(b) hereto certifying as to
the Company's organizational documents and resolutions attached thereto, the
incumbency and signatures of certain officers of the Company and other corporate
proceedings of the Company relating to the authorization, execution and delivery
of the Securities, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which
the Company is a party.

          3.4. Opinions of Counsel. At the Closing:

                                    (1) Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
          Garrison, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the
          Purchasers its written opinion, dated the Closing, in the form
          attached hereto as Exhibit 3.4-A;

                                    (2) Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.,
          special North Carolina counsel for the Company, shall have furnished
          to the Purchasers its written opinion, dated the Closing, in the form
          attached hereto as Exhibit 3.4-B;

                                    (3) J. Robert Wren, legal counsel of the
          Company, shall have furnished to the Purchasers his written opinion,
          dated the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.4-C; and

                                    (4) The Purchasers shall have received a
          copy of each legal opinion delivered by counsel to the Company or any
          of its Subsidiaries in connection with the issuance of the Senior
          Notes, the Opco Notes and the

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          Credit Agreement, and letters entitling the Purchasers to rely on each
          such opinion as if such opinion were addressed to the Purchasers.

          3.5.  Refinancing. All Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted
under Section 8.1, but including the Existing Senior Credit Facility and
Outstanding Senior Subordinated Term Loans, of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries outstanding immediately before the consummation of the Transactions
shall have been repaid in full and each Purchaser shall have received evidence
of each repayment reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and Fried Frank.

          3.6.  Credit Agreement; Issuance and Sale of Senior Notes; Sale of
Opco Notes; Structure of the Company and its Subsidiaries; Satisfaction of
Conditions under the Transaction Documents. Prior to or simultaneously with the
Closing of the sale and purchase of the Securities:

          (a)   Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement shall be in full force
and effect; at the Closing the Company shall receive not less than an aggregate
amount of $26,000,000 in gross cash proceeds from loans under the Credit
Agreement, and after giving effect to such loans and giving effect to the
approximately $10,100,000 letters of credit outstanding thereunder,
approximately $13,900,000 in revolving commitments shall be available to the
Company under the Credit Agreement.

          (b)   Issuance and Sale of Senior Notes. Opco shall issue and sell the
Senior Notes at the Closing and shall have received payment therefor in
accordance with the purchase agreement for the Senior Notes in the form
delivered to the Purchasers prior to the date hereof.

          (c)   Senior Note Rate Does Not Exceed 12.75% per annum. The interest
rate and effective yield of the Senior Notes, taking into account any original
issue discount at which the Senior Notes are issued, shall not exceed 12.75% per
annum.

          (d)   Sale of Opco Notes. Opco shall sell to the Purchasers the Opco
Notes at the Closing and shall have received payment therefor.

          (e)   Structure of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Capital Stock
and structure of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be as described in the
Offering Circular under the caption "Offering Circular Summary--The
Transactions."

          (f)   Satisfaction of Conditions under the Transaction Documents. As
of the Closing, all conditions precedent relating to the issuance and sale of
the Senior Notes and the Opco Notes and to the initial borrowing of funds under
the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied and the consummation thereof shall have
occurred prior to, or shall occur substantially simultaneously with, the
issuance of the Notes. As of the Closing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall
have consummated the transactions described in the Offering Circular under the
caption "Offering Circular Summary - The Transactions" on the terms set forth
therein.

          3.7.  Existing Financing. At the time of the Closing, and, after
giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Securities and the other
Transactions (and the application of the

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proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 4.17 and the other Transaction
Documents) no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing
under any of the documents relating to the Transactions.

          3.8.  Financial Information. Each Purchaser shall have received a pro
forma consolidated balance sheet for the Company and its Subsidiaries as of May
5, 2002, after giving effect to the Transactions, including the issuance of the
Securities, the Senior Notes and the Opco Notes and the borrowings by the
Company under the Credit Agreement and the use of the proceeds thereof,
consistent in all material respects with the sources and uses of cash as
previously described to the Purchasers and the forecasts previously described to
the Purchasers; and the total consolidated net funded debt of the Company and
Opco as of the Closing (as determined on a pro forma basis after giving effect
to the Transactions, including the issuance of the Securities) shall not exceed
5.15 times the Company's pro forma Consolidated EBITDA for the twelve month
period ending on May 5, 2002.

          3.9.  Material Adverse Effect. No event or events shall have occurred
since the date of the latest audited financial statements for the Company
included in the Offering Circular that, individually or in the aggregate, have
had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          3.10. Proceedings and Documents. All limited liability company,
partnership, corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and all
documents and instruments incident to such transactions and the terms thereof,
shall be reasonably satisfactory to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser and Fried
Frank shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other
copies of such documents as it or they may reasonably request.

          3.11. Transaction Documents in Force and Effect; Information.

          (a)   Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have received true
and correct copies of all Transaction Documents and such documents (i) shall
have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, (ii) shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers and Fried Frank and
(iii) shall be valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable
against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the
Enforceability Exceptions.

          (b)   Accuracy of Information. All information (other than the pro
forma projections, budgets or other estimated data and information which has
been updated) furnished by the Company and its representatives to the Purchasers
with respect to the business and financial condition of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, when taken as a whole, shall not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when made or delivered.
All projections provided by the Company to the Purchasers in connection with the
Transactions have been prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by
management of the Company to be reasonable at the time made based on the
circumstances then in existence (it being understood by the Purchasers,

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however, that projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and
that the actual results during the period or periods covered by any projections
may differ from projected results and that the differences may be material).

          (c)   Reports. The Purchasers shall be listed as addressees of any
solvency or other consultants' reports delivered pursuant to the Credit
Documents and the Senior Notes.

          3.12. No Violation; No Legal Constraints; Consents, Authorizations and
Filings, Etc.

          (a)   The consummation by the Company and its Subsidiaries of the
Transactions shall not contravene, violate or conflict with any Applicable Law,
except for violations which, individually or in the aggregate, do not, and would
not reasonably be expected to, have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (b)   All consents, authorizations and filings, if any, required in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party shall
have been obtained or made and shall be in full force and effect, except for
such consents, authorizations and filings the failure of which to obtain or
make, individually or in the aggregate, do not, and would not reasonably be
expected to, have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (c)   There shall be no inquiry, injunction, restraining order,
action, suit or proceeding pending or entered or any statute or rule proposed,
enacted or promulgated by any Governmental Authority or any other Person which,
in the reasonable opinion of the Purchasers, (i) individually or in the
aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
or which seeks to enjoin or seek damages against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of the Purchasers as a result of the Transactions, including
the issuance of the Notes and the Warrants, (ii) relates to any of the
Transactions and has or will have a material adverse effect on any Purchaser,
(iii) alleges liability on the part of any Purchaser in connection with this
Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or (iv) would bar the issuance of the Securities or the use of
the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

          3.13. Closing Payments; Payment of Expenses. At the Closing, each
Purchaser shall have received from the Company, as a pro rata reduction in the
Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser, its allocable portion of the Closing
Payment and such Purchaser and Fried Frank shall have received from the Company
all other fees required to be paid and, in accordance with Section 15, all costs
and expenses for which invoices have been presented.

          3.14. No Changes to Offering Circular. Since the date hereof, the
Company shall not have made any amendment or supplement to the Offering Circular
other than any such amendment or supplement which has been provided to the
Purchasers and to which the Purchasers have not objected.

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                                   SECTION 4.

                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

          The Company represents and warrants to the Purchasers (after giving
pro forma effect to the consummation on the Closing Date of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents and the issuance of the Securities and, in each case, the application
of the proceeds thereof) that as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
(and, to the extent any representation or warranty is stated to relate to a
specific earlier date, as of such earlier date):

          4.1. Due Incorporation; Power and Authority. Each of the Company and
its Subsidiaries (a) is either a limited liability company, limited partnership
or a corporation duly organized or incorporated, as the case may be, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization
or incorporation, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign organization to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, other than any failures to so qualify or to be in
good standing which, individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) has full limited liability
company, limited partnership or corporate, as the case may be, power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its businesses
as they are currently conducted and (d) has full limited liability company,
limited partnership or corporate, as the case may be, power and authority to
enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party.

          4.2. Capitalization. Immediately after consummation of the issuance of
the Notes and the Warrants, (a) the authorized Capital Stock of the Company will
consist of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, (b) 15,000 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $10 per share, will be issued and
outstanding, (c) 2,293,152 shares of Common Stock will be issued and outstanding
(with an additional up to 805,597 reserved for issuance upon exercise of
Management Options, 15,000 shares of Jupiter Preferred Shares which are
convertible into 1,875,000 shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $8.00
per share, the 254,150 Existing Warrants which are exercisable for 254,150
shares of Common Stock, and the Warrants (including the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants)), (d) the Warrants will be issued and
outstanding, (e) the 805,597 shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon the
exercise of Management Options will be issued and outstanding upon such
exercise, (f) no shares of any class of Capital Stock of the Company will be
held by the Company in its treasury or by its Subsidiaries and (g) the ownership
of Capital Stock on a primary and fully diluted basis shall be as set forth on
Schedule A. All the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Company will be
duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and non-assessable and the
Capital Stock of the Company will conform in all material respects with the
description thereof contained in the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company. When the Securities are delivered and paid for pursuant to this
Agreement on the Closing Date, (i) the Common Warrants will be exercisable for
shares of Common Stock in accordance with their terms and the Common Warrant
Shares initially issuable upon exercise of such Common Warrants have been duly
and validly authorized and reserved for issuance upon such exercise and, when
issued and paid for in

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accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement and the Common Warrants, will
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) the Preferred Warrants
will be exercisable for shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $10 per share, of the Company in accordance with their terms and the
Preferred Warrant Shares initially issuable upon exercise of such Preferred
Warrants have been duly and validly authorized and, upon filing of an amendment
to the Company's articles of incorporation with the North Carolina Secretary of
State, will be duly and validly reserved for issuance upon such exercise and,
when issued and paid for after the filing of such amendment in accordance with
the terms of the Warrant Agreement and the Preferred Warrants, will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Other than the Management Options, the
Jupiter Preferred Shares, the Existing Warrants and the Warrants, there are no
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are convertible into
or exchangeable for shares of any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and no options, warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible
securities or other rights, agreements or commitments which obligate the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer or sell any shares of Capital
Stock of, or other interests in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Other
than the Jupiter Preferred Shares, there are no outstanding obligations of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and,
except for the Jupiter Preferred Shares, the Existing Warrants, the Management
Options and the Warrants, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
any awards or options outstanding under any stock option plans or agreements or
any other outstanding stock-related awards. After the Closing Date, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any obligation to issue, transfer,
or sell any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other
than pursuant to the Jupiter Preferred Shares, the Existing Warrants, the
Management Options and the Warrants. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, there
are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the holding, voting or
disposing of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As of the
date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any outstanding
bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations or other securities (other than
the Jupiter Preferred Shares, the Existing Warrants, the Management Options and
the Warrants) that entitle the holders thereof to vote with the members of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries on any matter or which are convertible into
or exercisable for securities having such a right to vote.

         4.3.  Subsidiaries.

         (a)   Schedule 4.3 correctly states (i) the name of each of the
Company's Subsidiaries and any other Person whose equity interests are owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company (each, an "Equity Investee"), (ii) the
name of each holder of each class of outstanding Capital Stock or other
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Equity Investee and
the nature and number of such securities held by such holder and (iii) the
number of authorized, issued and treasury shares or units of each Subsidiary of
the Company and each Equity Investee. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any Capital Stock or
other equity interest in any Person other than the Capital Stock of its
Subsidiaries and Equity Investees listed on Schedule 4.3.

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         (b) Each issued and outstanding unit of Capital Stock of each
Subsidiary of the Company (i) has been duly authorized and validly issued and,
if a corporation, is fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights
and (ii) is owned by the Company, directly or through Subsidiaries, free and
clear of any Lien other than the liens established under the Credit Documents
and other Permitted Liens, except for one share of each of PCA of Mexico, S.A.
de C.V. and American Studios de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., which, in each case, is
owned by third parties due to requirements of Mexican law.

        4.4. Due Authorization, Execution, and Delivery.

         (a) Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
the Enforceability Exceptions.

         (b) Notes. The Notes are in the form contemplated by this Agreement,
have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and,
when issued and delivered by the Company on the Closing Date as provided herein,
will have been duly executed, issued and delivered by the Company, and will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable
against it in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability
Exceptions.

         (c) Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

         (d) Warrants and Warrant Shares. The Warrants have been duly authorized
by the Company and, when issued on the Closing Date, will be validly issued by
the Company, free of preemptive rights and free from all taxes, liens, charges
and security interests and no personal liability will attach to the ownership
thereof. When the Warrant Shares are issued by the Company pursuant to a valid
exercise of the Warrants and paid for in accordance with the terms thereof, the
Warrants Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free of
preemptive rights and free from all taxes, liens, charges and security interests
and no personal liability will attach to the ownership thereof.

         (e) Other Transaction Documents. Each Transaction Document to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (i) has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by such party thereto and (ii) constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in
accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

         (f) Stabilization. Prior to the date hereof, neither the Company nor
any of its Affiliates has taken any action which is designed to or which has
constituted or which might have been expected to cause or result in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or
Opco in connection with the offering of the Securities.

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         4.5. Non-Contravention; Authorizations and Approvals. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its articles of
incorporation or bylaws, certificate of formation, limited liability company
agreement (or comparable constituent or governing documents) or is in default
(or, with the giving of notice, lapse of time or both, would be in default)
under any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, loan or credit
agreement, license, franchise, permit, lease, contract or other agreement,
instrument, commitment or obligation to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of their respective properties or assets is bound (including, without
limitation, the Credit Agreement) (each, a "Contract"), except for any such
defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of (a) the
execution and delivery by the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries of any of the
Transaction Documents to which they are a party, (b) the performance by any of
them of their respective obligations thereunder, (c) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby or (d) the issuance and delivery of the
Securities, the Opco Notes or the Senior Notes or the borrowings at the Closing
under the Credit Agreement hereunder will: (i) violate, conflict with or result
in a breach of any provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws,
certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement (or comparable
constituent or governing documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of, constitute
a default (or an event which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination or in a right of
termination of, accelerate the performance required by or benefit obtainable
under, result in the triggering of any payment or other obligations (including
any repurchase or repayment obligations) pursuant to, result in the creation of
any Lien (other than the Liens established under the Credit Documents) upon any
of the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, or result in
there being declared void, voidable, subject to withdrawal, or without further
binding effect, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract,
except for any such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, accelerations,
terminations or other matters which, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iii) require any consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration, filing
or registration with, any Governmental Authority, except for those consents,
approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or registrations which have
been obtained or made, or the failure of which to obtain or make, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had and would not be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; or (iv) violate any Applicable Laws, except for
violations which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

         4.6. Financial Statements; Offering Circular.

         (a) The Company has delivered to the Purchasers each of (i) the audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries dated February 3,
2002, and the related audited statements of income or operations, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on that date and (ii) the
unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries
for the period from February 4, 2002 through May 5, 2002 (the "Financial
Statements"). Each of the consolidated balance sheets contained in the Financial
Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial position, on a
consolidated basis, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of its date and each
of the consolidated statements of income

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and cash flows included in the Financial Statements fairly presents in all
material respects the consolidated results of income or cash flows, as the case
may be, of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the periods to which they relate
(subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to charges
resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote
disclosures), in each case in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved, except as noted therein. All projections provided
by the Company to the Purchasers in connection with the Transactions have been
prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by management of the
Company to be reasonable at the time made based on the circumstances then in
existence (it being understood by the Purchasers, however, that projections as
to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results
during the period or periods covered by any projections may differ from
projected results and that the differences may be material).

         (b) The Offering Circular, dated June 20, 2002, relating to the
offering and sale of the Senior Notes and any amendments or supplements thereto
(the "Offering Circular") did not and will not, as of their respective dates or
as of the Closing, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements
or omissions relating to a purchaser of Senior Notes made in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such
purchaser expressly for use therein. The statements set forth in the Offering
Circular under the caption "Description of Notes," insofar as they purport to
constitute a summary of the terms of the Senior Notes and the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, and under the captions "Description of Certain
Indebtedness," "Business -- Governmental Regulations," "Business -- Licenses,
Trademarks and Patents," "Management -- Employment and Severance Arrangements,"
"Management -- Management Stock Option Plan," "Certain Relationships and Related
Party Transactions," "Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations" and
"Underwriting," insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws,
documents and legal matters referred to therein, are accurate, complete and
fair.

        4.7. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities or Events.

         (a) Except for the liabilities and obligations arising under the
Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
liabilities or obligations, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, except (i)
for liabilities and obligations in the respective amounts reflected or reserved
against in the consolidated balance sheet as of May 5, 2002 included in the
Financial Statements, (ii) borrowings under each of the Company's and its
Subsidiaries' respective revolving credit facilities in the ordinary course of
business, (iii) other liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iv)
liabilities or obligations under Contracts.

         (b) Since the Audit Date, there has been no change in the business,
operations, property, assets, liabilities, financial condition or prospects of
the Company and its Subsidiaries except for changes that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had or would not reasonably be

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expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no facts known to the
Company or its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that have not
been set forth herein or in the Offering Circular.

         4.8. No Actions or Proceedings. There are no legal or governmental
actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, any of their Directors or Officers (in their capacities as such)
or any of their property or assets which, individually or in the aggregate, have
had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to
prohibit, delay or materially restrict the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. No Governmental
Authority has notified the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of an intention to
conduct any audit, investigation or other review with respect to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, except for those investigations or reviews which,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had or would not be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

         4.9. Title to Properties. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has
(a) good and marketable title to and fee simple ownership of, or a valid and
subsisting leasehold interest in, all of its real property and (b) good title
to, or a valid and subsisting leasehold interest in, all of its equipment and
other personal property, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except Liens
permitted by Section 8.3. The Company and its Subsidiaries have paid or
discharged, or reserved for, all lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a
Lien (other than a Lien permitted by Section 8.3) against any property or assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries unless such claim is contested in good faith
and such contest, individually or in the aggregate, has not had or would not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

         4.10. Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries
own or possess all Intellectual Property reasonably necessary to conduct their
businesses as now conducted, except where the expiration or loss of any of such
Intellectual Property, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge
of the Company, and its Subsidiaries, (a) there is no infringement of such
Intellectual Property by any third party and (b) the conduct of their businesses
as currently conducted does not infringe any Intellectual Property of any third
party other than any such infringements which, individually or in the aggregate,
has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

         4.11. Tax Returns and Payments.

          (a)  The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all federal and
other material Tax Returns required to be filed, and have paid all federal and
other material Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns, or which are levied or
imposed upon them or their property, income or assets, or which are otherwise
due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently prosecuted and for which adequate reserves
have been provided and with respect to which no notice of Lien has been filed or
recorded. There is no proposed tax assessment against either the Company or any
of its respective Subsidiaries which, if the assessment were made, would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

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              (b)   No tax authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns has notified the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries of any claim, assertion or threat that the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction; and

              (c)   The Company is not, nor has it ever been, a United States
real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code.

              4.12. Employee Benefit Plans.

              (a)   There has been no failure by any employee benefit plan,
within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is maintained by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
contributes (each, a "Plan") to comply with the applicable requirements of ERISA
and the Code other than any such failures that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened litigation relating to the Plans. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction with respect to any Plan that,
assuming the taxable period of such transaction expired as of the date hereof,
could subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a tax or penalty imposed
by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA other than those
that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
excepted to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not aware, after due
inquiry, of any item of non-compliance which could reasonably be expected to
result in the loss of Plan qualification or tax-exempt status.

              (b)   No liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA has
been or is expected to be incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
with respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated "single-employer plan", within
the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained by
any of them, or the single-employer plan of any entity which is considered one
employer with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 4001 of ERISA
or Section 414 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor
an ERISA Affiliate has contributed to a Multiemployer Plan at any time during
the preceding six plan years. No notice of a "reportable event", within the
meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for which the 30-day reporting requirement has
not been waived, has been required to be filed for any Plan which is an
"employee pension benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA
("Pension Plan") or by any ERISA Affiliate within the 12-month period ending on
the date hereof.

              (c)   Neither any Pension Plan nor any single-employer plan of an
ERISA Affiliate has an "accumulated funding deficiency" (whether or not waived)
within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and no
ERISA Affiliate has an outstanding funding waiver. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has provided, or is required to provide, security to any
Pension Plan or to any single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to
Section 401(a)(29) of the Code.

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              (d)   Under each Pension Plan which is a single-employer plan, as
of the last day of the most recent plan year ended prior to the date hereof, the
actuarially determined present value of all "benefit liabilities", within the
meaning of Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA (as determined on the basis of the
actuarial assumptions contained in the Plan's most recent actuarial valuation),
did not exceed the then current value of the assets of such Plan and there has
been no change in the financial condition of such Plan since the last day of the
most recent plan year.

              (e)   Except as described in the Company's financial statements
included in the Offering Circular, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any obligations for retiree health and life benefits under any
Plan, except as required by Applicable Law. The Company or its Subsidiaries may
amend or terminate any such Plan upon 30 days' prior notice without incurring
any liability thereunder.

              4.13. Private Offering; No Integration or General Solicitation;
Rule 144A Eligibility.

              (a)   Subject to compliance by the Purchasers with the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 and with the procedures
set forth in Section 10, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale
and delivery of the Securities to the Purchasers purchasing such Securities in
the manner contemplated by this Agreement to register the Securities under the
Securities Act.

              (b)   The Company has not, directly or indirectly, offered, sold
or solicited any offer to buy nor will it, directly or indirectly, offer, sell
or solicit any offer to buy, any security of a type or in a manner which would
be integrated with the sale of the Securities and require the Securities to be
registered under the Securities Act. None of the Company, its Affiliates or any
Person acting on any of their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the
Company makes no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Rule
502(c) under the Securities Act) in connection with the offering of the
Securities. With respect to the Securities, if any, sold in reliance upon the
exemption afforded by Regulation S: (i) none of the Company, its Affiliates or
any Person acting on any of their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom
the Company makes no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage in
any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S and (ii) each of
the Company and its Affiliates and any Person acting on any of their behalf
(other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Company makes no representation or
warranty) has complied and will comply with the offering restrictions set forth
in Regulation S.

              (c)   The Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A
and will not, at the Closing Date, be of the same class as securities listed on
a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or
quoted on a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system.

              4.14. Environmental Matters. Except, with regard to each of the
following, any matters which, individually or in the aggregate, do not and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

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              (a)   The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is currently in
compliance with, all Environmental Laws and has obtained and is currently in
compliance with all permits, licenses, registrations, consents and other
authorizations which are required with respect to any of its facilities or
operations under any applicable Environmental Law (the "Environmental Permits")
and all such Environmental Permits are in full force and effect;

              (b)   Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any written notice of any claims, civil, criminal or administrative actions,
suits, hearings, investigations or proceedings which are pending or, to its
knowledge, threatened against it, in each case, on the basis of, or related to,
any Environmental Matter, or indicating that such Person is or may be a
potentially responsible party or otherwise liable under Environmental Law in
connection with any location which has experienced the release or threatened
release of any Hazardous Substances; and

              (c)   There are no conditions (including, without limitation, any
releases of Hazardous Substances), circumstances, actions or omissions that are
reasonably likely to (i) give rise to any liability or obligation of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws, (ii) form the basis of
any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation or inquiry against
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) would interfere with or prevent
continued compliance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with
Environmental Laws and/or Environmental Permits; and

              4.15. Status under Certain Statutes. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries is or, after receipt of payment for the Securities and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, is required to be registered as (a) an "investment company"
registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, or controlled by such a company or (b) a "holding company," or
a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company" or an "affiliate" of a "holding
company" or of a "subsidiary" or a "holding company," within the meaning of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

              4.16. Insurance. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries carries
insurance (including self-insurance) in such amounts and with such deductibles
and covering such risks as in its reasonable determination is adequate for the
conduct of its business and the value of its properties.

              4.17. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The Company will apply
all of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities, together with the initial
borrowings under the Credit Agreement, proceeds from the sale of the Senior
Notes and proceeds from the sale of the Opco Notes solely to repay in full the
indebtedness outstanding under the Existing Senior Credit Facility and the
Outstanding Senior Subordinated Term Loans and to pay fees and expenses in
connection therewith. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities
hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or
carrying any margin stock or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in
any securities. Margin stock does not constitute more than 5% of the value of
the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company has
no present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the value
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such assets. As used in this Section 4.17, the terms "margin stock" and "purpose
of buying or carrying" shall have the meanings assigned to them in Regulation U.

              4.18. Compliance with Laws; Permits. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has complied, and is in compliance, in all respects with all
Applicable Laws and has all Permits necessary in the conduct of its business as
currently conducted and all such Permits are in full force and effect, except in
each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
No violations have been recorded in respect of any such Permits and no
proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
threatened to revoke or limit any Permit, except for violations and proceedings
which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

              4.19. Solvency. The Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis are, and after giving effect to the Transactions will be, Solvent.

              4.20. Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.20, (a) there is no Indebtedness between the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any officer, shareholder, director or
Affiliate (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) of the Company, on
the other, (b) no such officer, shareholder, director or Affiliate provides or
causes to be provided any asset or facilities to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries provides or
causes to be provided any assets, services or facilities to any such officer,
shareholder, director or Affiliate, (d) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, any investment in or
issued by any such officer, director or Affiliate and (e) no such officer,
shareholder, director or Affiliate has any direct or indirect ownership interest
in any Person with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries competes or has
a business relationship.

              4.21. Material Contracts. Schedule 4.21 contains a true, correct,
and complete list of all Material Contracts in effect on the Closing Date. As of
the Closing Date, each Material Contract is in full force and effect and no
defaults enforceable against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries currently
exist thereunder. To the Company's knowledge, no party to any Material Contract
intends to terminate such Material Contract.

              4.22. No Changes to Applicable Law. To the Company's knowledge, no
changes to Applicable Law affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have
occurred since the Audit Date or are currently pending or threatened, in each
case other than those which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

              4.23. Indebtedness. On the Closing Date, after consummation of the
Transactions, the consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(excluding the Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and the Indebtedness
evidenced by the Notes, the Senior Notes, the Opco Notes and contingent
obligations in respect of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit
Agreement of approximately $10,100,000) will not exceed $300,000.

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              4.24. Fees. The Offering Circular includes the Company's good
faith estimate of the fees and expenses payable.

              4.25. Labor and Employment Matters. (a) Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining
agreement or other Contracts or understanding with a labor union or labor
organization; and (b) to the Company's knowledge, there is no (i) unfair labor
practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor
arbitration proceeding pending or threatened against the Company or its
Subsidiaries, (ii) activity or proceeding by a labor union or representative
thereof to organize any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(iii) lockout, strike, slowdown, work stoppage or threat thereof by or with
respect to any such employees or (iv) dispute, grievance or litigation relating
to labor matters involving any employee (other than routine individual
grievances). Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all
Applicable Laws regarding employment, employment practices, terms and conditions
of employment and wages, except for such noncompliance which, individually or in
the aggregate, do not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Other than as provided pursuant to the Transaction Documents, no
employee of the Company will receive, accrue or be entitled to received or
accrue any additional benefits, service or accelerated rights to payments of
benefits, or any severance or termination payments as a result of the
consummation of the Transactions.

              4.26. Brokerage Fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.26 and as
provided for in Section 3.13, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has paid, or is obligated to pay, to any Person any brokerage or finder's fees
in connection with the Transactions.

              4.27. Activities of the Company. After the Closing, the sole
business activity of the Company will be the direct ownership of all of the
membership interests of Opco and other Permitted Holdco Assets and the
activities related thereto. The Company has not (a) agreed to incur any
Indebtedness other than (i) the Company Guarantees and (ii) the Notes, (b)
permitted to remain outstanding any Investment, except for Investments in Opco,
or (c) agreed to own or hold any property or asset other than the membership
interests of Opco and the other Permitted Holdco Assets.

              4.28. Absence of Breach of Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of Opco in the purchase agreement(s) relating to
the Senior Notes and the Opco Notes being issued at the Closing and in the
Credit Agreement being entered into at the Closing are true and correct.

                                   SECTION 5.

                        REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS

              Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants
to the Company and the Company as of the date hereof as follows:

              5.1.  Purchase for Investment.

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          (a)  Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities to be purchased by it
for its own account, for investment and not with a view to, or present intention
of, selling such Securities in any distribution thereof within the meaning of
the Securities Act in violation of the federal securities laws or any applicable
state securities laws.

          (b)  Such Purchaser understands that (i) the Securities to be
purchased by it have not been registered under the Securities Act and are being
issued by the Company in transactions exempt from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and (ii) such Securities may not be offered or sold except
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or
pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

          (c)  Such Purchaser further understands that the exemption from
registration afforded by Rule 144 (the provisions of which are known to such
Purchaser) promulgated under the Securities Act depends on the satisfaction of
various conditions and that, if applicable, Rule 144 may afford the basis for
sales only in limited amounts.

          (d)  Such Purchaser did not employ any broker or finder in connection
with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

          (e)  Such Purchaser is an "Accredited Investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a) under the Securities Act).

          (f)  Such Purchaser has been given opportunity to obtain any
information or documents, and to ask questions and receive answers about such
documents, the Company and its Subsidiaries and the businesses of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, as it deems necessary to evaluate the merits and risks
related to its investment in the Securities and no representations concerning
such matters or any other matters related to such investment have been made to
such Purchaser except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Such Purchaser
has consulted its own attorney, accountant, or investment adviser with respect
to the investment contemplated hereby and its suitability for such Purchaser,
including the tax and other economic considerations related to the investment.

          (g)  Such Purchaser (i) has knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters such that such Purchaser is capable of evaluating the merits
and risks of the purchase of the Securities as contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, (ii) understands and has taken cognizance of all risk factors related
to the purchase of the Securities to be purchased by it and (iii) is able to
bear the economic risk of the investment in the Securities for an indefinite
period of time and can afford to suffer a complete loss of the investment in
such Securities.

                                   SECTION 6.

                        COVENANTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION

          The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder that for so long as
any of the Notes or any of the Warrants remain Outstanding:

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          6.1. Future Reports to the Company. The Company shall deliver to each
Purchaser and each Holder that is an Institutional Investor so long as such
Purchaser or such Holder holds any Note or Warrant:

          (a)  Audited Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any
event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an audited consolidated
and consolidating balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the
end of the Fiscal Year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements
of income, retained earnings, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year,
audited by Deloitte & Touche or other firm of independent certified public
accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the
Purchasers, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous year, reported without a "going concern" or like qualification or
exception, or qualification indicating that the scope of the audit was
inadequate to permit such independent certified public accountants to certify
such financial statements without such qualification or any other material
qualification or exception.

          (b)  Company-Prepared Financial Statements. As soon as available, but
in any event

               (i)    within 30 days after the end of each month, a
      company-prepared unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and
      its Subsidiaries as of the end of such month and related company-prepared
      consolidated statements of income for such monthly period and for the
      fiscal year to date;

               (ii)   within 45 days after the end of each of the first three
      Fiscal Quarters, the company-prepared unaudited consolidated balance sheet
      of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter
      and related company-prepared consolidated statements of income, retained
      earnings, stockholders' equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and
      for the Fiscal Year to date or, in lieu thereof, the Company's report on
      Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for such
      period; and

               (iii)  within 60 days following the end of each Fiscal Year, an
      annual business plan and budget for the Company and its Subsidiaries,
      containing, among other things, pro forma financial statements for the
      then current year,

in each case setting forth in comparative form the consolidated figures for the
corresponding period or periods of the preceding Fiscal Year or the portion of
the Fiscal Year ending with such period, as applicable, in each case subject to
normal recurring year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes required by
GAAP.

          (c)  Officer's Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the
financial statements referred to in Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b)(ii) above, a
certificate of the chief financial officer of the Company (i) demonstrating
compliance with the covenants in Sections 6.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, and 9.1 by
calculation thereof, if applicable, as of the end of each such fiscal period and
(ii) stating that, to the best of the chief financial officer's knowledge and
belief, (A) the financial statements fairly present in all material respects the
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such financial statements, (B) during such period the Company and its
Subsidiaries have observed or performed in all material respects the covenants
hereunder, and (C) in each case the chief financial officer of the Company has
obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in
such certificate.

          (d)  Accountants' Reports. Promptly upon receipt, a copy of any final
(as distinguished from preliminary or discussion draft) "management letter" or
other similar report submitted by independent accountants or financial
consultants to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any
annual, interim or special audit.

          (e)  Public Information. Within ten days after the same are sent,
copies of all reports (other than those otherwise provided pursuant to this
Section 6.1) and other financial information which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries sends to its public security holders, and within ten days after the
same are filed, copies of all financial statements and non-confidential reports
(other than those otherwise provided pursuant to this Section 6.1), if any,
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may make to, or file with, the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or analogous Governmental
Authority.

                                   SECTION 7.

                           OTHER AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

          The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder that (i) in the case
of Sections 7.7 and 7.9, for so long as such Sections apply by their respective
terms and (ii) in the case of each other Section in this Section 7, until the
principal amount of (and premium, if any, on) all the Notes, and all interest,
and other obligations hereunder in respect thereof (other than indemnification
obligations that have not become due and payable), shall have been paid in full:

          7.1. Payment of Notes. The Company shall pay the principal of and
interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and
this Agreement. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal (including
post-petition interest in a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law), and overdue
interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate specified in the Notes.

          7.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

          (a)  The Company shall maintain in the city of its principal executive
offices an office or agency where Notes may be surrendered for registration of
transfer and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the
Notes and this Agreement may be served. The Company shall give prompt written
notice to the Purchasers and the Holders of the location, and any change in the
location, of such office or agency.

          (b)  The Company may also from time to time designate one or more
other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for
any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations;
provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner
relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain

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an office or agency in the city of its principal executive offices for such
purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any
such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such
other office or agency.

          7.3. Legal Existence. The Company shall do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its legal
existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each Restricted
Subsidiary, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the
same may be amended from time to time) of each Restricted Subsidiary and the
material rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required
to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership
or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if the Board of
Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no
longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not
adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

          7.4. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance; Compliance with Law.

          (a)  The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, at all times cause all material properties used or useful in
the conduct of their respective businesses to be maintained and kept in good
condition, repair and working order (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and
supplied with all necessary equipment, and shall cause to be made all necessary
repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto.

          (b)  The Company shall maintain, and shall cause to be maintained for
each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, insurance covering such risks as are
usually and customarily insured against by corporations similarly situated, in
such amounts as shall be customary for corporations similarly situated and with
such deductibles and by such methods as shall be customary and reasonably
consistent with past practice.

          (c)  The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
comply in all material respects with all statutes, laws, ordinances or
government rules and regulations to which they are subject, non-compliance with
which would materially adversely affect the business, prospects, earnings,
properties, assets or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.

          7.5. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws. The Company covenants
(to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist
upon, or plead (as a defense or otherwise) or in any manner whatsoever claim or
take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or
other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any
portion of the principal of, premium, if any, and/or interest on the Notes as
contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or
which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Agreement; and (to the
extent that they may lawfully do so) the Company (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such
law, and covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the

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Purchasers, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as
though no such law had been enacted.

          7.6. Taxes.

          (a)  Payment of Taxes. The Company shall pay or discharge or cause its
Subsidiaries to pay or discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, (i)
all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or
its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently prosecuted which stay the enforcement of any
Lien and for which adequate reserves as required by GAAP are being maintained by
the Company or such Subsidiary; and (ii) all lawful claims which, if unpaid,
would by law become a Lien upon its property unless the same are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently prosecuted which stay the
imposition or enforcement of the Lien and for which adequate reserves as
required by GAAP are being maintained by the Company.

          (b)  Tax Returns. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall timely file
or cause to be filed when due all Tax Returns that are required to be filed by
or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for taxable years
ending after the Closing Date.

          (c)  Transfer Taxes. All transfer, transfer gains, documentary, sales,
use, stamp, registration and other similar Taxes and fees (including costs and
expenses relating to such Taxes) (collectively "Transfer Taxes"), if any,
incurred in connection with the consummation of the Transactions on the Closing
Date, shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall, at its own expense,
prepare and timely file, in accordance with Applicable Law, all Tax Returns and
other documentation with respect to all such Transfer Taxes. The Purchasers
shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in the preparation and filing of any
such Tax Returns and other documentation.

          7.7. Books, Records and Access. The Company shall, and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, keep complete and accurate books and records of
their transactions in accordance with good accounting practices on the basis of
GAAP. The Company and its Subsidiaries will provide reasonable opportunities to
GS Mezzanine to routinely consult with and advise management of the Company and
its Subsidiaries on all matters relating to the operation of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. The Company agrees to, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, give
due consideration to the advice given and any proposals made by GS Mezzanine;
provided that, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be under no obligation to
follow such advice. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to,
permit representatives of any Purchaser as may be reasonably requested upon
reasonable advance notice to visit and inspect any of the properties of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and examine and make copies from any of its or its
Subsidiaries' books and records at any reasonable time and as often as may
reasonably be requested upon reasonable notice, and to discuss the business,
affairs, operations, properties and financial and other conditions of the
Company and its Subsidiaries with officers and employees thereof.

          7.8. Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control.

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              (a) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder will have the right
to require the Company to purchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an
integral multiple thereof) of that Holder's Notes pursuant to the offer
described below (the "Change of Control Offer") and the other procedures
required by this Agreement. In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will
offer a payment (the "Change of Control Payment") in cash equal to 101% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes purchased plus accrued and unpaid
interest on such Notes, if any, to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control
Payment Date").

              (b) Within 30 days following the date on which a Change of Control
occurs, the Company shall send, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a notice
to each Holder, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control
Offer. The notice to the Holders shall contain all instructions and materials
necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer. Such notice shall state:

                    (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant
to this Section 7.8 and that all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn will
be accepted for payment;

                    (2) the Change of Control Payment and the Change of Control
Payment Date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from
the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law, but in any
event shall be at least one Business Day following the change of control payment
date in respect of the change of control offer under the Senior Notes
Indenture);

                    (3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue
interest;

                    (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment
therefor, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer
shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;

                    (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant
to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the
form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Note
completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice prior to the
close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control
Payment Date;

                    (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election
if the Company receivers, not later than the second Business Day prior to the
Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or
letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes
the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is
withdrawing its election to have such Note purchased;

                    (7) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part will
be issued new Notes in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of
the Notes surrendered; provided, however, that each Note purchased and each new
Note issued shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples
thereof; and

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                      (8) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such
Change of Control.

              (c)  On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to
the extent lawful: (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes
properly tendered in the Change of Control Offer, and (ii) pay to the Holders of
Notes or portions thereof so tendered an amount equal to the Change of Control
Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered.

              (d)  The Company will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes
tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Company will
promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be Transferred by book entry) to
each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of
the Notes surrendered, if any. Each such new Note will be in a principal amount
of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000.

              (e)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be
required to make a Change of Control Offer, as provided above, if, in connection
with or in contemplation of any Change of Control, it or a third party has made
an offer to purchase (an "Alternate Offer") any and all Notes validly tendered
at a cash price equal to or higher than the Change of Control Payment and has
purchased all Notes properly tendered in accordance with the terms of such
Alternate Offer. The Alternate Offer must comply with all the other provisions
applicable to the Change in Control Offer, shall remain, if commenced prior to
the Change in Control, open for acceptance until the consummation of the Change
of Control and must permit Holders to withdraw any tenders of Notes made into
the Alternate Offer until the final expiration or consummation thereof.

              (f)  The Company will comply, or cause any third party making an
Alternate Offer to comply, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the
Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the
extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the
repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or an Alternate Offer.
To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict
with the provisions of this Section 7.8, the Company shall comply with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have
breached its obligations under the provisions of this Section 7.8 by virtue
thereof.

              7.9. Board Representation.

              (a)  The Company shall, at the request of GS Mezzanine, cause, on
the Closing Date or, if later, upon receipt of notice from GS Mezzanine, the
appointment of a person, who may be a partner, managing director, officer or
employee of GS Mezzanine or any Affiliate of GS Mezzanine (other than an officer
or employee of another portfolio company, unless the Company consents, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), as a non-voting observer (a
"Non-Voting Observer") to the Board of Directors of the Company, it being
understood that GS Mezzanine may from time to time change the designation of
such Non-Voting Observer. In the event of a vacancy caused by the resignation or
other cessation of service of any Non-Voting Observer from the Board of
Directors of the Company, the Company shall cause the appointment

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of a new Non-Voting Observer nominated by GS Mezzanine at least seven days prior
to the date of the next regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Company. The Non-Voting Observer shall be permitted to attend meetings of
the Board of Directors of the Company, the Board of Directors (or other similar
managing body) of Opco and any executive or comparable committee of each such
Board of Directors.

              (b)  The Non-Voting Observer shall be notified of any meeting of
the Board of Directors of the Company, the Board of Directors (or other similar
managing body) of Opco and any executive or comparable committee of each such
Board of Directors, including such meeting's time and place, in the same manner
as Directors of the Company or Opco and shall have the same access to
information (including copies of all materials distributed to members of such
Board of Directors or such committee) concerning the business and operations of
the Company or Opco and at the same time as Directors of the Company or Opco and
shall be entitled to participate in discussions and consult with, and make
proposals and furnish advice to, such Board of Directors or such committee.

              (c)  The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest
extent permitted under Applicable Law, any Non-Voting Observer to the same
extent as all other Directors of the Company and on terms no less favorable than
the terms of the Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws in existence
on the date hereof.

              (d)  At all times after the first consummation of an Initial
Public Offering, the Company shall cause to be maintained directors' and
officers' liability insurance covering all Directors and officers of the Company
and covering any Non-Voting Observer (regardless of whether such insurance shall
be obtained prior to an Initial Public Offering or after an Initial Public
Offering) (i) to the same extent as that maintained for all other Directors of
the Company and (ii) on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for
in the Company's directors', officers' and corporate liability insurance then so
maintained, including coverage in an amount of at least $10,000,000.

              (e)  The Board of Directors of the Company shall not establish or
employ committees as a means designed to circumvent or having the effect of
circumventing the rights of GS Mezzanine under this Agreement to representation
on such Board of Directors.

                                   SECTION 8.

                        NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

              The Company hereby covenants and agrees with each Holder that
until the principal amount of (and premium, if any, on) all the Notes, and all
interest and other Obligations hereunder in respect thereof, shall have been
paid in full:

              8.1. Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness.

              (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness other
than Permitted Indebtedness; provided, however, that if no Default has occurred
and is continuing at the time of or would

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occur as a consequence of the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Company
may incur Indebtedness subject to the requirements of Section 8.10, Opco and any
Restricted Subsidiary of Opco which guarantees the Senior Notes and the Opco
Notes may incur Indebtedness, and any other Restricted Subsidiaries of Opco may
incur Acquired Indebtedness, in each case if, after giving effect to the
incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company
is at least 2.0 to 1.0 (the "Coverage Ratio Exception").

              (b)  The Company will not, directly or indirectly, in any event
incur any Indebtedness that purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any
agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated to any other Indebtedness of
the Company unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or on the terms of
any agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated to the Notes to the same
extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other
Indebtedness of the Company and otherwise constitutes Subordinated Indebtedness.

              (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 8.1, the
maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may
incur pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall not be deemed to be exceeded as a
result of fluctuations in the exchange rates of currencies. The outstanding
principal amount of any particular Indebtedness shall be counted only once and
any obligation arising under any guarantee, Lien, letter of credit or similar
instrument supporting such Indebtedness shall be disregarded, so long as the
obligor is permitted to incur such obligation. In the event that an item of
Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted
Indebtedness described in clauses (3) through (12) and (14) through (17) of the
definition of Permitted Indebtedness or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to
the Coverage Ratio Exception, the Company shall, in its sole discretion,
classify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this Section
8.1 (provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement on
the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (3) of
the definition of Permitted Indebtedness) and may later reclassify such item
into any one or more of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in
clauses (3) through (12) and (14) through (17) of the definition of Permitted
Indebtedness (provided that at the time of reclassification it meets the
criteria in such category or categories).

              (d)  Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Section 8.1
to the contrary, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its
respective Subsidiaries to, incur any Indebtedness to the Sponsor and its
Affiliates other than trade payables constituting Indebtedness incurred in the
ordinary course of business between the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and
other company portfolio Affiliates of the Sponsor unless such Indebtedness is,
pursuant to such agreements, expressly subordinated to the Notes to the same
extent and in the same manner as the Notes are subordinated to Senior
Indebtedness (and treating any such Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary of the
Company as if it were incurred by the Company for purposes of such subordination
provisions).

              8.2. Limitation on Restricted Payments.

              (a)  The Company will not, directly or indirectly, make any
Restricted Payment of the types referred to in clauses (1) through (3) of the
definition thereof.

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              (b) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, make any
Restricted Payment of the type referred to in clause (4) of the definition
thereof, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment, if at the time of such
Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto,

              (A) a Default has occurred and is continuing;

              (B) the Company is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional
              Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; or

              (C) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payments made after
              the Issue Date, including the fair market value as reasonably
              determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company
              of non-cash amounts constituting Restricted Payments (but
              excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to clause (2), (3),
              (4), (5), (6) or (7) of Section 8.2(c)), shall exceed the sum (the
              "Basket") of, without duplication,

                                             (1) 50% of the cumulative
                                             Consolidated Net Income (or if
                                             cumulative Consolidated Net Income
                                             shall be a loss, minus 100% of such
                                             loss) of the Company from the
                                             beginning of the fiscal quarter in
                                             which the Issue Date occurs through
                                             the last day of the most recently
                                             ended fiscal quarter for which
                                             internal financial statements are
                                             available at the time of the
                                             Restricted Payment (treating such
                                             period as a single accounting
                                             period); plus

                                             (2) 100% of the aggregate net cash
                                             proceeds received on or subsequent
                                             to the Issue Date by the Company
                                             from any Person (other than a
                                             Subsidiary of the Company) (i) as a
                                             contribution to its common equity
                                             capital or from the issuance and
                                             sale of Qualified Capital Stock or
                                             (ii) from the issuance and sale of
                                             Disqualified Capital Stock or
                                             Indebtedness of the Company that
                                             has been converted into or
                                             exchanged for Qualified Capital
                                             Stock, less the amount of any cash,
                                             or the fair market value of any
                                             other assets, distributed by the
                                             Company or any of its Restricted
                                             Subsidiaries upon such conversion
                                             or exchange; plus

                                             (3) to the extent not otherwise
                                             included in the calculation of
                                             Consolidated Net Income for
                                             purposes of clause (1) above, 100%
                                             of (x) any amount received in cash
                                             by the Company or any of its
                                             Restricted Subsidiaries as
                                             dividends, distributions or return
                                             of capital from, or payment of
                                             interest or principal on any loan
                                             or advance to, and (y) the
                                             aggregate net cash proceeds
                                             received by the Company or any of
                                             its Restricted Subsidiaries upon
                                             the sale

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                                or other disposition of, the investee (other
                                than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) of any
                                Investment made by the Company and its
                                Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date;
                                provided that the foregoing sum shall not
                                exceed, in the case of any investee, the
                                aggregate amount of Investments previously made
                                (and treated as a Restricted Payment) by the
                                Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
                                such investee subsequent to the Issue Date; plus

                                (4) to the extent not otherwise included in the
                                calculation of Consolidated Net Income for
                                purposes of clause (1) above, 100% of (x) any
                                amount received in cash by the Company or any of
                                its Restricted Subsidiaries as dividends,
                                distributions or return of capital from, or
                                payment of interest or principal on any loan or
                                advance to, or upon the sale or other
                                disposition of the Capital Stock of, an
                                Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company and (y)
                                the fair market value of the net assets of an
                                Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company, at the
                                time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is
                                redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or is
                                merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or
                                into, or is liquidated into the Company or any
                                of its Restricted Subsidiaries, multiplied by
                                the Company's proportionate interest in such
                                Subsidiary; provided that the foregoing sum
                                shall not exceed, in the case of any
                                Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate amount of
                                Investments previously made (and treated as a
                                Restricted Payment) by the Company or any of its
                                Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted
                                Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date; plus

                                (5) to the extent not otherwise included in the
                                calculation of Consolidated Net Income for
                                purposes of clause (1) above, 100% of the amount
                                of any Investment made (and treated as a
                                Restricted Payment) since the Issue Date in a
                                Person that subsequently becomes a Restricted
                                Subsidiary of the Company.

               (c)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in
Sections 8.2(a) and (b) do not prohibit:

                           (1)  the payment of any dividend within 60 days after
the date of declaration of such dividend if the dividend would have been
permitted on the date of declaration, or the consummation of any redemption of
Indebtedness or Capital Stock if the terms of such redemption are required to be
irrevocable under applicable law or contract and such redemption would have been
permitted on the date of the notice of redemption;

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                           (2) the making of any Investment or the redemption,
repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of
the Company, either (A) solely in exchange for Qualified Capital Stock or (B) if
no Default has occurred and is continuing, through the application (within 10
Business Days of the sale thereof) of the net proceeds of an issuance and sale
for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Capital Stock;
provided that no issuance of Qualified Capital Stock under this clause (2) shall
increase the Basket;

                           (3) the prepayment, defeasance, redemption,
repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Indebtedness of
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is subordinate or junior
in right of payment to the Notes, either (A) solely in exchange for Qualified
Capital Stock or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness, or
(B) if no Default has occurred and is continuing, through the application
(within 60 days of the sale thereof) of net proceeds of an issuance and sale or
incurrence for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of (x) Qualified
Capital Stock or (y) Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness;
provided that no issuance of Qualified Capital Stock under this clause (3) shall
increase the Basket;

                           (4) the payment of any dividend or distribution by a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of all of its Capital Stock
on a pro rata basis;

                           (5) if no Default has occurred and is  continuing,
repurchases of Capital Stock from any director, officer or employee (or such
person's estate or direct members of such person's family) of the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) upon the death, or the termination of the
directorship or employment, of such person or (B) pursuant to an agreement
(including employment agreements or plans (or amendments) approved by the Board
of Directors of the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) with such
person, in an aggregate amount under this clause (5) not to exceed, for any
fiscal year, the sum of $1.0 million and the net cash proceeds received by the
Company after the Issue Date from the issuance and sale of Qualified Capital
Stock to employees, directors or officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries
that occurs in such fiscal year (to the extent such proceeds do not increase the
Basket and are not otherwise used to provide the basis for any other Restricted
Payment); provided that any such amount not used in any fiscal year may be used
in the immediately following fiscal year (but not any succeeding fiscal year
thereafter);

                           (6) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon
the exercise of stock options if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the
exercise price thereof and repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the
withholding of a portion of the Capital Stock granted or awarded to an employee
to pay for the taxes payable by such employee upon such grant or award; and

                           (7) Restricted Payments of the type referred to in
clause (4) of the definition thereof by the Company and/or Restricted Payments
by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$5.0 million since the Issue Date.

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            (d)  The amount of all non-cash Restricted Payments shall be the
fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) proposed
to be Transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the
case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any
assets that are required to be valued by this Section 8.2 shall be based upon an
opinion or appraisal issued by an Independent Financial Advisor if the fair
market value exceeds $5.0 million. Not later than the date of making any
Restricted Payment in excess of $5.0 million, the Company shall deliver to each
Purchaser and each Holder that is an Institutional Investor so long as such
Purchaser or such Holder holds any Note an Officer's Certificate stating that
such Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the
calculations required by this Section 8.2 were computed, together with a copy of
any fairness opinion or appraisal required by this Agreement.

            (e)  In determining whether any Restricted Payment is permitted by
this Section 8.2, the Company may allocate or reallocate all or any portion of
such Restricted Payment between clauses (5) and (7) of Section 8.2(c) or between
such clauses and Section 8.2(b); provided that at the time of such allocation or
reallocation, all such Restricted Payments, or allocated portions thereof, would
be permitted under such provisions of this Section 8.2.

            (f)  In making the computations required by this Section 8.2:

                       (1)  the Company may use audited financial statements for
the portions of the relevant period for which audited financial statements are
available on the date of determination and unaudited financial statements and
other current financial data based on the books and records of the Company for
the remaining portion of such period; and

                       (2)  the Company may rely in good faith on the financial
statements and other financial data derived from its books and records that are
available on the date of determination.

            If the Company makes a Restricted Payment that, at the time of the
making of such Restricted Payment, would in the good faith determination of the
Company be permitted under the requirements of this Agreement, such Restricted
Payment will be deemed to have been made in compliance with this Agreement
notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments made in good faith to the Company's
financial statements for any period which adjustments affect any of the
financial data used to make the calculations with respect to such Restricted
Payment.

            8.3. Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur or
permit or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) of any nature
whatsoever on any assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue
Date or thereafter acquired, or any proceeds therefrom, or assign or otherwise
convey any right to receive income or profits therefrom, unless
contemporaneously therewith, effective provision is made to secure the Notes
with or prior to such obligation with a Lien on the same collateral for so long
as such obligation is secured by such Lien; provided that, in the case of any
Lien securing an obligation that is subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes, the Lien securing the Notes will also be subordinated by its terms at
least to the same extent.

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               8.4. Limitation on Asset Sales.

               (a)  The Company will not at any time sell or permit Opco to
issue (except to the Company) any membership interests or other Capital Stock in
Opco and the Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate any other Asset Sale, unless

                        (1) the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary
receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair
market value of the assets that are sold or otherwise disposed of, as reasonably
determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors; and

                        (2) at least 75% of the consideration received by the
Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from the Asset Sale is in the
form of cash or Cash Equivalents, Replacement Assets or a combination of the
foregoing, and is received at the time of the Asset Sale.

               For the purposes of clause (2) above, (a) the amount of any
Indebtedness shown on the most recent applicable balance sheet of the Company or
the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, other than Indebtedness that is by its
terms subordinated to the Notes, that is assumed by the Transferee of any such
assets, and (b) any notes or other obligations received by the Company or the
applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee or purchaser that are
converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash
Equivalents within 60 days after receipt (to the extent of any cash or Cash
Equivalents received in that conversion), will be deemed to be cash received at
the time of the Asset Sale.

               (b)  Additionally, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as
the case may be, may apply the Net Cash Proceeds from each Asset Sale to:

                        (1) repay obligations under the Credit Agreement, the
Senior Notes Indenture and/or any other Senior Indebtedness or the Opco Notes;

                        (2) repay any Indebtedness that was secured by the
assets sold in such Asset Sale; and/or

                        (3) make an investment in or expenditures for assets
(excluding securities other than Capital Stock of any Person that (A) becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary or (B) is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or
into, or Transfers all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated
into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) that replace the assets
that were the subject of the Asset Sale or in assets (excluding securities other
than Capital Stock of any Person that (A) becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (B)
is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or Transfers all or
substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries) that will be used in the Permitted Business
("Replacement Assets").

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               Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, the
Company may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest
such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Agreement.

               (c)  Any Net Cash Proceeds that the Company does not apply, or
decides not to apply, in accordance with Section 8.4(b) will constitute a "Net
Proceeds Offer Amount." The 411th day after an Asset Sale or any earlier date on
which the Board of Directors of the Company determines not to apply the Net Cash
Proceeds in accordance with the preceding paragraph is a "Net Proceeds Offer
Trigger Date." When the aggregate Net Proceeds Offer Amount is equal to or
exceeds $5.0 million, the Company must make an offer to purchase (the "Net
Proceeds Offer") on a date that is not less than 30 nor more than 45 days
following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, from

                    (1)   all Holders; and

                    (2)   all holders of other Indebtedness of the Company or
                    any of its Restricted Subsidiaries ("Other Indebtedness")
                    that (x) is not, by its terms, expressly subordinated in
                    right of payment to the Notes and (y) requires that an offer
                    to purchase or otherwise repay such Other Indebtedness be
                    made with the proceeds from the Asset Sale,

on a pro rata basis, the maximum principal amount of Notes and Other
Indebtedness that may be purchased with the Net Proceeds Offer Amount. The offer
price for Notes in any Net Proceeds Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal
amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on
such Notes, if any, to the date of purchase.

               (d)  The following events will be deemed to constitute an Asset
Sale and the Net Cash Proceeds from such Asset Sale must be applied in
accordance with this Section 8.4:

                          (1) in the event any non-cash consideration received
by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any
Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash, or

                          (2) in the event of the Transfer of substantially all,
but not all, of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an
entirety to a Person in a transaction permitted under Section 9, and as a result
thereof the Company is no longer an obligor on the Notes, the successor
corporation shall be deemed for purposes of this Section 8.4 to have sold the
assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries not so Transferred, and
shall comply with the provisions of this Section 8.4 with respect to such deemed
sale as if it were an Asset Sale. In addition, the fair market value of such
assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries deemed to be sold shall be
deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds for purposes of this Section 8.4.

               (e)  The Company shall mail a notice of a Net Proceeds Offer by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the record Holders as shown on the
register of Holders within 30 days following the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger
Date, containing all instructions and materials

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necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Net Proceeds
Offer and shall state the following terms:

                          (1) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant
to this Section 8.4, that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;
provided, however, that if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other
Indebtedness tendered in a Net Proceeds Offer plus accrued interest at the
expiration of such offer exceeds the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Company
shall select on a pro rata basis, the Notes and Other Indebtedness to be
purchased (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so
that only Notes in denominations of $1,000, as applicable, or multiples thereof
shall be purchased), and that the Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a
period of 20 Business Days or such longer periods as may be required by law;

                          (2) the offer price (including the amount of accrued
interest) and the Net Proceeds Offer date of payment ("Net Proceeds Offer
Payment Date"), which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 45 days following
the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date and which shall be at least five
Business Days after the Trustee receives notice thereof from the Company;

                          (3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue
interest;

                          (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making
payment therefor, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds
Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;

                          (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased
pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender such Note, with
the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the
Note completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice prior to
the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Offer
Payment Date;

                          (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their
election if the Company receives, not later than the second Business Day prior
to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal
amount of the Notes such Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such
Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased; and

                          (7) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in
part will be issued new Notes in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased
portion of the Note surrendered; provided, however, that each Note purchased and
each new Note issued shall be in an original principal amount of $1,000 or
integral multiples thereof.

             (f)  On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company
shall (1) accept for payment Notes or portions thereof (in integral multiples of
$1,000) validly tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer, and (2) deliver to
the Holders an Officers' Certificate stating the Notes or portions thereof being
purchased by the Company. The Company shall promptly

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mail or deliver to the Holders so accepted payment in an amount equal to the
purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The Company shall
promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders new Notes equal in principal
amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered. Upon the payment of
the purchase price for the Notes accepted for purchase, the Company shall
promptly cancel such Notes.

           (g)  To the extent the amount of Notes tendered pursuant to any Net
Proceeds Offer is less than the amount of Net Cash Proceeds subject to such Net
Proceeds Offer, the Company may use any remaining portion of such Net Cash
Proceeds not required to fund the repurchase of tendered Notes for general
corporate purposes and such Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be reset to zero.

           (h)  The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1
under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder
to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the
repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the
provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of
this Section 8.4, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws
and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under
the provisions of this Section 8.4 by virtue thereof.

           8.5. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries. The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or
permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on
the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to:

           (A)  pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect
of its Capital Stock to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

           (B)  make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or other
obligations owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or

           (C)  Transfer any of its assets to the Company or any other
Restricted Subsidiary,

 except for

                       (1) such encumbrances or restrictions existing
under or by reason of applicable law;

                       (2) such encumbrances or restrictions under this
Agreement and the Notes;

                       (3) customary provisions in any contract limiting the
assignment of such contract;

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                          (4) such encumbrances or restrictions under agreements
existing at the time of acquisition of any Person or the assets of the Person so
acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including
agreements governing Acquired Indebtedness), which encumbrances or restrictions
are not applicable to any Person, or the assets of any Person, other than the
Person or the assets or Capital Stock of the Person so acquired;

                          (5) such encumbrances or restrictions under agreements
existing on the Issue Date;

                          (6)  restrictions imposed by any agreement to sell
 assets permitted under this
Agreement relating to such assets pending the closing of such sale;

                          (7)  Liens permitted under Section 8.3 to the extent
such Liens restrict the Transfer of assets subject thereto;

                          (8)  restrictions on cash or other deposits or net
worth under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

                          (9)  such encumbrances or restrictions under the
Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes and the Opco Notes as in effect on the Issue
Date;

                          (10) such encumbrances or restrictions under
agreements governing Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary incurred in compliance
with Section 8.1, which encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than with respect to the Capital
Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary;

                          (11) such encumbrances or restrictions under any
agreement relating to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction or Capitalized Lease
Obligation, but only on the property subject to such transaction or lease and
only to the extent that such restrictions or encumbrances are customary with
respect to such arrangements;

                          (12) customary restrictions imposed on the Transfer of
copyrighted or patented materials; and

                          (13) such encumbrances and restrictions in any
agreement amending or Refinancing any agreement referred to in clause (2), (4),
(5) or (9) above, which encumbrances and restrictions are not, taken as a whole,
more restrictive in any material respect than the encumbrances and restrictions
in such agreement prior to the amendment or Refinancing.

              8.6. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.

              (a)  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any
transaction or series of related transactions with, or for the benefit of, any
of its Affiliates (each, an "Affiliate Transaction"), other than Affiliate
Transactions described in Section 8.6(b), unless

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                          (1) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms, taken as a
whole, that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Subsidiary than
those terms that would reasonably have been obtained at that time in a
comparable transaction by the Company or the relevant Subsidiary and an
unrelated Person; and

                          (2) (a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction
involving aggregate consideration in excess of $1.0 million, the Board of
Directors of the Company has determined that such Affiliate Transaction complies
with this Section 8.6 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a
majority of the Disinterested Members of such Board of Directors, if there are
any such Disinterested Members; and

                              (b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction
involving aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0 million, or in excess of
$1.0 million and not approved by a majority of the Disinterested Members of the
Board of Directors of the Company, a favorable opinion from an Independent
Financial Advisor as to the fairness of such Affiliate Transaction to the
Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a
financial point of view.

                  (b)  The restrictions set forth in Section 8.6(a) do not apply
to

                          (1) transactions exclusively between or among the
Company and/or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, in each
case, that such transaction is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement and
that no Affiliate of the Company (other than another Restricted Subsidiary) owns
Capital Stock in any such Restricted Subsidiary;

                          (2) any agreement in effect on the Issue Date as in
effect on the Issue Date or as thereafter amended in a manner which is, taken as
a whole, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company not
materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary as the
original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date;

                          (3) any employment, compensation, benefit or indemnity
agreements, arrangements or plans in respect of any officer, director, employee
or consultant of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries entered into
in the ordinary course of business and approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company;

                          (4) loans and advances permitted by clause (5) of the
definition of Permitted Investments;

                          (5) the issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock;
and

                          (6) Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (4), (5)
or (6) of Section 8.2(c).

                  8.7. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The
Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction; provided
that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into a Sale and
Leaseback Transaction if:

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                          (1) The Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could
have (a) incurred the Indebtedness attributable to such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction pursuant to Section 8.1 and (b) incurred a Lien to secure such
Indebtedness without equally and ratably securing the Notes pursuant to Section
8.3;

                          (2) the gross cash proceeds of such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction are at least equal to the fair market value of the asset that is the
subject of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; and

                          (3) the Transfer of assets in such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction is permitted by, and the Company or the applicable Restricted
Subsidiary applies the proceeds of such transaction in accordance with, Section
8.4.

            8.8.  Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

            (a)   The Board of Directors of the Company may designate (a
"Designation") any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly
acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Company) to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary of the Company, so long as such Designation would not cause a
Default.

            (b)   For purposes of making the determination of whether such
Designation would cause a Default, the portion of the fair market value of the
net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is
designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is represented by the interest of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary, in each case as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, shall be
deemed to be an Investment. Such Designation will be permitted only if such
Investment would be a Permitted Investment or would otherwise be permitted at
such time under Section 8.2.

            (c)   The Board of Directors of the Company may revoke any
Designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a
"Revocation"); provided that

                          (1) no Default exists at the time of or after giving
effect to such Revocation; and

                          (2) all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted
Subsidiary outstanding immediately after such Revocation would, if incurred at
such time, have been permitted to be incurred (and shall be deemed to have been
incurred) for all purposes of this Agreement.

            8.9.  Conduct of Business. The Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries will not engage in any businesses that are not the same, similar,
ancillary or related to the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date ("Permitted Business").

            8.10. Activities and Liabilities of the Company. The Company will
not own any assets or engage in any activities other than the ownership of 100%
of the membership interests of Opco (which ownership shall be directly
maintained with the Company at all times) and the

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other Permitted Holdco Assets and other than activities reasonably incidental to
such ownership. In addition, the Company will not incur any Indebtedness or
other liabilities other than (i) the Notes, (ii) the Company Guarantees, or any
guarantees of any Refinancing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause 13(y) of
the definition of Permitted Indebtedness or any guarantees of additional
Indebtedness of up to $25,000,000 under the Credit Agreement incurred in
compliance with the Coverage Ratio Exception, (iii) Subordinated Indebtedness
incurred by the Company pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception and (iv)
liabilities incident to the ownership of the Permitted Holdco Assets by the
Company or the conduct by the Company of its activities permitted pursuant to
this Section 8.10.

           8.11. Repurchases of Notes by the Company. Any Notes repurchased by
the Company or its Subsidiaries will be retired and will not be reissued.

                                   SECTION 9.

                              SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

           9.1.  Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.

The Company will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate or merge with or into
another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving Person), or Transfer
all or substantially all of the Company's assets (determined on a consolidated
basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), in one or more related
transactions, to another Person, unless

           (a)   either (x) the Company is the surviving Person or (y) the
Person (the "Surviving Person") formed by or surviving any such consolidation or
merger (if other than the Company) or to which such Transfer has been made is a
corporation or limited liability company organized or existing under the laws of
the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and expressly
assumes all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Agreement
pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement;

           (b)   immediately after such transaction no Default exists
(including, without limitation, after giving effect to any Indebtedness incurred
or Liens incurred or granted in connection with such transaction);

           (c)   immediately after such transaction, the Company or the
Surviving Person, as the case may be, owns beneficially and of record all
outstanding Capital Stock of Opco; and

           (d)   the Company or the Surviving Person, as the case may be, will,
on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any
related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of
the applicable Four-Quarter Period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception.

           The foregoing clauses (b) and (d) shall not apply to a transaction
solely for the purpose of and with the effect of reincorporating the Company in
the State of Delaware.

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           9.2.  Successor Person Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger,
or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in
accordance with Section 9.1 above, the successor corporation formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such transfer is
made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and
power of, the Company under this Agreement with the same effect as if such
successor corporation had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter the
predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under
this Agreement and the Notes.

                                  SECTION 10.

                     PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESALES OF NOTES

           10.1. Private Offerings. The Company and the Purchasers agree that
the following provisions will apply to any Private Offerings:

           (a)   Offers and Sales only to Institutional Accredited Investors or
Qualified Institutional Buyers. Offers and sales of the Securities will be made
only by the Purchasers or Affiliates thereof who are qualified to do so in the
jurisdictions in which such offers or sales are made. Each such offer or sale
shall only be made (i) to Persons whom the offeror or seller reasonably believes
to be Qualified Institutional Buyers, (ii) to not more than five other
institutional accredited investors (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1),
(2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D) that the offeror or seller reasonably believes
to be and, with respect to sales and deliveries, that are Accredited Investors
("Institutional Accredited Investors") or (iii) to not more than five non-U.S.
Persons outside the United States to whom the offeror or seller reasonably
believes offers and sales of the Securities may be made in reliance upon
Regulation S.

           (b)   No General Solicitation. The Securities will be offered by
approaching prospective Subsequent Purchasers on an individual basis. No general
solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the
Securities Act) will be used in the United States and no directed selling
efforts (as defined in Regulation S) will be made outside the United States in
connection with the offering of the Notes.

           (c)   Purchases by Non-Bank Fiduciaries. In the case of a non-bank
Subsequent Purchaser acting as a fiduciary for one or more third parties, in
connection with an offer and sale to such purchaser pursuant to this Section
10.1, such third parties shall, in the reasonable judgment of the applicable
Purchaser, be an Institutional Accredited Investor or a Qualified Institutional
Buyer or a non-U.S. Person outside the United States.

           (d)   Restrictions on Transfer. Upon original issuance by the
Company, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Notes (and all securities
issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear such legend
as is required under Section 11.4, the Warrants shall bear the legend as is
required under Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement and the Warrant Shares shall
bear such legend as is required under Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement. The
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forth in this Section 10.1 are in addition to any other restrictions on Transfer
set forth in this Agreement

           10.2. Procedures and Management Cooperation in Private Offerings. The
Company and the Purchasers agree that the following will apply to any Private
Offerings:

           (a)   At the request of the Required Holders, in order to facilitate
the consummation of the Private Offering, the Company with reasonable assistance
from the Required Holders will prepare and deliver to each Holder copies of an
offering memorandum (the "Offering Memorandum") describing the terms of the
Notes and of the Private Offering contemplated by such resales and containing
such other information customarily included in offering memoranda for similar
transactions. The Offering Memorandum for any Private Offering will not, as of
its date and as of the closing of such Private Offering, include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided that this agreement shall not apply to
statements in or omissions from the Offering Memorandum made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by any
Holder expressly for use in the Offering Memorandum. The Offering Memorandum for
any Private Offering will contain all the information specified in, and meeting
the requirements of, subsection (d)(4) of Rule 144A and all other applicable
regulations. The Company will not distribute any offering material in connection
with the offering and sale of the Notes other than the Offering Memorandum or
any other offering material required or permitted to be distributed by the
Commission.

           (b)   The Offering Memorandum for any Private Offering as delivered
from time to time shall contain information that is required to be included in
such Offering Memorandum by the Commission and that is customarily included in
offering materials of such type. Prior to distributing, amending or
supplementing the Offering Memorandum (including any amendment or supplement
through incorporation by reference of any report under the Exchange Act) in
connection with any Private Offering, the Company shall furnish to the Holders
for review a copy of each such proposed Offering Memorandum, or amendment or
supplement thereto, and the Company shall not distribute, use or file the
Offering Memorandum or any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the
Purchasers object. The Company agrees to furnish to the Holders, without charge,
as many copies of the Offering Memorandum in connection with any Offering and
any amendments and supplements thereto as they may reasonably request.

           (c)   If, prior to the completion of the placement of the Notes by
the Holders with the Subsequent Purchasers (as evidenced by a notice in writing
from the Holders to the Company) in any Private Offering, any event shall occur
or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement
the related Offering Memorandum in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a Holder
or a Subsequent Purchaser and at the closing of the sales of the Notes covered
thereby, not misleading, or if in the opinion of the Holders or counsel for the
Holders it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum
to comply with Applicable Law, the Company agrees to promptly prepare, and
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Holders, amendments or supplements to the Offering Memorandum so that the
statements in the Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in
the light of the circumstances when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a
Holder or a Subsequent Purchaser and at the closing of the sales of such Notes,
be misleading or so that the Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented,
will comply with Applicable Law.

           (d) During the period of 90 days following the later of the date of
the Offering Memorandum in connection with any Private Offering in which the
application of this Section 10.2(d) is necessary in the judgment of a sales
agent and the date of the consummation of such Private Offering, the Company
will not, without the prior written consent of the Holders (which consent may be
withheld at the sole discretion of the Purchasers), directly or indirectly,
sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish
an open "put equivalent position" within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the
Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of,
or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any
debt securities of the Company or securities exchangeable for or convertible
into debt securities of the Company (other than as contemplated by this
Agreement).

           (e) The Company agrees that it will not and will cause its Affiliates
(to the extent in its control) not to make any offer or sale of securities of
any class of the Company if, as a result of the doctrine of "integration"
referred to in Rule 502 under the Securities Act, such offer or sale would
render invalid (for the purpose of (i) the sale of the Notes by the Company to
the Purchasers, (ii) the resale of Notes by the Holders to Subsequent Purchasers
or (iii) the resale of Notes by such Subsequent Purchasers to others) any
applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
provided by Section 4(2) thereof or by Rule 144A or by Regulation S or
otherwise. In addition, until the expiration of two years after the original
issuance of the Notes, the Company will not, and will cause its Affiliates not
to, purchase or agree to purchase or otherwise acquire any Notes which are
"restricted securities" (as such term is defined under Rule 144(a)(3) under the
Securities Act), whether as beneficial owner or otherwise unless, immediately
upon any such purchase, the Company or any Affiliate shall cancel such Notes.

           (f) The Company will, if so requested by the Holders, actively assist
the Holders in completing any private resale by the Holders of the Notes or any
portion thereof (including any such resales of the Notes pursuant to any Private
Offering) in accordance with the Holders' intended method of distribution. Such
assistance shall, in each case, include the following:

               (i)   the Company's using commercially reasonable efforts to
     ensure that the distribution efforts benefit materially from the
        Company's existing lending relationships;

               (ii)  direct contact (at reasonable times approved in advance)
        between the Company's senior management and advisors and prospective
        purchasers;

               (iii) responding to reasonable inquiries of, and providing
        answers to, each prospective purchaser who so requests concerning the
        Company and its Subsidiaries

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      (to the extent such information is available or can be acquired and made
      available to prospective purchasers without unreasonable effort or expense
      and to the extent the provision thereof is not prohibited by Applicable
      Law) and the terms and conditions of the applicable distribution;

                   (iv) if requested by the Holders in connection with any
      Private Offering, (A) preparing an Offering Memorandum and other materials
      to be used in connection with the distribution (including assistance in
      completion of the Purchasers', any sales or placement agent's, if any, due
      diligence review of the Company and its Subsidiaries as an aid to such
      preparation) and (B) complying with the customary procedures that would be
      applicable to such Private Offering;

                   (v)  hosting of one or more meetings of prospective
      purchasers; and

                   (vi) promptly preparing and providing to the Holders (or any
      sales or placement agent therefor) all information with respect to the
      Company, including revised projections (if requested), as the Holders (or
      any sales or placement agent therefor) may reasonably request. Any such
      revised projections that will so be made available to the Purchasers (or
      each placement or sales agent, if any, therefor) by the Company or any of
      its representatives will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable
      assumptions.

             (g)   The Company will allow the Holders (or any sales or placement
agent therefor, as may be selected by the Purchasers and is reasonably
acceptable to the Company), in consultation with the Company, to manage all
aspects of the distribution, including decisions as to the selection of
institutions to be approached and when they will be approached, when their
commitment will be accepted, which institutions will participate, the
allocations of the commitments among the prospective purchasers and the amount
and distribution of fees among the prospective purchasers. Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 10.2 to the contrary, the management of the Company
shall not be obligated to participate in a "road show" in connection with any
such distribution.

             (h)   The Company will, promptly following the request of and with
the cooperation of the Required Holders, use its best efforts to cause the Notes
to (i) be registered in book-entry form in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of
The Depository Trust Company pursuant to a customary form DTC Agreement and (ii)
be eligible for the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. PORTAL
market.

             (i)   The parties hereto expressly agree that, in addition to the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 15.2, the obligations of the
parties under this Section 10.2 shall be subject to the indemnification and
contribution provisions set forth in Section 10.2.

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                                   SECTION 11.

                                    THE NOTES

          11.1. Form and Execution. The Notes shall be in the form set forth in
Exhibit A hereto. The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Company by an
authorized officer thereof. The signature of any such officers on the Notes may
be manual or facsimile.

          Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who
were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such
offices prior to the execution and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such
offices at the date of such Notes.

          11.2. Terms of the Notes. The terms of the Notes shall be as set forth
in Exhibit A hereto. Without limiting the foregoing:

          (a)   Stated Maturity. The Stated Maturity of the Notes shall be June
27, 2010.

          (b)   Interest. The Notes will bear interest as provided in Exhibit A
hereto.

          11.3. Denominations. The Notes shall be issuable only in registered
form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 and any multiple
thereof.

          11.4. Form of Legend for the Notes. Unless otherwise permitted by
Section 11.7, every Note issued and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:

          THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
          1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE
          TRANSFERRED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT (A)
          PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN
          AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND
          APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
          APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER
          JURISDICTIONS. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF
          THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 27, 2002 (AS AMENDED,
          SUPPLEMENTED OR MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME), AMONG PCA
          INTERNATIONAL, INC., GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, L.P., AND GS
          MEZZANINE PARTNERS II OFFSHORE, L.P.

          11.5. Payments and Computations.

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          (a)   All cash payments of interest on the Notes shall be paid to the
Persons in whose names such Notes are registered on the Security Register at the
close of business on the Regular Record Date and all payments of principal on
the Notes shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Notes are registered
at Maturity. The principal of and any premium on any Note shall be payable only
against surrender therefor, while payments of interest on Notes shall be made,
in accordance with this Agreement and subject to Applicable Law, by check mailed
on or before the due date for such payment to the Person entitled thereto at
such Person's address appearing on the Security Register (or, in the case of a
Holder holding not less than $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes, by
wire transfer to such account as such Holder shall designate by written
instructions received by the Company no less than 15 days prior to any
applicable Interest Payment Date, which wire instruction shall continue in
effect until such time as the Holder otherwise notifies the Company or such
Holder no longer is the registered owner of such Note or Notes).

          (b)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Notes,
if any principal amount payable with respect to a Note is payable on a Legal
Holiday, then the Company will pay such amount on the next succeeding Business
Day, and interest will accrue on such amount until the date on which such amount
is paid and payment of such accrued interest will be made concurrently with the
payment of such amount; provided that the Company may elect to pay in full (but
not in part) any such amount on the last Business Day prior to the date such
payment otherwise would be due, and no additional interest will accrue on such
amount.

          (c)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Notes,
if any interest amount payable with respect to a Note is payable on a Legal
Holiday, then the Company will pay such amount on the next succeeding Business
Day. The interest amount payable will include interest calculated form the last
scheduled interest payment date up to and including the current scheduled
interest payment date.

          (d)   Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months.

          11.6. Register, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

          (a)   Security Register. The Company shall maintain a register (the
"Security Register") for the registration of Transfer of the Notes. The name and
address of the Holder of each Note, records of any Transfers of the Notes and
the name and address of any Transferee of a Note shall be entered in the
Security Register and the Company shall, promptly upon receipt thereof, update
the Security Register to reflect all information received from a Holder. There
shall be no more than one Holder for each Note, including all beneficial
interests therein. The Company shall also enter in the Register the amount of
any Capitalized Interest added to the principal amount of the Note on any
Interest Payment Date.

          (b)   Registration of Transfer. Subject to Section 11.7, upon
surrender for registration of Transfer of any Note at the office or agency of
the Company, the Company shall execute and deliver, in the name of the
designated Transferee or Transferees, one or more new Notes, of any authorized
denominations and like aggregate principal amount. Notwithstanding

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the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to register a Transfer by the
Purchasers and their respective Subsequent Purchasers to any Person, if such
sale will result in the aggregate number of Subsequent Purchasers of the
Purchasers (exclusive of the Affiliates of the Purchasers) exceeding five.

          (c)   Exchange. At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged
for other Notes, of any authorized denominations and of like aggregate principal
amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency.
Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute
and deliver the Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to
receive.

          (d)   Effect of Registration of Transfer or Exchange. All Notes issued
upon any registration of Transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid
obligations of the Company, evidencing the same Indebtedness, and entitled to
the same benefits under this Agreement, as the Notes surrendered upon such
registration of Transfer or exchange.

          (e)   Requirements; Charges. Every Note presented or surrendered for
registration of Transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company)
be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney
duly authorized in writing. No service charge shall be made for any registration
of Transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any registration of Transfer or exchange of Notes, other than
exchanges pursuant to Section 10.1 not involving any Transfer.

          (f)   Certain Limitations. If the Notes are to be redeemed in part,
the Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the Transfer of or
exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days
before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Notes
selected for redemption under Section 13.2 and ending at the close of business
on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the Transfer of or exchange any
Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed
portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

          11.7. Transfer Restrictions.

          (a)   No Note may be sold, pledged, Transferred or otherwise disposed
of (any such sale, pledge, Transfer or other disposition is herein referred to
as a "sale"), except in aggregate principal amount of at least $2,000,000 and
except to a Subsequent Purchaser and in compliance with this Section 11.7.

          (b)   A Holder may sell its Notes to a Transferee that is an
Accredited Investor or a Qualified Institutional Buyer; provided, however, that
each of the following conditions is satisfied:

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              (i)  such Transferee shall make the same representations and
     warranties with respect to itself as those required to be made by the
     Purchasers in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (e) of Section 5.1; and

              (ii) such Transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this
     Agreement (including the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section
     15.4).

          (c) A Holder may sell its Notes to a Transferee in accordance with
Regulation S; provided, however, that each of the following conditions is
satisfied:

              (i)  if such Holder would be deemed to be an issuer, a distributor
     or any of their respective Affiliates or any Person acting on behalf of any
     of the foregoing for purposes of Regulation S:

                         (A) such Issuer is a "reporting issuer" as such term is
          defined in Rule 902(i) under the Securities Act;

                         (B) any distributor (as defined in Rule 902(d) under
          the Securities Act) involved in a sale of Notes has agreed in writing
          that all offers and sales of Notes shall be made only in accordance
          with the provisions of Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act;

                         (C) all offering materials and documents (other than
          press releases) used in connection with offers and sales of the Notes
          shall conform to the requirements of Rule 902(g)(2) under the
          Securities Act; and

                         (D) each distributor (as defined in clause (i)(B)
          above) selling Notes to a distributor, dealer (as defined in Section
          2(12) of the Securities Act) or a person receiving a selling
          concession, fee or other remuneration in respect of the Notes sold
          sends a confirmation or other notice to the purchaser stating that the
          purchaser is subject to the same restrictions on offers and sales that
          apply to a distributor prescribed by Regulation S.

              (ii) if such sale by a Holder is not governed by clause (i) above,
     the transferor represents that:

                         (A) the offer of Notes is not made to a Person in the
          United States;

                         (B) either:

                             (1) at the time the buy order is originated, the
                   Transferee is outside the United States or the Holder and any
                   Person acting on its behalf reasonably believes that the
                   Transferee is outside the United States, or

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                             (2) the transaction is executed in, on or through
                      the facilities of a designated offshore securities market
                      and neither the Holder nor any Person acting on its behalf
                      knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer
                      in the United States;

                         (C) no directed selling efforts are made in
          contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of
          Regulation S, as applicable;

                         (D) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to
          evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act; and

                         (E) the transferor has advised the transferee of the
          transfer restrictions applicable to the Notes.

          (d)   In the event of a proposed sale that does not qualify under
either Section 11.7(b) or 11.7(c) above, a Holder may sell its Notes only if:

                (i)   such Holder gives written notice to the Company of its
     intention to exercise or effect such sale, which notice (A) shall describe
     the manner and circumstances of the proposed transaction in reasonable
     detail and (B) shall designate the counsel for such Holder, which counsel
     shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company;

                (ii)  counsel for the Holder shall render an opinion (in form
     and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company), to the effect that
     such proposed sale may be effected without registration under the
     Securities Act or under applicable "blue sky" laws;

                (iii) such Holder or transferee complies with Sections
     11.7(b)(i) and 11.7(b)(ii); and

                (iv)  such Holder and/or transferee provides such certificates
     or other documents reasonably requested by the Company and its counsel.

          11.8. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes. If any mutilated
Note is surrendered to the Company, the Company shall execute and deliver in
exchange therefor a new Note of the same principal amount and bearing a number
not contemporaneously outstanding.

          If there shall be delivered to the Company (a) evidence to its
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note and (b) such security
or indemnity as may be required by the Company and any agent to save each of the
Company and such agent harmless, then, in the absence of notice that such Note
has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and
deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of a
like initial principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.

          In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become
or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may,
instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.

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          Upon the issuance of any new Note, the Company may require the payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith.

          The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to
the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

          11.9.  Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a Note for
registration of transfer, the Company and any agent of the Company shall treat
the Person in whose name such Note is registered as the owner of such Note for
the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Note and
for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue and
neither the Company nor any agent of the Company shall be affected by notice or
knowledge to the contrary.

          11.10. Cancellation. All Notes surrendered for payment, redemption,
registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any Person other
than the Company, be delivered to the Company and shall be promptly canceled by
it. The Company shall cancel any Notes previously issued and delivered hereunder
which the Company may have reacquired.

          11.11. Home Office Payment. So long as any Purchaser or its nominee
shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement or such Note to the contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming
due on such Note for principal, premium, if any, and interest by such method and
at the address specified for such purpose in Schedule B or at such other address
as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in
writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or
the making of any notation thereon, except that, upon written request of the
Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or
prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for
cancellation reasonably promptly after any such request to the Company at its
principal executive office. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note
held by such Purchaser or its nominee such Purchaser will, at its election,
either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to
which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in
exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to Section 11.6. The Company will
afford the benefits of this Section 11.11 to any Institutional Investor that is
the direct or indirect Transferee of any Note purchased by such Purchaser under
this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as
such Purchaser made in this Section 11.11.

                                  SECTION 12.

          12.1.  Events of Default.

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          "Event of Default" is defined as any one of the following events
(whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or
involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment,
decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body):

          (a) the Company defaults in the payment of any installment of interest
on any Note when and as the same becomes due and payable and such failure
continues for a period of 30 days;

          (b) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any Note
when and as the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or
purchase or otherwise;

          (c) there shall be a default in the performance or breach of the
provisions of Section 7.8, Section 8.2(a), Section 8.6 or Section 9;

          (d) the Company fails to perform or observe any of its material
covenants, conditions or agreements in this Agreement or in the Notes (other
than a covenant, condition or agreement a default in whose performance or whose
breach is elsewhere in this Section 12 specifically dealt with), and such
failure continues for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice
of such Default has been given to the Company by the Holders of not less than
45% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding under this Agreement;

          (e) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries defaults under any
agreement governing any of its Indebtedness (other than the Notes and other than
Subordinated Indebtedness or other Indebtedness, if any, that is not Senior
Indebtedness), if that default

              (i)  is caused by the failure to pay at final maturity the
principal amount of such Indebtedness after giving effect to any applicable
grace periods, or

              (ii) results in the acceleration of the final stated maturity of
such Indebtedness (including upon any event of the type described in clause (h)
or (i) below)

and in each case, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or
accelerated equals or exceeds $10.0 million and has not been discharged in full
or such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled within 30 days after
such final maturity or acceleration;

          (f) a default occurs under any mortgage, indenture or agreement or
instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or
evidenced any Subordinated Indebtedness or other Indebtedness, if any, that is
not Senior Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company, whether such
Indebtedness now exists or is created after the date of this Agreement, and the
outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness equals $10,000,000 or more;

          (g) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to pay or
otherwise cause to be discharged or stayed one or more judgments in an aggregate
amount exceeding $10.0 million, which are not covered by indemnities or third
party insurance as to which the Person

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giving such indemnity or such insurer has not disclaimed coverage, for a period
of 60 days after such judgments become final and non-appealable;

              (h) a court having jurisdiction in the premises enters (x) a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal
or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (y) a
decree or order adjudging the Opco, Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect
of Opco, the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries under any applicable
federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering
the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such
decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in
effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;

              (i) the Company, or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant
to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:

                  (i)   commences a voluntary case or proceeding under any
applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar law or any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or
insolvent; or

                  (ii)  consents to the entry of a decree or order for relief in
respect of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary
case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or
insolvency case or proceeding against the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries; or

                  (iii) files a petition or answer or consent seeking
reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law; or

                  (iv)  consents to the filing of such petition or to the
appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or of any substantial part of their property; or

                  (v)   makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

                  (vi)  admits in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due; or

                  (vii) take corporate action in furtherance of any such actions
in this clause (i).

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        12.2. Remedies.

        (a)   If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified
in Sections 12.1(h) or (i) with respect to the Company or Opco) occurs and is
continuing, then and in every such case the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding may declare all principal
of, accrued and unpaid interest on, any premium on, and all other amounts owing
in respect of, all Notes (the "Default Amount") to be due and payable
immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company, and upon any such
declaration such Default Amount and any accrued interest, if any, either (i)
shall become immediately due and payable or (ii) if there are any amounts
outstanding under any Senior Indebtedness, shall become immediately due and
payable upon the first to occur of an acceleration under such Senior
Indebtedness or 5 Business Days after receipt by the Company and the
Representative under such Senior Indebtedness of such written notice but only if
such Event of Default is then continuing. If an Event of Default specified in
Sections 12.1(h) or (i) with respect to the Company or Opco occurs and is
continuing, the Default Amount of and any accrued interest, if any, on the
Outstanding Notes shall automatically, and without any declaration or other
action on the part of any Holder, become immediately due and payable. Subject to
Section 12.2(b), if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Notes will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to (a) the stated interest
rate on the Notes, plus (b) 200 basis points, until such time as no Event of
Default shall be continuing (to the extent that the payment of such interest
shall be legally enforceable).

        (b)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.2(a), in the event
that the Holders of the Notes shall accelerate the payment of the Default Amount
pursuant to Section 12.2(a) solely as a result of the occurrence of an Event of
Default under Section 12.1(e)(ii), and within 60 days after the occurrence of
such Event of Default, the holders of all Indebtedness that was accelerated
shall have rescinded and annulled their acceleration of such Indebtedness, then
the Holders of Notes shall be deemed to have rescinded their acceleration of the
Notes pursuant to Section 12.2(a) and the Event of Default shall be deemed to
have been cured; provided, that unless the Required Holders have otherwise
agreed, the Notes shall continue to accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to
(a) the stated interest rate on the Notes, plus (b) 200 basis points for the
period from the time that the Holders of Notes shall be deemed to have rescinded
their acceleration of the Notes pursuant to this Section 12.2(b) until the time
that all events of default under the documentation evidencing the Indebtedness
that was accelerated (and without giving effect to any modifications or waivers
of such documentation occurring after the date that such Indebtedness was first
accelerated) have been cured (it being understood that with respect to financial
covenants under documentation evidencing Indebtedness that is or was
accelerated, an event of default under such covenants shall be deemed cured if
the Company comes into compliance with the financial covenant levels set forth
in such documentation as in existence prior to the acceleration, regardless of
prior violations).

        12.3. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Required Holders may on behalf of the
Holders of all the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default
hereunder and its consequences, except a Default or Event of Default:

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        (a)   in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or
interest (other than a waiver of any increase in the interest rate on the Notes
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 12.2) on any
Note, including any Note which is required to have been purchased pursuant to an
offer to purchase that the Company is required to make hereunder, or

        (b)   in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Section
16.4 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Note affected.

        Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event
of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and cease, for
every purpose of this Agreement; provided, however, that no such waiver shall
extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any
right consequent thereon.

                                   SECTION 13.

                                   REDEMPTION

        13.1. Right of Redemption. The Notes may be redeemed at the election of
the Company at such times, in such amounts and at the Redemption Prices
(together with any applicable accrued interest to the Redemption Date) specified
in the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto.

        13.2. Partial Redemptions. In case the Company elects to redeem less
than all of the Notes, the Company shall redeem the Notes pro rata from each
Holder; provided, however, that any such redemption shall be for an aggregate
principal amount of not less than $2,000,000. For all purposes of this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the
redemption of Notes shall relate, in the case of any Notes redeemed or to be
redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Notes
which has been or is to be redeemed.

        13.3. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be given by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 10 nor more than 60 days
prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed, at its
address appearing in the Security Register. Notice of redemption of Notes to be
redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company and at the
expense of the Company.

        All notices of redemption shall state:

        (a)   the Redemption Date,

        (b)   the Redemption Price,

        (c)   if less than all the Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the
portion of each Note to be redeemed,

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          (d)   that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become
due and payable upon each such Note to be redeemed and that interest (including
Capitalized Interest, if any) thereon will cease to accrue on and after said
date, and

          (e)   the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for
payment of the Redemption Price.

          13.4. Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to any Redemption Date, the
Company shall segregate and hold in trust an amount of money sufficient to pay
the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest
Payment Date) any applicable accrued interest on, all the Notes which are to be
redeemed on that date.

          13.5. Notes Payable on Redemption Date. If notice of redemption shall
have been given as provided above, the Notes so to be redeemed shall, on the
Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein
specified and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the
payment of the Redemption Price and any applicable accrued interest) such Notes
shall not bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Note for redemption in
accordance with said notice, such Note shall be paid by the Company at the
Redemption Price, together with any applicable accrued interest to the
Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest whose Stated
Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders
of such Notes or one or more Predecessor Notes, registered as such at the close
of business on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their terms and
the provisions of this Agreement.

          If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender
thereof for redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid,
bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate provided by the Note.

          13.6. Notes Redeemed in Part. Any Note which is to be redeemed only in
part shall be surrendered at the principal offices of the Company (with, if the
Company so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in
form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder thereof or its
attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and deliver
to the Holder of such Note without service charge a new Note or Notes, of any
authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal
amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of
the Note so surrendered.

                                   SECTION 14.

                             SUBORDINATION OF NOTES

          14.1. Notes Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness. The Company covenants
and agrees, and each Holder of a Note, by its acceptance thereof, likewise
covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set
forth in this Section 14, the payment of all Obligations under the Notes (the
"Subordinated Obligations") are hereby expressly made subordinate and subject in
right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash

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Equivalents of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, whether on the date of
this Agreement or hereafter Incurred. The provisions of this Section 14 shall
continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment of any of the Senior Indebtedness is rescinded or must otherwise be
returned by a holder of Senior Indebtedness upon any Proceeding or otherwise,
all as though such payment had not been made.

          14.2. Payment over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, Etc. In the event of
(a) any insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership,
liquidation, reorganization, adjustment, composition or other similar case or
proceeding in connection therewith, relative to the Company or to its creditors,
as such, or to its assets, or (b) any liquidation, dissolution or other winding
up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving
insolvency or bankruptcy or (c) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or
any other marshaling of assets and liabilities of the Company, then and in any
such event specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) above (each such event, if any,
herein sometimes referred to as a "Proceeding") the holders of Senior
Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive or retain payment in full in cash or
Cash Equivalents of all amounts due or to become due on or in respect of all
Senior Indebtedness (including interest accruing after the commencement of any
such Proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Indebtedness),
before the Holders of the Notes are entitled to receive any payment or
distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities,
on account of Subordinated Obligations, including, without limitation, principal
of (or premium, if any) or interest on or other Obligations in respect of the
Notes (including any interest accruing on or after the filing of any Proceeding
relating to the Company, whether or not allowed in such Proceeding) or on
account of any purchase or other acquisition of Notes by the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company (all such payments, distributions, purchases and
acquisitions, whether payable in any Proceeding or otherwise, herein referred
to, individually and collectively, as a "Notes Payment"), and, to that end, the
holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive, for application to
the payment thereof, any Notes Payment which may be payable or deliverable in
respect of the Subordinated Obligations in any such Proceeding.

          In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 14.2, the Holder of any Note shall have received any Notes Payment
before all Senior Indebtedness of the Company is paid in full in cash or Cash
Equivalents, then and in such event such Notes Payment shall be paid over or
delivered forthwith to the Representative under the Credit Agreement (or, if the
Credit Agreement is not then in effect, a designated representative for the
holders of the Senior Indebtedness) for the application to the payment of all
Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid, to the extent necessary to pay the Senior
Indebtedness in full in cash or Cash Equivalents, after giving effect to any
concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

          To the extent any payment of Senior Indebtedness (whether by or on
behalf of the Company, as proceeds of security or enforcement of any right of
setoff or otherwise) is declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or
required to be paid to any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee,
agent or other similar Person under any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
fraudulent conveyance or similar law, then, if such payment is recovered by, or
paid over to, such receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent
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Senior Indebtedness or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be
deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred.

          For purposes of this Section 14 only (including for purposes of the
definition of "Notes Payment") the words "any payment or distribution of any
kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities" shall not be deemed
to include (a) the addition of Capitalized Interest (including any such
Capitalized Interest accruing on or after the filing of any Proceeding relating
to the Company, whether or not allowed in such Proceeding) to the principal
amount of the Notes and (b) a payment or distribution of stock or securities of
the Company provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment authorized
by an order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in a reorganization
proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy law or of any other corporation
provided for by such plan of reorganization or readjustment which stock or
securities are subordinated in right of payment to all then outstanding Senior
Indebtedness to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than,
the Notes are so subordinated as provided in this Section 14. The consolidation
of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another Person or the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance or transfer
of all or substantially all of its properties and assets as an entirety to
another Person upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 9 shall not be
deemed a Proceeding for the purposes of this Section 14.2 if the Person formed
by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which
acquires by conveyance or transfer such properties and assets, as the case may
be, shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer,
comply with the conditions set forth in Section 9.

          The Representative under the Credit Agreement (or in the absence
thereof, a designated Representative for the holders of the Senior Indebtedness
specified as such in a notice to the Holders) shall have the right to request
the Holders to file and, in the event that a Holder fails to do so within 10
days, is hereby authorized to file, a proper claim or proof of debt in the form
required in any Proceeding for and on behalf of such Holder (including on behalf
of each such Holder with respect to any such rights received by such Holder from
holders of Indebtedness of the Company due to such Indebtedness being
subordinated to the Subordinated Obligations), to accept and receive any payment
or distribution which may be payable or deliverable at any time upon or in
respect of the Subordinated Obligations in an amount not in excess of the Senior
Indebtedness then outstanding and to take such other action as may be reasonably
necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Each Holder shall provide to the
Representative under the Credit Agreement all information and documents
reasonably necessary to present claims or seek enforcement as aforesaid.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Holder shall retain the right to vote to
accept or reject any plan of partial or complete liquidation, reorganization,
arrangement, composition, or extension; provided that such Holder shall not take
any action or vote in any way so as to contest the enforceability of this
Section 14 or the Senior Indebtedness. The Representative under the Credit
Agreement and each holder of the Senior Indebtedness shall retain the right to
vote its Senior Indebtedness to accept or reject any plan of partial or complete
liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, composition or extension; provided
that such Representative or such holder shall not take any action or vote in any
way so as to contest the enforceability of this Section 14 or the Subordinated
Obligations.

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          14.3. No Payment When Senior Indebtedness in Default. In the event
that any Senior Payment Default (as defined below) shall have occurred and be
continuing, then no Notes Payment shall be made unless and until such Senior
Payment Default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist or
all amounts then due and payable in respect of Senior Indebtedness shall have
been paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents. "Senior Payment Default" means
any default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest,
fees or other amounts owing in respect of Senior Indebtedness when due, whether
at the due date of any such payment or by declaration of acceleration,
prepayment, call for redemption or otherwise.

          Upon the occurrence of a Senior Nonmonetary Default and delivery of
written notice of the occurrence of such Senior Nonmonetary Default by the
Representative under the Credit Agreement or the Senior Notes Indenture (or, if
the Credit Agreement or the Senior Notes Indenture is not then in effect, a
designated Representative for the holders of the Senior Indebtedness which is
the subject of such Senior Nonmonetary Default specified as such in a notice to
the Holders) in accordance with Section 16.1, no Notes Payment may be made
during a period (the "Payment Blockage Period") commencing on the date of such
notice and ending the earlier of (a) the date on which such Senior Nonmonetary
Default shall have been cured or waived or ceased to exist or all Senior
Indebtedness which was the subject of such Senior Nonmonetary Default shall have
been paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents, (b) the Holders receive notice
thereof from such Representative terminating the Payment Blockage Period and (c)
the 179th day after the date of the receipt of such notice. No Senior
Nonmonetary Default that existed or was continuing on the date of the
commencement of a Payment Blockage Period may be made the basis of the
commencement of a subsequent Payment Blockage Period whether or not within a
period of 360 consecutive days, unless such Senior Nonmonetary Default shall
have been cured, waived or otherwise ceased to exist for a period of not less
than 90 consecutive days. In any event, notwithstanding the foregoing, no more
than one Payment Blockage Period may be commenced during any 360-day period and
there shall be a period of at least 181 days during each 360-day period when no
Payment Blockage Period is in effect. "Senior Nonmonetary Default" means the
occurrence or existence and continuance of an event of default with respect to
Senior Indebtedness, other than a Senior Payment Default, that permits the
holders of the Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee or other agent on behalf of the
holders thereof) then to declare such Senior Indebtedness due and payable prior
to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable.

          The failure to make any payment on the Notes by reason of the
provisions of this Section 14.3 will not be construed as preventing the
occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes arising from any
such failure to make payment. Upon termination of any Payment Blockage Period,
the Company shall resume making any and all required payments in respect of the
Notes, including any missed payments.

          In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall
make any Notes Payment to any Holder prohibited by the foregoing provisions of
this Section 14.3, then and in such event such Notes Payment shall be paid over
and delivered forthwith to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company
in the same form received and, until so turned over, the same shall be held in
trust by such Holder as the property of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness.

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          The provisions of this Section 14.3 shall not apply to any Notes
Payment with respect to which Section 14.2 would be applicable.

          14.4. Payment Permitted If No Default. Nothing contained in this
Section 14 or elsewhere in this Agreement or in any of the Notes shall prevent
the Company, at any time except during the pendency of any Proceeding referred
to in Section 14.2 or under the conditions described in Section 14.3, from
making Notes Payments.

          14.5. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness. Only
after the payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Obligations due or
to become due on or in respect of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and the
termination of all commitments in respect thereof, the Holders of the Notes
shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to
receive payments and distributions of cash, property and securities applicable
to such Senior Indebtedness until the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on the Notes shall be paid in full. For purposes of such subrogation,
no payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the
Company of any cash, property or securities to which the Holders of the Notes
would be entitled except for the provisions of this Section 14, and no payments
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 14 to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness by Holders of the Notes, shall, as among the Company, its creditors
other than holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders of the Notes, be
deemed to be a payment or distribution by the Company to or on account of the
Senior Indebtedness of the Company.

          14.6. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights. The provisions of
this Section 14 are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the
relative rights of the Holders on the one hand and the holders of Senior
Indebtedness on the other hand. Nothing contained in this Section 14 or
elsewhere in this Agreement or in the Notes is intended to or shall (a) impair,
as among the Company, its creditors (other than holders of Senior Indebtedness)
and the Holders of the Notes, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional (and which, subject to the rights under this Section 14 of the
holders of Senior Indebtedness, is intended to rank equally with all other
general unsecured obligations of the Company), to pay to the Holders of the
Notes the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes as and
when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms; (b)
affect the relative rights against the Company of the Holders of the Notes and
creditors of the Company other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness; or (c)
prevent the Holder of any Note from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted
by Applicable Law upon default under this Agreement, subject to the rights, if
any, under this Section 14 of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive
cash, property and securities otherwise payable or deliverable to such Holder.

          The Holders agree that they will not challenge the validity,
enforceability or perfection of any Senior Indebtedness or the liens, guarantees
and security interests securing the same and that as between the holders of the
Senior Indebtedness on the one hand and the Holders on the other, the terms
hereof shall govern even if all or part of the Senior Indebtedness or such liens
and security interests are avoided, disallowed, subordinated, set aside or
otherwise invalidated in any judicial proceeding or otherwise, regardless of the
theory upon which such action is premised.

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          14.7.  No Waiver of Subordination Provisions. No right of any present
or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to enforce subordination as herein
provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or
failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in
good faith, by any such holder or by any noncompliance by the Company or any
Holder with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, regardless of
any knowledge thereof any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with.
Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the holders of the
Senior Indebtedness may at any time and from time to time, without the consent
of or the notice to the Holders, without incurring responsibility to the Holders
and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Section 14
or the Obligations hereunder of the Holders to the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness, do any one or more of the following: (a) subject to the
limitations on Senior Indebtedness contained in the definition thereof or in
Section 8.1 or the definitions of the terms used therein, change the manner,
place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or alter, Senior
Indebtedness or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which
such Senior Indebtedness is outstanding; (b) sell, exchange, release or
otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior
Indebtedness; (c) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of
the Senior Indebtedness; and (d) exercise or refrain from exercising or waiving
any rights, powers or remedies against the Company and any other Persons.

          14.8.  Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets or securities of the Company referred
to in this Section 14, the Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to rely upon
any order or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such
Proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver,
liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or agent,
delivered to the Holders of Notes, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons
entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the
Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or
payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other
facts pertinent thereto or to this Section 14.

          14.9.  Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness on Subordination
Provisions. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting such Note, acknowledges and
agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be,
an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Indebtedness,
whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the
issuance of the Note, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold,
such Senior Indebtedness and each such holder of such Senior Indebtedness shall
be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in
acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior
Indebtedness.

          14.10. Third Party Beneficiary; No Amendment. The provisions of this
Section 14 (including the defined terms used herein) are for the benefit of the
holders of any Senior Indebtedness and shall be enforceable by each of them
directly against any Holder and the Company and may not be amended without the
consent of the Representative under the Credit Agreement or, in the absence
thereof, the holders holding the majority in principal amount of such Senior
Indebtedness.

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          14.11. Acceleration of Notes. If payment of the Notes is accelerated
because of an Event of Default, the Company shall promptly notify holders of
Senior Indebtedness of the acceleration.

                                  SECTION 15.

                          EXPENSES AND CONFIDENTIALITY

          15.1.  Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby
are consummated, the Company will pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented
attorneys' and accountants' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Purchasers
or any holder of a Security in connection with the Transactions. In addition,
the Company will pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys' and
accountants' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Purchasers or any holder of
a Security in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents requested by
the Company under or in respect of the Transaction Documents (whether or not
such amendments, waivers or consents become effective). Furthermore, the Company
agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys' and accountants' fees
and disbursements) incurred by the Purchasers or any holder of a Security,
following and relating to any Event of Default, including, without limitation:
(a) the Purchasers' reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in
connection with the Purchasers' examinations and appraisals of the Company's
properties, books and records; (b) the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred in enforcing, defending or declaring any rights or
remedies under the Transaction Documents or in responding to any subpoena or
other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with
the Financing Documents or by reason of being a holder of any Security; and (c)
the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including
reasonable and documented consultants' and advisors' fees, incurred in
connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the
transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents. The Company will pay, and
will save the Purchasers and each other holder of a Security harmless from, all
claims in respect of any reasonable fees, costs, or expenses if any, of brokers
and finders in relation to the Transactions (other than any brokers or lenders
of the Purchasers or any other Holder).

          15.2.  Indemnification. In addition to all other sums due hereunder
or provided for in this Agreement, the Company, agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless each Purchaser and its Affiliates and its officers, directors, agents,
employees, subsidiaries, partners and controlling Persons (each, an "Indemnified
Person"), to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any and all
out-of-pocket losses, claims, damages, expenses (including reasonable fees,
disbursements, and other charges of counsel) or other liabilities (collectively,
"Liabilities") resulting from or arising out of any investigation or proceeding
against the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any Indemnified Person
and arising out of or in connection with this

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Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, whether or not the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, which investigation or
proceeding requires the participation of, or is commenced or filed against, any
Indemnified Person because of this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or
such other documents and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;
provided that the Company shall not be liable under this Section 15.2 to an
Indemnified Person for any Liabilities resulting primarily from any actions that
involved the gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith of such
Indemnified Person or the breach by such Indemnified Person of any
representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement of such Indemnified Person
contained herein or in the other Financing Documents; and provided, further,
that if and to the extent that such indemnification is unenforceable for any
reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of such Liabilities for which it would otherwise be liable
hereunder which shall be permissible under Applicable Laws. In connection with
the obligation of the Company to indemnify for Liabilities as set forth above,
the Company further agrees, upon presentation of appropriate invoices containing
reasonable detail, to reimburse each Indemnified Person for all such Liabilities
(including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) as they
are incurred by such Indemnified Person; provided that if an Indemnified Person
is reimbursed hereunder for any Liabilities, such reimbursement of Liabilities
shall be refunded to the extent it is finally judicially determined that the
Liabilities in question resulted primarily from the gross negligence, willful
misconduct, or bad faith of such Indemnified Person. The Obligations of the
Company under this Section 15.2 will survive any Transfer of the Notes or the
Warrants by the Purchasers. In the event that the foregoing indemnity is
unavailable or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Person harmless, then the
Company will contribute to amounts paid or payable by such Indemnified Person in
respect of such Indemnified Person's Liabilities in such proportions as
appropriately reflect the relative benefits received by and fault of the Company
and such Indemnified Person in connection with the matters as to which such
Liabilities relate and other equitable considerations.

          15.3. Notification. Each Indemnified Person under this Section 15
will, promptly after the receipt of notice of the commencement of any action,
investigation, claim or other proceeding against such Indemnified Person in
respect of which indemnity may be sought from the Company under this Section 15,
notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof. The omission of any
Indemnified Person so to notify the Company of any such action shall not relieve
the Company from any liability which it may have to such Indemnified Person
under this Section 15 unless, and only to the extent that, such omission results
in the Company's forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses or the Company are
otherwise irrevocably prejudiced in defending such proceeding. In case any such
action, claim or other proceeding shall be brought against any Indemnified
Person and it shall notify the Company of the commencement thereof, the Company
shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with counsel
satisfactory to the Company; provided that any Indemnified Person may, at its
own expense, retain separate counsel to participate in such defense.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any action, claim or proceeding in which both
the Company, on the one hand, and an Indemnified Person, on the other hand, is,
or is reasonably likely to become, a party, such Indemnified Person shall have
the right to employ separate counsel at the Company's expense and to control its
own defense of such action, claim or proceeding if, (a) the Company has failed
to assume the defense and employ counsel as provided herein, (b) the Company has
agreed in writing to pay such fees

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and expenses of separate counsel or (c) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to
such Indemnified Person, a conflict or likely conflict exists between the
Company, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, that
would make such separate representation advisable; provided, however, that the
Company shall not in any event be required to pay the fees and expenses of more
than one separate counsel (and if deemed necessary by such separate counsel,
appropriate local counsel who shall report to such separate counsel). The
Company agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of an
Indemnified Person, settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment
in any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding relating to the matters
contemplated hereby (if such Indemnified Person is a party thereto or has been
actually threatened to be made a party thereto) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified
Person from all liability arising or that may arise out of such claim, action or
proceeding. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any claim,
action, or proceeding effected against an Indemnified Person without the prior
written consent of the Company. The rights accorded to Indemnified Persons
hereunder shall be in addition to any rights that any Indemnified Person may
have at common law, by separate agreement or otherwise.

          15.4. Confidentiality.

          (a)   Subject to the provisions of clause (b) of this Section 15.4,
each Purchaser agrees that it will not disclose without the prior consent of the
Company (other than to its employees, auditors, creditors, advisors or counsel
or to another Purchaser if the Purchaser or such Purchaser's holding or parent
company in its sole discretion determines that any such party should have access
to such information; provided that such Persons shall be subject to the
provisions of this Section 15.4 to the same extent as such Purchaser) any
nonpublic information which is now or in the future furnished pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Financing Document; provided that any Purchaser may
disclose any such information (i) as has become generally available to the
public other than by virtue of a breach of this Section 15.4(a) by such
Purchaser or any other Person to whom such Purchaser has provided such
information as permitted by this Section 15.4, (ii) as may be required or
appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal,
state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over
such Purchaser or to the Commission or similar organizations (whether in the
United States of America or elsewhere) or their successors, (iii) as may be
required or appropriate in respect to any summons or subpoena or in connection
with any litigation, (iv) in order to comply with any law, order, regulation or
ruling applicable to such Purchaser and (v) to any prospective or actual
Transferee or participant in connection with any contemplated Transfer of any of
the Notes or Warrants by such Purchaser; provided that such prospective
Transferee agrees to be bound by the confidentiality provisions contained in
this Section 15.4.

          (b)  The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser
may share with any of its Affiliates, and such Affiliates may share with such
Purchaser, any information related to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(including, without limitation, any nonpublic customer information regarding the
creditworthiness of the Company and its Subsidiaries); provided that such
Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 15.4 to the same
extent as such Purchaser.

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                                  SECTION 16.

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

          16.1. Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
notices and other communications shall have been duly given and shall be
effective (a) when personally delivered, (b) when transmitted via telecopy (or
other facsimile device) to the number set out below (or to such other number as
such party may specify by written notice to the other parties hereto) if the
sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized
overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (c) the day following the day on
which the same has been delivered prepaid to a reputable national overnight air
courier service or (d) the third Business Day following the day on which the
same is sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, in each case to
the respective parties at the address set forth below, or at such other address
as such party may specify by written notice to the other party hereto:

                (i)   if to a Purchaser or its nominee, to the Purchaser or its
     nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule B,
     with a copy to Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, One New York
     Plaza, New York, New York 10004, attention: William F. Reindel, Esq.,
     Facsimile No.: (212) 859-8586, or at such other address as the Purchaser or
     its nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing;

                (ii)  if to any other Holder of any Note, to such Holder at the
     address of such Holder appearing in the Security Register or such other
     address as such other Holder shall have specified to the Company in
     writing; or

                (iii) if to the Company, to the Company at PCA International,
     Inc., 815 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Matthews, NC 28105, Attention: Chief
     Financial Officer, Facsimile No.: (704) 847-1548, with copies to Paul,
     Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
     New York 10019-6064, attention: Richard S. Borisoff, Esq., Facsimile No.:
     (212) 757-3990, or at such other address as the Company shall have
     specified to the Holders in writing.

          16.2. Benefit of Agreement; Assignments and Participations. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all covenants, agreements and other
provisions contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties
hereto shall bind, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by their
respective successors and permitted assigns (including, without limitation, any
subsequent permitted holder of a Note or Warrant) whether so expressed or not;
provided, however, that the Company may not assign and transfer any of its
rights or obligations without the prior written consent of the other parties
hereto and each such holder.

          Nothing in this Agreement or in the Notes or Warrants, express or
implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto (and, with
respect to Section 14 only, the holders of Senior Indebtedness), their
successors and permitted assigns and the holders from time to time of the Notes
or the Warrants any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under this Agreement.

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          16.3. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part
of any party hereto or any Holder in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder or under the Notes and no course of dealing between the Company and
any other party or Holder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under
the Notes preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies
provided herein and in the Notes are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights
or remedies which the parties or Holders would otherwise have. No notice to or
demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other or
further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a
waiver of the rights of the other parties hereto or the Holders to any other or
further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

          16.4. Amendments, Waivers and Consents. This Agreement may be amended,
and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either retroactively or
prospectively) with (and only with) the written consent of the Company and the
Required Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment or waiver may,
without the prior written consent of the Holder of each Note then Outstanding
and affected thereby, (a) reduce the principal of (or premium, if any) or rate
of interest on, any Note, (b) postpone the date fixed for any payment of
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Note (other than a waiver
of any increase in the interest rate on the Notes upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default pursuant to Section 12.2), (c) change the ranking or priority
of the Notes or the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes
the Holders of which shall be required to consent or take any other action under
this Section 16.4 or any other provision of this Agreement or (d) modify or
change any provision of this Agreement or the related definitions affecting the
subordination or ranking of the Notes in a manner which adversely affects the
Holders; provided, further, that no such amendment or waiver may, without the
prior written consent of GS Mezzanine (only for so long as GS Mezzanine owns any
Securities), amend or waive the provisions of Section 7.7 or 7.9. No amendment
or waiver of this Agreement will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant,
agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or
thereby impair any right consequent thereon. As used herein, the term this
"Agreement" and references thereto shall mean this Agreement as it may from time
to time be amended, supplemented or modified.

          16.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original,
but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be
necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than
one such counterpart. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof,
each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.

          16.6. Reproduction. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents,
and all documents relating hereto and thereto, including, without limitation,
(a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b)
documents received by the Purchasers at the Closing (except the Securities
themselves) and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information
previously or hereafter furnished in connection herewith, may be reproduced by
any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic or
other similar process and any original document so reproduced may be destroyed.
The Company agrees and stipulates

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that, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any such reproduction shall be
admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative
proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such
reproduction was made in the regular course of business) and any enlargement,
facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be
admissible in evidence. This Section 16.6 shall not prohibit the Company, any
other party hereto or any holder of Securities from contesting any such
reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original or from
introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.

          16.7. Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections hereof
are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or
construction of any provision of this Agreement.

          16.8. Survival of Covenants and Indemnities. All covenants and
indemnities set forth herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the issuance of the Notes, and, except as otherwise expressly
provided herein with respect to covenants, the payment of principal of the Notes
and any other Obligations hereunder.

          16.9. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue.

          (a)   THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAW OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SUCH
STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER
THAN SUCH STATE.

          (b)   If any action, proceeding or litigation shall be brought by any
Purchaser or any holder of a Security in order to enforce any right or remedy
under this Agreement or any of the Securities, the Company hereby consents and
will submit, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to submit, to the
jurisdiction of any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting
within the area comprising the Southern District of New York on the date of this
Agreement. The Company hereby irrevocably waives any objection, including, but
not limited to, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of
forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any
such action, proceeding or litigation in such jurisdiction. The Company further
agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, bring any
action, proceeding or litigation arising out of this Agreement or the Securities
in any state or federal court other than any state or federal court of competent
jurisdiction sitting within the area comprising the Southern District of New
York on the date of this Agreement.

          (c)   The Company irrevocably consents to the service of process of
any of the aforementioned courts in any such action, proceeding or litigation by
the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
to the Company at the address set forth in Section 16.1(iii), such service to
become effective 30 days after such mailing.

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          (d)    Nothing herein shall affect the right of any holder of a
Security to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence
legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Company in any other
jurisdiction. If service of process is made on a designated agent it should be
made by either (i) personal delivery or (ii) mailing a copy of summons and
complaint to the agent via registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested.

          (e)    EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR LITIGATION DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OF THE SECURITIES.

          16.10. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined
to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable
to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability and the
remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be
construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provisions.

          16.11. Entirety. This Agreement together with the other Financing
Documents represents the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto, and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any,
relating to the Financing Documents or the transactions contemplated herein or
therein.

          16.12. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the
representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement until the first anniversary of the Closing Date,
except for (a) Sections 4.l, 4.4 and 4.26 which representations and warranties
shall survive until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) Section
4.11, which shall survive until the later to occur of (i) the lapse of the
statute of limitations with respect to the assessment of any Taxes to which such
representation and warranty relates (including any extensions or waivers
thereof) and (ii) sixty (60) days after the final administrative or judicial
determination of the Taxes to which such representation and warranty relates.
All statements contained in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the
Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed representations and
warranties of the Company under this Agreement.

          16.13. Construction. Each covenant contained herein shall be construed
(absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other
covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not
(absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with
any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by
any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall
be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such
Person, whether or not expressly specified in such provision.

          16.14. Incorporation. All Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto are
incorporated as part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.

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                            [Signature Pages Follow]

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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.

                                    PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                    By: /s/ Barry J. Feld
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Name: Barry J. Feld
                                        Title: President and CEO

                                    GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                    By: GS Mezzanine Advisors II, L.L.C.,
                                        its general partner

                                    By: /s/ Melissa Higgins
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Name: Melissa Higgins
                                        Title: Vice President

                                    GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II OFFSHORE, L.P.

                                    By: GS Mezzanine Advisors II, L.L.C.,
                                        its general partner

                                    By: /s/ Melissa Higgins
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Name: Melissa Higgins
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                                                                    Exhibit  4.7

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE HOLDER OF THIS
NOTE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 27,
2002 (AS AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME), AMONG PCA
INTERNATIONAL, INC., GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, L.P., AND GS MEZZANINE PARTNERS
II OFFSHORE, L.P.

The following information is provided pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.1275-3:

This debt instrument is issued at original issue discount.

The Company's Chief Financial Officer (815 Matthews - Mint Hill Road, Matthews,
NC 28105), as a representative of the Company, will, beginning no later than 10
days after the Issue Date, promptly make available on request to holder(s) of
this debt instrument the following information: issue price, amount of original
issue discount, issue date, and yield to maturity.

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No. [___________]                                                    $__________
                     16.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2010

PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC., a North Carolina corporation, promises to pay to
[___________] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [___________]
Dollars on June 27, 2010.

Interest Payment Dates:  June 27 and December 27.
Record Dates:  June 15 and December 15.
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly
executed.

                                                        PCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                                        By:_____________________
                                                        Name:
                                                        Title:
Dated: June 27, 2002

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                          FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE
                     16.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2010

1.  Interest.

     The principal amount of this Note from time to time outstanding shall bear
interest, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 27, and December 27, of each
year commencing December 27, 2002 and, if different, on the Stated Maturity Date
(each, an "Interest Payment Date") at the Applicable Rate (as defined below) per
annum, until the principal amount of this Note has been paid in full. Interest
on the principal amount of this Note shall accrue from the Closing Date, or the
most recent date to which interest has been paid in cash or added to the
principal of this Note, as Capitalized Principal (as defined below), until the
principal of this Note is due and payable. All accrued and unpaid interest
payable with respect to this Note for the period from the last Interest Payment
Date shall be paid (a) on each Interest Payment Date occurring prior to or on
June 27, 2007 by adding the same to the principal amount of the Note on such
Interest Payment Date, whereupon the outstanding principal amount of this Note
which bears interest as above set forth shall be increased by such amount, and
(b) on each Interest Payment Date occurring thereafter, at the election of the
Company, either (i) in cash or (ii) by adding the same to the principal amount
of this Note on such Interest Payment Date, whereupon the outstanding principal
amount of this Note which bears interest as above set forth shall be increased
by such amount.

     The "Applicable Rate" shall mean, at any time prior to December 27, 2007,
16.5% per annum, and at any time thereafter, (i) 18.5% per annum, to the extent
that any Capitalized Principal that was added to the principal of this Note on
or after December 27, 2007 shall remain outstanding, and (ii) 16.5% per annum,
to the extent that all Capitalized Principal that was added to the principal of
this Note on or after December 27, 2007 shall have been paid in full.

     At any time, the aggregate capitalized interest so added to the principal
amount of this Note and which remains outstanding at such time shall be referred
to for purposes of this Note as "Capitalized Principal."

     If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, this Note will accrue
interest at a rate per annum equal to 18.5% until such time as no Event of
Default shall be continuing (to the extent that the payment of such interest
shall be legally enforceable).

     Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on
any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in this Note and the Agreement (as
defined below), be added to the principal amount of this Note or be paid to the
Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the
"Regular Record Date" for such interest, which shall be the fifteenth calendar
day (whether or not a Business Day) of the calendar month in which such Interest
Payment Date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Note is issued after
a Regular Record Date and prior to an Interest Payment Date, the record date for
such Interest Payment Date shall be the original issue date.

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2. Method of Payment.

     Holders must surrender Notes to collect principal and premium payments. The
Company shall pay the principal amount in money of the United States of America
that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private
debts. The Company will make all cash payments in respect of a certificated Note
(including principal and interest), by mailing a check to the registered address
of each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Notes may also
be made, in the case of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of Notes, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the
payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire
transfer by giving written notice to such effect designating such account no
less than 15 days immediately preceding the due date for payment.

3. Purchase Agreement

     The Company issued the Notes, limited in initial aggregate principal amount
to $30,000,000, under a Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2002 (the
"Agreement"), among the Company and the Purchasers. The principal amount of the
Notes shall be increased through the addition thereto of Capitalized Principal
as provided herein. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Agreement. Terms defined in the Agreement and used but not defined herein have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement. The Notes are subject to all
terms and provisions of the Agreement, and Holders are referred to the Agreement
for a statement of such terms and provisions.

     The Agreement imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and
their Subsidiaries to, among other things, make certain Investments and other
Restricted Payments, pay dividends and other distributions, incur Indebtedness,
enter into consensual restrictions upon the payment of certain dividends and
distributions by such Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions
with Affiliates and make asset sales. The Agreement also imposes limitations on
the ability of the Company to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person
or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the property of the
Company.

4. Optional Redemption.

     The Notes are subject to redemption, at the election of the Company, upon
not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days' written notice, in whole
or in part, at any time on or after June 27, 2005, and in the event of (A) an
Initial Public Offering of the Company's Capital Stock on or after April 1,
2004, or (B) the occurrence of a Change of Control on or after April 1, 2004, in
each case for cash equal to the sum of (x) the redemption price (the "Redemption
Price") listed in the table below applicable to the date (the "Redemption Date")
as of which such redemption is being effected, multiplied by the principal
amount of the Notes being redeemed as of the Interest Payment Date immediately
preceding the Redemption Date and after giving effect to the addition of
Capitalized Principal added to the Notes up to and including such preceding
Interest Payment Date, plus (y) all accrued and unpaid interest since the
preceding Interest Payment Date, with respect only to Notes being repaid:

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Redemption Date                                   Redemption Price

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April 2, 2004 - June 26, 2005                     106%
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June 27, 2005- June 26, 2006                      105%
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June 27, 2006- June 26, 2007                      104%
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June 27, 2007- June 26, 2008                      103%
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June 27, 2008- June 26, 2009                      102%
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June 27, 2009- June 26, 2010                      101%
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At June 27, 2010                                  100%
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     Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to April 1, 2004, up to
35% of the original principal amount of the Notes as of the Closing Date and up
to 100% of the aggregate Capitalized Principal added to the principal amount of
the Notes through and including the Interest Payment Date immediately preceding
the Redemption Date may be redeemed from the gross proceeds of an Initial Public
Offering or any subsequent public offering and issuance of common equity by the
Company at a Redemption Price equal to 106% of the principal amount of the Notes
being redeemed as of the Interest Payment Date immediately preceding the
Redemption Date and after giving effect to the addition of Capitalized Principal
added to the Notes on such preceding Interest Payment Date, together with all
accrued and unpaid interest since the last Interest Payment Date, with respect
only to Notes being repaid, provided that at least 65% of the original principal
amount of the Notes remains outstanding.

     In addition, on any Interest Payment Date occurring on or prior to June 27,
2005, (a) all or any part of the excess of (x) the then accreted principal
amount of the Notes (including all interest that has accrued through such
Interest Payment Date) less (y) the original principal amount of the Notes, may
be redeemed at a cash price that equals (i) 106% multiplied by the portion of
such excess being redeemed minus (ii) 6% multiplied by the portion of such
excess that represents interest accrued since the last Interest Payment Date and
(b) all or any part of original principal amount of the Notes may be redeemed at
any time on or prior to June 27, 2005, at a cash price equal to the sum of (x)
100% of the portion of the original principal amount of the Notes being
redeemed, plus (y) a premium (the "Make-Whole Premium") equal to (i) an amount
equal to the present value of the remaining payments of interest on and
redemption price of the Notes being redeemed, assuming that on the third
anniversary the entire principal amount of such Notes (including all Capitalized
Principal that would have been added to the principal amount of such Notes
through the last Interest Payment Date) then outstanding will be redeemed at
106% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued interest, and using
an annual discount factor (applied semi-annually) equal to the Treasury Rate
plus 50 basis points, less (ii) the original principal amount of the Notes being
redeemed; provided, however, that in no case shall the Make-Whole Premium be
less than zero. In addition, on any Interest Payment Date occurring after June
27, 2005, the Company shall have the redemption right set forth in clause (a) of
the previous sentence; provided, however, that in calculating the amount to be
paid by the Company, the calculations set forth in clause (a) of the previous
sentence shall be modified by (i) replacing "106%" with the percentage set forth
in the column "Redemption Price" of the above table that corresponds to the
proposed date of redemption (the "Applicable Percentage") and (ii) replacing
"6%" with the amount equal to the Applicable Percentage minus 100%.

     "Treasury Rate" shall mean a rate equal to the then current yield to
maturity on the most

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actively traded U.S. Treasury security having a maturity nearest the third
anniversary from the Closing Date. In the event there are not actively traded
U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity equal to the remaining average life of
the Notes, then the yield to maturity shall be determined by linear
interpolation using the closest, but shorter, maturity for actively traded U.S.
Treasury securities and the closest, but longer, maturity for actively traded
U.S. Treasury maturities.

     Each of the foregoing prepayment options must relate to an aggregate
principal amount of Notes of at least $2,000,000.

5. Sinking Fund.

     The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

6. Notice of Redemption.

     Notice of redemption will be sent by facsimile or by first-class mail at
least ten (10) days but not more than sixty (60) days before the redemption date
to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder's registered address.
Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 (in principal amount) may be redeemed
in part but only in multiples of $1,000 (in principal amount).

7. Offer to Repurchase Notes upon Change of Control and Asset Disposition.

     (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall offer to
repurchase all of the Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the
principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of Holders of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
Interest Payment Date) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the
Agreement.

     (b) When the aggregate amount of the Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale
that the Company does not apply, or decides not to apply, in accordance with
Section 8.4(b) of the Agreement (the "Net Proceeds Offer Amount") exceeds
$5,000,000, the Company shall make a Net Proceeds Offer to purchase the maximum
principal amount of Notes that may be purchased with the Net Proceeds Offer
Amount, at an offer price in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of
the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to
the date of purchase.

8. Denominations.

     The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000
(in principal amount) and multiples thereof.

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9.  Subordination

     The Notes are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness, as defined in the
Agreement. To the extent provided in the Agreement, Senior Indebtedness must be
paid before the Notes may be paid. The Company agrees, and each Holder by
accepting a Note agrees, to the subordination provisions contained in the
Agreement.

10. Persons Deemed Owners.

     The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for
all purposes.

11. Amendment, Waiver.

     The Agreement or the Notes may be amended and any default may be waived
without prior notice to any Holder but with the written consent of the Required
Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment or waiver may, without the
prior written consent of the Holder of each Note then outstanding and affected
thereby, (a) reduce the principal of (or premium, if any) or rate of interest
on, any Note, (b) postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on any Note (other than a waiver of any increase in
the interest rate on the Notes upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
pursuant to Section 12.2 of the Agreement), (c) change the ranking or priority
of the Notes or the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes
the Holders of which shall be required to consent or take any other action under
Section 16.4 or any other provision of the Agreement or (d) modify or change any
provision of the Agreement (or the related definitions) affecting the
subordination or ranking of the Notes in a manner which adversely affects the
Holders; provided, further, that no such amendment or waiver may, without the
prior written consent of GS Mezzanine (so long as GS Mezzanine owns any
Securities), amend or waive the provisions of Sections 7.7 or 7.9 of the
Agreement. No amendment or waiver of the Agreement will extend to or affect any
obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly
amended or waived or thereby impair any right consequent thereon.

12. Defaults, Remedies and Acceleration.

     If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default relating to certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company) occurs and is
continuing, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount of and accrued but unpaid
interest on all the Notes to be due and payable, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Purchase Agreement.

13. No Recourse Against Others.

     Other than the Company, no past, present or future director, officer,
employee or stockholder or Affiliate of such parties, as such, of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries shall have any liability for any obligations of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Notes, the Agreement or any related
document, for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of

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such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

14. Abbreviations.

     Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee,
such as TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT
TEN (= joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common),
CUST (= custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

15. Governing Law.

     THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY
CONFLICTS OF LAW RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE
LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

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                                 ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note to
         (Print or type assignee's name, address, and zip code)
         (Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably  appoint  [___________]  agent to transfer this Note on the
books of the Company.  The agent may substitute  another to act for him.

________________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________  Your Signature: ________________________

________________________________________________________________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.

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                       OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

     If you want to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section
7.8 (Change of Control) of the Agreement, check the box: [_]

     If you want to have only part of this Note (equal to $1,000 or an integral
multiple thereof) purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 7.8 (Change of
Control) of the Agreement, state the principal amount (including Capitalized
Principal) of such part:

          $

Date: ________________ Your Signature: _________________________________________
                                       (Sign exactly as your name appears on the
                                       other side of the Note)

     Signature Guarantee: ______________________________________________________
                          Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a
                          recognized signature guaranty medallion program or
                          other signature guarantor acceptable to the Company.

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