PENN TRAFFIC CO
SC 13D, 1999-08-10
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
            TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                  RULE 13d-2(a)

                                (Amendment No. )*

                            THE PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY
                  -------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
                   -------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    707832200
                               ------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                              Stephen M. Vine, Esq.
                    Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
                               590 Madison Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 872-1000
                  -------------------------------------------
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  July 29, 1999
                                ----------------
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box
[_].

Note.  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the  schedule,  including  all  exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 or  otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of that  section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

                         Continued on following page(s)
                               Page 1 of 39 Pages
                             Exhibit Index: Page 19


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                                                              Page 2 of 39 Pages

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 707832200

1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

                  SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Source of Funds*

                  Not Applicable

5        Check Box If Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  Is Required  Pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]

6        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  Delaware

                           7        Sole Voting Power
  Number of                                 0
   Shares
Beneficially               8        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  0
    Each
  Reporting                9        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   0
    With
                           10       Shared Dispositive Power
                                            0

11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            8,980,928/1/

12       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
         [x]

13       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)

                                    44.67%

14       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO; IA

- ---------------
/1/ See Item 5

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                              Page 3 of 39 Pages

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 707832200

1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

                  GEORGE SOROS (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Source of Funds*

                  Not Applicable

5        Check Box If Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  Is Required  Pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]

6        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  United States

                           7        Sole Voting Power
  Number of                                 0
   Shares
Beneficially               8        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  0
    Each
  Reporting                9        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   0
    With
                           10       Shared Dispositive Power
                                            0

11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            8,980,928/1/

12       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
         [x]

13       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)

                                    44.67%

14       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

- ---------------
/1/ See Item 5

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                              Page 4 of 39 Pages

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 707832200

1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

                  STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Source of Funds*

                  Not Applicable

5        Check Box If Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  Is Required  Pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]

6        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  United States

                           7        Sole Voting Power
  Number of                                 0
   Shares
Beneficially               8        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  0
    Each
  Reporting                9        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   0
    With
                           10       Shared Dispositive Power
                                            0

11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            8,980,928/1/

12       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
         [x]

13       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)

                                    44.67%

14       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

- ---------------
/1/ See Item 5

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                              Page 5 of 39 Pages

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 707832200

1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

                  SATELLITE ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Source of Funds*

                  Not Applicable

5        Check Box If Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  Is Required  Pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]

6        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  Delaware

                           7        Sole Voting Power
  Number of                                 8,980,928
   Shares
Beneficially               8        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  0
    Each
  Reporting                9        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   8,980,928
    With
                           10       Shared Dispositive Power
                                            0

11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            8,980,928

12       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
         [x]

13       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)

                                    44.67%

14       Type of Reporting Person*

                  PN; IA

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


<PAGE>
                                                              Page 6 of 39 Pages

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 707832200

1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

                  SATELLITE FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Source of Funds*

                  Not Applicable

5        Check Box If Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  Is Required  Pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]

6        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  Delaware

                           7        Sole Voting Power
  Number of                                 8,980,928
   Shares
Beneficially               8        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  0
    Each
  Reporting                9        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   8,980,928
    With
                           10       Shared Dispositive Power
                                            0

11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            8,980,928

12       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
         [x]


13       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)

                                    44.67%

14       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO; IA

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


<PAGE>
                                                              Page 7 of 39 Pages

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 707832200

1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

                  MARK SONNINO (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Source of Funds*

                  Not Applicable

5        Check Box If Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  Is Required  Pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]

6        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  United States

                           7        Sole Voting Power
  Number of                                 20,000
   Shares
Beneficially               8        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  8,980,928
    Each
  Reporting                9        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   20,000
    With
                           10       Shared Dispositive Power
                                            8,980,928

11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            9,000,928

12       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
         [x]

13       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)

                                    44.72%

14       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                              Page 8 of 39 Pages

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 707832200

1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

                  LIEF D. ROSENBLATT (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Source of Funds*

                  Not Applicable

5        Check Box If Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  Is Required  Pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]

6        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  United States

                           7        Sole Voting Power
  Number of                                 20,000
   Shares
Beneficially               8        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  8,980,928
    Each
  Reporting                9        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   20,000
    With
                           10       Shared Dispositive Power
                                            8,980,928

11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            9,000,928

12       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
         [x]

13       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)

                                    44.72%

14       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


<PAGE>
                                                              Page 9 of 39 Pages

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 707832200

1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

                  GABRIEL NECHAMKIN (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Source of Funds*

                  Not Applicable

5        Check Box If Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  Is Required  Pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]

6        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  United States

                           7        Sole Voting Power
  Number of                                 20,000
   Shares
Beneficially               8        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  8,980,928
    Each
  Reporting                9        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   20,000
    With
                           10       Shared Dispositive Power
                                            8,980,928

11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            9,000,928

12       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
         [x]

13       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)

                                    44.72%

14       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                             Page 10 of 39 Pages

          This  Statement  on Schedule  13D  relates to shares of Common  Stock,
$0.01 par value per share  (the  "Shares"),  of The Penn  Traffic  Company  (the
"Issuer").  This  Statement is being filed by the Reporting  Persons (as defined
herein) to report that pursuant to the issuance of Shares in connection with the
consummation of the Plan of Reorganization of the Issuer,  the Reporting Persons
may be deemed  to be the  beneficial  owners of more than 5% of the  outstanding
Shares of the Issuer.


Item 1.   Security and Issuer.

          This  Statement  relates to the Shares.  The address of the  principal
executive office of the Issuer is 1200 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse, New York,
13221.

Item 2.   Identity and Background.

          This  Statement  is being  filed on  behalf  of each of the  following
persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

          i)   Soros Fund Management LLC ("SFM LLC");

          ii)  Mr. George Soros ("Mr. Soros");

          iii) Mr. Stanley F. Druckenmiller ("Mr. Druckenmiller");

          iv)  Satellite Asset Management, L.P. ("Satellite LP");

          v)   Satellite Fund Management LLC ("Satellite LLC");

          vi)  Mr. Mark Sonnino ("Mr. Sonnino");

          vii) Mr. Lief D. Rosenblatt ("Mr. Rosenblatt"); and

          viii) Mr. Gabriel Nechamkin ("Mr. Nechamkin").

          This Statement  relates to the Shares held for the accounts of Quantum
Partners LDC, a Cayman  Islands  exempted  limited  duration  company  ("Quantum
Partners"), and Quota Fund N.V., a Netherlands Antilles corporation ("Quota").

                              The Reporting Persons

          The business of SFM LLC is managed through a Management Committee (the
"Management  Committee")  comprised of Mr. Soros, Mr. Druckenmiller and Mr. Gary
Gladstein.  SFM LLC, a Delaware  limited  liability  company,  has its principal
office at 888  Seventh  Avenue,  33rd  Floor,  New  York,  New York  10106.  Its
principal  business  is  to  serve,  pursuant  to  contract,  as  the  principal
investment manager to several foreign investment  companies (the "SFM Clients").
Mr.  Soros,  as  Chairman of SFM LLC,  has the ability to direct the  investment
decisions  of SFM LLC and as such may be  deemed to have  investment  discretion
over the securities held for the accounts of the SFM Clients. Mr. Druckenmiller,
as Lead  Portfolio  Manager of SFM LLC, has the ability to direct the investment
decisions  of SFM LLC and as such may be  deemed to have  investment  discretion
over the securities held for the accounts of the SFM Clients. Set forth in Annex
A hereto and  incorporated by reference in response to this Item 2 and elsewhere
in this Schedule 13D as  applicable  is a list of the Managing  Directors of SFM
LLC.



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                                                             Page 11 of 39 Pages

          The principal occupation of Mr. Soros, a United States citizen, is his
direction of the  activities of SFM LLC, which is carried out in his capacity as
Chairman of SFM LLC at SFM LLC's principal office.

          The  principal  occupation  of  Mr.  Druckenmiller,  a  United  States
citizen,  is  his  position  as  Lead  Portfolio  Manager  and a  Member  of the
Management  Committee  of SFM LLC,  which is carried out at SFM LLC's  principal
office.

          SFM LLC serves as principal investment manager to Quantum Partners and
Quota,  and as such,  has been  granted  investment  discretion  over  portfolio
investments, including the Shares, held for the accounts of Quantum Partners and
Quota. SFM LLC, on behalf of Quantum Partners and Quota, has granted  investment
discretion over certain  investments,  including the Shares, of Quantum Partners
and Quota to Satellite LP, pursuant to investment  management  contracts between
Quantum  Partners and Satellite LP (the "Quantum  Partners-Satellite  Contract")
and between Quota and Satellite LP (the "Quota-Satellite Contract"). None of SFM
LLC, Mr. Soros and Mr.  Druckenmiller  currently exercises voting or dispositive
power over the Shares held for the accounts of Quantum Partners and Quota.

          Satellite LP is an investment  advisory  firm  organized as a Delaware
limited partnership. Satellite LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the
general  partner of Satellite LP. Each of Satellite LP and Satellite LLC has its
principal  office at 888 Seventh Avenue,  29th Floor,  New York, New York 10106.
Satellite  LP's  principal  business is to serve,  pursuant to contract,  as the
principal investment manager to several private investment companies.  Satellite
LLC's  principal  business is to serve as general  partner of Satellite  LP. Mr.
Sonnino,  Mr. Rosenblatt and Mr. Nechamkin are Managing Members of Satellite LLC
and as such, may be deemed to have  investment  discretion  over the Shares held
for the accounts of Quantum  Partners and Quota. Set forth in Annex B hereto and
incorporated  by  reference  in  response to this Item 2 and  elsewhere  in this
Schedule 13D as applicable is a list of the Managing Members of Satellite LLC.

          Pursuant to  regulations  promulgated  under Section 13(d) of the Act,
SFM  LLC,  Mr.  Soros,  in  his  capacity  as  Chairman  of  SFM  LLC,  and  Mr.
Druckenmiller, in his capacity as Lead Portfolio Manager of SFM LLC, each may be
deemed  a  beneficial  owner of the  Shares  held for the  accounts  of  Quantum
Partners and Quota.  Pursuant to regulations  promulgated under Section 13(d) of
the Act,  Satellite LP,  Satellite  LLC, Mr.  Sonnino,  Mr.  Rosenblatt  and Mr.
Nechamkin, in their capacity as Managing Directors of Satellite LLC, each may be
deemed  a  beneficial  owner of the  Shares  held for the  accounts  of  Quantum
Partners and Quota.

          During the past five years,  none of the Reporting Persons and, to the
best of the  Reporting  Persons'  knowledge,  any  other  person  identified  in
response to this Item 2 has been (a) convicted in a criminal proceeding or (b) a
party to any civil  proceeding as a result of which it or he has been subject to
a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

          Pursuant to the Plan of  Reorganization  (the "Plan") of the Issuer, a
copy  of  which  is  incorporated  by  reference   hereto  as  Exhibit  D,  upon
consummation of the Plan, holders of Senior Note Claims (as defined in the Plan)
became entitled to receive Shares in respect of such securities.  As a result of
Quantum  Partners' and Quota's  ownership of Senior Note Claims, an aggregate of
7,802,192 and 1,178,736 Shares were issued on July 29, 1999 to Quantum Partners'
and Quota, respectively.

          The foregoing  description of the Plan does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan (attached as Exhibit D
to this Initial Statement), which is incorporated herein by reference.


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                                                             Page 12 of 39 Pages


          The securities held for the accounts of Quantum Partners and Quota may
be held through margin  accounts  maintained  with brokers,  which extend margin
credit as and when required to open or carry positions in their margin accounts,
subject to applicable federal margin regulations,  stock exchange rules and such
firms' credit policies.  The positions which may be held in the margin accounts,
including the Shares,  are pledged as  collateral  security for the repayment of
debit balances in the respective accounts.

Item 4.   Purpose of Transaction.

          All of the  Shares  reported  herein as having  been  acquired  for or
disposed of from the accounts of Quantum  Partners and/or Quota were acquired or
disposed of for investment  purposes.  Neither the Reporting Persons,  except as
otherwise provided below, nor, to the best of their knowledge,  any of the other
persons  identified  in response to Item 2, has any present  plans or  proposals
that  relate  to or  would  result  in  any  of the  transactions  described  in
subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

          As  directors  of the Issuer,  Mr.  Sonnino,  Mr.  Rosenblatt  and Mr.
Nechamkin  may have  influence  over the  corporate  activities  of the  Issuer,
including as may relate to transactions  described in subparagraphs  (a) through
(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

          The  Reporting  Persons  reserve the right to acquire,  or cause to be
acquired,  additional  securities  of the Issuer,  to dispose of, or cause to be
disposed,  such securities at any time or to formulate other purposes,  plans or
proposals  regarding the Issuer or any of its securities,  or to propose to take
any action as described in  subparagraphs  (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule
13D to the extent deemed  advisable in light of general  investment  and trading
policies of the Reporting Persons, market conditions or other factors.

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

          (a)  (i) As a  consequence  of SFM  LLC's  ability  to  terminate  the
Quantum  Partners - Satellite  Contract and the  Quota-Satellite  Contract  with
respect to all  investments,  including  those involving the Shares held for the
account  of  each  of  Quantum  Partners  and  Quota,  and  acquire  voting  and
dispositive  power  over the  Shares  held for the  accounts  of each of Quantum
Partners  and Quota  within 60 days,  notwithstanding  the fact that none of SFM
LLC, Mr. Soros and Mr.  Druckenmiller  currently  exercises such power, SFM LLC,
Mr.  Soros and Mr.  Druckenmiller  may be  deemed  the  beneficial  owner of the
7,802,192  Shares held for the account of Quantum  Partners and 1,178,736 Shares
held for the  account of Quota.  In total,  each of SFM LLC,  Mr.  Soros and Mr.
Druckenmiller   may  be  deemed  the  beneficial   owner  of  8,980,928   Shares
(approximately 44.67% of the total number of Shares outstanding).

               (ii) Each of  Satellite  LP and  Satellite  LLC may be deemed the
beneficial owner of 8,980,928 Shares  (approximately  44.67% of the total number
of Shares  outstanding).  This number includes (A) 7,802,192 Shares held for the
account of Quantum  Partners  and (B)  1,178,736  Shares held for the account of
Quota.

               (iii) Mr. Sonnino may be deemed the beneficial owner of 9,000,928
Shares  (approximately 44.72% of the total number of Shares outstanding assuming
exercise of the director's  options held for his account).  This number includes
(A)  7,802,192  Shares held for the account of Quantum  Partners,  (B) 1,178,736
Shares  held for the  account  of Quota  and (C)  20,000  Shares  issuable  upon
exercise of director's options held for his own account.

               (iv)  Mr.  Rosenblatt  may be  deemed  the  beneficial  owner  of
9,000,928 Shares (approximately 44.72% of the total number of Shares outstanding
assuming exercise of the director's  options held for his account).  This number



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                                                             Page 13 of 39 Pages

includes  (A)  7,802,192  Shares held for the account of Quantum  Partners,  (B)
1,178,736  Shares held for the account of Quota and (C) 20,000  Shares  issuable
upon exercise of director's options held for his own account.

               (v) Mr. Nechamkin may be deemed the beneficial owner of 9,000,928
Shares  (approximately 44.72% of the total number of Shares outstanding assuming
exercise of the director's  options held for his account).  This number includes
(A)  7,802,192  Shares held for the account of Quantum  Partners,  (B) 1,178,736
Shares  held for the  account  of Quota  and (C)  20,000  Shares  issuable  upon
exercise of director's options held for his own account.

          (b)  (i) The power to direct the voting and  disposition of the Shares
held for the account of each of Quantum  Partners and Quota is currently  vested
in  Satellite  LP pursuant  to the  Quantum  Partners-  Satellite  Contract  and
Quota-Satellite Contract, respectively. SFM LLC has the contractual authority on
behalf  of  each  of  Quantum  Partners  and  Quota  to  terminate  the  Quantum
Partners-Satellite Contract and Quota-Satellite Contract, within 60 days and, as
a result,  SFM LLC,  Mr. Soros and Mr.  Druckenmiller  may be deemed to have the
voting and  dispositive  power held by Satellite LLC,  notwithstanding  the fact
that none of SFM LLC, Mr. Soros and Mr.  Druckenmiller  currently exercises such
power,  with respect to the Shares held for the account of Quantum  Partners and
Quota.

               (ii) Each of  Satellite  LP and  Satellite  LLC (by virtue of the
Quantum  Partners-Satellite  Contract and the  Quota-Satellite  Contract) may be
deemed to have the sole  power to  direct  the  voting  and  disposition  of the
7,802,192  Shares held for the  account of Quantum  Partners  and the  1,178,736
Shares held for the account of Quota.

               (iii) Each of Mr. Sonnino, Mr. Rosenblatt and Mr. Nechamkin, as a
result of their  positions  with  Satellite LLC may be deemed to have the shared
power to direct the voting and disposition of the 7,802,192  Shares held for the
account of Quantum  Partners  and the  1,178,736  Shares held for the account of
Quota.

               (iv) Mr.  Sonnino  has the sole  power to direct  the  voting and
disposition  of the 20,000 Shares  issuable upon the exercise of the  securities
reported herein as being held for his account.

               (v) Mr.  Rosenblatt  has the sole  power to direct the voting and
disposition  of the 20,000 Shares  issuable upon the exercise of the  securities
reported herein as being held for his account.

               (vi) Mr.  Nechamkin  has the sole  power to direct the voting and
disposition  of the 20,000 Shares  issuable upon the exercise of the  securities
reported herein as being held for his account.

          (c)       Except as described in Item 3 and Annex B hereto, there have
been no transactions effected with respect to the Shares since June 10, 1999 (60
days prior to the date hereof) by any of the Reporting Persons.

          (d)  (i) The shareholders of Quantum Partners,  including Quantum Fund
N.V., a  Netherlands  Antilles  company,  have the right to  participate  in the
receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares held for the
account of Quantum  Partners in  accordance  with their  ownership  interests in
Quantum Partners.

               (ii) The  shareholders  of Quota have the right to participate in
the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares held for
the account of Quota in accordance with their ownership interests in Quota.

          (e)       Not applicable.


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                                                             Page 14 of 39 Pages


Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements,  Understandings or Relationships with Respect
          to Securities of the Issuer.

          In  connection  with the  consummation  of the Plan,  each of  Quantum
Partners  and  Quota  entered  into  a   Registration   Rights   Agreement  (the
"Registration  Rights  Agreement")  with the Issuer (a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit E and  incorporated  herein by  reference  in response to this
Item 6)  pursuant  to which the Issuer has agreed to grant  registration  rights
with respect to certain securities.

          Pursuant to Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer
shall cause to be filed a  Registration  Statement  under the  Securities Act of
1933 covering Registrable  Securities (as defined therein) and providing for the
sale of the Registrable Securities held by Quantum Partners or Quota.

          Pursuant  to  Section  3 of the  Registration  Rights  Agreement  if a
majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer determine,  in their good faith
reasonable   judgment,   that  to  maintain  the   effectiveness  of  the  Shelf
Registration or permit the Shelf Registration to become effective would create a
Disadvantageous  Condition  (as defined  therein),  the Issuer  may,  subject to
certain conditions, suspend or withdraw the Shelf Registration.

          The foregoing  description of the  Registration  Rights Agreement does
not purport to be complete  and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Registration Rights Agreement (attached as Exhibit E to this Initial Statement),
which is incorporated herein by reference.

          From time to time,  each of the Reporting  Persons may lend  portfolio
securities  to  brokers,  banks or other  financial  institutions.  These  loans
typically obligate the borrower to return the securities,  or an equal amount of
securities  of the same  class,  to the lender and  typically  provide  that the
borrower is entitled to exercise  voting rights and to retain  dividends  during
the term of the loan.  From time to time, to the extent  permitted by applicable
laws, each of the Reporting Persons may borrow securities, including the Shares,
for the purpose of effecting,  and may effect, short sale transactions,  and may
purchase  securities  for the  purpose of closing  out short  positions  in such
securities.

          Except as described above and in Items 3 and 4, the Reporting  Persons
do not have any contracts,  arrangements,  understandings or relationships  with
respect to any securities of the Issuer.


Item 7.   Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

          A.   Power of  Attorney  dated as of  January  1, 1997  granted by Mr.
Soros in favor of Mr. Sean C. Warren and Mr. Michael C. Neus.

          B.   Power of  Attorney  dated as of  January  1, 1997  granted by Mr.
Druckenmiller in favor of Mr. Sean C. Warren and Mr. Michael C. Neus.

          C.   Joint Filing Agreement dated August 9, 1999 by and among SFM LLC,
Mr. Soros, Mr. Druckenmiller,  Satellite Asset Management,  L.P., Satellite Fund
Management LLC, Mr. Sonnino, Mr. Rosenblatt and Mr. Nechamkin.

          D.   Joint Plan of  Reorganization as amended (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to
the  Issuer's  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 1999,  Commission  File
Number 1-9930) and incorporated herein by reference.

          E.   Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated June 29, 1999 by and among
the Issuer, Quantum Partners and Quota.


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                                                             Page 15 of 39 Pages

                                   SIGNATURES

          After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  undersigned  certifies that the  information set forth in this Statement is
true, complete and correct.

Date:     August 9, 1999


                                        SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

                                        By:  /S/ SEAN C. WARREN
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Sean C. Warren
                                             Managing Director


                                        GEORGE SOROS

                                        By:  /S/ SEAN C. WARREN
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Sean C. Warren
                                             Attorney-in-Fact


                                        STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER

                                        By:  /S/ SEAN C. WARREN
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Sean C. Warren
                                             Attorney-in-Fact

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                                                             Page 16 of 39 Pages



                                        SATELLITE ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                                        By:  Satellite Fund Management LLC
                                             its General Partner

                                        By:  /S/ LIEF D. ROSENBLATT
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Lief D. Rosenblatt
                                             Managing Member


                                        SATELLITE FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

                                        By:  /S/ LIEF D. ROSENBLATT
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Lief D. Rosenblatt
                                             Managing Member


                                        MARK SONNINO

                                        /S/ MARK SONNINO
                                        ---------------------------------------


                                        LIEF D. ROSENBLATT

                                        /S/ LIEF D. ROSENBLATT
                                        ---------------------------------------


                                        GABRIEL NECHAMKIN


                                        /S/ GABRIEL NECHAMKIN
                                        ---------------------------------------


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                                                             Page 17 of 39 Pages


                                     ANNEX A



          The  following  is a list of all of the persons  (other  than  Stanley
Druckenmiller) who serve as Managing Directors of SFM LLC.


                              Scott K. H. Bessent
                                 Walter Burlock
                                Brian J. Corvese
                                 L. Kevin Dann
                                 Gary Gladstein
                                   Ron Hiram
                               Robert K. Jermain
                                Sheldon Kasowitz
                                David N. Kowitz
                                  Carson Levit
                              Alexander C. McAree
                                  Paul McNulty
                                  Steven Okin
                                   Frank Sica
                                 Sean C. Warren

          Each of the  above-listed  persons is a United  States  citizen  whose
principal  occupation is serving as Managing Director of SFM LLC, and each has a
business address c/o Soros Fund Management LLC, 888 Seventh Avenue,  33rd Floor,
New York, New York 10106.

          To the best of the Reporting Persons' knowledge:

               (a) None of the above persons hold any Shares.

               (b) None of the above  persons has any  contracts,  arrangements,
understandings or relationships with respect to the Shares.


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                                                             Page 18 of 39 Pages


                                     ANNEX B



          The  following  is a list of all of the  persons who serve as Managing
Members of Satellite LLC and the Shares held, if any.


                                                              Underlying Shares
                                                              -----------------

Mark Sonnino                                                           20,000
Lief D. Rosenblatt                                                     20,000
Gabriel Nechamkin                                                      20,000


          Each of the  above-listed  persons is a United  States  citizen  whose
principal  occupation is serving as Managing  Member of Satellite  LLC, and each
has a business  address c/o Satellite Fund  Management  LLC, 888 Seventh Avenue,
29th Floor, New York, New York 10106.

          To the best of the Reporting Persons' knowledge:

          (a)       The  Shares   reported   above   represent  the   underlying
securities  of Director's  Options  issued in  connection  with such  Director's
appointment to the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

          (b)       Each of the persons  listed  above (i) holds the  securities
(exercisable  into the Shares  reported  above) for his own account and (ii) has
the sole power to vote or dispose of such securities.


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                                                             Page 19 of 39 Pages


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                                        Page No.
                                                                        --------

A.        Power of Attorney dated as of January 1, 1997 granted by Mr.
          George Soros in favor of Mr. Sean C. Warren and Mr.  Michael
          C. Neus.....................................................     20

B.        Power of Attorney dated as of January 1, 1997 granted by Mr.
          Stanley F.  Druckenmiller in favor of Mr. Sean C. Warren and
          Mr. Michael C. Neus.........................................     21

C.        Joint  Filing  Agreement  dated  August 9, 1999 by and among
          Soros Fund Management LLC, Mr. George Soros,  Mr. Stanley F.
          Druckenmiller,  Satellite Asset Management,  L.P., Satellite
          Fund  Management   LLC,  Mr.  Mark  Sonnino,   Mr.  Lief  D.
          Rosenblatt, and Mr. Gabriel Nechamkin.......................     22

D.        Joint Plan of  Reorganization  as amended  (filed as Exhibit
          2.1 to The Penn Traffic Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
          dated May 27,  1999,  Commission  File  Number  1-9930)  and
          incorporated herein by reference

E.        Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated June 29,  1999 by and
          among The Penn  Traffic  Company,  Quantum  Partners LDC and
          Quota Fund N.V..............................................     24


                                                             Page 20 of 39 Pages

                                    EXHIBIT A

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that I, GEORGE SOROS,  hereby make,  constitute
and appoint each of SEAN C. WARREN and MICHAEL C. NEUS, acting individually,  as
my agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing in my name, (a) in my
personal  capacity or (b) in my capacity as Chairman  of,  member of or in other
capacities  with  Soros  Fund  Management  LLC,  all  documents,   certificates,
instruments,  statements,  filings and agreements ("documents") to be filed with
or  delivered  to any foreign or domestic  governmental  or  regulatory  body or
required or  requested  by any other  person or entity  pursuant to any legal or
regulatory  requirement  relating to the acquisition,  ownership,  management or
disposition of securities or other investments, and any other documents relating
or ancillary  thereto,  including but not limited to, all documents  relating to
filings with the United States  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the "SEC")
pursuant to the Securities  Act of 1933 or the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Act") and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including: (1)
all documents relating to the beneficial  ownership of securities required to be
filed  with  the SEC  pursuant  to  Section  13(d) or  Section  16(a) of the Act
including, without limitation: (a) any acquisition statements on Schedule 13D or
Schedule  13G and  any  amendments  thereto,  (b) any  joint  filing  agreements
pursuant to Rule  13d-1(f) and (c) any initial  statements  of, or statements of
changes in,  beneficial  ownership of securities on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 and
(2) any  information  statements  on Form 13F  required to be filed with the SEC
pursuant to Section 13(f) of the Act.

All past acts of the attorney-in-fact in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby
ratified and confirmed.

This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by me.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  executed  this  instrument  as of the  1st day of
January, 1997.




                                        /s/ George Soros
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        GEORGE SOROS

                                                             Page 21 of 39 Pages

                                    EXHIBIT B

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that I, STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER,  hereby make,
constitute  and  appoint  each of SEAN C.  WARREN and  MICHAEL  C. NEUS,  acting
individually,  as my agent and  attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing in
my name,  (a) in my personal  capacity  or (b) in my capacity as Lead  Portfolio
Manager of, member of or in other capacities with Soros Fund Management LLC, all
documents,  certificates,   instruments,   statements,  filings  and  agreements
("documents")  to be  filed  with  or  delivered  to  any  foreign  or  domestic
governmental  or regulatory body or required or requested by any other person or
entity  pursuant  to  any  legal  or  regulatory  requirement  relating  to  the
acquisition,  ownership,  management  or  disposition  of  securities  or  other
investments,  and any other documents relating or ancillary  thereto,  including
but not limited to, all  documents  relating to filings  with the United  States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933 or the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  (the  "Act")  and the  rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, including: (1) all documents relating to the
beneficial ownership of securities required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to
Section 13(d) or Section 16(a) of the Act including, without limitation: (a) any
acquisition  statements  on  Schedule  13D or  Schedule  13G and any  amendments
thereto,  (b) any joint filing agreements  pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) and (c) any
initial  statements  of, or  statements of changes in,  beneficial  ownership of
securities  on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 and (2) any  information  statements  on
Form 13F required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(f) of the Act.

All past acts of the attorney-in-fact in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby
ratified and confirmed.

This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by me.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  executed  this  instrument  as of the  1st day of
January, 1997.




                                   /s/ Stanley F. Druckenmiller
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                   STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER


                                                             Page 22 of 39 Pages

                                    EXHIBIT C

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

          The  undersigned  hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13D with
respect to the Common Stock of The Penn Traffic Company dated August 9, 1999 is,
and any amendments  thereto signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on
behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance  with the  provisions of Rule
13d- 1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Date:     August 9, 1999

                                        SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

                                        By:  /S/ SEAN C. WARREN
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Sean C. Warren
                                             Managing Director


                                        GEORGE SOROS

                                        By:  /S/ SEAN C. WARREN
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Sean C. Warren
                                             Attorney-in-Fact


                                        STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER

                                        By:  /S/ SEAN C. WARREN
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Sean C. Warren
                                             Attorney-in-Fact

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                                                             Page 23 of 39 Pages



                                        SATELLITE ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                                        By:  Satellite Fund Management LLC
                                             its General Partner

                                        By:  /S/ LIEF D. ROSENBLATT
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Lief D. Rosenblatt
                                             Managing Member


                                        SATELLITE FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

                                        By:  /S/ LIEF D. ROSENBLATT
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Lief D. Rosenblatt
                                             Managing Member


                                        MARK SONNINO

                                        /S/ MARK SONNINO
                                        ---------------------------------------


                                        LIEF D. ROSENBLATT

                                        /S/ LIEF D. ROSENBLATT
                                        ---------------------------------------


                                        GABRIEL NECHAMKIN


                                        /S/ GABRIEL NECHAMKIN
                                        ---------------------------------------


                                                             Page 24 of 39 Pages


                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
                          -----------------------------


                  REGISTRATION  RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of June 29, 1999 (this
"Agreement"), by and among THE PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"),  and the Holders (as hereinafter defined) of Registrable  Securities
(as hereinafter defined) who are parties to this Agreement.

                  This  Agreement is being entered into in  accordance  with the
Plan (as  hereinafter  defined) in connection with the acquisition of Securities
(as hereinafter  defined) by certain holders named on the signature page to this
Agreement (the "Original  Holders")  pursuant to the Plan.  Each Original Holder
owns the aggregate amounts of Securities specified with respect to such Original
Holder in Schedule A hereto as such Schedule A may be amended from time to time.

                  To induce the holders of Registrable Securites (as hereinafter
defined) to vote in favor of the Plan,  the Company has  undertaken  to register
the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act (as hereinafter defined) and
to take certain other actions with respect to the Registrable  Securities.  This
Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of such undertaking.

                  In consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set
forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                  1.       Definitions.   Unless   otherwise   defined   herein,
capitalized terms used herein and in the recitals above shall have the following
meanings:

                  "Affiliate"  of a Person  means any Person that  controls,  is
under common control with, or is controlled by, such other Person.  For purposes
of this  definition,  "control"  means the  ability  of one Person to direct the
management and policies of another Person.

                  "Business  Day"  means any day  except a  Saturday,  Sunday or
other day on which  commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required
by law to be closed.

                  "Commission"  means the United States  Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any successor agency.

                  "Common Stock" means the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the
Company,  to be issued  pursuant to the Plan, and includes any securities of the
Company  issued or issuable  with respect to such  securities  by way of a stock
split,  recapitalization,  merger,  consolidation  or  other  reorganization  or
otherwise.

                  "Effective Date" means the effective date of the Plan pursuant
to the terms thereof.

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                                                             Page 25 of 39 Pages

                  "Exchange Act" means the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations  thereunder,  or any similar or successor
statute.

                  "Expenses"  means  all  expenses  incident  to  the  Company's
performance  of  or  compliance  with  its  obligations  under  this  Agreement,
including,  without limitation,  all registration,  filing, listing,  securities
exchange and NASD fees, all fees and expenses of complying with state securities
or blue sky laws (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for
the  underwriters  in connection  with blue sky filings),  all word  processing,
duplicating and printing expenses,  messenger and delivery expenses,  all rating
agency  fees,  the fees,  disbursements  and other  charges of  counsel  for the
Company  and of its  independent  public  accountants,  including  the  expenses
incurred in connection  with "comfort"  letters  required by or incident to such
performance  and  compliance,   any  fees  and   disbursements  of  underwriters
customarily  paid by issuers and sellers of securities and the  reasonable  fees
and disbursements of one firm of counsel (per  registration  prepared) chosen by
the Holders of a majority of the outstanding  Registrable Securities included in
such Registration  Statement with respect to disclosure  matters,  but excluding
underwriting  discounts and commissions  and applicable  transfer taxes, if any,
which discounts,  commissions and transfer taxes shall be borne by the seller or
sellers of Registrable Securities in all cases.

                  "Holders"  means  (i)  the  Original   Holders  and  (ii)  any
transferees  of the  Registrable  Securities  whose  Securities  continue  to be
Registrable  Securities,  each  of whom  will  be  bound  by the  terms  of this
Agreement.

                  "Initial  Shelf  Registration"  has the  meaning  set forth in
Section 2 hereof.

                  "NASD" means the National  Association of Securities  Dealers,
Inc.

                  "Person"  means  any  individual,  corporation,   partnership,
limited  liability  company,  firm,  joint  venture,  association,  joint  stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization,  governmental or regulatory body or
subdivision thereof or other entity.

                  "Plan"  means the  Joint  Plan of  Reorganization  of The Penn
Traffic Company,  Dairy Dell,  Inc., Big M Supermarkets,  Inc. and Penny Curtiss
Baking Company, Inc. under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code filed
with the  United  States  Bankruptcy  Court for the  District  of  Delaware  and
confirmed by such court on May 27, 1999, as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

                  "Public   Offering"  means  a  public  offering  and  sale  of
securities pursuant to an effective  registration statement under the Securities
Act.

                  "Registrable  Securities"  means  the  Securities  held by the
Original  Holders  (and  Transferees  of such  Securities  which  are  "Holders"
hereunder);  provided,  however , that Registrable  Securities shall cease to be
Registrable  Securities (i) upon any sale or distribution  thereof pursuant to a
registration  statement;  (ii) if the Holder  thereof is  permitted to sell such

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                                                             Page 26 of 39 Pages

securities  without  volume  restriction  under the Securities Act and any state
securities  laws;  or (iii)  upon the  receipt by a Holder of  Securities  of an
opinion,  reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such Holder, by legal
counsel reasonably acceptable to such Holder, to the effect that the public sale
of such Securities  without  restriction  under the Securities Act and any state
securities laws does not require the  registration of such Securities  under the
Securities Act and any state securities laws.

                  "Registration  Statement" means a registration statement filed
with the Commission under the Securities Act.

                  "Securities"  means  each  of  the  following:   (1)  a  class
comprising shares of Common Stock held as of the date hereof by the stockholders
party hereto; (2) a class comprising (a) Senior Notes held as of the date hereof
by the noteholders party hereto and (b) securities issued or issuable in respect
of the Senior Notes issued,  issuable or held pursuant to clause (2)(a) above by
way of interest  payments or otherwise;  and (3) a class comprising (a) Warrants
held as of the date hereof by the warrantholders party hereto and (b) securities
issued or issuable in respect of the Warrants issued,  issuable or held pursuant
to clause (3)(a) above by way of exercise or in connection with a combination of
shares,  recapitalization,  merger,  consolidation  or other  reorganization  or
otherwise.

                  "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar or successor statute.

                  "Senior Notes" means the 11% Senior Notes due June 29, 2009 of
the Company.

                  "Subsequent  Shelf  Registration" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2 hereof.

                  "Transfer"  means  any  transfer,  sale,  assignment,  pledge,
hypothecation   or  other   disposition  of  any  interest.   "Transferor"   and
"Transferee" have correlative meanings.

                  "Warrants"  means the Warrants of the Company with an exercise
price of  $18.30  per share of  Common  Stock  issued  pursuant  to the  Warrant
Agreement  dated as of the date hereof  between the Company and Harris Trust and
Savings Bank, as warrant agent.

                  2.       Registration Under the Securities Act.

                  (a) Initial Shelf Registration. The Company shall (i) cause to
         be filed as soon as  practicable,  but not later than 45 days after the
         Effective  Date (or such longer time up to 90 days after the  Effective
         Date as may be  required  for the  Company  to  prepare  the  necessary
         financial  statements),  a Registration Statement for an offering to be

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                                                             Page 27 of 39 Pages

         made on a continuous  basis  pursuant to Rule 415 under the  Securities
         Act (the "Initial Shelf Registration")  covering all of the Registrable
         Securities and providing for the sale of the Registrable  Securities by
         the  Holders  thereof  and (ii) use its  commercially  reasonable  best
         efforts to have such Initial Shelf  Registration  declared effective by
         the Commission as promptly as practicable thereafter.

                  (b) Subsequent Shelf Registrations.  If the Company determines
         to terminate the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf  Registration prior
         to the end of the  Effectiveness  Period (as  defined  in Section  2(d)
         hereof),  then,  subject to the provisions of this Agreement,  prior to
         such termination the Company shall file, and shall use its commercially
         reasonable best efforts to cause the Commission to declare effective, a
         subsequent  Registration  Statement  for an  offering  to be  made on a
         continuous  basis  pursuant  to Rule 415  under the  Securities  Act (a
         "Subsequent  Shelf  Registration")  covering  all  of  the  Registrable
         Securities  which  then  remain   outstanding.   The  Subsequent  Shelf
         Registration shall be filed by the Company at such time, subject to the
         provisions  of  this  Agreement,   prior  to  the  termination  of  the
         effectiveness  of the Initial  Shelf  Registration  which is reasonably
         calculated  to  cause  the  Subsequent  Shelf  Registration  to  become
         effective  on or  before  the date on which  the  effectiveness  of the
         Initial Shelf Registration terminates.

                  (c)  Amendments  to Initial Shelf  Registration  or Subsequent
         Shelf  Registrations.  If the  Initial  Shelf  Registration  (except as
         provided in Section 2(b)) or any Subsequent Shelf  Registration  ceases
         to be  effective  for any reason at any time  during the  Effectiveness
         Period (as defined in Section 2(d)  hereof) for any reason  (other than
         because  of the  sale  of all of  the  Registrable  Securities  covered
         thereby or all of such  Securities no longer  constituting  Registrable
         Securities),  the Company shall use its  commercially  reasonable  best
         efforts to obtain the prompt  withdrawal  of any order  suspending  the
         effectiveness thereof or take such other actions as may be necessary to
         reinstate the effectiveness  thereof, and in any event shall, within 60
         days of such cessation of effectiveness,  either (i) amend such Initial
         Shelf  Registration  or  Subsequent  Shelf  Registration  in  a  manner
         reasonably  calculated to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending
         the effectiveness thereof, or (ii) file a Subsequent Shelf Registration
         covering all Registrable  Securities which remain unsold.  (Each of the
         Initial Shelf  Registration and any Subsequent Shelf Registration filed
         pursuant  to  paragraph  2(b) or this  paragraph  2(c) are  referred to
         individually  herein as a "Shelf  Registration" and collectively as the
         "Shelf Registrations").

                  (d)  Effectiveness  Period.  Subject to Section 3 hereof,  the
         Company  shall  use its best  efforts  to keep the  Shelf  Registration
         (including the Initial Shelf  Registration  and/or any Subsequent Shelf
         Registration)  continuously  effective  under the  Securities Act for a
         period of five (5) years  following the date on which the Initial Shelf
         Registration  became effective (the  "Effectiveness  Period"),  or such
         shorter period ending when all  Registrable  Securities  covered by the
         Initial Shelf Registration have been sold; provided, however , that the
                                                    --------  -------
         Effectiveness  Period  shall be extended by any period  during  which a
         Shelf  Registration  is not in effect or during  which  sales have been
         suspended,  whether  pursuant  to Section  3,  Section  5(g)  hereof or
         otherwise.  If a Subsequent  Shelf  Registration is filed,  pursuant to
         Section 2(b) or 2(c)  hereof,  the Company  shall use its  commercially
         reasonable best efforts to cause the Subsequent  Shelf  Registration to
         be declared  effective as soon as practicable  after such filing and to
         keep such Registration  Statement  continuously  effective for a period
         after such effectiveness  equal to the Effectiveness  Period,  less the

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                                                             Page 28 of 39 Pages

         aggregate number of days during which the Initial Shelf Registration or
         any Subsequent Shelf  Registration was previously in effect. The intent
         of this provision is that the Shelf Registration (including the Initial
         Shelf Registration  and/or any Subsequent Shelf  Registration) shall be
         in effect for a number of days, in aggregate,  equal to five (5) years;
         provided,  however,  that a Shelf Registration shall not be required to
         --------   -------
         be  maintained  in effect after none of the  Securities  eligible to be
         included in a Shelf Registration are Registrable Securities.

                  (e) Supplements and Amendments.  The Company shall  supplement
         or  amend  the  Shelf  Registration  if  (i)  required  by  the  rules,
         regulations or instructions  applicable to the  registration  form used
         for such Shelf Registration, (ii) otherwise required by the Commission,
         or (iii)  requested  to do so in writing  by any Holder of  Registrable
         Securities  to the extent  necessary  to list such  Holder as a selling
         securityholder in such registration statement.

                  3.  Blackout  Periods.  With  respect to a Shelf  Registration
filed or to be filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof, if a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Company shall determine, in its good faith reasonable judgment,
that to maintain the continued  effectiveness  of such Shelf  Registration or to
permit such Shelf  Registration  to become  effective (or if a Subsequent  Shelf
Registration is otherwise required to be filed, to file such Shelf Registration)
would be significantly  disadvantageous  to the Company's  financial  condition,
business,  operations or prospects (a  "Disadvantageous  Condition") in light of
the existence, or in anticipation,  of (i) any acquisition or financing activity
involving the Company,  or any  subsidiary of the Company,  including a proposed
public  offering  of debt or equity  securities,  (ii) an  undisclosed  material
event,  the public  disclosure of which would have a material  adverse effect on
the Company,  (iii) a proposed material  transaction  involving the Company or a
substantial  amount of its assets,  or (iv) any other  circumstance or condition
the  disclosure  of which would  materially  disadvantage  the Company,  and the
existence of which renders a Subsequent  Shelf  Registration to be filed, or any
Shelf  Registration  then filed or  effective,  inadequate as failing to include
material information, then the Company may, until such Disadvantageous Condition
no longer exists (but not with respect to more than four  occasions nor for more
than 180 days in the aggregate nor involving  more than 60 days in the aggregate
during any  continuous  12-month  period)  cause such Shelf  Registration  to be
withdrawn and/or cause the right of Holders to make  dispositions of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration to be suspended,  or, in the case
of a Subsequent  Shelf  Registration  that has not yet been filed,  elect not to
file such Subsequent Shelf Registration; provided, however, that the Company may
not take any such action until the elapse of 120 days following the commencement
of the Effectiveness  Period;  and provided,  further,  that the Company may not
take any such action unless it simultaneously  takes similar action with respect
to any other  Registration  Statements of the Company that are then effective or
that are contemplated or required to be filed. If the Company determines to take
any action  pursuant to the  preceding  sentence,  the Company  shall  deliver a

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notice to each Holder of Registrable  Securities  covered or to be covered under
such Shelf  Registration,  which  indicates  that the Shelf  Registration  is no
longer  effective  or usable or will not be filed.  Upon the receipt of any such
notice,  such  Persons  shall  forthwith  discontinue  any  sale of  Registrable
Securities  pursuant to such Shelf  Registration  and any use of the  prospectus
contained in such Shelf  Registration.  If any  Disadvantageous  Condition shall
cease to exist,  the Company  shall  promptly  notify any Holders who shall have
ceased  selling   Registrable   Securities   pursuant  to  an  effective   Shelf
Registration  as a result of such  Disadvantageous  Condition,  indicating  such
cessation and  disclosing  in  reasonable  detail the nature and outcome of such
Disadvantageous Condition. The Company shall, if any Shelf Registration required
to be filed or maintained  under this Agreement has been withdrawn or not filed,
file promptly,  at such time as it in good faith deems the earliest  practicable
time, a new Shelf  Registration  covering the  Registrable  Securities that were
covered by such withdrawn  Shelf  Registration  or to be covered by such unfiled
Shelf Registration.

                  4.  Expenses.  The Company shall  promptly pay all Expenses in
connection with any  registration  initiated  pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3
hereof, whether or not such registration becomes effective.

                  5.  Registration  Procedures.  If and  whenever the Company is
required  to effect any  registration  under the  Securities  Act as provided in
Section 2 hereof,  the Company shall, as expeditiously  as possible  (subject to
Section 3 hereof):

                  (a)  promptly   prepare  and  file  with  the  Commission  the
         requisite  registration  statement  to effect  such  registration  and,
         subject  to the  provisions  of  this  Agreement,  thereafter  use  its
         commercially   reasonable  best  efforts  to  cause  such  registration
         statement to become effective;  provided, however, that the Company may
                                         --------  -------
         discontinue any registration of its securities that are not Registrable
         Securities at any time prior to the effective date of the  registration
         statement relating thereto;

                  (b) prepare and file with the Commission  such  amendments and
         supplements to such  registration  statement and the prospectus used in
         connection  therewith  as may be  necessary  to keep such  registration
         statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities
         Act with respect to the offering of all Registrable  Securities covered
         by such  registration  statement  until  the  end of the  Effectiveness
         Period,  subject to the provisions of this  Agreement,  or, if earlier,
         such time as all of such  Registrable  Securities have been disposed of
         in  accordance  with  the  method  of  disposition  set  forth  in such
         registration statement;

                  (c) furnish to each seller of Registrable  Securities  covered
         by  such   registration   statement  such  number  of  copies  of  such
         registration statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in
         each case  including  all exhibits and any  documents  incorporated  by
         reference),  such number of copies of the prospectus  contained in such
         registration  statement  (including each preliminary  prospectus,  each
         final  prospectus and any supplement to any  prospectus)  and any other
         prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, in conformity

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         with the  requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents,
         as such seller may reasonably request in writing;

                  (d)  use  its  commercially  reasonable  best  efforts  (i) to
         register or qualify all  Registrable  Securities  and other  securities
         covered by such  registration  statement under such other securities or
         blue  sky laws of such  states  or other  jurisdictions  of the  United
         States of America  as the  Holders  of a  majority  of the  Registrable
         Securities  covered by such  registration  statement  shall  reasonably
         request in writing,  (ii) to keep such registration or qualification in
         effect for so long as such registration statement remains in effect and
         (iii) to take any other  action  that may be  reasonably  necessary  or
         advisable to enable the sellers of Registrable Securities to consummate
         the disposition in such  jurisdictions  of the securities to be sold by
         such sellers, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be
         required to qualify  generally to do business as a foreign  corporation
         in any  jurisdiction  wherein it would not but for the  requirements of
         this subsection (d) be obligated to be so qualified,  to subject itself
         to taxation in such  jurisdiction  or to consent to general  service of
         process in any such jurisdiction;

                  (e) use its commercially  reasonable best efforts to cause all
         Registrable  Securities  covered by such  registration  statement to be
         registered with or approved by such other federal or state governmental
         agencies or  authorities  as may be necessary in the opinion of counsel
         to the Company and counsel to the sellers of Registrable  Securities to
         enable such  sellers to  consummate  the  offering of such  Registrable
         Securities;

                  (f) use its good faith  efforts to obtain  and,  if  obtained,
         furnish a copy to each seller of Registrable Securities of

                                    (i) an opinion of counsel  for the  Company,
                  dated  the  effective  date  of such  registration  statement,
                  reasonably  satisfactory  in form and  substance to counsel to
                  the Holders chosen by Holders of a majority of the Registrable
                  Securities being registered, and

                                    (ii) a "comfort" letter, dated the effective
                  date of such registration statement, signed by the independent
                  public accountants who have certified the Company's  financial
                  statements  included  or  incorporated  by  reference  in such
                  registration  statement,  reasonably  satisfactory in form and
                  substance  to  counsel to the  Holders  chosen by Holders of a
                  majority of the Registrable Securities being registered,

         in each case,  covering  substantially the same matters with respect to
         such registration  statement (and the prospectus included therein) and,
         in the case of the accountants'  comfort letter, with respect to events
         subsequent  to the  date  of  such  financial  statements  and  matters
         contained in such registration statement, as are customarily covered in
         opinions  of  issuer's  counsel  and in  accountants'  comfort  letters

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         delivered to selling  securityholders  in  connection  with the sale of
         securities pursuant to "shelf" registration statements;

                  (g) notify the  sellers of  Registrable  Securities  under the
         Shelf  Registration  (providing,  if  requested  by any  such  Persons,
         confirmation  in writing) as soon as  practicable  after becoming aware
         of: (A) the filing of any  prospectus or  prospectus  supplement or the
         filing or effectiveness  (or anticipated date of effectiveness) of such
         registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto; (B) any
         request  by the  Commission  for  amendments  or  supplements  to  such
         registration  statement  or the related  prospectus  or for  additional
         information;  (C) the  issuance  by the  Commission  of any stop  order
         suspending  the  effectiveness  of such  registration  statement or the
         initiation of any proceedings  for the purpose;  (D) the receipt by the
         Company  of any  notification  with  respect to the  suspension  of the
         qualification   or  registration   (or  exemption   therefrom)  of  any
         Registrable  Securities  for  sale in any  jurisdiction  in the  United
         States or the  initiation or  threatening  of any  proceeding  for such
         purposes;  or (E) the  happening of any event that makes any  statement
         made in  such  registration  statement  or in any  related  prospectus,
         prospectus  supplement,  amendment or document  incorporated therein by
         reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of
         any changes in such  registration  statement or in any such prospectus,
         supplement,  amendment  or  other  such  document  so that it will  not
         contain any untrue  statement  of a material  fact or omit to state any
         material  fact  required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the
         statements  therein (in the case of any  prospectus in the light of the
         circumstances under which they were made) not misleading;

                  (h) otherwise comply with all applicable rules and regulations
         of the Commission and any other governmental agency or authority having
         jurisdiction  over the  offering,  and make  available  to its security
         holders,  as soon as  reasonably  practicable,  an  earnings  statement
         covering  the  period  of at least  twelve  months,  but not more  than
         eighteen months, beginning with the first full calendar month after the
         effective date of such registration statement, which earnings statement
         shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and
         Rule 158 promulgated thereunder;

                  (i) enter into  customary  agreements  and take all such other
         reasonable  actions in  connection  therewith  in order to  expedite or
         facilitate the  disposition of the Registrable  Securities  included in
         such registration statement;

                  (j) make every  reasonable  effort to obtain the withdrawal of
         any order or other  action  suspending  the  effectiveness  of any such
         registration  statement or suspending the qualification or registration
         (or exemption therefrom) of the Registrable  Securities for sale in any
         jurisdiction;

                  (k) if any event  described in subsection  (g) hereof  occurs,
         use its best efforts  (subject to Section 3 hereof) to  cooperate  with
         the  Commission to prepare,  as soon as  practicable,  any amendment or
         supplement to such registration statement or such related prospectus in

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         order that such registration statement and prospectus, as so amended or
         supplemented, shall not include any untrue statement of a material fact
         or omit to state a  material  fact  required  to be stated  therein  or
         necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
         under which they were made,  not  misleading,  or to take other  action
         that may have been requested by the Commission; and

                  (l) use its commercially  reasonable best efforts to cause all
         such Registrable  Securities covered by such registration  statement to
         be  listed on any  national  securities  exchange  or  included  in any
         automated quotation system on which securities of the same class issued
         by the Company are then listed or included (if the listing or inclusion
         of such  Registrable  Securities is then  permitted  under the rules of
         such exchange or interdealer quotation system).

                  It shall be a condition  precedent to the  obligations  of the
Company to take action pursuant to this Agreement that the selling Holders shall
furnish to the Company in writing such information  regarding themselves and the
Registrable  Securities  held by them, and the intended method of disposition of
such  securities,  as shall be  required  to effect  the  registration  of their
Registrable Securities.

                  Following a  registration  pursuant to Section 2 hereof,  each
Holder agrees that as of the date that a final  prospectus is made  available to
it for distribution to prospective purchasers of Registrable Securities it shall
cease to distribute copies of any preliminary  prospectus prepared in connection
with the offer and sale of such  Registrable  Securities.  Each  Holder  further
agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any
event of the kind  described  in  subsection  (g) of this Section 5, such Holder
shall forthwith discontinue such Holder's disposition of Registrable  Securities
pursuant to the registration  statement relating to such Registrable  Securities
until  such  Holder's  receipt  of the  copies of the  supplemented  or  amended
prospectus  contemplated by subsection (k) of this Section 5 and, if so directed
by the  Company,  shall  deliver to the Company (at the  Company's  expense) all
copies,  other than permanent file copies,  then in such Holder's  possession of
the prospectus  relating to such Registrable  Securities  current at the time of
receipt of such notice.

                  6.       Preparation; Reasonable Investigation.

                  (a)   Registration   Statements.   In   connection   with  the
         preparation  and  filing  of  each  registration  statement  under  the
         Securities  Act pursuant to this  Agreement,  the Company  shall give a
         representative  designated by Holders of a majority of the  Registrable
         Securities   registered   under  such   registration   statement   (the
         "Representative"), the underwriters, if any, and its respective counsel
         and  accountants  the  reasonable  opportunity  to  participate  in the
         preparation of such registration  statement,  each prospectus  included
         therein or filed with the  Commission,  and each  amendment  thereof or
         supplement thereto,  and shall give each of them such reasonable access
         to its books and records and such reasonable  opportunities  to discuss
         the  business  of the Company  with its  officers  and the  independent
         public accountants who have certified its financial statements as shall

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         be necessary,  in the reasonable  opinion of any such  Representative's
         and such  underwriters'  respective  counsel,  to conduct a  reasonable
         investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act.

                  (b)  Confidentiality.  Each Holder of  Registrable  Securities
         shall  maintain the  confidentiality  of any  confidential  information
         received from or otherwise made available by the Company to such Holder
         of Registrable  Securities pursuant to this Agreement and identified in
         writing  by the  Company  as  confidential  and shall  enter  into such
         confidentiality  agreements  as the Company shall  reasonably  request.
         Information that (i) is or becomes available to a Holder of Registrable
         Securities  from a public  source,  (ii) is  disclosed  to a Holder  of
         Registrable  Securities  by a  third-party  source  whom the  Holder of
         Registrable  Securities  reasonably  believes has the right to disclose
         such  information or (iii) is or becomes  required to be disclosed by a
         Holder of Registrable Securities by law, including, but not limited to,
         administrative or court orders,  shall not be deemed to be confidential
         information for purposes of this Agreement;  provided, however, that to
         the extent  sufficient time is available prior to such disclosure being
         required to be made  pursuant to clause  (iii)  hereof,  the Holders of
         Registrable Securities shall (to the extent not legally prohibited from
         doing so) promptly notify the Company of any request for disclosure and
         any proposed  disclosure  pursuant to such clause (iii). The Holders of
         Registrable  Securities  shall not grant access,  and the Company shall
         not be required to grant access, to information under this Section 6 to
         any Person who will not agree to maintain the  confidentiality  (to the
         same extent a Holder is required to maintain  the  confidentiality)  of
         any confidential  information received from or otherwise made available
         to it by the Company or the  holders of  Registrable  Securities  under
         this   Agreement   and   identified   in  writing  by  the  Company  as
         confidential.

                  7. Indemnification.

                  (a)  Indemnification  by the Company.  In connection  with any
         registration  statement  filed by the  Company  pursuant  to  Section 2
         hereof,  the Company  shall,  and hereby agrees to,  indemnify and hold
         harmless,  each Holder and seller of any Registrable Securities covered
         by such  registration  statement  and each other  Person,  if any,  who
         controls  such Holder or seller for purposes of the  Securities  Act or
         the Exchange Act, and their respective directors,  officers,  partners,
         agents and  Affiliates  (each, a "Company  Indemnitee"  for purposes of
         this Section 7(a)), against any losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities
         (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect
         thereof and whether or not such Company Indemnitee is a party thereto),
         joint or several,  and expenses,  including,  without  limitation,  the
         reasonable fees,  disbursements  and other charges of legal counsel and
         reasonable out-of-pocket costs of investigation,  to which such Company
         Indemnitee  may become  subject under the  Securities  Act or otherwise
         (collectively,  a "Loss" or "Losses"), insofar as such Losses arise out
         of or are based upon any untrue  statement or alleged untrue  statement
         of any material  fact  contained in any  registration  statement  under
         which   Registrable   Securities  were  registered   pursuant  to  this
         Agreement,  any  preliminary  prospectus,  final  prospectus or summary
         prospectus  contained therein,  or any amendment or supplement thereto,
         including  any  documents  incorporated  by  reference  in  any  of the
         foregoing  (collectively,  "Offering  Documents"),  or any  omission or
         alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated

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         therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
         circumstances  in  which  they  were  made  not  misleading;  provided,
                                                                       --------
         however,  that the Company  shall not be liable in any such case to the
         -------
         extent  that any such  Loss  arises  out of or is based  upon an untrue
         statement or alleged untrue  statement or omission or alleged  omission
         made in such Offering Documents in reliance upon and in conformity with
         written information furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf
         of such Company  Indemnitee  specifically  stating that it is expressly
         for use therein.  Such indemnity  shall remain in full force and effect
         regardless  of any  investigation  made by or on behalf of such Company
         Indemnitee  and shall  survive the transfer of such  securities by such
         Company  Indemnitee.  The Company shall also indemnify any underwriters
         of the Registrable Securities, their officers, directors and employees,
         and each Person who controls any such  underwriter  (within the meaning
         of the  Securities  Act and the  Exchange  Act) to the same  extent  as
         provided  above with respect to the  indemnification  of the Holders of
         Registrable Securities.

                  (b)  Indemnification  by the Sellers.  In connection  with any
         registration  statement  filed by the  Company  pursuant  to  Section 2
         hereof  in  which  a  Holder  has  registered   for  sale   Registrable
         Securities,  each such  Holder or  seller  of  Registrable  Securities,
         severally and not jointly,  shall,  and hereby agrees to, indemnify and
         hold  harmless  the  Company  and  each  of  its  directors,  officers,
         employees  and  agents,  each  other  Person  who  participates  as  an
         underwriter  in the  offering  or sale of such  securities,  each other
         Person, if any, who controls the Company, any such underwriter and each
         other  seller  (within  the  meaning  of the  Securities  Act) and such
         underwriter's  or other  seller's  directors,  officers,  stockholders,
         partners,  employees, agents and affiliates (each a "Holder Indemnitee"
         for purposes of this Section 7(b)),  against all Losses insofar as such
         Losses  arise out of or are based upon any untrue  statement or alleged
         untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Offering Documents
         or any omission or alleged  omission to state  therein a material  fact
         required  to be stated  therein  or  necessary  to make the  statements
         therein  in the  light of  circumstances  in which  they  were made not
         misleading,  if such untrue  statement or alleged  untrue  statement or
         omission  or  alleged  omission  was  made  in  reliance  upon  and  in
         conformity with written  information  furnished to the Company by or on
         behalf of such Holder or seller of Registrable Securities  specifically
         stating that it is expressly for use therein;  provided,  however, that
                                                        --------   -------
         the liability of such indemnifying  party under this Section 7(b) shall
         be  limited  to the  amount  of  the  net  proceeds  received  by  such
         indemnifying party in the offering giving rise to such liability.  Such
         indemnity  shall  remain in full force and  effect,  regardless  of any
         investigation  made by or on behalf of the Holder  Indemnitee and shall
         survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder.

                  (c)  Notices  of Losses,  etc.  Promptly  after  receipt by an
         indemnified  party of  notice  of the  commencement  of any  action  or
         proceeding involving a Loss referred to in the preceding subsections of

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         this  Section 7, such  indemnified  party  will,  if a claim in respect
         thereof  is to be made  against an  indemnifying  party,  give  written
         notice to the  latter of the  commencement  of such  action;  provided,
                                                                       --------
         however,  that the failure of any  indemnified  party to give notice as
         -------
         provided  herein  shall  not  relieve  the  indemnifying  party  of its
         obligations  under the preceding  subsections of this Section 7, except
         to the extent that the  indemnifying  party is actually  prejudiced  by
         such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought against
         an  indemnified  party,  the  indemnifying  party  shall be entitled to
         participate  in and,  unless  in  such  indemnified  party's  counsel's
         reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and
         indemnifying  parties may exist in respect of such Loss,  to assume and
         control the defense thereof,  in each case at its own expense,  jointly
         with any other  indemnifying  party similarly  notified,  to the extent
         that  it  may  wish,  with  counsel  reasonably  satisfactory  to  such
         indemnified party, and after notice from such indemnifying party of its
         assumption of the defense thereof,  the indemnifying party shall not be
         liable  to such  indemnified  party  for any  legal or  other  expenses
         subsequently  incurred  by the latter in  connection  with the  defense
         thereof other than reasonable costs of  investigation.  No indemnifying
         party  shall  be  liable  for any  settlement  of any  such  action  or
         proceeding  effected  without its written  consent,  which shall not be
         unreasonably  withheld,  delayed or conditioned.  No indemnifying party
         shall,  without the consent of the indemnified party,  consent to entry
         of any judgment or enter into any settlement  which does not include as
         an  unconditional  term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
         to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of
         such  Loss or which  requires  action  on the part of such  indemnified
         party or otherwise  subjects the indemnified party to any obligation or
         restriction to which it would not otherwise be subject.

                  (d) Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this
         Section 7 shall for any reason be unavailable  to an indemnified  party
         under  subsection  (a) or (b) of this Section 7 in respect of any Loss,
         then, in lieu of the amount paid or payable under subsection (a) or (b)
         of this Section 7, the  indemnified  party and the  indemnifying  party
         under  subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 7 shall  contribute to the
         aggregate Losses (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
         in connection  with  investigating  the same) in such  proportion as is
         appropriate  to  reflect  the  relative  fault of the  Company  and the
         sellers of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement
         which resulted in such Loss or action in respect thereof,  with respect
         to the  statements,  omissions or action which resulted in such Loss or
         action in  respect  thereof,  as well as any other  relevant  equitable
         considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to,
         among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
         material  fact or the omission or alleged  omission to state a material
         fact relates to information  supplied by the indemnifying  party or the
         indemnified party and the parties' relative intent,  knowledge,  access
         to  information  and  opportunity  to correct or  prevent  such  untrue
         statement  or omission.  The parties  hereto agree that it would not be
         just and equitable if contributions were to be determined by any method
         of   allocation   which  does  not  take   account  of  the   equitable
         considerations  referred  to in this  paragraph.  The amount paid by an
         indemnified  party as a result of the Losses  referred  to in the first
         sentence  of this  paragraph  shall be deemed to include  any legal and
         other  expenses  reasonably  incurred  by  such  indemnified  party  in

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         connection  with  investigation  or  defending  any  Loss  which is the
         subject   of  this   paragraph.   No  Person   guilty   of   fraudulent
         misrepresentation   (within  the  meaning  of  Section   11(f)  of  the
         Securities Act) shall be entitled to  contribution  from any Person who
         was not guilty of such fraudulent  misrepresentation.  In addition,  no
         Person  shall be  obligated  to  contribute  hereunder  any  amounts in
         payment for any settlement of any action or Loss effected  without such
         Person's consent.

                  (e)   Indemnification   Payments.   The   indemnification  and
         contribution  required  by this  Section  7 shall  be made by  periodic
         payments of the amount thereof  during the course of any  investigation
         or defense, as and when bills are received or any Loss is incurred.

                  8. Registration  Rights to Others. If the Company shall at any
time  hereafter  provide to any holder of any  securities of the Company  rights
with respect to the  registration of such securities under the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act, such rights shall not be in conflict with or adversely  affect
any of the rights  provided  in this  Agreement  to the  holders of  Registrable
Securities.

                  9.       Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities.

                  The   Company   shall  not  effect  or  permit  to  occur  any
combination,  subdivision or  reclassification  of Registrable  Securities  that
would  materially  adversely  affect the ability of the Holders to include  such
Registrable   Securities  in  any  registration  of  its  securities  under  the
Securities  Act  contemplated  by this  Agreement or the  marketability  of such
Registrable Securities under any such registration or other offering.

                  10.  Rule 144 and Rule 144A.  Prior to the  expiration  of the
Effectiveness Period, the Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to
enable Holders to sell Registrable  Securities  without  registration  under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions  provided by (a) Rule 144
under the  Securities  Act, as such Rule may be amended  from time to time,  (b)
Rule 144A under the  Securities  Act,  as such Rule may be amended  from time to
time,  or  (c)  any  similar  rules  or  regulations  hereafter  adopted  by the
Commission,  including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, filing
on a timely basis all reports  required to be filed under the Exchange Act. Upon
the request of any Holder,  the Company  shall  deliver to such Holder a written
statement as to whether it has complied with such  requirements.  This paragraph
is in addition to and not in derogation of any rights the Holders may have under
any other agreement.

                  11.  Amendments  and  Waivers.  Except as  otherwise  provided
herein,  the  provisions  of this  Agreement  may not be  amended,  modified  or
supplemented,  and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions  hereof

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may not be given,  unless the  Company  shall have  obtained  the prior  written
consent  of the  Holders of at least a majority  of the  Registrable  Securities
affected by such amendment, modification or waiver.

                  12.  Nominees  for  Beneficial  Owners.  In the event that any
Registrable  Security is held by a nominee for the beneficial owner thereof, the
beneficial  owner  thereof  may,  at its  election in writing  delivered  to the
Company,  be treated as the Holder of such Registrable  Security for purposes of
any request or other action by any Holder or Holders  pursuant to this Agreement
or any determination of the number or percentage of Registrable  Securities held
by any Holder or Holders contemplated by this Agreement. If the beneficial owner
of any  Registrable  Securities  so elects,  the Company may require  assurances
reasonably  satisfactory  to it of such  owner's  beneficial  ownership  of such
Registrable Securities.

                  13.  Assignment.  The  provisions of this  Agreement  shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
heirs,  successors and assigns including any successor by merger to the Company.
Any Holder may assign to any permitted Transferee of its Registrable  Securities
holding Registrable  Securities its rights and obligations under this Agreement,
provided  that  such  Transferee  shall  deliver  to the  Company  prior to such
assignment a written  instrument in which such Transferee  agrees to be bound by
this Agreement as if it were an original party hereto, whereupon such Transferee
shall for all purposes be deemed to be a Holder under this Agreement.

                  14.  Calculation  of  Percentage  of  Outstanding  Registrable
Securities.  For  purposes of this  Agreement,  all  references  to an aggregate
number of  Registrable  Securities  or a percentage  thereof shall be calculated
based  upon  the  aggregate  number  of  Registrable  Securities  of such  class
outstanding  at the  time  such  calculation  is  made  and  shall  exclude  any
Registrable  Securities or shares of Common Stock,  as the case may be, owned by
the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.

                  15.      Miscellaneous.

                  (a)  Further  Assurances.  Each of the  parties  hereto  shall
         execute such  documents  and other papers and perform such further acts
         as may be reasonably  required or desirable to carry out the provisions
         of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

                  (b)  Headings.   The  headings  in  this   Agreement  are  for
         convenience  of  reference  only and shall not  control  or affect  the
         meaning or construction of any provisions hereof.

                  (c) Remedies.  Each Holder,  in addition to being  entitled to
         exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will
         be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement.
         The  Company  agrees  that  monetary  damages  would  not  be  adequate

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         compensation  for any loss  incurred by reason of a breach by it of the
         provisions of this Agreement and the Company hereby agrees to waive the
         defense  in any action for  specific  performance  that a remedy at law
         would be adequate.

                  (d) Entire  Agreement.  This Agreement  constitutes the entire
         agreement  and  understanding  of the parties  hereto in respect of the
         subject  matter  contained  herein,  and  there  are  no  restrictions,
         promises, representations,  warranties, covenants, or undertakings with
         respect to the subject  matter hereof,  other than those  expressly set
         forth or  referred  to  herein.  This  Agreement  supersedes  all prior
         agreements and  understandings  between the parties hereto with respect
         to the subject matter hereof.

                  (e) Notices.  Any notices or other  communications to be given
         hereunder by any party to another  party shall be in writing,  shall be
         delivered  personally,  by telecopy,  by certified or registered  mail,
         postage  prepaid,  return receipt  requested,  or by Federal Express or
         other  comparable  delivery  service,  to the  address of the party set
         forth on  Schedule  B hereto or to such  other  address as the party to
         whom notice is to be given may provide in a written notice to the other
         parties hereto,  a copy of which shall be on file with the Secretary of
         the  Company.  Notice  shall  be  effective  when  delivered  if  given
         personally,  when receipt is  acknowledged  if  telecopied,  three days
         after  mailing if given by  registered  or certified  mail as described
         above,  and one business day after deposit if given by Federal  Express
         or comparable overnight delivery service.

                  (f)  GOVERNING  LAW. THIS  AGREEMENT  SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
         CONSTRUED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  LAWS  OF THE  STATE  OF NEW  YORK
         APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS  MADE TO BE PERFORMED  ENTIRELY IN SUCH STATE,
         WITHOUT  REGARD TO  PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. THE COMPANY AND THE
         PARTIES EACH HEREBY  IRREVOCABLY  SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW
         YORK STATE COURT  SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL  COURT
         SITTING  IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN  RESPECT  OF ANY  SUIT,  ACTION  OR
         PROCEEDING  ARISING  OUT OF OR  RELATING  TO THIS  AGREEMENT,  AND EACH
         IRREVOCABLY  ACCEPTS  FOR  ITSELF  AND  IN  RESPECT  OF  ITS  PROPERTY,
         GENERALLY  AND  UNCONDITIONALLY,  THE  JURISDICTION  OF  THE  AFORESAID
         COURTS,  IN  EACH  CASE  SOLELY  IN  RESPECT  OF ANY  SUIT,  ACTION  OR
         PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. NOTHING HEREIN
         SHALL  AFFECT  THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE  PROCESS  IN ANY  MANNER
         PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED
         AGAINST THE COMPANY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

                  (g) Severability.  If one or more of the provisions  contained
         herein,  or the  application  thereof  in  any  circumstance,  is  held
         invalid,  illegal or unenforceable in any respect,  for any reason, the
         validity,  legality  and  enforceability  of the  remaining  provisions
         contained herein shall not be in any way affected or impaired  thereby,
         and the provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall be

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         reformed to the minimum extent necessary, and in a manner as consistent
         with the purposes thereof as is practicable,  so as to render it valid,
         legal  and   enforceable,   it  being  intended  that  all  rights  and
         obligations  of the  parties  hereunder  shall  be  enforceable  to the
         fullest extent permitted by law.

                  (h)  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be executed in two or
         more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
         which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have  executed  this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                 THE PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY


                                 By /S/ THE PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                 HOLDERS:

                                 QUANTUM PARTNERS LDC


                                 By  /S/ QUANTUM PARTNERS LDC
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                     Title:


                                 QUOTA FUND NV


                                 By  /S/ QUOTA FUND NV
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                     Title:




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