DAY RUNNER INC
10-K, 1996-09-30
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

              |X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          |_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                             SECURITIES ACT OF 1934

                         Commission file number 0-19835


                                DAY RUNNER, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware                                                         95-3624280
(State or other jurisdiction of                                (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)

                  15295 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California 92618
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 680-3500
        Securities  registered  pursuant  to  Section  12(b)  of the  Act:  None
           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                         Common Stock, $0.001 par value
                                (Title of class)

     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 if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. |X|

     The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of
the  registrant,  based upon the closing  price of the Common Stock on September
16, 1996 as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market, was approximately $117,000,000.

     The  number of  shares  outstanding  of the  registrant's  Common  Stock on
September 16, 1996 was 6,329,771.




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                                     PART I
Item 1.      BUSINESS.

The Company

     Day Runner(R),  Inc. ("Day Runner") is the leading developer,  manufacturer
and marketer of paper-based  organizers for the retail market.  We also develop,
manufacture   and   market   related    organizational    products,    including
telephone/address  books and  traditional  spiral dated goods.  We estimate that
since our founding in 1980 we have sold  approximately 27 million organizers and
planners.  Day Runner's  products are carried by more than 20,000  retail stores
across the U.S.: in fiscal 1996,  we shipped  directly to  approximately  11,500
retail locations,  to distribution  centers serving  approximately  6,100 retail
locations and to approximately 200 wholesalers.

     We market our  products to customers  through our own sales force,  through
manufacturers' representatives and, in certain markets outside the U.S., through
independent  distributors.  Our major customers in each of our primary  domestic
channels include:  office products  superstores Office Depot,  Inc.,  OfficeMax,
Inc. and Staples,  Inc.; office products national  wholesalers United Stationers
Supply  Co.  and  S.P.  Richards  Company;   office  products  dealer  McWhorter
Stationers Company, Inc.; and mass market retailers Wal-Mart,  Kmart and Target.
Sales  to  the  office   products  and  mass  market   channels   accounted  for
approximately 49.8% and 37.4%, respectively, of fiscal 1996 sales.

     Our  organizers  and  planners are  loose-leaf  and  spiral-bound  time and
information  management  systems  that range from simple to  sophisticated.  For
example,  our  flagship  Day  Runner  System  organizers  include  not  only the
traditional  planner  components  of  appointment  calendar,   telephone/address
section  and  note  pad but  also  interrelated  pages  for  managing  time  and
information,  tracking  expenses,  establishing  goals  and  planning  projects.
Segmenting  the market  for  organizers  and  planners  is a key  element of our
strategy.  We aim our product lines at market segments  ranging from students to
women shopping in the mass market to business and professional  people and offer
many of our  organizers  and  planners  in a  choice  of  sizes,  styles,  cover
materials and colors.  Suggested  retail prices for our  organizers and planners
range from $6 to $150.

     Most of our organizers and planners are refillable.  Refills, which include
calendars and  accessories,  accounted for  approximately  34.7% of our sales in
fiscal 1996. Suggested retail prices for refills range from $0.75 to $30.

     Our  related  organizational  products  include   telephone/address  books,
traditional  spiral  dated  goods,  products for  elementary  and middle  school
children  and  personal  information   management  (PIM)  software  intended  to
complement  our  organizers.   We  group  these  products,  along  with  certain
miscellaneous  items,  in a category  called  "other  products."  This  category
accounted for approximately 3.5% of fiscal 1996 sales.

     With the exception of our software  product and the  calculators we include
in certain of our products and sell as accessories,  all of our current products
have  been  developed  internally.  The  chart on page  seven  shows the year of
initial shipment of each of our current products. We manufacture and/or assemble
a portion of our products at our Fullerton,  California facility and our Mexican
subsidiary and also use foreign and domestic  contractors to supply both product
components and finished goods.

BUSINESS STRATEGY

     Day Runner sells broad-based  personal  organizing  products through retail
distribution  channels. Our strategy is to leverage our brand name awareness and
distribution  strength to maximize sales of our existing products,  extend those
product  lines and  introduce  new product  lines.  Key elements of our strategy
include:
              o   Segmenting the market for organizers and planners.
              o   Entering related product categories.
              o   Building sales through major customers.
              o   Marketing to increase sales.
              o   Expanding foreign sales.
              o   Providing excellent customer service.

     SEGMENTING THE MARKET FOR  ORGANIZERS AND PLANNERS.  In order to expand and
segment our market,  we offer our  organizers  and  planners in a broad range of
systems,  sizes,  styles and cover  materials  and at  suggested  retail  prices
ranging from $6 to $150. As a result,  our products  appeal to a large  consumer
market  comprised  of users with  differing  needs,  tastes and  budgets and are
appropriate  for sale through a broad range of  retailers.  Versatile Day Runner
System  organizers  and planners are suitable for use by adults in virtually all
walks of life.  Specific target markets addressed by other Day Runner organizers
and planners include business and professional people, cost-conscious consumers,
young women  shopping in the mass  market,  users of  traditional  spiral  dated
goods,  college students,  middle school and high school students and elementary
school children.

     ENTERING  RELATED  PRODUCT  CATEGORIES.  Day Runner  believes  that related
personal  organizational  products offer us an opportunity to leverage our brand
name and  distribution  and  build  upon our  heritage  in the area of  personal
organization. Our strategy is to:

              o   Redefine existing product categories as value-added.
              o   Offer a superior price/value relationship to the consumer.
              o   Gain initial distribution through our existing customers.
              o   Produce sales results we can build upon.

     Our  current  related  organizational  products  include  telephone/address
books,  products for  elementary  and middle school  children,  PIM software and
traditional spiral dated goods.


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     BUILDING SALES THROUGH MAJOR  CUSTOMERS.  To reach consumers with differing
needs and varying retail shopping habits, we distribute our products in the U.S.
through multiple channels, including: 

              o   Office products superstores, wholesalers and dealers.
              o   Mass market retailers,  including discount  department stores,
                  wholesale clubs,  drug chains,  chain groceries and other mass
                  market retailers.
              o   A wide  variety  of other  customers,  including  book,
                  department, gift, leather and luggage, stationery  and other
                  specialty  stores and the U.S. Government.

     Day Runner's products are carried by more than 20,000 retail outlets in the
U.S.,  including the leaders in our key office products and mass market channels
of  distribution.  Our strategy is to grow our sales through our major customers
by increasing our everyday shelf space where  appropriate,  continuing to expand
our product  selection,  serving the  back-to-school  market and creating  other
seasonal, promotional and product opportunities.

     MARKETING TO INCREASE  SALES. We market our products to customers to inform
them of the  benefits of selling  Day  Runner's  products  and to  consumers  to
further  build brand name  awareness  and to maximize  the  productivity  of the
retail shelf space our products occupy.

     EXPANDING  FOREIGN  SALES.  We are  working to build our sales  outside the
United States by focusing on key markets and offering  products  with  features,
aesthetics and price points appropriate for those markets.  We offer some of our
products in German and Spanish versions.

     PROVIDING  EXCELLENT  CUSTOMER SERVICE.  Day Runner believes that excellent
customer service can provide us with additional competitive advantage.  We serve
customers  from  both our  Fullerton  plant  and our  Nashville,  Tennessee-area
distribution  center and ship directly to the individual  retail  locations of a
number of our large  customers.  We conduct  business via EDI  (Electronic  Data
Interchange)  with  virtually all our key customers and recognize the importance
of continuing to implement applicable customer service/distribution technology.

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

         ORGANIZER  INDUSTRY.  Day Runner has been  instrumental in creating and
defining  paper-based  "organizers" as a product  category in the United States.
Although time management  products that included some  "organizer"  features had
been on the market for some time, the product category,  as such, did not emerge
until the 1980s.  We believe that the  introduction  of the Day Runner System in
1982 helped define the product  category and,  ultimately,  led to the growth of
the organizer industry. By the late 1980s,  organizers had become accepted tools
for  improving  individual  and group  productivity.  (Because the  distinctions
between  organizers  and planners have become  blurred,  except where  otherwise
specified,  we are using the terms "organizer" and "planner"  interchangeably in
this report.)

     Today,   awareness  of  the  organizer   product  category  is  widespread;
organizers are broadly accepted as substitutes for traditional  dated goods; and
the usefulness of time management techniques is well recognized.  Organizers are
sold through a wide variety of channels, including: office products superstores,
wholesalers and dealers; mass market retailers; book, department,  gift, leather
and  luggage,  stationery  and other  specialty  stores;  and are sold direct to
organizations, the U.S. Government and individuals.

     Day  Runner  believes  the  current  principal  competitive  factors in the
paper-based  retail  organizer  industry  are  distribution  breadth,  depth and
strength;  brand  name  recognition;  size and  loyalty  of user  base;  product
function, design, perceived quality and value; marketing capability;  breadth of
product  lines;  financial  resources;  customer  service;  product  development
capability; manufacturing/sourcing expertise; and price.

     MARKET  POTENTIAL.  Day  Runner  believes  that the  growth in  demand  for
organizers  and other  personal  organization  products in the United  States is
attributable  to a number  of  economic  and  cultural  trends,  including:  the
increased  percentage of women in the work force and the resulting prevalence of
two-income  families;  the continuing  trend toward  corporate  downsizing;  the
growth of the small business sector; the rising percentage of business done away
from the office; the greater emphasis on productivity;  and the ongoing shift to
a service economy.  Many of these trends contribute to widespread  concerns with
saving and better using time and increasing personal productivity.

     Day Runner's  products  address these  concerns.  We target both  potential
first-time   organizer  users  and  existing  users  who  may  need  refills  or
replacements  for their  organizers.  We address a broad  consumer  market  that
includes  individuals 25 years of age or older with annual household  incomes of
$25,000 or more;  college  students;  college-bound  junior high and high school
students;  and  children  6-12 years of age residing in  households  with annual
incomes  at or  above  the  national  median.  Of  these  tens  of  millions  of
individuals, only a minority currently use organizers.

     In addition, we believe that expansion into related,  non-organizer/planner
products that provide other ways for people to become  better  organized  offers
Day Runner an opportunity to reach  consumers who are not ready for an organizer
or planner and to market additional Day Runner branded products to consumers who
already use a Day Runner organizer or planner.

     INDUSTRIES MARKETING SIMILAR OR SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS.  Day Runner's products
have features,  functions or components in common with products in several other
industries. Our market overlaps to a limited extent that of companies marketing:
calendars,  appointment books,  agendas and diaries;  small leather goods, which
include  briefcases and folios;  and training  products and services designed to
improve group and individual  productivity and to upgrade  management skills. In
addition,  both PIM software and electronic organizers are designed to fill many
of the same needs addressed by paper-based  organizers,  although  virtually all
PIM  software  products  provide  for  paper-based  output  and a number of such
products  allow  users  to print  out  pages  in  sizes  that fit the  Company's
organizers.

PRODUCTS

     Day Runner's  products are designed to help people become better organized.
We aim our products at various segments of a broad-based consumer audience.  Our
goal is to provide  "something  for  everyone"  and to offer  consumers  in each
target  segment the  perception  of broad choice and good value for their money.
Our products include:

         o  Multiple lines of paper-based organizers and planners.
         o  Refills, which include calendars and accessories.
         o  Related organizational products.

     ORGANIZERS  AND  PLANNERS.  Our  organizers  and planners are  available in
varying systems,  sizes, styles, cover materials and colors and at a broad range
of price points.  These loose-leaf and spiral-bound  portable "books" help users
keep  "everything  in one place." For  example,  in addition to the  traditional
planner components of appointment calendar,  telephone/address  section and note
pad, Day Runner System  organizers  include,  among other  things,  interrelated
pages for managing time and information,  tracking expenses,  establishing goals
and planning projects.

     REFILLS.   The   great   majority   of   our   organizers,   planners   and
telephone/address  books are refillable.  Users may customize  their  loose-leaf
organizers  and  planners by  choosing  from a variety of  additional  pages and
accessories,  ranging  from  Mileage  Log,  Strategy  and  Things To Do pages to
Currency/Checkbook    Insert,    Diskette    Holders   and   a   solar   powered
Calculator/Ruler.

     RELATED  ORGANIZATIONAL   PRODUCTS.  Our  related  organizational  products
include  telephone/address  books,  traditional spiral dated goods, products for
elementary and middle school children,  and PIM software  designed to complement
our  paper-based  products.  These  products  are  grouped  together  as  "other
products."

     The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated,  approximate Day
Runner sales by product category and as a percentage of total sales.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                       
                                Fiscal            Fiscal         Twelve Months Ended    
          Products               1996              1995            June 30, 1994        
          --------         ---------------   -----------------  --------------------    
(Unaudited; dollars in thousands)
<S>                        <C>       <C>     <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>     

Organizers and planners.   $ 77,293  61.8%   $ 84,473    69.4%    $ 68,162    70.3%  
Refills.................     43,473  34.7      35,240    28.9       27,264    28.1   
Other ..................      4,360   3.5       2,088     1.7        1,601     1.6   
                           --------  ----    --------   -----     --------  ------   
Total ..................   $125,126 100.0%   $121,801   100.0%    $ 97,027  100.0%   
                           ======== =====    ========   =====     ========  =====    
</TABLE>

     Covers  for Day  Runner's  organizers,  planners  and  paper-based  related
organizational  products  are made of  leathers,  vinyls  and a variety of other
natural  and  man-made   materials.   In  addition  to  holding   loose-leaf  or
spiral-bound  pages,  the covers of most of our organizers and planners are also
designed to hold note pads and many have additional features,  such as places to
store pens, business and credit cards, calculators, loose papers and spare keys.


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     The following table sets forth basic price and other information concerning
the Company's product lines.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         <S>                                  <C>            <C>       <C>                       <C>    

                                                               Current Number of                    Current
                                                 Year              Different                       Suggested
          Current Products                    Introduced     Sizes   Styles  Materials          Retail Price(s)
          ----------------                    ----------     -----   ------  ---------          ---------------
       Day Runner:
         Organizers and planners......         1982-1996       4       11           7              $18-125
         Telephone/Address Books......         FY95-FY96       7        2           2              $6.75-24
       FactCentre(TM):
         Organizers and planners......         1991-1995       3        8           6                $12-45
         Telephone/Address Books......           1995          4        1           2                $8-20
       4-1-1(TM)Student Planners........       SFY94-FY96      3        9           3                $6-27
       Looney Tunes(TM):
         Planners.....................           1996          1        3           4              $20-33.50
         Telephone/Address Books......           1996          1        1           1                 $12
       Mickey Unlimited(C):
         Sticker Books................           FY96          3        4           1             $6.50-10.50
         Sticker Diaries..............           FY96          2        2           2            $10.50-13.50
       Perennials(TM):
         Organizers and planners......           1995          3        3           2              $20-33.50
         Telephone/Address Books......           1995          1        1           1                 $16
       PRO:
         Organizers and planners......         1993-1996       5        8           4              $40-150
       Refills (which include calendars and
         accessories).................          1981-96      ...      ...         ...              $0.75-30
       Spiral Dated Goods.............           1996          8        8           2             $4.30-33.35
         Day Runner Planner for Windows(R)       FY96        ...      ...         ...                 $75
</TABLE>


     Day Runner is a  registered  trademark,  and  FactCentre,  Perennials,  PRO
Business  System,  Slimline and 4-1-1 are trademarks of Day Runner,  Inc. LOONEY
TUNES, characters,  names and all related indicia are trademarks of Warner Bros.
(C)Disney.  VELCRO is a registered  trademark of VELCRO, USA, Inc. Windows is a
registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

     Day Runner's product  development  programs emphasize (i) identifying unmet
consumer needs and developing  organizers,  planners and related  organizational
products to meet those needs;  (ii) extending its existing product lines through
additional  sizes,  styles and materials;  and (iii) augmenting the selection of
refills and accessories available for its product lines.

     In addition,  we monitor our existing  products  for  continued  viability,
needed  enhancements,  improvements in quality and potential reductions in cost.
With the  exception of our software  product and the  calculators  we include in
certain of our products  and sell as  accessories,  all of our current  products
have been developed internally,  and products developed internally accounted for
substantially all of Day Runner's fiscal 1996 sales.

     Since the introduction of the first Day Runner System organizer in 1982, we
have transformed this single product into a broad line, which currently includes
three sizes and six styles,  each of which is available in up to eight different
cover materials. The Entrepreneur Edition of the Day Runner System, for example,
has 8" x 11" pages and is available in three styles:  "notebook"  with a
snap closure;  "notebook"  with a VELCRO flap  closure;  and "attache"  with a
full-zippered closure, a larger ring and slide up handles.

     In  1991,  as part of our  strategy  of  offering  products  aimed  at more
cost-conscious  consumers, we introduced the FactCentre Personal Organizer.  The
FactCentre line now includes organizers, planners and telephone/address books.

     In 1993, we  introduced  the first  products in our PRO line.  PRO Business
System  organizers are aimed at people seeking a  sophisticated  but easy-to-use
organizing  system that is designed  specifically  for business and professional
use. We have  substantially  broadened this product line since its  introduction
with  additional  book styles and sizes as well as refills and  accessories.  In
fiscal 1996, we added a simplified  "Slimline"  version and since  year-end have
introduced PRO 4, a compact model, along with appropriately sized refills.

     In fiscal 1994, we began shipping 4-1-1 Student  Planners,  a line aimed at
middle school,  high school and college students.  4-1-1 products were developed
based on  research  into the  needs and  requirements  of young  people  and are
marketed  primarily for sale during the  back-to-school  consumer buying season.
Day Runner  updates this product line with new cover  materials  and models each
year and in fiscal 1996 introduced a College Edition.

     In fiscal  1995,  we added  telephone/address  books to our Day  Runner and
FactCentre  lines and launched  Perennials,  a line of organizers,  planners and
telephone/address  books with pages  featuring a floral  design.  Perennials  is
aimed primarily at young women shopping in mass market outlets.

     In fiscal 1996, we launched our first licensed products: a line of planners
and  telephone/address   books  featuring  Warner  Bros.  Looney  Tunes  cartoon
characters;  and a line of "sticker books" and "sticker  diaries"  developed and
marketed  under the Mickey  Unlimited  brand of Disney  Enterprises.  The Mickey
Unlimited  Sticker  Books and  Diaries  incorporate  colorful  stickers  to make
planning and  diary-keeping  fun.

     In fiscal 1996,  we also  introduced a line of spiral dated goods  designed
for consumers who prefer traditional planning tools.

     Developed  under our  direction,  Day Runner  Planner for Windows  software
simulates the  paper-based  Day Runner System.  Our computer paper refills allow
users of Day Runner Planner for Windows and a number of other software  programs
to print  their  computerized  information  on paper  that looks like Day Runner
System or PRO Business System pages and carry it with them in their  organizers.
Day Runner plans to introduce a version of this product  designed for Windows 95
during fiscal 1997.

SALES AND DISTRIBUTION

     We market our  products to customers  through our own sales force,  through
manufacturers' representatives and, in certain markets outside the U.S., through
independent  distributors.  Our  primary  channels  of  distribution  are office
products and the mass market.

     Day Runner's  products are carried by more than 20,000 retail stores across
the U.S. Our sales  policies  encourage  smaller  customers to purchase  through
wholesalers.  In fiscal 1996, we shipped directly to approximately 11,500 retail
locations,  to distribution centers serving approximately 6,100 retail locations
and to approximately 200 wholesalers.

     During fiscal 1996, Day Runner sold products to approximately 730 different
customers,  compared with  approximately 785 in fiscal 1995. Our major customers
in each of our primary domestic  channels include:  office products  superstores
Office Depot, Inc., OfficeMax,  Inc. and Staples, Inc.; office products national
wholesalers  United  Stationers  Supply Co. and S.P.  Richards  Company;  office
products dealer McWhorter  Stationers  Company,  Inc.; and mass market retailers
Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target. The only customers accounting for 10% or more of the
Company's  fiscal 1996 sales were  Wal-Mart  Stores,  Inc.  and its  affiliates,
including SAM'S Clubs;  Office Depot,  Inc. and its  affiliates;  and OfficeMax,
Inc. and its affiliates.  These customers  accounted for 16.7%, 14.8% and 11.7%,
respectively,  of fiscal 1996 sales.  Including their  affiliates,  the top five
customers  of the Company  accounted  for an  aggregate  of 59.1% of fiscal 1996
sales.

     The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated,  approximate Day
Runner sales by distribution channel and as a percentage of total sales.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        
                                Fiscal            Fiscal         Twelve Months Ended          
    Distribution Channel         1996              1995             June 30, 1994            
    --------------------   ---------------   -----------------  --------------------    
(Unaudited; dollars in thousands)
<S>                        <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>        

Office products channel.   $ 62,381  49.8%   $ 56,717    46.6%    $ 52,843    54.5%   
Mass market.............     46,804  37.4      50,699    41.6       31,096    32.1    
Foreign customers.......      6,346   5.1       4,170     3.4        3,733     3.8    
Other channels..........      9,595   7.7      10,215     8.4        9,355     9.6   
                           -------- -----    --------  ------     --------  ------    
      Total.............   $125,126 100.0%   $121,801   100.0%    $ 97,027   100.0%  
                           ======== =====    ========   =====     ========   =====   
</TABLE>

     OFFICE PRODUCTS CHANNEL.  Since 1987, Day Runner products have been broadly
distributed through the office products channel.

                     OFFICE  PRODUCTS  SUPERSTORES.  Since  their  emergence  in
                     1986,  office  products  superstores offering  discount
                     prices  in a  warehouse  atmosphere  have  become a major
                     factor  in  office products  distribution.  Our  products
                     are  carried by all the  leading  superstores,  including
                     Office Depot, Inc., OfficeMax, Inc. and Staples, Inc.

                     OFFICE  PRODUCTS  WHOLESALERS.   Day  Runner  products  are
                     currently  distributed  by most local and  regional  office
                     products wholesalers and by both national wholesalers, S.P.
                     Richards  Company and United  Stationers  Supply Co., which
                     reach office products consumers through dealers nationwide.

                     OFFICE PRODUCTS DEALERS.  Our products are also distributed
                     through  traditional  office  products  dealers,  which buy
                     directly  from   manufacturers   and   indirectly   through
                     wholesalers.   These  customers   include  both  storefront
                     dealers and contract  stationers  (also known as commercial
                     dealers) that  specialize  in selling to larger  businesses
                     through catalogs and their direct sales forces.

     MASS  MARKET.  Discount  chains  addressing  the mass market have become an
increasingly  important factor in the distribution of a wide variety of consumer
goods.  Day Runner  products  are  distributed  through a number of mass  market
retailers,  including:  Kmart,  Target and Wal-Mart;  the major wholesale clubs,
PriceCostco and SAM'S Clubs; a number of discount drug chains;  and a variety of
other mass market resellers.

     FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. Day Runner products are marketed internationally through
Day Runner Hong Kong Limited and Day Runner International Limited, the Company's
wholly owned Hong Kong and UK subsidiaries, independent foreign distributors and
its own  sales  force.  The  United  Kingdom  and key  markets  on the  European
continent are served by Day Runner International;  Asian and Pacific Rim markets
are served by Day Runner Hong Kong Limited;  and foreign markets in the Americas
are  served  through  independent  foreign  distributors  and  by  Day  Runner's
U.S.-based sales force.

     OTHER CHANNELS.  The Company also distributes its products through a number
of additional channels,  including book,  department,  gift, leather and luggage
and  stationery  stores and other  specialty  retailers.  Since March 1989,  Day
Runner  has held a  General  Services  Administration  ("GSA")  contract,  which
extends through  February 1997 and which allows the Company to market certain of
its products to the executive branch of the U.S. Government.

MARKETING

     We market our products to consumers to increase awareness of the Day Runner
brand  names and of  specific  products,  to  communicate  the  benefits  of our
products and to create and reinforce an image that our products  enable the user
to manage time and personal  resources more effectively.  We position Day Runner
to our  distribution  channels as the leader in the retail  organizer market and
the logical source for organizers,  planners and related organizational products
at a wide  range of  price  points  and  appropriate  for a wide  range of broad
consumer markets.

     ADVERTISING.  Day Runner  participates  with customers in co-op advertising
and  advertises  from  time to time in  certain  wholesale  flyers  and in trade
publications.  In addition,  from time to time, we conduct consumer  advertising
campaigns.  Media  used in such  campaigns  have  included  cable and  broadcast
television,   business  and  lifestyle   magazines  and  national  and  regional
newspapers.

     PROMOTIONAL  PROGRAMS.  Day Runner offers special promotional and incentive
programs  as part of our  introduction  of new  products  and to build  sales at
specific times of the year;  conducts  promotions  designed to build  awareness,
expand distribution and increase sales of specific products;  and conducts sales
incentive programs for wholesalers, dealers and manufacturers' representatives.

     SALES   SUPPORT.   We   support   our  sales   force   and   manufacturers'
representatives   with  a  variety  of  sales  tools,   including  catalogs  and
presentation  materials.  We support our dealers  with  point-of-sale  materials
developed  based upon  research and intended to build brand name  awareness  and
increase  sales.  Day Runner  displays are designed to be easy for  consumers to
shop and for store  personnel  to refill.  Our  packaging  is  designed  to help
consumers choose the right product and make the decision to buy.

     TRADE  SHOWS.  Day Runner  exhibits  or is  represented  by  manufacturers'
representatives in a number of national and regional trade shows aimed at office
products, mass market and other customers.

     MARKET  RESEARCH.  We regularly  conduct  market  research and test product
concepts  and  prototypes  through  the use of focus  groups and other  consumer
research.  In addition,  we maintain a database containing  information on users
who have mailed in the Welcome Cards included in many of our products.

     USER SUPPORT. We estimate that Day Runner has sold approximately 27 million
organizers and planners.  To encourage our current users to continue to purchase
and recommend our products and their  refills,  we provide a toll-free  consumer
hotline that consumers may call for referral to conveniently  located dealers or
dealers that carry specific  refills or accessories,  for customer  service,  to
contribute  suggestions and to purchase  products  directly from Day Runner.  We
make such sales  primarily as a service to our users and charge  consumers  full
suggested retail price plus handling and shipping.

     Although Day Runner products require no special training, we provide a free
user's guide in each of our two most sophisticated  organizers.  Each Day Runner
System and PRO Business System organizer  includes an "Owner's  Manual." Each of
these booklets includes illustrations showing effective use of the system and of
specific  pages  as well as tips on  time  management,  project  management  and
organization.  In addition,  through independent certified trainers, we offer to
organizations and groups our PROductivity  Personalized Time Management training
programs, which teach the fundamentals of time management using the PRO Business
System.

MANUFACTURING

     Day   Runner's    manufacturing    strategy   combines   limited   internal
manufacturing,  consisting  of  heat-sealing  binders,  sewing  binders  and the
assembly of finished products,  with the domestic and foreign  subcontracting of
product  components and finished goods. Our policy is to develop and maintain at
least two sources for key raw  materials,  product  components  and the finished
products we subcontract. Although we rely on foreign subcontractors for adequate
capacity,  we have the ability to act as our own second or third  source for the
manufacture of our loose-leaf  binders and for the final assembly of many of our
products.  This provides a certain degree of protection  against vendor problems
and, under certain  conditions,  allows us to respond to higher than anticipated
demand and improve turn-around time.

     INTERNAL  MANUFACTURING.  We  manufacture  a portion of our  binders in our
Fullerton,  California  facility and at Day Runner de Mexico,  S.A. de D.V., our
wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary located in Tijuana, and assemble a portion
of our finished products in our Fullerton facility.

     PURCHASED  COMPONENTS.  In addition to vinyl and leather raw materials,  we
purchase from  suppliers  certain major product  components,  including  printed
pages,  loose-leaf  rings,  pens,  software  disks  containing our PIM software,
electronic components and certain accessories.  With few exceptions, these items
are  manufactured  by a variety of outside  contractors  and are available  both
domestically and overseas.

     SUBCONTRACTED  FINISHED  GOODS. We subcontract the manufacture and assembly
of a portion of our finished products, including the great majority of our lower
priced organizers,  planners and related products.  Day Runner Hong Kong Limited
acts as our liaison with our Asian suppliers.

COMPETITION

     The paper-based organizer industry is becoming increasingly competitive and
is subject to rapid change.  Day Runner  competes  directly with other companies
marketing  paper-based  organizers to consumers through retail channels. We also
compete  for  the  same  target  market  with  companies  marketing  stand-alone
organizer products and/or organizers  coupled with time management  training via
direct  sales to  individuals  and to  organizations.  Our  competitors  include
companies marketing  substitutes for paper-based organizer and planner products,
such as electronic organizers, PIM software and traditional dated goods. Certain
of our  competitors  have greater name  recognition  and/or  financial,  product
development,  technical,  manufacturing  and/or  marketing  resources  than  Day
Runner.

     Day  Runner  believes  the  current  principal  competitive  factors in the
paper-based  retail  organizer  industry  are  distribution  breadth,  depth and
strength;  brand  name  recognition;  size and  loyalty  of user  base;  product
function, design, perceived quality and value; marketing capability;  breadth of
product  lines;  financial  resources;  customer  service;  product  development
capability;  manufacturing/sourcing  expertise;  and price.  We believe that the
principal  competitive factors in the related product categories we have entered
to date are similar to those in the paper-based  organizer industry.  Although a
number of our competitors have greater  financial  resources than Day Runner, we
believe that we compete well against our current  direct  competition on each of
the other  principal  competitive  factors  and  against  certain of our current
direct competition with respect to our financial strength.

     Day Runner believes that we have a number of advantages over certain of our
competitors.  Our products occupy significant shelf space in the office products
and mass market channels.  Our leadership  position in the retail market,  brand
name    recognition,     broad    product    lines,     marketing     expertise,
manufacturing/sourcing  skill, large user base and the appeal of our products to
consumers  have been  competitive  advantages  for us in these  channels  and in
certain other channels. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able
to maintain or continue to benefit from our  competitive  advantages or that the
competitive environment will not change to our detriment.

EMPLOYEES 

     At August 23, 1996, Day Runner had 823 full-time employees, including 60 in
sales;  23 in marketing;  93 in  executive,  finance and  administration;  23 in
product development; and 624 in manufacturing operations and distribution.  None
of our employees is  represented  by a labor union,  and we have  experienced no
labor-related work stoppages.

PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS

     Day Runner  relies upon,  among other things,  a combination  of copyright,
patent  and  trademark  laws to protect  our  rights to  certain  aspects of our
products. There can be no assurance, however, that the steps taken by Day Runner
to protect our proprietary  rights will be adequate to prevent  imitation of our
products or independent development by others of similar products.

     Day Runner holds seven United States  patents,  and has applied for several
foreign  patents.  The  patents  we hold  are  related  to  improvements  in the
structure of and devices associated with our loose-leaf  binders,  and we do not
believe  that any of these  patents are material to our  business.  We have also
been issued  United  States  copyright  registrations  covering the text and the
compilation and editing of data in certain of our material products.  Day Runner
holds United States trademark  registrations  for "Day Runner,"  "Running Mate,"
"MEMO-RY" and the Day Runner logo and we have obtained certain state and foreign
registrations for certain of our trademarks.

Item 2.      PROPERTIES.

     Day  Runner's  principal  facility is located in an  approximately  221,000
square-foot building in Fullerton,  California, of which 135,500 square feet are
occupied  under a lease  expiring in 2001 and 85,500  square  feet are  occupied
under a lease expiring in 1997. The leases include multiple,  successive renewal
options  that,  if exercised in full,  would extend the lease terms to expire in
2011.  The Company's  headquarters  occupy  approximately  21,300 square feet in
Irvine,  California  under a lease that  expires in August 2001.  The  Company's
LaVergne,  Tennessee  distribution  facility  occupies an  approximately  35,520
square foot facility  under a lease  expiring as of the  commencement  date of a
lease of a new facility in La Vergne,  Tennessee  currently under  construction;
the Company's Mexican  subsidiary  occupies an approximately  22,450-square foot
facility  under a  month-to-month  agreement  and a 15,000  square foot facility
under a lease  expiring in July 1997; the Company's  United  Kingdom  subsidiary
occupies an approximately  1,500-square  foot facility under a lease expiring in
December 1996; and the Company's Hong Kong subsidiary  occupies an approximately
1,188 square foot facility  under a lease  expiring in May 1998. The Company has
entered into a lease  agreement dated July 31, 1996 under which it has agreed to
lease a 101,200  square  foot  distribution  facility  to be  constructed  in La
Vergne, Tennessee. The lease of the Company's current facility in La Vergne will
be  terminated  concurrently  with  the  commencement  of the  lease  of the new
facility. The Company believes it has sufficient space in its facilities or will
be able to lease  additional space on acceptable terms to meet its needs for the
foreseeable future.


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Item 3.      LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

             Inapplicable.

                                     PART II

Item 4.      SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

             Inapplicable.

Item 5.      MARKET FOR  REGISTRANT'S  COMMON  EQUITY AND  RELATED  STOCKHOLDER
             MATTERS.

     Day Runner's  Common Stock is traded  over-the-counter  on The Nasdaq Stock
Market under the symbol  "DAYR".  The table below shows the high and low closing
sales prices for the Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market for the
fiscal years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995. As of September 16, 1996,  there were
195 recordholders of the Company's Common Stock based on information provided by
the Company's transfer agent.

                                    Fiscal Year              Fiscal Year
                                      1996                     1995
                                ----------------        -----------------
             Quarter             High       Low          High         Low
             -------             ----       ---          ----         ---

             First              $ 20       $16-3/8        $22-1/8     $17-1/4
             Second               34-1/2    19-1/4         21          13-3/4
             Third                33-1/2    23-5/8         14-1/2      12-3/8
             Fourth               31-1/4    24-3/4         18-1/4      13-1/8

     The Company has never paid cash dividends.  It is the present policy of the
Company  to retain  earnings  to  finance  the  growth  and  development  of its
business, and therefore the Company does not anticipate paying cash dividends on
its Common Stock in the foreseeable  future.  Certain financial covenants in the
Company's bank line of credit  agreement  restrict the Company's  ability to pay
cash dividends in excess of $200,000.



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Item 6.      SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

     The selected  consolidated  income statement data for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1996 and 1995,  the short  fiscal year ended June 30, 1994 and the year
ended December 31, 1993 and the consolidated balance sheet data at June 30, 1996
and 1995 are derived from,  and are qualified in their entirety by reference to,
the  Company's  audited  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes  thereto
included  elsewhere  in this Annual  Report that have been audited by Deloitte &
Touche LLP,  independent  auditors,  as indicated in this report,  which is also
included  elsewhere in this Annual  Report.  Information  for the twelve  months
ended  June  30,  1994  is  unaudited,  and in  the  opinion  of  the  Company's
management,  the accounting  principles used to prepare the unaudited  financial
information  are  consistent  with those used to prepare the  audited  financial
statements.  The selected consolidated income statement data for the years ended
December 31, 1992 and 1991 and the  consolidated  balance sheet data at June 30,
1994 and  December  31,  1993 and 1992 are  derived  from  audited  consolidated
financial statements of the Company that are not included herein.

Consolidated Income Statement Data:
     (In thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Twelve Months       Short
                                    Fiscal      Fiscal         Ended        Fiscal Year       Years Ended December 31,
                                     1996        1995      June 30, 1994(1)    1994           1993       1992        1991
                                     ----        ----      -------------       ----           ----       ----        ----
<S>                                <C>         <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>

Sales...........................   $125,126    $121,801      $ 97,027       $ 43,160      $ 81,892      $71,241     $53,160
Cost of goods sold..............    60,600      62,175         50,405         22,981        41,699       35,512      24,933
                                   -------     -------       --------       --------      --------      -------     -------
Gross profit....................    64,526      59,626         46,622         20,179        40,193       35,729      28,227
                                   -------     -------       --------       --------      --------      -------     -------
Operating expenses:
   Selling, marketing and
    distribution................    29,198      32,154         25,180         12,156        21,786       20,125      15,883
   General and administrative...    16,376      13,792         11,400          5,686         9,479        7,826       6,183
                                   -------     -------       --------       --------      --------      -------     -------
   Total operating expenses.....    45,574      45,946         36,580         17,842        31,265       27,951      22,066
                                   -------     -------       --------       --------      --------      -------     -------
Income from operations..........    18,952      13,680         10,042          2,337         8,928        7,778       6,161
Net interest (income) expense...      (706)       (161)           (88)           (91)                       229         493
                                   -------     -------       --------       --------      --------      -------     -------
Income before provision for
   income taxes, extraordinary
   item and cumulative effect of
   accounting change............    19,658      13,841         10,130          2,428         8,928        7,549       5,668
Provision for income taxes......     7,840       5,863          4,196          1,061         3,638        3,096       2,376
                                   -------     -------       --------       --------      --------      -------     -------
Income before extraordinary item
   and cumulative effect of
   accounting change............    11,818       7,978          5,934          1,367         5,290        4,453       3,292
Extraordinary item litigation
    settlement - net............                                  718            718
Cumulative effect of change in
   accounting for income taxes..                                                               350
Net income......................   $11,818     $ 7,978       $  6,652       $  2,085      $  5,640      $ 4,453     $ 3,292
                                   =======     =======       ========       ========      ========      =======     =======
Earnings per common and common
   equivalent share:
   Income before extraordinary
    item and cumulative effect of
    accounting change............  $   1.79    $   1.25      $   0.96       $    0.22     $    0.87     $  0.77     $   0.72
    Extraordinary item...........                                0.12            0.11
   Cumulative effect of change in
    accounting for income taxes..                                                              0.06
                                   -------     -------       --------       ---------     ---------     -------     --------
Net earnings per share...........  $   1.79    $   1.25      $   1.08       $    0.33     $    0.93     $  0.77     $   0.72
                                   ========    ========      ========       =========     =========     =======     ========
Weighted average number of
   common and common
   equivalent shares.............     6,602       6,374         6,185           6,308         6,065       5,799        4,852
                                    =======     =======      ========        ========      ========      ======      =======

(1) Information for the twelve months ended June 30, 1994 is provided on an unaudited basis for comparison purposes only.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
   (In thousands)

                                            June 30,                                  December 31,
                              ---------------------------------------     -----------------------------
                                  1996          1995         1994              1993               1992
                              ----------    ---------     -----------     -------------      ----------
<S>                          <C>           <C>           <C>               <C>               <C>

Working capital.............  $  51,653     $  38,260     $ 30,581          $  28,190          $ 22,875
Total assets................     77,931        63,650       50,769             49,103            35,955
Short-term debt.............                      152          200                224               499
Long-term liabilities.......                       12          141                223                96
Stockholders' equity........     59,498        44,787       35,786             32,712            25,686
</TABLE>

Item 7.      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 
             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

     The  following  discussion  should  be read  in  conjunction  with,  and is
qualified in its entirety by, the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements and Notes
thereto  included  elsewhere  in this  Annual  Report.  Historical  results  and
percentage   relationships  among  any  amounts  included  in  the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  are not  necessarily  indicative  of trends in  operating
results for any future period.  Effective  January 1, 1994, the Company  changed
its fiscal year end from December 31 to June 30. The six-month period ended June
30, 1994 is therefore referred to as "fiscal 1994" or "short fiscal year 1994."

OVERVIEW

     Since the Company's  introduction of the first Day Runner System  organizer
in 1982,  the  Company's  revenues have been  generated by increased  unit sales
primarily of organizers and planners and secondarily of refills. Sales increases
have resulted from higher sales of existing  products,  new products and product
line  extensions.  The  Company  focuses  the  great  majority  of  its  product
development,  sales and  marketing  efforts on the office  products and the mass
market  channels.  The  office  products  channel  and the mass  market  channel
accounted for 49.8% and 37.4%, respectively, of fiscal 1996 sales.



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Results of Operations

     The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated,  the percentages
that selected income statement items bear to sales and the percentage  change in
the dollar amounts of such items.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Percentage of Sales
                                                                 -------------------
                                                                                  Twelve Months
                                                       Years Ended June 30,           Ended
                                                      1996              1995      June 30, 1994
                                                    ---------        --------     -------------
                                                                     (unaudited)
<S>                                                <C>               <C>             <C>   

Sales........................................        100.0%           100.0%          100.0%
Cost of goods sold...........................         48.4             51.0            51.9
                                                     -----            -----           -----
Gross profit.................................         51.6             49.0            48.1
                                                     -----            -----           -----
Operating expenses:
   Selling, marketing and distribution.......         23.3             26.4            26.0
   General and administrative................         13.1             11.3            11.7
                                                     -----            -----           -----
    Total operating expenses.................         36.4             37.7            37.7
                                                     -----            -----           -----
Income from operations.......................         15.2             11.3            10.4
Net interest income..........................          0.5              0.1             0.1
                                                     -----            -----           -----
Income before provision for income taxes and
   extraordinary item........................         15.7             11.4            10.5
Provision for income taxes...................          6.3              4.8             4.3
                                                     -----            -----           -----
<CAPTION>
Income before extraordinary item.............          9.4              6.6             6.2
Extraordinary item: litigation settlement - net                                         0.7
                                                     -----            -----           -----
Net income...................................          9.4%             6.6 %           6.9%
                                                     =====            =====           =====
</TABLE>
<TABLE>



                                                                   Percentage Change
                                                                   -----------------
                                                       Year Ended                  Twelve Months
                                                      June 30, 1995             Ended June 30, 1994
                                                      to Year Ended               to Year Ended
                                                      June 30, 1996                June 30, 1995
                                                  --------------------        --------------------
<S>                                                     <C>                          <C>   

Sales.............................................         2.7%                        25.5%
Cost of goods sold................................        (2.5)                        23.4
Gross profit......................................         8.2                         27.9
Operating expenses:
   Selling, marketing and distribution............         9.2                         27.7
   General and administrative.....................        18.7                         21.0
    Total operating expenses......................        (0.8)                        25.6
Income from operations............................        38.5                         36.2
Net interest income...............................       338.5                         83.0
Income before provision for income taxes and
   extraordinary item.............................        42.0                         36.6
Provision for income taxes........................        33.7                         39.7
Income before extraordinary item..................        48.1                         34.4
Extraordinary item: litigation settlement - net...                                   (100.0)
Net income........................................        48.1                         19.9
</TABLE>



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Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1996 Compared with  Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1995

     SALES.  Sales  consist of  revenues  from gross  product  shipments  net of
allowances for returns,  rebates and credits. In fiscal 1996, sales increased by
$3,325,000,  or 2.7%,  compared  with  fiscal 1995  primarily  because of higher
average  selling  prices of refills and  secondarily  because of increased  unit
sales of refills.  Product sales were primarily to the office  products  channel
and secondarily to mass market  customers.  Sales to the office products channel
grew by  $5,664,000,  or 10.0%.  Sales to mass  market  customers  decreased  by
$3,895,000,  or 7.7%, primarily due to lower sales to Wal-Mart. Sales to foreign
customers grew by $2,176,000,  or 52.2%,  and sales to  miscellaneous  customers
grouped  together as "other,"  decreased by $620,000,  or 6.1%. Sales of refills
grew by $8,233,000,  or 23.4%. Sales of organizers and planners decreased during
the year by $7,180,000,  or 8.5%,  which  decrease was related  primarily to the
lower sales to Wal-Mart. Sales of products grouped together as "other" increased
by $2,272,000, or 108.8%, primarily because of higher sales of telephone/address
books.
     
     GROSS  PROFIT.  Gross  profit is sales  less cost of goods  sold,  which is
comprised of materials,  labor and manufacturing  overhead.  Gross profit may be
affected by, among other  things,  product mix,  production  levels,  changes in
vendor  and  customer  prices and  discounts,  sales  volume  and  growth  rate,
purchasing  and  manufacturing  efficiencies,   tariffs,  duties  and  inventory
carrying  costs.  Gross profit as a percentage  of sales  increased to 51.6% for
fiscal 1996 from 49.0% for fiscal 1995 primarily because of increased purchasing
and manufacturing efficiencies.

     OPERATING  EXPENSES.  Total operating  expenses  decreased by $372,000,  or
0.8%,  for fiscal 1996 compared with fiscal 1995,  and decreased as a percentage
of sales from 37.7% to 36.4%. Selling,  marketing and distribution expenses as a
percentage of sales  decreased  from 26.4% to 23.3%  primarily  because of lower
advertising and promotion expenses and secondarily because of lower commissions.
General and  administrative  expenses as a percentage  of sales  increased  from
11.3% to 13.1% primarily because of higher personnel costs.

     NET INTEREST  INCOME.  Primarily  because of the Company's higher levels of
cash available for short-term investment during the year, net interest income in
fiscal 1996  compared  with fiscal 1995  increased  by $545,000 and by 0.4% as a
percentage of sales.

     INCOME TAXES.  Primarily as a result of the improved  financial  results of
the Company's Hong Kong subsidiary, the Company's fiscal 1996 effective tax rate
was 39.9%,  compared  with  42.4% for fiscal  1995.  Prior to fiscal  1996,  the
operating  losses  incurred  by the  Company's  United  Kingdom  and  Hong  Kong
subsidiaries,  which  were  formed in 1993 and 1994,  respectively,  and the tax
treatment  required for these losses had increased  the Company's  effective tax
rate above what it otherwise would have been.

     NET INCOME. Compared with fiscal 1995, net income for fiscal 1996 increased
by $3,840,000, or 48.1%.
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Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1995 Compared  with the Unaudited  Twelve Months
Ended June 30, 1994

     SALES. In fiscal 1995, sales increased by $24,774,000,  or 25.5%,  compared
with the twelve  months  ended June 30,  1994  because of  increased  unit sales
primarily of organizers and planners and  secondarily of refills.  Product sales
were  primarily to the office  products  channel and  secondarily to mass market
customers. Sales of organizers and planners grew during the year by $16,311,000,
or 23.9%, with all the Company's major product lines contributing to the growth.
Sales of refills grew by $7,976,000,  or 29.3%.  Sales to mass market  customers
grew by  $19,603,000,  or 63.0%,  and accounted for 79.1% of the sales  increase
during the year.  Sales to the office  products  channel grew by $3,874,000,  or
7.3%. In addition, sales to miscellaneous customers grouped together as "other,"
grew by  $860,000,  or 9.2%,  primarily  as a  result  of  higher  sales to U.S.
Government customers, and sales to foreign customers grew by $437,000, or 11.7%.

     GROSS PROFIT.  Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased to 49.0% for
fiscal  1995 from 48.1% for the twelve  months  ended  June 30,  1994  primarily
because of increased purchasing and manufacturing efficiencies.

     OPERATING EXPENSES. Total operating expenses grew by $9,366,000,  or 25.6%,
during fiscal 1995 compared with the twelve months ended June 30, 1994, but were
unchanged as a percentage of sales at 37.7%. General and administrative expenses
as a percentage  of sales  decreased  from 11.7% to 11.3%,  primarily due to the
Company's  increased  ability to absorb  personnel  expenses  as a result of the
growth in sales. Selling, marketing and distribution expenses as a percentage of
sales increased from 26.0% to 26.4%  primarily due to increased  advertising and
promotion expenses.

     NET  INTEREST  INCOME.  Net  interest  income in fiscal 1995  increased  by
$73,000 compared with the twelve months ended June 30, 1994 and was unchanged as
a percentage  of sales  primarily  due to the  Company's  higher  levels of cash
available for short-term investments during the year.

     INCOME  TAXES.  Primarily as a result of operating  losses  incurred by the
Company's United Kingdom and Hong Kong  subsidiaries,  which were formed in June
1993 and May  1994,  respectively,  and the tax  treatment  required  for  these
losses,  the effect of which was partially offset by the utilization of research
and  development tax credits,  the Company's  fiscal 1995 effective tax rate was
42.4%, compared with 41.4% for the twelve months ended June 30, 1994.

     NET INCOME.  Net income for fiscal 1995 increased by $1,326,000,  or 19.9%,
compared  with the twelve  months  ended  June 30,  1994,  which  included a net
extraordinary gain of $718,000 from the settlement of litigation.  Income before
the extraordinary item rose $2,044,000,  or 34.4%, for fiscal 1995 compared with
the twelve months ended June 30, 1994.

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QUARTERLY RESULTS

     The following tables set forth selected  unaudited  quarterly  consolidated
financial data and the percentages  such items represent of sales. The quarterly
consolidated  financial  data  reflect,  in the  opinion  of  Management  of the
Company,  all  adjustments  (which  include only normal  recurring  adjustments)
necessary to present fairly the results of operations for such periods.  Results
of any one or more quarters are not necessarily  indicative of annual results or
continuing trends.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                              Quarters Ended
                                                                              --------------

                                               June 30,                March 31,           December 31,         September 30,
                                                1996                    1996                  1995                  1995
                                            -------------      -----------------      ----------------      -----------------
                                                               (In thousands, except per share amounts)
<S>                                    <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>

Sales...............................    $  34,156   100.0%     $  18,106   100.0%     $  40,058   100.0%    $  32,806   100.0%
Gross profit........................       17,888    52.4          9,505    52.5         20,678    51.6        16,455    50.2
Total operating expenses............       13,637    39.9          8,484    46.9         12,463    31.1        10,990    33.5
Income from operations..............        4,251    12.5          1,021     5.6          8,215    20.5         5,465    16.7
Net interest income.................          296     0.8            252     1.4            104     0.3            54     0.1
Income before provision for
   income taxes.....................        4,547    13.3          1,273     7.0          8,319    20.8         5,519    16.8
Net income..........................    $   2,978     8.7      $     745     4.1      $   4,922    12.3     $   3,173     9.7
Earnings per common and
   common equivalent share..........    $    0.45              $    0.11              $    0.75             $    0.49
Weighted average number of
   common and common equivalent
   shares...........................       6,686                   6,657                  6,584                 6,445

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              Quarters Ended
                                                                              --------------

                                             June 30,                March 31,           December 31,         September 30,
                                               1995                    1995                  1994                  1994
                                            --------                ----------           -----------          -------------
                                                               (In thousands, except per share amounts)
<S>                                     <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>    

Sales...............................    $  33,147   100.0%     $  20,422   100.0%     $  36,907   100.0%    $  31,325   100.0%
Gross profit........................       16,615    50.1         10,073    49.3         18,019    48.8        14,919    47.6
Total operating expenses............       13,265    40.0          9,259    45.3         11,989    32.5        11,433    36.5
Income from operations..............        3,350    10.1            814     4.0          6,030    16.3         3,486    11.1
Net interest (income) expense.......           45     0.2           (153)   (0.7)           (26)   (0.1)          (27)   (0.1)
Income before provision for
   income taxes.....................        3,305     9.9            967     4.7          6,056    16.4         3,513    11.2
Net income..........................    $   1,872     5.6      $     652     3.2      $   3,523     9.5     $   1,931     6.2
Earnings per common and
   common equivalent share..........    $   0.29               $     0.10             $    0.55             $    0.30
Weighted average number of
   common and common equivalent
   shares...........................        6,363                   6,309                 6,374                6,411

</TABLE>

SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS

     The  Company  has  historically  experienced  and  expects to  continue  to
experience  significant  seasonal  fluctuations in its sales and other financial
results that it believes have resulted and will

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continue to result  primarily from its  customers'  and users' buying  patterns.
These buying patterns have typically adversely affected orders for the Company's
products in the third quarter of each fiscal year.

     Although it is difficult to predict the future  seasonality  of sales,  the
Company believes that future  seasonality  should be influenced at least in part
by customer  and user buying  patterns  similar to those that have  historically
affected  the  Company.  Quarterly  financial  results are also  affected by new
product introductions and line extensions,  the timing of large orders,  changes
in product  sales or  customer  mix,  vendor and  customer  pricing,  production
levels,  supply and  manufacturing  delays and  general  industry  and  economic
conditions.   The  seasonality  of  the  Company's  financial  results  and  the
unpredictability  of the factors  affecting such  seasonality make the Company's
quarterly  and yearly  financial  results  difficult  to predict  and subject to
significant fluctuation.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     During fiscal 1996, the Company financed its operating cash needs primarily
from internally generated funds. The Company's cash and cash equivalents at June
30, 1996  increased to $19,765,000  from  $4,269,000 at June 30, 1995. In fiscal
1996, net cash of $18,643,000 and $1,311,000 provided by operating and financing
activities,  respectively,  offset  net  cash of  $4,401,000  used in  investing
activities.  Of the $18,643,000  net amount provided by the Company's  operating
activities, $11,818,000 was provided by net income, $6,543,000 was provided by a
decrease in  inventories  and  $3,606,000 was provided by an increase in accrued
expenses,  which amounts were  partially  offset by an increase of $2,884,000 in
accounts receivable and an increase of $1,930,000 in income taxes receivable. Of
the  $1,311,000  net amount  provided  by the  Company's  financing  activities,
$1,475,000  was provided by the issuance of common stock.  Of the $4,401,000 net
amount  used in the  Company's  investing  activities,  $4,393,000  was  used to
acquire primarily machinery and equipment and secondarily computer equipment and
software.
     Accounts  receivable  (net) at June 30, 1996  increased by  $2,068,000,  or
10.7%,  from the amount at June 30, 1995 primarily due to terms given to certain
customers and  secondarily  due to the growth in sales.  The average  collection
period of accounts receivable at June 30, 1996 increased to 43 days from 42 days
at June 30, 1995.

     Inventories  decreased  by  $6,569,000,  or 24.7%,  from the June 30,  1995
amount primarily because of better control and management of inventory levels.

     At June 30, 1996, Day Runner had no borrowings  under its  $5,000,000  bank
line of credit but had used the line of credit to secure outstanding  letters of
credit of approximately  $1,000,000,  which reduced the  availability  under the
line of credit to approximately $4,000,000.  Borrowings under the line of credit
bear  interest  at either the bank's  prime  rate or LIBOR  plus  1.75%,  at the
Company's  election,  and are due and payable on October 1, 1996. (See Note 3 to
Consolidated  Financial  Statements.)  The Company is currently  negotiating its
line of  credit  and  expects  that it will be able to  renew it for one year on
terms no less favorable that those of its current credit line.

     The  Company  has not  incurred  significant  losses or gains from  foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations.  The continuing  expansion of the Company's
Hong Kong, Mexican and United Kingdom  subsidiaries  could,  however,  result in
larger gains or losses as a result of fluctuations in foreign currency  exchange
rates as those  subsidiaries  conduct  business  in whole or in part in  foreign
currencies.

     The Company  believes that cash flow from  operations,  vendor credit,  its
existing  working  capital  and its bank line of credit  will be  sufficient  to
satisfy the Company's  anticipated  cash  requirements  at least through  fiscal
1997.  Nonetheless,  the  Company  may seek  additional  sources  of  capital as
necessary or appropriate  to finance  acquisitions  or to otherwise  finance the
Company's  growth or  operations;  however,  there can be no assurance that such
funds if needed will be available on favorable terms, if at all.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

     With the  exception  of the actual  reported  financial  results  and other
historical  information,  the statements made in the Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations  are forward  looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties  that could affect actual future
results.  Such risks and uncertainties  include,  but are not limited to: timing
and size of orders  from  large  customers,  timing  and size of orders  for new
products,  competition,  large customers' inventory management, general economic
conditions, the health of the retail environment,  supply constraints,  supplier
performance  and  other  risks  indicated  in the  Company's  filings  with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

EFFECTS OF INFLATION

     The Company  believes that  inflation has not had a material  effect on its
operations.

Item 8.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

     See  the  Consolidated   Financial   Statements  of  the  Company  and  its
subsidiaries included herein and listed in Item 14(a) of this Annual Report.

Item 9.      CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
             ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

             Inapplicable.

Item 10.     DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

     The directors  and executive  officers of the Company and their ages are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Name                                        Age                          Title
- ----                                        ---                          -----
<S>                                        <C>              <C>    

Mark A. Vidovich                            46            Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
                                                            and Director
James E. Freeman, Jr.                       49            President and Chief Operating Officer
Dennis K. Marquardt                         53            Executive Vice President, Finance &
                                                           Administration, Chief Financial Officer
                                                           and Corporate Secretary
Dennis G. Baglama                           43            Vice President, Sales
Ronald M. Bianco                            49            Vice President, Product Development
Lee R. Coffey                               60            Vice President, Human Resources
John P. Kirkland                            52            Vice President, Operations, North America
Stan Littley                                37            Vice President, International Sales
Judy Tucker                                 50            Vice President, Corporate Development
Richard J. Whatley                          52            Vice President, Chief Information Officer
James P. Higgins                            47            Director
Jill Tate Higgins                           40            Director
Charles Miller                              54            Director
Alan R. Rachlin                             45            Director
Boyd I. Willat                              53            Director
Felice Willat                               52            Director
</TABLE>

     Each of the  Company's  directors  is  elected  at the  annual  meeting  of
stockholders  and  serves  until the next  annual  meeting  and until his or her
successor  is  elected  and  qualified,  or  until  his  or her  earlier  death,
resignation or removal. Officers are appointed by and serve at the discretion of
the Board of Directors.  The Company pays each  non-employee  director an annual
fee of $10,000, payable quarterly, plus $750 and expenses for each Board meeting
attended.  The Company pays each member of the Compensation and Audit Committees
an annual fee of $8,000  ($12,000 for the  Chairperson of each such  Committee),
payable quarterly, plus $750 and expenses for each Committee meeting attended.

     Mr. Vidovich  joined the Company as Chief Executive  Officer and a director
in April 1986 and  assumed the  additional  position of Chairman of the Board in
March 1990.

     Mr. Freeman joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer in March 1993 and
assumed the additional position of President in May 1995. From August 1992 until
March 1993, Mr. Freeman was employed as a consultant by New Product Insights, an
Overland Park,  Kansas-based  marketing  consulting  firm.  From 1986 until July
1992, he served as President,  Chief Operating  Officer and a director of Stuart
Hall Company,  Inc., a Kansas City,  Missouri-based  manufacturer  of office and
school supplies.

     Mr.  Marquardt joined the Company in April 1986 and has served as its Chief
Financial Officer since that time. He also served as Vice President,  Finance of
the Company  from April 1986 until March 1990 and as Executive  Vice  President,
Finance &  Operations  from March 1990  until  April 1993 when he was  appointed
Executive Vice President, Finance & Administration.

     Mr.  Baglama  joined the Company as National Sales Manager in January 1985,
became  National Sales  Director in June 1987 and was appointed Vice  President,
Sales in December 1990.

     Mr.  Bianco  joined the Company in June 1985 and held  various  non-officer
positions  until his  appointment  as Vice  President,  Product  Development  in
December 1990.

     Mr.  Coffey  joined the  Company as Senior  Director,  Human  Resources  in
January 1992 and became Vice  President,  Human  Resources in January 1994. From
January 1991 until joining the Company,  he served as Vice  President of Richard
E. Nosky & Associates, a Phoenix,  Arizona-based executive search and management
consulting firm.

     Mr.   Kirkland  joined  the  Company  as  Director,   Customer   Service  &
Distribution  in February 1991 and became Senior  Director,  Customer  Service &
Distribution  in February  1992. He became Vice  President,  Customer  Service &
Distribution in April 1993 and was appointed Vice President,  Operations,  North
America in March 1996.

     Mr. Littley joined the Company in January 1986 and held various non-officer
sales positions until his appointment as Vice President,  International Sales in
March 1996.

     Ms.  Tucker  joined  the  Company  in  September   1990  and  held  various
non-officer  positions  until  her  appointment  as  Vice  President,  Corporate
Development in March 1994.

     Mr. Whatley joined the Company as Senior Director,  Information Services in
December 1993 and became Vice President,  Chief Information  Officer in February
1995. He served as Vice  President,  Information  Services of Authentic  Fitness
Corporation,  an apparel  manufacturer,  from  October  1993 until  joining  the
Company,  and of Taren Holdings,  Inc., an apparel  manufacturer,  from December
1991 until its acquisition by Authentic Fitness Corporation in October 1993.

     Mr.  Higgins has been a director  since  February  1987.  Since  1984,  Mr.
Higgins  has been  President  and  Chairman  of the Board of Higgins  Management
Company, a financial consulting firm. Mr. Higgins is the husband of Ms. Higgins.

     Ms.  Higgins has been a director  since June 1986. Ms. Higgins is a private
investor and is the wife of Mr. Higgins.

     Mr. Miller has been a director  since August 1986.  Mr. Miller is a private
investor.

     Mr.  Rachlin has been a director  since August 1987. In November  1994, Mr.
Rachlin became Chief  Executive  Officer and President of Pate's Realm,  Inc., a
software  developer.  From November 1992 until  November 1994, Mr. Rachlin was a
business consultant.  From May 1987 until October 1992, Mr. Rachlin held various
executive  management  positions  at  Government  Technology  Services,  Inc., a
reseller of computer products to the government market, and most recently served
as its Executive Vice President--Strategic Development and General Counsel.

     Mr.  Willat is a co-founder of the Company,  has been a director  since its
incorporation  and served as  Chairman  of the Board from May 1981 until  August
1988. Mr. Willat has served as President and Chief  Executive  Officer of Willat
Writing Instruments,  a pen manufacturer,  since June 1988, and he has served as
President of Isola Bella,  Inc., a real estate development  company,  since June
1987. Mr. Willat is the husband of Ms. Willat.

     Ms.  Willat is a  co-founder  of the Company and has been a director  since
October  1980.  She  served as  President  from 1981 until June 1990 and as Vice
President,  Consumer  Affairs  from June 1990  until  July 1993 when she  became
Director, Consumer Affairs. Ms. Willat is the wife of Mr. Willat.

Item 11.     EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

Summary Compensation Table

     The following table sets forth certain information concerning  compensation
paid  or  accrued  for  the  years  indicated  below  by  the  Company  and  its
subsidiaries to or on behalf of the Company's  Chief Executive  Officer and each
of the four other most highly compensated executive officers for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Annual Compensation             Long-Term
                                                     --------------------           Compensation
          Name and                                                                     Awards           All Other
     Principal Position        Year(1)           Salary($)(2)     Bonus($)(3)        Options(#)     Compensation($)(4)
     ------------------        -------           ------------     -----------        ----------     ------------------
<S>                            <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>                <C>    

Mark A. Vidovich               1996              $300,000          $285,480           75,875            $2,966
Chief Executive Officer and    1995               200,000           122,000           50,000             3,000
  Chairman of the Board        1994               100,000            83,072          100,000             1,746

James E. Freeman, Jr.          1996               250,000           230,100           50,000             2,570
President and                  1995               175,000           103,250           25,000             2,625
  Chief Operating Officer      1994                87,500            64,147           50,000               547

Dennis K. Marquardt            1996               150,000           131,040           10,000             2,310
Executive Vice President,      1995               150,000            84,000           10,000             2,250
  Finance & Administration     1994                75,000            49,984           10,000             1,791
  and Chief Financial Officer

Dennis G. Baglama              1996               132,000           111,197           10,000             1,569
Vice President, Sales          1995               132,000            71,200            5,000             1,980
                               1994                66,000            33,930           10,000               363

Ronald M. Bianco               1996               132,000           111,197           10,000             2,358
Vice President,                1995               125,000            52,188            5,000             1,875
  Product Development          1994                62,500            24,841           10,000             1,363
</TABLE>


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     (1) The years 1996 and 1995 refer to the twelve  months ended June 30, 1996
and 1995,  respectively,  and the year 1994 refers to the six months  ended June
30, 1994.

     (2)  Includes  amounts,  if  any,  deferred  by  the  named  officer  under
the Company's 401(k) Plan.

     (3) Bonuses were based on the Company's  financial  performance and, except
for  discretionary  bonuses  in the  amounts of  $25,000,  $15,000  and  $10,000
included in the amounts shown for 1994 with respect to Messrs. Vidovich, Freeman
and Marquardt, respectively, were paid under the Company's Officer Bonus Plan.

     (4) All amounts shown represent  Company matching  contributions  allocated
under the Company's 401(k) Plan to the accounts of the named officers.


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Option Grants in Fiscal Year 1996

         The following  table sets forth certain  information  concerning  stock
option grants in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 to the  executive  officers
named in the Summary Compensation Table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                    Potential
                                                                                                Realizable Value
                                                     Individual Grants                             at Assumed
                                                % of Total                                        Annual Rates
                                                  Options                                        of  Stock Price
                                                Granted to     Exercise                           Appreciation
                                Options          Employees       Price     Expiration          for Option Term(3)
       Name                  Granted (#)(1)    in FY 1996(2)   ($/Share)       Date           5% ($)        10% ($)
       ----                  --------------    -------------   ---------   ----------       -----------  ----------
<S>                            <C>                <C>           <C>         <C>              <C>         <C>

Mark A. Vidovich                75,875             45.1%        $16.75      08/08/05         $799,266    $2,025,498
James E. Freeman, Jr.           50,000             29.7          16.75      08/08/05          526,699     1,334,760
Dennis K. Marquardt             10,000              5.9          16.75      08/08/05          105,340       266,952
Dennis G. Baglama               10,000              5.9          16.75      08/08/05          105,340       266,952
Ronald M. Bianco                10,000              5.9          16.75      08/08/05          105,340       266,952
- ----------------------------------
</TABLE>

     (1) Such  options were  granted  under the Amended and Restated  1986 Stock
Option Plan (the "1986 Plan"), vest and become exercisable in 20 equal quarterly
installments  over five years and were granted for terms of ten years subject to
earlier  termination  under certain  circumstances  relating to  termination  of
employment.  The exercise prices of such options  represent the reported closing
sales price of the  Company's  Common  Stock on The Nasdaq  Stock  Market on the
grant date.

     (2) The Company  granted options to purchase an aggregate of 168,375 shares
of Common  Stock under the 1986 Plan to  employees in the fiscal year ended June
30, 1996.

     (3) Potential  values are net of exercise price and before taxes payable in
connection  with the exercise of such options or the  subsequent  sale of shares
acquired  upon the  exercise of such  options.  These values  represent  certain
assumed rates of  appreciation  of the Company's  Common Stock (i.e., 5% and 10%
compounded annually over the term of such options) based on the SEC's rules. The
actual  values,  if any,  will  depend  upon,  among other  factors,  the future
performance of the Company's  Common Stock,  overall  market  conditions and the
named officer's continued employment with the Company.  Therefore, the potential
values reflected in this table may not necessarily be achieved.


<PAGE>


Aggregated Option Exercises in Fiscal Year 1996
  and Option Values at June 30, 1996


     The following table sets forth certain information  concerning stock option
exercises  during the fiscal  year ended June 30, 1996 and  unexercised  options
held  as of June  30,  1996  by the  executive  officers  named  in the  Summary
Compensation Table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                             Shares                           Number of Shares                    Value of
                            Acquired                       Underlying Unexercised         Unexercised in-the-Money
                               on            Value           Options at 6/30/96             Options at 6/30/96(2)
       Name                Exercise(#)  Realized($)(1)  Exercisable     Unexercisable   Exercisable    Unexercisable
       ----                -----------  --------------  -----------     -------------   -----------    -------------
<S>                         <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>

Mark A. Vidovich             48,500         $978,078       164,037        210,713        $2,243,071      $2,392,836
James E. Freeman, Jr.        20,000          157,500        49,250        118,750           589,594       1,291,406
Dennis K. Marquardt          18,000          314,820        35,575         32,525           491,784         364,178
Dennis G. Baglama            20,000          238,125         8,250         26,750           103,594         310,656
Ronald M. Bianco             10,500          182,395        24,500         25,500           340,125         292,375

</TABLE>

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(1)    Such value  represents  the  difference  between the market  value of the
       shares  acquired  upon  exercise of such  options  (calculated  using the
       closing sales price of the Company's Common Stock on the date of exercise
       as reported on The Nasdaq Stock  Market) and the  exercise  price of such
       options.

(2)    Such value  represents  the  difference  between the market  value of the
       shares  underlying  such  "in-the-money"  options  (calculated  using the
       closing sales price (i.e., $25.875) of the Company's Common Stock on June
       30, 1996 as reported on The Nasdaq Stock  Market) and the exercise  price
       of such options.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE OF CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS

         OFFICER SEVERANCE PLAN

     In February  1993, the Company  implemented an officer  severance plan (the
"Severance  Plan")  under which  officers of the Company are entitled to receive
certain  severance  benefits  following  termination  of  employment,   if  such
termination is  non-temporary,  involuntary and without cause.  In addition,  if
there is a "change in control" of the Company,  an officer will receive benefits
under the Severance Plan if such officer  terminates his or her employment  with
the  Company  either for any  reason  within  one year  following  the change in
control or for "good reason"  (which  includes the  assignment to the officer of
duties significantly  inconsistent with his or her prior position or a reduction
in his or her  compensation or benefits)  within two years following such change
in control.

     Each  eligible  officer is  entitled to  severance  pay based on his or her
highest annual compensation (i.e., base salary plus automobile  allowance),  the
number of years employed by the Company and the highest office attained prior to
termination.  The  amounts  that would be payable  under the  Severance  Plan to
Messrs.  Vidovich,  Freeman,  Marquardt,  Baglama and Bianco if their employment
were  terminated  as of September 1, 1996 and they were  eligible for  severance
benefits  under  the  Severance  Plan  would be  $384,000,  $192,900,  $183,400,
$103,500 and $103,500, respectively.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

     The  Compensation   Committee  presently  consists  of  Jill  Tate  Higgins
(Chairperson), Charles Miller and Alan R. Rachlin. No member of the Compensation
Committee is a current or former officer or an employee of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries.

     In July 1995, Mr. Rachlin entered into a two-year consulting agreement with
the Company pursuant to which he agreed to perform  consulting  services for the
Company in exchange  for  ten-year  warrants to  purchase  25,000  shares of the
Company's  Common  Stock at $19.00  per  share.  The  consulting  agreement  was
approved unanimously by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Item 12.     SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
             MANAGEMENT.

     The following  table sets forth certain  information  regarding  beneficial
ownership  of the  Company's  Common  Stock as of  September 1, 1996 by (i) each
person  who is known by the  Company  to own  beneficially  more  than 5% of the
outstanding  shares of the Company's  Common  Stock,  (ii) each of the Company's
directors, (iii) the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table,
and (iv) all current directors and officers of the Company as a group:

Name of Beneficial Owner(1)         Shares Beneficially Owned   Percent of Class
- ---------------------------         -------------------------   ----------------

Jill Tate Higgins(2)                       1,097,540                 17.3%
10153-1/2 Riverside Drive, #598
Toluca Lake, CA  91602

William Blair & Company(3)                   756,190                 11.9
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL  60603

Mark A. Vidovich(4)(5)                       374,034                  5.7
15295 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA   92618

Felice Willat(6)                             334,252                  5.3
15295 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA  92618

Alan R. Rachlin(4)                           294,184                  4.5

Boyd I. Willat(7)                            228,709                  3.6

Dennis K. Marquardt(4)(8)                    158,142                  2.5

James P. Higgins(9)                           81,214                  1.3

James E. Freeman, Jr.(4)(10)                  79,800                  1.2

Ronald M. Bianco(4)                           40,716                   *

Dennis G. Baglama(4)                          14,250                   *

Charles Miller(4)                              8,000                   *

All current directors and officers
as a group (16 persons)(2)(4)(5)(6)
(7)(8)(9)(10)                              2,657,788                 38.0
- ----------------------------
  *  Less than one percent.                            (footnotes on next page)

     (1) Such persons have sole voting and investment  power with respect to all
shares of Common  Stock shown as being  beneficially  owned by them,  subject to
community property laws, where applicable,  and the information contained in the
footnotes to this table.

     (2)  Includes  1,027,426  shares  held  by  O.S.  II,  Inc.,  a  California
corporation of which Ms. Higgins,  along with one of her minor children,  is the
sole owner.  Also includes 70,114 shares held by Lakeside  Enterprises,  L.P., a
California limited partnership of which Ms. Higgins is the general partner and a
limited  partner  and of which O.S.  II,  Inc.  is a limited  partner.  Does not
include  11,100  shares  beneficially  owned by James P. Higgins,  Ms.  Higgins'
husband,  as to which shares Ms.  Higgins  disclaims  beneficial  ownership (see
footnote 9 below).

     (3)  Based on a Form 13F  dated  August 14, 1996,  wherein  William Blair &
Company  reported  that, as an  institutional  investment  manager,  it has sole
investment  discretion as to such shares and sole voting authority as to 177,700
of such shares.

     (4) Includes 205,261,  190,624,  42,885,  71,750, 30,000, 14,250, 8,000 and
661,145  shares for which  options  or  warrants  beneficially  owned by Messrs.
Vidovich,  Rachlin,  Marquardt,  Freeman,  Bianco,  Baglama  and  Miller and all
current  directors and officers as a group,  respectively,  are  exercisable  or
become exercisable within 60 days after September 1, 1996.

     (5) Does not include 2,559 or 7,600 shares held by Mr. Vidovich's  children
and by a trustee for the benefit of Mr. Vidovich's children, respectively, as to
which shares Mr. Vidovich disclaims beneficial ownership.

     (6)  Includes  20,000  shares  for which  options  held by Ms.  Willat  are
exercisable or become  exercisable  within 60 days after September 1, 1996. Also
includes  34,000 shares held by Mr. and Ms. Willat as trustees of trusts for the
benefit of their minor  children and as to which shares Mr. and Ms. Willat share
voting and investment power. Does not include 194,709 shares  beneficially owned
by Boyd I. Willat, Ms. Willat's husband, as to which shares Ms. Willat disclaims
beneficial ownership (see footnote 7 below).

     (7)  Includes  25,000  shares  for which  warrants  held by Mr.  Willat are
exercisable or become  exercisable  within 60 days after September 1, 1996. Also
includes  34,000 shares held by Mr. and Ms. Willat as trustees of trusts for the
benefit of their minor  children and as to which shares Mr. And Ms. Willat share
voting and investment power. Does not include 300,252 shares  beneficially owned
by Felice Willat,  Mr.  Willat's  wife, as to which shares Mr. Willat  disclaims
beneficial ownership (see footnote 6 above).

     (8)  Includes  7,600  shares  held  by Mr.  Marquardt  as  trustee  for Mr.
Vidovich's children.

     (9)  Includes  5,500  shares for which  warrants  held by Mr.  Higgins  are
exercisable or become  exercisable  within 60 days after September 1, 1996. Also
includes 70,114 shares held by Lakeside Enterprises,  L.P., a California limited
partnership of which Mr. Higgins is a limited partner in his individual capacity
and as custodian for each of the six minor children of Mr. Higgins and his wife.
Does not include 1,027,426 shares  beneficially owned by Jill Tate Higgins,  Mr.
Higgins' wife, as to which shares Mr.  Higgins  disclaims  beneficial  ownership
(see footnote 2 above).

     (10) Includes  2,000 shares held by Mr.  Freeman's  wife for the benefit of
their minor children.


<PAGE>



Item 13.     CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.

     See  Item 11 of this  Annual  Report  entitled  "Executive  Compensation  -
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation."

                                     PART IV
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Item 14.     EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS
             ON FORM 8-K.

(a)          The following documents are filed as part of this Report:             Page
<CAPTION>
            <S>       <C>                                                        <C>    

             1.       Consolidated Financial Statements                            

                      Independent Auditors' Report                                  F-1

                      Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 1996 and
                      1995                                                          F-2

                      Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended June
                      30, 1996 and 1995, the Six Months Ended June 30, 1994
                       and the Year Ended December 31, 1993                         F-3

                      Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the
                      Years Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, the Six Months Ended
                       June 30, 1994 and the Year Ended December 31, 1993           F-4

                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
                      June 30, 1996 and 1995, the Six Months Ended June 30, 1994
                       and the Year Ended December 31, 1993                         F-5

                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                    F-6

             2.       Financial Statement Schedules

                      Independent Auditors' Report                                  S-1

                      Schedule II      -      Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     S-2

 

3.       List of Exhibits

         3.1      Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended(1)

         3.2      Bylaws of the Registrant(2)

         10.1     Amended and Restated 1986 Stock Option Plan,  including  forms
                  of Stock Option  Agreements and Stock Purchase  Agreement(3)
                  and Amendment Nos. 1(4),  2(5),  3(5) and 4(6) thereto dated
                  July 17,  1992, February 28, 1993, May 10, 1993 and
                  May 12, 1994, respectively(7)

         10.2     1995 Stock Option Plan, including forms of Stock Option
                  Agreements(7)(8)

         10.3     Employee Stock Purchase Plan(3) and Amendment No. 1 thereto 
                  dated July 17, 1992(4)(7)

         10.4     Day Runner  401(k) Plan and Trust  Agreement(3)  effective as
                  of January 1, 1991 and Amendment  Nos. 1(9),  2(1) and 3(10) 
                  thereto  effective  January 1,  1992,  January 1,  1991 and
                  January 1,  1991, respectively(7)

         10.5     1995 Officer Bonus Plan(7)(11)

         10.6     1996 Officer Bonus Plan(12) and Amendment thereto(7)

         10.7     Officer Severance Plan effective as of February 28,  1993, 
                  including form of Employment  Separation Agreement(7)(9)

         10.8     Credit   Agreement  dated  as  of  May  1,  1993  between  the
                  Registrant  and  Wells  Fargo  Bank,   National   Association,
                  including  Line of Credit  Note(5),  Assumption and Consent to
                  Merger  Agreement  dated  as  of  June  30,  1993(13),   First
                  Amendment  to  Credit  Agreement  dated  as  of  December  15,
                  1993(13), Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May
                  1, 1994, including Line of Credit Note(14), Third Amendment to
                  Credit  Agreement dated as of October 1, 1994,  including Line
                  of Credit  Note(15) and Fourth  Amendment to Credit  Agreement
                  dated as of  October  2,  1995,  including  revolving  Line of
                  Credit Note(16)

         10.9     Triple Net Lease,  as amended,  effective as of March 22, 1991
                  between Catellus Development Corporation and the Registrant(3)
                  and as amended by Lease Amendment dated June 29, 1992(9)

         10.10    Triple Net Lease dated July 28, 1992 between Catellus
                  Development Corporation and the Registrant(9)

         10.11    Koll Business Center Lease dated  September 7,  1994 between 
                  the Registrant and Koll Alton Plaza and Aetna Life Insurance
                  Co.(1)

         10.12    Standard  Commercial Lease Agreement dated as of July 31, 1996
                  between System Realty Nine, Inc. and the Registrant

         10.13    Form of Warrant to purchase shares of the Registrant's  Common
                  Stock  issued  to  certain   directors  and  officers  of  the
                  Registrant(3) and Schedule of Warrants(7)

         10.14    Consulting Agreement effective July 28, 1995 between the 
                  Registrant and Alan R. Rachlin(7)(10)

         21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant(13)

         23.1     Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

         27.1     Financial Data Schedule

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K

         No  reports  on Form 8-K  were  filed  or  required  to be filed by the
         Registrant  during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30,
         1996.

(c)      Exhibits

         See the list of Exhibits  under Item  14(a)3 of this  Annual  Report on
         Form 10-K.

(d)      Financial Statement Schedules

         See the list of  Schedules  under Item 14(a)2 of this Annual  Report on
         Form 10-K.
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(1)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Transition Report on Form
         10-K (File No.  0-19835)  filed with the  Commission  on September  27,
         1994.
(2)      Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Current Report on Form
         8-K (File No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on August 5, 1993.
(3)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
         Form S-1  (Registration  No.  33-45391)  filed with the  Commission  on
         January 30, 1992.
(4)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
         Form S-8  (Registration  No.  33-53422)  filed with the  Commission  on
         October 15, 1992.
(5)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q (Registration No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on August 16,
         1993.
(6)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
         Form S-8  (Registration  No.  33-84036)  filed with the  Commission  on
         September 15, 1994.
(7)      Constitutes a management  contract or compensatory  plan or arrangement
         required  to be  filed as an  exhibit  pursuant  to Item  14(c) of this
         Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(8)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
         Form S-8  (Registration  No.  33-80819)  filed with the  Commission  on
         December 22, 1995.
(9)      Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form
         10-K (File No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on March 31, 1993.
(10)     Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form
         10-K (File No.  0-19835)  filed with the  Commission  on September  27,
         1995.
(11)     Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q (File No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on February 14, 1995.
(12)     Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q (File No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on February 13, 1996.
(13)     Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form
         10-K (File No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on March 30, 1994.
(14)     Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q (File No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on May 16, 1994.
(15)     Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q (File No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on November 14, 1994.
(16)     Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q (File No. 0-19835) filed with the Commission on November 13, 1995.



<PAGE>



                                                      SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section 13 or 15(d) 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,  in the
City of Irvine, California.

                                                DAY RUNNER, INC.



                                            By:  /s/  Mark A. Vidovich
                                                --------------------------
                                                  Mark A. Vidovich
                                                 Chairman of the Board and
                                                 Chief Executive Officer

Dated:   September 27, 1996

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report has
been signed below by the following  persons on behalf of the  Registrant  and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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<CAPTION>

           Signature                                           Title                                Date
           ---------                                           -----                                ----

<S>                                                    <C>                                  <C>    

         /s/ Mark A. Vidovich                                                                 September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------               Chairman of the Board and
           Mark A. Vidovich                            Chief Executive Officer
                                                       (Principal Executive Officer)

         /s/ Dennis K. Marquardt                                                              September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------               Executive Vice President,
           Dennis K. Marquardt                         Finance & Administration and
                                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                                       (Principal Financial Officer
                                                       and Accounting Officer)

         /s/ James P. Higgins                          Director                               September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
           James P. Higgins


         /s/ Jill Tate Higgins                         Director                               September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
           Jill Tate Higgins


         /s/ Charles Miller                            Director                               September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
           Charles Miller



         /s/ Alan R. Rachlin                           Director                               September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
           Alan R. Rachlin


         /s/ Boyd I. Willat                            Director                               September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
           Boyd I. Willat


         /s/ Felice Willat                             Director                               September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
           Felice Willat

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                                              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


Day Runner, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Day Runner, Inc.
and  subsidiaries  as of June 30, 1996 and 1995,  and the  related  consolidated
statements of income,  stockholders'  equity, and cash flows for the years ended
June 30,  1996 and 1995,  the six months  ended June 30, 1994 and the year ended
December 31, 1993.  These  financial  statements are the  responsibility  of the
Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  such consolidated  financial  statements present fairly, in all
material respects,  the financial position of Day Runner,  Inc. and subsidiaries
as of June 30, 1996 and 1995 and the results of their  operations and their cash
flows for the years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  the six months ended June 30,
1994 and the year ended December 31, 1993 in conformity with generally  accepted
accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 1 to the  consolidated  financial  statements,  in 1993 the
Company  changed  its  method of  accounting  for income  taxes to conform  with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP


Long Beach, California
August  9, 1996



                                                          F-1


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<CAPTION>


                                           DAY RUNNER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                 (Dollars in thousands)

                                                         ASSETS
                                                                                        June 30,         June 30,
                                                                                          1996             1995
                                                      
                                                                                       ---------         ------
<S>                                                                                   <C>               <C>   
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents (Note 1).............................................    $ 19,765          $ 4,269
    Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts and
       sales returns and other allowances of $7,374 and $7,132 at
       June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively) (Note 3)..............................      21,441           19,373
    Inventories (Notes 1 & 3)......................................................      20,040           26,609
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 9).............................       1,710            1,686
    Income taxes receivable (Notes 1, 5 & 6).......................................       1,930
    Deferred income taxes (Notes 1 & 5)............................................       5,200            5,174
                                                                                       --------          -------
       Total current assets........................................................      70,086           57,111
                                                                                       --------          -------
Property and equipment - At cost (Notes 1 & 4)
    Machinery and equipment........................................................       6,942            4,678
    Data processing equipment and software.........................................       4,707            3,603
    Leasehold improvements.........................................................       1,514            1,246
Vehicles...........................................................................         202              233
                                                                                       --------          -------
Total  ............................................................................      13,365            9,760
    Less accumulated depreciation and amortization.................................       5,864            4,078
                                                                                       --------          -------
    Property and equipment - net...................................................       7,501            5,682
                                                                                       --------          -------
Other assets (Note 9)..............................................................         344              857
                                                                                       --------          -------
Total assets.......................................................................    $ 77,931          $63,650
                                                                                       ========          =======

                                          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable...............................................................    $  8,063          $ 9,200
    Accrued expenses (Note 2)......................................................      10,370            7,498
    Income taxes payable (Notes 1, 5 & 6)..........................................                        2,001
    Current portion of long-term debt (Note 3).....................................                          141
    Current portion of capital lease obligations (Note 4)..........................                           11
                                                                                       --------          -------
       Total current liabilities...................................................      18,433           18,851
                                                                                       --------          -------
Long-term liabilities -
    Capital lease obligations (Note 4).............................................                           12
                                                                                                         -------
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 4, 10 & 11)
Stockholders' equity (Notes 6, 7 & 8):
    Preferred stock (1,000,000 shares authorized; $0.001 par value, no shares
       issued or outstanding)
    Common stock (14,000,000 shares authorized;  $0.001 par value; 6,304,771 and
       6,125,797 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 1996 and 1995,
       respectively)...............................................................           6                6
    Additional paid-in capital.....................................................      22,869           19,942
    Retained earnings..............................................................      36,620           24,802
    Cumulative translation adjustment (Note 1).....................................           3               37
                                                                                       --------          -------
       Total stockholders' equity..................................................      59,498           44,787
                                                                                       --------          -------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.........................................    $ 77,931          $63,650
                                                                                       ========          =======

     See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                       F-2
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<CAPTION>


                                           DAY RUNNER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                        (In thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                                     Years Ended          Six Months        Year Ended
                                                                      June 30,          Ended June 30,     December 31,
                                                                  1996        1995          1994              1993
                                                                 -------    -------   -----------------   --------------

<S>                                                             <C>       <C>            <C>                <C>        
Sales (Note 1)..............................................     $125,126  $ 121,801      $  43,160           $  81,892
Cost of goods sold..........................................       60,600     62,175         22,981              41,699
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------           ---------
Gross profit................................................       64,526     59,626         20,179              40,193
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------           ---------
Operating expenses (Notes 4, 9 & 11):
    Selling, marketing and distribution.....................       29,198     32,154         12,156              21,786
    General and administrative..............................       16,376     13,792          5,686               9,479
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------           ---------
       Total operating expenses.............................       45,574     45,946         17,842              31,265
                                                                ---------- ----------     ---------           ---------
Income from operations......................................       18,952     13,680          2,337               8,928
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------           ---------
Interest (income) expense:
    Interest income.........................................         (823)      (428)          (139)                (85)
    Interest expense........................................          117        267             48                  85
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------           ---------
       Net interest income..................................         (706)      (161)           (91)
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------
Income before provision for income taxes, extraordinary
    item and cumulative effect of accounting change.........       19,658     13,841          2,428               8,928
Provision for income taxes (Notes 1 & 5)....................        7,840      5,863          1,061               3,638
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------           ---------
Income before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of
    accounting change.......................................       11,818      7,978          1,367               5,290
Extraordinary item: litigation settlement, net of income taxes
     of $542,000 (Note 10)..................................                                    718
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income
    taxes (Note 1)..........................................                                                        350
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------           ---------
Net income..................................................    $  11,818  $   7,978      $   2,085           $   5,640
                                                                =========  =========      =========           =========

Earnings per common and common equivalent share (Note 1):
Income before extraordinary item and cumulative effect
    of accounting change....................................    $    1.79  $    1.25      $    0.22           $    0.87
Extraordinary item (Note 10)................................                                   0.11
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes..                                                       0.06
                                                                ---------  ---------      ---------           ---------
Net earnings per share......................................    $    1.79  $    1.25      $    0.33           $    0.93
                                                                =========  =========      =========           =========
Weighted average number of common and common
    equivalent shares.......................................        6,602      6,374          6,308               6,065
                                                                =========  =========      =========           =========


     See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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<PAGE>
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<CAPTION>


                                           DAY RUNNER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                                 (Dollars in thousands)

                                          Number                      Additional                    Cumulative
                                         of Shares         Common       Paid-In      Retained       Translation
                                        Outstanding         Stock       Capital      Earnings       Adjustment     Total
                                        -----------         -----       -------      --------       ----------     -----
<S>                                     <C>               <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
Balance at January 1, 1993............   5,276,563         $    5        $ 16,582     $  9,099                    $25,686
Exercise of warrants (Note 8).........     345,962              1             430                                     431
Exercise of options (Notes 6 & 7).....     173,906                            505                                     505
Tax benefit of options (Note 6).......                                        450                                     450
Net income............................                                                   5,640                      5,640
                                         ---------         ------        --------     --------      --------      -------
Balance at December 31, 1993..........   5,796,431              6          17,967       14,739                     32,712
Exercise of options (Notes 6 & 7).....     235,886                            721                                     721
Tax benefit of options (Note 6).......                                        276                                     276
Cumulative translation adjustment
    (Note 1)..........................                                                              $     (8)          (8)
Net income............................                                                   2,085                      2,085
                                         ---------         ------        --------     --------      --------      -------
Balance at June 30, 1994..............   6,032,317              6          18,964       16,824            (8)      35,786
Exercise of warrants (Note 8).........      31,500                            126                                     126
Exercise of options (Notes 6 & 7).....      61,980                            568                                     568
Tax benefit of options (Note 6).......                                        284                                     284
Cumulative translation adjustment
   (Note 1)...........................                                                                    45           45
Net income............................                                                   7,978                      7,978
                                         ---------         ------        --------     --------      --------      -------
Balance at June 30, 1995..............   6,125,797              6          19,942       24,802            37       44,787
Exercise of options (Notes 6 & 7).....     178,974                          1,475                                   1,475
Tax benefit of options (Note 6).......                                      1,452                                   1,452
Cumulative translation adjustment
   (Note 1)...........................                                                                   (34)         (34)
Net income............................                                                  11,818                     11,818
                                         ---------         ------        --------     --------      --------      -------
Balance at June 30, 1996..............   6,304,771         $    6        $ 22,869     $ 36,620      $      3      $59,498
                                         =========         ======        ========     ========      ========      =======


     See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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<PAGE>
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<CAPTION>


                                           DAY RUNNER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                     Years Ended          Six Months        Year Ended
                                                                      June 30,          Ended June 30,      December 31,
                                                                  1996        1995          1994               1993
                                                                 ------     -------   -----------------   --------------
<S>                                                              <C>      <C>          <C>               <C>        
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income................................................   $ 11,818  $  7,978      $  2,085         $  5,640
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
      (used in) operating activities:
      Gain on sale of property and equipment..................                                (31)
Depreciation and amortization.................................      2,548     1,259           522              815
      Provision for losses on accounts receivable.............        810       452           124              168
Write-off of barter credits...................................        520       210
      Utilization of barter credits...........................                   56           129
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for
        income taxes..........................................                                                (350)
      Deferred income tax provision...........................        (26)   (2,690)          165              309
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        Accounts receivable...................................     (2,884)   (2,475)       (2,506)          (7,277)
Inventories  .................................................      6,543     8,182)       (4,589)             3,647
Prepaid expenses and other current assets.....................        (87)      224          (684)             238
Income taxes receivable.......................................     (1,930)
        Accounts payable......................................     (1,028)     (101)        1,123            4,039
Accrued expenses..............................................      3,606     3,209        (1,022)           1,376
Income taxes payable..........................................     (1,247)    1,308        (1,113)           1,305
                                                                 --------  --------      --------         --------
        Net cash provided by (used in)
          operating activities................................     18,643     1,248        (5,797)           9,910
                                                                 --------  --------      --------         --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
    Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment.......                                110
Certificates of deposit.......................................                                                  64
    Acquisition of property and equipment.....................     (4,393)   (2,592)       (1,094)          (1,998)
Other assets .................................................         (8)     (146)         (71)                4
    Purchase of marketable securities.........................                             (3,843)
Sale of marketable securities.................................                3,843
                                                                 --------  --------      --------         --------
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities...........     (4,401)    1,105        (4,898)          (1,930)
                                                                 --------  --------      --------         --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
    Net repayment under line of credit........................                                                (423)
    Proceeds from long-term debt..............................                                                 461
    Payment of long-term debt.................................       (141)     (154)          (64)            (102)
Payment of capital lease obligations..........................        (23)      (23)          (43)             (84)
    Exercise of warrants......................................                  126                            431
    Exercise of options.......................................      1,475       568           721              505
                                                                 --------  --------      --------         --------
    Net cash provided by financing activities.................      1,311       517           614              788
                                                                 --------  --------      --------         --------

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
     cash equivalents.........................................        (57)      (73)           (3)
                                                                 --------  --------      --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents..........     15,496     2,797       (10,084)           8,768
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period..............      4,269     1,472        11,556            2,788
                                                                 --------  --------      --------         --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period....................   $ 19,765  $  4,269      $  1,472         $ 11,556
                                                                 ========  ========      ========         ========

     See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>

                                                          F-5

<PAGE>


                        DAY RUNNER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.       THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     Day Runner,  Inc. and subsidiaries  (the "Company")  design and manufacture
personal  organizer  systems,  refills  and  related  products,  marketing  them
domestically and  internationally.  A substantial portion of the Company's sales
is to office  products  superstores,  wholesalers and dealers and to mass market
retailers   throughout  the  United   States.   The  Company  grants  credit  to
substantially all of its customers.

     FISCAL YEAR. Effective January 1, 1994, the Company changed its fiscal year
from a calendar year to the period ended June 30.

     CONSOLIDATION.  The consolidated  financial statements include the accounts
of  Day  Runner,  Inc.  and  its  wholly  owned  subsidiaries.  All  significant
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

     FOREIGN  CURRENCY  TRANSLATION.  Assets and  liabilities  of the  Company's
foreign  subsidiaries  are  translated  into U.S.  dollars at the exchange  rate
prevailing at the balance sheet date and, where appropriate, at historical rates
of exchange.  Income and expense accounts are translated at the weighted average
rate in effect  during  the  year.  The  aggregate  effect  of  translating  the
financial  statements  of the  foreign  subsidiaries  is  included as a separate
component of  stockholders'  equity.  Foreign  exchange  gains (losses) were not
significant  during the years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, the six months ended
June 30, 1994 or the year ended December 31, 1993.

     CASH  EQUIVALENTS.  The Company  considers  all highly  liquid  investments
purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

     INVENTORIES. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is
determined  on  the  first-in,  first-out  basis.  Inventories  consist  of  the
following (in thousands):
                                                   June 30,           June 30,
                                                    1996               1995
                                                 ----------         ----------
               Raw materials.................   $   8,212            $   8,152
               Work in process...............         327                  274
               Finished goods................      11,501               18,183
                                                 ----------         -----------
                        Total................   $  20,040            $  26,609
                                                 ==========         ===========


     SALES. Revenue is recognized upon shipment of product to the customer, with
appropriate allowances for estimated returns, rebates and other allowances.

     SIGNIFICANT  CUSTOMERS.  In fiscal 1996 and 1995,  sales to three customers
accounted for 16.7%, 14.8% and 11.7% and 24.9%,  14.3% and 11.6%,  respectively,
of the  Company's  sales.  During the six months ended June 30,  1994,  sales to
three customers  accounted for 19.3%, 15.5% and 14.1% of the Company's sales. In
1993,  sales to three  customers  accounted  for  17.6%,  15.6% and 15.2% of the
Company's sales.




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     DEPRECIATION  AND  AMORTIZATION.  Depreciation of property and equipment is
provided for over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, using the
straight-line  method.  Estimated  useful  lives range from three to five years.
Leasehold  improvements  are amortized using the  straight-line  method over the
lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or the life of the lease.

     INCOME  TAXES.  The Company uses the  liability  method of  accounting  for
income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on
temporary  differences  between the financial  reporting and income tax bases of
assets and  liabilities  at the balance sheet date  multiplied by the applicable
tax rates. The Company adopted the liability  method  effective  January 1, 1993
and recorded a one-time benefit of $350,000  representing the cumulative  effect
of that change in accounting principle as of that date.

     FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL  INSTRUMENTS.  The Company's financial  instruments
consist  primarily  of  cash,   accounts   receivable  and  payable,   and  debt
instruments.  The book  values of  financial  instruments,  other  than the debt
instruments, are representative of their fair values due to short-term maturity.
The book value of the Company's  debt  instruments  is considered to approximate
its fair  value  because  the  interest  rate of these  instruments  is based on
current rates offered to the Company.

     EARNINGS PER SHARE.  Earnings per share  information  is computed using the
weighted  average  number of shares of common  stock  outstanding  and  dilutive
common  equivalent  shares from stock  options and  warrants  using the treasury
stock  method.  Fully diluted  amounts for each period do not differ  materially
from the amounts presented.

     USE  OF  ESTIMATES  IN  THE  PREPARATION  OF  FINANCIAL   STATEMENTS.   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 amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting  period.  Actual
results could differ from those estimates.

     NEW  ACCOUNTING  STANDARDS.  Statement  of Financial  Accounting  Standards
(SFAS) No. 121,  "Accounting  for the  Impairment of  Long-Lived  Assets and for
Long-Lived  Assets to Be Disposed Of," requires that certain  long-lived  assets
and certain identifiable  intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever events
or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may
not be  recoverable.  The Company  adopted  SFAS No. 121 in 1996,  the effect of
which was not significant.

     In October 1995, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued SFAS No.
123,  "Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation,"  effective for  transactions
entered  into in fiscal years  beginning  after  December 15, 1995.  The Company
plans to continue  accounting  for  stock-based  compensation  under  Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25,  Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,  and
related  interpretations  as permitted by SFAS No.123.  Beginning in 1997, under
SFAS No. 123,  the Company  will  disclose pro forma net income and earnings per
share as if the fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation had
been elected, for all awards granted in fiscal years 1996 and 1997.

     RECLASSIFICATIONS.   Certain   reclassifications  were  made  to  the  1995
financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.





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<PAGE>


2.       ACCRUED EXPENSES

         Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

                                                     June 30,       June 30,
                                                       1996           1995
                                                    ---------       --------
          Accrued sales and promotion costs.....  $   4,027        $   3,350
          Accrued payroll and related costs.....      3,923            2,297
          Other.................................      2,420            1,851
                                                  ---------        ---------
                             Total..............  $  10,370        $   7,498
                                                  =========        =========

3.       BANK BORROWINGS

     The Company has a credit  agreement with a bank, the terms of which provide
for  borrowings  under a line of  credit  of up to an  aggregate  of  $5,000,000
through October 1, 1996. Under the line of credit, the Company may either borrow
funds, open commercial letters of credit or open standby letters of credit up to
$5,000,000.  However, in no event may the aggregate of borrowings and letters of
credit exceed  $5,000,000.  Each letter of credit shall be issued for a term not
to  exceed  180 days and  shall not  expire  subsequent  to  February  1,  1997.
Borrowings are  collateralized by accounts  receivable,  inventories and certain
other assets.

     Under the bank credit  agreement,  the  Company  also had a term loan which
expired in May 1996. Accordingly, such amount was paid in full during 1996.

     All borrowings  under the line of credit bear interest either at the bank's
prime rate (8.75% at June 30,  1996) or at LIBOR  (5.49% at June 30,  1996) plus
1.75%, at the Company's election.

     The  credit  agreement  requires  the  Company  to  maintain  total debt to
tangible net worth of not more than 1.5 to 1 and to maintain  certain  specified
operating ratios. The agreement also requires that the Company obtain the bank's
approval to declare or pay dividends in excess of $200,000.

4.       LEASES

     The  Company has three  noncancelable  operating  leases for its  principal
operating facility and its corporate headquarters. The leases expire in 1997 and
2001. The leases include  renewal  options that, if exercised,  would extend the
lease terms through 2011, and the leases provide for increases in future minimum
annual rental  payments based on defined  increases in the Consumer Price Index,
subject to certain minimum  increases.  The Company also has entered into leases
for  certain  production,   warehouse,   computer  and  office  equipment  under
noncancelable operating leases that expire through August 1999.
     Future minimum lease payments under the operating  leases at June 30, 1996,
are summarized as follows (in thousands):
                                                                   Operating
       Year                                                         Leases
       ----                                                       --------
       1997....................................................   $   3,032
       1998....................................................       2,092
       1999....................................................       1,625
       2000....................................................       1,242
       2001....................................................       1,221
       Thereafter..............................................         222
                                                                  ---------
       Total minimum lease payments............................   $   9,434
                                                                  =========
                                                          F-8

     Included in property and equipment at June 30, 1995 is  capitalized  leased
equipment with a cost of $268,000 and accumulated amortization of $219,000. Such
assets were fully depreciated at June 30, 1996.

     Rent expense was $3,927,000,  $3,128,000, $1,120,000 and $2,345,000 for the
years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  the six months ended June 30, 1994, and the
year ended December 31, 1993, respectively.

5.      INCOME TAXES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     The income tax provision consists of the following (in thousands):
                                                                              Six Months         Year
                                                                                Ended           Ended
                                                    Years Ended June 30,       June 30,       December 31,
                                                     1996         1995           1994            1993
                                                     ----         ----        ---------       ------------
       <S>                                         <C>        <C>            <C>              <C>
        Current:
          Federal...............................    $  6,393   $  7,153       $    667          $  2,557
          State.................................       1,473      1,400            229               772
                                                    --------    -------       --------          --------
        Total current...........................       7,866      8,553            896             3,329
                                                    --------   --------       --------          --------
        Deferred provision (benefit):...........
          Federal...............................         (37)    (2,363)           173               246
          State.................................          11       (327)            (8)               63
                                                    --------   --------       --------          --------
        Total deferred..........................         (26)    (2,690)           165               309
                                                    ---------  --------       --------          --------
        Total income tax provision..............    $  7,840   $  5,863       $  1,061          $  3,638
                                                    ========   ========       ========          ========
</TABLE>

     Differences  between the total income tax provision and the amount computed
by applying the statutory  federal income tax rate to income before income taxes
are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              Six Months          Year
                                                                                Ended             Ended
                                                    Years Ended June 30,       June 30,         December 31,
                                                     1996         1995           1994              1993
                                                     ----         ----       -----------       -------------
        <S>                                        <C>        <C>            <C>               <C>    

        Computed tax expense using the
          statutory federal income tax rate.....    $  6,880   $  4,946       $    826          $  3,124
        Increase (decrease) in taxes arising from:
          State taxes, net of federal benefit...         980        698            146               544
          Foreign subsidiary operating losses...          35        281            114
          Other.................................         (55)       (62)           (25)              (30)
                                                    --------   --------       --------          --------
          Total.................................    $  7,840   $  5,863       $  1,061          $  3,638
                                                    ========   ========       ========          ========

        Effective income tax rate...............          40%        42%            44%               41%
                                                    ========   ========       ========          ========

</TABLE>












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<PAGE>




     Total  deferred  tax assets and  deferred  tax  liabilities  consist of the
following at June 30, 1996 and 1995 (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                       June 30,             June 30,
                                                                         1996                 1995
                                                                   ------------            ----------
          <S>                                                        <C>                    <C> 

          Allowance for sales returns............................      $2,072                 $2,216
          Inventory obsolescence reserve.........................       1,479                  1,376
          Allowance for doubtful accounts........................       1,005                    715
          State taxes............................................         523                    518
          Other deferred tax assets..............................         706                    382
                                                                       ------                 ------
          Total deferred tax assets..............................       5,785                  5,207
          Less deferred tax liabilities..........................         585                     33
                                                                       ------                 ------
          Total..................................................      $5,200                 $5,174
                                                                       ======                 ======
</TABLE>

6.       STOCK OPTION PLAN

     Under the Company's  1995 Stock Option Plan (the  "Plan"),  an aggregate of
300,000  shares of common  stock is  reserved  for  issuance  to key  employees,
including officers and directors,  and outside  directors.  Both incentive stock
options and  nonstatutory  stock options are  authorized  for issuance under the
Plan. The terms of the options are determined at the time of grant.  Pursuant to
the Plan, the per share option price of incentive  stock options may not be less
than the fair market  value of a share of common stock (85% of fair market value
in the case of nonstatutory  stock options) at the date of grant, and no options
may be granted after December 2005. The  outstanding  options  typically  become
exercisable over a period of five years from the date of issuance and have terms
up to ten years.

     The Company also  authorized the issuance of up to 1,725,000  shares of the
Company's  common stock under its Amended and  Restated  1986 Stock Option Plan.
Such options  typically become  exercisable  ratably over a period of five years
from the date of  issuance  and have terms of six to ten  years.  As of June 30,
1996,  options  covering 853,925 shares have been exercised and options covering
866,075 shares remain  outstanding.  No additional options will be granted under
this plan.

     During the years  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  the six months  ended June
30, 1994 and the year ended  December 31, 1993,  certain  officers and employees
exercised options to purchase an additional 164,025, 45,750, 230,050 and 154,050
shares,  respectively,  of  the  Company's  common  stock  for an  aggregate  of
$1,214,000, $362,000, $657,000 and $348,000, respectively (see Note 7).

     In connection with the exercise of nonstatutory  stock options and the sale
of shares purchased pursuant to incentive stock options,  the Company realized a
reduction in its current tax liability  during the years ended June 30, 1996 and
1995,  the six months ended June 30, 1994, and the year ended December 31, 1993.
This   reduction   totaled   $1,452,000,   $284,000,   $276,000  and   $450,000,
respectively, and was credited to additional paid-in capital.











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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>




         A summary of stock option activity is as follows:

                                                               Number of
                                                                Options                 Per Share
                                                                -------                 ---------
                <S>                                           <C>                   <C>

                 Outstanding, January 1, 1993..........          708,425             $2.26 - $15.00
                    Granted............................          292,500              8.75 - 12.00
                    Exercised..........................        (154,050)                  2.26
                    Cancelled..........................          (48,600)             2.26 - 11.25
                                                               ---------
                 Outstanding, December 31, 1993........          798,275              2.26 - 15.00
                    Granted............................          245,000             12.50 - 18.625
                    Exercised..........................        (230,050)              2.26 - 11.25
                    Cancelled..........................          (15,750)            10.25 - 12.50
                                                               ---------
                 Outstanding, June 30, 1994............          797,475              2.26 - 18.625
                    Granted............................          148,000             16.75 - 19.50
                    Exercised..........................          (45,750)             2.26 - 12.50
                    Cancelled..........................          (33,000)             2.26 - 18.625
                                                               ---------
                 Outstanding, June 30, 1995............          866,725              2.26 - 19.50
                    Granted............................          168,375                16.75
                    Exercised..........................         (164,025)             2.26 - 19.50
                    Cancelled..........................           (5,000)            12.50 - 19.50
                                                               ---------
                 Outstanding, June 30, 1996............          866,075              8.75 - 19.50
                                                               =========
</TABLE>

     At June 30, 1996, options to purchase 378,037 shares at prices ranging from
$8.75 to $19.50 were exercisable.

     On July 8, 1996, the Company  issued options to purchase  232,500 shares of
the  Company's  common stock at $26.00 per share to key  employees.  The options
vest over a period of five years and expire in 2006.

7.       EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

     During 1992,  the Company  adopted an Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan under
which 100,000 shares of common stock were  authorized for issuance to employees.
Under the plan,  qualified  employees may purchase,  through payroll  deductions
withheld  during an  offering  period,  an amount of common  stock not to exceed
approximately 5% of the employee's annual  compensation.  The purchase price per
share is the lower of 85% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on
the first day of the offering period or on the last day of the offering  period.
There are two offering periods during each year. During the years ended June 30,
1996 and 1995,  the six months  ended June 30, 1994 and the year ended  December
31, 1993,  employees purchased an aggregate of 14,949,  16,230, 5,836 and 19,856
shares  of  common  stock  for  $261,000,   $206,000,   $64,000,  and  $157,000,
respectively,  under this plan.  These amounts are included in the amounts shown
for  exercise  of  options  on  the  accompanying   consolidated  statements  of
stockholders' equity (see Note 6).








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<PAGE>




8.       WARRANTS

     During the years  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  the six months  ended June
30, 1994 and the year ended December 31, 1993,  the Board of Directors  approved
the  issuance of warrants to  purchase  an  aggregate  of 150,000  shares of the
Company's  common stock.  Such warrants were issued at prices ranging from $4.00
to $19.00  per  share,  vest over  periods up to 48 months and expire at various
times through August 2005.

     During  1995  and  1993,  certain  officers,  directors,  employees  and  a
stockholder   exercised   warrants  to  purchase   31,500  and  345,962  shares,
respectively,  of the  Company's  common  stock for an aggregate of $126,000 and
$430,000,  respectively.  No warrants were exercised  during the year ended June
30, 1996 and the six months ended June 30, 1994.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     A summary of warrant activity is as follows:
                                                                 Number of
                                                                 Warrants               Per Share
                                                                 --------               ---------
                <S>                                           <C>                    <C> 

                 Outstanding, January 1, 1993..........            515,962            $1.00 - $4.00
                    Granted     .......................             25,000               12.00
                    Exercised..........................           (345,962)           1.00 - 4.00
                                                               -----------
                 Outstanding, December 31, 1993........            195,000            4.00 - 12.00
                    Granted............................             25,000              12.50
                                                               -----------
                 Outstanding, June 30, 1994............            220,000            4.00 - 12.50
                    Granted............................             25,000              19.00
                    Exercised..........................            (31,500)              4.00
                                                               -----------
                 Outstanding, June 30, 1995............            213,500            4.00 - 19.00
                    Granted............................             25,000               19.00
                                                               -----------
                 Outstanding, June 30, 1996............            238,500            4.00 - 19.00
                                                               ===========
</TABLE>

     At June 30, 1996,  warrants to purchase  224,958  shares at prices  ranging
from $4.00 to $19.00 were exercisable.

 9.      OTHER TRANSACTIONS

     During 1995 and 1993, the Company entered into barter agreements whereby it
delivered  $132,000 and $1,098,000,  respectively,  of its inventory in exchange
for future  advertising  credits and other items.  The credits,  which expire in
October 1998,  are valued at the lower of the Company's  cost or market value of
the inventory transferred. The Company has recorded barter credits of $36,000 in
prepaid expenses and other current assets at June 30, 1996 and 1995. At June 30,
1996 and 1995, other assets include $279,000 and $799,000, respectively, of such
credits.  Under the terms of the agreement,  the Company is required to pay cash
equal to a negotiated  amount of the bartered  advertising,  or other items, and
use the barter credits to pay the balance.  These credits are charged to expense
as they are used.  During the year  ended June 30,  1995,  the  Company  charged
$56,000 to expense for barter  credits  used for  advertising.  No amounts  were
charged to expense for barter credits used for advertising during the year ended
June 30, 1996.






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<PAGE>


     The Company  assesses the  recoverability  of barter credits  periodically.
Factors considered in evaluating the recoverability  include  management's plans
with respect to advertising and other  expenditures for which barter credits can
be  used.  Any  impairment   losses  are  charged  to  operations  as  they  are
determinable. During the years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, the Company charged
$520,000 and $210,000, respectively, to operations for such impairment losses.

10.     LITIGATION

     In May 1987,  a jury  awarded  the Company  certain  damages on a copyright
infringement  claim in a lawsuit that the Company initiated in June 1985 against
certain  other  companies  alleging  both  copyright   infringement  and  unfair
competition.  In March 1994,  the Company  settled this  lawsuit  resulting in a
favorable settlement of $1,375,000.  Such amount is included as an extraordinary
item in the accompanying  consolidated  statements of income, net of legal costs
of $115,000 and income taxes of $542,000.

11.     PROFIT-SHARING AND BONUS PLANS

     In January 1991, the Company  established a 401(k)  profit-sharing  plan in
which eligible  employees may  contribute up to 15% of their eligible  earnings.
The  Company  may  contribute  to the  plan at the  discretion  of the  Board of
Directors,  subject to applicable regulations.  In the years ended June 30, 1996
and 1995,  the six months  ended June 30, 1994 and the year ended  December  31,
1993,  the Board elected to contribute an amount equal to 25% of the first 6% of
eligible  earnings.  Participants vest in the Company's  contributions 20% after
two years of plan participation and 20% each year thereafter until fully vested.

     During the years  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  the six months  ended June
30,  1994  and  the  year  ended  December  31,  1993,  the  Company's  matching
contributions were $128,000, $120,000, $50,000 and $108,000, respectively.

     The  Company  has  an  executive  bonus  plan  and  incentive  compensation
arrangements  for key  employees  based  on an  earnings  formula.  Compensation
expense  recorded  under  these plans was  $1,120,000,  $550,000,  $290,000  and
$336,000  during the years  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  the six months  ended
June 30, 1994 and the year ended December 31, 1993, respectively.

12.      STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

     In a barter  transaction  entered in 1995 and 1993,  the Company  exchanged
$132,000  and  $1,098,000,  respectively,  of  inventory  for an equal amount of
barter credits (see Note 9).

     The Company  realized a reduction in its current tax liability during 1996,
1995,  1994  and  1993 in the  amount  of  $1,452,000,  $284,000,  $276,000  and
$450,000, respectively. Such amounts were credited to additional paid-in capital
(see Note 6).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              Six Months          Year
                                                                                Ended             Ended
                                                    Years Ended June 30,       June 30,        December 31,
                                                      1996         1995          1994              1993
                                                     ----         ----         ---------      --------------
    <S>                                            <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>              
    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
          information (in thousands) -
         Cash paid during the period for:
             Interest.......................        $      24    $    80        $   48          $    85
             Income taxes...................        $   9,988    $ 6,610        $2,433          $ 2,040

</TABLE>

                                      F-13
<PAGE>


13.     UNAUDITED COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     The following  represents certain unaudited  financial  information for the
six months ended June 30, 1993 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

                 <S>                                                                        <C>
                  Sales...................................................................   $   28,025
                  Gross profit............................................................       13,750
                  Income before provision for income taxes
                    and cumulative effect of accounting change............................        1,226
                  Provision for income taxes..............................................          503
                  Income before cumulative effect of accounting change....................          723
                  Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes..............          350
                  Net income..............................................................   $    1,073

                  Earnings per Common and Common Equivalent Share:
                    Income before cumulative effect of accounting change..................   $    0.12
                    Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes............        0.06
                    Net earnings per share................................................   $    0.18

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                                      F-14


                                       
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Day Runner, Inc.:

We have audited the consolidated  financial  statements of Day Runner,  Inc. and
its  subsidiaries as of June 30, 1996 and 1995, and for the years ended June 30,
1996 and 1995,  the six months  ended June 30, 1994 and the year ended  December
31, 1993, and have issued our report  thereon dated August 9, 1996;  such report
is  included  elsewhere  in  this  Form  10-K.  Our  audits  also  included  the
consolidated   financial   statement  schedule  of  Day  Runner,  Inc.  and  its
subsidiaries,  listed in Item  14(a)2.  This  consolidated  financial  statement
schedule is the responsibility of the Company's  management.  Our responsibility
is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion,  such consolidated
financial  statement  schedule,   when  considered  in  relation  to  the  basic
consolidated  financial  statements  taken as a whole,  presents  fairly  in all
material respects the information set forth therein.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

Long Beach, California
August 9, 1996






























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                        DAY RUNNER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                             (Dollars in thousands)

                                                Balance at                                                Balance at
                                                 June 30,             Charged to                           June 30,
Classification                                     1995               Operations         Deductions          1996
- --------------                               ----------------         ----------         ----------       ----------
<S>                                             <C>                    <C>              <C>               <C>        

Allowance for doubtful accounts............      $1,671                 $    810         $    123           $ 2,358
Allowance for sales returns................       5,461                    8,221            8,666             5,016
Reserve for obsolete inventory.............       3,214                    2,754            2,495             3,473

                                                Balance at                                                Balance at
                                                 June 30,             Charged to                           June 30,
Classification                                     1994               Operations         Deductions          1995
- --------------                               ----------------         ----------         ----------       ----------

Allowance for doubtful accounts............      $1,368                $     452         $    149          $  1,671
Allowance for sales returns................       2,883                   10,451            7,873             5,461
Reserve for obsolete inventory.............       1,800                    3,508            2,094             3,214


                                                Balance at                                                Balance at
                                               December 31,           Charged to                           June 30,
Classification                                     1993               Operations         Deductions          1994
- --------------                               ----------------         ----------         ----------       ----------

Allowance for doubtful accounts............      $1,362                 $    124         $    118           $ 1,368
Allowance for sales returns................       3,092                    3,839            4,048             2,883
Reserve for obsolete inventory.............       1,529                      924              653             1,800


                                                Balance at                                                Balance at
                                               December 31,           Charged to                         December 31,
Classification                                     1992               Operations         Deductions          1993
- --------------                               ----------------         ----------         ----------       ----------

Allowance for doubtful accounts............      $1,365                 $    168         $    171           $ 1,362
Allowance for sales returns................       2,896                    5,339            5,143             3,092
Reserve for obsolete inventory.............       2,255                    1,197            1,923             1,529



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number                     Description

    10.6         Amendment to 1996 Officer Bonus Plan

    10.12        Standard Commercial Lease Agreement dated as of July 31, 1996
                 between System Nine, Inc. and the Registrant

    10.13        Schedule of Warrants

    23.1         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

    27.1         Financial Data Schedule



                                                                DAY RUNNER, INC.
                                                                    Exhibit 10.6


                      AMENDMENT TO 1996 OFFICER BONUS PLAN


         Pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the  Compensation  Committee of
the Board of Directors on March 15, 1996:

         1.  The  Vice  President,   Operations,  North  America  and  the  Vice
President,  International Sales of the Company were added to and included in the
1996 Officer Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan") and the matrices attached hereto were
added to the Bonus Plan; and

         2. The requirement  that a person must be an officer of the Company for
at least six months of the  Company's  1996  fiscal year in order to be eligible
for  participation  in the  Bonus  Plan  was  waived  with  respect  to the Vice
President, International Sales of the Company.


Net Income              VP - Operations,
Goal = $7,978,000        North America
- ------------------------------------------
Annual                            $125,000
Salary
Bonus Factor                         1.80%
- ------------------------------------------
               After
               Bonus
Percent        Fiscal     
of 12 Months   1996 Net   Percent
Ended 6/30/95  Income     of Annual
Net Income     ($000)     Salary    Bonus
- -----------    ------     ------    -----
                    
     120.0%    $9,574     1.80%     $2,250
     120.5%    $9,613     3.60%      4,500
     121.0%    $9,653     5.40%      6,750
     121.5%    $9,693     7.20%      9,000
     122.0%    $9,733     9.00%     11,250
     122.5%    $9,773    10.80%     13,500
     123.0%    $9,813    12.60%     15,750
     123.5%    $9,853    14.40%     18,000
     124.0%    $9,893    16.20%     20,250
     124.5%    $9,933    18.00%     22,500
     125.0%    $9,972    19.80%     24,750
     125.5%   $10,012    21.60%     27,000
     126.0%   $10,052    23.40%     29,250
     126.5%   $10,092    25.20%     31,500
     127.0%   $10,132    27.00%     33,750
     127.5%   $10,172    28.80%     36,000
     128.0%   $10,212    30.60%     38,250
     128.5%   $10,252    32.40%     40,500
     129.0%   $10,292    34.20%     42,750
     130.0%   $10,371    36.00%     45,000
     131.0%   $10,451    37.80%     47,250
     132.0%   $10,531    39.60%     49,500
     133.0%   $10,611    41.40%     51,750
     134.0%   $10,691    43.20%     54,000
     135.0%   $10,770    45.00%     56,250
     136.0%   $10,850    46.80%     58,500
     137.0%   $10,930    48.60%     60,750
     138.0%   $11,010    50.40%     63,000
     139.0%   $11,089    52.20%     65,250
     140.0%   $11,169    54.00%     67,500
     141.0%   $11,249    55.80%     69,750
     142.0%   $11,329    57.60%     72,000
     143.0%   $11,409    59.40%     74,250
     144.0%   $11,488    61.20%     76,500
     145.0%   $11,568    63.00%     78,750
     146.0%   $11,648    64.80%     81,000
     147.0%   $11,728    66.60%     83,250
     148.0%   $11,807    68.40%     85,500
     149.0%   $11,887    70.20%     87,750
     150.0%   $11,967    72.00%     90,000
     151.0%   $12,047    73.80%     92,250
     152.0%   $12,127    75.60%     94,500
     153.0%   $12,206    77.40%     96,750
     154.0%   $12,286    79.20%     99,000
     155.0%   $12,366    81.00%    101,250
     156.0%   $12,446    82.80%    103,500
     157.0%   $12,525    84.60%    105,750
     158.0%   $12,605    86.40%    108,000
     159.0%   $12,685    88.20%    110,250
     160.0%   $12,765    90.00%    112,500
     161.0%   $12,845    91.80%    114,750
     162.0%   $12,924    93.60%    117,000
     163.0%   $13,004    95.40%    119,250
     164.0%   $13,084    97.20%    121,500
     165.0%   $13,164    99.00%    123,750
     166.0%   $13,243   100.80%    126,000
     167.0%   $13,323   102.60%    128,250
     168.0%   $13,403   104.40%    130,500
     169.0%   $13,483   106.20%    132,750
     170.0%   $13,563   108.00%    135,000
     171.0%   $13,642   109.80%    137,250
     172.0%   $13,722   111.60%    139,500
     173.0%   $13,802   113.40%    141,750
     174.0%   $13,882   115.20%    144,000
     175.0%   $13,962   117.00%    146,250
     176.0%   $14,041   118.80%    148,500
     177.0%   $14,121   120.60%    150,750
     178.0%   $14,201   122.40%    153,000
     179.0%   $14,281   124.20%    155,250
     180.0%   $14,360   126.00%    157,500
     181.0%   $14,440   127.80%    159,750
     182.0%   $14,520   129.60%    162,000
     183.0%   $14,600   131.40%    164,250
     184.0%   $14,680   133.20%    166,500
     185.0%   $14,759   135.00%    168,750
     186.0%   $14,839   136.80%    171,000
     187.0%   $14,919   138.60%    173,250
     188.0%   $14,999   140.40%    175,500
     189.0%   $15,078   142.20%    177,750
     190.0%   $15,158   144.00%    180,000
     191.0%   $15,238   145.80%    182,250
     192.0%   $15,318   147.60%    184,500
     193.0%   $15,398   149.40%    186,750
     194.0%   $15,477   151.20%    189,000
     195.0%   $15,557   153.00%    191,250
     196.0%   $15,637   154.80%    193,500
     197.0%   $15,717   156.60%    195,750
     198.0%   $15,796   158.40%    198,000
     199.0%   $15,876   160.20%    200,250
     200.0%   $15,956   162.00%    202,500
     201.0%   $16,036   163.80%    204,750
- -------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------

Net Income              VP - International
Goal = $7,978,000            Sales
- ------------------------------------------
Annual                            $110,000
Salary
Bonus Factor                         1.40%
- ------------------------------------------
               After
               Bonus
Percent        Fiscal     
of 12 Months   1996 Net   Percent
Ended 6/30/95  Income     of Annual
Net Income     ($000)     Salary    Bonus
- -----------    ------     ------    -----
                     
     120.0%    $9,574      1.40%   $1,540
     120.5%    $9,613      2.80%    3,080
     121.0%    $9,653      4.20%    4,620
     121.5%    $9,693      5.60%    6,160
     122.0%    $9,733      7.00%    7,700
     122.5%    $9,773      8.40%    9,240
     123.0%    $9,813      9.80%   10,780
     123.5%    $9,853     11.20%   12,320
     124.0%    $9,893     12.60%   13,860
     124.5%    $9,933     14.00%   15,400
     125.0%    $9,972     15.40%   16,940
     125.5%   $10,012     16.80%   18,480
     126.0%   $10,052     18.20%   20,020
     126.5%   $10,092     19.60%   21,560
     127.0%   $10,132     21.00%   23,100
     127.5%   $10,172     22.40%   24,640
     128.0%   $10,212     23.80%   26,180
     128.5%   $10,252     25.20%   27,720
     129.0%   $10,292     26.60%   29,260
     130.0%   $10,371     28.00%   30,800
     131.0%   $10,451     29.40%   32,340
     132.0%   $10,531     30.80%   33,880
     133.0%   $10,611     32.20%   35,420
     134.0%   $10,691     33.60%   36,960
     135.0%   $10,770     35.00%   38,500
     136.0%   $10,850     36.40%   40,040
     137.0%   $10,930     37.80%   41,580
     138.0%   $11,010     39.20%   43,120
     139.0%   $11,089     40.60%   44,660
     140.0%   $11,169     42.00%   46,200
     141.0%   $11,249     43.40%   47,740
     142.0%   $11,329     44.80%   49,280
     143.0%   $11,409     46.20%   50,820
     144.0%   $11,488     47.60%   52,360
     145.0%   $11,568     49.00%   53,900
     146.0%   $11,648     50.40%   55,440
     147.0%   $11,728     51.80%   56,980
     148.0%   $11,807     53.20%   58,520
     149.0%   $11,887     54.60%   60,060
     150.0%   $11,967     56.00%   61,600
     151.0%   $12,047     57.40%   63,140
     152.0%   $12,127     58.80%   64,680
     153.0%   $12,206     60.20%   66,220
     154.0%   $12,286     61.60%   67,760
     155.0%   $12,366     63.00%   69,300
     156.0%   $12,446     64.40%   70,840
     157.0%   $12,525     65.80%   72,380
     158.0%   $12,605     67.20%   73,920
     159.0%   $12,685     68.60%   75,460
     160.0%   $12,765     70.00%   77,000
     161.0%   $12,845     71.40%   78,540
     162.0%   $12,924     72.80%   80,080
     163.0%   $13,004     74.20%   81,620
     164.0%   $13,084     75.60%   83,160
     165.0%   $13,164     77.00%   84,700
     166.0%   $13,243     78.40%   86,240
     167.0%   $13,323     79.80%   87,780
     168.0%   $13,403     81.20%   89,320
     169.0%   $13,483     82.60%   90,860
     170.0%   $13,563     84.00%   92,400
     171.0%   $13,642     85.40%   93,940
     172.0%   $13,722     86.80%   95,480
     173.0%   $13,802     88.20%   97,020
     174.0%   $13,882     89.60%   98,560
     175.0%   $13,962     91.00%  100,100
     176.0%   $14,041     92.40%  101,640
     177.0%   $14,121     93.80%  103,180
     178.0%   $14,201     95.20%  104,720
     179.0%   $14,281     96.60%  106,260
     180.0%   $14,360     98.00%  107,800
     181.0%   $14,440     99.40%  109,340
     182.0%   $14,520     100.80% 110,880
     183.0%   $14,600     102.20% 112,420
     184.0%   $14,680     103.60% 113,960
     185.0%   $14,759     105.00% 115,500
     186.0%   $14,839     106.40% 117,040
     187.0%   $14,919     107.80% 118,580
     188.0%   $14,999     109.20% 120,120
     189.0%   $15,078     110.60% 121,660
     190.0%   $15,158     112.00% 123,200
     191.0%   $15,238     113.40% 124,740
     192.0%   $15,318     114.80% 126,280
     193.0%   $15,398     116.20% 127,820
     194.0%   $15,477     117.60% 129,360
     195.0%   $15,557     119.00% 130,900
     196.0%   $15,637     120.40% 132,440
     197.0%   $15,717     121.80% 133,980
     198.0%   $15,796     123.20% 135,520
     199.0%   $15,876     124.60% 137,060
     200.0%   $15,956     126.00% 138,600
     201.0%   $16,036     127.40% 140,140
- -----------------------------------------



                                                                DAY RUNNER, INC.
                                                                   Exhibit 10.12











                       STANDARD COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                            SYSTEM REALTY NINE, INC.,
                             a Virginia corporation

                                   "LANDLORD"


                                       and

                                DAY RUNNER, INC.,
                             a Delaware corporation

                                    "TENANT"




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                                                               PAGE

<S>     <C>                                                                                                    <C>   

1.       Premises and Term......................................................................................  1
2.       Base Rent, Adjustment Thereof and Security Deposit.....................................................  3
3.       Use....................................................................................................  3
4.       Base Rent Adjustment...................................................................................  4
5.       Landlord's Repairs and Other Covenants of Service......................................................  9
6.       Tenant's Repairs and Other Covenants of Care and Treatment of Premises................................. 10
7.       Alterations............................................................................................ 11
8.       Signs.................................................................................................. 13
9.       Inspection............................................................................................. 13
10.      Utilities.............................................................................................. 13
11.      Assignment and Subletting.............................................................................. 14
12.      Fire, Flood and Casualty Damage........................................................................ 15
13.      Liability.............................................................................................. 17
14.      Condemnation........................................................................................... 19
15.      Holding Over........................................................................................... 20
16.      Quiet Enjoyment........................................................................................ 20
17.      Events of Default...................................................................................... 21
18.      Remedies............................................................................................... 21
19.      Landlord's Lien........................................................................................ 25
20.      Mortgages.............................................................................................. 25
21.      Mechanic's Liens and Tenant's Personal Property Taxes.................................................. 26
22.      Notices................................................................................................ 27
23.      Miscellaneous.......................................................................................... 28
24.      Additional Provisions.................................................................................. 31

SPECIAL PROVISIONS.............................................................................................. 32
25.      Option to Extend....................................................................................... 32
26.      Rental Abatement....................................................................................... 34
27.      Hazardous Wastes....................................................................................... 34
28.      Compliance with Public Accommodation Laws.............................................................. 35
29.      Recordation of Memorandum of Lease..................................................................... 35
30.      Quality of Construction................................................................................ 35
31.      Personal Liability of Landlord......................................................................... 36
32.      Abatement of Rent for Interruption in Utilities or Other Events........................................ 36
33.      Mandated or Required Alterations....................................................................... 37


EXHIBIT A - Legal Description of Premises
EXHIBIT B - Construction Agreement
EXHIBIT C - Plans and Specifications
EXHIBIT D - Nashville Class A Industrial Portfolio
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                       STANDARD COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT

101,200 Rentable Square Feet
(Building to be Constructed)

Day Runner, Inc.
1284 Heil Quaker Boulevard
LaVergne, Tennessee 37086

                                 Lease Agreement


<PAGE>





         THIS LEASE AGREEMENT,  dated as of July 31, 1996, made and entered into
by and between System Realty Nine, Inc., a Virginia  corporation herein referred
to as  "Landlord",  and Day Runner,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation,  hereinafter
referred to as "Tenant";

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

         1.  Premises and Term1.  Premises  and Term.  In  consideration  of the
obligation of Tenant to pay rent as herein provided, and in consideration of the
other terms, provisions and covenants hereof, Landlord hereby demises and leases
to Tenant,  and Tenant  hereby takes from  Landlord  certain  premises  situated
within the County of Rutherford, State of Tennessee, more particularly described
on EXHIBIT "A" attached hereto and  incorporated  herein by reference,  together
with all rights, privileges, easements,  appurtenances, and immunities belonging
to or in any way  pertaining to the premises and together with the buildings and
other  improvements  to  be  constructed  upon  said  premises  by  Landlord  in
accordance  with the plans  and  specifications  (as  hereinafter  defined)  and
pursuant to the Construction Agreement attached hereto as EXHIBIT "B" (said real
property,  building  and  improvements  being  hereinafter  referred  to as  the
"premises").

         TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same for a term  commencing on the date (i) the
buildings  and other  improvements  erected and to be erected  upon the premises
together with parking  areas with a minimum of 75  single-stall  parking  spaces
located in the front of the premises and 20 single-stall parallel parking spaces
along the driveway at the rear of the building  sufficient to  accommodate  full
size automobiles,  shown in the plans and  specifications and site plan attached
hereto  as  EXHIBIT  "C"  (the  "Plans  and  Specifications")  shall  have  been
"substantially  completed"  as  defined  in  Section  3.2  of  the  Construction
Agreement  attached  hereto as EXHIBIT "B" and in accordance with such Plans and
Specifications,  as  certified  by both  Landlord's  and  Tenant's  architect or
construction  manager,  and (ii) a  certificate  of  occupancy is issued for the
building  (the  "commencement  date").  The  premises  shall not be deemed to be
"substantially  completed" until and unless, all parking areas are available for
parking the number of vehicles described  hereinabove,  all building systems are
fully  operational,  the premises shall have been constructed in accordance with
the Plans and  Specifications,  the building warehouse floors have been properly
sealed with sealants in accordance with  manufacturer  recommendations,  and the
office areas and its  interiors,  have been  completed.  Landlord  shall provide
Tenant with access to the  premises at least  forty-five  (45) days prior to the
commencement  date to permit  Tenant to install  warehouse  racking and material
handling equipment, and to install phone system, computer system and furnishings
in the office area. Landlord's and Landlord's  contractor's work shall have been
completed  to the extent  that Tenant can  complete  its  installations  without
interference from any ongoing work by Landlord or its contractor.

         The commencement  date shall in no event be earlier than March 1, 1997,
nor later than May 1, 1997;  unless the extension of the  commencement  date has
been approved by Tenant. The initial term shall terminate on the last day of the
88th full calendar month following the commencement date.

         Landlord  shall notify Tenant in writing  thirty (30) days prior to the
date Landlord expects the buildings and  improvements  will be completed so that
Tenant may schedule the installations  described hereinabove.  In the event that
said  buildings  and  other  improvements  have not in fact  been  substantially
completed  as  aforesaid,  Tenant  shall  notify  Landlord  in  writing  of  its
objections.  Landlord shall have a reasonable time after delivery of such notice
in which to take such  corrective  action as may be necessary,  and shall notify
Tenant in writing as soon as it deems such corrective  action has been completed
so that  said  buildings  and other  improvements  are  completed  and ready for
occupancy;  provided however,  that the lease commencement date shall not extend
beyond  May  1,  1997  unless  Tenant  has  consented  to an  extension  of  the
commencement date beyond May 1, 1997.


<PAGE>





         Taking  of  possession  by  Tenant  shall  be  deemed  conclusively  to
establish  that said  buildings and other  improvements  have been  completed in
accordance with the Plans and  Specifications  and that the premises are in good
and  satisfactory  condition,  as of  when  possession  was so  taken;  provided
however,  that within  thirty (30) days after  taking  possession,  Tenant shall
provide  Landlord  a punch list of those  items and  adjustments  which  require
corrective  action and which were  discovered  only  after  Tenant had  accepted
possession of the premises.  Upon receipt of the punch list,  Landlord  shall at
its sole cost and expense,  proceed to diligently remedy all such items.  Tenant
acknowledges  that no  representations  as to the condition of the premises have
been made by Landlord,  unless such are expressly set forth in this lease. After
such  "commencement  date" Tenant  shall,  upon  demand,  execute and deliver to
Landlord a Letter of Acceptance of delivery of the premises. In the event of any
dispute  as to  substantial  completion  of work  performed  or  required  to be
performed by Landlord,  the date of substantial  completion of the work shall be
as mutually determined, in their reasonable judgment, by Landlord's and Tenant's
respective architects and/or construction managers.



<PAGE>



     2.  Base  Rent,  Adjustment  Thereof  and  Security  Deposit2.  Base  Rent,
Adjustment Thereof and Security Deposit.


                  A. Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord rent for the premises,  in
advance, without demand, deduction or set off, for the entire term hereof at the
rate  of  Thirty-One   Thousand,   One  Hundred   Nineteen  and  No/100  Dollars
($31,119.00) per month. One such monthly installment shall be due and payable on
the date  hereof and shall be applied to the first full  calendar  month of rent
due  hereunder,  and a like monthly  installment  shall be due and payable on or
before the first day of each calendar  month  succeeding the  commencement  date
recited above during the hereby demised term, except that the rental payment for
any  fractional  calendar month at the  commencement  or end of the lease period
shall be prorated,  and further  provided  that no rent shall be due to Landlord
for the second, third, fourth and fifth full calendar months of the initial term
hereof.

                  B. In addition,  Tenant agrees to deposit with Landlord on the
date  hereof  the  sum  of  Eight   Thousand,   Fifty-One   Dollars  and  20/100
($8,051.20*),  which  sum  shall be held by  Landlord,  without  obligation  for
interest,  as security for the performance of Tenant's covenants and obligations
under this lease, it being expressly  understood and agreed that such deposit is
not an advance  rental  deposit or a measure  of  Landlord's  damages in case of
Tenant's  default.  Upon the  occurrence  of any  event of  default  by  Tenant,
Landlord may, from time to time,  without prejudice to any other remedy provided
herein or provided by law,  use such fund to the extent  necessary  to make good
any arrears of rent or other  payments  due  Landlord  hereunder,  and any other
damage, injury, expense or liability caused by such event of default; and Tenant
shall pay to  Landlord  on demand the amount so applied in order to restore  the
security deposit to its original amount.  Although the security deposit shall be
deemed the property of Landlord,  any remaining balance of such deposit shall be
returned by Landlord to Tenant within two weeks after  termination of this lease
that all of Tenant's obligations under this lease have been fulfilled.

         3.    Use.  The  premises  shall be used only for the  purpose  of
warehouse distribution,  light assembly, and office and other lawful uses as may
be incidental thereto. Outside storage, including without limitation, storage of
trucks and other  vehicles,  is  prohibited  without  Landlord's  prior  written
consent,  provided that outside storage as shown on the Plans and Specifications
described in EXHIBIT "C" shall be permitted, and Landlord shall not unreasonably
withhold its consent for other outside storage for which adequate screening will
be  provided.  In the event the  premises  constitutes  a portion  of a multiple
occupancy  building,  washing of trucks and other vehicles is prohibited without
Landlord's  prior  written  consent.  Tenant  shall at its own cost and  expense
obtain any and all licenses and permits necessary for any such use. Tenant shall
comply with all governmental laws, ordinances and regulations  applicable to the
use of the premises,  and shall promptly comply with all governmental orders for
the correction,  prevention and abatement of nuisances, in or upon, or connected
with, the premises,  all at Tenant's sole expense.  If the building in which the
premises are located  becomes a multi-tenant  building,  Tenant shall not permit
any objectionable or unpleasant odors,  smoke, dust, gas, noise or vibrations to
emanate from the  premises,  not take any other action which would  constitute a
nuisance or would disturb or endanger any other tenants of the building in which
the  premises  are situated or  unreasonably  interfere  with their use of their
respective premises.  Without Landlord's prior written consent, Tenant shall not
receive, store or otherwise handle any product, material or merchandise which is
explosive or highly inflammable.  Tenant will not permit the premises to be used
for any purpose or in any manner  (including  without  limitation  any method of
storage)  which would render the insurance  thereon void or the  insurance  risk
more  hazardous  or cause  the  State  Board  of  Insurance  or other  insurance
authority to disallow  any  sprinkler  credits.  If any increase in the fire and
extended coverage  insurance premiums paid by Landlord for the building in which
Tenant  occupies  space is caused by Tenant's use and occupancy of the premises,
or if Tenant vacates the premises and causes an increase in such premiums,  then
Tenant shall pay as  additional  rental the amount of such increase to Landlord,
provided  that Tenant shall not be obligated to pay any such  increase if Tenant
remedies the situation causing the increase in insurance  premiums within thirty
(30) days after written notice to Tenant from Landlord.

     4.  Base  Rent  Adjustment.  The  base  rent  payable  under  the  terms of
subparagraph  2. A. of this lease shall be adjusted  upward from time to time in
accordance with the following provisions:

                  A. Expense stop. As used in this lease, the term "Basic Costs"
shall mean all real property taxes, assessments (whether general or special) and
governmental  charges  of any kind and  nature  whatsoever,  including,  without
limitation,  assessments due to deed restrictions  and/or owner's  associations,
which  accrue  against the building  and/or  project of which the premises are a
part  during  the term of this  lease and all  insurance  premiums  Landlord  is
required to pay or deems necessary to pay, including, without limitation, public
liability insurance and fire and extended coverage insurance with respect to the
building  and/or  project.  The term "Expense Stop" shall mean the actual sum of
Basic Costs accrued for the first twelve (12) months of the initial term of this
lease, beginning on the commencement date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if
the  premises are not occupied by Tenant for the first twelve (12) months of the
initial term of the Lease, Landlord shall make an appropriate  adjustment of the
variable components of Basic Costs for the first twelve (12) months of the lease
term as reasonably determined using sound accounting and management  principles,
to  determine  the amount of Basic Costs that would have been  incurred  had the
premises been fully occupied by Tenant for the entire twelve months;  and if for
the first twelve (12) months of the lease term, the real estate tax assessor has
not  recognized  the full  value  of the  premises,  including  the land and the
building  of which  the  premises  are a part,  then the  Basic  Costs  shall be
adjusted to reflect a full year during which such property is fully assessed and
a full annual  insurance  premium for such property is payable by Landlord,  and
the sum of the amounts calculated under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) shall
equal the Expense Stop.

         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Tenant shall
have the right to contest in good faith the  imposition of any tax or assessment
which  is to be  paid by  Tenant,  provided  that  (i)  Tenant  shall  bear  the
responsibility for timely protests, legal actions, and such other actions as may
be required for an effective protest; (ii) if Landlord has already paid the tax,
or assessment,  Tenant shall not withhold  payment to Landlord of Tenant's share
of this tax or assessment;  (iii) Tenant shall immediately remove any lien which
may be imposed  against the premises as a result of any unpaid tax or assessment
or post collateral in form and amount satisfactory to Landlord to assure payment
of any lien  against  the  premises;  and  (iv)  Landlord  is not  then  already
prosecuting an appeal of or contest against such tax or assessment.

         Tenant  shall for each year of the lease  term  after the first  twelve
(12) months,  pay as an  adjustment  to the base rent,  (i.e.,  the rent payable
under  subparagraph  2. A.  hereof),  the  amount,  if any,  equal to the excess
("Excess") of actual Basic Costs for such year over the Expense  Stop.  Landlord
will make a good faith  estimate  of the Excess for each  calendar  year and the
monthly  payment of base rent by Tenant shall be adjusted  upward in  accordance
with such  estimate.  By April 1st of each calendar year during the term of this
lease and by April 1st of the year  following  the  calendar  year in which this
lease terminates, or as soon thereafter as practical,  Landlord shall furnish to
Tenant a statement of  Landlord's  actual Basic Costs for the previous  calendar
year.

         If for any calendar year  additional  rent collected under the terms of
this  subparagraph 4. A. for the prior year, as a result of Landlord's  estimate
of Basic Costs,  is in excess of the  additional  rent  actually due from Tenant
hereunder  during such prior year, then Landlord shall credit to Tenant's rental
obligations any overpayment (or if Tenant has no further  financial  obligations
under this lease, then Landlord shall refund the overpayment  within thirty (30)
days after  Landlord has determined  the amount of the  overpayment).  Likewise,
Tenant  shall pay to Landlord  any  underpayment  with respect to the prior year
within  thirty (30) days after  Landlord has  notified  Tenant in writing of the
amount of the underpayment. Any payment to be made pursuant to this subparagraph
4. A. with  respect  to the  calendar  year in which  this  lease  commences  or
terminates  shall be  prorated  if this  lease is not in force  during  the full
calendar year.

         If any time  during  the term of this  lease,  the  present  method  of
taxation shall be changed so that in lieu of the whole or any part of any taxes,
assessments or governmental  charges levied,  assessed or imposed on real estate
and the  improvements  thereon,  there  shall be levied,  assessed or imposed on
Landlord a capital  levy or other tax directly on the rents  received  therefrom
and/or a franchise  tax,  assessment,  levy or charge  measured by or based,  in
whole or in part,  upon such  rents for the  building  and/or  land of which the
premises are a part, all such taxes, assessments, levies or charges, or the part
thereof so  measured or based,  shall be deemed to be  included  within the term
"real property taxes" for the purposes hereof.

                  B. Common Area  Maintenance  (CAM). As used in this lease, the
term "CAM  Expenses"  shall mean all direct and  indirect  costs and expenses in
each  calendar  year of  operating,  maintaining,  repairing  and  managing  the
building  and/or  project  of  which  the  premises  are a part,  as  identified
hereinbelow,  including,  without limitation, all costs incurred by Landlord for
common area  maintenance  and  utilities,  snow removal,  landscaping,  exterior
lighting, common water, periodic sweeping of the truck courts and parking areas,
sprinkler head  replacement,  interior  sprinkler  maintenance and service,  tax
service,  fire line inspection and maintenance,  sewer line cleanouts.  The term
"CAM Expenses"  shall exclude  leasing  commissions,  attorneys'  fees and other
costs  relating  to  leasing,  other  negotiations  or  disputes  with  tenants,
occupants,  prospective tenants or occupants, or associated with the enforcement
of any leases; capital improvements,  equipment,  replacements, or related costs
that constitute capital expenses under generally accepted accounting principles,
including  but not limited to, items such as  replacement  of building  systems,
etc.; interest, principal,  amortization,  costs of investigation,  appraisal or
other  reports,  points,  fees and other lender  costs and closing  costs of any
indebtedness,  and ground rent  payments;  losses  covered by insurance or which
would be covered by insurance  and which  insurance is required to be maintained
by  Landlord  under  any  leases  of  properties   aggregated  for  purposes  of
calculating  CAM  Expenses,  insurance  premiums to the extent of any refunds of
those premiums,  and insurance deductibles in excess of commercially  reasonable
levels for  comparable  buildings;  Landlord's  general  corporate  overhead and
general  and  administrative   costs,   including  the  salaries  of  management
personnel; franchise taxes, federal and state income taxes, taxes imposed on (or
measured by) Landlord's income (other than real property taxes and assessments),
and other taxes that do not  constitute  real property  taxes;  advertising  and
promotional  expenses  primarily  directed  toward  leasing tenant space and the
costs of signs identifying the owner of any property and any property manager of
any tenant; expenses directly resulting from the negligence of the Landlord, its
agents,  servants or employees or another tenant;  any bad debt loss, rent loss,
or reserves for bad debts or rent loss;  costs  associated with the operation of
the  business of the entity  which  constitutes  the  Landlord  or the  property
manager,  as the  same are  distinguished  from the  costs of  operation  of the
premises,  including  accounting  and  legal  matters;  costs  of  defending  or
prosecuting  any lawsuits with any mortgagee,  lender,  ground  lessor,  broker,
tenant,  occupancy,  or prospective  tenant;  selling,  syndicating,  financing,
mortgaging or hypothecating  any of Landlord's  interest in the premises;  costs
(including  attorneys'  fees and costs of  settlement  judgments and payments in
lieu thereof) arising from claims,  disputes or potential disputes in connection
with  potential or actual  claims,  litigation  or  arbitrations  pertaining  to
Landlord,  its property  manager and/or the premises;  the wages and benefits of
any  employee  who does not devote  substantially  all of his or her time to the
premises  unless such wages and  benefits  are prorated to reflect time spent on
operating and managing the premises vis-a-vis time spent on matters unrelated to
operating  and  managing  the  premises;  fines,  penalties,  late  charges  and
interest;  expenses,  costs and  disbursements  relating  to the  testing for or
analysis,  handling,  removal,  treatment,  disposal,  remediation  of hazardous
substances  in, on or about any of the  properties  aggregated  for  purposes of
calculating CAM Expenses;  capital  expenditures to comply with applicable laws,
including  costs arising from the presence of hazardous  materials or substances
in or about the premises,  or any of the  properties  for which CAM Expenses are
aggregated,  including,  without limitation,  hazardous substances in the ground
water or soil;  costs,  including  permit,  license,  legal,  space  planner and
inspection  fees,  incurred in  renovating or otherwise  improving,  decorating,
painting,  or  redecorating  space  for  tenants,  or  other  occupants,  or  in
renovating or redecorating vacant space available for lease; overhead and profit
increment  paid to Landlord or to  subsidiaries  or  affiliates  of Landlord for
services in the premises;  rentals and other  expenses,  incurred in leasing air
conditioning  systems,  or  other  equipment  ordinarily  considered  to be of a
capital nature if purchased,  except equipment not affixed to the premises which
is used in providing  janitorial or similar  services;  electric power costs for
which any tenant  directly  contracts  with the local public  service or utility
company; tax penalties incurred as a result of Landlord's negligence,  inability
or unwillingness to make payments when due; costs arising from the negligence or
fault of the Landlord or its agents, or any vendors,  contractors,  or providers
of  materials or services  selected,  hired or engaged by Landlord or its agents
including,  without  limitation,  the  selection  of building  materials;  costs
incurred  by  Landlord  due to the  violation  by  Landlord  of  the  terms  and
conditions  of any lease of space,  or of laws,  and other  contracts;  expenses
incurred in connection  with services,  utilities,  and other items and benefits
which are offered or provided to other tenants or occupants  without  charge but
not to Tenant or for which Tenant is charged  directly;  costs incurred  because
the properties violate any applicable building code, regulation or law in effect
before the date on which a certificate  of occupancy is issued for the premises.
In  addition,  CAM  Expenses  shall not include any items for which  Landlord is
responsible  pursuant to  paragraph 5 herein,  nor any items for which Tenant is
responsible pursuant to paragraph 6 herein.

         All  contracts  entered into by Landlord for any repair or  maintenance
items included within the CAM Expenses shall be competitively bid to assure that
the terms and cost of such services are as favorable as that  typically  charged
for similar services in the Nashville area.

         Tenant shall,  during the term of this lease pay as additional  rent an
amount equal to the product of the CAM Expenses  for each  calendar  year during
the term of this lease times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
square feet in the space  contained in the premises and the denominator of which
is the number of square feet in the entire space contained in the park and owned
by Landlord.  A list of the  properties  in the park owned by Landlord as of the
date  hereof,  together  with the square  feet of  improvements  located on each
parcel,  is attached hereto as EXHIBIT "D".  Landlord  covenants and agrees that
during the term of the lease, (i) all properties owned by Landlord and which are
aggregated for purposes of calculating  CAM Expenses are and will be leased on a
basis  substantially  similar  to this  lease  pursuant  to  which  tenants  are
responsible  for the  maintenance,  upkeep and  replacement of their  respective
leased  premises,  (ii) the CAM Expenses  allocated  per property  represents an
equitable and reasonable  allocation based upon the actual CAM Expenses expended
for each such property,  (iii) CAM Expenses do not include  maintenance,  upkeep
and repair of buildings, the responsibility for which is borne by tenants, other
than such maintenance  obligations as are consistent with Landlord's obligations
under paragraph 5.

         As of the  date  hereof,  Tenant's  share of the CAM  Expenses  will be
8.41%. The CAM Expenses for the first calendar year is estimated to be $1,265.00
per month.  Landlord will make a good faith  estimate of Tenant's  share of such
additional  rent for each calendar year and the monthly  payment of CAM Expenses
by Tenant shall be adjusted in accordance  with such  estimate.  By April 1st of
each  calendar  year  during the term of this lease and by April 1st of the year
following  the  year in  which  the term of this  lease  terminates,  or as soon
thereafter as practical,  Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a statement of actual
CAM Expenses for the previous calendar year. If for any calendar year additional
rent collected under the terms of this  subparagraph 4.B. for the prior year, as
a result of Landlord's estimate of CAM Expenses,  is in excess of the additional
rent actually due from Tenant  hereunder  during such prior year,  then Landlord
shall credit to Tenant's rental obligations any overpayment (or if Tenant has no
further  financial  obligations under this lease, then Landlord shall refund the
overpayment  within  thirty (30) days after the end of the  applicable  calendar
year).  Likewise,  Tenant shall pay to Landlord,  within  thirty (30) days after
written demand by Landlord, any underpayment with respect to the prior year. Any
payment  to be made  pursuant  to this  subparagraph  4.B.  with  respect to the
calendar year in which this lease  commences or terminates  shall be prorated if
this lease is not enforced during the full calendar year.

                  C. Tenant's Examination of Records.  Tenant at its own expense
shall have the right no more frequently  than once per calendar year,  following
prior  written  notice to  Landlord,  to examine  Landlord's  books and  records
relating to Basic Costs and CAM Expenses, during normal business hours only, and
at a time  agreed  upon  by the  Landlord  and  Tenant;  or at  Landlord's  sole
discretion,  Landlord will provide an audit prepared by an independent certified
public accountant. If after such audit by Tenant, or upon Tenant's review of the
audit supplied by Landlord's  independent  certified  public  accountant (who is
reasonably  acceptable  to  Tenant),  Tenant  still  disputes  the amount of CAM
Expenses,  a  certification  as to the proper amount shall be made by Landlord's
independent   certified   public   accountant  in  consultation   with  Tenant's
professional,  which certification shall be final and conclusive.  If such audit
reveals  that CAM Expenses  are  overstated  by five percent (5%) or more in the
calendar year audited  Landlord shall reimburse  Tenant for its reasonable costs
in doing the audit, and if the certification does not show that Landlord made an
overstatement of five percent (5%) or more, then Tenant shall pay both the costs
of its professional as well as the reasonable charges of Landlord's  independent
certified  public  accountant  engaged to  determine  the correct  amount of CAM
Expenses.

     5. Landlord's Repairs and Other Covenants of Service. Landlord shall at its
expense maintain,  repair and replace the roof (including without limitation the
roof membrane,  gutters and  downspouts,  and structure),  foundation,  exterior
walls and  other  structural  components  of the  building  in good  repair  and
appearance,  reasonable wear and tear excepted.  Tenant shall repair and pay for
any damage  caused by Tenant,  or Tenant's  employees,  agents or  invitees,  or
caused by Tenant's default hereunder.  The term "walls" as used herein shall not
include  windows,  glass or plate glass  doors,  special  store fronts or office
entries.  Tenant shall immediately give Landlord written notice of any defect or
need for  repairs,  after which  Landlord  shall have thirty (30) days to repair
same or cure such defect;  provided  that if Landlord has commenced to cure such
failure  within such thirty (30) day period,  and  diligently  and  continuously
prosecutes  such cure to completion,  such failure shall not be deemed a default
by Landlord under this lease.  Landlord shall maintain  portions of the building
for which it is responsible under this paragraph 5 in first-class condition, and
shall comply with all governmental laws,  ordinances and regulations  applicable
to the  portions of the  building for which  Landlord is  responsible.  Landlord
shall be responsible  for the day to day  maintenance of the roof,  landscaping,
parking and loading  areas,  and other  common area,  snow and ice removal,  and
replacement  of  exterior  lights,  all of which  costs shall be included in CAM
Expenses.  Landlord shall provide maintenance on a frequent and regular basis to
provide  Tenant  with  access to the  premises  at all times,  to keep the areas
outside of the building,  including  parking areas and landscaped areas, free of
debris and in an attractive, first-class condition.

     6.  Tenant's   Repairs  and  Other  Covenants  of  Care  and  Treatment  of
Premises.

                  A. Subject to the  provisions  of  paragraphs 5 and 30, Tenant
shall at its own cost and expense  keep and  maintain  all parts of the premises
(except  those for which  Landlord is expressly  responsible  under the terms of
this  lease) in good  condition,  promptly  making  all  necessary  repairs  and
replacements,  including,  but not limited to,  windows,  glass and plate glass,
doors, any special office entry, interior walls and finish work, doors and floor
covering,  heating and air conditioning  systems, dock boards, truck doors, dock
bumpers, plumbing work and fixtures,  termite and pest extermination and regular
removal of  interior  trash and debris,  keeping the whole of the  premises in a
clean and sanitary condition. Tenant shall not be obligated to repair any damage
to Landlord's  property caused by flood, fire, tornado or other casualty whether
or not  covered by the  insurance  to be  maintained  by  Landlord  pursuant  to
subparagraph  12. A. below,  except that Tenant shall be obligated to repair all
damage to Tenant's property and all wind damage to glass, except with respect to
tornado or hurricane damage.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be
obligated  to perform any of the  foregoing  repair or  maintenance  work to the
extent  that such  repair or  maintenance  work is  necessitated  as a result of
Landlord's failure to perform its obligations under paragraph 5 herein.

                  B.  In the  event  the  premises  constitute  a  portion  of a
multiple  occupancy  building,  Tenant  shall not  damage any  demising  wall or
disturb the  integrity and support  provided by any demising wall and shall,  at
its sole cost and expense,  promptly repair any damage or injury to any demising
wall caused by Tenant or its  employees,  agents,  customers,  invitees,  and/or
licensees.

                  C.  In the  event  the  premises  constitute  a  portion  of a
multiple  occupancy  building,  Tenant  and its  employees,  agents,  customers,
invitees and/or licensees shall have the  nonexclusive  right to use the parking
areas,  if any, as may be  designated  by  Landlord in writing,  subject to such
reasonable rules and regulations as Landlord may from time to time prescribe and
subject to rights of ingress and egress of other tenants.  Landlord shall not be
responsible  for enforcing any exclusive  parking rights which may be granted to
Tenant.

                  D. Tenant  shall,  at its own cost and  expense,  enter into a
regularly scheduled preventative maintenance/service contract with a maintenance
contractor for servicing all hot water,  heating and air  conditioning  systems,
including the gas-fired warehouse heaters and vent fans, dock levelers and other
equipment within the premises.  The maintenance contractor and the contract must
be  reasonably  approved by  Landlord.  The service  contract  must  include all
services    suggested    by    the    equipment    manufacturer    within    the
operation/maintenance  manual  and must  become  effective  (and a copy  thereof
delivered  to  Landlord)  within  thirty  (30)  days of the  date  Tenant  takes
possession of the premises. In the event the premises constitutes a portion of a
multiple  occupancy  building,  tenant agrees that no washing of any type (other
than  reasonable  restroom  or kitchen  washing)  will take place in the demised
premises, including the truck apron and parking areas.

     7.  Alterations.  A. Except as provided  below,  Tenant  shall not make any
alterations,  additions  or  improvements  to the  premises  (including  but not
limited to roof and wall  penetrations)  without  the prior  written  consent of
Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Tenant may, without
the  consent  of  Landlord,  but at  its  own  cost  and  expense  and in a good
workmanlike manner erect such shelves,  bins, machinery and trade fixtures as it
may deem  advisable,  without  altering  the basic  character of the building or
improvements and without  overloading or damaging such building or improvements,
and in each case complying with all applicable  governmental  laws,  ordinances,
regulations and other requirements. All alterations, additions, improvements and
partitions erected by Tenant, (but excluding trade fixtures,  warehouse racking,
material handling equipment,  and other personal property of Tenant, which shall
remain the  property  of Tenant)  shall be and remain the  property  of Landlord
during the term of this lease and Tenant shall, unless Landlord otherwise elects
as hereinafter  provided,  remove all alterations,  additions,  improvements and
partitions  erected  by  Tenant  and  restore  the  premises  to their  original
condition (as  initially  delivered by Landlord) by the date of  termination  of
this lease or upon earlier vacating of the premises;  provided, however, that if
Landlord so elects within  thirty (30) days after  Landlord  receives  notice of
Tenant's desire to alter the premises, such alterations, additions, improvements
and  partitions  shall  become  the  property  of  Landlord  as of the  date  of
termination of this lease or upon earlier  vacating of the premises and shall be
delivered up to the Landlord with the premises. All shelves, bins, machinery and
trade  fixtures  installed  by Tenant  may be  removed  by  Tenant  prior to the
termination of this lease if Tenant so elects,  and shall be removed by the date
of  termination  of this  lease or upon  earlier  vacating  of the  premises  if
required by Landlord; upon any such removal Tenant shall restore the premises to
their original condition,  reasonable wear and tear excepted.  All such removals
and restoration shall be accomplished in a good workmanlike  manner so as not to
damage the primary  structure or structural  qualities of the building and other
improvements  situated  on the  premises.  The tenant  improvements,  other than
fixturing  described in  subparagraph  7. C. herein,  made to the premises on or
before the  commencement  date shall be surrendered to Landlord upon termination
or expiration of this lease in their  original  condition,  reasonable  wear and
tear excepted, and shall not be removed by Tenant.

     B.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  Tenant  shall  be  entitled  to  make
nonstructural  alterations  of the  premises  without  the  Landlord's  consent,
provided that the following conditions are satisfied by Tenant:

     (1) The cost of such alterations, in the aggregate, is less than $100,000.

     (2) Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of any alterations which Tenant
plans to make in excess of a cost of $10,000.

     (3) Any alterations  requiring  access to the roof or any attachment to the
roof shall only be made with prior written notice to Landlord,  and Tenant shall
be required to use Landlord's roofer for the portion of the work relating to the
roof in order to keep any existing roof warranty in effect.

     (4) All such  alterations will be performed at the sole cost and expense of
Tenant,  in a good and  workmanlike  manner,  free of any  liens  affecting  the
premises.
     (5)  Tenant  shall  provide  as-built  plans  for any such  alterations  to
Landlord promptly after completion of such alterations.

     C. Tenant shall  provide to Landlord on or before the  commencement  date a
list of fixtures,  machinery and equipment to be installed in the premises, such
as racking,  conveyors  and material  handling  systems,  which shall remain the
personal  property  of Tenant  and which  may be  removed  by Tenant at any time
without the Landlord's consent, provided that upon any such removal Tenant shall
restore  the  premises to their  original  condition,  reasonable  and wear tear
excepted,  and provided that such removal and restoration  shall be accomplished
in a good and  workmanlike  manner so as not to damage the primary  structure or
structural  qualities  of the building  and other  improvements  situated on the
premises.

     8. Signs.  Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense,  shall have the right
to  install  signs upon the  premises  only when  first  approved  in writing by
Landlord,  which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and subject to any
applicable  governmental laws,  ordinances,  regulations and other requirements.
Tenant  shall  remove  all such signs at the  termination  of this  lease.  Such
installations  and  removals  shall be made in such manner as to avoid injury or
defacement of the building and other  improvements,  and Tenant shall repair any
injury or defacement, including without limitation discoloration, caused by such
installation and/or removal.  Landlord shall have no right to place any signs on
or about the  premises  except a sign no  larger  than 18" by 18"  indicating  a
telephone  number to call in the event of an emergency and except as provided in
paragraph 9 below.

     9. Inspection.  Landlord and Landlord's  agents and  representatives  shall
have the right to enter and inspect the premises at any  reasonable  time upon a
minimum of  twenty-four  (24) hours notice to Tenant  (except in the event of an
emergency, in which case no notice shall be required) during business hours, for
the purpose of  ascertaining  the  condition of the premises or in order to make
such repairs as may be required or  permitted  to be made by Landlord  under the
terms of this lease.  During the period that is six (6) months  prior to the end
of the term hereof,  Landlord and Landlord's  agents and  representatives  shall
have the right to enter the premises upon reasonable  prior notice to Tenant and
during business hours for the purpose of showing the premises and shall have the
right to erect on the premises or the building a suitable  sign  indicating  the
premises are  available.  Tenant shall give written  notice to Landlord at least
thirty (30) days prior to vacating the  premises and shall  arrange to meet with
Landlord for a joint inspection of the premises prior to vacating.  In the event
of  Tenant's  failure  to give such  notice or arrange  such  joint  inspection,
Landlord's  inspection  at or after  Tenant's  vacating  the  premises  shall be
conclusively deemed correct for purposes of determining Tenant's  responsibility
for repairs and restoration.

     10.  Utilities.  Landlord agrees to provide at its cost water,  electricity
and telephone  service  connections into the premises,  but Tenant shall pay for
all water,  gas, heat, light,  power,  telephone,  sewer,  sprinkler charges and
other  utilities and services  used on or from the  premises,  together with any
taxes, penalties,  surcharges or the like pertaining thereto and any maintenance
charges for utilities and shall furnish all electric light bulbs and tubes.  All
such services shall be separately metered to Tenant.

     11.  Assignment and Subletting.  Tenant shall not have the right to assign,
sublet,  transfer or encumber this lease, or any interest  therein,  without the
prior written  consent of Landlord,  which shall not be  unreasonably  withheld,
conditioned or delayed.  Landlord's  consent may be conditioned  upon the use of
the  premises by the  proposed  assignee  or  subtenant  as being  substantially
similar to Tenant's use;  provided that so long as Tenant  remains  liable under
the lease,  Landlord may not condition its approval on its review and receipt of
financial   information   relating  to  the  proposed   assignee  or  subtenant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,  Tenant may assign or sublease part or all of the
premises without  Landlord's  consent to any  corporation,  partnership or other
entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control, with Tenant,
any  corporation or entity into which Tenant is merged or  consolidated,  or any
purchaser  of all or  substantially  all of the  assets  of the  business  being
conducted  at  the  premises  as a  going  concern.  Any  attempted  assignment,
subletting,  transfer or  encumbrance  by Tenant in  violation  of the terms and
covenants of this  paragraph  shall be void.  Tenant shall  provide to Landlord,
whether Landlord's consent is required pursuant to this paragraph or not, copies
of  any  instrument  by  which  Tenant  has  assigned,  sublet,  transferred  or
encumbered  all or any portion of its interest in this lease to any other party.
All cash or other  proceeds  of any  assignment,  such  proceeds  as exceed  the
rentals called for hereunder in the case of a subletting,  and all cash or other
proceeds of any other  transfer of Tenant's  interest in this lease shall be the
sole and exclusive property of Tenant. Any assignee,  sublessee or transferee of
Tenant's  interest in this lease (all such assignees,  sublessee and transferees
being hereinafter referred to as "successors"), by assuming Tenant's obligations
hereunder  shall  assume  liability  to Landlord for all amounts paid to persons
other than Landlord by such successors in  contravention  of this paragraph.  No
assignment,  subletting or other transfer,  whether  consented to by Landlord or
not, shall relieve Tenant of its liability hereunder.  Upon the occurrence of an
"event of default" as hereinafter  defined,  if the premises or any part thereof
are then assigned or sublet,  Landlord, in addition to any other remedies herein
provided,  or  provided by law,  may at its option  collect  directly  from such
assignee or subtenant all rents becoming due to Tenant under such  assignment or
sublease  and apply  such rent  against  any sums due to  Landlord  from  Tenant
hereunder, and no such collection shall be construed to constitute a novation or
a  release  of Tenant  from the  further  performance  of  Tenant's  obligations
hereunder.

     12. Fire, Flood and Casualty Damage12. Fire, Flood and Casualty Damage.

     A.  Landlord  agrees  to  maintain  standard  fire  and  extended  coverage
insurance  covering  the  building of which the premises are a part in an amount
not less than 100% (or such  greater  percentage  as may be  necessary to comply
with  the  provisions  of  any  co-insurance  clauses  of  the  policy)  of  the
"replacement  cost"  thereof  as such term is defined  in the  Replacement  Cost
Endorsement  to be  attached  thereto,  insuring  against  the  perils  of Fire,
Lightning  and Extended  Coverage,  such  coverages  and  endorsements  to be as
defined,  provided and limited in the standard  bureau forms  prescribed  by the
insurance  regulatory authority for the State in which the premises are situated
for use by  insurance  companies  admitted in such state for the writing or such
insurance  on risks  located  within such state.  Subject to the  provisions  of
subparagraphs  12. C., 12. D. and 12. E. below,  such insurance shall be for the
sole benefit of Landlord and under its sole control.

     B. Landlord shall procure and maintain during the term of the lease,  first
party insurance  coverage  insuring  against damage  resulting from flood to the
buildings and improvements  comprising the premises. The coverage and amounts of
insurance  carried by Landlord in connection with the buildings and improvements
shall be sufficient to repair and restore the building and improvements to their
condition prior to the flood.

     C. If the  buildings  situated  upon the  premises  should  be  damaged  or
destroyed by fire, tornado, flood or other casualty, Tenant shall give immediate
written notice thereof to Landlord.

     D. If the buildings  situated upon the premises should be totally destroyed
by fire,  tornado,  flood or other  casualty,  or if they  should be so  damaged
thereby that rebuilding or repairs cannot in Landlord's  estimation be completed
within one  hundred  eighty  (180) days  after the date upon which  Landlord  is
notified by Tenant of such damage,  Landlord  shall so notify  Tenant in writing
within thirty (30) days after the date that such casualty occurs.  At the option
of either Landlord or Tenant, to be exercised within thirty (30) days after such
notice is given,  this lease shall terminate and the rent shall be abated during
the unexpired  portion of this lease,  effective upon the date of the occurrence
of such damage.

     E. If the  buildings  situated  upon the premises  should be damaged by any
peril  covered by the insurance to be provided by Landlord  under  subparagraphs
12. A. and B. above,  but only to such extent that  rebuilding or repairs can in
Landlord's  estimation be completed  within one hundred  eighty (180) days after
the date upon which  Landlord  is notified  by Tenant of such  damage,  Landlord
shall so notify  Tenant in writing  within  thirty (30) days after such casualty
occurs. This lease shall not terminate,  and Landlord shall at its sole cost and
expense thereupon proceed with best efforts to rebuild and repair such buildings
to  substantially  the  condition  in which they  existed  prior to such damage,
except that  Landlord  shall not be  required to rebuild,  repair or replace any
part of the partitions,  fixtures,  additions and other  improvements  which may
have  been  placed  in,  on or about  the  premises  by  Tenant  after the lease
commencement  date.  If the  premises  are  untenantable  in  whole  or in  part
following  such damage,  the rent payable  hereunder  during the period in which
they  are  untenantable  shall  be  reduced  to such  extent  as may be fair and
reasonable  under all of the  circumstances.  In the event that Landlord  should
fail to complete  such repairs and  rebuilding  within one hundred  eighty (180)
days after the date upon which Landlord  notifies Tenant of Landlord's intent to
repair such damage,  Tenant may at its option terminate this lease by delivering
written  notice  of  termination  to  Landlord  as  Tenant's  exclusive  remedy,
whereupon all rights and obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate.

     F. Notwithstanding  anything herein to the contrary, if (i) more than fifty
percent (50%) of the building and premises are destroyed by such  casualty,  and
(ii) the  holder of any  indebtedness  secured  by a  mortgage  or deed of trust
covering the premises requires that the insurance proceeds to be applied to such
indebtedness,  then  Landlord  shall have the right to  terminate  this lease by
delivering  written  notice of  termination  to Tenant within  fifteen (15) days
after such  requirement  is made by any such  holder,  whereupon  all rights and
obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate.

     G.  Anything in this lease to the  contrary  notwithstanding,  Landlord and
Tenant  hereby  waive and  release  each other of and from any and all rights of
recovery,  claim,  action or cause of action,  against each other, their agents,
officers and  employees,  for any loss or damage that may occur to the premises,
improvements  to the  building  of which the  premises  are a part,  or personal
property  (building  contents)  within  the  building,  by reason of fire or the
elements  regardless  of cause or origin,  including  negligence  of Landlord or
Tenant and their agents,  officers and employees,  but only to the extent of the
insurance  proceeds  payable  under  the  policies  of  insurance  covering  the
property.  Because this  subparagraph  will preclude the assignment of any claim
mentioned in it by way of subrogation (or otherwise) to an insurance company (or
any other person),  each party to this lease agrees  immediately to give to each
insurance  company which has issued to it policies of fire and extended coverage
insurance,  written notice of the terms of the mutual waivers  contained in this
subparagraph,   and  to  have  the  insurance  policies  properly  endorsed,  if
necessary,  to prevent the invalidation of the insurance  coverages by reason of
the mutual waivers contained in this subparagraph.

     H.  Before the  commencement  date,  Landlord  shall  deliver to Tenant the
endorsements  referred to in this  paragraph 12, a certified  copy of Landlord's
insurance policy or policies, and an original certificate of insurance, executed
by an authorized  agent of the insurer or insurers,  evidencing  compliance with
the insurance  requirements of this paragraph 12. This certificate shall provide
for no less than thirty  (30) days'  advance  written  notice to Tenant from the
insurer or  insurers of any  cancellation,  nonrenewal,  or  material  change in
coverage.

     I.  Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary contained in this lease or in
any exhibit attached hereto or incorporated herein by reference,  for so long as
System  Realty  Nine,  Inc.,  or any other  entity  which is wholly owned by the
Virginia Retirement System (a "VRS-related  entity"),  is the Landlord hereunder
(i) any  indemnification  provisions  set  forth in this  lease  or any  exhibit
attached  hereto shall be of no force and effect except to the extent  permitted
by  applicable  law, and (ii) if not  permitted by  applicable  law, and if such
breach  is  not  cured  within  any  applicable  grace  period,  each  indemnity
obligation  of Landlord  under this Lease shall be converted to a  reimbursement
obligation  under which such  VRS-related  entity shall reimburse Tenant for any
actual  damages  incurred by Tenant  arising solely as a result of the breach by
the VRS-related entity of the obligations described in the indemnity provisions.
Tenant's right to reimbursement from the VRS-related entity shall be in addition
to and not in lieu of  Tenant's  right to  exercise  any and all other  remedies
available  to it  under  law  by  reason  of  Landlord's  breach  of  any of its
obligations hereunder. The indemnification provisions contained herein or in any
exhibit  attached  hereto  shall remain in full force and effect with respect to
any party acting as landlord which is not a VRS-related entity.

         13.       Liability.

                  A.  Landlord  shall  not  be  liable  to  Tenant  or  Tenant's
employees,  agents, patrons or visitors, or to any other person whomsoever,  for
any injury to person or damage to property on or about the  premises,  resulting
from and/or  caused in part or whole by the  negligence or misconduct of Tenant,
its agents,  servants or  employees,  or of any other person  entering  upon the
premises,  or Tenant's  breach of its obligations  under this Lease,  and Tenant
hereby  covenants  and agrees that it will at all times with counsel  reasonably
acceptable  to  Landlord,  indemnify  and hold safe and  harmless  the  Landlord
(including  without  limitation the trustee and  beneficiaries  if Landlord is a
trust), Landlord's agents and employees from any loss, liability, claims, suits,
costs, expenses,  including without limitation attorney's fees and damages, both
real and  alleged,  arising out of any such damage or injury,  except  injury to
persons  or damage to  property  the sole  cause of which is the  negligence  of
Landlord,  the  failure of  Landlord  to repair any part of the  premises  which
Landlord is obligated to repair and maintain  hereunder within a reasonable time
after the receipt of written notice from Tenant of needed repairs, or the breach
by  Landlord  of any of its  obligations  hereunder.  Tenant  shall  procure and
maintain throughout the term of this lease a policy or policies of insurance, at
its sole cost and expense, insuring both Landlord and Tenant against all claims,
demands or actions arising out of or in connection  with (i) the premises;  (ii)
the condition of the premises;  (iii) Tenant's operations in and maintenance and
use of the premises;  and (iv) Tenant's  liability assumed under this lease, the
limits  of  such  policy  or  policies  to be in the  amount  of not  less  than
$1,000,000 per occurrence in respect of injury to persons (including death), and
in the amount of not less than  $500,000 per  occurrence  in respect of property
damage or destruction, including loss of use thereof.

                  B. Landlord shall procure and maintain  throughout the term of
this lease commercial  general  liability  insurance  written on an "occurrence"
policy form,  covering  bodily  injury,  property  damage,  personal  injury and
advertising  injury  arising  out of or  relating to  Landlord's,  its  agents',
employees',  contractors'  and  invitees'  activities  on  or at  the  premises,
Landlord's  failure to maintain and repair any part of the premises  Landlord is
obligated to repair and  maintain,  Landlord's  ownership of the  premises,  and
Landlord's  breach of its  obligations  under this Lease,  and  Landlord  hereby
covenants  and  agrees  that  it  will  at all  times  with  counsel  reasonably
acceptable to Tenant,  indemnify and hold safe and harmless the Tenant, Tenant's
agents and employees from any loss, liability,  claims, suits, costs,  expenses,
including without limitation attorney's fees and damages, both real and alleged,
arising out of any such damage or injury,  except injury to persons or damage to
property  the sole cause of which is the  negligence  of Tenant,  the failure of
Tenant to repair any part of the  premises  which  Tenant is obligated to repair
and maintain  hereunder  within a  reasonable  time after the receipt of written
notice  from  Landlord of needed  repairs or the breach of Tenant's  obligations
under the lease.  Landlord  further  agrees that to the extent it is required to
carry insurance under this lease, the cost of which is included in CAM Expenses,
Landlord  agrees to indemnify,  defend and hold harmless Tenant from and against
all claims for damage to property  outside the  premises to the extent that such
claims are covered by such  insurance  (or would have been  covered had Landlord
carried the insurance  required  under this lease),  even if resulting  from the
negligent acts, omissions, or willful misconduct of Tenant. Landlord's liability
coverage  shall include all the coverages  typically  provided by the Broad Form
Comprehensive  General  Liability  Endorsement  and shall  further  include  the
broadest available form of contractual  liability  coverage.  It is the parties'
intent that Landlord's  contractual  liability  coverage provide coverage to the
maximum extent  possible of Landlord's  indemnification  obligations  under this
Lease.  Tenant  shall  be named  by  endorsement  as  additional  insured  under
Landlord's general liability coverage.

                  C. All such policies  shall be procured by the insuring  party
from insurance  companies duly licensed to transact business within the state in
which the  premises  are  located,  and  maintaining  during the  policy  term a
financial  rating of at least an A:XIII status for any property  insurance and a
B+:IX for any liability  insurance as rated in the most recent edition of Best's
Insurance Reports.  Certified copies of the policies required to be taken out by
each party  hereunder,  together  with  receipt  evidencing  payment of premiums
therefor,  shall be delivered to the other party prior to the commencement  date
of this lease.  Not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration  date of
any such policies,  certificates of insurance bearing  notations  evidencing the
payment of renewal  premiums  shall be delivered  to the other  party.  All such
policies  shall  further  provide  that not less than thirty  (30) days  written
notice  shall be given to the other party before such policy may be cancelled or
changed to reduce insurance provided thereby.

         14.      Condemnation.

                  A.  If the  whole  or any  substantial  part,  whether  of the
building  area or of the areas  outside  of the  building  used for  parking  or
loading, as reasonably determined by Landlord and Tenant, of the premises should
be taken for any public or quasi-public use under governmental law, ordinance or
regulation,  or by right of  eminent  domain,  or by  private  purchase  in lieu
thereof and the taking would prevent or materially interfere with the use of the
premises for the purpose for which they are being used, as reasonably determined
by Tenant,  this lease shall  terminate  and the rent shall be abated during the
unexpired  portion of this lease,  effective  when the  physical  taking of said
premises shall occur.

                  B. If part of the  premises  shall be taken for any  public or
quasi-public  use under any  governmental  law,  ordinance or regulation,  or by
right of eminent domain, or by private purchase in lieu thereof,  and this lease
is not terminated as provided in the  subparagraph  above,  this lease shall not
terminate but the rent payable  hereunder  during the unexpired  portion of this
lease  shall be  reduced  proportionately  to the  rentable  square  footage  so
condemned or conveyed by private purchase in lieu of condemnation.

                  C. In the event of any such taking or private purchase in lieu
thereof,  Landlord  and Tenant shall each be entitled to receive and retain such
separate  awards and/or  portion of lump sum awards as may be allocated to their
respective interests in any condemnation proceedings.

          D.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of subparagraphs  14.A., 14.B. and
     14.C, any taking or any public or quasi-public  use under any  governmental
     law,  ordinance or  regulation,  or by the right of eminent  domain,  or by
     private  purchase in lieu thereof,  of any portion of the  property,  other
     than the  building in which the  premises is located and any parking  which
     has been provided to Tenant pursuant to this lease,  shall be deemed not to
     prevent  or  materially  interfere  with  the use of the  premises  for the
     purpose for which they are being used and neither Tenant nor Landlord shall
     have a right in such instance to terminate this lease. In addition,  in the
     event of such a taking not  interfering  with Tenant's use of the premises,
     there shall be no abatement or adjustment of rent payable  pursuant to this
     lease, nor shall Tenant be entitled to receive any portion of the award for
     payment allocated to Landlord in such condemnation proceeding.

          15.  Holding Over.  Tenant will, at the  termination  of this lease by
     lapse of time or otherwise,  yield up immediate possession to Landlord.  If
     Landlord  agrees in writing that Tenant may hold over after the  expiration
     or termination of this lease,  unless the parties hereto otherwise agree in
     writing on the terms of such holding  over,  the holdover  tenancy shall be
     subject to  termination  by Landlord or by Tenant at any time upon not less
     than thirty (30) days advance  written  notice,  and all of the other terms
     and provisions of this lease shall be applicable during that period, except
     that if the holdover tenancy extends for more than sixty (60) days,  Tenant
     shall pay Landlord from time to time upon demand,  as rental for the period
     of any hold over, an amount equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%)
     of the rent in effect on the  termination  date,  computed on a daily basis
     for each day of the hold over period.  No holding  over by Tenant,  whether
     with or without  consent of  Landlord,  shall  operate to extend this lease
     except as otherwise  expressly provided.  The preceding  provisions of this
     paragraph 15 shall not be construed consent for Tenant to hold over.

          16.  Quiet  Enjoyment.  Landlord  covenants  that it now has,  or will
     acquire before Tenant takes  possession of the premises,  good title to the
     premises, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances,  excepting only the
     lien for  current  taxes not yet due,  such  mortgage or  mortgages  as are
     permitted by the terms of this lease,  zoning ordinances and other building
     and fire  ordinances and  governmental  regulations  relating to the use of
     such property, and easements,  restrictions and other conditions of record.
     Landlord  represents  and warrants  that it has full right and authority to
     enter into this lease and that  Tenant,  upon paying the rental  herein set
     forth and performing its other  covenants and agreements  herein set forth,
     shall  peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the premises for the term
     hereof without hindrance or molestation from Landlord, subject to the terms
     and provisions of this lease.

               17. Events of Default. The following events shall be deemed to be
          events of default by Tenant under this lease:

               A. Tenant  shall fail to pay any  installment  of the rent herein
          reserved  when  due,  or any  payment  with  respect  to CAM  Expenses
          hereunder when due, or any other payment or  reimbursement to Landlord
          required herein when due, and such failure shall continue for a period
          of five (5) days from the date Landlord has given notice in writing of
          such default to Tenant.

               B. Tenant  shall  become  insolvent,  or shall make a transfer in
          fraud of  creditors,  or shall make an  assignment  for the benefit of
          creditors.

               C. Tenant  shall file a petition  under any section or chapter of
          the National  Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any similar law or
          statute of the  United  States or any State  thereof;  or an order for
          relief  shall be  entered  against  Tenant  in any  proceedings  filed
          against Tenant thereunder,  which order is not dismissed within thirty
          (30) days thereafter.

               D.  A  receiver  or  trustee   shall  be  appointed  for  all  or
          substantially all of the assets of Tenant and such proceedings are not
          dismissed within thirty (30) days thereafter.

               E.  Tenant  shall  fail to  discharge  any lien  placed  upon the
          premises in violation of paragraph 21 hereof  within  thirty (30) days
          after any such lien or  encumbrance  is filed  against  the  premises;
          provided that if Tenant has commenced to cure such failure within such
          thirty (30) day period,  and  diligently and  continuously  prosecutes
          such cure to completion,  such failure shall not be deemed an event of
          default by the Tenant under this lease.

               F.  Tenant  shall  fail to  comply  with  any term  provision  or
          covenant of this lease  (other than the  foregoing  in this  paragraph
          17),  and shall not cure such  failure  within  thirty (30) days after
          written  notice  thereof  to  Tenant,  provided  that  if  Tenant  has
          commenced to cure such failure within such thirty (30) day period, and
          diligently and continuously  prosecutes such cure to completion,  such
          failure  shall not be deemed an event of default  by the Tenant  under
          this lease.

         18.         Remedies.

                  A.  Upon  the  occurrence  of any of such  events  of  default
described in paragraph 17 hereof,  Landlord  shall have the option to pursue any
one or more of the following  remedies  without any notice or demand  whatsoever
except as expressly provided otherwise hereinbelow.

               (1) Terminate this lease, in which event Tenant shall immediately
          surrender  the  premises to  Landlord,  and if Tenant  fails so to do,
          Landlord may, without  prejudice to any other remedy which it may have
          for possession or arrearage in rent, enter upon and take possession of
          the  premises  pursuant  to an action in unlawful  detainer;  provided
          however,  that  if  termination  is  based  upon a  monetary  default,
          Landlord  shall  provide  written  notice to  Tenant of its  intent to
          terminate  and Tenant  shall have an  additional  fifteen (15) days to
          cure the default and to avoid a termination of the lease;

               (2) Enter upon the premises  and do whatever  Tenant is obligated
          to do under the terms of this lease;  and Tenant  agrees to  reimburse
          Landlord on demand for any expenses  which  Landlord may incur in thus
          effecting  compliance with Tenant's  obligations under this lease, and
          Tenant  further  agrees  that  Landlord  shall not be  liable  for any
          damages  resulting to the Tenant from such action,  whether  caused by
          the negligence of Landlord or otherwise;

               (3) Regain  possession  of the  premises  by a forcible  detainer
          proceeding,  in which  event  Tenant  hereby  specifically  waives any
          statutory  notice which may be required prior to any such  proceeding,
          and  agrees  that  Landlord's  execution  of this  lease  is, in part,
          consideration for this waiver;

               (4) Landlord may exercise any other remedy  available to Landlord
          at law or in equity;  provided however, that notwithstanding  anything
          to the contrary  contained herein,  Landlord waives any and all rights
          whether  granted by law or in equity to exercise any  repossession  of
          the  premises by force or by  "self-help"  and agrees that it shall be
          limited to bringing an action at law to recover possession.

               In  the  event  Tenant  fails  to pay  any  installment  of  rent
          hereunder  within five (5) days of the date on which such  installment
          is due, to help defray the additional  cost to Landlord for processing
          such  late  payments  Tenant  shall pay to  Landlord  on demand a late
          charge in an amount equal to five  percent  (5%) of such  installment;
          and the failure to pay such amount  within ten (10) days after  demand
          therefor  shall be an event of default  hereunder.  The  provision for
          such late  charge  shall be in  addition  to all of  Landlord's  other
          rights and remedies  hereunder or at law and shall not be construed as
          liquidated damages or as limiting Landlord's remedies in any manner.

               B.  Exercise by Landlord  of any one or more  remedies  hereunder
          granted or otherwise available shall not be deemed to be in acceptance
          of  surrender  of the  premises by Tenant,  whether by agreement or by
          operation  of law,  it being  understood  that such  surrender  can be
          effected only by the written agreement of Landlord and Tenant.

               C. In the event Landlord  elects to terminate the lease by reason
          of an event of default, then notwithstanding such termination,  Tenant
          shall  be  liable  for  and  shall  pay to  Landlord,  at the  address
          specified  for  notice  to  Landlord  herein,  the sum of all past due
          rental and other  indebtedness  accrued  to date of such  termination,
          plus, as damages,  an amount equal to the  difference  between (i) the
          then present  value of the total rental  hereunder  for the  remaining
          portion  of the  lease  term (had  such  term not been  terminated  by
          Landlord  prior to the date of  expiration  stated in paragraph 1) and
          (ii) the then  present  value of the  then  fair  rental  value of the
          premises for such period.

               D. In the event that  Landlord  elects to repossess  the premises
          without  terminating  the lease,  then Tenant  shall be liable for and
          shall pay to Landlord, at the address specified for notice to Landlord
          herein, all rental and other indebtedness  accrued to the date of such
          repossession,  plus  rental  required to be paid by Tenant to Landlord
          during the remainder of the lease term until the date of expiration of
          the then-current  term diminished by any net sums thereafter  received
          by Landlord  through  reletting the premises during said period (after
          deducting  expenses  incurred by Landlord as provided in  subparagraph
          17. E.  below).  In no event shall Tenant be entitled to any excess of
          any rental  obtained  by  reletting  over and above the rental  herein
          reserved.  Actions to collect  amounts due by Tenant to Landlord under
          this  subparagraph  may be brought  from time to time,  on one or more
          occasions,   without  the  necessity  of   Landlord's   waiting  until
          expiration of the lease term.

               E. In case of any  event of  default  or  breach  by  Tenant,  or
          threatened  or  anticipatory  breach or default,  Tenant shall also be
          liable for and shall pay to  Landlord,  at the address  specified  for
          notice to Landlord herein,  in addition to any sum provided to be paid
          above, brokers' fees incurred by Landlord in connection with reletting
          the whole or any part of the  premises for the  unexpired  term of the
          lease plus all  reasonable  costs of reletting;  the costs of removing
          and  storing  Tenant's  or other  occupant's  property;  the  costs of
          repairing the premises to put them into condition  acceptable to a new
          tenant or tenants; and all reasonable expenses incurred by Landlord in
          enforcing or defending  Landlord's  rights and/or  remedies  including
          reasonable attorney's fees whether suit is actually filed or not.

               F. In the event of  termination or  repossession  of the premises
          for an event of default,  Landlord shall have a good faith  obligation
          to attempt to relet the premises in Landlord's  name in the event of a
          termination of the Lease by Landlord, or in Tenant's name in the event
          of a  non-termination  of the Lease, but for the account of Tenant, at
          such term or terms (which may be for a term extending  beyond the term
          of this lease) and at such rental or rentals and upon such other terms
          as  Landlord  may   reasonably   deem   advisable,   with  or  without
          advertisement,  and by private  negotiations,  and  Landlord  shall be
          entitled  to  make  such  repairs  as,  in the  Landlord's  reasonable
          judgment,   may  be  necessary   in  order  to  relet  the   premises.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant's liability to Landlord shall be
          fully  satisfied and  discharged at such time as Landlord has received
          from any  relettings  all rentals which  Landlord  would have received
          under the terms of this Lease plus all reasonable costs of reletting.

               G. If Tenant  should fail to make any payment or cure any default
          hereunder within the time herein  permitted,  Landlord,  without being
          under  any  obligation  to do so  and  without  thereby  waiving  such
          default,  may make such payment  and/or  remedy such other default for
          the account of Tenant (and enter the premises for such  purpose),  and
          thereupon  Tenant shall be  obligated  to, and hereby  agrees,  to pay
          Landlord,   upon  demand,   all  costs,   expenses  and  disbursements
          (including  reasonable attorney's fees) incurred by Landlord in taking
          such remedial action.

               H. In the event of any default by  Landlord,  Tenant's  exclusive
          remedy  shall be an action for  damages  (Tenant  hereby  waiving  the
          benefit of any laws  granting it a lien upon the  property of Landlord
          and/or upon rent due  Landlord),  but prior to any such action  Tenant
          will  give  Landlord  written  notice  specifying  such  default  with
          particularity,  and Landlord shall  thereupon have thirty (30) days in
          which  to  cure  any  such  default;  provided  that if  Landlord  has
          commenced to cure such failure within such thirty (30) day period, and
          diligently and continuously  prosecutes such cure to completion,  such
          failure  shall not be deemed a default by  Landlord  under this lease.
          Unless  and until  Landlord  fails to so cure any  default  after such
          notice,  Tenant shall not have any remedy or cause of action by reason
          thereof.  All  obligations of Landlord  hereunder will be construed as
          covenants,  not conditions;  and all such  obligations will be binding
          upon Landlord only during the period of its possession of the premises
          and not thereafter except as provided in paragraph 31 below. Except as
          provided in paragraph 31 below,  the term  "Landlord"  shall mean only
          the owner, for the time being of the premises, and in the event of the
          transfer  by such owner of its  interest in the  premises,  such owner
          shall  thereupon be released and  discharged  from all  covenants  and
          obligations of the Landlord  thereafter  accruing,  but such covenants
          and  obligations  shall be binding during the lease term upon each new
          owner for the duration of such owner's  ownership.  Except as provided
          in paragraph 31 below,  Landlord shall not have any personal liability
          hereunder.  Except as provided in paragraph 31 below,  in the event of
          any breach or default by  Landlord  in any term or  provision  of this
          lease,  Tenant  agrees to look solely to the equity or  interest  then
          owned by Landlord in the  premises;  however,  in no event,  shall any
          deficiency  judgement  or any money  judgment of any kind be sought or
          obtained against the Landlord.

               I. In the event that Landlord shall have taken  possession of the
          premises  pursuant to the authority  herein granted and Tenant has not
          arranged to move its personal property and fixtures from the premises,
          then  Landlord  shall  have the  right  to  remove  from the  premises
          (without  the  necessity  of  obtaining  a distress  warrant,  writ of
          sequestration  or other  legal  process)  all or any  portion  of such
          furniture,  fixtures, equipment and other property located thereon and
          to place same in storage  at any  premises  within the County in which
          the premises is located;  and in such event, Tenant shall be liable to
          Landlord  for costs  incurred  by  Landlord  in  connection  with such
          removal and storage.  Landlord shall also have the right to relinquish
          possession  of  all  or  any  portion  of  such  furniture,  fixtures,
          equipment and other property to any person ("Claimant") claiming to be
          entitled to possession  thereof who presents to Landlord a copy of any
          instrument  represented  to Landlord by Claimant to have been executed
          by Tenant (or any predecessor of Tenant)  granting  Claimant the right
          under various  circumstances  to take  possession  of such  furniture,
          fixtures,  equipment or other  property,  without the necessity on the
          part  of the  Landlord  to  inquire  into  the  authenticity  of  said
          instrument's  copy of  Tenant's or  Tenant's  predecessor's  signature
          thereon  and without the  necessity  of Landlord  making any nature of
          investigation  or inquiry as to the  validity  of the factual or legal
          basis upon which  Claimant  purports to act;  provided  however,  that
          Landlord does not relinquish its possession  without  providing Tenant
          fifteen (15) days prior notice of its intent to do so  accompanied  by
          copies of the claims made by Claimant.  Tenant agrees to indemnify and
          hold  Landlord  harmless  from all cost,  expense,  loss,  damage  and
          liability  incident to Landlord's  relinquishment of possession of all
          or any  portion  of  such  furniture,  fixtures,  equipment  or  other
          property to  Claimant.  Tenant  stipulates  and agrees that the rights
          herein granted Landlord are commercially reasonable.

               19.  Landlord's Lien. Any statutory or equitable lien for rent in
          and to Tenant's furniture,  fixtures,  equipment and other property is
          hereby waived by Landlord.

               20. Mortgages.  Tenant accepts this lease subject and subordinate
          to any mortgage(s)  and/or deed(s) of trust now constituting a lien or
          charge  upon  the  premises  or  the  improvements  situated  thereon;
          provided  however,  that if the mortgagee,  trustee,  or holder of any
          mortgage  or deed of trust  elects to have  Tenant's  interest in this
          lease  superior to any such  instrument  in whole or in part,  then by
          notice to Tenant,  from such mortgagee,  trustee or holder, this lease
          shall be deemed superior to such lien, whether this lease was executed
          before  or  after  said  mortgage  or deed of  trust,  subject  to the
          obligation  of the mortgagor or trustor of a mortgage or deed of trust
          recorded  after the lease to provide a  non-disturbance  as  described
          hereinafter.  Tenant shall at any time hereafter on demand execute any
          instruments,  releases or other documents which may be required by any
          mortgagee for the purpose of subjecting and  subordinating  this lease
          or making  this lease  superior to the lien of any such  mortgage  and
          whether or not the  mortgage is  recorded  before or after the date of
          this lease; provided that, the holder of such mortgage, whether or not
          the  mortgage is recorded  after the date of this lease,  executes and
          delivers to Tenant a  non-disturbance  agreement stating that, so long
          as Tenant complies with all of its obligations under this lease and is
          not in default hereunder beyond the cure period of any such default as
          provided  herein,  then the holder of such  mortgage  or any person or
          entity  acquiring  the interest of the Landlord  under this lease as a
          result of the  enforcement  and  foreclosure of the mortgage shall not
          take actions to disturb Tenant's possession of the premises during the
          remainder  of the  term of this  lease  or any  extension  or  renewal
          thereof,  and such successor  Landlord shall recognize all of Tenant's
          rights under this lease  despite a  foreclosure  or other  enforcement
          action taken by such holder of the mortgage.

               21. Mechanic's Liens and Tenant's Personal Property Taxes.

                  A. Tenant  shall have no  authority,  express or  implied,  to
create or place any lien or encumbrance of any kind or nature  whatsoever  upon,
or in any manner to bind,  the interest of Landlord or Tenant in the premises or
to charge the  rentals  payable  hereunder  for any claim in favor of any person
dealing with Tenant,  including those who may furnish materials or perform labor
for any construction or repairs. Tenant covenants and agrees that it will pay or
cause to be paid all sums  legally due and payable by it on account of any labor
performed or materials  furnished in connection  with any work  performed on the
premises at Tenant's  request on which any lien is or can be validly and legally
asserted  against its  leasehold  interest in the  premises or the  improvements
thereon and that it will save and hold Landlord  harmless from any and all loss,
cost or expense based on or arising out of such asserted claims or liens against
the leasehold estate or against the right, title and interest of the Landlord in
the premises or under the terms of this lease.  Tenant  agrees to give  Landlord
immediate  written notice of the placing of any lien or encumbrance  against the
premises.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right to contest
any mechanic's lien filed against the premises provided that it has first either
provided to Landlord  collateral  reasonably  satisfactory  to Landlord,  or has
otherwise  bonded off such  mechanic's  lien,  and further  provided that Tenant
diligently  pursues the release of such mechanic's  lien.  Tenant shall obtain a
release of record of such  mechanic's  lien within ten (10) days after the final
non-appealable  adjudication  of  such  mechanic's  lien  dispute  by  court  of
competent jurisdiction.

                  B.  Tenant  shall be liable for all taxes  levied or  assessed
against  personal  property,  furniture  or  fixtures  placed  by  Tenant in the
premises.  If any such taxes for which  Tenant is liable are levied or  assessed
against  Landlord or Landlord's  property and if Landlord elects to pay the same
or if the  assessed  value of  Landlord's  property is increased by inclusion of
personal property,  furniture or fixtures placed by Tenant in the premises,  and
Landlord  elects to pay the taxes based on such  increase,  Tenant  shall pay to
Landlord upon demand that part of such taxes.

               22.  Notices.  Each  provision  of  this  instrument  or  of  any
          applicable  governmental  laws,  ordinances,   regulations  and  other
          requirements with reference to the sending, mailing or delivery of any
          notice or the  making of any  payment  by  Landlord  to Tenant or with
          reference  to the  sending,  mailing or  delivery of any notice or the
          making of any  payment  by Tenant  to  Landlord  shall be deemed to be
          complied with when and if the following steps are taken:

                  A. All rent and other  payments  required to be made by Tenant
to Landlord  hereunder  shall be payable to Landlord at the address for Landlord
hereinbelow set forth or at such other address as Landlord may specify from time
to time by written notice delivered in accordance herewith.  Tenant's obligation
to pay rent and any other  amounts  to  Landlord  under the terms of this  lease
shall not be deemed  satisfied  until  such  rent and  other  amounts  have been
actually received by Landlord.

                  B. All  payments  required  to be made by  Landlord  to Tenant
hereunder shall be payable to Tenant at the address hereinbelow set forth, or at
such other address  within the  continental  United States as Tenant may specify
from time to time by written notice delivered in accordance herewith.

                  C. With the exception of Paragraph 22(a) above,  any notice or
document  required or permitted to be delivered  hereunder shall be deemed to be
delivered  whether actually  received or three (3) days after being deposited in
the United States Mail, postage prepaid, Certified or Registered Mail, addressed
to the parties  hereto at the  respective  addresses  set out below,  or at such
other address as they have theretofore  specified by written notice delivered in
accordance herewith:

         Landlord:                                            Tenant:

         System Realty Nine, Inc.           Day Runner, Inc.
         c/o Trammell Crow SE, Inc. Attn:   John P. Kirkland
         155 Franklin Road                  2750 West Moore Avenue
         Suite 225                          Fullerton, California 92633
         Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

If and when included  within the term  "Landlord",  as used in this  instrument,
there are more than one person,  firm or corporation,  all shall jointly arrange
among  themselves  for their joint  execution of such a notice  specifying  some
individual at some  specific  address for the receipt of notices and payments to
Landlord;  if and  when  included  within  the  term  "Tenant",  as used in this
instrument,  there  are more than one  person,  firm or  corporation,  all shall
jointly  arrange  among  themselves  for their joint  execution of such a notice
specifying  some  individual at some  specific  address  within the  continental
United  States for the  receipt of notices and  payments to Tenant.  All parties
included within the terms "Landlord" and "Tenant",  respectively, shall be bound
by notices given in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph to the same
effect as if each had received such notice.

         23.        Miscellaneous.

                  A.  Words of any gender  used in this lease  shall be held and
construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular number shall be
held to include the plural, unless the context otherwise requires.

                  B.  The  terms,   provisions   and  covenants  and  conditions
contained  in this lease shall apply to, inure to the benefit of, and be binding
upon, the parties hereto and upon their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors and permitted assigns, except as otherwise herein expressly provided.
Landlord  shall have the right to transfer and assign,  in whole or in part, its
rights and obligations in the building and property that are the subject of this
lease.  Each  party  agrees to furnish to the other,  promptly  upon  demand,  a
corporate  resolution,   proof  of  due  authorization  by  partners,  or  other
appropriate  documentation  evidencing  the due  authorization  of such party to
enter into this lease.

                  C. The  captions  inserted  in this lease are for  convenience
only and in no way define,  limit or  otherwise  describe the scope or intent of
this lease, or any provision hereof, or in any way affect the  interpretation of
this lease.

                  D. Tenant  agrees  from time to time  within  twenty (20) days
after request of Landlord,  to deliver to Landlord,  or Landlord's designee,  an
estoppel  certificate  stating  (i) that this lease is in full force and effect,
(ii) the date to which rent has been paid, (iii) the existence of any default on
the part of Landlord or Tenant,  (iv) the unexpired term of this lease,  (v) the
amount of any security  deposit,  (vi) any options to extend,  (vii) identifying
any  amendments  or  modifications  to this lease,  (viii)  stating  whether the
premises have been completed in accordance  with the  requirements of this lease
and accepted by Tenant, (ix) stating whether any advance rentals have been paid,
(x) stating whether Tenant has any existing defenses,  offsets, liens, claims or
credits  against rent or against  enforcement of the lease by the Landlord,  (x)
stating whether Tenant has any right of first refusal to lease additional space,
or to terminate the lease before the scheduled  expiration  date,  (xii) stating
whether  Tenant has  assigned  or sublet any  portion  of the  premises,  (xiii)
stating  whether,  to Tenant's  actual  knowledge,  any hazardous  substances or
hazardous  wastes  have  been  generated,  manufactured,  refined,  transported,
treated,  stored, handled, or disposed on or about the premises by Tenant, other
than in  non-reportable  quantities or other than in compliance  with applicable
laws,  and (xiv) stating  whether Tenant has filed any petition in bankruptcy or
instituted  any  insolvency  proceedings,  or  requested  the  appointment  of a
receiver for its assets,  or whether,  to Tenant's  actual  knowledge,  any such
proceedings  are pending or  threatened.  If the estoppel  certificate  contains
matters other than the  foregoing,  Landlord  agrees to pay Tenant's  reasonable
attorneys' fees in reviewing,  negotiating or revising the estoppel certificate.
It is understood  and agreed that  Tenant's  obligation to furnish such estoppel
certificates  in a  timely  fashion  is a  material  inducement  for  Landlord's
execution of this lease.

                  E. This lease may not be altered,  changed or amended  except
 by an  instrument  in writing signed by both parties hereto.

                  F. All obligations of Tenant  hereunder not fully performed as
of the expiration or earlier termination of the term of this lease shall survive
the  expiration or earlier  termination  of the term hereof,  including  without
limitation all payment  obligations  with respect to taxes and insurance and all
obligations  concerning  the condition of the premises.  Upon the  expiration or
earlier  termination  of the term  hereof,  and  prior to  Tenant  vacating  the
premises,  Tenant  shall pay to  Landlord  any amount  reasonably  estimated  by
Landlord  and  Tenant  as  necessary  to put  the  premises,  including  without
limitation all heating and air conditioning  systems and equipment  therein,  in
good condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Tenant shall also,
prior to vacating  the  premises,  pay to Landlord  the amount,  as estimated by
Landlord,  of Tenant's obligation  hereunder for real estate taxes and insurance
premiums for the year in which the lease expires or terminates, prorated for the
partial  year,  if any,  in which this lease  expires  or  terminates.  All such
amounts  shall be used and held by Landlord for payment of such  obligations  of
Tenant  hereunder,  with Tenant being liable for any  additional  costs therefor
upon demand by  Landlord,  or with any excess to be returned to Tenant after all
such  obligations  have been  determined and satisfied,  as the case may be. Any
security  deposit held by Landlord shall be credited  against the amount payable
by Tenant under this  Paragraph  23. F. Tenant shall  surrender  the premises to
Landlord  upon the  expiration  or  earlier  termination  of this  lease in same
condition as it was received by Tenant,  reasonable wear and tear excepted, with
all approved alterations which are not, by the terms of this lease,  required to
be removed, reasonable wear and tear excepted.

                  G. If any  clause  or  provision  of this  lease  is  illegal,
invalid or unenforceable  under present or future laws effective during the term
of this lease, then and in that event, it is the intention of the parties hereto
that the remainder of this lease shall not be affected  thereby,  and it is also
the  intention  of the  parties  to this  lease  that in lieu of each  clause or
provision  of this lease that is  illegal,  invalid or  unenforceable,  there be
added as a part of this lease contract a clause or provision as similar in terms
to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable clause or provision as may be possible
and be legal, valid and enforceable.

                  H. All  references  in this  lease  to "the  date  hereof"  or
similar  references shall be deemed to refer to the last date, in point of time,
on which all parties hereto have executed this lease.

                  I. Tenant  represents  and warrants  that it has dealt with no
broker,  agent or other person in connection  with this  transaction  or that no
broker,  agent or other person brought about this transaction,  other than Frank
L. Smith Company.  Landlord agrees to pay a leasing commission to Frank L. Smith
Company  pursuant to its  separate  Commission  Agreement  dated March 15, 1996.
Landlord and Tenant  acknowledge  that Frank L. Smith Company has entered into a
separate  agreement to compensate  Pacific  Properties Group,  Inc., for certain
services,  and that neither  Landlord nor Tenant shall be directly  liable for a
commission to Pacific Properties Group. Any commission owed to Trammell Crow SE,
Inc., shall be paid by Landlord. Landlord and Tenant each agree to indemnify and
hold each other harmless from and against any claims by any other broker,  agent
or other person claiming a commission or other form of compensation by virtue of
having dealt with Tenant with regard to this leasing transaction.




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         24.       Additional Provisions.

                  See Additional Provisions outlined in paragraphs 25 through 33
attached hereto.

EXECUTED BY LANDLORD, this 11th                        SYSTEM REALTY NINE, INC.,
day of  September  , 1996.                             a Virginia corporation

Attest/Witness


Jeffrey N. Haynes                                   By:    Michael Ruane
Title:                                             Its:    President


EXECUTED BY TENANT, this 19th                          Day Runner, Inc.,
day of  August  , 1996.                                a Delaware corporation


                                                       John P. Kirkland
                                                       Title:  V.P. Operations

Attest/Witness

Betty J. Compean
Title:   Executive Assistant



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SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Day Runner, Inc.

1284 Heil Quaker Boulevard

101,200 Rentable Square Feet


         Option to Extend.  Extend

                  A.  Provided  this  Lease  is in full  force  and  effect  and
provided  further  that  Tenant is not then in default of this  Lease,  Landlord
hereby  grants  Tenant  the  option to extend the term of this Lease for two (2)
periods  of five (5) years each on the same  terms and  conditions  set forth in
this Lease, except that the base rent for the option periods shall be 90% of the
then current  market rental rate for  comparable  space with  comparable  tenant
improvements  for the first  option  period and 95% of the then  current  market
rental rate for comparable  space with comparable  tenant  improvements  for the
second  option  period.  Comparable  space  shall  mean  buildings  that are not
subleased,  not  leased to a tenant  that  holds an  ownership  interest  in the
landlord,  not leased to tenant under a renewal or  extension of the lease,  and
leased for a term comparable to the option term and comparable in size, location
and quality to the premises.  In determining  the current market rental rate for
comparable  space,  the  parties  shall  include all  escalations  and take into
consideration  rental  abatement  concessions,  if any,  tenant  improvements or
allowances  provided or to be provided  for the  comparable  space,  taking into
account the value of the existing  improvements in the premises,  as compared to
the value of the  improvements in the comparable  space,  and all other monetary
and nonmonetary concessions, if any, being granted to tenants in connection with
the comparable  space.  The first option period shall commence  immediately upon
the  expiration of the original  lease term,  and the second option period shall
commence  immediately upon the expiration of the first option period. The option
to extend for the first five (5) year period shall be  exercised,  if at all, by
written notice from Tenant to Landlord  given no later than two hundred  seventy
(270)  days  prior to the end of the  original  lease  term,  time  being of the
essence.  If not so exercised,  Tenant's  options under this paragraph  shall be
forever null and void.  Assuming  Tenant has  exercised its option to extend for
the first five (5) year option period,  the option to extend for the second five
(5) year period shall be exercised,  if at all, by written notice from Tenant to
Landlord  no later than two hundred  seventy  (270) days prior to the end of the
first option period,  time being of the essence.  If not so exercised,  Tenant's
option to extend for the second option period shall be forever null and void.

         Once either option is  exercised,  Landlord and Tenant will have thirty
(30) days to negotiate  and agree on a rental rate.  If Landlord and Tenant have
not agreed upon the then  current  market  rental  rate within  thirty (30) days
after the Option has been  exercised,  Landlord and Tenant shall  mutually agree
upon  a  broker  with  a  minimum  of  seven  (7)  years  of  experience  in the
commercial/industrial  leasing of similar Properties in the metropolitan area of
which the premises is a part. Upon the written  agreement of Landlord and Tenant
as to the  broker to be used,  Landlord  and Tenant  shall  each  submit to such
broker in writing the figure which each  believes to represent  the then current
market rental.  The broker shall choose  whichever of the two figures is closest
to the then current  market  rental rate for  comparable  space with  comparable
Tenant  improvements,  which decision shall be binding on Tenant and Landlord as
long as it is made in good faith by such broker.  If Landlord and Tenant  cannot
agree upon a broker to establish  the then current  market  rental rate,  either
Landlord or Tenant may  petition a court in the county of which the  Premises is
located to select a broker for  Landlord  and  Tenant.  The costs for such local
proceedings  shall be paid by the party whose  estimate of then  current  market
rate is not chosen by such broker.

                  B. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 25.A. above, no
subtenant  or  assignee  of Tenant  shall be  entitled to extend the term of the
Lease as it applies to the portion of the Premises  occupied by such assignee or
subtenant  for the  second  option  period.  In  addition,  if any  assignee  or
subtenant  of Tenant  desires  to  exercise  the first  five (5) year  extension
option,  it may do so only with the prior  written  consent of  Landlord,  which
consent  shall  not  be  unreasonably  withheld,   conditioned  or  delayed.  In
determining whether or not to consent to the exercise of the extension option by
such assignee or subtenant,  Landlord may consider whether the proposed assignee
or subtenant  fits the profile of tenants  included in  Landlord's  portfolio of
buildings  (if there are any such other  properties)  located in the  industrial
park of  which  the  Premises  are a part  including,  without  limitation,  the
following  factors:  (i) the  financial  condition of the  proposed  assignee or
subtenant,  and its ability to meet the terms,  conditions and covenants of this
Lease,  (ii) the proposed use of the premises by the assignee or subtenant,  and
whether the proposed  use is likely to result in increased  wear and tear on the
Premises or any increased maintenance requirements or insurance risks, and (iii)
as the use of the  Premises  is  intended  to be for a  distribution  and  light
assembly   center,   Landlord   may   withhold  its  consent  for  any  proposed
manufacturing  use other than light  assembly.  Provided that Landlord has given
its written  consent to the exercise of the  extension  option by an assignee or
subtenant  of  Tenant,  all of the terms and  provisions  relating  to the first
extension  option set forth in paragraph  25.A.  shall apply to the extension of
the term by an assignee or subtenant of Tenant.

         26. Rental Abatement Rental Abatement. Tenant shall occupy the Premises
for the second  through  fifth month of the lease term  without  payment of base
rent.  Tenant  shall be obligated  to pay all  adjustments  in base rental under
paragraph 4.B. of this Lease.  The entire base rental  otherwise due and payable
for the abatement months shall not become due and payable upon the occurrence of
an event of default by Tenant under this Lease  occurring  after the fifth month
of the lease term.

         27. Hazardous Wastes Hazardous Wastes. Tenant shall not cause or permit
the use generation,  storage or disposal in or about the demised premises of any
substance,  materials or wastes subject to regulation under any federal,  state,
or  local  law  from  time to time in  effect  concerning  hazardous,  toxic  or
radioactive materials (hereinafter Hazardous Materials) unless Tenant shall have
received  Landlord's prior written consent,  which consent Landlord may withhold
or at any time revoke at its sole discretion. If Tenant uses, generates,  stores
or disposes of any Hazardous Materials in or about the demised premises,  Tenant
shall obtain all necessary permits and comply with all statutes, regulations and
rules applicable to such activity.  Upon termination of this Lease, Tenant shall
remove all Hazardous Materials,  along with all storage and disposal facilities,
from the demised  premises,  such removal to be in  accordance  with  procedures
approved by the proper governmental  authority.  Tenant shall indemnify and hold
Landlord harmless from and against all liability,  cost, claim, penalty, expense
and fees (including  court costs and attorney's fees) arising from Tenant's use,
generation,  storage, or disposal of Hazardous Materials in or about the demised
premises.  This section shall survive the  expiration or earlier  termination of
this Lease.

         Landlord, to the best of its knowledge,  hereby represents and warrants
that the  property  does not and  shall not as of the  commencement  date of the
lease,  contain  asbestos,  PCB's,  or other materials which may be toxic to the
Tenant and its employees,  or other Hazardous Materials.  Landlord covenants and
agrees that in its operation of the  property,  including  any  maintenance  and
repair  of the  premises  or the  building  of which  the  premises  are a part,
Landlord  shall  comply  with  all  federal,  state  or  local  laws,  rules  or
regulations  regulating  the use,  generation,  storage or disposal of Hazardous
Materials.  Landlord  shall  indemnify,  protect,  defend and hold  Tenant,  its
officers, employees, agents, lenders and each of their respective successors and
assigns  harmless  from  any  and all  claims,  judgments,  damages,  penalties,
enforcement actions, taxes, fines, remedial actions, liabilities,  losses, costs
and  expenses  (including,  without  limitation,   reasonable  attorneys'  fees,
litigation,   arbitration  and  administrative   proceeding  costs,  expert  and
consultant  fees and  laboratory  costs),  which  arise in whole or in part as a
result of the presence or suspected presence of any hazardous substances in, on,
under or about the premises as of the commencement  date of this lease except to
the extent  such  hazardous  substances  were  placed in or on the  premises  by
Tenant. Landlord's obligations under this paragraph shall survive the expiration
or earlier termination of this lease.

         28.  Compliance with Public  Accommodation  Laws Compliance with Public
Accommodation  Laws.  Landlord shall assume the responsibility for compliance of
the premises  building and the premises as of the commencement date with any and
all applicable laws, regulations and building codes governing non-discrimination
and public  accommodations  and  commercial  facilities  ("Public  Accommodation
Laws"),   including  without  limitation,   the  requirements  of  the  American
Disabilities  Act,  42  U.S.C.  12-101  and all  regulations  and  promulgations
thereunder (the "ADA").  Tenant assumes all responsibility for compliance of the
premises  with  Public  Accommodation  Laws  necessitated  by  any  alterations,
modifications  or improvements to the premises made by Tenant during the term of
this  lease.  Tenant  also  assumes  responsibility  for  complying  with Public
Accommodation  Laws  arising out of Tenant's use of the  premises,  not applying
generally to other  property in the  industrial  park of which the premises is a
part owned by Landlord.

         29.  Recordation  of Memorandum of Lease  Recordation  of Memorandum of
Lease.  Landlord  agrees to execute and deliver to Tenant upon Tenant's  written
request a short form  memorandum  of this lease which may be recorded by Tenant,
at  Tenant's  sole  expense,  in the land  records  of the  county  in which the
premises is situated.  Tenant  shall,  at its own cost and expense,  execute and
record in such land  records a release  of the short  form  memorandum  of lease
promptly  after the  expiration or earlier  termination of this lease and Tenant
shall be liable  for any  consequential  damages  in the event  that it fails to
release the short form memorandum of lease.

         30. Quality of Construction Quality of Construction. Landlord covenants
that the buildings and other  improvements to be constructed by Landlord will be
constructed in a first-class  manner and in full  compliance with all applicable
governmental  regulations,   ordinances,  and  laws  existing  at  the  time  of
construction  ("Applicable  Laws")  in  order  to make the  building  and  other
improvements  suitable for the permitted  uses.  Landlord  hereby  covenants and
agrees that  notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary  contained in the lease,
Landlord shall be solely responsible at its cost (i) for making all alterations,
replacements  and repairs to the premises  resulting from or necessitated by the
failure of Landlord or Landlord's  contractor to comply with Applicable Laws and
(ii) for the twelve (12) months following the commencement  date, for making all
alterations,  replacements  and repairs  required to be made to the  premises to
remedy or repair any  defects or  deficiencies  in the  building,  improvements,
building systems or other aspect of the construction work. The costs incurred by
Landlord in making the foregoing alterations, replacements and repairs shall not
be included in CAM Expenses.

         31.  Personal  Liability  of Landlord  Personal  Liability of Landlord.
Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of paragraph  18. H. of the lease or any other
provisions  of the lease to the  contrary,  in the event of any  transfer of the
Landlord's  interest in the  premises,  System Realty Nine,  Inc.,  shall not be
relieved of liability  for, and System  Realty  Nine,  Inc.  (but not any of its
officers,  directors,  shareholders,  agents,  advisors or  employees)  shall be
personally  liable, for a period of one year beginning on the commencement date,
for,  (i) any  default of Landlord  under the  Construction  Agreement  attached
hereto as  EXHIBIT  "B" and,  (ii) in the event the then  owner of the  premises
fails to remedy any defects or  deficiencies  in the building  and  improvements
constructed by Landlord under the Construction Agreement,  for any breach of the
warranty  provided  to Tenant  under  paragraph  30 above.  Notwithstanding  the
provisions of paragraph 18. H. of the lease or any other provisions of the lease
to the contrary,  and in addition to the foregoing  personal liability of System
Realty Nine, Inc., any Landlord who transfers its interest in the premises shall
remain personally liable to Tenant for any damages,  costs, expense or liability
incurred or suffered by Tenant which arises from defaults of Landlord  occurring
or accruing  prior to the date of transfer  which  defaults are not cured by the
successor purchaser and which are identified in an estoppel certificate or other
notice to Landlord from Tenant  setting forth any defaults of Landlord under the
lease,  which is  delivered  to  Landlord  at least  five (5) days  prior to any
proposed transfer;  provided however,  that Landlord has provided Tenant with at
least thirty (30) days prior notice of any proposed  transfer of its interest in
the premises.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph 31 shall
be deemed or construed as relieving the purchaser of Landlord's  interest in the
premises from performing its obligations under the lease,  regardless of whether
or not a predecessor landlord may also have liability to the Tenant hereunder.

         32.  Abatement  of Rent for  Interruption  in Utilities or Other Events
Abatement of Rent for  Interruption  in Utilities or Other Events.  In the event
that Tenant is  prevented  from  using,  and does not use,  the  premises or any
portion thereof, for thirty (30) consecutive days as a result of (i) any repair,
maintenance or alteration  performed by Landlord  required to be performed under
the  lease  which  interferes  with  Tenant's  use of  the  premises,  (ii)  any
interruption  in utilities,  (iii) any  interference  in Tenant's  access to the
premises,  or (iv) an  eminent  domain  proceeding,  then to the extent no other
provision of this lease provides for rent abatement or reduction,  Tenant's rent
shall be abated or reduced  from the date thirty (30) days after the  occurrence
of any of the foregoing (provided however, that if other provisions of the lease
provide that rent abatement  shall occur earlier than thirty (30) days following
the occurrence of a specific  event,  then such other provision shall govern and
control) and for so long Tenant is prevented  from using the premises.  Tenant's
rent shall be abated in the proportion  that the rentable area of the portion of
the premises that Tenant is prevented from using, and does not use, bears to the
total  rentable  area of the  premises.  If Tenant's  right to abatement  occurs
because of an eminent  domain taking and/or  because of damage or destruction to
the premises or Tenant's  property,  Tenant's  abatement  period shall  continue
until  Tenant has been  given  sufficient  time,  and  sufficient  access to the
premises,  to install its property,  furniture,  fixtures,  and equipment and to
move in over one (1) weekend.

         33. Mandated or Required Alterations Mandated or Required  Alterations.
From and after the  commencement  date, if any standard or regulation is imposed
on Landlord or Tenant by a state,  federal or local  governmental  body  charged
with the establishment, regulation and enforcement of health or safety standards
for employers,  employees, landlords or tenants, then Tenant agrees, at its sole
cost and expense,  to comply  promptly with such standards or regulations to the
extent such  standards  or  regulations  relate to Tenant's  specific use of the
premises.   Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  Landlord  shall  comply  with  any
standards or  regulations  which relate to any portion of the original  building
and improvements,  or to industrial or commercial properties generally, and such
costs  shall not be included in CAM  Expenses.  Tenant  shall not be required to
make any repair to,  modification  of, or addition to the original  building and
improvements  except and to the extent required  because of Tenant's  particular
use of the premises for other than normal and customary warehouse distributions,
light assembly, and related office operations.





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DAY RUNNER, INC.
1284 HEIL QUAKER BOULEVARD
101,200 RENTABLE SQUARE FEET
EXHIBIT A                  -        Legal description of premises
EXHIBIT B                  -        Construction Agreement
EXHIBIT C                  -        Plans and Specifications
EXHIBIT D                  -        List of other properties aggregated with
                                    premises to calculate CAM Expenses


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                                    EXHIBIT A

A tract of land in the Third Civil  District  of  Rutherford  County,  Lavergne,
Tennessee and being more fully  described  according to an ALTA/ACSM  Land Title
Survey  dated  November  6, 1995,  prepared  by Thomas G.  Rosenthal,  TN #1805,
Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc., 315 Woodland Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37206 as
follows:

Beginning  at an  existing  iron  pin  in the  southerly  right-of-way  line  of
Bridgestone  Parkway,  an 80-foot road formerly designated as Firestone Parkway,
and the northwesterly  corner of Freight  Terminals,  Incorporated  Tract 28.12,
said iron pin being 2233.89 feet as measures  along said southerly line from the
intersection  of said  southerly  line with the  westerly  right-of-way  line of
Waldron Road and proceeding as follows:


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1.       Leaving  said  southerly  line and with the  westerly  line of  Freight
         Terminals,  Inc.  as recorded  in Deed Book 432,  Page 528,  Register's
         Office for Rutherford County, Tennessee, South 10 degrees 35 minutes 26
         seconds West a distance of 375.63 feet to a point in the East Branch of
         Hurricane Creek and a break in the northerly line of Lot 5, Interchange
         City  Industrial  Park,  Section XXXII as recorded in Plat Book 8, Page
         100,  Register's Office for Rutherford  County,  Tennessee,  said point
         being  witnessed  by an  existing  Railroad  spike that bears  South 69
         degrees 15 minutes 35 seconds West, 7.16 feet thence;

2.       With said  northerly  line, North 76 degrees 10 minutes 60 seconds West
         a distance of 153.42 feet to an existing iron pin in the northwesterly
         corner of aforementioned Section XXXII, thence;

3.       With the westerly line of Section XXXII in a southerly direction with a
         478.34-foot radius curve to the right,  297.38 feet to an existing iron
         pin,  said curve  having a bearing and  distance of South 33 degrees 28
         minutes 54 seconds West 292.61 feet, thence;

4.       South 51 degrees 28 minutes 49 seconds  West a  distance  of 33.51 feet
         to an existing iron pin in the northeasterly right-of-way line of Heil
         Quaker Boulevard, a 60-foot road, thence;

5.       With said  right-of-way  line,  North 32 degrees 01 minutes 31 seconds
         West a distance of 69.21 feet to an existing iron pin, thence:

6.       With a 4642.75-foot radius curve to the left, 575.84 feet to a set iron
         pin in the southerly corner of Con-Way Southern Express,  Inc. property
         as  recorded  in  Deed  Book  439,  Page  731,  Register's  Office  for
         Rutherford  County,  Tennessee,  said curve having a chord  bearing and
         distance of North 35 degrees 26 minutes 50 seconds  West,  575.47 feet,
         thence;

7.       Leaving  said  right-of-way  line and with the  southerly  line of said
         property,  North 46 degrees 23  minutes 57 seconds  East a distance  of
         414.97 feet to an existing iron pin in the  southwesterly  right-of-way
         line of Bridgestone Parkway, a 80-foot road, thence;

8.       With a 803.94-foot  radius curve to the left,  532.07 feet to the Point
         of  Beginning,  said curve having a chord bearing and distance of South
         65 degrees 33 minutes 31 seconds East 522.41 feet.

This tract  contains  335,406  square feet or 7.700 acres +/-,  more or less, as
calculated  by the above  courses  which were  determined  within the  precision
requirements of a Class I Survey.

Being part of the same property conveyed to Interchange City Associates, Ltd., a
Tennessee Limited Partnership by deed from McDowell Development  Corporation,  a
Tennessee  corporation  of record in Book 337, Page 509,  Register's  Office for
Rutherford County, Tennessee.



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                                    EXHIBIT B

                             CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

         This  Construction  Agreement  shall set forth the terms and conditions
relating to the  construction  of a 101,200 square foot  warehouse  building and
related  improvements to be constructed by Landlord on  approximately  seven and
seven-tenths  (7.7)  acres  of land in the  Interchange  City  Industrial  Park,
situated  within  the  County  of  Rutherford,  State  of  Tennessee,  and  more
particularly  described on EXHIBIT "A" attached to the lease (the  "Site").  All
references  in this  Construction  Agreement to paragraphs of "this Lease" shall
mean the relevant  portions of  Paragraphs  1 through 33 of the Lease  Agreement
between System Realty Nine, Inc. as "Landlord" and Day Runner,  Inc. as "Tenant"
to which this  Construction  Agreement  is  attached as EXHIBIT "B" and of which
this   Construction   Agreement  forms  a  part,  and  all  references  in  this
Construction  Agreement to Sections of "this Construction  Agreement" shall mean
the relevant portion of Sections 1 through 6 of this Construction Agreement. The
Site,  improved as described in this  Agreement,  shall be referred to herein as
the Leased Premises.



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                                    SECTION 1


                    REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING

         1.1 Base Building as Constructed by Landlord. Landlord hereby agrees to
construct on the Site, a 101,200  square foot  warehouse  building  ("Building")
together with parking  areas with a minimum of 72  single-stall  parking  spaces
located  in  the  front  of  the  Leased   Premises  and  related   improvements
(collectively,  the  "Building  and Site  Improvements"),  at its sole  cost and
expense,  in  accordance  with all  applicable  codes  and laws as of the  lease
commencement  date  (collectively,  the  "Laws")  and  in  accordance  with  the
requirements set forth below. Promptly following the issuance of the certificate
of  occupancy  for the  Building,  Landlord  shall also  stripe 20  single-stall
parking spaces to be situated at a mutually  agreed upon location at the rear of
the Building  sufficient to accommodate  full size  automobiles.  Landlord shall
construct,  at its sole cost and expense,  the Building in  accordance  with the
following  plans and  specifications  approved by Landlord  and Tenant,  subject
however,  to the revisions and corrections to be made to such plans as described
in subsection 1.3 below (collectively, the "Plans and Specifications"):

                  1.1.1  Architectural  plans  and  specifications  prepared  by
Thomas  Miller & Partners,  dated June 12, 1996,  entitled  "Interchange  Center
Building #11, revised August 26, 1996, which includes Sheets C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4,
A-100,  A-101,  A-300,  A-400,  A-475, A-500, S-1.0, S-2.0, S-3.0, S-4.0, S-5.0,
S-6.0, S-6.1, S-6.2, S-6.3, S-6.4 (the "Building Plans").

                  1.1.2 Landscape plan prepared by Hawkins Partners,  Inc. dated
August 15, 1996,  and included in the plans of Thomas Miller & Partners as Sheet
L-100 (the  "Landscape  Plan") which the parties  acknowledge  is tentative  and
subject to further changes as described in Section 1.4.16.

                  1.1.3 The layout  labeled "Day Runner  Operations  Floor Plan"
which shows  tentative  locations for electrical,  mechanical,  and plumbing and
racking ("Day Runner Operations Floor Plan").

                  1.1.4 Those certain specified items and improvements described
in Section 2.6 below.

                  1.1.5 The Working Drawings for Tenant  Improvements  described
and defined in Section 2.

         1.2 Approval of Plans by Tenant. Those certain Plans and Specifications
identified in Section 1.1.1 have been  submitted to Tenant for approval prior to
commencement of construction and as indicated by Tenant's initials on each page,
such  approval is hereby  granted;  provided,  that if the  governmental  agency
having  jurisdiction  over the  development  requires  any  changes to Plans and
Specifications  which have already been approved by the Tenant, any such changes
shall be  re-submitted  to the  Tenant  for its  approval  prior  to  Landlord's
re-submission of those changes to the applicable  governmental agency.  Landlord
and Tenant acknowledge that certain Plans and Specifications (e.g.,  mechanical,
plumbing, including fire sprinkler system, and electrical) remain to be prepared
and Landlord agrees to submit any additional Plans and  Specifications to Tenant
for  Tenant's  input  and  approval  prior to  commencing  any  installation  or
construction  of the items shown on Plans and  Specifications  not identified in
Section  1.1.1.  Tenant  shall,  within five (5) business days of receipt of any
additional   Plans   and   Specifications,   either   approve   the   Plans  and
Specifications, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, or disapprove
such Plans and  Specifications  specifying  in detail the reasons  for  Tenant's
disapproval.

         1.3 Change Orders.  In the event  Landlord  desires to change the Plans
and  Specifications,  Landlord shall deliver notice (the "Change Notice") of the
same to Tenant,  setting  forth in detail the changes  (the  "Landlord  Change")
Landlord desires to make to the Plans and  Specifications.  Tenant shall, within
five (5) business days of receipt of the Change  Notice,  either (i) approve the
Landlord  Change,  which approval shall not be  unreasonably  withheld,  or (ii)
disapprove  the Landlord  Change and deliver a notice to Landlord  specifying in
detail  the  reasons  for  Tenant's  disapproval.  Tenant may not  disapprove  a
Landlord  Change if all of the following  criteria are met: (i) there will be no
delay in  construction  by reason of such  Landlord  Change,  (ii) the  Landlord
Change is not a material deviation from the Plans and Specifications,  (iii) the
appearance of the Building and Site Improvements is not adversely affected,  and
(iv) proposed substitute  materials or designs are equal or better in quality to
that shown on the Plans and Specifications.

         1.4      Certain  Specifications.  Landlord agrees that in addition to
the requirements set forth in the Plans and Specifications, the Building and
Site Improvements shall be constructed with the following elements:

                  1.4.1 Toilet Rooms. The men's and women's toilets,  one set in
the office area and a second set  adjacent to loading  doors,  shall be complete
with vinyl or higher quality  materials on floors,  wet walls at least up to the
height  of the  wainscot,  countertops,  walls  and  floors,  lavatory  mirrors,
lighting,  ceilings,  toilet partitions,  toilet accessories,  building standard
plumbing fixtures and all mechanical, plumbing and lighting services completed.

                  1.4.2 Lifesafety. All required alarm and communication systems
within the telephone and electrical rooms, the stairwells, and toilet rooms.

                  1.4.3 Warehouse  Lighting.  Warehouse lighting to be installed
to maximize  illumination  of aisles as shown in the rack layout plan,  however,
lighting shall not interfere with access to warehouse racking.
Illumination shall be measured at no higher than six feet above the floor level.

                 1.4.3.1 30 foot candles for a  combination of general warehouse
and high pileaisle lighting; 50 foot candles to be provided at dock loading area
using metal halide lighting with GE R4000 multi-vapor metal halide bulbs (or
comparable).

                 1.4.3.2 Swing  lights  are  required  for each dock door in the
loading  area.  Landlord to provide 4-plex outlets between each dock door.
(Tenant shall pay the difference in cost between  2-plex and 4-plex  outlets but
in no event shall the increase in cost exceed $100.00 per outlet.)

                1.4.3.3 Pick area lighting shall include  up to 400 feet of drop
lights, 8 foot double fluorescent.

                1.4.4  Exterior  Lighting.  Wall pack  lighting  for the truck
court and building  perimeter as shown on Day Runner  Operations  Floor Plan and
pole  lighting for the  automobile  parking  area,  as shown on Sheet C-1 of the
Building Plans.

                1.4.5 Loading Doors. A total of 15 loading  positions as shown
in the Building  Plans.  13 dock high doors shall have  hydraulic  load levelers
model Kelley FX (seven foot by eight foot) dock levelers at all  specified  dock
doors.  Installation  includes all electrical  requirements  and dock door limit
switches.   All  doors  will  be  provided   with   Frommelt   Eliminator   dock
seals/shelters  with built-in  canopies.  Installation shall include Track Guard
protectors.  One dock high loading  position  (as  specified in the Plans) shall
have ramp  access to  provide  for the drive in of a 13 foot 6 inch  trailer  (a
minimum of ten foot wide by fourteen foot six inch high door).

                1.4.6 Space  Heaters.  Landlord to provide  gas-fired  furnace
heaters  which shall  maintain not less than a uniform  50(Degree)F  temperature
inside the warehouse when the  temperature  outside is  9(Degree)F.  Thermostats
shall be placed six (6) feet from the warehouse  floor.  Heaters shall be placed
at locations which minimize  interference  with warehouse racking and at maximum
height permitted by code.

                1.4.7 Power.  Landlord to provide power panel(s) and meters in
the  building  1200 amps,  277/480  volt, 3 phase,  4 wire power.  Power will be
distributed  by Landlord  from the panel to the office  areas and the  warehouse
lighting systems at Landlord's cost.

                1.4.8    Floor Slab.  A minimum of a 6 inch reinforced concrete,
3,000 psi, smooth and level.
     
                1.4.9    Ceiling Clearance.  24 foot "stack" height uniformly 
clear throughout the warehouse.

                1.4.10   Column  Spacing.  40' x 40',  except for one bay (from
front wall to column  six) which will be 40' x 30'.

                1.4.11  Sprinklers.  Early  Suppression  Fast Response system,
plus  on-site fire hoses and  hydrants to meet all  governmental  codes plus any
auxiliary pump equipment as required.

               1.4.12   Truck  Loading  Apron.  A minimum of 6 inch  reinforced
concrete,  3,000 psi, for first sixty (60) feet from loading docks.

               1.4.13  Warehouse  Floor  Seal.  Tenant 424 for all  warehouse
areas (2 coats).  Floors will be prepared and installed  and sealant  applied in
accordance  with  manufacturer's   recommendations.   Landlord  agrees  that  no
construction or  installation  activities will take place during the preparation
of the floor which would  result in dirt,  materials  or debris  settling in the
fresh sealant and Landlord agrees not to permit workmen or others to walk on the
freshly sealed floor.

               1.4.14   Insulation.  Roof insulation shall be a minimum R factor
of 10.

              1.4.15  Access  Gates.  Landlord  shall  install  at  Tenant's
written  request  and  expense,  two (2) gates on the  property,  which shall be
approved by Landlord,  such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Such gates
must be in compliance with all governmental requirements and the requirements of
any private restrictive  covenants affecting the property.  Tenant shall provide
keys for the gates to Landlord.

              1.4.16  Landscaping.  Landscaping will be similar to the other
buildings at Interchange Center,  including pear orchard trees along Heil Quaker
Boulevard  and  heavy  landscaping  along  the  office  entrance.   The  parties
acknowledge  that the Landscape Plan has been included in Building Plans to show
the general nature of the landscaping to be provided by Landlord and quantities,
types and  tentative  locations of shrubbery  and plants and that the  Landscape
Plan is  expected  to be revised  with the  approval  of  Landlord  and  Tenant.
Landlord shall provide and install at its cost, the  landscaping as shown on the
final  Landscape  Plan approved by both parties,  including,  but not limited to
irrigation  systems  for  landscaping  in front  of the  building.  At  Tenant's
expense,  Landlord  shall also construct  pursuant to design plans  delivered by
Tenant,  an  outdoor  picnic  area,  basketball  court  and/or  horseshoe  area,
irrigation  systems in the rear and/or western portion of the Property,  or such
other  landscaping  improvements  which  exceed  the  requirements  shown on the
Landscape  Plan;  provided,  however,  that Landlord will be responsible for the
first $10,000 of such extraordinary costs.

              1.4.17   Skylights.  20 skylights shall be installed as shown on
the Plans and Specifications.

              1.4.18   Storage.  Tenant  shall  fence and  screen  outdoor
pallet  storage  areas at  Tenant's cost.

              1.5      Further  Specifications.  Landlord  shall, at  Landlord's
sole  expense,  perform  all  of  the following in addition to that specified in
Section 1.4 and in the Plans and Specifications:

              1.5.1    Paint all four sides of the  exterior of the  building in
accordance  with the Building Plans.

              1.5.2  Concrete  bollards will be installed at four corners of
the office and restroom areas and pump room.

              1.5.3  Provide  and install  220 volt  electrical  outlets and
applicable electrical equipment for eight stations for battery charging.

              1.5.4 Install a six foot high wooden fence and  landscaping to
screen from view the transformer and utility meters as shown on Building Plans.

              1.5.5 Provide  penetration  into the Building to permit Tenant
to install fiber optic cabling.

                                    SECTION 2

                            OFFICE AREA IMPROVEMENTS

              2.1 Space Plan.  Tenant and  Landlord  acknowledge  and agree that
they have approved the final layout plan for approximately  5000 square feet of
space in the Building ("Office Area"),  which lays out and designates  offices,
rooms and other partitioning in the  designated  office space ("Layout  Plan").
The Layout Plan is attached  hereto as EXHIBIT  "C".  The parties acknowledge
that preliminary  drawings are currently  being  prepared of the  improvements
to be constructed and installed in the Office Area (the "Tenant Improvements").

            2.2 Final Working Drawings. On or before October 1, 1996, Landlord's
architect shall complete the architectural and engineering  working drawings for
the Tenant Improvements based upon the Layout Plan  (collectively,  the "Working
Drawings")  and shall  submit the same to Tenant for Tenant's  approval.  Tenant
shall,  within ten (10) days after receipt of the Working  Drawings,  either (i)
approve the Working  Drawings,  (ii)  approve  the Working  Drawings  subject to
specified  conditions to be satisfied by Landlord if the Working Drawings do not
comply with the Layout Plan, or (iii) disapprove and return the Working Drawings
to Landlord with requested  revisions if the Working Drawings do not comply with
the Layout Plan. All references in this Section 2 to Tenant's receipt shall mean
receipt by Tenant's  Representative  identified in Section 6.2 below.  If Tenant
fails to approve or  disapprove  the Working  Drawings  within such ten (10) day
period,  Tenant shall be deemed to have approved the Working Drawings. If Tenant
disapproves the Working Drawings,  Landlord shall have five (5) business days to
resubmit  the  Working  Drawings  to Tenant.  Landlord  agrees that it shall not
disapprove any Working  Drawings which have been approved by Tenant except where
the Tenant  Improvements  shown on the Working  Drawings would result in: (i) an
adverse effect on the structural integrity of the Building;  (ii) non-compliance
with laws; (iii) an adverse effect on the systems and equipment of the Building;
or (iv) any increase in costs to Landlord  over the Building  Standard  costs as
described in Section 2.3 below unless  Tenant  agrees to pay for such  increased
costs (each of the foregoing being referred to individually or collectively,  as
Tenant a "Design Problem").

         2.3 Landlord's  Obligation to Construct.  Landlord shall  construct all
Tenant  Improvements in accordance with the Working Drawings  approved by Tenant
concurrently  with its construction of the Building.  Landlord agrees to pay all
costs and  expenses in  constructing  the Tenant  Improvements  which are hereby
acknowledged  to be Building  Standard.  Landlord  shall obtain  Tenant's  prior
written  approval to the  selection  of  interior  decor  specifications,  e.g.,
carpet, vinyl, wall coverings,  millwork, office noise insulation, etc., as well
as the color of the window and door mulleins.

         2.4 Change  Orders.  In the event that  anytime  after  approval of the
Working Drawings,  Tenant desires to change the Working  Drawings,  Tenant shall
deliver notice (the "Change  Notice") of the same to Landlord,  setting forth in
detail the changes (the "Tenant  Change")  Tenant desires to make to the Working
Drawings,  Landlord  shall,  within  three (3)  business  days of receipt of the
Change Notice, either (i) approve the Tenant Change, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, or (ii) disapprove the Tenant Change and deliver a notice
to Tenant  specifying in detail the reasons for  Landlord's  disapproval,  which
reasons  shall be  limited  to Design  Problems.  In the  event of an  approval,
Landlord  shall provide  Tenant with a good faith,  non-binding  estimate of the
additional  costs  which  would be incurred by Landlord by reason of the change,
and the period of delay in substantial  completion of the Leased  Premises which
would result from the Tenant Change.  Thereafter,  Tenant shall, within five (5)
business  days of receipt of  Landlord's  approval,  deliver  notice to Landlord
stating  whether  or not Tenant  elects to cause  Landlord  to make such  Tenant
Change.  Any additional  costs which arise in connection with such Tenant Change
shall be paid by Tenant  contemporaneously  with  Tenant's  notice  to  Landlord
stating  whether  or not Tenant  elects to cause  Landlord  to make such  Tenant
Change;  provided  however,  that there shall be no additional cost or charge to
Tenant unless  Landlord  actually  incurs such  additional cost by reason of the
Tenant Change.  In addition,  the date by which Landlord is required to complete
substantial completion of the Leased Premises shall be extended by the period of
delay in  construction,  if any,  which results  solely from the Tenant  Change.
Likewise,  the dates set forth in Section 4.1 (for  Tenant's  right to terminate
the Lease) and 4.2 (for penalties for late deliveries)  shall be extended by the
same period of delay in  substantial  completion  of the Leased  Premises  which
results solely from the Tenant Change.

         2.5 Additional  Costs. If Tenant has approved  Landlord's cost estimate
for a Tenant  Change as  described in Section  2.4,  Tenant  shall  request that
Landlord, and Landlord shall upon such request, solicit bids from at least three
(3)  subcontractors  from each trade or item, where reasonably  practicable,  in
connection  with the  construction of the Tenant Change and shall provide Tenant
with a cost proposal (the "Cost  Proposal"),  and Tenant shall,  within ten (10)
days of receipt of the Cost  Proposal,  either (i) approve the Cost  Proposal or
(ii)  deliver  notice  (the  "Disapproval  Notice") to  Landlord  setting  forth
revisions  to be made to the  quantity  and/or  quality of various  items in the
Tenant Change.  Upon receipt by Landlord of a Disapproval Notice, the process in
this Section 2.5 shall be repeated until Tenant approves the Cost Proposal. Upon
receipt of Tenant's approval of the Cost Proposal, Landlord shall be released by
Tenant to purchase the items set forth in the Cost  Proposal and to commence the
construction of the Tenant Change.

         2.6  Certain  Tenant  Improvement  Specifications.  Landlord  agrees to
install  and  construct  those  certain   improvements   described   hereinbelow
concurrently  with  the  construction  of  the  Building.  All  such  items  and
improvements  shall be constructed at the sole expense of Tenant  provided that,
before  commencing such work,  Landlord shall obtain cost proposals for the work
in accordance with the procedures described in Section 2.5 above. Landlord shall
construct the following as an integral part of its  construction of the Building
and Site Improvements:

                  2.6.1 Build a structural  "joisted"  deck on 25% of the office
roof for storage  purposes  (the location will be identified on the floor plan).
Include an access staircase and removable safety rail for forklift access.

                  2.6.2    Paint interior walls of the warehouse.

                  2.6.3    Stripe truck/dock lines to a distance of 40 feet from
dock.  (Work to be  performed by parking stripe painter.)

                  2.6.4  Provide  exterior  dock-yard  lighting to support night
truck operations.  (This is in addition to the security lighting provided by the
Landlord at its expense around the perimeter of the building.)

                  2.6.5  Provide and install exterior building signs to Tenant's
  specifications.  Landlord to
provide electrical at its expense.

                  2.6.6  Paint all interior columns  within the warehouse  with
a safety color to a height of 6 feet for a cost not to exceed $1500.00.

                  2.6.7  Provide  and  install 12,  4-Plex  outlets on interior
columns for a cost not to exceed $7500.00.

                  2.6.8  Install an electrical outlet by the trash compactor for
a cost not to exceed $1500.00.

                  2.6.9  Move pump room to the L-7 corner of the building at a
cost not to exceed $11,300.00.

                  2.6.10 Tenant, at its expense, shall have the right to require
that  Landlord  install as part of the picnic area, a basketball  court and/or a
horseshoe pit. Tenant's notice shall be in writing.

                                    SECTION 3

                                  CONSTRUCTION

         3.1  Construction  Schedule.  Landlord shall  diligently  construct the
Building and Site  Improvements  and Tenant  Improvements in accordance with the
Plans and Specifications and Working Drawings, in a good and workmanlike manner,
in compliance  with all applicable  laws,  ordinances,  codes,  regulations  and
requirements  and  shall  diligently  prosecute  Landlord's  work  hereunder  to
completion.  Landlord  represents that construction of the Site Improvements has
already commenced.

         3.2 Completion of the Building and Site Improvements.  The Building and
Site  Improvements  shall be  deemed  "substantially  completed"  and the  words
"substantially  complete" as used in this Agreement  shall mean, when all of the
following have been satisfied:  (i) the Building and Site Improvements have been
substantially completed in accordance with the Plans and Specifications, and the
Tenant  Improvements  have been  substantially  completed in accordance with the
Working  Drawings,  as certified by both  Landlord's  and Tenant's  architect or
construction  manager,  (ii) at least a temporary  certificate  of  occupancy is
issued for the  Building,  (iii) all parking areas are available for parking the
number of vehicles  described  hereinabove,  (iv) all building systems are fully
operational,  (v) all floors in the  warehouse  area of the  Building  have been
properly sealed with sealants in accordance with  manufacturer  recommendations,
(vi) the Building and Site  Improvements are delivered to Tenant clean,  free of
all debris, and with no continuing work by contractors,  subcontractors or other
workmen  except  for minor  punch  list  items,  the  repair  of which  does not
interfere with Tenant's  installations and work. Upon completion of construction
of the  Building  and Site  Improvements,  Landlord  shall obtain and deliver to
Tenant all permits and authorizations  permitting lawful occupancy of the Leased
Premises.

         3.3 Inspection of  Construction.  Tenant and/or its agents,  shall have
the right to inspect the Building and Site Improvements and Tenant  Improvements
during the course of construction upon reasonable prior notice to Landlord,  and
provided  that  Tenant  and/or its agents  comply  with all safety  governmental
requirements and any safety rules reasonably  imposed by the general  contractor
or any subcontractor.  All work by Landlord shall be done expeditiously and in a
workmanlike manner, and shall be in compliance with all applicable  governmental
laws, ordinances, and regulations.

         3.4 Permits and  Approvals.  Landlord  and  Landlord's  agents shall be
solely  responsible  for  obtaining  any  and all  building  permits  and  other
approvals  required  to be  obtained  from  governmental  agencies  in  order to
complete the construction  contemplated  herein and to lease the Leased Premises
to Tenant.

         3.5  Exterior  Landscaping.   The  parties  acknowledge  that  exterior
landscaping  on the Site may not be  completed  by the Lease  commencement  date
based on then winter ground  conditions.  Landlord  agrees to complete  exterior
landscaping  as soon as ground  conditions  permit the same. If Landlord has not
commenced the work of exterior landscaping within fifteen (15) days after Tenant
has  delivered  to  Landlord  written  notice  that  the  ground  is  ready  for
landscaping  as  evidenced by a notice or letter from a  landscaping  contractor
prepared and qualified to do the work,  Landlord  shall pay a penalty of $100.00
per day for each day it delays in commencing such work. Once commenced, Landlord
shall diligently complete the exterior landscaping.

         3.6 Monument  Signs.  Landlord  shall  obtain  Tenant's  prior  written
approval,  not  to  be  unreasonably  withheld,  to  the  design,  location  and
specifications  of any  monument  signs which  Landlord  desires to place on the
Property prior to placing such signs on the Property.

                                    SECTION 4

           DELAY IN THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE LEASED PREMISES

         4.1 Tenant's Right to Terminate  Lease.  In the event that the Building
and Site  Improvements  have not been  substantially  completed  as  defined  in
Section 3.2 by June 1, 1997,  Tenant shall have the right to terminate the Lease
on ten (10) days'  written  notice to  Landlord.  Upon any such  termination  by
Tenant,  Landlord  shall return any and all security  deposits and prepayment of
rent paid by Tenant and pay to Tenant an amount equal to the penalties described
in  Section  4.2 below for each day from and after  April 1, 1997 to the date of
Lease  termination.  Thereafter,  no party shall have any liability to the other
under the Lease.

         4.2  Penalties  for Late  Delivery.  In the event the Building and Site
Improvements have not been  substantially  completed by April 1, 1997 and Tenant
does not later elect to terminate the Lease as provided in Section 4.1, Landlord
shall grant to Tenant a rent credit to be applied against the first rents coming
due under the Lease in an amount equal to $1,500.00 for each day that possession
of the Leased Premises, substantially completed by Landlord, is not delivered to
Tenant from and after April 1, 1997 and until  possession  of the  Building  and
Site  Improvements,  substantially  completed  as  defined in  Section  3.2,  is
delivered to Tenant.

         4.3  Clean-Up.  Prior to the delivery of the Leased  Premises to Tenant
and following the substantial completion of the Leased Premises,  Landlord shall
remove  all  rubbish  and  debris  therefrom  and  reasonably  clean the  Leased
Premises.

         4.4  Punch  List  Items.  Within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  Lease
commencement  date,  Landlord and Tenant shall  prepare a punch list (latent and
hidden  defects  excepted),  which  punch list shall  consist of those items and
adjustments  which do not  materially  interfere with Tenant's use of the Leased
Premises. Upon receipt of the punch list, Landlord shall cause its contractor to
diligently remedy all such items.

                                    SECTION 5

                                   WARRANTIES

         5.1 Third Party Warranties.  Landlord agrees to assign, and does hereby
assign, to Tenant, as of the Lease  commencement  date, all of Landlord's right,
title and interest in or to any and all warranties,  whether express or implied,
from third  parties  concerning  the Building and Site  Improvements  and Tenant
Improvements  except  warranties which extend to the roof and exterior walls and
structural elements of the Building (the "Third Party Warranties"). Tenant shall
have the  right,  during  the term of the  lease  and from and  after  the lease
commencement  date,  to  enforce  all of the  Third  Party  Warranties,  and any
contract rights or other intangibles arising therefrom,  all at the sole expense
of Tenant.  Landlord also  conditionally  assigns to Tenant, for the term of the
Lease, all of Landlord's right,  title and interest in or to any and all express
warranties  from  third  parties  concerning  the roof and  exterior  walls  and
structural  elements  of  the  Building  (the  "Structural  Warranties"),  which
assignment is conditioned upon Landlord's failure to repair or replace the roof,
exterior  walls or  structural  elements  of the  Building  in  accordance  with
Paragraph 5 of the Lease or Section 5.2 below. Such assignment of the Structural
Warranties  will not take effect  unless and until  Landlord is in default under
Paragraph 5 of the Lease or Section  5.2 below,  Tenant has  provided  notice of
such default to Landlord  and Landlord has failed to cure such default  within a
reasonable  period of time.  Thereafter,  Tenant shall have the right to enforce
all of the Structural Warranties during the term of this Lease, and any contract
rights or other intangibles arising therefrom.  The foregoing  assignment of the
Third Party Warranties and Structural Warranties shall automatically  terminate,
and such Warranties  shall be deemed to be reassigned to the Landlord,  upon the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

         5.2  Landlord  Warranty.  Landlord  hereby  warrants to Tenant that the
Building and Site  Improvements will be constructed in accordance with the Plans
and  Specifications  and shall be free from all defects for a period of one year
following  substantial  completion  of the  Building and Site  Improvements  and
Tenant  Improvements.  If,  within  one  year  after  the  date  of  substantial
completion of the Building and Site  Improvements,  any part of the Building and
Site  Improvements or Tenant  Improvements is found not to be in accordance with
the  Plans  and  Specifications  or  Working  Drawings,  or  if  any  repair  or
replacement  is  required  to be  made  to any  part of the  Building  and  Site
Improvements  or Tenant  Improvements  which  does not  result  from the acts or
negligence of Tenant,  its  employees,  agents or invitees,  then upon demand by
Tenant,   Landlord  shall  promptly  (within  thirty  (30)  days)  correct  such
non-conforming  items  and  repair  or  replace  any  defects  in  the  original
construction of the Building and Site Improvements or Tenant Improvements.  Upon
receipt  of such  demand by  Tenant,  Landlord  shall  have the right to take an
assignment of Tenant's claim against the grantors of the Third Party  Warranties
and/or Structural Warranties asserting a breach thereof;  provided however, that
such  assignment  shall  not  release  or  diminish  in  any  manner  Landlord's
obligations to promptly take corrective  action and to repair or replace defects
in construction, and provided further, that Landlord shall indemnify, defend and
hold Tenant  harmless from and against any liability,  loss,  claim,  expense or
cost arising from the assignment of such claim to Landlord.

         5.3  Maintenance  of Creek Area.  Landlord  represents  and warrants to
Tenant  that during the term of the Lease,  Landlord  shall be  responsible  for
clearing  plant  overgrowth,  debris  and other  material  from that  portion of
Hurricane  Creek  located on the  Property to maximize  the flow of water and to
prevent  overflowing  the creek  due to the  accumulation  of plant  overgrowth,
debris and other matter, provided the same is not in violation of law.

         5.4  Fencing  Off of Creek  Area.  Landlord  agrees  to  construct  and
maintain at its  expense a six foot high chain link fence along the creek,  from
Heil Quaker Boulevard to the "ditch"  protruding from the western portion of the
Property,  to prevent  persons or  property  from  falling  into,  or  otherwise
injuring  themselves  because of any drop-off in grade to the creek or ditch. In
event Tenant  desires to upgrade the  appearance  of the fence by  incorporating
vinyl or  wooden  slats in the chain  link  fencing,  the cost of such  upgraded
material shall be borne by Tenant.

                                    SECTION 6

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         6.1  Tenant's  Entry  Into the  Leased  Premises  Prior to  Substantial
Completion.  Landlord  and  Landlord's  contractor  shall  allow  Tenant  and/or
Tenant's  agents  access to the Leased  Premises at least  forty-five  (45) days
prior to the substantial  completion of the Building and Site  Improvements  and
Tenant Improvements,  as defined in Section 3.2 above, for the purpose of Tenant
and/or Tenant's agents installing warehouse racking, material handling and other
equipment or fixtures  (including  Tenant's  data and  telephone  equipment  and
related cabling). At least fifteen (15) days prior to substantial  completion of
the  Building and Site  Improvements  and Tenant  Improvements,  Tenant shall be
permitted to move in its  furniture and  furnishings  in the office areas of the
Building  and shall be  responsible  for the  safekeeping  and  security of such
personal  property moved into the Building.  Landlord's  contractor's work shall
have been  completed  except for minor punch list items such that Tenant is able
to complete its  installations  described herein without  interference  from any
ongoing work by Landlord or its contractor.

         6.2 Tenant's Representative. Tenant has designated John Kirkland as its
sole  representative  with respect to the matters set forth in this Construction
Agreement,  who, until further notice to Landlord, shall have full authority and
responsibility  to act on behalf of the Tenant as required in this  Construction
Agreement.

         6.3  Landlord's  Representative.  Landlord  has  designated  Jeffery N.
Haynes as its sole  representative with respect to the matters set forth in this
Construction  Agreement,  who, until further  notice to Tenant,  shall have full
authority  and  responsibility  to act on behalf of the  Landlord as required in
this Construction Agreement.

         6.4  Time  of  the  Essence  in  This  Construction  Agreement.  Unless
otherwise indicated,  all references herein to a "number of days" shall mean and
refer to calendar days. In all instances where a party is required to approve or
deliver an item,  if no written  notice of  approval is given or the item is not
delivered  within the stated  time  period,  at the end of such  period the item
shall automatically be deemed approved by such party.

         6.5 Life-Fire Safety Codes/Physical  Handicap  Codes/Earthquake  Safety
Codes.  Landlord  represents and warrants that when completed,  the Building and
Improvements  shall comply with  applicable  current  laws,  including,  without
limitation,  laws  in  connection  with  life-fire  safety,  physical  handicap,
including earthquake safety.

         6.6  Hazardous  Materials.  In the event that any point in time  during
construction,  the Leased Premises are determined to contain hazardous materials
or  substances,  Tenant  shall  have  the  right to cause  Landlord  to  remove,
encapsulate,  contain,  or  otherwise  dispose of such  hazardous  materials  or
substances,  and the cost  incurred  in  connection  therewith  shall be paid by
Landlord.

         6.7 Force Majeure.  Whenever a period of time is herein  prescribed for
action to be taken by Landlord or Tenant under this Construction Agreement, such
party shall not be liable or  responsible  for, and there shall be excluded from
the computation of any time period set forth in this Construction Agreement, any
delays due to strikes,  riots, acts of God,  shortages of labor or materials and
an  inability  to obtain  substitutes  thereof,  governmental  actions,  adverse
weather  conditions or any other causes which are beyond the reasonable  control
of such party and which make  performance  by such  party  impossible.  Landlord
shall  deliver  a  written  notice to Tenant  within  three  (3)  business  days
following  the  occurrence  of a force  majeure  event which  prevents or delays
construction of the Building and Site Improvements or Tenant Improvements and at
the cessation or termination  of such force majeure event,  Landlord shall again
deliver written notice of the same to Tenant  together with Landlord's  estimate
of any delay in substantial  completion of the Building and Site Improvements or
Tenant  Improvements  which  Landlord  believes to have resulted from such force
majeure event.

         6.8  Tenant  shall  have the right to approve  any  developer,  general
contractor or architect retained by Landlord.  Tenant pre-approves Trammell Crow
SE, Inc., RCR Building Corporation and Thomas Miller and Partners.

                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties to the Lease have  executed
this Construction Agreement and agreed to all of the terms and conditions of the
foregoing Construction Agreement as of the date and year set forth below.


EXECUTED BY LANDLORD, this          SYSTEM REALTY NINE, INC.,
day of             , 19  .          a Virginia corporation


Attest/Witness


                                   By:
Title:                            Its:




EXECUTED BY TENANT, this            Day Runner, Inc.,
day of            , 19  .           a Delaware corporation



                                    Title:
Attest/Witness



Title:


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                                    EXHIBIT C

                            PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS



     The Plans and  Specifications  consist  of  architectural  and  landscaping
plans,  specifications and drawings for the construction  (pursuant to the Lease
Agreement  and a  Construction  Agreement  in the  form of  Exhibit  B  attached
thereto) of buildings and other  improvements  upon the premises  covered by the
Lease Agreement.


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                                    EXHIBIT D

                                    NASHVILLE

                          CLASS A INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO


              PROPERTY                    TOTAL        YEAR BUILT       TENANTS
                                            SF

NASHVILLE - Interchange City Center

1401 Gould Blvd.                              94,760      1979             1
1430 Gould Blvd.                              96,000      1980             3
1450 Gould Blvd.                              84,800      1980             1
1277 Heil Quaker Blvd.                       100,200      1982             1
1284 Heil Quaker Blvd.                       101,200      1996             1
1293 Heil Quaker Blvd.                       100,000      1982             4
1325 Heil Quaker Blvd.                       187,930      1989             1
1349 Heil Quaker Blvd.                       193,200      1996             2
1375 Heil Quaker Blvd.                        70,000      1990             1
1405 Heil Quaker Blvd.                        88,000      1982             3
1435 Heil Quaker Blvd.                        88,000      1981             1
                                      --------------- -------------- -----------

TOTAL NASHVILLE                            1,203,890                       19





*        $8,051.20  will be  transferred  from the Lease  Agreement,  commencing
         October  5,  1993,  expiring  November  4, 1996,  as  amended,  between
         Landlord and Tenant for space at 1293 Heil Quaker Boulevard.


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                                                                DAY RUNNER, INC.
                                                                   Exhibit 10.13

                              Schedule of Warrants
                              --------------------

                        No. of      Exercise        Date          Date of
Holder                  Shares        Price       of Issue      Expiration      Vesting Schedule
- ------                  ------        -----       --------      ----------      ----------------
<S>                    <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>              <C>    

Higgins, James          5,500(1)    $4.00         03/12/91      03/12/98        As to 83 shares on 02/01/95 and in
                                                                                13 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 03/01/95 as to the
                                                                                remaining shares

Miller, Charles         8,000(2)    $4.00         03/12/91      03/12/98        As to 83 shares on 08/19/94 and in
                                                                                19 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 09/01/94 as to the
                                                                                remaining shares

Rachlin, Alan          25,000       $4.00         03/12/91      03/12/98        60 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 04/01/91

Rachlin, Alan          25,000(3)    $4.00         03/12/91      03/12/98        60 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 04/01/91

Rachlin, Alan          50,000       $4.00         03/18/92      03/12/98        10,000 commencing 03/18/92; 40,000
                                                                                in 48 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 04/01/92

Rachlin, Alan          25,000       $12.00        03/09/93      01/22/03        2,083 on 03/09/93; 22,917 in 11
                                                                                equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 03/20/93

Rachlin, Alan          25,000       $12.50        01/16/94      01/16/04        12 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 02/14/94

Rachlin, Alan          25,000       $19.00        08/15/94      08/15/04        12 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 08/29/94


Rachlin, Alan          25,000       $19.00        07/28/95      07/28/05        24 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 08/28/95

Willat, Boyd           25,000       $4.00         03/12/91      03/12/98        60 equal monthly installments
                                                                                commencing 04/01/91


(1) The original  warrant  covered  25,000  shares and has been  exercised  with
respect to 19,500 of such shares.
(2) The original warrant covered 25,000 shares and has been exercised with
respect to 17,000 of such shares.
(3) The subject warrant was assigned to Mr. Rachlin by Jill Tate Higgins on
March 12, 1991.

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                                                                DAY RUNNER, INC.
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 1
to Registration Statement Nos. 33-46969 and 33-53422 of Day Runner, Inc. on Form
S-8, in Registration Statement No. 33-670792 of Day Runner, Inc. on Form S-8, in
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 1 to  Registration  Statement No.  33-61186 of Day
Runner, Inc. on Form S-3, and in Registration  Statement Nos. 33-84036 and 80819
of Day Runner, Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated August 9, 1996 appearing in
the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Day Runner,  Inc. for the year ended June 30,
1996.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP


Long Beach, California
September 26, 1996


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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
consolidated  balance  sheet and the  consolidated  statement of income filed as
part of the  annual  report on Form 10-K and is  qualified  in its  entirety  ty
reference to such annual report on Form 10-K.
</LEGEND>
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                               0
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