INGRAM MICRO INC
S-3, 1997-11-04
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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997

                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)


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           Delaware                            5045                        62-1644402
 (State or other jurisdiction      (Primary Standard Industrial         (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)   Classification Code Number)        Identification No.)
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                            1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE
                               SANTA ANA, CA 92705
                                 (714) 566-1000

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    (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
                  OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

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                          JAMES E. ANDERSON, JR., ESQ.
              SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                            1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE
                               SANTA ANA, CA 92705
                                 (714) 566-1000
    (NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA
                          CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

                                   ----------

    APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE
PUBLIC: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes
effective.

                                   ----------

    If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [ ]

    If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. [x]

    If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]

    If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]

    If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]

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                                           PROPOSED MAXIMUM    PROPOSED MAXIMUM     AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES    NUMBER OF SHARES    OFFERING PRICE        AGGREGATE       REGISTRATION
  TO BE REGISTERED     TO BE REGISTERED      PER SHARE         OFFERING PRICE         FEE
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<S>                    <C>                  <C>                <C>               <C>
Class A Common          2,485,944(1)(2)        $3.32(2)(3)      $4,375,261(2)(3)     $1,326(2)
Stock, par value
$0.01 per share
                          250,000(1)         $25.875(4)         $6,468,750(4)        $1,961
                        8,213,354(1)(2)      $25.875(4)       $212,520,535(2)(4)    $64,400(2)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total:                 10,949,298(1)(2)          N/A          $223,364,546(2)       $67,687(2)
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(1) (a) 2,485,944 shares are being offered by Ingram Micro Inc. pursuant to the
    Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock Option Plan, (b) 250,000 shares are being
    offered by Ingram Micro Inc. pursuant to the Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and
    Restated 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, and (c) 5,767,717 shares, 1,610,392
    shares and 835,245 shares, respectively, are being offered by the Ingram
    Thrift Plan, the Ingram Micro Thrift Plan, and the Ingram Entertainment
    Thrift Plan (the "Thrift Plans"). Plus an indeterminate number of 
    additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution 
    resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(2) Includes $26,223,213 of securities carried forward from Registration
    Statement No. 333-27471 pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of
    1933, for which an aggregate filing fee of $7,947 was previously paid,
    consisting of (i) $830,678 of securities being offered by the Company
    pursuant to the Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock Option Plan for which a
    filing fee of $252 was previously paid (based on the weighted average
    exercise price of $1.76 per share) and (ii) $25,392,535 of securities being
    offered by the Thrift Plans for which a filing fee of $7,695 was previously
    paid (based on the maximum aggregate offering price of $25.875 per share).

(3) Based upon the weighted average exercise price for the Options (as defined
    herein) of $1.76 per share, with a maximum exercise price of $3.32 per
    share.

(4) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee 
    pursuant to Rule 457(c) based on a per share price of $25.875, the average
    of the high and low sales prices of $28.25 and $23.50 of the Company's Class
    A Common Stock on October 28, 1997. 

THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE. 

PURSUANT TO RULE 429 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE PROSPECTUS INCLUDED
IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ALSO RELATES TO SECURITIES REGISTERED AND
REMAINING UNISSUED UNDER REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-27471 PREVIOUSLY FILED
BY THE REGISTRANT.

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                                   PROSPECTUS
                             (SUBJECT TO COMPLETION)

                                INGRAM MICRO INC.

                              CLASS A COMMON STOCK

                                10,949,298 SHARES

                     (2,735,944 SHARES BY INGRAM MICRO INC.
         5,767,717 SHARES BY INGRAM THRIFT PLAN, AS SELLING STOCKHOLDER
      1,610,392 SHARES BY INGRAM MICRO THRIFT PLAN, AS SELLING STOCKHOLDER
  835,245 SHARES BY INGRAM ENTERTAINMENT THRIFT PLAN, AS SELLING STOCKHOLDER)


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    THIS PROSPECTUS RELATES TO THE OFFER AND SALE OF UP TO 2,485,944 SHARES OF
THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE ("CLASS A COMMON STOCK"), OF
INGRAM MICRO INC. ("INGRAM MICRO" OR THE "COMPANY") AT VARIOUS PRICES PURSUANT
TO THE INGRAM MICRO INC. 1996 ROLLOVER STOCK OPTION PLAN (THE "ROLLOVER PLAN").
PLEASE SEE THE SUMMARY OF THE ROLLOVER PLAN BEGINNING ON PAGE 17 AND THE FULL
TEXT OF THE ROLLOVER PLAN BEGINNING ON PAGE A-1.

    THIS PROSPECTUS ALSO RELATES TO UP TO 250,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
WHICH MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF CERTAIN
PARTICIPANTS IN THE INGRAM MICRO INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN (THE "AMENDED 1996 PLAN"), PURSUANT TO NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED
TO SUCH PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE AMENDED 1996 PLAN, SOME OR ALL OF WHICH MAY BE
TRANSFERRED BY PARTICIPANTS TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
AMENDED 1996 PLAN AND THE GRANT DOCUMENTS SPECIFYING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
SUCH NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS. THIS PROSPECTUS ALSO RELATES TO THE OFFER AND
SALE OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO SUCH NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS TO THE
BENEFICIARIES OF SUCH IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, OR THE EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS
OR BENEFICIARIES OF THEIR ESTATES, OR OTHER PERSONS DULY AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO
ADMINISTER THE ESTATE OR ASSETS OF SUCH PERSONS. PLEASE SEE THE SUMMARY OF THE
AMENDED 1996 PLAN BEGINNING ON PAGE 21 AND THE FULL TEXT OF THE AMENDED 1996
PLAN BEGINNING ON PAGE B-1.

    IN ADDITION, THIS PROSPECTUS RELATES TO THE OFFER AND SALE FROM TIME TO TIME
BY THE INGRAM THRIFT PLAN ("II THRIFT PLAN"), THE INGRAM MICRO THRIFT PLAN ("IM
THRIFT PLAN"), AND THE INGRAM ENTERTAINMENT THRIFT PLAN ("IE THRIFT PLAN"), AS
SUCCESSORS TO THE INGRAM THRIFT PLAN, OF A TOTAL OF 5,767,717 SHARES, 1,610,392
SHARES, AND 835,245 SHARES, RESPECTIVELY, OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF THE
COMPANY. II THRIFT PLAN, IM THRIFT PLAN AND IE THRIFT PLAN ARE SOMETIMES EACH
REFERRED TO HEREIN INDIVIDUALLY AS A "THRIFT PLAN" AND COLLECTIVELY AS THE
"THRIFT PLANS." THE THRIFT PLANS, DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS INTENDED TO QUALIFY
UNDER SECTION 401(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
"CODE"), CURRENTLY OWN AN AGGREGATE OF 7,229,108 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK,
PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE (THE "CLASS B COMMON STOCK"), (WHICH ARE AUTOMATICALLY
CONVERTIBLE INTO SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK UPON SALE) AND 981,354 SHARES OF
CLASS A COMMON STOCK (CONVERTED FROM CLASS B COMMON STOCK). THE COMPANY WILL NOT
RECEIVE ANY OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF SUCH SHARES OFFERED HEREBY.


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    The Thrift Plans directly or through agents, brokers, dealers or
underwriters designated from time to time, may sell shares of the Class A Common
Stock from time to time, on terms to be determined at the time of sale. To the
extent required, the specific number of shares to be sold, the purchase price
and public offering price, the names of any resale agent, dealer or underwriter,
and the terms and amount of any applicable commission or discount with respect
to a particular offer will be set forth in a Prospectus Supplement and/or
post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part. See "Plan Of Distribution."

    The Thrift Plans and any such agents, brokers, dealers or underwriters may
be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any commissions received by them and any
profit on the resale of the Class A Common Stock purchased by such deemed
underwriters may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the
Securities Act.

    The Company has agreed to bear all expenses of registration of the Class A
Common Stock under federal and state securities laws and to indemnify the Thrift
Plans and such agents, brokers, dealers, and underwriters against certain civil
liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act.

    The Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol "IM." On November 3, 1997, the last reported sale price of the Class A
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape was $30.94 per share.

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       SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 8 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN
                      RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OFFERING
                          (THE OFFERINGS BY THE COMPANY
                      AND THE OFFERINGS BY THE THRIFT PLANS
                          ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO
                           HEREIN AS "THE OFFERING").

                                   ----------

  THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
       EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
                 COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
                  OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
                         CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                                   ----------

    INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.


                                 _________, 1997



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    NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFERING MADE HEREBY TO GIVE
ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY BY ANY PERSON
IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR SUCH PERSON TO MAKE SUCH
OFFERING OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE
MADE HEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IMPLY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference................................4
Available Information..........................................................5
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Information....................................5
Prospectus Summary.............................................................6
Risk Factors...................................................................8
The Company...................................................................15
Restrictions on Resale........................................................17
The Rollover Plan.............................................................17
Federal Income Tax Considerations Relating to the Rollover Plan...............20
The Amended 1996 Plan.........................................................20
Federal Income Tax Considerations Relating to the Amended 1996 Plan...........25
ERISA.........................................................................26
Use of Proceeds...............................................................26
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations................................26
Plan of Distribution..........................................................28
Legal Matters.................................................................29
Experts.......................................................................29
Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock Option Plan.................................A-1
Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Equity Incentive Plan............B-1
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CERTAIN PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING MAY ENGAGE IN TRANSACTIONS THAT
STABILIZE, MAINTAIN, OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK
OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY. SPECIFICALLY, UNDERWRITERS, IF ANY, ENGAGED
BY THE THRIFT PLANS, MAY OVERALLOT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING AND MAY BID
FOR, AND PURCHASE, CLASS A COMMON STOCK IN THE OPEN MARKET. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF
THESE ACTIVITIES, SEE "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION."


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    Ingram Micro and the Ingram Micro logo are registered trademarks of the
Company. Ingram Alliance, IMpulse, "Leading the Way in Worldwide Distribution,"
and "Partnership America" are trademarks of the Company. All other trademarks or
tradenames referred to in this Prospectus are the property of their respective
owners.

                                   ----------

     Unless the context otherwise requires, the "Company" or "Ingram Micro"
refers to Ingram Micro Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated
subsidiaries. The fiscal year of the Company is a 52- or 53-week period ending
on the Saturday nearest to December 31. Unless the context otherwise requires,
references in this Prospectus to "1992," "1993," "1994," "1995," and "1996"
represent the fiscal years ended January 2, 1993 (53 weeks), January 1, 1994 (52
weeks), December 31, 1994 (52 weeks), December 30, 1995 (52 weeks), and December
28, 1996 (52 weeks), respectively. The Company's next 53-week fiscal year will
be fiscal year 1997.


                       INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

        The following documents previously filed with the Commission by the
Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act") (Exchange Act Commission File Number: 001-12203) are
incorporated by reference herein:

        (1)     The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                December 28, 1996 (the "Company's 1996 Form 10-K").

        (2)     The Company's Proxy Statement in connection with the Company's
                1997 Annual Meeting of Shareowners held on May 7, 1997.

        (3)     The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
                Company's Exchange Act Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated
                September 19, 1996, filed with the Commission pursuant to
                Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment thereto
                or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

        (4)     The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
                quarters ended March 29, 1997 and June 28, 1997.

        All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior
to the termination of the offering of the shares hereunder shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and shall be a part hereof from the date of the
filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes that
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a
part of this Prospectus, except as so modified or superseded.

        The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of
this Prospectus is delivered, on the written request of such person, a copy of
any or all of the information incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus is part (not including exhibits to such
information unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in
such information). Such request should be directed to Ingram Micro Inc., 1600 E.
St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705, Attention: Corporate Secretary,
(telephone number (714) 566-1000).



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                                    AVAILABLE INFORMATION

This Prospectus forms a part of a registration statement on Form S-3 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The Company has
registered on such registration statement a number of shares equal to the number
of shares issuable upon exercise of certain Options ("Options") to purchase
shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common
Stock"), under the Rollover Plan and the Amended 1996 Plan during the period in
which it expects this Prospectus to be available. This document contains
additional information about the Rollover Plan and the Amended 1996 Plan for use
by holders of such Options in determining whether to purchase shares of Class A
Common Stock pursuant to the Rollover Plan or the Amended 1996 Plan, whichever
is applicable. The discussion of the Rollover Plan beginning on page 17 is a
general summary only. Please refer to the complete text of the Rollover Plan
beginning on page A-1, and, if applicable, the Option Agreement. Capitalized
terms not separately defined in this Prospectus in the discussion relating to
the Rollover Plan have the meanings set forth in the Rollover Plan. The
discussion of the Amended 1996 Plan beginning on page 21 is a general summary
only. Please refer to the complete text of the Amended 1996 Plan beginning on
page B-1, and, if applicable, the Option Agreement. Capitalized terms not
separately defined in this Prospectus in the discussion relating to the Amended
1996 Plan have the meanings set forth in the Amended 1996 Plan. Additional
information regarding the Rollover Plan and the Amended 1996 Plan and their
administrators may be obtained from the Compensation and Benefits Manager of
Ingram Micro Inc., 1600 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705
(telephone number: (714) 566-1000).

     THIS PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE OPTIONS AND THE IM THRIFT PLAN IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS MANAGER OF INGRAM MICRO INC., 1600 EAST ST.
ANDREW PLACE, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92705 (TELEPHONE NUMBER: (714) 566-1000).
THIS PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE II THRIFT PLAN IS AVAILABLE FROM THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC., 4400 HARDING ROAD,
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37205 (TELEPHONE NUMBER: (615) 298-8200). THIS PROSPECTUS
RELATING TO THE IE THRIFT PLAN IS AVAILABLE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES OF INGRAM ENTERTAINMENT INC., TWO INGRAM BOULEVARD, LA VERGNE, TN
37089 (TELEPHONE NUMBER: (615) 287-4050).

     The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange
Act, and, in accordance therewith, files reports and other information with the
Commission. A copy of the Registration Statement, the exhibits and schedules
forming a part thereof and the reports and other information filed by the
Company in accordance with the Exchange Act may be inspected without charge at
the offices of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549
and at certain regional offices of the Commission located at Northwestern Atrium
Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and 7 World
Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material may
also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, upon payment of the fees prescribed
by the Commission. In addition, reports, proxy statements and other information
concerning the Company can be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. Such material may also be
accessed electronically by means of the Commission's home page on the Internet
at http://www.sec.gov.

                         SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

    In connection with the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company, in the Company's 1996 Form 10-K,
outlined cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause
the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in
forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. The factors
identified in the Company's 1996 Form 10-K include, but are not limited to, the
following: intense competition, narrow margins, fluctuations in quarterly
results, the capital intensive nature of the Company's business, management of
growth, the Company's dependence on information systems, exposure to foreign
markets, dependence on key suppliers, acquisitions, risk of declines in
inventory value, dependence on independent shipping companies and rapid
technological change. Any forward-looking statements made within this Prospectus
and Registration Statement should be considered in conjunction with the
information included in the Company's 1996 Form 10-K (including Exhibit 99.01
thereto, which is also incorporated by 




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reference as Exhibit 99.01 to this Registration Statement). In addition, certain
related information is contained herein under "Risk Factors."

                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

    The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed
information appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.

                                   THE COMPANY

    Ingram Micro is the leading wholesale distributor of computer-based
technology products and services worldwide. The Company markets microcomputer
hardware, networking equipment, and software products to more than 100,000
reseller customers in approximately 120 countries worldwide. Ingram Micro
distributes microcomputer products through warehouses in nine strategic
locations in the continental United States and 22 international distribution
centers located in Canada, Mexico, most countries of the European Union, Norway,
Malaysia, and Singapore. The Company believes that it is the market share leader
in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the third largest full-line
distributor in Europe. In 1996, approximately 31% of the Company's net sales
were derived from operations outside the United States. Ingram Micro offers
one-stop shopping to its reseller customers by providing a comprehensive
inventory of more than 145,000 distinct items (based on unique part numbers
assigned by manufacturers) from over 1,300 suppliers, including most of the
microcomputer industry's leading hardware manufacturers, networking equipment
suppliers, and software publishers. The Company's suppliers include Apple
Computer, Cisco Systems, Compaq Computer, Creative Labs, Hewlett-Packard, IBM,
Intel, Microsoft, NEC, Novell, Quantum, Seagate, 3Com, Sun Microsystems,
Toshiba, and U.S. Robotics.

    The Company conducts business with most of the leading resellers of
microcomputer products around the world, including, in the United States, CDW
Computer Centers, CompuCom, CompUSA, Computer City, Electronic Data Systems, En
Pointe Technologies, Entex Information Services, GE Capital Information
Technologies Solutions, Micro Warehouse, Sam's Club, Staples, and Vanstar. The
Company's reseller customers outside the United States include Complet Data A/S,
Consultores en Diagnostico Organizacional y de Sistemas, DSG Retail Ltd., 06
Software Centre Europe, B.V., GE Capital Technologies, Jump Ordenadores, Maxima
S.A., Norsk Datasenter, Owell Svenska AB, SNI Siemens Nixdorf Infosys AG, and TC
Sistema SPA.

    The Company has grown rapidly over the past four years, with net sales and
net income increasing to $12.0 billion and $110.7 million, respectively, in 1996
from $2.7 billion and $31.0 million, respectively, in 1992, representing
compound annual growth rates of 44.8% and 37.5%, respectively. The Company's
growth during this period reflects substantial expansion of its existing
domestic and international operations, resulting from the addition of new
customers, increased sales to the existing customer base, the addition of new
product categories and suppliers, and the establishment of the Company's master
reseller business launched in late 1994, as well as the successful integration
of thirteen acquisitions worldwide. Because of intense price competition in the
microcomputer products wholesale distribution industry, the Company's margins
have historically been narrow and are expected in the future to continue to be
narrow. In addition, the Company has relied heavily on debt financing for its
increasing working capital needs in connection with the expansion of its
business.





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                                  THE OFFERING


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         Class A Common Stock offered:

            Class A Common Stock offered by the Company      2,735,944 Shares

            Class A Common Stock offered by Thrift Plans:

               Class A Common Stock offered by the II        5,767,717 Shares
            Thrift Plan..............................

               Class A Common Stock offered by the IM        1,610,392 Shares
            Thrift Plan..............................

               Class A Common Stock offered by the IE           835,245 Shares
            Thrift Plan..............................

                          Total offered by the Company
                          and the Thrift Plans.......        10,949,298 Shares

  Common Stock to be outstanding after this offering (1):

                        Class A Common Stock.........        39,734,802 Shares

                        Class B Common Stock(2)......        99,729,852 Shares

                          Total......................       139,464,654 Shares

         Voting rights:

            Class A Common Stock.....................     One vote per share

            Class B Common Stock.....................     Ten votes per share

         NYSE Symbol.................................     IM
</TABLE>



(1)     Assumes all shares offered in this offering are actually sold, based on
        shares outstanding at September 27, 1997 of 29,766,858 shares of Class
        A Common Stock and 106,961,852 shares of Class B Common Stock. The 
        8,213,354 shares offered in this offering by the Thrift Plans represent
        981,354 shares of Class A Common Stock and 7,232,000 shares of Class B
        Common Stock, which will convert to Class A Common Stock automatically
        upon purchase in this Offering. See "Selling Stockholders." Excludes
        approximately 17,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable in connection
        with outstanding stock options.

(2)     Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible, at any time at the
        option of the holder, into one share of Class A Common Stock. In
        addition, the Class B Common Stock will be automatically converted into
        Class A Common Stock upon the occurrence of certain events.



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                                  RISK FACTORS

    In evaluating the Company's business, prospective investors should carefully
consider the following factors in addition to the other information contained in
this Prospectus.

    Intense Competition. The Company operates in a highly competitive
environment, both in the United States and internationally. The microcomputer
products distribution industry is characterized by intense competition, based
primarily on price, product availability, speed and accuracy of delivery,
effectiveness of sales and marketing programs, credit availability, ability to
tailor specific solutions to customer needs, quality and breadth of product
lines and services, and availability of technical and product information. The
Company's competitors include regional, national, and international wholesale
distributors, as well as hardware manufacturers, networking equipment
manufacturers, and software publishers that sell directly to resellers and large
resellers who resell to other resellers. Some manufacturers have been successful
in selling directly to the retail market, without the use of resellers or
distributors such as the Company. Many computer manufacturers which distribute
products through traditional two-tier distribution are attempting to counter the
success of the direct selling model through the use of channel assembly, in
which distributors or resellers assemble computers on behalf of manufacturers.
The Company intends to significantly increase its capacity and ability to
assemble computer systems. However, the Company's business, financial condition,
and results of operations could be adversely affected if manufacturers choose to
pursue the direct selling model, or if the Company is unable to successfully
compete in channel assembly. There can be no assurance that the Company will not
lose market share in the United States or in international markets, or that it
will not be forced in the future to reduce its prices in response to the actions
of its competitors and thereby experience a further reduction in its gross
margins. See " -- Narrow Margins."

    The Company entered the "aggregator" or "master reseller" business by
launching Ingram Alliance in late 1994. The Company competes with other master
resellers, which sell to groups of affiliated franchisees and third-party
dealers. Many of the Company's competitors in the master reseller business are
more experienced and have more established contacts with affiliated resellers,
third-party dealers, or suppliers, which may provide them with a competitive
advantage over the Company.

    The Company is constantly seeking to expand its business into areas closely
related to its core microcomputer products distribution business. As the Company
enters new business areas, it may encounter increased competition from current
competitors and/or from new competitors, some of which may be current customers
of the Company. For example, the Company intends to distribute media in the new
digital versatile disc format and may compete with traditional music and printed
media distributors. In addition, certain services the Company provides may
directly compete with those provided by the Company's reseller customers. There
can be no assurance that increased competition and adverse reaction from
customers resulting from the Company's expansion into new business areas will
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial
condition, or results of operations.

    Narrow Margins. As a result of intense price competition in the
microcomputer products wholesale distribution industry, the Company's margins
have historically been narrow and are expected in the future to continue to be
narrow. See " -- Intense Competition." These narrow margins magnify the impact
on operating results of variations in operating costs. The Company's gross
margins have declined from 8.3% for 1992 to 6.5% for the thirty-nine weeks ended
September 27, 1997. The Company receives purchase discounts from suppliers based
on a number of factors, including sales or purchase volume and breadth of
customers. These purchase discounts directly affect gross margins. Because many
purchase discounts from suppliers are based on percentage increases in sales of
products, it may become more difficult for the Company to achieve the percentage
growth in sales required for larger discounts due to the current size of the
Company's revenue base. The Company's gross margins have been further reduced by
the Company's entry into the master reseller business which has lower gross
margins than the Company's traditional wholesale distribution business.
Accordingly, if the Company's master reseller business continues to grow as a
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increase to cause its overall gross margins to decline. See " -- Risks
Associated with the Company's Master Reseller Business." The Company has taken a
number of steps intended to address the challenges of declining gross margins,
particularly by continually improving and enhancing its information systems and
implementing procedures and systems designed to provide greater warehousing
efficiencies and greater accuracy in shipping. However, there can be no
assurance that these steps will prevent gross margins from continuing to
decline. If the Company's gross margins continue to decline, the Company will be
required to reduce operating expenses as a percentage of net sales further in
order to maintain or increase its operating margins. While the Company will
continue to explore ways to improve gross margins and reduce operating expenses
as a percentage of net sales, there can be no assurance that the Company will be
successful in such efforts or that the Company's margins will not decline in the
future.

    Fluctuations in Quarterly Results. The Company's quarterly net sales and
operating results have varied significantly in the past and will likely continue
to do so in the future as a result of seasonal variations in the demand for the
products and services offered by the Company, the introduction of new hardware
and software technologies and products offering improved features and
functionality, the introduction of new products and services by the Company and
its competitors, the loss or consolidation of a significant supplier or
customer, changes in the level of operating expenses, inventory adjustments,
product supply constraints, competitive conditions including pricing, interest
rate fluctuations, the impact of acquisitions, currency fluctuations, and
general economic conditions. The Company's narrow margins may magnify the impact
of these factors on the Company's operating results.

    Specific historical seasonal variations in the Company's operating results
have included a reduction of demand in Europe during the summer months,
increased Canadian government purchasing in the first quarter, and pre-holiday
stocking in the retail channel during the September to November period. In
addition, as was the case with the introduction of Microsoft Windows 95 in
August 1995, the product cycle of major products may materially impact the
Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations. Changes in
supplier supported programs may also have a material impact on the Company's
quarterly net sales and operating results. The Company may be unable to adjust
spending sufficiently in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected sales
shortfall, which could materially adversely affect quarterly operating results.
Accordingly, the Company believes that period-to-period comparisons of its
operating results should not be relied upon as an indication of future
performance. In addition, the results of any quarterly period are not indicative
of results to be expected for a full fiscal year. In certain future quarters,
the Company's operating results may be below the expectations of public market
analysts or investors. In such event, the market price of the Class A Common
Stock would be materially adversely affected.

    Capital Intensive Nature of Business. The Company's business requires
significant levels of capital to finance accounts receivable and product
inventory that is not financed by trade creditors. The Company has relied
heavily on debt financing for its increasing working capital needs in connection
with the expansion of its business. At December 30, 1996 and September 27, 1997,
the Company's total debt was $304.0 million and $417.7 million, respectively,
and represented 26.9% and 30.2%, respectively, of the Company's total
capitalization. In order to continue its expansion, the Company will need
additional financing, including debt financing, which may or may not be
available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all. The Company expects
that the ratio of total debt to total capitalization will likely increase over
time. While a portion of the Company's historical financing needs has been
satisfied through internally generated funds and trade creditors, a substantial
amount prior to the Split-Off had come from intercompany borrowings under debt
facilities and an accounts receivable securitization facility maintained by
Ingram Industries Inc. ("Ingram Industries"), and now by the Company. No
assurance can be given that the Company will continue to be able to borrow in
adequate amounts for these or other purposes on terms acceptable to the Company,
and the failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition, and results of operations.

    The Company has a $1 billion credit facility and has recently added two new
multi-year, multi-currency revolving credit facilities totaling $650 million,
providing the Company total committed revolving credit facilities of $1.65
billion. The Company's ability in the future to satisfy its debt obligations
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performance, which is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial,
business, and other factors, including factors beyond the Company's control.

    Management of Growth. The rapid growth of the Company's business has
required the Company to make significant recent additions in personnel and has
significantly increased the Company's working capital requirements. Although the
Company has experienced significant sales growth in recent years, such growth
should not be considered indicative of future sales growth. Such growth has
resulted in new and increased responsibilities for management personnel and has
placed and continues to place a significant strain upon the Company's
management, operating and financial systems, and other resources. There can be
no assurance that the strain placed upon the Company's management, operating and
financial systems, and other resources will not have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, financial condition, and results of operations, nor
can there be any assurance that the Company will be able to attract or retain
sufficient personnel to continue the expansion of its operations. Also crucial
to the Company's success in managing its growth will be its ability to achieve
additional economies of scale. There can be no assurance that the Company will
be able to achieve such economies of scale, and the failure to do so could have
a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, and
results of operations.

    To manage the expansion of its operations, the Company must continuously
evaluate the adequacy of its management structure and its existing systems and
procedures, including, among others, its data processing, financial, and
internal control systems. When entering new geographic markets, the Company will
be required to implement the Company's centralized IMpulse information
processing system on a timely and cost-effective basis, hire personnel,
establish suitable distribution centers, and adapt the Company's distribution
systems and procedures to these new markets. There can be no assurance that
management will adequately anticipate all of the changing demands that growth,
including the Company's recently completed and any future acquisitions, could
impose on the Company's business systems, procedures, and structure. See " --
Acquisitions." In addition, the Company will be required to react to changes in
the microcomputer distribution industry, and there can be no assurance that it
will be able to do so successfully. Any failure to adequately anticipate and
respond to such changing demands may have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations. See " --
Dependence on Information Systems."

    Dependence on Information Systems. The Company depends on a variety of
information systems for its operations, particularly its centralized IMpulse
information processing system which supports more than 40 operational functions
including inventory management, order processing, shipping, receiving, and
accounting. At the core of IMpulse is on-line, real-time distribution software
which supports basic order entry and processing and customers' shipments and
returns. The Company's information systems require the services of over 400 of
the Company's associates with extensive knowledge of the Company's information
systems and the business environment in which the Company operates. Although the
Company has not in the past experienced significant failures or downtime of
IMpulse or any of its other information systems, any such failure or significant
downtime could prevent the Company from taking customer orders, printing product
pick-lists, and/or shipping product and could prevent customers from accessing
price and product availability information from the Company. In such event, the
Company could be at a severe disadvantage in determining appropriate product
pricing or the adequacy of inventory levels or in reacting to rapidly changing
market conditions, such as a currency devaluation. A failure of the Company's
information systems which impacts any of these functions could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, or results of
operations. In addition, the inability of the Company to attract and retain the
highly skilled personnel required to implement, maintain, and operate IMpulse
and the Company's other information systems could have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations. In
order to react to changing market conditions, the Company must continuously
expand and improve IMpulse and its other information systems. From time to time
the Company may acquire other businesses having information systems and records
which must be converted and integrated into IMpulse or other Company information
systems. This can be a lengthy and expensive process that results in a
significant diversion of resources from other operations. The inability of the
Company to convert the information systems of any acquired businesses, such as
that of the RND and Computek (as defined below), to the Company's information
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to train its information systems personnel in a timely manner and on a
cost-effective basis could materially adversely affect the Company's business,
financial condition, or results of operations. See " -- Acquisitions." There can
be no assurance that the Company's information systems will not fail, that the
Company will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel necessary for the
operation of such systems, that the Company will be able to expand and improve
its information systems, or that the information systems of acquired companies
will be successfully converted and integrated into the Company's information
systems on a timely and cost-effective basis.

    Management believes that customer information systems are becoming
increasingly important in the wholesale distribution of technology products. As
a result, the Company has recently enriched its customer information systems by
adding new features, including on-line ordering through the Internet. However,
there can be no assurance that competitors will not develop customer information
systems that are superior to those offered by the Company. The inability of the
Company to develop competitive customer information systems could adversely
affect the Company's business, financial condition, and results of operations.

    As is the case with many computer systems, some of the Company's systems
use two digit data fields which recognize dates using the assumption that the
first two digits are "19" (i.e., the number 97 is recognized as the year 1997).
Therefore, the Company's date critical functions relating to the year 2000 and
beyond, such as sales, distribution, purchasing, inventory control, merchandise
planning and replenishment, facilities, and financial systems, may be severely
affected unless changes are made to these computer systems. The Company expects
to resolve these issues in a timely manner and is currently engaged in a review
of all existing computer systems in order to implement the required changes.
However, no assurance can be given that these issues can be resolved in a timely
manner or that the Company will not incur significant expense in resolving these
issues.

    Exposure to Foreign Markets; Currency Risk. The Company, through its
subsidiaries, operates in a number of countries outside the United States,
including Canada, Mexico, most of the countries of the European Union, Norway,
Malaysia, and Singapore. In 1995, 1996, and for the thirty nine-weeks ended
September 1997, 30.7%, 31.0%, and 29.8%, respectively, of the Company's net
sales were derived from operations outside of the United States, and the Company
expects its international net sales to increase as a percentage of total net
sales in the future. The Company's international net sales are primarily
denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, the Company's
international operations impose risks upon its business as a result of exchange
rate fluctuations. Although the Company attempts to mitigate the effect of
exchange rate fluctuations on its business, primarily by attempting to match the
currencies of sales and costs, as well as through the use of foreign currency
borrowings and derivative financial instruments such as forward exchange
contracts, the Company does not seek to remove all risk associated with such
fluctuations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that exchange rate
fluctuations will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition, or results of operations in the future. In certain
countries outside the United States, operations are accounted for primarily on a
U.S. dollar denominated basis. In the event of an unexpected devaluation of the
local currency in those countries, the Company may experience significant
foreign exchange losses. For example, the devaluation of the Mexican peso, which
began in December 1994, significantly affected the Company's Mexican operations.
The primary impact on the Company's operating results was a foreign exchange
pre-tax charge of approximately $6.9 million and $7.8 million in 1994 and 1995,
respectively. In addition, the Company's net sales in Mexico were adversely
affected in 1995 as a result of the general economic impact of the devaluation
of the Mexican peso.

    The Company's international operations are subject to other risks such as
the imposition of governmental controls, export license requirements,
restrictions on the export of certain technology, political instability, trade
restrictions, tariff changes, difficulties in staffing and managing
international operations, difficulties in collecting accounts receivable and
longer collection periods, and the impact of local economic conditions and
practices. As the Company continues to expand its international business, its
success will be dependent, in part, on its ability to anticipate and effectively
manage these and other risks. There can be no assurance that these and other
factors will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's international
operations or its business, financial condition, and results of operations as a
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    Product Supply; Dependence on Key Suppliers. The ability of the Company to
obtain particular products or product lines in the required quantities and to
fulfill customer orders on a timely basis is critical to the Company's success.
In most cases, the Company has no guaranteed price or delivery agreements with
its suppliers. As a result, the Company has experienced, and may in the future
continue to experience, short-term inventory shortages. In addition,
manufacturers who currently distribute their products through the Company may
decide to distribute, or to substantially increase their existing distribution,
through other distributors, their own dealer networks, or directly to resellers.
Further, the personal computer industry experiences significant product supply
shortages and customer order backlogs from time to time due to the inability of
certain manufacturers to supply certain products on a timely basis. There can be
no assurance that suppliers will be able to maintain an adequate supply of
products to fulfill the Company's customer orders on a timely basis or that the
Company will be able to obtain particular products or that a product line
currently offered by suppliers will continue to be available. The failure of the
Company to obtain particular products or product lines in the required
quantities or fulfill customer orders on a timely basis could have a material
adverse effect on its business, financial condition, or results of operations.

    Although Ingram Micro regularly stocks products and accessories supplied by
over 1,300 suppliers, approximately 41.4%, 53.2%, 55.5% and 58.6% of the
Company's net sales in 1994, 1995, 1996, and thirty-nine weeks ended September
27, 1997, respectively, were derived from products provided by its ten largest
suppliers. In the thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 1997, 37.9% of the
Company's net sales were derived from sales of products provided by its three
largest suppliers. Certain of the Company's non-U.S. operations are even more
dependent on a limited number of suppliers. In addition, many services that the
Company provides to its reseller customers, such as financing and technical
training, are dependent on supplier support. The loss of a major supplier, the
deterioration of the Company's relationship with a major supplier, the loss or
deterioration of supplier support for certain Company-provided services, the
decline in demand for a particular supplier's product, or the failure of the
Company to establish good relationships with major new suppliers could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, or
results of operations. Such a loss, deterioration, decline, or failure could
also have a material adverse effect on the sales by the Company of products
provided by other suppliers.

    The Company's ability to achieve increases in net sales or to sustain
current net sales levels depends in part on the ability and willingness of the
Company's suppliers to provide products in the quantities the Company requires.
Although the Company has written distribution agreements with many of its
suppliers, these agreements usually provide for nonexclusive distribution rights
and often include territorial restrictions that limit the countries in which
Ingram Micro is permitted to distribute the products. The agreements are also
generally short term, subject to periodic renewal, and often contain provisions
permitting termination by either party without cause upon relatively short
notice. The termination of an agreement may have a material adverse impact on
the Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations.

    Risks Associated with the Company's Master Reseller Business. Ingram Micro
entered the master reseller (also known as "wholesale aggregation") business in
late 1994 through the launch of Ingram Alliance, which is designed to offer
resellers access to products supplied by certain of the industry's leading
hardware manufacturers at competitive prices by utilizing a low-cost business
model that depends upon a higher average order size, lower product returns
percentage, and supplier-paid financing. In addition, the Company completed the
acquisition of Intelligent Electronics' ("IE") indirect distribution
business, its Reseller Network Division (the "RND"), in July 1997. The master
reseller/indirect distribution business is characterized by gross margins and
operating margins that are even narrower than those of the U.S. microcomputer
products wholesale distribution business and by competition based almost
exclusively on price, programs, and execution. In the master reseller business,
the Company has different supply arrangements and financing terms than in its
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    A substantial portion of the net sales of the Company's master reseller
business is derived from the sale of products supplied by several key suppliers.
As a result, Company's master reseller business is dependent upon price and
related terms and availability of products provided by its key suppliers.
Although the Company considers its relationships with these suppliers to be
good, there can be no assurance that these relationships will continue as
presently in effect or that changes by one or more of such key suppliers in
their volume discount schedules or other marketing programs would not adversely
affect the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations.
Termination or nonrenewal of the Company' agreements with key suppliers would
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition,
or results of operations.

     Acquisitions. As part of its growth strategy, the Company pursues the
acquisition of companies that either complement or expand its existing business.
As a result, the Company is continually evaluating potential acquisition
opportunities, which may be material in size and scope. Acquisitions involve a
number of risks and difficulties, including expansion into new geographic
markets and business areas, the requirement to understand local business
practices, the diversion of management's attention to the assimilation of the
operations and personnel of the acquired companies, the integration of the
acquired companies' management information systems with those of the Company,
potential adverse short-term effects on the Company's operating results, the
amortization of acquired intangible assets, and the need to present a unified
corporate image.

     The Company completed the acquisition of IE's indirect distribution
business in July 1997. In addition, the Company announced on October 15, 1997,
that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Empresas Quintec S.A. to
acquire the leading Chilean computer products distributor, Computacion Tecnica,
S.A. and its affiliated companies, including Systemes & Solutions Informatica
Ltda., based in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Computek Enterprises (U.S.A.) Inc., based in
Miami, Florida; and Computacion Tecnica Peruana S.A. located in Lima, Peru
(collectively, "Computek").

     The Company anticipates that one or more potential acquisition
opportunities, including some that could be material to the Company, may become
available in the future. The Company may issue equity securities to consummate
acquisitions, which may cause dilution to investors purchasing Class A Common
Stock in this offering. In addition, the Company may be required to utilize cash
or increase its borrowings to consummate acquisitions. No assurance can be given
that the Company will have adequate resources to consummate any acquisition,
that any acquisition by the Company will or will not occur, that if any
acquisition does occur it will not have a material adverse effect on the
Company, its business, financial condition, or results of operations or that any
such acquisition will be successful in enhancing the Company's business.

    Risk of Declines in Inventory Value. The Company's business, like that of
other wholesale distributors, is subject to the risk that the value of its
inventory will be adversely affected by price reductions by suppliers or by
technological changes and evolving industry standards affecting the usefulness
or desirability of the products comprising the Company's inventory. These
changes may cause inventory in stock to decline substantially in value or to
become obsolete. In addition, suppliers may give the Company limited or no
access to new products being introduced. It is the policy of most suppliers of
microcomputer products to protect distributors such as the Company, who purchase
directly from such suppliers, from the loss in value of inventory due to
technological change or the supplier's price reductions. Under the terms of many
distribution agreements, suppliers will credit the distributor for inventory
losses resulting from the supplier's price reductions if the distributor
complies with certain conditions. In addition, under many such agreements, the
distributor has the right to return for credit or exchange for other products a
portion of the inventory items purchased, within a designated period of time. A
supplier who elects to terminate a distribution agreement generally will
repurchase from the distributor the supplier's products carried in the
distributor's inventory. The industry practices discussed above are sometimes
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agreements and do not protect the Company in all cases from declines in
inventory value. No assurance can be given that such practices will continue,
that unforeseen new product developments will not materially adversely affect
the Company, or that the Company will be able to successfully manage its
existing and future inventories. The Company's risk of declines in inventory
value could be greater outside the United States where agreements with suppliers
are more restrictive with regard to price protection and the Company's ability
to return unsold inventory. The Company establishes reserves for estimated
losses due to obsolete inventory in the normal course of business. Historically,
the Company has not experienced losses due to obsolete inventory materially in
excess of established inventory reserves. Although the Company believes that it
has adequate price protection and other arrangements with its suppliers to avoid
bearing the costs associated with these changes, no assurance can be made that
future technological or other changes and significant declines in inventory
value in excess of established inventory reserves, will not have a material
adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or results of operations of
the Company. Outside North America, the supplier contracts can be more
restrictive and place greater risks on the Company.

    The Company sometimes purchases from suppliers, usually at significant
discounts, quantities of products that are nearing the end of their product life
cycle. In addition, the Company's purchasing staff also seeks opportunities to
purchase quantities of products from suppliers at discounts larger than those
usually available. When the Company negotiates these purchases, it seeks to
secure favorable terms for the return to suppliers of products unwanted by
resellers and end-users.

    Because some of these purchase agreements contain terms providing for a
60-day time limit on returns to suppliers, end-user or reseller delays in
returning the product to the Company may make it difficult for the Company to
meet the deadline for returns to suppliers, and the Company could be left with
unwanted product. Additionally, some suppliers may be unwilling or unable to pay
the Company for products returned to them under purchase agreements, and this
trend may accelerate as consolidation in the industry increases. For products
offered by major suppliers, each of these events, were they to occur, could
materially adversely impact the Company's business, financial condition, or
results of operations.

    Dependence on Independent Shipping Companies. The Company relies almost
entirely on arrangements with independent shipping companies for the delivery of
its products. Products are shipped from suppliers to the Company through Skyway
Freight Systems, Yellow Freight Systems, APL Land Transport Services, and ABF
Freight Systems. Currently, Federal Express Corporation ("FedEx"), United Parcel
Service ("UPS"), Western Package Service, General Parcel Services, Roadway
Parcel Services, and Purolator Courier deliver the substantial majority of the
Company's products to its reseller customers in the United States and Canada. In
other countries, the Company typically relies on one or two shipping companies
prominent in local markets. The termination of the Company's arrangements with
one or more of these independent shipping companies, or the failure or inability
of one or more of these independent shipping companies to deliver products from
suppliers to the Company or products from the Company to its reseller customers
or their end-user customers could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations. For instance,
an employee work stoppage or slow-down at one or more of these independent
shipping companies could materially impair that shipping company's ability to
perform the services required by the Company. There can be no assurance that the
services of any of these independent shipping companies will continue to be
available to the Company on terms as favorable as those currently available or
that these companies will choose or be able to perform their required shipping
services for the Company.

    Alternate Means of Software Distribution. Net sales of software products
have decreased as a percentage of total net sales in recent years due to a
number of factors, including bundling of software with microcomputers; sales
growth in the Company's master reseller business, which is a hardware-only
business; declines in software prices; and the emergence of alternative means of
software distribution, such as site licenses and electronic distribution. The
Company expects this trend to continue.

    Control by Ingram Family Stockholders; Certain Anti-takeover Provisions. As
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of the outstanding Common Stock (and 82.2% of the outstanding voting power) was
held by Martha R. Ingram, her children, certain trusts created for their
benefit, and two charitable trusts and a foundation created by the Ingram family
(collectively, the "Ingram Family Stockholders"). The Ingram Family Stockholders
have entered into a Board Representation Agreement with the Company, which
provides that certain types of corporate transactions, including transactions
involving the potential sale or merger of the Company; the issuance of
additional equity, warrants, or options; certain acquisitions; or the incurrence
of significant indebtedness, may not be entered into without the written
approval of at least a majority of the voting power held by certain of the
Ingram Family Stockholders acting in their sole discretion. In addition, it
provides for the designation of (i) not more than three directors designated by
the Ingram Family Stockholders, (ii) one director designated by the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, and (iii) four or five additional directors
who are not members of the Ingram family or executive officers or employees of
the Company. Directors designated by the Ingram Family Stockholders may include
Martha R. Ingram, any of her legal descendants, or any of their respective
spouses. Voting control by the Ingram Family Stockholders may discourage certain
types of transactions involving an actual or potential change of control of the
Company, including transactions in which the holders of the Company's Class A
Common Stock might receive a premium for their shares over the prevailing market
price of the Class A Common Stock.

    Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (as amended from time to
time, the "DGCL"), which is applicable to the Company, prohibits certain
business combinations with certain stockholders for a period of three years
after they acquire 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation.
In addition, the authorized but unissued capital stock of the Company includes
1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Board of Directors is authorized to
provide for the issuance of such preferred stock in one or more series and to
fix the designations, preferences, powers and relative, participating, optional
or other rights and restrictions thereof. Accordingly, the Company may issue a
series of preferred stock in the future that will have preference over the
Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up or which could otherwise adversely affect holders of
the Common Stock or discourage or make difficult any attempt to obtain control
of the Company.

    Possible Volatility of Stock Price. The market price of the Class A Common
Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarterly variations
in the Company's results of operations, changes in earnings estimates by
research analysts, conditions in the personal computer industry, or general
market or economic conditions, among other factors. In addition, in recent years
the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. These
fluctuations have had a substantial effect on the market prices of many
technology companies, often unrelated to the operating performance of the
specific companies. Such market fluctuations could materially adversely affect
the market price for the Class A Common Stock.

                                   THE COMPANY

    Ingram Micro is the leading wholesale distributor of computer-based
technology products and services worldwide. The Company markets microcomputer
hardware, networking equipment, and software products to more than 100,000
reseller customers in approximately 120 countries worldwide in three principal
market sectors: the VAR sector, consisting of value-added resellers, systems
integrators, network integrators, application VARs, and original equipment
manufacturers; the Commercial sector, consisting of corporate resellers, direct
marketers, independent dealers, and owner-operated chains; and the Consumer
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stores, computer superstores, mass merchants, office product superstores,
software-only stores, and warehouse clubs. As a wholesale distributor, the
Company markets its products to each of these types of resellers as opposed to
marketing directly to end-user customers.

    The Company conducts business with most of the leading resellers of
microcomputer products around the world. Ingram Micro offers one-stop shopping
to its reseller customers by providing a comprehensive inventory of more than
145,000 distinct items (based on unique part numbers assigned by manufacturers)
from over 1,300 suppliers, including most of the microcomputer industry's
leading hardware manufacturers, networking equipment suppliers, and software
publishers. The Company's broad product offerings include: desktop and notebook
personal computers ("PCs"), servers, and workstations; mass storage devices;
CD-ROM drives; monitors; printers; scanners; modems; networking hubs, routers,
and switches; network interface cards; business application software;
entertainment software; and computer supplies. Ingram Micro distributes
microcomputer products worldwide through warehouses in nine strategic locations
in the continental United States and 22 international distribution centers
located in Canada, Mexico, most countries of the European Union, Norway,
Malaysia, and Singapore.

    The Company has grown rapidly over the past four years, with net sales and
net income increasing to $12.0 billion and $110.7 million, respectively, in 1996
from $2.7 billion and $31.0 million, respectively, in 1992, representing
compound annual growth rates of 44.8% and 37.5%, respectively. The Company's
growth during this period reflects substantial expansion of its existing
domestic and international operations, resulting from the addition of new
customers, increased sales to the existing customer base, the addition of new
product categories and suppliers, and the establishment of Ingram Alliance, as
well as the successful integration of thirteen acquisitions worldwide. Because
of intense price competition in the microcomputer products wholesale
distribution industry, the Company's margins have historically been narrow and
are expected in the future to continue to be narrow. In addition, the Company
has relied heavily on debt financing for its increasing working capital needs in
connection with the expansion of its business.

    The Company was previously a subsidiary of Ingram Industries, a company
controlled by the Ingram Family Stockholders. The Company, Ingram Industries,
and Ingram Entertainment Inc. ("Ingram Entertainment") have entered into certain
agreements, pursuant to which the operations of the three companies were
reorganized (the "Reorganization"). In the Reorganization, the Company, Ingram
Industries, and Ingram Entertainment allocated certain liabilities and
obligations among themselves. Immediately prior to the closing of the Company's
initial public offering in November 1996 ("IPO"), Ingram Industries consummated
an exchange, pursuant to which certain existing stockholders of Ingram
Industries exchanged all or a portion of their shares of Ingram Industries
common stock for shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company in specified
ratios (the "Exchange," collectively with those elements of the Reorganization
that occurred prior to the closing of the IPO, the "Split-Off"). Immediately
after the Split-Off and the closing of the IPO, none of the Common Stock was
held by Ingram Industries, other than 246,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
purchased by Ingram Industries in the IPO. At such time, 67.9% of the
outstanding Common Stock (and 80.5% of the outstanding voting power) was held by
the Ingram Family Stockholders. See "Risk Factors -- Control by Ingram Family
Stockholders; Certain Anti-takeover Provisions." After the Split-Off, Ingram
Entertainment continued to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Industries
until June 1997, at which time certain remaining stockholders of Ingram
Industries exchanged their remaining shares of Ingram Industries common stock
for shares of Ingram Entertainment common stock.

    The Company's earliest predecessor began business in 1979 as a California
corporation named Micro D, Inc. This company and its parent, Ingram Micro
Holdings Inc. ("Holdings"), grew through a series of acquisitions, mergers, and
internal growth to encompass the Company's current operations. Ingram Micro Inc.
was incorporated in Delaware on April 29, 1996, in order to effect the
reincorporation of the Company in Delaware. The successor to Micro D, Inc. and
Holdings were merged into Ingram Micro Inc. in October 1996. The Company's
principal executive office is located at 1600 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana,
California 92705, and its telephone number is (714) 566-1000. 



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                             RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE

    Any person who is an "affiliate" of the Company (as the term "affiliate" is
used in Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act), and
who acquires shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Offering may resell
such shares only (i) pursuant to a registration statement filed under the
Securities Act, or (ii) within the restrictions, including the sales volume
limitations, imposed by Rule 144 other than the one-year holding period
requirement in Rule 144. In addition, certain participants in the Rollover Plan
and the Amended 1996 Plan may be subject to the "short-swing profits" sanction
of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

                                THE ROLLOVER PLAN

    THIS SECTION IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SALES MADE BY THE THRIFT PLANS OR TO SALES
MADE BY THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO THE AMENDED 1996 PLAN. THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES
TO SALES MADE BY THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO EXERCISES OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK
OPTIONS GRANTED AND OUTSTANDING UNDER THE ROLLOVER PLAN.

PURPOSE

    Options outstanding under the Rollover Plan were granted upon the 
conversion and cancellation of certain options to purchase shares of, and
Incentive Stock Units ("ISUs") and Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") relating
to, common stock of Ingram Industries as provided in the Amended and Restated
Stock Option, SAR and ISU Conversion and Exchange Agreement (the "Conversion
Agreement") in connection with the Split-Off. The Rollover Plan expired 90 days
after the closing of the Split-Off (i.e., February 4, 1997).

    The following summary of the Rollover Plan does not purport to be complete,
and reference is made to the Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock Option Plan which
is reproduced beginning at page A-1.

ADMINISTRATION

    The Rollover Plan is administered by a Committee (the "Committee") of the
Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"). The Rollover Plan expired on
February 4, 1997; however, the authority of the Board and Committee with 
respect to outstanding Options continued after the authority to grant new 
Options under the Rollover Plan expired.

    Subject to the terms of the Rollover Plan and applicable law, the Committee
has full power to construe and interpret the Rollover Plan and to establish and
amend such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for the
proper administration of the Rollover Plan. Decisions of the Committee are
conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including Optionees and any persons
claiming under or through an Optionee.

    The Committee, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 16 of the
Exchange Act, shall consist of at least two directors of the Company chosen by
the Board, each of whom is a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Additional information regarding the Rollover Plan
and the Committee may be obtained by contacting the Committee: Attention:
Compensation and Benefits Manager of Ingram Micro Inc., 1600 East St. Andrew
Place, Santa Ana, California 92705 (telephone number: (714) 566-1000).

ELIGIBILITY

    This Prospectus applies only to the exercise of Non-Qualified Stock Options
by Participants who are current or former employees or directors of Ingram
Industries, Ingram Entertainment, or any of their respective subsidiaries, and
are not currently employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
("Optionees").



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SHARES SUBJECT TO THE ROLLOVER PLAN

    The maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable in respect of
Options granted and outstanding under the Rollover Plan is 7,047,031 shares.

OPTIONS

    Type of Options. All options held by Optionees under the Rollover Plan to
which this Prospectus relates are Non-Qualified Stock Options and are not
intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code").

    Term of Options. The term of an Option was determined by the Committee
pursuant to the Conversion Agreement.

    Exercise Price. The per share exercise price of each Option granted by the
Committee was determined by the Committee pursuant to the Conversion Agreement.

    Option Agreement. The Option Agreement, if applicable, may impose
restrictions or limitations on the exercise of an Option in addition to those
set forth in this Prospectus. Each Optionee should read his or her Option
Agreement with special care.

EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

    Termination of Employment. Except as the Committee may otherwise provide, if
an Optionee's employment with his or her Employer is terminated for any reason
other than death, permanent and total disability, retirement or Cause, the
Optionee's Non-Qualified Stock Options shall expire 60 days following such
termination of employment or, if earlier, the date such Option would otherwise
expire by its terms. Such Non-Qualified Stock Option will be exercisable prior
to such expiration only to the extent exercisable at the date of such
termination of employment.

    Death, Disability or Retirement. Except as the Committee may otherwise
provide, if an Optionee's employment with his or her Employer is terminated by
reason of death or by permanent and total disability or retirement (as
determined by the Committee), the Optionee or his successor (if employment is
terminated by death) shall have the right to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock
Option during the one-year period following such termination of employment, to
the extent exercisable at the date of such termination of employment, but in no
event later than the date the Non-Qualified Stock Option would otherwise expire
by its terms.

    Cause. An Optionee's right to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option shall
terminate and such Option shall expire upon termination of employment for Cause.

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

    EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Each Non-Qualified Stock Option is exercisable only
during its term.

    Non-Qualified Stock Options under the Rollover Plan may be exercised by
delivering or mailing to the stock plan administrator, Smith Barney, Inc. (the
"Stock Plan Administrator"), Attention: Stewart Smith, 3100 West End Avenue,
Suite 150, Nashville, Tennessee 37203-1323,

        (1)     a notice, in the form prescribed by the Committee, specifying
                the number of shares to be purchased, and either

        (2)     a check or money order payable to the Stock Plan Administrator
                for the exercise price multiplied by the number of shares to be
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        (3)     by indicating on the form, an exercise election instructing
                Smith Barney to open a securities account and (i) sell all
                shares acquired through the exercise, (ii) sell only the number
                of shares required to cover the cost of the exercise, or (iii)
                exercise and hold all shares in connection with exercising the
                Non-Qualified Stock Option), or

        (4)     shares of Class A Common Stock owned for at least six months
                valued at Fair Market Value on the date the Non-Qualified Stock
                Option is exercised equal to the per share exercise price
                multiplied by the number of shares to be purchased, or

        (5)     a combination of the consideration set forth in (2), (3) and (4)
                above.

     Upon receipt of such notice and payment, subject to compliance with
applicable withholding obligations, the Company shall cause prompt delivery to
the Optionee of a certificate or certificates for the shares purchased, if stock
certificates have been requested by the Optionee. Otherwise, the Stock Plan
Administrator will send to the Optionee a statement reflecting ownership in an
account with the Stock Plan Administrator by the Optionee of the total number of
shares of Class A Common Stock purchased and held by electronic notation.

RESTRICTIONS ON EXERCISE

    In order to avoid violation of any applicable law or regulation, the
Committee may at any time refuse to issue or transfer shares of Common Stock
under the Rollover Plan. It is expected that the Committee will refuse to issue
shares upon exercise of Non-Qualified Stock Options unless there is at such time
an effective registration statement (including a current prospectus) with
respect to such shares. The Company has agreed, as part of the Split-Off, to
keep effective until no Options remain outstanding, a registration statement on
Form S-3 relating to all shares issuable upon exercise of Options, other than
those covered by the registration statement on Form S-8 referred to below.

    Additional Registration Statement Relating to Options Held by Employees of
the Company. The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement
on Form S-8 effective March 24, 1997, relating to shares issuable upon exercise
of Options which are held by employees of the Company. Although such
registration statement is effective, the Committee still retains discretion to
refuse to issue shares upon exercise of Options.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

    The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Rollover Plan at any time.
However, with the exception of adjustment for changes in capitalization, the
authorization of the Company's stockholders is required if the Committee in its
sole discretion determines that such authorization is necessary to comply with
any tax or regulatory requirement, including any approval requirement which is a
prerequisite for exemptive relief from Section 16 of the Exchange Act, for which
or with which the Committee in its sole discretion determines that it is
desirable to qualify or comply. The Committee may amend the term of any Option
but no amendment may adversely affect any Option without the Optionee's consent.

ADJUSTMENTS

    In the event that the Committee shall determine that any corporate event
affects the Class A Common Stock such that an adjustment is required to preserve
the benefits or potential benefits made available under the Rollover Plan, then
the Committee may, in such manner as the Committee may deem equitable, adjust
any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares which thereafter may be optioned
and sold, (ii) the number and kinds of shares subject to outstanding Options,
and (iii) the exercise price with respect to any Option.

TRANSFERABILITY

    All Options granted under the Rollover Plan are nontransferable other than
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and distribution.

         FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE ROLLOVER PLAN

    The following summary contains general information on the United States
federal income tax consequences to Optionees and the Company with respect to
Non-Qualified Stock Options. All Options outstanding under the Rollover Plan and
that are covered by this Prospectus are Non-Qualified Stock Options. For
additional tax information, including information regarding state taxes,
Optionees should consult their own tax advisors.

GRANT OF OPTION

    There is no tax consequence to the Optionee or to the Company upon the grant
of a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

EXERCISE OF OPTION

    An Optionee realizes ordinary taxable income upon the exercise of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option to the extent of the difference between the fair
market value on the exercise date of the shares of Class A Common Stock acquired
on exercise of the Option, and the Option price. The Company has a corporate
income tax deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary taxable income of an
Optionee who is an employee or former employee of the Company. Ingram
Industries, Ingram Micro, and Ingram Entertainment have agreed that Ingram Micro
will be paid an amount equal to the tax benefit to Ingram Industries or Ingram
Entertainment, as the case may be, in respect of Options exercised by their
current or former employees.

    The exercise price of the shares plus the amount of the Optionee's ordinary
taxable income is the Optionee's cost basis for shares of Class A Common Stock
acquired pursuant to the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option. An Optionee
who sells shares of Class A Common Stock acquired upon exercise of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option will have gain or loss equal to the difference
between the amount realized on sale and the Optionee's cost basis for the
shares. If an Optionee sells shares at a gain and such shares were held for the
period specified under applicable tax law, the gain realized on sale will be
treated as a long-term capital gain.

    If the Optionee uses previously acquired shares of Class A Common Stock to
exercise a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the Optionee will not recognize gain or
loss on the exchange of the previously acquired shares for the Option shares.
Those shares received upon exercise that are equal in number to the previously
acquired shares exchanged therefor will have the same tax basis and holding
period as the previously acquired shares. The additional shares received upon
exercise will have a tax basis equal to the amount of ordinary income realized
on the Option exercise and a holding period beginning on the date of exercise.

TAX WITHHOLDING

    Upon the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the Optionee's Employer
is required to withhold federal and state (if applicable) income taxes, social
security tax (if the Optionee's wages have not exceeded the social security wage
base) and Medicare tax. THE AMENDED 1996 PLAN

    THIS SECTION IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SALES MADE BY THE THRIFT PLANS OR TO SALES
MADE BY THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO THE ROLLOVER PLAN. THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO
SALES MADE BY THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO EXERCISES OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS
BY HOLDERS THEREOF TO WHOM THE RIGHTS TO HOLD AND EXERCISE SUCH OPTIONS WERE
TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AMENDED 1996 PLAN BY THE ORIGINAL
HOLDER OF SUCH OPTIONS.



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PURPOSE

        The purposes of the Amended 1996 Plan are to promote the interests of
the Company and its shareowners by providing an additional means of retaining
and attracting competent management personnel, providing to participating
associates a financial incentive for high levels of performance, and attracting
and retaining the services of experienced and knowledgeable independent
directors.

        The following summary of the Amended 1996 Plan does not purport to be
complete, and reference is made to the Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated
1996 Equity Incentive Plan which is reproduced beginning at page B-1.

ADMINISTRATION

        The Amended 1996 Plan is administered by the Committee. Under the
Amended 1996 Plan, the Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options,
Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards,
Performance Based Awards, and Other Stock-Based Awards. The following summary
addresses Options which have been transferred by certain Participants in the
Amended 1996 Plan to immediate family members and which are Non-Qualified 
Stock Options (see "Eligibility" and "Transferability").

        Subject to the terms of the Amended 1996 Plan and applicable law, the
Committee has full power to construe and interpret the Amended 1996 Plan and to
establish and amend such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or
advisable for the proper administration of the Amended 1996 Plan. Decisions of
the Committee are conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including
Participants and any Person claiming under or through a Participant.

        The Committee, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 16 of the
Exchange Act, shall consist of at least two directors of the Company chosen by
the Board, each of whom is a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Additional information regarding the Amended 1996
Plan and the Committee may be obtained by calling (714) 566-1000 or by writing
the Committee: c/o Compensation and Benefits Manager, Ingram Micro Inc., 1600 E.
St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705.

ELIGIBILITY

        Any associate or member of the Board of the Company or any of its
Affiliates is eligible to participate in the Amended 1996 Plan.

        This Prospectus applies only to: (1) the exercise of Options by
immediate family members of certain Participants in the Amended 1996 Plan,
pursuant to non-qualified stock options granted to such Participants under the
Amended 1996 Plan, some or all of which may be transferred by Participants to
immediate family members in accordance with the Amended 1996 Plan and the grant
documents specifying the terms and conditions of such non-qualified stock
options; and (2) the offer and sale of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such
non-qualified stock options to the beneficiaries of such immediate family
members, or the executors, administrators or beneficiaries of their estates, or
other persons duly authorized by law to administer the estate or assets of such
persons.

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE AMENDED 1996 PLAN

        A maximum of 12,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock may be delivered
pursuant to the Amended 1996 Plan, of which 250,000 shares of Common Stock are
covered under this Prospectus. Shares relative to Awards that expire or do not
vest, or that are otherwise not delivered, may be available for subsequent
Awards and other purposes under the Amended 1996 Plan, except as otherwise
expressly provided in the Amended 1996 Plan. No Employee Participant may receive
Awards under the Amended 1996 Plan in any calendar year that relate to more than
3,600,000 Shares.



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OPTIONS

        Type of Options. Subject to the provisions of the Amended 1996 Plan, the
Committee shall have the authority to grant Non-Qualified Stock Options, not
intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code and Incentive Stock Options,
which are intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code. Any options which
have been transferred will following such transfer be Non-Qualified Stock
Options. See "Transferability."

        Term of Options. The term of an Option is governed by an applicable
Award Agreement and is determined by the Committee. In granting an Option, the
Committee may impose such conditions and limitations as it deems advisable.

        Exercise Price. The per share exercise price of each Option granted by
the Committee shall be determined by the Committee.

        Award Agreement. The applicable Award Agreement may impose restrictions
or limitations on the exercise of an Option in addition to those set forth in
this Prospectus.

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

        EXERCISE. Each Option will be exercisable in the manner and within the
period or periods and in the installments, if any, determined by the Committee
and set forth in the related Award Agreement, if any. The right to purchase the
unexercised portion of an installment continues until its lapse or termination.

        PAYMENT. Shares shall be delivered pursuant to an exercise of an Option
only if payment in full of the option price has been received by the Company or
its designee. Payment may be made in cash, or its equivalent, or, if permitted
by the Committee, by exchanging Shares owned by the Participant (which are not
the subject of any pledge or other security interest), or by a combination of
the foregoing. The combined value of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair
Market Value of any Shares tendered as of the date of tender must be at least
equal to the option price.

        IN ORDER TO AVOID VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION, THE
COMMITTEE MAY AT ANY TIME IMPOSE SUCH CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXERCISE OF
OPTIONS AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE.



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AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

        The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Amended 1996 Plan at any
time. However, with the exception of adjustment for changes in capitalization,
the authorization of the Company's shareowners is required if the Committee in
its sole discretion determines that such authorization is necessary to comply
with any tax or regulatory requirement, including any approval requirement which
is a prerequisite for exemptive relief from Section 16 of the Exchange Act, for
which or with which the Committee in its sole discretion determines that it is
desirable to qualify or comply. The Committee may amend the term of any Option
but no amendment may adversely affect any Option without the consent of the
Stock Option Transferee (as defined below).

        Unless otherwise provided in the Amended 1996 Plan or Award Agreement,
the authority of the Board and Committee with respect to outstanding Awards
shall continue after the authority to grant new Awards under the Amended 1996
Plan has expired.

ACCELERATION OR EXTENSION OF EXERCISABILITY.

        The Committee may at its discretion provide that an Option granted to a
Participant and transferred to a Stock Option Transferee may terminate at a date
earlier than that set forth, that an Option granted to a Participant and
transferred to a Stock Option Transferee may terminate at a date later than that
set forth, provided such date shall not be beyond the date the Option would have
expired had it not been for the termination of the Participant's employment or
service, and that an Option may become immediately exercisable when it finds
that such acceleration would be in the best interests of the Company.

ADJUSTMENTS

        In the event that the Committee shall determine that any corporate event
affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is required to preserve the
benefits or potential benefits made available under the Amended 1996 Plan, then
the Committee may, in such manner as the Committee may deem equitable, adjust
any or all of (i) the number of Shares of the Company (or number and kind of
other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may thereafter be
granted, (ii) the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number
and kind of other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and
(iii) the grant or exercise price with respect to any Award, or, if deemed
appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding
Award, subject to the limitations set forth in the Amended 1996 Plan.

TRANSFERABILITY

        The Amended 1996 Plan provides that stock options are generally not
transferable by a Participant except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution and are exercisable during the Participant's lifetime only by the
Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under certain circumstances, the
Committee may grant (or sanction by amending an existing grant) Non-Qualified
Stock Options that may be transferred by the Participant during his or her
lifetime to any member of his or her immediate family or a trust established for
the exclusive benefit of one or more members of his or her immediate family in
order to permit Participants who receive transferable grants to make a gift of
Non-Qualified Stock Options to such persons for estate planning purposes. The
term "immediate family" is defined for such purpose as children, stepchildren
and grandchildren, including relationships arising from legal adoption.

        This Prospectus relates to up to 250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
of the Company which may be offered and sold to immediate family members of
Participants in the Amended 1996 Plan pursuant to Non-Qualified Stock Options
that may be transferred to such immediate family members as described in the
immediately preceding paragraph. This Prospectus also relates to the offer and
sale of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such Non-Qualified Stock Options to the
beneficiaries of such immediate family members, or the executors, administrators
or beneficiaries of their estates, or other persons duly authorized by law to
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persons. As used herein, "Stock Option Transferee" refers to an immediate family
member of an Amended 1996 Plan Participant (or such person's beneficiary, estate
or other legal representative), or a trust for the benefit of one or more
immediate family members, that has received Non-Qualified Stock Options in a
valid transfer, and "Participant Transferor" refers to the Amended 1996 Plan
Participant who transferred Non-Qualified Stock Options held by a particular
Stock Option Transferee.

        Upon transfer to a Stock Option Transferee, a Non-Qualified Stock Option
continues to be governed by and subject to the terms and limitations of the
Amended 1996 Plan and the relevant grant, and the Stock Option Transferee is
entitled to the same rights as the Participant Transferor thereunder, as if no
transfer had taken place. Accordingly, the rights of the Stock Option Transferee
are subject to the terms and limitations of the original grant to the
Participant Transferor, including provisions relating to expiration date,
exercisability, exercise price and forfeiture. For information regarding the
terms of a particular Non-Qualified Stock Option grant, Stock Option Transferees
may contact the Compensation and Benefits Manager of Ingram Micro Inc., 1600 E.
St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705 (telephone number (714) 566-1000).

        Once a Non-Qualified Stock Option has been transferred to a Stock Option
Transferee, it may not be subsequently transferred by the Stock Option
Transferee except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. A Stock
Option Transferee may designate in writing to the Company before his or her
death one or more beneficiaries to receive, in the event of his or her death,
any rights to which the Stock Option Transferee would be entitled under the
Amended 1996 Plan. A Stock Option Transferee may also designate an alternate
beneficiary to receive payments if the primary beneficiary predeceases the Stock
Option Transferee. A beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked in
writing by the Stock Option Transferee at any time. Changes in beneficiary
designation should be sent (return receipt requested) to the attention of the
Compensation and Benefits Manager, Ingram Micro Inc., 1600 E. St. Andrew Place,
Santa Ana, California 92705.

EXERCISE OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS BY STOCK OPTION TRANSFEREES

        A Non-Qualified Stock Option may be exercised by a Stock Option
Transferee at any time from the time first set by the Committee in the original
grant to the Participant Transferor until the close of business on the
expiration date of the Non-Qualified Stock Option.

        The purchase price of the shares as to which Non-Qualified Stock Options
are exercised shall be paid to the Company at the time of exercise (i) in cash,
(ii) by delivering freely transferable shares of Class A Common Stock already
owned by the Stock Option Transferee having a total Fair Market Value, as
defined in the Amended 1996 Plan, on the day prior to the date of exercise at
least equal to the purchase price, (iii) a combination of cash and shares of
Class A Common Stock equal in value to the purchase price, or (iv) by such other
means as the Committee may from time to time determine.

        Upon exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option by a Stock Option
Transferee, any federal, state or local withholding taxes arising from the
exercise are the obligation of the Participant Transferor. The exercise will not
be given effect and the Stock Option Transferee will not be able to sell the
underlying shares until the Company receives confirmation that the Participant
Transferor's withholding obligations, where applicable, have been satisfied.
ACCORDINGLY, THE EXERCISE OF A NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION BY A STOCK OPTION
TRANSFEREE IS NOT ENTIRELY WITHIN HIS OR HER CONTROL.

        A Non-Qualified Stock Option will be deemed exercised on the date the
Office of the Corporate Secretary at Ingram Micro Inc., 1600 E. St. Andrew
Place, Santa Ana, CA 92706, has received a copy of the stock option exercise
form (by mail or courier or facsimile transmission), completed in all respects
and signed by the Stock Option Transferee (accompanied by a check and/or shares
of Class A Common Stock, where applicable). The Non-Qualified Stock Option
shares will generally be transferred to the Stock Option Transferee as of the
day following the date that (i) the above conditions have been met, (ii) the
funds and/or shares of Class A Common Stock paid by the Stock Option Transferee
in satisfaction of the exercise price have been received by the Company free and
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of all restrictions, and (iii) the Company has received confirmation that the
Participant Transferor's withholding obligations have been satisfied.

        Once the exercise is completed as described above, stock certificates
for the appropriate number of shares will be delivered to the Stock Option
Transferee or his or her estate or beneficiaries, or such shares shall be
credited to a brokerage account or otherwise delivered in such manner as the
person(s) entitled thereto may direct.

EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

        Because non-qualified stock options transferred to Stock Option
Transferees continue to be governed by the terms of the Amended 1996 Plan and
the original grant, their exercisability continues to be affected by the
Participant Transferor's employment status.

        If a Participant Transferor terminates employment with the Company for
any reason other than death, disability or retirement all outstanding
unexercised Non-Qualified Stock Options granted to such Participant Transferor,
including those held by a Stock Option Transferee, expire on the earlier of (i)
the 60th day following such termination of employment and (ii) the normal
expiration date but for such termination of employment, unless Committee has at
any time provided otherwise.

        Except as the Committee may at any time otherwise provide, if the
Participant's employment or services with the Company or its affiliates is
terminated by reason of death, disability or retirement, the Participant or his
successor (if employment or service is terminated by death) shall have the right
to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option during the one-year period following
such termination of employment or service, to the extent it was exercisable and
outstanding at the date of such termination of employment or service, but in no
event shall such option be exercisable later than the normal expiration date but
for such termination of employment.

       FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE AMENDED 1996 PLAN

        The following material represents a summary of the United States federal
income tax consequences of Non-Qualified Stock Options that have been
transferred under the Amended 1996 Plan. Prior to the exercise of any
Non-Qualified Stock Option or any disposition of stock acquired thereby under
the Amended 1996 Plan, a recipient of an Award should consult his or her own tax
advisor with respect to the application of the general principles discussed
below to his or her particular situation, the advisability of making any of the
elections described below, and the impact of state and local taxes on the
receipt, exercise, and vesting of Non-Qualified Stock Options.

INCOME AND GIFT TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR PARTICIPANT TRANSFERORS

        A Participant who transfers a Non-Qualified Stock Option by way of a
completed gift to an immediate family member will not recognize income at the 
time of the transfer. Instead, the Participant will recognize ordinary
compensation income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of
the shares purchased (which will not necessarily be equal to the price at which
such shares are sold, even if sold on the same day exercise) over the exercise
price at the time the Stock Option Transferee exercises the non-qualified stock
option. (Special rules may apply to Participants subject to potential liability
under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, which may defer the recognition of
compensation income.) Moreover, such income will be subject to payment and
withholding of income and FICA taxes. Subject to certain limitations, the
Company will generally be entitled to claim a Federal income tax deduction at
such time and in the same amount that the Participant realizes ordinary income.
In the event the Stock Option Transferee exercises the Non-Qualified Stock
Option after the death of the Participant, any such ordinary income will be
recognized by the Stock Option Transferee.

        A Participant who makes a completed gift of a Non-Qualified Stock
Option to an immediate family member may incur a gift tax on the completed gift
if the value of the gift exceeds the unified gift and estate tax on annual
exclusions available to that Participant.

INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR STOCK OPTION TRANSFEREES

        A Stock Option Transferee will not recognized income at the time of the
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Stock Option since a gift is specifically excluded from gross income. As
described in the preceding paragraph, the Participant and not the Stock Option
Transferee will recognize ordinary compensation income at the time the Stock
Option Transferee exercises the Non Qualified Stock Option if the Participant is
alive at the date the Non-Qualified Stock Option is exercised. In the event that
the Stock Option Transferee exercises the Non-Qualified Stock Option after the
death of the Participant, any such ordinary income will be recognized by the
Stock Option Transferee. Such income will not be subject to withholding of
income tax but will be subject to withholding of FICA tax unless such income is
recognized after the calendar year of the Participant's death. A Stock Option
Transferee who chooses to exercise a non-qualified stock option in whole or in
part by delivery of other Class A Common Stock already owned by the Stock Option
Transferee should consult with tax counsel concerning the tax consequences of
such a transaction.

        EACH AWARD HOLDER, PARTICIPANT TRANSFEROR, AND STOCK OPTION TRANSFEREE
SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF THE RECEIPT, EXERCISE, FORFEITURE OR VESTING OF AWARDS IN THE
RELEVANT CIRCUMSTANCES.

                                      ERISA

Neither the Rollover Plan nor the Amended 1996 Plan is "qualified" under Section
401(a) of the Code nor are either one subject to any provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

    If all 2,735,944 shares of Class A Common Stock being offered hereby by the
Company pursuant to the Rollover Plan and the Amended 1996 Plan were sold, the
net proceeds to the Company from this offering would be approximately $10.7
million. The Company intends to use the proceeds from this offering for general
corporate purposes.

    The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the 8,213,354
shares of Class A Common Stock being offered hereby for the account of the
Thrift Plans.


                 CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

    The following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income and estate
tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Class A Common Stock by a
"Non-U.S. Holder." A "Non-U.S. Holder" is a person or entity that, for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, is a non-resident alien individual, a foreign
corporation, a foreign partnership, or a non-resident fiduciary of a foreign
estate or trust.

    This discussion is based on the Code, and administrative interpretations as
of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, including changes with
retroactive effect. This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal
income and estate taxation that may be relevant to Non-U.S. Holders in light of
their particular circumstances and does not address any tax consequences arising
under the laws of any state, local, or foreign jurisdiction.

    Proposed United States Treasury Regulations were issued on April 15, 1996
(the "Proposed Regulations") which, if adopted, would affect the United States
taxation of dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder on Class A Common Stock. The
Proposed Regulations are generally proposed to be effective with respect to
dividends paid after December 31, 1997, subject to certain transition rules. The
discussion below is not intended to be a complete discussion of the provisions
of the Proposed Regulations, and prospective investors are urged to consult
their tax advisors with respect to the effect the Proposed Regulations would
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    Prospective holders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the
particular tax consequences to them of owning and disposing of Class A Common
Stock, including the consequences under U.S. federal law as well as under the
laws of any state, local, or foreign jurisdiction.

DIVIDENDS

    Subject to the discussion below, dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder of
Class A Common Stock generally will be subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate
or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. For
purposes of determining whether tax is to be withheld at a 30% rate or at a
reduced rate as specified by an income tax treaty, the Company ordinarily will
presume that dividends paid to an address in a foreign country are paid to a
resident of such country absent knowledge that such presumption is not
warranted.

    Under the Proposed Regulations, to obtain a reduced rate of withholding
under a treaty, a Non-U.S. Holder would generally be required to provide a Form
W-8 certifying such Non-U.S. Holder's entitlement to benefits under a treaty.
The Proposed Regulations would also provide special rules to determine whether
for purposes of determining the applicability of a tax treaty, dividends paid to
a Non-U.S. Holder that is an entity should be treated as paid to the entity or
those holding an interest in that entity.

    There will be no withholding tax on dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder that
are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or
business within the United States if the Non-U.S. Holder files a valid Form 4224
(or, if and when the Proposed Regulations become effective, a Form W-8) stating
that the dividends are so connected. Instead, the effectively connected
dividends will be subject to regular U.S. income tax in the same manner as if
the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. resident. A non-U.S. corporation receiving
effectively connected dividends may also be subject to an additional "branch
profits tax" which is imposed, under certain circumstances, at a rate of 30% (or
such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable treaty) of the non-U.S.
corporation's effectively connected earnings and profits, subject to certain
adjustments.

    Generally, the Company must report to the IRS the amount of dividends paid,
the name and address of the recipient, and the amount, if any, of tax withheld.
A similar report is sent to the holder. Pursuant to tax treaties or certain
other agreements, the IRS may make its reports available to tax authorities in
the recipient's country of residence.

    Dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder at an address within the United States
may be subject to backup withholding imposed at a rate of 31% if the Non-U.S.
Holder fails to establish that it is entitled to an exemption or to provide a
correct taxpayer identification number and certain other information. The
Proposed Regulations would, if adopted, alter the foregoing rules in certain
respects, including by providing certain presumptions under which a Non-U.S.
Holder would be subject to backup withholding in the absence of the
certification from the holder as to non-U.S. status, regardless of whether
dividends are paid to a U.S. or non-U. S. address.

GAIN ON DISPOSITION OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK

    A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax
with respect to gain realized on a sale or other disposition of Class A Common
Stock unless (i) the gain is effectively connected with a trade or business of
such holder in the United States, (ii) in the case of certain Non-U.S. Holders
who are nonresident alien individuals and hold the Class A Common Stock as a
capital asset, such individual is present in the United States for 183 or more
days in the taxable year of the disposition, (iii) the Non-U.S. Holder is
subject to tax pursuant to the provisions of the Code regarding the taxation of
U.S. expatriates, or (iv) the Company is or has been a "U.S. real property
holding corporation" within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code at any
time within the shorter of the five-year period preceding such disposition or
such holder's holding period. The Company is not, and does not anticipate
becoming, a U.S. real property holding corporation.

INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING ON DISPOSITION OF
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    Under current United States federal income tax law, information reporting
and backup withholding imposed at a rate of 31% will apply to the proceeds of a
disposition of Class A Common Stock paid to or through a U.S. office of a broker
unless the disposing holder certifies as to its non-U.S. status or otherwise
establishes an exemption. Generally, U.S. information reporting and backup
withholding will not apply to a payment of disposition proceeds if the payment
is made outside the United States through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S.
broker. However, U.S. information reporting requirements (but not backup
withholding) will apply to a payment of disposition proceeds outside the United
States if (A) the payment is made through an office outside the United States of
a broker that is either (i) a U.S. person, (ii) a foreign person which derives
50% or more of its gross income for certain periods from the conduct of a trade
or business in the United States, or (iii) a "controlled foreign corporation"
for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (B) the broker fails to maintain
documentary evidence that the holder is a Non-U.S. Holder and that certain
conditions are met, or that the holder otherwise is entitled to an exemption.

    The Proposed Regulations would, if adopted, alter the foregoing rules in
certain respects. Among other things. the Proposed Regulations would provide
certain presumptions under which a Non-U.S. Holder would be subject to backup
withholding in the absence of certification from the holder as to non-U.S.
status.

    Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the tax liability of
persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax
withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be
obtained, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.

FEDERAL ESTATE TAX

     An individual Non-U.S. Holder who is treated as the owner of, or has made
certain lifetime transfers of, an interest in the Class A Common Stock will be
required to include the value thereof in his gross estate for U.S. federal
estate tax purposes, and may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax unless an
applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        THIS SECTION IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SALES MADE BY THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO
THE EXERCISES OF OPTIONS UNDER THE ROLLOVER PLAN OR UNDER THE AMENDED 1996 PLAN.
THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO SALES MADE BY THE THRIFT PLANS.

    The Company will not receive any proceeds from any sales of Class A Common
Stock offered by the Thrift Plans pursuant to this Prospectus. Shares of Class A
Common Stock may be sold from time to time to purchasers directly by the Thrift
Plans. Alternatively, from time to time the Thrift Plans may offer shares of
Class A Common Stock through underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents, who may
receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions or
commissions from the seller and/or the purchasers for whom they may act as
agent. The Thrift Plans and any such underwriters, dealers or agents that
participate in the distribution of the Class A Common Stock may be deemed to be
underwriters, and any profits on the sale of Class A Common Stock by them and
any associated discounts, commissions or concessions that are received may be
deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. To the extent
any of the Thrift Plans may be deemed to be an underwriter, it may be subject to
certain statutory liabilities under the Securities Act including but not limited
to Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act. If required at the time a
particular offering is made, a Prospectus Supplement will be distributed that
will set forth the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock being
offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any
underwriters, any discounts, commissions and other items constituting
compensation from the selling Thrift Plans and any discounts, commissions or
concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers. Such Prospectus Supplement,
and, if necessary, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part, will be filed with the Commission to reflect
the disclosure of additional information with respect to the distribution of the
Class A Common Stock.

    Shares of the Class A Common Stock may be sold from time to time in one or
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offering price, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the
time of sale or at negotiated prices. Such prices will be determined by the
Thrift Plan selling such shares or by agreement between such Thrift Plan and
underwriters or dealers. Each of the Thrift Plans also may, from time to time,
authorize dealers, acting as the respective Thrift Plan's agents, to solicit
offers to purchase the Class A Common Stock upon the terms and conditions set
forth in any Prospectus Supplement.

    Each of the Thrift Plans and any other person participating in a sale or
distribution of the Class A Common Stock will be subject to applicable
provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder,
including without limitation Regulation M (designed to prevent manipulation of
the price of issuer stock), which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of
any of the Class A Common Stock by each of the Thrift Plans and any other such
person.

    In connection with this offering, underwriters, if any, may engage in
transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the Class
A Common Stock or other securities of the Company. Specifically, underwriters,
if any, may overallot the offering, creating a syndicate short position. In
addition, underwriters, if any, may bid for, and purchase, the Class A Common
Stock in the open market to cover syndicate shorts or to stabilize the price of
the Class A Common Stock. Finally, the underwriting syndicate, if any, may
reclaim selling concessions allowed for distributing the Class A Common Stock in
the offering, if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed Class A Common
Stock in syndicate covering transactions, in stabilization transactions or
otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of
the Class A Common Stock above independent market levels. Underwriters, if any,
are not required to engage in these activities, and may end any of these
activities at any time.

    The Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol: "IM."

    The Company has agreed to pay all expenses incident to the registration
statement of which this Prospectus forms a part and the sale of Class A Common
Stock by the Thrift Plans hereunder to the public, other than commissions, fees
and discounts of underwriters, dealers or agents. In addition, each of the
Thrift Plans and any underwriters, agents dealers and brokers participating in
the distribution of the Class A Common Stock, will be indemnified by the Company
against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act.

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

    Certain legal matters with respect to the Class A Common Stock offered in
this offering will be passed upon for the Company by James E. Anderson, Jr.,
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company. Mr.
Anderson owns shares of Common Stock, and options to purchase shares of Common
Stock, with an aggregate value in excess of $50,000.

                                     EXPERTS

    The consolidated financial statements of Ingram Micro Inc. incorporated in
this Prospectus by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 28, 1996, have been so incorporated in reliance on the
report of Price Waterhouse LLP, given on the authority of said firm as experts
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                                INGRAM MICRO INC.

                           ROLLOVER STOCK OPTION PLAN

    SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock
Option Plan is to provide for the granting of options to purchase shares of
Micro's common stock upon the conversion and cancellation of certain options to
purchase shares of, and ISUs and SARs relating to, common stock of Industries as
provided in the Conversion Agreement in connection with the split-off pursuant
to the Exchange Agreement.

    SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below:

    "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of Micro.

    "CAUSE" means commission of acts of dishonesty, disloyalty or acts
substantially detrimental to the welfare of Micro, Industries or Entertainment
or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as determined by the respective Boards
of Directors, or designated committees thereof.

    "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.

    "COMMITTEE" means a committee of the Board designated by the Board to
administer the Plan and composed of not less than the minimum number of persons
from time to time required by Rule 16b-3, each of whom, to the extent necessary
to comply with Rule 16b-3 only, is a "non-employee director" within the meaning
of Rule 16b-3. Until otherwise determined by the Board, the Compensation
Committee designated by the Board shall be the Committee under the Plan. If the
Board has not designated a committee to administer the Plan, the term
"Committee" shall mean the Board.

    "CONVERSION AGREEMENT" means the Stock Option, SAR and ISU Conversion and
Exchange Agreement, dated as of the date of the Closing among the Ingram
Companies and the other Persons set forth on the signature pages thereof.

    "EMPLOYEE" means an employee of Micro, Industries or Entertainment or any of
their respective Subsidiaries.

    "EMPLOYER" means a Participant's employer on the date that an Option is
granted hereunder to such Participant or any of such Employer's respective
parent or subsidiary corporations.

    "ENTERTAINMENT" means Ingram Entertainment Inc.

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

    "EXCHANGE AGREEMENT" means the Exchange Agreement dated as of September 4,
1996, as amended and restated as of October 17, 1996, among the Ingram Companies
and the other Persons set forth on the signature pages thereof.

    "EXECUTIVE OFFICER" means, at any time, an individual who is an executive
officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 3b-7 or who is an
officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(f).

    "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means with respect to the Shares, as of any given date
or dates, the reported closing price of a share of such class of common stock on
such exchange or market as is the principal trading market for such class of
common stock. If such class of common stock is not traded on an exchange or
principal trading market on such date, the fair market value of a Share shall be
determined by the Committee in good faith taking into account as appropriate
recent sales of the Shares, recent valuations of the Shares, the lack of
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the fact that the Shares may represent a minority interest and such other
factors as the Committee shall in its discretion deem relevant or appropriate.

    "FIRST CLOSING" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Exchange
Agreement.

    "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares from Micro that is
granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

    "INDUSTRIES" means Ingram Industries Inc.

    "INGRAM COMPANY" means each of Micro, Industries and Entertainment and their
respective Subsidiaries.

    "INGRAM FAMILY" means Martha Ingram, her descendants (including any adopted
Persons and their descendants) and their respective spouses.

    "ISU" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Conversion Agreement.

    "MICRO" means Ingram Micro Inc.

    "NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares from Micro
that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is not intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option.

    "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

    "OPTION AGREEMENT" means the written agreement evidencing an Option in
substantially the form attached hereto as Annex 1.

    "PARTICIPANT" means any Employee set forth in Schedule 1 to the Conversion
Agreement holding Options, ISUs or SARs outstanding as of the First Closing
under any Industries Equity-Based Plan (as defined in the Conversion Agreement)
and to the extent applicable, any heirs or legal representatives thereof.

    "PERSON" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

    "PLAN" means this Rollover Stock Option Plan.

    "PUBLIC OFFERING" means an underwritten registered public offering of Shares
of any class of common stock of Micro.

    "PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means an agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Annex 2 or Annex 3, as the case may be, to be executed by Micro and a
Participant as a condition to the exercise, prior to a Public Offering, by such
Participant of any Option granted hereunder.

    "RULE 16B-3" means Rule 16b-3 as promulgated and interpreted by the SEC
under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect
from time to time.

    "SAR" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Conversion Agreement.

    "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

    "SHARES" means shares of the Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share,
of Micro, or such other securities of Micro as may be designated by the
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    "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to Industries, Entertainment or Micro, any
entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing
similar functions are directly or indirectly owned by such Person at any time
after the First Closing.

    SECTION 3.  ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.
Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other
express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the
Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) determine whether, to what
extent, and under what circumstances Options may be settled or exercised in
cash, Shares, other securities or other property, or suspended and the method or
methods by which Options may be settled, exercised or suspended; (ii) determine
whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other
securities, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Option
shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof
or of the Committee; (iii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument
or agreement relating to, or Option made under, the Plan; (iv) establish, amend,
suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall
deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (v) make any
other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary
or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall treat each
Participant equally under this Section 3(a) and without regard to whether any
such Participant is employed by Micro, Entertainment or Industries or any of
their respective parent or subsidiary corporations, as the case may be.

    (b) Committee Discretion Binding. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the
Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions
under or with respect to the Plan or any Option shall be within the sole
discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final,
conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including any Ingram Company, any
Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Option, any stockholder and any
Employee.

    SECTION 4.  SHARES AVAILABLE FOR OPTIONS.

    (a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(b), the
number of Shares with respect to which Options may be granted under the Plan
shall be 12,000,000.

    (b) Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines that any
dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other
securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock
split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off,
combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of Micro or
other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an
adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to preserve
the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan,
then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or
all of (i) the number of Shares of Micro (or number and kind of other securities
or property) with respect to which Options may thereafter be granted, (ii) the
number of Shares or other securities of Micro (or number and kind of other
securities or property) subject to outstanding Options, and (iii) the exercise
price with respect to any Option, or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for
a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Option; provided, in each case,
that except to the extent deemed desirable by the Committee (A) with respect to
Options that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, no such
adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment would cause
the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of the Code and (B) with respect to any
Option, no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority
would be inconsistent with the Plan's meeting the requirements of Section 162(m)
of the Code.

    (c) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Options. Any Shares delivered
pursuant to an Option may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and
unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

    SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY. Participation in the Plan is limited to those
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of the First Closing.

    SECTION 6.  STOCK OPTIONS.

    (a) Grant. The Employees to whom Options shall be granted, the number of
Shares to be covered by each Option, the option price therefor, the type of
Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the
Option shall be determined in accordance with the Conversion Agreement,
including Schedule 1 thereto. Options will be Incentive Stock Options,
Non-Qualified Stock Options or both, as provided in the Conversion Agreement. In
the case of Incentive Stock Options, the terms and conditions of such grants
shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section
422 of the Code.

    (b) Exercise Price. The Committee shall establish the exercise price as
provided in Schedule 1 to the Conversion Agreement.

    (c) Exercise. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to
such terms and conditions as the Committee may, subject to the Conversion
Agreement, specify in the applicable Option Agreement or thereafter. The
Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of Options,
including without limitation, any relating to the application of federal or
state securities laws, as it may deem necessary or advisable.

    (d) Payment. No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an
Option until payment in full of the option price therefor is received by Micro.
Such payment may be made in cash, or its equivalent, or, if and to the extent
permitted by the Committee, by exchanging Shares owned by the optionee (which
are not the subject of any pledge or other security interest), or by a
combination of the foregoing, provided that the combined value of all cash and
cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any such Shares so tendered to
Micro as of the date of such tender is at least equal to such option price.

    SECTION 7. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT. The following provisions
shall apply in the event of the Participant's termination of employment unless
the Committee shall have provided otherwise, either at the time of the grant of
the Option or thereafter.

    (a) Non-Qualified Stock Options.

        (i) Termination of Employment. Except as the Committee may at any time
otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law, if the
Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer or any of its
Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than death, permanent and total
disability, retirement or Cause, the Participant's right to exercise any
Non-Qualified Stock Option shall terminate, and such Option shall expire, on the
earlier of (A) the 60th day following such termination of employment or (B) the
date such Option would have expired had it not been for the termination of
employment. The Participant shall have the right to exercise such Option prior
to such expiration to the extent it was exercisable at the date of such
termination of employment and has not subsequently been exercised.

        (ii) Death, Disability or Retirement. Except as the Committee may at any
time otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law, if the
Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer or any of its
Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of death, permanent and total disability,
or retirement, the Participant or his successor (if employment is terminated by
death) shall have the right to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option during
the one-year period following such termination of employment, to the extent it
was exercisable and outstanding at the date of such termination of employment,
but in no event shall such option be exercisable later than the date the Option
would have expired had it not been for the termination of such employment. The
meaning of the terms "permanent and total disability" and "retirement" shall be
determined by the Committee.

        (iii) Cause. On the date the Participant's employment with the
Participant's Employer or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated for Cause, the
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terminate and such Option shall expire.

        (iv) Acceleration and Extension of Exercisability. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide at any time (A) that an
Option granted to a Participant may terminate at a date later than that set
forth above, provided such date shall not be beyond the date the Option would
have expired had it not been for the termination of the Participant's employment
and (B) that an Option may become immediately exercisable when it finds that
such acceleration would be in the best interests of Micro.

    (b) Incentive Stock Options. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee
at the time of grant or otherwise or as required to comply with applicable law,
if the Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer or any of its
Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than for Cause, the Participant
shall have the right to exercise any Incentive Stock Option during the 60 days
after such termination of employment to the extent it was exercisable at the
date of such termination, but in no event later than the date the Option would
have expired had it not been for the termination of such employment. If the
Participant does not exercise such Option to the full extent permitted by the
preceding sentence, the remaining exercisable portion of such Option
automatically will be deemed a Non-Qualified Stock Option, and such Option will
be exercisable during the period set forth in Section 7(a) of the Plan, provided
that in the event that employment is terminated because of death or the
Participant dies in such 60-day period the Option will continue to be an
Incentive Stock Option to the extent provided by Section 421 or Section 422 of
the Code, or any successor provision, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder. On the date the Participant's employment with his Employer or any of
its Subsidiaries is terminated for Cause, the Participant's right to exercise
any Incentive Stock Option shall terminate and such Option shall expire.

    (c) Any time spent by a Participant in the status of "leave without pay"
shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the extent to which any Option
or portion thereof has vested or otherwise become exercisable or nonforfeitable.

    SECTION 8.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

    (a) Amendments to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Conversion
Agreement, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the
Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that no such amendment,
alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without
stockholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or
regulatory requirement, including for these purposes any approval requirement
which is a prerequisite for exemptive relief from Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act, for which or with which the Board deems it necessary or desirable to
qualify or comply. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be necessary so as to have
the Plan conform with local rules and regulations in any jurisdiction outside
the United States.

    (b) Amendments to Options. Subject to the provisions of the Conversion
Agreement, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any
terms of, or alter or suspend any Option theretofore granted, prospectively or
retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration or
suspension that would adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any
holder or beneficiary of any Option theretofore granted shall not to that extent
be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or
beneficiary.

    (c) Cancellation. Any provision of this Plan or any Option Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may cause any Option granted hereunder
to be cancelled in consideration of a cash payment or alternative Option made to
the holder of such cancelled Option equal in value to the Fair Market Value of
such cancelled Option on the date of cancellation.

    SECTION 9.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Nontransferability. No Option shall be assigned, alienated, pledged,
attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant, except
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however, that an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option may be
transferable, to the extent set forth in the applicable Option Agreement, (i) if
such Option Agreement provisions do not disqualify such Option for exemption
under Rule 16b-3 or (ii) if such Option is not intended to qualify for exemption
under such rule.

    (b) No Rights to Options. Except as provided in the Conversion Agreement or
herein, no Employee, Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be
granted any Option, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of
Employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Options. The terms and
conditions of Options need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

    (c) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other securities of
Micro or any Subsidiary delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Option or the
exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other
restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules,
regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed
and any applicable laws or rules or regulations, and the Committee may cause a
legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate
reference to such restrictions.

    (d) Withholding. A Participant may be required to pay to the Participant's
Employer and such Employer shall have the right and is hereby authorized to
withhold from any payment due or transfer made under any Option or under the
Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount
(in cash, Shares, other securities or other property) of any applicable
withholding taxes in respect of an Option, its exercise, or any payment or
transfer under an Option or under the Plan and to take such other action as may
be necessary in the opinion of the Employer to satisfy all obligations for the
payment of such taxes.

    (e) Option Agreements. Each Option hereunder shall be evidenced by an Option
Agreement which shall be delivered to the Participant and shall specify the
terms and conditions of the Option and any rules applicable thereto.

    (f) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the
Plan shall prevent Micro or any of its Subsidiaries from adopting or continuing
in effect other compensation arrangements, which may, but need not, provide for
the grant of options, restricted stock and Shares (subject to stockholder
approval if such approval is required), and such arrangements may be either
generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

    (g) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Option shall not be construed as
giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Participant's
Employer or any other Ingram Company. Further, the Participant's Employer may at
any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any
claim under the Plan or otherwise, unless otherwise expressly provided in the
Plan or in any Option Agreement.

    (h) Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable
Option, no Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Option shall have any
rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed under the
Plan until he or she has become the holder of such Shares.

    (i) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and
any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Option Agreement shall be
determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

    (j) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Option is or becomes
or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as
to any Person or Option, or would disqualify the Plan or any Option under any
law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or
deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed
or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially
altering the intent of the Plan or the Option, such provision shall be stricken
as to such jurisdiction, Person or Option and the remainder of the Plan and any
such Option shall remain in full force and effect.

    (k) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Shares or
other consideration under an Option if, acting in its sole discretion, it
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consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle Micro to
recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment
tendered to Micro by a Participant in connection therewith shall be promptly
refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, no Option granted hereunder shall be construed
as an offer to sell securities of Micro, and no such offer shall be outstanding,
unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any
such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of
the U.S. federal securities laws and any other laws to which such offer, if
made, would be subject.

    (l) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Option shall create
or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary
relationship between Micro or any of its Subsidiaries and a Participant or any
other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments
from Micro or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an Option, such right shall be
no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of Micro or any of
its Subsidiaries.

    (m) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Option, and the Committee shall determine whether
cash or other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu
of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto
shall be cancelled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

    (n) Execution of Purchase Agreement; Disposition of Shares. Prior to a
Public Offering, no Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option
unless and until a Purchase Agreement shall be executed by Micro and the
Participant. Each certificate representing Shares so acquired shall bear an
appropriate legend setting forth the restrictions on transfer of such Shares as
provided by such Purchase Agreement.

    (o) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan
solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be
deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of
the Plan or any provision thereof.

    SECTION 10.  TERM OF THE PLAN.

    (a) Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of August 20, 1996,
subject to approval by the stockholders of Micro.

    (b) Expiration Date. Subject to earlier termination by Micro, the Plan shall
expire 90 days after the First Closing. Unless otherwise expressly provided in
the Plan or in an applicable Option Agreement, any Option granted hereunder may,
and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust or
suspend any such Option or to waive any conditions or rights under any such
Option shall, continue after the authority for grant of new Options hereunder
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                                INGRAM MICRO INC.

                 AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

               SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purposes of the Amended and Restated
Ingram Micro Inc. 1996 Equity Incentive Plan are to promote the interests of
Ingram Micro Inc. and its stockholders by (i) attracting and retaining
exceptional directors, executive personnel and other key employees of Micro and
its Affiliates, as defined below; (ii) motivating such employees and directors
by means of performance-related incentives to achieve longer-range performance
goals; and (iii) enabling such employees and directors to participate in the
long-term growth and financial success of Micro.

               SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:

               "AFFILIATE" means (i) any entity that is, directly or indirectly,
controlled by Micro and (ii) any other entity in which Micro has a significant
equity interest or which has a significant equity interest in Micro, in either
case as determined by the Committee.

               "AWARD" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted
Stock Award, Performance Award or Other Stock-Based Award.

               "AWARD AGREEMENT" means any written agreement, contract, or other
instrument or document evidencing any Award, which may, but need not, be
executed or acknowledged by a Participant.

               "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of Micro.

               "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.

               "COMMITTEE" means a committee of the Board designated by the
Board to administer the Plan and composed of not less than the minimum number of
persons from time to time required by Rule 16b-3, each of whom, to the extent
necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 only, is a "Non-Employee Director" within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3. Until otherwise determined by the Board, the
Compensation Committee designated by the Board shall be the Committee under the
Plan.

               "EMPLOYEE" means an employee of Micro or any Affiliate and any
member of the Board.

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

               "EXECUTIVE OFFICER" means, at any time, an individual who is an
executive officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 3b-7 or who
is an officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(f).

               "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means with respect to the Shares, as of any
given date or dates, the reported closing price of a share of such class of
common stock on such exchange or market as is the principal trading market for
such class of common stock. If such class of common stock is not traded on an
exchange or principal trading market on such date, the fair market value of a
Share shall be determined by the Committee in good faith taking into account as
appropriate recent sales of the Shares, recent valuations of the Shares, the
lack of liquidity of the Shares, the fact that the Shares may represent a
minority interest and such other factors as the Committee shall in its
discretion deem relevant or appropriate.

               "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares from
Micro that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is intended to meet
the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

               "INGRAM FAMILY" means Martha Ingram, her descendants (including
any adopted persons and their descendants) and their respective spouses.

               "MICRO" means Ingram Micro Inc., together with any successor
thereto.

               "NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares
from Micro that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is not intended
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               "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock
Option.

               "OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARD" means any right granted under Section
10 of the Plan.

               "PARTICIPANT" means any Employee selected by the Committee to
receive an Award under the Plan (and to the extent applicable, any heirs or
legal representatives thereof).

               "PERFORMANCE AWARD" means any right granted under Section 9 of
the Plan.

               "PERSON" means any individual, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

               "PLAN" means this Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated 1996
Equity Incentive Plan.

               "PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means an agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A to be executed by Micro and a Participant as a
condition to the exercise, prior to a Public Offering, by such Participant of
any Option granted hereunder.

               "RESTRICTED STOCK" means any Share granted under Section 8 of the
Plan.

               "RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT" means any unit granted under Section 8 of
the Plan.

               "RULE 16B-3" means Rule 16b-3 as promulgated and interpreted by
the SEC under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as
in effect from time to time.

               "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor thereto.

               "SHARES" means shares of Class A common stock and Class B common
stock, $.01 par value, of Micro or such other securities as may be designated by
the Committee from time to time.

               "STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT" means any right granted under Section
7 of the Plan.

               "SUBSTITUTE AWARDS" means Awards granted in assumption of, or in
substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired by
Micro or with which Micro combines.

               SECTION 3.  ADMINISTRATION.

               (a) Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan, applicable law and contractual
restrictions affecting Micro, and in addition to other express powers and
authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have
full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type
or types of Awards to be granted to an eligible Employee; (iii) determine the
number of Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or
other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine
the terms and conditions of any Award, Award Agreement and Purchase Agreement;
(v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may
be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other
property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by
which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi)
determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares,
other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with
respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of
the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan
and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan;
(viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and
appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration
of the Plan; and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action
that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the
Plan.

               (b) Committee Discretion Binding. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and
other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within
the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be
final, conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including Micro, any Affiliate,
any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, any shareholder and any
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               SECTION 4.  SHARES AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS.

               (a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4(b) and 4(c), the number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be
granted under the Plan shall be 12,000,000. If, after the effective date of the
Plan, any Shares covered by an Award granted under the Plan or to which such an
Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award is settled for cash or
otherwise terminates or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, then the
Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of
Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares with respect to
which Awards may be granted, to the extent of any such settlement, forfeiture,
termination or cancellation, shall, in the calendar year in which such
settlement, forfeiture, termination or cancellation occurs, again become Shares
with respect to which Awards may be granted unless any dividends have been paid
thereon prior to such settlement, forfeiture, termination or cancellation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to adjustment as provided in Section
4(b), no Employee of Micro may receive Awards under the Plan in any calendar
year that relate to more than 3,600,000 Shares.

               (b) Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines that
any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other
securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock
split, reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, split-up,
spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of
Micro, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other
securities of Micro, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the
Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate
in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential
benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall,
in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number of
Shares of Micro (or number and kind of other securities or property) with
respect to which Awards may thereafter be granted, (ii) the number of Shares or
other securities of Micro (or number and kind of other securities or property)
subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price with
respect to any Award, or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash
payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, in each case, that
except to the extent deemed desirable by the Committee (A) with respect to
Awards of Incentive Stock Options no such adjustment shall be authorized to the
extent that such authority would cause the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of
the Code, as from time to time amended and (B) with respect to any Award no such
adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority would be
inconsistent with the Plan's meeting the requirements of Section 162(m) of the
Code, as from time to time amended.

               (c) Substitute Awards. Any Shares underlying Substitute Awards
shall not, except in the case of Shares with respect to which Substitute Awards
are granted to Employees who are officers or directors of Micro for purposes of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act or any successor section thereto, be counted
against the Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

               (d) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards. Any Shares
delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized
and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

               SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY. Any Employee, including any officer or
employee-director of Micro or any Affiliate, and any member of the Board, shall
be eligible to be designated a Participant.

               SECTION 6.  STOCK OPTIONS.

               (a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and contractual
restrictions affecting Micro, the Committee shall have sole and complete
authority to determine the Employees to whom Options shall be granted, the
number of Shares to be covered by each Option, the option price therefor and the
conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option. The
Committee shall have the authority to grant Incentive Stock Options, or to grant
Non-Qualified Stock Options, or to grant both types of options. In the case of
Incentive Stock Options, the terms and conditions of such grants shall be
subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the
Code, as from time to time amended, and any regulations implementing such
statute.

               (b) Exercise Price. The Committee in its sole discretion shall
establish the exercise price at the time each Option is granted.

               (c) Exercise. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may, in its sole
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The Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of
Options, including without limitation, any relating to the application of
Federal or state securities laws, as it may deem necessary or advisable.

               (d) Payment. No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any
exercise of an Option until payment in full of the option price therefor is
received by Micro. Such payment may be made: (i) in cash; (ii) in Shares already
owned by the Participant (the value of such Shares shall be their Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise); (iii) by a combination of cash and Shares; (iv)
if approved by the Committee, in accordance with a cashless exercise program
under which either (A) if so instructed by the Participant, Shares may be issued
directly to the Participant's broker or dealer upon receipt of the purchase
price in cash from the broker or dealer, or (B) Shares may be issued by Micro to
a Participant's broker or dealer in consideration of such broker's or dealer's
irrevocable commitment to pay to Micro that portion of the proceeds from the
sale of such Shares that is equal to the exercise price of the Option(s)
relating to such Shares, or (v) in such other manner as permitted by the
Committee at the time of grant or thereafter.

               SECTION 7.  STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

               (a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and contractual
restrictions affecting Micro, the Committee shall have sole and complete
authority to determine the Employees to whom Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
granted, the number of Shares to be covered by each Stock Appreciation Right
Award, the grant price thereof and the conditions and limitations applicable to
the exercise thereof. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with
another Award, in addition to another Award, or freestanding and unrelated to
another Award. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with or in addition
to an Award may be granted either at the same time as the Award or at a later
time. Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be exercisable earlier than six months
after grant and shall have a grant price as determined by the Committee on the
date of grant.

               (b) Exercise and Payment. A Stock Appreciation Right shall
entitle the Participant to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right
over the grant price thereof, provided that the Committee may for administrative
convenience determine that, with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right which
is not related to an Incentive Stock Option and which can only be exercised for
cash during limited periods of time in order to satisfy the conditions of Rule
16b-3, the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right for cash during such
limited period shall be deemed to occur for all purposes hereunder on the last
day of such limited period and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to
such stock appreciation right shall be deemed to be equal to the average of the
high and low prices during such period on each day the Shares are traded on any
stock exchange on which Shares are listed or on any over-the-counter market on
which Shares are then traded. Any such determination by the Committee may be
changed by the Committee from time to time and may govern the exercise of Stock
Appreciation Rights granted prior to such determination as well as Stock
Appreciation Rights thereafter granted. The Committee shall determine whether a
Stock Appreciation Right shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of
cash and Shares.

               (c) Other Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan
and any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine, at or after
the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the term, methods of exercise, methods
and form of settlement, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock
Appreciation Right. Any such determination by the Committee may be changed by
the Committee from time to time and may govern the exercise of Stock
Appreciation Rights granted or exercised prior to such determination as well as
Stock Appreciation Rights granted or exercised thereafter. The Committee may
impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation
Right as it shall deem appropriate.

               SECTION 8.  RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.

               (a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and contractual
provisions affecting Micro, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority
to determine the Employees to whom Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units shall be granted, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock and/or
the number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted to each Participant, the
duration of the period during which, and the conditions under which, the
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be forfeited to Micro, and the
other terms and conditions of such Awards.

               (b) Payment. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall have a value equal
to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in
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sole discretion of the Committee, upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable
thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement.

               (c) Dividends and Distributions. Dividends and other
distributions paid on or in respect of any Shares of Restricted Stock may be
paid directly to the Participant, or may be reinvested in additional Shares of
Restricted Stock or in additional Restricted Stock Units, as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion.

               SECTION 9.  PERFORMANCE AWARDS.

               (a) Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and contractual
provisions affecting Micro, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority
to determine the Employees who shall receive a "Performance Award", which shall
consist of a right which is (i) denominated in cash or Shares, (ii) valued, as
determined by the Committee, in accordance with the achievement of such
performance goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall
establish, and (iii) payable at such time and in such form as the Committee
shall determine.

               (b) Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan, any
contractual provisions affecting Micro and any applicable Award Agreement, the
Committee shall determine the performance goals to be achieved during any
performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any
Performance Award and the amount and kind of any payment or transfer to be made
pursuant to any Performance Award.

               (c) Payment of Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be paid
in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the performance period
or, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred
basis.

               SECTION 10. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Committee shall have
authority to grant to eligible Employees an "Other Stock-Based Award", which
shall consist of any right which is (i) not an Award described in Sections 6
through 9 above and (ii) an Award of Shares or an Award denominated or payable
in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related
to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares),
as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan;
provided that any such rights must comply with applicable law, and to the extent
deemed desirable by the Committee, with Rule 16b-3. Subject to the terms of the
Plan, any contractual provisions affecting Micro and any applicable Award
Agreement, the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any such
Other Stock-Based Award.

               SECTION 11. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE.
The following provisions shall apply in the event of the Participant's
termination of employment or service unless the Committee shall have provided
otherwise, either at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

               (a)  Non-Qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.

            (i) Termination of Employment or Service. Except as the Committee
may at any time otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law,
if the Participant's employment or services with Micro or its Affiliates is
terminated for any reason other than death, disability, or retirement, the
Participant's right to exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option or Stock
Appreciation Right shall terminate, and such Option or Stock Appreciation Right
shall expire, on the earlier of (A) the sixtieth day following such termination
of employment or service or (B) the date such Option or Stock Appreciation Right
would have expired had it not been for the termination of employment or
services. The Participant shall have the right to exercise such Option or Stock
Appreciation Right prior to such expiration to the extent it was exercisable at
the date of such termination of employment or service and shall not have been
exercised.

           (ii) Death, Disability or Retirement. Except as the Committee may at
any time otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law, if the
Participant's employment or services with Micro or its Affiliates is terminated
by reason of death, disability, or retirement, the Participant or his successor
(if employment or service is terminated by death) shall have the right to
exercise any Non-Qualified Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right during the
one-year period following such termination of employment or service, to the
extent it was exercisable and outstanding at the date of such termination of
employment or service, but in no event shall such option be exercisable later
than the date the Option would have expired had it not been for the termination
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employment or services. The meaning of the terms "disability" and "retirement"
shall be determined by the Committee.

           (iii) Acceleration or Extension of Exercisability. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide at any time (A)
that an Option granted to a Participant may terminate at a date earlier than
that set forth above, (B) that an Option granted to a Participant may terminate
at a date later than that set forth above, provided such date shall not be
beyond the date the Option would have expired had it not been for the
termination of the Participant's employment or service and (C) that an Option or
Stock Appreciation Right may become immediately exercisable when it finds that
such acceleration would be in the best interests of Micro.

               (b) Incentive Stock Options. Except as otherwise determined by
the Committee at the time of grant or otherwise or as required to comply with
applicable law, if the Participant's employment with Micro and its Affiliates is
terminated for any reason, the Participant shall have the right to exercise any
Incentive Stock Option and any related Stock Appreciation Right during the 90
days after such termination of employment to the extent it was exercisable at
the date of such termination, but in no event later than the date the Option
would have expired had it not been for the termination of such employment. If
the Participant does not exercise such Option or related Stock Appreciation
Right to the full extent permitted by the preceding sentence, the remaining
exercisable portion of such Option automatically will be deemed a Non-Qualified
Stock Option, and such Option and the related Stock Appreciation Right will be
exercisable during the period set forth in Section 11(a) of the Plan, provided
that in the event that employment is terminated because of death or the
Participant dies in such 90-day period the Option will continue to be an
Incentive Stock Option to the extent provided by Section 421 or Section 422 of
the Code, or any successor provision, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder.

               (c) Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee at the time of grant or as required to comply with applicable law,
upon termination of employment or service for any reason during the restriction
period, all shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restriction shall be
forfeited by the Participant and reacquired by Micro at the price (if any) paid
by the Participant for such Restricted Stock; provided that in the event of
Participant's retirement, disability, or death, or in cases of special
circumstances, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, when it finds that a
waiver would be in the best interests of Micro, waive in whole or in part any or
all remaining restrictions with respect to such Participant's shares of
Restricted Stock. Any time spent by a Participant in the status of "leave
without pay" shall extend the period otherwise required for purposes of
determining the extent to which any Award or portion thereof has vested or
otherwise become exercisable or nonforfeitable.

               (d) Except as the Committee may otherwise determine, for purposes
hereof any termination of a Participant's employment or service for any reason
shall occur on the date Participant ceases to perform services for Micro or any
Affiliate without regard to whether Participant continues thereafter to receive
any compensatory payments therefrom or is paid salary thereby in lieu of notice
of termination or, with respect to a member of the Board who is not also an
employee of Micro or any Affiliate, the date such Participant is no longer a
member of the Board.

               SECTION 12. MERGER. In the event of a merger of Micro with or
into another corporation, each outstanding Award may be assumed or an equivalent
award may be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary
of such successor corporation. If, in such event, an Award is not assumed or
substituted, the Award shall terminate as of the date of the closing of the
merger. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Award shall be considered
assumed if, following the merger, the Award confers the right to purchase or
receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger,
the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property)
received in the merger by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the
effective date of the transaction (and if the holders are offered a choice of
consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding Shares). If such consideration received in the merger is not
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent, the Committee
may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the
consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award, for each Share
subject to the Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or
its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by
holders of Common Stock in the merger.



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               SECTION 13.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

               (a) Amendments to the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend,
discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided
that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination
shall be made without shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to
comply with any tax or regulatory requirement, including for these purposes any
approval requirement which is a prerequisite for exemptive relief from Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act, for which or with which the Board deems it necessary
or desirable to qualify or comply. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be necessary so
as to have the Plan conform with local rules and regulations in any jurisdiction
outside the United States.

               (b) Amendments to Awards. Subject to the terms of the Plan and
applicable law, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend
any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award
theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such
waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or
termination that would adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any
holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent
be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or
beneficiary.

               (c) Cancellation. Any provision of this Plan or any Award
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may cause any Award
granted hereunder to be canceled in consideration of a cash payment or
alternative Award made to the holder of such canceled Award equal in value to
the Fair Market Value of such canceled Award.

               SECTION 14.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.

               (a) Dividend Equivalents. In the sole and complete discretion of
the Committee, an Award, whether made as an Other Stock-Based Award under
Section 10 or as an Award granted pursuant to Sections 6 through 9 hereof, may
provide the Participant with dividends or dividend equivalents, payable in cash,
Shares, other securities or other property on a current or deferred basis.

               (b) Nontransferability. No Award shall be assigned, alienated,
pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant,
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

               (c) No Rights to Awards. No Employee, Participant or other Person
shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for
uniformity of treatment of Employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries
of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect
to each recipient.

               (d) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other
securities of Micro or any Affiliate delivered under the Plan pursuant to any
Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and
other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the
rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are
then listed and any applicable laws or rules or regulations, and the Committee
may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make
appropriate reference to such restrictions.

               (e) Withholding. A Participant may be required to pay to Micro or
any Affiliate, and Micro or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby
authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made
under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing
to a Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or
other property) of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of an Award, its
exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to
take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of Micro to satisfy
all obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Committee may provide for
additional cash payments to holders of Awards to defray or offset any tax
arising from any such grant, lapse, vesting, or exercise of any Award.

               (f) Award Agreements. Each Award hereunder shall be evidenced by
an Award Agreement which shall be delivered to the Participant and shall specify
the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto.

               (g) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing
contained in the Plan shall prevent Micro or any Affiliate from adopting or
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not, provide for the grant of options, restricted stock, Shares and other types
of Awards provided for hereunder (subject to shareholder approval if such
approval is required), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable
or applicable only in specific cases.

               (h) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ or
service of Micro or any Affiliate. Further, Micro or an Affiliate may at any
time dismiss a Participant from employment or service, free from any liability
or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or
in any Award Agreement.

               (i) Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the
applicable Award, no Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Award shall
have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be issued under
the Plan until he or she has become the holder of such Shares. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in connection with each grant of Restricted Stock hereunder, the
applicable Award shall specify if and to what extent the Participant shall not
be entitled to the rights of a stockholder in respect of such Restricted Stock.

               (j) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the
Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award Agreement
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

               (k) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or
becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any
Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be
construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot
be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee,
materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be
stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan
and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

               (l) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any
Shares or other consideration under an Award if, acting in its sole discretion,
it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such other
consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle Micro to
recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment
tendered to Micro by a Participant in connection therewith shall be promptly
refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, no Award granted hereunder shall be construed
as an offer to sell securities of Micro, and no such offer shall be outstanding,
unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any
such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of
the U.S. federal securities laws and any other laws to which such offer, if
made, would be subject.

               (m) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award
shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between Micro or any Affiliate and a Participant or any
other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments
from Micro or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater
than the right of any unsecured general creditor of Micro or any Affiliate.

               (n) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine
whether cash or other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred
in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights
thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

               (o) Transfer Restrictions. Shares acquired hereunder may not be
sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, except as
provided in the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement or the applicable Purchase
Agreement.

               (p) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections
of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall
not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or
interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.



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               SECTION 15.  TERM OF THE PLAN.

               (a) Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of October 31,
1996, subject to approval by the shareholders of Micro. Awards may be granted
hereunder prior to such shareholder approval subject in all cases, however, to
such approval.

               (b) Expiration Date. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted
under the Plan after December 31, 2005. Unless otherwise expressly provided in
the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted hereunder may,
and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust,
suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or
rights under any such Award shall, continue after the authority for grant of new
Awards hereunder has been exhausted.



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                      FIRST AMENDMENT TO INGRAM MICRO INC.
                 AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN


        This First Amendment to Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated 1996
Equity Incentive Plan is made by Ingram Micro Inc. (the "Company") with
reference to the following facts:

        The Company has established the Ingram Micro Inc. Amended and Restated
1996 Equity Incentive Plan (hereinafter the "Plan"). The Plan provides that it
may be amended from time to time in accordance with the procedures provided
therein. The Company has executed this First Amendment for the purpose of
amending the Plan in the manner hereinafter provided.

        NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

        Effective January 1, 1997, Section 14(b) of the Plan is hereby amended
and replaced in its entirety by the following:

        "(b) Nontransferability. (i) Except as provided in subsection (ii)
below, no Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise
transferred or encumbered by a Participant, except by will or the laws of
descent and distribution.

        (ii) Notwithstanding subsection (i) above, the Committee may determine
that an Award may be transferred by a Participant to one or more members of the
Participant's immediate family, to a partnership of which the only partners are
members of the Participant's immediate family, or to a trust established by the
Participant for the benefit of one or more members of the Participant's
immediate family. For this purpose, immediate family means the Participant's
spouse, parents, children, grandchildren and the spouses of such parents,
children and grandchildren. A transferee described in this subsection (ii) may
not further transfer an Award. An Award transferred pursuant to this subsection
shall remain subject to the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited
to, the provisions of Section 11 relating to the effect on the Award of the
death, retirement or termination of employment of the Participant, and shall be
subject to such other rules as the Committee shall determine."

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this First Amendment is executed effective as of the
date set forth herein.

                                       INGRAM MICRO INC.


                                       By: /s/ JAMES E. ANDERSON, JR.
                                           ----------------------------------
                                           James E. Anderson, Jr.
                                           Senior Vice President, Secretary
                                           and General Counsel



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                                     PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14.    OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

    An itemized statement of the estimated amount of the expenses, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred and to be incurred in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities registered
pursuant to this Registration Statement is as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                  <C>
      Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee........... $59,740
      Printing and engraving expenses...............................  10,000
      Accounting fees and expenses..................................   5,000
      Legal fees and expenses.......................................  10,000
      Transfer Agent fees and expenses..............................   5,000
      Miscellaneous.................................................   5,260
                                                                     -------
              Total................................................. $95,000
                                                                     =======
</TABLE>

ITEM 15.    INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

    Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides,
in effect, that any person made a party to any action by reason of the fact that
he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company may and, in
certain cases, must be indemnified by the Company against, in the case of a
non-derivative action, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and
reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by him as a result of
such action, and in the case of a derivative action, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), if in either type of action he acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Company. This indemnification does not apply, in a derivative action, to
matters as to which it is adjudged that the director, officer, employee or agent
is liable to the Company, unless upon court order it is determined that, despite
such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the
case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses, and, in a
non-derivative action, to any criminal proceeding in which such person had
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

    Section 102 of the DGCL allows the Company to eliminate or limit the
personal liability of a director to the Company or to any of its stockholders
for monetary damage for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except in the
case where the director (i) breaches such person's duty of loyalty to the
Company or its stockholders, (ii) fails to act in good faith, engages in
intentional misconduct or knowingly violates a law, (iii) authorizes the payment
of a dividend or approves a stock purchase or redemption in violation of Section
174 of the DGCL or (iv) obtains an improper personal benefit. Article Tenth of
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision which eliminates
directors' personal liability to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware
General Corporation Law.

    Article Tenth of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that
the Company shall indemnify any person (and the heirs, executors or
administrators of such person) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director or
officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law. Each such
indemnified party shall have the right to be paid by the Company for any
expenses incurred in connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final
disposition to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law. Article Tenth of
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation also provides that the Company may,
by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to such of the
employees and agents of the Company to such extent and to such effect as the
Board of Directors shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by Delaware
Law.



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    As permitted by Delaware Law and the Company's Certificate of Incorporation,
the Company maintains insurance covering its directors and officers against
certain liabilities incurred by them in their capacities as such, including
among other things, certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

ITEM 16.    EXHIBITS.

    (a) LIST OF EXHIBITS.

        5.01 -- Opinion of James E. Anderson, Jr., the Registrant's Senior
                Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 
       10.36 -- First Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated as of October
                28, 1997

       10.37 -- European Credit Agreement dated as of October 28, 1997 among
                the Company and Ingram European Coordination Center N.V., as
                Borrowers and Guarantors, certain financial institutions, as the
                Lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent for
                the Lenders and NationsBank of Texas, N.A. as Documentation
                Agent for the Lenders, as arranged by The Bank of Nova Scotia
                and NationsBanc Capital Markets, Inc., as the Arrangers

       10.38 -- Canadian Credit Agreement dated as of October 28, 1997 among
                the Company and Ingram Micro Inc. (Canada), as Borrowers and
                Guarantors, certain financial institutions, as the Lenders, The
                Bank of Nova Scotia., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders,
                Royal Bank of Canada as the Syndication Agent for the Lenders,
                and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as the Co-Agent

       21.01 -- Subsidiaries of the Registrant

       23.01 -- Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP

       23.02 -- Consent of James E. Anderson, Jr., Senior Vice President,
                Secretary and General Counsel of the Registrant (included in
                Exhibit 5.01)

       24.01 -- Powers of Attorney of certain officers and directors of the
                Registrant (included on the signature pages hereof)

       99.01 -- Cautionary Statements for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor"
                Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
                1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.01 to the
                Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                ended December 28, 1996, filed with the Commission on March 24,
                1997)

ITEM 17.    UNDERTAKINGS.

    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
     a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

              (i)    To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of
                     the Securities Act of 1933;

              (ii)   To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
                     after the effective date of the registration statement (or
                     the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
                     individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
                     change in the information set forth in the registration
                     statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
                     decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
                     dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
                     which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
                     high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
                     reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
                     Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
                     the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20%
                     change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in
                     the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
                     effective registration statement; and

              (iii)  To include any material information with respect to the
                     plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
                     registration statement or any material change to such
                     information in the




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                    registration statement;

         provided, however, that if the information required to be included in a
    post-effective amendment by paragraphs (1) (i) and (ii) above is contained
    in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
    registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
    1934, paragraphs (1) (i) and (ii) shall not apply.

         (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
     Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
     to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
     therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
     to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
     any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
     termination of the offering.

         (4) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
     determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
     registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
     employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
     registration statement relating to securities offered therein, and the
     offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
     bona fide offering thereof.

         (5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
     Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
     persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
     the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
     Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
     expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
     event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
     the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
     officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of
     any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
     controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
     Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
     settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
     jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
     public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
     the final adjudication of such issue.



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                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Ingram Micro
Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Santa Ana, State of California, on this 3rd day of
November, 1997.

                                       INGRAM MICRO INC.

                                       By:  /s/ James E. Anderson, Jr.
                                           ----------------------------------
                                       Name:  James E. Anderson, Jr.
                                       Title: Senior Vice President, 
                                              Secretary and General
                                              Counsel



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        The Registrant and each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Jerre L. Stead, Jeffrey R. Rodek, Michael J. Grainger, and James E.
Anderson, Jr., and any agent for service named in this Registration Statement
and each of them, his, her, or its true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him, her, or it and in
his, her, or its name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and
file (i) any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, and (ii) a registration statement, and any and all
amendments thereto, relating to the offering covered hereby filed pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he, she, or it might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


        PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE
CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE                               TITLE                                   DATE
- ---------                               -----                                   ----
<S>                                     <C>                                     <C>
/s/ Jerre L. Stead                      Chief Executive Officer (Principal      November 3, 1997
- --------------------------------        Executive Officer); Chairman of the 
Jerre L. Stead                          Board                               
                                        

/s/ Michael J. Grainger                 Executive Vice President and            November 3, 1997
- --------------------------------        Worldwide Chief Financial Officer
Michael J. Grainger                     (Principal Financial Officer
                                        and Principal Accounting Officer)
                                        

/s/ Martha R. Ingram                    Director                                November 3, 1997
- --------------------------------
Martha R. Ingram


/s/ John R. Ingram                      Director                                November 3, 1997
- --------------------------------
John R. Ingram


/s/ David B. Ingram                     Director                                November 3, 1997
- --------------------------------
David B. Ingram


/s/ Philip M. Pfeffer                   Director                                November 3, 1997
- --------------------------------
Philip M. Pfeffer
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>                                     <C>
/s/ Don H. Davis, Jr.                   Director                                November 3, 1997
- ---------------------------------
Don H. Davis, Jr.


- ----------------------------------      Director                                November 3, 1997
J. Phillip Samper

/s/ Joe B. Wyatt                        Director                                November 3, 1997
- -----------------------------------
Joe B. Wyatt
</TABLE>




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<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 5.01


                                November 3, 1997

Ingram Micro Inc.
1600 E. St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA  92705

        RE:    INGRAM MICRO INC. REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        I am the General Counsel of Ingram Micro Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and am delivering this opinion in connection with the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), for the registration of: (a) 2,485,944 shares
(the "Rollover Shares") of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share ("Common Stock"), issuable pursuant to the Company's Rollover Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan"), (b) 250,000 shares (the "Transferable Option Shares")
of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 1996
Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Amended 1996 Plan"), (c) 5,767,717
shares (the "II Shares") of Common Stock to be sold by the Ingram Thrift Plan,
(d) 835,245 shares (the "IE Shares") of Common Stock to be sold by the Ingram
Entertainment Thrift Plan, and (e) 1,610,392 shares (the "IM Shares") of Common
Stock to be sold by the Ingram Micro Thrift Plan, as selling stockholders
(collectively, the "Selling Stockholders") (the II Shares, the IE Shares and the
IM Shares, collectively, the "Thrift Shares").

        I have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records
and other instruments as I have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering
this opinion.

        On the basis of the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the Rollover
Shares have been duly authorized and, when and to the extent issued pursuant to
the Plan upon receipt by the Company of the option exercise prices therefor,
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, I am of the
opinion that the Transferable Option Shares have been duly authorized and, when
and to the extent issued pursuant to the Amended 1996 Plan upon receipt by the
Company of the option exercise prices therefor, will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable. I am also of the opinion that, upon conversion of a
like number of shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,
presently held by the Selling Stockholders, which will occur automatically upon
the sale or transfer thereof by the Selling Stockholders, the Thrift Shares will
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

        I am licensed to practice law in the States of California, Tennessee and
Texas, and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of such states, the
federal laws of the United States of America and the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware.

        I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. I also consent to the reference to my name under the
caption "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus contained in the Registration
Statement.

                                       Very truly yours,



                                       James E. Anderson, Jr.
                                       Senior Vice President, Secretary
                                       and General Counsel




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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.36

                      FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

                         dated as of October 28, 1997,

                                     among

                               INGRAM MICRO INC.,
                   INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V.,
                      INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., and
                          INGRAM MICRO INC. (CANADA),
                        as Borrowers and Guarantors, and

                        CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
                        as the Relevant Required Lenders




                         amending the US $1,000,000,000

                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

                         dated as of October 30, 1996,

                                   also among

                        CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
                                as the Lenders,

                          NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.,
                    as Administrative Agent for the Lenders,

                            THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                    as Documentation Agent for the Lenders,

                                      and

                           THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
          DG BANK DEUTSCHE GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
                      THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
           THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED, ATLANTA AGENCY, and
                             ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
                                as the Co-Agents





                      PREPARED BY HAYNES AND BOONE, L.L.P.

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS


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1.       TERMS AND REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2.       AMENDMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

3.       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15

4.       REPRESENTATIONS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16

5.       RATIFICATIONS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17

6.       ADDITIONAL GUARANTIES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17

7.       MISCELLANEOUS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17
</TABLE>
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                             SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS


  EXHIBIT F-1              -        FORM OF AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE

  EXHIBIT G-3              -        FORM OF AMENDMENT TO COORDINATION CENTER
                                    GUARANTY

  EXHIBIT H-1              -        FORM OF AMENDMENT TO MICRO GUARANTY

  EXHIBIT I-4              -        FORM OF AMENDMENT TO MICRO CANADA
                                    GUARANTY (COORDINATION CENTER/MICRO
                                    SINGAPORE)

  EXHIBIT I-5              -        FORM OF AMENDMENT TO MICRO CANADA GUARANTY
                                    (MICRO)

  EXHIBIT I-6              -        FORM OF AMENDMENT TO MICRO SINGAPORE
                                    GUARANTY

  AMENDED EXHIBIT J        -        FORM OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTY

  EXHIBIT M-1              -        FORM OF OPINION OF JAMES E. ANDERSON





                                                                FIRST AMENDMENT 
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                      FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT is entered into as of October 28, 1997, between:

o        INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws
         of the State of Delaware, United States of America ("MICRO");

o        INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER, N.V., a company organized and
         existing under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium ("COORDINATION
         CENTER"), INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a corporation organized and
         existing under the laws of Singapore ("MICRO SINGAPORE"), and INGRAM
         MICRO INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
         Province of Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA"), all three of which are
         collectively the "SUPPLEMENTAL BORROWERS"; and

o        The financial institutions executing this amendment as Lenders (the
         "RELEVANT REQUIRED LENDERS").

                (see PARAGRAPH 1 below regarding defined terms)

         A.      This amendment is being executed and delivered to amend the
Credit Agreement (as renewed, extended, amended, or supplemented, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT") dated as of October 30, 1996, among (1) Micro; (2) the Supplemental
Borrowers; (3) certain Lenders (which includes the Relevant Required Lenders);
(3) NationsBank of Texas, N.A. ("NATIONSBANK"), as administrative agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and The Bank of Nova
Scotia ("SCOTIABANK"), as documentation agent for the Lenders (in such
capacity, the "DOCUMENTATION AGENT"), both of which are collectively the
"AGENTS"; and (4) The Chase Manhattan Bank; DG Bank Deutsche
Genossenschaftsbank, Cayman Island Branch; The First National Bank of Chicago;
The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited, Atlanta Agency; and Royal Bank of
Canada, as co-agents (collectively in such capacity, the "CO-AGENTS").

         B.      The Credit Agreement provides, among other things, for (1)
Commitments by the Lenders to make Pro-Rata Credit Extensions to or for Micro
in Dollars, (2) agreements by the Lenders to consider (without commitment)
making Non-Rata Revolving Loans and issuing Non-Rata Letters of Credit to or
for any Borrower in Available Currencies, (3) agreements by the Lenders to
consider (without commitment)  quoting bids to make Bid Rate Loans to any
Borrower, and (4) joint and several guaranties by each Borrower of every other
Borrower's Obligations.

         C.      The Borrowers have requested that the Relevant Required
Lenders enter into this amendment with the Borrowers in order to effect the
changes reflected in PARAGRAPH 2 below.

         D.      The Relevant Required Lenders have agreed, upon and subject to
the terms and conditions of this amendment, to those changes to the Credit
Agreement.

         ACCORDINGLY, for adequate and sufficient consideration, the Borrowers
and the Relevant Required Lenders agree as follows:

1.       TERMS AND REFERENCES.  Unless otherwise stated in this amendment (A)
terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used in this
amendment, and (B) references to "SECTIONS," "SCHEDULES," and "EXHIBITS" are to
the Credit Agreement's sections, schedules, and exhibits.





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2.       AMENDMENTS.  Subject to PARAGRAPH 3 below but otherwise effective as
of the date of this amendment, the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:

         (A)     Extensions of Commitment Termination Date.  In respect of the
Borrowers' request to allow for two-year extensions, to reduce the minimum for
Remaining Lenders to 65%, and to require additional documentation for an
extension to be at the Agents' request; SECTION 2.2 is entirely amended as
follows:

         SECTION 2.2      EXTENSIONS OF THE COMMITMENT TERMINATION DATE.

                          (a)     If the Commitment Termination Date has not
                 occurred, Micro may -- on any Business Day occurring after May
                 1st and before June 30th of the year (for purposes of this
                 SECTION 2.2, the "THEN-CURRENT YEAR") immediately preceding
                 the year in which the then-effective Commitment Termination
                 Date occurs -- deliver to each Lender (with a copy to the
                 Administrative Agent) three counterparts of a Commitment
                 Extension Request appropriately completed.  That Commitment
                 Extension Request may be for a one-year (365-day or, if
                 appropriate, 366-day) period, for a two-year (730-day or, if
                 appropriate 731-day) period, or for one or both in the same
                 Commitment Extension Request (each a requested "EXTENSION
                 PERIOD").  The Commitment Extension Request shall be delivered
                 in accordance with SECTION 11.2, EXCEPT that acknowledgment of
                 receipt by the recipient is required before it is deemed to
                 have been delivered.

                                  (i)      By July 31st of the then-current
                          year, each Lender shall (by appropriately completing,
                          executing, and delivering to Micro and the
                          Administrative Agent the Commitment Extension Request
                          delivered to it) indicate whether or not it intends
                          to extend its Commitment pursuant to this SECTION 2.2
                          in respect of either of the one or two Extension
                          Periods requested by Micro.  Any Lender failing to
                          return its Commitment Extension Request to Micro as
                          provided in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to
                          have declined the extension of its Commitment as
                          contemplated by this SECTION 2.2 in respect of each
                          of the Extension Periods requested by Micro.

                                  (ii)     By August 15th of the then-current
                          year, the Administrative Agent shall notify (for
                          purposes of this SECTION 2.2, the "LENDER BALLOT
                          NOTICE") all of the Lenders as to (A) the identity of
                          each Lender who has indicated its intention not to
                          extend its Commitment in respect of either of the one
                          or two Extension Periods requested by Micro
                          ("WITHDRAWING LENDER"), (B) each Lender who has
                          agreed to extend its Commitment in respect of one or
                          both of the Extension Periods requested by Micro
                          ("REMAINING LENDER"), and (C) which Remaining Lenders
                          have agreed to which Extension Period if two were
                          requested by Micro.

                          (b)     IF, as of the date the Administrative Agent
                 delivers the Lender ballot notice, neither NationsBank nor
                 Scotiabank shall be a Remaining Lender and the Remaining
                 Lenders in respect of each Extension Period requested by Micro
                 shall hold less than a total of 65% of the Commitments, THEN,
                 by August 31st of the then-current year, each Remaining Lender
                 may revoke (by delivering written notice thereof to Micro and
                 the Administrative Agent) its consent to extension of its
                 Commitment for each of the Extension





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                                                                FIRST AMENDMENT
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                 Periods requested by Micro, thereby becoming a Withdrawing
                 Lender as of the day of that revocation.

                                  (i)      After the date that the
                          Administrative Agent delivers the Lender ballot
                          notice and by September 15th of the then-current
                          year, the Remaining Lenders may assume any
                          Withdrawing Lender's Commitment in proportion to
                          their respective share of those Remaining Lenders'
                          Commitments.

                                  (ii)     IF, as of September 30th of the
                          then-current year, the Remaining Lenders in respect
                          of each Extension Period requested by Micro hold less
                          than a total of 65% of the Commitments (after giving
                          effect to any assumptions of any Withdrawing Lenders'
                          Commitment under the preceding sentence on or before
                          that date), THEN (A) all of the Lenders' Commitments
                          shall terminate and (B) any Outstanding Credit
                          Extensions shall mature and be payable in full on the
                          then-effective Commitment Termination Date.

                                  (iii)    A one-year Extension Period does not
                          automatically become effective if a Commitment
                          Extension Request for a two-year period fails to
                          become effective as provided in this CLAUSE (b), and
                          VICE VERSA.

                          (c)     IF, as of September 30th of the then-current
                 year, the Remaining Lenders in respect of an Extension Period
                 requested by Micro hold a total of at least 65% of the
                 Commitments (after giving effect to any assumptions of the
                 Commitments of any Withdrawing Lenders' Commitments under
                 CLAUSE (b) above on or before that date), THEN each Remaining
                 Lender's Commitment (including any Commitments assumed by any
                 Remaining Lender under CLAUSE (b) above) shall be extended for
                 that Extension Period from the then-effective Commitment
                 Termination Date, SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (f) below.

                                  (i)      IF the requirements for extension of
                          the Commitments shall be satisfied, THEN -- after
                          October 1st of the then-current year but by 30 days
                          before the then-effective Commitment Termination Date
                          -- Micro may enter into an agreement with one or more
                          new financial institutions reasonably acceptable to
                          the Agents or with any Remaining Lender to assume the
                          Withdrawing Lenders' Commitments that have not been
                          assumed under CLAUSE (b) above.

                                  (ii)     Any Commitments assumed by Remaining
                          Lenders or new financial institutions under CLAUSE
                          (I) above shall be extended for the foregoing
                          Extension Period from the then-effective Commitment
                          Termination Date, SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (f) below.

                                  (iii)    IF Micro requests both a one-year
                          and a two-year Extension Period and both would become
                          effective under this section, THEN the two-year
                          Extension Period shall become effective under this
                          section; PROVIDED THAT any Lender that did not agree
                          to a two-year Extension Period but that did agree to
                          a one-year Extension Period shall then become a
                          Withdrawing Lender.





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                          (d)     IF the Commitments are extended in accordance
                 with this section, THEN Outstanding Credit Extensions made by
                 any Withdrawing Lender that are not assumed or purchased under
                 CLAUSE (b) or (c) above shall mature and be payable in full on
                 the then-effective Commitment Termination Date, and the
                 Commitments of each such Withdrawing Lender shall thereupon
                 terminate.

                                        (i)     On the then-effective
                                  Commitment Termination Date, the Total Credit
                                  Commitment Amount shall be automatically
                                  reduced by an amount equal to the PRODUCT of
                                  (A) the total Percentages of all the
                                  Withdrawing Lenders that were not assumed or
                                  purchased under CLAUSES (b) or (c) above
                                  TIMES (B) the Total Credit Commitment Amount
                                  on that Commitment Termination Date
                                  immediately before that calculation.

                                  (ii)     The Percentages of the Remaining
                          Lenders shall be adjusted by the Administrative Agent
                          based upon each such Remaining Lender's PRO RATA
                          share of the remaining Total Credit Commitment
                          Amount.

                          (e)     Each Lender's decision to extend its
                 Commitment or assume or purchase any Withdrawing Lender's
                 Commitment shall be exercised by it in its sole and absolute
                 discretion without reference to any stated desires of any
                 other Lender Party or Micro.  All assignments made under this
                 SECTION 2.2 shall be made in accordance with SECTION 11.11.1,
                 EXCEPT that any such assignment (i) may be in any minimum or
                 multiple amount resulting from the operation of this SECTION
                 2.2 and (ii) shall not require the consent of Micro or the
                 Administrative Agent.

                          (f)     Any extension of Commitments under this
                 SECTION 2.2 shall become effective only upon (i) the
                 satisfaction of the requirements for extension stated above
                 and (ii) the delivery by Micro to the Administrative Agent and
                 each Lender, on or before the then-effective Commitment
                 Termination Date, of (A) executed replacement Notes
                 reflecting, without limitation, any changes in the identity or
                 Percentages of the Lender Parties and the Total Credit
                 Commitment Amount, and (B) copies of such other legal
                 opinions, approvals, instruments, or documents as the Agents
                 may reasonably request.  Upon their receipt of such
                 replacement Notes, the Remaining Lenders shall mark the
                 relevant predecessor Notes "EXCHANGED" and deliver them to
                 Micro.

         (B)     Minimum Pro-Rata Revolving Loans.  In respect of the
Borrowers' request that the minimum for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans be reduced,
the amounts "$25,000,000" in the first sentences of SECTION 3.1(a) and of
SECTION 4.2.3 are entirely amended to read "$10,000,000."

         (C)     Bid Rate Loans in Available Currencies.  In respect of the
Borrowers' request that Bid Rate Loans may be requested in any Available
Currency:

                 (i)      CLAUSE (c) in the second recital to the Credit
          Agreement is entirely amended as follows:

                          (c)     for itself and each other Borrower a protocol
                 whereby each such Borrower may, prior to the Commitment
                 Termination Date and to the extent the aggregate





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                 Commitments shall be unused and available from time to time,
                 request that the Lenders make Bid Rate Loans in any Available
                 Currency, subject to a limit on all Outstanding Credit
                 Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions of
                 $750,000,000 in the aggregate; and

                 (ii)     The definition of the term "Available Currency" in
         SECTION 1.1 is entirely amended as follows:

                          "AVAILABLE CURRENCY" means for the purposes of any
                 Non-Rata Revolving Loans, Non-Rata Letters of Credit, and Bid
                 Rate Loans, Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Singapore Dollars, Hong
                 Kong Dollars, Swiss Francs, Belgian Francs, French Francs,
                 Guilders, Sterling, Marks, Lira, Mexican Pesos, Pesetas, Yen,
                 Krona, Danish Krone, Norwegian Krone, Schillings, Ringgit,
                 Won, European Currency Units and other mutually agreed
                 currencies.

                 (iii)     SECTION 3.5.1 is entirely amended as follows:

                           SECTION 3.5.1.   BID RATE LOANS.

                                  (a)      Any Borrower may, on the terms and
                          conditions of this Agreement, request the Lenders to
                          make offers to make Bid Rate Loans to such Borrower
                          denominated in any Available Currency.  The Lenders
                          may, but shall have no obligation to, make such
                          offers and the relevant Borrower may, but shall have
                          no obligation to, accept any such offers in the
                          manner set forth in this SECTION 3.5.  Except as
                          otherwise provided herein and subject in each case to
                          the satisfaction of the applicable conditions
                          precedent set forth in SECTIONS 6.1 and 6.2 hereof,
                          each Bid Rate Loan shall be made on the terms and
                          conditions agreed to between the relevant Borrower
                          and the relevant Lender; PROVIDED THAT the direct
                          Obligations of Micro with respect to each Pro-Rata
                          Credit Extension shall rank PARI PASSU with Micro's
                          direct and contingent Obligations with respect to
                          each Bid Rate Loan.

                                  (b)      Notwithstanding any other provision
                          contained in this Agreement, if, at any time prior to
                          the Commitment Termination Date, the relevant Lender
                          of a Bid Rate Loan determines that the Available
                          Currency in which such Bid Rate Loan has been made is
                          an Ineligible Currency, then such Lender may (in its
                          sole discretion) at any time notify the relevant
                          Borrower of the same.  Promptly after receiving such
                          notice and, in any event, within five Business Days
                          of receiving the same, such Borrower will notify such
                          Lender as to what Available Currency it desires such
                          Bid Rate Loan to be converted into and promptly
                          thereafter such Lender shall so convert such Bid Rate
                          Loan.  If the relevant Borrower fails to select
                          another Available Currency as provided in the
                          preceding sentence, such other Available Currency
                          shall be selected by the relevant Lender.  Such
                          conversion shall be effected at the relevant spot
                          rate at which such Ineligible Currency is offered on
                          such day for the selected Available Currency which
                          appears on TELERATE PAGE 3740 at approximately 11:00
                          a.m. (London time) (and if such spot rate is not
                          available on TELERATE PAGE 3740 as of such time, such
                          spot rate as





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                          quoted by NationsBank, in London at approximately
                          11:00 a.m. (London time)), or, if no such spot rate
                          shall exist, such other rate of exchange as the
                          relevant Lender shall reasonably determine.

                 (iv)     A new sentence is added to the end of SECTION 3.5.2
                 as follows:

                 Each Quote Request must also state the Available Currency
                 requested for each applicable Bid Rate Borrowing.

                 (v)      The first sentence of SECTION 3.5.3 is entirely
                 amended as follows:

                          SECTION 3.5.3.   SUBMISSION OF QUOTES.  Each Lender
                 may submit one or more Quotes, each containing an offer to
                 make a Bid Rate Loan in response to any Quote Request;
                 PROVIDED THAT, if the relevant Borrower's request under
                 SECTION 3.5.2 specified more than one Interest Period or more
                 than one Available Currency, such Lender may make a single
                 submission containing one or more Quotes for each such
                 Interest Period or each such Available Currency.

                 (vi)     A new sentence is added to end of SECTION 3.5.6 as
                 follows:

                 Subject to SECTION 3.5.1(b), each Bid Rate Loan shall be
                 repaid in the Available Currency in which such Loan was made.

                 (vii)    SECTION 4.2.4(c) is entirely amended as follows:

                                  (c)      BID RATE LOANS.  Subject to SECTION
                          3.5.1(b), each Borrower shall pay interest on the
                          aggregate principal amount of any Bid Rate Loan
                          outstanding in the Available Currency in which such
                          Loan was made to the relevant Lender from time to
                          time prior to and at Maturity on such dates agreed
                          between such Borrower and such Lender pursuant to
                          SECTION 3.5 in connection with the making of such Bid
                          Rate Loan.

         (D)     Payment of Certain Fees.  In respect of the Borrowers' request
that certain fees be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of,
instead of directly to, the appropriate Lenders:

                 (i)      The fifth and sixth words in SECTION 4.3.2 are
         entirely amended as follows:

                 to the Administrative Agent for the account of

                 (ii)     The first sentence of SECTION 4.3.3(a) is entirely
         amended as follows:

                 Micro agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
                 account of each Lender (including the relevant Issuer) a
                 Pro-Rata Letter of Credit participation fee equal to each
                 Lender's Percentage of the average daily Stated Amount of each
                 Pro-Rata Letter of Credit during the applicable period
                 multiplied by the Applicable Margin then in effect for any
                 LIBO Rate Loan.





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                 (iii)    The first sentence of SECTION 4.3.3(b) is entirely
         amended as follows:

                 Micro agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
                 account of the Issuer of each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit a
                 Pro-Rata Letter of Credit issuance fee of 0.125 of 1% PER
                 ANNUM of the average daily Stated Amount of such Pro-Rata
                 Letter of Credit during the applicable period, such fee to be
                 payable for the account of the relevant Issuer in quarterly
                 installments in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and on
                 the date that the Commitments terminate in their entirety.

                 (iv)     SECTION 4.3.3(c) is entirely amended as follows:

                 The Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender and each
                 Issuer fees paid for its account under CLAUSE (a) or (b) above
                 promptly after receipt by the Administrative Agent.

                 (v)      The parenthetical phrase within the second
         parenthetical phrase of SECTION 5.8.1(a) is entirely amended as
         follows:

                          (which fees shall be paid by Micro or the relevant
                          Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account
                          of the relevant payee)

         (E)     Acceding Borrowers and Additional Guarantors.  With respect to
the Borrowers' request that an Acceding Borrower not automatically be required
to become an Additional Guarantor unless it is a Material Subsidiary:

                 (i)      SECTIONS 6.3.1(a) and (b) are each amended to insert
         the parenthetical "(if any)" after the words "the Guaranty".

                 (ii)     SECTION 6.3.3 is entirely amended as follows:

                          SECTION 6.3.3. GUARANTIES, ETC.  IF such Acceding
                 Borrower has not previously delivered an Additional Guaranty
                 and such Acceding Borrower is a Material Subsidiary, THEN the
                 Administrative Agent shall have received, with counterparts
                 for each Lender (a) an Additional Guaranty executed by such
                 Acceding Borrower, in effect as of the date such Acceding
                 Borrower becomes a Supplemental Borrower hereunder, duly
                 executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of such
                 Acceding Borrower, and (b) such instruments and documents
                 evidencing accession of such Acceding Borrower under the
                 Intra-Group Agreement as the Administrative Agent may
                 reasonably request, in each case effective with respect to
                 such Acceding Borrower as of the date such Acceding Borrower
                 becomes a Supplemental Borrower hereunder.

         (F)     Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc.  In respect of
the Borrowers' request to conform the reporting requirements to Micro's reports
to the Securities and Exchange Commission and to eliminate the requirement for
consolidating financials:

                 (i)      The preamble to SECTION 8.1.1 is entirely amended as
         follows:





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                          SECTION 8.1.1.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION, REPORTS,
                 NOTICES, ETC.  Micro will furnish, or will cause to be
                 furnished, to each Lender Party (1) promptly after filing,
                 copies of each FORM 10-K, FORM 10-Q, and FORM 8-K (or any
                 respective successor forms) filed with the Securities and
                 Exchange Commission (or any successor authority) or any
                 national securities exchange (including, in each case, any
                 exhibits thereto requested by any Lender Party), and (2) to
                 the extent not disclosed in such FORMS 10-K, FORMS 10-Q, and
                 FORMS 8-K (or respective successor forms) for the applicable
                 period, copies of the following financial statements, reports,
                 notices and information:

                 (ii)     Following the 35th word "consolidated" in SECTION
        8.1.1(b), the words "and consolidating" are entirely deleted.

                 (iii)    SECTIONS 8.1.1(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) are
        entirely amended as follows:

                                  (c)      at the time of delivery of each
                          financial statement required by CLAUSE (a) or (b) (or
                          FORM 10-Q or FORM 10-K in LIEU thereof), a
                          certificate signed by an Authorized Person of Micro
                          stating that no Default has occurred and is
                          continuing (or if a Default has occurred and is
                          continuing, and without prejudice to any rights or
                          remedies of any Lender Party hereunder in connection
                          therewith, a statement of the nature thereof and the
                          action which Micro has taken or proposes to take with
                          respect thereto);

                                  (d)      at the time of delivery of each
                          financial statement required by CLAUSE (a) or (b) (or
                          FORM 10-Q or FORM 10-K in LIEU thereof), a Compliance
                          Certificate showing compliance with the financial
                          covenants set forth in SECTION 8.2;

                                  (e)      as soon as possible after (i) the
                          occurrence of any material adverse development with
                          respect to any litigation, action, proceeding, or
                          labor controversy disclosed in ITEM 7.8 (Litigation)
                          of the Disclosure Schedule, or (ii) the commencement
                          of any labor controversy, litigation, action, or
                          proceeding of the type described in SECTION 7.8,
                          notice thereof;

                                  (f)      promptly after the filing thereof,
                          copies of any registration statements (other than the
                          exhibits thereto and excluding any registration
                          statement on FORM S-8 and any other registration
                          statement relating exclusively to stock, bonus,
                          option, 401(k) and other similar plans for officers,
                          directors, and employees of Micro, Industries,
                          Entertainment, or any of their respective
                          Subsidiaries);

                                  (g)      immediately upon becoming aware of
                          the institution of any steps by any Obligor or any
                          other Person to terminate any Pension Plan other than
                          pursuant to SECTION 4041(b) of ERISA, or the failure
                          to make a required contribution to any Pension Plan
                          if such failure is sufficient to give rise to a Lien
                          under SECTION 302(t) of ERISA, or the taking of any
                          action with respect to a Pension Plan which could
                          result in the requirement that any Obligor furnish a
                          bond or other security to the PBGC or such Pension
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                          any other event with respect to any Pension Plan
                          which, in any such case, results in, or would
                          reasonably be expected to result in, a Material
                          Adverse Effect, notice thereof and copies of all
                          documentation relating thereto;

         (G)     Other Credit Facilities.  In respect of certain Borrowers
entering into other credit facilities concurrent with the execution and
delivery of this amendment:

                 (i)      SECTION 1.1 is amended to add the following defined
         terms in alphabetical order with the other defined terms in that
         section:

                          "CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the Canadian Credit
                 Agreement dated as of October 28,1997, among Micro, Micro
                 Canada, the various financial institutions parties thereto as
                 lenders, Scotiabank and Royal Bank of Canada, respectively, as
                 the administrative agent and the syndication agent for those
                 lenders, and the co-agent named therein, as renewed, extended,
                 amended, or restated.

                          "EUROPEAN CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the European Credit
                 Agreement dated as of October 28,1997, among Micro,
                 Coordination Center, the various financial institutions
                 parties thereto as lenders, Scotiabank and NationsBank,
                 respectively, as the administrative agent and the
                 documentation agent for those lenders, and the arrangers named
                 therein, as renewed, extended, amended, or restated.

                 (ii)     SECTION 8.2.1(a)(i) is entirely amended as follows:

                                  (i)      Any Indebtedness arising (A) in
                          respect of the Credit Extensions or (B) under or in
                          connection with the Canadian Credit Agreement or the
                          European Credit Agreement;

                 (iii)    After the 23rd word "Indebtedness" in SECTION 9.1.5
         there are added the words, "arising under the Canadian Credit
         Agreement or the European Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness".

         (H)     Judgment Liens.  In respect of the Borrowers' request that the
dollar amount for judgment liens for purposes of SECTIONS 8.2.2(e) and 9.1.6 be
replaced with a more flexible concept and that 30 instead of ten days be
granted to stop enforcement proceedings, those two sections are entirely
amended as follows, respectively:

                          (e)     judgment Liens of an amount not exceeding at
                 any time EITHER 7.25% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at
                 the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Period OR
                 $80,000,000, whichever is less in the aggregate, or with
                 respect to which execution has been stayed or the payment of
                 which is covered in full (subject to a customary deductible)
                 by insurance maintained with responsible insurance companies
                 and for which, within 30 days of such judgment, the insurance
                 carrier has acknowledged coverage in writing;

                          SECTION 9.1.6.   JUDGMENTS.  Any judgment or order
                 for the payment of money in excess of (individually or in the
                 aggregate) an amount equal at any time to EITHER 7.25% of
                 Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the most
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                 Period OR $80,000,000, whichever is less (or, in either case,
                 the equivalent thereof in any other currency), shall be
                 rendered against any Obligor or any of their respective
                 Subsidiaries and either:

                                  (a)      enforcement proceedings shall have
                          been commenced and be continuing by any creditor upon
                          such judgment or order for any period of 30
                          consecutive days; or

                                  (b)      there shall be any period during
                          which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or
                          order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise,
                          shall not be in effect.

         (I)     Mergers, Consolidations, Etc.  In respect of the Borrowers'
request for simplification of SECTION 8.2.5, that section is entirely amended
as follows:

                          SECTION 8.2.5.   MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, SUBSTANTIAL
                 ASSET SALES, AND DISSOLUTIONS.  No Borrower may merge or
                 consolidate with another Person, or sell, lease, transfer, or
                 otherwise dispose of assets constituting all or substantially
                 all of the assets of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
                 (taken as a whole) to another Person, or liquidate or
                 dissolve, EXCEPT for the following SO LONG AS, in each case,
                 no Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect
                 to the following:

                                  (a)      A Supplemental Borrower may
                          liquidate or dissolve, or merge or consolidate with
                          another Person, or sell, lease, transfer, or
                          otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
                          assets to another Obligor, SO LONG AS, in each case
                          (i) an Obligor is the surviving entity of any such
                          liquidation, dissolution, merger, or consolidation or
                          the transferee of such assets, and (ii) Micro is the
                          surviving entity if involved in such a merger or
                          consolidation.

                                  (b)      Micro may merge or consolidate with
                          another Person if:

                                        (i)    EITHER Micro is the surviving
                          entity OR the surviving Person (A) is organized and
                          in good standing under the laws of a State of the
                          United States and (B) expressly assumes Micro's
                          Obligations in a written agreement satisfactory in
                          form and substance to the Required Lenders; and

                                        (ii)    unless Micro is the surviving
                          entity in a merger or consolidation that does not
                          constitute a Material Asset Acquisition, Micro
                          delivers to the Administrative Agent, before the
                          merger or consolidation becomes effective, a
                          certificate of Micro's chief executive officer, chief
                          financial officer, or Treasurer stating and
                          demonstrating in reasonable detail that (assuming
                          such proposed transaction had been consummated on the
                          first day of the most recently ended period of four
                          Fiscal Periods for which financial statements have
                          been or are required to have been delivered pursuant
                          to SECTION 8.1.1) Micro (or the other surviving
                          Person) would have been, on a PRO FORMA basis, in
                          compliance with each of the covenants set forth in
                          SECTION 8.2.3 as of the last day of such period.





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         (J)     Limitation on Acquisitions.  In respect of the Borrowers' and
the Agents' desires to redefine the limitations on acquisitions:

                          (i)     The definition of the term "Material Asset
                 Acquisition" in SECTION 1.1 is entirely amended as follows:

                          "MATERIAL ASSET ACQUISITION" (a) means the purchase
                 or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of
                 related transactions) from any Person of property or assets,
                 the aggregate purchase price of which (calculated in Dollars)
                 paid in cash or property (other than property consisting of
                 equity shares or interests or other equivalents of corporate
                 stock of, or partnership or other ownership interests in, any
                 Obligor), equals or exceeds 25% of the SUM (calculated without
                 giving effect to such purchase or acquisition) of (i)
                 Consolidated Funded Debt (determined as at the end of the then
                 most recently ended Fiscal Period), PLUS (ii) Consolidated
                 Stockholders' Equity (determined as at the end of the then
                 most recently ended Fiscal Period), PLUS (iii) any increase
                 thereof attributable to any equity offerings or issuances of
                 capital stock occurring subsequent to the end of such Fiscal
                 Period and before any such purchase or acquisition, but (b)
                 does not mean a purchase or acquisition of property or assets
                 of the character described in and permitted under SECTION
                 8.2.9(c).

                 (ii)     The definition of the term "Relevant Issuer" in
        SECTION 1.1 is entirely deleted.

                 (iii)    SECTION 8.2.7 is entirely amended as follows:

                          SECTION 8.2.7 LIMITATIONS ON ACQUISITIONS.

                                  (a)      No Borrower may make any Material
                          Asset Acquisition UNLESS (i) no Event of Default
                          exists or would exist after giving effect to the
                          proposed Material Asset Acquisition, (ii) before the
                          consummation of the proposed Material Asset
                          Acquisition, such Borrower notifies the
                          Administrative Agent that it intends to make the
                          proposed Material Asset Acquisition and reasonably
                          believes that it will be able to provide the
                          certification under CLAUSE (iii) below, and (iii)
                          before consummation of the proposed Material Asset
                          Acquisition, Micro delivers to the Administrative
                          Agent a certificate duly executed and delivered by an
                          Authorized Person of Micro, certifying that (A)
                          immediately upon and following the consummation of
                          the proposed Material Asset Acquisition, Micro will
                          be in compliance with each of SECTIONS 8.2.1 and
                          8.2.2 and (B) on a pro forma basis (assuming the
                          proposed Material Asset Acquisition had been
                          consummated on the first day of the most recently
                          ended period of four Fiscal Periods for which
                          financial statements have been or are required to
                          have been delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1)  Micro
                          would have been in compliance with SECTION 8.2.3 as
                          of the last day of such period.

                                  (b)      Without first providing the notice
                          to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders required
                          by this SECTION 8.2.7(b), the Borrowers shall not
                          (and shall not permit their respective Subsidiaries
                          to) acquire any outstanding stock of any U.S. or
                          non-U.S. corporation, limited company or similar
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                          shares constitute Margin Stock if after giving effect
                          to such acquisition, Micro and its Affiliates shall
                          hold, in the aggregate, more than 5% of the total
                          outstanding stock of the issuer of such Margin Stock,
                          which notice shall include the name and jurisdiction
                          of organization of such relevant issuer, the market
                          on which such stock is traded, the total percentage
                          of such relevant issuer's stock currently held, and
                          the purpose for which the acquisition is being made.

                                  (c)      Notwithstanding any contrary
                          provision in this SECTION 8.2.7, the Borrowers shall
                          not (and shall not permit their respective
                          Subsidiaries to) (i) directly or indirectly use the
                          proceeds of any Pro-Rata Credit Extensions to make
                          any Acquisition UNLESS, if the board of directors of
                          the Person to be acquired has notified Micro or any
                          of its Subsidiaries that it opposes the offer by the
                          proposed purchaser to acquire that Person, THEN that
                          opposition has been withdrawn or (ii) make any
                          Acquisition UNLESS, if the proposed Acquisition is
                          structured as a merger or consolidation, THEN, it
                          will be consummated in compliance with SECTION 8.2.5.

                                  (d)      Execution and delivery of each
                          Continuation/Conversion Notice shall constitute
                          Micro's representation and warranty that it is not
                          then in violation of SECTION 8.2.7(c)(i).  No
                          Borrower shall directly or indirectly use the
                          proceeds of any Non-Rata Credit Extension to make any
                          Acquisition if the board of directors of the Person
                          to be acquired has notified Micro or any of it
                          Subsidiaries that it opposes the offer by the
                          proposed purchaser to acquire that Person, and such
                          opposition has not been withdrawn, unless the
                          relevant Borrower notifies the relevant Lender of
                          such opposition when it requests such Non-Rata Credit
                          Extension.

         (K)     Sale of Assets.  In order to clarify the relationship between
SECTIONS 8.2.5 and 8.2.9 and in respect of the Borrowers' request that SECTION
8.2.9(a)(ii) be less restrictive:

                 (i)      The word "No" at the beginning of SECTION 8.2.9 is
         entirely amended and replaced with the words, "EXCEPT as provided in
         SECTION 8.2.5, no".

                 (ii)     The first five words of SECTION 8.2.9(a)(ii) are
         entirely amended and replaced with the words, "SO LONG AS no Event of
         Default".

         (L)     Non-Performance of Certain Covenants.  In respect of the
Borrowers' request for a cure period in respect of certain Liens that are not
Permitted Liens, SECTION 9.1.3 is entirely amended as follows:

                          SECTION 9.1.3.  NON-PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN COVENANTS
                 AND OBLIGATIONS.  Any Obligor shall default in the due
                 performance and observation of any of its obligations under
                 SECTION 8.2.2 (excluding the involuntary incurrence of Liens
                 involving individually or collectively amounts in controversy
                 or encumbered assets or both having a value of less than
                 $60,000,000 at any time, which involuntary incurrences are
                 subject to SECTION 9.1.4 below), SECTION 8.2.3, SECTION 8.2.4,
                 or SECTION 8.2.5 (excluding any default by Micro in the
                 performance of its obligation to deliver, prior to the
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                 Asset Acquisition, the certificate required to be so delivered
                 in connection therewith pursuant to SECTION 8.2.7(a)(iii),
                 default of which is subject to SECTION 9.1.4 below).

         (M)     Release of Subsidiary Guarantors and Supplemental Borrowers.
In respect of the Borrowers' request for simplification and clarification of
SECTION 11.16, that section is entirely amended as follows:

                          SECTION 11.16.  RELEASE OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS AND
         SUPPLEMENTAL BORROWERS.

                          (a)     IF  (i) the Agents receive a certificate from
                 the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or
                 Treasurer of Micro certifying as of the date of that
                 certificate that, after the consummation of the transaction or
                 series of transactions described in such certificate (which
                 certification shall also state that such transactions,
                 individually and in the aggregate, will be in compliance with
                 the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, to the
                 extent applicable, the covenants contained in SECTIONS 8.2.5,
                 8.2.6 and 8.2.9, and that no Default existed, exists, or will
                 exist, as the case may be, immediately before, as a result of,
                 or after giving effect to such transaction or transactions and
                 the release or termination, as the case may be, described
                 below), the Guarantor or Supplemental Borrower, as the case
                 may be, identified in such certificate will no longer be a
                 Subsidiary of Micro, and (ii) in the case of a Supplemental
                 Borrower, the appropriate Lender Parties have received payment
                 in full of all principal of, interest on, reimbursement
                 obligations in respect of, and fees related to any Outstanding
                 Credit Extensions made by any of them in favor of such
                 Supplemental Borrower and any outstanding Non-Rata Letters of
                 Credit issued for the account of such Supplemental Borrower
                 have been, or arrangements are in place for them to be,
                 terminated, THEN such Guarantor's Guaranty shall automatically
                 terminate or such Supplemental Borrower shall automatically
                 cease to be a party to this Agreement.

                          (b)     No such termination or cessation shall
                 release, reduce, or otherwise adversely affect the obligations
                 of any other Obligor under this Agreement, any other Guaranty,
                 or any other Loan Document, all of which obligations continue
                 to remain in full force and effect.

                          (c)     Each Lender Party shall, at Micro's expense,
                 execute such documents as Micro may reasonably request to
                 evidence such termination or cessation, as the case may be.

         (N)     In respect of the potential introduction of a new currency
among members of the European Community:

                          (i)     SECTION 1.1 is amended to add the following
                 new defined terms in alphabetical order with the other defined
                 terms in that section:

                          "EMU EVENT" means, in respect of member states of the
                 European Community, an event associated with economic and
                 monetary union in the European Community, including, without
                 limitation, each (and any combination) of (a) the introduction
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                 changeover to, or operation of the New Currency, (b) the
                 fixing of conversion rates between a member state's currency
                 and the New Currency or between the currencies of member
                 states, (c) the substitution of the New Currency for the
                 European Currency Units as the unit of account of the European
                 Community, (d) the introduction of the New Currency as lawful
                 currency in a member state (whether at the earliest date or
                 subsequently and whether in parallel with, or as a replacement
                 for, the currency which, before the introduction of the New
                 Currency, was lawful currency in that member state), (e) the
                 withdrawal from legal tender, by reason of the introduction of
                 the New Currency, of any currency that, before the
                 introduction of the New Currency, was lawful currency in one
                 of the member states, (f) the disappearance or replacement of
                 a relevant price source for the European Currency Units or the
                 national currency of any member state, (g) the failure of any
                 sponsor (or a successor sponsor) such as Reuters or Telerate
                 to publish a relevant rate, index, price, page, or screen,
                 and (h) any event in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

                          "NEW CURRENCY" means any single or unified European
                 lawful currency (whether known as the Euro or otherwise, and
                 whether for the whole European Community or for only several
                 member states).

                 (ii)     A new SECTION 5.14 is added as follows:

                          SECTION 5.14     ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION.  The
                 parties confirm that the occurrence or non-occurrence of an
                 EMU Event will not of itself (a) result in any full or partial
                 discharge (whether by frustration or otherwise), cancellation,
                 rescission, or termination of this Agreement, (b) entitle any
                 party unilaterally to fully or partially cancel, rescind,
                 terminate, or vary this Agreement, or (c) result in a Default
                 or Event of Default.

         (O)     Other Provisions.  In respect of the Borrowers' request that
other amendments, clarifications, or corrections to the Credit Agreement be
made:

                 (i)      In the definition of the term Eligible Assignee in
         SECTION 1.1:

                          (a)     The words "an Event of Default" are inserted
                 instead of the words "a Default" in CLAUSES (v) and (A)(z).

                          (b)     The words "and Micro" are deleted from CLAUSE
                 (B)(y).

                 (ii)     The period at the end of the definition of the term
         Impermissible Qualification in SECTION 1.1 is replaced with a
         semi-colon, and a proviso is added to the end of that definition as
         follows:

                 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) qualifications relating to
                 pre-acquisition balance sheet accounts of Person(s) acquired
                 by Micro or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) statements of
                 reliance in the auditor's opinion on another accounting firm
                 (SO LONG AS such other accounting firm has a national
                 reputation in the applicable country and such reliance does
                 not pertain to any Borrower) shall not be deemed an
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                 (iii)    CLAUSE (c)(iv) in the definition of the term
         Indebtedness in SECTION 1.1 is entirely amended as follows:

                 (iv)     leases of real or personal property not required to
         be capitalized under FASB STATEMENT 13;

                 (iv)     The definition of the term "Replacement Notice" in
         SECTION 1.1 is entirely deleted.

                 (v)      In SECTION 3.3.1 (a) after the word "Loan" and before
         the first parenthetical, the words "under this Agreement" are inserted
         and (B) the last proviso is entirely amended as follows:

                 PROVIDED THAT the direct Obligations of Micro with respect to
                 each Pro-Rata Extension shall rank PARI PASSU with Micro's
                 direct and contingent Obligations with respect to each
                 Non-Rata Revolving Loan to each Borrower.

                 (vi)     The last proviso in SECTION 3.4.1 is entirely amended
         as follows:

                 PROVIDED THAT the direct Obligations of Micro with respect to
                 each Pro-Rata Extension shall rank PARI PASSU with Micro's
                 direct and contingent Obligations with respect to each
                 Non-Rata Letter of Credit for each Borrower.

                 (vii)    In SECTION 5.3, the eighth word "upon" is entirely
         amended and replaced with the words "within 30 days after".

                 (viii)   The first 38 words in SECTION 5.10 are entirely
         amended as follows:

                          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
         Event of Default,

                 (ix)     SECTION 8.1.5 is amended to add the words "and upon
         reasonable advance notice" immediately after the 46th word "intervals"
         in that section.

                 (x)      SECTION 9.1.9(d) is amended by adding the word
         "Material" immediately before the 40th word "Subsidiary" in that
         section.

                 (xi)     The word "Majority" in SECTION 9.5 is entirely
         amended with the word "Required".

         (P)     Amendments to Guaranties.  In respect of the Borrowers'
request for clarification of certain provisions in existing Guaranties, the
Relevant Required Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into
amendments to those Guaranties in substantially the forms of the attached
EXHIBITS G-3, H-1, I-4, I-5, and I-6.

         (Q)     Exhibits.  The Credit Agreement is amended by adding to it
EXHIBITS F-1, G-3, H-1, I-4, I-5, I-6, and M-1.  EXHIBIT J is entirely amended
in the form of, and all references in the Credit Agreement to EXHIBIT J are
changed to, the attached AMENDED EXHIBIT J.





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3.       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision,
PARAGRAPH 2 above is not effective unless and until (A) all principal,
interest, fees, costs and expenses due under the Credit Agreement (as amended
by this amendment), all fees payable to either Agent in connection with this
amendment as agreed to between such Agent and Micro, and all outstanding fees
and expenses of counsel to the Agents are, in each case, paid in full to the
extent due and payable (and, unless an amount is otherwise provided by the Loan
Documents and without waiving the right for subsequent reimbursement in
accordance with the Loan Documents, to the extent that a reasonably detailed
invoice is presented to Micro by October 23, 1997) after giving effect to this
amendment, (B) as of the date of this amendment, the representations and
warranties in this amendment are true and correct, no Default exists, and since
December 31, 1996, no material adverse change in the business, results of
operations, or financial condition of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
(taken as a whole) has occurred, and (C) the Administrative Agent receives the
following, in each case (other than where a specified form is otherwise
provided by this amendment) in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (who may rely upon the advice of its special counsel in
making that determination):

                 (i)      This Amendment.  Either (A) counterparts of this
         amendment duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers and by the
         Required Lenders or (B) facsimile, telegraphic, or other written
         confirmation of the execution of counterparts of this amendment.

                 (ii)     Officers' Certificates.  From each Obligor a
         certificate, dated the date of this amendment and with counterparts
         for each Lender (upon which each Lender may conclusively rely until
         the Administrative Agent receives a further certificate of the
         Secretary of the relevant Obligor canceling or amending the earlier
         certificate), duly executed and delivered by the Secretary, Assistant
         Secretary, or other authorized representative of such Obligor as to
         (a) due authorization of the execution, delivery, and performance of
         this amendment and all documents to be executed and delivered under
         this amendment by such Obligor, and (b) the incumbency and signatures
         of those of its officers authorized to act with respect to this
         amendment and those documents to be executed by it.

                 (iii)    Amendment Effective Date Certificate.  A certificate,
         dated the date of this amendment and with counterparts for each
         Lender, duly completed and executed by the chief executive officer, an
         Authorized Person, or the Treasurer of Micro, and substantially in the
         form of the attached EXHIBIT F-1 (and all documents and agreements
         required to be appended to that certificate must be in form and
         substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).

                 (iv)     Opinion of Counsel.  An opinion of counsel, dated the
         date of this amendment and addressed to the Agents and all of the
         Lenders, from James E. Anderson, General Counsel of Micro, covering
         the matters set forth in EXHIBIT M-1.

4.       REPRESENTATIONS.  To induce the Relevant Required Lenders to enter
into this amendment and the Administrative Agent to enter into the amendments
to the Guaranties described above, Borrowers (for themselves and each other
Obligor) jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Agents, the
Co-Agents, and the Lenders as follows:

         (A)     Credit Agreement.  Each of the representations and warranties
of each Obligor set forth in ARTICLE VII of the Credit Agreement (excluding
those contained in SECTION 7.8) is true and correct as though made on and as of
the date of this amendment (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date,
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which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of
such earlier date) with each reference in those representations to "this
Agreement," the "Loan Documents," "hereof," "hereunder," "thereof,"
"thereunder," and words of like import being, for purposes of this clause,
references to the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, in each case as
amended by this amendment.

         (B)     Enforceability.  Upon execution and delivery by the Borrowers
and the Required Lenders, this amendment will constitute valid and binding
obligations of each Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with this
amendment's terms except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws relating to or
limiting creditors' rights generally or by general principles of equity.

         (C)     Obligors.  As of the date of this amendment, the only Obligors
under the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents are Micro, Coordination Center,
Micro Singapore, and Micro Canada.

5.       RATIFICATIONS.  To induce the Relevant Required Lenders to enter into
this amendment and the Administrative Agent to enter into the amendments to the
Guaranties described above, each Borrower (A) ratifies and confirms all
provisions of the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents to which it is a
party, as amended by this amendment, and (B) ratifies and confirms that all
guaranties granted in favor of any of the Agents or the Lenders under the Loan
Documents (as they may have been renewed, extended, amended, or supplemented)
are not released, reduced, or otherwise adversely affected by this amendment,
those amendments to Guaranties, or any other Loan Document, and continue to
guarantee full payment and performance of the present and future Obligations.

6.       ADDITIONAL GUARANTIES.  The Borrowers and the Relevant Required
Lenders agree that  Micro shall cause Ingram Micro Holdings Limited and Ingram
Micro (UK) Limited to both comply with the provisions of SECTION 8.1.10 by no
later than November 30, 1997.

7.       MISCELLANEOUS.

         (A)     Credit Agreement and Loan Documents.  Upon the effectiveness
of PARAGRAPH 2 above, all references in the Loan Documents to the "Credit
Agreement" refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this amendment.  This
amendment is a "Loan Document" referred to in the Credit Agreement, and the
provisions relating to Loan Documents in the Credit Agreement are incorporated
in this amendment by reference.  Except as specifically amended and modified in
this amendment, the Credit Agreement is unchanged and continues in full force
and effect, and this amendment is not otherwise a waiver or any right, power,
or remedy of any Agent, Co-Agent, or Lender under, or waiver of any provision
of, any Loan Document.  No change, waiver, or discharge of any provision of
this amendment is valid unless in writing that is signed by the party against
whom it is sought to be enforced.

         (B)     Governing Law.  This amendment shall be deemed to be a
contract made under and governed by the laws of the State of New York, United
States of America.

         (C)     Counterparts.  This amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts with the same effect as if all signatories had signed the same
amendment.  All counterparts shall be construed together to constitute one and
the same amendment.

       REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK.  THIS PAGE IS FOLLOWED BY A





                                        17                     FIRST AMENDMENT
<PAGE>   20
            SIGNATURE PAGE FOR MICRO AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL BORROWERS,
    FOLLOWED BY SEPARATE SIGNATURE PAGES FOR THE RELEVANT REQUIRED LENDERS.





                                        18
                                                                FIRST AMENDMENT
<PAGE>   21

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.

INGRAM MICRO INC., as Micro            INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V.,
                                       as a Supplemental Borrower


By /s/ JAMES F. RICKETTS               By /s/ MICHAEL J. GRAINGER
   ---------------------------------      --------------------------------------
   James F. Ricketts, Vice President      Michael J. Grainger,
   and Worldwide Treasurer                Authorized Representative


INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD.,       INGRAM MICRO INC., as a Supplemental 
as a Supplemental Borrower             Borrower

By /s/ MICHAEL J. GRAINGER             By /s/ MICHAEL J. GRAINGER
   --------------------------------       -------------------------------------
   Michael J. Grainger, Attorney          Michael J. Grainger,
                                          Authorized Representative





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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.

                                       NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., as the
                                       Administrative Agent and as a Lender


                                       By /s/ YOUSUF OMAR
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Yousuf Omar, Senior Vice President





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.

                                       THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as
                                       the Documentation Agent and as a Lender


                                       By /s/ W. H. TILLINGER
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: W. H. Tillinger
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Relationship Manager
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.

                                       THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                                       as a Co-Agent and as a Lender

                                       By /s/ STEPHANIE PARKER
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Stephanie Parker
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Assistant Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.


                                       DG BANK DEUTSCHE
                                       GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, CAYMAN ISLANDS
                                       BRANCH, as a Co-Agent and as a Lender

                                       By /s/ BOBBY RYAN OLIVER, JR.
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Bobby Ryan Oliver, Jr.
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Assistant Vice President
                                                --------------------------------

                                       By /s/ KURT A. MORRIS
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Kurt A Morris
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.


                                       THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED,
                                       ATLANTA AGENCY, as a Co-Agent
                                       and as a Lender


                                       By /s/ KAZUO IIDA
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Kazuo Iida
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: General Manager
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
                                       as Co-Agent and as a Lender


                                       By /s/ MICHAEL A. COLE
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael A. Cole
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Manager
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED, LOS ANGELES
                                       AGENCY, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ MASAHITO FUKUDA
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Masahito Fukuda
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Joint General Manager
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST &
                                       SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as a Lender



                                       By /s/ MICHAEL J. McCUTCHIN
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael J. McCutchin
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Managing Director
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       CREDIT LYONNAIS LOS ANGELES BRANCH,
                                       as a Lender



                                       By /s/ ROBERT IVOSOVICH
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Robert Ivosovich
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Senior Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       THE DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK, LTD.,
                                       LOS ANGELES AGENCY, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ MASATSUGU MORISHITA
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Masatsugu Morishita
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Joint General Manager
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       THE SAKURA BANK, LIMITED, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ FERNANDO BUESA
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Fernando Buesa
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ OFUSA SATO
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Ofusa Sato
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Assistant General Manager
                                                --------------------------------




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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   33

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
                                       as a Co-Agent and as a Lender



                                       By /s/ MICHAEL P. GAGE
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Michael P. Gage
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   34

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
                                       LOS ANGELES BRANCH, as a Lender



                                       By /s/ JOHN KORTHUIS
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: John Korthuis
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------

                                       By /s/ STEVEN F. LARSEN
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Steven F. Larsen
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------




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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   35

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       THE MITSUBISHI TRUST AND BANKING
                                       CORPORATION, LOS ANGELES AGENCY,
                                       as a Lender


                                       By /s/ YASUSHI SATOMI
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Yasushi Satomi
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Senior Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   36

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       ABN-AMRO BANK N.V., as a Lender


                                       By /s/ PAUL K. STIMPFL
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Paul K. Stimpfl
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ ELLEN M. COLEMAN
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Ellen M. Coleman
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President/Director
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA,
                                       LOS ANGELES FOREIGN BRANCH,
                                       as a Lender


                                       By /s/ RICHARD E. IWANICKI
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Richard E. Iwanicki
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ E. BOMBIERI
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: E. Bombieri
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   38

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ CLIVE BETTLES
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Clive Bettles
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Manager
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ TIALLING TARPETRA
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Tialling Tarpetra
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   39

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       COMERICA BANK, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ EMMANUEL M. SKEVOFILAX
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Emmanuel M. Skevofilax
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Corporate Banking Officer
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   40

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       DEN DANSKE BANK AKTIESELSKAB
                                       CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ MOGENS SONDERGAARD
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Mogens Sondergaard
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ JOHN A. O'NEILL
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: John A. O'Neill
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK AND/OR
                                       CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCHES, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ RALF HOFFMAN
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Ralf Hoffman
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ ANDREAS NEUMEIER
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Andreas Neumeier
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   42

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       FIRST AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ KATHRYN A. BROTHERS
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Kathryn A. Brothers
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   43

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       GENERALE BANK, S.A./N.V., as a Lender


                                       By /s/ WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: William J. O'Brien
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Senior Vice President
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ E. MATTHEWS
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: E. Matthews
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Senior Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   44

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       KREDIETBANK N.V., GRAND CAYMAN
                                       BRANCH, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ ROBERT SNAUFFER
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Robert Snauffer
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ TOD R. ANGUS
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Tod R. Angus
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   45

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       THE SANWA BANK, LIMITED
                                       LOS ANGELES BRANCH, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ VIRGINIA HART
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Virginia Hart
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   46

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ JARRETTE A. WHITE, III
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Jarrette A. White, III
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: GVP/Group Manager
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ ROGER SHREERA
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Roger Shreera
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Banking Officer
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   47

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
                                       OF OREGON, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ AARON J. GORDON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Aaron J. Gordon
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Assistant Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   48

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       BANCA DI ROMA, SAN FRANCISCO
                                       FOREIGN BRANCH, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ AUGUSTO BIANCHI
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Augusto Bianchi
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: F.V.P.
                                                --------------------------------


                                       By /s/ FRANCESCO BAROLO
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Francesco Barolo
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: F.V.P. and Deputy Manager
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   49

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       BANCO CENTRAL HISPANOAMERICANO,
                                       S.A., as a Lender


                                       By /s/ FRANCISCO ALCON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Francisco Alcon
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                --------------------------------
                                                General Manager
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   50

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       ISTITUTO BANCARIO SAN PAOLO
                                       DI TORINO S.P.A., as a Lender


                                       By  /s/ Carlo Persico
                                           ------------------------------------
                                         Name:  Carlo Persico
                                                -------------------------------
                                         Title: Deputy General Manager
                                                -------------------------------


                                       By  /s/ Robert Wurster
                                           ------------------------------------
                                         Name:  Robert Wurster
                                                -------------------------------
                                         Title: First Vice President
                                                -------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   51

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this First Amendment to Credit
Agreement.



                                       MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY
                                       OF NEW YORK, as a Lender


                                       By /s/ KATHRYN SAYKO-YANES
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name: Kathryn Sayko-Yanes
                                               ---------------------------------
                                         Title: Vice President
                                                --------------------------------





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                      First Amendment to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>   52

                                  EXHIBIT F-1

                      AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE

         THIS CERTIFICATE is delivered pursuant to Paragraph 3(iii) of the
First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 1997 (the
"AMENDMENT"), amending the Credit Agreement dated as of October 30, 1996, among
Ingram Micro Inc., Ingram European Coordination Center N.V., Ingram Micro
Singapore PTE Ltd., Ingram Micro Inc. (Canada), certain lenders, NationsBank of
Texas, N.A., and The Bank of Nova Scotia, respectively as the administrative
agent and the documentation agent for those lenders, and certain co-agents.
Terms defined (by reference or otherwise) in the Amendment have the same
meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this certificate.  For and on
behalf of Micro and as of the date of this certificate, the undersigned
certifies as follows to (a) all of the Lenders in respect of the matters in
PARAGRAPHS 4, 5, and 6 below and (b) to the Administrative Agent in respect of
all other matters below:

         1.               REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  Both before and after
giving effect to the Amendment, the representations and warranties of each
Obligor set forth in ARTICLE VII of the Credit Agreement (excluding, however,
those contained in SECTION 7.8 of the Credit Agreement), in the Amendment, and
in any other Loan Document are true and correct (unless stated to relate solely
to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true
and correct as of such earlier date).

         2.               LITIGATION ARBITRATION AND OTHER PROCEEDING. Except as
disclosed in ITEM 7.8 (Litigation) of the Disclosure Schedule:

         (a)     no labor controversy, litigation, arbitration or governmental
investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of Micro,
threatened against any Obligor, or any of their respective Consolidated
Subsidiaries in respect of which there exists a reasonable possibility of an
outcome that would result in a Material Adverse Effect or that would affect the
legality, validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document; and

         (b)     no development has occurred in any labor controversy,
litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding so
disclosed in respect of which there exists a reasonable possibility of an
outcome that would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

         3.      NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT.  Since December 31, 1996, there
has been no event or events which, singly or in the aggregate, have resulted in
a Material Adverse Effect.

         4.      NO DEFAULTS.  Both before and after giving effect to the
Amendment (a) no Default has occurred and is continuing and (b) no Obligor nor
any of their respective Subsidiaries is in violation of any law or governmental
regulation or court order or decree which, singly or in the aggregate, results
in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

         5.      CONDITIONS.  All conditions to the effectiveness of the First
Amendment, as provided in PARAGRAPH 3 of the First Amendment, have been
satisfied in full.

         6.      CONSENTS, ETC.  No consents or waivers under any agreement
applicable to any Obligor are required in order to enable such Obligor to enter
into the Amendment and any other Loan Document to be delivered by it under the
Amendment, and to perform its obligations thereunder.

         EXECUTED as of October 28, 1997.



                                       INGRAM MICRO INC.


                                       By 
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          James F. Ricketts, Vice President
                                          and Worldwide Treasurer





                                                                    EXHIBIT F-1
<PAGE>   53

                                  EXHIBIT G-3

                        AMENDMENT TO COORDINATION CENTER
                            GUARANTY ON FIRST DEMAND

         THIS AMENDMENT is entered into as of October 28, 1997, between INGRAM
EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V., a company organized and existing under the
laws of The Kingdom of Belgium (the "GUARANTOR"), and NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS,
N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT")
for the Lenders described below.

         The Guarantor has executed and delivered the Coordination Center
Guaranty on First Demand (as renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the
"GUARANTY") dated as of October 30, 1996, in favor of the Lender Parties under
the Credit Agreement referred to in the Guaranty.  The Guarantor has requested
the Administrative Agent to enter into this amendment in order to clarify one
provision of the Guaranty, which the Administrative Agent has agreed to do
subject to the terms and conditions of this amendment.  Accordingly, for
adequate and sufficient consideration, the Guarantor and the Administrative
Agent agree as follows:

         1.      Terms defined (by reference or otherwise) in the Guaranty have
the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this amendment.

         2.      Subject to PARAGRAPH 3 below but otherwise effective as of the
date of this amendment, the Guaranty is amended to add the following phrase at
the beginning of SECTIONS 4(F) and (G) of the Guaranty:

                 EXCEPT in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
                 release, or termination executed and delivered by the
                 Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party
                 pursuant to SECTION 13(B) of this Demand Guaranty, SECTION
                 11.1(B) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable,

         3.      Notwithstanding any contrary provision, PARAGRAPH 2 above is
not effective unless and until the Administrative Agent receives counterparts
of this amendment duly executed and delivered by all parties named below.

         4.      Upon the effectiveness of PARAGRAPH 2 above, all references in
the Loan Documents to the "Coordination Center Guaranty" refer to the Guaranty
as amended by this amendment.  This amendment is a "Loan Document" referred to
in the Credit Agreement, and, except as otherwise stated in this amendment, the
provisions relating to Loan Documents in the Credit Agreement are incorporated
in this amendment by reference.  Except as specifically amended and modified in
this amendment, the Guaranty is unchanged and continues in full force and
effect, and this amendment is not otherwise a waiver or any right, power, or
remedy of any Agent, Co-Agent, or Lender under, or waiver of any provision of,
any Loan Document.  No change, waiver, consent, release, or termination of this
amendment is valid unless in a writing that is signed by the Guarantor and the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties.  This amendment shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Belgium.

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this amendment.



INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION           NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., 
CENTER N.V., as the Guarantor          as the Administrative Agent


By                                     By
  ---------------------------             ------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger,                    Yousuf Omar,
  Authorized Representative               Senior Vice President





                                                                    EXHIBIT G-3
<PAGE>   54

                                  EXHIBIT H-1

                          AMENDMENT TO MICRO GUARANTY

         THIS AMENDMENT is entered into as of October 28, 1997, between INGRAM
MICRO INC., a Delaware corporation (the "GUARANTOR"), and NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS,
N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT")
for the Lenders described below.

         The Guarantor has executed and delivered the Micro Guaranty (as
renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the "GUARANTY") dated as of October
30, 1996, in favor of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement referred to in the
Guaranty.  The Guarantor has requested the Administrative Agent to enter into
this amendment in order to clarify one provision of the Guaranty, which the
Administrative Agent has agreed to do subject to the terms and conditions of
this amendment.  Accordingly, for adequate and sufficient consideration, the
Guarantor and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:

         1.      Terms defined (by reference or otherwise) in the Guaranty have
the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this amendment.

         2.      Subject to PARAGRAPH 3 below but otherwise effective as of the
date of this amendment, the Guaranty is amended to add the following phrase at
the beginning of SECTIONS 1(V) and (VI) of the Guaranty:

                 EXCEPT in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
                 release, or termination executed and delivered by the
                 Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party
                 pursuant to SECTION 7(B) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(B) of
                 the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable

         3.      Notwithstanding any contrary provision, PARAGRAPH 2 above is
not effective unless and until the Administrative Agent receives counterparts
of this amendment duly executed and delivered by all parties named below.

         4.      Upon the effectiveness of PARAGRAPH 2 above, all references in
the Loan Documents to the "Micro Guaranty" refer to the Micro Guaranty as
amended by this amendment.  This amendment is a "Loan Document" referred to in
the Credit Agreement, and, except as otherwise stated in this amendment, the
provisions relating to Loan Documents in the Credit Agreement are incorporated
in this amendment by reference.  Except as specifically amended and modified in
this amendment, the Guaranty is unchanged and continues in full force and
effect, and this amendment is not otherwise a waiver or any right, power, or
remedy of any Agent, Co-Agent, or Lender under, or waiver of any provision of,
any Loan Document.  No change, waiver, consent, release, or termination of this
amendment is valid unless in a writing that is signed by the Guarantor and the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties.  This amendment shall be
governed by and its provisions construed under the laws of the State of New
York.

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this amendment.

INGRAM MICRO INC., as the Guarantor    NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.,
                                       as the Administrative Agent


By                                     By
  ---------------------------             ------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger,                    Yousuf Omar,
  Executive Vice President                Senior Vice President
  and Worldwide Chief Financial
  Officer





                                                                    EXHIBIT H-1
<PAGE>   55


                                  EXHIBIT I-4

                           AMENDMENT TO MICRO CANADA
                 GUARANTY (COORDINATION CENTER/MICRO SINGAPORE)

         THIS AMENDMENT is entered into as of October 28, 1997, between INGRAM
MICRO INC., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "GUARANTOR"), and NATIONSBANK
OF TEXAS, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT") for the Lenders described below.

         The Guarantor has executed and delivered the Micro Canada Guaranty
(Coordination Center/Micro Singapore) (as renewed, extended, amended, or
restated, the "GUARANTY") dated as of October 30, 1996, in favor of the Lenders
under the Credit Agreement referred to in the Guaranty.  The Guarantor has
requested the Administrative Agent to enter into this amendment in order to
clarify one provision of the Guaranty, which the Administrative Agent has
agreed to do subject to the terms and conditions of this amendment.
Accordingly, for adequate and sufficient consideration, the Guarantor and the
Administrative Agent agree as follows:

         1.      Terms defined (by reference or otherwise) in the Guaranty have
the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this amendment.

         2.      Subject to PARAGRAPH 3 below but otherwise effective as of the
date of this amendment, the Guaranty is amended to add the following phrase at
the beginning of SECTIONS 1(V) and (VI) of the Guaranty:

                 EXCEPT in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
                 release, or termination executed and delivered by the
                 Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party
                 pursuant to SECTION 7(B) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(B) of
                 the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable,

         3.      Notwithstanding any contrary provision, PARAGRAPH 2 above is
not effective unless and until the Administrative Agent receives counterparts
of this amendment duly executed and delivered by all parties named below.

         4.      Upon the effectiveness of PARAGRAPH 2 above, all references in
the Loan Documents to the "Micro Canada Guaranty (Coordination Center/Micro
Singapore)" refer to the Guaranty as amended by this amendment.  This amendment
is a "Loan Document" referred to in the Credit Agreement, and, except as
otherwise stated in this amendment, the provisions relating to Loan Documents
in the Credit Agreement are incorporated in this amendment by reference.
Except as specifically amended and modified in this amendment, the Guaranty is
unchanged and continues in full force and effect, and this amendment is not
otherwise a waiver or any right, power, or remedy of any Agent, Co-Agent, or
Lender under, or waiver of any provision of, any Loan Document.  No change,
waiver, consent, release, or termination of this amendment is valid unless in a
writing that is signed by the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent on behalf
of the Lender Parties.  This amendment shall be governed by and its provisions
construed under and governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this amendment.



INGRAM MICRO INC., an Ontario,         NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., 
Canada corporation, as the Guarantor   as the Administrative Agent


By                                     By
  ---------------------------             ------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger,                    Yousuf Omar,
  Authorized Representative               Senior Vice President




                                                                    EXHIBIT I-4
<PAGE>   56


                                  EXHIBIT I-5

                               AMENDMENT TO MICRO
                            CANADA GUARANTY (MICRO)

         THIS AMENDMENT is entered into as of October 28, 1997, between INGRAM
MICRO INC., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "GUARANTOR"), and NATIONSBANK
OF TEXAS, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT") for the Lenders described below.

         The Guarantor has executed and delivered the Micro Canada Guaranty
(Micro) (as renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the "GUARANTY") dated as
of October 30, 1996, in favor of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement
referred to in the Guaranty.  The Guarantor has requested the Administrative
Agent to enter into this amendment in order to clarify one provision of the
Guaranty, which the Administrative Agent has agreed to do subject to the terms
and conditions of this amendment.  Accordingly, for adequate and sufficient
consideration, the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:

         1.      Terms defined (by reference or otherwise) in the Guaranty have
the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this amendment.

         2.      Subject to PARAGRAPH 3 below but otherwise effective as of the
date of this amendment, the Guaranty is amended to add the following phrase at
the beginning of SECTIONS 1(V) and (VI) of the Guaranty:

                 EXCEPT in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
                 release, or termination executed and delivered by the
                 Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party
                 pursuant to SECTION 7(B) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(B) of
                 the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable,

         3.      Notwithstanding any contrary provision, PARAGRAPH 2 above is
not effective unless and until the Administrative Agent receives counterparts
of this amendment duly executed and delivered by all parties named below.

         4.      Upon the effectiveness of PARAGRAPH 2 above, all references in
the Loan Documents to the "Micro Canada Guaranty (Micro)" refer to the Micro
Canada Guaranty (Micro) as amended by this amendment.  This amendment is a
"Loan Document" referred to in the Credit Agreement, and, except as otherwise
stated in this amendment, the provisions relating to Loan Documents in the
Credit Agreement are incorporated in this amendment by reference.  Except as
specifically amended and modified in this amendment, the Guaranty is unchanged
and continues in full force and effect, and this amendment is not otherwise a
waiver or any right, power, or remedy of any Agent, Co-Agent, or Lender under,
or waiver of any provision of, any Loan Document.  No change, waiver, consent,
release, or termination of this amendment is valid unless in a writing that is
signed by the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender
Parties.  This amendment shall be governed by and its provisions construed
under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this amendment.



INGRAM MICRO INC., an Ontario,         NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., 
Canada corporation,                    as the Administrative as the Guarantor \
                                       Agent


By                                     By
  ---------------------------             ------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger,                    Yousuf Omar,
  Authorized Representative               Senior Vice President





                                                                    EXHIBIT I-5
<PAGE>   57


                                  EXHIBIT I-6

                                  AMENDMENT TO
                            MICRO SINGAPORE GUARANTY

         THIS AMENDMENT is entered into as of October 28, 1997, between INGRAM
MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a company organized and existing under the laws of
Singapore (the "GUARANTOR"), and NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., as administrative
agent (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders described
below.

         The Guarantor has executed and delivered the Micro Singapore Guaranty
(as renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the "GUARANTY") dated as of
October 30, 1996, in favor of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement referred
to in the Guaranty.  The Guarantor has requested the Administrative Agent to
enter into this amendment in order to clarify one provision of the Guaranty,
which the Administrative Agent has agreed to do subject to the terms and
conditions of this amendment.  Accordingly, for adequate and sufficient
consideration, the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:

         1.      Terms defined (by reference or otherwise) in the Guaranty have
the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this amendment.

         2.      Subject to PARAGRAPH 3 below but otherwise effective as of the
date of this amendment, the Guaranty is amended to add the following phrase at
the beginning of SECTIONS 1(V) and (VI) of the Guaranty:

                  EXCEPT in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
                 release, or termination executed and delivered by the
                 Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party
                 pursuant to SECTION 7(B) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(B) of
                 the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable,

         3.      Notwithstanding any contrary provision, PARAGRAPH 2 above is
not effective unless and until the Administrative Agent receives counterparts
of this amendment duly executed and delivered by all parties named below.

         4.      Upon the effectiveness of PARAGRAPH 2 above, all references in
the Loan Documents to the "Micro Singapore Guaranty" refer to the Guaranty as
amended by this amendment.  This amendment is a "Loan Document" referred to in
the Credit Agreement, and, except as otherwise stated in this amendment, the
provisions relating to Loan Documents in the Credit Agreement are incorporated
in this amendment by reference.  Except as specifically amended and modified in
this amendment, the Guaranty is unchanged and continues in full force and
effect, and this amendment is not otherwise a waiver or any right, power, or
remedy of any Agent, Co-Agent, or Lender under, or waiver of any provision of,
any Loan Document.  No change, waiver, consent, release, or termination of this
amendment is valid unless in a writing that is signed by the Guarantor and the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties.  This amendment shall be
governed by and its provisions construed under the laws of Singapore.

         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this amendment.



INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD.,       NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., 
as the Guarantor                       as the Administrative Agent

By                                     By
  ---------------------------             ------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger, Attorney           Yousuf Omar, Senior Vice President





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                               AMENDED EXHIBIT J

                          FORM OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTY

         Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (the "GUARANTY"), dated as of
______________________________, 19___, [INSERT NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
(the "GUARANTOR"), hereby unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably
guarantees, as primary obligor and not as surety merely, to each Lender Party
(as defined below), without offset or deduction, (a) the full and punctual
payment when due of all amounts payable by Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware ("MICRO"),
Ingram European Coordination Center N.V., a company organized and existing
under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium ("COORDINATION CENTER"), Ingram Micro
Singapore PTE Ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
Singapore ("MICRO SINGAPORE"), Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA") and
each Acceding Borrower (as defined in the Credit Agreement described below)
that shall become a party to the Credit Agreement described below pursuant to
an Accession Request and Acknowledgment (as defined in the Credit Agreement
described below) duly acknowledged on behalf of the Guarantor (Micro,
Coordination Center, Micro Singapore and Micro Canada being, collectively with
any such Acceding Borrower, the "BORROWERS"), under or in connection with the
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 30, 1996 (together with all amendments
and other modifications, if any, from time to time made thereto, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT"; unless otherwise defined herein all capitalized terms used herein
without definition have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement),
among the Borrowers, certain financial institutions (together with their
respective successors and permitted assigns and any branch or affiliate of a
financial institution funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit
Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"), NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the
Lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as documentation agent (in such capacity, the
"DOCUMENTATION AGENT") for the Lenders, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, DG Bank
Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank, Cayman Islands Branch, The First National Bank of
Chicago, The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited, Atlanta Agency and Royal Bank
of Canada, as co-agents (the "CO-AGENTS"; hereinafter, the Lenders, the
Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent and the Co-Agents being,
collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES"), and the other Loan Documents, including,
without limitation, all principal, interest, premiums, fees and expenses
payable by the Borrowers thereunder and all reasonable expenses incurred by any
Lender Party in enforcing any rights under the Credit Agreement, the Notes, and
the other Loan Documents (including this Guaranty) and (b) the full performance
and observance of all of the covenants, conditions and agreements provided in
the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document required to be performed or
observed by each Borrower (all of the foregoing guaranteed obligations being
the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS").  In the case of a failure of any Borrower
punctually to make any payment of principal of or interest or premium on any
Credit Extension or Note, the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment
to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable,
whether at the stated maturity, on a prepayment date, by declaration of
acceleration, or otherwise, as if such payment were made by such Borrower.
This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of
collection.  The obligations and agreements of the Guarantor hereunder shall be
performed and observed without requiring any notice of non- payment,
non-performance or non-observance, or any proof thereof or demand therefor, all
of which the Guarantor hereby expressly waives.

         The Borrowers and the Guarantor are engaged as an integrated group in
diversified operations including wholesale distribution of microcomputer
software and hardware products. multimedia products, customer financing,
assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling, distribution and
service activities.  This integrated operation requires financing on such a
basis that credit supplied to Industries and the other Borrowers be made
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successful operation of each Borrower and the Guarantor, separately, and the
integrated operation as a whole.  In accordance with the terms of the Credit
Agreement, and to further induce the Lender Parties to continue making Credit
Extensions pursuant thereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor has
agreed to guarantee, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement, the Notes and each
other Loan Document, and the Guarantor expects to derive benefit, directly or
indirectly, from the Credit Extensions made to the Borrowers from time to time.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Guarantor
hereunder shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount
that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under
Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions
of applicable law of any State of the United States.

         SECTION 1.       CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR.   (a) This
Guaranty shall be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and
shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of, and shall not be
terminated by, the existence of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter
in effect in any jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any
Note, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating
thereto (the foregoing agreements, documents and instruments being,
collectively, the "CREDIT DOCUMENTS"), or the rights or obligations of any
Obligor under or with respect to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of
the Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and
irrevocable irrespective of:

                 (i)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any
         Obligor's obligations under or with respect to any Credit Document;

                 (ii)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender
         Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
         term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment,
         renewal, extension, acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of any of the Credit
         Documents;

                 (iii)    the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors
         to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
         counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
         Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
         obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
         continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or
         merger of any Obligor with or into any other corporation, or the sale,
         lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or substantially all
         of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected in
         compliance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or the
         bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by
         any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the
         making by any Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or
         entering into a composition or arrangement with, creditors;

                 (iv)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
         on the part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any
         failure to demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for
         any payment under any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give
         to any Obligor (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the
         making of any payment due and payable under any of the Credit
         Documents or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
         contained in any of the Credit Documents or any action taken by any
         Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right
         or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
         delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such right or
         power;





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                 (v)      except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 8(B) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(B) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any invalidation of any of the
         obligations of the Guarantor hereunder or the repudiation of this
         Guaranty by the Guarantor, whether or not under color of right, or any
         act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any
         Lender Party with respect to the Guarantor's obligations hereunder,
         including, without limitation, any termination of the obligations of
         the Guarantor hereunder, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of this Guaranty
         with respect to the Guarantor or any release of the Guarantor from
         liability hereunder;

                 (vi)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 8(B) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(B) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any release, discharge,
         modifications or exchange of any property pledged or mortgaged or in
         which a security interest has been granted as collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent
         or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing
         for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations; and

                 (vii)    any other circumstance which might otherwise
         constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge
         of, the Borrowers or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

         (b)     The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily and
jointly and severally liable to the Lender Parties, that the obligations
hereunder are independent of the obligations of each Borrower and any other
Obligor, and that a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted
against the Guarantor, whether or not an action is brought against any Borrower
or any other Obligor, or whether any Borrower or any other Obligor is joined in
any such action or actions.  The Guarantor agrees that any releases which may
be given by the Lender Parties to any Borrower or any other Obligor or endorser
shall not release it from this Guaranty.

         (c)     The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and all
valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now in
effect or hereafter enacted, and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon any Borrower or the Guarantor.

         SECTION 2.       NO SUBROGATION.  (a) Any and all present and future
debts and obligations of each Borrower to the Guarantor, including rights of
reimbursement and subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and
subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and termination of all the Commitments; provided, however, that the
payment of such present and future debts other than those due by virtue of
rights of reimbursement and subrogation with respect to this Guaranty shall be
so postponed and subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred
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         (b)     Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender Parties against
the Borrowers under the Credit Documents until the Guaranteed Obligations shall
have been paid in cash in full and the Commitments have terminated.  If any
amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence,
such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for the benefit
of, and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in addition, shall forthwith
be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender Parties to be
credited and applied upon the Guaranteed Obligations if then matured or
forthwith be repaid to the relevant Borrower if such obligations are then
unmatured.  The Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between the Guarantor on the
one hand and the Lender Parties on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations
may be declared to be forthwith due and payable notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration as against any of
the Borrowers and that, in the event of any such declaration, the Guaranteed
Obligations (whether or not then due and payable by any of the Borrowers) shall
forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for purposes of this
Guaranty.

         SECTION 3.       REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall
continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment. or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon
the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower the Guarantor or
any other Obligor (including the Guarantor) or otherwise, all as though such
payment had not been made.

         SECTION 4.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  The Guarantor hereby
makes to the Lender Parties the following representations, warranties and
agreements as to itself:

         SECTION 4.01     ORGANIZATION, ETC.  The Guarantor is a corporation
validly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of
its business requires such qualification and where the failure to so qualify
and to maintain such good standing, singularly or in the aggregate, has
resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse
Effect, and has full power and authority and holds all requisite governmental
licenses, permits and other approvals to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Guaranty and to own and hold under lease its property and to conduct
its business substantially as currently conducted by it, excluding any such
government licenses, permits or other approvals in respect of which the failure
to so obtain, hold or maintain has not caused, and would not reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 4.02     DUE AUTHORIZATION, NON-CONTRAVENTION, ETC.  The
execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty are
within the Guarantor's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, and do not

         (a)     contravene the Guarantor's Organic Documents;

         (b)     contravene any law or governmental regulation or court decree
or order binding on or affecting the Guarantor; or

         (c)     result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any Lien
on any of the Guarantor's properties.

         SECTION 4.03     NO DEFAULT.  The Guarantor is not in default in the
performance of any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any bond,
debenture, note, or in any indenture, loan agreement, or





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other agreement, in connection with or as a result of which default there
exists a reasonable possibility that a Material Adverse Effect could arise.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty will
not conflict with, or constitute a breach of, or a default under, any such
bond, debenture, note, indenture, loan agreement or other agreement to which
the Guarantor is a party or by which it is bound, in connection with or as a
result of which conflict, breach of default there exists a reasonable
possibility that a Material Adverse Effect could arise.

         SECTION 4.04     GOVERNMENT APPROVAL, REGULATION, ETC.  No action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body
or other Person and no payment of any stamp or similar tax, is required for the
due execution, delivery or performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 4.05     VALIDITY, ETC.  This Guaranty constitutes the legal.
valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against the
Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by general
principles of equity.

         SECTION 4.06     LITIGATION, LABOR CONTROVERSIES, ETC.  Except as
disclosed in ITEM 7.8 (Litigation) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Credit
Agreement, there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor,
threatened litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy affecting any
the Guarantor, or any of its respective properties. businesses, assets or
revenues, in respect of which there exists a reasonable possibility of an
outcome that would result in a Material Adverse Effect or that would to affect
the legality, validity or enforceability of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 4.07     TAXES.  The Guarantor has filed all material tax
returns and reports it reasonably believes are required by law to have been
filed by it and has paid all taxes and governmental charges thereby shown to be
owing, except as disclosed in Item 7.11 (Taxes) of the Disclosure Schedule to
the Credit Agreement and except for any such taxes or charges which are being
diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its
books.

         SECTION 5.       RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other
Person providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS"), hereby agree, as among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them, that if any Group Guarantor (in such capacity
an "EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation
of any Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation of any Group
Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this SECTION 5 shall be
subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed
Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination of all the
Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right or
remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall have
occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any Group
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the date
of the most recent financial statements provided to the Lender Parties pursuant
to CLAUSE (A) or (B) of SECTION 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement) of (a) the sum
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equity of such Group Guarantor plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of
any obligations owed by such Group Guarantor to all the Borrowers to (b) the
sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of all the Group Guarantors plus
the net amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by all the Group
Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it being understood and agreed that, in the
case of any Group Guarantor that is also a Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall
not be considered to owe any obligation to itself in its capacity as such
Borrower).

         SECTION 6.       ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This Guaranty is a
continuing guaranty and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors
and assigns.  This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Lender Party and
its successors and assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the
assignment or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without
requiring any act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any
assignee or transferee of any Lender Party such additional counterparts of this
Guaranty as any such Lender Party may request in writing at any time and from
time to time.

         SECTION 7.       GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THIS
GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND ITS PROVISIONS CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF
[THE STATE OF _______________________] [OR, IF PERMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
8.1.10 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, INSERT NAME OF OTHER JURISDICTION].  ANY
LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS
GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTORS PURSUANT TO THIS
GUARANTY SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE
AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH
LITIGATION BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS
ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(C) HEREOF, IN EACH CASE MARKED FOR THE
ATTENTION OF GENERAL COUNSEL, INGRAM MICRO INC., OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN
OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF EACH
SUCH STATE.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER
MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH
COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT
IN AS INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER
MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL
PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT,
ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS
PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF
ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS GUARANTY.

         SECTION 8.       MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

         (a)     This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the
Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be
construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION 5.11 and ARTICLE M thereof.

         (b)     No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty,
nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing





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and signed by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties, and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.

         (c)     All notices and other communications provided to any party
hereto shall be made, (i) if to the Guarantor, at its address or facsimile
number set forth below its signature line hereto or at such other address or
facsimile number as the Guarantor may designate to the other parties hereto and
the Lender Parties from time to time, and each such notice or communication
shall be subject to the other provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the
Credit Agreement or (ii) if to any Borrower, in the manner, and subject to the
provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

         (d)     Section captions used in this Guaranty are for convenience of
referenced only, and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

         (e)     In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights of any
Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Default described in any of CLAUSES (A)
through (D) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the Credit Agreement (after providing notice to
the Guarantor with respect thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits, accounts
or moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations of the Guarantor
then due and owing to it hereunder, irrespective of whether or not such Lender
Party shall have made any demand under any Loan Document.

         (f)     Wherever possible each provision of this Guaranty shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or invalid under
such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision of the
remaining provisions of this Guaranty.

         (g)     Any Person required to become a party to this Guaranty from
and after the Effective Date pursuant to SECTION 8.1.10 of the Credit Agreement
may do so by executing a signed counterpart of this Guaranty on terms
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 9.       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND
GUARANTORS HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS
THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR
ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF
CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS
OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTORS.  THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND
EACH OTHER PROVISION OF THIS GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND MAKING
CREDIT EXTENSIONS THEREUNDER.

         SECTION 10.      ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By
executing the acknowledgment to this Guaranty each of the other Group
Guarantors agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 5 hereof.





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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each undersigned corporation has caused this
Guaranty to be executed on its respective behalf as of the date above written
by one of its officers duly authorized thereunto.



                                       [NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
                                       [ADDRESS FOR NOTICES]

                                       By
                                         --------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ---------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               --------------------------


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO
THE TERMS OF SECTION 5:

INGRAM MICRO INC.

By
  ___________________________________
  Name:
       -------------------------------
  Title:
        ------------------------------


INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V.

By
  ___________________________________
  Name:
       -------------------------------
  Title:
        ------------------------------


INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD.

By
  ___________________________________
  Name:
       -------------------------------
  Title:
        ------------------------------


INGRAM MICRO INC. an Ontario, Canada corporation

By
  ___________________________________
  Name:
       -------------------------------
  Title:
        ------------------------------

                 [INSERT BLOCKS FOR EXISTING ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS]





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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.37

                                 US $500,000,000

                            EUROPEAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

                          dated as of October 28, 1997,

                                      among

                             INGRAM MICRO INC., and
                    INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V.,
                    as the Primary Borrowers and Guarantors,


                         CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
                                 as the Lenders,


                            THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                  as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders,

                                       and

                           NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.,
                   as the Documentation Agent for the Lenders,

                                 as arranged by

                           THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA and
                       NATIONSBANC CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
                                as the Arrangers


                      PREPARED BY HAYNES AND BOONE, L.L.P.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                                      ARTICLE I        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
         1.1      Defined Terms...................................................................................2
         1.2      Use of Defined Terms...........................................................................28
         1.3      Cross-References...............................................................................28
         1.4      Accounting and Financial Determinations........................................................28
         1.5      Calculations...................................................................................29
         1.6      Round Amounts..................................................................................29

                                                     ARTICLE II        COMMITMENTS, ETC.
         2.1      Commitments....................................................................................29
         2.2      Extensions of the Commitment Termination Date..................................................30
         2.3      Reductions of the Commitment Amounts...........................................................32
         2.4      Ineligible Currencies..........................................................................32

                                                     ARTICLE III       PROCEDURES  FOR PRO-RATA  CREDIT  EXTENSIONS
                                                                       AND PROVISIONS FOR NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS
         3.1      Borrowing Procedure for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans...............................................33
         3.2      Pro-Rata Letter of Credit Issuance Procedures..................................................33
                  3.2.1        Other Lenders' Participation......................................................34
                  3.2.2        Disbursements.....................................................................34
                  3.2.3        Reimbursement.....................................................................35
                  3.2.4        Deemed Disbursements..............................................................35
                  3.2.5        Nature of Reimbursement Obligations...............................................36
                  3.2.6        Ineligible Currencies.............................................................37
         3.3      Non-Rata Revolving Loan Facility...............................................................37
                  3.3.1        Non-Rata Revolving Loans..........................................................37
                  3.3.2        Ineligible Currencies.............................................................37
                  3.3.3        Limitations on Making Non-Rata Revolving Loans....................................37
                  3.3.4        Procedure for Making Non-Rata Revolving Loans.....................................38
                  3.3.5        Maturity of Non-Rata Revolving Loans..............................................38
                  3.3.6        Non-Rata Revolving Loan Records...................................................38
                  3.3.7        Quarterly Report..................................................................38
         3.4      Non-Rata Letter of Credit Facility.............................................................39
                  3.4.1        Non-Rata Letters of Credit........................................................39
                  3.4.2        Ineligible Currencies.............................................................39
                  3.4.3        Limitations on Issuing Non-Rata Letters of Credit.................................39
                  3.4.4        Procedures for Issuing Non-Rata Letters of Credit.................................39
                  3.4.5        Disbursements.....................................................................39
                  3.4.6        Reimbursement.....................................................................40
         3.5      Reporting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions........................................................40

                                                     ARTICLE IV        PRINCIPAL, INTEREST, AND FEE PAYMENTS
         4.1      Loan Accounts, Notes, Payments, and Prepayments................................................40
                  4.1.1        Repayments and Prepayments of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans............................41
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         4.2      Interest Provisions............................................................................42
                  4.2.1        Rates.............................................................................42
                  4.2.2        Post-Maturity Rates...............................................................42
                  4.2.3        Continuation Elections............................................................42
                  4.2.4        Payment Dates.....................................................................43
                  4.2.5        Interest Rate Determination.......................................................43
                  4.2.6        Additional Interest on Pro-Rata Revolving Loans...................................43
         4.3      Fees...........................................................................................44
                  4.3.1        Administration Fees...............................................................44
                  4.3.2        Facility Fees.....................................................................44
                  4.3.3        Letter of Credit Fees.............................................................45
         4.4      Rate and Fee Determinations....................................................................45
         4.5      Obligations in Respect of Non-Rata Credit Extensions...........................................46

                                                      ARTICLE V        CERTAIN PAYMENT PROVISIONS
         5.1      Illegality; Currency Restrictions..............................................................46
         5.2      Deposits Unavailable...........................................................................47
         5.3      Increased Credit Extension Costs, etc..........................................................47
         5.4      Funding Losses.................................................................................48
         5.5      Increased Capital Costs........................................................................48
         5.6      Discretion of Lenders as to Manner of Funding..................................................49
         5.7      Taxes..........................................................................................49
         5.8      Payments.......................................................................................52
                  5.8.1        Pro-Rata Credit Extensions........................................................52
                  5.8.2        Non-Rata Obligations..............................................................52
         5.9      Sharing of Payments............................................................................53
         5.10     Right of Set-off...............................................................................54
         5.11     Judgments, Currencies, etc.....................................................................54
         5.12     Replacement of Lenders.........................................................................55
         5.13     Change of Lending Office.......................................................................55
         5.14     Economic and Monetary Union....................................................................55

                                                     ARTICLE VI        CONDITIONS TO MAKING CREDIT EXTENSIONS
AND ACCESSION OF ACCEDING BORROWERS
         6.1      Initial Credit Extension.......................................................................56
                  6.1.1        Resolutions, etc..................................................................56
                  6.1.2        Effective Date Certificate........................................................56
                  6.1.3        Guaranties, etc...................................................................56
                  6.1.4        Financial Information, etc........................................................56
                  6.1.5        Compliance Certificate............................................................57
                  6.1.6        Consents, etc.....................................................................57
                  6.1.7        Closing Fees, Expenses, etc.......................................................57
                  6.1.8        Opinions of Counsel...............................................................57
                  6.1.9        Satisfactory Legal Form...........................................................57
         6.2      All Credit Extensions..........................................................................58
                  6.2.1        Compliance with Warranties, No Default, etc.......................................58
                  6.2.2        Credit Extension Request..........................................................59
                  6.2.3        Non-Rata Revolving Loans..........................................................59
                  6.2.4        Non-Rata Letters of Credit........................................................59
         6.3      Acceding Borrowers.............................................................................59
                  6.3.1        Resolutions, etc..................................................................59
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                  6.3.2        Delivery of Accession Request and Acknowledgment..................................60
                  6.3.3        Guaranties, etc...................................................................60
                  6.3.4        Compliance Certificate............................................................60
                  6.3.5        Consents, etc.....................................................................60
                  6.3.6        Opinions of Counsel...............................................................60

                                                     ARTICLE VII       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
         7.1      Organization, etc..............................................................................60
         7.2      Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc......................................................61
         7.3      No Default.....................................................................................61
         7.4      Government Approval, Regulation, etc...........................................................61
         7.5      Validity, etc..................................................................................61
         7.6      Financial Information..........................................................................62
         7.7      No Material Adverse Effect.....................................................................62
         7.8      Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc...........................................................62
         7.9      Subsidiaries...................................................................................62
         7.10     Ownership of Properties........................................................................62
         7.11     Taxes..........................................................................................62
         7.12     Pension and Welfare Plans......................................................................63
         7.13     Environmental Warranties.......................................................................63
         7.14     Outstanding Indebtedness.......................................................................63
         7.15     Accuracy of Information........................................................................64
         7.16     Patents, Trademarks, etc.......................................................................64
         7.17     Margin Stock...................................................................................64

                                                    ARTICLE VIII       COVENANTS
         8.1      Affirmative Covenants..........................................................................65
                  8.1.1        Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc......................................65
                  8.1.2        Compliance with Laws, etc.........................................................66
                  8.1.3        Maintenance of Properties.........................................................67
                  8.1.4        Insurance.........................................................................67
                  8.1.5        Books and Records.................................................................67
                  8.1.6        Environmental Covenant............................................................67
                  8.1.7        Use of Proceeds...................................................................68
                  8.1.8        Pari Passu........................................................................68
                  8.1.9        Guarantee or Suretyship...........................................................68
                  8.1.10       Additional Guaranty...............................................................68
                  8.1.11       Intra-Group Agreement, etc........................................................69
         8.2      Negative Covenants.............................................................................69
                  8.2.1        Restriction on Incurrence of Indebtedness.........................................69
                  8.2.2        Restriction on Incurrence of Liens................................................70
                  8.2.3        Financial Condition...............................................................72
                  8.2.4        Dividends.........................................................................72
                  8.2.5        Mergers, Consolidations, Substantial Asset Sales, and Dissolutions................72
                  8.2.6        Transactions with Affiliates......................................................73
                  8.2.7        Limitations on Acquisitions.......................................................74
                  8.2.8        Limitation on Sale of Trade Accounts Receivable...................................75
                  8.2.9        Sale of Assets....................................................................75
                  8.2.10       Limitation on Businesses..........................................................76
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                                                     ARTICLE IX        EVENTS OF DEFAULT
         9.1      Listing of Events of Default...................................................................76
                  9.1.1        Non-Payment of Obligations........................................................76
                  9.1.2        Breach of Warranty................................................................76
                  9.1.3        Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations..............................76
                  9.1.4        Non-Performance of Other Covenants and Obligations................................77
                  9.1.5        Default on Indebtedness...........................................................77
                  9.1.6        Judgments.........................................................................77
                  9.1.7        Pension Plans.....................................................................77
                  9.1.8        Ownership; Board of Directors.....................................................78
                  9.1.9        Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc.......................................................78
                  9.1.10       Guaranties........................................................................79
         9.2      Action if Bankruptcy...........................................................................79
         9.3      Action if Other Event of Default...............................................................79
         9.4      Action by Withdrawing Lender...................................................................79
         9.5      Cash Collateral................................................................................79

                                                      ARTICLE X        THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
DOCUMENTATION AGENT
         10.1     Authorization and Actions......................................................................79
         10.2     Funding Reliance, etc..........................................................................80
         10.3     Exculpation....................................................................................80
         10.4     Successor......................................................................................80
         10.5     Credit Extensions by an Agent.  ...............................................................81
         10.6     Credit Decisions...............................................................................81
         10.7     Copies, etc....................................................................................81

                                                     ARTICLE XI        MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
         11.1     Waivers, Amendments, etc.......................................................................82
         11.2     Notices........................................................................................82
         11.3     Payment of Costs and Expenses..................................................................83
         11.4     Indemnification................................................................................83
         11.5     Survival.......................................................................................84
         11.6     Severability...................................................................................84
         11.7     Headings.......................................................................................84
         11.8     Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness; Entire Agreement.....................................84
         11.9     Jurisdiction...................................................................................85
                  11.9.1       Submission........................................................................85
                  11.9.2       Service of Process................................................................85
                  11.9.3       Forum Convenience and Enforcement Abroad..........................................85
                  11.9.4       Non-exclusivity...................................................................85
                  11.9.5       Governing Law.....................................................................85
         11.10    Successors and Assigns.........................................................................85
         11.11    Assignments and Transfers of Interests.........................................................86
                  11.11.1      Assignments.......................................................................86
                  11.11.2      Participations....................................................................86
         11.12    Other Transactions.............................................................................87
         11.15    Confidentiality................................................................................87
         11.16    Release of Subsidiary Guarantors and Supplemental Borrowers....................................88
         11.17    Collateral.....................................................................................89
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                             SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

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Schedule I        -            Disclosure Schedule
                  -            Item 7.8
                  -            Item 7.9
                  -            Item 7.11
                  -            Item 7.12
                  -            Item 7.14
                  -            Item 8.2.1(a)(ii)
                  -            Item 8.2.2(a)

Exhibit A-1       -            Revolving Note
Exhibit A-2       -            Non-Rata Revolving Note
Exhibit B         -            Borrowing Request
Exhibit C         -            Issuance Request
Exhibit D         -            Continuation Notice
Exhibit E         -            Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F         -            Effective Date Certificate
Exhibit G-1       -            Coordination Center Guaranty
Exhibit G-2       -            Intra-Group Agreement
Exhibit H         -            Micro Guaranty
Exhibit I-1       -            Micro Canada Guaranty (Coordination Center/Micro Singapore)
Exhibit I-2       -            Micro Canada Guaranty (Micro)
Exhibit I-3       -            Micro Singapore Guaranty
Exhibit J         -            Additional Guaranty
Exhibit K         -            Lender Assignment Agreement
Exhibit L         -            Quarterly Report
Exhibit M         -            Opinion of the General Counsel of Micro
Exhibit N         -            Opinion of Special New York counsel to Micro
Exhibit O         -            Opinion of Special Belgian counsel to Coordination Center
Exhibit P         -            Opinion of Special Canadian counsel to Micro Canada
Exhibit Q         -            Opinion of Special Singapore counsel to Micro Singapore
Exhibit R         -            Opinion of Special English counsel to the Agents
Exhibit S         -            Commitment Extension Request
Exhibit T         -            Accession Request and Acknowledgment
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                            EUROPEAN CREDIT AGREEMENT


- -        THIS EUROPEAN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 28, 1997,
         among:

- -        INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws
         of the State of Delaware, United States of America ("MICRO");

- -        INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V., a company organized and
         existing under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium ("COORDINATION
         CENTER," and collectively with Micro, the "PRIMARY BORROWERS");

- -        The financial institutions party hereto (together with their respective
         successors and permitted assigns and any branch or affiliate of a
         financial institution funding a Loan as permitted by Section 5.6 as a
         signatory or otherwise, collectively, the "LENDERS"); and

- -        THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("SCOTIABANK"), as administrative agent for the
         Lenders (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and NATIONSBANK
         OF TEXAS, N.A. ("NATIONSBANK"), as documentation agent for the Lenders
         (in such capacity, the "DOCUMENTATION AGENT," and, collectively with
         the Administrative Agent, the "AGENTS"); and

         WHEREAS, Micro and its Subsidiaries (such capitalized term and all
other capitalized terms used herein having the meanings provided in SECTION 1.1)
are engaged primarily in the business of the wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling,
distribution and service activities; and

         WHEREAS, Micro wishes to obtain:

                  (a) for itself and Coordination Center as Primary Borrowers,
         Commitments from all the Lenders for Pro-Rata Credit Extensions to be
         made prior to the Commitment Termination Date in an aggregate amount in
         any Available Currency, not to exceed the Total Credit Commitment
         Amount at any one time outstanding, such Credit Extensions being
         available on a committed basis as Pro-Rata Revolving Loans and Pro-Rata
         Letters of Credit, so long as the Letter of Credit Outstandings never
         exceed the Letter of Credit Limit; and

                  (b) for itself and each other Borrower a protocol whereby each
         such Borrower may, prior to the Commitment Termination Date and to the
         extent the aggregate Commitments shall be unused and available from
         time to time, request that any Lender make Non-Rata Revolving Loans and
         issue Non-Rata Letters of Credit in any Available Currency, so long as
         (i) the Letter of Credit Outstandings never exceed the Letter of Credit
         Limit and (ii) the Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Non-Rata
         Credit Extensions never exceeds the Non-Rata Limit; and

         WHEREAS, each Borrower is willing, subject to SECTION 6.3.3, to
guarantee all Obligations of each other Borrower on a joint and several basis;
and


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         WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing, pursuant to and in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement:

                  (a) to extend severally Commitments to make, from time to time
         prior to the Commitment Termination Date, Pro-Rata Credit Extensions in
         an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the excess of
         the Total Credit Commitment Amount over the then Outstanding Credit
         Extensions; and

                  (b) to consider from time to time prior to the Commitment
         Termination Date, in each Lender's sole and absolute discretion and
         without commitment, making Non-Rata Revolving Loans and issuing
         Non-Rata Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount not to
         exceed the difference between the Total Credit Commitment Amount minus
         the then Outstanding Credit Extensions, so long as (i) the Letter of
         Credit Outstandings never exceed the Letter of Credit Limit and (ii)
         the Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Credit
         Extensions never exceeds the Non-Rata Limit; and

         WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Credit Extensions will be used for general
corporate purposes (including, working capital and, so long as the relevant
Borrower has complied with SECTION 8.1.7, Acquisitions) of each Borrower and its
Subsidiaries;

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


                                    ARTICLE I

                        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

         . The following terms (whether or not in bold or italic type) when used
in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall, except where the
context otherwise requires, have the following meanings (such meanings to be
equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

         "ACCEDING BORROWER" is defined in SECTION 6.3.

         "ACCESSION REQUEST AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT" means a request for accession
duly completed and executed by an Authorized Person of the applicable Acceding
Borrower and acknowledged by an Authorized Person of each Guarantor,
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT T hereto.

         "ACQUISITION" means any transaction, or any series of related
transactions, by which Micro and/or any of its Subsidiaries directly or
indirectly (a) acquires any ongoing business or all or substantially all of the
assets of any Person or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets,
merger or otherwise, (b) acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent
transaction in a series of transactions) control of at least a majority in
ordinary voting power of the securities of a Person which have ordinary voting
power for the election of directors or (c) otherwise acquires control of a more
than 50% ownership interest in any such Person.

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         "ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR" means each other Subsidiary of Micro as shall
from time to time become a Guarantor in accordance with SECTION 8.1.10.

         "ADDITIONAL GUARANTY" means a guaranty, in the form of the attached
EXHIBIT J, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of each
Additional Guarantor, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified
from time to time.

         "ADDITIONAL PERMITTED LIENS" means, as of any date, Liens securing
Indebtedness and not described in CLAUSES (A) through (L) of SECTION 8.2.2, but
only to the extent that the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Amount of
Additional Liens on such date plus (b) the Total Indebtedness of Subsidiaries
(other than any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor) on such date does not exceed 15%
of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth on such date.

         "ADJUSTED PERCENTAGE" means -- for any Lender, for any Pro-Rata Credit
Extension (and for the full duration of that Pro-Rata Credit Extension but which
may be different for other Pro-Rata Credit Extensions) -the quotient (stated as
a percentage) determined by the Administrative Agent (based upon the information
provided to it under SECTION 3.5) equal to (a) that Lender's Available Credit
Commitment at that time divided by (b) the remainder of the Total Credit
Commitment Amount at that time minus the aggregate of all of the Lenders'
Non-Rata Usage at that time.

         "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" is defined in the preamble and includes each
other Person as shall have subsequently been appointed as the successor
Administrative Agent pursuant to SECTION 10.4.

         "AFFILIATE" of any Person means any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for
administering, any Plan). A Person shall be deemed to be controlled by any other
Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power (a) to
vote, in the case of any Lender Party, 10% or more or, in the case of any other
Person, 35% or more, of the securities (on a fully diluted basis) having
ordinary voting power, for the election of directors or managing general
partners, or (b) in the case of any Lender Party or any other Person, to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by
contract or otherwise.

         "AFFILIATE TRANSACTION" is defined in SECTION 8.2.6.

         "AGENTS"  is defined in the preamble.

         "AGREEMENT" means this European Credit Agreement, as amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with its terms.

         "AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LIENS" means, at any date, the aggregate
principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Additional Permitted Liens on such
date.

         "APPLICABLE MARGIN" means, for any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan or Pro-Rata
Letter of Credit (i) for any day during the period from and including the
Effective Date, through and including the date the Administrative Agent shall
receive the reports and financial statements of Micro and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries required to be delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(B) -- together
with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered contemporaneously
therewith pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(D) -- for the 

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Fiscal Period ending on the Saturday nearest September 30, 1997, 0.250% per
annum and (ii) for any day subsequent to the date the Administrative Agent shall
receive the reports, financial statements and Compliance Certificate described
in the preceding CLAUSE (I), the corresponding rate per annum set forth in the
table below, determined by reference to (a) the lower of the two highest ratings
from time to time assigned to Micro's long-term senior unsecured debt by S&P,
Moody's and Fitch and either published or otherwise evidenced in writing by the
applicable rating agency and made available to the Administrative Agent --
including both "express" and "indicative" or "implied" (or equivalent) ratings
- -- or (b) the ratio (calculated pursuant to CLAUSE (C) of SECTION 8.2.3) of
Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Period most
recently ended prior to such day, for which financial statements and reports
have been received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(A) or
(B), whichever results in the lower Applicable Margin:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 MICRO'S LONG-TERM SENIOR UNSECURED DEBT   RATIO OF CONSOLIDATED FUNDED DEBT TO               APPLICABLE MARGIN
    RATINGS BY S&P, MOODY'S AND FITCH,             CONSOLIDATED EBITDA
               RESPECTIVELY
 ---------------------------------------   ------------------------------------               -----------------
<S>                                        <C>                                                <C>   
A-, A3 or A- (or higher)                    Less than 1.50                                           0.160%

BBB+, Baa1 or BBB+                          Greater than or equal to 1.50, but less than             0.215%
                                            2.00

BBB, Baa2 or BBB                            Greater than or equal to 2.00, but less than             0.250%
                                            2.50

BBB-, Baa3 or BBB-                          Greater than or equal to 2.50, but less than             0.275%
                                            3.00

BB+, Ba1 or BB+                             Greater than or equal to 3.00, but less than             0.400%
                                            3.25

Lower than BB+, Ba1 or BB+                  Greater than or equal to 3.25                            0.625%
</TABLE>


Any change in the Applicable Margin pursuant to CLAUSE (II)(A) above, will be
effective as of the day subsequent to the date on which S&P, Moody's or Fitch,
as the case may be, releases the applicable change in its rating of Micro's
long-term senior unsecured debt.

        "ARRANGERS" means The Bank of Nova Scotia and NationsBanc Capital
Markets, Inc.

         "AUTHORIZED PERSON" means those officers or employees of each Obligor
whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified to the Administrative
Agent pursuant to SECTION 6.1.1.

         "AVAILABLE CREDIT COMMITMENT" means, for any Lender and at any time,
the amount (not less than zero) equal to the remainder of (a) an amount equal to
its Percentage of the Total Credit Commitment Amount at that time minus (b) its
Outstanding Credit Extensions at that time.

         "AVAILABLE CURRENCY" means (a) for purposes of Pro-Rata Credit
Extensions, Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Swiss Francs, Belgian Francs, French
Francs, Guilders, Sterling, Marks, Lira, Pesetas, Yen, Krona, Danish Krone,
Norwegian Krone, and European Currency Units, and (b) for purposes of Non-Rata
Credit Extensions, the currencies listed in CLAUSE (A) preceding, Singapore
Dollars, Hong Kong Dollars, Mexican Pesos, Schillings, Ringgit, Won, and other
mutually agreed currencies.

         "BELGIAN FRANCS" means the lawful currency of The Kingdom of Belgium.

         "BOARD REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT" means the Board Representation
Agreement dated as of 

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November 6, 1996, among Micro and the "Family Stockholders" (as defined therein)
listed on the signature pages thereof, as in effect on that date without giving
effect to any amendment, waiver, supplement, or modification thereafter except
for any such amendment, waiver, supplement, or modification that does not
materially alter the terms thereof (excluding from such exception however, any
such amendment, waiver, supplement, or modification that in any way expands the
scope of or materially affects the definition of "Family Stockholders" set forth
therein).

         "BORROWERS" means, collectively, the Primary Borrowers and the
Supplemental Borrowers party to this Agreement from time to time, together with
their respective successors and assigns.

         "BORROWING" means the Pro-Rata Revolving Loans having the same Interest
Period, made by all Lenders on the same Business Day, and made pursuant to the
same Borrowing Request in accordance with SECTION 2.1.

         "BORROWING REQUEST" means a loan request and certificate for Pro-Rata
Revolving Loans duly completed and executed by an Authorized Person of the
relevant Primary Borrower, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT B hereto.

         "BUSINESS DAY" means:

                  (a) any day which (i) is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a
         legal holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in
         London or in Brussels and (ii) relative to the making, continuing,
         prepaying or repaying of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans denominated in an
         Available Currency, is also a day on which dealings in such Available
         Currency are carried on in the interbank eurodollar market in London or
         New York City;

                  (b) relative to the making of any payment in respect of any
         Credit Extension denominated in an Available Currency other than
         Sterling, any day on which dealings in such Available Currency are
         carried on in the London interbank eurodollar market and in the
         relevant local money market; and

                  (c) with respect to any payment, notice or other event
         relating to any Non-Rata Credit Extension, any day on which banks are
         open for business in the location of the lending office of the Lender
         making such Non-Rata Credit Extension available.

         "CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the Canadian Credit Agreement dated
as of October 28, 1997, among Micro, Micro Canada, the various financial
institutions parties thereto as lenders, Scotiabank and Royal Bank of Canada,
respectively, as the administrative agent and the syndication agent for those
lenders, and the co-agent named therein, as renewed, extended, amended, or
restated.

         "CANADIAN DOLLARS" means lawful currency of Canada.

         "CAPITALIZED LEASE LIABILITIES" of any Person means, at any time, any
obligation of such Person at such time to pay rent or other amounts under a
lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) real and/or personal
property, which obligation is, or in accordance with GAAP (including FASB
Statement 13) is required to be, classified and accounted for as a capital lease
on a balance sheet of such Person at the time incurred; and for purposes of this
Agreement the amount of such obligation shall be the 

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capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with such FASB Statement 13.

         "CO-ARRANGERS" is defined in the preamble.

         "CODE" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and as
in effect from time to time, and any rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.

         "COMMITMENT" means, relative to each Lender, its obligation under
SECTION 2.1(A) to make Pro-Rata Revolving Loans and under SECTION 2.1(B) to
participate in Pro-Rata Letters of Credit and drawings thereunder.

         "COMMITMENT EXTENSION REQUEST" means a request for the extension of the
Commitment Termination Date duly executed by an Authorized Person of Micro,
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT S attached hereto.

         "COMMITMENT TERMINATION DATE" means the fifth anniversary of the date
hereof (as that date may be extended under SECTION 2.2), or the earlier date of
termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to SECTION 2.3, 9.2 or 9.3.

         "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" means a report duly completed, with
substantially the same information as set forth in EXHIBIT E attached hereto, as
such EXHIBIT E may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from
time to time.

         "CONSOLIDATED" and any derivative thereof each means, with reference to
the accounts or financial reports of any Person, the consolidated accounts or
financial reports of such Person and each Subsidiary of such Person determined
in accordance with GAAP, including principles of consolidation, consistent with
those applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of
Micro referred to in SECTION 7.6.

         "CONSOLIDATED ASSETS" means, at any date, the total assets of Micro and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date in accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT ASSETS" means, at any date, all amounts which
would be included as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of Micro and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date in accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT LIABILITIES" means, at any date, all amounts
which would be included as current liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet
of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date in accordance with
GAAP, excluding any such current liabilities constituting Current Maturities of
Funded Debt at such date.

         "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT RATIO" means, at any date, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Current Assets as at such date, to (b) Consolidated Current
Liabilities as at such date.

         "CONSOLIDATED EBITDA" means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income
adjusted by adding thereto the amount of Consolidated Interest Charges that were
deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period and all
amortization of intangibles, taxes, depreciation and any other non-cash 

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charges that were deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such
period.

         "CONSOLIDATED FUNDED DEBT" means, as of any date of determination, the
total of all Funded Debt of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries outstanding
on such date, after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between Micro
and its Subsidiaries and all other items required to be eliminated in the course
of the preparation of consolidated financial statements of Micro and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED INTEREST CHARGES" means, with respect to any period, the
sum (without duplication) of the following (in each case, eliminating all
offsetting debits and credits between Micro and its Subsidiaries and all other
items required to be eliminated in the course of the preparation of consolidated
financial statements of Micro and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP):

                  (a) aggregate net interest expense in respect of Indebtedness
         of Micro and its Subsidiaries (including imputed interest on
         Capitalized Lease Liabilities) deducted in determining Consolidated Net
         Income for such period plus, to the extent not deducted in determining
         Consolidated Net Income for such period, the amount of all interest
         previously capitalized or deferred that was amortized during such
         period; plus

                  (b) all debt discount and expense amortized or required to be
         amortized in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such
         period; plus

                  (c) all attributable interest and fees in lieu of interest
         associated with any securitizations by Micro or any of its
         Subsidiaries.

         "CONSOLIDATED LIABILITIES" means, at any date, the sum of all
obligations of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date in
accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME" means, for any period, the consolidated net
income of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as reflected on a statement of
income of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period in accordance
with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED RETAINED RECEIVABLES" means, at any date, the face amount
(calculated in Dollars but net of any amount allocated to the relevant Trade
Account Receivable with respect to any reserve or similar allowance for doubtful
payment) of all Trade Accounts Receivable of Micro and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries outstanding as at such date (including, in the case of any
receivables that have been sold, assigned or otherwise transferred to a trust,
the amount of such receivables net of any amount of Consolidated Transferred
Receivables determined with respect thereto, it being agreed for the avoidance
of doubt that Consolidated Retained Receivables shall not include any
Consolidated Transferred Receivables).

         "CONSOLIDATED STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY" means, at any date, the remainder
of (a) Consolidated Assets as at such date, minus (b) Consolidated Liabilities
as at such date.

         "CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary whose financial
statements are required in accordance with GAAP to be consolidated with the
consolidated financial statements delivered by Micro from time to time in
accordance with SECTION 8.1.1.

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         "CONSOLIDATED TANGIBLE NET WORTH" means, at any date, the remainder of
(a) Consolidated Stockholders' Equity as at such date plus the accumulated
after-tax amount of non-cash charges and adjustments to income and Consolidated
Stockholders' Equity attributable to employee stock options and stock purchases
through such date, minus (b) goodwill and other Intangible Assets of Micro and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries.

         "CONSOLIDATED TRANSFERRED RECEIVABLES" means, at any date, the face
amount (calculated in Dollars but net of any amount allocated by Micro or any of
its Consolidated Subsidiaries to the relevant Trade Account Receivable with
respect to any reserve or similar allowance for doubtful payment) of all Trade
Accounts Receivable originally payable to the account of Micro or any of its
Consolidated Subsidiaries, which have not been discharged at such date and in
respect of which Micro's or any such Consolidated Subsidiary's rights and
interests, have, on or prior to such date, been sold, assigned or otherwise
transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than Micro or any of its
Consolidated Subsidiaries (either directly or by way of such Person holding an
undivided interest in a specified amount of Trade Accounts Receivable sold,
assigned or otherwise transferred to a trust).

         "CONTINGENT LIABILITY" means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement
by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently
liable (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise) to provide
funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or
obligation or any other liability of any other Person (other than by
endorsements of instruments in the course of collection), or guarantees the
payment of dividends or other distributions upon the shares of any other person,
if the primary purpose or intent thereof by the Person incurring the Contingent
Liability is to provide assurance to the obligee of such obligation of another
Person that such obligation of such other Person will be paid or discharged, or
that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders
of such obligation will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in
respect thereof. The amount of any Person's obligation under any Contingent
Liability shall (subject to any limitation set forth therein) be deemed to be
the outstanding principal amount of the debt, obligation or other liability
guaranteed thereby.

         "CONTINUATION NOTICE" means a notice of continuation and certificate
for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans duly completed and executed by an Authorized Person
of the relevant Primary Borrower, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT D
attached hereto.

         "CONTROLLED GROUP" means all members of a controlled group of
corporations and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses
(whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with Micro,
are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or
Section 4001 of ERISA.

         "COORDINATION CENTER" is defined in the preamble.

         "COORDINATION CENTER GUARANTY" means a guaranty, in the form of EXHIBIT
G-1 hereto, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of Coordination
Center, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.

         "COST OF FUNDS" means, for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as
the case may be, its cost, from whatever source it reasonably selects, of funds
in respect of any expenditure or funding by it or in respect of maintaining any
Loan, as the case may be.

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         "COST OF FUNDS RATE LOAN" means, for any Lender, any Pro-Rata Revolving
Loan bearing interest at an annual rate equal to the sum of (a) the Applicable
Margin for that Loan plus (b) such Lender's Cost of Funds.

         "CREDIT COMMITMENT AMOUNT" means, relative to any Lender at any time,
such Lender's Percentage multiplied by the then Total Credit Commitment Amount
as in effect at such time.

         "CREDIT EXTENSION," as the context may require, means (a) any Pro-Rata
Credit Extension or (b) the making of a Non-Rata Credit Extension by the
relevant Lender.

         "CREDIT EXTENSION REQUEST" means, as the context may require, a
Borrowing Request, a Continuation/Conversion Notice or an Issuance Request.

         "CURRENT MATURITIES OF FUNDED DEBT" means, at any time and with respect
to any item of Funded Debt, the portion of such Funded Debt outstanding at such
time which by the terms of such Funded Debt or the terms of any instrument or
agreement relating thereto is due on demand or within one year from such time
(whether by sinking fund, other required prepayment or final payment at
maturity) and is not directly or indirectly renewable, extendible or refundable
at the option of the obligor under an agreement or firm commitment in effect at
such time to a date one year or more from such time.

         "DANISH KRONE" means the lawful currency of Denmark.

         "DEFAULT" means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or
event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.

         "DISBURSEMENT DATE" is defined in SECTION 3.2.2.

         "DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE" means the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as
SCHEDULE I, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time by Micro with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the
Required Lenders.

         "DOCUMENTATION AGENT" is defined in the preamble and includes each
other Person as shall have subsequently been appointed as the successor
Documentation Agent pursuant to SECTION 10.4.

        "DOLLAR" and the sign "$" each means the lawful currency of the United
States.

         "DOLLAR AMOUNT," at any date, means (a) with respect to an amount
denominated in Dollars, such amount as at such date, and (b) with respect to an
amount denominated in any other Available Currency, the amount of Dollars into
which such Available Currency is convertible into Dollars as at such date and on
the terms herein provided.

         "EFFECTIVE DATE" is defined in SECTION 11.8.

         "EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE" means a certificate duly completed and
executed by an Authorized Person of Micro, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT
F hereto.

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         "ELIGIBLE ASSIGNEE" means any Person that, on the date that it is to
become a Lender under this Agreement, is (i) a Lender or (ii) any one of the
following:

                  (a) a bank or financial institution that at that time (i) is a
         bank for the purposes of Section 840A of the United Kingdom Income and
         Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and is within the charge to corporation tax
         as regards all interest received by it under this Agreement, (ii) has
         (or is owned by a holding company that on a consolidated basis has)
         combined capital and surplus (as established in its most recent report
         of condition to its primary regulator) of not less than $250,000,000
         (or its equivalent in foreign currency), and (iii) is reasonably
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (so long as no Event of
         Default exists at that time) Micro (which may take into account, among
         other things, the creditworthiness of that bank or financial
         institution and the holding company, if any, by which it is owned);

                  (b) a commercial bank that at that time (i) is organized under
         the laws of the United States or any State thereof, (ii) has
         outstanding unsecured indebtedness that is rated A- or better by S&P,
         A3 or better by Moody's or A- or better by Fitch (or an equivalent
         rating by another nationally recognized credit rating agency of similar
         standing if such corporations are no longer in the business of rating
         unsecured indebtedness of entities engaged in such businesses), (iii)
         has combined capital and surplus (as established in its most recent
         report of condition to its primary regulator) of not less than
         $250,000,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currency), and (iv) is
         reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (so long as no
         Event of Default exists at that time) Micro;

                   (c) a commercial bank that at that time (i) is organized
         under the laws of (A) any other country that is a member of the
         Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or has concluded
         special lending arrangements with the International Monetary Fund
         associated with its General Arrangements to Borrow or any country that
         is a member of the European Community, or (B) political subdivision of
         any such country, (ii) has (unless Micro otherwise agrees) outstanding
         unsecured indebtedness that is rated A- or better by S&P, A3 or better
         by Moody's or A- or better by Fitch (or an equivalent rating by another
         nationally recognized credit rating agency of similar standing if such
         corporations are no longer in the business of rating unsecured
         indebtedness of entities engaged in such businesses), (iii) has
         combined capital and surplus (as established in its most recent report
         of condition to its primary regulator) of not less than $250,000,000
         (or its equivalent in foreign currency), and (iv) is reasonably
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (so long as no Event of
         Default exists at that time) Micro;

                  (d) the central bank of any country that at that time (i) is a
         member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,
         (ii) has (unless Micro otherwise agrees) outstanding unsecured
         indebtedness that is rated A- or better by S&P, A3 or better by Moody's
         or A- or better by Fitch (or an equivalent rating by another nationally
         recognized credit rating agency of similar standing if such
         corporations are no longer in the business of rating unsecured
         indebtedness of entities engaged in such businesses), (iii) has
         combined capital and surplus (as established in its most recent report
         of condition to its primary regulator) of not less than $250,000,000
         (or its equivalent in foreign currency), and (iv) is reasonably
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (so long as no Default
         exists at that time) Micro; or

                  (e) solely during the occurrence and continuance of an Event
         of Default, a 

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         finance company, insurance company, or other financial institution or
         fund (whether a corporation, partnership, or other entity) that at that
         time (i) is engaged generally in making, purchasing, and otherwise
         investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business,
         (ii) has combined capital and surplus (as established in its most
         recent report of condition to its primary regulator) of not less than
         $250,000,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currency), and (iii) is
         reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

so long as, in the case of any Person described in CLAUSES (a) through (e)
above, it must also at that time be (A) in respect of payments by Micro,
entitled to receive payments hereunder free and clear of and without deduction
for or on account of any United States federal income taxes, and (B) in respect
of payments by Coordination Center, entitled to receive payments hereunder free
and clear of and without any deduction for or on account of any income taxes
imposed by The Kingdom of Belgium.

         "EMU EVENT" means, in respect of member states of the European
Community, an event associated with economic and monetary union in the European
Community, including, without limitation, each (and any combination) of (a) the
introduction of, changeover to, or operation of the New Currency, (b) the fixing
of conversion rates between a member state's currency and the New Currency or
between the currencies of member states, (c) the substitution of the New
Currency for the European Currency Units as the unit of account of the European
Community, (d) the introduction of the New Currency as lawful currency in a
member state (whether at the earliest date or subsequently and whether in
parallel with, or as a replacement for, the currency which, before the
introduction of the New Currency, was lawful currency in that member state), (e)
the withdrawal from legal tender, by reason of the introduction of the New
Currency, of any currency that, before the introduction of the New Currency, was
lawful currency in one of the member states, (f) the disappearance or
replacement of a relevant price source for the European Currency Units or the
national currency of any member state, (g) the failure of any sponsor (or a
successor sponsor) such as Reuters or Telerate to publish a relevant rate,
index, price, page, or screen, and (h) any event in furtherance of any of the
foregoing.

        "ENTERTAINMENT" means Ingram Entertainment Inc., a Tennessee
corporation.

         "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means any and all applicable statutes, laws,
ordinances, codes, rules, regulations and binding and enforceable guidelines
(including consent decrees and administrative orders binding on any Obligor or
any of their respective Subsidiaries), in each case as now or hereafter in
effect, relating to human health and safety, or the regulation or protection of
the environment, or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of
pollutants, contaminants, chemicals or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes
into the indoor or outdoor environment, or otherwise relating to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals or toxic or
hazardous substances or wastes issued (presently or in the future) by any
national, federal, state, provincial, territorial, or local authority in any
jurisdiction in which any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is
conducting its business.

         "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to
time. References to sections of ERISA also refer to any successor sections.

         "EUROCURRENCY LIABILITIES" has the meaning assigned to that term in
Regulation D of the F.R.S. 

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Board, as in effect from time to time.

         "EUROPEAN CURRENCY UNITS" means the composite currency unit designated
as such by the European Community.

         "EVENT OF DEFAULT" is defined in SECTION 9.1.

         "EXTENSION PERIOD" is defined in SECTION 2.2(a).

         "FASB" means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

         "FEE LETTER" means the letter agreement dated as of September 4, 1997,
between Scotiabank, NationsBank, NationsBank Capital Markets, Inc., and Micro,
relating to certain fees to be paid in connection with this Agreement.

         "FISCAL PERIOD" means a fiscal period of Micro or any of its
Subsidiaries, which shall be either a calendar quarter or an aggregate period
comprised of three consecutive periods of four weeks and five weeks (or, on
occasion, six weeks instead of five), currently commencing on or about each
January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1.

         "FISCAL YEAR" means, with respect to any Person, the fiscal year of
such Person. The term Fiscal Year, when used without reference to any Person,
shall mean a Fiscal Year of Micro, which currently ends on the Saturday nearest
December 31.

         "FITCH" means Fitch Investors Service, L.P.

         "FRENCH FRANCS" means the lawful currency of France.

         "F.R.S. BOARD" is defined in SECTION 7.17.

         "FUNDED DEBT" means, with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness of
such Person which by its terms or by the terms of any instrument or agreement
relating thereto matures, or which is otherwise payable or unpaid, one year or
more from, or is directly or indirectly renewable or extendible at the option of
the obligor in respect thereto to a date one year or more (including, without
limitation, an option of such obligor under a revolving credit or similar
agreement obligating the lender or lenders to extend credit over a period of one
year or more) from, the date of the creation thereof; provided that Funded Debt
shall include, as at any date of determination, Current Maturities of Funded
Debt.

         "GAAP" is defined in SECTION 1.4.

         "GUARANTEE LETTER OF CREDIT OBLIGATIONS" means any contingent legal
obligations of any Person to reimburse any financial institution for draws on
letters of credit (including those issued pursuant to this Agreement) issued for
the account of such Person to support or ensure payment or performance of
Indebtedness or obligations of some other Person provided no such draws have
been made and such obligation to reimburse is not then due and payable; it being
understood that no obligation with respect to any letter of credit (including
those issued pursuant to this Agreement) may be treated as both a Reimbursement
Obligation and a Guarantee Letter of Credit Obligation.

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         "GUARANTIES" collectively means (a) the Micro Guaranty, (b) the
Coordination Center Guaranty, (c) the Micro Canada Guaranty (Micro), (d) the
Micro Canada Guaranty (Coordination Center/Micro Singapore), (e) the Micro
Singapore Guaranty, and (f) each Additional Guaranty.

        "GUARANTORS" means, collectively, the Borrowers, Micro Canada, Micro
Singapore, and each Additional Guarantor.

         "GUILDERS" means the lawful currency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

         "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL" means (a) any pollutant or contaminant or
hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material or substance that is presently
or hereafter becomes defined as or included in the definition of "hazardous
substances," "hazardous wastes," "hazardous materials," "extremely hazardous
wastes," "restricted hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," "toxic pollutants,"
"contaminants," "pollutants," or terms of similar import within the meaning of
any Environmental Law, or (b) any other chemical or other material or substance,
exposure to which is presently or hereafter prohibited, limited or regulated
under any Environmental Law.

         "HEREIN," "HEREOF," "HERETO," "HEREUNDER" and similar terms contained
in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such
other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section, clause, paragraph or provision of this Agreement or such other
Loan Document.

         "HONG KONG DOLLARS" means the lawful currency of the Hong Kong Special
Administration Region of the People's Republic of China.

         "IMPERMISSIBLE QUALIFICATIONS" means, relative to the opinion of
certification of any independent public accountant engaged by Micro as to any
financial statement of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, any
qualification or exception to such opinion or certification:

                  (a) which is of a "going concern" or similar nature;

                  (b) which relates to the limited scope of examination of
         matters relevant to such financial statement; or

                  (c) which relates to the treatment or classification of any
         item in such financial statement and which, as a condition to its
         removal, would require an adjustment to such item the effect of which
         would be to cause Micro to be in default of any of its obligations
         under SECTION 8.2.3 or 8.2.8;

provided that (i) qualifications relating to pre-acquisition balance sheet
accounts of Person(s) acquired by Micro or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii)
statements of reliance in the auditor's opinion on another accounting firm (so
long as such other accounting firm has a national reputation in the applicable
country and such reliance does not pertain to any Borrower) shall not be deemed
an Impermissible Qualification.

         "INCLUDING" and "INCLUDE" mean including without limiting the
generality of any description preceding such term.

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        "INDEBTEDNESS" of any Person means and includes the sum of the following
(without duplication):

                  (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, all
         obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, investment
         repurchase agreements or other similar instruments, and all securities
         issued by such Person providing for mandatory payments of money,
         whether or not contingent;

                  (b) all obligations of such Person pursuant to revolving
         credit agreements or similar arrangements to the extent then
         outstanding;

                  (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred
         purchase price of property or services, except (i) trade accounts
         payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) other accounts
         payable arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of such
         obligations the payment of which has been deferred for a period of 270
         days or less, (iii) other accounts payable arising in the ordinary
         course of business none of which shall be, individually, in excess of
         $200,000, and (iv) leases of real or personal property not required to
         be capitalized under FASB Statement 13;

                  (d) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capitalized
         Lease Liabilities;

                  (e) all obligations of such Person to purchase securities (or
         other property) which arise out of or in connection with the sale of
         the same or substantially similar securities or property excluding any
         such sales or exchanges for a period of less than 45 days;

                  (f) all obligations with respect to letters of credit (other
         than trade letters of credit) and bankers' acceptances issued for the
         account of such Person;

                  (g) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien of any kind
         on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is
         assumed by such Person; provided that the amount of any Indebtedness
         attributed to any Person pursuant to this CLAUSE (g) shall be limited,
         in each case, to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the assets
         of such Person subject to such Lien and (ii) the amount of the other
         Person's Indebtedness secured by such Lien; and

                  (h) all Guarantees endorsements and other Contingent
         Liabilities of or in respect of, or obligations to purchase or
         otherwise acquire, the Indebtedness of another Person;

provided that it is understood and agreed that the following are not
"INDEBTEDNESS":

                  (i) obligations to pay the deferred purchase price for the
         acquisition of any business (whether by way of merger, sale of stock or
         assets or otherwise), to the extent that such obligations are
         contingent upon attaining performance criteria such as earnings and
         such criteria shall not have been achieved;

                  (ii) obligations to repurchase securities (A) issued to
         employees pursuant to any Plan or other contract or arrangement
         relating to employment upon the termination of their 

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         employment or other events, or (B) that may arise out of the
         transactions contemplated by the Transition Agreements;

                  (iii) obligations to match contributions of employees under
         any Plan; and

                  (iv) guarantees of any Obligor or any of their respective
         Subsidiaries that are guarantees of performance, reclamation or similar
         bonds or, in lieu of such bonds, letters of credit used for such
         purposes issued in the ordinary course of business for the benefit of
         any Subsidiary of Micro, which would not be included on the
         consolidated financial statements of any Obligor.

         "INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES" is defined in SECTION 11.4.

         "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES" is defined in SECTION 11.4.

         "INDUSTRIES" means Ingram Industries Inc., a Tennessee corporation.

         "INELIGIBLE CURRENCY" means, with respect to any Loan denominated in an
Available Currency (other than Dollars), a determination by the relevant Lender
that the currency in which such Loan is denominated has ceased to be (a) freely
convertible into Dollars or (b) a currency for which there is an active foreign
exchange and deposit market in London or New York City.

         "INTANGIBLE ASSETS" means, with respect to any Person, that portion of
the book value of the assets of such Person which would be treated as
intangibles under GAAP, including all items such as goodwill, trademarks, trade
names, brands, trade secrets, customer lists, copyrights, patents, licenses,
franchise conversion rights and rights with respect to any of the foregoing and
all unamortized debt or equity discount and expenses.

         "INTEREST PERIOD" means, for any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan, the period
beginning on (and including) the date on which such Pro-Rata Revolving Loan is
made, continued or converted and ending on (but excluding) the last day of the
period selected by the relevant Primary Borrower pursuant to the provisions
below. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, three, or six
months from (and including) the date of such Pro-Rata Revolving Loan, ending on
(but excluding) the day which numerically corresponds to such date (or, if such
month has no numerically corresponding day on the last Business Day of such
month), as the relevant Primary Borrower may select in its relevant notice
pursuant to SECTION 3.1 or 4.2.3; provided that:

                  (a) no Borrower shall be permitted to select Interest Periods
         for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans to be in effect at any one time which have
         expiration dates occurring on more than 20 different dates;

                  (b) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Pro-Rata
         Revolving Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the
         same duration;

                  (c) if such Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which
         is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next
         following Business Day (unless, if such Interest Period applies to a
         Pro-Rata Revolving Loan, such next following Business Day is the first
         Business Day of a calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
         shall end on the Business 

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         Day next preceding such numerically corresponding day); and

                  (d) no Interest Period for any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan may
         end, with respect to each Lender making a part of such Loan, later than
         the Commitment Termination Date.

         "INTRA-GROUP AGREEMENT" means the Intra-Group Agreement, in the form of
EXHIBIT G-2 hereto, duly executed and delivered by Authorized Persons of each
Borrower that is a Guarantor, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time.

         "ISSUANCE REQUEST" means an issuance request for Pro-Rata Letters of
Credit duly completed and executed by an Authorized Person of Micro,
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT C hereto.

         "ISSUER" means either NationsBank or Scotiabank, in its capacity as
issuer of the Pro-Rata Letters of Credit, or any Lender in its capacity as
issuer of a Non-Rata Letter of Credit. At the request of the Agents, another
Lender or an Affiliate of NationsBank or Scotiabank may (but is not otherwise
obligated to) issue one or more Pro-Rata Letters of Credit hereunder.

         "KRONA" means the lawful currency of Sweden.

         "LENDERS" is defined in the preamble.

         "LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT" means a Lender Assignment Agreement
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT K attached hereto.

         "LENDER PARTY" means any of the Lenders, Agents, Co-Arrangers, Issuers,
and (for purposes only of SECTION 11.4) Arrangers.

         "LENDING OFFICE" means , for any Lender (a) for Pro-Rata Revolving
Loans to Micro, its Lending Office for Loans to Micro designated beside its
signature below, designated in a Lender Assignment Agreement to which it is a
party, or designated in a notice to the Administrative Agent and Micro from time
to time and at any time, (b) for other Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, its Lending
Office for Other Loans designated beside its signature below, designated in a
Lender Assignment Agreement to which it is a party, or designated in a notice to
the Administrative Agent and Micro from time to time and at any time, and (c)
for any Non-Rata Credit Extension, the office that the Lender shall designate.

         "LETTER OF CREDIT LIMIT" means, on any date, a maximum amount (as such
amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to SECTION 2.3) equal to 25% of
the Total Credit Commitment Amount.

         "LETTER OF CREDIT OUTSTANDINGS" means, on any date, the sum (without
duplication) of the Dollar Amounts of (a) the then aggregate amount which is
undrawn and available under all Letters of Credit issued and outstanding
(assuming that all conditions for drawing have been satisfied), plus (b) the
then aggregate amount of all unpaid and outstanding Reimbursement Obligations.

         "LETTERS OF CREDIT" means, collectively, all Pro-Rata Letters of Credit
issued and outstanding and Non-Rata Letters of Credit issued and outstanding.

         "LIBO RATE" means, for any Interest Period for a Borrowing, an annual
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upward to four decimal places) determined by the Administrative Agent to be
either:

                  (a) the London interbank offered rate for deposits, in the
         currency in which that Borrowing is denominated under this Agreement,
         at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two Business Days before the
         first day (or, solely in the case of Borrowings denominated in
         Sterling, on the first day) of that Interest Period for a term
         comparable to that Interest Period, that appears on Telerate Pages 3740
         or 3750; or

                  (b) if no such display rate is then available, the average of
         the rates at which deposits of the currency of the relevant Borrowing
         in immediately available funds are offered to each Reference Lender's
         LIBOR Office in the London interbank market at or about 11:00 a.m.,
         London time, two Business Days prior to (or the Business Day that, for
         Borrowings denominated in Sterling, is) the beginning of such Interest
         Period for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period, and in an
         amount approximately equal to the amount of each such Reference
         Lender's Pro-Rata Revolving Loan that is part of that Borrowing and for
         a period approximately equal to such Interest Period.

         "LIBOR RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, for any Lender, relative to any
Interest Period for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, the reserve percentage (expressed
as a decimal) equal to the maximum aggregate reserve requirements (including all
basic, emergency, supplement, marginal and other reserves and taking into
account any transitional adjustments or other scheduled changes in reserve
requirements) specified under regulations issued from time to time by the F.R.S.
Board and then applicable to assets or liabilities consisting of and including
Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term approximately equal or comparable to such
Interest Period.

         "LIEN" means any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise),
charge against, valid claim on or interest in property to secure payment of a
debt or performance of an obligation or other priority or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, (a)
the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor, and (b) under any
agreement for the sale of Trade Accounts Receivable, the interest of the
purchaser (or any assignee of such purchaser which has financed the relevant
purchase) in a percentage of receivables of the seller not so sold, held by the
purchaser (or such assignee) as a reserve for (i) interest rate protection in
the event of a liquidation of the receivables sold, (ii) expenses that would be
incurred upon a liquidation of the receivables sold, (iii) losses that might be
incurred in the event the amount actually collected from the receivables sold is
less than the amount represented in the relevant receivables purchase agreement
as collectible, or (iv) any similar purpose (but excluding the interest of a
trust in such receivables to the extent that the beneficiary of such trust is
Micro or a Subsidiary of Micro).

         "LIRA" means the lawful currency of the Republic of Italy.

         "LOAN" means a Pro-Rata Revolving Loan or a Non-Rata Revolving Loan.

         "LOAN DOCUMENT" means this Agreement, each Note (if any), each Credit
Extension Request, each Letter of Credit, the Intra-Group Agreement, each
Guaranty, the most recently delivered Compliance Certificate (specifically
excluding any other Compliance Certificate previously delivered), any Accession
Request and Acknowledgment, and any other agreement, document, or instrument

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(excluding any documents delivered solely for the purpose of satisfaction
disclosure requirements or requests for information) required in connection with
this Agreement or the making or maintaining of any Credit Extension and
delivered by an Authorized Person.

         "MARGIN STOCK" means "margin stock," as such term is defined and used
in Regulation U.

         "MARKS" means the lawful currency of the Federal Republic of Germany.

         "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means an event, act, occurrence or other
circumstance which results in a material adverse effect on the business, results
of operations or financial condition of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.

         "MATERIAL ASSET ACQUISITION" (a) means the purchase or other
acquisition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) from any
Person of property or assets, the aggregate purchase price of which (calculated
in Dollars) paid in cash or property (other than property consisting of equity
shares or interests or other equivalents of corporate stock of, or partnership
or other ownership interests in, any Obligor), equals or exceeds 25% of the sum
(calculated without giving effect to such purchase or acquisition) of (i)
Consolidated Funded Debt (determined as at the end of the then most recently
ended Fiscal Period), plus (ii) Consolidated Stockholders' Equity (determined as
at the end of the then most recently ended Fiscal Period), plus (iii) any
increase thereof attributable to any equity offerings or issuances of capital
stock occurring subsequent to the end of such Fiscal Period and before any such
purchase or acquisition, but (b) does not mean a purchase or acquisition of
property or assets of the character described in and permitted under SECTION
8.2.9(c).

         "MATERIAL SUBSIDIARY" means:

                  (a) with respect to any Subsidiary of Micro as of the date of
         this Agreement, a Subsidiary of Micro that, as of any date of
         determination, either (i) on an average over the three most recently
         preceding Fiscal Years contributed at least 5% to Consolidated Net
         Income or (ii) on an average at the end of the three most recently
         preceding Fiscal Years owned assets constituting at least 5% of
         Consolidated Assets; and

                  (b) with respect to any Subsidiary of Micro organized or
         acquired subsequent to the date of this Agreement, a Subsidiary of
         Micro that as of:

                               (i) the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Micro,
                  would have owned (on a pro forma basis if such Subsidiary had
                  been a Subsidiary of Micro at the end of the preceding Fiscal
                  Year) assets constituting at least 5% of Consolidated Assets
                  at the end of the Fiscal Year immediately prior to the Fiscal
                  Year in which it is organized or acquired; or

                               (ii) any date of determination thereafter, either
                  (A) on an average over the three most recently preceding
                  Fiscal Years (or, if less, since the date such Person became a
                  Subsidiary of Micro) contributed at least 5% to Consolidated
                  Net Income, or (B) on an average at the end of the three (or,
                  if less, such number of Fiscal Year-ends as have occurred
                  since such Person became a Subsidiary of Micro) most recently
                  preceding Fiscal Years owned assets constituting at least 5%
                  of Consolidated Assets;

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provided that Ingram Funding Inc., Distribution Funding Corporation, and any
other special purpose financing vehicle shall not be Material Subsidiaries.

         "MATURITY" of any of the Obligations means the earliest to occur of:

                  (a) the date on which such Obligations expressly become due
         and payable pursuant hereto or any other Loan Document or, in the case
         of any Obligations incurred in respect of any Non-Rata Revolving Loan,
         pursuant to the arrangements entered into by the relevant Borrower and
         the relevant Lender in connection therewith but in no event beyond the
         then Commitment Termination Date with respect to such Lender;

                  (b) the Stated Maturity Date (in the case of Pro-Rata
         Revolving Loans) where no such due date is specified; and

                  (c) the date on which such Obligations become due and payable
         pursuant to Sections 9.2, 9.3, or 9.4.

        "MEXICAN PESOS" means the lawful currency of the United States of
Mexico.

         "MICRO" is defined in the preamble.

         "MICRO CANADA" means Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada.

         "MICRO CANADA GUARANTY (COORDINATION CENTER/MICRO SINGAPORE)" means a
guaranty, in the form of EXHIBIT I-1 attached hereto, duly executed and
delivered by an Authorized Person of Micro Canada, as amended, supplemented,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "MICRO CANADA GUARANTY (MICRO)" means a guaranty, in the form of
EXHIBIT I-2 attached hereto, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person
of Micro Canada, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from
time to time.

         "MICRO GUARANTY" means the Guaranty, in the form of EXHIBIT H hereto,
duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of Micro, as amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "MICRO SINGAPORE" means Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of Singapore.

         "MICRO SINGAPORE GUARANTY" means the Guaranty, in the form of EXHIBIT
I-3 hereto, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of Micro
Singapore, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.

         "MLA COSTS" means, for any Lender making a Loan in Sterling, the
additional costs to that Lender of compliance with Mandatory Liquid Assets
Requirements from time to time required by the Bank of England, calculated in
accordance with the following formula:

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                  (a) The formula is as follows where on the day of application
         of the formula each letter has the meaning set forth below:

                        BY + L(Y-X) + S(Y-Z) % per annum
                        --------------------
                            100 - (B+S)

<TABLE>
<S>      <C>      <C>
B         =       The percentage of the applicable Lender's eligible liabilities
                  then required to be held in a non-interest-bearing deposit
                  account with the Bank of England pursuant to the cash ratio
                  requirements of the Bank of England.

Y         =       The annual rate at which Sterling deposits in an amount
                  comparable with the relevant Loan are offered by the
                  applicable Lender to leading banks in the London interbank
                  market at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) on that day for
                  the relevant period.

L         =       The average percentage of eligible liabilities which the Bank
                  of England requires the applicable Lender to maintain as
                  secured money with members of the London Discount Market
                  Association and/or as secured-call money with those money
                  brokers and gilt-edged primary market-makers recognized by the
                  Bank of England.

X         =       The rate at which secured Sterling deposits in an amount
                  comparable to the relevant Loan may be placed by the
                  applicable Lender with members of the London Discount Market
                  Association and/or as secured-call money with money brokers
                  and gilt-edged primary market-makers at or about 11:00 a.m.
                  (London time) on that day for the relevant period.

S         =       The percentage of the relevant Lender's eligible liabilities
                  then required to be placed as a special deposit with the Bank
                  of England.

Z         =       The percentage interest rate per annum allowed by the Bank of
                  England on special deposits.
</TABLE>

                  (b) For the purposes of this definition (i) "eligible
         liabilities" and "special deposits" have the meanings given to those
         expressions at the time of application of the formula by the Bank of
         England, and (ii) "relevant period" means, in relation to the Relevant
         Loan (A) if its Interest Period is three months or less, its Interest
         Period, or (B) if its Interest Period is more than three months, each
         successive period of three months and any necessary shorter period
         comprised in that Interest Period.

                  (c) In the application of the above formula, B, Y, L, X, S,
         and Z shall be included in this formula as figures and not as
         percentages, e.g., if B = 0.5% and Y = 15%, then BY shall be calculated
         as 0.5 x 15.

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                  (d) The additional rate computed in accordance with the
         formula in CLAUSE (c) above shall, if not already such a multiple, be
         rounded upwards to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16% per annum.

                  (e) The above formula shall be applied on the first day of
         each relevant period comprised in the Interest Period of the relevant
         Loan.

                  (f) In the event of a change in circumstances (including the
         imposition of alternative or additional official requirements) which
         renders the above formula inapplicable, then the applicable Lender
         shall notify Micro of the manner in which the additional rate shall
         thereafter be determined. The manner of calculation so notified by the
         relevant Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be binding on
         all parties.

         "MOODY'S" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

         "NATIONSBANK" is defined in the preamble.

         "NEW CURRENCY" means any single or unified European lawful currency
(whether known as the Euro or otherwise, and whether for the whole European
Community or for only several member states).

         "NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSION" collectively means (a) the making of a
Non-Rata Revolving Loan by any Lender and (b) the issuance by any Lender of a
Non-Rata Letter of Credit.

         "NON-RATA DISBURSEMENT DATE" is defined in SECTION 3.4.5.

         "NON-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT" is defined in SECTION 3.4.1.

         "NON-RATA LIMIT" means, on any date, a maximum amount (as such amount
may be reduced from time to time pursuant to SECTION 2.3) equal to 60% of the
Total Credit Commitment Amount.

         "NON-RATA REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS" is defined in SECTION 3.4.6.

         "NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS" is defined in SECTION 3.3.1.

         "NON-RATA REVOLVING NOTE" means a promissory note of a Borrower,
payable to a Lender that has requested it under SECTION 4.1, in the form of
EXHIBIT A-2 hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed, or
otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of
such Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding Non-Rata Revolving
Loans, together with all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in
substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

         "NON-RATA USAGE" means, for any Lender and at any time, that portion of
its Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions, if
any, that equals but does not exceed the remainder of (a) its Percentage of the
Total Credit Commitment Amount at that time minus (b) its Outstanding Credit
Extensions consisting of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions at that time.

         "NORWEGIAN KRONE" means the lawful currency of Norway.

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         "NOTE" means, as the context may require, a Revolving Note, a Non-Rata
Revolving Note, or any promissory note of Coordination Center that may be issued
from time to time to evidence Non-Rata Revolving Loans made to Coordination
Center by any Lender who has requested such note under SECTION 4.1.

         "OBLIGATIONS" means, individually and collectively (a) the Loans, (b)
all Letter of Credit Outstandings, and (c) all other indebtedness, liabilities,
obligations, covenants and duties of any Borrower owing to the Agents or the
Lenders of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents including, without limitation, any
fees, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due,
contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not
evidenced by any note.

         "OBLIGORS" means, collectively, the Borrowers and Guarantors.

         "ORGANIC DOCUMENTS" means, relative to any Obligor, any governmental
filing or proclamation pursuant to which such Person shall have been created and
shall continue in existence (including a charter or certificate or articles of
incorporation or organization, and, with respect to Coordination Center, the
Royal Decree) and its by-laws (or, if applicable, partnership or operating
agreement) and all material shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar
arrangements to which such Obligor is a party that are applicable to the voting
of any of its authorized shares of capital stock (or, if applicable, other
ownership interests therein).

         "OUTSTANDING CREDIT EXTENSIONS" means, relative to any Lender at any
date and without duplication, the sum of the Dollar Amounts of (a) the aggregate
principal amount of all outstanding Loans of such Lender at such date, plus (b)
such Lender's applicable Adjusted Percentages of the aggregate Stated Amount of
all Pro-Rata Letters of Credit that are outstanding and undrawn (or drawn and
unreimbursed) at such date, plus (c) the aggregate Stated Amount of all Non-Rata
Letters of Credit issued by such Lender that are outstanding and undrawn (or
drawn and unreimbursed) at such date.

         "PARTICIPANT" is defined in SECTION 11.11.2.

         "PAYING LENDER PARTY" is defined in SECTION 5.9(d).

         "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

         "PENSION PLAN" means a "pension plan," as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a
multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(3) of ERISA), and to which any
Obligor or any corporation, trade or business that is, along with Obligor, a
member of a Controlled Group, may have liability, including any liability by
reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063
of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being
deemed to be a contributing sponsor within the meaning of Section 4069 of ERISA.

         "PERCENTAGE" of any Lender means in the case of (a) each Lender which
is a signatory to this Agreement, the percentage set forth opposite such
Lender's signature hereto under the caption "Percentage," subject to any
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made pursuant to SECTION 11.11.1, or (b) any Transferee Lender, effective upon
the occurrence of the relevant purchase by, or assignment to, such Transferee
Lender, the portion of the Percentage of the selling, assigning or transferring
Lender allocated to such Transferee Lender.

         "PERSON" means any natural person, company, partnership, firm, limited
liability company or partnership, association, trust, government, government
agency or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other
capacity.

         "PESETAS" means the lawful currency of Spain.

         "PLAN" means any Pension Plan or Welfare Plan.

         "PRIMARY BORROWERS" is defined in the preamble.

         "PRO-RATA CREDIT EXTENSION" collectively means (a) the making of
Pro-Rata Revolving Loans by the Lenders and (b) the issuance by any Issuer of a
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit.

         "PRO-RATA DISTRIBUTION EVENT" means, at any time, the existence of
either (a) an Event of Default under SECTION 9.1.1 or 9.1.9 or (b) any Default
for which the Required Lenders have notified the Administrative Agent (whereupon
the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Micro and the Lenders) that (i)
such Default exists and (ii) the Required Lenders elect to cause all payment to
be applied under SECTION 5.9 as if a Pro-Rata Distribution Event exists.

         "PRO-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT" means an irrevocable letter of credit
issued pursuant to SECTION 3.2.

         "PRO-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT" means, with respect to any
Issuer of Pro-Rata Letters of Credit, such Issuer's obligations to issue
Pro-Rata Letters of Credit pursuant to SECTION 3.2 and, with respect to each of
the other Lenders, the obligations of each such Lender to participate in
Pro-Rata Letters of Credit pursuant to such Section.

         "PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS" is defined in CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 2.1.

         "PRO-RATA REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATION" is defined in SECTION 3.2.3.

         "QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE" means the last day of March, June, September
and December of each calendar year or, if any such day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day.

         "QUARTERLY REPORT" means a report duly completed, substantially in the
form of EXHIBIT L attached hereto (including, in addition to the information
expressly described in EXHIBIT L hereto, information (including calculations in
accordance with the provisions of the last sentence of SECTION 2.1) regarding
the values of the Available Currencies (other than the Dollar) of all
Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions as of the
end of the applicable Fiscal Period), as such EXHIBIT L may be amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "REFERENCE LENDERS" means Scotiabank, NationsBank, Credit Lyonnais
Brussels, Deutsche Bank, A.G., and The Industrial Bank of Japan.

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         "REFERENCE RATE" means, at any time, an annual interest rate equal to
the sum of (a) the Applicable Margin for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans at that time
(unless already included in the rate determined under CLAUSE (B) following) plus
(b) the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the higher of either:

                  (i) The rate on the relevant base amount or overdue amount
         (before the date due, if principal), as the case may be and to the
         extent applicable (the "RELEVANT AMOUNT"); or

                  (ii) The rate that would have been payable if the relevant
         amount constituted a Loan in the currency of the relevant amount for
         successive interest periods of such duration as the Administrative
         Agent may determine (each a "DESIGNATED INTEREST PERIOD").

Such rate in CLAUSE (B) above shall be determined on each Business Day or the
first day of, or two Business Days before the first day of, the designated
interest period, as appropriate, and otherwise determined in accordance with the
definition of LIBO Rate or, if not available, determined by reference to the
cost of funds to the Administrative Agent from whatever source it reasonably
selects.

         "REGULATION U" is defined in SECTION 7.17.

         "REGULATORY CHANGE" means any change after the date hereof in any (or
the promulgation after the date hereof of any new):

                  (a) law applicable to any class of banks (of which any Lender
         Party is a member) issued by (i) any competent authority in any country
         or jurisdiction, or (ii) any competent international or supra-national
         authority; or

                  (b) regulation, interpretation, directive or request (whether
         or not having the force of law) applicable to any class of banks (of
         which any Lender Party is a member) of any court, central bank or
         governmental authority or agency charged with the interpretation or
         administration of any law referred to in clause (a) of this definition
         or of any fiscal, monetary or other authority having jurisdiction over
         any Lender Party.

         "REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS" collectively means all Pro-Rata
Reimbursement Obligations and Non-Rata Reimbursement Obligations.

         "RELEASE" means a "release," as such term is defined in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended and as in effect from time to time (42 United States Code ss. 9601 et
seq.), and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

         "REMAINING LENDER" is defined in CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 2.2.

         "REQUIRED CURRENCY" is defined in SECTION 5.8.1(a).

         "REQUIRED LENDERS" means (a) at any time when the Commitments of the
Lenders have expired or been terminated, those Lenders holding at least 65% of
the total Outstanding Credit Extensions of all of the Lenders at that time, and
(b) at any other time, those Lenders whose Percentages total at least 65% at
that time.

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         "REVOLVING NOTE" means a promissory note of a Primary Borrower, payable
to a Lender that has requested it under SECTION 4.1, in the form of EXHIBIT A-1
hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed, or otherwise modified
from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of that Primary
Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding Pro-Rata Revolving Loans,
together with all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in
substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

         "RINGGIT" means the lawful currency of Malaysia.

         "ROYAL DECREE" means the Royal Decree of The Kingdom of Belgium
recognizing Coordination Center as a coordination center under Belgian law, as
the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by
any new Royal Decree relating to the recognition of the Coordination Center as a
coordination center under Belgium law.

         "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

         "SCHILLINGS" means the lawful currency of the Republic of Austria.

         "SCOTIABANK" is defined in the preamble.

         "SINGAPORE DOLLARS" means the lawful currency of Singapore.

         "STATED AMOUNT" for any Letter of Credit on any day means the amount
which is undrawn and available under such Letter of Credit on such day (after
giving effect to any drawings thereon on such day).

         "STATED EXPIRY DATE" is defined in SECTION 3.2.

         "STATED MATURITY DATE" means, for each Lender, in the case of any
Pro-Rata Revolving Loan, the then-effective Commitment Termination Date.

         "STERLING" means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

         "SUBJECT LENDER" is defined in SECTION 5.12.

         "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
company, partnership or other entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding
shares or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the board of directors of, or other persons
performing similar functions for, such corporation, company, partnership or
other entity (irrespective of whether at the time shares or other ownership
interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, company,
partnership or other entity shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence
of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person,
by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by one or
more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

         "SUPPLEMENTAL BORROWERS" means Micro Canada, Micro Singapore, and each
Acceding Borrower party to this Agreement from time to time, together with their
respective successors and assigns.

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         "SWISS FRANCS" means the lawful currency of Switzerland.

         "TAX CREDIT" is defined in SECTION 5.7.

         "TAX PAYMENT" is defined in SECTION 5.7.

         "TAXES" is defined in SECTION 5.7.

         "TOTAL CREDIT COMMITMENT AMOUNT" means, at any time, $500,000,000, as
such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to SECTION 2.3.

         "TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS" means, at any date, the aggregate of all
Indebtedness on such date of Micro and its Subsidiaries, without duplication and
after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between Micro and its
Subsidiaries and all other items required to be eliminated in accordance with
GAAP.

         "TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS OF SUBSIDIARIES" means, at any date, the aggregate
of all Indebtedness on such date of all the Subsidiaries of Micro, without
duplication and after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between each
of such Subsidiaries or between such a Subsidiary and Micro and all other items
required to be eliminated in accordance with GAAP, excluding (a) all
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of Micro outstanding on October 30, 1996, or
incurred pursuant to any commitment or line of credit in its favor in effect on
October 30, 1996, and any renewals or replacements thereof, so long as such
renewals or replacements do not increase the amount of such Indebtedness or such
commitments or lines of credit and (b) any Indebtedness of Ingram Funding Inc.,
Distribution Funding Corporation, or any other special purpose financing vehicle
incurred in connection with their purchase, directly or indirectly, from Micro
or any of Micro's other Subsidiaries, of Trade Accounts Receivable or interests
therein.

         "TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE" means, with respect to any Person, all
rights of such Person to the payment of money arising out of any sale, lease or
other disposition of goods or rendition of services by such Person.

         "TRANSFEREE LENDER" is defined in SECTION 11.11.1.

         "TRANSITION AGREEMENTS" means the following -- which were entered into
by Micro, Industries, Entertainment, and certain other Persons in connection
with a series of related transactions through which Micro and Entertainment
ceased to be Subsidiaries of Industries -- each as in effect on the date as of
which it was entered into or, as stated below, amended and restated, without
giving effect to any amendment, modification, or supplement after that date
other than any amendment, modification, or supplement (individually or with all
amendments, modifications, and supplements to any of the following taken as a
whole) does not materially alter the terms of any of the following or adversely
affect Micro or any of its Subsidiaries:

                  (a) Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement dated as of
         September 4, 1996, as amended and restated as of October 17, 1996,
         among Industries, Micro, Entertainment, and each other Person listed on
         its signature pages.

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                  (b) Amended and Restated Reorganization Agreement dated as of
         September 4, 1996, as amended and restated as of October 17, 1996,
         among Industries, Micro, and Entertainment.

                  (c) Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 6,
         1996, among Micro and the other Persons listed on its signature pages.

                  (d) Board Representation Agreement.

                  (e) Amended and Restated Stock Option, SAR and ISU Conversion
         and Exchange Agreement dated as of September 4, 1996, as amended and
         restated as of October 17, 1996, among Industries, Micro, and
         Entertainment, and each other Person listed on its signature pages.

                  (f) Master Services Agreement dated as of November 6, 1996,
         between Industries and Micro.

                  (g) Data Center Services Agreement dated as of November 6,
         1996, among Micro, Ingram Book Company (a division of Industries), and
         Entertainment.

                  (h) Tax Sharing and Tax Services Agreement dated as of
         November 6, 1996, among Industries, Entertainment, and Micro.

                  (i) Employee Benefits Transfer and Assumption Agreement dated
         as of November 6, 1996, among Industries, Micro, and Entertainment.

                  (j) Risk Management Agreement dated as of November 6, 1996,
         between among Industries and Micro.

                  (k) Thrift Plan Liquidity Agreement dated as of November 6,
         1996, between Micro and the Ingram Thrift Plan.

        "UNITED KINGDOM" means The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.

        "U.S. CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the Credit Agreement dated as of October
30, 1996, among Micro, Coordination Center, Micro Singapore, Micro Canada, the
various financial institutions parties thereto as lenders, NationsBank and
Scotiabank, respectively, as the administrative agent and the documentation
agent for those lenders, and the co-agents named therein, as renewed, extended,
amended, or restated.

         "UNITED STATES" or "U.S." means the United States of America, its fifty
States, and the District of Columbia.

         "VALUE ADDED TAX" means value added tax as provided for in the Value
Added Tax Act 1994 and legislation (or purported legislation and whether
delegated or otherwise) supplemental thereto or in any primary or secondary
legislation promulgated by the European Union or any official body or agency
thereof.

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        "VOTING STOCK" means, (a) with respect to a corporation, the stock of
such corporation the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of
contingencies, entitled to elect members of the board of directors (or other
governing body) of such corporation, (b) with respect to any partnership, the
partnership interests in such partnership the owners of which are entitled to
manage the affairs of the partnership or vote in connection with the management
of the affairs of the partnership or the designation of another Person as the
Person entitled to manage the affairs of the partnership, and (c) with respect
to any limited liability company, the membership interests in such limited
liability company the owners of which are entitled to manage the affairs of such
limited liability company or entitled to elect managers of such limited
liability company (it being understood that, in the case of any partnership or
limited liability company, "shares" of Voting Stock shall refer to the
partnership interests or membership interests therein, as the case may be).

        "WELFARE PLAN" means a "welfare plan," as such term is defined in
Section 3(l) of ERISA.

        "WITHDRAWING LENDER" is defined in CLAUSE (A) of SECTION 2.2.

        "WON" means the lawful currency of the Republic of Korea.

        "YEN" means the lawful currency of Japan.

        SECTION 1.2 USE OF DEFINED TERMS. Unless otherwise defined or the
context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this
Agreement shall have such meaning as when used in the Disclosure Schedule and in
each Credit Extension Request, each other Loan Document, and each notice and
other communication delivered from time to time in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.

        SECTION 1.3 CROSS-REFERENCES. Unless otherwise specified, references in
this Agreement and in each other Loan Document to any Article, Section, clause
or definition are references to such clause or definition of this Agreement or
such other Loan Document, as the case may be, and, unless otherwise specified,
references in any Article, Section, clause or definition to any section are
references to such section of such Article, Section, clause or definition.

        SECTION 1.4 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DETERMINATIONS.

                  (a) Unless otherwise specified, all accounting terms used
         herein or in any other Loan Document shall be interpreted, and all
         accounting determinations and computations hereunder or thereunder
         (including under SECTION 8.2.3) shall be made, in accordance with those
         U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") as applied in
         the preparation of the financial statements of Micro and its
         Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to CLAUSE (a) of SECTION
         6.1.5; provided that the financial statements required to be delivered
         pursuant to CLAUSES (a) and (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 shall be prepared in
         accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time and the quarterly
         financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to CLAUSE (B) of
         SECTION 8.1.1 are not required to contain footnote disclosures required
         by GAAP and shall be subject to ordinary year-end adjustments.

                  (b) If, after the date hereof, there shall be any change to
         Micro's Fiscal Year, or 


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         any modification in GAAP used in the preparation of the financial
         statements delivered pursuant to CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 6.1.5 (whether
         such modification is adopted or imposed by FASB, the American Institute
         of Certified Public Accountants or any other professional body) which
         changes result in a change in the method of calculation of financial
         covenants, standards or terms found in this Agreement, the parties
         hereto agree promptly to enter into negotiations in order to amend such
         financial covenants, standards or terms so as to reflect equitably such
         changes, with the desired result that the evaluations of Micro's
         financial condition shall be the same after such changes as if such
         changes had not been made; provided that until the parties hereto have
         reached a definitive agreement on such amendments, Micro's financial
         condition shall continue to be evaluated on the same principles as
         those used in the preparation of the financial statements delivered
         pursuant to CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 6.1.5.

        SECTION 1.5 CALCULATIONS. All calculations made for purposes of this
Agreement, each other Loan Document, and the transactions contemplated by them
shall be made to two decimal places except (a) calculations shall be with whole
numbers in respect of the exchange rate for Lira, Pesetas, Yen, Belgian Francs,
Won, and any other currency for which that is the custom in the relevant
currency exchange market at any time and (b) as otherwise specifically stated in
this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

        SECTION 1.6 ROUND AMOUNTS. Unless otherwise specifically stated in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, each requirement that Credit Extensions,
repayments, and reductions in Commitments be in certain Dollar minimums and
integral multiples shall, in respect of dealings in another Available Currency,
be deemed to be rounded amounts in that other Available Currency that
approximate those Dollar minimums and multiples.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                COMMITMENTS, ETC.

        SECTION 2.1 COMMITMENTS. On the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement (including ARTICLE VI), each Lender severally agrees that it
will, from time to time on any Business Day occurring prior to the Commitment
Termination Date:

                  (a) make loans in Available Currencies ("PRO-RATA REVOLVING
         LOANS") to either Primary Borrower equal to such Lender's Adjusted
         Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Borrowing to be made on such
         Business Day, all in accordance with SECTION 3.1; provided that no
         Lender shall be permitted or required to make any Pro-Rata Revolving
         Loan if, after giving effect thereto:

                           (i) such Lender's Outstanding Credit Extensions
                  consisting of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions would exceed an
                  amount equal to such Lender's Percentage multiplied by the
                  then Total Credit Commitment Amount; or

                           (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions of
                  all the Lenders would exceed the then Total Credit Commitment
                  Amount; and

                  (b) purchase participation interests in Available Currencies
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         Percentage in each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit issued upon the
         application of either Primary Borrower pursuant to SECTION 3.1 provided
         that no Issuer (with respect to Pro-Rata Letters of Credit) shall issue
         a Pro-Rata Letter of Credit if, after giving effect thereto:

                           (i) the aggregate Letter of Credit Outstandings would
                  exceed the then Letter of Credit Limit; or

                           (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions of
                  all the Lenders would exceed the then Total Credit Commitment
                  Amount.

On and subject to the conditions hereof, the Primary Borrowers may from time to
time borrow, prepay and reborrow Pro-Rata Revolving Loans and may apply for,
extinguish or reimburse drawings made under and re-apply for Pro-Rata Letters of
Credit. For purposes of this SECTION 2.1 and SECTION 3.3.3, the Dollar Amount on
any date of any Credit Extension denominated in an Available Currency (other
than Dollars) shall be calculated based upon the spot rate at which Dollars are
offered on such day for such Available Currency which appears on Telerate Page
261 at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) (and if such spot rate is not
available on Telerate Page 261 as of such time, such spot rate as quoted by
Scotiabank, in London at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time).

        SECTION 2.2 EXTENSIONS OF THE COMMITMENT TERMINATION DATE.

                  (a) If the Commitment Termination Date has not occurred, Micro
         may -- on any Business Day occurring after May 1st and before June 30th
         of the year (for purposes of this SECTION 2.2, the "THEN-CURRENT YEAR")
         immediately preceding the year in which the then-effective Commitment
         Termination Date occurs -- deliver to each Lender (with a copy to the
         Administrative Agent) three counterparts of a Commitment Extension
         Request appropriately completed. That Commitment Extension Request may
         be for a one-year (365-day or, if appropriate, 366-day) period, for a
         two-year (730-day or, if appropriate 731-day) period, or for one or
         both in the same Commitment Extension Request (each a requested
         "EXTENSION PERIOD"). The Commitment Extension Request shall be
         delivered in accordance with SECTION 11.2, except that acknowledgment
         of receipt by the recipient is required before it is deemed to have
         been delivered.

                           (i) By July 31st of the then-current year, each
                  Lender shall (by appropriately completing, executing, and
                  delivering to Micro and the Administrative Agent the
                  Commitment Extension Request delivered to it) indicate whether
                  or not it intends to extend its Commitment pursuant to this
                  SECTION 2.2 in respect of either of the one or two Extension
                  Periods requested by Micro. Any Lender failing to return its
                  Commitment Extension Request to Micro as provided in the
                  preceding sentence shall be deemed to have declined the
                  extension of its Commitment as contemplated by this SECTION
                  2.2 in respect of each of the Extension Periods requested by
                  Micro.

                           (ii) By August 15th of the then-current year, the
                  Administrative Agent shall notify (for purposes of this
                  SECTION 2.2, the "LENDER BALLOT NOTICE") all of the Lenders as
                  to (A) the identity of each Lender who has indicated its
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                  Commitment in respect of either of the one or two Extension
                  Periods requested by Micro ("WITHDRAWING LENDER"), (B) each
                  Lender who has agreed to extend its Commitment in respect of
                  one or both of the Extension Periods requested by Micro
                  ("REMAINING LENDER"), and (C) which Remaining Lender has
                  agreed to which Extension Period if two were requested by
                  Micro.

                  (b) If, as of the date the Administrative Agent delivers the
         Lender ballot notice, neither Scotiabank nor NationsBank shall be a
         Remaining Lender and the Remaining Lenders in respect of each Extension
         Period requested by Micro shall hold less than a total of 65% of the
         Commitments, then, by August 31st of the then-current year, each
         Remaining Lender may revoke (by delivering written notice thereof to
         Micro and the Administrative Agent) its consent to extension of its
         Commitment for each of the Extension Periods requested by Micro,
         thereby becoming a Withdrawing Lender as of the day of that revocation.

                           (i) After the date that the Administrative Agent
                  delivers the Lender ballot notice and by September 15th of the
                  then-current year, the Remaining Lenders may assume any
                  Withdrawing Lender's Commitment in proportion to their
                  respective share of those Remaining Lenders' Commitments.

                           (ii) If, as of September 30th of the then-current
                  year, the Remaining Lenders in respect of each Extension
                  Period requested by Micro hold less than a total of 65% of the
                  Commitments (after giving effect to any assumptions of any
                  Withdrawing Lenders' Commitment under the preceding sentence
                  on or before that date), then (A) all of the Lenders'
                  Commitments shall terminate and (B) any Outstanding Credit
                  Extensions shall mature and be payable in full on the
                  then-effective Commitment Termination Date.

                           (iii) A one-year Extension Period does not
                  automatically become effective if a Commitment Extension
                  Request for a two-year period fails to become effective as
                  provided in this CLAUSE (B), and vice versa.

                  (c) If, as of September 30th of the then-current year, the
         Remaining Lenders in respect of an Extension Period requested by Micro
         hold a total of at least 65% of the Commitments (after giving effect to
         any assumptions of the Commitments of any Withdrawing Lenders'
         Commitments under CLAUSE (b) above on or before that date), THEN each
         Remaining Lender's Commitment (including any Commitments assumed by any
         Remaining Lender under CLAUSE (b) above) shall be extended for that
         Extension Period from the then-effective Commitment Termination Date,
         subject to CLAUSE (f) below.

                           (i) If the requirements for extension of the
                  Commitments shall be satisfied, then -- after October 1st of
                  the then-current year but by 30 days before the then-effective
                  Commitment Termination Date -- Micro may enter into an
                  agreement with one or more new financial institutions
                  reasonably acceptable to the Agents or with any Remaining
                  Lender to assume the Withdrawing Lenders' Commitments that
                  have not been assumed under CLAUSE (b) above.

                           (ii) Any Commitments assumed by Remaining Lenders or
                  new financial institutions under CLAUSE (i) above shall be
                  extended for the foregoing Extension Period from the
                  then-effective Commitment Termination Date, subject to CLAUSE
                  (f) below.

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                  both would become effective under this section, then the
                  two-year Extension Period shall become effective under this
                  section; provided that any Lender that did not agree to a
                  two-year Extension Period but that did agree to a one-year
                  Extension Period shall then become a Withdrawing Lender.

                  (d) If the Commitments are extended in accordance with this
         section, then Outstanding Credit Extensions made by any Withdrawing
         Lender that are not assumed or purchased under CLAUSE (B) or (C) above
         shall mature and be payable in full on the then-effective Commitment
         Termination Date, and the Commitments of each such Withdrawing Lender
         shall thereupon terminate.

                           (i) On the then-effective Commitment Termination
                  Date, the Total Credit Commitment Amount shall be
                  automatically reduced by an amount equal to the product of (A)
                  the total Percentages of all the Withdrawing Lenders that were
                  not assumed or purchased under CLAUSES (b) or (c) above times
                  (B) the Total Credit Commitment Amount on that Commitment
                  Termination Date immediately before that calculation.

                           (ii) The Percentages of the Remaining Lenders shall
                  be adjusted by the Administrative Agent based upon each such
                  Remaining Lender's pro rata share of the remaining Total
                  Credit Commitment Amount.

                  (e) Each Lender's decision to extend its Commitment or assume
         or purchase any Withdrawing Lender's Commitment shall be exercised by
         it in its sole and absolute discretion without reference to any stated
         desires of any other Lender Party or Micro. All assignments made under
         this SECTION 2.2 shall be made in accordance with SECTION 11.11.1,
         except that any such assignment (i) may be in any minimum or multiple
         amount resulting from the operation of this SECTION 2.2 and (ii) shall
         not require the consent of Micro or the Administrative Agent.

                  (f) Any extension of Commitments under this SECTION 2.2 shall
         become effective only upon (i) the satisfaction of the requirements for
         extension stated above and (ii) the delivery by Micro to the
         Administrative Agent and each Lender, on or before the then-effective
         Commitment Termination Date, of copies of such other legal opinions,
         approvals, instruments, or documents as the Agents may reasonably
         request.

        SECTION 2.3 REDUCTIONS OF THE COMMITMENT AMOUNTS. Micro may, from time
to time on any Business Day, voluntarily reduce the Total Credit Commitment
Amount; provided that:

                  (a) All such reductions shall require at least three and not
         more than five Business Days' prior notice to the Administrative Agent
         and shall be permanent, and any partial reduction thereof shall be in a
         minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000
         (or, if less, in an amount equal to the Total Credit Commitment Amount
         at such time);

                  (b) Micro shall not voluntarily reduce the Total Credit
         Commitment Amount pursuant to this section to an amount which, on the
         date of proposed reduction, is less than the aggregate Outstanding
         Credit Extensions of all the Lenders; and

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                  (c) Once so reduced, the Total Commitment Amount may not be
         increased.

        SECTION 2.4 INELIGIBLE CURRENCIES. Notwithstanding any other provision
in this Agreement, if, at any time before the Commitment Termination Date, the
Administrative Agent determines that an Available Currency is an Ineligible
Currency, then (a) the Administrative Agent may (in its sole discretion) at any
time so notify the relevant Primary Borrower of any Borrowing denominated in
that Ineligible Currency, and (b) the Commitments of the Lenders to make
Pro-Rata Revolving Loans in that Available Currency shall be suspended unless
and until the Administrative Agent determines that such Available Currency is no
longer an Ineligible Currency. Promptly after receiving that notice and, in any
event, within five Business Days of receiving the same, that Primary Borrower
will notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as to what Available
Currency it desires that Borrowing to be converted into and promptly thereafter
the relevant Lenders shall so convert that Borrowing on the last day of its
Interest Period. If the relevant Primary Borrower fails to select another
Available Currency as provided in the preceding sentence, then that other
Available Currency shall be selected by the Administrative Agent. The conversion
shall be effected at the relevant spot rate at which the Ineligible Currency is
offered on that last day for the selected Available Currency that appears on
Telerate Page 261 at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time (and if such spot rate
is not available on Telerate Page 261 as of that time, the spot rate as quoted
by Scotiabank in London at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time) or, if that
spot rate shall not exist, such other rate of exchange as the Administrative
Agent shall reasonably determine.


                                   ARTICLE III

                  PROCEDURES FOR PRO-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS AND
                    PROVISIONS FOR NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS


      SECTION 3.1    BORROWING PROCEDURE FOR PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.

                  (a) On any Business Day occurring on or prior to the
         Commitment Termination Date, either Primary Borrower may from time to
         time irrevocably request, by delivering on or prior to 1:00 p.m.,
         London time, on such Business Day a Borrowing Request to the
         Administrative Agent not less than three nor more than five Business
         Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, that a Borrowing be
         made in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and an integral multiple of
         $1,000,000, or if less, in the unused amount of the Total Credit
         Commitment Amount. Upon the receipt of each Borrowing Request, the
         Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to each Lender on
         the same day such Borrowing Request is received. On the terms and
         subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Borrowing shall be
         made on the Business Day specified in such Borrowing Request. On or
         before 2:30 p.m., London time, on such Business Day, each Lender shall
         deposit with the Administrative Agent (to an account specified by the
         Administrative Agent to each Lender from time to time) same day funds
         in an amount equal to such Lender's Adjusted Percentage of the
         requested Borrowing.

                  (b) To the extent funds are received from the Lenders (except
         as otherwise provided in SECTION 10.2), the Administrative Agent shall
         make such funds available to the relevant Primary Borrower by wire
         transfer of same day funds to the accounts such Primary

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         Borrower shall have specified in its Borrowing Request. No Lender's
         obligation to make any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be affected by any
         other Lender's failure to make any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan.

        SECTION 3.2 PRO-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUANCE PROCEDURES. By delivering
to the Administrative Agent an Issuance Request on or before 1:00 p.m., London
time, on any Business Day occurring prior to the Commitment Termination Date,
either Primary Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuer (with
respect to Pro-Rata Letters of Credit) issue a Pro-Rata Letter of Credit. Each
such request shall be made on not less than two Business Days' notice (or such
shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent), and not less
than 30 days prior to the Commitment Termination Date. Upon receipt of an
Issuance Request, the Administrative Agent shall promptly on the same day notify
the applicable Issuer (if other than NationsBank or Scotiabank) and each Lender
thereof. Each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit shall by its terms be denominated in an
Available Currency and be stated to expire (whether originally or after giving
effect to any extension) on a date (its "STATED EXPIRY DATE") no later than
three days prior to the Commitment Termination Date. The relevant Primary
Borrower and the relevant Issuer may amend or modify any issued Pro-Rata Letter
of Credit upon written notice to the Administrative Agent only; provided that
(A) any amendment constituting an extension of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit's
Stated Expiry Date shall comply with the provisions of the immediately preceding
sentence and may be made only if the Commitment Termination Date has not
occurred and (B) any amendment constituting an increase in the Stated Amount of
such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit shall be deemed a request for the issuance of a
new Pro-Rata Letter of Credit and shall comply with the foregoing provisions of
this paragraph. Upon satisfaction of the terms and conditions hereunder, the
relevant Issuer will issue each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit to be issued by it and
will make available to the beneficiary thereof the original of such Pro-Rata
Letter of Credit.

        SECTION 3.2.1 OTHER LENDERS' PARTICIPATION. Automatically, and without
further action, upon the issuance of each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, each Lender
(other than the Issuer of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit) shall be deemed to
have irrevocably purchased from the relevant Issuer, to the extent of such
Lender's Adjusted Percentage (and without giving effect to the outstanding
Non-Rata Credit Extensions, if any, of any Lender), a participation interest in
such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit (including any Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligation
and any other Contingent Liability with respect thereto), and such Lender shall,
to the extent of its Adjusted Percentage, be responsible for reimbursing
promptly (and in any event within one Business Day after receipt of demand for
payment from the Issuer, together with accrued interest from the day of such
demand) the relevant Issuer for any Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligation which has
not been reimbursed in accordance with SECTION 3.2.3. In addition, such Lender
shall, to the extent of its Adjusted Percentage, be entitled to receive a
ratable portion of the Pro-Rata Letter of Credit participation fee payable
pursuant to CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 4.3.3 with respect to each Pro-Rata Letter of
Credit and a ratable portion of any interest payable pursuant to SECTIONS 3.2.2
and 4.2.

        SECTION 3.2.2 DISBURSEMENTS. Subject to the terms and provisions of each
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit and this Agreement, upon presentment under any
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit to the Issuer thereof for payment, such Issuer shall
make such payment to the beneficiary (or its designee) of such Pro-Rata Letter
of Credit on the date designated for such payment (the "DISBURSEMENT DATE").
Such Issuer will promptly notify the relevant Primary Borrower and each of the
Lenders of the presentment for payment of any such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit,
together with notice of the Disbursement Date thereof. Prior to 12:00 noon,
London time, on the next Business Day following the Disbursement Date, Micro
will reimburse the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuer, for all
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Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, together with all interest accrued thereon since the
Disbursement Date. To the extent the Administrative Agent does not receive
payment in full, on behalf of the relevant Issuer on the Disbursement Date, the
relevant Primary Borrower's Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligation shall accrue
interest, payable on demand, at an annual rate equal to the Reference Rate
through the first Business Day following the Disbursement Date and equal to the
sum of the Reference Rate plus 0.50% thereafter. In the event the relevant
Primary Borrower fails to notify the Administrative Agent and the relevant
Issuer prior to 1:00 p.m., London time, on the Disbursement Date that the
relevant Primary Borrower intends to pay the Administrative Agent, for the
account of such Issuer, for the amount of such drawing with funds other than
proceeds of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, or the Administrative Agent does not
receive such reimbursement payment from the relevant Primary Borrower prior to
1:00 p.m., London time on the Disbursement Date (or if the relevant Issuer must
for any reason return or disgorge such reimbursement), the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify the Lenders, and the relevant Primary Borrower shall be
deemed to have given a timely Borrowing Request as of the Disbursement Date for
Pro-Rata Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Pro-Rata
Reimbursement Obligation and the Lenders (including the relevant Issuer) shall,
on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, SECTIONS 6.1 and 6.2 hereof), make Pro-Rata Revolving Loans in the
amount of such Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligation as provided in SECTION 3.1;
provided that for the purpose of determining the availability of any unused
Total Credit Commitment Amount immediately prior to giving effect to the
application of the proceeds of such Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, such Pro-Rata
Reimbursement Obligation shall be deemed not to be outstanding at such time. In
the event that the conditions precedent to any Pro-Rata Revolving Loans deemed
requested by the relevant Primary Borrower as provided in the preceding sentence
shall not be satisfied at the time of such deemed request, the Lenders
(including the relevant Issuer) shall make demand loans on such date for the
benefit of the relevant Primary Borrower, ratably, in accordance with their
respective Adjusted Percentages, which loans shall: (a) aggregate in principal
amount an amount equal to the applicable Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligations; (b)
be applied solely to the prompt satisfaction of such Pro-Rata Reimbursement
Obligations; (c) be payable by the relevant Primary Borrower upon demand; and
(d) accrue interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from (and including)
the date on which such demand loan is made until the date such loan is paid by
the relevant Primary Borrower in full, at an annual rate equal to the Reference
Rate plus 2%.

        SECTION 3.2.3 REIMBURSEMENT. The obligation (the "PRO-RATA REIMBURSEMENT
OBLIGATION") of the relevant Primary Borrower under SECTION 3.2.2 to reimburse
the relevant Issuer with respect to each disbursement under a Pro-Rata Letter of
Credit (including interest thereon), and, upon the failure of the relevant
Primary Borrower to reimburse such Issuer, the obligation of each Lender to
reimburse such Issuer, shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all
circumstances and irrespective of any set-off, counterclaim or defense to
payment which the relevant Primary Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be,
may have or have had against the relevant Issuer or any Lender, including any
defense based upon the failure of any disbursement under a Pro-Rata Letter of
Credit to conform to the terms of the applicable Pro-Rata Letter of Credit (if,
in the relevant Issuer's good faith opinion, such disbursement is determined to
be appropriate) or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of
the proceeds of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit; provided that nothing herein
shall require the relevant Primary Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be,
to reimburse an Issuer for any wrongful disbursement made by such Issuer under a
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions finally determined by
a court of competent jurisdiction to constitute gross negligence or willful
misconduct on the part of such Issuer.

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        SECTION 3.2.4 DEEMED DISBURSEMENTS. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Event of Default of the type described in SECTION 9.1.9 or,
with notice from the Administrative Agent given at the direction of the Required
Lenders, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any other Event of
Default, an amount equal to the then aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit
(including Non-Rata Letters of Credit) which are undrawn and available under all
issued and outstanding Letters of Credit shall, without demand upon or notice to
any Borrower, be deemed to have been paid or disbursed by the Issuer under such
Letters of Credit (notwithstanding that such amount may not in fact have been so
paid or disbursed) and the Primary Borrowers shall be immediately obligated to
pay to the Issuer of each Letter of Credit an amount equal to such amount. Any
amounts so payable by the relevant Primary Borrower pursuant to this section
shall be deposited in cash with the Administrative Agent and held in trust (for
the sole benefit of the relevant Issuer and the Lenders) for payment of the
Obligations arising in connection with such Letters of Credit. If such Event of
Default shall have been cured or waived (and provided no other Default has
occurred and is continuing and the Obligations have not been accelerated
pursuant to SECTION 9.2 or 9.3), the Administrative Agent shall promptly return
to the relevant Primary Borrower all amounts deposited by it with the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause (together with accrued interest
thereon at the Administrative Agent's Cost of Funds or such other interest rate
based upon a cash equivalent investment (in the form of obligations issued by or
guaranteed by the U.S. government, commercial paper of a domestic corporation
rated A-1 by S&P or a comparable rating from another nationally recognized
rating agency or certificates of deposit of a U.S. or Canadian bank with (x) a
credit rating of Aa or better by S&P or a comparable rating from another
nationally recognized rating agency and (y) a combined capital and surplus
greater than $250,000,000) which is agreed to between the relevant Issuer and
the relevant Primary Borrower), net of any amount (which may include accrued
interest) applied to the payment of any Obligations with respect to the Pro-Rata
Letters of Credit.

        SECTION 3.2.5 NATURE OF REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS. Each Primary Borrower
and, to the extent set forth in SECTION 3.2.1, each Lender shall assume all
risks of the acts, omission or misuse of any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary
thereof. No Issuer (with respect to Pro-Rata Letters of Credit and Non-Rata
Letters of Credit) or any Lender (except to the extent of its own gross
negligence or willful misconduct) shall be responsible for:

                  (a) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or
         legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with
         the application for an issuance of a Letter of Credit, even if it
         should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
         insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged;

                  (b) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or
         legal effect of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting
         to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
         thereunder or the proceeds thereof in whole or in part, which may prove
         to be invalid or ineffective for any reason:

                  (c) failure of the beneficiary to comply fully with conditions
         required in order to demand payment under a Letter of Credit; provided
         that if a payment is made pursuant to such Letter of Credit when a
         beneficiary has failed to comply with the conditions therefor and such
         failure to comply is manifest on the face of such Letter of Credit or
         the documents submitted by the beneficiary in connection therewith, the
         relevant Primary Borrower shall be required to indemnify the Issuer in
         connection therewith only if, and to the extent, the relevant Primary

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         Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has received the benefit of such
         payment on such Letter of Credit by one or more of their obligations
         being satisfied, either in whole or in part;

                  (d) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission
         or delivery of any messages, by mail, telecopy or otherwise; or

                  (e) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any
         document or draft required in order to make a disbursement under a
         Letter of Credit.

None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any of the
rights or powers granted to any Issuer or any Lender hereunder. In furtherance
and extension and not in limitation or derogation of any of the foregoing (but
subject to the limitations set forth in CLAUSE (c) above), any action taken or
omitted to be taken by an Issuer in good faith (and not constituting gross
negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction) shall be binding upon the relevant Primary Borrower and, with
respect to Pro-Rata Letters of Credit, each Lender, and shall not put such
Issuer under any resulting liability to either Primary Borrower or, with respect
to Pro-Rata Letters of Credit, any Lender.

        SECTION 3.2.6 INELIGIBLE CURRENCIES. Notwithstanding any other provision
contained in this Agreement, if, at any time prior to the Commitment Termination
Date, any Lender determines that the Available Currency in which a Pro-Rata
Letter of Credit has been issued is an Ineligible Currency, then such Lender may
(in its sole discretion) at any time notify the Administrative Agent and the
relevant Primary Borrower of the same, and the Administrative Agent shall then
promptly notify each other Lender. Such relevant Primary Borrower shall use
reasonable efforts to cause the beneficiary of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit to
accept a substitution for such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit with another Pro-Rata
Letter of Credit in an Available Currency acceptable to such Primary Borrower
and the relevant Issuer.

        SECTION 3.3 NON-RATA REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY.

        SECTION 3.3.1 NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. Any Borrower may from time to
time, on any Business Day prior to the Commitment Termination Date, request that
any Lender make a Loan under this Agreement (relative to such Lender, a
"NON-RATA REVOLVING LOAN") denominated in any Available Currency. The Borrower
shall make such request to the applicable office of such Lender set forth on
that Lender's signature page to this Agreement or to such other office as a
Lender may notify the Borrowers pursuant to SECTION 11.2. Such Lender may in its
sole and absolute discretion agree to make or not make such Non-Rata Revolving
Loan, it being understood and agreed that the Lenders' Commitments only require
the making by them of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans and participation in or issuance
of Pro-Rata Letters of Credit (subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein). Except as otherwise provided herein and subject in each case to the
satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in SECTIONS 6.1 
and 6.2 hereof, each Non-Rata Revolving Loan shall be made on the terms and
conditions agreed to between the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender;
provided that the direct and contingent Obligations of each Primary Borrower
with respect to each Pro-Rata Credit Extension shall rank pari passu with that
Primary Borrower's direct and contingent Obligations with respect to each
Non-Rata Revolving Loan to each Borrower.

        SECTION 3.3.2 INELIGIBLE CURRENCIES. Notwithstanding any other provision
contained in this Agreement, if, at any time before the Commitment Termination
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Rata Revolving Loan determines that the Available Currency in which that
Non-Rata Revolving Loan has been made is an Ineligible Currency, then that
Lender may (in its sole discretion) at any time notify the relevant Borrower of
the same. Promptly after receiving that notice and, in any event, within five
Business Days of receiving the same, that Borrower will notify that Lender as to
what Available Currency it desires that Non-Rata Revolving Loan to be converted
into and promptly thereafter that Lender shall so convert that Non-Rata
Revolving Loan. If the relevant Borrower fails to select another Available
Currency as provided in the preceding sentence, then that other Available
Currency shall be selected by the relevant Lender. The conversion shall be
effected at the relevant spot rate at which the Ineligible Currency is offered
on that day for the selected Available Currency that appears on Telerate Page
261 at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time (and if the spot rate is not
available on Telerate Page 261 as of that time, the spot rate as quoted by
Scotiabank in London at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time) or, if that spot
rate shall not exist, such other rate of exchange as the relevant Lender shall
reasonably determine.

        SECTION 3.3.3 LIMITATIONS ON MAKING NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. No Lender
shall be permitted to make any Non-Rata Revolving Loan if, after giving effect
thereto (with the Dollar Amounts being calculated as provided in the last
sentence of SECTION 2.1):

                  (a) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions of all the
         Lenders would exceed the then Total Credit Commitment Amount; or

                  (b) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of
         Non-Rata Credit Extensions would exceed the Non-Rata Limit.

        SECTION 3.3.4 PROCEDURE FOR MAKING NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including SECTION 3.3.1, the terms
of each Non-Rata Revolving Loan shall be mutually agreed upon between the
relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender. If the relevant Borrower and the
relevant Lender agree to an interest rate for a Non-Rata Revolving Loan by
reference to a fixed rate of interest (such as, for example, the LIBO Rate) to
be subsequently determined and such Lender subsequently determines (which
determination shall be conclusive and binding on the relevant Borrower and such
Lender) on or prior to the scheduled date of making such Non-Rata Revolving Loan
and promptly notifies the relevant Borrower that such interest rate is
unascertainable or that deposits in the relevant interbank market are not
available to such Lender in the relevant Available Currency, then such Lender
(except to the extent otherwise agreed between such Lender and the relevant
Borrower) shall not be obligated to make such Non-Rata Revolving Loan. In
connection with each Lender agreeing to make a Non-Rata Revolving Loan
calculated based upon a fixed rate of interest, such Lender shall, in accordance
with its customary practices, attempt to determine the relevant interest rate or
obtain the relevant deposits in the relevant Available Currency necessary to
make such Non-Rata Revolving Loan.

        SECTION 3.3.5 MATURITY OF NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. Subject to SECTION
3.3.2, each Non-Rata Revolving Loan shall be repaid in the Available Currency in
which such Loan was made on the Maturity thereof or on any earlier date agreed
upon by the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender or required by the other
terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each Borrower may prepay any Non-Rata
Revolving Loan on such terms and conditions as such Borrower and the relevant
Lender may agree.

        SECTION 3.3.6 NON-RATA REVOLVING LOAN RECORDS. Subject to SECTION 3.3.7,
each Lender's Non-Rata Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a loan account
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Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the relevant Lender to make (or
cause to be made) appropriate account entries, which account entries, if made,
shall evidence, inter alia, the date of, the type of, the currency of, the
advance period (if applicable) of, the Maturity of, the outstanding principal
of, interest payable on and any repayments of Non-Rata Revolving Loans made by
such Lender to such Borrower pursuant hereto. Any such account entries
indicating the outstanding principal amount of such Lender's Non-Rata Revolving
Loans and interest payable thereon shall be prima facie evidence of the
principal amount thereof owing and unpaid and interest payable thereon, but the
failure to make any such entry shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of any Borrower hereunder to make payments of principal of or
interest on such Non-Rata Revolving Loans when due.

        SECTION 3.3.7 QUARTERLY REPORT. During the period commencing on the date
hereof and ending on the Commitment Termination Date, Micro shall submit
(together with each set of reports and financial statements of Micro and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1 (a) and (b)) a
Quarterly Report to the Administrative Agent in respect of the most recently
ended Fiscal Period. In addition, Micro agrees to provide to the Administrative
Agent updates with respect to the information provided in the Quarterly Reports
at such other times as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time
to time.

        SECTION 3.4 NON-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY.

        SECTION 3.4.1 NON-RATA LETTERS OF CREDIT. Any Borrower may from time to
time, on any Business Day prior to the Commitment Termination Date, request that
any Lender issue a letter of credit (relative to such Lender, a "NON-RATA LETTER
OF CREDIT" denominated in any Available Currency. Such Lender may in its sole
and absolute discretion agree to issue or not issue such Non-Rata Letter of
Credit, it being understood and agreed that the Lenders' Commitments only
require the making by them of Pro- Rata Revolving Loans and participation in or
issuance of Pro-Rata Letters of Credit (subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein). Except as, otherwise provided herein and subject in each case
to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in SECTIONS
6.1 and 6.2 hereof, each Non-Rata Letter of Credit shall be issued on the terms
and conditions agreed to between the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender;
provided that the direct and contingent Obligations of each Primary Borrower
with respect to each Pro-Rata Credit Extension shall rank pari passu with that
Primary Borrower's direct and contingent Obligations with respect to each
Non-Rata Letter of Credit for each Borrower.

        SECTION 3.4.2 INELIGIBLE CURRENCIES. Notwithstanding any other provision
contained in this Agreement, if, at any time prior to the Commitment Termination
Date, the relevant Issuer of a Non-Rata Letter of Credit determines that the
Available Currency in which such Non-Rata Letter of Credit has been issued is an
Ineligible Currency, then such Issuer may (in its sole discretion) at any time
notify the relevant Borrower of the same. Such Borrower shall use reasonable
efforts to cause the beneficiary of such Non-Rata Letter of Credit to accept a
substitution for such Non-Rata Letter of Credit with another Non-Rata Letter of
Credit in an Available Currency acceptable to such Borrower and such Issuer,
which substitute Non-Rata Letter of Credit shall be issued in accordance with
SECTION 3.4.1.

        SECTION 3.4.3 LIMITATIONS ON ISSUING NON-RATA LETTERS OF CREDIT. Subject
to the last sentence of SECTION 2.1, no Lender shall be permitted to issue any
Non-Rata Letters of Credit if, after giving effect thereto:

                  (a) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions of all the
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         the then Total Credit Commitment Amount; or

                  (b) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of
         Non-Rata Credit Extensions would exceed the Non-Rata Limit.

        SECTION 3.4.4 PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING NON-RATA LETTERS OF CREDIT. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including SECTION 3.4.1, the
terms of each Non-Rata Letter of Credit shall be mutually agreed upon between
the relevant Borrower and the relevant Issuer.

        SECTION 3.4.5 DISBURSEMENTS. Subject to the terms and provisions of each
Non-Rata Letter of Credit and this Agreement, upon presentment of any Non-Rata
Letter of Credit to the relevant Issuer thereof for payment, such Issuer shall
make such payment to the beneficiary (or its designee) of such Non-Rata Letter
of Credit on the date designated for such payment (the "NON-RATA DISBURSEMENT
DATE"). Such Issuer will promptly notify the relevant Borrower of the
presentment for payment of any such No Rata Letter of Credit, together with
notice of the Non-Rata Disbursement Date thereof. Prior to 12:00 noon, London
time, on the next Business Day following the Non-Rata Disbursement Date, the
relevant Borrower will reimburse such Issuer for all amounts disbursed under
such Non-Rata Letter of Credit, together with all interest, if any, that such
Borrower shall have agreed to pay that shall have accrued thereon since the
Non-Rata Disbursement Date.

        SECTION 3.4.6 REIMBURSEMENT. The obligation (the "NON-RATA REIMBURSEMENT
OBLIGATION") of the relevant Borrower under SECTION 3.4.5 to reimburse an Issuer
with respect to each disbursement under a Non-Rata Letter of Credit (including
interest thereon) issued by such Issuer, shall be absolute and unconditional
under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any set-off, counterclaim or
defense to payment which such Borrower or any other Borrower may have or have
had against such Issuer, including any defense based upon the failure of any
disbursement under a Non-Rata Letter of Credit to conform to the terms of the
applicable Non-Rata Letter of Credit (if, in the applicable Issuer's good faith
opinion, such disbursement is determined to be appropriate) or any
non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such
Non-Rata Letter of Credit; provided that nothing herein shall require such
Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuer for any wrongful disbursement made
by such Issuer under a Non-Rata Letter of Credit as a result of acts or
omissions finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to constitute
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuer. Subject to
SECTION 3.4.2, each Non-Rata Letter of Credit shall be reimbursed in the
Available Currency in which such Non-Rata Letter of Credit was issued.

        SECTION 3.5 REPORTING OF NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS.

                  (a) Each Borrower agrees to provide to (or cause to be
         provided to) the Administrative Agent notice of each Non-Rata Credit
         Extension made to or for it concurrently with or promptly after the
         making of such Non-Rata Credit Extension, which notice shall set forth
         (i) the date thereof, (ii) the principal amount thereof stated in the
         relevant Available Currency (and, with respect to all Available
         Currencies other than the Dollar, the corresponding Dollar Amount
         thereof as of such date), (iii) the Interest Period, if any, applicable
         thereto, (iv) the aggregate Dollar Amount of the relevant Lender's
         outstanding or undrawn Non-Rata Credit Extensions as of such date, and
         (v) the identity of the relevant Lender.

                  (b) Each Lender agrees to provide to the Administrative Agent
         notice, by 12:00 p.m. London time on the Business Day immediately after
         the date of any Non-Rata Credit

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         Extension made by it, of the Outstanding Credit Extensions comprised of
         Non-Rata Credit Extensions made by such Lender, which notice shall set
         forth (i) the date of each such Non-Rata Credit Extension, (ii) the
         principal amount or Stated Amount, as the case may be, of each such
         Non-Rata Credit Extension stated in the relevant Available Currency
         (and the corresponding Dollar Amount thereof as of such date), and the
         aggregate Dollar Amount of all such Non-Rata Credit Extensions as of
         such date, (iii) the respective Interest Periods applicable thereto,
         and (iv) the identity of such Lender.

                                   Article IV

                     PRINCIPLE, INTEREST, AND FEE PAYMENTST


        SECTION 4.1 LOAN ACCOUNTS, NOTES, PAYMENTS, AND PREPAYMENTS. The
Outstanding Credit Extensions shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or
records maintained by (a) the Administrative Agent in respect of Pro-Rata Credit
Extensions and (b) each Lender in respect of its Non-Rata Credit Extensions,
which loan accounts or records, in each case, shall be conclusive evidence,
absent manifest error, of the amount of those Outstanding Credit Extensions and
the interest and principal payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any
error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the Obligations
of the relevant Borrower under the Loan Documents to pay any amount owing with
respect to the Obligations. Upon the request of any Lender made at any time
through the Administrative Agent, the relevant Borrowers shall promptly execute
and deliver to that Lender the relevant one or more Notes.

        SECTION 4.1.1 REPAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS OF PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.
The relevant Primary Borrower shall make all payments and prepayments of each
Pro-Rata Revolving Loan made to it in the Available Currency in which it was
originally denominated and shall repay in full the unpaid principal amount of
each Pro-Rata Revolving Loan outstanding to it at the Maturity thereof. Before
that Maturity:

                  (a) the relevant Borrower may, from time to time on any
         Business Day, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the
         outstanding principal amount of any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan; provided
         that:

                           (i) any such prepayment of any Pro-Rata Revolving
                  Loan shall be allocated to each Lender pro rata according to
                  such Lender's Adjusted Percentage (calculated on the date such
                  Pro-Rata Revolving Loans were made) of the Pro-Rata Revolving
                  Loans so prepaid (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no such
                  prepayment shall be allocated to any Lender which did not
                  participate in the making of the Pro-Rata Revolving Loans to
                  be prepaid);

                           (ii) no such prepayment of any Pro-Rata Revolving
                  Loan may be made on any day other than the last day of the
                  Interest Period then applicable to such Pro-Rata Revolving
                  Loan unless all the losses or expenses incurred by the Lenders
                  in connection therewith pursuant to SECTION 5.4 are paid in
                  full contemporaneously with such prepayments;

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                           (iii) all such voluntary prepayments shall require
                  prior notice to the Administrative Agent of at least three but
                  no more than five Business Days; and

                           (iv) all such voluntary prepayments shall, if other
                  than a prepayment in whole, be in an aggregate minimum amount
                  of $10,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000;

                  (b) Micro shall determine if the aggregate Outstanding Credit
         Extensions of all the Lenders exceed the Total Credit Commitment Amount
         (i) at the end of each Fiscal Period and (ii) on the date of each
         request for a Credit Extension (excluding any request submitted in
         respect of any continuation of any Borrowing previously made
         hereunder), and promptly thereafter -- and in any event (A) in respect
         of any determination made pursuant to CLAUSE (i) above, no later than
         the next date on which Micro shall be required to submit a Quarterly
         Report in accordance with SECTION 3.3.7 or (B) in respect of any
         determination made pursuant to CLAUSE (ii) above, prior to the proposed
         date of such requested Credit Extension -- Micro shall (or shall cause
         the other Borrowers to) make a mandatory prepayment of the outstanding
         principal amount of such Loans as Micro may select in an amount equal
         to such excess, such prepayment to be allocated to the Lenders in such
         manner as Micro may elect (provided that a prepayment of a Pro-Rata
         Revolving Loan shall be allocated to the Lenders in the manner set
         forth in CLAUSE (a)(i) above); and

                  (c) Micro shall (and shall cause the other relevant Borrowers
         to), on each date when any reduction or termination in the Total Credit
         Commitment Amount shall become effective, including pursuant to SECTION
         2.3, make a mandatory prepayment of all Pro-Rata Revolving Loans equal
         to the excess, if any, of the then aggregate Outstanding Credit
         Extensions of all the Lenders over the Total Credit Commitment Amount
         as so reduced, such prepayment to be allocated to the Lenders in the
         manner set forth in CLAUSE (a)(i).

        SECTION 4.2 INTEREST PROVISIONS. Each Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall bear
interest from and including the day when made until (but not including) the day
such Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be paid in full, and such interest shall
accrue and be payable in accordance with this SECTION 4.2.

        SECTION 4.2.1 RATES.

                  (a) PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. Subject to SECTIONS 4.2.2 and
         5.1, each Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall bear an annual rate of
         interest, during each Interest Period applicable thereto, equal to the
         sum of (i) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period, (ii) the Applicable
         Margin, plus (iii) in respect of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans denominated
         in Sterling, the MLA Costs.

                  (b) NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. Pursuant to the terms agreed to
         between the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender, each Borrower
         shall pay interest on the aggregate principal amount of any Non-Rata
         Revolving Loan outstanding to any Lender from time to time prior to and
         at Maturity at a rate agreed between each such Borrower and such Lender
         pursuant to SECTION 3.3 in connection with the making of such Non-Rata
         Revolving Loan. Such interest rate shall include any compensation for
         reserves or similar costs incurred in connection with such Non-Rata
         Revolving Loan.

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        SECTION 4.2.2 POST-MATURITY RATES. After the date any principal amount
of any Loan is due and payable (whether at Maturity, upon acceleration or
otherwise), or after any other monetary Obligation of Micro or any other
Borrower shall have become due and payable, Micro or each such other Borrower
shall pay, but only to the extent permitted by law, interest (after as well as
before judgment) on such amounts at an annual rate equal to the Reference Rate
plus 2%.

        SECTION 4.2.3 CONTINUATION ELECTIONS. The relevant Primary Borrower may
from time to time by delivering a Continuation Notice to the Administrative
Agent on or before 1:00 p.m., London time, on a Business Day, irrevocably elect,
on not less than three nor more than five Business Days' notice, that all, or
any portion in an aggregate minimum amount of $10,000,000 and an integral
multiple of $1,000,000 of the Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, be continued for one or
more new Interest Periods; provided that:

                  (a) in the absence of delivery of a Continuation Notice with
         respect to any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan, at least three Business Days
         (but not more than five Business Days) before the last day of the then
         current Interest Period with respect thereto, that Pro-Rata Revolving
         Loan shall, on such last day, automatically continue for a new Interest
         Period having a duration equal to the original duration of the then
         expiring Interest Period; and

                  (b) no portion of the outstanding principal amount of any
         Pro-Rata Revolving Loans may be continued with an Interest Period
         longer than one month while any Default has occurred and is continuing.

        SECTION 4.2.4 PAYMENT DATES.

                  (a) PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. Interest accrued on each
         Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be payable, without duplication, in the
         Available Currency in which it is denominated:

                           (i) on the Stated Maturity Date therefor;

                           (ii) on the date of any payment or prepayment, in
                  whole or in part, of principal outstanding on such Pro-Rata
                  Revolving Loan (but only on the principal amount so paid or
                  prepaid);

                           (iii) on the last day of each applicable Interest
                  Period (and, if such Interest Period shall exceed three
                  months, on each three month anniversary of the date of the
                  commencement of such Interest Period); and

                           (iv) on that portion of any Loans the Stated Maturity
                  Date of which is accelerated pursuant to SECTION 9.2 or 9.3,
                  immediately upon such acceleration.

      Interest accrued on Pro-Rata Revolving Loans or other monetary Obligations
arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document after the date such
Pro-Rata Revolving Loans or other Obligations are due and payable (whether on
the Stated Maturity Date, upon acceleration or otherwise) shall be payable upon
demand.

                  (b) NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. Subject to SECTION 3.3.2, each
         Borrower shall pay interest on the aggregate principal amount of any
         Non-Rata Revolving Loan outstanding in 

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         the Available Currency in which such Loan was made to the relevant
         Lender from time to time prior to and at Maturity on such dates agreed
         between such Borrower and such Lender pursuant to SECTION 3.3 in
         connection with the making of such Non-Rata Revolving Loan.

        SECTION 4.2.5 INTEREST RATE DETERMINATION. The Administrative Agent and,
if and when applicable, the Reference Lenders shall, in accordance with each of
their customary practices, attempt to determine the relevant interest rates
applicable to each Pro-Rata Revolving Loan requested to be made pursuant to each
Borrowing Request duly completed and delivered by a Primary Borrower, and, if
and when applicable, each Reference Lender agrees to furnish the Administrative
Agent timely information for the purpose of determining the LIBO Rate. If any
Reference Lender fails, if and when applicable, to timely furnish such
information to the Administrative Agent for any such interest rate, the
Administrative Agent shall determine such interest rate on the basis of the
information shared by the other Reference Lenders.

        SECTION 4.2.6 ADDITIONAL INTEREST ON PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. For so
long as the cost to a Lender of making or maintaining its Pro-Rata Revolving
Loans is increased as a result of any imposition or modification after the date
of this Agreement of any reserve required to be maintained by such Lender
against Eurocurrency Liabilities (or any other category of liabilities which
includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Pro-Rata Revolving
Loans is determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets
which includes loans by a non-United States office of such Lender to United
States residents but not duplicating any requirement included in the calculation
of MLA Costs), then such Lender may require Micro to pay, contemporaneously with
each payment of interest on the Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, additional interest on
the related Pro-Rata Revolving Loan of such Lender at a rate per annum up to but
not exceeding the excess of (i) (A) the applicable LIBO Rate divided by (B) one
minus the LIBOR Reserve Percentage over (ii) the applicable LIBO Rate. Any
Lender wishing to require payment of such additional interest shall so notify
Micro and the Administrative Agent (which notice shall set forth the amount (as
determined by such Lender) to which such Lender is then entitled under this
SECTION 4.2.6 (which amount shall be consistent with such Lender's good faith
estimate of the level at which the related reserves are maintained by it and
which determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
demonstrable error) and shall be accompanied by such information as to the
computation set forth therein as Micro may reasonably request), in which case
such additional interest on the Pro-Rata Revolving Loans of such Lender shall be
payable on the last day of each Interest Period thereafter (commencing with the
Interest Period beginning at least three Business Days after the giving of such
notice) to such Lender at the place indicated in such notice. Each Lender that
receives any payment in respect of increased costs pursuant to this section
shall promptly notify Micro of any change with respect to such costs which
affects the amount of additional interest payable pursuant to this section in
respect thereof.

        SECTION 4.3 FEES. Micro (and, in the case of SECTION 4.3.3(D), each
relevant Borrower) agrees to pay the fees set forth in this SECTION 4.3. All
such fees shall be nonrefundable and shall be paid in Dollars to each such
Lender or the relevant Issuer at its office specified for such purpose on the
signature pages hereof.

        SECTION 4.3.1 ADMINISTRATION FEES. Micro agrees to pay directly to the
Administrative Agent, for its own account, an annual administration fee in the
amounts and on the dates set forth in the Fee Letter.

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        SECTION 4.3.2 FACILITY FEES. Coordination Center agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (including, any portion
thereof when the Lenders may not extend any Credit Extensions by reason of the
inability of Micro to satisfy any condition of SECTION 6.1 or 6.2) (a) for each
day during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing through and
including the date the Administrative Agent shall receive the reports and
financial statements of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries required to be
delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(b) hereof -- together with the Compliance
Certificate required to be delivered contemporaneously therewith pursuant to
SECTION 8.1.1(d) hereof -- for the Fiscal Period ending on the Saturday nearest
September 30, 1997, a fee to each Lender on its Credit Commitment Amount on such
day (without taking into account usage) at a rate of 0.125% per annum, and (b)
for each day during the period commencing on the date immediately following the
date the Administrative Agent shall receive the reports, financial statements
and Compliance Certificate referred to in CLAUSE (a) above, until but excluding
the Commitment Termination Date, a fee to each Lender on its Credit Commitment
Amount on such day (without taking into account usage) at the corresponding rate
per annum set forth below, determined by reference to: (i) the lower of the two
highest ratings from time to time assigned to Micro's long-term senior unsecured
debt by S&P, Mood s and Fitch and either published or otherwise evidenced in
writing by the applicable rating agency and made available to the Administrative
Agent (including both "express" and "indicative" or "implied" (or equivalent)
ratings) or (ii) the ratio (calculated pursuant to CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 8.2.3)
of Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Period most
recently ended prior to such day for which financial statements and reports have
been received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SECTION 8.1(a) or (b),
whichever results in the lower rate:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MICRO'S LONG-TERM UNSECURED DEBT RATINGS   RATIO OF CONSOLIDATED FUNDED
BY S&P, MOODY'S OR FITCH, RESPECTIVELY     DEBT TO CONSOLIDATED EBITDA                           FACILITY FEE
- -------------------------------------      ---------------------------                           ------------
<S>                                        <C>                                                  <C>   
A-, A3 or A- (or higher)                    Less than 1.50                                       0.090%

BBB+, Baal or BBB+                          Greater than or equal to 1.50, but less than 2.00    0.110%

BBB, Baa2 or BBB                            Greater than or equal to 2.00, but less than 2.50    0.125%

BBB-, Baa3 or BBB-                          Greater than or equal to 2.50, but less than 3.00    0.150%

BB+, Ba1 or BB+                             Greater than or equal to 3.00, but less than 3.25    0.200%

Lower than BB+, Ba1 or BB+                  Greater than or equal to 3.25                        0.250%
</TABLE>

Such fee shall be calculated by Coordination Center as at each Quarterly Payment
Date, commencing on the first Quarterly Payment Date to occur after the date
hereof, and on the Commitment Termination Date and shall be payable by
Coordination Center in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and on the
Commitment Termination Date.

        SECTION 4.3.3 LETTER OF CREDIT FEES.

                  (a) Micro agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
         account of each Lender (including the relevant Issuer) a Pro-Rata
         Letter of Credit participation fee equal to each Lender's Adjusted
         Percentage of the average daily Stated Amount of each Pro-Rata Letter
         of Credit during the applicable period multiplied by the Applicable
         Margin then in effect for any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan. Such
         participation fee shall accrue from the date of issuance of any

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         Pro-Rata Letter of Credit until the date such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit
         is drawn in full or terminated, and shall be payable in arrears on each
         Quarterly Payment Date and on the date that the Commitments terminate
         in their entirety.

                  (b) Micro agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
         account of the Issuer of each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit a Pro-Rata
         Letter of Credit issuance fee of 0.125 of 1% per annum of the average
         daily Stated Amount of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit during the
         applicable period, such fee to be payable for the account of the
         relevant Issuer in quarterly installments in arrears on each Quarterly
         Payment Date and on the date that the Commitments terminate in their
         entirety, Micro agrees to reimburse each Issuer, on demand, for all
         usual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
         issuance or maintenance of any Pro-Rata Letter of Credit issued by such
         Issuer.

                  (c) The Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender and each
         Issuer fees paid for its account under CLAUSE (a) or (b) above promptly
         after receipt by the Administrative Agent.

                  (d) Each Borrower agrees to pay directly to the relevant
         Issuer of each Non-Rata Letter of Credit requested by such Borrower a
         letter of credit fee equal to such amount and at such times as such
         Borrower and the applicable Issuer shall agree in connection with the
         issuance of such Non-Rata Letter of Credit.

        SECTION 4.4 RATE AND FEE DETERMINATIONS. Interest on each Pro-Rata
Revolving Loan shall be computed on the basis of a year consisting of 360 days
(or 365 or 366, as the case may be, for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans denominated in
Sterling or Belgian Francs) and fees shall be computed on the basis of a year
consisting of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in each case paid for the
actual number of days elapsed, calculated as to each period from and including
the first day thereof to but excluding the last day thereof. All determinations
by the Administrative Agent of the rate of interest payable with respect to any
Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of
demonstrable error.

        SECTION 4.5 OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS. Micro
hereby acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any provision hereof or of
any other Loan Document to the contrary, all Obligations of the Obligors in
respect of any Non-Rata Credit Extensions shall be the joint and several
liabilities of Micro.

                                    ARTICLE V

                           CERTAIN PAYMENT PROVISIONS

        SECTION 5.1 ILLEGALITY; CURRENCY RESTRICTIONS.

                  (a) If, as the result of any Regulatory Change, any Lender
         shall determine (which determination shall, in the absence of
         demonstrable error, be conclusive and binding on each Borrower), that
         it is unlawful for such Lender to make any Loan, issue any Letter of
         Credit, or continue any Loan previously made by it hereunder in respect
         of the LIBO Rate, as the case may be, the obligations of such Lender to
         make any such Loan, issue any such Letter of Credit, or continue any
         such Loan in respect of the LIBO Rate, as the case may be, shall, upon
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         of notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, Micro, and any other
         applicable Borrower, forthwith be suspended and each applicable
         Borrower shall, if requested by such Lender and if required by such
         Regulatory Change, on such date as shall be specified in such notice,
         prepay to such Lender in full all of such Loans or convert all of such
         Loans into a Cost of Funds Rate Loan that is not unlawful, in each case
         on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (unless
         otherwise required by applicable law) and without any penalty
         whatsoever (but subject to SECTION 5.4); provided that such Lender
         shall make as Cost of Funds Loans all Loans that such Lender would
         otherwise be obligated to make Loans at the LIBO Rate and convert into
         or continue as Cost of Funds Loans all Loans that such Lender would
         otherwise be required to convert into or continue as Loans at the LIBO
         Rate, in each case during the period any such suspension is effective.
         Such suspension shall continue to be effective until such Lender shall
         notify the Administrative Agent and Micro that the circumstances
         causing such suspension no longer exist, at which time the obligations
         of such Lender to make any such Loan, issue any Letter of Credit, or
         continue any Loan, as the case may be, shall be reinstated.

                  (b) If any central bank or other governmental authorization in
         the country of the proposed Available Currency of any proposed Loan is
         required to permit the use of such Available Currency by a Lender
         (through its Lending Office) for such Loan and such authorization has
         not been obtained (provided that such Lender has used reasonable
         endeavors to obtain such authorization) or is not in full force and
         effect, the obligation of such Lender to provide such Loans shall be
         suspended so long as such authorization is required and has not been
         obtained by such Lender.

        SECTION 5.2 DEPOSITS UNAVAILABLE.

                  (a) If, before the date on which all or any portion of any
         Pro-Rata Revolving Loan bearing interest in respect of the LIBO Rate is
         to be made, maintained, or continued the Administrative Agent shall
         have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding),
         with respect to that Pro-Rata Revolving Loan that:

                           (i) Deposits in the relevant amount and the relevant
                  Available Currency and for the relevant Interest Period are
                  available, if and when applicable, to none of the Reference
                  Lenders in the relevant market, or

                           (ii) by reason of circumstances affecting the London
                  interbank market adequate means do not exist for ascertaining
                  the interest rate applicable under this Agreement in respect
                  of the relevant LIBO Rate,

         then, upon notice from the Administrative Agent to Micro and the
         Lenders, the obligations of the Lenders to make or continue any
         Pro-Rata Revolving Loan bearing interest in respect of the LIBO Rate in
         such Available Currency under SECTIONS 3.1 and 4.2.3 shall forthwith be
         suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify Micro and the
         Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

                  (b) If a notification under this SECTION 5.2 applies to Loan
         which is outstanding and that is not going to be converted at the end
         of its Interest Period to another Available Currency for which the LIBO
         Rate is available, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this

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         Agreement:

                           (i) within five Business Days of receipt of the
                  notification, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall
                  enter into negotiations for a period of not more than 30 days
                  with a view to agreeing an alternative basis for determining
                  the rate of interest and/or funding applicable to that Loan at
                  the end of its applicable Interest Period;

                           (ii) any alternative basis agreed under CLAUSE (i)
                  above shall be, with the prior consent of all the Lenders,
                  binding on all of the Obligors and Lender Parties;

                           (iii) if no alternative basis is agreed, each Lender
                  shall (through the Administrative Agent) certify on or before
                  the last day of the Interest Period to which the notification
                  relates an alternative basis for maintaining its participation
                  in that Loan;

                           (iv) any such alternative basis may include an
                  alternative method of fixing the interest rate, alternative
                  Interest Periods or alternative currencies but it must reflect
                  the cost to the Lender of funding its participation in the
                  Loan from whatever sources it may select plus the Applicable
                  Margin; and

                           (v) each alternative basis so certified shall be
                  binding on the Obligors and the certifying Lender and treated
                  as part of this Agreement.

        SECTION 5.3 INCREASED CREDIT EXTENSION COSTS, ETC. Each Borrower agrees
to reimburse each Lender within 30 days after any demand for any increase in the
cost to such Lender of, or any reduction in the amount of any sum receivable by
such Lender in respect of, making, maintaining, participating, issuing or
extending (or of its obligation to make, maintain, participate, issue or extend)
any Credit Extension to the extent such increased cost or reduced amount is due
to a Regulatory Change. Such Lender shall provide to the Administrative Agent
and the relevant Borrower a certificate stating, in reasonable detail, the
reasons for such increased cost or reduced amount and the additional amount
required fully to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced
amount. Such additional amounts shall be payable by the relevant Borrower
directly to such Lender upon its receipt of such notice, and such notice shall
be rebuttable, presumptive evidence of the additional amounts so owing. In
determining such amount, such Lender shall act reasonably and in good faith and
may use any method of averaging and attribution that it customarily uses for its
other borrowers with a similar credit rating as Micro. Such Lender may demand
reimbursement for such increased cost or reduced amount only for the 360-day
period immediately preceding the date of such written notice, and Micro shall
have liability only for such period.

        SECTION 5.4 FUNDING LOSSES. If any Lender shall incur any loss or
expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or
reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to make,
continue, or extend any portion of the principal amount of any Loan) as a result
of:

                  (a) any repayment or prepayment of the principal amount of any
         Loan on a date other than the scheduled last day of the Interest Period
         or, in the case of any Non-Rata Revolving Loan, other relevant funding
         period applicable thereto, whether pursuant to SECTION 4.1 or
         otherwise;

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                  (b) any conversion of the currency of any Pro-Rata Revolving
         Loan on a date other than the scheduled last day of the Interest
         Period; or

                  (c) any Loan not being made, continued, or converted in
         accordance with the Credit Extension Request therefor in the case of
         any Pro-Rata Credit Extension Request or the instructions of the
         relevant Borrower to the relevant Lender in the case of any Non-Rata
         Credit Extension as a consequence of any action taken, or failed to be
         taken, by any Obligor,

then, upon the written notice of such Lender to the relevant Borrower (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), such Borrower shall, within five days of its
receipt thereof, pay directly to such Lender such amount as will (in the
reasonable determination of such Lender) reimburse such Lender for such loss or
expense. Such written notice (which shall include calculations in reasonable
detail) shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the amount of any such loss
or expense that has been so incurred.

        SECTION 5.5 INCREASED CAPITAL COSTS. If any Regulatory Change affects or
would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by any
Lender or any Person controlling such Lender, and such Lender determines (in its
sole and absolute discretion) that the rate of return on its or such controlling
Person's capital as a consequence of its participation in this Agreement or the
making, continuing, participating in or extending of any Credit Extension is
reduced to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling Person could
have achieved but for the occurrence of any such circumstance, then, in any such
case, upon the relevant Borrower's receipt of written notice thereof from such
Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), such Borrower shall pay
directly to such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender
or such controlling Person for such reduction in rate of return. A statement of
such Lender as to any such additional amounts (including calculations thereof in
reasonable detail) shall be rebuttable, presumptive evidence of the additional
amounts so owing. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any method of
averaging and attribution that it shall deem applicable. Such Lender may demand
payment for such additional amounts that have accrued only during the 360-day
period immediately preceding the date of such written notice and Micro shall
have liability only for such period.

        SECTION 5.6 DISCRETION OF LENDERS AS TO MANNER OF FUNDING.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Lenders
shall be entitled to fund and maintain their funding of all or any part of their
Loans and other Credit Extensions in any manner they elect, it being understood,
however, that for the purposes of this Agreement all determinations hereunder
with respect to a Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be made as if each Lender had
actually funded and maintained each Loan through its Lending Office and through
the purchase of deposits having a maturity corresponding to the maturity of such
Pro-Rata Revolving Loan. Any Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill any commitment
or obligation to make or maintain Loans or other Credit Extensions by causing a
branch or affiliate to make or maintain such Loans or other Credit Extensions;
provided that, in such event, such Loans or other Credit Extensions shall be
deemed for the purposes of this Agreement to have been made by such Lender
through its applicable Lending Office, and the obligation of Micro to repay such
Loans shall nevertheless be to such Lender at its Lending Office and shall be
deemed held by such Lender through its applicable Lending Office, to the extent
of such Loan, for the account of such branch or affiliate. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or the fact that different Affiliates for a Lender under this
Agreement may have executed this Agreement or the Lender Assignment Agreement by
which it has become a Lender under this Agreement, all of those Lending Offices
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Documents as but one Lender for purposes of calculations of Adjusted Percentage,
Percentage, Commitment, Required Lenders, and modifications, amendments,
waivers, consents, and approvals under SECTION 11.1 and other provisions of the
Loan Documents.

        SECTION 5.7 TAXES.

                  (a) All payments by any Obligor of principal of, and interest
         and fees on, any Credit Extension and all other amounts payable
         hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear
         of and without deduction for any present or future income, excise,
         stamp or franchise taxes, and other taxes, fees, duties, withholdings,
         or other charges of any nature whatsoever imposed by any taxing
         authority with respect to such payments, but excluding first, franchise
         taxes and taxes imposed on or measured by any Lender Party's gross or
         net income, profits, or receipts and, second, taxes, or other charges
         of any nature imposed by any taxing authority on any Lender Party that
         do not result from any Regulatory Change and that are not imposed on
         any class of bank having the same general characteristics as such
         Lender Party (such non-excluded items being called "TAXES"). In the
         event that any withholding or deduction from any payment to be made by
         any Obligor hereunder is required in respect of any Taxes pursuant to
         any applicable law, rule, or regulation, then such Obligor will:

                           (i) pay directly to the relevant authority the full
                  amount required to be so withheld or deducted;

                           (ii) promptly forward to the relevant Lender Party an
                  official receipt or other documentation satisfactory to such
                  Lender Party evidencing such payment to such authority; and

                           (iii) pay directly to the relevant Lender Party for
                  its own account such additional amount or amounts as is or are
                  necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by
                  such Lender Party will equal the full amount such Lender Party
                  would have received had no such withholding or deduction been
                  required.

                  (b) Moreover, if any Taxes are directly asserted against any
         Lender Party with respect to any payment received by such Lender Party
         hereunder, such Lender Party may pay such Taxes and the relevant
         Obligor will promptly pay such additional amounts (including any
         penalties, interest or expenses) as is necessary in order that the net
         amount received by such Lender Party after the payment of such Taxes
         (including any Taxes on such additional amount) shall equal the amount
         such Lender Party would have received had not such Taxes been asserted.

                  (c) If the relevant Obligor fails to pay any Taxes when due to
         the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the relevant
         Lender Parties entitled thereto the required receipt or other required
         documentary evidence, such Obligor shall indemnify such Lender Parties
         for any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that may become
         payable by any Lender Party as a result of any such failure.

                  (d) The following provisions govern exceptions to the tax
         indemnification provisions of this SECTION 5.7 and related matters.

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                           (i) In respect of its Credit Extensions to Micro,
                  each Lender Party organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
                  outside the United States -- on or before the date of its
                  execution and delivery of this Agreement (if an original
                  signatory to this Agreement) or the date on which it otherwise
                  becomes a Lender Party, on or before the date of any change in
                  any its Lending Office, and from time to time thereafter if
                  requested in writing by Micro (but only so long as that Lender
                  Party remains lawfully liable to do so) -- shall provide Micro
                  and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and
                  duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 1001 or 4224,
                  as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the U.S.
                  Internal Revenue Service.

                           (ii) In respect of its other Credit Extensions and by
                  its execution and delivery of this Agreement or of a Lender
                  Assignment Agreement, as the case may be, each Lender Party
                  (A) represents and warrants to the Borrowers and the
                  Administrative Agent that, in respect of payments under the
                  Loan Documents by Coordination Center, such Lender Party is
                  entitled to receive those payments free and clear without any
                  obligation on the part of Coordination Center or the
                  Administrative Agent to make deduction for or on account of
                  any income taxes imposed by The Kingdom of Belgium and (B)
                  covenants and agrees with the Borrowers and the Administrative
                  Agent that it shall promptly notify Micro and the
                  Administrative Agent if it becomes aware that the foregoing
                  representation and warranty is incorrect.

                           (iii) A Lender Party is not entitled to
                  indemnification under this SECTION 5.7 with respect to the
                  applicable Taxes for any period during which either (i) the
                  Lender Party has failed to provide Micro and the
                  Administrative Agent with the applicable U.S. Internal Revenue
                  Service form if required under CLAUSE (i) above (unless that
                  failure is due to a change in treaty, law, or regulation
                  occurring after the date on which the applicable form
                  originally was required to be provided) in respect of U.S.
                  withholding taxes, or (ii) the representation and warranty by
                  it in CLAUSE (ii)(a) above is incorrect in respect of Belgian
                  or United Kingdom withholding taxes.

                           (iv) Notwithstanding CLAUSE (iii) above to the
                  contrary, if a Lender Party that is otherwise exempt from or
                  subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax becomes subject
                  to United States withholding tax because of its failure to
                  deliver an Internal Revenue Service form required hereunder,
                  then Micro shall take such steps as that Lender Party shall
                  reasonably request to assist that Lender Party to recover the
                  applicable withholding tax.

                  (e) If any Obligor pays any additional amount under this
         SECTION 5.7 (a "TAX PAYMENT") and any Lender Party or Affiliate thereof
         effectively obtains a refund of tax or credit against tax by reason of
         the Tax Payment (a "TAX CREDIT") and such Tax Credit is, in the
         reasonable judgment of such Lender Party or Affiliate, attributable to
         the Tax Payment, then such Lender Party, after actual receipt of such
         Tax Credit or actual receipt of the benefits thereof, shall promptly
         reimburse such Obligor for such amount as such Lender Party shall
         reasonably determine to be the proportion of the Tax Credit as will
         leave such Lender Party (after that reimbursement) in no better or
         worse position than it would have been in if the Tax Payment had not
         been required; provided that no Lender Party shall be required to make
         any such reimbursement if it reasonably believes the making of such
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the benefit of the Tax Credit or would adversely affect in any other respect its
tax position. Subject to the other terms hereof, any claim by a Lender Party for
a Tax Credit shall be made in a manner, order and amount as such Lender Party
determines in its sole and absolute discretion. Except to the extent necessary
for Micro to evaluate any Tax Credit, no Lender Party shall be obligated to
disclose information regarding its tax affairs or computations to any Obligor,
it being understood and agreed that in no event shall any Lender Party be
required to disclose information regarding its tax position that it deems to be
confidential (other than with respect to the Tax Credit).

                  (f) Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that,
         in the case of a Lender which is a Lender on the date of this
         Agreement, on the date of this Agreement and, in the case of a
         Transferee Lender which becomes a Lender after the date of this
         Agreement, on the date it becomes a Lender, it is:

                           (i) either:

                                    (A) not resident in the United Kingdom for
                           United Kingdom tax purposes; or

                                    (B) a "bank" as defined in section 840A of
                           the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and
                           resident in the United Kingdom; and

                           (ii) beneficially entitled to the principal and
                  interest payable by the Administrative Agent to it under this
                  Agreement;

        and shall forthwith notify the Administrative Agent if either
representation ceases to be correct.

        SECTION 5.8 PAYMENTS. All payments by an Obligor pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether in respect of principal, interest,
fees or otherwise, shall be made as set forth in this SECTION 5.8.

        SECTION 5.8.1 PRO-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS.

                  (a) All payments (whether in respect of principal, interest or
         otherwise) pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document with
         respect to Pro-Rata Credit Extensions or any other amount payable
         hereunder shall be made by the relevant Borrower in the Available
         Currency in which the Obligation was denominated (the "REQUIRED
         CURRENCY"). All such payments (other than amounts payable with respect
         to Non-Rata Revolving Loans, Non-Rata Reimbursement Obligations, fees
         payable pursuant to SECTION 4.3 -- which fees shall be paid by Micro or
         the relevant Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of
         the relevant payee -- 11.3 or 11.4 and payments made to a Terminating
         Lender pursuant to SECTION 9.4) shall be made by the relevant Primary
         Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender
         based upon its Adjusted Percentage in the case of Pro-Rata Letters of
         Credit and its Adjusted Percentage in the case of any Pro-Rata
         Revolving Loan (such Adjusted Percentage to be calculated on the date
         each such Pro-Rata Revolving Loan was made). All such payments required
         to be made to the Administrative Agent shall be made, without set-off,
         deduction or counterclaim, not later than 1:00 p.m., London time, on
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         immediately available funds, to such account as the Administrative
         Agent shall specify from time to time by notice to the relevant Primary
         Borrower. Funds received after that time shall be deemed to have been
         received by the Administrative Agent on the next succeeding Business
         Day. The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit in same day funds to
         each Lender its share, if any, of such payments received by the
         Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender. Whenever any
         payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a
         Business Day, such payment shall, except as otherwise required pursuant
         to CLAUSE (d) of the definition of Interest Period, be made on the next
         succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case
         be included in the computation of payment of interest or fees, as the
         case may be.

                  (b) In the case of any payment made pursuant to the preceding
         CLAUSE (a) by a Borrower to the Administrative Agent, unless the
         Administrative Agent will have received notice from that Borrower prior
         to the date on which any such payment is due hereunder that such
         Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent
         may assume that such Borrower has made such payment in full to the
         Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in
         reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender
         on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due to such Lender.
         If that Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the
         Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative
         Agent forthwith on demand any such amount distributed to the Lender to
         the extent that such amount was not paid by that Borrower to the
         Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from
         the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such
         Lender repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at an annual
         rate equal to the Administrative Agent's Cost of Funds.

        SECTION 5.8.2 NON-RATA OBLIGATIONS. All payments (whether in respect of
principal, interest, fees or otherwise) by any Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document with respect to the Non-Rata Credit
Extensions shall be made by such Borrower, in the Required Currency and in same
day or immediately available funds, to the relevant Lender or Issuer, as the
case may be (for its own account), at an account specified by such Lender or
Issuer, as the case may be, from time to time by notice to the relevant
Borrower. All such payments on account of Non-Rata Revolving Loans or Non-Rata
Reimbursement Obligations shall be made on the date due, without set-off,
deduction or counterclaim and at the times agreed to between the relevant
Borrower and the relevant Lender or Issuer, as the case may be. Each Lender that
has made a Non-Rata Revolving Loan agrees to give the Administrative Agent
prompt notice of any payment or failure to pay when due of any amounts owing
with respect to each such Non-Rata Revolving Loan. Each Issuer that has issued a
Non-Rata Letter of Credit agrees to give the Administrative Agent prompt notice
of any payment or failure to pay when due any Non-Rata Reimbursement Obligations
or any other amounts owing with respect to such Non-Rata Letter of Credit.

        SECTION 5.9 SHARING OF PAYMENTS.

                  (a) While no Pro-Rata Distribution Event exists (i) the
         Administrative Agent shall remit payments made by the Borrowers to it
         pursuant to SECTION 5.8.1, and (ii) and each Lender shall retain for
         its own account all payments received by it pursuant to SECTION 5.8.2.

                  (b) From and after the occurrence (and during the continuance)
         of a Pro-Rata Distribution Event:

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                           (i) the Lenders shall share all collections and
                  recoveries in respect of the Credit Extensions and Obligations
                  hereunder on a pro rata basis, based on the respective
                  Outstanding Credit Extensions of each Lender, including unpaid
                  principal, interest, indemnities, and fees payable with
                  respect thereto;

                           (ii) Micro, each other Borrower, and each other
                  Obligor shall make payment of all amounts owing under this
                  Agreement and any other Loan Document (whether in respect of
                  principal, interest, fees, or otherwise or on account of any
                  Pro-Rata Credit Extension or Non-Rata Credit Extension) to the
                  Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders as
                  provided in CLAUSE (b)(i) above, and the Administrative Agent
                  shall promptly remit in same day funds to each Lender its
                  share, if any, of all payments received by the Administrative
                  Agent for the account of such Lender; and

                           (iii) If any Lender Party ever receives or recovers
                  (whether by set-off or otherwise) any amount in excess of its
                  share of payments in accordance with CLAUSE (b)(i) above, then
                  that Lender Party shall within ten days pay to the
                  Administrative Agent an amount equal to that excess, which the
                  Administrative Agent shall promptly share with each other
                  Lender Party so that each Lender Party has thereafter received
                  the portion of that receipt or recovery to which it was
                  entitled under CLAUSE (b)(i) above.

                  (c) Upon the occurrence of a Pro-Rata Distribution Event (i)
         if (A) the Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Pro-Rata
         Extensions of any Lender Party is less than (B) that Lender Party's
         Percentage of the then total Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting
         of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions owed to all Lender Parties, then (ii)
         that Lender Party shall within ten days pay to the Administrative Agent
         an amount equal to that deficiency, which the Administrative Agent
         shall promptly share with each other Lender Party so that each Lender
         Party is thereafter owed its Percentage of all Outstanding Credit
         Extensions consisting of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions owed to all Lender
         Parties.

                  (d) In respect of the payments made by a Lender Party (a)
         "PAYING LENDER PARTY") to the Administrative Agent that are in turn
         paid other Lender Parties under CLAUSES (b)(iii) and (c)(ii) above:

                           (i) the Administrative Agent shall treat such payment
                  as if it were a payment by the relevant Obligor to the Lender
                  Parties who receive payments made by a Paying Lender under
                  those clauses in respect of amounts owed to those receiving
                  Lender Parties;

                           (ii) as between (A) the relevant Obligor and the
                  Paying Lender Party, the amount paid by the Paying Lender
                  Party shall be treated as not having been paid, but (B) that
                  Obligor and the Lender Parties receiving payment under those
                  clauses, the amount paid by the Paying Lender Party shall been
                  treated as having been paid to those receiving Lender Parties
                  to the extent received by them under those clauses; and

                           (iii) if a Paying Lender Party is subsequently
                  required to repay to any Obligor any amount received or
                  recovered by it and paid to the other Lender Parties pursuant
                  to this CLAUSE (c), then each relevant Lender Party shall
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                  Administrative Agent for the account of the Paying Lender
                  Party the portion of such amount distributed to it pursuant to
                  this CLAUSE (c), together with interest thereon at a rate
                  sufficient to reimburse the Paying Lender Party for any
                  interest which it has been required to pay to such Obligor in
                  respect of such portion of such amount.

        SECTION 5.10 RIGHT OF SET-OFF. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender Party is hereby authorized at
any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set
off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any payment
received pursuant to this Agreement by the Administrative Agent in its capacity
qua Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders) at any time held and other
indebtedness at any time due and owing by such Lender Party (in any currency and
at any branch or office) to or for the credit or the account of any Obligor
against any and all of the Obligations of such Obligor now or hereafter existing
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document that are at such time due and
owing, irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any
demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document (other than any notice
expressly required hereby). The rights of each Lender Party under this SECTION
5.10 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of
set-off) which such Lender Party may have.

        SECTION 5.11 JUDGMENTS, CURRENCIES, ETC. The obligation of each Obligor
to make payment of all Obligations in the Required Currency shall not be
discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment,
which is expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Required
Currency, except to the extent such tender or recovery shall result in the
actual receipt by the recipient at the office required hereunder of the full
amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable under this Agreement or
any other Loan Document. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Obligor authorizes the Administrative Agent (or in the case of a Non-Rata
Revolving Loan or any other amount required to be paid to any Lender directly,
the relevant Lender) on any tender or recovery in a currency other than the
Required Currency to purchase in accordance with normal banking procedures the
Required Currency with the amount of such other currency so tendered or
recovered. The obligation of each Obligor to make payments in the Required
Currency shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action
for the purpose of recovery in the Required Currency of the amount (if any) by
which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required
Currency expressed to be payable under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other
sums due under this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

        SECTION 5.12 REPLACEMENT OF LENDERS. Each Lender hereby severally agrees
that if such Lender (a "SUBJECT LENDER") makes demand upon any Borrower for (or
if any Borrower is otherwise required to pay) amounts pursuant to SECTION 4.2.6,
5.3, 5.5, or 5.7, or if the obligation of such Lender to make Loans is suspended
pursuant to SECTION 5.1(a), such Borrower may, so long as no Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, replace such Subject Lender with another
financial institution pursuant to an assignment in accordance with SECTION
11.11.1; provided that (i) unless such financial institution is a Lender or an
Affiliate of a Lender, such financial institution shall become a Lender only
with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, and (ii) the purchase price paid by such
designated financial institution shall be in the amount of such Subject Lender's
Loans and its applicable Adjusted Percentage of outstanding Reimbursement
Obligations, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect
thereof, plus all other amounts (including the amounts demanded and unreimbursed
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owing to such Subject Lender hereunder. Upon the effective date of such
assignment, such designated financial institution shall become a Lender for all
purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

        SECTION 5.13 CHANGE OF LENDING OFFICE. If Micro or any other Obligor is
required to pay additional amounts to or for the account of any Lender Party
pursuant to SECTION 4.2.6, 5.3, 5.5, or 5.7, or if the obligation of any Lender
to make or continue Loans is suspended pursuant to SECTION 5.1(a), then such
Lender Party will change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office if, in the
judgment of such Lender Party, such change (a) will eliminate or reduce any such
additional payment which may thereafter accrue or will avoid such suspension and
(b) is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender Party.

        SECTION 5.14 ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION.

                  (a) The parties confirm that the occurrence or non-occurrence
         of an EMU Event will not of itself (i) result in any full or partial
         discharge (whether by frustration or otherwise), cancellation,
         rescission, or termination of this Agreement, (ii) entitle any party
         unilaterally to fully or partially cancel, rescind, terminate, or vary
         this Agreement, or (iii) result in a Default or Event of Default.

                  (b) All Obligations, when denominated in the New Currency,
         will be governed by the provisions relating to the European Currency
         Units mentioned in this Agreement, including those relating to the
         rates of commissions, fees, interest, margin, and calculation basis.

                  (c) The changeover to the New Currency will not in any way
         affect any term or condition of this Agreement except to the extent
         expressly mentioned in this SECTION 5.14.

                                  ARTICLE VI

                    CONDITIONS TO MAKING CREDIT EXTENSIONS
                      AND ACCESSION OF ACCEDING BORROWERS

        SECTION 6.1 INITIAL CREDIT EXTENSION. The obligation of each Lender and,
if applicable, any Issuer to make the initial Credit Extension shall be subject
to the prior or concurrent satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set
forth in this SECTION 6.1.

        SECTION 6.1.1 RESOLUTIONS, ETC. The Administrative Agent will have
received from each Obligor a certificate, dated the Effective Date and with
counterparts for each Lender, duly executed and delivered by the Secretary,
Assistant Secretary, or other authorized representative of such Obligor as to:

                  (a) resolutions of its Board of Directors or its Executive
         Committee, as the case may be, then in full force and effect
         authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
         and the Guaranty and each other Loan Document to be executed by it,

                  (b) the incumbency and signatures of those of its officers
         authorized to act as Authorized Persons for it with respect to this
         Agreement and the Guaranty and each other Loan Document to be executed
         by it; and

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                  (c) the Organic Documents of such Obligor (including, without
         limitation, with respect to Micro, any amendments, modifications, or
         supplements to the Board Representation Agreement since October 30,
         1996),

upon which certificate each Lender may conclusively rely until the
Administrative Agent shall have received a further certificate of the Secretary
of the relevant Obligor canceling or amending such prior certificate. In
addition, each Obligor shall, where applicable, have delivered to the
Administrative Agent a good standing certificate from the relevant governmental
regulatory institution of its jurisdiction of incorporation, each such
certificate to be dated a date reasonably near (but prior to) the date of the
initial Credit Extension.

        SECTION 6.1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE. The Administrative Agent shall
have received, with counterparts for each Lender, the Effective Date
Certificate, dated the Effective Date and duly executed and delivered by the
chief executive officer, an Authorized Person or the Treasurer of Micro. All
documents and agreements required to be appended to the Effective Date
Certificate shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.

        SECTION 6.1.3 GUARANTIES, ETC. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with counterparts for each Lender (a) each of the Guaranties in effect
as of the Effective Date, dated the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by
an Authorized Person of the relevant Guarantor and (b) the Intra-Group
Agreement, dated the date hereof and duly executed by each Borrower that is a
Guarantor.

        SECTION 6.1.4 FINANCIAL INFORMATION, ETC. The Administrative Agent shall
have received true and correct copies for each Lender, of

                  (a) audited consolidated financial statements of Micro and its
         Consolidated Subsidiaries for its last Fiscal Year, prepared in
         accordance with GAAP free of any Impermissible Qualifications; and

                  (b) unaudited consolidated financial statements for Micro and
         its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the first two Fiscal Periods of the
         1997 Fiscal Year, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

        SECTION 6.1.5 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. The Administrative Agent shall
have received, with counterparts for each Lender, an initial Compliance
Certificate, dated as of the Effective Date.

        SECTION 6.1.6 CONSENTS, ETC. The Administrative Agent shall have
received evidence satisfactory to it as to the receipt by each Obligor of any
necessary consents or waivers under any agreement applicable to such Obligor in
order to enable such Obligor to enter into this Agreement and any other Loan
Document, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and, in the case
of each Borrower, to obtain Credit Extensions hereunder.

        SECTION 6.1.7 CLOSING FEES, EXPENSES, ETC. The Agents, its counsel, and
each Lender shall have received payment in full of all fees, costs, and expenses
under SECTIONS 4.3 and 11.3 to the extent (a) then due and payable and (b)
unless an amount is otherwise provided by the Loan Documents or the Fee Letter
and without waiving the right for subsequent reimbursement in accordance with
the Loan Documents, to the extent that a reasonably detailed invoice is
presented to Micro by October 23, 1997.

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        SECTION 6.1.8 OPINIONS OF COUNSEL. The Administrative Agent shall have
received opinions of counsel, dated the Effective Date and addressed to the
Documentation Agent, the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders, from:

                  (a) James E. Anderson, General Counsel of Micro, covering the
         matters set forth in EXHIBIT M hereto,

                  (b) Davis Polk & Wardwell, special counsel to Micro, covering
         the matters set forth in EXHIBIT N hereto;

                  (c) Baker & McKenzie, special Belgian counsel to Coordination
         Center, covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT O hereto;

                  (d) Fogler, Rubinoff, special Canadian counsel to Micro
         Canada, covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT P hereto;

                  (e) Allen & Gledhill, special Singapore counsel to Micro
         Singapore, covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT Q hereto; and

                  (f) Allen & Overy, special English counsel to the Agents,
         covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT R hereto.

        SECTION 6.1.9 SATISFACTORY LEGAL FORM. All documents executed or
submitted pursuant to this ARTICLE VI by or on behalf of each Obligor shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent (who may rely
upon the advice of its legal counsel with respect to legal matters in making
such determination), and the Administrative Agent shall have received such
additional information, approvals, opinions, documents, or instruments as the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request.

        SECTION 6.2 ALL CREDIT EXTENSIONS. The obligation of each Lender to make
any Credit Extension (including the initial Credit Extension) shall be subject
to the satisfaction of each of the additional conditions precedent set forth in
this SECTION 6.2.

        SECTION 6.2.1 COMPLIANCE WITH WARRANTIES, NO DEFAULT, ETC. Both before
and after giving effect to such Credit Extension other than any continuation or
conversion (except as otherwise set forth in the initial proviso to this
section) of a Borrowing (but, if any Default of the nature referred to in
SECTION 9.1.5 shall have occurred with respect to any other Indebtedness,
without giving effect to the application, directly or indirectly, of the
proceeds of such Credit Extension to such other Indebtedness), the following
statements shall be true and correct:

                  (a) the representations and warranties of each Obligor set
         forth in ARTICLE VII (excluding, however, those contained in SECTION
         7.8) and in any other Loan Document shall be true and correct with the
         same effect as if then made (unless stated to relate solely to an
         earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall
         be true and correct as of such earlier date); provided that if any of
         the financial statements delivered pursuant to CLAUSE (b) of SECTION
         8.1.1 do not present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the
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         thereby as of the dates thereof and the results of their operations for
         the periods then ended and Micro subsequently delivers one or more
         financial statements pursuant to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1
         which, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, effectively cures any
         omission or misstatement contained in such prior delivered financial
         statement, then the representation and warranty contained in SECTION
         7.6 as it relates to such prior delivered financial statement shall be
         deemed satisfied for purposes hereof (it being understood and agreed
         that such subsequent delivered financial statements shall be deemed to
         have cured such earlier delivered inaccurate financial statements
         unless the Required Lenders raise an objection with respect thereto);

                  (b) except as disclosed in ITEM 7.8 (Litigation) of the
         Disclosure Schedule:

                           (i) no labor controversy, litigation, arbitration or
                  governmental investigation or proceeding shall be pending or,
                  to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened against any
                  Obligor, or any of their respective Consolidated Subsidiaries
                  in respect of which there exists a reasonable possibility of
                  an outcome that would result in a Material Adverse Effect or
                  that would affect the legality, validity or enforceability of
                  this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and

                           (ii) no development shall have occurred in any labor
                  controversy, litigation, arbitration or governmental
                  investigation or proceeding so disclosed in respect of which
                  there exists a reasonable possibility of an outcome that would
                  result in a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (c) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and no
         Obligor, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, shall be in
         violation of any law or governmental regulation or court order or
         decree which, singly or in the aggregate, results in, or would
         reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect; and

                  (d) the Outstanding Credit Extensions of all the Lenders do
         not exceed the Total Credit Commitment Amount (as such amount may be
         reduced from time to time pursuant to SECTION 2.3);

provided that in the case of any continuation or conversion of a Borrowing, no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

        SECTION 6.2.2 CREDIT EXTENSION REQUEST. In the case of any Pro-Rata
Credit Extension the Administrative Agent shall have received the relevant
Credit Extension Request in a timely manner as herein provided for such Pro-Rata
Credit Extension. Delivery of a Credit Extension Request and the acceptance by
Micro or any other Borrower of the proceeds of any Pro-Rata Credit Extension
shall constitute a representation and warranty by each Obligor that, on the date
of making such Pro-Rata Credit Extension (both immediately before and after
giving effect to the making of such Pro-Rata Credit Extension and the
application of the proceeds thereof), the statements made in SECTION 6.2.1 are
true and correct.

        SECTION 6.2.3 NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. In the case of any requested
Non-Rata Revolving Loan, each of the applicable conditions set forth in SECTIONS
3.3 and 6.2 or otherwise specified by the relevant Lender in connection with
such Non-Rata Revolving Loan shall have been satisfied.

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        SECTION 6.2.4 NON-RATA LETTERS OF CREDIT. In the case of any requested
Non-Rata Letter of Credit, each of the applicable conditions set forth in
SECTIONS 3.4 and 6.2 or otherwise specified by the relevant Issuer (with respect
to Non-Rata Letters of Credit) in connection with such Non-Rata Letter of Credit
shall have been satisfied.

        SECTION 6.3 ACCEDING BORROWERS. Subject to the prior or concurrent
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in this SECTION 6.3, any
Subsidiary of Micro may become a party hereto and a Supplemental Borrower and an
Obligor hereunder subsequent to the Effective Date (each such Subsidiary of
Micro, an "ACCEDING BORROWER"), entitled to all the rights and subject to all
the obligations incident thereto and each Acceding Borrower may request the
Lenders to make Non-Rata Credit Extensions on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement.

        SECTION 6.3.1 RESOLUTIONS, ETC. The Administrative Agent shall have
received from such Acceding Borrower a certificate, dated the date such Acceding
Borrower is accepted by the Administrative Agent as a Supplemental Borrower
hereunder and with counterparts for each Lender, duly executed and delivered by
the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other authorized representative of such
Acceding Borrower as to:

                  (a) resolutions of its Board of Directors or its Executive
         Committee, as the case may be, then in full force and effect
         authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
         and the Guaranty (if any) and each other Loan Document to be executed
         by it;

                  (b) the incumbency and signatures of those of its officers
         authorized to act with respect to this Agreement and the Guaranty (if
         any) and each other Loan Document to be executed by it; and

                  (c) the Organic Documents of such Acceding Borrower, upon
         which certificate each Lender may conclusively rely until the
         Administrative Agent shall have received a further certificate of the
         Secretary of such Acceding Borrower canceling or amending such prior
         certificate. In addition, each Acceding Borrower shall have delivered
         to the Administrative Agent a good standing certificate from the
         relevant governmental regulatory institution of its jurisdiction of
         organization, each such certificate to be dated a date reasonably near
         (but prior to) the date such Acceding Borrower becomes a Supplemental
         Borrower hereunder.

        SECTION 6.3.2 DELIVERY OF ACCESSION REQUEST AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The
Administrative Agent shall have received (a) an original Accession Request and
Acknowledgment duly completed and executed and delivered by such Acceding
Borrower and (b) originals of any other instruments evidencing accession of such
Acceding Borrower hereunder as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request,
in each case effective as of the date such Acceding Borrower becomes a
Supplemental Borrower hereunder.

        SECTION 6.3.3 GUARANTIES, ETC. If such Acceding Borrower has not
previously delivered an Additional Guaranty and such Acceding Borrower is a
Material Subsidiary, then the Administrative Agent shall have received, with
counterparts for each Lender (a) an Additional Guaranty executed by such
Acceding Borrower, in effect as of the date such Acceding Borrower becomes a
Supplemental Borrower hereunder, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized
Person of such Acceding Borrower, and (b) such instruments and documents
evidencing accession of such Acceding Borrower under the Intra-Group Agreement
as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in each case effective with

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respect to such Acceding Borrower as of the date such Acceding Borrower becomes
a Supplemental Borrower hereunder.

        SECTION 6.3.4 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. The Administrative Agent shall
have received with counterparts for each Lender, a Compliance Certificate from
Micro, dated the date such Acceding Borrower becomes a Supplemental Borrower
hereunder.

        SECTION 6.3.5 CONSENTS, ETC. The Administrative Agent shall have
received evidence satisfactory to it as to the receipt by such Acceding Borrower
of any necessary consents or waivers under any agreement applicable to such
Acceding Borrower in order to enable such Acceding Borrower to enter into this
Agreement and any other Loan Document, to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder and to obtain Credit Extensions hereunder.

        SECTION 6.3.6 OPINIONS OF COUNSEL. The Administrative Agent shall have
received an opinion of counsel, dated the date such Acceding Borrower becomes a
Supplemental Borrower hereunder and addressed to the Documentation Agent, the
Administrative Agent and all the Lenders, from the General Counsel of Micro, or
such other counsel as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT M hereto as to such Acceding
Borrower.


                                   ARTICLE VII

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Lender Parties to enter into this Agreement and to make
Credit Extensions hereunder, each Borrower represents and warrants unto the
Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to itself and the other
Obligors as set forth in this ARTICLE VII.

        SECTION 7.1 ORGANIZATION, ETC. Each of the Obligors and each of the
respective Subsidiaries is a company or corporation, as the case may be, validly
organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation or organization, is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of
its business requires such qualification and where the failure to so qualify and
to maintain such good standing, singularly or in the aggregate, has resulted in,
or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, and has
full power and authority and holds all requisite governmental licenses, permits,
authorizations and other approvals to enter into and perform its Obligations
under this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party and to
own and hold under lease its property and to conduct its business substantially
as currently conducted by it, excluding any such governmental licenses, permits
or other approvals in respect of which the failure to so obtain, hold or
maintain has not caused, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a
Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 7.2 DUE AUTHORIZATION, NON-CONTRAVENTION, ETC. The execution,
delivery and performance by each Obligor of this Agreement and each other Loan
Document executed or to be executed by it are within such Obligor's corporate
powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not

                  (a) contravene such Obligor's Organic Documents;

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                  (b) contravene any law or governmental regulation or court
         decree or order binding or affecting such Obligor; or

                  (c) result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any
         Lien on any of such Obligor's properties.

        SECTION 7.3 NO DEFAULT. None of the Obligors, nor any of their
respective Subsidiaries, is in Default in the performance of any obligation,
agreement or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note, or in any
indenture, loan agreement, or other agreement, in connection with or as a result
of which Default there exists a reasonable possibility that a Material Adverse
Effect could arise. The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of
this Agreement and each other Loan Document executed or to be executed by such
Obligor will not conflict with, or constitute a breach of, or a Default under,
any such bond, debenture, note, indenture, loan agreement or other agreement to
which any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which
it is bound, in connection with, or as a result of which, conflict, breach or
Default, there exists a reasonable possibility that a Material Adverse Effect
could arise.

        SECTION 7.4 GOVERNMENT APPROVAL, REGULATION, ETC. No action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or other
Person and no payment of any stamp or similar tax, is required for the due
execution, delivery, or performance by any Obligor of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document to which it is a party. No Obligor (nor any of its
Subsidiaries) is an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT"), or a "holding
company," or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," or an "affiliate" of
a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," within
the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

        SECTION 7.5 VALIDITY, ETC. This Agreement constitutes, and each other
Loan Document executed by any Obligor will, on the due execution and delivery
thereof, constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor
party thereto, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with their
respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or
limiting creditors' rights generally or by general principles of equity.

        SECTION 7.6 FINANCIAL INFORMATION. The financial statements of Micro and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries to be delivered pursuant to SECTION 6.1.5 will
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly (subject, in the
case of such financial statements delivered pursuant to CLAUSE (b) thereof
(which financial statements, in accordance with SECTION 1.4(a) hereof, are not
required to contain certain footnote disclosures required by GAAP), to ordinary
year-end adjustments) the consolidated financial condition of the Persons
covered thereby as at the dates thereof and the results of their operations for
the periods then ended. All the financial statements delivered pursuant to
CLAUSES (a) and (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 have been and will be prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and do or will present fairly
(subject, in the case of such financial statements delivered pursuant to CLAUSE
(b) thereof (which financial statements, in accordance with SECTION 1.4(a)
hereof, are not required to contain certain footnote disclosures required by
GAAP), to ordinary year-end adjustments) the consolidated financial condition of
the Persons covered thereby as of the dates thereof and the results of their
operations for the periods then ended.

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        SECTION 7.7 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. Since December 31, 1996, there
has been no event or events which, singly or in the aggregate, have resulted in
a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 7.8 LITIGATION, LABOR CONTROVERSIES, ETC. Except as disclosed in
ITEM 7.8 (Litigation) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending or, to the
knowledge of any Obligor, threatened litigation, action, proceeding or labor
controversy affecting any Obligor, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or
any of their respective properties, businesses, assets or revenues, in respect
of which there exists a reasonable possibility of an outcome that would result
in a Material Adverse Effect or that would affect the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

        SECTION 7.9 SUBSIDIARIES. As of the date hereof, Micro has no
Subsidiaries, except those Subsidiaries which are identified in ITEM 7.9
(Existing Subsidiaries) of the Disclosure Schedule and certain other
Subsidiaries that are shell corporations that do not conduct any business and do
not in the aggregate have a net worth exceeding $1,000,000.

        SECTION 7.10 OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTIES. Each Obligor and each of their
respective Subsidiaries owns good and marketable title (or their respective
equivalents in any applicable jurisdiction) to all of its properties and assets,
real and personal, tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever, free and
clear of all Liens, charges or claims except as permitted pursuant to SECTION
8.2.2, except where such failure or failures to own, singly or in the aggregate,
has not resulted in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a
Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 7.11 TAXES. Each Obligor and each of their respective
Subsidiaries has filed all material tax returns and reports it reasonably
believes are required by law to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and
governmental charges thereby shown to be owing, except as disclosed in ITEM 7.11
(Taxes) of the Disclosure Schedule and except for any such taxes or charges
which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set
aside on its books; provided that, with respect to any Subsidiary that is not a
Material Subsidiary, this representation and warranty shall be satisfied if the
tax returns or reports not so filed or the taxes or governmental charges owing
by each such Subsidiary are not with respect to any income, sales or use tax and
the amount so owing (or which would be so owing if such tax returns or reports
were duly filed) with respect to all such Subsidiaries, does not exceed in the
aggregate $1,000,000 at any time.

        SECTION 7.12 PENSION AND WELFARE PLANS. Except to the extent that any
such termination, liability, penalty or fine would not (either individually or
in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (a)
during the twelve-consecutive-month period prior to the date hereof and prior to
the date of any Credit Extension hereunder, except as disclosed in ITEM 7.12
(Employee Benefit Plans) of the Disclosure Schedule, no steps have been taken to
terminate any Pension Plan, and no contribution failure has occurred with
respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section
302(f) of ERISA, (b) no condition exists or event or transaction has occurred
with respect to any Pension Plan which might result in the incurrence by any
Obligor or any member of the related Controlled Group of any material liability
with respect to any contribution thereto, fine or penalty, and (c) except as
disclosed in ITEM 7.12 (Employee Benefit Plans) of the Disclosure Schedule,
neither any Obligor nor any member of the related Controlled Group has any
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         respect to any post-retirement benefit under a Welfare Plan, other than
         liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I of
         ERISA.

        SECTION 7.13 ENVIRONMENTAL WARRANTIES.

                  (a) Each Obligor and each of their respective Subsidiaries has
         obtained all environmental, health and safety permits, licenses and
         other authorizations required under all Environmental Laws to carry on
         its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted, except to the
         extent failure to have any such permit, license or authorization would
         not (either individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to
         have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of such permits, licenses and
         authorizations is in full force and effect and each Obligor and each of
         their respective Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and
         conditions thereof, and is also in compliance with all other
         limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions,
         requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in any
         applicable Environmental Law or in any plan, judgment, injunction,
         notice or demand letter issued, entered or approved thereunder, except
         to the extent failure to comply therewith would not (either
         individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a
         Material Adverse Effect.

                  (b) No notice, notification, demand, request for information,
         citation, summons or order has been issued, no complaint has been
         filed, no penalty has been assessed and no investigation or review is
         pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened by any
         governmental or other entity with respect to any alleged failure by any
         Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries to have any
         environmental, health or safety permit, license or other authorization
         required under any Environmental Law in connection with the conduct of
         the business of any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries or
         with respect to any generation, treatment, storage, recycling,
         transportation, discharge or disposal, or any Release of any Hazardous
         Materials generated by any Obligor or any of their respective
         Subsidiaries, except to the extent failure to have any such permit,
         license or authorization would not (either individually or in the
         aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 7.14 OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS. As of June 27, 1997, neither
Micro nor any of its Subsidiaries had any outstanding Indebtedness other than
Indebtedness disclosed in ITEM 7.14 (Outstanding Indebtedness) of the Disclosure
Schedule and Indebtedness that could be incurred pursuant to SECTION 8.2.1
(a)(ii).

        SECTION 7.15 ACCURACY OF INFORMATION.

                  (a) Except as provided in CLAUSE (b) below, all factual
         information furnished by or on behalf of any Obligor to any Lender
         Party for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any
         transaction contemplated hereby is, when taken as a whole, to the best
         of the knowledge of each Borrower, and all other factual information
         hereafter furnished by or on behalf of any Obligor to any Lender Party
         will be, when taken as a whole, to the best of the knowledge of each
         Borrower, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of
         which such information is dated or certified and (in the case of any
         such information furnished prior to the date hereof) as of the date
         hereof (unless such information relates to an earlier date, in which
         case such information, when taken as a whole, shall be true and
         accurate in all material respects as of such earlier date), and is not,
         or shall not be, as the case may be, when taken as a whole, incomplete
         by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such
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         misleading.

                  (b) The information (i) in any financial projections furnished
         under this Agreement is and will be based upon assumptions and
         information believed by Micro to be reasonable and (ii) furnished with
         express written disclaimers with regard to the accuracy of that
         information, is and shall be subject to those disclaimers.

        SECTION 7.16 PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, ETC. Each Obligor and each of their
respective Subsidiaries owns and possesses, or has a valid and existing license
of, or other sufficient interest in, all such patents, patent rights,
trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, service marks,
service mark rights and copyrights as is necessary for the conduct of the
business of each such Obligor or its Subsidiaries as now conducted, without, to
the best of the knowledge of each such Obligor, any infringement upon rights of
other Persons, which infringement results in or would reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, and there is no license or other interest
or right, the loss of which results in, or would reasonably be expected to
result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

        SECTION 7.17 MARGIN STOCK. No part of the proceeds of any Credit
Extension shall be used at any time by any Obligor or any of their respective
Subsidiaries for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of
buying or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U (as amended,
modified, supplemented or replaced and in effect from time to time, "REGULATION
U") promulgated by the F.R.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(together with any successor thereto, the "F.R.S. BOARD") or to extend credit to
others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock if any such
use or extension of credit described in this SECTION 7.17 would cause any of the
Lender Parties to violate the provisions of Regulation U. Neither any Obligor
nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of
its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purposes
of purchasing or carrying any such Margin Stock within the meaning of Regulation
U. Not more than 25% of the value of the assets of any Obligor or any Subsidiary
of any Obligor is, as of the date hereof, represented by Margin Stock. No part
of the proceeds of any Credit Extension will be used by any Obligor or any of
their respective Subsidiaries for any purpose which violates, or which is
inconsistent with, any regulations promulgated by the F.R.S. Board, including
Regulation U.


                                 ARITICLE VIII

                                   COVENANTS


        SECTION 8.1 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Each Borrower agrees with the Agents
and each Lender that, until all the Commitments have terminated and all
Obligations have been paid and performed in full, each Borrower will perform its
respective obligations set forth in this SECTION 8.1.

        SECTION 8.1.1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION, REPORTS, NOTICES, ETC. Micro will
furnish, or will cause to be furnished, to each Lender Party (1) promptly after
filing, copies of each Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K (or any respective
successor forms) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any
successor authority) or any national securities exchange (including, in each
case, any exhibits thereto requested by any Lender Party), and (2) to the extent
not disclosed in such Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q, and Forms 8-K (or respective
successor forms) for the applicable period, copies of the following financial
statements, reports, notices and information:

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                  (a) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days
         after the end of each Fiscal Year of Micro, a copy of the annual audit
         report for such Fiscal Year for Micro and its Consolidated
         Subsidiaries, including therein consolidated balance sheets of Micro
         and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and
         consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and cash flow
         of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year,
         setting forth in each case, in comparative form, the figures for the
         preceding Fiscal Year, in each case certified (without any
         Impermissible Qualification, except that (i) qualifications relating to
         pre-acquisition balance sheet accounts of Person(s) acquired by Micro
         or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) statements of reliance in the
         auditor's opinion on another accounting firm shall not be deemed an
         Impermissible Qualification) in a manner satisfactory to the Securities
         and Exchange Commission (under applicable United States securities law)
         by Price Waterhouse or its successors or other independent public
         accountants of national reputation;

                  (b) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after
         the end of each of the first three Fiscal Periods occurring during any
         Fiscal Year of Micro, a copy of the unaudited consolidated financial
         statements of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, consisting of
         (i) a balance sheet as of the close of such Fiscal Period and (ii)
         related statements of earnings and cash flows for such Fiscal Period
         and from the beginning of such Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal
         Period, in each case certified by an officer who is an Authorized
         Person of Micro as to (A) being a complete and correct copy of such
         financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
         consistently applied as provided in SECTION 1.4, and (B) presenting
         fairly the financial position of Micro and its Consolidated
         Subsidiaries;

                  (c) at the time of delivery of each financial statement
         required by CLAUSE (a) or (b) (or Form 10-Q or 10-K in lieu thereof), a
         certificate signed by an Authorized Person of Micro stating that no
         Default has occurred and is continuing (or if a Default has occurred
         and is continuing, and without prejudice to any rights or remedies of
         any Lender Party hereunder in connection therewith, a statement of the
         nature thereof and the action which Micro has taken or proposes to take
         with respect thereto);

                  (d) at the time of delivery of each financial statement
         required by CLAUSE (a) or (b) (or Form 10-Q or 10-K in lieu thereof), a
         Compliance Certificate showing compliance with the financial covenants
         set forth in SECTION 8.2;

                  (e) notice of, as soon as possible after (i) the occurrence of
         any material adverse development with respect to any litigation,
         action, proceeding, or labor controversy disclosed in ITEM 7.8
         (Litigation) of the Disclosure Schedule, or (ii) the commencement of
         any labor controversy, litigation, action, or proceeding of the type
         described in SECTION 7.8;

                  (f) promptly after the filing thereof, copies of any
         registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and excluding
         any registration statement on Form S-8 and any other registration
         statement relating exclusively to stock, bonus, option, 401(k) and
         other similar plans for officers, directors, and employees of Micro,
         Industries, Entertainment, or any of their respective Subsidiaries);

                  (g) immediately upon becoming aware of the institution of any 
          steps by any

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         Obligor or any other Person to terminate any Pension Plan other than
         pursuant to Section 4041(b) of ERISA, or the failure to make a required
         contribution to any Pension Plan if such failure is sufficient to give
         rise to a Lien under Section 302(t) of ERISA, or the taking of any
         action with respect to a Pension Plan which could result in the
         requirement that any Obligor furnish a bond or other security to the
         PBGC or such Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any other event with
         respect to any Pension Plan which, in any such case, results in, or
         would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect,
         notice thereof and copies of all documentation relating thereto;

                  (h) as soon as possible, and in any event within three
         Business Days after becoming aware of the occurrence of a Default or
         any inaccuracy in the financial statements delivered pursuant to CLAUSE
         (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 if the result thereof is not to present
         fairly the consolidated financial condition of the Persons covered
         thereby as of the dates thereof and the results of their operations for
         the periods then ended, a statement of an Authorized Person of Micro
         setting forth the details of such Default or inaccuracy and the action
         which Micro has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto;

                  (i) in the case of each Borrower, promptly following the
         consummation of any transaction described in SECTION 8.2.5, a
         description in reasonable detail regarding the same; and

                  (j) such other information respecting the condition or
         operations, financial or otherwise, of each Borrower, or any of their
         respective Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Administrative Agent
         may from time to time reasonably request.

        SECTION 8.1.2 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ETC. Each Borrower will (and each
Borrower will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) comply in all respects with all
applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders the noncompliance with which
results in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse
Effect, such compliance to include (without limitation):

                  (a) except as may be otherwise permitted pursuant to SECTION
         8.2.5, the maintenance and preservation of its corporate existence (and
         in the case of Coordination Center, its status as a coordination
         center) in accordance with the laws of the Jurisdiction of its
         incorporation and qualification as a foreign corporation (subject to
         the materiality standard referred to above); and

                  (b) the payment, before the same become delinquent, of all
         taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its
         property except to the extent being diligently contested in good faith
         by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in
         accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books; provided
         that with respect to any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary
         this covenant shall be satisfied if the taxes, assessments or other
         governmental charges owing by each such Subsidiary (i) is not with
         respect to any income, sales or use tax and (ii) the amount so owing
         with respect to all such Subsidiaries does not exceed in the aggregate
         $1,000,000 at any time.

        SECTION 8.1.3 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. Each Borrower will (and each
Borrower will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) maintain, preserve, protect and
keep its material properties in good repair, working order and condition, and
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so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly
conducted at all times, unless such Borrower or such Subsidiary determines in
good faith that the continued maintenance of any of its properties is no longer
economically desirable.

        SECTION 8.1.4 INSURANCE. Each Borrower will (and each Borrower will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to) maintain, or cause to be maintained with
responsible insurance companies or through such Borrower's own program of
self-insurance, insurance with respect to its properties and business against
such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts as is
customary in the case of similar businesses and will, upon request of the
Administrative Agent, furnish to each Lender at reasonable intervals a
certificate of an Authorized Person of such Borrower setting forth the nature
and extent of all insurance maintained by such Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries in accordance with this SECTION 8.1.4.

        SECTION 8.1.5 BOOKS AND RECORDS. Each Borrower will (and each Borrower
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) keep books and records which accurately
reflect all of its business affairs and transactions and permit the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, or any of their respective
representatives, at reasonable times and intervals and upon reasonable advance
notice, to visit all of its offices, to discuss its financial matters with its
officers and independent public accountants (and each Borrower hereby authorizes
such independent public accountants to discuss the financial matters of such
Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the Administrative Agent and each Lender or
its representatives whether or not any representative of such Borrower is
present but provided that an officer of such Borrower is afforded a reasonable
opportunity to be present at any such discussion) and to examine any of its
relevant books or other corporate records. Micro will pay all expenses
associated with the exercise of any Lender Party's rights pursuant to this
SECTION 8.1.5 at any time during the occurrence and continuance of any Event of
Default.

        SECTION 8.1.6 ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT. Each Borrower will (and each
Borrower will cause each of its Subsidiaries to):

                  (a) use and operate all of its facilities and properties in
         compliance with all Environmental Laws which, by their terms, apply to
         such use and operation, keep all necessary permits, approvals,
         certificates, licenses and other authorizations relating to
         environmental matters in effect and remain in compliance therewith, and
         handle all Hazardous Materials in compliance with all Environmental
         Laws which, by their terms, apply to such Hazardous Materials, in each
         case so that the non-compliance with any of the foregoing does not
         result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, either
         singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (b) immediately notify the Administrative Agent and provide
         copies upon receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices or
         inquiries relating to the condition of its facilities and properties or
         compliance with Environmental Laws which, singly or in the aggregate,
         result in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material
         Adverse Effect, and shall promptly cure and have dismissed with
         prejudice any actions and proceedings relating to compliance with
         Environmental Laws where the failure to so cure or have dismissed,
         singularly or in the aggregate, results in, or would reasonably be
         expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect (it being understood
         that this CLAUSE (b) shall not be construed to restrict any Borrower or
         any of its Subsidiaries from challenging or defending any such action
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         its sole discretion, deems advisable or necessary); and

                  (c) provide such information and certifications which the
         Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time to
         evidence compliance with this SECTION 8.1.6.

        SECTION 8.1.7 USE OF PROCEEDS. Each Borrower shall apply the proceeds of
each Credit Extension in accordance with the last recital of this Agreement and
shall not use directly and immediately, any proceeds to acquire, or finance the
acquisition of, any equity interest in Coordination Center.

        SECTION 8.1.8 PARI PASSU. Each Borrower shall ensure that such
Borrower's Obligations rank at least pari passu with all other unsecured
Indebtedness of such Borrower.

        SECTION 8.1.9 GUARANTEE OR SURETYSHIP. If any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries becomes a party to any contract of guarantee or suretyship which
would constitute Indebtedness, or if any of its assets becomes subject to such a
contract, that contract will be disclosed in the next financial information to
be provided by Micro pursuant to CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 8.1.1, provided that any
failure to comply with the disclosure obligations of this SECTION 8.1.9 shall
not constitute a Default unless the existence of the contract or contracts of
guarantee or suretyship which Micro fails to disclose would result in a Default
under CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 8.2.3.

        SECTION 8.1.10 ADDITIONAL GUARANTY.

                  (a) Micro may cause any of its Subsidiaries to execute and
         deliver from time to time in favor of the Lender Parties an Additional
         Guaranty for the repayment of the Obligations.

                  (b) By no later than November 30, 1997, Micro shall cause
         Ingram Micro Holdings Limited and Ingram Micro (UK) Limited, both
         corporations organized and existing under the laws of England, to (i)
         execute and deliver in favor of the Lender Parties an Additional
         Guaranty for the repayment of the Obligations, each of which Additional
         Guaranties shall be in substantially the form of the attached EXHIBIT J
         with such other terms and provisions as the Administrative Agent
         determines to be necessary or appropriate (after consulting with legal
         counsel) in order that such Additional Guaranty complies with local
         laws, rules and regulations and is fully enforceable (at least to the
         extent of the form of Additional Guaranty attached as EXHIBIT J)
         against Ingram Micro Holdings Limited and Ingram Micro (UK) Limited
         under English law, and (ii) furnish to the Administrative Agent one or
         more opinions of English counsel (which counsel and the form and
         substance of such opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
         Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders) addressed to the Agents
         and the Lenders addressing the matters set forth in EXHIBIT M, as it
         relates to such Additional Guarantor and Additional Guaranty.

                  (c) Concurrently when or promptly after any of its
         Subsidiaries either guarantees any Indebtedness of Micro or any other
         Obligor or satisfies (at any time) the requirements hereunder which
         describe a Material Subsidiary, Micro shall cause that Subsidiary to
         (i) execute and deliver in favor of the Lender Parties an Additional
         Guaranty for the repayment of the Obligations which Additional Guaranty
         (including, without limitation, any Additional Guaranty executed and
         delivered by an Acceding Borrower pursuant to SECTION 6.3.3) shall be
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         substantially the form of the attached EXHIBIT J, shall be governed by
         the laws of a State of the United States, and shall contain such other
         terms and provisions as the Administrative Agent determines to be
         necessary or appropriate (after consulting with legal counsel) in order
         that such Additional Guaranty complies with local laws, rules, and
         regulations and is fully enforceable (at least to the extent of the
         form of Additional Guaranty attached as EXHIBIT J) against such
         Additional Guarantor; provided that, if it shall be illegal under any
         local law, rule, or regulation for any Additional Guaranty to be
         governed by the law of any State of the United States and the
         Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of such illegality
         (including, if the Administrative Agent shall so request, an opinion of
         local counsel as to such matters, which counsel and the form and
         substance of such opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
         Administrative Agent) reasonably satisfactory to it, then the
         Administrative Agent shall consent to such Additional Guaranty being
         governed by the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States,
         which jurisdiction shall be subject to the prior approval of the
         Administrative Agent, and (ii) furnish to the Administrative Agent an
         opinion of counsel (which counsel and the form and substance of such
         opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
         and the Required Lenders, it being agreed that if the Additional
         Guaranty is governed by the laws of any state of the United States, the
         General Counsel of Micro shall be satisfactory counsel for purposes
         hereof) addressed to the Agents and the Lenders addressing the matters
         set forth in EXHIBIT M, as it relates to such Additional Guarantor and
         Additional Guaranty.

        SECTION 8.1.11 INTRA-GROUP AGREEMENT, ETC. Except to add additional
Subsidiaries of Micro as parties thereto, the terms of the Intra-Group Agreement
shall not be amended or otherwise modified without the prior consent of the
Administrative Agent on behalf of and as directed by the requisite Lenders, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld. In addition, no Person a party to the
Intra-Group Agreement shall assign any of its rights or obligations thereunder
without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld.

        SECTION 8.2 NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Each Borrower agrees with the
Administrative Agent and each Lender that, until all the Commitments have
terminated and all Obligations have been paid and performed in full, each
Borrower will perform its respective obligations set forth in this SECTION 8.2.

        SECTION 8.2.1 RESTRICTION ON INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS.

                  (a) No Borrower will (and no Borrower will permit any of its
         Subsidiaries to) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist or otherwise
         become or be liable in respect of any Indebtedness, other than the
         following:

                           (i) Any indebtedness arising (A) in respect of the
                  Credit Extensions or (B) under or in connection with the
                  Canadian Credit Agreement or the U.S. Credit Agreement;

                           (ii) Indebtedness existing as of October 30, 1996, or
                  incurred pursuant to commitments or lines of credit in effect
                  as of October 30, 1996, (or any renewal or replacement
                  thereof, so long as such renewals or replacements do not
                  increase the amount of such Indebtedness or such commitments
                  or lines of credit), in any case identified in ITEM
                  8.2.1(a)(ii) (Ongoing Indebtedness) of the Disclosure
                  Schedule; and

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                           (iii) additional Indebtedness if after giving effect
                  to the incurrence thereof the Borrowers are in compliance with
                  SECTION 8.2.3, calculated as of the date of the incurrence of
                  such additional Indebtedness, on a pro forma basis.

                  (b) Micro will not at the end of any Fiscal Period permit the
         sum of (i) Total Indebtedness of Subsidiaries (other than any
         Guarantor) and (ii) the Amount of Additional Liens to exceed 15% of
         Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

        SECTION 8.2.2 RESTRICTION ON INCURRENCE OF LIENS. No Borrower will (and
no Borrower will permit any of its Subsidiaries to) create, incur, assume or
suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, revenues or assets, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

                  (a) Liens existing as of October 30, 1996, and identified in
         ITEM 8.2.2(a) (Existing Liens) of the Disclosure Schedule and Liens
         resulting from the extension, renewal or replacement of any such Liens
         in respect of the same property theretofore subject to such Lien;
         provided that (i) no property shall become subject to such extended,
         renewed or replacement Lien that was not subject to the Lien extended,
         renewed or replaced, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of
         Indebtedness secured by any such extended, renewed or replacement Lien
         shall not be increased by such extension, renewal or replacement, (iii)
         the Indebtedness secured by such Lien shall be incurred in compliance
         with the applicable terms hereof, including SECTION 8.2.3, and (iv)
         both immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Default
         shall exist;

                  (b) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges
         or levies not at the time delinquent or thereafter payable without
         penalty or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate
         proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP
         shall have been set aside on its books;

                  (c) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen
         and landlords incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not
         overdue or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate
         proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP
         shall have been set aside on its books;

                  (d) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in
         connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance or other
         forms of governmental insurance or benefits, or to secure performance
         of statutory obligations, leases and contracts (other than for borrowed
         money) entered into in the ordinary course of business or to secure
         obligations on surety or appeal bonds;

                  (e) Judgment Liens of an amount not exceeding at any time to
         either 7.25% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the most
         recently ended Fiscal Period or $80,000,000, whichever is less, in the
         aggregate, or with respect to which execution has been stayed or the
         payment of which is covered in full (subject to a customary deductible)
         by insurance maintained with responsible insurance companies and for
         which, within 30 days of such judgment, the insurance carrier has
         acknowledged coverage in writing;

                  (f) Liens on property purchased or constructed after the date
         hereof securing Indebtedness used to purchase or construct such
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         created in or attach to any other asset at the time owned by Micro or
         any of its Subsidiaries if the aggregate principal amount of the
         Indebtedness secured by such property would exceed the fair market
         value of such property and assets, taken as a whole, (ii) the aggregate
         outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness secured by all such Liens
         shall not at any time exceed 100% of the fair market value of such
         property at the time of the purchase or construction thereof, and (iii)
         each such Lien shall have been incurred within 270 days of the purchase
         or completion of construction of such property;

                  (g) Liens resulting from utility easements, building
         restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real
         property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to
         properties of a similar character and which do not in any material may
         affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof
         in the business of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

                  (h) Liens incurred in the normal course of business in
         connection with bankers' acceptance financing or used in the ordinary
         course of trade practices, statutory lessor and vendor privilege liens
         and liens in connection with ad valorem taxes not yet due, good faith
         bids, tenders and deposits;

                  (i) Liens on all goods held for sale on consignment;

                  (j) Liens granted by any Subsidiary of Micro in favor of Micro
         or in favor of another Subsidiary of Micro that is the parent of such
         Subsidiary granting the Lien, other than Liens granted by a Guarantor
         to a Subsidiary of Micro that is not a Guarantor; provided that no
         Person that is not a Subsidiary of Micro shall be secured by or benefit
         from any such Lien;

                  (k) Liens of the nature referred to in CLAUSE (b) of the
         definition of the term "LIEN" and granted to a purchaser or any
         assignee of such purchaser which has financed the relevant purchase of
         Trade Accounts Receivable of any Borrower or any of their respective
         subsidiaries;

                  (1) Liens on accounts receivable of Micro Canada with respect
         to any accounts receivable securitization program; and

                  (m) Additional Permitted Liens.

        SECTION 8.2.3 FINANCIAL CONDITION. Micro will not permit any of the
following:

                  (a) the Consolidated Current Ratio as at the end of any Fiscal
         Period to be less than 1.0 to 1.0;

                  (b) the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for any period of
         four consecutive Fiscal Periods to (ii) Consolidated Interest Charges
         for such period to be less than 3.5 to 1.0;

                  (c) the ratio of (i) the average daily balances of
         Consolidated Funded Debt during any Fiscal Period to (ii) Consolidated
         EBITDA for the period of four Fiscal Periods ending on the last day of
         such Fiscal Period to exceed 3.5 to 1.0; provided that, for purposes of

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         calculating this ratio, Consolidated Funded Debt on any day shall be
         the amount otherwise determined pursuant to the definition thereof plus
         the amount of Consolidated Transferred Receivables on such day; or

                  (d) the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth as at the end of any
         Fiscal Period to be less than the sum of (i) the greater of (A)
         $500,000,000 and (B) an amount equal to 90% of Consolidated Tangible
         Net Worth as at the end of the Fiscal Year ending nearest to December
         31, 1996, plus (ii) as at the end of each Fiscal Year commencing with
         the Fiscal Year ending closest to December 31, 1997, 67% of
         Consolidated Net Income (without taking into account any losses
         incurred in any Fiscal Year) since the beginning of the Fiscal Year
         which began closest to December 31, 1996.

        SECTION 8.2.4 DIVIDENDS. Except for dividends paid, or redemptions made,
in any calendar Year that do not exceed 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the
immediately preceding Fiscal Year, Micro will not declare or pay any dividends
(in cash, property, or obligations) or any other payments or distributions on
account of, or set apart money for a sinking or analogous fund for, or purchase,
redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value, any shares of its capital stock
now or hereafter outstanding or any warrants, options or other rights acquire
the same; return any capital to its stockholders as such; or make any
distribution of assets to its stockholders as such; provided that Micro may
redeem, purchase, or acquire any of its capital stock (a) issued to employees
pursuant to any Plan or other contract or arrangement relating to employment
upon the termination of employment or other events or (b) in a transaction
contemplated by the Transition Agreements.

        SECTION 8.2.5 MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, SUBSTANTIAL ASSET SALES, AND
DISSOLUTIONS. No Borrower may merge or consolidate with another Person, or sell,
lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of assets constituting all or
substantially all of the assets of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
(taken as a whole) to another Person, or liquidate or dissolve, except for the
following so long as, in each case, no Event of Default exists or would exist
after giving effect to the following:

                  (a) A Supplemental Borrower may liquidate or dissolve, or
         merge or consolidate with another Person, or sell, lease, transfer, or
         otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to another
         Obligor, so long as, in each case (i) an Obligor is the surviving
         entity of any such liquidation, dissolution, merger, or consolidation
         or the transferee of such assets, and (ii) Micro is the surviving
         entity if involved in such a merger or consolidation.

                  (b) Coordination Center may merge or consolidate with another
         Person if either (i) Coordination Center is the surviving entity or
         (ii) the surviving Person (A) is organized and in good standing under
         the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium and (B) expressly assumes
         Coordination Center's Obligations in a written agreement satisfactory
         in form and substance to the Required Lenders.

                  (c) Micro may merge or consolidate with another Person if:

                           (i) either Micro is the surviving entity or the
                  surviving Person (A) is organized and in good standing under
                  the laws of a State of the United States and (B) expressly
                  assumes Micro's Obligations in a written agreement
                  satisfactory in form and substance to the Required Lenders;
                  and

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                           (ii) unless Micro is the surviving entity in a merger
                  or consolidation that does not constitute a Material Asset
                  Acquisition, Micro delivers to the Administrative Agent,
                  before the merger or consolidation becomes effective, a
                  certificate of Micro's chief executive officer, chief
                  financial officer, or Treasurer stating and demonstrating in
                  reasonable detail that (assuming such proposed transaction had
                  been consummated on the first day of the most recently ended
                  period of four Fiscal Periods for which financial statements
                  have been or are required to have been delivered pursuant to
                  SECTION 8.1.1) Micro (or the other surviving Person) would
                  have been, on a pro forma basis, in compliance with each of
                  the covenants set forth in SECTION 8.2.3 as of the last day of
                  such period.

        SECTION 8.2.6 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Except in the ordinary
course of business, no Borrower will (and no Borrower will permit any of its
Subsidiaries to), directly or indirectly, pay any funds to or for the account
of, make any investment (whether by acquisition of stock or Indebtedness, by
loan, advance, transfer of property, guarantee or other agreement to pay,
purchase or service, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness, or otherwise) in,
lease, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any assets, tangible or
intangible, to, or participate in, or effect, any transaction with, any
Affiliate (any such payment, investment, lease, sale, transfer, other
disposition or transaction, an "AFFILIATE TRANSACTION") except on an arms-length
basis on terms at least as favorable to such Borrower (or such Subsidiary) as
terms that could have been obtained from a third party who was not an Affiliate;
provided that:

                  (a) the foregoing provisions of this section do not prohibit
         (i) agreements with or for the benefit of employees of such Borrower or
         any Subsidiaries regarding bridge home loans and other loans
         necessitated by the relocation of such Borrower's or such Subsidiary's
         business or employees, or regarding short-term hardship advances, (ii)
         loans to officers or employees of such Borrower or any of its
         Subsidiaries in connection with the exercise of rights under such
         Borrower's stock option or stock purchase plan, (iii) any such Person
         from declaring or paying any lawful dividend or other payment ratably
         in respect of all of its capital stock of the relevant class so long
         as, in the case of Micro, after giving effect thereto, no Default shall
         have occurred and be continuing, (iv) any Affiliate transaction between
         Micro and any of its Subsidiaries or between any Subsidiaries of Micro,
         or (v) any Affiliate Transaction (other than any Affiliate Transaction
         described in CLAUSES (i) through (iv)) in which the amount involved
         does not exceed $50,000; and

                  (b) the Borrowers shall not, nor shall they permit any of
         their respective Subsidiaries to, participate in effect any Affiliate
         Transactions otherwise permitted pursuant to this section which either
         individually or in the aggregate may involve obligations that are
         reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

The approval by the independent directors of the Board of Directors of the
relevant Borrower (or the relevant Subsidiary thereof) of any Affiliate
Transaction to which such or such Borrower (or the relevant Subsidiary thereof)
is a party shall create a rebuttable presumption that such Affiliate Transaction
is on an arms-length basis on terms at least as favorable to such Borrower (or
the relevant Subsidiary thereof) as terms that could have been obtained from a
third party who was not an Affiliate.

        SECTION 8.2.7 LIMITATIONS ON ACQUISITIONS.

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                  (a) No Borrower may make any Material Asset Acquisition unless
         (i) no Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect to
         the proposed Material Asset Acquisition, (ii) before the consummation
         of the proposed Material Asset Acquisition, such Borrower notifies the
         Administrative Agent that it intends to make the proposed Material
         Asset Acquisition and reasonably believes that it will be able to
         provide the certification under CLAUSE (iii) below, and (iii) before
         consummation of the proposed Material Asset Acquisition, Micro delivers
         to the Administrative Agent a certificate duly executed and delivered
         by an Authorized Person of Micro, certifying that (A) immediately upon
         and following the consummation of the proposed Material Asset
         Acquisition, Micro will be in compliance with each of SECTIONS 8.2.1
         and 8.2.2 and (B) on a pro forma basis (assuming the proposed Material
         Asset Acquisition had been consummated on the first day of the most
         recently ended period of four Fiscal Periods for which financial
         statements have been or are required to have been delivered pursuant to
         SECTION 8.1.1) Micro would have been in compliance with SECTION 8.2.3
         as of the last day of such period.

                  (b) Without first providing the notice to the Administrative
         Agent and the Lenders required by this SECTION 8.2.7(b), the Borrowers
         shall not (and shall not permit their respective Subsidiaries to)
         acquire any outstanding stock of any U.S. or non-U.S. corporation,
         limited company or similar entity of which the shares constitute Margin
         Stock if after giving effect to such acquisition, Micro and its
         Affiliates shall hold, in the aggregate, more than 5% of the total
         outstanding stock of the issuer of such Margin Stock, which notice
         shall include the name and jurisdiction of organization of such
         relevant issuer, the market on which such stock is traded, the total
         percentage of such relevant issuer's stock currently held, and the
         purpose for which the acquisition is being made.

                  (c) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this SECTION
         8.2.7, the Primary Borrowers shall not (and shall not permit their
         respective Subsidiaries to) (i) directly or indirectly use the proceeds
         of any Pro-Rata Credit Extension to make any Acquisition unless, if the
         board of directors of the Person to be acquired has notified Micro or
         any of its Subsidiaries that it opposes the offer by the proposed
         purchaser to acquire that Person, then that opposition has been
         withdrawn, or (ii) make any Acquisition unless, if the proposed
         Acquisition is structured as a merger or consolidation, then it will be
         consummated in compliance with SECTION 8.2.5.

                  (d) Execution and delivery of each Continuation Notice shall
         constitute the relevant Primary Borrower's representation and warranty
         that the Primary Borrowers are not then in violation of SECTION
         8.2.7(c)(i). No Borrower shall directly or indirectly use the proceeds
         of any Non-Rata Credit Extension to make any Acquisition if the board
         of directors of the Person to be acquired has notified Micro or any of
         its Subsidiaries that it opposes the offer by the proposed purchaser to
         acquire that Person, and such opposition has not been withdrawn unless
         the relevant Borrower notifies the relevant Lender of such opposition
         when it requests such Non-Rata Credit Extension.

        SECTION 8.2.8 LIMITATION ON SALE OF TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Borrower will
(and no Borrower will permit any of its Subsidiaries to) sell, assign, grant a
Lien in, or otherwise transfer any interest in its Trade Accounts Receivable to
any Person if, after giving effect thereto, the ratio (expressed as a
percentage) of (a) Consolidated Transferred Receivables to (b) the sum of
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Consolidated Transferred Receivables shall exceed 40%.

        SECTION 8.2.9 SALE OF ASSETS. Except as provided in SECTION 8.2.5, no
Obligor will (and no Obligor will permit any of its Subsidiaries to) dispose of
any property or assets other than in the ordinary course of business, except
that:

                  (a) Micro or any Subsidiary of Micro may dispose of any of its
         assets so long as the proceeds thereof are either (i) utilized to repay
         or prepay (in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE IV hereof)
         Pro-Rata Revolving Loans (provided that in the event the amount of such
         proceeds shall exceed the aggregate principal amount of all Pro-Rata
         Revolving Loans outstanding hereunder at such time, such excess
         proceeds may be utilized to repay or prepay (in accordance with the
         provisions hereof) other loans outstanding at such time) or (ii) so
         long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
         occur after giving effect thereto, reinvested in one or more of the
         businesses in which Micro or any of its Subsidiaries is principally
         engaged in accordance with SECTION 8.2.10 hereof;

                  (b) Micro or any Subsidiary of Micro may dispose of assets
         which are worn out, obsolete or surplus or otherwise have no further
         useful life to Micro or any of its Subsidiaries; and

                  (c) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or
         would occur after giving effect thereto, Micro and any Subsidiary of
         Micro may dispose of assets in transactions exclusively among Micro and
         any of its Subsidiaries or among Subsidiaries of Micro that satisfy the
         requirements of SECTION 8.2.6; provided that:

                           (i) notwithstanding any provision hereof to the
                  contrary, in the event that, immediately after giving effect
                  to any disposition described in this CLAUSE (c) to a
                  Subsidiary of Micro, such Subsidiary shall own assets
                  constituting at least 10% of Consolidated Assets determined as
                  of the last day of the most recently completed Fiscal Period,
                  such Subsidiary of Micro shall be deemed a Material Subsidiary
                  for all purposes hereunder as of the date of such disposition
                  and Micro shall cause any such Material Subsidiary promptly to
                  execute and deliver an Additional Guaranty in favor of the
                  Lender Parties in accordance with SECTION 8.1.10; and

                           (ii) notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no
                  Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur
                  after giving effect thereto, (A) any Subsidiary of Micro which
                  is not at the time of such disposition an Obligor may dispose
                  of assets in transactions exclusively with (1) Micro, (2) any
                  Subsidiary of Micro which, at the time of such disposition, is
                  an Obligor, and (3) any other Subsidiary of Micro which is not
                  at the time of such disposition an Obligor, unless,
                  immediately after giving effect to such disposition, such
                  other Subsidiary of Micro would become a Material Subsidiary
                  and such other Subsidiary does not, promptly after such
                  disposition, execute an Additional Guaranty in accordance with
                  SECTION 8.1.10, and (B) Micro or any Subsidiary of Micro which
                  is at the time of such Disposition also an Obligor may Dispose
                  of assets in transactions exclusively with (1) Micro and (2)
                  any other Subsidiary of Micro which, at the time of such
                  disposition, is also an Obligor.

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For purposes of this SECTION 8.2.9 "DISPOSE" means sell, lease, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of property but shall not include any public taking or
condemnation, and "DISPOSITION" and "DISPOSED OF" have corresponding meanings to
dispose. Such terms shall not include an exchange of assets if the assets
involved in such exchange are similar in function in after giving effect to such
exchange there has not been (i) a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any material
deterioration of cash flow generation from or in connection with such assets, or
(iii) any material deterioration in the overall quality of plant, property, and
equipment of any Obligor. An "EXCHANGE" shall be deemed to have occurred for
purposes hereof if each of the transactions involved shall have been consummated
within a six month period.

        SECTION 8.2.10 LIMITATION ON BUSINESSES. Micro and its Subsidiaries,
considered as a whole, will not engage principally in businesses other than
those conducted by Micro and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof, as described
in the Preamble of this Agreement.


                                   ARTICLE IX

                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

        SECTION 9.1 LISTING OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Any of the following events or
occurrences described in this SECTION 9.1 shall constitute an "EVENT OF
DEFAULT".

        SECTION 9.1.1 NON-PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. A default shall occur in the
payment or prepayment when due (a) by any Borrower of any principal of any Loan,
(b) by any Borrower of any interest on any Loan, (c) by any Borrower of any
Reimbursement Obligation or any deposit of cash for collateral purposes pursuant
to SECTION 3.2.2 or 3.2.4 or (d) by any Guarantor of any Guaranteed Obligation
(as defined in such Guarantor's Guaranty), and, in the case of CLAUSES (b) or
(d), such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days.

        SECTION 9.1.2 BREACH OF WARRANTY. Any representation or warranty of any
Obligor made or deemed to be made hereunder or in any other Loan Document
executed by it or in any other writing or certificate furnished by or on behalf
of any Obligor to the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the purposes of or
in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document (including any
certificates delivered pursuant to ARTICLE VI) is or shall be incorrect when
made in any material respect.

        SECTION 9.1.3 NON-PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN COVENANTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Any
Obligor shall default in the due performance and observation of any of its
obligations under SECTION 8.2.2 (excluding the involuntary incurrence of Liens
involving individually or collectively amounts in controversy or encumbered
assets or both having a value of less than $60,000,000 at any time, which
involuntary incurrences are subject to SECTION 9.1.4 below), SECTION 8.2.3,
SECTION 8.2.4, or SECTION 8.2.5 (excluding any default by Micro in the
performance of its obligation to deliver, prior to the consummation of any
Material Asset Acquisition, the certificate required to be so delivered in
connection therewith pursuant to SECTION 8.2.7(a)(iii), default of which is
subject to SECTION 9.1.4 below).

        SECTION 9.1.4 NON-PERFORMANCE OF OTHER COVENANTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Any
Obligor shall default in the payment when due of any fee or any other Obligation
not subject to SECTION 9.1.1, or the due performance and observance of any other
covenant, agreement or obligation contained herein or in any other Loan
Document, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days
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Micro obtains actual knowledge thereof or notice thereof shall have been given
to Micro by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

        SECTION 9.1.5 DEFAULT ON INDEBTEDNESS. A default shall occur in the
payment when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by
acceleration or otherwise, of any Indebtedness arising under the Canadian Credit
Agreement or the U.S. Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness of any Obligor
or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness described in SECTION 9.1.1
or Indebtedness which is non-recourse to any Obligor, or any Subsidiary of any
Obligor) having an outstanding aggregate principal amount, for Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as a group, in excess of the lesser of (a) (i) 5% of Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth for the then most recently ended Fiscal Period, individually,
or (ii) 10% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth for the then most recently ended
Fiscal Period in the aggregate and (b) $75,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in
any other currency), or a default shall occur in the performance or observance
of any obligation or condition with respect to such Indebtedness if the effect
of such default is to cause, or (with the giving of any notice or lapse of time
or both) to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness, or any trustee or
agent for such holders to cause, the maturity of any such Indebtedness to be
accelerated or such Indebtedness to be prepaid, redeemed, purchased, defeased or
otherwise to become due and payable prior to its expressed maturity.

        SECTION 9.1.6 JUDGMENTS. Any judgment or order for the payment of money
in excess of (individually or in the aggregate), for Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as a group, an amount equal at any time to either 7.25% of
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the most recently ended Fiscal
Period or $80,000,000, whichever is less (or, in either case, the equivalent
thereof in any other currency), shall be rendered against any Obligor or any of
their respective Subsidiaries and either:

                  (a) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced and be
         continuing by any creditor upon such judgment or order for any period
         of 30 consecutive days; or

                  (b) there shall be any period during which a stay of
         enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or
         otherwise, shall not be in effect.


        SECTION 9.1.7 PENSION PLANS. Any of the following events shall occur
with respect to any Pension Plan:

                  (a) the institution of any steps by any Obligor, any member of
         its Controlled Group or any other Person to terminate a Pension Plan
         if, as a result of such termination, any such Obligor or any such
         member could be required to make a contribution in excess of
         $60,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency), to such
         Pension Plan, or could reasonably expect to incur a liability or
         obligation in excess of $60,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any
         other currency), to such Pension Plan; or 

                  (b) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any Pension
         Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA.

        SECTION 9.1.8 OWNERSHIP; BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Any Person or two or more
Persons (excluding the Family Stockholders (as defined in the Board
Representation Agreement)) acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange
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regulation)) of capital stock of Micro having more than 25% of the ordinary
voting power of all capital stock of Micro then outstanding; and at any time
during any period of 25 consecutive calendar months commencing on or after the
date of this Agreement, a majority of Board of Directors of Micro shall no
longer be composed of individuals (i) who were members such Board of Directors
on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to such Board
of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in CLAUSE (i) above
constituting the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of such
Board of Directors or (iii) whose election or nomination to such Board of
Directors was approved by individuals referred to in CLAUSES (i) and (ii) above
constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of
such Board of Directors.

        SECTION 9.1.9 BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY, ETC. Any Obligor or any Material
Subsidiary shall:

                  (a) become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or admit in
         writing its inability to pay, debts as they become due;

                  (b) apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of
         a trustee, receiver, administrative receiver, sequestrator, liquidator
         or other custodian for it, its property, or make a general assignment
         for the benefit of creditors;

                  (c) in the absence of such application, consent or
         acquiescence, permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee,
         administrative receiver, receiver, sequestrator, liquidator or other
         custodian for it or for a substantial part of its property, and such
         trustee, receiver, sequestrator, liquidator or other custodian shall
         not be discharged within 60 days, provided that each Obligor and each
         Material Subsidiary hereby expressly authorizes each Lender Party to
         appear in any court conducting any relevant proceedings during such
         60-day period to preserve, protect and defend its rights under this
         Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

                  (d) permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any
         bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or
         proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution,
         winding up or liquidation proceeding, in respect of any Obligor or any
         Material Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, and, if any such case
         or proceeding is not commenced by such Person, such case or proceeding
         shall be consented to or acquiesced in by such Obligor or Material
         Subsidiary, as the case may be, or shall result in the entry of an
         order for relief or shall remain for 60 days unstayed or undismissed,
         provided that each Obligor and each Material Subsidiary hereby
         expressly authorizes each Lender Party to appear in any court
         conducting any such case or proceeding during such 60-day period to
         preserve, protect and defend its rights under this Agreement and the
         other Loan Documents; or

                  (e) take any action authorizing, or in furtherance of, any of
         the foregoing.

        SECTION 9.1.10 GUARANTIES. Any of the Guaranties or any provisions
thereof shall be found or held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction or shall have ceased to be effective because of the merger,
dissolution or liquidation of a Guarantor (other than as may result from a
transaction permitted pursuant to SECTION 8.2.5 hereof or by reason of a merger
of Guarantor under one Guaranty into the Guarantor under another Guaranty) or
any Guarantor shall have repudiated its obligations under a Guaranty.

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        SECTION 9.2 ACTION IF BANKRUPTCY. If any Event of Default described in
SECTION 9.1.9 shall occur, the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) shall
automatically terminate and the outstanding principal amount of all outstanding
Loans and all other Obligations shall automatically be and become immediately
due and payable, without notice or demand.

        SECTION 9.3 ACTION IF OTHER EVENT OF DEFAULT. If any Event of Default
(other than any Event of Default described in SECTION 9.1.9) shall occur for any
reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and be continuing, the Administrative
Agent, upon the direction of the Required Lenders, shall by notice to Micro
declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and
all other Obligations to be due and payable and/or the Commitments to be
terminated, whereupon the full unpaid amount of the Loans and all other
Obligations which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and become
immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or presentment,
and/or, as the case may be, the Commitments shall terminate.

        SECTION 9.4 ACTION BY WITHDRAWING LENDER. If an Event of Default shall
occur because the Borrowers have failed to pay in full a Terminating Lender, for
any reason, voluntary or involuntary, the Withdrawing Lender may by notice to
Micro declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the
Loans made by such Withdrawing Lender and all other obligations owed to such
Withdrawing Lender to be due and payable and/or its commitment to be terminated,
whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Loans and all such other Obligations
which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and become immediately due
and payable, without further notice, demand or presentment, and/or, as the case
may be, its Commitment shall terminate.

        SECTION 9.5 CASH COLLATERAL. If any Event of Default shall occur for any
reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and shall not have been cured or
waived and shall be continuing and the Obligations are or have been declared due
and payable under SECTION 9.2 or 9.3, the Administrative Agent may apply any
cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent pursuant of SECTION 3.2.4 to
the payment of the Obligations in any order in which the Required Lenders may
elect.

                                   ARTICLE X

                         THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
                              DOCUMENTATION AGENT

        SECTION 10.1 AUTHORIZATION AND ACTIONS. Each Lender hereby appoints
Scotiabank the Administrative Agent and NationsBank as the Documentation Agent
under, and for the purposes set forth in, this Agreement and each other Loan
Document. Each Lender authorizes each Agent to act on behalf of such Lender
under this Agreement and each other Loan Document and in the absence of other
written instructions from the Required Lenders received from time to time by the
Agents (with respect to which each Agent agrees that it will comply, except as
otherwise provided in this SECTION 10.1 or as otherwise advised by counsel), to
exercise such powers hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to
or required of the Agents by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such
powers as may be reasonably incidental thereto. Each Lender hereby indemnifies
(which indemnity shall survive any termination of this Agreement) each Agent
from and against such Lender's Percentage of any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses of any kind or nature
whatsoever which at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against,
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out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including any such liability,
etc. incurred as a result of each Agent's reliance on any information contained
in any Quarterly Report or update with respect thereto), including reasonable
attorneys' fees, and as to which either Agent is not reimbursed by Micro or the
other Obligors, provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, claims, costs or
expenses which are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final
proceeding to have resulted solely from either Agent's gross negligence or
willful misconduct. No Agent shall be required to take any action hereunder or
under any other Loan Document, or to prosecute or defend any suit in respect of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, unless it is indemnified hereunder to
its satisfaction. If any indemnity in favor of either Agent shall be or become,
in either Agent's determination, inadequate, such Agent may call additional
indemnification from the Lenders and cease to do the acts indemnified against
hereunder until such additional indemnity is given.

        SECTION 10.2 FUNDING RELIANCE, ETC. Unless the Administrative Agent
shall have been notified by telephone, confirmed in writing, by any Lender by
5:00 p.m., London time, on the day prior to the making of a Pro-Rata Revolving
Loan that such Lender will not make available an amount which would constitute
its Adjusted Percentage of such requested Pro-Rata Revolving Loan on the date
specified therefor, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has
made such amount available to the Administrative Agent and, in reliance upon
such assumption, make available to the relevant Primary Borrower a corresponding
amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such amount
available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the relevant Primary
Borrower severally agree, to pay the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the
date the Administrative Agent made such amount available to the relevant Primary
Borrower to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at an
annual interest rate equal to the Administrative Agent's Cost of Funds for the
first day that the Administrative Agent made such amounts available and
thereafter at a rate of interest equal to the interest rate applicable at the
time to the requested Pro-Rata Revolving Loan.

        SECTION 10.3 EXCULPATION. Neither Agent nor any of their respective
directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable to any Lender for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its own willful
misconduct or gross negligence, nor be responsible for any recitals or
warranties herein or therein, nor for the effectiveness, enforceability,
validity or due execution of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor to
make any inquiry respecting the performance by any Obligor of its obligations
hereunder or under any other Loan Document. Any such inquiry which may be made
by either Agent shall not obligate it to make any further inquiry to take any
action. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon advice of counsel concerning
legal matters and upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement or writing
which each such Agent believes to be genuine and to have been presented by a
proper Person.

        SECTION 10.4 SUCCESSOR. Either Agent may resign as such at any time upon
at least 30 days' prior notice to Micro and all the Lenders. If either Agent
shall at any time resign, the Required Lenders, after consultations with Micro,
may appoint another Lender as a successor Administrative Agent or Documentation
Agent, as the case may be, whereupon such Lender shall become an Administrative
Agent or Documentation Agent hereunder, as the case may be. If no successor
Administrative Agent or Documentation Agent shall have been so appointed by the
Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after
the retiring Administrative Agent's or Documentation Agent's giving notice of
resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent or Documentation Agent may,
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behalf of the Lenders, after consultations with Micro, appoint a successor
Administrative Agent or Documentation Agent, as the case may be which shall be
one of the Lenders or that is either a bank or financial institution that is a
bank for the purposes of Section 840A of the United Kingdom Income and
Corporation Taxes Act 1988 or a commercial banking institution that is organized
under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (or a branch or agency
of either) and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.
Upon acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent or Documentation
Agent hereunder, as the case may be, by a successor Administrative Agent or
Documentation Agent, as the case may be, such successor Administrative Agent or
Documentation Agent shall be entitled to receive from the retiring
Administrative Agent or Documentation Agent such documents of transfer and
assignment as such successor Administrative Agent or Documentation Agent may
reasonably request, and shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or
Documentation Agent, as the case may be, and the retiring Administrative Agent
or Documentation Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under
this Agreement. No resignation or removal of either the Administrative Agent or
Documentation Agent pursuant to this SECTION 10.4 shall be effective until the
appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or Documentation Agent, as the
case may be, has become effective. After any retiring Administrative Agent's or
Documentation Agent's resignation hereunder as an Administrative Agent or
Documentation Agent, as the case may be, the provisions of:

                  (a) this ARTICLE X shall inure to its benefit as to any
         actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the
         Administrative Agent or Documentation Agent under this Agreement; and

                  (b) SECTIONS 11.3 and 11.4 shall continue to inure to its
         benefit.

        SECTION 10.5 CREDIT EXTENSIONS BY AN AGENT. Each Agent shall each have
the same rights and powers with respect to the Credit Extensions made it or any
of its Affiliates in its capacity as a Lender and may exercise the same as if it
were not an Agent hereunder. Each Agent and their respective Affiliates may
accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of
business with any Obligor or Subsidiary of any thereof as if it were not an
Agent hereunder.

        SECTION 10.6 CREDIT DECISIONS. Each Lender acknowledges that it has,
independently of the Agents and each other Lender, and based on such Lender's
review of the financial information of each Obligor, this Agreement, the other
Loan Documents (the terms and provisions which being satisfactory to such
Lender) and such other documents, information and investigations as such Lender
has deemed appropriate, made its own credit decision to make available its
Commitment and to make available any Non-Rata

Credit Extensions. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently of
the Agents and each other Lender, and based on such other documents, information
and investigations as it shall deem appropriate at any time, continue to make
its own credit decisions as to exercising or not exercising from time to time
any rights and privileges available to it under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.

        SECTION 10.7 COPIES, ETC. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt
notice to each Lender of each notice or request required or permitted to be
given to the Administrative Agent by any Obligor pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document (unless concurrently delivered to the
Lenders by such Obligor). The Administrative Agent will distribute to each
Lender each document or instrument received for its account, and copies of all
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Administrative Agent from any Obligor, for distribution to the Lenders by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document.


                                  ARTICLE XI

                           MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

        SECTION 11.1 WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS, ETC. The provisions of this Agreement
and of each other Loan Document may from time to time be amended, modified or
waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and consented to
by each Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment,
modification or waiver which would:

                  (a) modify any requirement hereunder that any particular
         action be taken by all the Lenders or by the Required Lenders shall be
         effective unless consented to by each Lender;

                  (b) modify this SECTION 11.1, change the definitions of
         Adjusted Percentage, Percentage, or Required Lenders, increase the
         Total Credit Commitment Amount or the Credit Commitment Amount,
         Adjusted Percentage, or Percentage of any Lender, extend the Commitment
         Termination Date, or, subject to SECTION 8.2.5, release any Guarantor
         from any of its payment obligations under the Guaranty entered into by
         it, shall be made without the consent of each Lender;

                  (c) extend the due date for, or reduce the amount of, any
         scheduled repayment or prepayment of principal of or interest on any
         Pro-Rata Credit Extension or the amount of any fee payable under
         SECTION 4.3 shall be made without the consent of each Lender;

                  (d) affect adversely the interests, rights or obligations of
         the Administrative Agent in its capacity as Administrative Agent shall
         be made without the consent of the Administrative Agent; or

                  (e) affect adversely the interests, rights or obligations of
         the Documentation Agent in its capacity as the Documentation Agent
         shall be made without the consent of the Documentation Agent.

No failure or delay on the part of any Lender Party in exercising any power or
right under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
power or right. No notice to or demand on any Obligor in any case shall entitle
it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or
approval by any Lender Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
shall, except as may be otherwise stated in such waiver or approval, be
applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver approval hereunder shall
require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted
hereunder.

        SECTION 11.2 NOTICES. Unless otherwise specified to the contrary, all
notices and other communications provided to any party hereto under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing or by facsimile and
addressed, delivered or transmitted to such party at its address or facsimile

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number set forth below its signature hereto or at such other address or
facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other
parties. All notices, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or
if properly addressed and sent by paid courier service, shall be deemed given
when received; all notices if transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed given
when transmitted and the appropriate receipt for transmission received by the
sender thereof.

        SECTION 11.3 PAYMENT OF COSTS AND EXPENSES. Micro agrees to pay on
demand all reasonable expenses (inclusive of value added tax or any other
similar tax imposed thereon) of the Agents (including the reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of the single counsel to the Agents and of local counsel,
if any, who may be retained by such counsel to the Agents) in connection with
the negotiation, preparation, execution, and delivery of this Agreement and of
each other Loan Document (including schedules, exhibits, and forms of any
document or instrument relevant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document),
and any amendments, waivers, consents, supplements, or other modifications to
this Agreement or any other Loan Document as from time to time may hereafter be
required, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.

        Micro further agrees to pay, and to save the Lender Parties harmless
from all liability for, stamp or other taxes (including, without limitation, any
registration duty imposed by Belgian law) which may be payable in connection
with the execution, delivery or enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and in connection with the making of any Credit Extensions and the
issuing of any Letters of Credit hereunder. Micro also agrees to reimburse
Lender Party upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (inclusive of value
added tax or other similar tax imposed thereon and including attorneys' fees and
legal expenses (including actual cost to such Lender Party of its in-house
counsel) on a full indemnity basis) incurred by each such Lender Party in
connection with (x) the negotiation of any restructuring or "work-out," whether
or not consummated, of any Obligations and (y) the enforcement of any
obligations, provided that Micro shall reimburse each Lender Party for the fees
and legal expenses of only one counsel for such Lender Party.

        SECTION 11.4 INDEMNIFICATION. In consideration of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by each Lender Party and the extension of the
Commitments, the Obligors hereby jointly and severally indemnify, exonerate and
hold each Lender Party and each of their respective officers, directors,
employees and agents (collectively, the "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") free and harmless
from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, costs,
liabilities and damages, and expenses incurred in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Indemnified Party is a party to the action for
which indemnification hereunder is sought), including reasonable attorneys' fees
and disbursements, which shall include the actual cost to such Indemnified Party
of its in-house counsel but shall not include the fees and expenses of more than
one counsel to such Indemnified Party (collectively, the "INDEMNIFIED
LIABILITIES"), incurred by Indemnified Parties or any of them as a result of, or
arising out of, or relating to:

                  (a) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in
         part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any Credit
         Extension;

                  (b) the entering into and performance of this Agreement and
         any other Loan Document by any of the Indemnified Parties (excluding,
         however, any action successfully brought by or on behalf of Micro or
         any other Borrower with respect to any determination by any Lender not
         to fund any Credit Extension or not to comply with SECTION 11.15 of
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         or any action by the Required Lenders to terminate or reduce the
         Commitments or accelerate the Loans in violation of the terms of this
         Agreement); 

                  (c) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to
         any acquisition or proposed acquisition by any Obligor, or any of their
         respective Subsidiaries of all or any portion of the stock or assets of
         any Person, whether or not any Indemnified Party is party thereto;

                  (d) any investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to
         any environmental cleanup, audit, compliance, or other matter relating
         to the protection of the environment or the Release by any Obligor (or
         any of their respective Subsidiaries) of any Hazardous Material; or

                  (e) the presence on or under, or the escape, seepage, leakage,
         spillage, discharge, emission, discharging, or releases from, any real
         property owned or operated by any Obligor (or any of their respective
         Subsidiaries) of any Hazardous Material (including any losses,
         liabilities, damages, injuries, costs, expenses, or claims asserted or
         arising under any Environmental Law), regardless of whether caused by,
         or within the control of, such Person;

except for any such Indemnified Liabilities arising for the account of a
particular Indemnified Party by reason of the relevant Indemnified Party's gross
negligence or willful misconduct. If and to the extent that the foregoing
undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, the Obligors hereby jointly and
severally agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction
of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable
law.

        SECTION 11.5 SURVIVAL. The obligations of Micro and each other Obligor
under SECTIONS 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 11.3, and 11.4, and the obligations of the
Lenders under SECTIONS 10.1 and 11.15, shall in each case survive any
termination of this Agreement, the payment in full of Obligations, and the
termination of the Commitments. The representations and warranties made by Micro
and each other Obligor in this Agreement and in each other Loan Document shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each such other Loan
Document.

        SECTION 11.6 SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as
to such provision and such Jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of
this Agreement or such Loan Document or affecting the validity or enforceability
of such provision in any other jurisdictions.

        SECTION 11.7 HEADINGS. The various headings of this Agreement and of
each other Document are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or any
provisions hereof or thereof.

        SECTION 11.8 EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS, EFFECTIVENESS; ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall
constitute together but one and the same Agreement. This Agreement shall become
effective on the date when the Administrative Agent has (a) received (i)
counterparts hereof executed on behalf of Micro, Coordination Center, Micro
Canada, Micro Singapore, the Agents, and each Lender or (ii) facsimile,
telegraphic, or other written confirmation (in form and substance satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, who may rely upon the advice of its special counsel
in making that determination) of such execution and (b) so notified the
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Lenders;; provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to make the initial
Credit Extension until the date (the "EFFECTIVE DATE") that the applicable
conditions set forth in SECTIONS 6.1 and 6.2 have been satisfied as provided
herein. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

        SECTION 11.9 JURISDICTION.

        SECTION 11.9.1 SUBMISSION. For the benefit of each Lender Party, each
Obligor agrees that the courts of England have jurisdiction to settle any
disputes in connection with any Loan Document and accordingly submits to the
jurisdiction of the English courts.

        SECTION 11.9.2 SERVICE OF PROCESS. Without prejudice to any other mode
of service, each Obligor (other than an Obligor incorporated in England and
Wales):

                  (a) irrevocably appoints Wright, Son & Pepper as its agent for
         service of process relating to any proceedings before the English
         courts in connection with any Loan Document;

                  (b) agrees that failure by a process agent to notify such
         Obligor of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned;
         and

                  (c) consents to the service of process relating to any such
         proceedings by prepaid posting of a copy of the process to its address
         for the time being applying under SECTION 11.2.

        SECTION 11.9.3 FORUM CONVENIENCE AND ENFORCEMENT ABROAD. Each Obligor
waives objection to the English courts on grounds for inconvenient forum or
otherwise as regards proceedings in connection with a Loan Document and agrees
that a judgment or order of an English court in connection with a Loan Document
is conclusive and binding on it and may be enforced against it in the court of
any other jurisdiction.

        SECTION 11.9.4 NON-EXCLUSIVITY. Nothing in this SECTION 11.9 limits the
right of a Lender Party to bring proceedings against an Obligor in connection
with any Loan Document in any other court of competent jurisdiction, or
concurrently in more than one jurisdiction.

        SECTION 11.9.5 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and each other Loan
Document (unless otherwise provided in any particular Loan Document) are
governed by English law.

        SECTION 11.10 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement and each other Loan
Document shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that:

                  (a) no Obligor may assign or transfer its rights or
         obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the
         prior written consent of all the Lender Parties;

                  (b) the rights of sale, assignment and transfer of the Lenders
         are subject to SECTION 11.11; and

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                  (c) the rights of the Administrative Agent and the
         Documentation Agent with respect to resignation or removal are subject
         to SECTION 10.4.

        SECTION 11.11 ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS. No Lender may
assign or sell participation interests in its Commitment or any of its Credit
Extensions or any portion thereof to any Persons except in accordance with this
SECTION 11.11.

        SECTION 11.11.1 ASSIGNMENTS. Any attempted assignment or transfer by a
Lender of its Credit Extensions and Commitment not made in accordance with this
SECTION 11.11.1 shall be null and void.

                  (a) Any Lender may at any time assign or transfer to one or
         more Eligible Assignees, to any of its Affiliates, to any other Lender,
         or to any Federal Reserve Bank (each Person described in any of the
         foregoing clauses as being the Person to whom such assignment or
         transfer is available to be made, being hereinafter referred to as a
         "TRANSFEREE LENDER") all or any part of such Lender's total Credit
         Extensions and Commitment (which assignment or transfer shall be of a
         constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Lender's
         Credit Extensions and Commitment) in a minimum aggregate amount equal
         to the least of (i) the entire amount of such Lender's total Credit
         Extensions and Commitment, (ii) $10,000,000, or (iii) $5,000,000 so
         long as the assignor Lender and each Transferee Lender to whom it is
         concurrently making an assignment or transfer will, immediately after
         the effectiveness of such concurrent assignments and transfers, hold
         Commitments of at least $10,000,000 each

                  (b) Notwithstanding CLAUSE (a) above, each Obligor and Agent
         shall be entitled to continue to deal solely directly with such Lender
         in connection with the interests so assigned or transferred to a
         Transferee Lender unless and until (i) notice of such assignment or
         transfer, together with payment instructions, addresses, and related
         information with respect to such Transferee Lender, shall have been
         given to Micro and each Agent by such Lender and such Transferee
         Lender, (ii) such Transferee Lender shall have executed and delivered
         to Micro and each Agent, a Lender Assignment Agreement, and (iii) the
         Transferee Lender shall have paid a $1,000 processing fee to the
         Administrative Agent.

                  (c) From and after the effective date of such Lender
         Assignment Agreement (i) the Transferee Lender thereunder shall be
         deemed automatically to have become a party to this Agreement and (to
         the extent rights and obligations under this Agreement have been
         assigned and transferred to such Transferee Lender in connection with
         such Lender Assignment Agreement) shall have the rights and obligations
         of a Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (ii)
         the assignor Lender (to the extent that rights and obligations under
         this Agreement have been assigned and transferred by it in connection
         with such Lender Assignment Agreement) shall be released from its
         obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

                  (d) Accrued interest and accrued fees shall be paid in respect
         of assigned and retained Credit Extensions and Commitments at the same
         time or times provided in this Agreement, notwithstanding any such
         assignments or transfers.

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        SECTION 11.11.2 PARTICIPATIONS. Any Lender may at any time sell to one
or more commercial banks or other Persons (each of such commercial banks and
other Persons being herein called a "PARTICIPANT") participating interests in
any of its Credit Extensions and Commitments hereunder; provided that:

                  (a) no participation contemplated in this SECTION 11.11.2
         shall relieve such Lender from its Commitments or its other obligations
         hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

                  (b) such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the
         performance of its Commitments and such other obligations;

                  (c) each Borrower and each other Obligor and the Agents shall
         continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection
         with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and each
         other Loan Document;

                  (d) no Participant, unless such Participant is an Affiliate of
         such Lender or is itself a Lender, shall be entitled to require such
         Lender to take or refrain from taking any action hereunder or under any
         other Loan Document, except that such Lender may agree with any
         Participant that such Lender will not, without such Participant's
         consent, take any actions of the type described in CLAUSE (a), (b) or
         CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 11.1; and

                  (e) no Borrower shall be required to pay any amount under this
         Agreement that is greater than the amount which it would have been
         required to pay had no participating interest been sold.

The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that each Participant, for purposes of
SECTIONS 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 11.3, and 11.4, shall be considered a
Lender.

        SECTION 11.12 OTHER TRANSACTIONS. Nothing contained herein shall
preclude any Lender Party from engaging in any transaction, in addition to those
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with any Obligor or
any of its Affiliates in which such Obligor or such Affiliate is not restricted
hereby from engaging with any other Person.

        SECTION 11.13 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each Obligor agrees to do such further
acts and things and to execute and deliver to each Lender Party such additional
assignments, agreements, powers, and instruments, as such Lender Party may
reasonably require or deem advisable to carry into effect the purposes of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or to better assure and confirm unto such
Lender Party its rights, powers and remedies hereunder and thereunder.

        SECTION 11.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE AGENTS, THE LENDERS, MICRO, AND
EACH OTHER OBLIGOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY
RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED
HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS
(WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR MICRO OR ANY OTHER
OBLIGOR, MICRO AND EACH OTHER OBLIGOR AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND
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PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH SUCH
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IS A PARTY.

        SECTION 11.15 CONFIDENTIALITY. Each of the Lender Parties hereby
severally agrees with each Borrower that it will keep confidential all
information delivered to such Lender Party or on behalf of each Borrower or any
of their respective Subsidiaries which information is known by such Lender Party
to be proprietary in nature, concerns the terms and conditions of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, or is clearly marked or labeled or otherwise
adequately identified when received by such Lender Party as being confidential
information (all such information, collectively for purposes of this section,
"CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION"); provided that each Lender Party shall be permitted
to deliver or disclose "confidential information": (a) to directors, officers,
employees and affiliates; (b) to authorized agents, attorneys, auditors and
other professional advisors retained by such Lender Party that have been
apprised of such Lender Party's obligation under this SECTION 11.15 and have
agreed to hold confidential the foregoing information substantially in
accordance with the terms of this section, (c) in connection with the
prospective assignment or transfer of all or any part of, or the sale of a
participating interest in, such Lender Party's Credit Extensions and Commitment,
to any prospective Transferee Lender or Participant that has been apprised of
such Lender Party's obligation under this SECTION 11.15 has agreed to hold
confidential the foregoing information in accordance with the terms of this
section; (d) to any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction
over such Lender Party; or (e) to any other Person to which such delivery or
disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (i) to effect compliance with any
law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Lender Party, (ii) in response
to any subpoena or other legal process (provided that the relevant Borrower
shall be given notice of any such subpoena or other legal process as soon as
possible in any event prior to production (unless provision of any such notice
would result in a violation of any such subpoena or other legal process), and
the Lender Party receiving such subpoena or other legal process shall cooperate
with such Borrower, at such Borrower's expense, seeking a protective order to
prevent or limit such disclosure), or (iii) in connection with any litigation to
which such Lender Party is a party.

        For purposes hereof, the term "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" does not
include any information that: (A) was publicly known or otherwise known by any
Lender Party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the relevant
Borrower prior to the time such information is delivered or disclosed to such
Lender Party by the relevant Borrower; (B) subsequently becomes publicly known
through no act or omission by any Lender Party or any Person acting on behalf of
any Lender Party; (C) otherwise becomes known to a Lender Party other than
through disclosure by the relevant Borrower (or any Subsidiary thereof) or
through someone subject, to such Lender Party's knowledge, to a duty of
confidentiality to the relevant Borrower; or (D) constitutes financial
statements that are otherwise publicly available.

        SECTION 11.16 RELEASE OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
BORROWERS.

                  (a) If (i) the Agents receive a certificate from the chief
         executive officer, the chief financial officer, or Treasurer of Micro
         certifying as of the date of that certificate that, after the
         consummation of the transaction or series of transactions described in
         such certificate (which certification shall also state that such
         transactions, individually and in the aggregate, will be in compliance
         with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, to the
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         the covenants contained in SECTIONS 8.2.5, 8.2.6, and 8.2.9), and that
         no Default existed, exists, or will exist, as the case may be,
         immediately before, as a result of, or after giving effect to such
         transaction or transactions and the release or termination, as the case
         may be, described below), the Guarantor or Supplemental Borrower, as
         the case may be, identified in such certificate will no longer be a
         Subsidiary of Micro, and (ii) in the case of a Supplemental Borrower,
         the appropriate Lender Parties have received payment in full of all
         principal of, interest on, reimbursement obligation in respect of, and
         fees related to any Outstanding Credit Extensions made by any of them
         in favor of such Supplemental Borrower and any outstanding Non-Rata
         Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Supplemental Borrower
         have been, or arrangements are in place for them to be, terminated,
         then such Guarantor's Guaranty shall automatically terminate or such
         Supplemental Borrower shall automatically cease to be a party to this
         Agreement.

                  (b) No such termination or cessation shall release, reduce, or
         otherwise adversely affect the obligations of any other Obligor under
         this Agreement, any other Guaranty, or any other Loan Document, all of
         which obligations continue to remain in full force and effect.

                  (c) Each Lender Party shall, at Micro's expense, execute such
         documents as Micro may reasonably request to evidence such termination
         or cessation, as the case may be.

        SECTION 11.17 COLLATERAL. Each of the Lenders represents to the
Administrative Agent and each of the other Lenders that it in good faith is not
relying upon any Margin Stock as collateral in the extension or maintenance of
the credit provided for in this Agreement.


       REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK.  THIS PAGE IS FOLLOWED BY
SIGNATURE PAGES FOR THE BORROWERS AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, FOLLOWED BY
           SEPARATE SIGNATURE PAGES FOR THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS.

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            EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this European Credit
Agreement.



INGRAM MICRO INC., as a Primary Borrower     INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER
and a Guarantor                              N.V., as a Primary Borrower and 
                                             a Guarantor

By:   /s/ James F. Ricketts                  By: /s/ Michael J. Grainger   
     -----------------------------------         ----------------------------
     James F. Ricketts, Vice President           Michael J. Grainger     
     & Worldwide Treasurer                       Authorized Representative
                                                                                
                                               

ADDRESS:       1600 E. St. Andrew Place      ADDRESS:        Leuvensesteenweg 11
               Santa Ana, CA 92705                           1932 Sint Stevens
                                                             Woluwe Belgium

FACSIMILE NO.: 714-566-9447                  FACSIMILE NO.:  011-32-2-725-1511

ATTENTION:     James F. Ricketts             ATTENTION:      Stephen Gill

        The undersigned Supplemental Borrowers consent and agree in all respects
to the forgoing European Credit Agreement as Supplemental Borrowers, Borrowers
and Guarantors under that agreement and all related Loan Documents as those
terms are defined in the foregoing European Credit Agreement.



INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., as a        INGRAM MICRO, INC., an 
Supplemental Borrower and a Guarantor        Ontario, Canada corporation, 
                                             as a Supplemental Borrower and a
                                             Guarantor

By:   /s/ Michael J. Grainger                By: /s/ Michael J. Grainger
     ---------------------------------          -------------------------------
      Michael J. Grainger, Attorney              Michael J. Grainger, Attorney
                                                 Authorized Representative

ADDRESS:       143 Cecil Street, #07-03/04   ADDRESS:        230 Barmac Drive 
               GB Building                                   Weston, Ontario  
               Singapore 069542                              Canada, M9L 2Z3  

FACSIMILE NO.: 011-65-226-5337                                                

ATTENTION:     Ng Peng Tea                   FACSIMILE NO.:  416-740-8623
                                             ATTENTION:      Robert E. Carbray


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                     INITIAL 
                    COMMITMENT
    PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

       10%          $50,000,000        NationsBank of Texas N.A.,         
                                       as a Lender                        
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                       By:  /s/ Timothy M. O'Connor       
                                           ------------------------------ 
                                       Name:    Timothy M. O'Connor       
                                       Title:   Vice President            
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:     ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

901 Main Street                        New Broad Street House
13th Floor                             35 New Broad Street
Dallas, TX 75202                       London EC2M 1NH

Facsimile No.: 214-508-2515            Facsimile No.: 011 44 171 282 6831

Attention: Agency Services             Attention:     011 44 171 282 6831

LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:        ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

New Broad Street House                 New Broad Street House
35 New Broad Street                    35 New Broad Street
London EC2M 1NH                        London EC2M 1NH

Facsimile No.: 011 44 171 282 6831     Facsimile No.: 011 44 171 282 6831

Attention: Melanie Harries             Attention: Melanie Harries


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                      INITIAL                                           
                     COMMITMENT                                         
    PERCENTAGE         AMOUNT                                           
                                                                        
      10%           $50,000,000         Scotiabank (U.K.) Limited       
                                        as a Lender                     
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                        By: /s/ Roger A. Ellis          
                                            -----------------------     
                                        Name:   Roger A. Ellis          
                                        Title:  Managing Director       


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Scotia House                            Scotia House
33 Finsbury Square                      33 Finsbury Square
London  EC2A 1BB                        London EC2A 1BB

Facsimile No.: 011-44-171-826-5617      Facsimile No.: 011-44-171-826-5617

Attention: David Sparks                 Attention: Managing Director



LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:


Scotia House                            Scotia House
33 Finsbury Square                      33 Finsbury Square
London  EC2A 1BB                        London EC2A 1BB

Facsimile No.: 011-44-171-826-5617      Facsimile No.: 011-44-171-826-5617

Attention: David Sparks                 Attention: David Sparks




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                      INITIAL                                                
                     COMMITMENT                                              
    PERCENTAGE         AMOUNT                                                
                                                                             
        5%          $25,000,000         Banco Santender                      
                                        as a Lender                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                        By: /s/ R. Suhlegel            
                                            ----------------------------     
                                            Name:  R. Suhlegel           
                                            Title: Vice President            

                                        By: /s/ D. Rodriquez            
                                            ----------------------------     
                                            Name:  D. Rodriquez           
                                            Title: Vice President            


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Banco Santender, New York Branch        Banco Santender, New York Branch
45 East 53rd Street                     45 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022                      New York, NY 10022

Facsimile No.: 212-350-3690             Facsimile No.: 212-350-3647/350-3690

Attention: Ligia Castro                 Attention: Ligia Castro/Dom Rodriguez



LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Banco Santender, New York Branch        Banco Santender, New York Branch
45 East 53rd Street                     45 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022                      New York, NY 10022

Facsimile No.: 212-350-3690             Facsimile No.: 212-350-3690

Attention: Ligia Castro                 Attention: Ligia Castro




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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      5%           $25,000,000           Bank of America NT&SA        
                                         as a Lender                  
                                                                      
                                         By: /s/ J.S. Pickard         
                                             -------------------------
                                         Name:   J.S. Pickard         
                                         Title:  Managing Director    


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:       ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

1850 Gateway Blvd                        26 Elmfield Road
Concord, CA 94520                        Bromley, BR1 1WA

Facsimile No.: 510 675 7531              Facsimile No.: 011 44 181 313 2392

Attention: Ms. Shareen Watson            Attention: Claire Godley, Loan Service


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:          ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

26 Elmfield Road                         26 Elmfield Road
Bromley, BR1 1WA                         Bromley, BR1 1WA

Facsimile No.: 011 44 181 313 2392       Facsimile No.: 011 44 181 313 2392

Attention: Claire Godley, Loan Service   Attention: Claire Godley, Loan Service


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                     INITIAL                                                 
                   COMMITMENT                                                
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT                                                  
                                                                             
       5%         $25,000,000          Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft        
                                       Brussels Branch                       
                                       as a Lender                           
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                        By: /s/ Rainer Bahnsen            
                                            ----------------------------     
                                        Name:  Rainer Bahnsen               
                                        Title: Vice President                
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                        By: /s/ Erik Kennis                  
                                        -------------------------------      
                                        Name:   Erik Kennis                  
                                        Title:  Vice President               


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft          Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Brussels Branch                         Brussels Branch    
Boulevard Louis Schmidt 87              Boulevard Louis Schmidt 87
B-1040, Brussels                        B-1040, Brussels

Facsimile No.: 32(O) 27 43 1911         Facsimile No.: 32(O) 27 43 1911

Attention: Erik Kennis                  Attention: Erik Kennis


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft          Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Brussels Branch                         Brussels Branch    
Boulevard Louis Schmidt 87              Boulevard Louis Schmidt 87
B-1040, Brussels                        B-1040, Brussels

Facsimile No.: 32(O) 27 43 1911         Facsimile No.: 32(O) 27 43 1911

Attention: Erik Kennis                  Attention: Erik Kennis



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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      5%           $25,000,000         Deutsche Bank AG Munich Branch          
                                       as a Lender                             
                                                                               
                                       By: /s/ Joachim Menlert                 
                                          ----------------------------- 
                                       Name:   Joachim Mehlert                 
                                       Title:  Assistant Vice President        
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                       By: /s/ Andreas Berron                  
                                          ----------------------------         
                                       Name:   Andreas Berron                  
                                       Title:  Director                        
                                                                               

LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:     ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Foreign Department                     Corporations and Institutions
Riesstr. 25                            Riesstr. 25
80992 Munich                           80992 Munich
Germany                                Germany

Facsimile No.: 0049-89-2390-2039       Facsimile No.: 0049-89-2390-1419

Attention: Mr. Bernhard Kieninger      Attention: Mr. Robert Wolf
                                                  Ms. Claudia Gruber

LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:        ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Corporations and Institutions          Deutsche Bank AG, Munich Branch
Riesstr. 25                            Account-Number.  0052902
80992 Munich                           Bank-Code:       70070010
Germany                                Swift:           DEUT DE MM
                                       Purpose:         Kostenstelle 22 484 000,
                                                        Ingram Micro Inc.
Facsimile No.: 0049-89-2390-1419       Facsimile No.: 0049-89-2390-1419

Attention:  Mr. Robert Wolf            Attention: Mr. Robert Wolf
            Ms. Claudia Gruber


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                      INITIAL 
                    COMMITMENT
  PERCENTAGE          AMOUNT

      5%            $25,000,000           The Fuji Bank Limited, Brussels Branch
                                          as a Lender                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                          By: /s/ N. Nagashima                  
                                             --------------------------------   
                                          Name:   N. Nagashima                  
                                          Title:  Joint General Manager         
                                                                                
                                          The Fuji Bank Limited, Los Angeles    
                                          Agency, as a Lender                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                          By: /s/ Masahito Fukuda               
                                             --------------------------------   
                                          Name:   Masahito Fukuda               
                                          Title:  Joint General Manager         



LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:        ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:                
                                                                              
333 South Hope Street                     333 South Hope Street               
Los Angeles, CA 90071                     Los Angeles, CA 90071               
                                                                              
Facsimile No.: 1 213 253 4178             Facsimile No.: 1 213 253 4178       
                                                                              
Attention: S. Nishitate /                 Attention: S. Nishitate /           
           M. Mylvagamam                             M. Mylvagamam            
                                                                              
LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:           ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:                
                                                                              
Rue Guimard 6/8                           Rue Guimard 6/8                     
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium                  B-1040 Brussels, Belgium            
                                                                              
Facsimile No.: 32 2 230 93 66             Facsimile No.: 32 2 230 93 66       
                                                                              
Attention: A. Saito / B. Schneider        Attention: A. Saito / B. Schneider  
                                                                              
                                          ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:        
                                                                              
                                          Rue Guimard 6/8                     
                                          B-1040 Brussels, Belgium            
                                          Facsimile No.: 32 2 230 93 66       


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<PAGE>   105

                       INITIAL 
                      COMMITMENT
     PERCENTAGE         AMOUNT

        5%            $25,000,000       The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited, 
                                        Atlanta Agency                         
                                        as a Lender                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                        By:  /s/ Kazuo Iida                    
                                           --------------------------          
                                        Name:    Kazuo Iida                    
                                        Title:   General Manager               
                                                                             


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited   The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited
Atlanta Agency                          Atlanta Agency 
One Ninety One Peachtree Tower          One Ninety One Peachtree Tower 
Suite 3600                              Suite 3600
Atlanta GA 30303-1757                   Atlanta GA 30303-1757
                                        
Facsimile No.: 404 577 6818             Facsimile No.: 404 577 6818/404 524 8509
                            
Attention: Takahiro Hoshino             Attention: Takahiro Hoshino/
                                        James Masters
             
LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:
                                      
The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited   The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited
London Branch                           London Branch
Bracken House                           Bracken House
One Friday Street                       One Friday Street
London EC4M 9JA                         London EC4M 9JA
                                      
Facsimile No.: 0171 248 1114            Facsimile No.: 0171 248 1114
                            
Attention: Ms. Mary Roe                 Attention: Ms. Mary Roe/David Deacon
                            
                                        ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

                                        The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited
                                        Atlanta Agency
                                        One Ninety One Peachtree Tower 
                                        Suite 3600
                                        191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                                        Atlanta GA 30303-1757
                                        Facsimile No.: 404 577 6818
                                        Attention: Takahiro Hoshino



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<PAGE>   106

                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      5%           $25,000,000          Kredietbank N.V.                   
                                        as a Lender                            
                                                                               
                                        By: /s/ Guy Snoeks             
                                            -------------------------     
                                        Name:   Guy Snoeks         
                                        Title:  Director          
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                        By: /s/ Lode Gielens                   
                                            -------------------------     
                                        Name:   Lode Gielens               
                                        Title:  Director            
                                                                               

LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Oude Haachtsesteenweg 105               Oude Haachtsesteenweg 105
B-1831 Diegem                           B-1831 Diegem
Belgium                                 Belgium

Facsimile No.: 00 32 2 725 72 02        Facsimile No.: 00 32 2 725 72 02

Attention: Mr. P. Van den Poel          Attention: Mr. P. Van den Poel


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Oude Haachtsesteenweg 105               Oude Haachtsesteenweg 105
B-1831 Diegem                           B-1831 Diegem
Belgium                                 Belgium

Facsimile No.: 00 32 2 725 72 02        Facsimile No.: 00 32 2 725 72 02

Attention: Mr. P. Van den Poel          Attention: Mr. P. Van den Poel

                                
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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      5%           $25,000,000         Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz-Girozantrale
                                       as a Lender                            
                                                                              
                                       By: /s/ Mr. Poczka                     
                                           -------------------                
                                       Name:   Mr. POCZKA                     
                                       Title:  Executive VP                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                       By: /s/ Mr. Voepel                     
                                           -------------------                
                                       Name:   Mr. VOEPEL                     
                                       Title:  Vice President                 
                                                                              
                                                                              

<TABLE>
<S>                                            <C>
LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:                ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:                                
                                                                                                   
Landesbank Rheinland Pfalz-Girozentrale-       Landesbank Rheinland Pfalz-Girozentrale-            
Grobe Bleiche 54-56                            Grobe Bleiche 54-56                                 
D 55098 Mainz                                  D 55098 Mainz                                       
GERMANY                                        GERMANY                                             
                                                                                                   
Facsimile No.: 0049/6131/13-2684 Mr. VOEPEL    Facsimile No.: 0049/6131/13-2684 Mr. VOEPEL         
               or/13-2599 Mr. WAGNER                          or/13-2599 Mr. WAGNER                
                                                                                                   
LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:             ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES: IN $                   
                                                                                                   
Landesbank Rheinland Pfalz-Girozentrale-       Bankers Trust, New York                             
Grobe Bleiche 54-56                            N.Y. 1006                                           
D 55098 Mainz                                  Account Number: 24-101-861                          
GERMANY                                        Swift Code: BKTR US 33                              

</TABLE>


Facsimile No.: 0049/6131/13-2684 Mr. VOEPEL
               or/13-2599 Mr. WAGNER





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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      3%           $15,000,000              Banca Monte dei Paschi di       
                                            Siena, SpA.                     
                                            London Branch                   
                                            as a Lender                     
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                            By:  /s/ G. Guano R. Boccanera  
                                                 -------------------------- 
                                            Name:    G. GUANO R. BOCCANERA  
                                            Title:   GM SENIOR MGB          
                                            

LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:          ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

9th Floor                                   122 Leadenhall Street
55 East 59th Street                         London EC3V 4RH
New York, NY 10022-1112

Facsimile No.: 00 1 212 891 3661            Facsimile No.: 0171 621 9407

Attention: Daniele Bastianelli              Attention: Howard Kemp


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:             ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

122 Leadenhall Street                       122 Leadenhall Street
London EC3V 4RH                             London EC3V 4RH        

Facsimile No.: 0171 621 9407                Facsimile No.: 0171 621 9407   

Attention: Howard Kemp                      Attention: Howard Kemp  



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<PAGE>   109
                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      3%         $15,000,000            Den Danske Bank 
                                        as a Lender


                                        By: /s/ Henrik Ibsen
                                            ----------------------------
                                        Name:   Henrik Ibsen
                                        Title:  Assistant Vice President

                                        By: /s/ Mogens Sondergaard
                                            ----------------------------
                                        Name:   Mogens Sondergaard
                                        Title:  Vice President


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Den Danske Bank, London Branch          Den Danske Bank, London Branch
75 King William Street                  75 King William Street  
London  EC4N 7DT                        London  EC4N 7DT
England                                 England

Facsimile No.: +44 171 410 8001         Facsimile No.: +44 171 410 8001

Attention: Loan Administration          Attention: Loan Administration


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Den Danske Bank, London Branch          Den Danske Bank, London Branch
75 King William Street                  75 King William Street  
London  EC4N 7DT                        London  EC4N 7DT
England                                 England

Facsimile No.: +44 171 410 8001         Facsimile No.: +44 171 410 8001

Attention: Loan Administration          Attention: Loan Administration



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<PAGE>   110
                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

       3%          $15,000,000          The Nikko Bank (U.K.) plc          
                                        as a Lender                        
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                        By: /s/ P.A. Walton                 
                                            -------------------------------
                                        Name:   P.A. Walton                 
                                        Title:  Chief Credit Officer       
                                                                           
                                        By: /s/ Y. Yamamoto                
                                            -------------------------------
                                        Name:   Y. Yamamoto                
                                        Title:  Deputy Chief Credit Officer


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Nikko Bank (U.K.) plc                   Nikko Bank (U.K.) plc         
17-21 Godliman Street                   17-21 Godliman Street   
EC4V 5NB                                EC4V 5NB

Facsimile No.: 0171 815-0058            Facsimile No.: 0171 815-0058

Attention: Mayumi Bhalla                Attention: Mayumi Bhalla


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Nikko Bank (U.K.) plc                   Nikko Bank (U.K.) plc         
17-21 Godliman Street                   17-21 Godliman Street   
EC4V 5NB                                EC4V 5NB

Facsimile No.: 0171 815-0058            Facsimile No.: 0171 815-0058

Attention: Mayumi Bhalla                Attention: Mayumi Bhalla


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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      3%           $15,000,000              Standard Chartered Bank           
                                            as a Lender                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                            By: /s/ Kristina McDavid          
                                               ---------------------------
                                            Name:   Kristina McDavid          
                                            Title:  Vice President            
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                            By: /s/ David D. Cutter           
                                                --------------------------
                                            Name:   David D. Cutter           
                                            Title:  Senior Vice President     


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:          ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

707 Wilshire Blvd.                          707 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA                             Los Angeles, CA

Facsimile No.: 00 213 614 4270              Facsimile No.: 00 213 614 4270

Attention: Qustandi Shiber                  Attention: Qustandi Shiber


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:             ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

707 Wilshire Blvd.                          707 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA                             Los Angeles, CA

Facsimile No.: 00 213 614 4270              Facsimile No.: 00 213 614 4270

Attention: Qustandi Shiber                  Attention: Qustandi Shiber



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<PAGE>   112
                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

       2%          $10,000,000          ABN AMRO Bank, N.V. Belgian Bank  
                                        as a Lender                       
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                        By: /s/ Eric Thoelen                  
                                            ----------------------------- 
                                        Name:  Eric Thoelen                  
                                        Title: Manager AGI                     
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                        By: /s/ Martine Hoomans           
                                            -----------------------------
                                        Name:   Marline Hoomans           
                                        Title:  Senior Account Manager AGI    


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.,                     ABN AMRO Bank N.V.,           
Belgian Branch                          Belgian Branch   
Regentlaan 53                           Regentlaan 53
B-1000 Brussels                         B-1000 Brussels

Facsimile No.: 32-2-546-0400            Facsimile No.: 32-2-546-0400

Attention: Agi-J. Van Den Eynde         Attention: Agi-M. Hoomans


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.,                     ABN AMRO Bank N.V.,           
Belgian Branch                          Belgian Branch   
Regentlaan 53                           Regentlaan 53
B-1000 Brussels                         B-1000 Brussels

Facsimile No.: 32-2-546-0400            Facsimile No.: 32-2-546-0400

Attention: Agi-J. Van Den Eynde         Attention: Agi-J. Van Den Eynde



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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000          Banca di Roma, S.P.A.                 
                                        as a Lender                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                        By: /s/ Vincent Wright                
                                            --------------------------------  
                                        Name:   Vincent Wright                
                                        Title:  Business Development Officer  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                        By: /s/ R. Pandocarmo                 
                                            --------------------------------  
                                        Name:   R. Pandocarmo                 
                                        Title:  Business Development Officer  



LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

81/87 Gresham Street                    81/87 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7NQ                         London EC2V 7NQ

Facsimile No.: 0171 454 7292            Facsimile No.: 0171 454 7292

Attention: S. Siracusa                  Attention: S. Siracusa



LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

81/87 Gresham Street                    81/87 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7NQ                         London EC2V 7NQ

Facsimile No.: 0171 454 7292            Facsimile No.: 0171 454 7292

Attention: S. Siracusa                  Attention: S. Siracusa






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<PAGE>   114
                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000              Banco Bilboa Vizcaya, S.A.   
                                            as a Lender                  
                                                                         
                                            By: /s/ Juan Ortueta         
                                                --------------------------
                                            Name:   Juan Ortueta         
                                            Title:  Senior Product Manager
                                                                          
                                            By: /s/ Iosu Calderon         
                                                --------------------------
                                            Name:   Iosu Calderon         
                                            Title:  Capital Markets       


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:          ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Banco Bilboa Vizcaya, S.A.                  Banco Bilboa Vizcaya, S.A.
Clara del Rey 26, 3th Floor                 Clara del Rey 26, 3th Floor
28.002 Madrid                               28.002 Madrid                  

Attention: Juan Ramon Arcos                 Attention: Juan Ramon Arcos

Tel: 34-1-374-41-74                         Tel: 34-1-374-41-74
Fax: 34-1-374-41-40                         Fax: 34-1-374-41-40



LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:             ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Banco Bilboa Vizcaya, S.A.                  Banco Bilboa Vizcaya, S.A.
Clara del Rey 26, 3th Floor                 Clara del Rey 26, 3th Floor
28.002 Madrid                               28.002 Madrid                  

Attention: Juan Ramon Arcos                 Attention: Juan Ramon Arcos

Tel: 34-1-374-41-74                         Tel: 34-1-374-41-74
Fax: 34-1-374-41-40                         Fax: 34-1-374-41-40




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<PAGE>   115
                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000          Banque Paribas Belgique, S.A.   
                                        as a Lender                     
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                        By: /s/ Peter Vermeiren            
                                            ----------------------------
                                        Name:   Peter Vermeiren            
                                        Title:  Senior Corporate Banker 
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                        By: /s/ Joris Van Helleputte          
                                            ----------------------------
                                        Name:   Joris Van Helleputte          
                                        Title:  Credit Officer          


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Banque Paribas Belgique S.A.            Banque Paribas Belgique S.A.
Em. Jacqmainlaan 162                    Em. Jacqmainlaan 162
1000 Brussels                           1000 Brussels
Belgium                                 Belgium


Facsimile No.: 0032-2-204-41-16         Facsimile No.: 0032-2-204-41-16

Attention: P. Vermeiren                 Attention: P. Vermeiren
           J. Van Helleputte                       J. Van Helleputte


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Banque Paribas Belgique S.A.            Banque Paribas Belgique S.A.
Em. Jacqmainlaan 162                    Em. Jacqmainlaan 162
1000 Brussels                           1000 Brussels
Belgium                                 Belgium


Facsimile No.: 0032-2-204-41-16         Facsimile No.: 0032-2-204-41-16

Attention: P. Vermeiren                 Attention: P Vermeiren
           J. Van Helleputte                       J. Van Helleputte



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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000          CARIPLO, Cassa di Risparmio delle     
                                        Provincie Lombarde S.p.A.             
                                        as a Lender                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                        By: /s/ Maurizio Cazzaniga            
                                            --------------------------        
                                        Name:   Maurizio Cazzaniga            
                                        Title:  Deputy General Manager        
                                                                              


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

10 East 53rd Street                     Succusal de Madrid
New York, NY 10022                      Calle Alcaia 44
                                        28014 Madrid

Facsimile No.: 001 212 527 8277         Facsimile No.: 00 34 1523 3981

Attention: Anthony Giobbi               Attention: Mr. R. Bassi/
                                                   Mr. J. Ignacio de la Vega 


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Filiale di Madrid                       Succusal de Madrid
Calle Alcala 44                         Calle Alcala 44
28014 Madrid                            28014 Madrid

Facsimile No.: 00 34 1523 3981          Facsimile No.: 00 34 1523 39 81

Attention: Mr. R. Bassi/                Attention: Mr. R. Bassi/
           Mr. J. Ignacio de la Vega               Mr. J. Ignacio de la Vega  




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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%          $10,000,000           Credit Lyonnais Belgium S.A.           
                                        as a Lender                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                        By: /s/ PHILIPE VERSCHUEREN            
                                            ----------------------------       
                                        Name:   Philipe Verschueren            
                                        Title:  Corporate Manager Brussels     



LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

CREDIT LYONNAIS LOS ANGELES BRANCH      Marmix Avenue, 17
515 South Flower Street                 1000 BRUSSELS
Suite 2000                              BELGIUM
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Facsimile No.: 00-1-213-623.34.37       Facsimile No.: 00-32-2-516.09.40

Attention: Mrs. PENNY CHU               Attention: Mrs. VALERIE SOLINHAC


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Marnix Avenue, 17                       Marnix Avenue, 17
1000 BRUSSELS                           1000 BRUSSELS
BELGIUM                                 BELGIUM

Facsimile No.: 00-32-2-516.09.40        Facsimile No.: 00-32-2-516.09.40

Attention: Mrs. VALERIE SOLINHAC        Attention: Mrs. VALERIE SOLINHAC





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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000          Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Nederland N.V.
                                        as a Lender                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                        By: /s/ Atsushi Shirakami            
                                            ----------------------------     
                                        Name:   Atsushi Shirakami            
                                        Title:  Assistant General Manager


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Nederland N.V.     Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Nederland N.V.
Apollolaan 171                          Apollolaan 171
1077 A5 Amsterdam                       1077 A5 Amsterdam                       
The Netherlands                         The Netherlands

Facsimile No.: 00 31 20 676 0301        Facsimile No.: 00 31 20 676 0301

Attention: Marilyn L. Blancaflor        Attention: Marilyn L. Blancaflor


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Nederland N.V.     Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Nederland N.V.
Apollolaan 171                          Apollolaan 171
1077 A5 Amsterdam                       1077 A5 Amsterdam                       
The Netherlands                         The Netherlands

Facsimile No.: 00 31 20 676 0301        Facsimile No.: 00 31 20 676 0301

Attention: Marilyn L. Blancaflor        Attention: Marilyn L. Blancaflor




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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000          DG Bank                              
                                        as a Lender                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                        By: /s/ Bobby Ryan Oliver, Jr.       
                                            ----------------------------     
                                        Name:   Bobby Ryan Oliver, Jr.       
                                        Title:  Assistant Vice President     
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                        By: /s/ Kurt A. Morris               
                                            ----------------------------     
                                        Name:   Kurt A. Morris               
                                        Title:  Vice President               
                                        


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

DG BANK Luxembourg S.A.                 DG BANK Luxembourg S.A.
4, rue Thomas Edison                    4, rue Thomas Edison
L 1445 Luxembourg-Strassen              L 1445 Luxembourg-Strassen
Luxembourg                              Luxembourg

Facsimile No.: 00352/457393             Facsimile No.: 00352/457393

Attention: Marc Roemke, Manager         Attention: Marc Roemke, Manager


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

DG BANK Luxembourg S.A.                 DG BANK Luxembourg S.A.
4, rue Thomas Edison                    4, rue Thomas Edison
L 1445 Luxembourg-Strassen              L 1445 Luxembourg-Strassen
Luxembourg                              Luxembourg

Facsimile No.: 00352/457393             Facsimile No.: 00352/457393

Attention: Marc Roemke, Manager         Attention: Marc Roemke, Manager






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                      INITIAL
                     COMMITMENT
    PERCENTAGE         AMOUNT

        2%           $10,000,000        Frankfurt Sparkasse
                                        as a Lender                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                        By: /s/ Mr. Griebel                   
                                            ----------------------------      
                                        Name:   Mr. Griebel                   
                                        Title:  Managing Director             
                                                                              
                                        By: /s/ Mr. Wachter                   
                                           ----------------------------- 
                                        Name:   Mr. Wachter                   
                                        Title:  Member of the Board           
                                                of Managing                   


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:      ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Frankfurt Sparkasse                     Frankfurt Sparkasse
Neue Mainzer Str. 47-53                 Neue Mainzer Str. 47-53
60255 Frankfurt                         60255 Frankfurt

Facsimile No.: 0049 69 2541 3225        Facsimile No.: 0049 69 2541 3225

Attention: Mr. Gattano                  Attention: Mr. Gattano


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:         ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Frankfurt Sparkasse                     Frankfurt Sparkasse
Neue Mainzer Str. 47-53                 Neue Mainzer Str. 47-53
60255 Frankfurt                         60255 Frankfurt


Facsimile No.: 0049 69 2541 3225        Facsimile No.: 0049 69 2541 3225

Attention: Mr. Gattano                  Attention: Mr. Gattano



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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000         Generale Bank
                                       as a Lender


                                       By: /s/ William O'Brien
                                          ------------------------------------
                                       Name:   William O'Brien
                                       Title:  SVP

                                       By: /s/ E. Mathews
                                          ------------------------------------
                                       Name:   E. Mathews
                                       Title:  SVP


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:     ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

520 Madison Avenue, 41st Floor         520 Madison Avenue, 41st Floor
USA - New York, NY 10022               USA - New York, NY 10022

Facsimile No.: 1 212 838 74 92         Facsimile No.: 1 212 838 74 92

Attention: E. Matthews                 Attention: E. Matthews


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:        ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Corporate Credit Department            Corporate Credit Department
3, Montagne du Parc                    3, Montagne du Parc
1000 Brussels                          1000 Brussels

Facsimile No.: 32 2 518 22 11          Facsimile No.: 32 2 518 22 11

Attention: Y. Meurice                  Attention: Y. Meurice

New York                               ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

520 Madison Avenue, 41st Floor         520 Madison Avenue, 41st Floor
USA - New York, NY 10022               USA - New York, NY 10022

Facsimile No.: 1 212 838 74 92         Facsimile No.: 1 212 838 74 92

Attention: E. Matthews                 Attention: E. Matthews


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<PAGE>   122
                          INITIAL                                            
                         COMMITMENT                                          
    PERCENTAGE             AMOUNT                                            
                                                                             
       2%                $10,000,000       Morgan Guaranty Trust Co          
                                             of New York                     
                                           as a lender                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                           By: /s/ Kathryn Sayko-Yanes        
                                               ---------------------------   
                                           Name:   Kathryn Sayko-Yanes       
                                           Title:  Vice President            



                                                                              
LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:         ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

Morgan Guaranty Trust                      Morgan Guaranty Trust
  Company of New York                      Company of New York
60 Wall Street                             c/o JP Morgan Services, Inc.
New York, NY 70260-0060                    500 Stanton Christana Road
                                           Newark, DE 19713

Facsimile No.: 212-648-6503                Facsimile No.: 1-302-634-1094

Attention: Jeff Hwang                      Attention: Allison Hollis


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:            ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

Morgan Guaranty Trust                      Morgan Guaranty Trust
  Company of New York                        Company of New York
60 Wall Street                             c/o JP Morgan Services, Inc.
New York, NY 70260-0060                    500 Stanton Christana Road
                                           Newark, DE 19713

Facsimile No.: 212-648-6503                Facsimile No.: 1-302-634-1094

Attention: Jeff Hwang                      Attention: Allison Hollis



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                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000         Royal Bank of Canada
                                       as a Lender                   
                                              
                                       By:  /s/ Michael A. Cole      
                                          ------------------------------------
                                       Name:    Michael A. Cole      
                                       Title:   Manager              


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:     ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

71, Queen Victoria Street              71, Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4DE England                London EC4V 4DE England

Facsimile No.: 0171 653 4179           Facsimile No.: 0171 653 4179

Attention: Loans Manager               Attention: Loans Manager


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:        ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

71, Queen Victoria Street              71, Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4DE England                London EC4V 4DE England

Facsimile No.: 0171 653 4179           Facsimile No.: 0171 653 4179

Attention: Loans Manager               Attention: Loans Manager



                            One of Several Pages to
                           European Credit Agreement




<PAGE>   124
     EXECUTED as of the 29th of October 1977 at our commitment in the European
Credit Agreement dated as of 28th of October 1977


                    INITIAL 
                   COMMITMENT 
   PERCENTAGE        AMOUNT

      2%           $10,000,000           The Sanwa Bank Ltd. Brussels
                                         as a Lender



                                         By: /s/ Kazuo Ishikawa
                                             ---------------------------
                                         Name:   Kazuo Ishikawa
                                         Title:  General Manager


Lending Office for Loans to Micro:       Address for Notices:

Sanwa Bank Ltd.                          Sanwa Bank Ltd.
Los Angeles Branch                       Los Angeles Branch
601 South Figueroa Street                601 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles                              Los Angeles
California 90017 U.S.A.                  California 90017 U.S.A.

Facsimile No. 1 (213) 623-4912           Facsimile No. 1 (213) 623-4912

Attention: Loan Administration           Attention: Loan Administration
           Department                               Department


Lending Office for Other Loans:          Address for Payment of Funds:

Sanwa Bank Brussels Branch               Sanwa Bank Brussels Branch
Kunstlaan 53/54                          Kunstlaan 53/54
1000 Brussels                            1000 Brussels
Belgium                                  Belgium

Facsimile No. 32-2-514 16 09             Sanwa New York
                                         Account Number: ABA 982 UID 144780
Attention: Credit Supervising            Swift Code: SANW US33
           Department
                                         Facsimile No. 32-2-515 43 81

                                         Attention: Mrs. Lillian Smets Van
                                                         Brabant

<PAGE>   125

                             INITIAL
                            COMMITMENT
    PERCENTAGE                AMOUNT    
                                                 
        2%                 $ 10,000,000     Skandinaviska Ensikilda
                                            Banken, AB
                                              (publ)
                                            as a Lender

                                                
                                            By: /s/ Gunnar Carlsson
                                                -----------------------------
                                            Name:   Gunnar Carlsson
                                            Title:  Head of Execution

LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:     ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

2 Cannon Street                        2 Cannon Street
London EC4M 6XX                        London EC4M 6XX

Facsimile No.: 0171 236 4178           Facsimile No.: 0171 236 4178

Attention: Lesley Makins               Attention: Lesley Makins


LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:        ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

2 Cannon Street                        2 Cannon Street
London EC4M 6XX                        London EC4M 6XX

Facsimile No.:0171 236 4178            Facsimile No.: 0171 236 4178

Attention: Leslie Makins               Attention: Leslie Makins


                             One of Several Pages to
                            European Credit Agreement

<PAGE>   126





                                  EXHIBIT A-1

                                 REVOLVING NOTE

                                                          _______________, _____


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________________________ (a ____________
organized and existing under the laws of ______________, the "BORROWER"),
promises to pay to the order of ________________ (the "LENDER") on the
Commitment Termination Date or on such other date that is provided in the
Credit Agreement referred to below, the principal amount of all Outstanding
Credit Extensions consisting of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans made by the Lender to
the Borrower under the European Credit Agreement (together with all amendments
and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
_______________________ (a _______________ organized and existing under the
laws of ____________________), certain financial institutions (including the
Lender) as lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia and NationsBank of Texas, N.A.,
respectively, as the administrative agent and the documentation agent for those
lenders, and certain arrangers, and executed by Ingram Micro Inc. (a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario,
Canada) and Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd. (a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Singapore) as Supplemental Borrowers.  Terms defined
in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used, unless otherwise
defined, in this Revolving Note.

         The Borrower also promises to pay interest on those Outstanding Credit
Extensions from time to time outstanding from the date of this Revolving Note
until and after maturity (by acceleration or otherwise) until paid, at the
annual interest rates provided in the Credit Agreement.

         Payments of both principal of and interest on each Pro-Rata Revolving
Loan evidenced by this Revolving Note shall be made in the relevant Required
Currency in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated
by the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement.

         This Revolving Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in, and
evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference
is made for (a) a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower
is permitted and required to make repayments of principal of the Indebtedness
evidenced by this Revolving Note and on which that Indebtedness may be declared
to be immediately due and payable, (b) the choice of English law, and (c) other
provisions of the Credit Agreement applicable to this Revolving Note.

                                              __________________________________


                          By ___________________________________________________
                             Name:   ___________________________________________
                             Title:  ___________________________________________

                                                                     EXHIBIT A-1
<PAGE>   127
                                  EXHIBIT A-2

                            NON-RATA REVOLVING NOTE


                                                          _______________, _____


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________________________ (a ___________
organized and existing under the laws of ________________, the "BORROWER"),
promises to pay to the order of ______________ (the "LENDER") on
_______________________, the principal amount of all Outstanding Credit
Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the
Borrower under the European Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and
other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
________________________ (a ___________ organized and existing under the laws
of ____________________), certain financial institutions (including the Lender)
as lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia and NationsBank of Texas, N.A.,
respectively, as the administrative agent and the documentation agent for those
lenders, and certain arrangers, and executed by Ingram Micro Inc. (a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario,
Canada) and Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd. (a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Singapore) as Supplemental Borrowers.  Terms defined
in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used, unless otherwise
defined, in this Non-Rata Revolving Note.

         The Borrower also promises to pay interest on those Outstanding Credit
Extensions from time to time outstanding from the date of this Non-Rata
Revolving Note until and after maturity (by acceleration or otherwise) until
paid, at the annual interest rates provided in the Credit Agreement.

         Payments of both principal of and interest on each Non-Rata Revolving
Loan evidenced by this Non-Rata Revolving Note shall be made in the relevant
Required Currency in same day or immediately available funds and to an account
designated by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

         This Non-Rata Revolving Note is one of the Non-Rata Revolving Notes
referred to in, and evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit
Agreement, to which reference is made for (a) a description of the terms and
conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make repayments
of principal of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Non-Rata Revolving Note and
on which that Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and payable,
(b) the choice of English law, and (c) other provisions of the Credit Agreement
applicable to this Non-Rata Revolving Note.

                                              __________________________________


                          By ___________________________________________________
                             Name:   ___________________________________________
                             Title:  ___________________________________________

                                                                     EXHIBIT A-2


<PAGE>   128
                                   EXHIBIT B

                               BORROWING REQUEST

                        Dated _________________, ______

The Bank of Nova Scotia,
         as Administrative Agent
Scotia House
33 Finsbury Square
London, England EC2A 1BB

Attn: ____________________

         This request is delivered to you by _______________________, (a
___________ organized and existing under the laws of _______________, the
"BORROWER"), under SECTION 3.1 of the European Credit Agreement (together with
all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it,
the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
________________________ (a ___________ organized and existing under the laws
of ____________________), certain financial institutions as lenders, you and
NationsBank of Texas, N.A., respectively, as the administrative agent and the
documentation agent for those lenders, and certain arrangers, and executed by
Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada) and Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd. (a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of Singapore) as Supplemental Borrowers.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used, unless
otherwise defined, in this request.

         The Borrower requests that a Borrowing be extended in the total
principal amount of_________________________(1) denominated in
____________________,(2) on _________________, ____, consisting of LIBO Rate
Loans having an Interest Period of [one] [three] [six] month(s).(3)

         The most recently delivered Quarterly Report is attached, with those
additions and revisions that are necessary to reflect the Outstanding Credit
Extensions on the date of this request.

         Pursuant to SECTION 6.2.2 of the Credit Agreement, each of the
delivery of this request and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of
the requested Borrowing constitute a representation and warranty by each
Obligor that, on the date of extending the requested Borrowing (and immediately
before and after giving effect to it and to the application of the proceeds of
it) all of the statements in SECTION 6.2.1 of the Credit Agreement are true and
correct; provided that, with respect to the covenants in SECTION 8.2.3 of the
Credit Agreement, the foregoing representation and warranty is made to the best
knowledge of each Obligor (after due inquiry).





______________________

1        Insert the amount within the minimum and multiple limitations.
2        Insert the Available Currency.
3        Insert the number of months.


                                                                       EXHIBIT B
<PAGE>   129
         The Borrower agrees that, if before the time of the requested
Borrowing any matter certified to in this request by it will not be true and
correct at that time as if then made, then it will immediately so notify the
Administrative Agent.  Except to the extent, if any, that before the time of
the requested Borrowing the Administrative Agent shall receive written notice
to the contrary from the Borrower, each matter certified to in this request
shall be deemed once again to be certified as true and correct at the date of
the requested Borrowings as if then made.

         Please wire transfer the proceeds of the requested Borrowing to the
accounts of the following Persons at the banks indicated respectively:


<TABLE>
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  AMOUNT TO BE WIRED         PERSON TO BE PAID                                       NAME, ADDRESS, ETC. OF
                                                                                     BANKS

                                        NAME                    ACCOUNT NO.
  <S>                        <C>                                <C>                  <C>
  ------------------------   ------------------        -------------------------     ------------------------

                                                                                     ------------------------
                                                                                     Attention:              
                                                                                                -------------
  ------------------------   ------------------        -------------------------     ------------------------

                                                                                     Attention:              
                                                                                                  -----------
  ------------------------   ------------------        -------------------------     ------------------------

  BALANCE                    THE BORROWER                                                                    
                                                       -------------------------    -------------------------
                                                                                                             
                                                                                     ------------------------
                                                                                     Attention:              
                                                                                                  -----------
  ------------------------   ------------------        -------------------------     ------------------------
</TABLE>


         The Borrower has caused this request to be executed and delivered, and
the certification and warranties in this request to be made, by its duly
Authorized Person on the date first stated above.



                                                            ___________________


                            By _________________________________________________
                             Name:   ___________________________________________
                             Title:  ___________________________________________




                                       2
                                                                       EXHIBIT B
<PAGE>   130
                                   EXHIBIT C

                                ISSUANCE REQUEST


                           Dated ____________________


The Bank of Nova Scotia,
         as Administrative Agent
Scotia House
33 Finsbury Square
London, England EC2A 1BB

Attention:  ______________________

         This request is delivered to you by ______________________ (a
___________ organized and existing under the laws of _______________, the
"BORROWER"), under SECTION 3.2 of the European Credit Agreement (together with
all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it,
the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
________________________ (a ___________ organized and existing under the laws
of ____________________), certain financial institutions as lenders, you and
NationsBank of Texas, N.A., respectively, as the administrative agent and the
documentation agent for those lenders, and certain arrangers, and executed by
Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada) and Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd. (a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of Singapore) as Supplemental Borrowers.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used, unless
otherwise defined, in this request.

         The Borrower requests that on __________________________________ (the
"DATE OF ISSUANCE"), ____________________ (the "ISSUER") [issue a standby
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit in the initial Stated Amount of ___________(1)
denominated in ______________(2) with a Stated Expiry Date of _________________,
19____] [extend the Stated Expiry Date of Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit
No. ____________, issued on _, 19____, as a Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, in the
initial Stated Amount of __________________(1) denominated in _____________(2)
to a revised Stated Expiry Date of , 19___](3)

         [The beneficiary of the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit will be





__________________________________

(1)        Insert the amount.
(2)        Insert the Available Currency.
(3)        Insert the first set  of bracketed language  to request the issuance
           of Letter of  Credit and the second  set of bracketed language  to
           request the extension of a Letter of Credit.


                                                                       EXHIBIT C
<PAGE>   131
_____________________________ ,(4) and the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit
will be in support of _____________________________ (4).](5) [The following
documents must be delivered to the Issuer in connection with a drawing under
the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit: ____________________(4).](5)  Partial
drawings under the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit are [not](6) permitted.

         Pursuant to SECTION 6.2.2 of the Credit Agreement, the delivery of this
request constitutes a representation and warranty by each Obligor that, on the
date of this request and immediately after giving effect to the [issuance]
[extension](6) of the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, all statements in
SECTION 6.2.1 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct; provided that, with
respect to the covenants in SECTION 8.2.3 of the Credit Agreement, the foregoing
representation and warranty is made to the best knowledge of each Obligor (after
due inquiry).

         The Borrower agrees that, if before the time of the [issuance]
[extension](6) of the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, any matter certified
to in this request by it will not be true and correct at that time as if then
made, then it will immediately so notify the Administrative Agent.  Except to
the extent, if any, that before the time of the [issuance] [extension]6 of the
requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit the Administrative Agent and the Issuer
shall receive written notice to the contrary from the Borrower, each matter
certified to in this request shall be deemed to be certified at the date of that
issuance or extension.

         The Borrower has caused this request to be executed and delivered, and
the certification and warranties in this request to be made, by its duly
Authorized Person as of the date first stated above.


                                                       ________________________


                           By___________________________________________________
                             Name:   ___________________________________________
                             Title:  ___________________________________________





__________________________________

(4)        Insert name and address of beneficiary.
(5)        Delete bracketed sentence if Issuance Request is for an extension.
(6)        Insert as appropriate.



                                                                       EXHIBIT C
<PAGE>   132
                                   EXHIBIT D

                              CONTINUATION NOTICE

                          Dated ______________________


The Bank of Nova Scotia,
         as Administrative Agent
Scotia House
33 Finsbury Square
London, England EC2A 1BB

Attn:    _________________________


         This notice is delivered to you by _______________________________ (a
___________ organized and existing under the laws of _______________, the
"BORROWER"), under SECTION 4.2.3 of the European Credit Agreement (together
with all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to
it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
________________________ (a ___________ organized and existing under the laws
of ____________________), certain financial institutions as lenders, you and
NationsBank of Texas, N.A., respectively, as the administrative agent and the
documentation agent for those lenders, and certain arrangers, and executed by
Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada) and Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd.  (a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Singapore) as Supplemental
Borrowers.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when
used, unless otherwise defined, in this notice.

         The Borrower requests that, on ____________________, ____,
_________________(1) of the presently outstanding principal amount of the
Pro-Rata Revolving Loans originally made on ____________, ____, denominated in
_______________,(2) be continued as LIBO Rate Loans having an Interest Period of
[one] [three] [six] month(s).(3)

         The delivery of this notice constitutes a representation and warranty
by each Obligor that no Event of Default [Default](4) has occurred and is
continuing or will (immediately after giving effect to the requested
continuation) occur and be continuing; provided that, with respect to the
covenants in SECTION 8.2.3 of the Credit Agreement, the foregoing
representation and warranty is made to the best knowledge of each Obligor
(after due inquiry).





__________________________________

(1)        Insert the amount.
(2)        Insert the Available Currency.
(3)        Insert the number of months.
(4)        Include  bracketed text if  the Borrower  is requesting  either the
           continuation  of a previously-made  Pro-Rata Revolving  Loan with an
           Interest Period longer than one month.



                                                                       EXHIBIT D
<PAGE>   133
         The Borrower agrees that, if before the time of that continuation any
matter certified to in this notice by it will not be true and correct at such
time as if then made, then it will immediately so notify the Administrative
Agent.  Except to the extent, if any, that, before the time of the requested
continuation the Administrative Agent shall receive written notice to the
contrary from the Borrower, each matter certified to in this notice shall be
deemed to be certified at the date of that continuation as if then made.

         The Borrower has caused this notice to be executed and delivered, and
the certification and warranties in this notice to be made, by its duly
Authorized Person on the date first stated above.



                                                    ___________________________


                           By___________________________________________________
                             Name:   ___________________________________________
                             Title:  ___________________________________________




                                                                       EXHIBIT D
<PAGE>   134
                                   EXHIBIT E

                             COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

                        Dated _________________________


To the Lenders and Agents party to the
European Credit Agreement described below


         This certificate is delivered in compliance with SECTIONS 8.1.1(C) and
(D) of the European Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and other
modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT")
dated as of October 28, 1997, among Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of Delaware, United States of America, "MICRO"),
Ingram European Coordination Center, N.V. (a company organized and existing
under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium), certain financial institutions as
lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia and NationsBank of Texas, N.A., respectively,
as the administrative agent and the documentation agent for those lenders, and
certain arrangers, and executed by Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada) and Ingram
Micro Singapore Pte Ltd. (a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of Singapore) as Supplemental Borrowers.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement
have the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this
certificate.

         The undersigned certifies that (a) the attached financial statements
are a complete and correct copy of Micro's required financial statements for
the period indicated and that those financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
(as interpreted in accordance with SECTION 1.4 of the Credit Agreement), (b) no
Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of this certificate,(1)
and (c) a true and correct statement of calculations demonstrating Micro's
compliance with the various requirements of the Credit Agreement is attached.


                                                       _________________________

                             Name:   ___________________________________________
                             Title:  ___________________________________________





__________________________________

(1)      If a  Default has occurred and is continuing  as of the date of the
         applicable Compliance  Certificate, the text of CLAUSE (b) should be
         replaced with a statement of the nature of the Default and the action
         which Micro has taken or proposes to take with respect to it.



                                                                       EXHIBIT E
<PAGE>   135
                                  EXHIBIT G-1

                  COORDINATION CENTER GUARANTY ON FIRST DEMAND

         This Guaranty on first demand (hereinafter, this "DEMAND GUARANTY")
given by:

         INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V., a naamloze vennootschap (a
         company) established under the laws of Belgium as a coordination
         center, with its registered office at Leuvensesteenweg 11, 1932 Sint
         Stevens Woluwe, Belgium registered with the trade register of Brussels
         under the number 547.298 (the "GUARANTOR");

         WHEREAS Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd., a corporation established
under the laws of Singapore, with registered office at 143 Cecil Street,
#07-03/04, GB Building, Singapore 069542 (hereinafter referred to as "MICRO
SINGAPORE"), Ingram Micro Inc., a company established under the laws of
Ontario, Canada, with registered office at 230 Barmac Drive, Weston, Ontario,
Canada M9L 2Z3 ("MICRO CANADA"), and the Guarantor (collectively, the
"SUBSIDIARIES") are direct or indirect subsidiaries of Ingram Micro Inc., a
corporation established under the laws of Delaware, United States of America,
with registered office at 1600 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California
92705 ("MICRO");

         AND WHEREAS Micro, the Subsidiaries, and the other direct and indirect
subsidiaries of Micro (collectively, the "GROUP") are engaged as an integrated
group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling,
distribution and service activities;

         AND WHEREAS this integrated operation requires financing on a group
basis whereby credit supplied to members of the Group is made available from
time to time to other members of the Group, including the Subsidiaries, as
required for the continued successful operation of the members of the Group
separately, and the integrated operation as a whole;

         AND WHEREAS Micro has negotiated the European Credit Agreement (as
amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated
as of October 28, 1997, among Micro and the Guarantor as the Primary Borrowers
(the "PRIMARY BORROWERS"), certain financial institutions (together with their
respective successors and permitted assigns and any branch or affiliate of a
financial institution funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit
Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"), The Bank of Nova Scotia, as
Administrative Agent (in that capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the
Lenders, NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Documentation Agent for the Lenders,
and certain arrangers, and also executed by Micro Singapore and Micro Canada as
Supplemental Borrowers (together with the Primary Borrowers, the "BORROWERS").

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Agreement the Lenders will make
Credit Extensions (that capitalized term and all other capitalized terms not
defined herein to have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement) to the
Borrowers from time to time;

         AND WHEREAS the Borrowers expect to make a portion of the proceeds of
the Credit Extensions available to other members of the Group, including the
Subsidiaries, in order to contribute to fulfilling the present and future
financing needs of the Group;




                                                                     EXHIBIT G-1
<PAGE>   136
         AND WHEREAS each member of the Group will benefit from the
implementation of the Credit Agreement by way of secure access to sources of
long-term financing on favorable terms and conditions and financing
arrangements on a more cost-efficient basis, as well as other indirect
benefits;

         AND WHEREAS it is a condition of the Lenders' entering into the Credit
Agreement and making the initial Credit Extension thereunder that each of Micro
and the Subsidiaries (including the Guarantor) enter into guarantees on the
terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Agreement other subsidiaries of
Micro may be required or permitted from time to time to deliver additional
guarantees (together with this Demand Guaranty and the aforementioned
guarantees being delivered by Micro and the other Subsidiaries, collectively
the "GROUP GUARANTEES") of the Obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (Micro and its Subsidiaries in their
capacity as guarantors (including the Guarantor), together with such other
subsidiaries required to deliver a guaranty from time to time pursuant to the
Credit Agreement, collectively the "GROUP GUARANTORS");

         AND WHEREAS the Guarantor and the other Group Guarantors have entered
into or will enter into an agreement (the "INTRA-GROUP AGREEMENT") pursuant to
which each of the Group Guarantors must agree to provide Group Guarantees on
terms and conditions provided for in the Credit Agreement in order to obtain
the benefits from any portion of the Credit Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS it is therefore necessary for the Group Guarantors to
enter into the Group Guarantees in order to obtain from the Borrowers the
benefit of any portion of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS the application of the Group's creditworthiness under the
Credit Agreement by means of the incorporation of unlimited guarantees of the
Group Guarantors results in a credit structure that enhances the
creditworthiness of the Group and permits financing to be raised on terms and
conditions more favorable to the members of the Group than would otherwise be
possible;

         AND WHEREAS, in order to induce the Lenders, the Documentation Agent,
and the Administrative Agent (collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES") to enter into
the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions thereunder, and to obtain the
other valuable benefits and consideration described therein and herein, each
Group Guarantor has agreed or will agree to guarantee, on the terms and
conditions set forth in the relevant Group Guarantees the obligations of each
Borrower under the Credit Agreement, the Notes (if any), and each other Loan
Document in favor of the Lender Parties, and each Group Guarantor expects to
derive benefits, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of the Credit
Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS this Demand Guaranty is intended to constitute and
constitutes an independent guaranty on first demand (guarantee op eerste
verzoek), and not an ordinary guaranty (borgtocht), and the other Group
Guarantees are on terms and conditions similar to those of an independent
guaranty on first demand (guarantie op eerste verzoek), and in particular to
the terms of this Demand Guaranty;

         AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Group Guarantees, at any
time when any Lender Party is entitled to demand payment under the Group
Guarantees, such Lender Party may, at its option,



                                                                     EXHIBIT G-1

<PAGE>   137
make demand on any one or more Group Guarantors and is not obliged to make
demand on any proportionate basis;

         AND WHEREAS the Intra-Group Agreement provides for (i) indemnification
by the Borrowers in favor of each Group Guarantor for Guarantor Losses (as
defined in the Intra-Group Agreement) and for (ii) contribution by all the
Group Guarantors such that all losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Group
Guarantors in connection with the obligations created by the Group Guarantees
shall be shared by all of the Group Guarantors proportionately on the basis of
their net asset values and their obligations to the Borrowers as at the date
such losses, costs and expenses may be incurred;

         AND WHEREAS the Credit Agreement is governed by the laws of England;
the Micro Guaranty is governed by the laws of the State of New York, United
States; the Micro Canada Guaranty (Coordination Center/Micro Singapore) and
Micro Canada Guaranty (Micro) are governed by the laws of the Province of
Ontario, Canada; the Micro Singapore Guaranty is governed by the laws of
Singapore; and this Demand Guaranty and the Intra-Group Agreement are governed
by the laws of Belgium;

         THE FOREGOING HAVING BEEN PRESENTED, it is contracted and agreed as
follows:

         1.      Guaranty on First Demand.

         (a)     The Guarantor hereby unconditionally, absolutely and
irrevocably guarantees on first demand, by way of an independent guaranty on
first demand (guarantie op eerste verzoek) and not by way of ordinary guaranty
(borgtocht), to each Lender Party (including their respective successors and
assigns):

                 (i)      the full and punctual payment when due, whether on
         demand, at stated maturity, or on a prepayment date, by acceleration
         or otherwise, of all amounts payable by the Borrowers (other than the
         Guarantor) under or in connection with the Credit Agreement and the
         other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all principal,
         interest, premiums, fees and expenses payable by the Borrowers (other
         than the Guarantor) thereunder and all reasonable expenses incurred by
         any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under the Credit Agreement,
         the Notes, and the other Loan Documents (including this Demand
         Guaranty) (all of the foregoing guaranteed payments described in this
         SECTION 1(a)(i) being the "GUARANTEED PAYMENTS"), and

                 (ii)     the full performance and observance as required of
         all of the covenants, conditions and agreements provided in the Credit
         Agreement and each other Loan Document required to be performed or
         observed by each Borrower (other than the Guarantor) (all of the
         foregoing guaranteed obligations described in this SECTION 1(a)(ii)
         being the "GUARANTEED COVENANTS" and, collectively with the Guaranteed
         Payments, being the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS").

         (b)     The costs guaranteed by this Demand Guaranty include all costs
of registration and all other ancillary costs which this Demand Guaranty could
lead to, including without limitation any and all costs and expenses
(including, to the fullest extent permitted by law, reasonable attorney's fees
and expenses) incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under this
Demand Guaranty.

         2.      Effective Date.  This Demand Guaranty shall enter into force
upon the date hereof.




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         3.      Payment and Performance on Demand.  The Guarantor shall make
payment of all Guaranteed Payments and of all other amounts payable by it
hereunder forthwith after substantiated demand therefor is made in writing to
it by any Lender Party.  Such demand shall be deemed to have been sufficiently
substantiated if it is for the amount specified in a statement by such Lender
Party of the amounts payable and not paid by the Borrowers (other than the
Guarantor) under the terms of the Credit Agreement, and of any other amounts
payable by the Guarantor hereunder.

         In addition, and without prejudice or limitation to the foregoing, the
Guarantor shall perform or ensure performance of each Guaranteed Covenant, to
the extent of its legal capacity and to the best of its abilities, forthwith
after substantiated demand therefor is made in writing to it by any Lender
Party.  Such demand shall be deemed to have been sufficiently substantiated if
it identifies the Loan Document under which the obligation to perform or comply
with each such Guaranteed Covenant arises, specifies the relevant section of
such Loan Document, and states that such Guaranteed Covenant is required of
such Borrower by such Loan Document but has not been performed or complied
with.

         Each substantiated demand pursuant to this SECTION 3 shall be deemed
to have been effectively made by a Lender Party when addressed to the Guarantor
at its last address known to such Lender Party and personally delivered to such
address or, if sent by telecopy or other similar means of telecommunications,
when the appropriate receipt of transmission is received by the sender thereof.

         This Demand Guaranty constitutes a first demand guaranty, and the
Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall not be necessary or required that
any Lender Party exercise any right, assert any claim or demand or enforce any
remedy whatsoever against any Borrower or any other Obligor or any other
Person, before or as a condition to the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder.

         4.      Guarantee Absolute, etc.  This Demand Guaranty shall in all
respects be a continuing, absolute and unconditional and irrevocable guaranty
on first demand.  The liability of the Guarantor under this Demand Guaranty is
absolute and irrevocable and a Guaranteed Payment shall be deemed to be payable
by each Borrower (other than the Guarantor) and a Guaranteed Covenant shall be
deemed to be required of each Borrower (other than the Guarantor), for the
purposes of this Demand Guaranty, including for the purposes of any demand
pursuant to SECTION 3 above, notwithstanding:

         (a)     any lack of validity or enforceability of any Obligor's
obligations under or with respect to any Loan Document or any other agreement
or instrument relating thereto, or the existence of any law, regulation or
order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting the terms of any
Loan Document or the rights or obligations of the Obligors thereunder or with
respect thereto;

         (b)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender Parties, in
the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of
the Loan Documents or any other amendment, renewal, extension, acceleration,
compromise or waiver of or any consent or departure from the terms or
provisions of any of the Loan Documents;

         (c)     the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors to
execute and deliver any of the Loan Documents; any set-off or counterclaim
which may at any time be available to or asserted by any of the Obligors
against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's obligations under any
of the Loan Documents; the existence or continuance of any Obligor as a legal
entity; the consolidation or merger of any Obligor with or into any other
corporation, or the sale, lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all




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or substantially all of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not
effected in compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents; or the
bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by any
Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the making by any
Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or entering into a
composition or arrangement with, creditors;

         (d)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the
part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any failure to demand,
delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for any payment under any of the
Loan Documents, any failure to give to any Obligor (including the Guarantor)
notice of default in the making of any payment due and payable under any of the
Loan Documents or in the performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in any of the Loan  Documents, any action taken by any Lender Party
in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right or power conferred by
any of the Loan Documents, or the failure, delay or omission by any Lender
Party to exercise any such right or power;

         (e)     any invalidation of any of the obligations of the Guarantor or
any other Obligor or the repudiation by the Guarantor of this Demand Guaranty
or any of the other Group Guarantees by any other Group Guarantor, whether or
not under color of right;

         (f)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
release, or termination executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent or
any other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 13(b) of this Demand
Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable, any
act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any Lender
Party with respect to any of the Loan Documents, including any termination of
any such obligations, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any consent or
departure from the terms or provisions of this Demand Guaranty or the other
Group Guarantees or any release of the Guarantor or the other Group Guarantors,
from liability hereunder or thereunder;

         (g)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
release, or termination executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent or
any other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 13(b) of this Demand
Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable, any
release, discharge, modification or exchange of any property pledged or
mortgaged or in which a security interest has been granted as collateral for
the Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent or
waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing for
granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the Guaranteed
Obligations; and

         (h)     any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge under applicable laws of, the Borrowers or
any other Obligor.

         As between the Guarantor on the one hand and the Lender Parties on the
other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and
payable as provided in the Credit Agreement notwithstanding any stay,
injunction, or other prohibition preventing such declaration as against the
Obligors (other than Ingram European Coordination Center N.V. in its capacity
as the Guarantor), and, in the event of any such declaration, such obligations
shall forthwith be deemed to be amounts payable by such Obligors for purposes
of this Demand Guaranty.

         5.      TERM OF THE DEMAND GUARANTY.  This Demand Guaranty shall
continue in force so long as (a) any of the Guaranteed Obligations is
outstanding and (b) the Commitments have not been fully




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terminated.

         6.      WAIVER OF NOTICE.  The Guarantor hereby waives notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon the Obligors, other than any notice required by this Demand
Guaranty.

         7.      NO SUBROGATION.  Notwithstanding any payment or payments made
or expenses incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Demand Guaranty, the
rights of the Guarantor:

         (a)     against each Borrower (other than the Guarantor) in respect of
any and all rights of reimbursement and subrogation with respect to this Demand
Guaranty or any other guaranty of any nature (including the other Group
Guarantees);

         (b)     against each Borrower (other than the Guarantor), any other
Subsidiary or any other party to the Intra-Group Agreement in respect of any
and all present and future debts and obligations thereunder of such party to
the Guarantor; and

         (c)     if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
against each Borrower (other than the Guarantor) in respect of any and all
other present and future debts and obligations of such Borrower to the
Guarantor, (including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or
indemnification) are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to the (x)
full payment in cash of all the Guaranteed Obligations owing to the Lender
Parties and (y) the termination of all Commitments.  If any amount shall be
paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, and the
Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been paid in cash in full and the
Commitments of the Lender Parties shall not have terminated, such amount shall
be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for the benefit of, and held by
the Guarantor in the name and for the account of the Lender Parties and, in
addition, shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Lender Parties to be credited and applied upon the Guaranteed
Obligations if then matured or forthwith be repaid to the relevant Borrower if
such obligations are then unmatured.

         8.      CONTINUING GUARANTY.  This Demand Guaranty shall continue to
be effective, or be reinstated as the case may be, if at any time any payment,
or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or any other Obligor (including
the Guarantor) or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

         9.      SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNMENT.  This Demand Guaranty shall be binding
upon the Guarantor and its legal successors and assigns.  The benefit of this
Demand Guaranty at any time is intended for the benefit of each Lender Party
and its successors and assigns, and shall be considered, subject to any
procedures or formalities required by law, to be assigned upon the assignment
or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and obligations
under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents without requiring any
act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  The Guarantor hereby
irrevocably appoints Micro as its mandatary to receive notice, by way of
registration pursuant to the Credit Agreement, of the transfer of any Note or
of other rights and obligations with respect to the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents (including this Guaranty) by any Lender Party, and
instructs Micro, in its capacity as mandatary, to inform the directors of the
Guarantor forthwith of any such transfer.



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         10.     COUNTERPARTS.  This Demand Guaranty may be executed in one or
more counterparts, and the Guarantor hereby agrees to enter into and provide to
any Lender Party such additional counterparts of this Demand Guaranty as such
Lender Party may request in writing at any time and from time to time.

         11.     ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Demand Guaranty, together with the
other agreements and documents herein or therein referred to, constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and there are no warranties, representations or other
agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof
except as specifically set forth herein.

         12.     DIVISIBILITY.  If any obligation, covenant, or provision
herein contained is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in
whole or in part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination
shall not affect or impair and shall not be deemed to affect or impair, the
validity, legality or enforceability of any other obligation, covenant or
provision herein contained.  Each such obligation, covenant or provision so
determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall be interpreted in such
manner as to render it or them valid, legal and enforceable to the greatest
extent permitted by applicable law.  Each obligation, covenant and provision of
this agreement is hereby declared to be divisible, separate and distinct.

         13.     MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

         (a)     This Demand Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be
construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION 5.11 and ARTICLE XI thereof.

         (b)     No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Demand
Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given.

         (c)     All notices and communications provided to any party hereto,
other than as provided in SECTION 3 hereof, shall be made in the manner, and
subject to the provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

         (d)     Section captions used in this Demand Guaranty are for
convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this
Guaranty.

         (e)     In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights of any
Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Default described in any of CLAUSES (a)
through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the Credit Agreement (after providing notice to
the Guarantor with respect thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits, accounts
or moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations of the Guarantor
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Party hereunder, irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have
made any demand under any Loan Document.

         14.     APPLICABLE LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  This Demand
Guaranty shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
Belgium.  ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN
CONNECTION WITH, THIS DEMAND GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALINGS, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES
OR THE GUARANTOR PURSUANT TO THIS DEMAND GUARANTY, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND
MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, U.S.A., THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR THE
COURTS OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY
SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY
SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE AND, IN THE CASE OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK, IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH
LITIGATION BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS
ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.2 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, IN EACH
SUCH CASE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF GENERAL COUNSEL, INGRAM MICRO INC., OR BY
PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN A MANNER PERMITTED
BY THE LAWS OF EACH SUCH JURISDICTION.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY, AND
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH
IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION
BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH
LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN ANY INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY
COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT
PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO
ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY
IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS DEMAND GUARANTY.

         15.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND THE GUARANTOR
HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT
OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS DEMAND GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF
CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS
OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR, THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND
EACH OTHER PROVISION OF THIS DEMAND GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A
MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
AND MAKING CREDIT EXTENSIONS THEREUNDER.

         DONE at Santa Ana, California as of October 28, 1997.


                                     By ________________________________________
                                     Michael Grainger, Authorized Representative



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                                  EXHIBIT G-2

                             INTRA-GROUP AGREEMENT

         This Intra-Group Agreement is made as of October 28, 1997 (this
"AGREEMENT") between:

o        INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the State
         of Delaware, United States of America, with registered office at 1600
         East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705, United States of
         America (hereinafter referred to as "MICRO");

o        INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a corporation existing under the laws
         of Singapore, with registered office at 143 Cecil Street, #07-03/04,
         GB Building, Singapore 069542 (hereinafter referred to as "MICRO
         SINGAPORE");

o        INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the
         Province of Ontario, Canada, with registered office at 230 Barmac
         Drive, Weston, Ontario, Canada M9L 2Z3 (hereinafter referred to as
         "MICRO CANADA"); and

o        INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V.,  a corporation ("NAAMLOZE
         VENNOOTSCHAP"), existing under the laws of Belgium as a coordination
         center, with its registered office at Leuvensesteenweg 11, 1932 Sint
         Stevens Woluwe, Belgium, registered with the trade register of
         Brussels under the number 547.298 (hereinafter referred to as
         "COORDINATION CENTER");

         WHEREAS, Micro Singapore, Micro Canada, and Coordination Center
(collectively, the "SUBSIDIARIES") are direct or indirect subsidiaries of
Micro;

         AND WHEREAS Micro, the Subsidiaries and the other direct and indirect
subsidiaries of Micro (collectively, the "GROUP") are engaged as an integrated
group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling
distribution and service activities;

         AND WHEREAS this integrated operation requires financing on a group
basis whereby credit supplied to members of the Group is made available from
time to time to other members of the Group, including the Subsidiaries, as
required for the continued successful operation of the members of the Group
separately, and the integrated operation as a whole,

         AND WHEREAS  Micro and Coordination Center (the "PRIMARY BORROWERS"),
certain financial institutions (together with their respective successors and
permitted assigns and any branch or affiliate of a financial institution
funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement,
collectively, the "LENDERS"), The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent
(in that capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, NationsBank of
Texas, N.A., as Documentation Agent for the Lenders, and certain arrangers are
parties to the European Credit Agreement (as amended or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, which is
also executed by Micro Singapore and Micro Canada as Supplemental Borrowers
(together with the Primary Borrowers, the "BORROWERS");




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         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Agreement the Lenders will make
Credit Extensions (that capitalized term and all other capitalized terms not
defined herein to have the meanings provided in SECTION 1.1) to the Borrowers
from time to time;

         AND WHEREAS the Borrowers expect to make a portion of the proceeds of
the Credit Extensions available to other members of the Group, including the
Subsidiaries, in order to contribute to fulfilling the present and future
financing needs of the Group;

         AND WHEREAS each member of the Group will benefit from the
implementation of the Credit Agreement by way of secure access to sources of
long-term financing on favorable terms and conditions permitting a reduced cost
of funds, currency conversion and financing arrangements on a more
cost-efficient basis, as well as other indirect benefits;

         AND WHEREAS it is a condition of the Lenders' entering into the Credit
Agreement and making the initial Credit Extension thereunder that each of Micro
and the Subsidiaries enter into guaranties on the terms and conditions set
forth in the Credit Agreement;

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Agreement other subsidiaries of
Micro may be required from time to time to deliver additional guarantees
(together with the aforementioned guaranties being delivered by Micro and the
Subsidiaries, collectively the "GUARANTIES" and individually a "GUARANTY") of
the Obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (Micro and its Subsidiaries in their capacity as guarantors, together
with such other Persons becoming a party to this Agreement pursuant to SECTION
4.3 hereof, the "GUARANTORS");

         AND WHEREAS in order to obtain the benefits from any portion of the
proceeds of the Credit Extensions, each of the Guarantors must agree to provide
guarantees on the terms and conditions of its Guaranty, and the parties hereto
desire to confirm and acknowledge this obligation;

         AND WHEREAS it is therefore necessary for each Guarantor to enter into
its Guaranty in order to obtain from the Borrowers the benefit of any portion
of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS the application of the Group's creditworthiness under the
Credit Agreement by means of the incorporation of unlimited guarantees of the
Guarantors results in a credit structure that enhances the creditworthiness of
the Group and permits financing to be raised on terms and conditions more
favorable to the members of the Group, including the parties hereto, than would
otherwise be possible;

         AND WHEREAS in order to induce the Lenders, the Documentation Agents
and the Administrative Agent (collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES") to enter into
the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions thereunder, and to obtain the
other valuable benefits and consideration described herein, each Subsidiary has
agreed to guarantee, on the terms and conditions set forth in the relevant
Guaranties, the Obligations of each Borrower under the Credit Agreement, the
Notes (if any), and each other Loan Document in favor of the Lender Parties,
and each  Subsidiary expects to derive benefits, directly or indirectly, from
the proceeds of the Credit Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the term of the Guaranties, at any time when
any Lender Party is entitled to demand payment under the Guaranties, such
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any one or more Guarantors and is not obliged to make demand on any
proportionate basis;

         AND WHEREAS the parties hereto desire to enter into an arrangement to
provide for (i) indemnification by the Borrowers in favor of each Guarantor for
Guarantor Losses (as defined in SECTION 2.3 hereof) and for (ii) contribution
by all parties such that all losses, costs and expenses incurred by the
Guarantors in connection with the obligations created by the Guaranties shall
be shared by all of the Guarantors proportionately on the basis of their net
asset values and their obligations to the Borrowers as at the date such losses,
costs and expenses may be incurred;

         AND WHEREAS the Credit Agreement will be governed by the laws of
England; the Micro Guaranty will be governed by the laws of the State of New
York, United States of America; the Micro Canada Guaranty (Micro) and the Micro
Canada Guaranty (Coordination Center/Micro Singapore) will be governed by the
laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada; the Micro Singapore Guaranty will be
governed by the laws of Singapore; and this Agreement and the Coordination
Center Guaranty will be governed by the laws of Belgium.

         THE FOREGOING HAVING BEEN PRESENTED, the parties hereto contract and
agree as follows:


                           ARTICLE 1 - INTERPRETATION

         1.1.    DEFINITIONS.  For the purposes of this Agreement:

                 (a)      "CREDIT DOCUMENTS" shall mean the Credit Agreement,
         the Notes (if any), the Loan Documents (including the Guaranties), and
         each other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

                 (b)      "NET ASSET AMOUNT" of a Guarantor at any time shall
         mean the sum of its Stockholders' Equity at that time, plus the net
         amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such
         Guarantor to the Borrowers at that time (it being understood and
         agreed that, in the case of any Guarantor that is also a Borrower,
         such Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to itself
         in its capacity as such Borrower);

                 (c)      "STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY" of a Guarantor at any time
         shall mean the amount of its unconsolidated stockholders' equity as
         shown on its most recent periodic financial statements prepared as of
         that time; and

                 (d)      all capitalized terms used herein without definition
         shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

         1.2.    INTERPRETATION NOT AFFECTED BY HEADINGS.  The division of this
Agreement into sections, articles, paragraphs and other portions and the
insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.  The terms "THIS
AGREEMENT",



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"HEREOF", "HEREIN", "HEREUNDER" and similar expressions refer to this Agreement
and not to any particular section, article, paragraph or other portion hereof
and include any agreement or instrument supplementary or ancillary hereto.

         1.3.    GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall be governed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of Belgium.

         1.4.    CURRENCY.  Unless the contrary is expressly indicated, any
reference in this Agreement to a sum of money as of any time shall be a
reference to such sum in, or converted as of that time into, lawful money of
the United States of America, and all payments to be made hereunder shall be
made in that currency.

         1.5.    SCHEDULE.  The following schedule annexed hereto is
incorporated herein by reference and deemed to be part hereof:

         SCHEDULE A --    A form of execution copy of Credit Agreement dated as
                          of October 28, 1997, including the schedules and
                          exhibits attached thereto.

         1.6.    ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement, together with the Schedule,
agreements and other documents herein or therein referred to, constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and there are no warranties, representations or other
agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof
except as specifically set forth herein.

         1.7.    DIVISIBILITY.  If any obligation, covenant or provision herein
contained is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect
or impair and shall not be deemed to affect or impair, the validity, legality
or enforceability of any other obligation, covenant or provision herein
contained and each such obligation, covenant or provision shall be interpreted
in such manner as to render them valid, legal and enforceable to the greatest
extent permitted by applicable law.  Each obligation, covenant and provision of
this Agreement is hereby declared to be divisible, separate and distinct.

                             ARTICLE 2 - AGREEMENTS

         2.1.    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
confirms:

                 (a)      that it has received an execution copy of the Credit
         Agreement and other Loan Documents, and that its financial officers
         have reviewed the contents of such agreements as well as all other
         documents, facts and other circumstances necessary to arrive at an
         informed judgment as to the advisability of entering into its Guaranty
         and of the benefits obtained by implementing its Guaranty; and

                 (b)      that the proceeds of the Credit Extensions will be an
         essential element necessary to meet its long-term financing needs,
         that it expects to benefit directly and indirectly from the
         implementation of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
         and that the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the
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         will be more favorable than any long-term financing arrangement it
         could negotiate on its own behalf without the credit support of the
         Group.

         2.2.    EXECUTION OF DEFINITIVE AGREEMENTS.  Subject to approval of
definitive agreements by its board of directors or other managing authority, as
applicable, each of the parties hereto covenants and agrees to execute and
deliver each Guaranty to which it is a party on the terms and conditions set
out in the Credit Agreement.

         2.3.    INDEMNITY OF BORROWERS.  Subject to the rights of any Lender
Party under the Credit Documents (including the subordination provisions
contained therein), each Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify each Guarantor
forthwith upon demand and to hold each Guarantor harmless against any and all
losses, costs and expenses incurred by such Guarantor as a result of fulfilling
its obligations under any Guaranty provided by it ("GUARANTOR LOSSES") in
respect of the Obligations of such Borrower.  Subject to SECTION 2.7, a
Guarantor that has incurred Guarantor Losses may elect to obtain the benefit of
the indemnity under this SECTION 2.3 by setting its Guarantor Losses off
against the net amount of any obligations that it may owe to any Borrower at
that time to the extent of such net amount.

         2.4.    GUARANTOR INDEMNITIES.  Subject to the rights of any Lender
Party under the Credit   Documents (including the subordination provisions
contained therein), and without in any way limiting the liabilities of any
Borrower under SECTION 2.3, each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agrees
to indemnify every other Guarantor forthwith upon demand and hold every other
Guarantor harmless against any and all Guarantor Losses incurred by such
Guarantor (an  "INDEMNIFIED GUARANTOR") to the extent that such Guarantor
Losses exceed the Indemnified Guarantor's Net Asset Amount on the date such
Guarantor Losses are incurred; provided that no Guarantor shall be required to
pay an amount in respect of the indemnity set forth in this SECTION 2.4 greater
than its Net Asset Amount on such date.

         2.5.    SHARING LOSSES.  Subject to the rights of any Lender Party
under the Credit Documents (including the subordination provisions contained
therein) and without in any way limiting the liabilities of any Borrower under
SECTION 2.3 or of the Guarantors under SECTION 2.4, each of the Guarantors
agrees that the liability for all Guarantor Losses shall be shared by the
Guarantors pro rata on the basis of each Guarantor's Net Asset Amount.  For
greater certainty, following the fulfillment of obligations under the
Guaranties, including payments made under the indemnities set forth in SECTION
2.4, each Guarantor covenants and agrees to compensate the Guarantors incurring
Guarantor Losses, either directly as a result of the Guaranties or indirectly
as a result of the indemnity set forth in SECTION 2.4, by the payment of an
amount not exceeding its own Net Asset Amount (the "COMPENSATION PAYMENT") to
such Guarantors that will be sufficient, when aggregated with all other
Compensation Payments made hereunder, to ensure that no Guarantor incurs a
liability for Guarantor Losses greater than an amount equal to the product
obtained by multiplying the aggregate Guarantor Losses of all the Guarantors at
such time by a fraction the numerator of which is the Net Asset Amount of such
Guarantor and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Asset Amounts of
all the Guarantors at that time.

         2.6.    APPLICATION OF FUNDS.  Each Borrower hereby covenants and
agrees that the proceeds from the Credit Extensions will be used for the
purpose of meeting the financing requirements of the Group, including the
Guarantors, and that funds provided out of such proceeds will be available to
support the operational and expansion needs of the Guarantors from time to
time.

         2.7.    NO SUBROGATION.  Notwithstanding any payment or payments made 
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by any Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement, the rights of such a Guarantor

                 (a)      against each Borrower (other than such Guarantor) in
         respect of any and all rights of reimbursement, indemnification and
         subrogation with respect to the Guaranties or any other guaranty of
         the Credit Documents of any nature,

                 (b)      against each Borrower (other than such Guarantor),
         any other Guarantor or any other party hereto in respect of any and
         all present and future debts and obligations of such party under this
         Agreement to such Guarantor, and

                 (c)      against each Borrower (other than such Guarantor), at
         any time when an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
         continuing, in respect of any and all other present and future debts
         and obligations of each Borrower to such Guarantor,

(including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or
indemnification) are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to (i) the
payment in full in cash of all of the obligations of each Obligor owing to all
of the Lender Parties under or with respect to the Credit Documents and (ii)
the termination of all the Commitments.  If any amount shall be paid to any of
the Guarantors with respect to any of the foregoing rights prior to the
occurrence of the events described in CLAUSES (i) and (ii) of the preceding
sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to each such Guarantor
for the benefit of, and held by each such Guarantor in the name and for the
account of the Lender Parties and, in addition, shall forthwith be paid to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender Parties to be credited and
applied against the obligations of such Guarantor pursuant to its Guaranty if
then matured or forthwith be repaid to the relevant Borrower if such
obligations are then unmatured.

         2.8.    LIABILITY UNDER THE DOCUMENTS.  The provisions of this
Agreement shall in no way limit or otherwise affect the liability of any of the
Borrowers for Credit Extensions made pursuant to any of the Credit Documents.

                   ARTICLE 3 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         3.1.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE GUARANTORS.  Each of the
parties hereto  hereby represents and warrants to each of the other parties
hereto as follows and acknowledges that each of the other parties is relying
upon such representations and warranties in connection with the matters
contemplated by this Agreement:

                 (a)      it has not ceased to pay its creditors, nor has its
         bank credit been disrupted or suspended, nor is it in any other
         condition relevant to the determination of bankruptcy under the laws
         of bankruptcy applicable to it; no acts or proceedings have been taken
         by or against it in connection with, it has not received any notice in
         respect of, and it is not in the course of liquidation, winding-up,
         dissolution, bankruptcy or reorganization; and

                 (b)      this Agreement has been validly authorized, executed
         and delivered by it and is a valid and legally binding obligation of
         it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

         3.2.    REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY OF MICRO.  Micro hereby represents
and warrants to each of the other parties hereto that it believes, as a result
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Lender Parties, that application of the Group's creditworthiness by means of
the incorporation of unlimited guarantees of the Guarantors results in a credit
structure that enhances the creditworthiness of the Group and permits financing
to be raised on terms and conditions more favorable than otherwise possible.
Micro acknowledges that each of the other parties hereto is relying upon the
foregoing representation and warranty in connection with the matters
contemplated by this Agreement.

                              ARTICLE 4 - GENERAL

         4.1.    TERM AND TERMINATION.  This Agreement shall come into force
and effect as of the date hereof and shall continue in force so long as (a) any
party hereto shall have any outstanding obligation with respect to the
obligations guaranteed by the Guaranties and (b) the Commitments have not been
fully terminated.

         4.2.    FURTHER ASSURANCES.  Each of the parties hereto shall do all
such acts and execute and deliver all such documents or instruments as may
reasonably be requested by any of the other parties hereto or their respective
counsel as may be necessary or desirable to complete the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to carry out its provisions.

         4.3.    AMENDMENT.  This Agreement may not be modified or amended
except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the parties hereto or their
respective successors or permitted assigns.  Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, the parties agree that if any Person within the Group that is not a
party hereto hereafter becomes a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Credit
Agreement (a "SUBSEQUENT GUARANTOR"), each of the parties hereto covenants to
cause such Subsequent Guarantor to do all such acts and execute and deliver all
such documents or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or desirable so
that such Subsequent Guarantor becomes a party to this Agreement and becomes
bound by the terms hereof.  If at any time any Guarantor shall cease to be a
Guarantor during the continuation in force of this Agreement, the obligations
of such party under this Agreement shall thereupon cease.

         4.4.    ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTED.  No party may assign this Agreement to
any other Person without the prior written consent of each of the other parties
hereto.

         4.5.    COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
and may be executed in any number of additional counterparts by any one or more
of the parties bound hereby.  A counterpart shall be deemed to be an original
and such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.  Each party
hereto shall receive a fully executed original of this Agreement.

         4.6.    SCOPE.  This Agreement shall be for the benefit of the parties
hereto and the Lender  Parties (including the successors and assigns) and
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.


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         DONE at Santa Ana, California on the date first above stated in this
Intra-Group Agreement.


INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation       INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation 
organized and existing under the       organized and existing under the laws of
laws of the State of Delaware,         the Province of Ontario, Canada
United States of America               

By                                     By                                  
  -------------------------------        --------------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger, Executive Vice    Michael J. Grainger, Authorized   
  President & Worldwide Chief            Representative                    
  Financial Officer                                           



INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD.,       INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V.,
a corporation organized and            a company organized and existing under 
existing under the laws of             the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium
Singapore

By                                     By 
  ------------------------------          -------------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger, Attorney           Michael J. Grainger, 
                                          Authorized  Representative



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                                 MICRO GUARANTY

         Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (this "GUARANTY"), dated as of October 28,
1997, INGRAM MICRO INC., a Delaware corporation (the "GUARANTOR"), hereby
unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably guarantees as primary obligor and
not as a surety merely, to each Lender Party (as defined below), without offset
or deduction, (a) the full and punctual payment when due of all amounts payable
by Ingram European Coordination Center N.V., a company organized and existing
under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium ("COORDINATION CENTER"), Ingram Micro
Singapore Pte Ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
Singapore ("MICRO SINGAPORE"), Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA"),
and each Acceding Borrower (as defined in the Credit Agreement described below)
that shall become a party to the Credit Agreement described below pursuant to
an Accession Request and Acknowledgment (as defined in the Credit Agreement
described below) duly acknowledged on behalf of the Guarantor (Coordination
Center, Micro Singapore, and Micro Canada being, collectively with any such
Acceding Borrower, the "OTHER BORROWERS"), under or in connection with the
European Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and other
modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT";
unless otherwise defined herein all capitalized terms used herein without
definition have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement) dated as of
October 28, 1997, among the Guarantor and Coordination Center as the Primary
Borrowers, certain financial institutions (together with their respective
successors and permitted assigns and any branch or affiliate of a financial
institution funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement,
collectively, the "LENDERS"), The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent
(in that capacity the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, NationsBank of
Texas, N.A., as Documentation Agent for the Lenders, and certain arrangers (the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent, that documentation agent, and those
arrangers being, collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES"), which is also executed by
Micro Singapore and Micro Canada as Supplemental Borrowers, and the other Loan
Documents, including, without limitation, all principal, interest, premiums,
fees and expenses payable by the Other Borrowers thereunder and all reasonable
expenses incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under the Credit
Agreement, the Notes (if any), and the other Loan Documents (including this
Guaranty) and (b) the full performance and observance of all of the covenants,
conditions and agreements provided in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan
Document required to be performed or observed by the Other Borrowers (all of
the foregoing guaranteed obligations being the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS").  In
the case of a failure of any Other Borrower punctually to make any payment of
principal of or interest or premium on any Credit Extension or Note, the
Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when
and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity,
on a prepayment date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise, as if such
payment were made by that Other Borrower.  This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty
of  payment and not a guaranty of collection.  The obligations and agreements
of the Guarantor hereunder shall be performed and observed without requiring
any notice of non-payment, non-performance or non-observance, or any proof
thereof or demand therefor, all of which the Guarantor hereby expressly waives.

         The Guarantor and the Other Borrowers are engaged as an integrated
group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling,
distribution and service activities.  This integrated operation requires
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supplied to the Guarantor and the Other Borrowers be made available from time
to time to the other Subsidiaries of the Guarantor, separately, and as an
integrated operation as a whole.  To induce the Lender Parties to enter into
the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions pursuant thereto, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor has agreed to guarantee, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the obligations of the Other Borrowers under the
Credit Agreement, the Notes (if any), and each other Loan Document, and the
Guarantor expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the Credit
Extensions made to any Other Borrower from time to time.

         SECTION 1.       CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR.  (a) This Guaranty
shall be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall
remain in full force and effect irrespective of, and shall not be terminated
by, the existence of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in
any jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any Note, any
other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the
foregoing agreements, documents and instruments being, collectively, the
"CREDIT DOCUMENTS"), or the rights or obligations of any Obligor under or with
respect to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under
this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

                 (i)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any
         Obligor's obligations under or with respect to any Credit Document;

                 (ii)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender
         Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
         term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment,
         renewal, extension, acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms of provisions of any of the Credit
         Documents;

                 (iii)    the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors
         to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
         counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
         Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
         obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
         continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or
         merger of any Obligor with or into any other corporation, or the sale,
         lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or substantially all
         of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected in
         compliance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or the
         bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by
         any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the
         making by any Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or
         entering into a composition or arrangement with, creditors;

                 (iv)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
         on the part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any
         failure to demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for
         any payment under any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give
         to any Obligor (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the
         making of any payment due and payable under any of the Credit
         Documents or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
         contained in any of the Credit Documents or any action taken by any
         Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right
         or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
         delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such right or
         power;

                 (v) except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
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         termination executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent or
         other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 7(b) of this
         Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as
         applicable, any invalidation of any of the obligations of the
         Guarantor hereunder or the repudiation of this Guaranty by the
         Guarantor, whether or not under color of right, or any act, failure to
         act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any Lender Party with
         respect to the Guarantor's obligations hereunder, including, without
         limitation, any termination of the obligations of the Guarantor
         hereunder, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any consent or
         departure from the terms or provisions of this Guaranty with respect
         to the Guarantor or any release of the Guarantor from liability
         hereunder;

                 (vi)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any release, discharge,
         modification or exchange of any property pledged or mortgaged or in
         which a security interest has been granted as collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent
         or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing
         for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations; and

                 (vii)    any other circumstance which might otherwise
         constitute a defense available to, or legal or equitable discharge of,
         the Other Borrowers or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

         (b)     The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily liable
to the Lender Parties, that the obligations hereunder are independent of the
obligations of each Other Borrower and any other Obligor, and that a separate
action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor, whether
or not an action is brought against any Other Borrower or any other Obligor, or
whether any Other Borrower or any other Obligor is joined in any such action or
actions.  The Guarantor agrees that any releases which may be given by the
Lender Parties to any Other Borrower or any other Obligor or endorser shall not
release it from this Guaranty.

         (c)     The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and all
valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now in
effect or hereafter enacted. and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon any Other Borrower or the Guarantor.

         SECTION 2.       NO SUBROGATION.

         (a)     Any and all present and future debts and obligations of each
Other Borrower to the Guarantor, including rights of reimbursement and
subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to the payment
in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and termination of all the
Commitments; provided that the payment of such present and future debts other
than those due by virtue of rights of reimbursement and subrogation with
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subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

         (b)     Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender Parties against
any Other Borrower under the Credit Documents until the Guaranteed Obligations
shall have been paid in cash in full and the Commitments shall have terminated.
If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding
sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for
the benefit of, and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in addition,
shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Lender Parties to be credited and applied upon the Guaranteed Obligations if
then matured or forthwith be repaid to the relevant Other Borrower if such
obligations are then unmatured.  The Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between
itself on the one hand and the Lender Parties on the other hand, the Guaranteed
Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable notwithstanding any
stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration as against
any Other Borrowers and that, in the event of any such declaration, the
Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not then due add payable by any Other
Borrowers) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for purposes
of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 3.       REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall
continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon
the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Other Borrower, the
Guarantor or any other Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not
been made.

         SECTION 4.       RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other
Person providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS"), hereby agree, as among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them. that if any Guarantor (in such capacity, an
"EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation
of any Group Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this SECTION 4
shall be subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the
Guaranteed Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination of all
the Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right
or remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall have
occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any Group
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the date
of the most recent financial statements provided to the Lender Parties pursuant
to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1. of the Credit Agreement) of (a) the sum
of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of such Group Guarantor plus the net
amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such Group Guarantor
to all the Borrowers to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity
of all the Group Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of any
obligations owed by all the Group Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it being
understood and agreed that, in the case of any Group Guarantor that is also a
Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to
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         SECTION 5.       ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This Guaranty is a
continuing guaranty and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors
and assigns.  This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Under Party and
its successors and assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the
assignment or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without
requiring any act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any
assignee or transferee of any Lender Party such additional counterparts of this
Guaranty as any such Lender Party may request in writing at any time and from
time to time.

         SECTION 6.       GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THIS
GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND ITS PROVISIONS CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER,
OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES
OR THE GUARANTOR PURSUANT TO THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED, TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY
SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF
ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES
OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION
11.2 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF GENERAL
COUNSEL, INGRAM MICRO INC., OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE
OF NEW YORK IN THE MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF EACH SUCH STATE.  THE
GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO
ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY
ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS
(WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN
AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE
GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THIS GUARANTY.

         SECTION 7.       MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

         (a)     This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the
Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be
construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION 5.11 and ARTICLE XI thereof.

         (b)     No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty,
nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative
Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given.

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in the manner, and subject to the provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the
Credit Agreement.

         (d)     Section captions used in this Guaranty are for convenience of
reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

         (e)     In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights of any
Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Default described in any of CLAUSES (a)
through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9. of the Credit Agreement (after providing notice
to the Guarantor with respect thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits,
accounts or moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations of the
Guarantor that are at such time due and owing to it hereunder, irrespective of
whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any demand under any Loan
Document.

         (f)     Wherever possible each provision of this Guaranty shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or invalid under
such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision of the
remaining provisions of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 8.       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND THE
GUARANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY
MAY HAVE TO A BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT
OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,
COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE
LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR, THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT
HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH
OTHER PROVISION OF THIS GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND MAKING
CREDIT EXTENSIONS THEREUNDER.

         SECTION 9.       ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By
executing the acknowledgment to this Guaranty each of the other Group
Guarantors agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 4 hereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused this
Guaranty to be executed on its behalf as of the date above written by one of
its officers duly authorized thereunto.


                                       INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation
                                       organized and existing under the laws of
                                       the State of Delaware, United States of
                                       America


                                       By
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Michael J. Grainger, Executive 
                                         Vice President, & Worldwide Chief 
                                         Financial Officer


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 4:

INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION           INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD.,
CENTER N.V., a company organized       a corporation organized and
and existing under the laws of         existing under the laws of Singapore
The Kingdom of Belgium
                                         
By                                     By
  ------------------------------          --------------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger, Authorized         Michael J. Grainger, Attorney
  Representative                  



                  INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized
                  and existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada


                    By
                      ----------------------------------------------
                      Michael J. Grainger, Authorized Representative



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                                  EXHIBIT I-1


                             MICRO CANADA GUARANTY
                     (COORDINATION CENTER/MICRO SINGAPORE)


         Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (this "GUARANTY"), dated as of October 28,
1997, INGRAM MICRO INC., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "GUARANTOR"),
hereby unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably guarantees as primary
obligor and not as a surety merely, to each Lender Party (as defined below),
without offset or deduction, (a) the full and punctual payment when due of all
amounts payable by Ingram European Coordination Center N.V., a company
organized and existing under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium ("COORDINATION
CENTER"), Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of Singapore ("MICRO SINGAPORE"), and each Acceding Borrower (as
defined in the Credit Agreement described below) that shall become a party to
the Credit Agreement described below pursuant to an Accession Request and
Acknowledgment (as defined in the Credit Agreement described below) duly
acknowledged on behalf of the Guarantor (Coordination Center and Micro
Singapore being, collectively with any such Acceding Borrower, the "COVERED
BORROWERS"), under or in connection with the European Credit Agreement
(together with all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to
time made to it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"; unless otherwise defined herein all
capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings provided for
in the Credit Agreement) dated as of October 28, 1997, among Ingram Micro Inc.
(a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware)
and Coordination Center as the Primary Borrowers, certain financial
institutions (together with their respective successors and permitted assigns
and any branch or affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as
permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"),
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity the
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as the
Documentation Agent for the Lenders, and certain arrangers (the Lenders, the
Administrative Agent, that Documentation Agent, and those arrangers being,
collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES"), and also executed by the Guarantor and
Micro Singapore as Supplemental Borrowers, and the other Loan Documents,
including, without limitation, all principal, interest, premiums, fees and
expenses payable by any Covered Borrower thereunder and all reasonable expenses
incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under the Credit
Agreement, the Notes (if any), and the other Loan Documents (including this
Guaranty) and (b) the full performance and observance of all of the covenants,
conditions and agreements provided in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan
Document required to be performed or observed by any Covered Borrower (all of
the foregoing guaranteed obligations being the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS".  In
the case of a failure of any Covered Borrower punctually to make any payment of
principal of or interest or premium on any Credit Extension or Note, the
Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when
and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity,
on a prepayment date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise, as if such
payment were made by the relevant Covered Borrower.  This Guaranty constitutes
a guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection.  The obligations and
agreements of the Guarantor hereunder shall be performed and observed without
requiring any notice of non-payment, non-performance or non-observance, or any
proof thereof or demand therefor, all of which the Guarantor hereby expressly
waives.

         The Guarantor and the other Borrowers are engaged as an integrated
group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
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multimedia products, customer financing, assembly and configuration and other
related wholesaling, distribution and service activities.  This integrated
operation requires financing on such basis that credit supplied to the
Guarantor and the other Borrowers be made available from time to time to the
other Subsidiaries of Micro, separately, and as an integrated operation as a
whole.  To induce the Lender Parties to enter into the Credit Agreement and
make Credit Extensions pursuant thereto, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the Guarantor has agreed to guarantee, on the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the obligations of the Covered Borrowers under the Credit Agreement,
the Notes and each other Loan Document, and the Guarantor expects to derive
benefit, directly or indirectly, from the Credit Extensions made to the Covered
Borrowers from time to time.

         SECTION 1. CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR. (a) This Guaranty shall
be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall remain in
full force and effect irrespective of, and shall not be terminated by, the
existence of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any Note, any other
Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the
foregoing agreements, documents and instrument being, collectively, the "CREDIT
DOCUMENTS"), or the rights or obligations of any Obligor under or with respect
to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

                 (i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Obligor's
obligations under or with respect to any Credit Document;

                 (ii)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender
         Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
         term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment,
         renewal, extension, acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of any of the Credit
         Documents;

                 (iii)    the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors
         to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
         counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
         Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
         obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
         continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or
         merger of any Obligor with or into any  other corporation. or the
         sale, lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or
         substantially all of its assets to any other business entity, whether
         or not effected in compliance with the provisions of the Credit
         Agreement; or the bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the
         admission in writing by any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts
         as they mature, or the making by any Obligor of a general assignment
         for the benefit of, or entering into a composition or arrangement
         with, creditors,

                 (iv)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
         on the part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any
         failure to demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for
         any payment under any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give
         to any Obligor (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the
         making of any payment due and payable under any of the Credit
         Documents or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
         contained in any of the Credit Documents or any action taken by any
         Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right
         or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
         delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such right or
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                 (v)      except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any invalidation of any of the
         obligations of the Guarantor hereunder or the repudiation of this
         Guaranty by the Guarantor, whether or not under color of right, or any
         act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any
         Lender Party with respect to the Guarantor's obligations hereunder,
         including, without limitation, any termination of the obligations of
         the Guarantor hereunder, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of this Guaranty
         with respect to the Guarantor or any release of the Guarantor from
         liability hereunder;

                 (vi)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any release, discharge,
         modification or exchange of any property pledged or mortgaged or in
         which a security interest has been granted as collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent
         or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing
         for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations; and

                 (vii)  any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute
         a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any
         Covered Borrower or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

         (b)     The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily liable
to the Lender Parties, that the obligations hereunder are independent of the
obligations of each Covered Borrower and any other Obligor, and that a separate
action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor, whether
or not an action is brought against any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor,
or whether any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor is joined in any such
action or actions.  The Guarantor agrees that any releases which may be given
by the Lender Parties to any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor or endorser
shall not release it from this Guaranty.

         (c)     The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and all
valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now in
effect or hereafter enacted, and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon any Covered Borrower or the Guarantor.

         SECTION 2.   NO SUBROGATION. (a) Any and all present and future debts
and obligations of any Covered Borrower to the Guarantor, including rights of
reimbursement and subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and
subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and termination of all the Commitments; provided, however, that the
payment of such present and future debts other than those due by virtue of
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Guaranty shall be so postponed and subordinated only if an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing.

         (b)     Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender Parties against
any Covered Borrower under the Credit Documents until the Guaranteed
Obligations shall have been paid in cash in full and the Commitments shall have
terminated.  If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the
preceding sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the
Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in
addition, shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Lender Parties to be credited and applied upon the Guaranteed
Obligations if then matured or forthwith be repaid to the relevant Covered
Borrower if such obligations are then unmatured.  The Guarantor hereby agrees
that, as between itself on the one hand and the Lender Parties on the other
hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and
payable notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing
such declaration as against any Covered Borrower and that, in the event of any
such declaration, the Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not then due and
payable by any Covered Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the
Guarantor for purposes of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 3.  REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall continue
to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any
payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded
or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Covered Borrower, the Guarantor
or any other Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been
made.

         SECTION 4.  RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION. The Guarantor and each other
Person providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS", hereby agree, as among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them, that if any Guarantor (in such capacity, an
"EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation
of any Group Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this SECTION 4
shall be subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the
Guaranteed Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination of all
the Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right
or remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall have
occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE") shall mean, for any Group
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the date
of the most recent financial statements provided to the Lender Parties pursuant
to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement) of (a) the sum
of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of such Group Guarantor plus the net
amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such Group Guarantor
to all the Borrowers to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity
of all the Group Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of any
obligations owed by all the Group Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it being
understood and agreed that, in the case of any Group Guarantor that is also a
Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to
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         SECTION 5. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This Guaranty is a continuing
guaranty and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and
assigns.  This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Lender Party and its
successors and assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the
assignment or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without
requiring any act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any
assignee or transferee of any Lender Party such additional counterparts of this
Guaranty as any such Lender Party may request in writing at any time and from
time to time.

         SECTION 6. GOVERNING LAW, SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  This Guaranty
shall be governed by and its provisions construed under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada.  Any litigation based hereon, or arising out of,
under, or in connection with, this Guaranty or any course of conduct, course of
dealing, statements (whether oral or written) or actions of the Lender Parties
or the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be brought and maintained, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, exclusively in the courts of the State
of New York, U.S.A., the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York or the courts of the Province of Ontario.  The Guarantor hereby
expressly and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the aforementioned
courts for the purpose of any such litigation as set forth above and, in the
case of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York, irrevocably consents to the
service of any and all process in such litigation or proceeding by the mailing
of copies of such process to the Guarantor at its address specified pursuant to
SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement, in each case marked for the attention of
General Counsel, Ingram Micro Inc.  (Delaware), or by personal service within
or without the State of New York in the manner permitted by the laws of each
such jurisdiction.  The Guarantor hereby expressly and irrevocably waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may have or
hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any such litigation brought in any
such court referred to above and any claim that any such litigation has been
brought in an inconvenient forum.  To the extent that the Guarantor has or
hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any
legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment,
attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its
property, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of
its obligations under this Guaranty.

         SECTION 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

                 (a)      This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
         the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated
         herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
         terms and provisions thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION
         5.11 and ARTICLE XI thereof.

                 (b)      No amendment to or waiver of any provisions of this
         Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom,
         shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
         and signed by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender
         Parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
         the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

                 (c)      All notices and other communications provided to any
         party hereto shall be made in the manner, and subject to the
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                 (d)    Section captions used in this Guaranty are for
         convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction
         of this Guaranty.

                 (e)      In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights
         of any Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall,
         upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default
         described in any of CLAUSES (a) through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the
         Credit Agreement (after providing notice to the Guarantor with respect
         thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right, to the fullest
         extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
         (general or special. time or demand, provisional or final), credits,
         accounts or moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations
         of the Guarantor that are at such time due and owing to it hereunder,
         irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any
         demand under any Loan Document.

                 (f)      Wherever possible each provision of this Guaranty
         shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid
         under applicable law, but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be
         prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be
         ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
         invalidating the remainder of such provision of the remaining
         provisions of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 8. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By
executing the acknowledgment to this Guaranty each of the other Group
Guarantors agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 4 hereof.

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the undersigned corporation has caused this Guaranty to the
executed on its behalf as of the date above written by one of its officers duly
authorized thereunto.



                                       INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation
                                       organized and existing under the laws of
                                       the Province of Ontario, Canada



                                       By
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         M. J. Grainger, 
                                         Authorized Representative


         ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 4:




INGRAM SINGAPORE PTE LTD, a            INGRAM MICRO INC, a corporation 
corporation organized                  organized and existing under the laws 
and existing under the laws            of the State of Delaware, United States
of Singapore                            of America

By                                     By
   -------------------------             -------------------------------------
   M.J. Grainger, Attorney               M.J. Grainger, Executive Vice President
                                         & Worldwide Chief Financial Officer




                 INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V.,
                 a company organized and existing under the laws
                 of The Kingdom of Belgium


            By
              -----------------------------------------
              M.J. Grainger, Authorized Representative



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                                  EXHIBIT I-2

                         MICRO CANADA GUARANTY (MICRO)

         Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (this "GUARANTY" dated as of October 28,
1997.  INGRAM MICRO INC., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "GUARANTOR"),
hereby unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably guarantees as primary
obligor and not as a surety merely, to each Lender Party (as defined below),
without offset or deduction, (a) the full and punctual payment when due of all
amounts payable by Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of State of Delaware, U.S.A. ("MICRO"), under or in connection
with the European Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and other
modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT";
unless otherwise defined herein all capitalized terms used herein without
definition have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement) dated as of
October 28, 1997, among Micro and Ingram European Coordination Center N.V. (a
company organized and existing under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium) as the
Primary Borrowers, certain financial institutions (together with their
respective successors and permitted assigns and any branch or affiliate of a
financial institution funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit
Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"), The Bank of Nova Scotia, as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the
Lenders, NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as documentation agent for the Lenders,
and certain arrangers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, that
documentation agent, and those arrangers being, collectively, the "LENDER
PARTIES"), and executed by the Guarantor and Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd. (a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Singapore) as Supplemental
Borrowers, and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all
principal, interest, premiums, fees and expenses payable by Micro thereunder
and all reasonable expenses incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any
rights under the Credit Agreement, the Notes (if any), and the other Loan
Documents (including this Guaranty) and (b) the full performance and observance
of all of the covenants, conditions and agreements provided in the Credit
Agreement and each other Loan Document required to be performed or observed by
Micro (all of the foregoing guaranteed obligations being the "GUARANTEED
OBLIGATIONS").  In the case of a failure of Micro punctually to make any
payment of principal of or interest or premium on any Credit Extension or Note,
the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually
when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated
maturity, on a prepayment date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise,
as if such payment were made by Micro.  This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of
payment and not a guaranty of collection.  The obligations and agreements of
the Guarantor hereunder shall be performed and observed without requiring any
notice of non-payment, non-performance or non-observance, or any proof thereof
or demand therefor, all of which the Guarantor hereby expressly waives.

         The Guarantor and the other Borrowers are engaged as an integrated
group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling,
distribution and service activities.  This integrated operation requires
financing on such basis that credit supplied to the Guarantor and the other
Borrowers be made available from time to time to the other Subsidiaries of
Micro, separately, and as an integrated operation as a whole.  To induce the
Lender Parties to enter into the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions
pursuant thereto, and for other good and valuable consideration. the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor has agreed to
guarantee, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the obligations of
Micro under the Credit Agreement. the Notes and each other Loan Document, and
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derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the Credit Extensions made to
Micro from time to time.

         SECTION 1. CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR. (a) This Guaranty shall
be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall remain in
full force and effect irrespective of, and shall not be terminated by, the
existence of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any Note, any other
Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the
foregoing agreements, documents and instruments being, collectively, the
"Credit Documents"), or the rights or obligations of any Obligor under or with
respect to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under
this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

                 (i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Obligor's
         obligations under or with respect to any Credit Document;

                 (ii)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender
         Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
         term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment,
         renewal, extension, acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of any of the Credit
         Documents;

                 (iii)    the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors
         to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
         counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
         Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
         obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
         continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or
         merger of any Obligor with or into any other corporation, or the sale,
         lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or substantially all
         of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected in
         compliance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or the
         bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by
         any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the
         making by any Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or
         entering into a composition or arrangement with, creditors;

                 (iv)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
         on the part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any
         failure to demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for
         any payment under any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give
         to any Obligor (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the
         making of any payment due and payable under any of the Credit
         Documents or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
         contained in any of the Credit Documents or any action taken by any
         Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right
         or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
         delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such right or
         power;

                 (v)      except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any invalidation of any of the
         obligations of the Guarantor hereunder or the repudiation of this
         Guaranty by the Guarantor, whether or not under color of right, or any
         act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any
         Lender Party with respect to the Guarantor's obligations hereunder,
         including, without limitation, any termination of the obligations of
         the Guarantor hereunder, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of this Guaranty
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         release of the Guarantor from liability hereunder;

                 (vi)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any release, discharge,
         modification or exchange of any property pledged or mortgaged or in
         which a security interest has been granted as collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent
         or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing
         for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations; and

                 (vii)    any other circumstance which might otherwise
         constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge
         of, Micro or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

         (b)     The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily liable
to the Lender Parties, that the obligations hereunder are independent of the
obligations of Micro and any other Obligor, whether or not an action is brought
against Micro or any other Obligor, or whether Micro or any other Obligor is
joined in any such action or actions.  The Guarantor agrees that any releases
which may be given by the Lender Parties to Micro or any other Obligor or
endorser shall not release it from this Guaranty.

         (c)     The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and all
valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now in
effect or hereafter enacted, and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon Micro or the Guarantor.

         SECTION 2. NO SUBROGATION. (a) Any and all present and future debts
and obligations of Micro to the Guarantor, including rights of reimbursement
and subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to the
payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and termination of
all the Commitments; provided, however, that the payment of such present and
future debts other than those due by virtue of rights of reimbursement and
subrogation with respect to this Guaranty shall be so postponed and
subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

         (b)     Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender Parties against
Micro under the Credit Documents until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have
been paid in cash in full and the Commitments shall have terminated.  If any
amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence,
such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for the benefit
of, and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in addition, shall forthwith
be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender Parties to be
credited and applied upon the Guaranteed Obligations if then matured or
forthwith be repaid to Micro if such obligations are then unmatured.  The
Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between itself on the one hand and the Lender
Parties on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be
forthwith due and payable notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other
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and that, in the event of any such declaration, the Guaranteed Obligations
(whether or not then due and payable by Micro) shall forthwith become due and
payable by the Guarantor for purposes of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 3.  REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall continue
to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any
payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded
or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Micro, the Guarantor or any other
Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

         SECTION 4. RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other
Person providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS"), hereby agree, as among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them, that if any Guarantor (in such capacity, an
"EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation
of  any Group Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this SECTION 4
shall be subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the
Guaranteed Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination of all
the Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right
or remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall have
occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any Group
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the date
of the most recent financial statements provided to the Lender Parties pursuant
to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement) of (a) the sum
of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of such Group Guarantor plus the net
amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such Group Guarantor
to all the Borrowers to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity
of all the Group Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of any
obligations owed by all the Group Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it being
understood and agreed that, in the case of any Group Guarantor that is also a
Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to
itself in its capacity as such Borrower).

         SECTION 5.  ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This guaranty is a continuing
guaranty and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and
assigns.  This guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Lender Party and its
successors and assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the
assignment or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without
requiring any act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any
assignee or transferee of any Lender Party such additional counterparts of this
Guaranty as any such Lender Party may request in writing at any time and from
time to time.

         SECTION 6. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  This Guaranty
shall be governed by and its provisions construed under the laws of the
province of Ontario, Canada.  Any litigation based hereon, or arising out of,
under, or in connection with, this Guaranty or any course of conduct, course of
dealing, statements (whether oral or written) or actions of the Lender Parties
or the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be brought and maintained, to
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the courts of the State of New York, U.S.A., the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York or the courts of the Province of Ontario.
The Guarantor hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of
the aforementioned courts for the purpose of any such litigation as set forth
above and, in the case of the courts of the State of New York and the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York, irrevocably
consents to the service of any and all process in such litigation or proceeding
by the mailing of copies of such process to the Guarantor at its address
specified pursuant to SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement, in each case marked
for the attention of General Counsel, Ingram Micro Inc. (Delaware), or by
personal service within or without the State of New York in the manner
permitted by the laws of each such jurisdiction.  The Guarantor hereby
expressly and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
objection which it may have or hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any
such litigation brought in any such court referred to above and any claim that
any such litigation has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  To the extent
that the Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction
of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice,
attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) with
respect to itself or its property, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives such
immunity in respect of its obligations under this guaranty.

         SECTION 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

                 (a)      This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
         the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated
         herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
         terms and provisions thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION
         5.11 and ARTICLE XI thereof.

                 (b)      No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this
         Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom,
         shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
         and signed by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender
         Parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
         the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

                 (c)      All notices and other communications provided to any
         party hereto shall be made in the manner, and subject to the
         provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

                 (d)     Section captions used in this guaranty are for
         convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction
         of this Guaranty.

                 (e)      In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights
         of any Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall,
         upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default
         described in any of CLAUSES (a) through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the
         Credit Agreement (after providing notice to the Guarantor with respect
         thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right, to the fullest
         extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any all deposits
         (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits,
         accounts or  moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations
         of the Guarantor that are at such time due and owing to it hereunder,
         irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any
         demand under any Loan Document.

                 (f)      Wherever possible each provision of this guaranty
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         manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
         provision of this guaranty shall be prohibited by or invalid under
         such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such
         prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
         provision of the remaining provisions of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 8. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By
executing the acknowledgment to this guaranty each of the other Group
Guarantors agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 4 hereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused this
Guaranty to be executed on its behalf as of the date above written by one of
its officers duly authorized thereunto.


                                       INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation
                                       organized and existing under the laws of
                                       the Province of Ontario, Canada


                                       By
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Michael J. Grainger, 
                                          Authorized Representative



         ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 4:


INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD.,       INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation 
a corporation organized and            organized and existing under the laws of 
existing under the laws                the State of Delaware, United States of
of Singapore                           America


By                                     By
  ------------------------------          -------------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger Attorney            Michael J. Grainger, Executive Vice
                                          President, & Worldwide Chief Financial
                                          Officer


                          INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION  CENTER, N.V.,
                          a company organized and existing under the laws of
                          The Kingdom of Belgium



                       By 
                          -----------------------------------------------
                          Michael J. Grainger, Authorized Representative



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                                  EXHIBIT I-3

                            MICRO SINGAPORE GUARANTY

         Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (this "GUARANTY"), dated as of October 28,
1997, INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a company organized and existing under
the laws of Singapore (the "GUARANTOR"), hereby unconditionally, absolutely and
irrevocably guarantees as primary obligor and not as a surety merely, to each
Lender Party (as defined below), without offset or deduction, (a) the full and
punctual payment when due of all amounts payable by Ingram Micro Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of State of Delaware, United
States of America ("MICRO"), Ingram Micro Inc., a company established under the
laws of Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA"), and Ingram European Coordination
Center, N.V., a company organized and existing under the laws of The Kingdom of
Belgium ("COORDINATION CENTER") (the "COVERED BORROWERS"), under or in
connection with the European Credit Agreement, (together with all amendments
and other modifications, if any, from time to time made thereto, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT"; unless otherwise defined herein all capitalized terms used herein
without definition have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement)
dated as of October 28, 1997, among Micro and Coordination Center as the
Primary Borrowers, certain financial institutions (together with their
respective successors and permitted assigns and any branch or affiliate of a
financial institution funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit
Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"), The Bank of Nova Scotia, as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the
Lenders, NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as documentation agent for the Lenders,
and certain arrangers (the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, that
documentation agent, and those arrangers being, collectively, the "LENDER
PARTIES"), and executed by Micro Canada and the Guarantor as Supplemental
Borrowers, and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all
principal, interest, premiums, fees and expenses payable by the Covered
Borrowers thereunder and all reasonable expenses incurred by any Lender Party
in enforcing any rights under the Credit Agreement, the Notes (if any), and the
other Loan Documents (including this Guaranty) and (b) the full performance and
observance of all of the covenants, conditions and agreements provided in the
Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document required to be performed or
observed by the Covered Borrowers (all of the foregoing guaranteed obligations
being the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS").  In the case of a failure of any Covered
Borrower punctually to make any payment of principal of or interest or premium
on any Credit Extension or Note, the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such
payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and
payable, whether at the stated maturity, on a prepayment date, by declaration
of acceleration, or otherwise, as if such payment were made by such Covered
Borrower.  This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment and not a guaranty
of collection.  The obligations and agreements of the Guarantor hereunder shall
be performed and observed without requiring any notice of non-payment,
nonperformance or non- observance, or any proof thereof or demand therefor, all
of which the Guarantor hereby expressly waives.

         The Guarantor and each of the Covered Borrowers are engaged as an
integrated group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling,
distribution and service activities.  This integrated operation requires
financing on such basis that credit supplied to the Guarantor and the Covered
Borrowers be made available from time to time to the other Subsidiaries of
Micro, separately, and as an integrated operation as a whole.  To induce the
Lender Parties to enter into the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions
pursuant thereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
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Guarantor has agreed to guarantee, on the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the obligations of the Covered Borrowers under the Credit Agreement,
the Notes and each other Loan Document, and the Guarantor expects to derive
benefit, directly or indirectly, from the Credit Extensions made to the Covered
Borrowers from time to time.

         SECTION 1. CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR. (a) This Guaranty shall
be binding upon the guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall remain in
full force and effect irrespective of, and shall not be terminated by, the
existence of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any Note, any other
Loan Document, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the
foregoing agreements, documents and instruments being, collectively, the
"CREDIT DOCUMENTS"), or the rights or obligations of any Obligor under or with
respect to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under
this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

                 (i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Obligor's
         obligations under or with respect to any Credit Document;

                 (ii)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender
         Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
         term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment,
         renewal, extension, acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of any of the Credit
         Documents;

                 (iii)    the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors
         to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
         counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
         Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
         obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
         continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or
         merger of any Obligor with or into any other corporation, or the sale,
         lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or  substantially all
         of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected in
         compliance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or the
         bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by
         any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the
         making by any Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or
         entering into a composition or arrangement with, creditors;

                 (iv)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
         on the part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any
         failure to demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for
         any payment under any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give
         to any Obligor (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the
         making of any payment due and payable under any of the Credit
         Documents or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
         contained in any of the Credit Documents or any action taken by any
         Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right
         or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
         delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such right or
         power;

                 (v)      except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any invalidation of any of the
         obligations of the Guarantor hereunder or the repudiation of this
         Guaranty by the Guarantor, whether or not under color of right, or any
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         failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any Lender
         Party with respect to the Guarantor's obligations hereunder,
         including, without limitation, any termination of the obligations of
         the Guarantor hereunder, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of this Guaranty
         with respect to the Guarantor or any release of the Guarantor from
         liability hereunder;

                 (vi)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any release, discharge,
         modification or exchange of any property pledged or mortgaged or in
         which a security interest has been granted as collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent
         or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing
         for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations; and

                 (vii)  any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute
         a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the
         Covered Borrowers or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

         (b)     The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily liable
to the Lender Parties, that the obligations hereunder are independent of the
obligations of each Covered Borrower and any other Obligor, and that a separate
action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor, whether
or not an action is brought against any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor,
or whether any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor is joined in any such
action or actions.  The Guarantor agrees that any releases which may be given
by the Lender Parties to any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor or endorser
shall not release it from this Guaranty.

         (c)     The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and all
valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now in
effect or hereafter enacted, and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon any Covered Borrower or the Guarantor.

         SECTION 2.  NO SUBROGATION. (a) Any and all present and future debts
and obligations of any Covered Borrower to the Guarantor, including rights of
reimbursement and subrogation. are hereby postponed in favor of and
subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and termination of all the Commitments; provided that the payment
of such present and future debts other than those due by virtue of rights of
reimbursement and subrogation with respect to this Guaranty shall be so
postponed and subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing.

         (b)     Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender Parties against
the Covered Borrowers under the Credit Documents until the Guaranteed
Obligations shall have been paid in cash in full and the Commitments shall have
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amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence,
such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for the benefit
of, and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in addition, shall forthwith
be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender Parties to be
credited and applied upon the Guaranteed Obligations if then matured or
forthwith be repaid to the relevant Covered Borrower if such obligations are
then unmatured.  The Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between itself on the one
hand and the Lender Parties on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may
be declared to be forthwith due and payable notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration as against any of
the Covered Borrowers and that, in the event of any such declaration, the
Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not then due and payable by any of the
Covered Borrowers) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for
purposes of this Guaranty.  Nothing in this SECTION 2(b) shall be effective to
create a charge.

         SECTION 3. REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall continue to
be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment,
or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Covered Borrower, the Guarantor or any
other Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

         SECTION 4. RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other
Person providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS"), hereby agree, as  among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them, that if any Guarantor (in such capacity, an
"EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding  Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation
of any Group Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this SECTION 4
shall be subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the
Guaranteed Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination of all
the Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right
or remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall have
occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any Group
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the date
of the most recent financial statements provided to the Lender Parties pursuant
to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement) of (a) the sum
of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of such Group Guarantor plus the net
amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such Group Guarantor
to all the Borrowers to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity
of all the Group Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of any
obligations owed by all the Group Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it being
understood and agreed that, in the case of any Group Guarantor that is also a
Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to
itself in its capacity as such Borrower).

         SECTION 5. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This guaranty is a continuing
guaranty and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and
assigns.  This guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Lender Party and its
successors and assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the
assignment or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without
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the Guarantor.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the Guarantor shall execute
and deliver to any assignee or transferee of any Lender Party such additional
counterparts of this Guaranty as any such Lender Party may request in writing
at any time and from time to time.

         SECTION 6. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THIS GUARANTY
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND ITS PROVISIONS CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF SINGAPORE.
ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH,
THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR PURSUANT TO
THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, U.S.A., THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR THE
COURTS OF SINGAPORE.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO
THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH
LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE AND, IN THE CASE OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK, IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH
LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE
GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.2 OF THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF GENERAL COUNSEL, INGRAM
MICRO INC., OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN
THE MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF EACH SUCH JURISDICTION.  THE GUARANTOR
HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF
VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND
ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM
JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR
NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR
OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS
GUARANTY.

         SECTION 7.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

                 (a)      This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
         the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated
         herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
         terms and provisions thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION
         5.11 and ARTICLE XI thereof.

                 (b)     No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this
         Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom,
         shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
         and signed by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender
         Parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
         the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

                 (c)      All notices and other communications provided to any
         party hereto shall be made in the manner, and subject to the
         provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

                 (d)     Section captions used in this Guaranty are for 
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         shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

                 (e)      In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights
         of any Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall,
         upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default
         described in any of CLAUSES (a) through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the
         Credit Agreement (after providing notice to the Guarantor with respect
         thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right, to the fullest
         extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any all deposits
         (general or special, time or demand'. provisional or final), credits,
         accounts or moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations
         of the Guarantor that are at such time due and owing to it hereunder,
         irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any
         demand under any Loan Document.

                 (f)      Wherever possible each provision of this guaranty
         shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
         applicable law, but if any provision of this guaranty shall be
         prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be
         ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
         invalidating the remainder of such provision of the remaining
         provisions of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 8. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND THE GUARANTOR
HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER
PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR.  THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS
RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT
FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND MAKING CREDIT
EXTENSIONS THEREUNDER.

         SECTION 9. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By
executing the acknowledgment to this Guaranty each of the other Group
Guarantors agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 4 hereof.

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  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused this Guaranty to be
executed on its behalf as of the date above written by one of its officers duly
authorized thereunto.




                                       INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a
                                       corporation organized and existing under
                                       the laws of Singapore


                                       By
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Michael J. Grainger, Attorney



         ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 4:


INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation       INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V.,
organized and existing under           a company organized and existing under
the laws of the State of                the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium
Delaware, United States of America


By                                     By  
  --------------------------------       --------------------------------------
  Michael J. Grainger, Executive         Michael J. Grainger, Authorized
  Vice President & Worldwide             Representative
  Chief financial Officer





                      INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and
                      existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada



                    By
                       -----------------------------------------------
                       Michael J. Grainger, Authorized Representative


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                              ADDITIONAL GUARANTY

         Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (the "GUARANTY"), dated as of
______________________________, 19___, [INSERT NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
(the "GUARANTOR"), hereby unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably
guarantees, as primary obligor and not as surety merely, to each Lender Party
(as defined below), without offset or deduction, (a) the full and punctual
payment when due of all amounts payable by Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware ("MICRO"),
Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA"), and Ingram European Coordination
Center, N.V., a company organized and existing under the laws of The Kingdom of
Belgium ("COORDINATION CENTER") (the "BORROWERS"), under or in connection with
the European Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and other
modifications, if any, from time to time made thereto, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT";
unless otherwise defined herein all capitalized terms used herein without
definition have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement) dated as of
October 28, 1997, among Micro and Coordination Center as the Primary Borrowers,
certain financial institutions (together with their respective successors and
permitted assigns and any branch or affiliate of a financial institution
funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement,
collectively, the "LENDERS"), The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent
(in such capacity the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, NationsBank of
Texas, N.A., as documentation agent for the Lenders, and certain arrangers
(hereinafter, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, that Documentation Agent,
and those arrangers being, collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES"), and executed by
Micro Canada and Micro Singapore as Supplemental Borrowers, and the other Loan
Documents, including, without limitation, all principal, interest, premiums,
fees and expenses payable by the Borrowers thereunder and all reasonable
expenses incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under the Credit
Agreement, the Notes (if any), and the other Loan Documents (including this
Guaranty) and (b) the full performance and observance of all of the covenants,
conditions and agreements provided in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan
Document required to be performed or observed by each Borrower (all of the
foregoing guaranteed obligations being the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS").  In the
case of a failure of any Borrower punctually to make any payment of principal
of or interest or premium on any Credit Extension or Note, the Guarantor hereby
agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when and as the same
shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity, on a prepayment
date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise, as if such payment were
made by such Borrower.  This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment and not
a guaranty of collection.  The obligations and agreements of the Guarantor
hereunder shall be performed and observed without requiring any notice of
non-payment, non-performance or non-observance, or any proof thereof or demand
therefor, all of which the Guarantor hereby expressly waives.

         The Borrowers and the Guarantor are engaged as an integrated group in
diversified operations including wholesale distribution of microcomputer
software and hardware products. multimedia products, customer financing,
assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling, distribution and
service activities.  This integrated operation requires financing on such a
basis that credit supplied to Micro and the other Borrowers be made available
from time to time to the Guarantor, as required for the continued successful
operation of each Borrower and the Guarantor, separately, and the integrated
operation as a whole.  In accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement,
and to further induce the Lender Parties to continue making Credit Extensions
pursuant thereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor has agreed to
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terms and conditions set forth herein, the obligations of the Borrowers under
the Credit Agreement, the Notes and each other Loan Document, and the Guarantor
expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the Credit Extensions
made to the Borrowers from time to time.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Guarantor
hereunder shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount
that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under
Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions
of applicable law of any State of the United States.

         SECTION 1.  CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR, (a) This Guaranty shall
be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall remain in
full force and effect irrespective of, and shall not be terminated by, the
existence of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any Note, any other
Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the
foregoing agreements, documents and instruments being, collectively, the
"CREDIT DOCUMENTS"), or the rights or obligations of any Obligor under or with
respect to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under
this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

                          (i)     any lack of validity or enforceability of any
                 Obligor's obligations under or with respect to any Credit
                 Document;

                          (ii)    any change, whether or not agreed to by the
                 Lender Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or
                 in any other term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or
                 any other amendment, renewal, extension, acceleration,
                 compromise or waiver of or any consent or departure from the
                 terms or provisions of any of the Credit Documents;

                          (iii)   the lack of power or authority of any of the
                 Obligors to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents,
                 any set-off or counterclaim which may at any time be available
                 to or asserted by any Obligor against any Lender Party with
                 respect to such Obligor's obligations under any of the Credit
                 Documents; the existence or continuance of any Obligor as a
                 legal entity; the consolidation or merger of any Obligor with
                 or into any other corporation, or the sale, lease or other
                 disposition by any Obligor of all or substantially all of its
                 assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected
                 in compliance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or
                 the bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in
                 writing by any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as
                 they mature, or the making by any Obligor of a general
                 assignment for the benefit of, or entering into a composition
                 or arrangement with, creditors;

                          (iv)    any act, failure to act, delay or omission
                 whatsoever on the part of any Lender Party, including, without
                 limitation, any failure to demand, delay in demanding or
                 rescission of a demand for any payment under any of the Credit
                 Documents or any failure to give to any Obligor (including the
                 Guarantor) notice of default in the making of any payment due
                 and payable under any of the Credit Documents or performance
                 of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any of
                 the Credit Documents or any action taken by any Lender Party
                 in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right or
                 power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
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                 Lender Party to exercise any such right or power;

                          (v)     except  in each case by a written amendment,
                 waiver, consent, release, or termination executed and
                 delivered by the Administrative Agent or other appropriate
                 Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 8(b) of this Guaranty,
                 SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as
                 applicable, any invalidation of any of the obligations of the
                 Guarantor hereunder or the repudiation of this Guaranty by the
                 Guarantor, whether or not under color of right, or any act,
                 failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of
                 any Lender Party with respect to the Guarantor's obligations
                 hereunder, including, without limitation, any termination of
                 the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder, any amendment,
                 compromise or waiver of or any consent or departure from the
                 terms or provisions of this Guaranty with respect to the
                 Guarantor or any release of the Guarantor from liability
                 hereunder;

                          (vi)    except  in each case by a written amendment,
                 waiver, consent, release, or termination executed and
                 delivered by the Administrative Agent or other appropriate
                 Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 8(b) of this Guaranty,
                 SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as
                 applicable, any release, discharge, modifications or exchange
                 of any property pledged or mortgaged or in which a security
                 interest has been granted as collateral for the Guaranteed
                 Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent or
                 waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter
                 providing for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying
                 collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations; and

                          (vii)   any other circumstance which might otherwise
                 constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable
                 discharge of, the Borrowers or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

                 (b)      The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and
         primarily and jointly and severally liable to the Lender Parties, that
         the obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of each
         Borrower and any other Obligor, and that a separate action or actions
         may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor, whether or not an
         action is brought against any Borrower or any other Obligor, or
         whether any Borrower or any other Obligor is joined in any such action
         or actions.  The Guarantor agrees that any releases which may be given
         by the Lender Parties to any Borrower or any other Obligor or endorser
         shall not release it from this Guaranty.

                 (c)      The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so
         far as it may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and
         advantage of any and all valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or
         redemption law or laws now in effect or hereafter enacted, and also
         waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance, default, dishonor,
         non-payment, non-performance or any other notice to or upon any
         Borrower or the Guarantor.

         SECTION 2. NO SUBROGATION.  (a) Any and all present and future debts
and obligations of each Borrower to the Guarantor, including rights of
reimbursement and subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and
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termination of all the Commitments; provided, however, that the payment of such
present and future debts other than those due by virtue of rights of
reimbursement and subrogation with respect to this Guaranty shall be so
postponed and subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing.

                 (b)      Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or
         expenses incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the
         Guarantor shall not be subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights
         of the Lender Parties against the Borrowers under the Credit Documents
         until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in cash in full
         and the Commitments have terminated.  If any amount shall be paid to
         the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, such amount
         shall be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for the benefit of,
         and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in addition, shall
         forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
         Lender Parties to be credited and applied upon the Guaranteed
         Obligations if then matured or forthwith be repaid to the relevant
         Borrower if such obligations are then unmatured.  The Guarantor hereby
         agrees that, as between the Guarantor on the one hand and the Lender
         Parties on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared
         to be forthwith due and payable notwithstanding any stay, injunction
         or other prohibition preventing such declaration as against any of the
         Borrowers and that, in the event of any such declaration, the
         Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not then due and payable by any of
         the Borrowers) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor
         for purposes of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 3. REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall continue to
be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment,
or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower the Guarantor or any other Obligor
(including the Guarantor) or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been
made.

         SECTION 4.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  The Guarantor hereby
makes to the Lender Parties the following representations, warranties and
agreements as to itself:

         SECTION 4.01.  ORGANIZATION, ETC.  The Guarantor is a corporation
validly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of
its business requires such qualification and where the failure to so qualify
and to maintain such good standing, singularly or in the aggregate, has
resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse
Effect, and has full power and authority and holds all requisite governmental
licenses, permits and other approvals to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Guaranty and to own and hold under lease its property and to conduct
its business substantially as currently conducted by it, excluding any such
government licenses, permits or other approvals in respect of which the failure
to so obtain, hold or maintain has not caused, and would not reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 4.02. DUE AUTHORIZATION, NON-CONTRAVENTION, ETC.  The
execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty are
within the Guarantor's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, and do not

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                 (b)      contravene any law or governmental regulation or
court decree or order binding on or affecting the Guarantor; or

                 (c)      result in, or require the creation or imposition of,
any Lien on any of the Guarantor's properties.

         SECTION 4.03.  NO DEFAULT.  The Guarantor is not in default in the
performance of any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any bond,
debenture, note, or in any indenture, loan agreement, or other agreement, in
connection with or as a result of which default there exists a reasonable
possibility that a Material Adverse Effect could arise.  The execution,
delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty will not conflict
with, or constitute a breach of, or a default under, any such bond, debenture,
note, indenture, loan agreement or other agreement to which the Guarantor is a
party or by which it is bound, in connection with or as a result of which
conflict, breach of default there exists a reasonable possibility that a
Material Adverse Effect could arise.

         SECTION 4.04. GOVERNMENT APPROVAL, REGULATION, ETC.  No action by, and
no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or
other Person and no payment of any stamp or similar tax, is required for the
due execution, delivery or performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 4.05. VALIDITY, ETC.  This Guaranty constitutes the legal.
valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against the
Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by general
principles of equity.

         SECTION 4.06. LITIGATION, LABOR CONTROVERSIES, ETC.  Except as
disclosed in ITEM 7.8 (Litigation) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Credit
Agreement, there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor,
threatened litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy affecting any
the Guarantor, or any of its respective properties. businesses, assets or
revenues, in respect of which there exists a reasonable possibility of an
outcome that would result in a Material Adverse Effect or that would to affect
the legality, validity or enforceability of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 4.07. TAXES.  The Guarantor has filed all material tax returns
and reports it reasonably believes are required by law to have been filed by it
and has paid all taxes and governmental charges thereby shown to be owing,
except as disclosed in Item 7.11 (Taxes) of the Disclosure Schedule to the
Credit Agreement and except for any such taxes or charges which are being
diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its
books.

         SECTION 5. RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other
Person providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS"), hereby agree, as among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them, that if any Group Guarantor (in such capacity
an "EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
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such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation of any Share of such Guarantee
Payment.  The payment obligation of any Group Guarantor to any Excess Funding
Guarantor under this SECTION 5 shall be subordinate and subject to the prior
payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations (in favor of the Lender
Parties) and termination of all the Commitments and such Excess Funding
Guarantor shall not exercise any right or remedy with respect to such excess
until all of the foregoing shall have occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO
RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any Group Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a
percentage and determined as of the date of the most recent financial
statements provided to the Lender Parties pursuant to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of
SECTION 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement) of (a) the sum of the unconsolidated
stockholders equity of such Group Guarantor plus the net amount (if greater
than zero) of any obligations owed by such Group Guarantor to all the Borrowers
to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of all the Group
Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed
by all the Group Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it being understood and
agreed that, in the case of any Group Guarantor that is also a Borrower, such
Group Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to itself in its
capacity as such Borrower).

         SECTION 6. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This Guaranty is a continuing
guaranty and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and
assigns.  This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Lender Party and its
successors and assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the
assignment or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without
requiring any act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any
assignee or transferee of any Lender Party such additional counterparts of this
Guaranty as any such Lender Party may request in writing at any time and from
time to time.

         SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THIS GUARANTY
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND ITS PROVISIONS CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF [THE STATE
OF _______________________] [OR, IF PERMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.1.10 OF THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT, INSERT NAME OF OTHER JURISDICTION].  ANY LITIGATION BASED
HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY
COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR
ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTORS PURSUANT TO THIS GUARANTY SHALL
BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE
AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH
LITIGATION BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS
ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(C) HEREOF, IN EACH CASE MARKED FOR THE
ATTENTION OF GENERAL COUNSEL, INGRAM MICRO INC., OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN
OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF EACH
SUCH STATE.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER
MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH
COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT
IN AS INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER
MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL
PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT



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                                                                       EXHIBIT J
<PAGE>   185
PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO
ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY
IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS GUARANTY.

         SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

                 (a)      This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
         the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated
         herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
         terms and provisions thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION
         5.11 and ARTICLE M thereof.

                 (b)      No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this
         Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom,
         shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
         and signed by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender
         Parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
         the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

                 (c)      All notices and other communications provided to any
         party hereto shall be made, (i) if to the Guarantor, at its address or
         facsimile number set forth below its signature line hereto or at such
         other address or facsimile number as the Guarantor may designate to
         the other parties hereto and the Lender Parties from time to time, and
         each such notice or communication shall be subject to the other
         provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement or (ii)
         if to any Borrower, in the manner, and subject to the provisions set
         forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

                 (d)    Section captions used in this Guaranty are for
         convenience of referenced only, and shall not affect the construction
         of this Guaranty.

                 (e)      In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights
         of any Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall,
         upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default
         described in any of CLAUSES (a) through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the
         Credit Agreement (after providing notice to the Guarantor with respect
         thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right, to the fullest
         extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
         (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits,
         accounts or moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations
         of the Guarantor then due and owing to it hereunder, irrespective of
         whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any demand under any
         Loan Document.

                 (f)      Wherever possible each provision of this Guaranty
         shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
         applicable law, but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be
         prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be
         ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
         invalidating the remainder of such provision of the remaining
         provisions of this Guaranty.

                 (g)      Any Person required to become a party to this
         Guaranty from and after the Effective Date pursuant to SECTION 8.1.10
         of the Credit Agreement may do so by executing a signed counterpart of
         this Guaranty on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.



                                       8
                                                                       EXHIBIT J
<PAGE>   186
         SECTION 9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND GUARANTORS
HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT
OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,
COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE
LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTORS.  THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH
OTHER PROVISION OF THIS GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND MAKING
CREDIT EXTENSIONS THEREUNDER.

         SECTION 10.  ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By
executing the acknowledgment to this Guaranty each of the other Group
Guarantors agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 5 hereof.

                    [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK.
                          SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW.]



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                                                                       EXHIBIT J
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each undersigned corporation has caused this
Guaranty to be executed on its respective behalf as of the date above written
by one of its officers duly authorized thereunto.

                                       [NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
                                       [ADDRESS FOR NOTICES]


                                       By
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:
                                               --------------------------------
                                          Title:
                                                -------------------------------



         ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 5:



INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation       INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a 
organized and existing under           corporation organized and existing 
the laws of the State of               under the laws of Singapore
Delaware, United States of America


By                                     By                   
  ----------------------------------     --------------------------------------
  Name:                                  Name:                                 
       -----------------------------          ----------------------------------
  Title:                                 Title:                               
        ----------------------------           ---------------------------------
                                       


                                       
INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION           INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation
CENTER N.V., a company organized       organized and existing under the laws 
and existing under the laws            of the Province of Ontario, Canada
of The Kingdom of Belgium              

By                                     By                   
  ----------------------------------     --------------------------------------
  Name:                                  Name:                                 
       -----------------------------          ----------------------------------
  Title:                                 Title:                               
        ----------------------------           ---------------------------------



                 [INSERT BLOCKS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS.]



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                                                                       EXHIBIT J
<PAGE>   188
                                   EXHIBIT K

                          LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT


                    ______________________________, 19_____


Ingram Micro Inc.                      The Bank of Nova Scotia,
1600 E. St. Andrew Place                       as Administrative Agent
Santa Ana, CA  92705                   Scotia House
                                       33 Finsbury Square
Attention: Treasurer                   London, England EC2A 1BB

                                       Attn: ____________________

         We refer to the European Credit Agreement (together with all
amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it the
"CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among Ingram Micro Inc. (a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
United States) and Ingram European Coordination Center, N.A. (a company
organized and existing under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium), as the
Primary Borrowers, certain Lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as the
Administrative Agent (in that capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the
Lenders, NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as the Documentation Agent for the
Lenders, and certain arrangers, and executed by Ingram Micro Inc. (a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario,
Canada) and Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd. (a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Singapore) as Supplemental Borrowers.  Terms defined
in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used, unless otherwise
defined, in this agreement.

         1.      This agreement is delivered to you and constitutes notice to
you under SECTION 11.11.1 of the Credit Agreement of the assignment and
delegation without recourse by ______________________________ (the "ASSIGNOR")
to ______________________________________________ (the "ASSIGNEE") of all of
the Assignor's rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of
_________________, ____ (the "ASSIGNMENT DATE"), with respect to (a) its
Commitment in the amount of US$_____________ and (b) outstanding Credit
Extensions comprised of (i) Pro-Rata Revolving Loans in the aggregate principal
amount of US$________, (ii) Letter of Credit Outstandings in the aggregate
principal amount of US$___ __________________, and (iii) Non-Rata Revolving
Loans in the aggregate principal amount of US$_______________ (the "ASSIGNED
PORTION") outstanding under the Credit Agreement; provided that Assignor does
not relinquish its rights under SECTIONS 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 11.3, and 11.4 of
the Credit Agreement, to the extent those rights relate to any time before the
Assignment Date.  From and after the Assignment Date, the Assignor's and the
Assignee's Percentages for purposes of the Credit Agreement and each other Loan
Document are as stated opposite their respective names on the signature page(s)
below.

         2.      On or before the Assignment Date, the Assignee shall pay to
the Assignor an amount, in immediately available funds, equal to the purchase
price agreed to between the Assignor and the Assignee.  Any part of that
purchase price on account of (a) accrued and unpaid interest and Letter of
Credit fees paid in advance (pursuant to SECTION 4.3.3 of the Credit Agreement)
with respect to the Assigned Portion shall be



                                                                       EXHIBIT K

<PAGE>   189
calculated by the Assignor (in consultation with Micro) and (b) the facility
fees payable with respect to the Assigned Portion pursuant to SECTION 4.3.2 of
the Credit Agreement shall be calculated by the Assignor (in consultation with
Micro).  The Assignee is entitled to receive all payments on account of
interest, principal, and fees with respect to the Assigned Portion for the
period from and after the then most recent date of payment of interest,
principal, and fees, as the case may be, by the relevant Borrower.  The
Assignor and the Assignee shall, directly between themselves, make all
appropriate adjustments in payments to either of them under the Credit
Agreement for periods before the Assignment Date.

         3.      The Assignee represents, warrants, acknowledges, and confirms
that (a) it is legally authorized to enter into and deliver this agreement, (b)
it has received (i) a copy of the Credit Agreement, (ii) copies of the
documents that were required to be delivered under the Credit Agreement as a
condition to the initial Credit Extension under it, (iii) copies of the most
recent financial statements delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1 or 6.1.4, as
the case may be, of the Credit Agreement, and (iv) all other documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into this agreement, (c) it independently and without
reliance upon the Assignor, the Agents, or any other Lender, and based on such
documents and information as it deemed or will deem appropriate at the time,
made and shall continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not
taking any action under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the
other instruments and documents delivered in connection therewith, (d) its
actions in becoming a Lender and in making its Commitment and Credit Extensions
under the Credit Agreement have been and will be made without recourse to, or
representation or warranty by, the Agents, and (e) the Assignee is (i) in
respect of payments by Micro, entitled to receive payments under the Loan
Documents and free and clear without deduction for or on account of any United
States federal income taxes, and (ii) in respect of payments by Coordination
Center entitled to receive payments under the Loan Documents free and clear
without any deduction for or on account of any income taxes imposed by The
Kingdom of Belgium.

         4.      The Assignor represents, warrants, confirms, and acknowledges
that (a) it is legally authorized to enter into and deliver this agreement and
(b) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Portion.  Except as
set forth in the previous sentence, the Assignor makes no representation or
warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties, or representations made pursuant to or in connection with this
agreement, or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency, or value of this agreement, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan
Document, or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or
thereto, including the financial condition of Micro and its Subsidiaries or the
performance or observance by any Lender of any of its obligations under the
Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.

         5.      Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement,
effective as of the Assignment Date (a) the Assignee (i) shall be deemed
automatically to have become a party to the Credit Agreement with all the
rights and obligations of a "Lender" under the Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents as if it were an original signatory to them to the extent
specified in the PARAGRAPH 1 above, (ii) agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as if it were
an original signatory to them, and (b) the Assignor shall be released from its
obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the
extent of the Assigned Portion.

         6.      The Assignee shall pay to the Administrative Agent the
processing fee referred to in SECTION 11.11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement.



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                                                                       EXHIBIT K
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as the Administrative Agent


         7.      The Assignee advises you of the following administrative
details with respect to the assigned Credit Extensions and Commitment and
requests that the Administrative Agent and Micro acknowledge receipt of this
agreement:

LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS TO MICRO:     ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:
                                       
- ----------------------------------     -----------------------------------------

- ----------------------------------     -----------------------------------------

- ----------------------------------     -----------------------------------------

FACSIMILE NO.:                         FACSIMILE NO.:
              --------------------                   --------------------------

ATTENTION:                             ATTENTION:
              --------------------               -------------------------------

LENDING OFFICE FOR OTHER LOANS:        ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:

- ----------------------------------     -----------------------------------------

- ----------------------------------     -----------------------------------------

- ----------------------------------     -----------------------------------------

FACSIMILE NO.:                         FACSIMILE NO.:
              -------------------                    --------------------------

ATTENTION:                             ATTENTION:
          -----------------------                -----------------------------




         8.      This Agreement may be executed by the Assignor and Assignee in
separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all
of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.

Percentage                                                     , as the Assignor
                                           --------------------
(after giving effect to the Assignment)

                                           By
                                             ---------------------------------
Commitment and                               Name:            
                                                  ----------------------------
Credit Extensions:         %                 Title:
                    -------                        ---------------------------


Percentage                                                     , as the Assignee
                                             ------------------
(after giving effect to the Assignment)

                                           By
                                             -------------------------------
Commitment and                               Name:            
                                                  --------------------------
Credit Extensions:         %                 Title:
                    -------                        -------------------------



The foregoing is accepted and agreed to in all respects as of _______________,
____.





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                                                                       EXHIBIT K

<PAGE>   191
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA                INGRAM MICRO INC. (a corporation
as the Administrative Agent            organized and existing under the laws of
                                       the State of Delaware, United States of
                                       America), as Micro


By                                     By
  ----------------------------------      ----------------------------------
  Name:                                   Name:
       -----------------------------           -----------------------------
  Title:                                  Title:
        ----------------------------            ----------------------------



                                                                       EXHIBIT K

<PAGE>   192
                                   EXHIBIT L

                                QUARTERLY REPORT

                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
                     OUTSTANDING NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS

   As of the last day of the Fiscal Period ended __________________________.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         LENDER/ISSUER             TYPE(1)     MATURITY     AVAILABLE        PRINCIPAL           DOLLAR
                                                            CURRENCY       AMOUNT/STATED        AMOUNT(2)
                                                                              AMOUNT
<S>                            <C>           <C>          <C>             <C>                 <C>
 -----------------------       ------------   ---------   ------------    --------------      ------------

 -----------------------       ------------   ---------   ------------    --------------      ------------

 -----------------------       ------------   ---------   ------------    --------------      ------------

 -----------------------       ------------   ---------   ------------    --------------      ------------

 -----------------------       ------------   ---------   ------------    --------------      ------------

 -----------------------       ------------   ---------   ------------    --------------      ------------

 TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF ALL                                                                   $
 OUTSTANDING NON-RATA CREDIT
 EXTENSIONS
</TABLE>

__________________________________

(1)      Non-Rata Revolving Loan or Non-Rata Letter of Credit.
(2)      The Dollar Amount on  that last day of any Non-Rata Revolving  Loans
         or Non-Rata Letters of Credit  denominated in an Available Currency
         other than Dollars shall be calculated  based upon the spot rate at
         which Dollars were offered on that day for  that Available Currency
         that appeared on  Telerate Page 3740 at  approximately 11:00 a.m.
         London  time on that  day (and if that  spot rate is not  available on
         Telerate Page 3740  as of that time, that  spot rate as was quoted by
         Scotiabank, in London at approximately 11:00  a.m. London time on that
         day.



                                                                      EXHIBIT L
<PAGE>   193
                                    EXHIBIT S


                          COMMITMENT EXTENSION REQUEST(1)

                            Dated _____________, ____

The Bank of Nova Scotia,
        as Administrative Agent
Scotia House
33 Finsbury Square
London, England EC2A 1BB

Attn: ____________________


And each of the Lenders Party to the
Credit Agreement referred to below


        This request is delivered to you pursuant to SECTION 2.2(a) of the
Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and other modifications, if any,
from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28,
1997, among Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, United States, "MICRO") and Ingram European
Coordination Center, N.A. (a company organized and existing under the laws of
The Kingdom of Belgium) as the Primary Borrowers, certain Lenders, The Bank of
Nova Scotia, as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders, NationsBank of Texas,
N.A., as the Documentation Agent for the Lenders, and certain arrangers, and
executed by Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada) and Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd. (a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Singapore) as Supplemental
Borrowers. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when
used, unless otherwise defined, in this request.

        Micro requests that the Commitment Termination Date be extended from
____________________, ____,(2) for a [check and complete one or both]:

         o        one-year ending ___________________, ____ (a "ONE-YEAR
                  EXTENSION").

         o        two-year extension ending ___________________, ____ (a
                  "TWO-YEAR EXTENSION").


(1)     ATTENTION LENDER - Ingram Micro Inc. is authorized to deliver this
        request only during the period beginning May 1st and ending June 30th in
        the year immediately preceding the year of the current Commitment
        Termination Date. Delivery of this request at any other time is not
        permitted by the Credit Agreement, and you are not required to respond
        to it.

(2)     Insert the current Commitment Termination Date.

        Micro acknowledges and agrees that the Commitment Termination Date has
not occurred and 



                                                                       EXHIBIT S
<PAGE>   194
that this request and any extension of the current Commitment Termination Date
pursuant to this request shall, without notice to or action by any Person,
automatically become null and void and be of no force and effect on the
Commitment Termination Date.

        Please indicate whether or not you consent to the proposed extension of
the Commitment Termination Date by completing and signing below two of the three
enclosed counterparts of this request and returning one signed copy of each NOT
LATER THAN JULY 31ST OF THIS YEAR to Micro and the Administrative Agent as
follows:

Ingram Micro Inc.                      The Bank of Nova Scotia,    
1600 E. St. Andrew Place               as Administrative Agent     
Santa Ana, CA  92705                   Scotia House                
Attention:  Treasurer                  33 Finsbury Square          
                                       London, England EC2A 1BB    
                                                                   
                                       Attn: ____________________  
                                       


        Micro has caused this request to be executed and delivered by its duly
Authorized Person as of the date first stated above.

                                       INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation
                                       organized and existing under the laws of
                                       the State of Delaware, United States



                                       By_________________________________
                                         Name:____________________________
                                         Title:___________________________

        In respect of the foregoing requested extension(s), the undersigned
Lender [check and complete the following, as applicable]:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      DOES NOT
CONSENTS              CONSENT

<S>                   <C>
 [ ]                    [ ]    To  the  One-Year  Extension,
                               if requested.

 [ ]                    [ ]    To  the  Two-Year  Extension,
                               if requested.
</TABLE>

                                       ___________________________________(1)

                                       By_________________________________
                                         Name:____________________________
                                         Title:___________________________

- --------
(1)   Insert name of Lender.


                                       2

                                                                       EXHIBIT S
<PAGE>   195
                                    EXHIBIT T


                      ACCESSION REQUEST AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT


                           Dated _______________, ____


The Bank of Nova Scotia,
        as Administrative Agent
Scotia House
33 Finsbury Square
London, England EC2A 1BB

Attn: ____________________


        This Accession Request and Acknowledgment is delivered to you pursuant
to SECTION 6.3.2 of the European Credit Agreement (together with all amendments
and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States)
and Ingram European Coordination Center, N.A. (a company organized and existing
under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium) as the Primary Borrowers, certain
Lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders,
NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Documentation Agent for the Lenders, and certain
arrangers, and executed by Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada) and Ingram Micro
Singapore Pte Ltd. (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
Singapore) as Supplemental Borrowers. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have
the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this Accession Request
and Acknowledgment.

        The undersigned desires to become a Other Borrower and Obligor under the
Credit Agreement and requests that the Administrative Agent acknowledge that, as
of the date of this Accession Request and Acknowledgment, each of the conditions
precedent to accession in SECTION 6.3 of the Credit Agreement have been
satisfied and that ____________________ (the "ACCEDING BORROWER") has acceded to
the rights and obligations of an Obligor and a Other Borrower under the Credit
Agreement as though originally a signatory and party to it.

        The Acceding Borrower hereby advises the Administrative Agent that its
address for notices under the Credit Agreement is:



                                                                       EXHIBIT T
<PAGE>   196
        The Acceding Borrower has caused this Accession Request and
Acknowledgment to be duly executed and delivered by its duly Authorized Person
as of the date first stated above.

                                       _______________, as the Acceding Borrower


                                       By_________________________________
                                         Name:____________________________
                                         Title:___________________________


         The foregoing is accepted and agreed to in all respects as of the
_______________,____.

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,               INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation 
as the Administrative Agent            organized and existing under the laws
                                       of the State of Delaware, United States


By___________________________          By___________________________________
  Name:______________________            Name:______________________________
  Title:_____________________            Title:_____________________________


INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION            INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a
CENTER N.V., a company                  corporation organized and existing
organized and existing under            under the laws of Singapore
the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium

By___________________________          By___________________________________
  Name:______________________            Name:______________________________
  Title:_____________________            Title:_____________________________


INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation       _______________________________________
organized and existing under the       (signature blocks for any existing
laws of the Province                   Additional Guarantors)
of Ontario, Canada

By___________________________          By___________________________________
  Name:______________________            Name:______________________________
  Title:_____________________            Title:_____________________________



                                       4

                                                                       EXHIBIT T

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.38





                                US $150,000,000

                           CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

                         dated as of October 28, 1997,

                                     among

                             INGRAM MICRO INC. and
                          INGRAM MICRO INC. (CANADA),
                        as the Borrowers and Guarantors,


                        CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
                                as the Lenders,


                            THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                  as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders,


                             ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
                   as the Syndication Agent for the Lenders,

                                      and


                       BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI (CANADA),
                                as the Co-Agent





                                  PREPARED BY
                         HAYNES AND BOONE, L.L.P., AND
                            OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT
<PAGE>   2
                               TABLE OF CONTENTS


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                        <C>
     SECTION                                                                                               PAGE
     -------                                                                                               ----


                              ARTICLE I        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

         1.1.    Defined Terms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
         1.2     Use of Defined Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
         1.3     Cross-References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
         1.4     Accounting and Financial Determinations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
         1.5     Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
         1.6     Amounts in Canadian Dollars  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28

                              ARTICLE II       COMMITMENTS, ETC.

         2.1     Commitments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
         2.2     Extensions of the Commitment Termination Date  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
         2.3     Reductions of the Commitment Amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
         2.4     Dollars Unavailable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32

                              ARTICLE III      PROCEDURES FOR PRO-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS AND PROVISIONS FOR
                                                              NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS


         3.1     Borrowing Procedure for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
         3.2     Pro-Rata Letter of Credit Issuance Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
                 3.2.1        Other Lenders' Participation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
                 3.2.2        Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
                 3.2.3        Reimbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
                 3.2.4        Deemed Disbursements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
                 3.2.5        Nature of Reimbursement Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
                 3.2.6        Dollars Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
         3.3     Pro-Rata Bankers' Acceptance Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
                 3.3.1        Notice  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
                 3.3.2        Funding of Bankers' Acceptances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
                 3.3.3        Notice Irrevocable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
                 3.3.4        Payment of Bankers' Acceptances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
                 3.3.5        Form of Bankers' Acceptances  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
                 3.3.6        BA Loans  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
                 3.3.7        Micro Canada's Right to Market Bankers' Acceptances . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
         3.4     Non-Rata Revolving Loan Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
                 3.4.1        Non-Rata Revolving Loans  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
                 3.4.2        Dollars Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
                 3.4.3        Limitations on Making Non-Rata Revolving Loans  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
                 3.4.4        Procedure for Making Non-Rata Revolving Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
                 3.4.5        Maturity of Non-Rata Revolving Loans  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
                 3.4.6        Non-Rata Revolving Loan Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
                 3.4.7        Quarterly Report  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
         3.5     Non-Rata Letter of Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
                 3.5.1        Non-Rata Letters of Credit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
                 3.5.2        Dollars Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
                 3.5.3        Limitations on Issuing Non-Rata Letters of Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
                 3.5.4        Procedures for Issuing Non-Rata Letters of Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
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                 3.5.5        Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
                 3.5.6        Reimbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
         3.6     Reporting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41

                              ARTICLE IV        PRINCIPAL, INTEREST, AND FEE PAYMENTS

         4.1     Loan Accounts, Notes, Payments, and Prepayments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
                 4.1.1        Repayments and Prepayments of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans  . . . . . . . . . . .  42
         4.2     Interest Provisions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
                 4.2.1        Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
                 4.2.2        Post-Maturity Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
                 4.2.3        Continuation Elections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
                 4.2.4        Payment Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
                 4.2.5        Interest Rate Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
                 4.2.6        Additional Interest on LIBO Rate Loans  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
         4.3     Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
                 4.3.1        Administration and Syndication Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
                 4.3.2        Facility Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
                 4.3.3        Letter of Credit Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
         4.4     Rate and Fee Determinations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
         4.5     Obligations in Respect of Non-Rata Credit Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48

                              ARTICLE V        CERTAIN PAYMENT PROVISIONS

         5.1     Illegality; Currency Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
         5.2     Deposits Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
         5.3     Increased Credit Extension Costs, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
         5.4     Funding Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
         5.5     Increased Capital Costs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
         5.6     Discretion of Lenders as to Manner of Funding  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
         5.7     Taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
         5.8     Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
                 5.8.1        Pro-Rata Credit Extensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
                 5.8.2        Non-Rata Obligations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         5.9     Sharing of Payments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         5.10    Right of Set-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
         5.11    Judgments, Currencies, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
         5.12    Replacement of Lenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
         5.13    Change of Lending Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57

                              ARTICLE VI        CONDITIONS TO MAKING CREDIT EXTENSIONS

         6.1     Initial Credit Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
                 6.1.1        Resolutions, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
                 6.1.2        Effective Date Certificate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
                 6.1.3        Guaranties, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
                 6.1.4        Financial Information, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
                 6.1.5        Compliance Certificate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
                 6.1.6        Consents, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
                 6.1.7        Closing Fees, Expenses, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
                 6.1.8        Opinions of Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
                 6.1.9        Satisfactory Legal Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
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         <S>     <C>                                                                                        <C>
         6.2     All Credit Extensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
                 6.2.1        Compliance with Warranties, No Default, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
                 6.2.2        Credit Extension Request  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
                 6.2.3        Non-Rata Revolving Loans  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
                 6.2.4        Non-Rata Letters of Credit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60

                              ARTICLE VII       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         7.1     Organization, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
         7.2     Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
         7.3     No Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
         7.4     Government Approval, Regulation, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
         7.5     Validity, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
         7.6     Financial Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
         7.7     No Material Adverse Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
         7.8     Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
         7.9     Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
         7.10    Ownership of Properties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
         7.11    Taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
         7.12    Pension and Welfare Plans  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
         7.13    Environmental Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
         7.14    Outstanding Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
         7.15    Accuracy of Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
         7.16    Patents, Trademarks, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
         7.17    Margin Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64

                              ARTICLE VIII       COVENANTS

         8.1     Affirmative Covenants  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
                 8.1.1        Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
                 8.1.2        Compliance with Laws, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
                 8.1.3        Maintenance of Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
                 8.1.4        Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
                 8.1.5        Books and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
                 8.1.6        Environmental Covenant  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
                 8.1.7        Use of Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
                 8.1.8        Pari Passu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
                 8.1.9        Guarantee or Suretyship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
                 8.1.10       Additional Guaranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
                 8.1.11       Intra-Group Agreement, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
         8.2     Negative Covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
                 8.2.1        Restriction on Incurrence of Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
                 8.2.2        Restriction on Incurrence of Liens  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
                 8.2.3        Financial Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
                 8.2.4        Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
                 8.2.5        Mergers, Consolidations, Substantial Asset Sales, and Dissolutions  . . . . .  72
                 8.2.6        Transactions with Affiliates  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
                 8.2.7        Limitations on Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
                 8.2.8        Limitation on Sale of Trade Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
                 8.2.9        Sale of Assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
                 8.2.10       Limitation on Businesses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  75
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         <S>    <C>                                                                                         <C>
                              ARTICLE IX       EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         9.1     Listing of Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
                 9.1.1        Non-Payment of Obligations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
                 9.1.2        Breach of Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
                 9.1.3        Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations  . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
                 9.1.4        Non-Performance of Other Covenants and Obligations  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
                 9.1.5        Default on Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
                 9.1.6        Judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
                 9.1.7        Pension Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
                 9.1.8        Ownership; Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
                 9.1.9        Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
                 9.1.10       Guaranties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78
         9.2     Action if Bankruptcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78
         9.3     Action if Other Event of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78
         9.4     Action by Withdrawing Lender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
         9.5     Cash Collateral  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79

                              ARTICLE X       THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE SYNDICATION AGENT

         10.1    Authorization and Actions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
         10.2    Funding Reliance, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
         10.3    Exculpation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
         10.4    Successor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
         10.5    Credit Extensions by Agents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
         10.6    Credit Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
         10.7    Copies, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81

                              ARTICLE XI       MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         11.1    Waivers, Amendments, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
         11.2    Notices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
         11.3    Payment of Costs and Expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
         11.4    Indemnification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83
         11.5    Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
         11.6    Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
         11.7    Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
         11.8    Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness; Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
         11.9    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
         11.10   Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
         11.11   Assignments and Transfers of Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
                 11.11.1      Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
                 11.11.2      Participations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
         11.12   Other Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
         11.13   Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
         11.14   Confidentiality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
         11.15   Release of Additional Guarantors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
         11.16   Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  88
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                             SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

Schedule I       -            Disclosure Schedule
                 -            Item 7.8
                 -            Item 7.9
                 -            Item 7.11
                 -            Item 7.12
                 -            Item 7.14
                 -            Item 8.2.1(a)(ii)
                 -            Item 8.2.2(a)

Exhibit A-1      -            Revolving Note
Exhibit A-2      -            Non-Rata Revolving Note
Exhibit B        -            Borrowing Request
Exhibit C        -            Issuance Request
Exhibit D        -            Continuation Notice
Exhibit E        -            Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F        -            Effective Date Certificate
Exhibit G-1      -            Coordination Center Guaranty
Exhibit G-2      -            Intra-Group Agreement
Exhibit H        -            Micro Guaranty
Exhibit I-1      -            Micro Canada Guaranty (Micro)
Exhibit I-2      -            Micro Singapore Guaranty
Exhibit J        -            Additional Guaranty
Exhibit K        -            Lender Assignment Agreement
Exhibit L        -            Quarterly Report
Exhibit M        -            Opinion of the General Counsel of Micro
Exhibit N        -            Opinion of Special New York counsel to Micro
Exhibit O        -            Opinion of Special Canadian counsel to Micro
                                Canada
Exhibit P        -            Opinion of Special Belgian counsel to
                              Coordination Center
Exhibit Q        -            Opinion of Special Singapore counsel to Micro
                                Singapore
Exhibit R        -            Commitment Extension Request





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                           CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT


         THIS CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 28, 1997,
         among:

- -        INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws
         of the State of Delaware, United States of America ("MICRO");

- -        INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws
         of the Province of Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA," and collectively
         with Micro, "BORROWERS");

- -        The financial institutions parties hereto (together with their
         respective successors and permitted assigns and any branch or
         affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as permitted by
         SECTION 5.6, as a signatory or otherwise, collectively, the
         "LENDERS");

- -        THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("SCOTIABANK"), as administrative agent for
         the Lenders (in such capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and ROYAL
         BANK OF CANADA ("ROYAL BANK") as syndication agent for the Lenders (in
         such capacity, the "SYNDICATION  AGENT," and, collectively with the
         Administrative Agent, the "AGENTS"); and

- -        BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI (CANADA), as the co-agent (in such capacity,
         the "CO-AGENT").

         WHEREAS, Micro and its Subsidiaries (such capitalized term and all
other capitalized terms used herein having the meanings provided in SECTION
1.1) are engaged primarily in the business of the wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling,
distribution and service activities; and

         WHEREAS, Micro wishes to obtain:

                 (a)      for itself and Micro Canada Commitments from all the
         Lenders for Pro-Rata Credit Extensions (with Bankers' Acceptances and
         BA Loans being available only to Micro Canada) to be made prior to the
         Commitment Termination Date in an aggregate amount in Dollars and
         Canadian Dollars, not to exceed the Total Credit Commitment Amount at
         any one time outstanding, such Credit Extensions being available on a
         committed basis as Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, Pro-Rata Bankers'
         Acceptances, and Pro-Rata Letters of Credit, so long as the Letter of
         Credit Outstandings never exceed the Letter of Credit Limit; and

                 (b)      for itself and Micro Canada a protocol whereby each
         Borrower may, prior to the Commitment Termination Date and to the
         extent the aggregate Commitments shall be unused and available from
         time to time, request that any Lender make Non-Rata Revolving Loans
         and issue Non-Rata Letters of Credit in any Dollars and Canadian
         Dollars, so long as (i) the Letter of Credit Outstandings never exceed
         the Letter of Credit Limit and (ii) the Outstanding Credit Extensions
         consisting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions never exceed the Non-Rata
         Limit; and

         WHEREAS, each Borrower is willing, subject to SECTION 8.1.10, to 
guarantee all Obligations of





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the other Borrower on a joint and several basis; and

         WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing, pursuant to and in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement:

                 (a)      to extend severally Commitments to make, from time to
         time prior to the Commitment Termination Date, Pro-Rata Credit
         Extensions in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to
         exceed the excess of the Total Credit Commitment Amount over the then
         Outstanding Credit Extensions; and

                 (b)      to consider from time to time prior to the Commitment
         Termination Date, in each Lender's sole and absolute discretion and
         without commitment, making Non-Rata Revolving Loans and issuing
         Non-Rata Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount not to
         exceed the difference between the Total Credit Commitment Amount minus
         the then Outstanding Credit Extensions, so long as (i) the Letter of
         Credit Outstandings never exceed the Letter of Credit Limit and (ii)
         the Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Credit
         Extensions never exceed the Non-Rata Limit; and

         WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Credit Extensions will be used for
general corporate purposes (including, working capital and, so long as such
Borrower has complied with SECTION 8.1.7, Acquisitions) of each Borrower and
its Subsidiaries;

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


                                   ARTICLE I

                        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

         SECTION 1.1.         DEFINED TERMS.  The following terms (whether or
not in bold or italics type) when used in this Agreement, including its
preamble and recitals, shall, except where the context otherwise requires, have
the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular
and plural forms thereof):

         "ACQUISITION" means any transaction, or any series of related
transactions, by which Micro and/or any of its Subsidiaries directly or
indirectly (a) acquires any ongoing business or all or substantially all of the
assets of any Person or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets,
merger or otherwise, (b) acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent
transaction in a series of transactions) control of at least a majority in
ordinary voting power of the securities of a Person which have ordinary voting
power for the election of directors or (c) otherwise acquires control of a more
than 50% ownership interest in any such Person.

         "ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR" means each other Subsidiary of Micro as shall
from time to time become a Guarantor in accordance with SECTION 8.1.10.

         "ADDITIONAL GUARANTY" means a guaranty, in the form of the attached
EXHIBIT J, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of each
Additional Guarantor, as amended, supplemented,





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restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "ADDITIONAL PERMITTED LIENS" means, as of any date, Liens securing
Indebtedness and not described in CLAUSES (A) through (L) of SECTION 8.2.2, but
only to the extent that the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Amount of
Additional Liens on such date plus (b) the Total Indebtedness of Subsidiaries
(other than any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor) on such date does not exceed
15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth on such date.

         "ADJUSTED PERCENTAGE" means -- for any Lender, for any Pro-Rata Credit
Extension (and for the full duration of that Pro-Rata Credit Extension but
which may be different for other Pro-Rata Credit Extensions) -- the quotient
(stated as a percentage) determined by the Administrative Agent (based upon the
information provided to it under SECTION 3.6) equal to (a) that Lender's
Available Credit Commitment at that time divided by (b) the remainder of the
Total Credit Commitment Amount at that time minus the aggregate of all of the
Lenders' Non-Rata Usage at that time.

         "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" is defined in the preamble and includes each
other Person as shall have subsequently been appointed as the successor
Administrative Agent pursuant to SECTION 10.4.

         "AFFILIATE" of any Person means any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for
administering, any Plan).  A Person shall be deemed to be controlled by any
other Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power (a)
to vote, in the case of any Lender Party, 10% or more or, in the case of any
other Person, 35% or more, of the securities (on a fully diluted basis) having
ordinary voting power, for the election of directors or managing general
partners, or (b) in the case of any Lender Party or any other Person, to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by
contract or otherwise.

         "AFFILIATE TRANSACTION" is defined in SECTION 8.2.6.

         "AGENTS"  is defined in the preamble.

         "AGREEMENT" means this Canadian Credit Agreement, as amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with its terms.

         "AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LIENS" means, at any date, the aggregate
principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Additional Permitted Liens on such
date.

         "APPLICABLE MARGIN" means, for any LIBO Rate Loan, Pro-Rata Letter of
Credit, or Bankers' Acceptance (i) for any day during the period from and
including the Effective Date, through and including the date the Administrative
Agent shall receive the reports and financial statements of Micro and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries required to be delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(b)
- -- together with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered
contemporaneously therewith pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(d) -- for the Fiscal
Period ending on the Saturday nearest September 30, 1997, 0.250% per annum and
(ii) for any day subsequent to the date the Administrative Agent shall receive
the reports, financial statements and Compliance Certificate described in the
preceding CLAUSE (I), the corresponding rate per annum set forth in the table
below, determined by reference to (a) the lower of the two highest ratings from
time to time assigned to Micro's long-term senior unsecured debt by S&P,
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Fitch and either published or otherwise evidenced in writing by the applicable
rating agency and made available to the Administrative Agent -- including both
"express" and "indicative" or "implied" (or equivalent) ratings -- or (b) the
ratio (calculated pursuant to CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 8.2.3) of Consolidated
Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Period most recently ended
prior to such day, for which financial statements and reports have been
received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(a) or (b),
whichever results in the lower Applicable Margin:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
============================================================================================================
    MICRO'S LONG-TERM SENIOR UNSECURED        RATIO OF CONSOLIDATED FUNDED DEBT TO         APPLICABLE MARGIN
     DEBT RATINGS BY S&P, MOODY'S AND                  CONSOLIDATED EBITDA
           FITCH, RESPECTIVELY
============================================================================================================
  <S>                                     <C>                                                   <C>
  A-, A3 or A- (or higher)                Less than 1.50                                        0.160%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  BBB+, Baa1 or BBB+                      Greater than or equal to 1.50, but less than          0.215%
                                          2.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  BBB, Baa2 or BBB                        Greater than or equal to 2.00, but less than          0.250%
                                          2.50
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  BBB-, Baa3 or BBB-                      Greater than or equal to 2.50, but less than          0.275%
                                          3.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  BB+, Ba1 or BB+                         Greater than or equal to 3.00, but less than          0.400%
                                          3.25
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Lower than BB+, Ba1 or BB+              Greater than or equal to 3.25                         0.625%
============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

Any change in the Applicable Margin pursuant to CLAUSE (ii)(a) above, will be
effective as of the day subsequent to the date on which S&P, Moody's or Fitch,
as the case may be, releases the applicable change in its rating of Micro's
long-term senior unsecured debt.

         "AUTHORIZED PERSON" means those officers or employees of each Obligor
whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified to the Administrative
Agent pursuant to SECTION 6.1.1.

         "AVAILABLE CREDIT COMMITMENT" means, for any Lender and at any time,
the amount (not less than zero) equal to the remainder of (a) an amount equal
to its Percentage of the Total Credit Commitment Amount at that time minus (b)
its Outstanding Credit Extensions at that time.

         "BA DISCOUNT RATE" means the BA Schedule I Discount Rate or BA
Schedule II Discount Rate, as the case may be.

         "BA DISCOUNTED PROCEEDS" means in respect of any Bankers' Acceptances
to be accepted by a Lender on any day, an amount (rounded to the nearest whole
cent and with one-half of one cent being rounded up), calculated on such day by
multiplying:

         (a)          the aggregate Face Amount of such Bankers' Acceptances; by

         (b)          the price, where the price is determined by dividing one 
      by the sum of one plus the product of:

                              (i)   the BA Discount Rate which is applicable to
                 such Bankers' Acceptances being issued by such Lender
                 (expressed as a decimal); and

                              (ii)  a fraction, the numerator of which is the
                 number of days remaining in





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<PAGE>   11
                 the term of such Bankers' Acceptances, and the denominator of
                 which is 365; with the price as so determined being rounded up
                 or down to the fifth decimal place, and .000005 being rounded
                 up.

         "BA FEE" means, in respect of a Bankers' Acceptance, a stamping fee
calculated on the Face Amount and maturity of such Bankers' Acceptance at a
rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin, payable on the date of creation
of such Bankers' Acceptance, calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days or
366 days, as the case may be.

         "BA LOAN" is defined in SECTION 3.3.6.

         "BANKERS' ACCEPTANCE" means a non-interest bearing bill of exchange in
Canadian Dollars having a term of not less than 30 nor more than 180 days and
maturing on a Business Day, drawn by a Borrower, and accepted by a Lender, as
evidenced by such Lender's endorsement thereon at the direction of such
Borrower.

         "BA OUTSTANDINGS" means, on any date, the total of the Dollar Amounts
of the Face Amount of all Bankers' Acceptances created by Lenders pursuant to
SECTION 3.3 that have not been repaid by Borrowers, whether or not due and
whether or not held by any Lender.  For purposes of this definition, any
Bankers' Acceptances that have been cash collateralized in full in a manner
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to be outstanding.

         "BA PROCEEDS" means, with respect to a particular Bankers' Acceptance,
the BA Discounted Proceeds with respect thereto less the amount of the BA Fees
in respect of such Bankers' Acceptance.

         "BA RATE" means the discount rate per annum, calculated on the basis
of a year of 365 days equal to the arithmetic average of the rates per annum
for Canadian Dollar bankers' acceptances having such term that appear on the
Reuters Screen CDOR Page for the Schedule I Reference Lenders at or about 10:00
a.m., Toronto time, on the first day of such term, as determined by the
Administrative Agent.  If such a rate does not appear on such Page for a
particular Schedule I Reference Lender as of such time, such rate for such
Schedule I Reference Lender shall be the arithmetic average of the rates per
annum for Canadian Dollar bankers' acceptances having such term for such
Schedule I Reference Lender which are quoted to such Schedule I Reference
Lender as of such time by three major Canadian investment dealers chosen by
such Schedule I Reference Lender that appear on such Page, provided that such
Schedule I Reference Lender shall act in good faith in order to obtain
representative quotes.

         "BA SCHEDULE I DISCOUNT RATE"means, with respect to any Bankers'
Acceptance accepted by a Schedule I Lender, the rate determined by the
Administrative Agent as being the arithmetic average (rounded upward to the
nearest multiple of 0.01%) of the discount rates, calculated on the basis of a
year of 365 days and determined in accordance with normal market practice at or
about 10:00 a.m. Toronto time on the date of issue and acceptance of such
Bankers' Acceptance, for bankers' acceptances of the Schedule I Reference
Lenders having a comparable Face Amount and identical maturity date to the Face
Amount and maturity date of such Bankers' Acceptance.

         "BA SCHEDULE II DISCOUNT RATE" means, with respect to an issue of
Bankers' Acceptances to be accepted by a Schedule II Lender hereunder, one of
the two following annual rates, as applicable, namely





                                        5             CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
<PAGE>   12

(a) the annual rate determined by the Administrative Agent as being the
arithmetic average (rounded upwards to the nearest multiple of 0.01%) of the
discount rates of the Schedule II Reference Lenders determined in accordance
with their normal practices at or about 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on the date
of issue and acceptance of such Bankers' Acceptances, for bankers' acceptances
having a comparable face value and an identical maturity date of such issue of
Bankers' Acceptances, or (b) if the annual rate so determined exceeds by more
than 0.10% per annum the BA Schedule I Discount Rate as at the time of
determination, an annual rate equal to such BA Schedule I Discount Rate plus
0.10%.

         "BOARD REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT" means the Board Representation
Agreement dated as of November 6, 1996, among Micro and the "Family
Stockholders" (as defined therein) listed on the signature pages thereof, as in
effect on that date without giving effect to any amendment, waiver, supplement,
or modification thereafter except for any such amendment, waiver, supplement,
or modification that does not materially alter the terms thereof (excluding
from such exception however, any such amendment, waiver, supplement, or
modification that in any way expands the scope of or materially affects the
definition of "Family Stockholders" set forth therein).

         "BORROWERS" is defined in the preamble, together with their respective
successors and assigns.

         "BORROWING" means the Pro-Rata Revolving Loans of the same Type and,
in the case of any LIBO Rate Loan, having the same Interest Period, made by all
Lenders on the same Business Day, and made pursuant to the same Borrowing
Request in accordance with SECTION 2.1.

         "BORROWING REQUEST" means a loan request and certificate for Pro-Rata
Revolving Loans duly completed and executed by an Authorized Person of the
relevant Borrower, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT B hereto.

         "BUSINESS DAY" means:

                 (a)          for all purposes and also relative to the making
         of any payment in respect of any Credit Extension denominated in
         Canadian Dollars or any dealings in respect of Bankers' Acceptances,
         any day that is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal holiday on
         which banks are authorized or required to be closed in Toronto,
         Ontario, Canada;

                 (b)          relative to the making of any payment in respect
         of any Credit Extension denominated in Dollars, any day that is
         neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal holiday on which banks are
         authorized or required to be closed in Toronto or New York City;

                 (c)          relative to the making, continuing, prepaying or
         repaying of any LIBO Rate Loans, any day which is a Business Day
         described in CLAUSE (a) or (b) above, as the case may be, and which is
         also a day on which dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London
         interbank eurodollar market; and

                 (d)          with respect to any payment, notice or other
         event relating to any Non-Rata Credit Extension, any day on which
         banks are open for business in the location of the lending office of
         the Lender making such Non-Rata Credit Extension available.

         "CANADIAN DOLLARS" and the sign "CDN$" each means lawful currency of
Canada.





                                        6             CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
<PAGE>   13

         "CANADIAN PRIME RATE" means, with respect to any Canadian Prime Rate
Loans as of any date of determination, the greater of either (a) the
fluctuating interest rate per annum which Scotiabank has announced as its
reference rate for determining interest chargeable by it on loans denominated
in Canadian Dollars made in Canada, as in effect on such date of determination,
or (b) the BA Discount Rate for such day for Bankers' Acceptances having a term
of 30 days plus 0.50%.  As to any Canadian Prime Rate Loan, the Canadian Prime
Rate is a reference rate that varies from time to time and does not necessarily
represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer by
Scotiabank or any Lender for loans denominated in Canadian Dollars.  Scotiabank
and Lenders may make commercial loans or other loans denominated in Canadian
Dollars at rates of interest at, above or below the Canadian Prime Rate.  The
Canadian Prime Rate shall automatically change, without notice to either
Borrower, upon any date that Scotiabank announces as the effective date of any
change in said reference rate or determines that the prevailing BA Discount
Rate for 30 day Bankers' Acceptances has changed to the extent necessary to
reflect any such change.

         "CANADIAN PRIME RATE LOAN" means a Pro-Rata Revolving Loan bearing
interest at a fluctuating rate of interest determined by reference to the
Canadian Prime Rate.

         "CAPITALIZED LEASE LIABILITIES" of any Person means, at any time, any
obligation of such Person at such time to pay rent or other amounts under a
lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) real and/or personal
property, which obligation is, or in accordance with GAAP (including FASB
Statement 13) is required to be, classified and accounted for as a capital
lease on a balance sheet of such Person at the time incurred; and for purposes
of this Agreement the amount of such obligation shall be the capitalized amount
thereof determined in accordance with such FASB Statement 13.

         "CO-AGENT" is defined in the preamble.

         "CODE" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and as
in effect from time to time, and any rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.

         "COMMITMENT" means, relative to each Lender, its obligation under
SECTION 2.1(a) to make Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, under SECTION 2.1(b) to issue
Bankers' Acceptances, and under SECTION 2.1(c) to participate in Pro-Rata
Letters of Credit and drawings thereunder.

         "COMMITMENT EXTENSION REQUEST" means a request for the extension of
the Commitment Termination Date duly executed by an Authorized Person of Micro,
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT R attached hereto.

         "COMMITMENT TERMINATION DATE" means the fourth anniversary of the date
hereof (as that date may be extended under SECTION 2.2), or the earlier date of
termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to SECTION 2.3, 9.2, or 9.3.

         "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" means a report duly completed, with
substantially the same information as set forth in EXHIBIT E attached hereto,
as such EXHIBIT E may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified
from time to time.

         "CONSOLIDATED" and any derivative thereof each means, with reference
to the accounts or





                                        7             CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
<PAGE>   14

financial reports of any Person, the consolidated accounts or financial reports
of such Person and each Subsidiary of such Person determined in accordance with
GAAP, including principles of consolidation, consistent with those applied in
the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of Micro referred to
in SECTION 7.6.

         "CONSOLIDATED ASSETS" means, at any date, the total assets of Micro
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date in accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT ASSETS" means, at any date, all amounts which
would be included as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of Micro
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date in accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT LIABILITIES" means, at any date, all amounts
which would be included as current liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet
of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date in accordance with
GAAP, excluding any such current liabilities constituting Current Maturities of
Funded Debt at such date.

         "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT RATIO" means, at any date, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Current Assets as at such date, to (b) Consolidated Current
Liabilities as at such date.

         "CONSOLIDATED EBITDA" means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income
adjusted by adding thereto the amount of Consolidated Interest Charges that
were deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period and all
amortization of intangibles, taxes, depreciation and any other non-cash charges
that were deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period.

         "CONSOLIDATED FUNDED DEBT" means, as of any date of determination, the
total of all Funded Debt of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries outstanding
on such date, after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between Micro
and its Subsidiaries and all other items required to be eliminated in the
course of the preparation of consolidated financial statements of Micro and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED INTEREST CHARGES" means, with respect to any period, the
sum (without duplication) of the following (in each case, eliminating all
offsetting debits and credits between Micro and its Subsidiaries and all other
items required to be eliminated in the course of the preparation of
consolidated financial statements of Micro and its Subsidiaries in accordance
with GAAP):

                 (a)          aggregate net interest expense in respect of
         Indebtedness of Micro and its Subsidiaries (including imputed interest
         on Capitalized Lease Liabilities) deducted in determining Consolidated
         Net Income for such period plus, to the extent not deducted in
         determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, the amount of all
         interest previously capitalized or deferred that was amortized during
         such period; plus

                 (b)          all debt discount and expense amortized or
         required to be amortized in the determination of Consolidated Net
         Income for such period; plus

                 (c)          all attributable interest and fees in lieu of
         interest associated with any securitizations by Micro or any of its
         Subsidiaries.





                                        8             CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
<PAGE>   15
         "CONSOLIDATED LIABILITIES" means, at any date, the sum of all
obligations of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date in
accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME" means, for any period, the consolidated net
income of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as reflected on a statement
of income of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period in
accordance with GAAP.

         "CONSOLIDATED RETAINED RECEIVABLES" means, at any date, the face
amount (calculated in Dollars but net of any amount allocated to the relevant
Trade Account Receivable with respect to any reserve or similar allowance for
doubtful payment) of all Trade Accounts Receivable of Micro and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries outstanding as at such date (including, in the case
of any receivables that have been sold, assigned or otherwise transferred to a
trust, the amount of such receivables net of any amount of Consolidated
Transferred Receivables determined with respect thereto, it being agreed for
the avoidance of doubt that Consolidated Retained Receivables shall not include
any Consolidated Transferred Receivables).

         "CONSOLIDATED STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY" means, at any date, the remainder
of (a) Consolidated Assets as at such date, minus (b) Consolidated Liabilities
as at such date.

         "CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary whose financial
statements are required in accordance with GAAP to be consolidated with the
consolidated financial statements delivered by Micro from time to time in
accordance with SECTION 8.1.1.

         "CONSOLIDATED TANGIBLE NET WORTH" means, at any date, the remainder of
(a) Consolidated Stockholders' Equity as at such date plus the accumulated
after-tax amount of non-cash charges and adjustments to income and Consolidated
Stockholders' Equity attributable to employee stock options and stock purchases
through such date, minus (b) goodwill and other Intangible Assets of Micro and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries.

         "CONSOLIDATED TRANSFERRED RECEIVABLES" means, at any date, the face
amount (calculated in Dollars but net of any amount allocated by Micro or any
of its Consolidated Subsidiaries to the relevant Trade Account Receivable with
respect to any reserve or similar allowance for doubtful payment) of all Trade
Accounts Receivable originally payable to the account of Micro or any of its
Consolidated Subsidiaries, which have not been discharged at such date and in
respect of which Micro's or any such Consolidated Subsidiary's rights and
interests, have, on or prior to such date, been sold, assigned or otherwise
transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than Micro or any of its
Consolidated Subsidiaries (either directly or by way of such Person holding an
undivided interest in a specified amount of Trade Accounts Receivable sold,
assigned or otherwise transferred to a trust).

         "CONTINGENT LIABILITY" means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement
by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is
contingently liable (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise)
to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a
debtor, or obligation or any other liability of any other Person (other than by
endorsements of instruments in the course of collection), or guarantees the
payment of dividends or other distributions upon the shares of any other
person, if the primary purpose or intent thereof by the Person incurring the
Contingent Liability is to provide assurance to the obligee of such obligation
of another Person that such obligation





                                        9             CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
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of such other Person will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements
relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such obligation
will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof.  The
amount of any Person's obligation under any Contingent Liability shall (subject
to any limitation set forth therein) be deemed to be the outstanding principal
amount of the debt, obligation or other liability guaranteed thereby.

         "CONTINUATION NOTICE" means a notice of continuation and certificate
for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans duly completed and executed by an Authorized
Person of the relevant Borrower, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT D hereto.

         "CONTROLLED GROUP" means all members of a controlled group of
corporations and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses
(whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with Micro,
are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or
Section 4001 of ERISA.

         "COORDINATION CENTER" means Ingram European Coordination Center N.V.,
a company organized and existing under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium.

         "COORDINATION CENTER GUARANTY" means a guaranty, in the form of
EXHIBIT G-1 hereto, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of
Coordination Center, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified
from time to time.

         "CREDIT COMMITMENT AMOUNT" means, relative to any Lender at any time,
such Lender's Percentage multiplied by the then Total Credit Commitment Amount
as in effect at such time.

         "CREDIT EXTENSION," as the context may require, means (a) any Pro-Rata
Credit Extension or (b) the making of a Non-Rata Credit Extension by the
relevant Lender.

         "CREDIT EXTENSION REQUEST" means, as the context may require, a
Borrowing Request, a Continuation Notice, an Issuance Request, or a Drawing
Notice.

         "CURRENT MATURITIES OF FUNDED DEBT" means, at any time and with
respect to any item of Funded Debt, the portion of such Funded Debt outstanding
at such time which by the terms of such Funded Debt or the terms of any
instrument or agreement relating thereto is due on demand or within one year
from such time (whether by sinking fund, other required prepayment or final
payment at maturity) and is not directly or indirectly renewable, extendible or
refundable at the option of the obligor under an agreement or firm commitment
in effect at such time to a date one year or more from such time.

         "DEFAULT"  means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or
event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event
of Default.

         "DISBURSEMENT DATE" is defined in SECTION 3.2.2.

         "DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE" means the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as
SCHEDULE I, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time by Micro with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the
Required Lenders.





                                        10            CANADIAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
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         "DOLLAR" and the sign "$" each means the lawful currency of the United
States.

         "DOLLAR AMOUNT," at any date, means (a) with respect to an amount
denominated in Dollars, such amount as at such date, and (b) with respect to an
amount denominated in Canadian Dollars, the amount of Dollars into which
Canadian Dollars are convertible into Dollars, as at such date and on the terms
herein provided.

         "DRAWING DATE" means any Business Day fixed pursuant to SECTION 3.3
for the creation of Bankers' Acceptances.

         "DRAWING NOTICE" means a notice given by Borrower under SECTION 3.3.1.

         "EFFECTIVE DATE" is defined in SECTION 11.8.

         "EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE" means a certificate duly completed and
executed by an Authorized Person of Micro, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT
F hereto.

         "ELIGIBLE ASSIGNEE" means any Person that, on the date that it is to
become a Lender under this Agreement, is (i) a Lender or (ii) any one of the
following:

                 (a)          a bank that is (i) a chartered bank organized
         under the Bank Act (Canada), (ii) has (or is owned by a holding
         company that on a consolidated basis has) combined capital and surplus
         (as established in its most recent report of condition to its primary
         regulator) of not less than $250,000,000 (or its equivalent in foreign
         currency), and (iii) is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
         Agent and (so long as no Event of Default exists at that time) Micro
         (which may take into account, among other things, the creditworthiness
         of that bank or financial institution and the holding company, if any,
         by which it is owned);

                 (b)          a commercial bank that at that time (i) is
         organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof,
         (ii) has outstanding unsecured indebtedness that is rated A- or better
         by S&P, A3 or better by Moody's or A- or better by Fitch (or an
         equivalent rating by another nationally recognized credit rating
         agency of similar standing if such corporations are no longer in the
         business of rating unsecured indebtedness of entities engaged in such
         businesses), (iii) has combined capital and surplus (as established in
         its most recent report of condition to its primary regulator) of not
         less than $250,000,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currency), and
         (iv) is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (so long
         as no Event of Default exists at that time) Micro;

                  (c)         a commercial bank that at that time (i) is
         organized under the laws of (A) any other country that is a member of
         the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or has
         concluded special lending arrangements with the International Monetary
         Fund associated with its General Arrangements to Borrow or any country
         that is a member of the European Community, or (B) political
         subdivision of any such country, (ii) in respect of Credit Extensions
         to or for Micro Canada, is acting through a branch or agency that is
         listed on either Schedule I or Schedule II to the Bank Act (Canada)
         (iii) has (unless Micro otherwise agrees) outstanding unsecured
         indebtedness that is rated A- or better by S&P, A3 or better by
         Moody's or A- or better by Fitch (or an equivalent rating by another
         nationally recognized credit rating agency of similar





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         standing if such corporations are no longer in the business of rating
         unsecured indebtedness of entities engaged in such businesses), (iv)
         has combined capital and surplus (as established in its most recent
         report of condition to its primary regulator) of not less than
         $250,000,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currency), and (v) is
         reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (so long as no
         Event of Default exists at that time) Micro;

                 (d)          the central bank of any country that at that time
         (i) is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
         Development, (ii) has (unless Micro otherwise agrees) outstanding
         unsecured indebtedness that is rated A- or better by S&P, A3 or better
         by Moody's or A- or better by Fitch (or an equivalent rating by
         another nationally recognized credit rating agency of similar standing
         if such corporations are no longer in the business of rating unsecured
         indebtedness of entities engaged in such businesses), (iii) has
         combined capital and surplus (as established in its most recent report
         of condition to its primary regulator) of not less than $250,000,000
         (or its equivalent in foreign currency), and (iv) is reasonably
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (so long as no Event of
         Default exists at that time) Micro; or

                 (e)          solely during the occurrence and continuance of
         an Event of Default, a finance company, insurance company, or other
         financial institution or fund (whether a corporation, partnership, or
         other entity) that at that time (i) is engaged generally in making,
         purchasing, and otherwise investing in commercial loans in the
         ordinary course of its business, (ii) has combined capital and surplus
         (as established in its most recent report of condition to its primary
         regulator) of not less than $250,000,000 (or its equivalent in foreign
         currency), and (iii) is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
         Agent;

so long as, in the case of any Person described in CLAUSES (A) through (E)
above, it must also at that time be (A) in respect of payments by Micro,
entitled to receive payments hereunder free and clear of and without deduction
for or on account of any United States federal income taxes, and (B) in respect
of payments by Micro Canada, entitled to receive payments hereunder and free
and clear without deduction for or on account of any Canadian income taxes.

         "ENTERTAINMENT" means Ingram Entertainment Inc., a Tennessee
corporation.

         "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means any and all applicable statutes, laws,
ordinances, codes, rules, regulations and binding and enforceable guidelines
(including consent decrees and administrative orders binding on any Obligor or
any of their respective Subsidiaries), in each case as now or hereafter in
effect, relating to human health and safety, or the regulation or protection of
the environment, or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases
of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals or toxic or hazardous substances or
wastes into the indoor or outdoor environment, or otherwise relating to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals or toxic or
hazardous substances or wastes issued (presently or in the future) by any
national, federal, state, provincial, territorial, or local authority in any
jurisdiction in which any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is
conducting its business.

         "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to
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         "EUROCURRENCY LIABILITIES" has the meaning assigned to that term in
Regulation D of the F.R.S. Board, as in effect from time to time.

         "EUROPEAN CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the European Credit Agreement dated
as of October 28, 1997, among Micro, Coordination Center, the various financial
institutions parties thereto as lenders, Scotiabank and NationsBank,
respectively, as the administrative agent and the syndication agent for those
lenders, and the arrangers named therein, as renewed, extended, amended, or
restated.

         "EVENT OF DEFAULT" is defined in SECTION 9.1.

         "EXTENSION PERIOD" is defined in SECTION 2.2(a).

         "FACE AMOUNT" means, in respect of a draft or Bankers' Acceptances, as
the case may be, the amount payable to the holder thereof on its maturity.

         "FASB" means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

         "FEDERAL FUNDS RATE" means, for any period, a fluctuating interest
rate per annum equal for each day during such period to:

                 (a)          the weighted average of the rates on overnight
         federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
         arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if
         such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day)
         by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; or

                 (b)          if such rate is not so published for any day
         which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on
         such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
         federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

In the case of a day which is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for
such day shall be the Federal Funds Rate for the next preceding Business Day.
For purposes of this Agreement, any change in the U.S. Base Rate due to a
change in the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective or the effective date of
such change in the Federal Funds Rate.

         "FEE LETTER" means that letter agreement dated as of September 4,
1997, between Scotiabank and Micro, relating to certain fees to be paid in
connection with this Agreement.

         "FISCAL PERIOD" means a fiscal period of Micro or any of its
Subsidiaries, which shall be either a calendar quarter or an aggregate period
comprised of three consecutive periods of four weeks and five weeks (or, on
occasion, six weeks instead of five), currently commencing on or about each
January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1.

         "FISCAL YEAR" means, with respect to any Person, the fiscal year of
such Person.  The term Fiscal Year, when used without reference to any Person,
shall mean a Fiscal Year of Micro, which currently ends on the Saturday nearest
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         "FITCH" means Fitch Investors Service, L.P.

         "F.R.S. BOARD" is defined in SECTION 7.17.

         "FUNDED DEBT" means, with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness of
such Person which by its terms or by the terms of any instrument or agreement
relating thereto matures, or which is otherwise payable or unpaid, one year or
more from, or is directly or indirectly renewable or extendible at the option
of the obligor in respect thereto to a date one year or more (including,
without limitation, an option of such obligor under a revolving credit or
similar agreement obligating the lender or lenders to extend credit over a
period of one year or more) from, the date of the creation thereof; provided
that Funded Debt shall include, as at any date of determination, Current
Maturities of Funded Debt.

         "GAAP" is defined in SECTION 1.4.

         "GUARANTEE LETTER OF CREDIT OBLIGATIONS" means any contingent legal
obligations of any Person to reimburse any financial institution for draws on
letters of credit (including those issued pursuant to this Agreement) issued
for the account of such Person to support or ensure payment or performance of
Indebtedness or obligations of some other Person provided no such draws have
been made and such obligation to reimburse is not then due and payable; it
being understood that no obligation with respect to any letter of credit
(including those issued pursuant to this Agreement) may be treated as both a
Reimbursement Obligation and a Guarantee Letter of Credit Obligation.

         "GUARANTIES" collectively means (a) the Micro Guaranty, (b) the
Coordination Center Guaranty, (c) the Micro Canada Guaranty (Micro), (d) the
Micro Singapore Guaranty, and (e) each Additional Guaranty.

         "GUARANTORS" means, collectively, the Borrowers, Coordination Center,
Micro Singapore, and  each Additional Guarantor.

         "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL" means (a) any pollutant or contaminant or
hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material or substance that is presently
or hereafter becomes defined as or included in the definition of "hazardous
substances," "hazardous wastes," "hazardous materials," "extremely hazardous
wastes," "restricted hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," "toxic pollutants,"
"contaminants," "pollutants," or terms of similar import within the meaning of
any Environmental Law, or (b) any other chemical or other material or
substance, exposure to which is presently or hereafter prohibited, limited or
regulated under any Environmental Law.

         "HEREIN," "HEREOF," "HERETO," "HEREUNDER," and similar terms contained
in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such
other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section, clause, paragraph or provision of this Agreement or such
other Loan Document.

         "IMPERMISSIBLE QUALIFICATIONS" means, relative to the opinion of
certification of any independent public accountant engaged by Micro as to any
financial statement of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, any
qualification or exception to such opinion or certification:

                 (a)          which is of a "going concern" or similar nature;





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                 (b)          which relates to the limited scope of examination
of matters relevant to such financial statement; or

                 (c)          which relates to the treatment or classification
         of any item in such financial statement and which, as a condition to
         its removal, would require an adjustment to such item the effect of
         which would be to cause Micro to be in default of any of its
         obligations under SECTION 8.2.3 or 8.2.8;

provided that (i) qualifications relating to pre-acquisition balance sheet
accounts of Person(s) acquired by Micro or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii)
statements of reliance in the auditor's opinion on another accounting firm (so
long as such other accounting firm has a national reputation in the applicable
country and such reliance does not pertain to any Borrower) shall not be deemed
an Impermissible Qualification.

         "INCLUDING" and "INCLUDE" mean including without limiting the
generality of any description preceding such term.

         "INDEBTEDNESS" of any Person means and includes the sum of the
following (without duplication):

                 (a)          all obligations of such Person for borrowed
         money, all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes,
         investment repurchase agreements or other similar instruments, and all
         securities issued by such Person providing for mandatory payments of
         money, whether or not contingent;

                 (b)          all obligations of such Person pursuant to
         revolving credit agreements or similar arrangements to the extent then
         outstanding;

                 (c)          all obligations of such Person to pay the
         deferred purchase price of property or services, except (i) trade
         accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii)
         other accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business in
         respect of such obligations the payment of which has been deferred for
         a period of 270 days or less, (iii) other accounts payable arising in
         the ordinary course of business none of which shall be, individually,
         in excess of $200,000, and (iv) leases of real or personal property
         not required to be capitalized under FASB Statement 13;

                 (d)          all obligations of such Person as lessee under
         Capitalized Lease Liabilities;

                 (e)          all obligations of such Person to purchase
         securities (or other property) which arise out of or in connection
         with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or
         property excluding any such sales or exchanges for a period of less
         than 45 days;

                 (f)          all obligations with respect to letters of credit
         (other than trade letters of credit) and bankers' acceptances issued
         for the account of such Person;

                 (g)          all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien of
         any kind on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness
         is assumed by such Person; provided, that the amount





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         of any Indebtedness attributed to any Person pursuant to this CLAUSE
         (g) shall be limited, in each case, to the lesser of (i) the fair
         market value of the assets of such Person subject to such Lien and
         (ii) the amount of the other Person's Indebtedness secured by such
         Lien; and

                 (h)          all Guarantees endorsements and other Contingent
         Liabilities of or in respect of, or obligations to purchase or
         otherwise acquire, the Indebtedness of another Person;

provided that it is understood and agreed that the following are not
"INDEBTEDNESS":

                 (i)          obligations to pay the deferred purchase price
         for the acquisition of any business (whether by way of merger, sale of
         stock or assets or otherwise), to the extent that such obligations are
         contingent upon attaining performance criteria such as earnings and
         such criteria shall not have been achieved;

                 (ii)         obligations to repurchase securities (A) issued
         to employees pursuant to any Plan or other contract or arrangement
         relating to employment upon the termination of their employment or
         other events, or (B) that may arise out of the transactions
         contemplated by the Transition Agreements;

                 (iii)        obligations to match contributions of employees
         under any Plan; and

                 (iv)         guarantees of any Obligor or any of their
         respective Subsidiaries that are guarantees of performance,
         reclamation or similar bonds or, in lieu of such bonds, letters of
         credit used for such purposes issued in the ordinary course of
         business for the benefit of any Subsidiary of Micro, which would not
         be included on the consolidated financial statements of any Obligor.

         "INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES" is defined in SECTION 11.4.

         "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES" is defined in SECTION 11.4.

         "INDUSTRIES" means Ingram Industries Inc., a Tennessee corporation.

         "INTANGIBLE ASSETS" means, with respect to any Person, that portion of
the book value of the assets of such Person which would be treated as
intangibles under GAAP, including all items such as goodwill, trademarks, trade
names, brands, trade secrets, customer lists, copyrights, patents, licenses,
franchise conversion rights and rights with respect to any of the foregoing and
all unamortized debt or equity discount and expenses.

         "INTEREST PERIOD" means, for any LIBO Rate Loan, the period beginning
on (and including) the date on which such LIBO Rate Loan is made, continued or
converted and ending on (but excluding) the last day of the period selected by
the relevant Borrower pursuant to the provisions below.  The duration of each
such Interest Period shall be one, three, or six months from (and including)
the date of such LIBO Rate Loan, ending on (but excluding) the day which
numerically corresponds to such date (or, if such month has no numerically
corresponding day on the last Business Day of such month), as such relevant
Borrower may select in its relevant notice pursuant to SECTION 3.1 or 4.2.3;
provided that:

                 (a)          no Borrower shall be permitted to select Interest
         Periods for LIBO Rate





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                 Loans to be in effect at any one time which have expiration
         dates occurring on more than eight different dates;

                 (b)          Interest Periods commencing on the same date for
         Pro-Rata Revolving Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing shall
         be of the same duration;
                 (c)          if such Interest Period would otherwise end on a
         day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the
         next following Business Day (unless, if such Interest Period applies
         to a LIBO Rate Loan, such next following Business Day is the first
         Business Day of a calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
         shall end on the Business Day next preceding such numerically
         corresponding day); and

                 (d)          no Interest Period for any LIBO Rate Loan may
         end, with respect to each Lender making a part of such Loan, later
         than the Commitment Termination Date.

         "INTRA-GROUP AGREEMENT" means the Intra-Group Agreement, in the form
of EXHIBIT G-2 hereto, duly executed and delivered by Authorized Persons of
each Borrower that is a Guarantor, as amended, supplemented, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time.

         "ISSUANCE REQUEST" means an issuance request for Pro-Rata Letters of
Credit duly completed and executed by an Authorized Person of Micro,
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT C hereto.

         "ISSUER" means any Lender, in its capacity as issuer of a Pro-Rata
Letter of Credit or in its capacity as issuer of a Non-Rata Letter of Credit.

         "LENDERS" is defined in the preamble.

         "LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT" means a Lender Assignment Agreement
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT K attached hereto.

         "LENDER PARTY" means any of the Lenders, Agents, Co-Agents, or
Issuers.

         "LENDING OFFICE" means, for any Lender (a) for Pro-Rata Revolving
Loans to Micro, its Lending Office for Micro designated beside its signature
below, designated in a Lender Assignment Agreement to which it is a party, or
designated in a notice to the Administrative Agent and Micro from time to time
and at any time, (b) for Pro-Rata Revolving Loans to Micro Canada, its Lending
Office for Micro Canada designated beside its signature below, designated in a
Lender Assignment Agreement to which it is a party, or designated in a notice
to the Administrative Agent and Micro from time to time and at any time, and
(c) for any Non-Rata Credit Extension, the office that the Lender shall
designate.

         "LETTER OF CREDIT LIMIT" means, on any date, a maximum amount (as such
amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to SECTION 2.3) equal to 25%
of the Total Credit Commitment Amount.

         "LETTER OF CREDIT OUTSTANDINGS" means, on any date, the sum (without
duplication) of the Dollar Amounts of (a) the then aggregate amount which is
undrawn and available under all Letters of Credit issued and outstanding
(assuming that all conditions for drawing have been satisfied), plus (b) the
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         "LETTERS OF CREDIT" means, collectively, all Pro-Rata Letters of
Credit issued and outstanding and Non-Rata Letters of Credit issued and
outstanding.

         "LIBO RATE" means, for any Interest Period for a Borrowing, an annual
interest rate (rounded upward to four decimal places) determined by the
Administrative Agent to be either:
                 (a)          the London interbank offered rate for deposits,
         in the currency in which that Borrowing is denominated under this
         Agreement, at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two Business Days
         before the first day of that Interest Period for a term comparable to
         that Interest Period, that appears on Telerate Pages 3740 or 3750; or

                 (b)          if no such display rate is then available, the
         average of the rates at which deposits of the currency of the relevant
         Borrowing in immediately available funds are offered to each Reference
         Lender's LIBOR Office in the London interbank market at or about 11:00
         a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such
         Interest Period for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period,
         and in an amount approximately equal to the amount of each such
         Reference Lender's Pro-Rata Revolving Loan that is part of that
         Borrowing and for a period approximately equal to such Interest
         Period.

         "LIBO RATE LOAN" means a Pro-Rata Revolving Loan bearing interest, at
all times during the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a fixed rate of
interest determined by reference to the LIBO Rate.

         "LIBOR RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, for any Lender, relative to any
Interest Period for LIBO Rate Loans, the reserve percentage (expressed as a
decimal) equal to the maximum aggregate reserve requirements (including all
basic, emergency, supplement, marginal and other reserves and taking into
account any transitional adjustments or other scheduled changes in reserve
requirements) specified under regulations issued from time to time by the
F.R.S. Board and then applicable to assets or liabilities consisting of and
including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term approximately equal or
comparable to such Interest Period.

         "LIEN" means any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
hypotecs, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise),
charge against, valid claim on or interest in property to secure payment of a
debt or performance of an obligation or other priority or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation,
(a) the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor, and (b) under
any agreement for the sale of Trade Accounts Receivable, the interest of the
purchaser (or any assignee of such purchaser which has financed the relevant
purchase) in a percentage of receivables of the seller not so sold, held by the
purchaser (or such assignee) as a reserve for (i) interest rate protection in
the event of a liquidation of the receivables sold, (ii) expenses that would be
incurred upon a liquidation of the receivables sold, (iii) losses that might be
incurred in the event the amount actually collected from the receivables sold
is less than the amount represented in the relevant receivables purchase
agreement as collectible, or (iv) any similar purpose (but excluding the
interest of a trust in such receivables to the extent that the beneficiary of
such trust is Micro or a Subsidiary of Micro).

         "LOAN" means a Pro-Rata Revolving Loan or a Non-Rata Revolving Loan.

         "LOAN DOCUMENT" means this Agreement, each Note (if any), each Credit
Extension Request,





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each Letter of Credit, each Bankers' Acceptance, each Draft, the Intra-Group
Agreement, each Guaranty, the most recently delivered Compliance Certificate
(specifically excluding any other Compliance Certificate previously delivered),
and any other agreement, document, or instrument (excluding any documents
delivered solely for the purpose of satisfaction disclosure requirements or
requests for information) required in connection with this Agreement or the
making or maintaining of any Credit Extension and delivered by an Authorized
Person.

         "MARGIN STOCK" means "margin stock," as such term is defined and used
in Regulation U.

         "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means an event, act, occurrence or other
circumstance which results in a material adverse effect on the business,
results of operations or financial condition of Micro and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

         "MATERIAL ASSET ACQUISITION" (a) means the purchase or other
acquisition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) from any
Person of property or assets, the aggregate purchase price of which (calculated
in Dollars) paid in cash or property (other than property consisting of equity
shares or interests or other equivalents of corporate stock of, or partnership
or other ownership interests in, any Obligor), equals or exceeds 25% of the sum
(calculated without giving effect to such purchase or acquisition) of (i)
Consolidated Funded Debt (determined as at the end of the then most recently
ended Fiscal Period), plus (ii) Consolidated Stockholders' Equity (determined
as at the end of the then most recently ended Fiscal Period), plus (iii) any
increase thereof attributable to any equity offerings or issuances of capital
stock occurring subsequent to the end of such Fiscal Period and before any such
purchase or acquisition, but (b) does not mean a purchase or acquisition of
property or assets of the character described in and permitted under SECTION
8.2.9(c).

         "MATERIAL SUBSIDIARY" means:

                 (a)          with respect to any Subsidiary of Micro as of the
         date of this Agreement, a Subsidiary of Micro that, as of any date of
         determination, either (i) on an average over the three most recently
         preceding Fiscal Years contributed at least 5% to Consolidated Net
         Income or (ii) on an average at the end of the three most recently
         preceding Fiscal Years owned assets constituting at least 5% of
         Consolidated Assets; and

                 (b)          with respect to any Subsidiary of Micro organized
         or acquired subsequent to the date of this Agreement, a Subsidiary of
         Micro that as of:

                              (i)   the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Micro,
                 would have owned (on a pro forma basis if such Subsidiary had
                 been a Subsidiary of Micro at the end of the preceding Fiscal
                 Year) assets constituting at least 5% of Consolidated Assets
                 at the end of the Fiscal Year immediately prior to the Fiscal
                 Year in which it is organized or acquired; or

                              (ii)  any date of determination thereafter,
                 either (A) on an average over the three  most recently
                 preceding Fiscal Years (or, if less, since the date such
                 Person became a Subsidiary of Micro) contributed at least 5%
                 to Consolidated Net Income, or (B) on an average at the end of
                 the three (or, if less, such number of Fiscal Year-ends as
                 have occurred since such Person became a Subsidiary of Micro)
                 most recently preceding





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                 Fiscal Years owned assets constituting at least 5% of
                 Consolidated Assets;

provided that Ingram Funding Inc., Distribution Funding Corporation, and any
other special purpose financing vehicle shall not be Material Subsidiaries.

         "MATURITY" of any of the Obligations means the earliest to occur of:

                 (a)          the date on which such Obligations expressly
         become due and payable pursuant hereto or any other Loan Document or,
         in the case of any Obligations incurred in respect of any Non-Rata
         Revolving Loan, pursuant to the arrangements entered into by the
         relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender in connection therewith but
         in no event beyond the then Commitment Termination Date with respect
         to such Lender;

                 (b)          the Stated Maturity Date (in the case of Pro-Rata
         Revolving Loans) where no such due date is specified; and

                 (c)          the date on which such Obligations become due and
         payable pursuant to SECTIONS 9.2, 9.3, or 9.4.

         "MICRO" is defined in the preamble.

         "MICRO CANADA" is defined in the preamble.

         "MICRO CANADA GUARANTY (MICRO)" means a guaranty, in the form of
EXHIBIT I-1 hereto, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of
Micro Canada, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from
time to time.

         "MICRO GUARANTY" means the Guaranty, in the form of EXHIBIT H hereto,
duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of Micro, as amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "MICRO SINGAPORE" means Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of Singapore.

         "MICRO SINGAPORE GUARANTY" means the Guaranty, in the form of EXHIBIT
I-2 hereto, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of Micro
Singapore, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time
to time.

         "MOODY'S" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

         "NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSION" collectively means (a) the making of a
Non-Rata Revolving Loan by any Lender and (b) the issuance by any Lender of a
Non-Rata Letter of Credit.

         "NON-RATA DISBURSEMENT DATE" is defined in SECTION 3.5.5.

         "NON-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT" is defined in SECTION 3.5.1.





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         "NON-RATA LIMIT" means, on any date, a maximum amount (as such amount
may be reduced from time to time pursuant to SECTION 2.3) equal to 75% of the
Total Credit Commitment Amount.

         "NON-RATA REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS" is defined in SECTION 3.5.6.

         "NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS" is defined in SECTION 3.4.1.

         "NON-RATA REVOLVING NOTE" means a promissory note of a Borrower,
payable to a Lender who has requested it under SECTION 4.1, in the form of
EXHIBIT A-2 hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed, or
otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of
such Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding Non-Rata Revolving
Loans, together with all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in
substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

         "NON-RATA USAGE" means, for any Lender and at any time, that portion
of its  Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions,
if any, that equals but does not exceed the remainder of (a) its Percentage of
the Total Credit Commitment Amount at that time minus (b) its Outstanding
Credit Extensions consisting of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions at that time.

         "NOTE" means, as the context may require, a Revolving Note or a
Non-Rata Revolving Note.

         "OBLIGATIONS" means, individually and collectively (a) the Loans, (b)
all Letter of Credit Outstandings, (c) all BA Outstandings, and (d) all other
indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any Borrower
owing to the Agents or the Lenders of every kind, nature and description, under
or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents including,
without limitation, any fees, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any note.

         "OBLIGORS" means, collectively, the Borrowers and Guarantors.

         "ORGANIC DOCUMENTS" means, relative to any Obligor, any governmental
filing or proclamation pursuant to which such Person shall have been created
and shall continue in existence (including a charter or certificate or articles
of incorporation or organization, and, with respect to Coordination Center, the
Royal Decree) and its by-laws (or, if applicable, partnership or operating
agreement) and all material shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar
arrangements to which such Obligor is a party that are applicable to the voting
of any of its authorized shares of capital stock (or, if applicable, other
ownership interests therein).

         "OUTSTANDING CREDIT EXTENSIONS" means, relative to any Lender at any
date and without duplication, the sum of the Dollar Amounts of (a) the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans of such Lender at such
date, plus (b) such Lender's applicable Adjusted Percentages of the aggregate
Stated Amount of all Pro-Rata Letters of Credit that are outstanding and
undrawn (or drawn and unreimbursed) at such date, plus (c) the aggregate Stated
Amount of all Non-Rata Letters of Credit issued by such Lender that are
outstanding and undrawn (or drawn and unreimbursed) at such date, plus (d) the
BA Outstandings owed to that Lender.

         "PARTICIPANT" is defined in SECTION 11.11.2.





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         "PAYING LENDER PARTY" is defined in SECTION 5.9.

         "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

         "PENSION PLAN" means a "pension plan," as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a
multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(3) of ERISA) and to which any
Obligor or any corporation, trade or business that is, along with Obligor, a
member of a Controlled Group, may have liability, including any liability by
reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063
of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being
deemed to be a contributing sponsor within the meaning of Section 4069 of
ERISA.

         "PERCENTAGE" of any Lender means in the case of (a) each Lender which
is a signatory to this Agreement, the percentage set forth opposite such
Lender's signature hereto under the caption "Percentage," subject to any
modification necessary to give effect to any sale, assignment, or transfer made
pursuant to SECTION 11.11.1, or (b) any Transferee Lender, effective upon the
occurrence of the relevant purchase by, or assignment to, such Transferee
Lender, the portion of the Percentage of the selling, assigning or transferring
Lender allocated to such Transferee Lender.

         "PERSON" means any natural person, company, partnership, firm, limited
liability company or partnership, association, trust, government, government
agency or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other
capacity.

         "PLAN" means any Pension Plan or Welfare Plan.

         "PRO-RATA CREDIT EXTENSION" collectively means (a) the making of
Pro-Rata Revolving Loans by the Lenders, (b) the issuance by any Issuer of a
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, and (c) the creation by Lenders of Bankers'
Acceptances under SECTION 3.3.

         "PRO-RATA DISTRIBUTION EVENT" means, at any time, the existence of
either (a) an Event of Default under SECTION 9.1.1 or 9.1.9 or (b) any Default
for which the Required Lenders have notified the Administrative Agent
(whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Micro and the
Lenders) that (i) such Default exists and (ii) the Required Lenders elect to
cause all payment to be applied under SECTION 5.9 as if a Pro-Rata Distribution
Event exists.

         "PRO-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT" means an irrevocable letter of credit
issued pursuant to SECTION 3.2.

         "PRO-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT" means, with respect to any
Issuer of Pro-Rata Letters of Credit, such Issuer's obligations to issue
Pro-Rata Letters of Credit pursuant to SECTION 3.2 and, with respect to each of
the other Lenders, the obligations of each such Lender to participate in
Pro-Rata Letters of Credit pursuant to such Section.

         "PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS" is defined in CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 2.1.

         "PRO-RATA REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATION" is defined in SECTION 3.2.3.





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         "QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE" means the last day of March, June, September
and December of each calendar year or, if any such day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day.

         "QUARTERLY REPORT" means a report duly completed, substantially in the
form of EXHIBIT L attached hereto (including, in addition to the information
expressly described in EXHIBIT L hereto, information (including calculations in
accordance with the provisions of the last sentence of SECTION 2.1) regarding
the value of Canadian Dollars of all Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting
of Non-Rata Credit Extensions as of the end of the applicable Fiscal Period),
as such EXHIBIT L may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified
from time to time.

         "REFERENCE LENDERS" means Schedule I Reference Lenders and Schedule II
Reference Lenders.

         "REGULATION U" is defined in SECTION 7.17.

         "REGULATORY CHANGE" means any change after the date hereof in any (or
the promulgation after the date hereof of any new):

                 (a)          law applicable to any class of banks (of which
         any Lender Party is a member) issued by (i) any competent authority in
         any country or jurisdiction, or (ii) any competent international or
         supra-national authority; or

                 (b)          regulation, interpretation, directive or request
         (whether or not having the force of law) applicable to any class of
         banks (of which any Lender Party is a member) of any court, central
         bank or governmental authority or agency charged with the
         interpretation or administration of any law referred to in CLAUSE (a)
         of this definition or of any fiscal, monetary or other authority
         having jurisdiction over any Lender Party.

         "REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS" collectively means all Pro-Rata
Reimbursement Obligations and Non-Rata Reimbursement Obligations.

         "RELEASE" means a "release," as such term is defined in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended and as in effect from time to time (42 United States Code Section
9601 et seq.), and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

         "REMAINING LENDER" is defined in CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 2.2.

         "REQUIRED CURRENCY" is defined in SECTION 5.8.1(a).

         "REQUIRED LENDERS" means (a) at any time when the Commitments of the
Lenders have expired or been terminated, those Lenders holding at least 65% of
the total Outstanding Credit Extensions of all of the Lenders at that time, and
(b) at any other time, those Lenders whose Percentages total at least 65% at
that time.

         "REVOLVING NOTE" means a promissory note of a Borrower, payable to a
Lender who has requested it under SECTION 4.1, in the form of EXHIBIT A-1
hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed, or otherwise modified
from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of that Borrower to
such Lender resulting from outstanding Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, together with
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other promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or
renewal thereof.

         "ROYAL DECREE" means the Royal Decree of The Kingdom of Belgium
recognizing Coordination Center as a coordination center under Belgian law, as
the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
by any new Royal Decree relating to the recognition of the Coordination Center
as a coordination center under Belgium law.

         "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

         "SCHEDULE I LENDERS" means those Lenders listed on Schedule I to the
Bank Act (Canada).

         "SCHEDULE II LENDERS" means those Lenders listed on Schedule II to the
Bank Act (Canada).

         "SCHEDULE I REFERENCE LENDERS" means Scotiabank, Royal Bank, and Bank
of Montreal.

         "SCHEDULE II REFERENCE LENDERS" means Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
(Canada), Credit Lyonnais Canada, and The Industrial Bank of Japan (Canada).


         "SCOTIABANK" is defined in the preamble.

         "STATED AMOUNT" for any Letter of Credit on any day means the amount
which is undrawn and available under such Letter of Credit on such day (after
giving effect to any drawings thereon on such day).

         "STATED EXPIRY DATE" is defined in SECTION 3.2.

         "STATED MATURITY DATE" means, for each Lender, in the case of any
Pro-Rata Revolving Loan, then-effective Commitment Termination Date.

         "SUBJECT LENDER" is defined in SECTION 5.12.

         "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
company, partnership or other entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding
shares or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the board of directors of, or other persons
performing similar functions for, such corporation, company, partnership or
other entity (irrespective of whether at the time shares or other ownership
interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, company,
partnership or other entity shall or might have voting power upon the
occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by
such Person, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person,
or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

         "SYNDICATION AGENT" is defined in the preamble and includes each other
Person as shall have subsequently been appointed as the successor Syndication
Agent pursuant to SECTION 10.4.

         "TAX CREDIT" is defined in SECTION 5.7.





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         "TAX PAYMENT" is defined in SECTION 5.7.

         "TAXES" is defined in SECTION 5.7.

         "TOTAL CREDIT COMMITMENT AMOUNT" means, at any time, $150,000,000, as
such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to SECTION 2.3.

         "TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS" means, at any date, the aggregate of all
Indebtedness on such date of Micro and its Subsidiaries, without duplication
and after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between Micro and its
Subsidiaries and all other items required to be eliminated in accordance with
GAAP.

         "TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS OF SUBSIDIARIES" means, at any date, the aggregate
of all Indebtedness on such date of all the Subsidiaries of Micro, without
duplication and after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between
each of such Subsidiaries or between such a Subsidiary and Micro and all other
items required to be eliminated in accordance with GAAP, excluding (a) all
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of Micro outstanding on October 30, 1996, or
incurred pursuant to any commitment or line of credit in its favor in effect on
October 30, 1996, and any renewals or replacements thereof, so long as such
renewals or replacements do not increase the amount of such Indebtedness or
such commitments or lines of credit and (b) any Indebtedness of Ingram Funding
Inc., Distribution Funding Corporation, or any other special purpose financing
vehicle incurred in connection with their purchase, directly or indirectly,
from Micro or any of Micro's other Subsidiaries, of Trade Accounts Receivable
or interests therein.

         "TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE" means, with respect to any Person, all
rights of such Person to the payment of money arising out of any sale, lease or
other disposition of goods or rendition of services by such Person.

         "TRANSFEREE LENDER" is defined in SECTION 11.11.1.

         "TRANSITION AGREEMENTS" means the following -- which were entered into
by Micro, Industries, Entertainment, and certain other Persons in connection
with a series of related transactions through which Micro and Entertainment
ceased to be Subsidiaries of Industries -- each as in effect on the date as of
which it was entered into or, as stated below, amended and restated, without
giving effect to any amendment, modification, or supplement after that date
other than any amendment, modification, or supplement (individually or with all
amendments, modifications, and supplements to any of the following taken as a
whole) does not materially alter the terms of any of the following or adversely
affect Micro or any of its Subsidiaries:

                 (a)          Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement dated as
         of September 4, 1996, as amended and restated as of October 17, 1996,
         among Industries, Micro, Entertainment, and each other Person listed
         on its signature pages.

                 (b)          Amended and Restated Reorganization Agreement
         dated as of September 4, 1996, as amended and restated as of October
         17, 1996, among Industries, Micro, and Entertainment.

                 (c)          Registration Rights Agreement dated as of
         November 6, 1996, among Micro





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         and the other Persons listed on its signature pages.

                 (d)          Board Representation Agreement.

                 (e)          Amended and Restated Stock Option, SAR and ISU
         Conversion and Exchange Agreement dated as of September 4, 1996, as
         amended and restated as of October 17, 1996, among Industries, Micro,
         and Entertainment, and each other Person listed on its signature
         pages.

                 (f)          Master Services Agreement dated as of November 6,
         1996, between Industries and Micro.

                 (g)          Data Center Services Agreement dated as of
         November 6, 1996, among Micro, Ingram Book Company (a division of
         Industries), and Entertainment.

                 (h)          Tax Sharing and Tax Services Agreement dated as
         of November 6, 1996, among  Industries, Entertainment, and Micro.

                 (i)          Employee Benefits Transfer and Assumption
         Agreement dated as of November 6, 1996, among Industries, Micro, and
         Entertainment.

                 (j)          Risk Management Agreement dated as of November 6,
         1996, between among Industries and Micro.

                 (k)          Thrift Plan Liquidity Agreement dated as of
         November 6, 1996, between Micro and the Ingram Thrift Plan.

         "TYPE" means, relative to any (a) Dollar Loan, the portion thereof, if
any, being maintained as a U.S. Base Rate Loan or a LIBO Rate Loan or (b)
Canadian Dollar Loan, any portion thereof, if any, being maintained as a
Canadian Prime Rate Loan or a BA Loan.

         "U.S. BASE RATE" means, on any date and with respect to all U.S. Base
Rate Loans:

                 (a)          made to Micro Canada, a fluctuating rate of
         interest per annum equal (i) at all times other than the last five
         Business Days of each calendar quarter, either (A) the simple average
         rate (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16th% if
         necessary) per annum announced and adjusted from time to time by the
         Schedule I Reference Lenders as their respective reference rates then
         in effect for determining interest rates on Dollar commercial loans
         made by them in Canada, or (B) if the Administrative Agent is the only
         Schedule I Reference Lender, such reference rate of the Administrative
         Agent; and (ii) during the last five Business Days of each calendar
         quarter, the higher of either the rate set forth in the preceding
         CLAUSE (I) preceding or the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%; and

                 (b)          made to Micro, a fluctuating rate of interest per
         annum equal (i) at all times other than the last five Business Days of
         each calendar quarter, the rate of interest most recently announced or
         established by Scotiabank as the reference rate for Dollar loans in
         the U.S.; and (ii) during the last five Business Days of each calendar
         quarter, the higher of either the rate set forth





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         in the preceding CLAUSE (i) or the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%.

The U.S. Base Rate is not necessarily intended to be the lowest rate of
interest determined by and Lender in connection with extensions of credit.
Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Pro-Rata Revolving Loans
maintained as U.S. Base Rate Loans will take effect simultaneously with each
change in the applicable U.S. Base Rate.  The Administrative Agent will give
notice promptly to Micro and the Lenders of changes in the U.S. Base Rate.

         "U.S. BASE RATE LOAN" means a Pro-Rata Revolving Loan bearing interest
at a fluctuating rate of interest determined by reference to the U.S. Base
Rate.

         "U.S. CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the Credit Agreement dated as of October
30, 1996, among Micro, Coordination Center, Micro Singapore, Micro Canada, the
various financial institutions parties thereto as lenders, NationsBank and
Scotiabank, respectively, as the administrative agent and the syndication agent
for those lenders, and the co-agents named therein, as renewed, extended,
amended, or restated.

         "UNITED STATES" or "U.S." means the United States of America, its
fifty States, and the District of Columbia.

         "VOTING STOCK" means, (a) with respect to a corporation, the stock of
such corporation the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of
contingencies, entitled to elect members of the board of directors (or other
governing body) of such corporation, (b) with respect to any partnership, the
partnership interests in such partnership the owners of which are entitled to
manage the affairs of the partnership or vote in connection with the management
of the affairs of the partnership or the designation of another Person as the
Person entitled to manage the affairs of the partnership, and (c) with respect
to any limited liability company, the membership interests in such limited
liability company the owners of which are entitled to manage the affairs of
such limited liability company or entitled to elect managers of such limited
liability company (it being understood that, in the case of any partnership or
limited liability company, "shares" of Voting Stock shall refer to the
partnership interests or membership interests therein, as the case may be).

         "WELFARE PLAN" means a "welfare plan," as such term is defined in
Section 3(l) of ERISA.

         "WITHDRAWING LENDER" is defined in CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 2.2.

         SECTION 1.2          USE OF DEFINED TERMS. Unless otherwise defined or
the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this
Agreement shall have such meaning as when used in the Disclosure Schedule and
in each Credit Extension Request, each other Loan Document, and each notice and
other communication delivered from time to time in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.

         SECTION 1.3          CROSS-REFERENCES.  Unless otherwise specified,
references in this Agreement and in each other Loan Document to any Article,
Section, clause or definition are references to such clause or definition of
this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, and, unless
otherwise specified, references in any Article, Section, clause or definition
to any section are references to such section of such Article, Section, clause
or definition.





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         SECTION 1.4          ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DETERMINATIONS.

                 (a)          Unless otherwise specified, all accounting terms
         used herein or in any other Loan Document shall be interpreted, and
         all accounting determinations and computations hereunder or thereunder
         (including under SECTION 8.2.3) shall be made, in accordance with
         those U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") as
         applied in the preparation of the financial statements of Micro and
         its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to CLAUSE (a) of
         SECTION 6.1.5; provided that the financial statements required to be
         delivered pursuant to CLAUSES (a) and (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 shall be
         prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time and
         the quarterly financial statements required to be delivered pursuant
         to CLAUSE (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 are not required to contain footnote
         disclosures required by GAAP and shall be subject to ordinary year-end
         adjustments.

                 (b)          If, after the date hereof, there shall be any
         change to Micro's Fiscal Year, or any modification in GAAP used in the
         preparation of the financial statements delivered pursuant to CLAUSE
         (A) of SECTION 6.1.5 (whether such modification is adopted or imposed
         by FASB, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any
         other professional body) which changes result in a change in the
         method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms found
         in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree promptly to enter into
         negotiations in order to amend such financial covenants, standards or
         terms so as to reflect equitably such changes, with the desired result
         that the evaluations of Micro's financial condition shall be the same
         after such changes as if such changes had not been made; provided
         that, until the parties hereto have reached a definitive agreement on
         such amendments, Micro's financial condition shall continue to be
         evaluated on the same principles as those used in the preparation of
         the financial statements delivered pursuant to CLAUSE (a) of SECTION
         6.1.5.

         SECTION 1.5          CALCULATIONS.  Unless otherwise expressly stated
to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, all
calculations made for purposes of this Agreement, each other Loan Document and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be made to two decimal
places.

         SECTION 1.6          AMOUNTS IN CANADIAN DOLLARS.  Unless otherwise
specifically stated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each
requirement that Credit Extensions, repayments, and reductions in Commitments
be in certain Dollar minimums and integral multiples shall, in respect of
dealings in Canadian Dollars, be deemed to be amounts (not the Dollar Amount)
stated in Canadian Dollars.

                                   ARTICLE II

                               COMMITMENTS, ETC.

         SECTION 2.1          COMMITMENTS.  On the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement (including ARTICLE VI), each Lender severally
agrees that it will, from time to time on any Business Day occurring prior to
the Commitment Termination Date:

                 (a)          make loans in Dollars or Canadian Dollars
         ("PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS")





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         to either Borrower equal to such Lender's Adjusted Percentage of the
         aggregate amount of the Borrowing to be made on such Business Day, all
         in accordance with SECTION 3.1; provided that no Lender shall be
         permitted or required to make any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan if, after
         giving effect thereto:

                              (i)   such Lender's Outstanding Credit Extensions
                 consisting of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions would exceed an
                 amount equal to such Lender's Percentage multiplied by the
                 then Total Credit Commitment Amount; or

                              (ii)  the aggregate outstanding Credit Extensions
                 of all the Lenders would exceed the then Total Credit
                 Commitment Amount;

                 (b)          issue Bankers' Acceptances in Canadian Dollars to
         Micro Canada equal to such Lender's Adjusted Percentage of such Credit
         Extensions consisting of Bankers' Acceptances in accordance with
         SECTION 3.3; and

                 (c)          purchase participation interests in Dollars or
         Canadian Dollars equal to its Adjusted Percentage in each Pro-Rata
         Letter of Credit issued upon the application of either Borrower
         pursuant to SECTION 3.1; provided that no Issuer (with respect to Pro-
         Rata Letters of Credit) shall issue a Pro-Rata Letter of Credit if,
         after giving effect thereto:

                              (i)   the aggregate Letter of Credit Outstandings
                 would exceed the then Letter of Credit Limit; or

                              (ii)  the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions
                 of all the Lenders would exceed the then Total Credit
                 Commitment Amount.

On and subject to the conditions hereof, the Borrowers may from time to time
borrow, prepay and reborrow Pro-Rata Revolving Loans and may apply for,
extinguish or reimburse drawings made under and re-apply for Pro-Rata Letters
of Credit.  For purposes of this SECTION 2.1 and SECTION 3.4.3, the Dollar
Amount on any date of any Credit Extension denominated in Canadian Dollars
shall be calculated based upon the spot rate at which Dollars are offered on
such day for Canadian Dollars that appears on Telerate Page 261 at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) (and if such spot rate is not available
on Telerate Page 261 as of such time, such spot rate as quoted by Scotiabank,
in Toronto at approximately 11:00 a.m. Toronto time).

         SECTION 2.2          EXTENSIONS OF THE COMMITMENT TERMINATION DATE.

                 (a)          If the Commitment Termination Date has not
         occurred, Micro may -- on any Business Day occurring after May 1st and
         before June 30th of the year (for purposes of this SECTION 2.2, the
         "THEN-CURRENT YEAR") immediately preceding the year in which the
         then-effective Commitment Termination Date occurs -- deliver to each
         Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) three counterparts of
         a Commitment Extension Request appropriately completed.  That
         Commitment Extension Request may be for a one-year (365- day or, if
         appropriate, 366-day) period, for a two-year (730-day or, if
         appropriate 731-day) period, or for one or both in the same Commitment
         Extension Request (each a requested "EXTENSION PERIOD").  The
         Commitment Extension Request shall be delivered in accordance with
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         that acknowledgment of receipt by the recipient is required before it
         is deemed to have been delivered.

                              (i)   By July 31st of the then-current year, each
                 Lender shall (by appropriately completing, executing, and
                 delivering to Micro and the Administrative Agent the
                 Commitment Extension Request delivered to it) indicate whether
                 or not it intends to extend its Commitment pursuant to this
                 SECTION 2.2 in respect of either of the one or two Extension
                 Periods requested by Micro.  Any Lender failing to return its
                 Commitment Extension Request to Micro as provided in the
                 preceding sentence shall be deemed to have declined the
                 extension of its Commitment as contemplated by this SECTION
                 2.2 in respect of each of the Extension Periods requested by
                 Micro.
                              (ii)  By August 15th of the then-current year,
                 the Administrative Agent shall notify (for purposes of this
                 SECTION 2.2, the "LENDER BALLOT NOTICE") all of the Lenders as
                 to (A) the identity of each Lender who has indicated its
                 intention not to extend its Commitment in respect of either of
                 the one or two Extension Periods requested by Micro
                 ("WITHDRAWING LENDER"), (B) each Lender who has agreed to
                 extend its Commitment in respect of one or both of the
                 Extension Periods requested by Micro ("REMAINING LENDER"), and
                 (C) which Remaining Lender has agreed to which Extension
                 Period if two were requested by Micro.

                 (b)          If, as of the date the Administrative Agent
         delivers the Lender ballot notice, neither Scotiabank nor Royal Bank
         shall be a Remaining Lender and the Remaining Lenders in respect of
         each Extension Period requested by Micro shall hold less than a total
         of 65% of the Commitments, then, by August 31st of the then-current
         year, each Remaining Lender may revoke (by delivering written notice
         thereof to Micro and the Administrative Agent) its consent to
         extension of its Commitment for each of the Extension Periods
         requested by Micro, thereby becoming a Withdrawing Lender as of the
         day of that revocation.

                              (i)   After the date that the Administrative
                 Agent delivers the Lender ballot notice and by September 15th
                 of the then-current year, the Remaining Lenders may assume any
                 Withdrawing Lender's Commitment in proportion to their
                 respective share of those Remaining Lenders' Commitments.

                              (ii)  If, as of September 30th of the
                 then-current year, the Remaining Lenders in respect of each
                 Extension Period requested by Micro hold less than a total of
                 65% of the Commitments (after giving effect to any assumptions
                 of any Withdrawing Lenders' Commitment under the preceding
                 sentence on or before  that date), then (A) all of the
                 Lenders' Commitments shall terminate and (B) any Outstanding
                 Credit Extensions shall mature and be payable in full on the
                 then- effective Commitment Termination Date.

                              (iii) A one-year Extension Period does not
                 automatically become effective if a Commitment Extension
                 Request for a two-year period fails to become effective as
                 provided in this CLAUSE (B), and vice versa.

                 (c)          If,  as of September 30th of the then-current
         year, the Remaining Lenders in respect of an Extension Period
         requested by Micro hold a total of at least 65% of the Commitments
         (after giving effect to any assumptions of the Commitments of any
         Withdrawing





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         Lenders' Commitments under CLAUSE (b) above on or before that date),
         THEN each Remaining Lender's Commitment (including any Commitments
         assumed by any Remaining Lender under CLAUSE (b) above) shall be
         extended for that Extension Period from the then-effective Commitment
         Termination Date, subject to CLAUSE (f) below.

                              (i)   If the requirements for extension of the
                 Commitments shall be satisfied, then -- after October 1st of
                 the then-current year but by 30 days before the then-effective
                 Commitment Termination Date -- Micro may enter into an
                 agreement with one or more new financial institutions
                 reasonably acceptable to the Agents or with any Remaining
                 Lender to assume the Withdrawing Lenders' Commitments that
                 have not been assumed under CLAUSE (b) above.

                              (ii)  Any Commitments assumed by Remaining
                 Lenders or new financial institutions under CLAUSE (i) above
                 shall be extended for the foregoing Extension Period from the
                 then-effective Commitment Termination Date, subject to CLAUSE
                 (f) below.

                              (iii) If Micro requests both a one-year and a
                 two-year Extension Period and both would become effective
                 under this section, then the two-year Extension Period shall
                 become effective under this section; provided that any Lender
                 that did not agree to a two-year Extension Period but that did
                 agree to a one-year Extension Period shall then become a
                 Withdrawing Lender.

                 (d)          If the Commitments are extended in accordance
         with this section, then Outstanding Credit Extensions made by any
         Withdrawing Lender that are not assumed or purchased under CLAUSE (b)
         or (c) above shall mature and be payable in full on the then-
         effective Commitment Termination Date, and the Commitments of each
         such Withdrawing Lender shall thereupon terminate.

                              (i)   On the then-effective Commitment
                 Termination Date, the Total Credit Commitment Amount shall be
                 automatically reduced by an amount equal to the product of (A)
                 the total Percentages of all the Withdrawing Lenders that were
                 not assumed or purchased under CLAUSES (b) or (c) above times
                 (B) the Total Credit Commitment Amount on that Commitment
                 Termination Date immediately before that calculation.

                              (ii)  The Percentages of the Remaining Lenders
                 shall be adjusted by the Administrative Agent based upon each
                 such Remaining Lender's pro rata share of the remaining Total
                 Credit Commitment Amount.

                 (e)          Each Lender's decision to extend its Commitment
         or assume or purchase any Withdrawing Lender's Commitment shall be
         exercised by it in its sole and absolute discretion without reference
         to any stated desires of any other Lender Party or Micro.  All
         assignments made under this SECTION 2.2 shall be made in accordance
         with SECTION 11.11.1, except that any such assignment (i) may be in
         any minimum or multiple amount resulting from the operation of this
         SECTION 2.2 and (ii) shall not require the consent of Micro or the
         Administrative Agent.

                 (f)          Any extension of Commitments under this SECTION
         2.2 shall become effective only upon (i) the satisfaction of the
         requirements for extension stated above and (ii) the delivery by Micro
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         Commitment Termination Date, of copies of such other legal opinions,
         approvals, instruments, or documents as the Agents may reasonably
         request.

         SECTION 2.3          REDUCTIONS OF THE COMMITMENT AMOUNTS.  Micro may,
from time to time on any Business Day, voluntarily reduce the Total Credit
Commitment Amount; provided that:

                 (a)          All such reductions shall require at least three
         and not more than five Business Days' prior notice to the
         Administrative Agent and shall be permanent, and any partial reduction
         thereof shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in an integral
         multiple of $1,000,000 (or, if less, in an amount equal to the Total
         Credit Commitment Amount at such time);

                 (b)          Micro shall not voluntarily reduce the Total
         Credit Commitment Amount, pursuant to this section to an amount which,
         on the date of proposed reduction, is less than the aggregate
         Outstanding Credit Extensions of all the Lenders; and

                 (c)          Once so reduced, the Total Commitment Amount may
         not be increased.

         SECTION 2.4          DOLLARS UNAVAILABLE.  Notwithstanding any other
provision in this Agreement, if, at any time before the Commitment Termination
Date, the Administrative Agent determines that Dollars have ceased to be freely
convertible into Canadian Dollars, then the Administrative Agent may (in its
sole discretion) at any time so notify the relevant Borrower and the Lenders of
any Borrowing denominated in Dollars, and (b) the Commitments of the Lenders to
make Pro-Rata Revolving Loans in Dollars shall be suspended unless and until
the Administrative Agent determines that Dollars are once again freely
convertible into Canadian Dollars.  Promptly after receiving that notice (but
not earlier than the last day of the applicable Interest Period, if any), the
relevant Lenders shall convert that Borrowing into Canadian Dollars or any
other currency as the Administrative Agent may have selected for which there is
an active foreign exchange and deposit market in Toronto or New York City.  The
conversion shall be effected at the relevant spot rate at which Dollars are
offered on the relevant day for Canadian Dollars (or that other selected
currency) that appears on Telerate Page 261 at approximately 11:00 a.m. Toronto
time (and if such spot rate is not available on Telerate Page 261 as of that
time, the spot rate as quoted by Scotiabank in Toronto at approximately 11:00
a.m.  Toronto time) or, if that spot rate shall not exist, such other rate of
exchange as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine.


                                  ARTICLE III

                 PROCEDURES FOR PRO-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS AND
                   PROVISIONS FOR NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS

         SECTION 3.1          BORROWING PROCEDURE FOR PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.

                 (a)          On any Business Day occurring on or prior to the
         Commitment Termination Date, either Borrower may from time to time
         irrevocably request, by delivering on or prior to 1:00 p.m., Toronto
         time, on such Business Day a Borrowing Request to the Administrative
         Agent (i) in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, not less than three nor more
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         the date of the proposed Borrowing, or (ii) in the case of U.S. Base
         Rate Loans and Canadian Prime Rate Loans, on or before the Business
         Day of but not more than three Business Days before the date of the
         proposed Borrowing, that a Borrowing be made in a minimum amount of
         $10,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000, or if less, in the
         unused amount of the Total Credit Commitment Amount.  Each Borrowing
         Request shall also contain a summary of the then total of all
         Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Credit
         Extensions.  Upon the receipt of each Borrowing Request, the
         Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to each Lender
         on the same day such Borrowing Request is received.  On the terms and
         subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Borrowing shall be
         comprised of the Types of Loans and shall be made on the Business Day
         specified in such Borrowing Request, provided that Credit Extensions
         of Canadian Dollars must be by way of Canadian Prime Rate Loans or
         Bankers' Acceptances and Credit Extensions in Dollars must be by way
         of U.S. Base Rate Loans or LIBO Rate Loans.  On or before 2:30 p.m.,
         Toronto time, on such Business Day, each Lender shall deposit with the
         Administrative Agent (to an account specified by the Administrative
         Agent to each Lender from time to time) same day funds in an amount
         equal to such Lender's Adjusted Percentage of the requested Borrowing.

                 (b)          To the extent funds are received from the Lenders
         (except as otherwise provided in SECTION 10.2), the Administrative
         Agent shall make such funds available to the relevant Borrower by wire
         transfer of same day funds to the accounts the relevant Borrower shall
         have specified in its Borrowing Request.  No Lender's obligation to
         make any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be affected by any other
         Lender's failure to make any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan.

         SECTION 3.2          PRO-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUANCE PROCEDURES.
By delivering to the Administrative Agent an Issuance Request on or before 1:00
p.m., Toronto time, on any Business Day occurring prior to the Commitment
Termination Date, either Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuer
issue a Pro-Rata Letter of Credit.  Each such request shall be made on not less
than two Business Days' notice (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by
the Administrative Agent), and not less than 30 days prior to the Commitment
Termination Date.  Upon receipt of an Issuance Request, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly on the same day notify the applicable Issuer and each
Lender thereof.  Each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit shall by its terms be
denominated in Dollars or Canadian Dollars and be stated to expire (whether
originally or after giving effect to any extension) on a date (its "STATED
EXPIRY DATE") no later than three days prior to the Commitment Termination
Date.  The relevant Borrower and the relevant Issuer may amend or modify any
issued Pro-Rata Letter of Credit upon written notice to the Administrative
Agent only; provided that (A) any amendment constituting an extension of such
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit's Stated Expiry Date shall comply with the provisions
of the immediately preceding sentence and may be made only if the Commitment
Termination Date has not occurred and (B) any amendment constituting an
increase in the Stated Amount of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit shall be deemed
a request for the issuance of a new Pro-Rata Letter of Credit and shall comply
with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph.  Upon satisfaction of the
terms and conditions hereunder, the relevant Issuer will issue each Pro-Rata
Letter of Credit to be issued by it and will make available to the beneficiary
thereof the original of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit.

         SECTION 3.2.1        OTHER LENDERS' PARTICIPATION.  Automatically, and
without further action, upon the issuance of each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit,
each Lender (other than the Issuer of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit) shall be
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such Lender's Adjusted Percentage, a participation interest in such Pro-Rata
Letter of Credit (including any Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligation and any other
Contingent Liability with respect thereto), and such Lender shall, to the
extent of its Adjusted Percentage, be responsible for reimbursing promptly (and
in any event within one Business Day after receipt of demand for payment from
the Issuer, together with accrued interest from the day of such demand) the
relevant Issuer for any Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligation which has not been
reimbursed in accordance with SECTION 3.2.3.  In addition, such Lender shall,
to the extent of its Adjusted Percentage, be entitled to receive a ratable
portion of the Pro-Rata Letter of Credit participation fee payable pursuant to
CLAUSE (a) of SECTION 4.3.3 with respect to each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit and
a ratable portion of any interest payable pursuant to SECTIONS 3.2.2 and 4.2.

         SECTION 3.2.2        DISBURSEMENTS.  Subject to the terms and
provisions of each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit and this Agreement, upon
presentment under any Pro-Rata Letter of Credit to the Issuer thereof for
payment, such Issuer shall make such payment to the beneficiary (or its
designee) of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit on the date designated for such
payment (the "DISBURSEMENT DATE").  Such Issuer will promptly notify the
relevant Borrower and each of the Lenders of the presentment for payment of any
such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, together with notice of the Disbursement Date
thereof.  Prior to 12:00 noon, Toronto time, on the next Business Day following
the Disbursement Date, the relevant Borrower will reimburse the Administrative
Agent, for the account of such Issuer, for all amounts disbursed under such
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, together with all interest accrued thereon since the
Disbursement Date.  To the extent the Administrative Agent does not receive
payment in full, on behalf of the relevant Issuer on the Disbursement Date, the
relevant Borrower's Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligation shall accrue interest,
payable on demand, at an annual rate equal to the U.S. Base Rate (for a Letter
of Credit denominated in Dollars) or the Canadian Prime Rate (for a Letter of
Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars) through the first Business Day
following the Disbursement Date and equal to the sum of the U.S. Base Rate (for
a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars) or the Canadian Prime Rate (for a
Letter of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars) plus 0.50% thereafter.  In
the event the relevant Borrower fails to notify the Administrative Agent and
the relevant Issuer prior to 1:00 p.m., Toronto time, on the Disbursement Date
that the relevant Borrower intends to pay the Administrative Agent, for the
account of such Issuer, for the amount of such drawing with funds other than
proceeds of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, or the Administrative Agent does not
receive such reimbursement payment from the relevant Borrower prior to 1:00
p.m., Toronto time on the Disbursement Date (or if the relevant Issuer must for
any reason return or disgorge such reimbursement), the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify the Lenders, and the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to
have given a timely Borrowing Request as of the Disbursement Date for Pro-Rata
Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Pro-Rata
Reimbursement Obligation and the Lenders (including the relevant Issuer) shall,
on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (including,
without limitation, SECTIONS 6.1 and 6.2 hereof), make Pro-Rata Revolving Loans
in the amount of such Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligation as provided in SECTION
3.1; provided that, for the purpose of determining the availability of any
unused Total Credit Commitment Amount immediately prior to giving effect to the
application of the proceeds of such Pro-Rata Revolving Loans, such Pro-Rata
Reimbursement Obligation shall be deemed not to be outstanding at such time.
In the event that the conditions precedent to any Pro-Rata Revolving Loans
deemed requested by the relevant Borrower as provided in the preceding sentence
shall not be satisfied at the time of such deemed request, the Lenders
(including the relevant Issuer) shall make demand loans on such date for the
benefit of the relevant Borrower, ratably, in accordance with their respective
Adjusted Percentages, which loans shall: (a) aggregate in principal amount an
amount equal to the applicable Pro-Rata Reimbursement Obligations; (b) be
applied solely to the prompt satisfaction of such Pro-Rata Reimbursement
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interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from (and including) the date
on which such demand loan is made until the date such loan is paid by the
relevant Borrower in full, at an annual rate equal to the U.S. Base Rate (for a
Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars) or the Canadian Prime Rate (for a
Letter of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars) plus 2%.

         SECTION 3.2.3        REIMBURSEMENT.  The obligation (the "PRO-RATA
REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATION") of the relevant Borrower under SECTION 3.2.2 to
reimburse the relevant Issuer with respect to each disbursement under a
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit (including interest thereon), and, upon the failure
of the relevant Borrower to reimburse such Issuer, the obligation of each
Lender to reimburse such Issuer, shall be absolute and unconditional under any
and all circumstances and irrespective of any set-off, counterclaim or defense
to payment which the relevant Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, may
have or have had against the relevant Issuer or any Lender, including any
defense based upon the failure of any disbursement under a Pro-Rata Letter of
Credit to conform to the terms of the applicable Pro-Rata Letter of Credit (if,
in the relevant Issuer's good faith opinion, such disbursement is determined to
be appropriate) or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of
the proceeds of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit; provided that nothing herein
shall require the relevant Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, to
reimburse an Issuer for any wrongful disbursement made by such Issuer under a
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions finally determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction to constitute gross negligence or willful
misconduct on the part of such Issuer.

         SECTION 3.2.4        DEEMED DISBURSEMENTS.  Upon the occurrence and
during the continuation of any Event of Default of the type described in
SECTION 9.1.9 or, with notice from the Administrative Agent given at the
direction of the Required Lenders, upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any other Event of Default, an amount equal to the then
aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit (including Non-Rata Letters of
Credit) which are undrawn and available under all issued and outstanding
Letters of Credit shall, without demand upon or notice to any Borrower, be
deemed to have been paid or disbursed by the Issuer under such Letters of
Credit (notwithstanding that such amount may not in fact have been so paid or
disbursed) and the Borrowers shall be immediately obligated to pay to the
Issuer of each Letter of Credit an amount equal to such amount.  Any amounts so
payable by the relevant Borrower pursuant to this section shall be deposited in
cash with the Administrative Agent and held in trust (for the sole benefit of
the relevant Issuer and the Lenders) for payment of the Obligations arising in
connection with such Letters of Credit.  If such Event of Default shall have
been cured or waived (and provided no other Default has occurred and is
continuing and the Obligations have not been accelerated pursuant to SECTION
9.2 or 9.3), the Administrative Agent shall promptly return to the relevant
Borrower all amounts deposited by it with the Administrative Agent pursuant to
this clause (together with accrued interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate
or such other interest rate based upon a cash equivalent investment (in the
form of obligations issued by or guaranteed by the U.S. or any Canadian federal
or provincial government, commercial paper of a domestic corporation rated A-1
by S&P or a comparable rating from another nationally recognized rating agency
or certificates of deposit of a U.S. or Canadian bank with (x) a credit rating
of Aa or better by S&P or a comparable rating from another nationally
recognized rating agency and (y) a combined capital and surplus greater than
$250,000,000) which is agreed to between the relevant Issuer and the relevant
Borrower), net of any amount (which may include accrued interest) applied to
the payment of any Obligations with respect to the Pro-Rata Letters of Credit.

         SECTION 3.2.5        NATURE OF REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS.  Each
Borrower and, to the extent set forth in SECTION 3.2.1, each Lender shall
assume all risks of the acts, omission or misuse of any Letter of Credit by the
beneficiary thereof.  No Issuer (with respect to Pro-Rata Letters of Credit and
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Letters of Credit) or any Lender (except to the extent of its own gross
negligence or willful misconduct) shall be responsible for:

                 (a)          the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy,
         genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in
         connection with the application for an issuance of a Letter of Credit,
         even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
         insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged;

                 (b)          the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy,
         genuineness or legal effect of any instrument transferring or
         assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or
         the rights or benefits thereunder or the proceeds thereof in whole or
         in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason:

                 (c)          failure of the beneficiary to comply fully with
         conditions required in order to demand payment under a Letter of
         Credit; provided that, if a payment is made pursuant to such Letter of
         Credit when a beneficiary has failed to comply with the conditions
         therefor and such failure to comply is manifest on the face of such
         Letter of Credit or the documents submitted by the beneficiary in
         connection therewith, the relevant Borrower shall be required to
         indemnify the Issuer in connection therewith only if, and to the
         extent, the relevant Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has received
         the benefit of such payment on such Letter of Credit by one or more of
         their obligations being satisfied, either in whole or in part;

                 (d)          errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in
         transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, telecopy or
         otherwise; or

                 (e)          any loss or delay in the transmission or
         otherwise of any document or draft required in order to make a
         disbursement under a Letter of Credit.

None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any of the
rights or powers granted to any Issuer or any Lender hereunder.  In furtherance
and extension and not in limitation or derogation of any of the foregoing (but
subject to the limitations set forth in CLAUSE (c) above), any action taken or
omitted to be taken by an Issuer in good faith (and not constituting gross
negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction) shall be binding upon the relevant Borrower and, with respect to
Pro- Rata Letters of Credit, each Lender, and shall not put such Issuer under
any resulting liability to either Borrower or, with respect to Pro- Rata
Letters of Credit, any Lender.

         SECTION 3.2.6        DOLLARS UNAVAILABLE.  Notwithstanding any other
provision contained in this Agreement, if, at any time prior to the Commitment
Termination Date, any Lender determines that Dollars have ceased to be freely
convertible into Canadian Dollars, then such Lender may (in its sole
discretion) at any time notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers of
the same, and the Administrative Agent shall then promptly notify each other
Lender.  The relevant Borrower shall use reasonable efforts to cause the
beneficiary of each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars to accept
a substitution for such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit with another Pro-Rata Letter
of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars.

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         SECTION 3.3.1        NOTICE.  Micro Canada may pursuant to this
SECTION 3.3, on any Business Day prior to the Commitment Termination Date
notify the Administrative Agent, in writing not later than 11:00 a.m., Toronto
time, two Business Days prior to the requested Credit Extension, that it
requests the issuance of, a rollover of, or a conversion into, Bankers'
Acceptances.  If the Administrative Agent receives a request for the issuance
of, a rollover of, or a conversion into, Bankers' Acceptances, the
Administrative Agent shall notify each of the Lenders, prior to 11:00 a.m.,
Toronto time, on the first Business Day prior to the date of such Credit
Extension of such request and of each Lender's Percentage of such Credit
Extension.  The Administrative Agent shall also at such time notify the
relevant Borrower of each Lenders' Percentage of such Credit Extension.  Micro
Canada shall not request a Bankers' Acceptance Credit Extension, and no Lender
shall be permitted or required to create, any Bankers' Acceptances if, after
giving effect thereto:

                 (a)          such Lender's Outstanding Credit Extensions would
         exceed an amount equal to such Lender's Percentage multiplied by the
         then Total Credit Commitment Amount; or

                 (b)          the aggregate outstanding Credit Extensions of
         all the Lenders would exceed the then Total Credit Commitment Amount.

         SECTION 3.3.2        FUNDING OF BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES.  Each Lender
shall, not later than 11:00 a.m., Toronto time, on the date of each Credit
Extension by way of Bankers' Acceptance, accept drafts of Micro Canada which
are presented to it for acceptance and which have an aggregate face amount
equal to such Lender's Adjusted Percentage of the total Credit Extension being
made available by way of Bankers' Acceptances on such date.  With respect to
each issuance of, rollover of, or conversion into, Bankers' Acceptances, each
Lender shall not be required to accept any draft which has a Face Amount which
is not in an integral multiple of $100,000.  At any given time, outstanding
Bankers' Acceptances shall not have more than four different terms.  Each
Lender shall purchase the Bankers' Acceptances which it has accepted for a
purchase price equal to the BA Discounted Proceeds therefor.  Each Lender may
at any time and from time to time hold, sell, rediscount, or otherwise dispose
of any and all Bankers' Acceptances accepted and purchased by it.  In the case
of an issuance, each Lender shall, upon retention of the Bankers' Acceptances
as aforesaid, make available to the Administrative Agent its Percentage of the
BA Proceeds with respect to such Credit Extension.  The Administrative Agent
shall make such BA Proceeds available to Micro Canada by wire transfer to the
accounts the relevant Borrower shall have specified in its Drawing Notice.
Notwithstanding any other provision among the Lenders, the Bankers' Acceptances
to be issued in such manner and amounts as the Administrative Agent may, in its
sole and unfettered discretion acting reasonably, consider necessary, rounding
up or down, so as to ensure that no Lender is required to accept a Bankers'
Acceptance for a fraction of $100,000 and, in such event, the Lenders' Adjusted
Percentages with respect to such Bankers' Acceptances shall be adjusted
accordingly.

         SECTION 3.3.3        NOTICE IRREVOCABLE.  Each Drawing Notice shall be
irrevocable and binding on Micro Canada.

         SECTION 3.3.4        PAYMENT OF BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES.  Micro Canada
shall provide for payment to each Lender of the Face Amount of each Bankers'
Acceptance accepted by it at such Bankers' Acceptance's maturity, either by
payment of such amount or through a Credit Extension hereunder or through a
combination of both.  Micro Canada hereby waives presentment by each Lender and
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might exist by reason of such Bankers' Acceptances being held at maturity by
such Lender and agrees not to claim from such Lender any days of grace for the
payment at maturity of Bankers' Acceptances.

         SECTION 3.3.5        FORM OF BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES.  Any Bankers'
Acceptance may, at the option of Micro Canada, be executed in advance by Micro
Canada by mechanically reproduced or facsimile signatures of any two officers
of Micro Canada who are properly so designated and authorized to sign by Micro
Canada from time to time.  Any Bankers' Acceptance so executed and delivered by
Micro Canada to a Lender shall be valid and shall bind Micro Canada and may be
dealt with by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with all intents and
purposes as if the Bankers' Acceptance had been signed in the executing
officers' own handwriting.

         SECTION 3.3.6        BA LOANS.  If, in the sole judgment of a Lender,
such Lender is unable, as a result of applicable law or customary market
practice, to extend credit by way of Bankers' Acceptance (including, without
limitation, by way of rollover of Bankers' Acceptances or conversion into
Bankers' Acceptances) in accordance with this Agreement, such Lender shall give
notice to such effect to the Administrative Agent and Micro Canada prior to
10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on the date of the requested Credit Extension (which
notice may if so stated therein, remain in effect with respect to subsequent
requests for Credit Extension by way of Bankers' Acceptance until revoked by
notice to the Administrative Agent and Micro Canada) and shall make available
to the Borrowers prior to 11:00 a.m., Toronto time, on the date of the
requested Credit Extension a Canadian Dollar loan (a "BA LOAN") in the
principal amount equal to such Lender's Adjusted Percentage of the total amount
of credit requested to be extended by way of Bankers' Acceptance, such BA Loan
to be funded in the same manner as a Bankers' Acceptance issued pursuant to
SECTION 3.3.2.  Such BA Loan shall have the same term as the Bankers'
Acceptances for which it is a substitute and shall permit such Lender to obtain
the same effective rate as if such Lender had accepted and purchased a Bankers'
Acceptance at the same acceptance fee rate received by the other Lenders and at
a discount from the Face Amount of such Bankers' Acceptance calculated at a
discount rate per annum equal to the BA Schedule II Discount Rate if such
Lender is a Schedule II Lender), or the BA Schedule I Discount Rate (if such
Lender is not a Schedule II Lender), as the case may be, for the term of such
Bankers' Acceptance, on the basis that, and Micro Canada hereby agrees that,
for such a BA Loan, interest shall be payable in advance on the date of such
extension of credit by such Lender deducting the interest payable in respect
thereof from the principal amount of such BA Loan.  For greater certainty, the
net amount to be made available by each such Lender on any date in respect of a
BA Loan made by it on such date shall be the same as the amount that such
Lender would have been required to make available to Micro Canada as its
Adjusted Percentage of BA Discounted Proceeds had such Lender been able to
extend credit by way of Bankers' Acceptance on such date.

         SECTION 3.3.7        MICRO CANADA'S RIGHT TO MARKET BANKERS'
ACCEPTANCES.  Micro Canada shall have the option to market Bankers' Acceptances
independently.  In doing so, Micro Canada shall, in its Drawing Notice notify
the Administrative Agent of the information required for Credit Extensions by
way of Bankers' Acceptances hereunder, and on the proposed date of any such
Credit Extension, the identity of the purchasers of such Bankers' Acceptances,
and the settlement instructions in connection therewith.  The right of Micro
Canada to market its own Bankers' Acceptances shall be in addition to, and not
in substitution of, the obligation of the Lenders to purchase Bankers'
Acceptances if and when requested by Micro Canada.  Each Lender may at any time
and from time to time hold, sell, rediscount, or otherwise dispose of any or
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         SECTION 3.4          NON-RATA REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY.

         SECTION 3.4.1        NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.  Any Borrower may from
time to time, on any Business Day prior to the Commitment Termination Date,
request that any Lender make a Loan under this Agreement (relative to such
Lender, a "NON-RATA REVOLVING LOAN") denominated in Dollars or Canadian
Dollars.  The Borrower shall make such request to the applicable office of such
Lender set forth on that Lender's signature page to this Agreement or to such
other office as a Lender may notify the Borrowers pursuant to SECTION 11.2.
Such Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion agree to make or not make
such Non-Rata Revolving Loan, it being understood and agreed that the Lenders'
Commitments only require the making by them of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans,
participation in or issuance of Pro-Rata Letters of Credit, and create Bankers'
Acceptance (subject to the terms and conditions contained herein).  Except as
otherwise provided herein and subject in each case to the satisfaction of the
applicable conditions precedent set forth in SECTIONS 6.1 and 6.2 hereof, each
Non-Rata Revolving Loan shall be made on the terms and conditions agreed to
between the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender; provided that the direct
and contingent Obligations of each Borrower with respect to each Pro-Rata
Credit Extension shall rank pari passu with the direct and contingent
Obligations of each Borrower with respect to each Non-Rata Revolving Loan.

         SECTION 3.4.2        DOLLARS UNAVAILABLE.  Notwithstanding any other
provision contained in this Agreement, if, at any time before the Commitment
Termination Date, the relevant Lender of a Non-Rata Revolving Loan denominated
in Dollars determines that Dollars are no longer freely convertible into
Canadian Dollars, then that Lender may (in its sole discretion) at any time
notify the relevant Borrower of the same.  Promptly after giving that notice
that Lender shall convert that Non-Rata Revolving Loan into Canadian Dollars.
The conversion shall be effected at the relevant spot rate at which Dollars are
offered on that day for Canadian Dollars that appears on Telerate Page 261 at
approximately 11:00 a.m. Toronto time (and if the spot rate is not available on
Telerate Page 261 as of that time, the spot rate as quoted by Scotiabank in
Toronto at approximately 11:00 a.m. Toronto time) or, if that spot rate shall
not exist, such other rate of exchange as the relevant Lender shall reasonably
determine.

         SECTION 3.4.3        LIMITATIONS ON MAKING NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.
No Lender shall be permitted to make any Non-Rata Revolving Loan if, after
giving effect thereto (with the Dollar Amounts being calculated as provided in
the last sentence of SECTION 2.1):

                 (a)          the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions of
         all the Lenders would exceed the then Total Credit Commitment Amount;
         or

                 (b)          the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions
         consisting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions would exceed the Non-Rata
         Limit.

         SECTION 3.4.4        PROCEDURE FOR MAKING NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including SECTION 3.4.1,
the terms of each Non-Rata Revolving Loan shall be mutually agreed upon between
the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender.  If the relevant Borrower and
the relevant Lender agree to an interest rate for a Non-Rata Revolving Loan by
reference to a fixed rate of interest (such as, for example, the LIBO Rate) to
be subsequently determined and such Lender subsequently determines (which
determination shall be conclusive and binding on the relevant Borrower and such
Lender) on or prior to the scheduled date of making such Non-Rata Revolving
Loan and promptly notifies the relevant Borrower that such interest rate is
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the relevant interbank market are not available to such Lender in Canadian
Dollars, then such Lender (except to the extent otherwise agreed between such
Lender and the relevant Borrower) shall not be obligated to make such Non-Rata
Revolving Loan.  In connection with each Lender agreeing to make a Non-Rata
Revolving Loan calculated based upon a fixed rate of interest, such Lender
shall, in accordance with its customary practices, attempt to determine the
relevant interest rate or obtain the relevant deposits in Canadian Dollars
necessary to make such Non-Rata Revolving Loan.

         SECTION 3.4.5        MATURITY OF NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.  Subject to
SECTION 3.4.2, each Non-Rata Revolving Loan shall be repaid in the currency in
which such Loan was made on the Maturity thereof or on any earlier date agreed
upon by the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender or required by the other
terms and conditions of this Agreement.  Each Borrower may prepay any Non-Rata
Revolving Loan on such terms and conditions as such Borrower and the relevant
Lender may agree.

         SECTION 3.4.6        NON-RATA REVOLVING LOAN RECORDS.  Subject to
SECTION 3.4.7, each Lender's Non-Rata Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a
loan account maintained by such Lender.  Each Borrower hereby irrevocably
authorizes the relevant Lender to make (or cause to be made) appropriate
account entries, which account entries, if made, shall evidence, inter alia,
the date of, the type of, the currency of, the advance period (if applicable)
of, the Maturity of, the outstanding principal of, interest payable on and any
repayments of Non-Rata Revolving Loans made by such Lender to such Borrower
pursuant hereto.  Any such account entries indicating the outstanding principal
amount of such Lender's Non-Rata Revolving Loans and interest payable thereon
shall be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid
and interest payable thereon, but the failure to make any such entry shall not
limit or otherwise affect the obligations of any Borrower hereunder to make
payments of principal of or interest on such Non-Rata Revolving Loans when due.

         SECTION 3.4.7        QUARTERLY REPORT.  During the period commencing
on the date hereof and ending on the Commitment Termination Date, Micro shall
submit (together with each set of reports and financial statements of Micro and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1 (A) and (B))
a Quarterly Report to the Administrative Agent in respect of the most recently
ended Fiscal Period.  In addition, Micro agrees to provide to the
Administrative Agent updates with respect to the information provided in the
Quarterly Reports at such other times as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request from time to time.

         SECTION 3.5          NON-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY.

         SECTION 3.5.1        NON-RATA LETTERS OF CREDIT.  Any Borrower may
from time to time, on any Business Day prior to the Commitment Termination
Date, request that any Lender issue a letter of credit (relative to such
Lender, a "NON-RATA LETTER OF CREDIT") denominated in Dollars or Canadian
Dollars.  Such Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion agree to issue or
not issue such Non-Rata Letter of Credit, it being understood and agreed that
the Lenders' Commitments only require the making by them of Pro-Rata Revolving
Loans and participation in or issuance of Pro-Rata Letters of Credit (subject
to the terms and conditions contained herein).  Except as, otherwise provided
herein and subject in each case to the satisfaction of the applicable
conditions precedent set forth in SECTIONS 6.1 and 6.2 hereof, each Non-Rata
Letter of Credit shall be issued on the terms and conditions agreed to between
the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender; provided that the direct and
contingent Obligations of Borrowers with respect to each Pro-Rata Credit
Extension shall rank pari passu with the direct and contingent Obligations of
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         SECTION 3.5.2        DOLLARS UNAVAILABLE.  Notwithstanding any other
provision contained in this Agreement, if, at any time prior to the Commitment
Termination Date, the relevant Issuer of a Non-Rata Letter of Credit
denominated in Dollars determines that Dollars have ceased to be freely
convertible into Canadian Dollars, then such Issuer may (in its sole
discretion) at any time notify the relevant Borrower of the same.  Such
Borrower shall use reasonable efforts to cause the beneficiary of such Non-Rata
Letter of Credit to accept a substitution for such Non-Rata Letter of Credit
with another Non-Rata Letter of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars.

         SECTION 3.5.3        LIMITATIONS ON ISSUING NON-RATA LETTERS OF
CREDIT.  Subject to the last sentence of SECTION 2.1, no Lender shall be
permitted to issue any Non-Rata Letters of Credit if, after giving effect
thereto:

                 (a)          the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions of
         all the Lenders would exceed the then Total Credit Commitment Amount;
         or

                 (b)          the aggregate Outstanding Credit Extensions
         consisting of Non-Rata Credit Extensions would exceed the Non-Rata
         Limit.

         SECTION 3.5.4        PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING NON-RATA LETTERS OF
CREDIT.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including
SECTION 3.5.1, the terms of each Non-Rata Letter of Credit shall be mutually
agreed upon between the relevant Borrower and the relevant Issuer.

         SECTION 3.5.5        DISBURSEMENTS.  Subject to the terms and
provisions of each Non-Rata Letter of Credit and this Agreement, upon
presentment of any Non-Rata Letter of Credit to the relevant Issuer thereof for
payment, such Issuer shall make such payment to the beneficiary (or its
designee) of such Non-Rata Letter of Credit on the date designated for such
payment (the "NON-RATA DISBURSEMENT DATE").  Such Issuer will promptly notify
the relevant Borrower of the presentment for payment of any such Non-Rata
Letter of Credit, together with notice of the Non-Rata Disbursement Date
thereof.  Prior to 12:00 noon, Toronto time, on the next Business Day following
the Non-Rata Disbursement Date, the relevant Borrower will reimburse such
Issuer for all amounts disbursed under such Non-Rata Letter of Credit, together
with all interest, if any, that such Borrower shall have agreed to pay that
shall have accrued thereon since the Non-Rata Disbursement Date.

         SECTION 3.5.6        REIMBURSEMENT.  The obligation (the "NON-RATA
REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATION") of the relevant Borrower under SECTION 3.5.5 to
reimburse an Issuer with respect to each disbursement under a Non-Rata Letter
of Credit (including interest thereon) issued by such Issuer, shall be absolute
and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any
set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment which such Borrower or any other
Borrower may have or have had against such Issuer, including any defense based
upon the failure of any disbursement under a Non-Rata Letter of Credit to
conform to the terms of the applicable Non-Rata Letter of Credit (if, in the
applicable Issuer's good faith opinion, such disbursement is determined to be
appropriate) or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the
proceeds of such Non-Rata Letter of Credit; provided that nothing herein shall
require such Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuer for any wrongful
disbursement made by such Issuer under a Non-Rata Letter of Credit as a result
of acts or omissions finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to
constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuer.
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reimbursed in the currency in which such Non-Rata Letter of Credit was issued.

         SECTION 3.6          REPORTING OF NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS.

                 (a)          Each Borrower agrees to provide to (or cause to
         be provided to) the Administrative Agent notice of each Non-Rata
         Credit Extension made to or for it concurrently with or promptly after
         the making of such Non-Rata Credit Extension, which notice shall set
         forth (i) the date thereof, (ii) the principal amount thereof stated
         in the relevant currency (and, if denominated in Canadian Dollars, the
         corresponding Dollar Amount thereof as of such date), (iii) the
         Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto, (iv) the aggregate Dollar
         Amount of the relevant Lender's outstanding or undrawn Non-Rata Credit
         Extensions as of such date, and (v) the identity of the relevant
         Lender.

                 (b)          Each Lender agrees to provide to the
         Administrative Agent notice, by 12:00 p.m. Toronto time on the
         Business Day immediately after the date of any Non-Rata Credit
         Extension made by it, of the Outstanding Credit Extensions comprised
         of Non-Rata Credit Extensions made by such Lender, which notice shall
         set forth (i) the date of each such Non-Rata Credit Extension, (ii)
         the principal amount or Stated Amount, as the case may be, of each
         such Non-Rata Credit Extension stated in the relevant currency (and
         the corresponding Dollar Amount thereof as of such date), and the
         aggregate Dollar Amount of all such Non-Rata Credit Extensions as of
         such date, (iii) the respective Interest Periods applicable thereto,
         and (iv) the identity of such Lender.


                                   ARTICLE IV

                     PRINCIPAL, INTEREST, AND FEE PAYMENTS

         SECTION 4.1          LOAN ACCOUNTS, NOTES, PAYMENTS, AND PREPAYMENTS.
The Outstanding Credit Extensions shall be evidenced by one or more loan
accounts or records maintained by (a) the Administrative Agent in respect of
Pro-Rata Credit Extensions and (b) each Lender in respect of its Non-Rata
Credit Extensions, which loan accounts or records, in each case, shall be
conclusive evidence, absent manifest error, of the amount of those Outstanding
Credit Extensions and the interest and principal payments thereon.  Any failure
to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise
affect the Obligations of the relevant Borrower under the Loan Documents to pay
any amount owing with respect to the Obligations.  Upon the request of any
Lender made at any time through the Administrative Agent, the relevant
Borrowers shall promptly execute and deliver to that Lender the relevant one or
more Notes.

         SECTION 4.1.1        REPAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS OF PRO-RATA REVOLVING
LOANS.  The relevant Borrower shall make all payments and prepayments of each
Pro-Rata Revolving Loan made to it in currency in which it was originally
denominated and shall repay in full the unpaid principal amount of each
Pro-Rata Revolving Loan outstanding to it at the Maturity thereof.  Before that
Maturity:

                 (a)          the relevant Borrower may, from time to time on
         any Business Day, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of
         the outstanding principal amount of any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan;
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                              (i)   any such prepayment of any Pro-Rata
                 Revolving Loan shall be allocated to each Lender pro rata
                 according to such Lender's Adjusted Percentage (calculated on
                 the date such Pro-Rata Revolving Loans were made) of the
                 Pro-Rata Revolving Loans so prepaid (and, for the avoidance of
                 doubt, no such prepayment shall be allocated to any Lender
                 which did not participate in the making of the Pro-Rata
                 Revolving Loans to be prepaid);

                              (ii)  no such prepayment of any Pro-Rata
                 Revolving Loan that is a LIBO Rate Loan may be made on any day
                 other than the last day of the Interest Period then applicable
                 to such LIBO Rate Loan unless all the losses or expenses
                 incurred by the Lenders in connection therewith pursuant to
                 SECTION 5.4 are paid in full contemporaneously with such
                 prepayments;

                              (iii) no such prepayment of any Pro-Rata
                 Revolving Loan that is by way of Bankers' Acceptance may be
                 made on any day other than the day of its maturity unless all
                 the losses or expenses incurred by the Lenders in connection
                 therewith pursuant to SECTION 5.4 are paid in full
                 contemporaneously, with such prepayment;

                              (iv)  all such voluntary prepayments shall
                 require prior notice to the Administrative Agent of (i) at
                 least three but no more than five Business Days in the case of
                 LIBO Rate Loans and Bankers' Acceptances and (ii) not more
                 than three Business Days but no later than the date of such
                 voluntary prepayment in the case of U.S. Base Rate Loans and
                 Canadian Prime Rate Loans; and

                              (v)   all such voluntary prepayments shall, if
                 other than a prepayment in whole, be in an aggregate minimum
                 amount of $10,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000;

                 (b)          Micro shall determine if the aggregate
         Outstanding Credit Extensions of all the Lenders exceed the Total
         Credit Commitment Amount (i) at the end of each Fiscal Period and (ii)
         on the date of each request for a Credit Extension (excluding any
         request submitted in respect of any continuation or conversion of any
         Borrowing previously made hereunder), and promptly thereafter -- and
         in any event (A) in respect of any determination made pursuant to
         CLAUSE (i) above, no later than the next date on which Micro shall be
         required to submit a Quarterly Report in accordance with SECTION 3.4.7
         or (B) in respect of any determination made pursuant to CLAUSE (ii)
         above, prior to the proposed date of such requested Credit Extension
         -- Micro shall (or shall cause Micro Canada to) make a mandatory
         prepayment of the outstanding principal amount of such Loans as Micro
         may select in an amount equal to such excess, such prepayment to be
         allocated to the Lenders in such manner as Micro may elect (provided
         that a prepayment of a Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be allocated to
         the Lenders in the manner set forth in CLAUSE (a)(i) above); and

                 (c)          Micro shall (and shall cause Micro Canada to), on
         each date when any reduction or termination in the Total Credit
         Commitment Amount shall become effective, including pursuant to
         SECTION 2.3, make a mandatory prepayment of all Pro-Rata Revolving
         Loans equal to the excess, if any, of the then aggregate Outstanding
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         Lenders over the Total Credit Commitment Amount as so reduced, such
         prepayment to be allocated to the Lenders in the manner set forth in
         CLAUSE (a)(i) above.


         SECTION 4.2          INTEREST PROVISIONS.  Each Pro-Rata Revolving
Loan shall bear interest from and including the day when made until (but not
including) the day such Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be paid in full, and such
interest shall accrue and be payable in accordance with this SECTION 4.2.

         SECTION 4.2.1        RATES.

                 (a)          PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS. Subject to SECTION
         4.2.2, and pursuant to an appropriately completed and delivered
         Borrowing Request or Continuation Notice, the relevant Borrower may
         elect that Pro-Rata Revolving Loans comprising a Borrowing accrue
         interest at the following rates per annum:

                              (i)   U.S. BASE RATE LOANS.  On that portion of
                 such Borrowing maintained from time to time as a U.S. Base
                 Rate Loan, equal to the U.S. Base Rate from time to time in
                 effect.

                              (ii)  LIBO RATE LOANS.  On that portion of such
                 Borrowing maintained from time to time as a LIBO Rate Loan,
                 during each Interest Period applicable thereto, the sum of the
                 LIBO Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin.

                              (iii) CANADIAN PRIME RATE LOANS.  On that portion
                 of such Borrowing maintained from time to time as a Canadian
                 Prime Rate Loan, equal to the Canadian Prime Rate from time to
                 time in effect.

                 (b)          NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.  Pursuant to the terms
         agreed to between the relevant Borrower and the relevant Lender, each
         Borrower shall pay interest on the aggregate principal amount of any
         Non-Rata Revolving Loan outstanding to any Lender from time to time
         prior to and at Maturity at a rate agreed between each such Borrower
         and such Lender pursuant to SECTION 3.4 in connection with the making
         of such Non-Rata Revolving Loan.  Such interest rate shall include any
         compensation for reserves or similar costs incurred in connection with
         such Non-Rata Revolving Loan.

         SECTION 4.2.2        POST-MATURITY RATES.  After the date any
principal amount of any Loan is due and payable (whether at Maturity, upon
acceleration or otherwise), or after any other monetary Obligation of Micro or
any other Borrower shall have become due and payable, Micro or each such other
Borrower shall pay, but only to the extent permitted by law, interest (after as
well as before judgment) on such amounts at an annual rate equal to the U.S.
Base Rate (for Obligations denominated in Dollars) or the Canadian Prime Rate
(for Obligations denominated in Canadian Dollars) plus 2%.

         SECTION 4.2.3        CONTINUATION ELECTIONS.  The relevant Borrower
may from time to time by delivering a Continuation Notice to the Administrative
Agent on or before 1:00 p.m., Toronto time, on a Business Day, irrevocably
elect


                 (a)          in the case of LIBO Rate Loans or Bankers'
         Acceptances, on not less than three nor more than five Business Days'
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                 (b)          in the case of U.S. Base Rate Loans and Canadian
         Prime Rate Loans, on such Business Day,

that all, or any portion in an aggregate minimum amount of $10,000,000 and an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 of the Loans, be

                 (i)           in the case of U.S. Base Rate Loans, converted
         into Canadian Prime Rate Loans, LIBO Rate Loans, or Bankers'
         Acceptances,

                 (ii)          in the case of Canadian Prime Rate Loans,
         converted into U.S. Base Rate Loans, or LIBO Rate Loans, or Bankers'
         Acceptances,

                 (iii)        in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, converted into
         U.S. Base Rate Loans, Canadian Prime Rate Loans, or Bankers'
         Acceptances or continued as LIBO Rate Loans (in the absence of
         delivery of a Continuation Notice with respect to any LIBO Rate Loan,
         at least three Business Days (but not more than five Business Days)
         before the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
         thereto, each such LIBO Rate Loan shall, on such last day,
         automatically convert to a U.S. Base Rate Loan),

                 (iv)         in the case of Bankers' Acceptances, converted
         into U.S. Base Rate Loans, Canadian Base Rate Loans, or LIBO Rate
         Loans or continued as Bankers' Acceptance (in the absence of delivery
         of a Continuation Notice with respect to any Bankers' Acceptance, at
         least three Business Days (but not more than five Business Days)
         before the maturity of such Bankers' Acceptances, each such Bankers'
         Acceptance shall on such maturity, automatically convert to a Canadian
         Prime Rate Loan;

provided that (1) each such conversion or continuation shall be pro rated among
the applicable outstanding Pro-Rata Revolving Loans of all Lenders, and (2) no
portion of the outstanding principal amount of any Pro-Rata Revolving Loans may
be continued as or be converted into, a LIBO Rate Loan with an Interest Period
longer than one month or a Bankers' Acceptance with a term of more than 30 days
while any Default has occurred and is continuing.

         SECTION 4.2.4        PAYMENT DATES.

                 (a)          PRO-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.  Interest accrued on
         each Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be payable, without duplication, in
         the currency in which it is respectively denominated:

                              (i)   on the Stated Maturity Date therefor;

                              (ii)  on the date of any payment or prepayment,
                 in whole or in part, of principal outstanding on such Pro-Rata
                 Revolving Loan (but only on the principal amount so paid or
                 prepaid);

                              (iii) with respect to each U.S. Base Rate Loan
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                              (iv)  with respect to each U.S. Base Rate Loan
                 and Canadian Prime Rate Loan that is converted into a LIBO
                 Rate Loan on a day when interest would not otherwise have been
                 payable pursuant to CLAUSE (iii), on the date of such
                 conversion;

                              (v)   with respect to each LIBO Rate Loan, on the
                 last day of each applicable Interest Period (and, if such
                 Interest Period shall exceed three months, on each three month
                 anniversary of the date of the commencement of such Interest
                 Period); and

                              (vi)  on that portion of any Loans the Stated
                 Maturity Date of which is accelerated pursuant to SECTION 9.2
                 or 9.3, immediately upon such acceleration.

         Interest accrued on Pro-Rata Revolving Loans or other monetary
         Obligations arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
         after the date such Pro-Rata Revolving Loans or other Obligations are
         due and payable (whether on the Stated Maturity Date, upon
         acceleration or otherwise) shall be payable upon demand.

                 (b)          NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.  Subject to SECTION
         3.4.2, each Borrower shall pay interest on the aggregate principal
         amount of any Non-Rata Revolving Loan outstanding in the currency in
         which such Loan was made to the relevant Lender from time to time
         prior to and at Maturity on such dates agreed between such Borrower
         and such Lender pursuant to SECTION 3.4 in connection with the making
         of such Non-Rata Revolving Loan.

         SECTION 4.2.5        INTEREST RATE DETERMINATION.  The Administrative
Agent and, if and when applicable, the Reference Lenders shall, in accordance
with each of their customary practices, attempt to determine the relevant
interest rates applicable to each Pro-Rata Revolving Loan requested to be made
pursuant to each Borrowing Request duly completed and delivered by a Borrower,
and, if and when applicable, each Reference Lender agrees to furnish the
Administrative Agent timely information for the purpose of determining the LIBO
Rate.  If any Reference Lender fails, if and when applicable, to timely furnish
such information to the Administrative Agent for any such interest rate, the
Administrative Agent shall determine such interest rate on the basis of the
information shared by the other Reference Lenders.

         SECTION 4.2.6        ADDITIONAL INTEREST ON LIBO RATE LOANS.  For so
long as the cost to a Lender of making or maintaining its LIBO Rate Loans is
increased as a result of any imposition or modification after the date of this
Agreement of any reserve required to be maintained by such Lender against
Eurocurrency Liabilities (or any other category of liabilities which includes
deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBO Rate Loans is
determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets which
includes loans by a non-United States office of such Lender to United States
residents), then such Lender may require the Borrowers to pay,
contemporaneously with each payment of interest on the LIBO Rate Loans,
additional interest on the related LIBO Rate Loan of such Lender at a rate per
annum up to but not exceeding the excess of (i) (A) the applicable LIBO Rate
divided by (B) one minus the LIBOR Reserve Percentage over (ii) the applicable
LIBO Rate.  Any Lender wishing to require payment of such additional interest
shall so notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (which notice shall
set forth the amount (as determined by such Lender) to which such Lender is
then entitled under this SECTION 4.2.6 (which amount shall be consistent with
such Lender's good faith estimate of the level at which the related reserves
are maintained by it and which determination shall be conclusive and binding
for all purposes, absent demonstrable error) and shall be accompanied by such
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the computation set forth therein as either Borrower may reasonably request),
in which case such additional interest on the LIBO Rate Loans of such Lender
shall be payable on the last day of each Interest Period thereafter (commencing
with the Interest Period beginning at least three Business Days after the
giving of such notice) to such Lender at the place indicated in such notice.
Each Lender that receives any payment in respect of increased costs pursuant to
this section shall promptly notify the Borrowers of any change with respect to
such costs which affects the amount of additional interest payable pursuant to
this section in respect thereof.

         SECTION 4.3          FEES.  Micro (and, in the case of SECTION
4.3.3(D), each relevant Borrower) agrees to pay the fees set forth in this
SECTION 4.3.  All such fees shall be nonrefundable and shall be paid in Dollars
to each such Lender or the relevant Issuer at its office specified for such
purpose on the signature pages hereof.

         SECTION 4.3.1        ADMINISTRATION AND SYNDICATION FEES.  Micro
agrees to pay directly to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent,
for their own accounts, the administration and syndication fees, respectively,
in the amounts and on the dates set forth in the Fee Letter.

         SECTION 4.3.2        FACILITY FEES.  As provided below, the Borrowers
agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender
(including, any portion thereof when the Lenders may not extend any Credit
Extensions by reason of the inability of the Borrowers to satisfy any condition
of SECTION 6.1 or 6.2 (a) for each day during the period commencing on the date
hereof and continuing through and including the date the Administrative Agent
shall receive the reports and financial statements of Micro and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries required to be delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(B)
hereof -- together with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered
contemporaneously therewith pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1(D) hereof -- for the
Fiscal Period ending on the Saturday nearest September 30, 1997, a fee to each
Lender on its Credit Commitment Amount on such day (without taking into account
usage) at a rate of 0.125% per annum, and (b) for each day during the period
commencing on the date immediately following the date the Administrative Agent
shall receive the reports, financial statements and Compliance Certificate
referred to in CLAUSE (a) above, until but excluding the Commitment Termination
Date, a fee to each Lender on its Credit Commitment Amount on such day (without
taking into account usage) at the corresponding rate per annum set forth below,
determined by reference to: (i) the lower of the two highest ratings from time
to time assigned to Micro's long-term senior unsecured debt by S&P, Moody's and
Fitch and either published or otherwise evidenced in writing by the applicable
rating agency and made available to the Administrative Agent (including both
"express" and "indicative" or "implied" (or equivalent) ratings) or (ii) the
ratio (calculated pursuant to CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 8.2.3) of Consolidated
Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Period most recently ended
prior to such day for which financial statements and reports have been received
by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SECTION 8.1(a) or (b), whichever
results in the lower rate:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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      MICRO'S LONG-TERM UNSECURED DEBT                 RATIO OF CONSOLIDATED FUNDED             FACILITY FEE
           RATINGS BY S&P, MOODY'S                      DEBT TO CONSOLIDATED EBITDA
           OR FITCH, RESPECTIVELY
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  <S>                                        <C>                                                   <C>
  A-, A3 or A- (or higher)                   Less than 1.50                                        0.090%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  BBB+, Baal or BBB+                         Greater than or equal to 1.50, but less than          0.110%
                                             2.00.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  BBB, Baa2 or BBB                           Greater than or equal to 2.00, but less than          0.125%
                                             2.50.
============================================================================================================
</TABLE>





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<TABLE>
  <S>                                        <C>                                                   <C>
============================================================================================================
  BBB-, Baa3 or BBB-                         Greater than or equal to 2.50, but less than          0.150%
                                             3.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  BB+, Ba1 or BB+                            Greater than or equal to 3.00, but less than          0.200%
                                             3.25.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Lower than BB+, Ba1 or BB+                 Greater than or equal to 3.25.                        0.250%
============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

Such fee shall be calculated by the Borrowers as at each Quarterly Payment
Date, commencing on the first Quarterly Payment Date to occur after the date
hereof, and on the Commitment Termination Date and shall be payable by the
Borrowers in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and on the Commitment
Termination Date.  Upon the advice of the Administrative Agent (a) Micro Canada
shall pay the portion of the fee under this section allocated by the
Administrative Agent to the Lending Offices for Micro Canada and (b) Micro
shall pay the portion of the fee under this section allocated by the
Administrative Agent to the Lending Offices for Micro.  The Administrative
Agent shall allocate that fee between those Lending Offices as follows: (a) the
Lending Offices for Micro shall be entitled to receive a portion of that fee
allocated by the Administrative Agent based upon the ratio that the weighted
daily average Outstanding Credit Extensions owed by Micro during the previous
quarterly period that consisted of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions (based upon
amount and number of days outstanding) bears to the Total Credit Commitment
Amount; and (b) the Lending Offices for Micro Canada shall be entitled to
receive the balance of that fee.

         SECTION 4.3.3        LETTER OF CREDIT FEES.

                 (a)          Micro agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent
         for the account of each Lender (including the relevant Issuer) a
         Pro-Rata Letter of Credit participation fee equal to each Lender's
         Adjusted Percentage of the average daily Stated Amount of each Pro-
         Rata Letter of Credit during the applicable period multiplied by the
         Applicable Margin then in effect for any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan.
         Such participation fee shall accrue from the date of issuance of any
         Pro-Rata Letter of Credit until the date such Pro-Rata Letter of
         Credit is drawn in full or terminated, and shall be payable in arrears
         on each Quarterly Payment Date and on the date that the Commitments
         terminate in their entirety.

                 (b)          Micro agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent
         for the account of the Issuer of each Pro-Rata Letter of Credit a
         Pro-Rata Letter of Credit issuance fee of 0.125 of 1% per annum of the
         average daily Stated Amount of such Pro-Rata Letter of Credit during
         the applicable period, such fee to be payable for the account of the
         relevant Issuer in quarterly installments in arrears on each Quarterly
         Payment Date and on the date that the Commitments terminate in their
         entirety, Micro agrees to reimburse each Issuer, on demand, for all
         usual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
         issuance or maintenance of any Pro-Rata Letter of Credit issued by
         such Issuer.

                 (c)          The Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender
         and each Issuer fees paid for its account under CLAUSE (a) or (b)
         above promptly after receipt by the Administrative Agent.

                 (d)          Each Borrower agrees to pay directly to the
         relevant Issuer of each Non-Rata Letter of Credit requested by such
         Borrower a letter of credit fee equal to such amount and at such times
         as such Borrower and the applicable Issuer shall agree in connection
         with the issuance of such Non-Rata Letter of Credit.





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         SECTION 4.4          RATE AND FEE DETERMINATIONS.

                 (a)          Interest on each LIBO Rate Loan shall be computed
         on the basis of a year consisting of 360 days, and interest on each
         U.S. Base Rate Loan and each Canadian Prime Rate Loan and fees shall
         be computed on the basis of a year consisting of 365 or 366 days, as
         the case may be, in each case paid for the actual number of days
         elapsed, calculated as to each period from and including the first day
         thereof to but excluding the last day thereof.  All determinations by
         the Administrative Agent of the rate of interest payable with respect
         to any Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be conclusive and binding in the
         absence of demonstrable error.

                 (b)          For purposes of the Interest Act (Canada),
         whenever interest payable pursuant to this Agreement is calculated on
         the basis of a period other than a calendar year (the "RELEVANT
         PERIOD"), the rate of interest expressed as an annual rate is the rate
         so determined multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar
         year in which the same is to be ascertained and divided by the number
         of days in relevant period.

         SECTION 4.5          OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF NON-RATA CREDIT
EXTENSIONS.  Each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding
any provision hereof or of any other Loan Document to the contrary, all
Obligations of the Obligors in respect of any Non-Rata Credit Extensions shall
be the joint and several liabilities of each Borrower.


                                   ARTICLE V

                           CERTAIN PAYMENT PROVISIONS

         SECTION 5.1          ILLEGALITY; CURRENCY RESTRICTIONS.

                 (a)          If, as the result of any Regulatory Change, any
         Lender shall determine (which determination shall, in the absence of
         demonstrable error, be conclusive and binding on each Borrower), that
         it is unlawful for such Lender to make any LIBO Rate Loan, issue any
         Letter of Credit or continue any LIBO Rate Loan previously made by it
         hereunder, as the case may be, the obligations of such Lender to make
         any such LIBO Rate Loan, issue any such Letter of Credit or continue
         any such LIBO Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall, upon the giving of
         notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, Micro and any other
         applicable Borrower, forthwith be suspended, and each applicable
         Borrower shall, if requested by such Lender and if required by such
         Regulatory Change, on such date as shall be specified in such notice,
         prepay to such Lender in full all of such LIBO Rate Loans or convert
         all of such LIBO Rate Loans into a Loan of another Type that is not
         unlawful, in each case on the last day of the Interest Period
         applicable thereto (unless otherwise required by applicable law) and
         without any penalty whatsoever (but subject to SECTION 5.4); provided
         that such Lender shall make as U.S. Base Rate Loans all Loans that
         such Lender would otherwise be obligated to make as LIBO Rate Loans
         and convert into or continue as U.S. Base Rate Loans all Loans that
         such Lender would otherwise be required to convert into or continue as
         LIBO Rate Loans, in each case during the period any such suspension is
         effective.  Such suspension shall continue to be effective until such
         Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent and Micro that the
         circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, at which time
         the obligations of such Lender to make any such LIBO Rate Loan, issue
         any Non-





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         Rata Letter of Credit, or continue any LIBO Rate Loan, as the case may
         be, shall be reinstated.

                 (b)          If any central bank or other governmental
         authorization in the country of the proposed currency of any proposed
         Loan is required to permit the use of such currency by a Lender
         (through its Lending Office) for such Loan and such authorization has
         not been obtained (provided that such Lender has used reasonable
         endeavors to obtain such authorization) or is not in full force and
         effect, the obligation of such Lender to provide such Loans shall be
         suspended so long as such authorization is required and has not been
         obtained by such Lender.

         SECTION 5.2          DEPOSITS UNAVAILABLE.  If, before the date on
which all or any portion of any LIBO Rate Loan is to be made, maintained, or
continued the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination
shall be conclusive and binding), with respect to that LIBO Rate Loan that:

                 (a)          Dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for
         the relevant Interest Period are available, if and when applicable, to
         none of the Reference Lenders in the relevant market, or

                 (b)          by reason of circumstances affecting the London
         interbank market adequate means do not exist for ascertaining the
         interest rate applicable hereunder to such LIBO Rate Loan,

then, upon notice from the Administrative Agent to Micro and the Lenders, the
obligations of the Lenders to make or continue any LIBO Rate Loan under
SECTIONS 3.1 and 4.2.3 shall forthwith be suspended until the Administrative
Agent shall notify Micro and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist.

         SECTION 5.3          INCREASED CREDIT EXTENSION COSTS, ETC.  Each
Borrower agrees to reimburse each Lender within 30 days after any demand for
any increase in the cost to such Lender of, or any reduction in the amount of
any sum receivable by such Lender in respect of, making, maintaining,
participating, issuing or extending (or of its obligation to make, maintain,
participate, issue or extend) any Credit Extension to the extent such increased
cost or reduced amount is due to a Regulatory Change.  Such Lender shall
provide to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Borrower a certificate
stating, in reasonable detail, the reasons for such increased cost or reduced
amount and the additional amount required fully to compensate such Lender for
such increased cost or reduced amount.  Such additional amounts shall be
payable by the relevant Borrower directly to such Lender upon its receipt of
such notice, and such notice shall be rebuttable, presumptive evidence of the
additional amounts so owing.  In determining such amount, such Lender shall act
reasonably and in good faith and may use any method of averaging and
attribution that it customarily uses for its other borrowers with a similar
credit rating as Micro.  Such Lender may demand reimbursement for such
increased cost or reduced amount only for the 360-day period immediately
preceding the date of such written notice, and Borrowers shall have liability
only for such period.

         SECTION 5.4          FUNDING LOSSES.  If any Lender shall incur any
loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender
to make, continue, or extend any portion of the principal amount of any Loan)
as a result of:

                 (a)          any repayment or prepayment of the principal
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         other than the scheduled last day of the Interest Period or the
         scheduled maturity of a Bankers' Acceptance or, in the case of any
         Non- Rata Revolving Loan, other relevant funding period applicable
         thereto, whether pursuant to SECTION 4.1 or otherwise;

                 (b)          any conversion of a LIBO Rate Loan or a Bankers'
         Acceptance into a U.S. Base Rate Loan or a Canadian Prime Rate Loan on
         a date other than the scheduled last day of the Interest Period
         applicable thereto or the scheduled maturity thereof, as the case may
         be;

                 (c)          any conversion of the currency of any Pro-Rata
         Revolving Loan on a date other than the scheduled last day of the
         Interest Period; or

                 (d)          any Loan not being made, continued, or converted
         or Bankers' Acceptance not being issued in accordance with the Credit
         Extension Request therefor in the case of any Pro-Rata Credit
         Extension Request, the instructions of the relevant Borrower to the
         relevant Lender in the case of any Non-Rata Credit Extension, or the
         Drawing Notice in the case of any Bankers' Acceptance as a consequence
         of any action taken, or failed to be taken, by any Obligor,

then, upon the written notice of such Lender to the relevant Borrower (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), such Borrower shall, within five days of its
receipt thereof, pay directly to such Lender such amount as will (in the
reasonable determination of such Lender) reimburse such Lender for such loss or
expense.  Such written notice (which shall include calculations in reasonable
detail) shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the amount of any such loss
or expense that has been so incurred.

         SECTION 5.5          INCREASED CAPITAL COSTS.  If any Regulatory
Change affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be
maintained by any Lender or any Person controlling such Lender, and such Lender
determines (in its sole and absolute discretion) that the rate of return on its
or such controlling Person's capital as a consequence of its participation in
this Agreement or the making, continuing, participating in or extending of any
Credit Extension is reduced to a level below that which such Lender or such
controlling Person could have achieved but for the occurrence of any such
circumstance, then, in any such case, upon the relevant Borrower's receipt of
written notice thereof from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent), such Borrower shall pay directly to such Lender additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Lender or such controlling Person for such
reduction in rate of return.  A statement of such Lender as to any such
additional amounts (including calculations thereof in reasonable detail) shall
be rebuttable, presumptive evidence of the additional amounts so owing.  In
determining such amount, such Lender may use any method of averaging and
attribution that it shall deem applicable.  Such Lender may demand payment for
such additional amounts that have accrued only during the 360-day period
immediately preceding the date of such written notice, and Borrowers shall have
liability only for such period.

         SECTION 5.6          DISCRETION OF LENDERS AS TO MANNER OF FUNDING.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Lenders
shall be entitled to fund and maintain their funding of all or any part of
their Loans and other Credit Extensions in any manner they elect, it being
understood, however, that for the purposes of this Agreement all determinations
hereunder with respect to a Pro-Rata Revolving Loan shall be made as if each
Lender had actually funded and maintained each Loan through its applicable
Lending Office and through the purchase of deposits having a maturity
corresponding to the maturity of such Pro-Rata Revolving Loan.  Any Lender may,
if it so elects, fulfill any commitment or obligation to make or maintain Loans
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or affiliate to make or maintain such Loans or other Credit Extensions;
provided that, in such event, such Loans or other Credit Extensions shall be
deemed for the purposes of this Agreement to have been made by such Lender
through its applicable Lending Office, and the obligation of Micro to repay
such Loans shall nevertheless be to such Lender at its Lending Office and shall
be deemed held by such Lender through its applicable Lending Office, to the
extent of such Loan, for the account of such branch or affiliate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or the fact that different Affiliates for a
Lender under this Agreement may have executed this Agreement or the Lender
Assignment Agreement by which it has become a Lender under this Agreement, all
of those Lending Offices and signatories shall be treated under the Loan
Documents as but one Lender for purposes of calculations of Adjusted
Percentage, Percentage, Commitment, Required Lenders, and modifications,
amendments, waivers, consents, and approvals under SECTION 11.1 and other
provisions of the Loan Documents.

         SECTION 5.7          TAXES.

                 (a)          All payments by any Obligor of principal of, and
         interest and fees on, any Credit Extension and all other amounts
         payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free
         and clear of and without deduction for any present or future income,
         excise, stamp or franchise taxes, and other taxes, fees, duties,
         withholdings, or other charges of any nature whatsoever imposed by any
         taxing authority with respect to such payments, but excluding first,
         franchise taxes and taxes imposed on or measured by any Lender Party's
         net income, profits, or receipts, or capital taxes or large
         corporation taxes, and, second, taxes, or other charges of any nature
         imposed by any taxing authority on any Lender Party that do not result
         from any Regulatory Change and that are not imposed on any class of
         bank having the same general characteristics as such Lender Party
         (such non-excluded items being called "TAXES").  In the event that any
         withholding or deduction from any payment to be made by any Obligor
         hereunder is required in respect of any Taxes pursuant to any
         applicable law, rule, or regulation, then such Obligor will:

                              (i)   pay directly to the relevant authority the
                 full amount required to be so withheld or deducted;

                              (ii)  promptly forward to the relevant Lender
                 Party an official receipt or other documentation satisfactory
                 to such Lender Party evidencing such payment to such
                 authority; and

                              (iii) pay directly to the relevant Lender Party
                 for its own account such additional amount or amounts as is or
                 are necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received
                 by such Lender Party will equal the full amount such Lender
                 Party would have received had no such withholding or deduction
                 been required.

                 (b)          Moreover, if any Taxes are directly asserted
         against any Lender Party with respect to any payment received by such
         Lender Party hereunder, such Lender Party may pay such Taxes and the
         relevant Obligor will promptly pay such additional amounts (including
         any penalties, interest or expenses) as is necessary in order that the
         net amount received by such Lender Party after the payment of such
         Taxes (including any Taxes on such additional amount) shall equal the
         amount such Lender Party would have received had not such Taxes been
         asserted.





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                 (c)          If the relevant Obligor fails to pay any Taxes
         when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the
         relevant Lender Parties entitled thereto the required receipt or other
         required documentary evidence, such Obligor shall indemnify such
         Lender Parties for any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that
         may become payable by any Lender Party as a result of any such
         failure.

                 (d)          The following provisions govern exceptions to the
         tax indemnification provisions of this SECTION 5.7 and related
         matters.

                              (i)   In respect of its Credit Extensions to
                 Micro, each Lender Party organized under the laws of a
                 jurisdiction outside the United States -- on or before the
                 date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement (if an
                 original signatory to this Agreement) or the date on which it
                 otherwise becomes a Lender Party, on or before the date of any
                 change in any its Lending Office, and from time to time
                 thereafter if requested in writing by Micro (but only so long
                 as that Lender Party remains lawfully liable to do so) --
                 shall provide Micro and the Administrative Agent with a
                 properly completed and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue
                 Service Form 1001 or 4224, as appropriate, or any successor
                 form prescribed by the U.S.  Internal Revenue Service.

                              (ii)  In respect of its other Credit Extensions
                 and by its execution and delivery of this Agreement or of a
                 Lender Assignment Agreement, as the case may be, each Lender
                 Party (A) represents and warrants to the Borrowers and the
                 Administrative Agent that, in respect of payments under the
                 Loan Documents by Micro Canada, such Lender Party is entitled
                 to receive those payments free and clear without any
                 obligation on the part of Micro Canada or the Administrative
                 Agent to make deduction for or on account of any income taxes
                 imposed by Canada, and (B) covenants and agrees with the
                 Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that it shall promptly
                 notify Micro and the Administrative Agent if it becomes aware
                 that the foregoing representation and warranty is incorrect.

                              (iii) A Lender Party is not entitled to
                 indemnification under this SECTION 5.7 with respect to the
                 applicable Taxes for any period during which either (i) the
                 Lender Party has failed to provide Micro and the
                 Administrative Agent with the applicable U.S. Internal Revenue
                 Service form if required under CLAUSE (i) above (unless that
                 failure is due to a change in treaty, law, or regulation
                 occurring after the date on which the applicable form
                 originally was required to be provided) in respect of U.S.
                 withholding taxes, or (ii) the representation and warranty by
                 it in CLAUSE (ii)(A) above is incorrect in respect of Canadian
                 withholding taxes.

                              (iv)   Notwithstanding CLAUSE (iii) above to the
                 contrary, if a Lender Party that is otherwise exempt from or
                 subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax becomes subject
                 to United States withholding tax because of its failure to
                 deliver an Internal Revenue Service form required hereunder,
                 then Micro shall take such steps as that Lender Party shall
                 reasonably request to assist that Lender Party to recover the
                 applicable withholding tax.

                              (e)          If any Obligor pays any additional
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         PAYMENT") and any Lender Party or Affiliate thereof effectively
         obtains a refund of tax or credit against tax by reason of the Tax
         Payment (a "TAX CREDIT") and such Tax Credit is, in the reasonable
         judgment of such Lender Party or Affiliate, attributable to the Tax
         Payment, then such Lender Party, after actual receipt of such Tax
         Credit or actual receipt of the benefits thereof, shall promptly
         reimburse such Obligor for such amount as such Lender Party shall
         reasonably determine to be the proportion of the Tax Credit as will
         leave such Lender Party (after that reimbursement) in no better or
         worse position than it would have been in if the Tax Payment had not
         been required; provided that no Lender Party shall be required to make
         any such reimbursement if it reasonably believes the making of such
         reimbursement would cause it to lose the benefit of the Tax Credit or
         would adversely affect in any other respect its tax position.  Subject
         to the other terms hereof, any claim by a Lender Party for a Tax
         Credit shall be made in a manner, order and amount as such Lender
         Party determines in its sole and absolute discretion.  Except to the
         extent necessary for Micro to evaluate any Tax Credit, no Lender Party
         shall be obligated to disclose information regarding its tax affairs
         or computations to any Obligor, it being understood and agreed that in
         no event shall any Lender Party be required to disclose information
         regarding its tax position that it deems to be confidential (other
         than with respect to the Tax Credit).

         SECTION 5.8          PAYMENTS.  All payments by an Obligor pursuant to
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether in respect of principal,
interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made as set forth in this SECTION 5.8.

         SECTION 5.8.1        PRO-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS.

                 (a)          All payments (whether in respect of principal,
         interest or otherwise) pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan
         Document with respect to Pro-Rata Credit Extensions or any other
         amount payable hereunder shall be made by the relevant Borrower in the
         currency in which the Obligation was denominated (the "REQUIRED
         CURRENCY").  All such payments (other than amounts payable with
         respect to Non-Rata Revolving Loans, Non-Rata Reimbursement
         Obligations, fees payable pursuant to SECTION 4.3 -- which fees shall
         be paid by Micro or the relevant Borrower to the Administrative Agent
         for the account of the relevant payee -- 11.3 or 11.4 and payments
         made to a Withdrawing Lender pursuant to SECTION 9.4, shall be made by
         the relevant Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of
         each Lender based upon its Adjusted Percentage in the case of Pro-Rata
         Letters of Credit and its Adjusted Percentage in the case of any
         Pro-Rata Revolving Loan (such Adjusted Percentage to be calculated on
         the date each such Pro-Rata Revolving Loan was made).  All such
         payments required to be made to the Administrative Agent shall be
         made, without set-off, deduction or counterclaim, not later than 1:00
         p.m., Toronto time, on the date when due, in same day or immediately
         available funds, to such account as the Administrative Agent shall
         specify from time to time by notice to the relevant Borrower.  Funds
         received after that time shall be deemed to have been received by the
         Administrative Agent on the next succeeding Business Day.  The
         Administrative Agent shall promptly remit in same day funds to each
         Lender its share, if any, of such payments received by the
         Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender.  Whenever any
         payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a
         Business Day, such payment shall, except as otherwise required
         pursuant to CLAUSE (d) of the definition of Interest Period, be made
         on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall
         in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or
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                 (b)          In the case of any payment made pursuant to the
         preceding CLAUSE (a) by a Borrower to the Administrative Agent, unless
         the Administrative Agent will have received notice from that Borrower
         prior to the date on which any such payment is due hereunder that such
         Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent
         may assume that such Borrower has made such payment in full to the
         Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in
         reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender
         on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due to such
         Lender.  If that Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full
         to the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the
         Administrative Agent forthwith on demand any such amount distributed
         to the Lender to the extent that such amount was not paid by that
         Borrower to the Administrative Agent together with interest thereon,
         for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender
         until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative
         Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.

         SECTION 5.8.2        NON-RATA OBLIGATIONS.  All payments (whether in
respect of principal, interest, fees or otherwise) by any Borrower pursuant to
this Agreement or any other Loan Document with respect to the Non-Rata Credit
Extensions shall be made by such Borrower, in the Required Currency and in same
day or immediately available funds, to the relevant Lender or Issuer, as the
case may be (for its own account), at an account specified by such Lender or
Issuer, as the case may be, from time to time by notice to the relevant
Borrower.  All such payments on account of Non-Rata Revolving Loans or Non-Rata
Reimbursement Obligations shall be made on the date due, without set-off,
deduction or counterclaim and at the times agreed to between the relevant
Borrower and the relevant Lender or Issuer, as the case may be.  Each Lender
that has made a Non-Rata Revolving Loan agrees to give the Administrative Agent
prompt notice of any payment or failure to pay when due of any amounts owing
with respect to each such Non-Rata Revolving Loan.  Each Issuer that has issued
a Non-Rata Letter of Credit agrees to give the Administrative Agent prompt
notice of any payment or failure to pay when due any Non-Rata Reimbursement
Obligations or any other amounts owing with respect to such Non-Rata Letter of
Credit.

         SECTION 5.9          SHARING OF PAYMENTS.

                 (a)          While no Pro-Rata Distribution Event exists (i)
         the Administrative Agent shall remit payments made by the Borrowers to
         it pursuant to SECTION 5.8.1, and (ii) and each Lender shall retain
         for its own account all payments received by it pursuant to SECTION
         5.8.2.

                 (b)          From and after the occurrence (and during the
         continuance) of a Pro-Rata Distribution Event:

                              (i)   the Lenders shall share all collections and
                 recoveries in respect of the Credit Extensions and Obligations
                 hereunder on a pro rata basis, based on the respective
                 Outstanding Credit Extensions of each Lender, including unpaid
                 principal, interest, indemnities, and fees payable with
                 respect thereto;

                              (ii)  each Borrower shall make payment of all
                 amounts owing under this Agreement (whether in respect of
                 principal, interest, fees, or otherwise or on account of any
                 Pro-Rata Credit Extension or Non-Rata Credit Extension) to the
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                 Agent for the account of the Lenders as provided in CLAUSE
                 (b)(i) above, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
                 remit in same day funds to each Lender its share, if any, of
                 all payments received by the Administrative Agent for the
                 account of such Lender; and

                              (iii) If any Lender Party ever receives or
                 recovers (whether by set-off or otherwise) any amount in
                 excess of its share of payments in accordance with CLAUSE
                 (b)(i) above, then that Lender Party shall within ten days pay
                 to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to that excess,
                 which the Administrative Agent shall promptly share with each
                 other Lender Party so that each Lender Party has thereafter
                 received the portion of that receipt or recovery to which it
                 was entitled under CLAUSE (b)(i) above.

                 (c)          Upon the occurrence of a Pro-Rata Distribution
         Event (i) if (A) the Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of
         Pro-Rata Extensions of any Lender Party is less than (B) that Lender
         Party's Percentage of the then total Outstanding Credit Extensions
         consisting of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions owed to all Lender Parties,
         then (ii) that Lender Party shall within ten days pay to the
         Administrative Agent an amount equal to that deficiency, which the
         Administrative Agent shall promptly share with each other Lender Party
         so that each Lender Party is thereafter owed its Percentage of all
         Outstanding Credit Extensions consisting of Pro-Rata Credit Extensions
         owed to all Lender Parties.

                 (d)          In respect of the payments made by a Lender Party
         (a "PAYING LENDER PARTY") to the Administrative Agent that are in turn
         paid to other Lender Parties under CLAUSES (b)(iii) and (c)(ii) above:

                              (i)   the Administrative Agent shall treat such
                 payment as if it were a payment by the relevant Obligor to the
                 Lender Parties who receive payments made by a Paying Lender
                 under those clauses in respect of amounts owed to those
                 receiving Lender Parties;

                              (ii)  as between (A) the relevant Obligor and the
                 Paying Lender Party, the amount paid by the Paying Lender
                 Party shall be treated as not having been paid, but (B) that
                 Obligor and the Lender Parties receiving payment under those
                 clauses, the amount paid by the Paying Lender Party shall been
                 treated as having been paid to those receiving Lender Parties
                 to the extent received by them under those clauses; and

                              (iii) if a Paying Lender Party is subsequently
                 required to repay to any Obligor any amount received or
                 recovered by it and paid to the other Lender Parties pursuant
                 to this CLAUSE (c), then each relevant Lender Party shall
                 promptly repay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
                 the Paying Lender Party the portion of such amount distributed
                 to it pursuant to this CLAUSE (c), together with interest
                 thereon at a rate sufficient to reimburse the Paying Lender
                 Party for any interest which it has been required to pay to
                 such Obligor in respect of such portion of such amount.

         SECTION 5.10         RIGHT OF SET-OFF.  Upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender Party is hereby authorized
at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to
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provisional or final but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any payment
received pursuant to this Agreement by the Administrative Agent in its capacity
qua Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders) at any time held and other
indebtedness at any time due and owing by such Lender Party (in any currency
and at any branch or office) to or for the credit or the account of any Obligor
against any and all of the Obligations of such Obligor now or hereafter
existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document that are at such time
due and owing, irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made
any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document (other than any
notice expressly required hereby).  The rights of each Lender Party under this
SECTION 5.10 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other
rights of set-off) which such Lender Party may have.

         SECTION 5.11         JUDGMENTS, CURRENCIES, ETC.  The obligation of
each Obligor to make payment of all Obligations in the Required Currency shall
not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any
judgment, which is expressed in or converted into any currency other than the
Required Currency, except to the extent such tender or recovery shall result in
the actual receipt by the recipient at the office required hereunder of the
full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.  Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each Obligor authorizes the Administrative Agent (or in the case of
a Non-Rata Revolving Loan or any other amount required to be paid to any Lender
directly, the relevant Lender) on any tender or recovery in a currency other
than the Required Currency to purchase in accordance with normal banking
procedures the Required Currency with the amount of such other currency so
tendered or recovered.  The obligation of each Obligor to make payments in the
Required Currency shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of
action for the purpose of recovery in the Required Currency of the amount (if
any) by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the
Required Currency expressed to be payable under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any
other sums due under this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

         SECTION 5.12         REPLACEMENT OF LENDERS.  Each Lender hereby
severally agrees that if such Lender (a "SUBJECT LENDER") makes demand upon any
Borrower for (or if any Borrower is otherwise required to pay) amounts pursuant
to SECTION 4.2.6, 5.3, 5.5 or 5.7, or if the obligation of such Lender to make
Loans is suspended pursuant to SECTION 5.1(A), such Borrower may, so long as no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, replace such Subject
Lender with another financial institution pursuant to an assignment in
accordance with SECTION 11.11.1; provided that (i) unless such financial
institution is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, such financial institution
shall become a Lender only with the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (ii) the purchase
price paid by such designated financial institution shall be in the amount of
such Subject Lender's Loans and its applicable Adjusted Percentage of
outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest and fees in respect thereof, plus all other amounts (including the
amounts demanded and unreimbursed under SECTIONS 4.2.6, 5.3, 5.5 and 5.7),
owing to such Subject Lender hereunder.  Upon the effective date of such
assignment, such designated financial institution shall become a Lender for all
purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

         SECTION 5.13         CHANGE OF LENDING OFFICE.  If Micro or any other
Obligor is required to pay additional amounts to or for the account of any
Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 4.2.6, 5.3, 5.5, or 5.7, or if the obligation
of any Lender to make or continue Loans is suspended pursuant to SECTION
5.1(A), then such Lender Party will change the jurisdiction of its Lending
Office if, in the judgment of such Lender Party, such change (a) will eliminate
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or will avoid such suspension and (b) is not otherwise disadvantageous to such
Lender Party.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                     CONDITIONS TO MAKING CREDIT EXTENSIONS

         SECTION 6.1          INITIAL CREDIT EXTENSION.  The obligation of each
Lender and, if applicable, any Issuer to make the initial Credit Extension
shall be subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction of each of the
conditions precedent set forth in this SECTION 6.1.

         SECTION 6.1.1        RESOLUTIONS, ETC.  The Administrative Agent will
have received from each Obligor a certificate, dated the Effective Date and
with counterparts for each Lender, duly executed and delivered by the
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or other authorized representative of such
Obligor as to:

                 (a)          resolutions of its Board of Directors or its
         Executive Committee, as the case may be, then in full force and effect
         authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
         and the Guaranty and each other Loan Document to be executed by it,

                 (b)          the incumbency and signatures of those of its
         officers authorized to act as Authorized Persons for it with respect
         to this Agreement and the Guaranty and each other Loan Document to be
         executed by it; and

                 (c)          the Organic Documents of such Obligor (including,
         without limitation, with respect to Micro, any amendments,
         modifications, or supplements to the Board Representation Agreement
         since October 30, 1996),

upon which certificate each Lender may conclusively rely until the
Administrative Agent shall have received a further certificate of the Secretary
of the relevant Obligor canceling or amending such prior certificate.  In
addition, each Obligor shall, where applicable, have delivered to the
Administrative Agent a good standing or equivalent certificate from the
relevant governmental regulatory institution of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, each such certificate to be dated a date reasonably near (but
prior to) the date of the initial Credit Extension.

         SECTION 6.1.2        EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE.  The Administrative
Agent shall have received, with counterparts for each Lender, the Effective
Date Certificate, dated the Effective Date and duly executed and delivered by
the chief executive officer, an Authorized Person or the Treasurer of Micro.
All documents and agreements required to be appended to the Effective Date
Certificate shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.

         SECTION 6.1.3        GUARANTIES, ETC.  The Administrative Agent shall
have received, with counterparts for each Lender (a) each of the Guaranties in
effect as of the Effective Date, dated the date hereof, duly executed and
delivered by an Authorized Person of the relevant Guarantor and (b) the
Intra-Group Agreement, dated the date hereof and duly executed by each Borrower
that is a Guarantor.

         SECTION 6.1.4        FINANCIAL INFORMATION, ETC. The Administrative
Agent shall have received true and correct copies for each Lender, of

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         Subsidiaries for its last Fiscal Year, prepared in accordance with GAAP
         free of any Impermissible Qualifications; and

                 (b)          unaudited consolidated financial statements for
         Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the first two Fiscal
         Periods of the 1997 Fiscal Year, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

         SECTION 6.1.5        COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE.  The Administrative Agent
shall have received, with counterparts for each Lender, an initial Compliance
Certificate, dated as of the Effective Date.

         SECTION 6.1.6        CONSENTS, ETC.  The Administrative Agent shall
have received evidence satisfactory to it as to the receipt by each Obligor of
any necessary consents or waivers under any agreement applicable to such
Obligor in order to enable such Obligor to enter into this Agreement and any
other Loan Document, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and,
in the case of each Borrower, to obtain Credit Extensions hereunder.

         SECTION 6.1.7        CLOSING FEES, EXPENSES, ETC.  The Agents, its
counsel, and each Lender shall have received payment in full of all fees,
costs, and expenses under SECTIONS 4.3 and 11.3 to the extent (a) then due and
payable and (b) unless an amount is otherwise provided by the Loan Documents or
the Fee Letter and without waiving the right for subsequent reimbursement in
accordance with the Loan Documents, to the extent that a reasonably detailed
invoice is presented to Micro by October 23, 1997.

         SECTION 6.1.8        OPINIONS OF COUNSEL.  The Administrative Agent
shall have received opinions of counsel, dated the Effective Date and addressed
to the Agents and all the Lenders, from:

                 (a)          James E. Anderson, General Counsel of Micro,
         covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT M hereto,

                 (b)          Davis Polk & Wardwell, special counsel to Micro,
         covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT N hereto;

                 (c)          Fogler, Rubinoff, special Canadian counsel to
         Micro Canada, covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT O hereto;

                 (d)          Baker & McKenzie, special Belgian counsel to
         Coordination Center, covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT P
         hereto; and

                 (e)          Allen & Gledhill, special Singapore counsel to
         Micro Singapore, covering the matters set forth in EXHIBIT Q hereto.

         SECTION 6.1.9        SATISFACTORY LEGAL FORM.  All documents executed
or submitted pursuant to this ARTICLE VI by or on behalf of each Obligor shall
be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent (who may rely
upon the advice of its legal counsel with respect to legal matters in making
such determination), and the Administrative Agent shall have received such
additional information, approvals, opinions, documents, or instruments as the
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         SECTION 6.2          ALL CREDIT EXTENSIONS.  The obligation of each
Lender to make any Credit Extension (including the initial Credit Extension)
shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the additional conditions
precedent set forth in this SECTION 6.2.

         SECTION 6.2.1        COMPLIANCE WITH WARRANTIES, NO DEFAULT, ETC.
Both before and after giving effect to such Credit Extension other than any
continuation or conversion (except as otherwise set forth in the initial
proviso to this section) of a Borrowing (but, if any Default of the nature
referred to in SECTION 9.1.5 shall have occurred with respect to any other
Indebtedness, without giving effect to the application, directly or indirectly,
of the proceeds of such Credit Extension to such other Indebtedness), the
following statements shall be true and correct:

                 (a)          the representations and warranties of each
         Obligor set forth in ARTICLE VII (excluding, however, those contained
         in SECTION 7.8) and in any other Loan Document shall be true and
         correct with the same effect as if then made (unless stated to relate
         solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and
         warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
         provided that if any of the financial statements delivered pursuant to
         CLAUSE (B) of SECTION 8.1.1 do not present fairly the consolidated
         financial condition of the Persons covered thereby as of the dates
         thereof and the results of their operations for the periods then ended
         and Micro subsequently delivers one or more financial statements
         pursuant to CLAUSE (A) or (B) of SECTION 8.1.1 which, in the opinion
         of the Required Lenders, effectively cures any omission or
         misstatement contained in such prior delivered financial statement,
         then the representation and warranty contained in SECTION 7.6 as it
         relates to such prior delivered financial statement shall be deemed
         satisfied for purposes hereof (it being understood and agreed that
         such subsequent delivered financial statements shall be deemed to have
         cured such earlier delivered inaccurate financial statements unless
         the Required Lenders raise an objection with respect thereto);

                 (b)          except as disclosed in ITEM 7.8 (Litigation) of
         the Disclosure Schedule:

                              (i)   no labor controversy, litigation,
                 arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding shall
                 be pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened
                 against any Obligor, or any of their respective Consolidated
                 Subsidiaries in respect of which there exists a reasonable
                 possibility of an outcome that would result in a Material
                 Adverse Effect or that would affect the legality, validity or
                 enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
                 and

                              (ii)  no development shall have occurred in any
                 labor controversy, litigation, arbitration or governmental
                 investigation or proceeding so disclosed in respect of which
                 there exists a reasonable possibility of an outcome that would
                 result in a Material Adverse Effect;

                 (c)          no Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
         and no Obligor, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, shall be in
         violation of any law or governmental regulation or court order or
         decree which, singly or in the aggregate, results in, or would
         reasonably be expected to result in, Material Adverse Effect; and

                 (d)          the Outstanding Credit Extensions of all the
         Lenders do not exceed the Total Credit Commitment Amount (as such
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         SECTION 2.3);

provided that, in the case of any continuation or conversion of a Borrowing, no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

         SECTION 6.2.2        CREDIT EXTENSION REQUEST.  In the case of any
Pro-Rata Credit Extension the Administrative Agent shall have received the
relevant Credit Extension Request in a timely manner as herein provided for
such Pro-Rata Credit Extension.  Delivery of a Credit Extension Request and the
acceptance by Micro or any other Borrower of the proceeds of any Pro-Rata
Credit Extension shall constitute a representation and warranty by each Obligor
that, on the date of making such Pro-Rata Credit Extension (both immediately
before and after giving effect to the making of such Pro-Rata Credit Extension
and the application of the proceeds thereof), the statements made in SECTION
6.2.1 are true and correct.

         SECTION 6.2.3        NON-RATA REVOLVING LOANS.  In the case of any
requested Non-Rata Revolving Loan, each of the applicable conditions set forth
in SECTIONS 3.3 and 6.2 or otherwise specified by the relevant Lender in
connection with such Non-Rata Revolving Loan shall have been satisfied.

         SECTION 6.2.4        NON-RATA LETTERS OF CREDIT.  In the case of any
requested Non-Rata Letter of Credit, each of the applicable conditions set
forth in SECTIONS 3.4 and 6.2 or otherwise specified by the relevant Issuer
(with respect to Non-Rata Letters of Credit) in connection with such Non-Rata
Letter of Credit shall have been satisfied.


                                  ARTICLE VII

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         In order to induce the Lender Parties to enter into this Agreement and
to make Credit Extensions hereunder, each Borrower represents and warrants unto
the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to itself and the other
Obligors as set forth in this ARTICLE VII.

         SECTION 7.1          ORGANIZATION, ETC.  Each of the Obligors and each
of the respective Subsidiaries is a company or corporation, as the case may be,
validly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction
where the nature of its business requires such qualification and where the
failure to so qualify and to maintain such good standing, singularly or in the
aggregate, has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a
Material Adverse Effect, and has full power and authority and holds all
requisite governmental licenses, permits, authorizations and other approvals to
enter into and perform its Obligations under this Agreement and each other Loan
Document to which it is a party and to own and hold under lease its property
and to conduct its business substantially as currently conducted by it,
excluding any such governmental licenses, permits or other approvals in respect
of which the failure to so obtain, hold or maintain has not caused, and would
not reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 7.2          DUE AUTHORIZATION, NON-CONTRAVENTION, ETC.  The
execution, delivery, and performance by each Obligor of this Agreement and each
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executed by it are within such Obligor's corporate powers, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not

                 (a)          contravene such Obligor's Organic Documents;

                 (b)          contravene any law or governmental regulation or
         court decree or order binding or affecting such Obligor; or

                 (c)          result in, or require the creation or imposition
         of, any Lien on any of such Obligor's properties.

         SECTION 7.3          NO DEFAULT.  None of the Obligors, nor any of
their respective Subsidiaries, is in Default in the performance of any
obligation, agreement or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note, or
in any indenture, loan agreement, or other agreement, in connection with or as
a result of which Default there exists a reasonable possibility that a Material
Adverse Effect could arise.  The execution, delivery and performance by each
Obligor of this Agreement and each other Loan Document executed or to be
executed by such Obligor will not conflict with, or constitute a breach of, or
a Default under, any such bond, debenture, note, indenture, loan agreement or
other agreement to which any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is
a party or by which it is bound, in connection with, or as a result of which,
conflict, breach or Default, there exists a reasonable possibility that a
Material Adverse Effect could arise.

         SECTION 7.4          GOVERNMENT APPROVAL, REGULATION, ETC.  No action
by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory
body or other Person and no payment of any stamp or similar tax, is required
for the due execution, delivery, or performance by any Obligor of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party.  No Obligor (nor
any of its Subsidiaries) is an "investment company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT"), or a
"holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," or an
"affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company," within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,
as amended.

         SECTION 7.5          VALIDITY, ETC.  This Agreement constitutes, and
each other Loan Document executed by any Obligor will, on the due execution and
delivery thereof, constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of each
Obligor party thereto, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with
their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or
limiting creditors' rights generally or by general principles of equity.

         SECTION 7.6          FINANCIAL INFORMATION.  The financial statements
of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries to be delivered pursuant to SECTION
6.1.5 will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly
(subject, in the case of such financial statements delivered pursuant to CLAUSE
(b) thereof (which financial statements, in accordance with SECTION 1.4(a)
hereof, are not required to contain certain footnote disclosures required by
GAAP), to ordinary year-end adjustments) the consolidated financial condition
of the Persons covered thereby as at the dates thereof and the results of their
operations for the periods then ended.  All the financial statements delivered
pursuant to CLAUSES (a) and (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 have been and will be prepared
in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and do or will present fairly
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delivered pursuant to CLAUSE (b) thereof (which financial statements, in
accordance with SECTION 1.4(a) hereof, are not required to contain certain
footnote disclosures required by GAAP), to ordinary year-end adjustments) the
consolidated financial condition of the Persons covered thereby as of the dates
thereof and the results of their operations for the periods then ended.

         SECTION 7.7          NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. Since December 31,
1996, there has been no event or events which, singly or in the aggregate, have
resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 7.8          LITIGATION, LABOR CONTROVERSIES, ETC.  Except as
disclosed in ITEM 7.8 (Litigation) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no
pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened litigation, action,
proceeding or labor controversy affecting any Obligor, or any of their
respective Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties, businesses,
assets or revenues, in  respect of which there exists a reasonable possibility
of an outcome that would result in a Material Adverse Effect or that would
affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document.

         SECTION 7.9          SUBSIDIARIES.  As of the date hereof,  Micro has
no Subsidiaries, except those Subsidiaries which are identified in ITEM 7.9
(Existing Subsidiaries) of the Disclosure Schedule and certain other
Subsidiaries that are shell corporations that do not conduct any business and
do not in the aggregate have a net worth exceeding $1,000,000.

         SECTION 7.10         OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTIES.  Each Obligor and each
of their respective Subsidiaries owns good and marketable title (or their
respective equivalents in any applicable jurisdiction) to all of its properties
and assets, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of any nature
whatsoever, free and clear of all Liens, charges or claims except as permitted
pursuant to SECTION 8.2.2, except where such failure or failures to own, singly
or in the aggregate, has not resulted in, or would not reasonably be expected
to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 7.11         TAXES.  Each Obligor and each of their respective
Subsidiaries has filed all material tax returns and reports it reasonably
believes are required by law to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes
and governmental charges thereby shown to be owing, except as disclosed in ITEM
7.11 (Taxes) of the Disclosure Schedule and except for any such taxes or
charges which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have
been set aside on its books; provided that, with respect to any Subsidiary that
is not a Material Subsidiary, this representation and warranty shall be
satisfied if the tax returns or reports not so filed or the taxes or
governmental charges owing by each such Subsidiary are not with respect to any
income, sales or use tax and the amount so owing (or which would be so owing if
such tax returns or reports were duly filed) with respect to all such
Subsidiaries, does not exceed in the aggregate $1,000,000 at any time.

         SECTION 7.12         PENSION AND WELFARE PLANS.  Except to the extent
that any such termination, liability, penalty or fine would not (either
individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect (a) during the twelve-consecutive-month period prior to the date
hereof and prior to the date of any Credit Extension hereunder, except as
disclosed in ITEM 7.12 (Employee Benefit Plans) of the Disclosure Schedule, no
steps have been taken to terminate any Pension Plan, and no contribution
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Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA,
(b) no condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to
any Pension Plan which might result in the incurrence by any Obligor or any
member of the related Controlled Group of any material liability with respect
to any contribution thereto, fine or penalty, and (c) except as disclosed in
ITEM 7.12 (Employee Benefit Plans) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither any
Obligor nor any member of the related Controlled Group has any material
contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement benefit under a
Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part
6 of Title I of ERISA.

         SECTION 7.13         ENVIRONMENTAL WARRANTIES.

                 (a)          Each Obligor and each of their respective
         Subsidiaries has obtained all environmental, health and safety
         permits, licenses and other authorizations required under all
         Environmental Laws to carry on its business as now being or as
         proposed to be conducted, except to the extent failure to have any
         such permit, license or authorization would not (either individually
         or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
         Effect.  Each of such permits, licenses and authorizations is in full
         force and effect and each Obligor and each of their respective
         Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and conditions thereof,
         and is also in compliance with all other limitations, restrictions,
         conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations,
         schedules and timetables contained in any applicable Environmental Law
         or in any plan, judgment, injunction, notice or demand letter issued,
         entered or approved thereunder, except to the extent failure to comply
         therewith would not (either individually or in the aggregate)
         reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                 (b)          No notice, notification, demand, request for
         information, citation, summons or order has been issued, no complaint
         has been filed, no penalty has been assessed and no investigation or
         review is pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened by
         any governmental or other entity with respect to any alleged failure
         by any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries to have any
         environmental, health or safety permit, license or other authorization
         required under any Environmental Law in connection with the conduct of
         the business of any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries or
         with respect to any generation, treatment, storage, recycling,
         transportation, discharge or disposal, or any Release of any Hazardous
         Materials generated by any Obligor or any of their respective
         Subsidiaries, except to the extent failure to have any such permit,
         license or authorization would not (either individually or in the
         aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 7.14         OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.  As of June 27, 1997,
neither Micro nor any of its Subsidiaries had any outstanding Indebtedness
other than Indebtedness disclosed in ITEM 7.14 (Outstanding Indebtedness) of
the Disclosure Schedule and Indebtedness that could be incurred pursuant to
SECTION 8.2.1 (a)(ii).

         SECTION 7.15         ACCURACY OF INFORMATION.

                 (a)          Except  as provided in CLAUSE (b) below, all
         factual information furnished by or on behalf of any Obligor to any
         Lender Party for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or
         any transaction contemplated hereby is, when taken as a whole, to the
         best of the knowledge of each Borrower, and all other factual
         information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of any Obligor to any
         Lender Party will be, when taken as a whole, to the best of the
         knowledge of each Borrower, true and accurate in all material respects
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         such information is dated or certified and (in the case of any such
         information furnished prior to the date hereof) as of the date hereof
         (unless such information relates to an earlier date, in which case
         such information, when taken as a whole, shall be true and accurate in
         all material respects as of such earlier date), and is not, or shall
         not be, as the case may be, when taken as a whole, incomplete by
         omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information
         not misleading.

                 (b)          The information (i) in any financial projections
         furnished under this Agreement is and will be based upon assumptions
         and information believed by Micro to be reasonable and (ii) furnished
         with express written disclaimers with regard to the accuracy of that
         information, is and shall be subject to those disclaimers.

         SECTION 7.16         PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, ETC.  Each Obligor and each
of their respective Subsidiaries owns and possesses, or has a valid and
existing license of, or other sufficient interest in, all such patents, patent
rights, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, service
marks, service mark rights and copyrights as is necessary for the conduct of
the business of each such Obligor or its Subsidiaries as now conducted,
without, to the best of the knowledge of each such Obligor, any infringement
upon rights of other Persons, which infringement results in or would reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and there is no license or
other interest or right, the loss of which results in, or would reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 7.17         MARGIN STOCK.  No part of the proceeds of any
Credit Extension shall be used at any time by any Obligor or any of their
respective Subsidiaries for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or
ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation
U (as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced and in effect from time to
time, "REGULATION U") promulgated by the F.R.S. Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (together with any successor thereto, the "F.R.S.
BOARD") or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
any Margin Stock if any such use or extension of credit described in this
SECTION 7.17 would cause any of the Lender Parties to violate the provisions of
Regulation U.  Neither any Obligor nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is
engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of
extending credit for the purposes of purchasing or carrying any such Margin
Stock within the meaning of Regulation U. Not more than 25% of the value of the
assets of any Obligor or any Subsidiary of any Obligor is, as of the date
hereof, represented by Margin Stock.  No part of the proceeds of any Credit
Extension will be used by any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries
for any purpose which violates, or which is inconsistent with, any regulations
promulgated by the F.R.S. Board, including Regulation U.


                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                   COVENANTS

         SECTION 8.1          AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Each Borrower agrees with
the Agents and each Lender that, until all the Commitments have terminated and
all Obligations have been paid and performed in full, each Borrower will
perform its respective obligations set forth in this SECTION 8.1.

         SECTION 8.1.1        FINANCIAL INFORMATION, REPORTS, NOTICES, ETC.
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cause to be furnished, to each Lender Party (1) promptly after filing copies of
each Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K (or any respective successor forms)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor authority)
or any national securities exchange (including, in each case, any exhibits
thereto requested by any Lender Party), and (2) to the extent not disclosed in
such Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q, and Forms 8-K (or respective successor forms) for
the applicable period, copies of the following financial statements, reports,
notices and information:

                 (a)          as soon as available and in any event within 120
         days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Micro, a copy of the annual
         audit report for such Fiscal Year for Micro and its Consolidated
         Subsidiaries, including therein consolidated balance sheets of Micro
         and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year
         and consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and cash
         flow of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year,
         setting forth in each case, in comparative form, the figures for the
         preceding Fiscal Year, in each case certified (without any
         Impermissible Qualification, except that (i) qualifications relating
         to pre-acquisition balance sheet accounts of Person(s) acquired by
         Micro or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) statements of reliance in
         the auditor's opinion on another accounting firm shall not be deemed
         an Impermissible Qualification) in a manner satisfactory to the
         Securities and Exchange Commission (under applicable United States
         securities law) by Price Waterhouse or its successors or other
         independent public accountants of national reputation;

                 (b)          as soon as available and in any event within 60
         days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Periods occurring
         during any Fiscal Year of Micro, a copy of the unaudited consolidated
         financial statements of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,
         consisting of (i) a balance sheet as of the close of such Fiscal
         Period and (ii) related statements of earnings and cash flows for such
         Fiscal Period and from the beginning of such Fiscal Year to the end of
         such Fiscal Period, in each case certified by an officer who is an
         Authorized Person of Micro as to (A) being a complete and correct copy
         of such financial statements which have been prepared in accordance
         with GAAP consistently applied as provided in SECTION 1.4, and (B)
         presenting fairly the financial position of Micro and its Consolidated
         Subsidiaries;

                 (c)          at the time of delivery of each financial
         statement required by CLAUSE (a) or (b) (or Form 10-Q, or 10-K in lieu
         thereof), a certificate signed by an Authorized Person of Micro
         stating that no Default has occurred and is continuing (or if a
         Default has occurred and is continuing, and without prejudice to any
         rights or remedies of any Lender Party hereunder in connection
         therewith, a statement of the nature thereof and the action which
         Micro has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto);

                 (d)          at the time of delivery of each financial
         statement required by CLAUSE (a) or (b) (or Form 10-Q or 10-K in lieu
         thereof), a Compliance Certificate showing compliance with the
         financial covenants set forth in SECTION 8.2 and indicating Micro's
         anticipated (which may vary) allocation of Credit Extensions as
         between Micro and Micro Canada during the Fiscal Period during which
         the Compliance Certificate is delivered;

                 (e)          notice of, as soon as possible after (i) the
         occurrence of any material adverse development with respect to any
         litigation, action, proceeding, or labor controversy disclosed in ITEM
         7.8 (Litigation) of the Disclosure Schedule, or (ii) the commencement
         of any labor controversy, litigation, action, or proceeding of the
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                 (f)          promptly after the filing thereof, copies of any
         registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and excluding
         any registration statement on Form S-8 and any other registration
         statement relating exclusively to stock, bonus, option, 401(k) and
         other similar plans for officers, directors, and employees of Micro,
         Industries, Entertainment, or any of their respective Subsidiaries);

                 (g)          immediately upon becoming aware of the
         institution of any steps by any Obligor or any other Person to
         terminate any Pension Plan other than pursuant to Section 4041(b) of
         ERISA, or the failure to make a required contribution to any Pension
         Plan if such failure is sufficient to give rise to a Lien under
         Section 302(t) of ERISA, or the taking of any action with respect to a
         Pension Plan which could result in the requirement that any Obligor
         furnish a bond or other security to the PBGC or such Pension Plan, or
         the occurrence of any other event with respect to any Pension Plan
         which, in any such case, results in, or would reasonably be expected
         to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, notice thereof and copies of
         all documentation relating thereto;

                 (h)          as soon as possible, and in any event within
         three Business Days after becoming aware of the occurrence of a
         Default or any inaccuracy in the financial statements delivered
         pursuant to CLAUSE (A) or (B) of SECTION 8.1.1 if the result thereof
         is not to present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the
         Persons covered thereby as of the dates thereof and the results of
         their operations for the periods then ended, a statement of an
         Authorized Person of Micro setting forth the details of such Default
         or inaccuracy and the action which Micro has taken or proposes to take
         with respect thereto;

                 (i)          in the case of each Borrower, promptly following
         the consummation of any transaction described in SECTION 8.2.5, a
         description in reasonable detail regarding the same; and

                 (j)          such other information respecting the condition
         or operations, financial or otherwise, of each Borrower, or any of
         their respective Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Administrative
         Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

         SECTION 8.1.2        COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ETC.  Each Borrower will
(and each Borrower will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) comply in all
respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders the
noncompliance with which results in, or would reasonably be expected to result
in, a Material Adverse Effect, such compliance to include (without limitation):

                 (a)          except as may be otherwise permitted pursuant to
         SECTION 8.2.5, the maintenance and preservation of its corporate
         existence (and in the case of Coordination Center, its status as a
         coordination center) in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction
         of its incorporation and qualification as a foreign corporation
         (subject to the materiality standard referred to above); and

                 (b)          the payment, before the same become delinquent,
         of all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or
         upon its property except to the extent being diligently contested in
         good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves
         in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;
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         Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary this covenant shall be
         satisfied if the taxes, assessments or other governmental charges
         owing by each such Subsidiary (i) is not with respect to any income,
         sales or use tax and (ii) the amount so owing with respect to all such
         Subsidiaries does not exceed in the aggregate $1,000,000 at any time.

         SECTION 8.1.3        MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES.  Each Borrower will
(and each Borrower will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) maintain, preserve,
protect and keep its material properties in good repair, working order and
condition, and make necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so
that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted
at all times, unless such Borrower or such Subsidiary determines in good faith
that the continued maintenance of any of its properties is no longer
economically desirable.

         SECTION 8.1.4        INSURANCE.  Each Borrower will (and each Borrower
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) maintain, or cause to be maintained
with responsible insurance companies or through such Borrower's own program of
self-insurance, insurance with respect to its properties and business against
such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts as is
customary in the case of similar businesses and will, upon request of the
Administrative Agent, furnish to each Lender at reasonable intervals a
certificate of an Authorized Person of such Borrower setting forth the nature
and extent of all insurance maintained by such Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries in accordance with this SECTION 8.1.4.

         SECTION 8.1.5        BOOKS AND RECORDS.  Each Borrower will (and each
Borrower will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) keep books and records which
accurately reflect all of its business affairs and transactions and permit the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, or any of their respective
representatives, at reasonable times and intervals and upon reasonable advance
notice, to visit all of its offices, to discuss its financial matters with its
officers and independent public or chartered accountants (and each Borrower
hereby authorizes such independent public or chartered accountants to discuss
the financial matters of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the
Administrative Agent and each Lender or its representatives whether or not any
representative of such Borrower is present but provided that an officer of such
Borrower is afforded a reasonable opportunity to be present at any such
discussion) and to examine any of its relevant books or other corporate
records.  Micro will pay all expenses associated with the exercise of any
Lender Party's rights pursuant to this SECTION 8.1.5 at any time during the
occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default.

         SECTION 8.1.6        ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT.  Each Borrower will (and
each Borrower will cause each of its Subsidiaries to):

                      (a)          use and operate all of its facilities and
         properties in compliance with all Environmental Laws which, by their
         terms, apply to such use and operation, keep all necessary permits,
         approvals, certificates, licenses and other authorizations relating to
         environmental matters in effect and remain in compliance therewith,
         and handle all Hazardous Materials in compliance with all
         Environmental Laws which, by their terms, apply to such Hazardous
         Materials, in each case so that the non-compliance with any of the
         foregoing does not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to
         result in, either singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
         Effect;

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         receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices or inquiries
         relating to the condition of its facilities and properties or
         compliance with Environmental Laws which, singly or in the aggregate,
         result in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material
         Adverse Effect, and shall promptly cure and have dismissed with
         prejudice any actions and proceedings relating to compliance with
         Environmental Laws where the failure to so cure or have dismissed,
         singularly or in the aggregate, results in, or would reasonably be
         expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect (it being understood
         that this CLAUSE (b) shall not be construed to restrict any Borrower
         or any of its Subsidiaries from challenging or defending any such
         action or proceeding which it, in its sole discretion, deems advisable
         or necessary); and

                 (c)          provide such information and certifications which
         the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time to
         evidence compliance with this SECTION 8.1.6.

         SECTION 8.1.7        USE OF PROCEEDS.  Each Borrower shall apply the
proceeds of each Credit Extension in accordance with the last recital of this
Agreement and shall not use directly and immediately, any proceeds to acquire,
or finance the acquisition of, any equity interest in Coordination Center.

         SECTION 8.1.8        PARI PASSU.  Each Borrower shall ensure that such
Borrower's Obligations rank at least pari passu with all other unsecured
Indebtedness of such Borrower.

         SECTION 8.1.9        GUARANTEE OR SURETYSHIP.  If any Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries becomes a party to any contract of guarantee or suretyship
which would constitute Indebtedness, or if any of its assets becomes subject to
such a contract, that contract will be disclosed in the next financial
information to be provided by Micro pursuant to CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 8.1.1,
provided, however, that any failure to comply with the disclosure obligations
of this SECTION 8.1.9 shall not constitute a Default unless the existence of
the contract or contracts of guarantee or suretyship which Micro fails to
disclose would result in a Default under CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 8.2.3.

         SECTION 8.1.10       ADDITIONAL GUARANTY.

                 (a)          Micro may cause any of its Subsidiaries to
         execute and deliver from time to time in favor of the Lender Parties
         an Additional Guaranty for the repayment of the Obligations.

                 (b)          By no later than November 30, 1997, Micro shall
         cause Ingram Micro Holdings Limited and Ingram Micro (UK) Limited,
         both corporations organized and existing under the laws of England, to
         (i) execute and deliver in favor of the Lender Parties an Additional
         Guaranty for the repayment of the Obligations, each of which
         Additional Guaranties shall be in substantially the form of the
         attached EXHIBIT J with such other terms and provisions as the
         Administrative Agent determines to be necessary or appropriate (after
         consulting with legal counsel) in order that such Additional Guaranty
         complies with local laws, rules and regulations and is fully
         enforceable (at least to the extent of the form of Additional Guaranty
         attached as EXHIBIT J) against Ingram Micro Holdings Limited and
         Ingram Micro (UK) Limited under English law, and (ii) furnish to the
         Administrative Agent one or more opinions of English counsel (which
         counsel and the form and substance of such opinions shall be
         reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required
         Lenders) addressed to the Agents and the Lenders addressing the
         matters set forth in EXHIBIT M, as it relates to such Additional
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         Additional Guaranty.

                 (c)          Concurrently when or promptly after any of its
         Subsidiaries either guarantees any Indebtedness of Micro or any other
         Obligor or satisfies (at any time) the requirements hereunder which
         describe a Material Subsidiary, Micro shall cause that Subsidiary to
         (i) execute and deliver in favor of the Lender Parties an Additional
         Guaranty for the repayment of the Obligations which Additional
         Guaranty (including, without limitation, any Additional Guaranty
         executed and delivered by an Acceding Borrower pursuant to SECTION
         6.3.3) shall be in substantially the form of the attached EXHIBIT J,
         shall be governed by the laws of a State of the United States, and
         shall contain such other terms and provisions as the Administrative
         Agent determines to be necessary or appropriate (after consulting with
         legal counsel) in order that such Additional Guaranty complies with
         local laws, rules, and regulations and is fully enforceable (at least
         to the extent of the form of Additional Guaranty attached as EXHIBIT
         J) against such Additional Guarantor; provided that, if it shall be
         illegal under any local law, rule, or regulation for any Additional
         Guaranty to be governed by the law of any State of the United States
         and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of such
         illegality (including, if the Administrative Agent shall so request,
         an opinion of local counsel as to such matters, which counsel and the
         form and substance of such opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to
         the Administrative Agent) reasonably satisfactory to it, then the
         Administrative Agent shall consent to such Additional Guaranty being
         governed by the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States,
         which jurisdiction shall be subject to the prior approval of the
         Administrative Agent, and (ii) furnish to the Administrative Agent an
         opinion of counsel (which counsel and the form and substance of such
         opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
         and the Required Lenders, it being agreed that if the Additional
         Guaranty is governed by the laws of any state of the United States,
         the General Counsel of Micro shall be satisfactory counsel for
         purposes hereof) addressed to the Agents and the Lenders addressing
         the matters set forth in EXHIBIT M, as it relates to such Additional
         Guarantor and Additional Guaranty.

         SECTION 8.1.11       INTRA-GROUP AGREEMENT, ETC.  Except to add
additional Subsidiaries of Micro as parties thereto, the terms of the
Intra-Group Agreement shall not be amended or otherwise modified without the
prior consent of the Administrative Agent on behalf of and as directed by the
requisite Lenders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.  In addition,
no Person a party to the Intra-Group Agreement shall assign any of its rights
or obligations thereunder without the prior consent of the Administrative
Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

         SECTION 8.2          NEGATIVE COVENANTS.  Each Borrower agrees with
the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, until all the Commitments have
terminated and all Obligations have been paid and performed in full, each
Borrower will perform its respective obligations set forth in this SECTION 8.2.

         SECTION 8.2.1        RESTRICTION ON INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS.

                 (a)          No Borrower will (and no Borrower will permit any
         of its Subsidiaries to) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist or
         otherwise become or be liable in respect of any Indebtedness, other
         than the following:

                              (i)   Any Indebtedness arising (A) in respect of
                 the Credit Extensions or (B) arising under the U.S. Credit
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                              (ii)  Indebtedness existing as of October 30,
                 1996, or incurred pursuant to commitments or lines of credit
                 in effect as of October 30, 1996, (or any renewal or
                 replacement thereof, so long as such renewals or replacements
                 do not increase the amount of such Indebtedness or such
                 commitments or lines of credit), in any case identified in
                 ITEM 8.2.1(a)(ii) (Ongoing Indebtedness) of the Disclosure
                 Schedule; and

                              (iii) additional Indebtedness if after giving
                 effect to the incurrence thereof the Borrowers are in
                 compliance with SECTION 8.2.3, calculated as of the date of
                 the incurrence of such additional Indebtedness, on a pro forma
                 basis.  


                 (b)          Micro will not at the end of any Fiscal Period 
         permit the sum of (i) Total Indebtedness of Subsidiaries (other than 
         any Guarantor) and (ii) the Amount of Additional Liens to exceed 15%
         of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

         SECTION 8.2.2        RESTRICTION ON INCURRENCE OF LIENS.  No Borrower
will (and no Borrower will permit any of its Subsidiaries to) create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, revenues or
assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

                 (a)          Liens existing as of October 30, 1996, and
         identified in ITEM 8.2.2(a) (Existing Liens) of the Disclosure
         Schedule and Liens resulting from the extension, renewal or
         replacement of any such Liens in respect of the same property
         theretofore subject to such Lien; provided that (i) no property shall
         become subject to such extended, renewed or replacement Lien that was
         not subject to the Lien extended, renewed or replaced, (ii) the
         aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such
         extended, renewed or replacement Lien shall not be increased by such
         extension, renewal or replacement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured by
         such Lien shall be incurred in compliance with the applicable terms
         hereof, including SECTION 8.2.3, and (iv) both immediately before and
         after giving effect thereto, no Default shall exist;

                 (b)          Liens for taxes, assessments or other
         governmental charges or levies not at the time delinquent or
         thereafter payable without penalty or being diligently contested in
         good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves
         in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;

                 (c)          Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
         materialmen and landlords incurred in the ordinary course of business
         for sums not overdue or being diligently contested in good faith by
         appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance
         with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;

                 (d)          Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business
         in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance or
         other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, or to secure
         performance of statutory obligations, leases and contracts (other than
         for borrowed money) entered into in the ordinary course of business or
         to secure obligations on surety or appeal bonds;

                 (e)          judgment Liens of an amount not exceeding at any
         time either 7.25% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the
         most recently ended Fiscal Period or $80,000,000, whichever is less,
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         stayed or the payment of which is covered in full (subject to a
         customary deductible) by insurance maintained with responsible
         insurance companies and for which, within 30 days of such judgment,
         the insurance carrier has acknowledged coverage in writing;

                 (f)          Liens on property purchased or constructed after
         the date hereof securing Indebtedness used to purchase or construct
         such property; provided that (i) no such Lien shall be created in or
         attach to any other asset at the time owned by Micro or any of its
         Subsidiaries if the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness
         secured by such property would exceed the fair market value of such
         property and assets, taken as a whole, (ii) the aggregate outstanding
         principal amount of Indebtedness secured by all such Liens shall not
         at any time exceed 100% of the fair market value of such property at
         the time of the purchase or construction thereof, and (iii) each such
         Lien shall have been incurred within 270 days of the purchase or
         completion of construction of such property;

                 (g)          Liens resulting from utility easements, building
         restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real
         property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to
         properties of a similar character and which do not in any material may
         affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof
         in the business of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

                 (h)          Liens incurred in the normal course of business
         in connection with Bankers' Acceptance financing or used in the
         ordinary course of trade practices, statutory lessor and vendor
         privilege liens and liens in connection with ad valorem taxes not yet
         due, good faith bids, tenders and deposits;

                 (i)          Liens on all goods held for sale on consignment;

                 (j)          Liens granted by any Subsidiary of Micro in favor
         of Micro or in favor of another Subsidiary of Micro that is the parent
         of such Subsidiary granting the Lien, other than Liens granted by a
         Guarantor to a Subsidiary of Micro that is not a Guarantor; provided
         that no Person that is not a Subsidiary of Micro shall be secured by
         or benefit from any such Lien;

                 (k)          Liens of the nature referred to in CLAUSE (b) of
         the definition of the term "LIEN" and granted to a purchaser or any
         assignee of such purchaser which has financed the relevant purchase of
         Trade Accounts Receivable of any Borrower or any of their respective
         subsidiaries;

                 (l)          Liens on accounts receivable of Micro Canada with
         respect to any accounts receivable securitization program; and

                 (m)          Additional Permitted Liens.

         SECTION 8.2.3        FINANCIAL CONDITION.  Micro will not permit any
of the following:

                 (a)          the Consolidated Current Ratio as at the end of
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                 (b)          the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for any
         period of four consecutive Fiscal Periods to (ii) Consolidated
         Interest Charges for such period to be less than 3.5 to 1.0;

                 (c)          the ratio of (i) the average daily balances of
         Consolidated Funded Debt during any Fiscal Period to (ii) Consolidated
         EBITDA for the period of four Fiscal Periods ending on the last day of
         such Fiscal Period to exceed 3.5 to 1.0; provided that, for purposes
         of calculating this ratio, Consolidated Funded Debt on any day shall
         be the amount otherwise determined pursuant to the definition thereof
         plus the amount of Consolidated Transferred Receivables on such day;
         or

                 (d)          the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth as at the end
         of any Fiscal Period to be less than the sum of (i) the greater of (A)
         $500,000,000 and (B) an amount equal to 90% of Consolidated Tangible
         Net Worth as at the end of the Fiscal Year ending nearest to December
         31, 1996, plus (ii) as at the end of each Fiscal Year commencing with
         the Fiscal Year ending closest to December 31, 1997, 67% of
         Consolidated Net Income (without taking into account any losses
         incurred in any Fiscal Year) since the beginning of the Fiscal Year
         which began closest to December 31, 1996.

         SECTION 8.2.4        DIVIDENDS.  Except for dividends paid, or
redemptions made, in any calendar Year that do not exceed 50% of Consolidated
Net Income for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, Micro will not declare or
pay any dividends (in cash, property, or obligations) or any other payments or
distributions on account of, or set apart money for a sinking or analogous fund
for, or purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value, any shares of
its capital stock now or hereafter outstanding or any warrants, options or
other rights acquire the same; return any capital to its stockholders as such;
or make any distribution of assets to its stockholders as such; provided that
Micro may redeem, purchase, or acquire any of its capital stock (a) issued to
employees pursuant to any Plan or other contract or arrangement relating to
employment upon the termination of employment or other events or (b) in a
transaction contemplated by the Transition Agreements.

         SECTION 8.2.5        MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, SUBSTANTIAL ASSET SALES,
AND DISSOLUTIONS.  No Borrower may merge or consolidate with another Person, or
sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of assets constituting all or
substantially all of the assets of Micro and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
(taken as a whole) to another Person, or liquidate or dissolve, except for the
following so long as, in each case, no Event of Default exists or would exist
after giving effect to the following:

                 (a)          Micro Canada may merge or consolidate with
         another Person if either (i) Micro Canada is the surviving entity or
         (ii) the surviving Person (A) is organized and in good standing under
         the laws of a Province of Canada and (B) expressly assumes Micro
         Canada's Obligations in a written agreement satisfactory in form and
         substance to the Required Lenders.

                 (b)          Micro may merge or consolidate with another
         Person if:

                               (i)  either Micro is the surviving entity or the
                 surviving Person (A) is organized and in good standing under
                 the laws of a State of the United States and (B) expressly
                 assumes Micro's Obligations in a written agreement
                 satisfactory in form and substance to the Required Lenders;
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                              (ii)  unless Micro is the surviving entity in a
                 merger or consolidation that does not constitute a Material
                 Asset Acquisition, Micro delivers to the Administrative Agent,
                 before the merger or consolidation becomes effective, a
                 certificate of Micro's chief executive officer, chief
                 financial officer, or Treasurer stating and demonstrating in
                 reasonable detail that (assuming such proposed transaction had
                 been consummated on the first day of the most recently ended
                 period of four Fiscal Periods for which financial statements
                 have been or are required to have been delivered pursuant to
                 SECTION 8.1.1) Micro (or the other surviving Person) would
                 have been, on a pro forma basis, in compliance with each of
                 the covenants set forth in SECTION 8.2.3 as of the last day of
                 such period.

         SECTION 8.2.6        TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.  Except in the
ordinary course of business, no Borrower will (and no Borrower will permit any
of its Subsidiaries to), directly or indirectly, pay any funds to or for the
account of, make any investment (whether by acquisition of stock or
Indebtedness, by loan, advance, transfer of property, guarantee or other
agreement to pay, purchase or service, directly or indirectly, any
Indebtedness, or otherwise) in, lease, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of
any assets, tangible or intangible, to, or participate in, or effect, any
transaction with, any Affiliate (any such payment, investment, lease, sale,
transfer, other disposition or transaction, an "AFFILIATE TRANSACTION") except
on an arms-length basis on terms at least as favorable to such Borrower (or
such Subsidiary) as terms that could have been obtained from a third party who
was not an Affiliate; provided that:

                 (a)          the foregoing provisions of this section do not
         prohibit (i) agreements with or for the benefit of employees of such
         Borrower or any Subsidiaries regarding bridge home loans and other
         loans necessitated by the relocation of such Borrower's or such
         Subsidiary's business or employees, or regarding short-term hardship
         advances, (ii) loans to officers or employees of such Borrower or any
         of its Subsidiaries in connection with the exercise of rights under
         such Borrower's stock option or stock purchase plan, (iii) any such
         Person from declaring or paying any lawful dividend or other payment
         ratably in respect of all of its capital stock of the relevant class
         so long as, in the case of Micro, after giving effect thereto, no
         Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iv) any Affiliate
         transaction between Micro and any of its Subsidiaries or between any
         Subsidiaries of Micro, or (v) any Affiliate Transaction (other than
         any Affiliate Transaction described in CLAUSES (I) through (IV)) in
         which the amount involved does not exceed $50,000; and

                 (b)          the Borrowers shall not, nor shall they permit
         any of their respective Subsidiaries to, participate in effect any
         Affiliate Transactions otherwise permitted pursuant to this section
         which either individually or in the aggregate may involve obligations
         that are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

The approval by the independent directors of the Board of Directors of the
relevant Borrower (or the relevant Subsidiary thereof) of any Affiliate
Transaction to which such or such Borrower (or the relevant Subsidiary thereof)
is a party shall create a rebuttable presumption that such Affiliate
Transaction is on an arms-length basis on terms at least as favorable to such
Borrower (or the relevant Subsidiary thereof) as terms that could have been
obtained from a third party who was not an Affiliate.

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                 (a)          No Borrower may make any Material Asset
         Acquisition unless (i) no Event of Default exists or would exist after
         giving effect to the proposed Material Asset Acquisition, (ii) before
         the consummation of the proposed Material Asset Acquisition, such
         Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it intends to make the
         proposed Material Asset Acquisition and reasonably believes that it
         will be able to provide the certification under CLAUSE (iii) below,
         and (iii) before consummation of the proposed Material Asset
         Acquisition, Micro delivers to the Administrative Agent a certificate
         duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Person of Micro,
         certifying that (A) immediately upon and following the consummation of
         the proposed Material Asset Acquisition, Micro will be in compliance
         with each of SECTIONS 8.2.1 and 8.2.2 and (B) on a pro forma basis
         (assuming the proposed Material Asset Acquisition had been consummated
         on the first day of the most recently ended period of four Fiscal
         Periods for which financial statements have been or are required to
         have been delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1)  Micro would have been
         in compliance with SECTION 8.2.3 as of the last day of such period.

                 (b)          Without first providing the notice to the
         Administrative Agent and the Lenders required by this SECTION
         8.2.7(b), the Borrowers shall not (and shall not permit their
         respective Subsidiaries to) acquire any outstanding stock of any U.S.
         or non-U.S.  corporation, limited company or similar entity of which
         the shares constitute Margin Stock if after giving effect to such
         acquisition, Micro and its Affiliates shall hold, in the aggregate,
         more than 5% of the total outstanding stock of the issuer of such
         Margin Stock, which notice shall include the name and jurisdiction of
         organization of such relevant issuer, the market on which such stock
         is traded, the total percentage of such relevant issuer's stock
         currently held, and the purpose for which the acquisition is being
         made.

                 (c)          Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this
         SECTION 8.2.7, the Borrowers shall not (and shall not permit their
         respective Subsidiaries to) (i) directly or indirectly use the
         proceeds of any Pro-Rata Credit Extensions to make any Acquisition
         unless, if the board of directors of the Person to be acquired has
         notified Micro or any of its Subsidiaries that it opposes the offer by
         the proposed purchaser to acquire that Person, then that opposition
         has been withdrawn, or (ii) make any Acquisition unless, if the
         proposed Acquisition is structured as a merger or consolidation, then
         it will be consummated in compliance with SECTION 8.2.5.

                 (d)          Execution and delivery of each
         Continuation/Conversion Notice shall constitute the relevant
         Borrower's representation and warranty that the Borrowers are not then
         in violation of SECTION 8.2.7(c)(i).  Neither Borrower shall directly
         or indirectly use the proceeds of any Non-Rata Credit Extension to
         make any Acquisition if the board of directors of the Person to be
         acquired has notified Micro or any of its Subsidiaries that it opposes
         the offer by the proposed purchaser to acquire that Person, and such
         opposition has not been withdrawn unless the relevant Borrower
         notifies the relevant Lender of such opposition when it requests such
         Non-Rata Credit Extension.

         SECTION 8.2.8        LIMITATION ON SALE OF TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Borrower will
(and no Borrower will permit any of its Subsidiaries to) sell, assign, grant a
Lien in, or otherwise transfer any interest in its Trade Accounts Receivable to
any Person if, after giving effect thereto, the ratio (expressed as a
percentage) of (a) Consolidated Transferred Receivables to (b) the sum of
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         SECTION 8.2.9        SALE OF ASSETS.  Except as provided in SECTION
8.2.5, no Obligor will (and no Obligor will permit any of its Subsidiaries to)
dispose of any property or assets other than in the ordinary course of
business, except that:

                 (a)          Micro or any Subsidiary of Micro may dispose of
         any of its assets so long as the proceeds thereof are either (i)
         utilized to repay or prepay (in accordance with the provisions of
         ARTICLE IV hereof) Pro-Rata Revolving Loans (provided that, in the
         event the amount of such proceeds shall exceed the aggregate principal
         amount of all Pro-Rata Revolving Loans outstanding hereunder at such
         time, such excess proceeds may be utilized to repay or prepay (in
         accordance with the provisions hereof) other loans outstanding at such
         time) or (ii) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
         continuing or would occur after giving effect thereto, reinvested in
         one or more of the businesses in which Micro or any of its
         Subsidiaries is principally engaged in accordance with SECTION 8.2.10
         hereof;
                 (b)          Micro or any Subsidiary of Micro may dispose of
         assets which are worn out, obsolete or surplus or otherwise have no
         further useful life to Micro or any of its Subsidiaries; and

                 (c)          so long as no Default has occurred and is
         continuing or would occur after  giving effect thereto, Micro and any
         Subsidiary of Micro may dispose of assets in transactions exclusively
         among Micro and any of its Subsidiaries or among Subsidiaries of Micro
         that satisfy the requirements of SECTION 8.2.6; provided that:

                              (i)   notwithstanding any provision hereof to the
                 contrary, in the event that, immediately after giving effect
                 to any disposition described in this CLAUSE (C) to a
                 Subsidiary of Micro, such Subsidiary shall own assets
                 constituting at least 10% of Consolidated Assets determined as
                 of the last day of the most recently completed Fiscal Period,
                 such Subsidiary of Micro shall be deemed a Material Subsidiary
                 for all purposes hereunder as of the date of such disposition
                 and Micro shall cause any such Material Subsidiary promptly to
                 execute and deliver an Additional Guaranty in favor of the
                 Lender Parties in accordance with SECTION 8.1.10; and

                              (ii)  notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as
                 no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
                 occur after giving effect thereto, (A) any Subsidiary of Micro
                 which is not at the time of such disposition an Obligor may
                 dispose of assets in transactions exclusively with (1) Micro,
                 (2) any Subsidiary of Micro which, at the time of such
                 disposition, is an Obligor, and (3) any other Subsidiary of
                 Micro which is not at the time of such disposition an Obligor,
                 unless, immediately after giving effect to such disposition,
                 such other Subsidiary of Micro would become a Material
                 Subsidiary and such other Subsidiary does not, promptly after
                 such disposition, execute an Additional Guaranty in accordance
                 with SECTION 8.1.10, and (B) Micro or any Subsidiary of Micro
                 which is at the time of such Disposition also an Obligor may
                 Dispose of assets in transactions exclusively with (1) Micro
                 and (2) any other Subsidiary of Micro which, at the time of
                 such disposition, is also an Obligor.

For purposes of this SECTION 8.2.9 "DISPOSE" means sell, lease, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of property but shall not include any public taking or
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corresponding meanings to dispose.  Such terms shall not include an exchange of
assets if the assets involved in such exchange are similar in function in after
giving effect to such exchange there has not been (i) a Material Adverse
Effect, (ii) any material deterioration of cash flow generation from or in
connection with such assets, or (iii) any material deterioration in the overall
quality of plant, property, and equipment of any Obligor.  An "EXCHANGE" shall
be deemed to have occurred for purposes hereof if each of the transactions
involved shall have been consummated within a six month period.

         SECTION 8.2.10       LIMITATION ON BUSINESSES.  Micro and its
Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, will not engage principally in businesses
other than those conducted by Micro and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof, as
described in the Preamble of this Agreement.


                                   ARTICLE IX

                               EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         SECTION 9.1          LISTING OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT.  Any of the
following events or occurrences described in this SECTION 9.1 shall constitute
an "EVENT OF DEFAULT".

         SECTION 9.1.1        NON-PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.  A default shall
occur in the payment or prepayment when due (a) by any Borrower of any
principal of any Loan, (b) by any Borrower of any interest on any Loan, (c) by
any Borrower of any Reimbursement Obligation or any deposit of cash for
collateral purposes pursuant to SECTION 3.2.2 or 3.2.4, (d) by any Borrower in
respect of any Bankers' Acceptance, or (e) by any Guarantor of any Guaranteed
Obligation (as defined in such Guarantor's Guaranty), and, in the case of
CLAUSES (b) or (e), such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five
Business Days.

         SECTION 9.1.2        BREACH OF WARRANTY.  Any representation or
warranty of any Obligor made or deemed to be made hereunder or in any other
Loan Document executed by it or in any other writing or certificate furnished
by or on behalf of any Obligor to the Administrative Agent or any Lender for
the purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan
Document (including any certificates delivered pursuant to ARTICLE VI) is or
shall be incorrect when made in any material respect.

         SECTION 9.1.3        NON-PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN COVENANTS AND
OBLIGATIONS. Any Obligor shall default in the due performance and observation
of any of its obligations under SECTION 8.2.2 (excluding the involuntary
incurrence of Liens involving individually or collectively amounts in
controversy or encumbered assets or both having a value of less than
$60,000,000 at any time, which involuntary incurrences are subject to SECTION
9.1.4 below), SECTION 8.2.3, SECTION 8.2.4, or SECTION 8.2.5 (excluding any
default by Micro in the performance of its obligation to deliver, prior to the
consummation of any Material Asset Acquisition, the certificate required to be
so delivered in connection therewith pursuant to SECTION 8.2.7(A)(III), default
of which is subject to SECTION 9.1.4 below).

         SECTION 9.1.4        NON-PERFORMANCE OF OTHER COVENANTS AND
OBLIGATIONS.  Any Obligor shall default in the payment when due of any fee or
any other Obligation not subject to SECTION 9.1.1, or the due performance and
observance of any other covenant, agreement or obligation contained herein or
in any other Loan Document, and such default shall continue unremedied for a
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Administrative Agent or any Lender.

         SECTION 9.1.5        DEFAULT ON INDEBTEDNESS.  A default shall occur
in the payment when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by
acceleration or otherwise, of any Indebtedness arising under the U.S. Credit
Agreement or the European Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness of any
Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness described in
SECTION 9.1.1 or Indebtedness which is non- recourse to any Obligor or any
Subsidiary of any Obligor) having an outstanding aggregate principal amount in
excess of the lesser of (a) (i) 5% Consolidated Tangible Net Worth for the then
most recently ended Fiscal Period individually, or (ii) 10% of Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth for the then most recently ended Fiscal Period in the
aggregate and (b) $75,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other
currency), or a default shall occur in the performance or observance of any
obligation or condition with respect to such Indebtedness if the effect of such
default is to cause, or (with the giving of any notice or lapse of time or
both) to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness, or any trustee or
agent for such holders to cause, the maturity of any such Indebtedness to be
accelerated or such Indebtedness to be prepaid, redeemed, purchased, defeased
or otherwise to become due and payable prior to its expressed maturity.

         SECTION 9.1.6        JUDGMENTS.  Any judgment or order for the payment
of money in excess of (individually or in the aggregate) an amount equal at any
time to either 7.25% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of the most
recently ended Fiscal Period or $80,000,000, whichever is less (or, in either
case,  the equivalent thereof in any other currency), shall be rendered against
any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries and either:

                 (a)          enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced
         and be continuing by any creditor upon such judgment or order for any
         period of 30 consecutive days; or

                 (b)          there shall be any period during which a stay of
         enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal
         or otherwise, shall not be in effect.

         SECTION 9.1.7        PENSION PLANS.  Any of the following events shall
occur with respect to any Pension Plan:

                 (a)          the institution of any steps by any Obligor, any
         member of its Controlled Group or any other Person to terminate a
         Pension Plan if, as a result of such termination, any such Obligor or
         any such member could be required to make a contribution in excess of
         $60,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency), to such
         Pension Plan, or could reasonably expect to incur a liability or
         obligation in excess of $60,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any
         other currency), to such Pension Plan; or

                 (b)          a contribution failure occurs with respect to any
         Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of
         ERISA.

         SECTION 9.1.8        OWNERSHIP; BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  Any Person or two
or more Persons (excluding the Family Stockholders (as defined in the Board
Representation Agreement)) acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any
successor regulation)) of capital stock of Micro having more than 25% of the
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stock of Micro then outstanding; and at any time during any period of 25
consecutive calendar months commencing on or after the date of this Agreement,
a majority of Board of Directors of Micro shall no longer be composed of
individuals (i) who were members such Board of Directors on the first day of
such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to such Board of Directors was
approved by individuals referred to in CLAUSE (i) above constituting the time
of such election or nomination at least a majority of such Board of Directors
or (iii) whose election or nomination to such Board of Directors was approved
by individuals referred to in CLAUSES (i) and (ii) above constituting at the
time of such election or nomination at least a majority of such Board of
Directors.

         SECTION 9.1.9        BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY, ETC.  Any Obligor or any
Material Subsidiary shall:

                 (a)          become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or
         admit in writing its inability to pay, debts as they become due;

                 (b)          apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in, the
         appointment of a trustee, receiver, receiver manager, administrative
         receiver, sequestrator, liquidator or other custodian for it, its
         property, or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

                 (c)          in the absence of such application, consent or
         acquiescence, permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee,
         administrative receiver, receiver manager, receiver, sequestrator,
         liquidator or other custodian for it or for a substantial part of its
         property, and such trustee, receiver, receiver manager, sequestrator,
         liquidator or other custodian shall not be discharged within 60 days,
         provided that each Obligor and each Material Subsidiary hereby
         expressly authorizes each Lender Party to appear in any court
         conducting any relevant proceedings during such 60-day period to
         preserve, protect and defend its rights under this Agreement and the
         other Loan Documents;

                 (d)          permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any
         bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, petition, proposal or
         other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law
         including the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), or any
         dissolution, winding up or liquidation proceeding, in respect of any
         Obligor or any Material Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, and,
         if any such petition, case or proceeding is not commenced by such
         Person, such petition, case or proceeding shall be consented to or
         acquiesced in by such Obligor or Material Subsidiary, as the case may
         be, or shall result in the entry of an order for relief or shall
         remain for 60 days unstayed or undismissed, provided that each Obligor
         and each Material Subsidiary hereby expressly authorizes each Lender
         Party to appear in any court conducting any such petition, case or
         proceeding during such 60-day period to preserve, protect and defend
         its rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; or

                 (e)          take any action authorizing, or in furtherance 
         of, any of the foregoing.

         SECTION 9.1.10       GUARANTIES.  Any of the Guaranties or any
provisions thereof shall be found or held invalid or unenforceable by a court
of competent jurisdiction or shall have ceased to be effective because of the
merger, dissolution or liquidation of a Guarantor (other than as may result
from a transaction permitted pursuant to SECTION 8.2.5 hereof or by reason of a
merger of Guarantor under one Guaranty into the Guarantor under another
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obligations under a Guaranty.

         SECTION 9.2          ACTION IF BANKRUPTCY.  If any Event of Default
described in SECTION 9.1.9 shall occur, the Commitments (if not theretofore
terminated) shall automatically terminate and the outstanding principal amount
of all outstanding Loans and all other Obligations shall automatically be and
become immediately due and payable, without notice or demand.

         SECTION 9.3          ACTION IF OTHER EVENT OF DEFAULT.  If any Event
of Default (other than any Event of Default described in SECTION 9.1.9) shall
occur for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and be continuing, the
Administrative Agent, upon the direction of the Required Lenders, shall by
notice to Micro declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount
of the Loans and all other Obligations to be due and payable and/or the
Commitments to be terminated, whereupon the full unpaid amount of the Loans and
all other Obligations which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and
become immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or
presentment, and/or, as the case may be, the Commitments shall terminate.

         SECTION 9.4          ACTION BY WITHDRAWING LENDER.  If an Event of
Default shall occur because the Borrowers have failed to pay in full a
Withdrawing Lender, for any reason, voluntary or involuntary, the Withdrawing
Lender may by notice to Micro declare all or any portion of the outstanding
principal amount of the Loans made by such Withdrawing Lender and all other
obligations owed to such Withdrawing Lender to be due and payable and/or its
commitment to be terminated, whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Loans and
all such other Obligations which shall be so declared due and payable shall be
and become immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or
presentment, and/or, as the case may be, its Commitment shall terminate.

         SECTION 9.5          CASH COLLATERAL.  If any Event of Default shall
occur for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and shall not have been
cured or waived and shall be continuing and the Obligations are or have been
declared due and payable under SECTION 9.2 or 9.3, the Administrative Agent may
apply any cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent pursuant of SECTION
3.2.4 to the payment of the Obligations in any order in which the Required
Lenders may elect.


                                   ARTICLE X

                          THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
                             THE SYNDICATION AGENT

         SECTION 10.1         AUTHORIZATION AND ACTIONS.  Each Lender hereby
appoints Scotiabank the Administrative Agent and Royal Bank the Syndication
Agent under, and for the purposes set forth in, this Agreement and each other
Loan Document.  Each Lender authorizes each Agent to act on behalf of such
Lender under this Agreement and each other Loan Document and in the absence of
other written instructions from the Required Lenders received from time to time
by the Agents (with respect to which each Agent agrees that it will comply,
except as otherwise provided in this SECTION 10.1 or as otherwise advised by
counsel), to exercise such powers hereunder and thereunder as are specifically
delegated to or required of the Agents by the terms hereof and thereof,
together with such powers as may be reasonably incidental thereto.  Each Lender
hereby indemnifies (which indemnity shall survive any termination of this
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obligations, losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses of any kind or nature
whatsoever which at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against,
each such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document (including any such liability, etc. incurred as a result of
each Agent's reliance on any information contained in any Quarterly Report or
update with respect thereto), including reasonable attorneys' fees, and as to
which either Agent is not reimbursed by Micro or the other Obligors, provided
that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses which are
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final proceeding to have
resulted solely from either Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct.  No
Agent shall be required to take any action hereunder or under any other Loan
Document, or to prosecute or defend any suit in respect of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, unless it is indemnified hereunder to its
satisfaction.  If any indemnity in favor of either Agent shall be or become, in
either Agent's determination, inadequate, such Agent may call additional
indemnification from the Lenders and cease to do the acts indemnified against
hereunder until such additional indemnity is given.

         SECTION 10.2         FUNDING RELIANCE, ETC.  Unless the Administrative
Agent shall have been notified by telephone, confirmed in writing, by any
Lender by 5:00 p.m., Toronto time, on the Business Day prior to the making of a
Pro-Rata Revolving Loan that such Lender will not make available an amount
which would constitute its Adjusted Percentage of such requested Pro-Rata
Revolving Loan on the date specified therefor, the Administrative Agent may
assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative
Agent and, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the relevant
Borrower a corresponding amount.  If and to the extent that such Lender shall
not have such amount available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the
relevant Borrower severally agree to pay the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day
from the date the Administrative Agent made such amount available to the
relevant Borrower to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent
at an annual interest rate equal to the U.S.  Base Rate (for amounts
denominated in Dollars) or the Canadian Prime Rate (for amounts denominated in
Canadian Dollars) for the first day that the Administrative Agent made such
amounts available and thereafter at a rate of interest equal to the interest
rate applicable at the time to the requested Pro-Rata Revolving Loan.

         SECTION 10.3         EXCULPATION.  Neither Agent nor any of their
respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable to any
Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, or in connection herewith or therewith, except for
its own willful misconduct or gross negligence, nor be responsible for any
recitals or warranties herein or therein, nor for the effectiveness,
enforceability, validity or due execution of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, nor to make any inquiry respecting the performance by any Obligor of
its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.  Any such inquiry
which may be made by either Agent shall not obligate it to make any further
inquiry to take any action.  Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon advice
of counsel concerning legal matters and upon any notice, consent, certificate,
statement or writing which each such Agent believes to be genuine and to have
been presented by a proper Person.

         SECTION 10.4         SUCCESSOR.  Either Agent may resign as such at
any time upon at least 30 days' prior notice to Micro and all the Lenders.  If
either Agent shall at any time resign, the Required Lenders, after
consultations with Micro, may appoint another Lender as a successor
Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent, as the case may be, whereupon such
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Syndication Agent hereunder, as the case may be.  If no successor
Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent shall have been so appointed by the
Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days
after the retiring Administrative Agent's or Syndication Agent's giving notice
of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent
may, on behalf of the Lenders, after consultations with Micro, appoint a
successor Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent, as the case may be which
shall be one of the Lenders or a Schedule I Canadian chartered bank.  Upon
acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent
hereunder, the case may be, by a successor Administrative Agent or Syndication
Agent, as the case may be, such successor Administrative Agent or Syndication
Agent shall be entitled to receive from the retiring Administrative Agent or
Syndication Agent such documents of transfer and assignment as such successor
Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent may reasonably request, and shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent, as the case
may be, and the retiring Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement.  No
resignation or removal of either the Administrative Agent or the Syndication
Agent pursuant to this SECTION 10.4 shall be effective until the appointment of
a successor Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent, as the case may be, has
become effective.  After any retiring Administrative Agent's or Syndication
Agent's resignation hereunder as an Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent,
as the case may be, the provisions of:

                 (a)          this ARTICLE X shall inure to its benefit as to
         any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the
         Administrative Agent or Syndication Agent under this Agreement; and

                 (b)          SECTIONS 11.3 and 11.4 shall continue to inure to
         its benefit.

         SECTION 10.5         CREDIT EXTENSIONS BY AGENTS.  Each Agent shall
each have the same rights and powers with respect to the Credit Extensions made
by it or any of its Affiliates in its capacity as a Lender and may exercise the
same as if it were not an Agent hereunder.  Each Agent and its Affiliates may
accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of
business with any Obligor or Subsidiary of any thereof as if it were not an
Agent hereunder.

         SECTION 10.6         CREDIT DECISIONS.  Each Lender acknowledges that
it has, independently of the Agents and each other Lender, and based on such
Lender's review of the financial information of each Obligor, this Agreement,
the other Loan Documents (the terms and provisions of which being satisfactory
to such Lender) and such other documents, information and investigations as
such Lender has deemed appropriate, made its own credit decision to make
available its Commitment and to make available any Non-Rata Credit Extensions.
Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently of the Agents and
each other Lender, and based on such other documents, information and
investigations as it shall deem appropriate at any time, continue to make its
own credit decisions as to exercising or not exercising from time to time any
rights and privileges available to it under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.

         SECTION 10.7         COPIES, ETC.  The Administrative Agent shall give
prompt notice to each Lender of each notice or request required or permitted to
be given to the Administrative Agent by any Obligor pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document (unless concurrently delivered to the
Lenders by such Obligor).  The Administrative Agent will distribute to each
Lender each document or instrument received for its account, and copies of all
other communications received by the Administrative Agent from any Obligor, for
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accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.


                                   ARTICLE XI

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         SECTION 11.1         WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS, ETC.  The provisions of this
Agreement and of each other Loan Document may from time to time be amended,
modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and
consented to by each Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided, however, that
no such amendment, modification or waiver which would:

                 (a)          modify any requirement hereunder that any
         particular action be taken by all the Lenders or by the Required
         Lenders shall be effective unless consented to by each Lender;

                 (b)          modify this SECTION 11.1, change the definitions
         of Adjusted Percentage, Percentage, or Required Lenders, increase the
         Total Credit Commitment Amount or the Credit Commitment Amount,
         Percentage, or Adjusted Percentage of any Lender, extend the
         Commitment Termination Date, or, subject to SECTION 8.2.5, release any
         Guarantor from any of its payment obligations under the Guaranty
         entered into by it, shall be made without the consent of each Lender;

                 (c)          extend the due date for, or reduce the amount of,
         any scheduled repayment or prepayment of principal of or interest on
         any Pro-Rata Credit Extension or the amount of any fee payable under
         SECTION 4.3 shall be made without the consent of each Lender;

                 (d)          affect adversely the interests, rights or
         obligations of the Administrative Agent in its capacity as
         Administrative Agent shall be made without the consent of the
         Administrative Agent; or

                 (e)          affect adversely the interests, rights or
         obligations of the Syndication Agent in its capacity as the
         Syndication Agent shall be made without the consent of the Syndication
         Agent.

No failure or delay on the part of any Lender Party in exercising any power or
right under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
power or right.  No notice to or demand on any Obligor in any case shall
entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.  No
waiver or approval by any Lender Party under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document shall, except as may be otherwise stated in such waiver or approval,
be applicable to subsequent transactions.  No waiver approval hereunder shall
require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted
hereunder.

         SECTION 11.2         NOTICES.  Unless otherwise specified to the
contrary, all notices and other  communications provided to any party hereto
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing or by
facsimile and addressed, delivered, or transmitted to such party at its address
or facsimile number set forth below its signature hereto or at such other
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designated by such party in a notice to the other parties.  All notices, if
properly addressed and sent by paid courier service, shall be deemed given when
received.  All notices if transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed given when
transmitted and the appropriate receipt for transmission received by the sender
thereof.

         SECTION 11.3         PAYMENT OF COSTS AND EXPENSES.  Micro agrees to
pay on demand all reasonable expenses (inclusive of value added tax or any
other similar tax imposed thereon) of the Agents (including the reasonable fees
and out-of-pocket expenses of the single counsel to the Agents and of local
counsel, if any, who may be retained by such counsel to the Agents) in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, and delivery of this
Agreement and of each other Loan Document (including schedules, exhibits, and
forms of any document or instrument relevant to this Agreement or any other
Loan Document), and any amendments, waivers, consents, supplements, or other
modifications to this Agreement or any other Loan Document as from time to time
may hereafter be required, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby
are consummated.

         Micro further agrees to pay, and to save the Lender Parties harmless
from all liability for, stamp or other taxes (including, without limitation,
any registration duty imposed by Belgian law) which may be payable in
connection with the execution, delivery or enforcement of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, and in connection with the making of any Credit Extensions
and the issuing of any Letters of Credit hereunder.  Micro also agrees to
reimburse Lender Party upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (inclusive of
value added tax or other similar tax imposed thereon and including attorneys'
fees and legal expenses (including actual cost to such Lender Party of its
in-house counsel) on a full indemnity basis) incurred by each such Lender Party
in connection with (x) the negotiation of any restructuring or "work- out,"
whether or not consummated, of any Obligations and (y) the enforcement of any
obligations, provided that Micro shall reimburse each Lender Party for the fees
and legal expenses of only one counsel for such Lender Party.

         SECTION 11.4         INDEMNIFICATION.  In consideration of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Lender Party and the extension
of the Commitments, the Obligors hereby jointly and severally indemnify,
exonerate and hold each Lender Party and each of their respective officers,
directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") free
and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits,
losses, costs, liabilities and damages, and expenses incurred in connection
therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnified Party is a party to the
action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), including reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements, which shall include the actual cost to such
Indemnified Party of its in-house counsel but shall not include the fees and
expenses of more than one counsel to such Indemnified Party (collectively, the
"INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES"), incurred by Indemnified Parties or any of them as a
result of, or arising out of, or relating to:

                 (a)          any transaction financed or to be financed in
         whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any
         Credit Extension;

                 (b)          the entering into and performance of this
         Agreement and any other Loan Document by any of the Indemnified
         Parties (excluding, however, any action successfully brought by or on
         behalf of Micro or any other Borrower with respect to any
         determination by any Lender not to fund any Credit Extension or not to
         comply with SECTION 11.15 of this Agreement or any action by the
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         Loans in violation of the terms of this Agreement);

                 (c)          any investigation, litigation or proceeding
         related to any acquisition or proposed acquisition by any Obligor, or
         any of their respective Subsidiaries of all or any portion of the
         stock or assets of any Person, whether or not any Indemnified Party is
         party thereto;

                 (d)          any investigation, litigation, or proceeding
         related to any environmental cleanup, audit, compliance, or other
         matter relating to the protection of the environment or the Release by
         any Obligor (or any of their respective Subsidiaries) of any Hazardous
         Material; or

                 (e)          the presence on or under, or the escape, seepage,
         leakage, spillage, discharge, emission, discharging, or releases from,
         any real property owned or operated by any Obligor (or any of their
         respective Subsidiaries) of any Hazardous Material (including any
         losses, liabilities, damages, injuries, costs, expenses, or claims
         asserted or arising under any Environmental Law), regardless of
         whether caused by, or within the control of, such Person;

except for any such Indemnified Liabilities arising for the account of a
particular Indemnified Party by reason of the relevant Indemnified Party's
gross negligence or willful misconduct.  If and to the extent that the
foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, the Obligors hereby
jointly and severally agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under
applicable law.

         SECTION 11.5         SURVIVAL.  The obligations of Micro and each
other Obligor under SECTIONS 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 11.3, and 11.4, and the
obligations of the Lenders under SECTIONS 10.1 and 11.15, shall in each case
survive any termination of this Agreement, the payment in full of Obligations,
and the termination of the Commitments.  The representations and warranties
made by Micro and each other Obligor in this Agreement and in each other Loan
Document shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each
such other Loan Document.

         SECTION 11.6         SEVERABILITY.  Any provision of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions of this Agreement or such Loan Document or affecting the
validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdictions.

         SECTION 11.7         HEADINGS. The various headings of this Agreement
and of each other Document are inserted for convenience only and shall not
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such other Loan
Document or any provisions hereof or thereof.

         SECTION 11.8         EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS, EFFECTIVENESS; ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.  This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
shall constitute together but one and the same Agreement.  This Agreement shall
become effective on the date when the Administrative Agent has (a) received (i)
counterparts hereof executed on behalf of the Borrowers, the Agents, and each
Lender or (ii) facsimile, telegraphic, or other written confirmation (in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, who may rely upon the
advice of its special counsel in making that determination) of such execution
and (b) so notified the Borrowers and the Lenders; provided that no Lender
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obligation to make the initial Credit Extension until the date (the "EFFECTIVE
DATE") that the applicable conditions set forth in SECTIONS 6.1 and 6.2 have
been satisfied as provided herein.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents
constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral,
with respect thereto.

         SECTION 11.9         GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.
Unless otherwise provided in any particular Loan Document, this Agreement and
each other Loan Document shall each be deemed to be a contract made under in,
and governed by the laws of, the Province of Ontario, Canada.  Any litigation
based hereon, or arising out of, under or in connection with, this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, or any course of conduct, course of dealing,
statements (whether oral or written) or sections, of the Agents, Lenders,
Micro, or any other Obligor shall be brought and maintained exclusively in the
courts of the Province of Ontario, Canada.  Micro and each other Obligor hereby
expressly and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the
Province of Ontario, Canada, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
for the purpose of any such litigation as set forth above, and irrevocably
consents to the service of any and all process in such litigation by the
mailing of copies of such process such Obligor at its address for notices
specified pursuant to Section 11.2, in each such case marked for the attention
of general counsel, Ingram Micro Inc., or by personal service within or without
the Province of Ontario, Canada in a manner permitted by the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada.  Micro and each other Obligor hereby expressly and
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any
objection which it may have or hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any
such litigation brought in any such court referred to above and any claim that
any such litigation has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  To the extent
that Micro or any other Obligor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from
jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or
notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or
otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, each such Obligor hereby
irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than the Coordination Center
Guaranty).

         SECTION 11.10        SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  This Agreement and each
other Loan Document shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns;
provided that:

                 (a)          no Obligor may assign or transfer its rights or
         obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the
         prior written consent of all the Lender Parties;

                 (b)          the rights of sale, assignment and transfer of
         the Lenders are subject to SECTION 11.11; and

                 (c)          the rights of the Administrative Agent and the
         Syndication Agent with respect to resignation or removal are subject
         to SECTION 10.4.

         SECTION 11.11        ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS.  No
Lender may assign or sell participation interests in its Commitment or any of
its Credit Extensions or any portion thereof any Persons except in accordance
with this SECTION 11.11.

         SECTION 11.11.1      ASSIGNMENTS. Any attempted assignment or transfer
by a Lender of its Credit Extensions and Commitment not made in accordance with
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                 (a)          Any Lender may at any time assign or transfer to
         one or more Eligible Assignees, to any of its Affiliates, to any other
         Lender, or to any Federal Reserve Bank (each Person described in any
         of the foregoing clauses as being the Person to whom such assignment
         or transfer is available to be made, being hereinafter referred to as
         a "TRANSFEREE LENDER") all or any part of such Lender's total Credit
         Extensions and Commitment (which assignment or transfer shall be of a
         constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Lender's
         Credit Extensions and Commitment) in a minimum aggregate amount equal
         to the least of (i) the entire amount of such Lender's total Credit
         Extensions and Commitment, (ii) $10,000,000, or (iii) $5,000,000 so
         long as the assignor Lender and each Transferee Lender to whom it is
         concurrently making an assignment or transfer will, immediately after
         the effectiveness of such concurrent assignments and transfers, hold
         Commitments of at least $10,000,000 each.

                 (b)          Notwithstanding CLAUSE (a) above, each Obligor
         and Agent shall be entitled to continue to deal solely directly with
         such Lender in connection with the interests so assigned or
         transferred to a Transferee Lender unless and until (i) notice of such
         assignment or transfer, together with payment instructions, addresses,
         and related information with respect to such Transferee Lender, shall
         have been given to Micro and each Agent by such Lender and such
         Transferee Lender, (ii) such Transferee Lender shall have executed and
         delivered to Micro and each Agent, a Lender Assignment Agreement, and
         (iii) the Transferee Lender shall have paid a $1,000 processing fee to
         the Administrative Agent.

                 (c)          From and after the effective date of such Lender
         Assignment Agreement (i) the Transferee Lender thereunder shall be
         deemed automatically to have become a party to this Agreement and (to
         the extent rights and obligations under this Agreement have been
         assigned and transferred to such Transferee Lender in connection with
         such Lender Assignment Agreement) shall have the rights and
         obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan
         Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender (to the extent that rights and
         obligations under this Agreement have been assigned and transferred by
         it in connection with such Lender Assignment Agreement) shall be
         released from its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
         Documents.

                 (d)          Accrued interest and accrued fees shall be paid
         in respect of assigned and retained Credit Extensions and Commitments
         at the same time or times provided in this Agreement, notwithstanding
         any such assignments or transfers.

         SECTION 11.11.2      PARTICIPATIONS.  Any Lender may at any time sell
to one or more commercial banks or other Persons (each of such Canadian
chartered banks and other Persons being herein called a "PARTICIPANT")
participating interests in any of its Credit Extensions and Commitments
hereunder; provided that:

                 (a)          no participation contemplated in this SECTION
         11.11.2 shall relieve such Lender from its Commitments or its other
         obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

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                 (c)          each Borrower and each other Obligor and the
         Agents shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
         connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this
         Agreement and each other Loan Document;

                 (d)          no Participant, unless such Participant is an
         Affiliate of such Lender or is itself a Lender, shall be entitled to
         require such Lender to take or refrain from taking any action
         hereunder or under any other Loan Document, except that such Lender
         may agree with any Participant that such Lender will not, without such
         Participant's consent, take any actions of the type described in
         CLAUSE (a), (b) or CLAUSE (c) of SECTION 11.1; and

                 (e)          no Borrower shall be required to pay any amount
         under this Agreement that is greater than the amount which it would
         have been required to pay had no participating interest been sold.

The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that each Participant, for purposes of
SECTIONS 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 11.3, and 11.4, shall be considered a
Lender.

         SECTION 11.12        OTHER TRANSACTIONS.  Nothing contained herein
shall preclude any Lender Party from engaging in any transaction, in addition
to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with any
Obligor or any of its Affiliates in which such Obligor or such Affiliate is not
restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.

         SECTION 11.13        FURTHER ASSURANCES.  Each Obligor agrees to do
such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to each Lender Party
such additional assignments, agreements, powers, and instruments, as such
Lender Party may reasonably require or deem advisable to carry into effect the
purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or to better assure and
confirm unto such Lender Party its rights, powers and remedies hereunder and
thereunder.

         SECTION 11.14        CONFIDENTIALITY. Each of the Lender Parties
hereby severally agrees with each Borrower that it will keep confidential all
information delivered to such Lender Party or on behalf of each Borrower or any
of their respective Subsidiaries which information is known by such Lender
Party to be proprietary in nature, concerns the terms and conditions of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or is clearly marked or labeled or
otherwise adequately identified when received by such Lender Party as being
confidential information (all such information, collectively for purposes of
this section, "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION"); provided that each Lender Party
shall be permitted to deliver or disclose "confidential information": (a) to
directors, officers, employees, and affiliates; (b) to authorized agents,
attorneys, auditors and other professional advisors retained by such Lender
Party that have been apprised of such Lender Party's obligation under this
SECTION 11.15 and have agreed to hold confidential the foregoing information
substantially in accordance with the terms of this section, (c) in connection
with the prospective assignment or transfer of all or any part of, or the sale
of a participating interest in, such Lender Party's Credit Extensions and
Commitment, to any prospective Transferee Lender or Participant that has been
apprised of such Lender Party's obligation under this SECTION 11.15 has agreed
to hold confidential the foregoing information in accordance with the terms of
this section; (d) to any federal or state or provincial regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over such Lender Party; or (e) to any other Person to which
such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (i) to effect
compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Lender
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subpoena or other legal process (provided, that the relevant Borrower shall be
given notice of any such subpoena or other legal process as soon as possible in
any event prior to production (unless provision of any such notice would result
in a violation of any such subpoena or other legal process), and the Lender
Party receiving such subpoena or other legal process shall cooperate with such
Borrower, at such Borrower's expense, seeking a protective order to prevent or
limit such disclosure), or (iii) in connection with any litigation to which
such Lender Party is a party.

         For purposes hereof, the term "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" does not
include any information that: (A) was publicly known or otherwise known by any
Lender Party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the relevant
Borrower prior to the time such information is delivered or disclosed to such
Lender Party by the relevant Borrower; (B) subsequently becomes publicly known
through no act or omission by any Lender Party or any Person acting on behalf
of any Lender Party; (C) otherwise becomes known to a Lender Party other than
through disclosure by the relevant Borrower (or any Subsidiary thereof) or
through someone subject, to such Lender Party's knowledge, to a duty of
confidentiality to the relevant Borrower; or (D) constitutes financial
statements that are otherwise publicly available.

         SECTION 11.15        RELEASE OF GUARANTORS.

                 (a)          If (i) the Agents receive a certificate from the
         chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or Treasurer of
         Micro certifying as of the date of that certificate that, after the
         consummation of the transaction or series of transactions described in
         such certificate (which certification shall also state that such
         transactions, individually and in the aggregate, will be in compliance
         with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, to the
         extent applicable, the covenants contained in SECTIONS 8.2.5, 8.2.6,
         and 8.2.9, and that no Default existed, exists, or will exist, as the
         case may be, immediately before, as a result of, or after giving
         effect to such transaction or transactions and the release described
         below), the Guarantor (who may not be a Borrower) identified in such
         certificate will no longer be a Subsidiary of Micro, then such
         Guarantor's Guaranty shall automatically terminate.

                 (b)          No such termination shall release, reduce, or
         otherwise adversely affect the obligations of any other Obligor under
         this Agreement, any other Guaranty, or any other Loan Document, all of
         which obligations continue to remain in full force and effect.

                 (c)          Each Lender Party shall, at Micro's expense,
         execute such documents as Micro may reasonably request to evidence
         such termination.

         SECTION 11.16        COLLATERAL.  Each of the Lenders represents to
the Administrative Agent and each of the other Lenders that it in good faith is
not relying upon any Margin Stock as collateral in the extension or maintenance
of the credit provided for in this Agreement.

         REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK. THIS PAGE IS FOLLOWED BY
             SIGNATURE PAGES FOR MICRO AND MICRO CANADA, FOLLOWED BY
            SEPARATE SIGNATURE PAGES FOR THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS.





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            EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this Canadian Credit
Agreement.


INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation             INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation 
organized and existing under the             organized and existing under the 
laws of the State of Delaware,               laws of the Province of Ontario, 
United States, as a Borrower and a           Canada, as a Borrower and a      
Guarantor                                    Guarantor                        
                                       


By /s/ James F. Ricketts                     By /s/ Michael J. Grainger
   -------------------------------             -------------------------------
   James F. Ricketts, Vice President           Michael J. Grainger, Authorized
            & Worldwide Treasurer              Representative


Address:        1600 E. St. Andrew Place     Address:      230 Barmac Drive
                Santa Ana, CA 92705                        Weston, Ontario
                                                           Canada M9L 2Z3

Facsimile No.:  714-566-9447                Facsimile No.: 4161-740-8623

Attention:      James F. Ricketts           Attention:     Robert E. Carbrey


                 One of Several Signature Pages to
                     Canadian Credit Agreement


<PAGE>   97
                       Initial
Percentage             Commitment

30%                    $45,000,000     THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as the
                                       Administrative Agent

                                       By: /s/ Bob Boomhour
                                          -----------------------------
                                          Name: Bob Boomhour
                                          Title: Senior Product Manager

                                       THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

                                       By: /s/ Ellen Briant
                                          ----------------------------
                                          Name: Ellen Briant
                                          Title: Relationship Manager

                                       THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

                                       By: /s/ Werner Tillinger
                                           ---------------------------
                                           Name: Werner Tillinger
                                           Title: Relationship Manager

Lending Office for Credit              Lending Office for Credit
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

                                       The Bank of Nova Scotia
The Bank of Nova Scotia                580 California Street
44 King Street West                    Suite 2100
16th Floor                             San Francisco 94104
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1

Facsimile No.: 416-866-2009            Facsimile No.: 415-397-0791

Attention:     Ms. Ellen Briant        Attention:     Mr. Werner Tillinger
               Relationship Manager                   Relationship Manager


Fee Payment Location for Credit        Fee Payment Location for Credit 
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

The Bank of Nova Scotia                The Bank of Nova Scotia
44 King Street West                    Suite 2700
16th Floor                             600 Peachtree Street N.E.
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1               Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Facsimile No.: 416-866-2009            Facsimile No.: 404-888-8998

Attention:     Ms. Ellen Briant        Attention:     Mr. George Wong
               Relationship Manager                   Manager



                       One of Several Signature Pages to
                           Canadian Credit Agreement




<PAGE>   98
                      Initial
Percentage            Commitment

30%                   $45,000,000      ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

                                       By: /s/ Karen L. Condon
                                           ----------------------------------
                                           Name: Karen L. Condon
                                           Title: Senior Account Manager

                                       ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

                                       By: /s/ Michael A. Cole
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Michael A. Cole
                                           Title: Manager

Lending Office for Credit              Lending Office for Credit Extensions to
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Micro:

Royal Bank of Canada                   Royal Bank of Canada
13th Floor, South Tower                600 Wiltshire Boulevard
200 Bay Street                         Suite 800
Toronnto, Ontario                      Los Angeles, California
M5J 2J5                                90017 USA

Facsimile No.: 416-974-2249            Facsimile No.:  213-955-5350

Attention:     Karen Condon            Attention:      Michael A. Cole
               Senior Account Manager                  Manager
               Corporate Banking       


Fee Payment Location for Credit        Fee Payment Location for Credit 
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

Royal Bank of Canada                   Royal Bank of Canada
13th Floor, South Tower                600 Wiltshire Boulevard
200 Bay Street                         Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario                       Los Angeles, California
M5J 2J5                                90017 USA

Facsimile No.: 416-974-2249            Facsimile No.:  213-955-5350

Attention:     Karen Condon            Attention:      Michael A. Cole
               Senior Account Manager                  Manager
               Corporate Banking


                 One of Several Signature Pages to
                     Canadian Credit Agreement




<PAGE>   99
                      Initial
Percentage            Commitment

20%                   $30,000,000      BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI (CANADA)

                                       By: /s/ T. Vanderlaan
                                           ----------------------------------
                                           Name: T. Vanderlaan
                                           Title: Vice President

                                       BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI LTD.

                                       By: /s/ J. Bruce Meredith
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: J. Bruce Meredith
                                           Title: Attorney-in-Fact

Lending Office for Credit              Lending Office for Credit
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada)      The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd.
Royal Bank Plaza                       1251 Avenue of the Americas
South Tower, Suite 2100                New York, New York
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1               USA 10020-1104         

Facsimile No.: 416-865-9511            Facsimile No.:  212-782-6440

Attention:     Ted Vanderlaan          Attention:      J. Bruce Meredith
               Vice President     
               Corporate Banking Group 


Fee Payment Location for Credit        Fee Payment Location for Credit 
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada)      The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd.
Royal Bank Plaza                       1251 Avenue of the Americas
South Tower, Suite 2100                New York, New York
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1               USA 10020-1104         

Facsimile No.: 416-865-9511            Facsimile No.:  212-782-6440

Attention:     Ted Vanderlaan          Attention:      J. Bruce Meredith
               Vice President
               Corporate Banking Group


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                           Canadian Credit Agreement




<PAGE>   100
                      Initial
Percentage            Commitment

6.7%                  $10,000,000      CREDIT LYONNAIS CANADA 

                                       By: /s/ David J. Farmer
                                           ----------------------------------
                                           Name: David J. Farmer
                                           Title: First Vice President 
                                                  and Manager

                                       By: /s/ Helen A. Thomas
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Helen A. Thomas
                                           Title: Vice President
                                                  Corporate Banking

                                       CREDIT LYONNAIS LOS ANGELES BRANCH

                                       By: /s/ Dianne M. Scott
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name: Dianne M. Scott
                                           Title: Vice President and Manager

Lending Office for Credit              Lending Office for Credit
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

Credit Lyonnais Canada                 Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch
One Financial Place                    515 South Flower Street    
One Adelaide Street East               Los Angeles, California
Suite 2505
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2V9

Facsimile No.: 416-202-6525            Facsimile No.:  213-623-3437

Attention:     Helen Thomas            Attention:      Ms. Dianne Scott
               Vice President     
               Corporate Banking

Fee Payment Location for Credit        Fee Payment Location for Credit 
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

Credit Lyonnais Canada                 Credit Lyonnais Los Angeles Branch
One Financial Place                    515 South Flower Street    
One Adelaide Street East               Los Angeles, California
Suite 2505
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2V9

Facsimile No.: 416-202-6525            Facsimile No.:  213-623-3437

Attention:     Helen Thomas            Attention:      Ms. Dianne Scott
               Vice President     
               Corporate Banking


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                           Canadian Credit Agreement




<PAGE>   101
                        Initial
Percentage              Commitment

6.7%                    $10,000,000 


                                       BANK OF MONTREAL
                                       

                                       By: /s/ B.A. Blucher
                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Name:  B.A. Blucher
                                          Title: Senior Vice President

                                       BANK OF MONTREAL

                                       By: /s/ Stuart Branan
                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Name:  Stuart Branan
                                          Title: Director

Lending Office for Credit              Lending Office for Credit
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

Bank of Montreal                       Bank of Montreal
First Canada Place                     Suite 4900
24th Floor                             601 South Figueroa Street
M5X 1A1                                Los Angeles, California
                                       USA 90017

Facsimile No.:  416-867-5818           Facsimile No.:  213-239-0680

Attention:      Stuart Branan          Attention:      Craig Ingram

Fee Payment Location for Credit        Fee Payment Location for Credit 
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

Bank of Montreal                       Bank of Montreal
First Canada Place                     Suite 4900
24th Floor                             601 South Figueroa Street
M5X 1A1                                Los Angeles, California
                                       USA 90017

Facsimile No.:  416-867-5818           Facsimile No.:  213-239-0680

Attention:      Stuart Branan          Attention:      Craig Ingram


                       One of Several Signature Pages to
                           Canadian Credit Agreement




<PAGE>   102
                        Initial
                        Commitment
Percentage              Amount

6.7%                    $10,000,000

                                       THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN
                                       (CANADA)

                                       By: /s/ Toru Irie
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Name:  Toru Irie
                                           Title: Senior Vice President

                                       THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN,
                                       LIMITED, Atlanta Agency

                                       By: /s/ Kazuo Iida
                                          ----------------------------------
                                          Name:  Kazuo Iida
                                          Title: General Manager

Lending Office for Credit              Lending Office for Credit
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

The Industrial Bank of Japan           The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited
(Canada)                               Atlanta Agency
Box 29, Suite 1102                     One Ninety One Peachtree Tower
100 Yonge Street                       Suite 3600
Ontario, Canada                        191 Peachtree Street N.E.
MSC 2WI                                Atlanta, GA
                                       USA 30303-1757
                                                                      

Facsimile No.:  416-367-3452           Facsimile No.:  404-524-8509

Attention:      Campbell McLeish       Attention:      James Masters    
                Vice President                         Vice President   
                                       

Fee Payment Location for Credit        Fee Payment Location for Credit 
Extensions to Micro Canada:            Extensions to Micro:

The Industrial Bank of Japan           The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited
(Canada)                               Atlanta Agency
Box 29, Suite 1102                     One Ninety One Peachtree Tower
100 Yonge Street                       Suite 3600
Ontario, Canada                        191 Peachtree Street N.E.
MSC 2WI                                Atlanta, GA
                                       USA 30303-1757

Facsimile No.:   416-367-3452          Facsimile No.:  404-524-8509

Attention:       Campbell McLeish      Attention:      James Masters
                 Vice President
                                      

                       One of Several Signature Pages to
                           Canadian Credit Agreement




<PAGE>   103
                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.38

                                  EXHIBIT A-1

                                 REVOLVING NOTE

                                                          _______________, _____


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________________________ (a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of ______________, the "BORROWER")
promises to pay to the order of ________________ (the "LENDER") on the
Commitment Termination Date or on such other date that is provided in the
Credit Agreement referred to below, the principal amount of all Outstanding
Credit Extensions consisting of Pro-Rata Revolving Loans made by the Lender to
the Borrower under the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with all amendments
and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
_______________________ (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
____________________), certain financial institutions (including the Lender) as
lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Royal Bank of Canada, respectively, as the
administrative agent and the syndication agent for those lenders, and Bank of
Tokyo- Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement
have the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this Revolving
Note.

         The Borrower also promises to pay interest on those Outstanding Credit
Extensions from time to time outstanding from the date of this Revolving Note,
until and after maturity (by acceleration or otherwise) until paid, at the
annual interest rates provided in the Credit Agreement.

         Payments of both principal of and interest on each Pro-Rata Revolving
Loan evidenced by this Revolving Note shall be made in the relevant Required
Currency in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated
by the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement.

         This Revolving Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in, and
evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference
is made for (a) a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower
is permitted and required to make repayments of principal of the Indebtedness
evidenced by this Revolving Note and on which that Indebtedness may be declared
to be immediately due and payable, (b) the choice of the laws of the Province
of Ontario, Canada, and (c) other provisions of the Credit Agreement applicable
to this Revolving Note.

                                             __________________________________


                                             By _______________________________
                                                Name:__________________________
                                                Title:_________________________



                                                                    EXHIBIT A-1

<PAGE>   104
                                  EXHIBIT A-2

                            NON-RATA REVOLVING NOTE


                                                          _______________, _____


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________________________ (a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of ________________ the "BORROWER")
promises to pay to the order of ______________ (the "LENDER") on
________________________, the principal amount of all Outstanding Credit
Extensions consisting of Non-Rata Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the
Borrower under the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and
other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
________________________ (a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of ____________________), certain financial institutions (including the Lender)
as lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Royal Bank of Canada, respectively, as
the administrative agent and the syndication agent for those lenders, and Bank
of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent.  Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement have the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this
Non-Rata Revolving Note.

         The Borrower also promises to pay interest on those Outstanding Credit
Extensions from time to time outstanding from the date of this Non-Rata
Revolving Note, until and after maturity (by acceleration or otherwise) until
paid, at the annual interest rates provided in the Credit Agreement.

         Payments of both principal of and interest on each Non-Rata Revolving
Loan evidenced by this Non-Rata Revolving Note shall be made in the relevant
Required Currency in same day or immediately available funds and to an account
designated by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

         This Non-Rata Revolving Note is one of the Non-Rata Revolving Notes
referred to in, and evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit
Agreement, to which reference is made for (a) a description of the terms and
conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make repayments
of principal of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Non-Rata Revolving Note and
on which that Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and payable,
(b) the choice of the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and (c) other
provisions of the Credit Agreement applicable to this Non-Rata Revolving Note.



                                             __________________________________


                                             By _______________________________
                                                Name:__________________________
                                                Title:_________________________





                                                                    EXHIBIT A-2
<PAGE>   105
                                   EXHIBIT B

                               BORROWING REQUEST

                        Dated _________________, ______

The Bank of Nova Scotia,
         as Administrative Agent
Loan Administration and Agency Services
44 King Street West, 17th Floor
Toronto, ON M5H 1H1
Attn: Senior Manager
Facsimile No. (416) 866-5991

         This request is delivered to you by _______________________ (a
_____________ organized and existing under the laws of ______________, the
"BORROWER") under SECTION 3.1 of the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with
all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it,
the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
________________________ (a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of ____________________), certain financial institutions as lenders, you and
Royal Bank of Canada, respectively, as the administrative agent and the
syndication agent for those lenders, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as
co-agent.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when
used, unless otherwise defined, in this request.

         The Borrower requests that a Borrowing be extended in the total
principal amount of ________________________,1 on _________________, ____,
consisting of [LIBO Rate Loans having an Interest Period of [one] [three] [six]
month(s)] [Canadian Prime Rate Loans][U.S. Base Rate Loans].2

         The most recently delivered Quarterly Report is attached, with those
additions and revisions that are necessary to reflect the Outstanding Credit
Extensions on the date of this request.

         Pursuant to SECTION 6.2.2 of the Credit Agreement, each of the
delivery of this request and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of
the requested Borrowing constitute a representation and warranty by each
Obligor that, on the date of extending the requested Borrowing (and immediately
before and after giving effect to it and to the application of the proceeds of
it) all the statements in SECTION 6.2.1 of the Credit Agreement are true and
correct; provided that, with respect to the covenants in SECTION 8.2.3 of the
Credit Agreement, the foregoing representation and warranty is made to the best
knowledge of each Obligor (after due inquiry).

         The Borrower agrees that, if before the time of the requested
Borrowing any matter certified to in this request by it will not be true and
correct at that time as if then made, then it will immediately so notify the
Administrative Agent.  Except to the extent, if any, that before the time of
the requested Borrowing the Administrative Agent shall receive written notice
to the contrary from the Borrower, each





_____________________________
1        Insert either Canadian Dollars or Dollars within the minimum and
         multiple limitations.
2        Insert appropriate interest rate option and, if applicable, the number
         of months with respect to LIBO Rate Loans.


                                                                      EXHIBIT B
<PAGE>   106

matter certified to in this request shall be deemed once again to be certified
as true and correct at the date of the requested Borrowings as if then made.
         Please wire transfer the proceeds of the requested Borrowing to the
accounts of the following Persons at the banks indicated respectively:

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                                                                             Attention:
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                                                    --------------------     --------------------------
                                                                             Attention:
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         The Borrower has caused this request to be executed and delivered, and
the certification and warranties in this request to be made, by its duly
Authorized Person on the date first stated above.

                                             __________________________________


                                             By _______________________________
                                                Name:__________________________
                                                Title:_________________________


cc:      The Bank of Nova Scotia,
         Syndications Department
         44 King Street West, 17th Floor
         Toronto, ON M5H 1H1
         Attn: Vice President
         Facsimile No. (416) 866-3329






                                                                      EXHIBIT B
<PAGE>   107
                                   EXHIBIT C

                                ISSUANCE REQUEST


                           Dated ____________________


The Bank of Nova Scotia,
         as Administrative Agent
Loan Administration and Agency Services
44 King Street West, 17th Floor
Toronto, ON M5H 1H1
Attn: Senior Manager
Facsimile No. (416) 866-5991

         This request is delivered to you by ______________________ (a
_____________ organized and existing under the laws of ______________, the
"BORROWER") under SECTION 3.2 of the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with
all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it,
the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
_______________________ (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
____________________), certain financial institutions as lenders, you and Royal
Bank of Canada, respectively, as the administrative agent and the syndication
agent for those lenders, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used, unless
otherwise defined, in this request.

         The Borrower requests that on __________________________________ (the
"DATE OF ISSUANCE"), ____________________ (the "ISSUER") [issue a standby
Pro-Rata Letter of Credit in the initial Stated Amount of ___________1 with a
Stated Expiry Date of ___, 19____] [extend the Stated Expiry Date of
Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. _____, issued on ____________, 19____,
as a Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, in the initial Stated Amount of
_________________1 to a revised Stated Expiry Date of ______________, 19___].2

         [The beneficiary of the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit will be
______________________ ,3 and the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit will be
in support of _____________________________ 3.]4 [The following documents must
be delivered to the Issuer in connection with a drawing under the Pro-Rata
Letter of Credit: ____________________.]4 Partial drawings under the requested
Pro-Rata Letter of





__________________________________

1        Insert either Canadian Dollars or Dollars.
2        Insert the first set  of bracketed language  to request the issuance
         of Letter of  Credit and the second  set of bracketed language  to
         request the extension of a Letter of Credit.
3        Insert name and address of beneficiary.
4        Delete bracketed sentence if Issuance Request is for an extension.

                                                                      EXHIBIT C
<PAGE>   108

Credit are [not](5) permitted.

         Pursuant to SECTION 6.2.2 of the Credit Agreement, the delivery of
this request constitutes a representation and warranty by each Obligor that, on
the date of this request, and immediately after giving effect to the [issuance]
[extension](5) of the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, all statements in
SECTION 6.2.1 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct; provided that, with
respect to the covenants in SECTION 8.2.3 of the Credit Agreement, the
foregoing representation and warranty is made to the best knowledge of each
Obligor (after due inquiry).

         The Borrower agrees that, if before the time of the [issuance]
[extension](5) of the requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit, any matter certified
to in this request by it will not be true and correct at such time as if then
made, then it will immediately so notify the Administrative Agent.  Except to
the extent, if any, that before the time of the [issuance] [extension](5) of the
requested Pro-Rata Letter of Credit the Administrative Agent and the Issuer
shall receive written notice to the contrary from the Borrower, each matter
certified to in this request shall be deemed to be certified at the date of
that issuance or extension.

         The Borrower has caused this request to be executed and delivered, and
the certification and warranties in this request to be made, by its duly
Authorized Person as of the date first stated above.

                                             __________________________________


                                             By _______________________________
                                                Name:__________________________
                                                Title:_________________________


cc:      The Bank of Nova Scotia,
         Syndications Department
         44 King Street West, 17th Floor
         Toronto, ON M5H 1H1
         Attn: Vice President
         Facsimile No. (416) 866-3329











__________________________________

         Insert as appropriate.

                                                                      EXHIBIT C
<PAGE>   109
                                   EXHIBIT D

                         CONTINUATION/CONVERSION NOTICE

                          Dated ______________________


The Bank of Nova Scotia,
         as Administrative Agent
Loan Administration and Agency Services
44 King Street West, 17th Floor
Toronto, ON M5H 1H1
Attn: Senior Manager
Facsimile No. (416) 866-5991


         This notice is delivered to you by _______________________________ (a
_____________ organized and existing under the laws of ______________, the
"BORROWER") under SECTION 4.2.3 of the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with
all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it,
the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrower,
________________________ (a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of ____________________), certain financial institutions as lenders, you and
Royal Bank of Canada, respectively, as the administrative agent and the
syndication agent for those lenders, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as
co- agent.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when
used, unless otherwise defined, in this notice.

         The Borrower requests that on _____________________, 19____,

                 (1)      $________________ of the presently outstanding
         principal amount of the Pro-Rata Revolving Loans originally made on ,
         19__,

                 (2)      and presently being maintained as 1[Canadian Prime
                          Rate Loans] [LIBO Rate Loans] [U.S. Base Rate Loans],

                 (3)      be 1[converted into] [continued as],

                 (4)2     [LIBO Rate Loans having an Interest Period of [one]
         [three] [six] month(s)] [Canadian Prime Rate Loans] [U.S. Base Rate
         Loans].





__________________________________

1        Insert either as appropriate
2        Insert appropriate interest rate option and, if applicable, the number
         of months with respect to LIBO Rate Loans.

                                                                      EXHIBIT D
<PAGE>   110

         The delivery of this notice constitutes a representation and warranty
by each Obligor that no Event of Default [Default]1 has occurred and is
continuing or will (immediately after giving effect to the requested
continuation or conversion requested hereby) occur and be continuing; provided
that with respect to the covenants in SECTION 8.2.3 of the Credit Agreement,
the foregoing representation and warranty is made to the best knowledge of each
Obligor (after due inquiry).

         The Borrower agrees that, if before the time of that continuation or
conversion any matter certified to in this notice by it will not be true and
correct at such time as if then made, then it will immediately so notify the
Administrative Agent.  Except to the extent, if any, that before the time of
the requested continuation or conversion the Administrative Agent shall receive
written notice to the contrary from the Borrower, each matter certified to in
this notice shall be deemed to be certified at the date of that continuation or
conversion as if then made.

         The Borrower has caused this notice to be executed and delivered, and
the certification and warranties in this notice to be made, by its duly
Authorized Person on the date first stated above.

                                             __________________________________


                                             By _______________________________
                                                Name:__________________________
                                                Title:_________________________


cc:   The Bank of Nova Scotia,
      Syndications Department
      44 King Street West, 17th Floor
      Toronto, ON M5H 1H1
      Attn: Vice President
      Facsimile No. (416) 866-3329





__________________________________

1        Include  bracketed text  if Borrower is  requesting either  the
         continuation  of a  previously-made Pro-Rata Revolving  Loan as,  or
         the conversion  of a previously-made Canadian Prime  Rate Loan or U.S.
         Base Rate Loan to, a  LIBO Rate Loan with  an Interest Period longer
         than one month.

                                                                      EXHIBIT D
<PAGE>   111
                                   EXHIBIT E

                             COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

                        Dated _________________________


To the Lenders and Agents party to the
Canadian Credit Agreement described below


      This certificate is delivered in compliance with SECTIONS 8.1.1(C) and
(D) of the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and other
modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT")
dated as of October 28, 1997, among Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of Delaware, United States of America, "MICRO"),
Ingram Micro Inc. (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada), certain financial institutions as lenders, The
Bank of Nova Scotia and Royal Bank of Canada, respectively, as the
administrative agent and the syndication agent for those lenders, and Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement
have the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this
certificate.

      The undersigned certifies that (a) the attached financial statements are
a complete and correct copy of Micro's required financial statements for the
period indicated and that those financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
(as interpreted in accordance with SECTION 1.4 of the Credit Agreement), (b) no
Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of this certificate,1 and
(c) a true and correct statement of calculations demonstrating Micro's
compliance with the various requirements of the Credit Agreement is attached.

      Although the allocation may vary from time to time and at any time, Micro
anticipates that Micro will make ________% and Micro Canada will make
________% use of Credit Extensions under the Credit Agreement for the current
Fiscal Period.


                                             __________________________________


                                                Name:__________________________
                                                Title:_________________________




__________________________________

1        If a Default  has occurred and is continuing as  of the date of the
         applicable Compliance Certificate,  the text of CLAUSE (B) should be
         replaced with a statement of the nature of the Default and the action
         which Micro has taken or proposes to take with respect to it.

                                                                      EXHIBIT E
<PAGE>   112
                                  EXHIBIT G-1

                  COORDINATION CENTER GUARANTY ON FIRST DEMAND

         This Guaranty on first demand (hereinafter, this "DEMAND GUARANTY")
given by:

         INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V., a naamloze vennootschap (a
         company) established under the laws of Belgium as a coordination
         center, with its registered office at Leuvensesteenweg 11, 1932 Sint
         Stevens Woluwe, Belgium registered with the trade register of Brussels
         under the number 547.298 (the "GUARANTOR");

         WHEREAS Ingram Micro Singapore PTE Ltd., a corporation established
under the laws of Singapore, with registered office at 143 Cecil Street,
#07-03/04, GB Building, Singapore 069542 (hereinafter referred to as "MICRO
SINGAPORE"), Ingram Micro Inc., a company established under the laws of
Ontario, Canada, with registered office at 230 Barmac Drive, Weston, Ontario,
Canada M9L 2Z3 ("MICRO CANADA"), and the Guarantor (collectively, the
"SUBSIDIARIES") are direct or indirect subsidiaries of Ingram Micro Inc., a
corporation established under the laws of Delaware, United States of America,
with registered office at 1600 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California
92705 ("MICRO");

         AND WHEREAS Micro, the Subsidiaries and the other direct and indirect
subsidiaries of Micro (collectively, the "GROUP") are engaged as an integrated
group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling,
distribution and service activities;

         AND WHEREAS this integrated operation requires financing on a group
basis whereby credit supplied to members of the Group is made available from
time to time to other members of the Group, including the Subsidiaries, as
required for the continued successful operation of the members of the Group
separately, and the integrated operation as a whole;

         AND WHEREAS Micro has negotiated a Canadian Credit Agreement (as
amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated
as of October 28, 1997, among Micro, Micro Canada, certain financial
institutions (together with their respective successors and permitted assigns
and any branch or affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as
permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"),
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent (in that capacity, the
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, Royal Bank of Canada, as syndication
agent for the Lenders, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent.

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Agreement the Lenders will make
Credit Extensions (that capitalized term and all other capitalized terms not
defined herein to have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement) to Micro
and Micro Canada (collectively, "BORROWERS") from time to time;

         AND WHEREAS the Borrowers expect to make a portion of the proceeds of
the Credit Extensions available to other members of the Group, including the
Subsidiaries, in order to contribute to fulfilling the present and future
financing needs of the Group;

         AND WHEREAS each member of the Group will benefit from the
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Agreement by way of secure access to sources of long-term financing on
favorable terms and conditions and financing arrangements on a more
cost-efficient basis, as well as other indirect benefits;

         AND WHEREAS it is a condition of the Lenders' entering into the Credit
Agreement and making the initial Credit Extension thereunder that each of Micro
and the Subsidiaries (including the Guarantor) enter into guarantees on the
terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Agreement other subsidiaries of
Micro may be required or permitted from time to time to deliver additional
guarantees (together with this Demand Guaranty and the aforementioned
guarantees being delivered by Micro and the other Subsidiaries, collectively
the "GROUP GUARANTEES") of the Obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (Micro and its Subsidiaries in their
capacity as guarantors (including the Guarantor), together with such other
subsidiaries required to deliver a guaranty from time to time pursuant to the
Credit Agreement, collectively the "GROUP GUARANTORS");

         AND WHEREAS the Guarantor and the other Group Guarantors have entered
into or will enter into an agreement (the "INTRA-GROUP AGREEMENT") pursuant to
which each of the Group Guarantors must agree to provide Group Guarantees on
terms and conditions provided for in the Credit Agreement in order to obtain
the benefits from any portion of the Credit Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS it is therefore necessary for the Group Guarantors to
enter into the Group Guarantees in order to obtain from the Borrowers the
benefit of any portion of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS the application of the Group's creditworthiness under the
Credit Agreement by means of the incorporation of unlimited guarantees of the
Group Guarantors results in a credit structure that enhances the
creditworthiness of the Group and permits financing to be raised on terms and
conditions more favorable to the members of the Group than would otherwise be
possible;

         AND WHEREAS, in order to induce the Lenders, the Administrative Agent,
the Syndication Agent and the Co-Agent (collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES") to
enter into the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions thereunder, and to
obtain the other valuable benefits and consideration described therein and
herein, each Group Guarantor has agreed or will agree to guarantee, on the
terms and conditions set forth in the relevant Group Guarantees the obligations
of each Borrower under the Credit Agreement, the Notes (if any) and each other
Loan Document in favor of the Lender Parties, and each Group Guarantor expects
to derive benefits, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of the Credit
Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS this Demand Guaranty is intended to constitute and
constitutes an independent guaranty on first demand (guarantee op eerste
verzoek), and not an ordinary guaranty (borgtocht), and the other Group
Guarantees are on terms and conditions similar to those of an independent
guaranty on first demand (guarantie op eerste verzoek), and in particular to
the terms of this Demand Guaranty;

         AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Group Guarantees, at any
time when any Lender Party is entitled to demand payment under the Group
Guarantees, such Lender Party may, at its option, make demand on any one or
more Group Guarantors and is not obliged to make demand on any proportionate
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         AND WHEREAS the Intra-Group Agreement provides for (i) indemnification
by the Borrowers in favor of each Group Guarantor for Guarantor Losses (as
defined in the Intra-Group Agreement) and for (ii) contribution by all the
Group Guarantors such that all losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Group
Guarantors in connection with the obligations created by the Group Guarantees
shall be shared by all of the Group Guarantors proportionately on the basis of
their net asset values and their obligations to the Borrowers as at the date
such losses, costs and expenses may be incurred;

         AND WHEREAS the Credit Agreement is governed by the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada; the Micro Guaranty is governed by the laws of the
State of New York, United States; the Micro Canada Guaranty is governed by the
laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada; the Micro Singapore Guaranty is
governed by the laws of Singapore; and this Demand Guaranty and the Intra-Group
Agreement are governed by the laws of Belgium;

         THE FOREGOING HAVING BEEN PRESENTED, it is contracted and agreed as
follows:

         1.      GUARANTY ON FIRST DEMAND.

         (a)     The Guarantor hereby unconditionally, absolutely and
irrevocably guarantees on first demand, by way of an independent guaranty on
first demand (guarantie op eerste verzoek) and not by way of ordinary guaranty
(borgtocht), to each Lender Party (including their respective successors and
assigns):

                 (i)      the full and punctual payment when due, whether on
         demand, at stated maturity, or on a prepayment date, by acceleration
         or otherwise, of all amounts payable by the Borrowers (other than the
         Guarantor) under or in connection with the Credit Agreement and the
         other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all principal,
         interest, premiums, fees and expenses payable by the Borrowers (other
         than the Guarantor) thereunder and all reasonable expenses incurred by
         any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under the Credit Agreement,
         the Notes, and the other Loan Documents (including this Demand
         Guaranty) (all of the foregoing guaranteed payments described in this
         SECTION 1(a)(I) being the "GUARANTEED PAYMENTS"), and

                 (ii)     the full performance and observance as required of
         all of the covenants, conditions and agreements provided in the Credit
         Agreement and each other Loan Document required to be performed or
         observed by each Borrower (other than the Guarantor) (all of the
         foregoing guaranteed obligations described in this SECTION 1(a)(II)
         being the "GUARANTEED COVENANTS" and, collectively with the Guaranteed
         Payments, being the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS").

         (b)     The costs guaranteed by this Demand Guaranty include all costs
of registration and all other ancillary costs which this Demand Guaranty could
lead to, including without limitation any and all costs and expenses
(including, to the fullest extent permitted by law, reasonable attorney's fees
and expenses) incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under this
Demand Guaranty.

         2.      EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Demand Guaranty shall enter into force
upon the date hereof.

         3.      PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE ON DEMAND.  The Guarantor shall make
payment of all Guaranteed Payments and of all other amounts payable by it
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demand therefor is made in writing to it by any Lender Party.  Such demand
shall be deemed to have been sufficiently substantiated if it is for the amount
specified in a statement by such Lender Party of the amounts payable and not
paid by the Borrowers (other than the Guarantor) under the terms of the Credit
Agreement, and of any other amounts payable by the Guarantor hereunder.

         In addition, and without prejudice or limitation to the foregoing, the
Guarantor shall perform or ensure performance of each Guaranteed Covenant, to
the extent of its legal capacity and to the best of its abilities, forthwith
after substantiated demand therefor is made in writing to it by any Lender
Party.  Such demand shall be deemed to have been sufficiently substantiated if
it identifies the Loan Document under which the obligation to perform or comply
with each such Guaranteed Covenant arises, specifies the relevant section of
such Loan Document, and states that such Guaranteed Covenant is required of
such Borrower by such Loan Document but has not been performed or complied
with.

         Each substantiated demand pursuant to this SECTION 3 shall be deemed
to have been effectively made by a Lender Party when addressed to the Guarantor
at its last address known to such Lender Party and personally delivered to such
address or, if sent by telecopy or other similar means of telecommunications,
when the appropriate receipt of transmission is received by the sender thereof.

         This Demand Guaranty constitutes a first demand guaranty, and the
Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall not be necessary or required that
any Lender Party exercise any right, assert any claim or demand or enforce any
remedy whatsoever against any Borrower or any other Obligor or any other
Person, before or as a condition to the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder.

         4.      GUARANTEE ABSOLUTE, ETC.  This Demand Guaranty shall in all
respects be a continuing, absolute and unconditional and irrevocable guaranty
on first demand.  The liability of the Guarantor under this Demand Guaranty is
absolute and irrevocable and a Guaranteed Payment shall be deemed to be payable
by each Borrower (other than the Guarantor) and a Guaranteed Covenant shall be
deemed to be required of each Borrower (other than the Guarantor), for the
purposes of this Demand Guaranty, including for the purposes of any demand
pursuant to SECTION 3 above, notwithstanding:

         (a)     any lack of validity or enforceability of any Obligor's
obligations under or with respect to any Loan Document or any other agreement
or instrument relating thereto, or the existence of any law, regulation or
order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting the terms of any
Loan Document or the rights or obligations of the Obligors thereunder or with
respect thereto;

         (b)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender Parties, in
the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of
the Loan Documents or any other amendment, renewal, extension, acceleration,
compromise or waiver of or any consent or departure from the terms or
provisions of any of the Loan Documents;

         (c)     the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors to
execute and deliver any of the Loan Documents; any set-off or counterclaim
which may at any time be available to or asserted by any of the Obligors
against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's obligations under any
of the Loan Documents; the existence or continuance of any Obligor as a legal
entity; the consolidation or merger of any Obligor with or into any other
corporation, or the sale, lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or
substantially all of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not
effected in compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents; or the
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writing by any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the
making by any Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or entering
into a composition or arrangement with, creditors;

         (d)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the
part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any failure to demand,
delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for any payment under any of the
Loan Documents, any failure to give to any Obligor (including the Guarantor)
notice of default in the making of any payment due and payable under any of the
Loan Documents or in the performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in any of the Loan  Documents, any action taken by any Lender Party
in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right or power conferred by
any of the Loan Documents, or the failure, delay or omission by any Lender
Party to exercise any such right or power;

         (e)     any invalidation of any of the obligations of the Guarantor or
any other Obligor or the repudiation by the Guarantor of this Demand Guaranty
or any of the other Group Guarantees by any other Group Guarantor, whether or
not under color of right;

         (f)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
release, or termination executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent or
any other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 13(B) of this Demand
Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable, any
act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any Lender
Party with respect to any of the Loan Documents, including any termination of
any such obligations, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any consent or
departure from the terms or provisions of this Demand Guaranty or the other
Group Guarantees or any release of the Guarantor or the other Group Guarantors,
from liability hereunder or thereunder;

         (g)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
release, or termination executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent or
any other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 13(b) of this Demand
Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable, any
release, discharge, modification or exchange of any property pledged or
mortgaged or in which a security interest has been granted as collateral for
the Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent or
waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing for
granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the Guaranteed
Obligations; and

         (h)     any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge under applicable laws of, the Borrowers or
any other Obligor.

         As between the Guarantor on the one hand and the Lender Parties on the
other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and
payable as provided in the Credit Agreement notwithstanding any stay,
injunction, or other prohibition preventing such declaration as against the
Obligors (other than Ingram European Coordination Center N.V. in its capacity
as the Guarantor), and, in the event of any such declaration, such obligations
shall forthwith be deemed to be amounts payable by such Obligors for purposes
of this Demand Guaranty.

         5.      TERM OF THE DEMAND GUARANTY.  This Demand Guaranty shall
continue in force so long as (a) any of the Guaranteed Obligations is
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         6.      WAIVER OF NOTICE.  The Guarantor hereby waives notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon the Obligors, other than any notice required by this Demand
Guaranty.

         7.      NO SUBROGATION.  Notwithstanding any payment or payments made
or expenses incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Demand Guaranty, the
rights of the Guarantor:

         (a)     against each Borrower (other than the Guarantor) in respect of
any and all rights of reimbursement and subrogation with respect to this Demand
Guaranty or any other guaranty of any nature (including the other Group
Guarantees);

         (b)     against each Borrower (other than the Guarantor), any other
Subsidiary or any other party to the Intra-Group Agreement in respect of any
and all present and future debts and obligations thereunder of such party to
the Guarantor; and

         (c)     if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
against each Borrower (other than the Guarantor) in respect of any and all
other present and future debts and obligations of such Borrower to the
Guarantor, (including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or
indemnification) are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to the (x)
full payment in cash of all the Guaranteed Obligations owing to the Lender
Parties and (y) the termination of all Commitments.  If any amount shall be
paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, and the
Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been paid in cash in full and the
Commitments of the Lender Parties shall not have terminated, such amount shall
be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for the benefit of, and held by
the Guarantor in the name and for the account of the Lender Parties and, in
addition, shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Lender Parties to be credited and applied upon the Guaranteed
Obligations if then matured or forthwith be repaid to the relevant Borrower if
such obligations are then unmatured.

         8.      CONTINUING GUARANTY.  This Demand Guaranty shall continue to
be effective, or be reinstated as the case may be, if at any time any payment,
or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or any other Obligor (including
the Guarantor) or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

         9.      SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNMENT.  This Demand Guaranty shall be binding
upon the Guarantor and its legal successors and assigns.  The benefit of this
Demand Guaranty at any time is intended for the benefit of each Lender Party
and its successors and assigns, and shall be considered, subject to any
procedures or formalities required by law, to be assigned upon the assignment
or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and obligations
under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents without requiring any
act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  The Guarantor hereby
irrevocably appoints Micro as its mandatary to receive notice, by way of
registration pursuant to the Credit Agreement, of the transfer of any Note or
of other rights and obligations with respect to the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents (including this Guaranty) by any Lender Party, and
instructs Micro, in its capacity as mandatary, to inform the directors of the
Guarantor forthwith of any such transfer.

10.     COUNTERPARTS.  This Demand Guaranty may be executed in one or more
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the Guarantor hereby agrees to enter into and provide to any Lender Party such
additional counterparts of this Demand Guaranty as such Lender Party may
request in writing at any time and from time to time.

         11.     ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Demand Guaranty, together with the
other agreements and documents herein or therein referred to, constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and there are no warranties, representations or other
agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof
except as specifically set forth herein.

         12.     DIVISIBILITY.  If any obligation, covenant or provision herein
contained is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect
or impair and shall not be deemed to affect or impair, the validity, legality
or enforceability of any other obligation, covenant or provision herein
contained.  Each such obligation, covenant or provision so determined to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall be interpreted in such manner as to
render it or them valid, legal and enforceable to the greatest extent permitted
by applicable law.  Each obligation, covenant and provision of this agreement
is hereby declared to be divisible, separate and distinct.

         13.     MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

         (a)     This Demand Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be
construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION 5.11 and ARTICLE XI thereof.

         (b)     No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Demand
Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given.

         (c)     All notices and communications provided to any party hereto,
other than as provided in SECTION 3 hereof, shall be made in the manner, and
subject to the provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

         (d)     Section captions used in this Demand Guaranty are for
convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this
Guaranty.

         (e)     In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights of any
Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Default described in any of CLAUSES (a)
through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the Credit Agreement (after providing notice to
the Guarantor with respect thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits, accounts
or moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations of the Guarantor
that are at such time due and owing to such Lender Party hereunder,
irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any demand
under any Loan Document.

14.     APPLICABLE LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  This Demand Guaranty shall
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by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Belgium.  ANY LITIGATION
BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS DEMAND
GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALINGS, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR PURSUANT TO THIS
DEMAND GUARANTY, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, U.S.A., THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR THE COURTS OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.  THE
GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE
AND, IN THE CASE OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO
THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH LITIGATION BY THE MAILING OF COPIES
OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION
11.2 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, IN EACH SUCH CASE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF
GENERAL COUNSEL, INGRAM MICRO INC., OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT
THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN A MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF EACH SUCH
JURISDICTION.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY, AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER
MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH
COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT
IN ANY INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER
MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL
PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT,
ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS
PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF
ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS DEMAND GUARANTY.

         15.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND THE GUARANTOR
HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT
OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS DEMAND GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF
CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS
OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR, THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND
EACH OTHER PROVISION OF THIS DEMAND GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A
MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
AND MAKING CREDIT EXTENSIONS THEREUNDER.

         DONE at Santa Ana, California as of October 28, 1997.


                                 By
                                    ___________________________________________
                                    Michael Grainger, Authorized Representative

















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                                  EXHIBIT G-2

                             INTRA-GROUP AGREEMENT

         This Intra-Group Agreement is made as of October 28, 1997 (this
         "AGREEMENT") between:

- -        INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the State
         of Delaware, United States of America, with registered office at 1600
         East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705, United States of
         America (hereinafter referred to as "MICRO");

- -        INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a corporation existing under the laws
         of Singapore, with registered office at 143 Cecil Street, #07-03/04, GB
         Building, Singapore 069542 (hereinafter referred to as "MICRO
         SINGAPORE");

- -        INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the
         Province of Ontario, Canada, with registered office at 230 Barmac
         Drive, Weston, Ontario, Canada M9L 2Z3 (hereinafter referred to as
         "MICRO CANADA"); and

- -        INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V., a corporation ("NAAMLOZE
         VENNOOTSCHAP"), existing under the laws of Belgium as a coordination
         center, with its registered office at Leuvensesteenweg 11, 1932 Sint
         Stevens Woluwe, Belgium, registered with the trade register of Brussels
         under the number 547.298 (hereinafter referred to as "COORDINATION
         CENTER");

         WHEREAS, Micro Singapore, Micro Canada, and Coordination Center
(collectively, the "SUBSIDIARIES") are direct or indirect subsidiaries of
Micro;

         AND WHEREAS Micro, the Subsidiaries and the other direct and indirect
subsidiaries of Micro (collectively, the "GROUP") are engaged as an integrated
group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling
distribution and service activities;

         AND WHEREAS this integrated operation requires financing on a group
basis whereby credit supplied to members of the Group is made available from
time to time to other members of the Group, including the Subsidiaries, as
required for the continued successful operation of the members of the Group
separately, and the integrated operation as a whole,

         AND WHEREAS Micro, Micro Canada, certain financial institutions
(together with their respective successors and permitted assigns and any branch
or affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION
5.6 of the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"), The Bank of Nova
Scotia, as administrative agent (in that capacity, the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT")
for the Lenders, Royal Bank of Canada, as syndication agent for the Lenders,
and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent are parties to the Canadian
Credit Agreement (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997;

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Agreement the Lenders will make
Credit Extensions (that capitalized term and all other capitalized terms not
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SECTION 1.1) to Micro and Micro Canada (the "BORROWERS") from time to time;

         AND WHEREAS the Borrowers expect to make a portion of the proceeds of
the Credit Extensions available to other members of the Group, including the
Subsidiaries, in order to contribute to fulfilling the present and future
financing needs of the Group;

         AND WHEREAS each member of the Group will benefit from the
implementation of the Credit Agreement by way of secure access to sources of
long-term financing on favorable terms and conditions permitting a reduced cost
of funds, currency conversion and financing arrangements on a more
cost-efficient basis, as well as other indirect benefits;

         AND WHEREAS it is a condition of the Lenders' entering into the Credit
Agreement and making the initial Credit Extension thereunder that each of Micro
and the Subsidiaries enter into guaranties on the terms and conditions set
forth in the Credit Agreement;

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Agreement other subsidiaries of
Micro may be required from time to time to deliver additional guarantees
(together with the aforementioned guaranties being delivered by Micro and the
Subsidiaries, collectively the "GUARANTIES" and individually a "GUARANTY") of
the Obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (Micro and its Subsidiaries in their capacity as guarantors, together
with such other Persons becoming a party to this Agreement pursuant to SECTION
4.3 hereof, the "GUARANTORS");

         AND WHEREAS in order to obtain the benefits from any portion of the
proceeds of the Credit Extensions, each of the Guarantors must agree to provide
guarantees on the terms and conditions of its Guaranty, and the parties hereto
desire to confirm and acknowledge this obligation;

         AND WHEREAS it is therefore necessary for each Guarantor to enter into
its Guaranty in order to obtain from the Borrowers the benefit of any portion
of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS the application of the Group's creditworthiness under the
Credit Agreement by means of the incorporation of unlimited guarantees of the
Guarantors results in a credit structure that enhances the creditworthiness of
the Group and permits financing to be raised on terms and conditions more
favorable to the members of the Group, including the parties hereto, than would
otherwise be possible;

         AND WHEREAS in order to induce the Lenders, the Administrative Agent
and the Syndication Agent, and the Co-Agent (collectively, the "LENDER
PARTIES") to enter into the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions
thereunder, and to obtain the other valuable benefits and consideration
described herein, each Subsidiary has agreed to guarantee, on the terms and
conditions set forth in the relevant Guaranties, the Obligations of each
Borrower under the Credit Agreement, the Notes and each other Loan Document in
favor of the Lender Parties, and each Subsidiary expects to derive benefits,
directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of the Credit Extensions;

         AND WHEREAS pursuant to the term of the Guaranties, at any time when
any Lender Party is entitled to demand payment under the Guaranties, such
Lender Party may, at its option, make demand on any one or more Guarantors and
is not obliged to make demand on any proportionate basis;

AND WHEREAS the parties hereto desire to enter into an arrangement to provide
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(i) indemnification by the Borrowers in favor of each Guarantor for Guarantor
Losses (as defined in SECTION 2.3 hereof) and for (ii) contribution by all
parties such that all losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Guarantors in
connection with the obligations created by the Guaranties shall be shared by
all of the Guarantors proportionately on the basis of their net asset values
and their obligations to the Borrowers as at the date such losses, costs and
expenses may be incurred;

         AND WHEREAS the Credit Agreement will be governed by the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada; the Micro Guaranty will be governed by the laws of
the State of New York, United States of America; the Micro Canada Guaranty will
be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada; the Micro Singapore
Guaranty will be governed by the laws of Singapore; and this Agreement and the
Coordination Center Guaranty will be governed by the laws of Belgium.

         THE FOREGOING HAVING BEEN PRESENTED, the parties hereto contract and
agree as follows:


                           ARTICLE 1 - INTERPRETATION

         1.1.    DEFINITIONS.  For the purposes of this Agreement:

                 (a)      "CREDIT DOCUMENTS" shall mean the Credit Agreement,
         the Notes (if any), the Loan Documents (including the Guaranties), and
         each other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

                 (b)      "NET ASSET AMOUNT" of a Guarantor at any time shall
         mean the sum of its Stockholders' Equity at that time, plus the net
         amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such
         Guarantor to the Borrowers at that time (it being understood and
         agreed that, in the case of any Guarantor that is also a Borrower,
         such Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to itself
         in its capacity as such Borrower);

                 (c)      "STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY" of a Guarantor at any time
         shall mean the amount of its unconsolidated stockholders' equity as
         shown on its most recent periodic financial statements



















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         prepared as of that time; and

                 (d)      all capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

         1.2.    INTERPRETATION NOT AFFECTED BY HEADINGS.  The division of this
Agreement into sections, articles, paragraphs and other portions and the
insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.  The terms "THIS
AGREEMENT", "HEREOF", "HEREIN", "HEREUNDER" and similar expressions refer to
this Agreement and not to any particular section, article, paragraph or other
portion hereof and include any agreement or instrument supplementary or
ancillary hereto.

         1.3.    GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall be governed and
           interpreted in accordance with the laws of Belgium.

         1.4.    CURRENCY.  Unless the contrary is expressly indicated, any
reference in this Agreement to a sum of money as of any time shall be a
reference to such sum in, or converted as of that time into, lawful money of
the United States of America, and all payments to be made hereunder shall be
made in that currency.

         1.5.    SCHEDULE.  The following schedule annexed hereto is
incorporated herein by reference and deemed to be part hereof:

         SCHEDULE A --    A form of execution copy of Credit Agreement dated as
                          of October 28, 1997, including the schedules and
                          exhibits attached thereto.

         1.6.    ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement, together with the Schedule,
agreements and other documents herein or therein referred to, constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and there are no warranties, representations or other
agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof
except as specifically set forth herein.

         1.7.    DIVISIBILITY.  If any obligation, covenant or provision herein
contained is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect
or impair and shall not be deemed to affect or impair, the validity, legality
or enforceability of any other obligation, covenant or provision herein
contained and each such obligation, covenant or provision shall be interpreted
in such manner as to render them valid, legal and enforceable to the greatest
extent permitted by applicable law.  Each obligation, covenant and provision of
this Agreement is hereby declared to be divisible, separate and distinct.

                             ARTICLE 2 - AGREEMENTS

         2.1.    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
confirms:

                 (a)      that it has received an execution copy of the Credit
         Agreement and other Loan Documents, and that its financial officers
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         as all other documents, facts and other circumstances necessary to
         arrive at an informed judgment as to the advisability of entering into
         its Guaranty and of the benefits obtained by implementing its
         Guaranty; and

                 (b)      that the proceeds of the Credit Extensions will be an
         essential element necessary to meet its long-term financing needs,
         that it expects to benefit directly and indirectly from the
         implementation of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
         and that the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the
         other Loan Documents, including the Guarantees, will be more favorable
         than any long-term financing arrangement it could negotiate on its own
         behalf without the credit support of the Group.

         2.2.    EXECUTION OF DEFINITIVE AGREEMENTS.  Subject to approval of
definitive agreements by its board of directors or other managing authority, as
applicable, each of the parties hereto covenants and agrees to execute and
deliver each Guaranty to which it is a party on the terms and conditions set
out in the Credit Agreement.

         2.3.    INDEMNITY OF BORROWERS.  Subject to the rights of any Lender
Party under the Credit Documents (including the subordination provisions
contained therein), each Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify each Guarantor
forthwith upon demand and to hold each Guarantor harmless against any and all
losses, costs and expenses incurred by such Guarantor as a result of fulfilling
its obligations under any Guaranty provided by it ("GUARANTOR LOSSES") in
respect of the Obligations of such Borrower.  Subject to SECTION 2.7, a
Guarantor that has incurred Guarantor Losses may elect to obtain the benefit of
the indemnity under this SECTION 2.3 by setting its Guarantor Losses off
against the net amount of any obligations that it may owe to any Borrower at
that time to the extent of such net amount.

         2.4.    GUARANTOR INDEMNITIES.  Subject to the rights of any Lender
Party under the Credit   Documents (including the subordination provisions
contained therein), and without in any way limiting the liabilities of any
Borrower under SECTION 2.3, each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agrees
to indemnify every other Guarantor forthwith upon demand and hold every other
Guarantor harmless against any and all Guarantor Losses incurred by such
Guarantor (an  "INDEMNIFIED GUARANTOR") to the extent that such Guarantor
Losses exceed the Indemnified Guarantor's Net Asset Amount on the date such
Guarantor Losses are incurred; provided that no Guarantor shall be required to
pay an amount in respect of the indemnity set forth in this SECTION 2.4 greater
than its Net Asset Amount on such date.

         2.5.    SHARING LOSSES.  Subject to the rights of any Lender Party
under the Credit Documents (including the subordination provisions contained
therein) and without in any way limiting the liabilities of any Borrower under
SECTION 2.3 or of the Guarantors under SECTION 2.4, each of the Guarantors
agrees that the liability for all Guarantor Losses shall be shared by the
Guarantors pro rata on the basis of each Guarantor's Net Asset Amount.  For
greater certainty, following the fulfillment of obligations under the
Guaranties, including payments made under the indemnities set forth in SECTION
2.4, each Guarantor covenants and agrees to compensate the Guarantors incurring
Guarantor Losses, either directly as a result of the Guaranties or indirectly
as a result of the indemnity set forth in SECTION 2.4, by the payment of an
amount not exceeding its own Net Asset Amount (the "COMPENSATION PAYMENT") to
such Guarantors that will be sufficient, when aggregated with all other
Compensation Payments made hereunder, to ensure that no Guarantor incurs a
liability for Guarantor Losses greater than an amount equal to the product
obtained by multiplying the aggregate Guarantor Losses of all the Guarantors at
such time by a fraction the numerator of which is the Net Asset Amount of such
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aggregate Net Asset Amounts of all the Guarantors at that time.

         2.6.    APPLICATION OF FUNDS.  Each Borrower hereby covenants and
agrees that the proceeds from the Credit Extensions will be used for the
purpose of meeting the financing requirements of the Group, including the
Guarantors, and that funds provided out of such proceeds will be available to
support the operational and expansion needs of the Guarantors from time to
time.

         2.7.    NO SUBROGATION.  Notwithstanding any payment or payments made
or expenses incurred by any Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement, the rights of
such a Guarantor

                 (a)      against each Borrower (other than such Guarantor) in
         respect of any and all rights of reimbursement, indemnification and
         subrogation with respect to the Guaranties or any other guaranty of
         the Credit Documents of any nature,

                 (b)      against each Borrower (other than such Guarantor),
         any other Guarantor or any other party hereto in respect of any and
         all present and future debts and obligations of such party under this
         Agreement to such Guarantor, and

                 (c)      against each Borrower (other than such Guarantor), at
         any time when an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
         continuing, in respect of any and all other present and future debts
         and obligations of each Borrower to such Guarantor,

(including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or
indemnification) are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to (i) the
payment in full in cash of all of the obligations of each Obligor owing to all
of the Lender Parties under or with respect to the Credit Documents and (ii)
the termination of all the Commitments.  If any amount shall be paid to any of
the Guarantors with respect to any of the foregoing rights prior to the
occurrence of the events described in CLAUSES (i) and (ii) of the preceding
sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to each such Guarantor
for the benefit of, and held by each such Guarantor in the name and for the
account of the Lender Parties and, in addition, shall forthwith be paid to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender Parties to be credited and
applied against the obligations of such Guarantor pursuant to its Guaranty if
then matured or forthwith be repaid to the relevant Borrower if such
obligations are then unmatured.

         2.8.    LIABILITY UNDER THE DOCUMENTS.  The provisions of this
Agreement shall in no way limit or otherwise affect the liability of any of the
Borrowers for Credit Extensions made pursuant to any of the Credit Documents.

                   ARTICLE 3 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         3.1.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE GUARANTORS.  Each of the
parties hereto  hereby represents and warrants to each of the other parties
hereto as follows and acknowledges that each of the other parties is relying
upon such representations and warranties in connection with the matters
contemplated by this Agreement:

                 (a)      it has not ceased to pay its creditors, nor has its
         bank credit been disrupted or suspended, nor is it in any other
         condition relevant to the determination of bankruptcy under the laws
         of bankruptcy applicable to it; no acts or proceedings have been taken
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         connection with, it has not received any notice in respect of, and it
         is not in the course of liquidation, winding-up, dissolution,
         bankruptcy or reorganization; and

                 (b)      this Agreement has been validly authorized, executed
         and delivered by it and is a valid and legally binding obligation of
         it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

         3.2.    REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY OF MICRO.  Micro hereby represents
and warrants to each of the other parties hereto that it believes, as a result
of its independent analysis and negotiations with the Lender Parties, that
application of the Group's creditworthiness by means of the incorporation of
unlimited guarantees of the Guarantors results in a credit structure that
enhances the creditworthiness of the Group and permits financing to be raised
on terms and conditions more favorable than otherwise possible.  Micro
acknowledges that each of the other parties hereto is relying upon the
foregoing representation and warranty in connection with the matters
contemplated by this Agreement.

                              ARTICLE 4 - GENERAL

         4.1.    TERM AND TERMINATION.  This Agreement shall come into force
and effect as of the date hereof and shall continue in force so long as (a) any
party hereto shall have any outstanding obligation with respect to the
obligations guaranteed by the Guaranties and (b) the Commitments have not been
fully terminated.

         4.2.    FURTHER ASSURANCES.  Each of the parties hereto shall do all
such acts and execute and deliver all such documents or instruments as may
reasonably be requested by any of the other parties hereto or their respective
counsel as may be necessary or desirable to complete the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to carry out its provisions.

         4.3.    AMENDMENT.  This Agreement may not be modified or amended
except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the parties hereto or their
respective successors or permitted assigns.  Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, the parties agree that if any Person within the Group that is not a
party hereto hereafter becomes a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Credit
Agreement (a "SUBSEQUENT GUARANTOR"), each of the parties hereto covenants to
cause such Subsequent Guarantor to do all such acts and execute and deliver all
such documents or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or desirable so
that such Subsequent Guarantor becomes a party to this Agreement and becomes
bound by the terms hereof.  If at any time any Guarantor shall cease to be a
Guarantor during the continuation in force of this Agreement, the obligations
of such party under this Agreement shall thereupon cease.

         4.4.    ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTED.  No party may assign this Agreement to
any other Person without the prior written consent of each of the other parties
hereto.

         4.5.    COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
and may be executed in any number of additional counterparts by any one or more
of the parties bound hereby.  A counterpart shall be deemed to be an original
and such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.  Each party
hereto shall receive a fully executed original of this Agreement.

         4.6.    SCOPE.  This Agreement shall be for the benefit of the parties
hereto and the Lender  Parties (including the successors and assigns) and
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         DONE at Santa Ana, California on the date first stated in this
Intra-Group Agreement.


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<S>                                                                 <C>    
INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and                      INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a corporation          
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,                   organized and existing under the laws of Singapore   
United States of America                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                     
By    _____________________________________________                 By    _____________________________________________  
      Michael J. Grainger, Executive Vice                                 Michael J. Grainger, Attorney                 
      President & Worldwide Chief Financial                         
      Officer




INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and                      INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V., , a       
existing under the laws of the Province of                          company organized and existing under the laws of    
Ontario, Canada                                                     The Kingdom of Belgium                              
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                    
By    _____________________________________________                 By    _____________________________________________  
      Michael J. Grainger, Authorized                                     Michael J. Grainger, Authorized                
      Representative                                                      Representative                                 
                                                                    
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                                   EXHIBIT H

                                 MICRO GUARANTY

         Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (this "GUARANTY"), dated as of October 28,
1997, INGRAM MICRO INC., a Delaware corporation (the "GUARANTOR"), hereby
unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably guarantees as primary obligor and
not as a surety merely, to each Lender Party (as defined below), without offset
or deduction, (a) the full and punctual payment when due of all amounts payable
by Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the Province of Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA"), under or in connection with
the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and other
modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT";
unless otherwise defined herein all capitalized terms used herein without
definition have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement) dated as of
October 28, 1997, among the Guarantor, Micro Canada, certain financial
institutions (together with their respective successors and permitted assigns
and any branch or affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as
permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"),
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent (in that capacity the
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, Royal Bank of Canada, as syndication
agent for the Lenders, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent (the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent, that syndication agent, and that co-agent
being, collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES"), and the other Loan Documents,
including, without limitation, all principal, interest, premiums, fees and
expenses payable by Micro Canada thereunder and all reasonable expenses
incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under the Credit
Agreement, the Notes (if any), and the other Loan Documents (including this
Guaranty) and (b) the full performance and observance of all of the covenants,
conditions and agreements provided in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan
Document required to be performed or observed by the Micro Canada (all of the
foregoing guaranteed obligations being the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS").  In the
case of a failure of Micro Canada punctually to make any payment of principal
of or interest or premium on any Credit Extension or Note, the Guarantor hereby
agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when and as the same
shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity, on a prepayment
date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise, as if such payment were
made by Micro Canada.  This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of  payment and not
a guaranty of collection.  The obligations and agreements of the Guarantor
hereunder shall be performed and observed without requiring any notice of
nonpayment, non-performance or non-observance, or any proof thereof or demand
therefor, all of which the Guarantor hereby expressly waives.

         The Guarantor and Micro Canada are engaged as an integrated group in
diversified operations including wholesale distribution of microcomputer
software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer financing,
assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling, distribution and
service activities.  This integrated operation requires financing on such basis
that credit supplied to the Guarantor and Micro Canada be made available from
time to time to the other Subsidiaries of the Guarantor, separately, and as an
integrated operation as a whole.  To induce the Lender Parties to enter into
the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions pursuant thereto, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor has agreed to guarantee, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the obligations of Micro Canada under the Credit
Agreement, the Notes (if any), and each other Loan Document, and the Guarantor
expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the Credit Extensions
made to Micro Canada from time to time.

         SECTION 1.       CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR.  (a) This Guaranty
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the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall remain in full force and
effect irrespective of, and shall not be terminated by, the existence of any
law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction
affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any Note, any other Loan Document
or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the foregoing
agreements, documents and instruments being, collectively, the "CREDIT
DOCUMENTS"), or the rights or obligations of any Obligor under or with respect
to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

                 (i)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any
         Obligor's obligations under or with respect to any Credit Document;

                 (ii)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender
         Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
         term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment,
         renewal, extension, acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms of provisions of any of the Credit
         Documents;

                 (iii)    the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors
         to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
         counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
         Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
         obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
         continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or
         merger of any Obligor with or into any other corporation, or the sale,
         lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or substantially all
         of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected in
         compliance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or the
         bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by
         any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the
         making by any Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or
         entering into a composition or arrangement with, creditors;

                 (iv)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
         on the part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any
         failure to demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for
         any payment under any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give
         to any Obligor (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the
         making of any payment due and payable under any of the Credit
         Documents or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
         contained in any of the Credit Documents or any action taken by any
         Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right
         or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
         delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such right or
         power;

                 (v)      except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any invalidation of any of the
         obligations of the Guarantor hereunder or the repudiation of this
         Guaranty by the Guarantor, whether or not under color of right, or any
         act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any
         Lender Party with respect to the Guarantor's obligations hereunder,
         including, without limitation, any termination of the obligations of
         the Guarantor hereunder, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of this Guaranty
         with respect to the Guarantor or any release of the Guarantor from
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                 (vi)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(B) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any release, discharge,
         modification or exchange of any property pledged or mortgaged or in
         which a security interest has been granted as collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent
         or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing
         for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations; and

                 (vii)    any other circumstance which might otherwise
         constitute a defense available to, or legal or equitable discharge of,
         Micro Canada or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

         (b)     The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily liable
to the Lender Parties, that the obligations hereunder are independent of the
obligations of Micro Canada and any other Obligor, and that a separate action
or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor, whether or not
an action is brought against Micro Canada or any other Obligor, or whether
Micro Canada or any other Obligor is joined in any such action or actions.  The
Guarantor agrees that any releases which may be given by the Lender Parties to
Micro Canada or any other Obligor or endorser shall not release it from this
Guaranty.

         (c)     The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and all
valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now in
effect or hereafter enacted. and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon either Micro Canada or the Guarantor.

         SECTION 2.       NO SUBROGATION. (a) Any and all present and future
debts and obligations of Micro Canada to the Guarantor, including rights of
reimbursement and subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and
subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and termination of all the Commitments; provided that the payment
of such present and future debts other than those due by virtue of rights of
reimbursement and subrogation with respect to this Guaranty shall be so
postponed and subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing.

         (b)     Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender Parties against
Micro Canada under the Credit Documents until the Guaranteed Obligations shall
have been paid in cash in full and the Commitments shall have terminated.  If
any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding
sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for
the benefit of, and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in addition,
shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Lender Parties to be credited and applied upon the Guaranteed Obligations if
then matured or forthwith be repaid to Micro Canada if such obligations are
then unmatured.  The Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between itself on the one
hand and the Lender Parties on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may
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notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
declaration as against Micro Canada and that, in the event of any such
declaration, the Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not then due add payable by
Micro Canada) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for
purposes of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 3.       REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall
continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon
the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Micro Canada, the Guarantor or
any other Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

         SECTION 4.       RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other
Person providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS"), hereby agree, as among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them. that if any Guarantor (in such capacity, an
"EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation
of any Group Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this SECTION 4
shall be subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the
Guaranteed Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination of all
the Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right
or remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall have
occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any Group
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the date
of the most recent financial statements provided to the Lender Parties pursuant
to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1. of the Credit Agreement) of (a) the sum
of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of such Group Guarantor plus the net
amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such Group Guarantor
to all the Borrowers to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity
of all the Group Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of any
obligations owed by all the Group Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it being
understood and agreed that, in the case of any Group Guarantor that is also a
Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to
itself in its capacity as such Borrower).

         SECTION 5.       ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This Guaranty is a
continuing guaranty and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors
and assigns.  This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Under Party and
its successors and assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the
assignment or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without
requiring any act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any
assignee or transferee of any Lender Party such additional counterparts of this
Guaranty as any such Lender Party may request in writing at any time and from
time to time.

         SECTION 6.       GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THIS
GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND ITS PROVISIONS CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER,
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GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR PURSUANT TO THIS
GUARANTY SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE
AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH
LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE
GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.2 OF THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF GENERAL COUNSEL, INGRAM
MICRO INC., OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN
THE MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF EACH SUCH STATE.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY
OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY
SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT
ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT
THAT THE GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION
OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE,
ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH
RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH
IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS GUARANTY.

         SECTION 7.       MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

         (a)     This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the
Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be
construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION 5.11 and ARTICLE XI thereof.

         (b)     No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty,
nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative
Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given.

         (c)     All notices and other communications provided to any party
hereto shall be made in the manner, and subject to the provisions set forth in
SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

         (d)     Section captions used in this Guaranty are for convenience of
reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

         (e)     In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights of any
Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Default described in any of CLAUSES (a)
through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9. of the Credit Agreement (after providing notice
to the Guarantor with respect thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits,
accounts or moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations of the
Guarantor that are at such time due and owing to it hereunder, irrespective of
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made any demand under any Loan Document.

         (f)     Wherever possible each provision of this Guaranty shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or invalid under
such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision of the
remaining provisions of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 8.       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND THE
GUARANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY
MAY HAVE TO A BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT
OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,
COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE
LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR, THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT
HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH
OTHER PROVISION OF THIS GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND MAKING
CREDIT EXTENSIONS THEREUNDER.

         SECTION 9.       ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By
executing the acknowledgment to this Guaranty each of the other Group
Guarantors agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 4 hereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused this
Guaranty to be executed on its behalf as of the date above written by one of
its officers duly authorized thereunto.


                                 INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and
                                 existing under the laws of the State of 
                                 Delaware, United States of America


                                 By   _________________________________________
                                      Michael J. Grainger, Executive Vice 
                                      President, & Worldwide Chief  Financial
                                      Officer



               ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 4:

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INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V., a                         INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a corporation
company organized and existing under the laws of                    organized and existing under the laws of Singapore
The Kingdom of Belgium


By    _____________________________________________                 By    _____________________________________________  
      Michael J. Grainger, Authorized                                     Michael J. Grainger, Attorney
      Representative



                 INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and
                 existing under the laws of the Province of
                 Ontario, Canada


     
                 By    _____________________________________________                 
                       Michael J. Grainger, Authorized Representative
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                                   EXHIBIT I-1

                          MICRO CANADA GUARANTY (MICRO)

                  Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (this "GUARANTY" dated as of October
                  28, 1997,  INGRAM MICRO INC., an Ontario,  Canada  corporation
                  (the  "GUARANTOR"),  hereby  unconditionally,  absolutely  and
                  irrevocably  guarantees as primary obligor and not as a surety
                  merely,  to each  Lender  Party (as  defined  below),  without
                  offset or  deduction,  (a) the full and punctual  payment when
                  due of all amounts payable by Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation
                  organized  and  existing  under the laws of State of Delaware,
                  U.S.A.  ("MICRO"),  under or in  connection  with the Canadian
                  Credit  Agreement  (together  with all  amendments  and  other
                  modifications,  if any,  from  time to  time  made to it,  the
                  "CREDIT  AGREEMENT";   unless  otherwise  defined  herein  all
                  capitalized  terms used  herein  without  definition  have the
                  meanings  provided  for in the Credit  Agreement)  dated as of
                  October  28,  1997,  among  Micro,   the  Guarantor,   certain
                  financial   institutions   (together  with  their   respective
                  successors  and permitted  assigns and any branch or affiliate
                  of a  financial  institution  funding a Loan as  permitted  by
                  SECTION  5.6  of  the  Credit  Agreement,   collectively,  the
                  "LENDERS"),  The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative  agent
                  (in  such  capacity,  the  "ADMINISTRATIVE   AGENT")  for  the
                  Lenders,  Royal Bank of Canada,  as syndication  agent for the
                  Lenders,  and Bank of  Tokyo-Mitsubishi  (Canada) as co-agent,
                  the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, that syndication agent,
                  and that co- agent being, collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES"),
                  and the other Loan Documents,  including,  without limitation,
                  all principal,  interest,  premiums, fees and expenses payable
                  by Micro  thereunder and all reasonable  expenses  incurred by
                  any Lender  Party in  enforcing  any  rights  under the Credit
                  Agreement,  the Notes (if any),  and the other Loan  Documents
                  (including  this  Guaranty) and (b) the full  performance  and
                  observance of all of the covenants,  conditions and agreements
                  provided in the Credit  Agreement and each other Loan Document
                  required  to be  performed  or  observed  by Micro (all of the
                  foregoing   guaranteed   obligations   being  the  "GUARANTEED
                  OBLIGATIONS"). In the case of a failure of Micro punctually to
                  make any payment of principal of or interest or premium on any
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                  to cause any such  payment to be made  punctually  when and as
                  the same shall become due and  payable,  whether at the stated
                  maturity,   on  a   prepayment   date,   by   declaration   of
                  acceleration,  or  otherwise,  as if such payment were made by
                  Micro. This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment and not
                  a guaranty of collection.  The  obligations  and agreements of
                  the  Guarantor  hereunder  shall  be  performed  and  observed
                  without  requiring any notice of non-payment,  non-performance
                  or  non-observance,  or any proof thereof or demand  therefor,
                  all of which the Guarantor hereby expressly waives.

                  The Guarantor and Micro are engaged as an integrated  group in
                  diversified  operations  including  wholesale  distribution of
                  microcomputer  software  and  hardware  products,   multimedia
                  products,  customer financing,  assembly and configuration and
                  other   related   wholesaling,    distribution   and   service
                  activities.  This integrated  operation  requires financing on
                  such basis that credit  supplied to the Guarantor and Micro be
                  made available from time to time to the other  Subsidiaries of
                  Micro, separately,  and as an integrated operation as a whole.
                  To  induce  the  Lender  Parties  to  enter  into  the  Credit
                  Agreement and make Credit Extensions pursuant thereto, and for
                  other  good  and  valuable  consideration.   the  receipt  and
                  sufficiency  of which are hereby  acknowledged,  the Guarantor
                  has agreed to guarantee, on the terms and conditions set forth
                  herein,  the obligations of Micro under the Credit  Agreement,
                  the Notes (if any),  and each  other  Loan  Document,  and the
                  Guarantor  expects to derive benefit,  directly or indirectly,
                  from the Credit Extensions made to Micro from time to time.

         SECTION 1. CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR. (a) This Guaranty shall
be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall remain in
full force and effect irrespective of, and shall not be terminated by, the
existence of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any Note, any other
Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the
foregoing agreements, documents and instruments being, collectively, the
'Credit Documents"), or the rights or obligations of any Obligor under or with
respect to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under
this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

                 (i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Obligor's
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                 (ii)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender
         Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
         term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment,
         renewal, extension, acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of any of the Credit
         Documents;

                 (iii)    the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors
         to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
         counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
         Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
         obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
         continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or
         merger of any Obligor with or into any other corporation, or the sale,
         lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or substantially all
         of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected in
         compliance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or the
         bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by
         any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the
         making by any Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or
         entering into a composition or arrangement with, creditors;

                 (iv)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
         on the part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any
         failure to demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for
         any payment under any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give
         to any Obligor (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the
         making of any payment due and payable under any of the Credit
         Documents or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
         contained in any of the Credit Documents or any action taken by any
         Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right
         or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
         delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such right or
         power;

                 (v)      except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(B) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any invalidation of any of the
         obligations of the Guarantor hereunder or the repudiation of this
         Guaranty by the Guarantor, whether or not under color of right, or any
         act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the part of any
         Lender Party with respect to the Guarantor's obligations hereunder,
         including, without limitation, any termination of the obligations of
         the Guarantor hereunder, any amendment, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of this Guaranty
         with respect to the Guarantor or any release of the Guarantor from
         liability hereunder;

                 (vi)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 7(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any release, discharge,
         modification or exchange of any property pledged or mortgaged or in
         which a security interest has been granted as collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent
         or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing
         for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations; and

                 (vii)    any other circumstance which might otherwise
         constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge
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it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

         (b)     The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily liable
to the Lender Parties, that the obligations hereunder are independent of the
obligations of Micro and any other Obligor, whether or not an action is brought
against Micro or any other Obligor, or whether Micro or any other Obligor is
joined in any such action or actions.  The Guarantor agrees that any releases
which may be given by the Lender Parties to Micro or any other Obligor or
endorser shall not release it from this Guaranty.

         (c)     The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and all
valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now in
effect or hereafter enacted, and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon Micro or the Guarantor.

         SECTION 2. NO SUBROGATION. (a) Any and all present and future debts
and obligations of Micro to the Guarantor, including rights of reimbursement
and subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to the
payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and termination of
all the Commitments; provided, however, that the payment of such present and
future debts other than those due by virtue of rights of reimbursement and
subrogation with respect to this Guaranty shall be so postponed and
subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

         (b)     Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender Parties against
Micro under the Credit Documents until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have
been paid in cash in full and the Commitments shall have terminated.  If any
amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence,
such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the Guarantor for the benefit
of, and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in addition, shall forthwith
be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender Parties to be
credited and applied upon the Guaranteed Obligations if then matured or
forthwith be repaid to Micro if such obligations are then unmatured.  The
Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between itself on the one hand and the Lender
Parties on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be
forthwith due and payable notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other
prohibition preventing such declaration as against Micro and that, in the event
of any such declaration, the Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not then due
and payable by Micro) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor
for purposes of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 3.  REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall continue
to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any
payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded
or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Micro, the Guarantor or any other
Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

         SECTION 4. RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other
Person providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
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themselves and for the benefit of each of them, that if any Guarantor (in such
capacity, an "EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of
any of the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result
of which such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata
Share (as defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group
Guarantor shall, on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the
next sentence hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to
such Group Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment
obligation of  any Group Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this
SECTION 4 shall be subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash
of the Guaranteed Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination
of all the Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any
right or remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall
have occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any
Group Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the
date of the most recent financial statements provided to the Lender Parties
pursuant to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement) of (a)
the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of such Group Guarantor plus
the net amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such Group
Guarantor to the Borrowers to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders
equity of all the Group Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater than zero)
of any obligations owed by all the Group Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it
being understood and agreed that, in the case of any Group Guarantor that is
also a Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any
obligation to itself in its capacity as such Borrower).

         SECTION 5.  ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This guaranty is a continuing
guaranty and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and
assigns.  This guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Lender Party and its
successors and assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the
assignment or transfer by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without
requiring any act of or consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any
assignee or transferee of any Lender Party such additional counterparts of this
Guaranty as any such Lender Party may request in writing at any time and from
time to time.

         SECTION 6. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  This Guaranty
shall be governed by and its provisions construed under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada.  Any litigation based hereon, or arising out of,
under, or in connection with, this Guaranty or any course of conduct, course of
dealing, statements (whether oral or written) or actions of the Lender Parties
or the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be brought and maintained, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, exclusively in the courts of the State
of New York, U.S.A., the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York or the courts of the province of Ontario.  The Guarantor hereby
expressly and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the aforementioned
courts for the purpose of any such litigation as set forth above and, in the
case of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York, irrevocably consents to the
service of any and all process in such litigation or proceeding by the mailing
of copies of such process to the Guarantor at its address specified pursuant to
SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement, in each case marked for the attention of
General Counsel, Ingram Micro Inc.  (Delaware), or by personal service within
or without the State of New York in the manner permitted by the laws of each
such jurisdiction.  The Guarantor hereby expressly and irrevocably waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may have or
hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any such litigation brought in any
such court referred to above and any claim that any such litigation has been
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Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any
court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment
prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) with respect to
itself or its property, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives such immunity
in respect of its obligations under this Guaranty.

         SECTION 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

                 (a)      This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
         the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated
         herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
         terms and provisions thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION
         5.11 and ARTICLE XI thereof.

                 (b)      No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this
         Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom,
         shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
         and signed by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender
         Parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
         the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

                 (c)      All notices and other communications provided to any
         party hereto shall be made in the manner, and subject to the
         provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

                 (d)     Section captions used in this guaranty are for
         convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction
         of this Guaranty.

                 (e)      In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights
         of any Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall,
         upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default
         described in any of CLAUSES (a) through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the
         Credit Agreement (after providing notice to the Guarantor with respect
         thereto) or any Event of Default, have the right, to the fullest
         extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any all deposits
         (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits,
         accounts or  moneys of the Guarantor to the payment of the obligations
         of the Guarantor that are at such time due and owing to it hereunder,
         irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any
         demand under any Loan Document.

                 (f)      Wherever possible each provision of this guaranty
         shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
         applicable law, but if any provision of this guaranty shall be
         prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be
         ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
         invalidating the remainder of such provision of the remaining
         provisions of this Guaranty.  

         SECTION 8. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS. By
executing the acknowledgment to this guaranty each of the other Group Guarantors
agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 4 hereof.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused this
Guaranty to be executed on its behalf as of the date above written by one of
its officers duly authorized thereunto.



<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
                                                                    INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and 
                                                                    existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario,
                                                                    Canada


                                                                    By    _____________________________________________  
                                                                          Michael J. Grainger, Authorized Representative


               ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 4:


INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a corporation                      INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and
organized and existing under the laws of Singapore                  existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
                                                                    United States of America


By    _____________________________________________                 By    _____________________________________________  
      Michael J. Grainger, Attorney                                       Michael J. Grainger, Executive Vice
                                                                          President, & Worldwide Chief Financial
                                                                          Officer


                          INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION
                          CENTER, N.V., a company organized and existing
                          under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium



                          By    _____________________________________________ 
                                Michael J. Grainger, Authorized Representative
</TABLE>


















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                                  EXHIBIT I-2

                            MICRO SINGAPORE GUARANTY

     Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (this "GUARANTY"), dated as of October 28, 1997,
INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a company organized and existing under the
laws of Singapore (the "GUARANTOR"), hereby unconditionally, absolutely and
irrevocably Guarantees as primary obligor and not as a surety merely, to each
Lender Party (as defined below), without offset or deduction, (a) the full and
punctual payment when due of all amounts payable by Ingram Micro Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of State of Delaware, U.S.A.
("MICRO"), and Ingram Micro Inc., a company established under the laws of
Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA"), (the "COVERED BORROWERS"), under or in
connection with the Canadian Credit Agreement, (together with all amendments
and other modifications, if any, from time to time made thereto, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT"; unless otherwise defined herein all capitalized terms used herein
without definition have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement)
dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Covered Borrowers, certain financial
institutions (together with their respective successors and permitted assigns
and any branch or affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as
permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"),
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, Royal Bank of Canada, as syndication
agent for the Lenders, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent (the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent, that syndication agent, and that co-agent
being, collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES"), and the other Loan Documents,
including, without limitation, all principal, interest, premiums, fees and
expenses payable by the Covered Borrowers thereunder and all reasonable
expenses incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under the Credit
Agreement, the Notes (if any), and the other Loan Documents (including this
Guaranty) and (b) the full performance and observance of all of the covenants,
conditions and agreements provided in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan
Document required to be performed or observed by the Covered Borrowers (all of
the foregoing guaranteed obligations being the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS").  In
the case of a failure of any Covered Borrower punctually to make any payment of
principal of or interest or premium on any Credit Extension or Note, the
Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when
and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity,
on a prepayment date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise, as if such
payment were made by such Covered Borrower.  This Guaranty constitutes a
guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection.  The obligations and
agreements of the Guarantor hereunder shall be performed and observed without
requiring any notice of non-payment, nonperformance or non-observance, or any
proof thereof or demand therefor, all of which the Guarantor hereby expressly
waives.

     The Guarantor and each of the Covered Borrowers are engaged as an
integrated group in diversified operations including wholesale distribution of
microcomputer software and hardware products, multimedia products, customer
financing, assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling,
distribution and service activities.  This integrated operation requires
financing on such basis that credit supplied to the Guarantor and the Covered
Borrowers be made available from time to time to the other Subsidiaries of
Micro, separately, and as an integrated operation as a whole.  To induce the
Lender Parties to enter into the Credit Agreement and make Credit Extensions
pursuant thereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor has agreed to
guarantee, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the obligations of the
Covered Borrowers under the Credit Agreement, the Notes and each other Loan
Document, and the Guarantor expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly,
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Covered Borrowers from time to time.

     SECTION 1. CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR.

     (a) This Guaranty shall be binding upon the guarantor, its successors and
assigns, and shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of, and shall
not be terminated by, the existence of any law, regulation or order now or
hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit
Agreement, any Note, any other Loan Document, or any other agreement or
instrument relating thereto (the foregoing agreements, documents and
instruments being, collectively, the "CREDIT DOCUMENTS"), or the rights or
obligations of any Obligor under or with respect to any of the Credit
Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be
absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

         (i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Obligor's
     obligations under or with respect to any Credit Document;

         (ii)    any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender Parties, in
     the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or
     any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment, renewal, extension,
     acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any consent or departure from the
     terms or provisions of any of the Credit Documents;

         (iii)   the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors to
     execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
     counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
     Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
     obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
     continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or merger
     of any Obligor with or into any other corporation, or the sale, lease or
     other disposition by any Obligor of all or  substantially all of its
     assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected in compliance
     with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or the bankruptcy or
     insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by any Obligor of its
     inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the making by any Obligor of
     a general assignment for the benefit of, or entering into a composition or
     arrangement with, creditors;

         (iv)    any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever on the
     part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any failure to
     demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for any payment under
     any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give to any Obligor
     (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the making of any payment
     due and payable under any of the Credit Documents or performance of any
     covenant, condition or agreement contained in any of the Credit Documents
     or any action taken by any Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole
     or in part, of any right or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents
     or the failure, delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such
     right or power;

         (v)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
     release, or termination executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent
     or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 7(b) of this
     Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable,
     any invalidation of any of the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder or
     the repudiation of this Guaranty by the Guarantor, whether or not under
     color of right, or any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
     on the part of any Lender Party with respect to the Guarantor's
     obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, any termination of
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     amendment, compromise or waiver of or any consent or departure from the
     terms or provisions of this Guaranty with respect to the Guarantor or any
     release of the Guarantor from liability hereunder;

         (vi)    except  in each case by a written amendment, waiver, consent,
     release, or termination executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent
     or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to SECTION 7(b) of this
     Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, or both, as applicable,
     any release, discharge, modification or exchange of any property pledged
     or mortgaged or in which a security interest has been granted as
     collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination
     of or consent or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter
     providing for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for
     the Guaranteed Obligations; and

         (vii)  any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
     defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the Covered
     Borrowers or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

     (b)         The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily liable
to the Lender Parties, that the obligations hereunder are independent of the
obligations of each Covered Borrower and any other Obligor, and that a separate
action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor, whether
or not an action is brought against any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor,
or whether any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor is joined in any such
action or actions.  The Guarantor agrees that any releases which may be given
by the Lender Parties to any Covered Borrower or any other Obligor or endorser
shall not release it from this Guaranty.

     (c)         The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and all
valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now in
effect or hereafter enacted, and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or any other notice
to or upon any Covered Borrower or the Guarantor.

     SECTION 2.  NO SUBROGATION. (a) Any and all present and future debts and
obligations of any Covered Borrower to the Guarantor, including rights of
reimbursement and subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and
subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and termination of all the Commitments; provided that the payment
of such present and future debts other than those due by virtue of rights of
reimbursement and subrogation with respect to this Guaranty shall be so
postponed and subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing.

     (b)         Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender Parties against
the Covered Borrowers under the Credit Documents until the Guaranteed
Obligations shall have been paid in cash in full and the Commitments shall have
terminated.  If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the
preceding sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the
Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for, the Lender Parties and, in
addition, shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Lender Parties to be credited and applied upon the Guaranteed
Obligations if then matured or forthwith be repaid to the relevant Covered
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such obligations are then unmatured.  The Guarantor hereby agrees that, as
between itself on the one hand and the Lender Parties on the other hand, the
Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable
notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
declaration as against any of the Covered Borrowers and that, in the event of
any such declaration, the Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not then due and
payable by any of the Covered Borrowers) shall forthwith become due and payable
by the Guarantor for purposes of this Guaranty.  Nothing in this SECTION 2(b)
shall be effective to create a charge.

     SECTION 3. REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall continue to be
effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment, or
any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Covered Borrower, the Guarantor or any
other Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

     SECTION 4. RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other Person
providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS"), hereby agree, as  among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them, that if any Guarantor (in such capacity, an
"EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding  Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation
of any Group Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this SECTION 4
shall be subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the
Guaranteed Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination of all
the Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right
or remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall have
occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any Group
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the date
of the most recent financial statements provided to the Lender Parties pursuant
to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement) of (a) the sum
of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of such Group Guarantor plus the net
amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by such Group Guarantor
to all the Borrowers to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity
of all the Group Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of any
obligations owed by all the Group Guarantors to all the Borrowers (it being
understood and agreed that, in the case of any Group Guarantor that is also a
Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall not be considered to owe any obligation to
itself in its capacity as such Borrower).

     SECTION 5. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This guaranty is a continuing guaranty
and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns.  This
guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Lender Party and its successors and
assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the assignment or transfer
by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and obligations under the
Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without requiring any act of or
consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In furtherance of the foregoing,
the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any assignee or transferee of any
Lender Party such additional counterparts of this Guaranty as any such Lender
Party may request in writing at any time and from time to time.





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     SECTION 6. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THIS GUARANTY SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY AND ITS PROVISIONS CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF SINGAPORE.  ANY
LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS
GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR PURSUANT TO THIS
GUARANTY SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, U.S.A., THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR THE COURTS OF
SINGAPORE.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH
LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE AND, IN THE CASE OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK, IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH
LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE
GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.2 OF THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF GENERAL COUNSEL, INGRAM
MICRO INC., OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN
THE MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF EACH SUCH JURISDICTION.  THE GUARANTOR
HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF
VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND
ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM
JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR
NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR
OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS
GUARANTY.

     SECTION 7.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

         (a)     This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the
     Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein)
     be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and
     provisions thereof, including, without limitation, SECTION 5.11 and
     ARTICLE XI thereof.

         (b)     No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty,
     nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event
     be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
     Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties, and then such waiver
     or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
     specific purpose for which given.

         (c)     All notices and other communications provided to any party
     hereto shall be made in the manner, and subject to the provisions set
     forth in SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

         (d)     Section captions used in this Guaranty are for convenience of
     reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

         (e)     In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights of any
     Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall, upon the
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     described in any of CLAUSES (a) through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the Credit
     Agreement (after providing notice to the Guarantor with respect thereto)
     or any Event of Default, have the right, to the fullest extent permitted
     by law, to set off and apply any all deposits (general or special, time or
     demand'. provisional or final), credits, accounts or moneys of the
     Guarantor to the payment of the obligations of the Guarantor that are at
     such time due and owing to it hereunder, irrespective of whether or not
     such Lender Party shall have made any demand under any Loan Document.

         (f)     Wherever possible each provision of this Guaranty shall be
     interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
     law, but if any provision of this guaranty shall be prohibited by or
     invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
     of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of
     such provision of the remaining provisions of this Guaranty.

     SECTION 8. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND THE GUARANTOR
HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER
PARTIES OR THE GUARANTOR.  THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS
RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT
FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND MAKING CREDIT
EXTENSIONS THEREUNDER.

     SECTION 9. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By executing
the acknowledgment to this Guaranty each of the other Group Guarantors agrees
to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 4 hereof.

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  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused this Guaranty to be
executed on its behalf as of the date above written by one of its officers duly
authorized thereunto.


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                <C>  
                                                                    INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a
                                                                    corporation organized and existing under the laws of
                                                                    Singapore



                                                                    By    _____________________________________________  
                                                                          Michael J. Grainger, Attorney


               ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 4:


INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and                      INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION CENTER N.V., a
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,                   company organized and existing under the laws of
United States of America                                            The Kingdom of Belgium


By    _____________________________________________                 By    _____________________________________________  
      Michael J. Grainger, Executive Vice President                       Michael J. Grainger, Authorized
      & Worldwide Chief Financial Officer                                 Representative


                 INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and
                 existing under the laws of the Province of
                 Ontario, Canada



                 By    _____________________________________________ 
                       Michael J. Grainger, Authorized Representative
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                                   EXHIBIT J

                              ADDITIONAL GUARANTY

     Pursuant to THIS GUARANTY (the "GUARANTY"), dated as of
______________________________, 19___, [INSERT NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
(the "GUARANTOR"), hereby unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably
guarantees, as primary obligor and not as surety merely, to each Lender Party
(as defined below), without offset or deduction, (a) the full and punctual
payment when due of all amounts payable by Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware ("MICRO"), and
Ingram Micro Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
Province of Ontario, Canada ("MICRO CANADA") (the "BORROWERS"), under or in
connection with the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and
other modifications, if any, from time to time made thereto, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT"; unless otherwise defined herein all capitalized terms used herein
without definition have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement)
dated as of October 28, 1997, among the Borrowers, certain financial
institutions (together with their respective successors and permitted assigns
and any branch or affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as
permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"),
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent (in such capacity the
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, Royal Bank of Canada, as syndication
agent for the Lenders, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent
(hereinafter, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, that Syndication Agent,
and that co-agent being, collectively, the "LENDER PARTIES"), and the other
Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all principal, interest,
premiums, fees and expenses payable by the Borrowers thereunder and all
reasonable expenses incurred by any Lender Party in enforcing any rights under
the Credit Agreement, the Notes (if any), and the other Loan Documents
(including this Guaranty) and (b) the full performance and observance of all of
the covenants, conditions and agreements provided in the Credit Agreement and
each other Loan Document required to be performed or observed by each Borrower
(all of the foregoing guaranteed obligations being the "GUARANTEED
OBLIGATIONS").  In the case of a failure of any Borrower punctually to make any
payment of principal of or interest or premium on any Credit Extension or Note,
the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually
when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated
maturity, on a prepayment date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise,
as if such payment were made by such Borrower.  This Guaranty constitutes a
guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection.  The obligations and
agreements of the Guarantor hereunder shall be performed and observed without
requiring any notice of non-payment, non-performance or nonobservance, or any
proof thereof or demand therefor, all of which the Guarantor hereby expressly
waives.

     The Borrowers and the Guarantor are engaged as an integrated group in
diversified operations including wholesale distribution of microcomputer
software and hardware products. multimedia products, customer financing,
assembly and configuration and other related wholesaling, distribution and
service activities.  This integrated operation requires financing on such a
basis that credit supplied to Micro and the other Borrowers be made available
from time to time to the Guarantor, as required for the continued successful
operation of each Borrower and the Guarantor, separately, and the integrated
operation as a whole.  In accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement,
and to further induce the Lender Parties to continue making Credit Extensions
pursuant thereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor has agreed to
guarantee, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the obligations of the
Borrowers under the Credit Agreement, the Notes and each other Loan Document,
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from the Credit Extensions made to the Borrowers from time to time.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would
not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of applicable
law of any State of the United States.

     SECTION 1.  CONSENTS AND WAIVERS BY GUARANTOR, (a) This Guaranty shall be
binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall remain in
full force and effect irrespective of, and shall not be terminated by, the
existence of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting the terms of the Credit Agreement, any Note, any other
Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the
foregoing agreements, documents and instruments being, collectively, the
"CREDIT DOCUMENTS"), or the rights or obligations of any Obligor under or with
respect to any of the Credit Documents.  The liability of the Guarantor under
this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

                 (i)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any
         Obligor's obligations under or with respect to any Credit Document;

                 (ii)     any change, whether or not agreed to by the Lender
         Parties, in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
         term of, all or any of the Credit Documents or any other amendment,
         renewal, extension, acceleration, compromise or waiver of or any
         consent or departure from the terms or provisions of any of the Credit
         Documents;

                 (iii)    the lack of power or authority of any of the Obligors
         to execute and deliver any of the Credit Documents, any set-off or
         counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by any
         Obligor against any Lender Party with respect to such Obligor's
         obligations under any of the Credit Documents; the existence or
         continuance of any Obligor as a legal entity; the consolidation or
         merger of any Obligor with or into any other corporation, or the sale,
         lease or other disposition by any Obligor of all or substantially all
         of its assets to any other business entity, whether or not effected in
         compliance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement; or the
         bankruptcy or insolvency of any Obligor, the admission in writing by
         any Obligor of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or the
         making by any Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of, or
         entering into a composition or arrangement with, creditors;

                 (iv)     any act, failure to act, delay or omission whatsoever
         on the part of any Lender Party, including, without limitation, any
         failure to demand, delay in demanding or rescission of a demand for
         any payment under any of the Credit Documents or any failure to give
         to any Obligor (including the Guarantor) notice of default in the
         making of any payment due and payable under any of the Credit
         Documents or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
         contained in any of the Credit Documents or any action taken by any
         Lender Party in the exercise, either in whole or in part, of any right
         or power conferred by any of the Credit Documents or the failure,
         delay or omission by any Lender Party to exercise any such right or
         power;

                 (v)      except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 8(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any invalidation of any of the
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         repudiation of this Guaranty by the Guarantor, whether or not under
         color of right, or any act, failure to act, delay or omission
         whatsoever on the part of any Lender Party with respect to the
         Guarantor's obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, any
         termination of the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder, any
         amendment, compromise or waiver of or any consent or departure from
         the terms or provisions of this Guaranty with respect to the Guarantor
         or any release of the Guarantor from liability hereunder;

                 (vi)     except in each case by a written amendment, waiver,
         consent, release, or termination executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Agent or other appropriate Lender Party pursuant to
         SECTION 8(b) of this Guaranty, SECTION 11.1(b) of the Credit
         Agreement, or both, as applicable, any release, discharge,
         modifications or exchange of any property pledged or mortgaged or in
         which a security interest has been granted as collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or termination of or consent
         or waiver under any agreement or instrument now or hereafter providing
         for granting, pledging, mortgaging or conveying collateral for the
         Guaranteed Obligations; and

                 (vii)    any other circumstance which might otherwise
         constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge
         of, the Borrowers or any other Obligor;

it being the purpose and intent of this Guaranty that the obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall
not be discharged or terminated except by full and complete performance of all
of the Guaranteed Obligations.

         (b)     The Guarantor agrees that it is directly and primarily and
     jointly and severally liable to the Lender Parties, that the obligations
     hereunder are independent of the obligations of each Borrower and any
     other Obligor, and that a separate action or actions may be brought and
     prosecuted against the Guarantor, whether or not an action is brought
     against any Borrower or any other Obligor, or whether any Borrower or any
     other Obligor is joined in any such action or actions.  The Guarantor
     agrees that any releases which may be given by the Lender Parties to any
     Borrower or any other Obligor or endorser shall not release it from this
     Guaranty.

         (c)     The Guarantor does hereby waive and relinquish, so far as it
     may lawfully and effectively do so, the benefit and advantage of any and
     all valuation, stay, appraisement, extension or redemption law or laws now
     in effect or hereafter enacted, and also waives promptness, diligence,
     notice of acceptance, default, dishonor, non-payment, non-performance or
     any other notice to or upon any Borrower or the Guarantor.

     SECTION 2. NO SUBROGATION.  (a) Any and all present and future debts and
obligations of each Borrower to the Guarantor, including rights of
reimbursement and subrogation, are hereby postponed in favor of and
subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and termination of all the Commitments; provided, however, that the
payment of such present and future debts other than those due by virtue of
rights of reimbursement and subrogation with respect to this Guaranty shall be
so postponed and subordinated only if an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing.

         (b)     Notwithstanding any payment or payments made or expenses
     incurred by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, the Guarantor shall
     not be subrogated, in whole or in part, to the rights of the Lender
     Parties against the Borrowers under the Credit Documents until the
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     Obligations shall have been paid in cash in full and the Commitments have
     terminated.  If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of
     the preceding sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to
     the Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for, the Lender
     Parties and, in addition, shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative
     Agent for the account of the Lender Parties to be credited and applied
     upon the Guaranteed Obligations if then matured or forthwith be repaid to
     the relevant Borrower if such obligations are then unmatured.  The
     Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between the Guarantor on the one hand and
     the Lender Parties on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be
     declared to be forthwith due and payable notwithstanding any stay,
     injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration as against any
     of the Borrowers and that, in the event of any such declaration, the
     Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not then due and payable by any of the
     Borrowers) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for
     purposes of this Guaranty.

     SECTION 3. REINSTATEMENT OF GUARANTY.  This Guaranty shall continue to be
effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment. or
any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender Party upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower the Guarantor or any other Obligor
(including the Guarantor) or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been
made.

     SECTION 4.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  The Guarantor hereby makes to
the Lender Parties the following representations, warranties and agreements as
to itself:

     SECTION 4.01.  ORGANIZATION, ETC.  The Guarantor is a corporation validly
organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business
requires such qualification and where the failure to so qualify and to maintain
such good standing, singularly or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or would
reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, and has full
power and authority and holds all requisite governmental licenses, permits and
other approvals to enter into and perform its obligations under this Guaranty
and to own and hold under lease its property and to conduct its business
substantially as currently conducted by it, excluding any such government
licenses, permits or other approvals in respect of which the failure to so
obtain, hold or maintain has not caused, and would not reasonably be expected
to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.02. DUE AUTHORIZATION, NON-CONTRAVENTION, ETC.  The execution,
delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty are within the
Guarantor's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and do not

         (a)     contravene the Guarantor's Organic Documents;

         (b)     contravene any law or governmental regulation or court decree
     or order binding on or affecting the Guarantor; or

         (c)     result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any Lien
     on any of the Guarantor's properties.

     SECTION 4.03.  NO DEFAULT.  The Guarantor is not in default in the
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agreement or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note, or in any
indenture, loan agreement, or other agreement, in connection with or as a
result of which default there exists a reasonable possibility that a Material
Adverse Effect could arise.  The execution, delivery and performance by the
Guarantor of this Guaranty will not conflict with, or constitute a breach of,
or a default under, any such bond, debenture, note, indenture, loan agreement
or other agreement to which the Guarantor is a party or by which it is bound,
in connection with or as a result of which conflict, breach of default there
exists a reasonable possibility that a Material Adverse Effect could arise.

     SECTION 4.04. GOVERNMENT APPROVAL, REGULATION, ETC.  No action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or
other Person and no payment of any stamp or similar tax, is required for the
due execution, delivery or performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty.

     SECTION 4.05. VALIDITY, ETC.  This Guaranty constitutes the legal. valid
and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against the Guarantor in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by general principles of
equity.

     SECTION 4.06. LITIGATION, LABOR CONTROVERSIES, ETC.  Except as disclosed
in ITEM 7.8 (Litigation) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Credit Agreement,
there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened
litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy affecting any the
Guarantor, or any of its respective properties. businesses, assets or revenues,
in respect of which there exists a reasonable possibility of an outcome that
would result in a Material Adverse Effect or that would to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability of this Guaranty.

     SECTION 4.07. TAXES.  The Guarantor has filed all material tax returns and
reports it reasonably believes are required by law to have been filed by it and
has paid all taxes and governmental charges thereby shown to be owing, except
as disclosed in Item 7.11 (Taxes) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Credit
Agreement and except for any such taxes or charges which are being diligently
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.

     SECTION 5. RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION.  The Guarantor and each other Person
providing a Guaranty pursuant to the Credit Agreement from time to time,
including those Persons executing the Acknowledgment to this Guaranty
(collectively, the "GROUP GUARANTORS"), hereby agree, as among themselves and
for the benefit of each of them, that if any Group Guarantor (in such capacity
an "EXCESS FUNDING GUARANTOR") shall make any payment in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (a "GUARANTEE PAYMENT") as a result of which
such Excess Funding Guarantor shall have paid more than its Pro Rata Share (as
defined below) of the Guaranteed Obligations, each other Group Guarantor shall,
on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence
hereof), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Group
Guarantor's Pro Rata Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation
of any Share of such Guarantee Payment.  The payment obligation of any Group
Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this SECTION 5 shall be
subordinate and subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed
Obligations (in favor of the Lender Parties) and termination of all the
Commitments and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right or
remedy with respect to such excess until all of the foregoing shall have
occurred.  For the purposes hereof, "PRO RATA SHARE" shall mean, for any Group
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and determined as of the date
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Parties pursuant to CLAUSE (a) or (b) of SECTION 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement)
of (a) the sum of the unconsolidated stockholders equity of such Group
Guarantor plus the net amount (if greater than zero) of any obligations owed by
such Group Guarantor to all the Borrowers to (b) the sum of the unconsolidated
stockholders equity of all the Group Guarantors plus the net amount (if greater
than zero) of any obligations owed by all the Group Guarantors to all the
Borrowers (it being understood and agreed that, in the case of any Group
Guarantor that is also a Borrower, such Group Guarantor shall not be considered
to owe any obligation to itself in its capacity as such Borrower).

     SECTION 6. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty
and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns.  This
Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of each Lender Party and its successors and
assigns and shall be considered to be assigned upon the assignment or transfer
by any Lender Party of its Notes and other rights and obligations under the
Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents without requiring any act of or
consent or acknowledgment from the Guarantor.  In furtherance of the foregoing,
the Guarantor shall execute and deliver to any assignee or transferee of any
Lender Party such additional counterparts of this Guaranty as any such Lender
Party may request in writing at any time and from time to time.

     SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THIS GUARANTY SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY AND ITS PROVISIONS CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF [THE STATE OF
_______________________] [OR, IF PERMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.1.10 OF THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT, INSERT NAME OF OTHER JURISDICTION].  ANY LITIGATION BASED
HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY
COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR
ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES OR THE GUARANTORS PURSUANT TO THIS GUARANTY SHALL
BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY
EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE
AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN SUCH
LITIGATION BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS
ADDRESS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(C) HEREOF, IN EACH CASE MARKED FOR THE
ATTENTION OF GENERAL COUNSEL, INGRAM MICRO INC., OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN
OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF EACH
SUCH STATE.  THE GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER
MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH
COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT
IN AS INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER
MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL
PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT,
ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS
PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF
ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS GUARANTY.

     SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

         (a)     This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the
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     (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered
     and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof,
     including, without limitation, SECTION 5.11 and ARTICLE M thereof.

         (b)     No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty,
     nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event
     be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
     Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties, and then such waiver
     or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
     specific purpose for which given.

         (c)     All notices and other communications provided to any party
     hereto shall be made, (i) if to the Guarantor, at its address or facsimile
     number set forth below its signature line hereto or at such other address
     or facsimile number as the Guarantor may designate to the other parties
     hereto and the Lender Parties from time to time, and each such notice or
     communication shall be subject to the other provisions set forth in
     SECTION 11.2 of the Credit Agreement or (ii) if to any Borrower, in the
     manner, and subject to the provisions set forth in SECTION 11.2 of the
     Credit Agreement.

         (d)    Section captions used in this Guaranty are for convenience of
     referenced only, and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

         (e)     In addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights of any
     Lender Party under applicable law, each Lender Party shall, upon the
     occurrence and during the continuance of any Default described in any of
     CLAUSES (a) through (d) of SECTION 9.1.9 of the Credit Agreement (after
     providing notice to the Guarantor with respect thereto) or any Event of
     Default, have the right, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set
     off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
     provisional or final), credits, accounts or moneys of the Guarantor to the
     payment of the obligations of the Guarantor then due and owing to it
     hereunder, irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have
     made any demand under any Loan Document.

         (f)     Wherever possible each provision of this Guaranty shall be
     interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
     law, but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or
     invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
     of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of
     such provision of the remaining provisions of this Guaranty.

         (g)     Any Person required to become a party to this Guaranty from
     and after the Effective Date pursuant to SECTION 8.1.10 of the Credit
     Agreement may do so by executing a signed counterpart of this Guaranty on
     terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

     SECTION 9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE LENDER PARTIES AND GUARANTORS HEREBY
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER
PARTIES OR THE GUARANTORS.  THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS
RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS GUARANTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT
FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND MAKING CREDIT
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     SECTION 10.  ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF OTHER GUARANTORS.  By
executing the acknowledgment to this Guaranty each of the other Group
Guarantors agrees to be fully bound by the terms of SECTION 5 hereof.

                    [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK.
                          SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW.]

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each undersigned corporation has caused this Guaranty
to be executed on its respective behalf as of the date above written by one of
its officers duly authorized thereunto.

                                       [NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
                                       [ADDRESS FOR NOTICES]



                                        By_____________________________________
                                          Name:________________________________
                                          Title:_______________________________



               ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 5:


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<S>                                                                <C>   
INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and                      INGRAM MICRO SINGAPORE PTE LTD., a corporation
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,                  organized and existing under the laws of Singapore
United States of America

By    _____________________________________________                 By    _____________________________________________
      Name: _______________________________________                       Name: _______________________________________
      Title: ______________________________________                       Title: ______________________________________



                                                                    INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation organized and
INGRAM EUROPEAN COORDINATION                                        existing under the laws of the Province of
CENTER N.V., a company organized and existing                       Ontario, Canada
under the laws of The Kingdom of Belgium


By    _____________________________________________                 By    _____________________________________________
      Name: _______________________________________                       Name: _______________________________________
      Title: ______________________________________                       Title: ______________________________________


             [Insert blocks for any existing Additional Guarantors.]
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                                   EXHIBIT K

                          LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT


                             ______________, 19_____


Ingram Micro Inc.                               The Bank of Nova Scotia,
1600 East St. Andrew Place                             as Administrative Agent
Santa Ana, CA 92705                             44 King Street West, 17th Floor
                                                Toronto, ON M5H 1H1
Attention: Treasurer
                                                Attn: _________________________


     We refer to the Canadian Credit Agreement (together with all amendments
and other modifications, if any, from time to time made to it the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT") dated as of October 28, 1997, among Ingram Micro Inc. and Ingram
Micro Inc. (Canada), as Borrowers and Guarantors, certain financial
institutions (together with their respective successors and permitted assigns
and any branch or affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as
permitted by SECTION 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"),
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders, Royal Bank of Canada, as syndication
agent for the Lenders, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used, unless
otherwise defined, in this agreement.

     1.  This agreement is delivered to you and constitutes notice to you under
SECTION 11.11.1 of the Credit Agreement of the assignment and delegation
without recourse by ______________________________ (the "ASSIGNOR") to
______________________________________________ (the "ASSIGNEE") of all of the
Assignor's rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of
_________________, ____ (the "ASSIGNMENT DATE"), with respect to (a) its
Commitment in the amount of US$_____________ and (b) outstanding Credit
Extensions comprised of (i) Pro-Rata Revolving Loans in the aggregate principal
amount of US$________, (ii) Letter of Credit Outstandings in the aggregate
principal amount of US$_____________ ________, and (iii) Non-Rata Revolving
Loans in the aggregate principal amount of US$_______________ (the "ASSIGNED
PORTION") outstanding under the Credit Agreement; provided that Assignor does
not relinquish its rights under SECTIONS 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 11.3, and 11.4 of
the Credit Agreement, to the extent those rights relate to any time before the
Assignment Date.  From and after the Assignment Date, the Assignor's and the
Assignee's Percentages for purposes of the Credit Agreement and each other Loan
Document are as stated opposite their respective names on the signature page(s)
below.

     2.  On or before the Assignment Date, the Assignee shall pay to the
Assignor an amount, in immediately available funds, equal to the purchase price
agreed to between the Assignor and the Assignee.  Any part of that purchase
price on account of (a) accrued and unpaid interest and Letter of Credit fees
paid in advance (pursuant to SECTION 4.3.3 of the Credit Agreement) with
respect to the Assigned Portion shall be calculated by the Assignor (in
consultation with Micro) and (b) the facility fees payable with respect to the
Assigned Portion pursuant to SECTION 4.3.2 of the Credit Agreement shall be
calculated by the Assignor (in consultation with Micro).  The Assignee is
entitled to receive all payments






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on account of interest, principal, and fees with respect to the Assigned
Portion for the period from and after the then most recent date of payment of
interest, principal, and fees, as the case may be, by the relevant Borrower.
The Assignor and the Assignee shall, directly between themselves, make all
appropriate adjustments in payments to either of them under the Credit
Agreement for periods before the Assignment Date.

     3.  The Assignee represents, warrants, acknowledges, and confirms that (a)
it is legally authorized to enter into and deliver this agreement, (b) it has
received (i) a copy of the Credit Agreement, (ii) copies of the documents that
were required to be delivered under the Credit Agreement as a condition to the
initial Credit Extension under it, (iii) copies of the most recent financial
statements delivered pursuant to SECTION 8.1.1 or 6.1.4, as the case may be, of
the Credit Agreement, and (iv) all other documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this agreement, (c) it independently and without reliance upon the Assignor,
the Agents, or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as
it deemed or will deem appropriate at the time, made and shall continue to make
its own credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under the Credit
Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the other instruments and documents
delivered in connection therewith, (d) its actions in becoming a Lender and in
making its Commitment and Credit Extensions under the Credit Agreement have
been and will be made without recourse to, or representation or warranty by,
the Agents, and (e) the Assignee is (i) in respect of payments by Micro,
entitled to receive payments under the Loan Documents and free and clear
without deduction for or on account of any United States federal income taxes,
and (ii) in respect of payments by Coordination Center entitled to receive
payments under the Loan Documents free and clear without any deduction for or
on account of any Canadian income taxes.

     4.  The Assignor represents, warrants, confirms, and acknowledges that (a)
it is legally authorized to enter into and deliver this agreement and (b) it is
the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Portion.  Except as set forth in
the previous sentence, the Assignor makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties, or
representations made pursuant to or in connection with this agreement, or the
execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency, or
value of this agreement, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto, including
the financial condition of Micro and its Subsidiaries or the performance or
observance by any Lender of any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement,
any other Loan Document, or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
hereto or thereto.

     5.  Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, effective as of
the Assignment Date (a) the Assignee (i) shall be deemed automatically to have
become a party to the Credit Agreement with all the rights and obligations of a
"Lender" under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as if it were
an original signatory to them to the extent specified in the PARAGRAPH 1 above,
(ii) agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions in the Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents as if it were an original signatory to them, and (b)
the Assignor shall be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents to the extent of the Assigned Portion.

     6.  The Assignee shall pay to the Administrative Agent the processing fee
referred to in SECTION 11.11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement.

     7.  The Assignee advises you of the following administrative details with
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Credit Extensions and Commitment and requests that the Administrative Agent and
Micro acknowledge receipt of this agreement:

LENDING OFFICE FOR MICRO AND                ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:
ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES 
BY MICRO:

________________________________            ___________________________________
________________________________            ___________________________________
________________________________            ___________________________________
________________________________            ___________________________________
________________________________            ___________________________________


FACSIMILE NO.:__________________            FACSIMILE NO.:  ___________________

ATTENTION:  ____________________            ATTENTION: ________________________


LENDING OFFICE FOR LOANS FOR MICRO          ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF FEES:
CANACA AND ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT OF
FEES BY MICRO CANADA:                      ____________________________________
                                           ____________________________________
____________________________________       ____________________________________
____________________________________       ____________________________________
____________________________________       FACSIMILE NO.:  ____________________


FACSIMILE NO.:  ____________________       ATTENTION:  ________________________


ATTENTION:  ________________________



     8.  This Agreement may be executed by the Assignor and Assignee in
separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all
of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.

Percentage                              ______________________, as the Assignor
  (after giving effect to the Assignment)


                                                By   __________________________
Commitment and                                       Name:   __________________
Credit Extensions:  _______%                         Title:  __________________


Percentage
  (after giving effect to the Assignment)       ______________, as the Assignee


                                                By    _________________________
Commitment and                                        Name:    ________________
Credit Extensions:  _______%                          Title:   ________________



The foregoing is accepted and agreed to in all respects as of __________,_____.










                                       4                              EXHIBIT K
<PAGE>   161
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,                        INGRAM MICRO INC. (a
as the Administrative Agent                     corporation organized and
                                                existing under the laws of the
                                                State of Delaware, United
                                                States of America), as Micro


By ________________________________             By ____________________________
   Name:___________________________                Name:_______________________
   Title: _________________________                Title:______________________
                                                
                                                



































                                                                      EXHIBIT L
<PAGE>   162

                                    EXHIBIT L

                                QUARTERLY REPORT

                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                     OUTSTANDING NON-RATA CREDIT EXTENSIONS

          As of the last day of the Fiscal Period ended ______________.


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                   LENDER/ISSUER            TYPE1        MATURITY         PRINCIPAL               DOLLAR
                                                                         AMOUNT/STATED            AMOUNT2
                                                                           AMOUNT
                                                                         ($ OR CND $)
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<S>               <C>                       <C>         <C>              <C>                     <C>


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Total Dollar Amount of all Outstanding Non-Rata Credit Extensions as of such
last day = $____________.


___________________________
1        Non-Rata Revolving Loan or Non-Rata Letter of Credit.
2        The  Dollar Amount on such last day of any Non-Rata  Revolving Loans
         or Non-Rata Letters of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be
         calculated based upon  the spot rate at which Dollars were offered  on
         such day for Canadian Dollars  which appeared on Telerate Page 3740 at
         approximately  11:00 a.m. Toronto time  on such day (and  if such spot
         rate  is not available on  Telerate Page 3740 as  of such time, such
         spot rate as was quoted by Scotiabank, in London at approximately
         11:00 a.m. Toronto time on such day.

                                                                      EXHIBIT L
<PAGE>   163
                                   EXHIBIT R


                         COMMITMENT EXTENSION REQUEST1


The Bank of Nova Scotia,
     as Administrative Agent
44 King Street West, 17th Floor
Toronto, ON M5H 1H1

Attn: ____________________


And each of the Lenders Party to the
Credit Agreement referred to below


     This request is delivered to you pursuant to SECTION 2.2(A) of the
Canadian Credit Agreement (together with all amendments and other
modifications, if any, from time to time made to it, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT")
dated as of October 28, 1997, among Ingram Micro Inc. and Ingram Micro Inc.
(Canada), as Borrowers and Guarantors, certain financial institutions (together
with their respective successors and permitted assigns and any branch or
affiliate of a financial institution funding a Loan as permitted by SECTION 5.6
of the Credit Agreement, collectively, the "LENDERS"), The Bank of Nova Scotia,
Administrative Agent, Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agent, and Bank of
Tokyo- Mitsubishi (Canada) as co-agent.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement
have the same meanings when used, unless otherwise defined, in this request.

     Micro requests that the Commitment Termination Date be extended from
____________________, ____,2 for a [check and complete one or both]:

     [ ]         one-year ending ___________________, ____ (a "ONE-YEAR
                 EXTENSION").

     [ ]         two-year extension ending ___________________, ____ (a
                 "TWO-YEAR EXTENSION").

     Micro acknowledges and agrees that the Commitment Termination Date has not
occurred and that this request and any extension of the current Commitment
Termination Date pursuant to this request shall, without notice to or action by
any Person, automatically become null and void and be of no force and effect on
the Commitment Termination Date.







_____________________________

1        ATTENTION LENDER - Ingram Micro Inc. is authorized to deliver this
         request only during the period beginning May 1st and ending June 30th
         in the year immediately preceding the year of the current Commitment
         Termination Date.  Delivery of such a request at any other time is not
         permitted by the Credit Agreement, and you are not required to respond
         to the same.
2        Insert the current Commitment Termination Date.









                                                                       EXHIBIT R


<PAGE>   164

     Please indicate whether or not you consent to the proposed extension of
the Commitment Termination Date by completing and signing below two of the
three enclosed counterparts of this request and returning one signed copy of
each NOT LATER THAN JULY 31ST OF THIS YEAR to Micro and the Administrative
Agent as follows:

Ingram Micro Inc.                              The Bank of Nova Scotia,
1600 E. St. Andrew Place                       as Administrative Agent
Santa Ana, CA  92705                           44 King Street West, 17th Floor
Attention:  Treasurer                          Toronto, ON M5H 1H1

                                               Attn: __________________________



         Micro has caused this request to be executed and delivered by its duly
Authorized Person as of the date first stated above.

                                               INGRAM MICRO INC., a corporation
                                               organized and existing under the 
                                               laws of the State of Delaware, 
                                               United States



                                               By _____________________________
                                                  Name:  ______________________
                                                  Title: ______________________

     In respect of the foregoing requested extension(s), the undersigned Lender
[check and complete the following, as applicable]:

                 DOES NOT
CONSENTS                  CONSENT

  [ ]                       [ ]       To the One-Year Extension, if requested.

  [ ]                       [ ]       To the Two-Year Extension, if requested.

                                               _______________________________1


                                               By _____________________________
                                               Name: __________________________
                                               Title:__________________________





____________________

1     Insert name of Lender.

                                        2                             EXHIBIT R


<PAGE>   1
INGRAM MICRO INC. - SUBSIDIARIES                                   EXHIBIT 21.01
AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 JURISDICTION
                                                                ----------------
<S>                                                             <C>
A.   Ingram Micro Export Company Ltd.                           Barbados
B.   Ingram Micro Inc.                                          Canada
C.   Ingram Laboratories Division
D.   Ingram Alliance Division
E.   CD Access Inc.                                             Iowa
F.   Ingram Micro  Delaware Inc.                                Delaware
G.   Ingram Micro Management Company                            California
H.   Ingram Dicom S.A. de C.V. (1)                              Mexico
     1.  Export Services Inc.                                   California
I.   Ingram European Coordination Center S.A./N.V.              Belgium
J.   Ingram Micro S.A.R.L.                                      France
K.   Ingram Micro N.V.                                          Belgium
L.   Ingram Micro B.V.                                          The Netherlands
     1.  Micro Communication Services B.V.                      The Netherlands
     2.  Bright Communications B.V.                             The Netherlands
M.   Ingram Micro S.p.A.                                        Italy
N.   Ingram Micro Holding GmbH                                  Germany
     1.  Ingram Micro Deutschland GmbH                          Germany
     2.  J & W Computer GmbH                                    Germany
         (a) Ingram Micro AG                                    Switzerland
         (b) J & W Gesmbh                                       Austria
         (c) J & W Computer SA                                  France
     3.  Ingram Micro GmbH Zweigniederlassung Oesterriech       Austria
O.   Ingram Micro Holdings Limited                              United Kingdom
     1.  Ingram Micro (UK) Limited                              United Kingdom
     2.  Metrocom Computer Systems Limited (3)                  United Kingdom
     3.  Document Technology Limited (3)                        United Kingdom
     4.  Software Limited (3)                                   United Kingdom
P.   Ingram Micro Singapore Inc.                                California
     1.  Ingram Micro Malaysia Sdn Bhd                          Malaysia
     2.  Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd.                        Singapore
         (a) Ingram Micro Hong Kong Ltd.                        Hong Kong
         (b) Capitage Trading Ltd.                              Hong Kong
Q.   Ingram Micro Japan Inc.                                    Delaware
R.   Ingram Micro S.A.                                          Spain
S.   Ingram Micro AB                                            Sweden
     1.  Ingram Micro A/S                                       Denmark
     2.  Ingram Micro A.S.                                      Norway
     3.  Ingram Micro OY (2)                                    Finland
T.   Incro SA/AG (2)                                            Switzerland
U.   IMI Washington Inc.                                        Delaware
V.   Ingram Funding Inc.                                        Delaware
W.   Ingram Micro CLBT Inc.                                     Delaware
X.   Ingram Micro Latin America                                 Cayman Islands
     1.  Ingram Micro Caribbean                                 Cayman Islands
Y.   RND, Inc.                                                  Colorado
Z.   Intelligent Advanced Systems, Inc.                         Delaware
AA.  Intelligent Distribution Services, Inc.                    Delaware
BB.  Intelligent Express, Inc.                                  Pennsylvania
CC.  Intelligent SP, Inc.                                       Colorado
DD.  TT Microtrading OY                                         Finland
</TABLE>

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(1)  70% owned by Ingram Micro Inc.
(2)  Dormant
(3)  Under liquidation

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 18, 1997, which appears on page 43 of the 1996 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Ingram Micro Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Ingram
Micro Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 1996. We
also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial
Statement Schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Costa Mesa, California
October 31, 1997





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