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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibit 10.1    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AMENDMENT
NUMBER EIGHT, dated as of July&nbsp;29, 2002 (this "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Amendment</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
November&nbsp;27, 1998, as previously amended, modified and supplemented and as last amended by Amendment Number Seven, dated as of March&nbsp;28, 2002 (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Credit
Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), among SUPERIOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS&nbsp;INC. (formerly known as Superior/Essex Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Company</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), ESSEX GROUP&nbsp;INC., a Michigan corporation ("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Essex</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" and, together with the Company, the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Borrowers</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), each of the Guarantors party thereto (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Guarantors</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") (which Guarantors include Superior
TeleCom&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Parent</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>")), the lending institutions from time to time party thereto (each a
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lender</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" and, collectively, the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Lenders</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Administrative Agent, MERRILL
LYNCH&nbsp;&amp; CO., as Documentation Agent, and FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Syndication Agent (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Agents</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make, and have made, certain loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrowers; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Borrowers have requested that the Agents and the Lenders amend certain sections of the Credit Agreement relating, among other things, to (i)&nbsp;the timing of certain
scheduled term loan repayments and (ii)&nbsp;the timing for testing compliance by the Borrowers with certain financial covenants; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Agents and the Lenders have considered and agreed to the Borrowers' requests, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment; and </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the consent of the Required Lenders and the Required Lenders of each Tranche of Term Loans is necessary to effect this Amendment; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows: </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>SECTION ONE&#151;AMENDMENTS  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.1.</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments to Section&nbsp;4 (Payments) of the Credit Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;4.02(b)
shall be amended by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"(b)
In addition to any other mandatory repayments or commitment reductions pursuant to this Section&nbsp;4.02, on each date set forth below, the Borrowers shall be required to repay
that principal amount of Tranche A Term Loans, to the extent then outstanding, set forth opposite such date (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in Sections 4.01 and 4.02(i), a </FONT></P>

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"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Tranche&nbsp;A Term Loan Scheduled Repayment</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>," and each such date, a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Tranche&nbsp;A Term Loan Scheduled Repayment
Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"): </FONT></P>
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<TH WIDTH="75%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Tranche A Term Loan<BR>
Scheduled Repayment Date</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
<TH WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>September 16, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4,088,424.28</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>September 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>7,672,566.98</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>October 31, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>1,069,341.18</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>November 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4,508,145.09</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>December 31, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>8,167,599.72</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>January 31, 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>8,553,394.43</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Quarterly Payment Date in March 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
11,250,571.24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in June 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11,250,571.24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in September 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>11,250,571.24</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in December 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>48,384,770.40</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="75%"><FONT SIZE=2>May 27, 2004</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>190,622,685.16</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>All
Tranche A Term Loans will be repaid on the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date." </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;4.02(c)
shall be amended by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"(c)
In addition to any other mandatory repayments or commitment reductions pursuant to this Section&nbsp;4.02, on each date set forth below, the Borrowers shall be required to repay
that principal amount of Tranche B Term Loans, to the extent then outstanding, set forth opposite such date (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in Sections 4.01 and 4.02(i), a
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Tranche&nbsp;B Term Loan Scheduled Repayment</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>," and each such date, a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Tranche&nbsp;B Term Loan Scheduled Repayment
Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"): </FONT></P>
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<TH WIDTH="76%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Tranche B Term Loan<BR>
Scheduled Repayment Date</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
<TH WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>September 16, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>5,194,540.72</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>September 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>9,748,367.33</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>October 31, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>1,358,649.67</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>November 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>5,727,816.31</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>December 31, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10,377,330.35</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>January 31, 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>10,867,501.19</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Quarterly Payment Date in March 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
14,294,394.73</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in June 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14,294,394.73</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in September 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>14,294,394.73</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in December 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>61,475,190.25</FONT></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Quarterly Payment Date in March 2004</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
36,502,264.99</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in June 2004</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>34,282,178.89</FONT></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in September 2004</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>34,282,178.89</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in December 2004</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>34,282,178.89</FONT></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Quarterly Payment Date in March 2005</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
34,282,178.89</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly Payment Date in June 2005</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>34,282,178.89</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="76%"><FONT SIZE=2>November 27, 2005</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>34,241,912.87</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>All
Tranche B Term Loans will be repaid on the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date." </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.2</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Section&nbsp;7.19 (Receivables Financing Agreement) of the Credit Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;7.19
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase "four weeks" contained therein and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "two weeks". </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.3</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Section&nbsp;8.11A (Monthly Covenants) of the Credit Agreement.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;8.11A
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph immediately following the last paragraph thereof: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section&nbsp;8.11A, (i)&nbsp;the Company will not be required to comply with Section&nbsp;8.11A(c) with respect to the
month ended June&nbsp;30, 2002, and (ii)&nbsp;the Company will not be required to comply with Section&nbsp;8.11A(a) with respect to the month ended July&nbsp;31, 2002. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Section&nbsp;8.11A or in Section&nbsp;7.01(a), compliance by the Company with Section&nbsp;8.11A(b) with respect to the month ended August&nbsp;31, 2002 shall
be tested on September&nbsp;16, 2002." </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.4</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Section&nbsp;8 (Negative Covenants) of the Credit Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;8
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section&nbsp;8.18 immediately following Section&nbsp;8.17 at the end thereof: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Section&nbsp;8.18.</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;New Receivables Financing Agreements.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, enter into any new accounts receivable facility which replaces the Essex Funding Agreement without the consent of the majority (in number) of the Lenders on the Steering Committee of
the Lenders." </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>SECTION TWO&#151;CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Amendment shall become effective on the date (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Amendment No.&nbsp;8 Effective Date</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") on which the
Administrative Agent shall have received: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;counterparts
of this Amendment executed by each Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Required Lenders of each Tranche of Term Loans; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;payment
in full of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Simpson
Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett and Policano&nbsp;&amp; Manzo) pursuant to the Credit Agreement (which costs and expenses shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds and distributed by the
Administrative Agent to the parties entitled thereto); and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)
an Officer's Certificate from the Borrowers certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing (after giving effect to this Amendment) and, in the view of
the Steering Committee of the Lenders, no material adverse fact or circumstance or development has become known or been disclosed. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
effectiveness of this Amendment (other than Section Three) is further conditioned upon the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section Three
hereof. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>SECTION THREE&#151;REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the Parent and the Company hereby confirms, reaffirms and restates the representations and warranties made by it in Section&nbsp;6 of the Credit
Agreement and all such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by
its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), except such representations and warranties need not be true and correct to the extent
that changes in the facts and conditions on which </FONT></P>

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such representations and warranties are based are required or permitted under the Credit Agreement or such changes arise out of events not prohibited by the covenants set forth in Sections&nbsp;7
and 8 of the Credit Agreement or otherwise permitted by consents or waivers. The Company hereby further represents and warrants (which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and
delivery hereof) to the Agents and each Lender that: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
Credit Party has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and has taken all corporate actions necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;No
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;No
consent of any person other than all of the Lenders and the Agents parties hereto, and no consent, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or
report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability against any Credit
Party of this Amendment; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Credit Party by a duly authorized officer or attorney-in-fact of such
Credit Party, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by (a)&nbsp;bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and remedies generally, (b)&nbsp;general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and by the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought, or (c)&nbsp;public policy considerations or court administrative, regulatory or other governmental decisions that may limit rights to
indemnification or contribution or limit or affect any covenants or agreements relating to competition or future employment; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate (i)&nbsp;any provision of law applicable to any Credit Party or (ii)&nbsp;any contractual
obligation of any Credit Party, other than such violations that would not reasonably be expected to result in, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>SECTION FOUR&#151;MISCELLANEOUS  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Except
as herein expressly amended, the Credit Agreement and all other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates executed in connection therewith, except as
otherwise provided herein, are ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS
AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Amendment shall not constitute a consent or waiver to or modification of any provision, term or condition of the Credit Agreement, other than such terms,
provisions, or conditions that are required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Amendment. All terms, provisions, covenants, representations, warranties, agreements and conditions
contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, shall remain in full force and effect. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
of the Borrowers, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment and agrees that this
Amendment and all </FONT></P>

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documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge such obligations of the Borrowers, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement or the other
Credit Documents. Each of the Borrowers, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries further acknowledges and agrees that such Borrowers, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries each has no
claims, counterclaims, offsets, or defenses to the Credit Documents and the performance of such obligations of the Borrowers, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries thereunder or if such
Borrowers, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries did have any such claims, counterclaims, offsets or defenses to the Credit Documents or any transaction related to the Credit Documents, the
same are hereby waived, relinquished and released in consideration of the Lenders' execution and delivery of this Amendment. Each of the Borrowers, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries listed
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