CRAIN INDUSTRIES INC
10-Q, 1997-08-13
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       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
               Washington DC 20549

                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
         13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE  ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended        June 30,  
1997              

                          OR

[  ]     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
         13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE  ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to
______ _______

                    33-96808
            (Commission File Number)

             Crain Industries, Inc.
    (Exact name of Registrant as specified in
                    charter)

                    Delaware
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
                or organization)

                   43-1714086
      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

              101 South Hanley Road
               St. Louis, MO 63105
                 (314) 719-0100
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                number, including
 area code, of Registrant's principal executive
                    offices)

Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  Registrant
(1) has filed all  reports  required  to be filed
by  Section   13  or  15(d)  of  the   Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934  during  the  preceding  12
months  (or for  such  shorter  period  that  the
Registrant  was  required  to file such  reports)
and  (2)  has  been   subject   to  such   filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                  YES [X] NO [ ]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of
each of the issuer's classes of common stock,
as of the latest practicable date:

Class
Crain Industries, Inc., Common Stock

Outstanding at July 31, 1997
1,000 shares



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           CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.




                   INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PAGE

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30,
1997 and December 31, 1996....................................  3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for
the Three and Six months
Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996..................................  4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for
the Six Months Ended June 30,
1997 and 1996.................................................  5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements....................  6
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations....................................................  7

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION..................................   9

SIGNATURES.................................................... 10

EXHIBITS...................................................... 11


<PAGE>

CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                    June 30,          December 31, 1996
                                                                                      1997
                                                                                -----------------     ------------------
                                    ASSETS                                        (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                                 <C>                       <C>

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents............................................             $   2,674                  $    6,102
  Accounts receivable, less allowance of $8,147
    and $7,554, respectively...........................................                46,738                      40,921
  Inventories..........................................................                34,020                      30,025
  Prepaid expenses and other...........................................                 2,575                       3,014
    Total current assets...............................................                86,007                      80,062
Property, plant and equipment, net.....................................                52,744                      49,873
Intangible assets, net.................................................                62,721                      56,297
Deferred financing costs, net..........................................                11,138                      11,334
Other assets...........................................................                 1,418                       1,310
     Total assets......................................................             $ 214,028                   $ 198,876

                     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Current maturities of long-term obligations..........................              $    245                 $       136
  Accounts payable.....................................................                26,526                      23,320
  Accrued and other liabilities........................................                 9,685                       9,790
  Accrued interest.....................................................                 5,234                       5,176
  Accrued payroll and personnel........................................                 4,809                       6,986
    Total current liabilities..........................................                46,499                      45,408
Long-term obligations, less current maturities.........................               133,180                     118,182
Other long-term liabilities............................................                 5,364                       5,444
Stockholder's equity:
  Common stock, $.01 par value, 1,000
    shares authorized, issued and outstanding..........................                     0                           0
  Contributed capital..................................................                29,492                      29,492
  Retained earnings (deficit)..........................................                  (507)                        350
    Total stockholder's equity.........................................                28,985                      29,842
    Total liabilities and stockholder's equity.........................             $ 214,028                 $   198,876

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

<PAGE>

CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Three Months Ended                      Six Months Ended
                                                                     June 30,                               June 30,
                                                         ----------------------------------     ----------------------------------
                                                              1997             1996                  1997             1996

                                                         ----------------- ----------------     ----------------- ----------------
<S>                                                      <C>               <C>                  <C>               <C>      
Net sales..............................................  $  77,297         $  72,715            $ 150,477         $ 142,957
Operating expenses:                                                         
  Cost of goods sold...................................     60,057            58,003              117,733           114,228
  Selling, general and
    administrative.....................................      9,703             7,870               19,810            16,094    
  Depreciation and amortization........................      2,862             2,129                5,497             4,038
Operating income.......................................      4,675             4,713                7,437             8,597
Other expense (income):                                                     
  Interest expense.....................................      3,974             3,803                7,786             7,772 
  Amortization of deferred
    financing costs....................................        510               423                  996               846 
  Other, net...........................................         76                (4)                  87               (19) 
Income (loss) before income taxes......................        115               491               (1,432)               (2)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes...................         65                99                 (575)              138 
Net income (loss)......................................  $      50         $     392            $    (857)        $    (140)
                                                        
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
<PAGE>

CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                              Six Months Ended
                                                                                                  June 30,
                                                                             --------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      1997                         1996

<S>                                                                               <C>                            <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss.............................................................           $    (857)                     $    (140)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
    cash from operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization....................................               5,497                          4,038
      Amortization of deferred financing costs.........................                 996                            846
      Change in assets and liabilities:
        Accounts receivable............................................              (3,423)                        (1,335)
        Inventories....................................................              (3,507)                           953
        Prepaid expenses and other.....................................                 100                            352
        Accounts payable...............................................               1,793                          2,013
        Accrued and other liabilities..................................              (3,791)                         1,507
        Accrued interest...............................................                  58                          1,958
Net cash from operating activities.....................................              (3,134)                        10,192
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Acquisition, net of cash.............................................             (12,578)                             -
  Capital expenditures.................................................              (2,456)                        (4,806)
Net cash from investing activities.....................................             (15,034)                        (4,806)
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from borrowings of long-term
    obligations........................................................              60,340                         42,200
  Repayment of long-term obligations...................................             (45,600)                       (47,107)
Net cash from financing activities.....................................              14,740                         (4,907)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents................................              (3,428)                           479
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the                                 
  period...............................................................               6,102                          1,983
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period.........................           $   2,674                      $   2,462
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

<PAGE>


CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)



1.      BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        Unaudited  Interim  Consolidated  Financial
Statements

        The    unaudited    interim    consolidated
        financial     statements     reflect    all
        adjustments   consisting   only  of  normal
        recurring  adjustments  which  are,  in the
        opinion  of  management,  necessary  for  a
        fair  presentation  of financial  condition
        and  results  of  operations.  The  results
        for the three  and six  months  ended  June
        30, 1997,  are not  necessarily  indicative
        of the results  that may be expected  for a
        full fiscal year.

        Statement of Cash Flows

        Interest  paid  for  the six  months  ended
        June 30,  1997 and 1996,  is  approximately
        $7,728  and  $7,300,  respectively.  Income
        taxes  paid for the six  months  ended June
        30, 1997 and 1996,  is  approximately  $148
        and $75, respectively.

2.      INVENTORIES

        Inventories  are  valued  at the  lower  of
        cost or market.  Cost is  determined  using
        the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

        The  composition  of  inventories  at  June
        30, 1997, is as follows:
<TABLE>
            <S>                                                                                             <C>   
             Raw materials............................................................................      $        23,774
             Finished goods...........................................................................               10,246
               Total..................................................................................      $        34,020
</TABLE>


3.      SIMCO ACQUISITION

        On May 5, 1997,  Crain  Industries,  Inc.
        (the  "Company")  acquired  substantially
        all  of the  assets  and  liabilities  of
        SIMCO  Corporation  ("Simco".)  The Simco
        acquisition  was  accounted for using the
        purchase  method  of  accounting  whereby
        the  total   acquisition  cost  has  been
        preliminarily  allocated  to the acquired
        net  assets  based  on  their  respective
        fair values.

4.      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

        On July 16, 1997,  Crain Holdings  Corp.,
        a  Delaware   corporation   ("Holdings"),
        made  an  equity   contribution   to  the
        Company  in the amount of  $10,000,  from
        the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  400,000
        shares  of  9%   cumulative   convertible
        preferred stock.

        On July 31,  1997,  the  Company  and the
        lenders  party  to the  credit  agreement
        (the  "Credit  Agreement")  entered  into
        an  amendment  (the  "Amendment")  to the
        Credit    Agreement.     The    Amendment
        provided  for   adjustments   to  certain
        financial  covenants  which  the  Company
        must maintain.

<PAGE>

CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


The  following  table  sets  forth the  unaudited
components  of  operating  income for the periods
indicated  and  should be used in  reviewing  the
discussion   and   analysis  of  the  results  of
operations     and    liquidity    and    capital
resources.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             Three Months Ended                            Six Months Ended
                                                                  June 30,                                      June 30,
                                                  --------------------------------------      --------------------------------------
(In thousands)                                                                                       1997          
                                                       1997                1996                                         1996
                                                   -------------      ---------------        ---------------      -----------------
<S>                                              <C>                <C>                     <C>                    <C>
Net sales....................................    $     77,297       $      72,715           $      150,477         $    142,957
Cost of goods sold...........................          60,057              58,003                  117,733              114,228
Selling, general and                                                                                             
  administrative expenses....................           9,703               7,870                   19,810               16,094
Depreciation and amortization................           2,862               2,129                    5,497                4,038
Operating income.............................    $      4,675       $       4,713           $        7,437         $      8,597


- ----------------------------------------------- --------------- -- ------------------ ---- ---------------- -- ------------------
</TABLE>

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three months ended June 30, 1997 compared to
the three months ended June 30, 1996

Net  sales for the three  months  ended  June 30,
1997 were $77.3  million,  which  represented  an
increase  of $4.6  million  or 6.3%  compared  to
the same  period in 1996.  This  increase  in net
sales  was  primarily  due  to  the   incremental
sales  associated  with the  acquisitions  of the
Comfort    Clinic    Division   of   Bio   Clinic
Corporation    ("Comfort   Clinic")   and   SIMCO
Corporation     ("Simco")     (together,      the
"Acquisitions"),  combined  with an  increase  in
carpet  cushion  sales.   This   performance  was
partially    offset    by    pricing    pressures
experienced   during  the   quarter  and  certain
softness within the furniture industry.

Cost  of  goods   sold  as  a  percent  of  sales
improved  to 77.7%  for the  three  months  ended
June  30,  1997  from  79.8%  for the  comparable
period of 1996.  The  change  was  primarily  due
to  cost   improvement   activities   implemented
during  the  year and  cost  reductions  achieved
from plant consolidations made in 1996.

Selling,   general  and  administrative  expenses
were  $9.7  million  for the three  months  ended
June 30,  1997 as  compared  to $7.9  million for
the  comparable  period  of 1996.  This  increase
of   $1.8   million   primarily   reflected   the
incremental    costs    associated    with    the
Acquisitions.

Six months  ended June 30,  1997  compared to the
six months ended June 30, 1996

Net  sales  for the six  months  ended  June  30,
1997  were  $150.5  million  compared  to  $143.0
million  for  the  same  period  in  1996,  which
represented   an  increase  of  $7.5  million  or
5.3%.  This  increase in net sales was  primarily
due  to the  incremental  sales  associated  with
the  Acquisitions,  combined  with an increase in
carpet  cushion  sales.   This   performance  was
partially    offset    by    pricing    pressures
experienced   during   the   year   and   certain
softness within the furniture industry.

Cost  of  goods   sold  as  a  percent  of  sales
improved  to 78.2% for the six months  ended June
30,  1997  from  79.9% for the six  months  ended
June 30,  1996.  The  change  was  primarily  due
to  cost   improvement   activities   implemented
during  the  year and  cost  reductions  achieved
from plant consolidations made in 1996.

Selling,   general  and  administrative  expenses
were  $19.8  million  for  the six  months  ended
June 30, 1997 as  compared  to $16.1  million for
the  comparable  period  of 1996.  This  increase
of   $3.7   million   primarily   reflected   the
incremental    costs    associated    with    the
Acquisitions.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net cash from  operating  activities  for the six
months  ended  June  30,  1997  was a use of $3.1
million,  compared to $10.2  million  provided in
the    comparable    period    of   1996.    This
fluctuation  was  primarily  due  to  changes  in
working   capital   associated   with   increased
sales,    inventory    build   for   the   retail
back-to-school   season  and  timing.   Net  cash
used in investing  activities  was $15.0  million
for the six  months  ended June 30,  1997,  which
represented   approximately   $2.4   million   of
capital   expenditures  and  approximately  $12.6
million  associated  with the Simco  acquisition.
Net cash  used in  investing  activities  for the
comparable  period  of  1996  was  $4.8  million,
which  represented  capital   expenditures.   The
increased  spending  in  1996  was  due to  plant
consolidation   activities.   Net  cash  provided
from  financing  activities  for the  six  months
ended  June 30,  1997 was  $2.1  million,  net of
borrowing     associated     with    the    Simco
acquisition;  compared  to a use of $4.9  million
in  the  comparable  period  of  1996.  Financing
activities    reflect    fluctuations    in   the
Company's revolving credit facility.

<PAGE>

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

              (a)   Exhibits
                    10.37      Third Amendment to the
                               Credit Agreement dated as of
                               July 31,
                               1997 by and among Crain
                               Industries, Inc., Texas
                               Commerce Bank, N.A.,
                               as agent and the other
                               lenders party hereto.
                    27.1       Financial data schedule of
                               Crain Industries, Inc.

              (b)   Reports on Form 8-K
                    No reports on Form 8-K were filed for
                    the three months ended June 30, 1997
 

<PAGE>

SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  August  13, 1997               CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.


                    By:                /s/ JAMES N. MILLS     

                                    Name:   James N. Mills
                                    Title:  Chairman of the Board and
                                    Chief Executive Officer

 
                    By:               /s/ DAVID M. SINDELAR     
                                    Name:   David M. Sindelar
                                    Title:  Senior Vice President
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                   5
<LEGEND>
This Schedule contains summary financial
information extracted from the financial
statements contained in the body of the
accompanying Form 10-Q and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                1,000
       <CAPTION>
<S>                                            <C>
<CIK>                                          0001000458
<NAME>                                         Crain Industries, Inc.
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   JUN-30-1997
<CASH>                                          $   2,674
<SECURITIES>                                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                                      54,885
<ALLOWANCES>                                        8,147
<INVENTORY>                                        34,020
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                   86,007
<PP&E>                                             66,668
<DEPRECIATION>                                     13,924
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                    214,028
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                              46,499
<BONDS>                                           133,180
                                   0
                                             0
<COMMON>                                                0
<OTHER-SE>                                         28,985
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                      214,028
<SALES>                                           150,477
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                  150,477
<CGS>                                             117,733
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                     143,040
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                        0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                      464
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  7,786
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                    (1,432)
<INCOME-TAX>                                         (575)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  (857)
<DISCONTINUED>                                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                         0
<CHANGES>                                               0
<NET-INCOME>                                         (857)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                           0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                           0
        

</TABLE>

Exhibit 10.37


THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

              THIS  THIRD   AMENDMENT  TO  CREDIT
AGREEMENT  (the  "Amendment"),  dated  as of July
31,  1997,  is among CRAIN  INDUSTRIES,  INC.,  a
Delaware  corporation  ("Borrower"),  each of the
banks or other lending  institutions  which is or
may  from  time  to  time   become  a   signatory
thereto  or  any  successor  or  assign   thereof
(individually,  a "Bank" and,  collectively,  the
"Banks"),    TEXAS    COMMERCE    BANK   NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,  a national banking association,  as
an  issuing  bank  (in  such  capacity,  together
with its  successors,  any other  Banks or any of
their  respective   Affiliates   acting  in  such
capacity,    an    "Issuing    Bank")    and   as
administrative  agent  for  itself,  the  Issuing
Banks  and the  other  Banks  (in such  capacity,
together with its  successors  in such  capacity,
the "Agent").

RECITALS:

              A.    Borrower,   the  Agent,   the
Issuing  Banks and the Banks  have  entered  into
that  certain  Credit   Agreement   dated  as  of
August  29,  1995,  as  amended  by that  certain
First  Amendment to Credit  Agreement dated as of
March 22,  1996 (such  Credit  Agreement,  as the
same  has  been and may be  amended  or  modified
from time to time,  is  hereinafter  referred  to
as the "Agreement").

              B.    Borrower,   the  Agent,   the
Issuing  Banks and the Banks now  desire to enter
into this  Amendment to amend  certain  financial
covenants and as otherwise herein set forth.

                    NOW,      THEREFORE,       in
consideration  of the premises  herein  contained
and other good and  valuable  consideration,  the
receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged,   the  parties   hereto   agree  as
follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

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

ARTICLE II

Amendments

              Section   2.1.    Amendment   to   
Definition of Consolidated  EBITDA.  Effective as
of   the   date   hereof,   the   definition   of
"Consolidated  EBITDA"  appearing  in Section 1.1
of the  Agreement  is hereby  amended  to read in
its entirety as follows:

                     "Consolidated"      "EBITDA"
              means for any period,  with respect
              to  any  Person,  Consolidated  Net
              Income  of  such  Person  for  such
              period     (A)    plus,     without
              duplication   and  to  the   extent
              reflected   as  a  charge   in  the
              statement of such  Consolidated Net
              Income for such period,  the sum of
              (i) total income and  franchise tax
              expenses, (ii) interest expense,
<PAGE>

              amortization  or  writeoff  of debt
              discount  and debt  issuance  costs
              and  commissions  and discounts and
              other fees and  charges  associated
              with Debt,  (iii)  depreciation and
              amortization      expense,     (iv)
              amortization     of     intangibles
              (including,  but  not  limited  to,
              goodwill  and  organization   costs
              including,   with  respect  to  the
              Borrower,   costs  associated  with
              the    Acquisition),    (v)   other
              non-cash     charges     (including
              non-cash      currency     exchange
              losses),   (vi)  any  extraordinary
              and unusual  losses  (including (1)
              costs expensed  during fiscal years
              ending   December   31,   1997  and
              December  31,  1998 in  association
              with      plant      consolidations
              (including   but  not   limited  to
              costs    associated    with   plant
              shutdowns,  severance,  relocations
              and costs  related  to the start up
              of   processes   required   by  new
              facilities   to  reach   productive
              capacity),  in an aggregate  amount
              not to exceed  $1,000,000,  and (2)
              losses  on  sales of  assets  other
              than    inventory   sold   in   the
              ordinary  course of  business)  and
              (B) minus,  without duplication and
              to  the  extent   reflected   as  a
              credit or gain in the  statement of
              such  Consolidated  Net  Income for
              such  period,  the  sum of (i)  any
              extraordinary   and  unusual  gains
              (including  gains  on the  sale  of
              assets,  other than  inventory sold
              in   the    ordinary    course   of
              business)  and (ii) other  non-cash
              credits    or   gains    (including
              non-cash currency exchange gains).

              Section  2.2.   Interest   Coverage
                    Ratio.  Effective  as of  the
                    date  hereof,   Section  11.1
                    of the
       Agreement  is  hereby  amended  to read in
                    its entirety as follows:

                      Section    11.1    Interest
              Coverage  Ratio.  The Borrower will
              not  permit its  Interest  Coverage
              Ratio,     calculated     quarterly
              (beginning  December  31, 1995) for
              the   four   fiscal   quarters   of
              Borrower  ending as of the last day
              of each  fiscal  quarter  set forth
              below,  to be less  than the  ratio
              set  forth   opposite  such  fiscal
              quarter  below.  For  the  purposes
              of    determining    the   Interest
              Coverage  Ratio  for the  first two
              fiscal    quarters    of   Borrower
              following    the   Closing    Date,
              Consolidated  EBITDA for the fiscal
              quarters   ending   June  1995  and
              September  1995  shall be deemed to
              be   $6,300,000   for   each   such
              quarter.   The  Interest   Coverage
              Ratio for the four quarters  ending
              in    December    1995   shall   be
              calculated  using  (i)  the  deemed
              amounts of Consolidated  EBITDA for
              the  quarters  ending June 1995 and
              September   1995  and  the   actual
              amount of  Consolidated  EBITDA for
              the   fiscal   quarter   ending  in
              December  1995  multiplied  by two,
              and  (ii)  the  actual   annualized
              amount of Interest  Expense for the
              quarter or quarters then ended.

              Fiscal Quarter        Interest Coverage Ratio

              Quarter ending December 31, 1995 and
              each quarter ending in 1996                     1.40 to 1.00


              Quarters ending March 31, 1997 and
              June 30, 1997                                   1.60 to 1.00
 

              Quarters ending September 30, 1997
              and December 31, 1998                           1.50 to 1.00

              Quarters ending March 31, 1998 and
              June 30, 1998                                   1.60 to 1.00
 
              Quarters ending September 30, 1998
              and December 31, 1998                           1.65 to 1.00
 

              Quarters ending in 1999 and
              thereafter                                      1.75 to 1.00


ARTICLE III

Conditions Precedent

              Section  3.1.   Conditions.   The  effectiveness
of  this  Amendment  is  subject  to the  satisfaction  of the
following conditions precedent:

                    (a)    The  Agent   shall  have   received
                           evidence,    which    may    be   a
                           certificate    of   an    executive
                           officer of Borrower,  that Borrower
                           has  received  from  Hicks,   Muse,
                           Tate  &  Furst  Incorporated  or an
                           affiliate    thereof    an   equity
                           contribution  in an amount not less
                           than $10,000,000.

                    (b)    The  representations and warranties
                           contained  herein  and in all other
                           Loan Documents,  as amended hereby,
                           shall  be true  and  correct  as of
                           the date  hereof  as if made on the
                           date   hereof,   except  for  those
                           representations    and   warranties
                           that  are  expressly  made  as of a
                           specific date.

                    (c) No  Default  shall have  occurred  and
                          be continuing.

ARTICLE IV

Ratifications, Representations and Warranties

              Section  4.1.   Ratifications.   The
terms and  provisions  set forth in this Amendment
shall  modify  and  supersede   all   inconsistent
terms and  provisions  set forth in the  Agreement
and except as expressly  modified  and  superseded
by the  Amendment,  the  terms and  provisions  of
the  Agreement  and the other Loan  Documents  are
ratified  and  confirmed  and  shall  continue  in
full force and effect.  Borrower,  the Agent,  the
Banks  and  the  Issuing   Banks  agree  that  the
Agreement  as  amended  hereby  and the other Loan
Documents  shall  continue  to  be  legal,  valid,
binding and  enforceable in accordance  with their
respective terms.

              Section  4.2   Representations   and
Warranties.   Borrower   hereby   represents   and
warrants  to the Agent,  the Banks and the Issuing
Banks  that  (i)  the   execution,   delivery  and
performance  of  this  Amendment  and  any and all
other Loan  Documents  executed  and/or  delivered
in  connection  herewith  have been  authorized by
all  requisite  corporate  action  on the  part of
the  Borrower  and will not violate  the  articles
of incorporation  or bylaws of the Borrower,  (ii)
the  representations  and warranties  contained in
the  agreement,  as  amended  hereby,  and in each
other Loan  Document  are true and  correct on and
as of the date  hereof  as  though  made on and as
of  the  date   hereof,   (iii)  no  Default   has
occurred and is  continuing,  and (iv) Borrower is
in  full   compliance   with  all   covenants  and
agreements  contained in the  Agreement as amended
hereby  and the other Loan  Documents  to which it
is a party.

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ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

              Section     5.1     Survival     of
Representations      and     Warranties.      All
representations   and  warranties  made  in  this
Amendment  or any other Loan  Document  including
any Loan Document  furnished in  connection  with
this  Amendment  shall  survive the execution and
delivery  of this  Amendment  and the other  Loan
Documents,  and no  investigation  by the  Agent,
any Bank,  any Issuing Bank or any closing  shall
affect  the  representations  and  warranties  or
the  right  of  the  Agent,  the  Banks  and  the
Issuing Banks to rely upon them.

              Section    5.2     Reference     to
Agreement.    Each   of   the   Loan   Documents,
including  the  Agreement  and any and all  other
agreements,  documents,  or  instruments  now  or
hereafter  executed  and  delivered  pursuant  to
the  terms  hereof  or  pursuant  to the terms of
the  Agreement  as  amended  hereby,  are  hereby
amended  so  that  any  reference  in  such  Loan
documents   to  the   Agreement   shall   mean  a
reference to the Agreement as amended hereby.

              Section   5.3   Expenses   of   the
Agent.  As  provided in the  Agreement,  Borrower
agrees  to pay on  demand  all  reasonable  costs
and   expenses   incurred   by   the   Agent   in
connection  with  the  preparation,  negotiation,
and  executive  of this  Amendment  and the other
Loan Documents  executed  pursuant hereto and any
and   all    amendments,    modifications,    and
supplements     thereto,     including    without
limitation the costs and  reasonable  fees of the
Agent's   legal   counsel,   and  all  costs  and
expenses  incurred  by the  Agent,  the Banks and
the  Issuing   Banks  in   connection   with  the
enforcement or  preservation  of any rights under
the Agreement,  as amended  hereby,  or any other
Loan Document,  including without  limitation the
costs and  reasonable  fees of legal  counsel for
the Agent and the  Issuing  Banks and at any time
following  and  during  the  continuance  of  the
Event of  Default,  of one legal  counsel to each
Bank.

              Section   5.4   Severability.   Any
provision  of this  Amendment  held by a court of
competent   jurisdiction   to   be   invalid   or
unenforceable  shall  not  impair  or  invalidate
the  remainder of this  Amendment  and the effect
thereof  shall be  confined to the  provision  so
held to be invalid or unenforceable.

              SECTION   5.5.    APPLICABLE   LAW.
THIS  AMENDMENT  AND  ALL  OTHER  LOAN  DOCUMENTS
EXECUTED  PURSUANT  HERETO  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO
HAVE BEEN MADE AND TO BE  PERFORMABLE  IN DALLAS,
DALLAS  COUNTY,  TEXAS AND SHALL BE  GOVERNED  BY
AND  CONSTRUED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

              Section   5.6.    Successors    and
Assigns.  This  Amendment  is  binding  upon  and
shall  inure to the  benefit  of the  Agent,  the
Banks,  the Issuing  Banks and Borrower and their
respective   successors   and   assigns,   except
Borrower  may not assign or  transfer  any of its
rights  or  obligations   hereunder  without  the
prior  written  consent  of the  Agent and all of
the Banks.

              Section  5.7.   Counterparts.   The
Amendment   may  be   executed  in  one  or  more
counterparts,  each of  which  when  so  executed
shall be  deemed  to be an  original,  but all of
which when taken  together  shall  constitute one
and the same instrument.

              Section  5.8.   Effect  of  Waiver.
No  consent or waiver,  express  or  implied,  by
the Agent  and/or  any of the Banks to or for any
breach  of  or  deviation   from  any   covenant,
condition or duty by


Borrower or any  obligated  party shall be deemed
a consent  or  waiver  to or of any other  breach
of the same or any other  covenant,  condition or
duty.

              Section    5.9.    Headings.    The
headings,  captions,  and  arrangements  used  in
this  Amendment  are  for  convenience  only  and
shall  not  affect  the  interpretation  of  this
Amendment.

              Section    5.10.    ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.   THIS   AMENDMENT   AND  ALL
OTHER    INSTRUMENTS,    DOCUMENTS   AND
AGREEMENTS  EXECUTED  AND  DELIVERED  IN
CONNECTION  WITH THIS  AMENDMENT  EMBODY
THE FINAL,  ENTIRE  AGREEMENT  AMONG THE
PARTIES  HERETO  AND  SUPERSEDE  ANY AND
ALL  PRIOR   COMMITMENTS,   AGREEEMENTS,
REPRESENTATIONS    AND   UNDERSTANDINGS.
WHETHER  WRITTEN  OR ORAL,  RELATING  TO
THIS   AMENDMENT,   AND   MAY   NOT   BE
CONTRADICTED  OR VARIED BY  EVIDENCE  OF
PRIOR,   CONTEMPORANEOUS  OR  SUBSEQUENT
ORAL  AGREEMENTS OR  DISCUSSIONS  OF THE
PARTIES   HERETO.   THERE  ARE  NO  ORAL
AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO.

Executed as of the date first written above.

BORROWER:

CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.


By:          /s/DAVID SINDELAR                              
    Name:     David Sindelar
    Title:    Senior Vice President


AGENT, ISSUING BANK AND BANKS:
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Agent, as Issuing Bank
and as a Bank


By:        /s/MICHAEL LISTER 
   Name:    Michael Lister
   Title:   Vice President



WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (formerly First Interstate
Bank of California)

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By:        /s/CHARLES C. WARNER                             
     Name:    Charles C. Warner
     Title:   Vice President


NBD BANK


By:        /s/WILLIAM MCCAFFREY                             
     Name:    William McCaffrey
     Title:   Vice President


NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.


By:         /s/SUZANNE SMITH 
      Name:   Suzanne Smith
      Title:  Vice President


HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.

By:        /s/ELLEN COOK     
     Name:    Ellen Cook
     Title:   Assistant Vice President


THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:       /s/R. WES TOWNS    
     Name:    R. Wes Towns
     Title:     Vice President

SOCIETE GENERALE, SOUTHWEST AGENCY

By:         /s/CHRISTOPHER SPELTZ                           
     Name:    Christopher Speltz
     Title:      Vice President

              The undersigned  Guarantor hereby consents and
agrees to this  Amendment  and  agrees  that the  Subsidiary
Guaranty  shall  remain in full  force and  effect and shall
continue to be the legal,  valid and binding  obligation  of
such  Guarantor   enforceable   against  such  Guarantor  in
accordance with its terms.

GUARANTOR:

CRAIN AERO, INC.


By:        /s/DAVID SINDELAR 
     Name:  David Sindelar
     Title: Senior Vice President



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