JPS TEXTILE GROUP INC /DE/
10-Q, 1996-06-11
BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended April 27, 1996

                                       OR

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

For the transition period from               to             .
                                ------------    ------------

                        Commission File Number 33-27038

                            JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                      57-0868166
- -------------------------------                     ----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                       Identification Number)

555 North Pleasantburg Drive, Suite 202, Greenville, South Carolina       29607
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)


                  Registrant's telephone number (864) 239-3900

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   X     No
                                                ---       ---

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court.  Yes   X    No
                            ---      ---

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  490,000 shares of the
Company's Class A Common Stock and 510,000 shares of Class B Common Stock were
outstanding as of June 11, 1996.


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JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Page
PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                Number
<S>        <C>                                                                  <C>
  Item 1.  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
              April 27, 1996 (Unaudited) and October 28, 1995 ................    3

           Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
              Three Months and Six Months Ended April 27, 1996 and
              April 29, 1995 (Unaudited) .....................................    4

           Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
              Six Months Ended April 27, 1996 and
              April 29, 1995 (Unaudited) .....................................    5

           Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) ..    6

  Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
              and Results of Operations ......................................   10

PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION .................................................   16
</TABLE>

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Item 1. Financial Statements


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands)
                                                             April 27,   October 28,
                                                               1996         1995
                                                            -----------  -----------
                                                            (Unaudited)

<S>                                                         <C>          <C>

ASSETS

Current Assets:
 Cash                                                         $     971    $   1,352
 Accounts receivable                                             83,449       88,186
 Inventories                                                     50,720       48,729
 Prepaid expenses and other                                       1,217        2,545
 Net assets held for sale                                          -          28,932
                                                            -----------  -----------
    Total current assets                                        136,357      169,744
Property, plant and equipment, net                              154,929      161,436
Excess of cost over fair value of net assets acquired, net       31,007       31,489
Other assets (Note 4)                                            54,944       50,153
                                                            -----------  -----------

           Total                                               $377,237     $412,822
                                                            ===========  ===========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Current liabilities:
 Senior credit facility, revolving line of credit (Note 3)     $ 75,747
 Accounts payable                                                29,663     $ 29,754
 Accrued interest                                                 9,714        9,895
 Accrued salaries, benefits and withholdings                     11,983       11,503
 Other accrued expenses                                          16,194       12,699
 Current portion of long-term debt                                2,765        2,770
                                                            -----------  -----------
    Total current liabilities                                   146,066       66,621
Long-term debt                                                  239,019      327,668
Deferred income taxes                                             4,165        4,165
Other long-term liabilities                                      19,200       23,242
                                                            -----------  -----------
    Total liabilities                                           408,450      421,696
                                                            -----------  -----------
Senior redeemable preferred stock                                30,363       28,171
                                                            -----------  -----------
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
 Junior preferred stock                                             250          250
 Common stock                                                        10           10
 Additional paid-in capital                                      27,421       29,613
 Deficit                                                        (89,257)     (66,918)
                                                            -----------  -----------
    Total shareholders' deficit                                 (61,576)     (37,045)
                                                            -----------  -----------

            Total                                              $377,237     $412,822
                                                            ===========   ==========

</TABLE>


Note:  The condensed consolidated balance sheet at October 28, 1995 has been
       extracted from the audited financial statements.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<Caption

                                                         Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                                        --------------------  -------------------
                                                        April 27,  April 29,  April 27,  April 29,
                                                             1996       1995       1996       1995
                                                        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                     <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Net sales                                                $124,437   $123,099   $223,178   $240,415
Cost of sales                                             109,881    104,166    198,727    205,234
                                                        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Gross profit                                               14,556     18,933     24,451     35,181
Selling, general and administrative expenses               10,838     10,794     20,713     21,223
Other expense, net                                          1,708        276      1,949        660
                                                        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Operating profit                                            2,010      7,863      1,789     13,298

Valuation allowance on Gulistan securities
 (Note 4)                                                  (2,568)        -      (4,068)       -
Interest income                                               693        685      1,388      1,351
Interest expense                                           (9,828)    (9,769)   (19,565)   (20,066)
Debt restructuring fees and expenses (Note 3)                (175)        -        (175)       -
                                                        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Loss before income taxes, discontinued
 operations and extraordinary gain                         (9,868)    (1,221)   (20,631)    (5,417)
Income taxes                                                  138        636        208        936
                                                        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Loss before discontinued operations
 and extraordinary gain                                   (10,006)    (1,857)   (20,839)    (6,353)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes               -       (1,484)       -       (2,686)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations,
 net of taxes                                              (1,500)     1,040     (1,500)     1,040
Extraordinary gain on early extinguishment of debt,
 net of taxes                                                 -          -          -       20,120
                                                        ---------  ---------  --------   ---------
Net income (loss)                                         (11,506)    (2,301)  (22,339)     12,121
Senior redeemable preferred stock in-kind
 dividends and discount accretion                           1,109        970     2,192       1,900
                                                        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Income (loss) applicable to common stock                 $(12,615)   $(3,271)  $(24,531)   $10,221
                                                        =========  =========  =========  =========

Weighted average common shares outstanding              1,000,000  1,000,000  1,000,000  1,000,000
                                                        =========  =========  =========  =========

Earnings (loss) per common share:
 Loss before discontinued operations
     and extraordinary gain                             $  (11.12) $   (2.83) $  (23.03) $   (8.25)
     Loss from discontinued operations                        -        (1.48)      -         (2.69)
     Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations         (1.50)      1.04      (1.50)      1.04
     Extraordinary gain on early
       extinguishment of debt                                 -          -         -         20.12
                                                        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
     Net income (loss)                                  $  (12.62) $   (3.27) $  (24.53) $   10.22
                                                        =========  =========  =========  =========
</TABLE>

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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Six Months Ended   
                                                                                  --------------------------
                                                                                   April 27,       April 29,
                                                                                     1996            1995
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  
<S>                                                                               <C>              <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 Net income (loss)                                                                $ (22,339)       $  12,121
                                                                                  ---------        ---------
 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
  used in operating activities:
    Loss from discontinued operations                                                   -              2,686     
    Loss (gain) on sale of discontinued operations                                    1,500           (1,040)     
    Extraordinary gain on early extinguishment of debt                                  -            (20,120)     
    Depreciation and amortization, except amounts included                                                      
     in interest expense                                                             11,846           11,102     
    Interest accretion and debt issuance cost amortization                            4,622            4,464     
    Valuation allowance on Gulistan securities                                        4,068              -     
    Other, net                                                                        2,452             (277)     
    Changes in assets and liabilities:                                                                            
     Accounts receivable                                                              4,737            7,318     
     Inventory                                                                       (1,991)          (3,189)
     Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                  142              322
     Accounts payable                                                                   (93)          (4,442)
     Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                          (3,931)          (2,900)
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  
      Total adjustments                                                              23,352           (6,076)
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  
 Net cash provided by operating activities                                            1,013            6,045
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 Property and equipment additions                                                    (4,865)         (14,642)
 Receipts from discontinued operations, net                                             364              745 
 Proceeds from sales of discontinued operations, net                                 20,161            1,040 
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                15,660          (12,857) 
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 Financing costs incurred                                                              -                 (25)
 Revolving credit facility borrowings (repayments), net                             (15,979)          43,427
 Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                              -               5,000
 Repayment and purchases of long-term debt                                           (1,075)         (43,092)
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  
  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                               (17,054)           5,310
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  
     
Net decrease in cash                                                                   (381)          (1,502)
Cash at beginning of period                                                           1,352            1,844
                                                                                  ---------        ---------  
Cash at end of period                                                             $     971        $     342
                                                                                  =========        =========
Supplemental cash flow information:    
  Interest paid                                                                   $  15,124        $  17,965
  Income taxes paid                                                                     557            3,365
  Non-cash financing activities:                            
   Senior redeemable preferred stock dividends-in-kind                                1,534            1,446
</TABLE>


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
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1.    JPS Textile Group, Inc. (the "Company") has prepared, without
      audit, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related
      notes.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only
      normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial
      position, results of operations and cash flows at April 27, 1996 for all
      periods presented have been made.

      The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
      accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
      assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
      and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
      financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses
      during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those
      estimates.

      Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
      financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
      accounting principles have been condensed or omitted.  It is suggested
      that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in
      conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in
      the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
      October 28, 1995.  The results of operations for the interim period are
      not necessarily indicative of the operating results of the full year.

      In the 1995 six-month period, the Company estimated that the open market
      purchases of certain of its debt securities would result in additional
      tax liabilities of approximately $3.2 million.  Such amount was recorded
      as a reduction of the extraordinary gain from early extinguishment of
      debt in the 1995 six-month period.  This amount of tax was based on
      management's best estimate at that time of alternative minimum taxable
      income for Fiscal 1995.  During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 1995,
      management's estimate of Fiscal 1995 alternative minimum taxable income
      was revised downward.  Accordingly, the Company reduced the $3.2 million
      tax estimate by $2.6 million to $0.6 million during the fourth quarter of
      Fiscal 1995.  The Company has restated the extraordinary gain in the 1995
      six-month period for this report on Form 10-Q to give effect to the
      revised amount of tax on the extraordinary gain.

      The Company has reclassified $1.5 million in the October 28, 1995 balance
      sheet from property, plant and equipment to other current assets.  The
      reclassified amount represents the Company's progress payments in 1995 on
      equipment which was subsequently financed under an operating lease in the
      1996 first quarter.  The Company had the operating lease agreement in
      place in 1995, however this particular equipment had not been designated
      to be financed under that agreement until the first quarter of 1996. The
      reclassification treats the $1.5 million as a temporary deposit on the
      October 28, 1995 balance sheet, subsequently reimbursed to the Company
      from the proceeds of the operating lease.  In the 1996 six-month period,
      the $1.5 million is treated in the statement of cash flows as a reduction
      of other current assets which results in cash provided by operating
      activities.

      Certain other 1995 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 1996
      presentation.  In addition, see Note  3 of the Notes to Consolidated
      Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
      fiscal year ended October 28, 1995 regarding reclassifications of 1995
      amounts for discontinued operations.


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2.   Inventories (In Thousands):

<TABLE>
                                                                
                                     April 27,     October 28,  
                                       1996           1995      
                                     ---------    -----------   
      <S>                              <C>          <C>
      Raw materials                    $12,406      $13,909
      Work-in-process                   19,171       18,334
      Finished goods                    19,143       16,486
                                       -------      -------

         Total                         $50,720      $48,729
                                       =======      =======
</TABLE>


3.    Long-Term Debt

      On May 6, 1996, the senior credit facility was amended to, among other
      things, allow the Company to engage financial advisors and to engage a
      financial advisor on the behalf of its debt security holders, change the
      termination date of the facility from December 1, 1996 to November 1,
      1996, increase the interest rate margins by 0.25% and limit the amount of
      borrowing base allocable to inventory to $22 million.  The Company has
      classified the $75.7 million outstanding under its senior credit facility
      revolving line  of credit as a current liability because the facility is
      currently scheduled to terminate on November 1, 1996.  As discussed in
      Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's
      Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 28, 1995, the
      senior revolving credit facility (or a similar credit facility) is
      essential for the Company's continued operations.  Prior to the expiration
      of the Company's senior revolving credit facility on November 1, 1996,
      management will discuss extension of the facility with its banks. 
      Mandatory principal payments of approximately $69 million on the Company's
      senior subordinated discount notes and senior subordinated notes are due
      June 1, 1997.  Although such principal payments are not scheduled until
      June 1997, the Company's projected cash flows and capital resources are
      insufficient to satisfy such obligations.  The Company cannot predict what
      effect, if any, that the mandatory payments on the debt securities in June
      1997 will have on the negotiations with the banks to extend the facility
      beyond November 1, 1996. However, the Company does not expect that an
      extension of the facility beyond May 31, 1997 will be negotiated unless
      such debt securities are extended, replaced or refinanced.

      As discussed in the Company's 1995 Annual Report, it has been the
      Company's intention to engage advisors in order to expeditiously reach an
      understanding with its bondholders about an extension, replacement or
      refinancing of its debt securities.  On May 8, 1996, the Company engaged
      The Blackstone Group L.P. to act as its financial advisor in connection
      with a potential financial restructuring.  In addition, at the request of
      the holders of a substantial majority of its outstanding bonds, the
      Company engaged Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, Inc., effective April 10,
      1996, to act as financial advisor to the holders of a substantial
      majority, in principal amount, of each issue of the Company's outstanding
      debt securities in connection with such a financial restructuring.  Fees
      for these advisors and other fees and expenses associated with this matter
      are classified in the statement of operations as debt restructuring fees
      and expenses.

      The Company's ability to accomplish a restructuring of the terms of its
      debt securities or any refinancing will depend on a number of factors,
      including its operating performance, market conditions and the terms of
      any extension, replacement or refinancing.  Management is unable to
      predict the Company's ability to accomplish the foregoing extension of its
      bank financing and extension, replacement or refinancing of its debt
      securities.  Recent forecasts of the Company's operating performance
      indicate that, unless business conditions improve, in order for the
      Company to be in compliance with certain of the financial covenants in the
      senior credit facility as of the end of the Company's third and fourth
      fiscal quarters in fiscal year 1996, such covenants will need to be
      appropriately amended.  The Company intends to make a request to its 
      lenders under the senior credit facility for such amendments.


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4.    Discontinued Operations
      
      On November 16, 1995, pursuant to the terms of an Asset Transfer
      Agreement dated as of November 16, 1995, by and among the Company, JPS
      Carpet Corp. ("Carpet"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
      Gulistan Holdings Inc. and Gulistan Carpet Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
      of Gulistan Holdings Inc. (collectively, with Gulistan Holdings Inc.,
      "Gulistan"), the Company and Carpet consummated the sale of substantially
      all of the assets of Carpet used in the business of designing and
      manufacturing tufted carpets for sale to residential, commercial and
      hospitality markets (the "Carpet Business"). Pursuant to the Asset
      Transfer Agreement, Gulistan agreed to assume substantially all of the
      liabilities and obligations associated with the Carpet Business.  Gulistan
      was formed and its common stock is owned by certain members of the former
      management team at Carpet.  The Company and its subsidiaries have agreed,
      for a three-year period, not to compete directly or indirectly with the
      business that was sold.  The Consolidated Statements of Operations and
      Cash Flows for 1995 have been reclassified to reflect the Carpet Business
      as discontinued operations.

      The consideration for the Carpet Business consisted of approximately
      $22.5 million in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments based
      on the audited amount of working capital transferred on November 16, 1995,
      and other debt and equity securities of Gulistan as follows: a $10 million
      Promissory Note due in November 2001, $5 million of preferred stock
      redeemable in November 2005 and warrants to purchase 25% of the common
      stock of Gulistan.  Based on an independent valuation, the Company has
      determined the fair value of these debt and equity securities to be
      approximately $11.3 million.  These debt and equity securities are
      included in other non-current assets on the April 27, 1996 balance sheet. 
      Since the disposal of the Carpet Business occurred subsequent to the end
      of Fiscal 1995, the net assets of the Carpet Business (adjusted to
      estimated net realizable value) have been classified as "net assets held
      for sale" on the October 28, 1995 balance sheet.  As of October 28, 1995,
      the Company adjusted the net assets of the Carpet Business to their
      estimated net realizable value, which resulted in a charge to the 1995
      Consolidated Statement of Operations of $30.7 million, classified as loss
      on sale of discontinued operations.  The loss on the sale is not currently
      recognizable for tax purposes and the Company has recorded no net tax
      benefit as a result of this loss due to uncertainties regarding the
      ability to utilize these losses in future years.

      The final amount of net cash proceeds applied by the Company to reduce
      outstanding borrowings under its bank credit agreement is approximately
      $16.7 million (net of fees, expenses and the post-closing adjustment
      resulting from the level of working capital transferred at the closing
      date).  In May 1996, the Company and Gulistan agreed on the amount of the
      post-closing adjustment.  As a result, the Company has increased its
      accrual for the post-closing adjustment payable in the April 27, 1996
      financial statements by $1.5 million to $3.5 million and has recognized
      an additional loss of $1.5 million on the sale of discontinued operations.

      Net sales from the discontinued operations of the Carpet Business were
      $28.9 million and $58.8 million in the second quarter and six-month period
      of 1995, respectively.  The Company has allocated to the discontinued
      operations a pro-rata portion of the interest expense of its senior credit
      facility, which pro-rata portion was approximately $0.4 million and $0.9
      million in the second quarter and six-month period of 1995, respectively.

      In the 1996 six-month period, Gulistan reported net losses of
      approximately $4.4 million before interest expense on the promissory note
      held by the Company.  Accordingly, the Company did not record interest
      income on the $10 million promissory note or income from the accretion of
      the discounts recorded to adjust the promissory note and the $5 million 
      redeemable preferred stock of Gulistan to their fair value on November 
      16, 1995.  Also, in accordance with relevant accounting literature, the 
      Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its investment in the 
      Gulistan securities and a corresponding charge to income of $4.1 million 
      as a result of the net loss ($4.4 million reduced by the $0.3 million of 
      common equity held 

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      by Gulistan management) incurred by Gulistan during the 1996 six-month
      period.  The relevant accounting literature requires the Company to record
      the loss incurred by Gulistan as a valuation allowance reducing the
      carrying value of the Gulistan securities held by the Company.  The
      valuation allowance will be increased or reduced (but not below zero) with
      a corresponding charge or credit to income to give effect to future losses
      or earnings of Gulistan as those losses or earnings occur.

5.    Contingencies

      The Company has provided for all estimated future costs associated with
      certain defective roofing products sold by the Predecessor Stevens
      Division operations.  The liability for future costs associated with these
      defective roofing products is subject to management's best estimate,
      including factors such as expected future claims by geographic region and
      roofing compound applied; expected costs to repair or replace such roofing
      products; estimated remaining length of time that such claims will be made
      by customers; and the estimated costs to litigate and settle certain
      claims now in litigation and those that may result in future litigation. 
      Based on warranties that were issued on the roofs, the Company estimates
      that the defective roofing product claims will be substantially settled by
      2000.  The liability for such defective products was $9.3 million at
      October 28, 1995 and $7.2 million at April 27, 1996.  The Company records
      the costs of meeting these obligations as a reduction of the balance of
      the recorded liability and, accordingly, such costs are not reflected in
      results of operations.  Management updates its assessment of the adequacy
      of the remaining reserve for defective roofing products quarterly and if
      it is deemed that an adjustment to the reserve is required, it will be
      charged to operations in the period in which such determination is made.

      At April 27, 1996, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for
      tax purposes of approximately $67 million.  The net operating losses
      expire in years 2005 through 2008.  The Company's ability to utilize its
      net operating losses may be significantly limited under the income tax
      laws should there be changes in the ownership of the Company's stock which
      constitute an ownership change for tax purposes.  The effect of such an
      ownership change would be to significantly limit the annual utilization of
      the net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses to an
      amount equal to the value of the Company immediately prior to the time of
      the change (subject to certain adjustments) multiplied by the Federal
      long-term tax exempt rate. The Company does not believe that its losses
      are currently subject to this limitation on utilization of the loss
      carryforwards.  However, there can be no assurance that this limitation
      will not apply in the future.  Due to the Company's operating history, it
      is uncertain that it will be able to utilize all deferred tax assets. 
      Therefore, a valuation allowance has been provided equal to the deferred
      tax assets remaining after deducting all deferred tax liabilities,
      exclusive of those related to certain deferred state tax liabilities.

6.    Early Retirement Offer

      On February 15, 1996, the Company extended an offer of special early
      retirement termination benefits to approximately 50 salaried employees who
      met certain criteria as of that date.  Approximately $2.2 million of
      pension benefits were paid in lump-sums by the Company's defined benefit
      pension plan to the 28 employees who accepted the offer.  Other expense
      for the second quarter of 1996 includes a charge of $1.1 million
      representing the actuarial cost to the pension plan of such early
      retirement at the time such offers were accepted by the employees.  The
      expense reduced prepaid pension costs classified as other non-current
      assets.


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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" appearing in Item 7
of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October
28, 1995.  The statements contained herein that are not historical facts may be
forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor created by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The Company cautions readers of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that a number of important factors could cause
the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from those
expressed in any such forward-looking statements.  These factors include,
without limitation, the general economic and business conditions affecting the
textile industry, competition from other existing or new textile manufacturers
and the Company's ability to meet debt service obligations and other liquidity
needs.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          (In Thousands)
                                            Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended    
                                          -----------------------      --------------------- 
                                            April 27,    April 29,    April 27,    April 29, 
                                             1996          1995         1996         1995    
                                           ---------    --------      ---------    --------- 
<S>                                         <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>       
NET SALES                                                                                    
 Apparel Fabrics and Products               $ 67,484    $ 64,737      $115,986     $129,159  
 Industrial Fabrics and Products              46,837      48,889        89,456       92,993  
 Home Fashion Textiles                        10,116       9,473        17,736       18,263  
                                            --------    --------      --------     --------  
   Net Sales                                $124,437    $123,099      $223,178     $240,415  
                                            ========    ========      ========     ========  
                                                                                             
OPERATING PROFIT                                                                             
 Apparel Fabrics and Products               $    561    $  5,444      $ (1,283)    $ 10,529  
 Industrial Fabrics and Products               3,597       3,292         6,393        4,686  
 Home Fashion Textiles                           342         536           268          867  
 Indirect Corporate Expenses, net             (2,490)     (1,409)       (3,589)      (2,784) 
                                            --------    --------      --------     --------  
                                                                                             
   Operating Profit                            2,010       7,863         1,789       13,298  
                                                                                             
Valuation allowance on Gulistan securities    (2,568)        -          (4,068)        -     
Interest income                                  693         685         1,388        1,351  
Interest expense                              (9,828)     (9,769)      (19,565)     (20,066) 
Restructuring fees and expenses                 (175)        -            (175)        -     
                                            --------     -------      --------     --------  
Loss before income taxes, discontinued                                                       
 operations and extraordinary gain          $ (9,868)    $(1,221)     $(20,631)    $ (5,417) 
                                            ========     =======      ========     ======== 
</TABLE>



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended April 27, 1996 (the "1996 Second Quarter") Compared To The
Three Months Ended April 29, 1995 (the "1995 Second Quarter"):
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Consolidated net sales for the 1996 second quarter increased 1.1% to $124.4
million from $123.1 million in the 1995 second quarter.  Net sales in the
Apparel Fabrics and Products segment increased 4.2% to $67.5 million for the
1996 second quarter from $64.7 million for the 1995 second quarter principally
due to an increase in yards sold in 1996 (primarily of apparel fabrics
manufactured with filament yarns).  Industrial Fabrics and Products sales
decreased 4.2% to $46.8 million for the 1996 second quarter from $48.9 million
for the 1995 second quarter 

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as sales declines for cotton and synthetic industrial fabrics were partially of
fset by increases in fiberglass fabrics and other industrial products.  Net 
sales of fiberglass fabrics increased $2.3 million due to increased demand and 
stronger pricing for fabrics used in the manufacture of electronic circuit 
boards.  Single-ply roofing and environmental containment membrane product 
sales increased $1.1 million to $13.7 million for the 1996 second quarter due 
to the continued increase in demand for the Company's roofing products and 
higher average selling prices for such roofing products.  Cotton industrial 
fabric sales decreased $3.8 million to $7.2 million due to significantly lower 
product demand.  Synthetic industrial fabric sales declined $1.6 million to 
$1.9 million for the 1996 second quarter due to lower demand and the Company's
decision to exit the markets for certain unprofitable types of fabrics.  Home 
Fashion Textiles sales increased 6.8% to $10.1 million for the 1996 second 
quarter from $9.5 million for the 1995 second quarter due to an increased 
volume of yards of fabric sold.

Operating profit in the 1996 second quarter fell to $2.0 million from $7.9
million for the 1995 second quarter generally due to a less favorable apparel
fabric market environment.  The Apparel Fabrics and Products segment earned a
profit of $0.6 million for the 1996 second quarter as compared to a $5.4
million profit for the 1995 second quarter due to less favorable product mix.
The product mix in the 1996 second quarter included a higher ratio of
commodity-type fabrics with lower margins than was experienced in the 1995
second quarter.  This represents the continuation of the trend the Company
experienced during the second half of Fiscal 1995.  This period, including the
first six months of 1996, has been marked by poorer retail apparel sales,
falling margins and rising raw material costs.  Operating profits for
Industrial Fabrics and Products increased 9.3% to $3.6 million in the 1996
second quarter from $3.3 million  in the 1995 second quarter as a result of a
more profitable product mix, increased selling prices for electrical composite
fabrics and manufacturing efficiency gains.  Home Fashion Textiles experienced
a $0.2 million decrease in operating profits in the 1996 second quarter to $0.3
million from $0.5 million in the 1995 second quarter due to a less favorable
product mix of fabrics sold in 1996.

Indirect corporate expenses increased by $1.1 million to $2.5 million for the
1996 second quarter as compared to the 1995 second quarter due to a $1.1
million charge to other expense for the early retirement offer accepted by
certain employees resulting in a corresponding reduction to prepaid pension
costs.

In the second quarter of 1996, Gulistan reported net losses of approximately
$2.6 million before interest expense on the promissory note held by the
Company.  Accordingly, the Company did not record interest income on the $10
million promissory note due in November 2001 from Gulistan or income from the
accretion of the discounts recorded to adjust the promissory note and the $5
million redeemable preferred stock of Gulistan to their fair value on November
16, 1995.  Also, in accordance with relevant accounting literature, the Company
has recorded a valuation allowance against its investment in the Gulistan
securities and a corresponding charge to income of $2.6 million as a result of
the net loss incurred by Gulistan during the 1996 second quarter.  The relevant
accounting literature requires the Company to record the loss incurred by
Gulistan as  a valuation allowance reducing the carrying value of the Gulistan
securities held by the Company.  The valuation allowance will be increased or
reduced (but not below zero) with a corresponding charge or credit to income to
give effect to future losses or earnings of Gulistan as those losses or
earnings occur.

Interest expense for the 1996 second quarter of $9.8 million was generally
level with the 1995 second quarter as a lower average interest rate on bank
borrowings offset slightly higher average borrowings in 1996.



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Six Months Ended April 27, 1996 (the "1996 Six-Month Period") Compared To The
Six Months Ended April 29, 1995 (the "1995 Six-Month Period"):
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Consolidated net sales for the 1996 six-month period decreased 7.2% to $223.2
million from $240.4 million in the 1995 six-month period with most of the
decline occurring in apparel fabrics and products.  Net sales in the Apparel
Fabrics and Products segment decreased 10.2% to $116.0 million for the 1996
six-month period from $129.2 million for the 1995 six-month period principally
due to lower demand resulting in lower unit volume, especially for fabrics
woven from spun yarns.  Competitive pressures and a lackluster retail
environment have caused this lower demand for apparel fabrics, continuing a
sales decline which began in the second half of 1995.  The 3.8% decrease in
Industrial Fabrics and Products sales to $89.5 million for the 1996 six-month
period from $93.0 million for the 1995 six-month period is the net result of
increases in certain product lines and decreases in others.  Net sales of
fiberglass fabrics increased $4.1 million due to increased demand and stronger
pricing for electrical composite fabrics.  Single-ply roofing product sales
increased 11.1% ($2.3 million) to $23.0 million for the 1996 six-month period
due to the continued increase in demand for the Company's roofing products and
higher average selling prices for such roofing products.  Cotton industrial
fabric sales decreased $6.5 million to $14.6 million due to significantly lower
product demand for bookbinding and laminating fabrics combined with increased
foreign imports of athletic tape fabrics.  Synthetic industrial fabric sales
declined $3.8 million to $3.6 million for the 1996 six-month period due to
lower demand and the Company's decision to exit the markets for certain
unprofitable types of fabrics.  Improved demand resulted in a $0.4 million
increase in extruded urethane product sales to $10.9 million for the 1996
six-month period.  Home Fashion Textiles sales decreased 2.9% to $17.7 million
for the 1996 six-month period from $18.3 million for the 1995 six-month period
due to weaker demand for fabrics used for draperies and other home accessories.

Operating profits in the 1996 six-month period fell to $1.8 million from $13.3
million for the 1995 six-month period.  The Apparel Fabrics and Products
segment operated at a loss of $1.3 million for the 1996 six-month period as
compared to a $10.5 million profit for the 1995 six-month period due to lower
sales volume and a less favorable product mix.  The product mix in the 1996
six-month period included a higher ratio of commodity-type fabrics than was
experienced in the 1995 six-month period.  This represents the continuation of
the trend the Company experienced during the second half of Fiscal 1995.  This
period, including the 1996 six-month period, has been marked by poorer retail
apparel sales, falling margins and rising raw material costs.  In addition,
the Company curtailed production in many of its apparel fabric manufacturing
plants during the 1996 six-month period in response to lower customer demand.
Operating profits for Industrial Fabrics and Products increased 36% to $6.4
million in the 1996 six-month period from $4.7 million in the 1995 six-month
period  as a result of a more profitable product mix, increased selling prices
for electrical composite fabrics and manufacturing efficiency gains.  Home
Fashion Textiles experienced a $0.6 million decrease in operating profits in
the 1996 six-month period to $0.3 million from $0.9 million in the 1995
six-month period due to weaker demand for home furnishing fabrics and a less
favorable product mix of fabrics sold in 1996.

Indirect corporate expenses increased $0.8 million to $3.6 million for the 1996
six-month period as compared to the 1995 six-month period due to the cost of
the early retirement offer accepted by certain employees net of lower employee
compensation costs in 1996.

In the first six months of 1996, Gulistan reported net losses of approximately
$4.4 million before interest expense on the promissory note held by the
Company.  Accordingly, the Company did not record interest income on the $10
million promissory note due from Gulistan or income from the accretion of the
discounts recorded to adjust the promissory note and the $5 million redeemable
preferred stock of Gulistan to their fair value on November 16, 1995.  Also, in
accordance with relevant accounting literature, the Company has recorded a
valuation allowance against its investment in the Gulistan securities and a
corresponding charge to income of $4.1 million as a result of the net loss 
($4.4 million reduced by the $0.3 million of common equity held by Gulistan 
management) incurred by Gulistan during the 1996 six-month period.

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Interest expense decreased 2.5% to $19.6 million for the 1996 six-month period
from $20.1 million for the 1995 six-month period principally due to a lower
average interest rate on the revolving credit facility in the 1996 six-month
period and the reduction in debt resulting from the reductions in outstanding
principal amounts of the Company's notes and debentures as the Company
purchased a portion of its debt securities during the 1995 first quarter on the
open market.  These securities were purchased at prices less than their
carrying values using loan proceeds from the revolving credit facility.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company has classified the $75.7 million outstanding under its senior
credit facility revolving line  of credit as a current liability because the
facility is currently scheduled to terminate on November 1, 1996 (as discussed
below).  Working capital decreased from $103.1 million at October 28, 1995 to a
working capital deficiency of $9.7 million at April 27, 1996 principally due to
the classification of the $75.7 million outstanding under the senior credit
facility as a current liability at April 27, 1996 and the sale in November 1995
of the net assets held for sale (see below).  A 5.4% decline in accounts
receivable reduced working capital $4.7 million due to lower sales in April
1996 than in October 1995.  Inventories increased $2.0 million (4.1%) from
October 28, 1995 to April 27, 1996 principally due to an increase in finished
goods, also resulting from the lower level of sales in April 1996 than in
October 1995.

On November 16, 1995, pursuant to the terms of an Asset Transfer Agreement
dated as of November 16, 1995, by and among the Company, JPS Carpet Corp.
("Carpet"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Gulistan Holdings Inc.
and Gulistan Carpet Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulistan Holdings Inc.
(collectively, with Gulistan Holdings Inc., "Gulistan"), the Company and Carpet
consummated the sale of substantially all of the assets of Carpet used in the
business of designing and manufacturing tufted carpets for sale to residential,
commercial and hospitality markets (the "Carpet Business").  Pursuant to the
Asset Transfer Agreement, Gulistan agreed to assume substantially all of the
liabilities and obligations associated with the Carpet Business.  Gulistan was
formed and its common stock is owned by certain members of the former
management team at Carpet.  The Company and its subsidiaries have agreed, for a
three-year period, not to compete directly or indirectly with the business that
was sold.  Certain amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Cash Flows for 1995 have been reclassified to reflect the Carpet Business as
discontinued operations.

The consideration for the Carpet Business consisted of approximately $22.5
million in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments based on the
audited amount of working capital transferred on November 16, 1995, and other
debt and equity securities of Gulistan as follows: a $10 million Promissory
Note due in November 2001, $5 million of preferred stock redeemable in November
2005 and warrants to purchase 25% of the common stock of Gulistan.  Based on
an independent valuation, the Company has determined the fair value of these
debt and equity securities to be approximately $11.3 million.  These debt and
equity securities are included in other non-current assets on the April 27,
1996 balance sheet.  Since the disposal of the Carpet Business occurred
subsequent to the end of Fiscal 1995, the net assets of the Carpet Business
(adjusted to net realizable value) have been classified as "net assets held for
sale" on the October 28, 1995 balance sheet.

The final amount of net cash proceeds applied by the Company to reduce
outstanding borrowings under the credit agreement for the senior credit
facility will be approximately $16.7 million (net of fees, expenses and the
post-closing adjustment resulting from the level of working capital transferred
at the closing date).  In May 1996, the Company and Gulistan agreed on the
amount of the post-closing adjustment.  As a result, the Company has increased
its accrual for the post-closing adjustment payable in the April 27, 1996
financial statements by $1.5 million to $3.5 million and has recognized an
additional loss of $1.5 million on the sale of discontinued operations.


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The Company's principal sources of liquidity for operations and expansion are
funds generated internally and borrowings by its subsidiaries, JPS Converter
and Industrial Corp. and JPS Elastomerics Corp., under a revolving credit
facility, which facility (the "Senior Credit Facility") provides for revolving
credit loans and letters of credit in a maximum principal amount of $118
million, subject to a specified borrowing base based upon the sum of (a) a
specified percentage of eligible accounts receivable and (b) the lesser of (i)
$22 million and (ii) a specified percentage of eligible inventory, except that
(A) neither borrower may borrow an amount greater than the borrowing base
attributable to it, (B) letters of credit may not exceed $15 million in the
aggregate and (C) $20 million of the revolving credit facility is available,
not subject to such borrowing base, to purchase property, plant and equipment
or to finance or refinance such purchases, provided that the aggregate of all
revolving credit loans may not exceed the lesser of (a) $118 million and (b)
the sum of the borrowing base plus $25 million (subject to certain reductions).
All loans borrowed under the Senior Credit Facility, subsequent to the
application of sales proceeds from the sale of the Carpet business to reduce
the outstanding balance under the Senior Credit Facility, were used to provide
funds needed for the operations and capital expenditures to the extent such
funds were not provided for by the net cash flow from operations during the
1996 six-month period.  On May 6, 1996, the Company and its lenders amended the
Senior Credit Facility agreement to allow the Company to, among other things,
engage financial advisors and engage a financial advisor on the behalf of its
debt security holders, change the termination date of the facility from
December 1, 1996 to November 1, 1996, increase the interest rate margins by
0.25% and limit the amount of borrowing base allocable to inventory to $22
million, as described above.  All loans under the Senior Credit Facility (after
giving effect to the above-referenced amendment), bear interest at a Base Rate,
as defined, plus 1.25% per annum (9.50% at April 27, 1996, based on the
post-amendment interest rates) or at the Eurodollar Rate, as defined, plus
2.75% per annum (approximately 8.2% at April 27, 1996, based on the
post-amendment interest rates).  $36.7 million of the Senior Credit Facility
was available for borrowing on April 27, 1996.  Loans made under the Senior
Credit Facility are made or repaid on a daily basis in amounts equal to the net
cash requirements for that business day, thereby reducing net borrowings to the
maximum extent possible.

Management continually reviews various options for enhancing liquidity and its
cash flow to cash requirements coverage, both operationally and financially.
Such options include strategic dispositions and financing and refinancing
activities aimed at increasing cash flow and reducing cash requirements, the
principal items of which are interest and capital expenditures.  Management
believes that the Company's capital resources and expected cash flows will be
adequate to meet its operating and working capital needs during Fiscal 1996.
The Senior Credit Facility (or a similar credit facility) is essential for the
Company's continued operations.  Prior to the expiration of the Senior Credit
Facility on November 1, 1996, management will discuss extension of the Senior
Credit Facility with its banks.  Mandatory principal payments of approximately
$69 million on the Company's senior subordinated discount notes and senior
subordinated notes are due June 1, 1997.  Although such principal payments are
not scheduled until June 1997, the Company's projected cash flows and capital
resources are insufficient to satisfy such obligations.  The Company cannot
predict what effect, if any, that the mandatory payments on the debt securities
in June 1997 will have on the negotiations with the banks to extend the Senior
Credit Facility beyond November 1, 1996.  However, the Company does not expect
that an extension of the Senior Credit Facility beyond May 31, 1997 will be
negotiated unless such debt securities are extended, replaced or refinanced.


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As discussed in the Company's 1995 Annual Report, it has been the Company's
intention to engage advisors in order to expeditiously reach an understanding
with its bondholders about an extension, replacement or refinancing of its debt
securities.  On May 8, 1996, the Company engaged The Blackstone Group L.P. to
act as its financial advisor in connection with a potential financial
restructuring.  In addition, at the request of the holders of a substantial
majority of its outstanding bonds, the Company engaged Houlihan, Lokey, Howard
& Zukin, Inc., effective April 10, 1996,  to act as financial advisor to the
holders of a substantial majority, in principal amount, of each issue of the
Company's outstanding debt securities in connection with such a financial
restructuring.

The Company's ability to accomplish a restructuring of the terms of its debt
securities or any refinancing will depend on a number of factors, including its
operating performance, market conditions and the terms of any extension,
replacement or refinancing.  Management is unable to predict the Company's
ability to accomplish the foregoing extension of its bank financing and
extension, replacement or refinancing of its debt securities.    Recent
forecasts of the Company's operating performance indicate that, unless business
conditions improve, in order for the Company to be in compliance with certain
of the financial covenants in the Senior Credit Facility as of the end of the
Company's third and fourth fiscal quarters in fiscal year 1996, such covenants
will need to be appropriately amended.  The Company intends to make a request
to its lenders under the Senior Credit Facility for such amendments.


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JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.

                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item
1.            Legal Proceedings                                    None
2.            Changes in Securities                                None
3.            Defaults Upon Senior Securities                      None
4.            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  None
5.            Other Information                                    None
6.            Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K:
              (a) Exhibits:

                        (10.1) Fifth Amendment to the Fourth Amended & Restated
                               Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1996, by
                               and among the Company, JPS Elastomerics Corp.,
                               JPS Converter and Industrial Corp., JPS Auto
                               Inc., JPS Carpet Corp., International Fabrics,
                               Inc., the financial institutions listed on the
                               signature pages thereof, Citibank, N.A. as agent
                               and Administrative Agent and General Electric
                               Capital Corporation as Co-Agent and
                               Collateral Agent. 

                        (10.2) Sixth Amendment to the Fourth Amended & Restated
                               Credit Agreement, dated as of May 15, 1996, by
                               and among the Company, JPS Elastomerics Corp.,
                               JPS Converter and Industrial Corp., JPS Auto
                               Inc., JPS Carpet Corp., International Fabrics,
                               Inc., the financial institutions listed on the
                               signature pages thereof, Citibank, N.A. as agent
                               and Administrative Agent and General Electric
                               Capital Corporation as Co-Agent and Collateral
                               Agent. 

                          (11) Statement re:  Computation of Per Share 
                               Earnings - not required since such computation 
                               can be clearly determined from the material 
                               contained herein. 
 
                          (27) Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only).

                      (b) Current Reports on Form 8-K:

                               None



                                   SIGNATURES

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

                            JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.


Date:  June 11, 1996            /s/ David H. Taylor
                                --------------------------------------
                                David H. Taylor
                                Executive Vice President - Finance,
                                 Secretary and Chief Financial Officer




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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1


                               FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
                  FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This Fifth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated
as of May 6, 1996 (this "Amendment"), is entered into among JPS TEXTILE GROUP,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), JPS ELASTOMERICS CORP., a
Delaware corporation ("JEC"), and JPS CONVERTER AND INDUSTRIAL CORP., a
Delaware corporation ("JCIC", and together with JEC, the "Borrowing
Subsidiaries"), JPS AUTO INC., a Delaware corporation, JPS CARPET CORP., a
Delaware corporation, INTERNATIONAL FABRICS, INC., a Delaware corporation, the
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF (collectively
referred to herein, together with their respective successors and assigns, as
the "Senior Lenders" and individually as a "Senior Lender"), CITIBANK, N.A., in
its separate capacities as agent and administrative agent for the Senior
Lenders (in such capacities, the "Agent") and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, in its separate capacities as co-agent and collateral agent for
the Senior Lenders (in such capacities, the "Collateral Agent"), and amends the
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 1994, as
amended by the First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of November 4, 1994, the Second Amendment to Fourth Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 1994, the Third Amendment to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 1995 and the
Fourth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
October 28, 1995 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"), entered into among
the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Senior Lenders, the Agent and the
Collateral Agent.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Company has advised the Agent and the Collateral Agent that
in connection with a possible financial restructuring of the Company, (i)
certain holders of the Subordinated Indebtedness have requested the Company to
reimburse them for the reasonable fees, expenses and customary indemnities of a
financial advisor and a single counsel to be engaged to represent such holders
and (ii) the Company intends to engage a financial advisor to assist it in such
financial restructuring;

     WHEREAS, (a) the Company is requesting the Requisite Senior Lenders to
waive the provisions of the Credit Agreement that would otherwise prevent (i)
the Company (A) from engaging a financial advisor with respect to a possible
financial restructuring of the Company, (B) from paying the reasonable fees,
expenses and customary indemnities thereof or of a 

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financial advisor with respect to a possible financial restructuring of the 
Company engaged by the holders of Subordinated Indebtedness (or any informal 
committee thereof), (C) from paying the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
to the Company or (D) from paying the reasonable fees and expenses of one 
counsel to such holders (or such committee) incurred in connection with such 
restructuring, or (ii) the Borrowing Subsidiaries from paying cash dividends to
the Company in an amount sufficient to enable the Company to make any payment 
permitted by clause (i) above, and (b) subject to the provisions of Section
2.01 below, the Requisite Senior Lenders are willing to agree to such waivers;

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement,
among other things, (i) to amend the definition of Borrowing Base to limit the
maximum amount of the Borrowing Base that is allocable to Eligible Inventory to
$22,000,000 at any time, (ii) to shorten the Revolving Credit Termination Date
from December 1, 1996 to November 1, 1996 and (iii) to increase the applicable
interest rate margin on Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans by 0.25% per 
annum;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the
Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Senior Lenders party hereto, the Agent and the
Collateral Agent agree as follows:

     SECTION 1.  Amendment to the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement is,
effective as determined pursuant to Section 3 hereof, hereby amended as
follows:

     1.01  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:

     (a)  The definition of "Borrowing Base" is amended in its entirety as
follows:

          "Borrowing Base" shall mean at any time, with respect to any Borrowing
     Subsidiary, an amount equal to the sum of (i) up to eighty-five percent
     (85%) of the Net Face Amount of Eligible Receivables of such Borrowing
     Subsidiary at such time and (ii) the lesser of (A) $22,000,000 and (B) the
     sum of (I) up to fifty-five percent (55%) of Eligible Yarn Inventory of
     such Borrowing Subsidiary at such time, (II) up to fifty-five percent
     (55%) of Eligible Raw Materials of such Borrowing Subsidiary at such time,
     (III) up to twenty-five percent (25%) of Eligible Work in Process of such
     Borrowing Subsidiary at such time, and (IV) up to fifty percent (50%) of
     Eligible Finished Goods of such Borrowing Subsidiary at such time.
        
     (b)  The definition of "Revolving Credit Termination Date" is amended in
its entirety as follows; provided, however, the amendment contained in this
Section 1.01(b) shall not become 

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effective unless and until the Agent has received, in addition to the other 
documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(a) hereof, a copy 
of this Amendment executed by each Senior Lender:                          

                 "Revolving Credit Termination Date" shall mean the earlier of
            (i) November 1, 1996 and (ii) the date of termination of the
            Commitments pursuant to Section 9.02(a) or Section 11.13.

     1.02  The last sentence of Section 2.04(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is
amended in its entirety as follows:

            The Loans shall bear interest, subject to Section 2.04(d) and
            paragraph (ii) below, as follows:

                 (A)  If a Base Rate Loan, then at a rate per annum equal to
            the sum of (I) 1.25% plus (II) the Base Rate as in effect from time
            to time as interest accrues; and

                 (B)  If a Eurodollar Rate Loan, then at a rate per annum equal
            to the sum of (I) 2.75% plus (II) the Eurodollar Rate determined
            for the applicable Eurodollar Interest Period.

            1.03  Article VI of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the
following new Section 6.15 at the end thereof:

                 6.15  Retention Agreements.  By no later than June 14, 1996,
            the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries shall have entered into
            retention agreements on reasonable terms, including appropriate
            stay bonuses, with key executives of the Company and the borrowing
            Subsidiaries, which retention agreements (i) shall be in form and
            substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Collateral Agent in 
            their sole judgment exercised reasonably and (ii) shall be assumed 
            or guaranteed by each of the Borrowing Subsidiaries.

            SECTION 2.  Consent of the Requisite Senior Lenders.

     2.01  By their execution of this Amendment, the undersigned, which
constitute the Requisite Senior Lenders, hereby (a) waive the provisions of the
Credit Agreement that would otherwise prevent (i) the Company from paying the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Company or (ii) the Company (A)
from engaging a financial advisor with respect to a possible financial
restructuring of the Company, (B) from paying the reasonable fees, expenses and
customary indemnities thereof or of a financial advisor with respect to a
possible financial restructuring of the Company engaged to represent the
holders of Subordinated Indebtedness (or any informal committee thereof) or (C)
from paying the reasonable fees and expenses of 


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one counsel to such holders (or such committee) incurred in connection with 
such restructuring, and (b) waive the provisions of the Credit Agreement that 
would otherwise prevent the Borrowing Subsidiaries from paying cash dividends 
to the Company in an amount sufficient to enable the Company to make any 
payment of fees, expenses and indemnities referred to in clause (a) above;
provided that the aggregate amount of cash dividends made in respect of the
fees and expenses referred to in clause (a)(ii) above shall not exceed
$1,250,000.

     2.02  Solely for purposes of making the representations and warranties
pursuant to Section 3.02(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement and Sections 3.02 and 4
of this Amendment, the Requisite Senior Lenders hereby acknowledge with respect
to the representation contained in Section 4.01(l) of the Credit Agreement the
matters identified in the last paragraph of its Notice of Borrowing delivered
to the Agent on April 29, 1996, it being understood that in making such
acknowledgment, the Requisite Senior Lenders are not waiving any rights or
remedies that the Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Senior Lenders may now
have or may have in the future relating to the matters identified in such
paragraph.

     SECTION 3.  Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment.
This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof on the date (the
"Fifth Amendment Effective Date") when the following conditions precedent have
been satisfied (unless waived by the Requisite Senior Lenders or unless the
deadline for delivery has been extended by the Agent):

     3.01  (a) Certain Documents.  The Agent shall have received on or before
the Fifth Amendment Effective Date all of the following, all of which, except
as otherwise specifically described below, shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Requisite Senior Lenders and in sufficient copies for each
of the Senior Lenders:

           (i) This Amendment, executed by the Company, each Borrowing
      Subsidiary, JPS Auto, JCC and International Fabrics and Senior Lenders
      constituting the Requisite Senior Lenders;

           (ii) A favorable opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel to
      the Company;

           (iii) A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the
      Company dated the Fifth Amendment Effective Date certifying (A) the names
      and true signatures of the incumbent officers of the Company authorized
      to sign this Amendment, (B) the resolutions of the Company's Board of
      Directors approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and
      performance of this Amendment and (C) that there have been no changes in
      the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company since the
      Effective Date;

                                     -4-

<PAGE>   5

           (iv)  A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each
      Borrowing Subsidiary dated the Fifth Amendment Effective Date certifying 
      (A) the names and true signatures of the incumbent officers of such 
      Borrowing Subsidiary authorized to sign this Amendment and the other   
      documents to be executed in connection with this Amendment, (B) the 
      resolutions of such Borrowing Subsidiary's Board of Directors approving 
      and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
      and the other documents to be executed in connection with this Amendment 
      and (C) that there have been no changes in the Certificate of 
      Incorporation or By-Laws of such Borrowing Subsidiary since the Effective
      Date;

           (v)  A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each
      of JPS Auto, JCC and International Fabrics dated the Fifth Amendment
      Effective Date certifying (A) the names and true signatures of the
      incumbent officers of such Person authorized to sign this Amendment, (B)
      the resolutions of such Person's Board of Directors approving and
      authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and
      (C) that there have been no changes in the Certificate of Incorporation
      or By-Laws of such Person since the Effective Date;

           (vi) Good Standing Certificates certified by the Secretary of State
      of Delaware relating to the Company, each Borrowing Subsidiary, JPS Auto,
      JCC and International Fabrics; and

           (vii) Such additional documentation as the Agent, the Collateral
      Agent or the Requisite Senior Lenders may reasonably require.

     (b) Fees Paid.  The Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries shall have paid
all fees required to be paid to the Agent, the Collateral Agent and/or the
Senior Lenders on or prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

     3.02  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Company or
the Borrowing Subsidiaries in or pursuant to the Credit Agreement, as amended
by this Amendment, the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents to
which the Company or any of the Borrowing Subsidiaries is a party or by which
the Company or any of the Borrowing Subsidiaries is bound, shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective
Date (except any such representations and warranties stated to be given as of a
specific date other than the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and except the
matters referenced in Section 2.02 above).

     3.03  All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents, instruments
and other legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Amendment shall be 

                                     -5-
<PAGE>   6

satisfactory in all respects in form and substance to the Agent, the Collateral 
Agent and the Requisite Senior Lenders.

     3.04  No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

     SECTION 4.  Representations and Warranties.  Each Loan Party hereby
represents and warrants to the Senior Lenders that (a) as of the date hereof no
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default under the Credit Agreement shall
have occurred and be continuing and (b) all of the representations and
warranties of the Loan Parties contained in subsections 4.01(a) through (dd) of
the Credit Agreement and in any other Loan Document continue to be true and
correct as of the date of execution hereof in all material respects, as though
made on and as of such date (unless stated to relate to a specific earlier
date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and
correct as of such earlier date, and except the matters referenced in Section
2.02 above).

     SECTION 5.  Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

     5.01 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date
hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement",
"hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import, and each reference in the other
Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

     5.02 Except as specifically amended above, all of the terms of the Credit
Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force
and effect.

     5.03 The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right,
power or remedy of any Senior Lender, the Agent or the Collateral Agent under
the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of
any provision of the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents.

     SECTION 6.  Costs and Expenses.  Each Loan Party agrees to pay on demand
in accordance with the terms of Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement all costs
and expenses of the Agent and the Collateral Agent in connection with the
preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all
other Loan Documents entered into in connection herewith, including the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Sidley & Austin, counsel for the
Agent and the Collateral Agent with respect thereof.

     SECTION 7.  Execution in Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed and
delivered in any number of counterparts and 

                                     -6-
<PAGE>   7


by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so 
executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which taken 
together shall constitute one and the same original agreement.

     SECTION 8.  Release of Lender Parties.  Each of the Loan Parties, JPS
Auto, JCC and International Fabrics, for itself and on behalf of each of its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates and each of its employees, officers and directors,
and each of their respective predecessors, successors and assigns
(collectively, the "Releasors"), does hereby forever and unconditionally (i)
release, discharge and acquit the Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the
Lenders, and each of their respective parent corporations, Subsidiaries and
Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders,
employees, attorneys, agents and servants, and each their respective
predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns (collectively, the "Lender
Parties"), of and from any and all claims of every type, kind, nature,
description or character, known and unknown, whensoever arising out of any
actions or omissions of the Lender Parties, or any of them, occurring at any
time up to and through the date hereof, which in any way arise out of, are
connected with or relate to the Loan Documents (collectively, "Claims"), and
(ii) agree not to bring any action in any judicial, administrative or other
proceeding against the Lender Parties, or any of them, alleging any such Claim
or otherwise arising in connection with any such Claim, or support any
shareholder of any Releasor in any such action brought by such shareholder.

     SECTION 9.  Consent.  By its signature below, each of JPS Auto, JCC and
International Fabrics consents to this Amendment in its capacity as a guarantor
under the JPS Auto Guaranty, the Carpet Guaranty and the International Fabrics
Guaranty, respectively, and each hereby affirms its obligations under such
guaranties and under each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.


                                     -7-

<PAGE>   8



     SECTION 10. Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed on the date set
forth above.

                                   JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.               
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                   By: /S/David H. Taylor                
                                       ----------------------------------
                                   Title: EVP - Finance and Secretary    
                                                                         
                                   JPS ELASTOMERICS CORP.                
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                   By: /S/David H. Taylor                
                                       ---------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President                 
                                                                         
                                   JPS CONVERTER AND INDUSTRIAL CORP.    
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                   By: /S/David H. Taylor                
                                      ----------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President                 
                                                                         
                                   JPS AUTO INC.                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                   By:  /S/David H. Taylor               
                                      ----------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President                 
                                                                         
                                   JPS CARPET CORP.                      
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                   By:  /S/David H. Taylor               
                                      ----------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President                 
                                                                         
                                   INTERNATIONAL FABRICS, INC.           
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                   By:  /S/David H. Taylor               
                                      ----------------------------------
                                   Title: Vice President                 


                                     -8-

<PAGE>   9




                                           Senior Lenders:

                                           CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent and as a
                                           Senior Lender


                                           By: /s/Brenda Cotsen   
                                              ---------------------------------
                                           Title: Attorney-in-fact

                                           GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
                                           CORPORATION, as Collateral Agent and
                                           as a Senior Lender


                                           By: /s/Rick Luck
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President, G E Capital 
                                           Commercial Finance, Inc., Being duly
                                           authorized

                                           HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.


                                           By: /s/John D. Calabro
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title: Senior Vice President

                                           THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMMERCIAL
                                           CORPORATION


                                           By: /s/Michael Lustbader
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President

                                           NATIONSBANK OF GEORGIA, N.A.


                                           By: /s/David J. Sapp
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President




                                     -9-

<PAGE>   1



                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                               SIXTH AMENDMENT TO
                  FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This Sixth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated
as of May 15, 1996 (this "Amendment"), is entered into among JPS TEXTILE GROUP,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), JPS ELASTOMERICS CORP., a
Delaware corporation ("JEC"), and JPS CONVERTER AND INDUSTRIAL CORP., a
Delaware corporation ("JCIC", and together with JEC, the "Borrowing
Subsidiaries"), JPS AUTO INC., a Delaware corporation, JPS CARPET CORP., a
Delaware corporation, INTERNATIONAL FABRICS, INC., a Delaware corporation, the
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF (collectively
referred to herein, together with their respective successors and assigns, as
the "Senior Lenders" and individually as a "Senior Lender"), CITIBANK, N.A., in
its separate capacities as agent and administrative agent for the Senior
Lenders (in such capacities, the "Agent") and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, in its separate capacities as co-agent and collateral agent for
the Senior Lenders (in such capacities, the "Collateral Agent"), and amends the
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 1994, as
amended by the First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of November 4, 1994, the Second Amendment to Fourth Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 1994, the Third Amendment to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 1995, the
Fourth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
October 28, 1995 and the Fifth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment") dated as of May 6, 1996 (as so amended, the
"Credit Agreement"), entered into among the Company, the Borrowing
Subsidiaries, the Senior Lenders, the Agent and the Collateral Agent.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, JCIC has advised the Agent and the Collateral Agent that
International Fabrics is desirous of entering into a corporate joint venture
with Grupo Industrial Santa Fe, a Mexican variable capital corporation ("Grupo
Santa Fe"), for the purpose 

<PAGE>   2

of allowing JCIC to manufacture and sell griege fabrics to the joint venture 
which would in turn have such fabrics dyed, finished or printed in Mexico for 
resale into the Mexican domestic finished textiles market;

     WHEREAS, such joint venture, to be named Ingeneria Textil Mexicana, S.A.
de C.V. (the "ITM Joint Venture"), will be owned 50% by International Fabrics
and 50% by Grupo Santa Fe;

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement,
among other things, (i) to amend Section 4.01(z) of the Credit Agreement to
permit the creation of the ITM Joint Venture; (ii) to amend Section 7.03 of the
Credit Agreement to permit International Fabrics to make an initial Investment
in the ITM Joint Venture of approximately $50,000 and to make additional
Investments in the ITM Joint Venture not to exceed, together with such initial
Investment, $300,000 in the aggregate; and (iii) to waive any requirement
contained in the Loan Documents that International Fabrics pledge the capital
stock of the ITM Joint Venture to the Agent or the Collateral Agent;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the
Borrowing Subsidiaries, the other Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto, the
Senior Lenders party hereto, the Agent and the Collateral Agent agree as
follows:

     SECTION 1.  Amendment to the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement is,
effective as determined pursuant to Section 3 hereof, hereby amended as
follows:

     1.01  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the
following new definition after the definition of "Issuing Bank":

                 "ITM Joint Venture" shall mean Ingeneria Textil Mexicana, S.A.
            de C.V., a Mexican variable capital stock corporation, 50% of the
            capital stock of which is held by International Fabrics and the
            remainder of the capital stock of which is held by Grupo Industrial
            Santa Fe, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican variable capital stock
            corporation.

                                     -2-
<PAGE>   3

    
            1.02  Section 4.01(z) of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding 
the following phrase immediately prior to the period at the end thereof:

            , other than by means of the Investments permitted by Section
            7.03(x)

            1.03 Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to 
delete the word "and" following the semicolon at end of clause (viii) thereof, 
(ii) to replace the reference to "(viii)" in the ninth clause thereof with 
"(ix)", (iii) to replace the period at the end of clause (ix) thereof with "; 
and" and (iii) to add the following new clause (x) at the end thereof:

                 (x)  cash Investments by International Fabrics in the ITM
            Joint Venture not to exceed $300,000 in the aggregate.

            1.04 Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by 
adding the following new sentence at the end thereof:

            The Net Face Amount of Receivables owing from the ITM Joint Venture
            to the Borrowing Subsidiaries shall not exceed $2,500,000 in the
            aggregate at any time.

     SECTION 2.  Consent and Acknowledgment of the Requisite Senior Lenders.

     2.01  By their execution of this Amendment, the undersigned, which
constitute the Requisite Senior Lenders, hereby waive the provisions of the
Loan Documents that would require International Fabrics to pledge any capital
stock held by it in the ITM Joint Venture to the Agent or the Collateral Agent
as security for the obligations of International Fabrics under the Loan
Documents.

     2.02  The Requisite Senior Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Borrowing
Subsidiaries may, for purposes of calculating either Consolidated Cash Interest
Expense or Consolidated Operating Company Cash Interest Expense for any period,
reduce such amount by the amount of any cash interest income received by the
Company and its Subsidiaries during such period.

                                     -3-

<PAGE>   4
     SECTION 3.  Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment.
This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof on the date (the
"Sixth Amendment Effective Date") when the following conditions precedent have
been satisfied (unless waived by the Requisite Senior Lenders or unless the
deadline for delivery has been extended by the Agent):

     3.01  Certain Documents.  The Agent shall have received on or before the
Sixth Amendment Effective Date all of the following, all of which, except as
otherwise specifically described below, shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Requisite Senior Lenders and in sufficient copies for each
of the Senior Lenders:

           (i)  this Amendment, executed by the Company, each Borrowing
      Subsidiary, JPS Auto, JCC and International Fabrics and Senior Lenders
      constituting the Requisite Senior Lenders; and

           (ii) Such additional documentation as the Agent, the Collateral
      Agent or the Requisite Senior Lenders may reasonably require.

     3.02  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Company or
the Borrowing Subsidiaries in or pursuant to the Credit Agreement, as amended
by this Amendment, the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents to
which the Company or any of the Borrowing Subsidiaries is a party or by which
the Company or any of the Borrowing Subsidiaries is bound, shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Sixth Amendment Effective
Date (except any such representations and warranties stated to be given as of a
specific date other than the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and except the
matters referenced in Section 2.02 of the Fifth Amendment).

     3.03  All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents, instruments
and other legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Amendment shall be satisfactory in all respects in form and substance to
the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Requisite Senior Lenders.

                                     -4-
<PAGE>   5
     3.04  No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date.

     SECTION 4.  Representations and Warranties.  Each Loan Party hereby
represents and warrants to the Senior Lenders that (a) as of the date hereof no
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default under the Credit Agreement shall
have occurred and be continuing and (b) all of the representations and
warranties of the Loan Parties contained in subsections 4.01(a) through (dd) of
the Credit Agreement and in any other Loan Document continue to be true and
correct as of the date of execution hereof in all material respects, as though
made on and as of such date (unless stated to relate to a specific earlier
date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and
correct as of such earlier date, and except the matters referenced in Section
2.02 of the Fifth Amendment).

     SECTION 5.  Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

     5.01 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date
hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement",
"hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import, and each reference in the other
Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

     5.02 Except as specifically amended above, all of the terms of the Credit
Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force
and effect.

     5.03 The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right,
power or remedy of any Senior Lender, the Agent or the Collateral Agent under
the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of
any provision of the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents.

     SECTION 6.  Costs and Expenses.  Each Loan Party agrees to pay on demand
in accordance with the terms of Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement all costs
and expenses of the Agent and the Collateral Agent in connection with the
preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all 

                                     -5-

<PAGE>   6


other Loan Documents entered into in connection herewith, including the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Sidley & Austin, counsel for the
Agent and the Collateral Agent with respect thereof.

     SECTION 7.  Execution in Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed and
delivered in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same original agreement.

     SECTION 8.  Release of Lender Parties.  Each of the Loan Parties, JPS
Auto, JCC and International Fabrics, for itself and on behalf of each of its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates and each of its employees, officers and directors,
and each of their respective predecessors, successors and assigns
(collectively, the "Releasors"), does hereby forever and unconditionally (i)
release, discharge and acquit the Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the
Lenders, and each of their respective parent corporations, Subsidiaries and
Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders,
employees, attorneys, agents and servants, and each their respective
predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns (collectively, the "Lender
Parties"), of and from any and all claims of every type, kind, nature,
description or character, known and unknown, whensoever arising out of any
actions or omissions of the Lender Parties, or any of them, occurring at any
time up to and through the date hereof, which in any way arise out of, are
connected with or relate to the Loan Documents (collectively, "Claims"), and
(ii) agree not to bring any action in any judicial, administrative or other
proceeding against the Lender Parties, or any of them, alleging any such Claim
or otherwise arising in connection with any such Claim, or support any
shareholder of any Releasor in any such action brought by such shareholder.

     SECTION 9.  Consent.  By its signature below, each of JPS Auto, JCC and
International Fabrics consents to this Amendment in its capacity as a guarantor
under the JPS Auto Guaranty, the Carpet Guaranty and the International Fabrics
Guaranty, respectively, and each hereby affirms its obligations under such
guaranties and under each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.


                                     -6-
<PAGE>   7



     SECTION 10. Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed on the date set
forth above.

                      JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.          
                                                       
                                                       
                      By: /S/David H. Taylor           
                         ------------------------------------
                      Title: EVP - Finance and Secretary
                                                       
                      JPS ELASTOMERICS CORP.           
                                                       
                                                       
                      By: /S/David H. Taylor           
                         ------------------------------------
                      Title: Vice President            
                                                       
                      JPS CONVERTER AND INDUSTRIAL CORP.
                                                       
                                                       
                      By: /S/David H. Taylor           
                         ------------------------------------
                      Title: Vice President            
                                                       
                      JPS AUTO INC.                    
                                                       
                                                       
                      By: /S/David H. Taylor           
                         ------------------------------------
                      Title: Vice President            
                                                       
                      JPS CARPET CORP.                 
                                                       
                                                       
                      By: /S/David H. Taylor           
                         ------------------------------------
                      Title: Vice President            
                                                       
                      INTERNATIONAL FABRICS, INC.      
                                                       
                                                       
                      By: /S/David H. Taylor           
                         ------------------------------------
                      Title: Vice President            


                                     -7-



<PAGE>   8




                                           Senior Lenders:

                                           CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent and as a
                                           Senior Lender


                                           By: /s/Brenda Cotsen   
                                              ---------------------------------
                                           Title: Attorney-in-fact

                                           GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
                                           CORPORATION, as Collateral Agent and
                                           as a Senior Lender


                                           By: /s/Rick Luck
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President, G E Capital 
                                           Commercial Finance, Inc., Being duly
                                           authorized

                                           HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.


                                           By: /s/Frank Ross
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title: Senior Vice President

                                           THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMMERCIAL
                                           CORPORATION


                                           By: /s/Michael Lustbader
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President

                                           NATIONSBANK OF GEORGIA, N.A.


                                           By: /s/David J. Sapp
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President




                                     -8-

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