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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 MARCH 5, 1997
               -------------------------------------------------
               (Date of Report--Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                              PRIME SERVICE, INC.
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          DELAWARE                      333-15557             76-0452435
- - ----------------------------         --------------       -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                File Number)       Identification No.)


             16225 PARK TEN PLACE, SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77084
             -----------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (281) 578-5600
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


         -------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





Prime Service--Form 8-K                                     
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On March 5, 1997, Primeco Inc. ("Primeco"), a Texas corporation and
wholly owned subsidiary of Prime Service, Inc. (the "Registrant"), merged with
and into the Registrant, with the Registrant as the surviving corporation (the
"Merger").  Prior to the Merger, the Registrant's sole asset was the stock of
Primeco.

         On March 6, 1995, Primeco issued $100 million in principal amount of
its 12.75% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2005 (the "Notes"), under an
Indenture, dated as of March 6, 1995 (the "Indenture"), between Primeco and
Texas Commerce Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee").  On
December 20, 1996, Primeco redeemed approximately $33.3 million in principal
amount of the Notes.  In connection with the Merger, the Registrant has entered
into the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 5, 1997 (the
"Supplemental Indenture"), between the Registrant and the Trustee, pursuant to
which the Registrant has been substituted for Primeco as the principal obligor
under the Notes.  The Registrant has filed a Form 15 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to terminate Primeco's periodic reporting requirements
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Other than the
substitution of the Registrant for Primeco, the Supplemental Indenture did not
change any terms or conditions of the Indenture.

         Also in connection with the Merger, Primeco's Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 30, 1996 (the "Credit Agreement"), among
Primeco, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, and The CIT
Group/Business Credit, Inc., as Collateral Agent, has been amended pursuant to
an Amendment, Consent and Acknowledgment, dated as of February 24, 1997 (the
"Amendment").  Pursuant to the Amendment, the Registrant has been substituted
for Primeco under the Credit Agreement.  Other than conforming amendments to
the Credit Agreement in connection with the Merger, the Amendment did not
change any terms or conditions of the Credit Agreement.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.


                                    EXHIBITS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     NO.                        DESCRIPTION
     ---                        -----------
    <S>         <C>
     4.1        First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 5, 1997, 
                between Prime Service, Inc. and Texas Commerce Bank National 
                Association, as trustee.

    10.1        Amendment, Consent and Acknowledgment, dated as of February 24,
                1997, among Prime Service, Inc., Primeco Inc., The Chase 
                Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, and The CIT Group/
                Business Credit, Inc., as Collateral Agent.
</TABLE>

                            [SIGNATURE ON NEXT PAGE]

                                      
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                                   SIGNATURE

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

Dated:  March 5, 1997


                                       PRIME SERVICE, INC.



                                       By: /s/ THOMAS E. BENNETT              
                                          ------------------------------------
                                       Name:   Thomas E. Bennett               
                                            ----------------------------------
                                       Title:  President                     
                                             ---------------------------------
                                       



Prime Service--Form 8-K               3

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                
                
                
                
                
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     NO.                        DESCRIPTION
     ---                        -----------
    <S>         <C>
     4.1        First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 5, 1997, 
                between Prime Service, Inc. and Texas Commerce Bank National 
                Association, as trustee.

    10.1        Amendment, Consent and Acknowledgment, dated as of February 24,
                1997, among Prime Service, Inc., Primeco Inc., The Chase 
                Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, and The CIT Group/
                Business Credit, Inc., as Collateral Agent.
</TABLE>


                                      
Prime Service--Form 8-K               4


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       FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "First Supplemental Indenture") dated
as of March 5, 1997, by and between PRIME SERVICE, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Successor") and TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the
"Trustee"), a national banking association.

                                    RECITALS

       A.     Primeco Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company") has heretofore
executed and delivered to the Trustee a certain Indenture dated as of March 6,
1995, (herein called the "Indenture") providing for the issue of $100,000,000
principal amount of its 12.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005 (herein
called the "Notes").  All terms used in this First Supplemental Indenture which
are defined in the Indenture and not defined herein shall have the same
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

       B.     Pursuant to the Certificate and Articles of Merger dated as of
February     , 1997, by the Company and the Successor, the Company is being
merged with and into the Successor (the "Merger"), under the laws of the States
of Texas and Delaware, with the Successor being the surviving corporation.

       C.     Section 5.01(a) of the Indenture provides that in the event that
the Company shall consolidate with or merge into a successor company, the
successor company shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental to the
Indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the
Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture.

       D.     Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that a supplemental
indenture may be entered into by the Company and the Trustee without the
consent of any Holders to evidence the succession of another corporation to the
Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants, agreements
and obligations of the Company in the Indenture and in the Notes, including
pursuant to the Merger.

       E.     The Company has furnished the Trustee with an Officers'
Certificate stating that the Merger and this First Supplemental Indenture
comply with Article Five of the Indenture.

                                   AGREEMENT

       NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the
parties hereto do hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:

       SECTION 1.    The Successor hereby expressly assumes, from and after the
consummation of the Merger, all the obligations and liabilities of the Company
under the Notes and the Indenture.
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       SECTION 2.    The Successor shall, from and after the consummation of
the Merger, by virtue of the aforesaid assumption and the delivery of this
First Supplemental Indenture, succeed to, and be substituted for, and may
exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture with the
same effect as if the Successor had been named as the Company in the Indenture.


       SECTION 3.    Pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Indenture, any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, Act of Holders or
other document provided or permitted by the Indenture to be made upon, given or
furnished to, or filed with the Successor shall be addressed to Prime Service,
Inc. at 16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77084, in each case to
the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the General Counsel with a
copy to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166 or
by telecopier to (212) 351-4035, in each case addressed to the attention of
Janet Vance or her designee, or at such other address or telecopier number, or
to such other Person's attention, as is set forth in a notice theretofore given
by the Successor to the Trustee, the Holders and the Administrative Agent.

       SECTION 4.    In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture
shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired hereby.

       SECTION 5.    This First Supplemental Indenture supplements the
Indenture and shall be a part and subject to all the terms hereof.  Except as
supplemented hereby, the Indenture shall continue in full force and effect.

       SECTION 6.    This First Supplemental Indenture shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

       SECTION 7.    This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in one
or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all
of which together shall constitute one and the same instruments.




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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the     day of February,
1997.



                                           PRIME SERVICE, INC.



                                           By: /s/ THOMAS E. BENNETT
                                               -------------------------------
                                               Name:  Thomas E. Bennett
                                               Title: President



       Attest:



       By: /s/ BRIAN FONTANA
           -------------------------------
           Name:  Brian Fontana 
           Title: Executive Vice President


                                           TEXAS COMMERCE BANK
                                           NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee



                                           By: /s/ WAYNE MENTZ
                                               ------------------------------- 
                                               Name:  Wayne Mentz
                                               Title:  Vice President


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                                                                  EXECUTION COPY


                     AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT


              AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, dated as of February 24,
1997 (this "Amendment"), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as
of October 30, 1996 (as the same may be further amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among PRIMECO
INC., a Texas corporation, the several lenders from time to time parties
thereto (the "Lenders"), THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking
corporation, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent"), and THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., a New York
corporation, as collateral agent for the Lenders (the "Collateral Agent").


                              W I T N E S S E T H:


              WHEREAS, the Company, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Agent are parties to the Credit Agreement;

              WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Administrative Agent
and the Collateral Agent, with the consent of requisite Lenders, (i) amend
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and (ii) consent to and acknowledge
the Merger (as defined below).

              WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of requisite
Lenders and the Collateral Agent, is agreeable to the requested amendments,
consents and acknowledgements, but only on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein;

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

              1.     Defined Terms.  Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement are
used herein as therein defined.

              2.     Amendments to Subsection 1.1.  (a)  The following
definitions are hereby added to subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in their
proper alphabetical order:

              "'Amendment, Consent and Acknowledgment':  the Amendment, Consent
              and Acknowledgment, dated as of February 24, 1997, to this
              Agreement."

              "'Merger':  the merger of Primeco Inc. into Prime Service, Inc.,
              with the surviving corporation being Prime Service, Inc."
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              (b)  The following definitions in subsection 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement are hereby amended to read in their respective entireties as follows:

              "'Change of Control':  shall be considered to have occurred if
              any Person (other than INVESTCORP S.A., any of its Affiliates or
              Subsidiaries, any Person that is a member of the senior
              management of the Company, any entity the majority of the equity
              ownership interests of which is owned by such senior management
              of the Company or any Person acting in the capacity of an
              underwriter), whether singly or in concert with one or more
              Persons, shall, directly or indirectly, have acquired, or acquire
              the power to vote or direct the voting of, 25% or more, on a
              fully diluted basis, of the outstanding common stock of the
              Company."

              "'Company':  prior to the Merger, the Company shall be Primeco
              Inc., a Texas corporation, and after the Merger, shall be Prime
              Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation."

              "'Credit Parties':  the collective reference to the Company and
              each Subsidiary of the Company from time to time party to a
              Guarantee."

              "'Excess Cash Flow':  for any fiscal year of the Company,
              commencing with the fiscal year ending on  December 31, 1996, the
              excess of (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated
              EBITDA for such fiscal year plus (ii) the book value of all
              property sold (other than pursuant to eminent domain or
              condemnation proceedings) by the Company and its Subsidiaries
              during such fiscal year over (b) the sum, without duplication, of
              (i) the aggregate amount actually paid by the Company and its
              Subsidiaries in cash during such fiscal year on account of
              capital expenditures (other than capital expenditures made with
              the proceeds of eminent domain or condemnation proceedings to the
              extent such proceeds are not included in the determination of
              EBITDA for such fiscal year), (ii) the aggregate amount of
              payments of principal in respect of any Indebtedness during such
              fiscal year (other than any such payments of principal (x) from
              the Net Proceeds of the IPO, (y) pursuant to subsection
              4.4(b)(iii) or (z) in respect of any revolving credit facility to
              the extent that there is not an equivalent reduction in such
              facility), (iii) increases in working capital (calculated as
              Consolidated Current Assets at the end of such fiscal year minus
              Consolidated Current Liabilities as at the end of such fiscal
              year) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year
              (excluding any increase in cash or Cash Equivalents above an
              increase deemed in good faith by the Company to be necessary or
              desirable for the operation of the business of the Company and
              its Subsidiaries), (iv) cash interest expense (including fees
              paid in connection with Letters of Credit and surety bonds) of
              the Company, (v) the amount of dividends actually paid in cash by
              the Company during such fiscal year as permitted by subsection
              8.11(c)(ii), (vi) the amount of taxes actually paid in cash by
              the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year either
              during such fiscal year or within a normal payment period
              thereof, (vii) the
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              amount of cash actually paid to repurchase Capital Stock of the
              Company pursuant to subsection 8.11(c)(i), and (viii) to the
              extent added to consolidated net income of the Company and its
              Subsidiaries in calculating Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal
              year, the net cost of Interest Rate Agreements, franchise taxes
              and management fees."

              "'Guarantees':  any guarantee which may from time to time be
              executed and delivered by a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to
              subsection 8.6(b)."

              "'Holdings':  Prime Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as it
              existed prior to the Merger."

              "'Holdings Guarantee':  the Holdings Guarantee, substantially in
              the form of Exhibit F, to be made by Holdings in favor of the
              Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as the
              same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
              As provided for in the Amendment, Consent and Acknowledgment, in
              connection with, and effective upon, the Merger, the Holdings
              Guarantee has been terminated."

              "'Holdings Pledge Agreement':  the Pledge Agreement,
              substantially in the form of Exhibit G, to be made by Holdings in
              favor of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the
              Lenders, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented
              from time to time.  As provided for in the Amendment, Consent and
              Acknowledgment, in connection with, and effective upon, the
              Merger, the Holdings Pledge Agreement has been terminated."

              "'Pledge Agreements':  any pledge agreement from time to time
              executed and delivered by the Company providing for the pledge of
              the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary pursuant to subsection
              8.6(b)."

              3.     Amendment to Subsection 5.2.  Subsection 5.2 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the existing subsection 5.2 in its
entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection 5.2:

                     No Change.  Since June 30, 1996 (before and after giving
              effect to the transactions described in subsection 5.1(c)) (a)
              there has been no change and, (as of the Effective Date only) no
              development or event involving a prospective change, which has
              had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
              effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or
              otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its
              Subsidiaries taken as a whole and (b) no dividends or other
              distributions have been declared, paid or made upon the Capital
              Stock of Primeco Inc. (prior to the Merger) or Prime Service,
              Inc. (after the Merger) nor has any such Capital Stock been
              redeemed, retired, repurchased or otherwise acquired for value by
              Primeco Inc. (prior to the Merger) or Prime Service, Inc. (after
              the Merger) or any of their Subsidiaries, except as permitted by
              subsection 8.11.
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              4.     Amendment to Subsection 8.11.  Subsection 8.11(c) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the existing subsection 8.11(c)
in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection
8.11(c):

              "(c)  the Company may pay dividends or make other distributions:

                       (i)  to repurchase Capital Stock of the Company owned by
              former employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
              assigns, estates and heirs, provided that, the aggregate amount
              paid pursuant to this clause (i) (including any amount paid by
              Holdings prior to the Merger but since the Effective Date) shall
              not, in the aggregate, exceed the sum of $4,000,000 plus any
              amounts received by the Company (including any amount received by
              Holdings prior to the Merger but since the Effective Date) as a
              result of resales of such repurchased shares of Capital Stock;
              and

                      (ii)  so long as, after giving effect thereto, no Default
              or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company
              may pay cash dividends, provided that, after giving effect to
              such cash dividends, the aggregate amount of payments by the
              Company of cash dividends pursuant to this clause (ii) in respect
              of its common stock made on and after the Effective Date shall
              not exceed 25% of consolidated net income of the Company for the
              period commencing with the fiscal quarter commencing immediately
              prior to the Effective Date through the fiscal quarter ending
              immediately prior to the date of proposed payment of such
              dividend, but in no event more than $3,000,000 in any fiscal year
              pursuant to this clause (ii)."

              5.     Amendments to Section 9.  (a)  Section 9(c) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the existing Section 9(c) in its
entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new Section 9(c):

                     "(c)  The Company shall default in the observance or
              performance of any agreement contained in subsection 7.7(a), 7.9
              or Section 8 of this Agreement or the Company shall default in
              the observance or performance of any agreement contained in
              subsections 3(a), (h) through (k) and (o) of the Company Security
              Agreement or, with respect to any Subsidiary which becomes a
              Credit Party after the Closing Date, the Company or such
              Subsidiary shall default in the observance or performance of the
              corresponding provisions of the pledge agreement, guarantee and
              security agreement to which it is a party; or"

              (b)  Section 9(f) is hereby amended by deleting the existing
Section 9(f) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new
Section 9(f):

                     "(f)  (i) The Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall
              commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any
              existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign,
              relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
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              reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for
              relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it as
              bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement,
              adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or
              other relief with respect to it or its debts or (B) seeking
              appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar
              official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets,
              or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall make a general
              assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall
              be commenced against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any
              case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in
              clause (i) above which (A) results in the entry of an order for
              relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains
              undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or
              (iii) there shall be commenced against the Company or any of its
              Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking
              issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or
              similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets
              which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which
              shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded
              pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the
              Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action in
              furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or
              acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii),
              or (iii) above; or (v) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
              shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in
              writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or"

              6.     Amendment to Subsection 11.2.  Subsection 11.2 is hereby
amended as follows:

                     The Company:          Prime Service, Inc.
                                           16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 200
                                           Houston, Texas 77084
                                           Attention: Chief Financial Officer
                                                      General Counsel
                                           Telecopy: (281) 647-5135

                     With a copy to:       Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
                                           200 Park Avenue
                                           New York, New York 10166
                                           Attention: Janet Vance, Esq.
                                           Telecopy: (212) 351-4035

              7.     Amendment to Subsection 11.6.  Subsection 11.6(b) is
hereby amended by deleting the existing subsection 11.6(b) in its entirety and
inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection 11.6(b):

                            "(b)  Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its
              commercial banking or lending business and in accordance with
              applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks or other
              entities ("Participants") participating interests
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              in any Loan owing to such Lender, any participating interest in
              the Letters of Credit of such Lender, any Note held by such
              Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of
              such Lender hereunder.  In the event of any such sale by a Lender
              of participating interests to a Participant, such Lender's
              obligations under this Agreement to the other parties to this
              Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely
              responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain
              the holder of any such Note for all purposes under this Agreement
              and the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
              Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender
              in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under
              this Agreement.  The Company agrees that if amounts outstanding
              under this Agreement and the Notes are due and unpaid, or shall
              have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the
              occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be
              deemed to have the right of setoff in respect of its
              participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement and
              any Note to the same extent as if the amount of its participating
              interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this
              Agreement or any Note; provided, that such right of setoff shall
              be subject to the obligation of such Participant to share with
              the Lenders, and the Lenders agree to share with such
              Participant, as provided in subsection 11.7.  The Company also
              agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
              subsections 3.10, 4.11 and 4.12 with respect to its participation
              in the Letters of Credit and in the Commitments and the Loans
              outstanding from time to time as if it were a Lender; provided,
              that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater
              amount pursuant to any such subsection than the transferor Lender
              would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount of
              the participation transferred by such transferor Lender to such
              Participant had no such transfer occurred.  Each Lender agrees
              that the participation agreement pursuant to which any
              Participant acquires its participating interest (or any other
              document) may afford voting rights to such Participant, or any
              right to instruct such Lender with respect to voting hereunder,
              only with respect to matters requiring the consent of either all
              of the Lenders hereunder or all of the Lenders  holding the
              relevant Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments subject to
              such participation."

              8.     Consent to and Acknowledgment of the Merger.  (a)  The
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders parties hereto
hereby consent (i) to the Merger and (ii) to any amendment, modification or
supplement to the indenture for the Subordinated Debt to permit the Merger, to
provide for an assumption of the Subordinated Debt by Prime Service, Inc. and
to effect modifications incidental thereto.

              (b)  Prime Service, Inc. hereby assumes, and agrees to duly
perform, all of the obligations, covenants, duties and agreements of the
Company under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which the
Company is a party, effective upon the Merger.  Each of the parties hereto
acknowledges and agrees (i) that Prime Service, Inc. shall be and is the
Company for all purposes of the Credit Documents, effective upon the Merger,
(ii) that in
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connection with, and effective upon, the Merger, Prime Service, Inc. shall be
released from its obligations, covenants, duties and agreements under the
Holdings Guarantee and Holdings Pledge Agreement and the Holdings Guarantee and
Holdings Pledge Agreement shall be terminated and (iii) that, as a result of
the Merger, the capital stock of the "Company" shall not be subject to a lien
under the Pledge Agreements.  The Company and Holdings hereby agree that they
will take such actions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent with respect to the Collateral in connection with the Merger, including
the preparation, execution, delivery and filing or recording of appropriate UCC
financing statements or amendments thereto and mortgage instruments and the
obtaining of appropriate title policy endorsements.

              9.     Effectiveness.  The amendments, consents and
acknowledgments provided for in this Amendment shall become effective as of the
date of the Merger, provided that, the Administrative Agent shall have received
counterparts hereof duly executed by the Company, Administrative Agent,
Collateral Agent and requisite Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall be
furnished with a copy of the certificate of merger.

              10.    Representations and Warranties.  The Company hereby
represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in
the Credit Agreement (except those which expressly speak as of a certain date)
will be, after giving effect to this Amendment, true and correct in all
material respects, as if made on and as of the date hereof.

              11.    Continuing Effect of Credit Agreement.  This Amendment
shall not be construed as a waiver or consent to any further or future action
on the part of the Company that would require a waiver or consent of the
Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders.  Except as amended hereby, the
provisions of the Credit Agreement are and shall remain in full force and
effect.

              12.    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in
counterparts and all of the said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.

              13.    GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

              14.    Expenses.  The Company agrees to pay or reimburse the
Administrative Agent for all of its out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this
Amendment, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Administrative Agent.
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              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment
to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date
first written above.


                                          PRIMECO INC.                        
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ THOMAS E. BENNETT         
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: President           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          PRIME SERVICE, INC.                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ THOMAS E. BENNETT    
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: President           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as        
                                          Administrative Agent and a Lender   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ WILLIAM J. CAGGIANO       
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Managing Director
                         
                                                                      
                                                                              
                                          THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
                                          as Collateral Agent and a Lender    
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ EDWARD A. JESSER
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Vice President
                         
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                                                                              9
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          BANK OF TOKYO MITSUBISHI TRUST      
                                          COMPANY                             
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ PAUL P. MALECKI
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Vice President
                                                                                
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          BANKERS TRUST COMPANY               
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ GINA S. THOMPSON
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Vice President
                                                                    
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          CAPTIVA FINANCE LTD.                
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/                          
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Director                
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          CERES FINANCE LTD.                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/                              
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Director             
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          CRESCENT/MACH I PARTNERS, L.P.      
                                                                              
                                          By: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY    
                                                                              
                                          Its Investment Manager              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/                              
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Vice President          
               
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                                          THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/                               
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Vice President
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF        
                                          NORTH CAROLINA                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/                               
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Vice President/Director
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By:                               
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title:                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          FLEET BANK, N.A.                    
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/                               
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Assistant Vice President
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/  Tara Hopkins             
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Assistant Vice President
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          THE LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, 
                                          LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH            
                                                                              

                                          By: /s/                               
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Deputy General Manager

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                                          MERRILL LYNCH PRIME RATE PORTFOLIO  
                                                                              
                                          BY:    MERRILL LYNCH ASSET          
                                                 MANAGEMENT, L.P., as 
                                                 Investment Advisor      
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ GILES MARCHAND        
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Authorized Signatory
                                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING RATE  
                                          FUND, INC.                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ GILES MARCHAND         
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Authorized Signatory
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          PARIBAS CAPITAL FUNDING LLC         
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By:                                 
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title:                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          RESTRUCTURED OBLIGATIONS BACKED BY  
                                          SENIOR ASSETS B.V.                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: Chancellor LGT Senior Secured
                                              Management, Inc. as
                                              Portfolio Advisor          
                                                                              
                                                                       
                                          By: /s/ REGINALD J. WOODARD
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title: Assistant Vice President
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By:                                 
                                             ------------------------------   
                                              Title:                          
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                                          THE SUMITOMO BANK, LIMITED          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ JOHN J. O'NEILL
                                             ----------------------------------
                                              Title: Vice President and Manager 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ 
                                             ---------------------------------- 
                                              Title: Vice President  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL PRIME   
                                          RATE INCOME TRUST                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ JEFFREY W. MAILLET
                                             ----------------------------------
                                              Title: Senior Vice President
                                                     and Director       
                                                                              
                                          


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