PIK NOTEPik Note • August 14th, 2002 • Superior Telecom Inc • Drawing & insulating of nonferrous wire • New York
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SUPERIOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. (the "Borrower"), a Delaware corporation, hereby promises to pay to THE ALPINE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation or its registered assigns (the "Holder"), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, at the office of the Holder located at One Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073, or to an account as otherwise directed by the Holder, on the Maturity Date the principal sum of Three Million Seven Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Thirty-Five Dollars and Eight Cents ($3,748,035.08), due to the Holder from the Borrower pursuant to that certain Reimbursement Agreement dated as of November 30, 2001 (the "Reimbursement Agreement") made by and among the Borrower, the Holder and Superior TeleCom Inc., a Delaware corporation. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Reimbursement Agreement.
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTExecutive Employment Agreement • August 14th, 2002 • Superior Telecom Inc • Drawing & insulating of nonferrous wire • New York
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated effective as of the 1st day of August, 2002 (the "Effective Date"), between Superior TeleCom Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Essex Group, Inc., a Michigan corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Company", together with the Parent and its affiliated companies, the "Employer") and H. Patrick Jack (the "Executive").
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AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT, dated as of July 29, 2002 (this "Amendment"), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 27, 1998, as previously amended, modified and supplemented and as last amended by Amendment Number Seven, dated as of March 28, 2002 (the "Credit Agreement"), among SUPERIOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. (formerly known as Superior/Essex Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), ESSEX GROUP INC., a Michigan corporation ("Essex" and, together with the Company, the "Borrowers"), each of the Guarantors party thereto (the "Guarantors") (which Guarantors include Superior TeleCom Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent")), the lending institutions from time to time party thereto (each a "Lender" and, collectively, the "Lenders"), BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Administrative Agent, MERRILL LYNCH & CO., as Documentation Agent, and FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Syndication Agent (the "Agents"). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the mean
