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July 12, 2000
Specialty Finance Partners
54 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
Re: Amendment of Registration Rights Agreement
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Gentlemen:
The Registration Rights Agreement, entered into between Aames Financial
Corporation (the "Company") and Specialty Finance Partners, as successor in
interest to Capital Z Financial Services Fund II, L.P., dated as of December 23,
1998 is hereby amended such that the definition of "Preferred Stock" shall be
deemed to include any shares of the Company's Series D Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued pursuant to that certain Preferred
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2000, as amended.
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Very truly yours,
AAMES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
/s/ A. Jay Meyerson
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A. Jay Meyerson
Chief Executive Officer
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
SPECIALTY FINANCE PARTNERS
By: Capital Z Financial Services Fund II, L.P., a General Partner
By: Capital Z Partners, Ltd., its General Partner
Its: /s/ David Spuria
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David A. Spuria
General Counsel
