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Exhibit 10.41
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ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
AMENDMENT 1996-1
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Pursuant to Section 19 of the Alco Standard Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan, Alco Standard Corporation, the sponsor of the Plan, hereby
adopts this Amendment 1996-1 to the Plan, effective as of January 1, 1997.
1. Section 2(d) of the Plan is hereby amended by adding thereto a new
last sentence, to read as follows:
On and after January 1, 1997, Unisource Worldwide, Inc. shall be deemed to
be an Affiliated Employer solely for purposes of determining vesting and
when a Participant becomes entitled to receive benefits under the Plan.
2. In all other respects, the Plan shall remain unchanged by this
amendment.
ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION
By:________________________________
