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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
                                  June 16, 1998

                           PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                     INDIANA
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

               0-23144                                      35-1671569
         (Commission File No.)                           (I.R.S. Employer
                                                         Identification No.)

                1499 Windhorst Way, Suite 100, Greenwood, Indiana
                    (Address of Principal Executive Officer)

                                      46143
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (317) 888-4400
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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ITEM 5. Other Events

         Personnel  Management,   Inc.  (the  "Registrant"),   entered  into  an
Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization,  dated June 16, 1998, among DHI
Holdings,   Inc.,  an  Ohio  corporation  ("DHI"),  DHI  Sub  Corp,  an  Indiana
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of DHI("Sub"), and the Registrant (the
"Agreement").  A copy of the Agreement is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  The
Agreement provides for Sub to be merged into the Registrant (the "Merger"), with
the Registrant surviving the Merger. In the Merger, the holders of shares of the
Registrant's  Common Stock will receive  $16.00 for each share held. As a result
of the Merger, the Registrant will become a subsidiary of DHI Holdings, Inc., of
which Linsalata Capital  Partners,  an investment  partnership  headquartered in
Cleveland,  Ohio,  is a principal  shareholder.  The Merger will be treated as a
purchase for  accounting  purposes.  The Merger is  described  more fully in the
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits.

                           Exhibit          Description

                              99.1          Agreement and Plan of Merger
                                                     and Reorganization

                              99.2          Press Release issued by Registrant
                                                     on June 16, 1998






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                                   SIGNATURES

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

Date: June 17, 1998

                                    PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INC.

                                    By /s/ Gary F. Hentschel
                                    Gary F. Hentschel, President and
                                    Chief Operating Officer






                              AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
                            MERGER AND REORGANIZATION


     THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION  (this "Agreement") is
made as of the 16th day of June, 1998, among and between DHI HOLDINGS,  INC., an
Ohio  corporation  ("DHI"),  DHI SUB  CORP,  an  Indiana  corporation  that is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of DHI ("DHI Sub Corp"), and PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
an  Indiana  corporation  ("PMI")  (as  such  defined  terms  are  used  in this
Agreement,  each of DHI, DHI Sub Corp and PMI is a "Party" and together they are
the "Parties").

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS,  DHI and PMI  have  determined  that it is in  their  mutual  best
interest,  and PMI has  determined  that it is in the  best  interest  of  PMI's
shareholders,  to effect an acquisition transaction whereby DHI acquires 100% of
the  outstanding  capital  stock of PMI in  exchange  for  cash  paid to the PMI
shareholders; and

     WHEREAS,  DHI and PMI have  mutually  agreed  to  effect  such  acquisition
transaction upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  DHI  Sub  Corp  has  been  organized  by DHI as its  wholly-owned
subsidiary  corporation to facilitate  such  acquisition  transaction by merging
with and into PMI as provided in this Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  simultaneously with the execution hereof, certain shareholders of
PMI have executed and delivered to DHI a Voting  Agreement of even date herewith
pursuant  to which  such  shareholders  agree to vote for the  Merger  described
herein,  which Voting  Agreement  has been relied upon by DHI in its decision to
execute this Agreement.


                                   AGREEMENTS

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises
made herein, DHI, DHI Sub Corp and PMI agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                       DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES TO TERMS

     Section 1.1. Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement,  and in addition
to terms that are defined elsewhere herein,  the following terms (and the plural
or singular  forms  thereof  when  applicable)  have the  meanings  specified or
referred to in this Section:

          "Acquisition Proposal" is defined in Section 7.3(d).

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          "Baum" is defined in Section 7.1(g).

          "Best  Efforts"  means the efforts that a prudent  Person  desirous of
          achieving a result would use in similar  circumstances  to ensure that
          such result is achieved as expeditiously as possible.

          "Closing" means the  consummation  by the parties of the  transactions
          contemplated  by this  Agreement  as more  particularly  described  in
          Section 2.10.

          "Closing  Date"  means  the  date and  time as of  which  the  Closing
          actually takes place.

          "Code" means the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor  law,
          and  regulations  issued by the IRS pursuant to the  Internal  Revenue
          Code or any successor law, all as amended from time to time.

          "Commitments" is defined in Section 4.8.

          "Confidential Information" is defined in Sections 5.11(a) and (b).

          "Current PMI Filings" is defined in Section 3.8.

          "Disclosing Party" is defined in Section 5.13.

          "Effective Time" is defined in Section 2.5.

          "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and
          regulations  and rules issued  pursuant  thereto,  all as amended from
          time to time.

          "Exchange  Act"  means  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934 or any
          successor law, and  regulations  and rules issued pursuant to that Act
          or any successor law, all as amended from time to time.

          "Favorable Preliminary Finding" is defined in Section 5.10(d).

          "GAAP" means generally  accepted United States accounting  principles,
          applied on a basis  consistent  with the basis on which the  financial
          statements  referred to in Section 3.8 or Section 4.10, as applicable,
          were prepared.

          "Governmental  Authorization"  means any approval,  consent,  license,
          permit,  waiver or other  authorization  issued,  granted,  given,  or
          otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental
          Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement.

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          "Governmental Body" means any:

         (a)      nation, state, county, city, town, village, district or other 
                  jurisdiction of any nature;

         (b)      federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government;

         (c)      governmental  or  quasi-governmental  authority  of any nature
                  (including  any  governmental  agency,   branch,   department,
                  official or entity and any court or other tribunal);

         (d)      multi-national organization or body; or

         (e)      body exercising,  or entitled to exercise, any administrative,
                  executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing
                  authority or power of any nature.

          "HSR Act" means the  Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust  Improvements Act of
          1976, and  regulations  and rules issued  pursuant to that Act, all as
          amended from time to time.

          "IBCL" means the Indiana Business Corporation Law.

          "Interested Person" is defined in Section 3.21.

          "Knowledge" is defined in Section 1.2.

          "Legal  Requirement"  means  any  federal,  state,  local,  municipal,
          foreign,  international,  multinational or other administrative order,
          constitution,  law,  ordinance,  principle of common law,  regulation,
          statute or treaty.

          "LP I" is defined in Section 3.2.

          "LP II" is defined in Section 3.2.

          "Material adverse change" and "material adverse effect" are defined in
          Section 1.4.

          "Merger Consideration" is defined in Section 2.6.

          "Nondisclosing Party" is defined in Section 5.13.

          "Nullifying Event" is defined in Section 7.3(e).

          "OGCL" is defined in Section 4.1.

          "Option  Consideration" is defined in Section 2.7. "Ordinary Course of
          Business" is defined in Section 1.3.

          "Organizational  Documents"  means (a) the articles or  certificate of
          incorporation  and the bylaws of a  corporation,  (b) the  partnership
          agreement and any statement of partnership  of a general  partnership,
          (c) the limited  partnership  agreement and the certificate of limited
          partnership of a limited partnership, (d) the articles of organization
          and the operating  agreement of a limited liability  company,  (e) any
          charter or similar  document  adopted or filed in connection  with the
          creation,  formation,  or  organization  of  a  Person,  and  (f)  any
          amendment to any of the foregoing.
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          "Outstanding Obligations" is defined in Section 5.1(c).

          "Person" means any individual,  corporation  (including any non-profit
          corporation),   general  or  limited  partnership,  limited  liability
          company,  joint venture,  estate,  trust,  association,  organization,
          labor union or other entity or Governmental Body.

          "Plan" is defined in Section 5.15(b).

          "Plan of Merger" means the Plan of Merger in the form attached  hereto
          as Exhibit A.

          "PMI Administration" is defined in Section 3.2.

          "PMI Benefit Plans" is defined in Section 3.13(a).

          "PMI Common Shares" is defined in Section 2.6.

          "PMI Corporate Subsidiaries" is defined in Section 3.2.

          "PMI Disclosure  Schedule" means the confidential writing by that name
          provided  by  PMI to DHI  concurrently  with  the  execution  of  this
          Agreement.

          "PMI Holdings" is defined in Section 3.2.

          "PMI Partnership Subsidiaries" is defined in Section 3.2.

          "PMI Proxy Materials" is defined in Section 3.23.

          "PMI Reports" is defined in Section 3.7.

          "PMI Special Meeting" is defined in Section 5.5.

          "PMI Stock Plans" is defined in Section 3.4.

          "PMI Subsidiaries" is defined in Section 3.2.
 
          "PMI's Current Premium" is defined in Section 5.10(a).
 
          "Quest" is defined in Section 3.2.

          "Representative"  means  with  respect  to a  particular  Person,  any
          director,  officer,  employee,  agent,  consultant,  advisor  or other
          representative  of such Person,  including legal counsel,  accountants
          and financial advisors.

          "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

          "Securities  Act" means the  Securities  Act of 1933 or any  successor
          law,  and  regulations  and rules  issued  pursuant to that Act or any
          successor law, all as amended from time to time.

          "SIT" is defined in Section 3.2.


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          "Subsidiaries"  means,  with  respect to a Person,  all  corporations,
          partnerships,  limited  liability  companies  or other  entities as to
          which  such  Person  (or one or  more  Subsidiaries  of  such  Person)
          directly or indirectly owns or has the power to vote a majority of the
          common  stock or other  voting  securities  or  interests  (including,
          without   limitation,   partnership  or  limited   liability   company
          interests).

          "Supplemental Disclosure" is defined in Section 5.13.
 
          "Surviving Corporation" is defined in Section 2.1.
 
          "Taxes" is defined in Section 3.12.

          "Termination Fee" is defined in Section 7.3(a).

          "Warrants" is defined in Section 3.4.

     Section 1.2. Knowledge. An individual will be deemed to have "Knowledge" of
a particular  fact or other matter if (a) such  individual is actually  aware of
such fact or other  matter,  or (b) a prudent  individual  could be  expected to
discover or  otherwise  become  aware of such fact or  existence of such fact or
other  matter.  A  Person  other  than  an  individual  will be  deemed  to have
"Knowledge"  of a  particular  fact or other matter if any  individual  who is a
director,  officer or general  partner of such Person (or any  individual in any
similar  capacity)  has,  or at any time  had,  Knowledge  of such fact or other
matter.

     Section 1.3. Ordinary Course of Business.  An action taken by a Person will
be deemed to have been taken in the "Ordinary Course of Business" only if:

                  (a)  such  action  is  consistent   with  the  past  practices
         (including  with respect to quantity and  frequency) of such Person and
         is taken in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day  operations of
         such Person;

                  (b) such action is not required to be  authorized by the board
         of  directors  of such  Person  (or by any  Person or group of  Persons
         exercising similar authority); and

                  (c) such action is similar in nature and  magnitude to actions
         customarily taken,  without any authorization by the board of directors
         (or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority), in
         the  ordinary  course  of the  normal  day-to-day  operations  of other
         Persons that are in the same line of business as such Person.

     Section 1.4.  Material  Adverse Effect.  When used in this  Agreement,  the
terms  "material  adverse  change",  "material  adverse effect" or similar terms
shall mean a material  adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the
business,  properties,  operations,  prospects  or assets  or in the  condition,
financial or otherwise, of PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     Section 1.5. Section References.  All references to numbered sections refer
to sections of this  Agreement  unless  otherwise  provided.  All  references to
"this" article,  section or subsection refer to the particular article,  section
or subsection in which such reference occurs unless otherwise provided.

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                                   ARTICLE II
                       TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MERGER:
                         STATUS AND CONVERSION OF SHARES

     Section 2.1. The Merger.  At the Effective  Time,  in accordance  with this
Agreement,  the Plan of Merger and the IBCL,  DHI Sub Corp shall be merged  with
and into PMI, the separate  corporate  existence of DHI Sub Corp shall cease and
PMI shall be the surviving  corporation  (the  "Surviving  Corporation")  in the
Merger.

     Section 2.2. Surviving  Corporation.  The name of the Surviving Corporation
after the  Effective  Time shall be "Personnel  Management,  Inc." The Surviving
Corporation  shall  continue to exist as a corporation  under the IBCL and shall
succeed to, possess and enjoy all the property, rights, privileges,  immunities,
powers,  purposes and franchises,  both of a public and a private nature, and be
subject to all the  restrictions,  disabilities and duties,  of DHI Sub Corp and
PMI, all in accordance  with the IBCL. At any time, or from time to time,  after
the Effective Time, the officers of the Surviving  Corporation  may, in the name
of PMI  and/or DHI Sub Corp,  and the  officers  of PMI and DHI Sub Corp  shall,
execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments and other instruments and
take or cause to be taken all such  further  or other  action  as the  Surviving
Corporation may deem necessary or desirable in order to vest, perfect or confirm
in the Surviving Corporation title to and possession of all PMI's and/or DHI Sub
Corp's  property,   rights,   privileges,   immunities,   powers,  purposes  and
franchises, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.

     Section  2.3.  Articles  of  Incorporation.  Subject to the  provisions  of
Section  5.10 hereof,  the  Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  of PMI,  dated
December 2, 1993,  a copy of which is  attached  hereto as Exhibit B, shall from
and after the Effective Time be and continue to be the Articles of Incorporation
of the Surviving Corporation until amended as provided therein or by law.

     Section 2.4. Bylaws.  Subject to the provisions of Section 5.10 hereof, the
Restated  Bylaws of PMI,  adopted  December 2, 1993, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit C, shall from and after the Effective  Time be and continue to
be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended or repealed as provided
therein  or as  provided  by the  Articles  of  Incorporation  of the  Surviving
Corporation or by law.

     Section 2.5.  Effective  Time. The Merger (unless this Agreement is earlier
terminated)  shall become effective on the date and time when Articles of Merger
in the  prescribed  form have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Indiana.  The date and time of such effectiveness is referred to herein
as the Effective  Time.  Each of the Parties hereto agrees to use its reasonable
efforts to cause the Merger to become effective as soon as practicable.

     Section  2.6. PMI Common  Shares.  Each share of the common  stock,  no par
value, of PMI (the "PMI Common Shares") issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective  Time shall,  by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of the holder  thereof,  be  canceled  and  retired  and DHI shall,  in
accordance with the procedures  specified in Section 2.9 hereof, pay or cause to
be paid to each  record  holder of PMI Common  Shares as of the  Effective  Time
$16.00 net cash per share (the "Merger  Consideration"),  and pay to each holder
of  unexercised  Warrants  or  options  under  the PMI Stock  Plans  the  Option
Consideration.  Each  PMI  Common  Share  held in  treasury,  if any,  shall  be
canceled, and no consideration shall be paid therefor.

     Section 2.7. Treatment of Warrants and Stock Options. All rights to receive
PMI Common Shares pursuant to the Warrants and all options granted under the PMI
Stock Plans, which rights or options have not been exercised as of the Effective
Time , shall be canceled  and  converted,  without the  necessity of any further
action by the holders  thereof,  into the right to receive,  in cash,  an amount
equal to the  positive  difference,  if any,  between  $16.00  per share and the
exercise   price  per  share  of  each  such  option  or  Warrant  (the  "Option
Consideration").

     Section 2.8. DHI Sub Shares.  The single share of capital  stock of DHI Sub
Corp issued and  outstanding  immediately  prior to the Effective Time shall, by
virtue of the Merger and without  any action on the part of the holder  thereof,
be  converted  into and  become a  number  of  validly  issued,  fully  paid and
nonassessable  common shares,  without par value, of the Surviving  Corporation,
which is equal to the number of PMI Common Shares issued and  outstanding  as of
the Effective Time.

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     Section 2.9. Procedures.

                  (a) Exchange  Agent.  PMI shall authorize one or more banks or
         trust companies  reasonably  acceptable to DHI to act as exchange agent
         (the "Exchange Agent") hereunder pursuant to an agreement or agreements
         satisfactory to PMI.

                  (b) Additional agreements. DHI and PMI shall have the right to
         make additional agreements consistent with the terms of this Agreement,
         governing  the  payment  for  PMI  Common  Shares  being   canceled  in
         connection  with the Merger.  All such additional  agreements  shall be
         final and binding on all holders of PMI Common Shares.

                  (c)   Surrender   of  shares.   DHI  shall  make   appropriate
         arrangements  with the Exchange  Agent to wire  transfer the  aggregate
         Merger Consideration and aggregate Option Consideration to the Exchange
         Agent  on  or  prior  to  the  Closing  Date.  Commencing  as  soon  as
         practicable  after the Effective Time , each holder of record as of the
         Effective  Time of one or more PMI Common  Shares  (other than treasury
         shares)  shall  be  paid  the  Merger   Consideration  per  each  share
         surrendered,  upon  delivery  to the  Exchange  Agent  of  one or  more
         certificates  for such  PMI  Common  Shares  (the  "Certificates")  for
         cancellation, together with a duly executed transmittal letter and such
         other  documents,  information  or  assurances  as may be  required  in
         accordance  with  Section  2.9(e)  hereof.  Each  holder of Warrants or
         options under the PMI Stock Plans shall  receive  payment of the Option
         Consideration  from the Exchange Agent promptly following the Effective
         Time. No interest shall be paid or accrued on the Merger  Consideration
         or Option  Consideration  payable  hereunder.  If so  requested  by the
         Surviving Corporation, any funds remaining with the Exchange Agent nine
         (9) months after the Effective Time shall be released and repaid by the
         Exchange Agent to the Surviving  Corporation,  after which time persons
         entitled  thereto  may look,  subject to  applicable  escheat and other
         similar laws, only to the Surviving Corporation for payment thereof.

                  (d) Cancellation of shares.  All holders of Certificates shall
         cease at the Effective Time to have any rights as  shareholders of PMI,
         or any  interest  in PMI,  DHI,  DHI  Sub  Corp  or any  subsidiary  or
         affiliate  of any of the  foregoing,  by reason of the Merger,  and, in
         full  satisfaction of all rights pertaining to their PMI Common Shares,
         their  exclusive right shall be to receive cash in accordance with this
         Article II, without regard to any delay in surrender of any Certificate
         or appropriate accompanying documentation hereunder.

                  (e)  Transmittal  letter.  As soon as  practicable  after  the
         Effective  Time , but in any event not later  than 14 days  thereafter,
         the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a Certificate
         or  Certificates:  (1) a form  letter  of  transmittal  which,  without
         limitation,  shall include a representation to be signed by such holder
         to  the  effect  that  the  PMI  Common  Shares   represented  by  such
         Certificate(s)  are owned by such holder free and clear from any liens,
         claims or other  encumbrances  and shall specify that delivery shall be
         effected,  and risk of loss and title to the Certificate(s) shall pass,
         only upon delivery of the Certificate(s) to the Exchange Agent; and (2)
         instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the  Certificate(s),
         which shall specify  what,  if any,  other  documents,  information  or
         assurances may be reasonably  required by the Surviving  Corporation to
         effect a surrender of any Certificate or to be presented in the absence
         of a Certificate.

                  (f)   Lost   certificates.   The   holders   of   Certificates
         representing  PMI Common  Shares  shall not be  entitled to receive the
         amount of cash  payable  pursuant to Section  2.9(c) until such holders
         have  surrendered  such  Certificates.  If such  Certificates are lost,
         stolen or destroyed,  the  Surviving  Corporation  shall  determine the
         amount  of the  bond,  if any,  and the type of  additional  documents,
         information  or assurances  as shall be reasonably  required to protect
         the Surviving  Corporation from other claimants with respect to the PMI
         Common Shares  represented  thereby in conformity  with applicable law.
         The  Surviving  Corporation  shall  have  no  obligation  to  pay or to
         recognize  the claim of any holder of PMI Common Shares who was not the
         holder of record thereof as of the Effective Time.
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     Section  2.10.  Closing.  Subject  to the  provisions  of  Article  VI, the
consummation of the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the   "Closing")   shall  take  place  at  the  offices  of  PMI's  counsel  in
Indianapolis,  Indiana,  as soon as practicable after satisfaction of all of the
conditions  precedent  to Closing  provided  in Article  VI. In the absence of a
mutual  agreement  by DHI and PMI as to the date and  time of the  Closing,  the
Closing  shall be held on the last  business  day of the  calendar  month during
which the  satisfaction of the last to be satisfied of the conditions to Closing
occurs,  commencing on such date at 10:00 a.m.,  Indianapolis  time. The date on
which the Closing  actually  occurs is the  "Closing  Date" as such term is used
herein. In the event the Closing occurs,  the following actions will be taken at
the Closing:

                  (a) the Parties will execute (unless same has been  previously
         executed) the Plan of Merger;

                  (b) PMI shall deliver to DHI a  certificate  dated the Closing
         Date of the secretary (or other appropriate  officer) of PMI certifying
         as to  appropriate  resolutions  of the  Board  of  Directors  and  the
         shareholders of PMI authorizing and approving this Agreement,  the Plan
         of Merger and the Merger;

                  (c) DHI and DHI Sub Corp shall provide to PMI a certificate of
         the secretary of each of said  corporations  certifying,  respectively,
         appropriate  resolutions of the Board of Directors of DHI and the Board
         of Directors and shareholders of DHI Sub Corp authorizing and approving
         this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Merger; and

                  (d) each of the Parties shall take such further actions as may
         be  reasonably   required  to  consummate  the  Merger  and  the  other
         transactions  contemplated  hereby to be  consummated  on or before the
         Closing Date in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE III
                      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PMI

     PMI represents and warrants to DHI and DHI Sub Corp as follows:

     Section 3.1. PMI Organization.  PMI is a corporation that is duly organized
and validly  existing,  and is current in its corporate  reporting  obligations,
under the IBCL.

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     Section  3.2.  Subsidiaries.  PMI owns all of the  issued  and  outstanding
capital stock of PMI Administration,  Inc., a corporation that is duly organized
and validly  existing,  and is current in its corporate  reporting  obligations,
under  the IBCL  ("PMI  Administration").  PMI also owns all of the  issued  and
outstanding  capital  stock of PMI Holdings,  Inc., a  corporation  that is duly
organized,  validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware  ("PMI  Holdings").  PMI also owns all of the  issued  and  outstanding
capital stock of two  additional  corporations,  Southern  Indiana  Temporaries,
Inc., a corporation that is duly organized and validly existing,  and is current
in its  corporate  reporting  obligations,  under  the IBCL  ("SIT"),  and Quest
Personnel  Search,  Inc.,  a  corporation  that is duly  organized  and  validly
existing, and is current in its corporate reporting obligations,  under the IBCL
("Quest").  (PMI  Administration,  PMI Holdings,  SIT and Quest are collectively
referred to herein as the "PMI Corporate  Subsidiaries".)  Neither SIT nor Quest
conducts any active business  operations.  Two limited partnerships in which PMI
holds an  interest  as a limited  partner  conduct  active  business  operations
through the temporary staffing offices maintained by those limited  partnerships
under the name of PMI. PMI LP I is a limited  partnership that is duly organized
and validly  existing,  and is current in its corporate  reporting  obligations,
under  the laws of the State of  Indiana  ("LP I").  PMI  Administration  is the
general partner of LP I and owns a 78.1% partnership  interest therein,  and PMI
and SIT are the limited  partners of LP I, owning 0.8% and 20.1% limited partner
interests therein. LP I conducts its business operations through offices located
in  Indiana  and  Kentucky.  PMI LP II is a  limited  partnership  that  is duly
organized,   validly  existing,  and  is  current  in  its  corporate  reporting
obligations,   under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Indiana   ("LP  II").   PMI
Administration is the 1% general partner, and PMI is the 99% limited partner, of
LP II. LP II conducts business  operations from offices located in the states of
Georgia and Florida. (LP I and LP II are collectively  referred to herein as the
"PMI Partnership  Subsidiaries",  and the PMI Corporate Subsidiaries and the PMI
Partnership  Subsidiaries  are  collectively  referred  to  herein  as the  "PMI
Subsidiaries".)  Except as set forth in this  Section and in the PMI  Disclosure
Schedule, there are no Persons (other than the PMI Subsidiaries) in which PMI or
any of the PMI Subsidiaries has any voting rights or equity interests.  True and
correct  copies of the  Organizational  Documents of PMI are attached  hereto as
Exhibits B and C, and true and correct  copies of the  Organizational  Documents
pertaining to the PMI Subsidiaries are included in the PMI Disclosure Schedule.

     Section 3.3.  Qualification  and Corporate  Power.  PMI  Administration  is
qualified as a foreign  corporation and in good standing as such in the State of
Florida. LP I is qualified as a foreign limited partnership and in good standing
as such in the  State of  Kentucky.  LP II is  qualified  as a  foreign  limited
partnership  and in good  standing as such in the States of Georgia and Florida.
Each of PMI and the PMI  Subsidiaries  is duly  authorized  to conduct  business
under the laws of each jurisdiction  where such qualification is required except
where the lack of such qualification would not have a material adverse effect on
the financial  condition of PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries  taken as a whole or on
the  ability  of  PMI  to  consummate  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this
Agreement.  Each  of  PMI  and  the  PMI  Subsidiaries  has  full  corporate  or
partnership (as the case may be) power and authority to carry on the business in
which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it.

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     Section 3.4.  Capitalization.  The entire  authorized  capital stock of PMI
consists of Four Million  (4,000,000)  authorized  shares of preferred stock, no
shares of which are issued and  outstanding,  and  Twenty  Million  (20,000,000)
shares of PMI Common Shares, of which 2,048,771 are issued and outstanding as of
March 13, 1998.  All of the issued and  outstanding  PMI Common Shares have been
duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. As of June
1, 1998,  225,549 PMI Common  Shares were issuable upon the exercise of options,
at exercise  prices ranging from $5.90 to $16.73 per PMI Common Share,  pursuant
to PMI's 1993 Stock Option Plan,  1994 Stock Option Plan,  1994  Director  Stock
Option Plan and 1998 Stock Option Plan, all as amended  (collectively,  the "PMI
Stock Plans").  As of June 1, 1998,  52,416 PMI Common Shares were issuable upon
the exercise of warrants,  at an exercise price of $9.2727 per PMI Common Share,
pursuant to warrants  originally granted in connection with PMI's initial public
offering (the "Warrants"). Section 3.4 of the PMI Disclosure Schedule contains a
chart  reflecting the exercise prices,  vesting status,  date of grant and other
information concerning the options exercisable under the PMI Stock Plans and the
Warrants  as of June 1,  1998.  Except for the  Warrants  and  options  that are
outstanding  under  the PMI  Stock  Plans and  except  as  disclosed  in the PMI
Disclosure Schedule,  there are no outstanding or authorized options,  warrants,
purchase rights,  subscription  rights,  conversion  rights,  exchange rights or
other  contracts  or  commitments  that  could  require  PMI or  any of the  PMI
Subsidiaries  to  issue  or  sell,  or that  could  otherwise  cause  to  become
outstanding,  any PMI Common Shares or other securities of PMI or any securities
of or partnership  interests in any of the PMI Subsidiaries in addition to those
currently  issued and  outstanding.  Except as disclosed  in the PMI  Disclosure
Schedule,  there are no outstanding or authorized  stock  appreciation,  phantom
stock, profit  participation or similar rights with respect to PMI or any of the
PMI Subsidiaries. Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
the Warrants and the options that are outstanding under the PMI Stock Plans will
be  cancelable  in  exchange  for  payment  by  DHI to  the  warrantholders  and
optionholders  of an amount equal to the difference  between the price per share
to be paid by DHI hereunder and the exercise price per share  applicable to such
Warrant or option.

     Section 3.5.  Authorization.  PMI has full power and  authority  (including
full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder,  except that PMI cannot consummate the Merger
unless and until it receives the  affirmative  vote of the holders of a majority
of the PMI Common Shares  approving this  Agreement,  the Plan of Merger and the
Merger.  This Agreement  constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of
PMI, enforceable against PMI in accordance with its terms and conditions.

     Section 3.6.  Noncontravention.  Except as disclosed in the PMI  Disclosure
Schedule,  neither  the  execution  and  delivery  of  this  Agreement,  nor the
consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby,  will (i)  violate any
constitution,  statute, regulation or rule, or any injunction,  judgment, order,
decree, ruling, charge or other restriction of any Governmental Body or court to
which any of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  is subject,  or any  provision of the
Organizational Documents of any of PMI or the PMI Subsidiaries, or (ii) conflict
with,  result  in a  breach  of,  constitute  a  default  under,  result  in the
acceleration  of, or create  in any  party the right to  accelerate,  terminate,
modify,  cancel or require any notice under,  any  agreement,  contract,  lease,
license,  instrument  or  other  arrangement  to  which  any of  PMI or the  PMI
Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is
subject,  or result in the imposition of any lien or security interest on any of
its assets, except where the violation, conflict, breach, default, acceleration,
termination, modification, cancellation, failure to give notice or imposition of
a lien or  security  interest  would not have a material  adverse  effect on the
financial  condition of PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries  taken as a whole or on the
ability of PMI to consummate the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement.
Other than filings to be made under the IBCL in  connection  with the Merger and
matters in connection  with the  provisions of the Exchange Act, the  Securities
Act and applicable  state  securities laws, none of PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries
needs to give any notice to, make any filing  with or obtain any  authorization,
consent or approval of, any Governmental Body in order for PMI to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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     Section 3.7. PMI SEC Reports. PMI has made all filings with the SEC that it
has been required to make within the past two years under the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act (which filings,  collectively,  are the "PMI Reports"). Each of
the PMI Reports has complied with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in all
material respects.  Except as disclosed in the PMI Disclosure Schedule,  none of
the PMI Reports, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of
a material fact or omitted to state a material  fact  necessary in order to make
the statements made therein,  in light of the  circumstances  in which they were
made,  not  misleading.   The  PMI  Reports  are  each  identified  by  specific
description in the PMI Disclosure  Schedule.  PMI has delivered to DHI a correct
and complete copy of the PMI Reports  (together  with all exhibits and schedules
thereto and as amended to date).

     Section 3.8. PMI Financial  Statements.  PMI has filed,  as part of the PMI
Reports,  its Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal  quarter ended April
30, 1998,  and its Annual  Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended October
31, 1997  (collectively,  the "Current PMI Filings").  The financial  statements
included in or incorporated by reference into the Current PMI Filings (including
the related notes and schedules  thereto) have been prepared in accordance  with
GAAP and present fairly the consolidated  financial condition of PMI and the PMI
Subsidiaries  as  of  the  indicated  dates  and  the  consolidated  results  of
operations of PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries for the indicated  periods,  subject,
however,  in the case of the interim  financial  statements  included therein to
normal year-end adjustments.

     Section 3.9. Events Subsequent to January 31, 1998. Since January 31, 1998,
excluding  changes  generally  affecting the industries in which PMI and the PMI
Subsidiaries operate and the change in control of PMI contemplated hereby, there
has not been any material adverse change in the business,  financial  condition,
operations,  results  of  operations  or  future  prospects  of PMI  and the PMI
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
except as disclosed in the PMI  Disclosure  Schedule  (and,  with respect to all
periods  of  time  and  dates  after  the  date  of this  Agreement,  except  as
contemplated  by Section 5.15 or approved in writing by DHI),  since January 31,
1998:

                  (a)  none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has  sold,  leased,
         transferred  or  assigned  any of its assets,  tangible or  intangible,
         other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of Business;

                  (b) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has entered into any
         agreement,   contract,   lease,   or  license  (or  series  of  related
         agreements,  contract,  leases and licenses) either involving more than
         $50,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

                  (c) no party  (including  any of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries)
         has  accelerated,  terminated,  modified  or  canceled  any  agreement,
         contract, lease or license (or series of related agreements, contracts,
         leases and licenses) involving more than $50,000 to which any of PMI or
         the PMI Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound;


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                  (d)  none  of PMI or the  PMI  Subsidiaries  has  imposed  any
         security interest upon any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

                  (e) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has made any capital
         expenditure  (or  series  of  related  capital   expenditures)   either
         involving more than $50,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

                  (f) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has made any capital
         investment  in, any loan to or any  acquisition  of the  securities  or
         assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital  investments,
         loans and  acquisitions)  either involving more than $50,000 or outside
         the Ordinary Course of Business;

                  (g) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has issued any note,
         bond or other debt security or created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed
         any  indebtedness  for borrowed money or capitalized  lease  obligation
         either involving more than $10,000 singly or $50,000 in the aggregate;

                  (h)  none  of PMI or  the  PMI  Subsidiaries  had  delayed  or
         postponed  the payment of accounts  payable  and other  liabilities  or
         accelerated the collection of accounts  receivable outside the Ordinary
         Course of Business;

                  (i)  none  of  PMI  or  the  PMI  Subsidiaries  has  canceled,
         compromised,  waived  or  released  any  right or claim  (or  series of
         related  rights  and  claims)  either  involving  more than  $50,000 or
         outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

                  (j)  none  of PMI or the  PMI  Subsidiaries  has  granted  any
         license  or  sublicense  of any  rights  under or with  respect  to any
         intellectual property;

                  (k)  there  has  been  no  change  made or  authorized  in the
         Organizational Documents of any of PMI or the PMI Subsidiaries;

                  (l) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has issued,  sold or
         otherwise disposed of any of its capital stock, or granted any options,
         warrants  or  other  rights  to  purchase  or  obtain  (including  upon
         conversion, exchange or exercise) any of its capital stock;

                  (m)  none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has  declared,  set
         aside or paid any dividend or made any distribution with respect to its
         capital  stock  (whether in cash or in kind) or redeemed,  purchased or
         otherwise acquired any of its capital stock;

                  (n) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has  experienced any
         material damage, destruction or loss to its property that was not fully
         covered  (except  for  applicable  deductibles)  by  casualty  or other
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                  (o) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries has made any loan to,
         or  entered  into any other  transaction  with,  any of its  directors,
         officers and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

                  (p) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has entered into any
         employment  contract or  collective  bargaining  agreement,  written or
         oral, or modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;

                  (q)  none  of PMI or the  PMI  Subsidiaries  has  granted  any
         increase in the base compensation of any of its directors or officers;

                  (r)  none  of PMI or the  PMI  Subsidiaries  has  granted  any
         increase in the base  compensation of any of its employees  outside the
         Ordinary Course of Business;

                  (s) none of PMI or the PMI Subsidiaries has adopted,  amended,
         modified or terminated any bonus, profit-sharing,  incentive, severance
         or other  plan,  contract or  commitment  for the benefit of any of its
         directors,  officers  and  employees  (or  taken any such  action  with
         respect to any other employee  benefit plan) except,  in any such case,
         as required by ERISA or other applicable Legal Requirement;

                  (t) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries has made any material
         change in the employment terms of any of its directors or officers;

                  (u) none of PMI or the PMI Subsidiaries has made or pledged to
         make any charitable or other capital  contribution outside the Ordinary
         Course of Business;

                  (v) there has not been any  material  transaction  outside the
         Ordinary   Course  of  Business   involving  any  of  PMI  or  the  PMI
         Subsidiaries; and

                  (w) none of PMI or the PMI  Subsidiaries  has  committed to do
         any of the foregoing.

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     Section  3.10.  Undisclosed  Liabilities.  Except as  disclosed  in the PMI
Disclosure  Schedule,  none of PMI and the PMI  Subsidiaries  has any  liability
(whether  known or unknown,  asserted  or  unasserted,  absolute or  contingent,
accrued or  unaccrued  and  liquidated  or  unliquidated,  and whether due or to
become due),  including any liability for taxes,  except for (i) liabilities set
forth on the face of the  balance  sheet of PMI  dated as of  January  31,  1998
(rather than in any notes thereto) and (ii) liabilities  which have arisen after
January 31, 1998 in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of which results from,
arises  out of,  relates  to, is in the nature of or was caused by any breach of
contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement of intellectual property rights
or violation of law).

     Section 3.11. Litigation.  Except as disclosed in the PMI Reports or in the
PMI Disclosure Schedule,  there are no actions, suits,  proceedings,  reviews or
investigations  pending,  or to the Knowledge of PMI or any of its  Subsidiaries
threatened,  involving PMI or any of its  Subsidiaries,  at law or in equity, or
before any  Governmental  Body.  PMI is not  subject to any order,  judgment  or
decree that can reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change.

     Section 3.12.  Taxes.  PMI and each of its  Subsidiaries has duly filed all
material federal,  state,  local and foreign tax returns required to be filed by
it, and PMI except as  disclosed in the PMI  Disclosure  Schedule has duly paid,
caused to be paid or properly accrued an adequate reserve for the payment of all
taxes and penalties and interest relating thereto (collectively, all such taxes,
penalties  and  interest  are  "Taxes")  required  to be paid in  respect of the
periods  covered by such returns and has properly  accrued an adequate  reserves
for payment of all Taxes  anticipated  to be payable in respect of all  calendar
periods  since the  periods  covered by such  returns.  The  federal  income tax
returns  required  to be  filed  by PMI have  been  examined  by the IRS for all
taxable  years  through  October 31,  1996.  All  deficiencies  and  assessments
asserted as a result of such  examinations  or other  audits by federal,  state,
local or foreign taxing  authorities have been paid, fully settled or adequately
provided for in the financial  statements  contained in the PMI Reports,  and no
issue or claim has been asserted for Taxes by any taxing authority for any prior
period the adverse  determination  of which would result in a  deficiency  which
would have a material  adverse  effect on the business,  financial  condition or
results of  operations of PMI and its  Subsidiaries  taken as a whole other than
those heretofore paid or provided for. Except as set forth in the PMI Disclosure
Schedule, there are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the statutory
period of limitation  applicable to any federal,  state, local or foreign income
tax return of PMI or its Subsidiaries.

     Section 3.13. ERISA.

                  (a) The  PMI  Disclosure  Schedule  describes  each  "employee
         benefit  plan" (as such term is defined  in Section  3(3) of ERISA) and
         any bonus, pension,  profit sharing,  deferred compensation,  incentive
         compensation,  stock ownership,  stock purchase,  stock option, phantom
         stock,  retirement,  vacation,  severance,  disability,  death benefit,
         hospitalization,  medical, dental or other benefit plan, arrangement or
         understanding   (collectively,   all  such  plans,   arrangements   and
         understandings are the "PMI Benefit Plans"),  maintained or contributed
         to by PMI or any of its  Subsidiaries  for the benefit of the employees
         of PMI or any of its  Subsidiaries.  With  respect  to the PMI  Benefit
         Plans,  PMI has included in the PMI  Disclosure  Schedule a list of the
         documents  creating or  evidencing  the PMI Benefit  Plans and true and
         correct  copies of (i) the most recent annual reports (Form 5500) filed
         with the IRS, (ii) the most current  determination letter received from
         the  IRS  with  respect  to  each  PMI  Benefit  Plan  as  to  which  a
         determination letter has been issued, and (iii) each group insurance or
         annuity contract, if any, relating thereto.  Neither PMI nor any of its
         Subsidiaries has ever maintained or contributed to an "employee benefit
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                  (b) With respect to the PMI Benefit Plans, neither PMI nor any
         of its  Subsidiaries  has any  liabilities,  other than liabilities for
         benefit claims and funding  obligations payable in the normal course of
         the operations of the PMI Benefit Plans,  under ERISA,  the Code or any
         other  applicable  law  that in the  aggregate  would  have a  material
         adverse effect on PMI and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

                  (c) With respect to the PMI Benefit Plans, there are no funded
         benefit  obligations  for  which  contributions  have not been  made or
         properly accrued,  and there are no unfunded benefit  obligations which
         have not been accounted for by reserves or otherwise properly footnoted
         in  accordance  with GAAP on the  financial  statements  of PMI and its
         Subsidiaries.

                  (d) All of the PMI  Benefit  Plans have been  operated  in all
         material  respects in compliance  with their  respective  terms and all
         Legal   Requirements,   and  all   contributions   required  (by  Legal
         Requirements  or contract) to any such PMI Benefit Plan have been made.
         All reports required to be filed with any  Governmental  Body have been
         filed with such  Governmental  Body on a timely basis.  None of the PMI
         Benefit Plans provide  benefits to Persons who are not employees of PMI
         or the PMI  Subsidiaries.  Neither PMI nor any of the PMI  Subsidiaries
         has any liability of any nature to plan participants,  whether known or
         unknown, and whether absolute,  accrued, contingent or otherwise), with
         respect to any PMI Benefit Plan  (including,  without  limitation,  any
         prior plans and any plans maintained by any predecessor,  affiliated or
         related  entities),  other than for  payments  of  benefits  due in the
         ordinary course under the PMI Benefit Plans, none of which are overdue.

     Section  3.14.  Legal  Compliance.   PMI  and  its  Subsidiaries  hold  all
Governmental Authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective
businesses  except for  failures to hold such  Governmental  Authorizations  the
absence of which would not, in the aggregate,  have a material adverse effect on
the  business,  operations  or financial  condition of PMI and its  Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.  PMI and its  Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of
all  Governmental  Authorizations  held by them  except  where the failure so to
comply would not have a material  adverse effect on the business,  operations or
financial condition of PMI and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The businesses
of PMI  and its  Subsidiaries  are  not  being  conducted  in  violation  of any
applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, decree or order of any Governmental
Body (including but not limited to any Legal Requirement  relating or pertaining
to employment  matters) except for violations  which in the aggregate do not and
would  not  have a  material  adverse  effect  on the  business,  operations  or
financial condition of PMI and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     Section  3.15.  No  Defaults.  Except  as set  forth in the PMI  Disclosure
Schedule,  neither PMI nor any of its  Subsidiaries  is in default or  violation
(and no event has occurred  which with notice or the lapse of time or both would
constitute a default or  violation)  of any term,  condition or provision of (i)
its Organizational Documents, (ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license,
contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which PMI or any of its
Subsidiaries  is a party or by which they or any of their  properties  or assets
may be bound, or (iii) any order, writ,  injunction,  decree,  statute,  rule or
regulation  applicable  to PMI or any of its  Subsidiaries,  which  defaults  or
violations  would,  in the  aggregate,  have a  material  adverse  effect on the
business, operations or financial condition of PMI and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole or which would  prevent or delay the  consummation  of the  transactions
contemplated hereby.

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     Section  3.16.  Broker's  Fees.  Except as  otherwise  disclosed in the PMI
Disclosure  Schedule,  none of PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries has any liability or
obligation to pay any fees or  commissions  to any broker,  finder or agent with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     Section 3.17.  Certain  Documents.  The PMI Disclosure  Schedule includes a
list setting forth for PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries:

                  (a)    all PMI Benefit Plans and all contracts with any labor 
         union;

                  (b)  contracts   for  the   employment  or  engagement  as  an
         independent  contractor  of  any  person  on  a  full-time,  part-time,
         consulting or other basis,  excluding  contracts  wherein the aggregate
         annual  payment  contemplated  does not exceed Fifty  Thousand  Dollars
         ($50,000);

                  (c) contracts  pursuant to which PMI or any PMI Subsidiary has
         advanced or loaned  funds,  or agreed to advance or loan funds,  to any
         other person  other than minimal  advances to employees in the Ordinary
         Course of Business;
                  (d) contracts or indentures  relating to any  indebtedness  or
         the  mortgaging,  pledging or otherwise  placing a lien on any asset of
         PMI or any of the PMI Subsidiaries;

                  (e)  contracts  pursuant  to  which  PMI or  any  of  the  PMI
         Subsidiaries  is the lessee  of, or holds or  operates,  any  leasehold
         estate or any  leased  operating  asset,  other  than  leases of office
         equipment such as computers, copiers, facsimile machines and the like;

                  (f) contracts  pursuant to which PMI or any PMI  Subsidiary is
         the  lessor of, or permits  any party to hold or  operate,  any real or
         personal property owned by PMI or any such PMI Subsidiary;

                  (g)  contracts or agreements  with  customers of PMI or any of
         the PMI  Subsidiaries,  or contracts  for purchase of goods or services
         (other than  leases)  involving  annual  payments in excess of $50,000,
         excluding in all such cases  contracts  that may be terminated  without
         penalty (or other termination charge) on not more than 30 days' notice;
         and

                  (h) any other  contract  which is material to the  business of
         PMI or any such PMI Subsidiary and involves an aggregate  consideration
         in excess of $100,000 annually.

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     Section 3.18. No Material  Defaults.  PMI has made available to DHI and DHI
Sub Corp for their  examination  copies of all material  contracts,  agreements,
leases, licenses and understandings of a kind that would be required to be filed
(or incorporated by reference) by PMI as exhibits to a Registration Statement on
Form S-1 under the  Securities  Act, as well as any other  agreements  and other
instruments  referred to in Section 3.17 above to which it or any PMI Subsidiary
is a party or by which any of them or their properties might be affected. Except
as  disclosed  in the PMI  Disclosure  Schedule,  neither  PMI nor any  such PMI
Subsidiary  is in default in any manner  which could lead to a material  adverse
change  under the terms of any such  contract,  agreement,  leases,  license  or
understanding.  Neither PMI nor any PMI  Subsidiary  has breached,  nor is there
pending or to the Knowledge of PMI threatened any claim, nor to the Knowledge of
PMI any legal basis for a claim, that PMI or any PMI Subsidiary has breached any
of the  terms  or  conditions  of any  agreement,  contract,  commitment,  plan,
instrument  or other  arrangement  set forth in any of the schedules or exhibits
delivered in connection  herewith or of any  agreement,  contract or commitment,
which  breach or  breaches  singularly  or in the  aggregate  could  result in a
material adverse change.

     Section  3.19.  Notes and  Accounts  Receivable.  All  notes  and  accounts
receivable of PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries are reflected properly on their books
and records,  are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims,  are
current and collectible, and will be collected in accordance with their terms at
their  recorded  amounts,  without  resort to  collection  proceedings  or other
extraordinary action, subject only to the reserve for bad debts set forth on the
face of the April 30, 1998  unaudited  balance  sheet of PMI (rather than in any
notes  thereto) as adjusted for the passage of time in accordance  with the past
custom and practice of PMI and the PMI Subsidiaries.

     Section  3.20.  Authorized   Signatories;   Officers  and  Banks.  The  PMI
Disclosure  Schedule  contains a list of all of the names and  locations of each
bank at which PMI or any PMI Subsidiary has an account,  safe deposit box or any
other  banking  relationship  and the names of all  persons  authorized  to draw
therefrom or have access thereto.

     Section 3.21. Insider Interests.  Except as set forth in the PMI Disclosure
Schedule,  to PMI's  Knowledge  none of the  leases,  contracts,  documents  and
instruments  required to be set forth in the PMI  Reports or the PMI  Disclosure
Schedule delivered  pursuant to this Agreement involves any "Interested  Person"
(hereinafter  defined) as a party thereto or as a party beneficially  interested
therein. Since November 1, 1996, neither PMI nor any PMI Subsidiary has directly
or  indirectly  purchased,  leased from or  otherwise  acquired  any property or
obtained  any  services  from or sold,  leased to or  otherwise  disposed of any
material amount of property or furnished any services to or otherwise dealt with
(except  in respect of  remuneration  for  services  rendered  (including  stock
options and other fringe benefits) as a Director,  officer or employee of PMI or
any PMI  Subsidiary),  in the  Ordinary  Course of  Business or  otherwise,  any
Interested  Person.  As used in this  Section,  "Interested  Person"  means  any
executive  officer or Director of PMI or any PMI Subsidiaries or any Person with
whom such  Person has any direct or  indirect  relation  by blood or marriage or
adoption, or entity in which any such Person has any material direct or indirect
interest.

     Section 3.22.  Customers,  Distributors  and Suppliers.  The PMI Disclosure
Schedule  contains  a true,  correct  and  complete  list  for PMI and  each PMI
Subsidiary of all of its and their customers who or which individually accounted
for 5% or more of the total  sales of PMI or such PMI  Subsidiary  in the fiscal
year ended October 31, 1997.

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     Section 3.23.  Proxy Statement.  None of the information  supplied or to be
supplied by or on behalf of PMI with  respect to the  transactions  contemplated
hereby for  inclusion in (i) the letter to  shareholders,  notice of meeting and
proxy  statement  or form of  proxy  to be used by PMI in  connection  with  the
special meeting of the shareholders of PMI to be held to vote on the Merger (the
"PMI Proxy Materials"), including any amendments thereof or supplements thereto,
or (ii) any  other  document  to be filed  with the SEC in  connection  with the
transactions  contemplated  hereby, will at the time the PMI Proxy Materials are
mailed to the  shareholders  of PMI, at the respective  times such documents are
filed with the SEC and at the time of the PMI shareholders' meeting, be false or
misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the statements  therein,  in
light of the  circumstances  under  which  they are  made,  not  misleading,  or
necessary to correct any statement in any earlier  communication with respect to
the solicitation of any proxy or approval for the PMI shareholders' meeting. The
PMI Proxy  Materials  will comply as to form in all material  respects  with the
provisions  of the  Exchange  Act  and the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated
thereunder.

     Section 3.24. Environmental Compliance.  None of the real property owned by
PMI or any of the PMI  Subsidiaries  (and to the  Knowledge of PMI,  none of the
real  property  leased  by PMI or any PMI  Subsidiary)  is in  violation  in any
material respect of any federal, state or local statues, regulations, ordinances
or other  provisions  having the force or effect of law, in each case concerning
pollution or protection of the environment (including,  without limitation.  all
those  relating  to  the  presence,  use,  production,   generation,   handling,
transport,  treatment,  storage, disposal,  distribution,  testing,  processing,
discharge, release, control or cleanup of any hazardous materials, substances or
wastes,   toxic  chemicals,   petroleum   products  or  by-products,   asbestos,
polychlorinated  biphenyls (or PCBs), or radiation).  Except as set forth in the
PMI Reports or the PMI Disclosure  Schedule,  (i) neither PMI nor any of the PMI
Subsidiaries is the subject of any federal,  state, local, foreign or provincial
investigation,  and neither PMI nor any of the PMI Subsidiaries has received any
notice or claim (or is aware of any facts that would form a reasonable basis for
any  claim),  or entered  into any  negotiations  or  agreements  with any other
person,  relating to any liability or obligation or remedial action or potential
liability or obligation  or remedial  action under any  environmental  law which
could have a material  adverse effect and (ii) there are no pending,  reasonably
anticipated or to the Knowledge of PMI threatened actions,  suits or proceedings
(or facts  that  would  form a  reasonable  basis for any such  action,  suit or
proceeding)  against PMI, any of the PMI Subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties,  assets or  operations  asserting  any  liability or  obligation  or
seeking any remedial action in connection with any environmental law which could
have a material adverse effect.

     Section 3.25.  HSR Act. PMI is its own "ultimate  parent  entity" under the
HSR Act and has not at any  time  had  total  assets  or  annual  net  sales  of
$100,000,000 or more.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
                             OF DHI AND DHI SUB CORP

     DHI and DHI Sub Corp,  jointly and severally,  represent and warrant to PMI
as follows:

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     Section 4.1. Due Incorporation and Good Standing. DHI is a corporation duly
organized,  validly  existing  and in  good  standing  under  the  Ohio  General
Corporation Law (the "OGCL").  DHI Sub Corp is a corporation  duly organized and
validly existing, and is current in its corporate reporting  obligations,  under
the IBCL. DHI wholly owns Diversco, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

     Section 4.2.  Qualification  and Corporate  Power.  Each of DHI and DHI Sub
Corp is duly authorized to conduct business under the laws of each  jurisdiction
where such qualification is required except where the lack of such qualification
would not have a material  adverse effect on the financial  condition of DHI and
DHI Sub  Corp  taken  as a whole  or on the  ability  of DHI or DHI Sub  Corp to
consummate the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement. Each of DHI and DHI
Sub Corp has full  corporate  power and  authority  to carry on the  business in
which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it.

     Section 4.3. Authorization. Each of DHI and DHI Sub Corp has full power and
authority  (including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver
this  Agreement  and to  perform  its  obligations  hereunder  . This  Agreement
constitutes  the valid and legally  binding  obligation  of DHI and DHI Sub Corp
enforceable against them in accordance with its terms and conditions.

     Section 4.4. Noncontravention. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4 attached
hereto,  neither  the  execution  and  delivery  of  this  Agreement,   nor  the
consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby,  will (i)  violate any
constitution,  statute, regulation or rule, or any injunction,  judgment, order,
decree, ruling, charge or other restriction of any Governmental Body or court to
which DHI or DHI Sub Corp is subject,  or any  provision  of the  Organizational
Documents of DHI or DHI Sub Corp, or (ii) conflict with,  result in a breach of,
constitute  a default  under,  result in the  acceleration  of, or create in any
party the right to accelerate,  terminate,  modify, cancel or require any notice
under, any agreement,  contract, lease, license, instrument or other arrangement
to which  DHI or DHI Sub Corp is a party or by which it is bound or to which any
of its assets is subject,  or result in the  imposition  of any lien or security
interest on any of its assets,  except where the  violation,  conflict,  breach,
default, acceleration, termination, modification,  cancellation, failure to give
notice or  imposition of a lien or security  interest  would not have a material
adverse  effect on the  financial  condition  of DHI and DHI Sub Corp taken as a
whole or on the ability of DHI and DHI Sub Corp to consummate  the  transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.  Other than filings to be made under the IBCL in
connection  with the Merger and matters in connection with the provisions of the
Exchange Act, the Securities Act and applicable state  securities laws,  neither
DHI nor DHI Sub Corp needs to give any notice to, make any filing with or obtain
any authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Body in order for it
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     Section 4.5. Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings,  reviews
or  investigations  pending,  or to  the  Knowledge  of  DHI  or  DHI  Sub  Corp
threatened,  involving DHI or DHI Sub Corp,  at law or in equity,  or before any
Governmental  Body, which  individually or in the aggregate are likely to have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition of DHI and DHI Sub Corp taken
as a  whole  or on the  ability  of  DHI  or DHI  Sub  Corp  to  consummate  the
transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement.  Neither DHI nor DHI Sub Corp is
subject to any order,  judgment  or decree  that can  reasonably  be expected to
result in any material adverse change.

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     Section  4.6.  No Prior  Activities.  DHI Sub Corp has not  engaged  in any
material business activities and has not incurred, nor prior to the Closing Date
will it incur,  directly or indirectly,  any liabilities or obligations,  except
those  incurred  in  connection  with  its  organization,  the  Merger  and  the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

     Section 4.7. Proxy  Statement.  None of the  information  supplied or to be
supplied  by or on  behalf of DHI or DHI Sub Corp for  inclusion  in (i) the PMI
Proxy  Materials,  or (ii) any other  document  to be filed  with the SEC or any
regulatory agency in connection with the transactions  contemplated hereby will,
at the time of the PMI Proxy Materials are mailed to shareholders of PMI, at the
respective  times such  documents  are filed and at the time of the PMI  Special
Meeting,  be false or  misleading  with respect to any material fact included in
such  information,  or omit to state any material  fact required to be stated in
such  information or necessary in order to make the statements  included in such
information  in the context of such  information  not misleading or necessary to
correct any statement in any such information  previously supplied by DHI or DHI
Sub Corp.

     Section 4.8. Financing. DHI has received three binding commitments (subject
to the  satisfaction  of stated  conditions) to provide such financing to it as,
when combined with  immediately  available cash from DHI, will enable it to pay,
at the Closing Date, the entire Merger Consideration  payable hereunder in cash.
DHI has  provided  PMI with true and  accurate  copies  of each such  commitment
(collectively, the "Commitments"), which have not been amended or modified since
the respective  dates thereof except as approved in writing by PMI. There are no
conditions,  restrictions  or limitations on the  availability  of the financing
provided for in such Commitments other than as set forth therein.

     Section 4.9. HSR Act. DHI will be its own  "ultimate  parent  entity" under
the HSR Act as of the Closing  Date and has not at any time had total  assets or
annual net sales of $100,000,000 or more.

     Section 4.10. DHI Financial Statements.  The consolidated balance sheets of
DHI and its  Subsidiaries  as of March 31, 1998,  March 31, 1997 and October 24,
1996, and the related  consolidated  statements of income and retained  earnings
and of cash flows for the  periods  ending  March 31,  1998 and March 31,  1997,
together with the notes thereto,  have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and
fairly present the consolidated  financial condition of DHI and its subsidiaries
at the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows
for the periods stated therein.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                    COVENANTS

     Section   5.1.   Conduct  of  Business.   Except  as  otherwise   expressly
contemplated  or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the written consent
of DHI during the period from the date of this Agreement  until the Closing Date
PMI will comply with,  and will cause each of its  Subsidiaries  to comply with,
the following covenants:


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                  (a)  Each  of PMI  and  its  Subsidiaries  will  carry  on its
         respective  businesses only in the Ordinary Course of Business and will
         use its Best Efforts to (i) preserve intact its business  organization,
         (ii) keep available the services of its present officers and employees,
         (iii)  preserve its  relationships  with its  customers,  suppliers and
         others  with  whom it has  business  dealings,  and  (iv)  satisfy  its
         obligations under each material  agreement or commitment to which it is
         a party.

                  (b)  Neither  PMI  nor  any of its  Subsidiaries  (other  than
         Subsidiaries  that are  directly  or  indirectly  wholly  owned by such
         Party)  will   declare,   set  aside  or  pay  any  dividend  or  other
         distribution  (whether in cash,  stock or  property or any  combination
         thereof)  in respect  of any of its  capital  stock or other  ownership
         interests,  (ii) split,  combine or reclassify any of its capital stock
         or issue or authorize  or propose the issuance of any other  securities
         in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution  for shares of its capital
         stock,  or (iii)  repurchase,  redeem or  otherwise  acquire any of its
         securities or any securities.

                  (c) Neither PMI nor any of its Subsidiaries will authorize for
         issuance,  issue,  sell,  deliver or agree or commit to issue,  sell or
         deliver (whether through the issuance or granting of options, warrants,
         commitments,  subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise) any stock
         of any class or any other securities (including indebtedness having the
         right to vote or  equity  equivalents  including,  without  limitation,
         stock appreciation  rights),  except as required pursuant to agreements
         and  instruments  outstanding  as of the  date  of this  Agreement  and
         disclosed in the PMI Disclosure Schedule ("Outstanding Obligations") or
         amend  in any  respect  any  of  the  terms  of  any  such  Outstanding
         Obligations except as necessary to comply with this Agreement.

                  (d)  Neither  PMI nor any of its  Subsidiaries  will amend its
         Organizational Documents.

                  (e) Neither PMI nor any of its Subsidiaries  will sell, lease,
         encumber, transfer or dispose of any assets outside the Ordinary Course
         of  Business  or  any  assets   which  are  material  to  PMI  and  its
         Subsidiaries  taken as a whole  (whether  or not such  transaction  was
         outside the  Ordinary  Course of  Business)  except,  in any such case,
         pursuant to Outstanding Obligations,  nor shall either Party nor any of
         its Subsidiaries  enter into any commitment or transaction  outside the
         Ordinary Course of Business except pursuant to Outstanding Obligations.

                  (f) Other than in the Ordinary  Course of Business or pursuant
         to  Outstanding  Obligations,  neither PMI nor any of its  Subsidiaries
         will (i) incur any  indebtedness  for borrowed  money or guarantee  any
         such  indebtedness,  (ii) issue or sell any debt securities or warrants
         or rights to acquire any debt securities,  (iii) guarantee or otherwise
         become  liable  for any  indebtedness  of  others  or make  any  loans,
         advances or capital  contributions to others, (iv) mortgage,  pledge or
         otherwise encumber any material assets or create or suffer any material
         lien upon any  material  assets,  or (v) make any  payment or  transfer
         anything of value to any officer, director or stockholder of PMI or any
         of its Subsidiaries.

                  (g)  Neither  PMI  nor  any  of  its  Subsidiaries  will  pay,
         discharge or satisfy any claims,  liabilities or  obligations,  whether
         absolute,  accrued,  asserted or  unasserted,  contingent or otherwise,
         other than the payment,  discharge or  satisfaction of any such claims,
         liabilities or obligations (i) in the Ordinary  Course of Business,  or
         (ii) in  accordance  with the terms of  liabilities  (A)  reflected  or
         reserved  against  in or  contemplated  by the  consolidated  financial
         statements (or the notes thereto) of PMI and its  Subsidiaries,  or (B)
         incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business.

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                  (h) Neither PMI nor any of its Subsidiaries will change any of
         its accounting principles or practices except as required by GAAP.

                  (i)  Neither  PMI nor any of its  Subsidiaries  will  make any
         change in employment  terms  (including  employee  benefit  plans) with
         respect to any of its  directors,  officers  or  employees  outside the
         Ordinary Course of Business.

                  (j) Neither PMI nor any of its Subsidiaries  will (i) agree to
         take any of the actions  prohibited  in the  foregoing  clauses of this
         Section,  or (ii)  take or agree to take any  action  that  would or is
         reasonably  likely  to  result  in  any  of  its   representations  and
         warranties set forth in this Agreement  being untrue,  or (iii) take or
         agree to take any action that would or is  reasonably  likely to result
         in any of the  conditions  to the  Merger  set forth in  Article VI not
         being satisfied.

                  (k) PMI will  maintain,  and will cause each PMI Subsidiary to
         maintain,  all of its and their properties in customary  repair,  order
         and condition,  reasonable wear and tear and obsolescence excepted, and
         will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, and to cause each
         PMI  Subsidiary  to  maintain,  insurance  upon  all of its  and  their
         properties reasonably required in the conduct of its and their business
         and with  respect to the conduct of its and their  businesses,  in such
         amounts  and of such kinds as are  comparable  to that in effect on the
         date of this Agreement.

                  (l) No change  shall be made in the banking  and safe  deposit
         arrangements existing on the date hereof of PMI and its Subsidiaries.

                  (m) If any action,  suit,  proceeding  or (to the Knowledge of
         PMI)  investigation is commenced against PMI or any of its Subsidiaries
         after the date of this Agreement,  PMI agrees promptly to advise DHI of
         the same in writing and to consult with DHI on the nature and effect of
         and its response to such action, suit, proceeding or investigation.

     Section  5.2.  DHI Sub Corp.  DHI will  cause DHI Sub Corp to take all such
actions as shall be reasonably required under this Agreement, the Plan of Merger
or applicable law in order to consummate the Merger at the appropriate time, all
in accordance with applicable law.

     Section  5.3.  Best  Efforts.  Subject to the terms and  conditions  herein
provided,  each of the Parties hereto agrees to use its Best Efforts to take, or
cause to be  taken,  all  action,  and to do,  or cause to be done,  all  things
necessary,  proper  or  advisable  under  applicable  laws  and  regulations  to
consummate and make effective the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement,
including using its Best Efforts to obtain all necessary  waivers,  consents and
approvals,  and effecting all necessary  registrations  and filings with any and
all relevant Governmental  Authorities  (including its Best Efforts to cause the
satisfaction, but without any obligation to waive any, of the closing conditions
set forth in Article VI). In case at any time after the Closing Date any further
action is necessary  or  desirable to carry out the purposes of this  Agreement,
the proper  officers  and/or  directors of DHI, DHI Sub Corp or PMI, as the case
may be, shall take all such necessary action.

     Section 5.4. Certification of Shareholder Votes. On or prior to the Closing
Date,  PMI shall deliver to DHI and DHI Sub Corp a certificate  of its Secretary
setting forth the number of PMI Common Shares  outstanding  and entitled to vote
on the  adoption of this  Agreement  and the Plan of Merger and  approval of the
Merger and the number of PMI Common  Shares  voted in favor of  adoption of this
Agreement and the Plan of Merger and approval of the Merger.

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     Section  5.5.  PMI  Shareholder  Meeting.  PMI  will,  as  promptly  as  is
reasonably  practicable,  duly call,  give notice of, convene and hold a special
meeting of its  shareholders  for the  purpose of voting on and  approving  this
Agreement,  the Plan of Merger and the Merger (the "PMI Special  Meeting").  PMI
will,  through its Board of Directors,  recommend to the PMI  shareholders  that
they approve this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Merger, and will use its
Best Efforts to secure the approval of its shareholders thereof, except that the
Board of Directors of PMI shall not be required to recommend approval thereof to
the  PMI   shareholders  if  the  Board  of  Directors  has  determined,   after
consultation  with its  counsel  and  financial  advisors,  that the making of a
favorable recommendation with respect thereto would violate the fiduciary duties
of the Board of Directors.  In connection with the PMI Special Meeting, PMI will
prepare and file a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC and responses to the
comments  of the  SEC  relating  thereto  (including,  without  limitation,  the
preparation  and filing of amendments,  supplements or other  filings),  and PMI
will cause the definitive proxy statement and related  documents with respect to
the PMI Special Meeting (as previously defined, the "PMI Proxy Materials") to be
mailed to the PMI shareholders,  all at the earliest practicable time and all in
accordance with applicable  provisions of the Exchange Act, PMI's Organizational
Documents  and  the  IBCL.  DHI  will  timely  furnish  to PMI  all  information
concerning  DHI and , DHI Sub Corp,  and any other  related  entity of either of
them,  reasonably  required to be included in the PMI Proxy  Materials or in any
other  information to be furnished to the shareholders of PMI in connection with
their approval of this Agreement,  the Plan of Merger and the Merger.  PMI shall
notify DHI of the  receipt of the  comments of the SEC and of any request by the
SEC for amendments or supplements to the PMI Proxy Materials,  or for additional
information,  and shall  supply DHI with  copies of all  correspondence  between
itself (or its representatives) and the SEC (or its staff) with respect thereto.
If any  event  should  occur  relating  to PMI or  its  Subsidiaries,  or  their
respective officers and directors,  which should be described in an amendment or
supplement to the PMI Proxy  Materials,  PMI shall promptly inform DHI and shall
promptly  prepare,  file and clear  with the SEC and mail to PMI's  shareholders
such amendment or supplement.

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     Section 5.6. DHI Negative Covenants.  Neither DHI nor DHI Sub Corp will (i)
take or agree to take any action that would or is reasonably likely to result in
any of its  representations  and warranties  set forth in this  Agreement  being
untrue,  or (ii) take or agree to take any action  that  would or is  reasonably
likely to result in any of the  conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI
not being satisfied.

     Section 5.7. Notice of Developments.  Each Party will give prompt notice to
the other Parties of (i) any notice,  or other  communication  received by it or
any of its  Subsidiaries  subsequent to the date of this  Agreement and prior to
the  Effective  Time of or relating to a default or event which,  with notice or
the lapse of time or both would become a default, under any agreement, indenture
or instrument  material to the financial  condition,  properties,  businesses or
results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries,  taken as a whole, and
by which such Party or any of its  Subsidiaries  is bound or to which such Party
or any of its  Subsidiaries is subject,  (ii) any notice or other  communication
from any third party  alleging that the consent of such third party is or may be
required in connection  with the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement,
which  allegation,  if true,  would  mean  that  there  has  been a breach  of a
representation  or  warranty  of a Party  under  this  Agreement,  and (iii) any
material  adverse  change in the financial  condition,  properties,  businesses,
results of operations or prospects of such Party and its Subsidiaries taken as
whole.

     Section 5.8. Announcements and Filings. The Parties shall consult with each
other before  issuing any press releases or otherwise  making public  statements
with respect to the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement and in making
any filings  with any  Governmental  Body  (including  any  national  securities
exchange) with respect thereto.

     Section 5.9. Governmental Authorizations. Each of the Parties will (and, as
applicable,  will cause each of its  Subsidiaries  to) give any notices to, make
any  filings  with,  and  use  its  Best  Efforts  to  obtain  any  Governmental
Authorizations as required in connection with the matters referred to in Section
3.6 and Section 4.4. Each of the Parties shall  promptly and timely consult with
one another with  respect to, and shall  provide to one another (or to a Party's
counsel) copies of, all filings made by such Party with any Governmental Body in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

     Section 5.10.  Indemnification of PMI Officers and Directors.  With respect
to each  individual  who  served as a  director  of officer of PMI or any of its
Subsidiaries at any time prior to the Effective Time, DHI will provide,  or will
cause the  Surviving  Corporation  to  provide  (in which  case DHI does  hereby
guarantee  the payment  and  performance  by the  Surviving  Corporation  of its
obligations in that regard),  each of the following insurance or indemnification
benefits or rights:

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                  (a)  liability  insurance  for a period of 48 months after the
         Effective Time with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the
         Effective  Time which were  committed (or allegedly  committed) by such
         officers or directors in their  capacities as such no less favorable in
         coverage and amount than any applicable  liability  insurance in effect
         and provided by PMI or any of its  Subsidiaries  for the benefit of any
         such individual as of March 5, 1998;  provided,  however,  that neither
         DHI nor the  Surviving  Corporation  shall be  obligated to make annual
         premium  payments for such insurance to the extent such premiums exceed
         the  premiums  paid as of the date  hereof  by PMI for  such  insurance
         ("PMI's  Current  Premium"),  and if such  premiums for such  insurance
         would at any time exceed PMI's Current Premium, then DHI shall cause to
         be  maintained  policies  of  insurance  which,  in  DHI's  good  faith
         determination,  provide the  maximum  coverage  available  at an annual
         premium equal to PMI's Current Premium;

                  (b) indemnification  rights and the benefits thereof identical
         in all  respects  to the  provisions  of the  Organizational  Documents
         currently in effect of PMI or any of its  Subsidiaries  relating to the
         indemnification of officers and directors;

                  (c)  indemnification  from and  against  any and all  actions,
         suits,  proceedings,  hearings,  investigations,  charges,  complaints,
         claims, demands,  injunctions,  judgments,  orders,  decrees,  rulings,
         damages,  dues,  penalties,  fines, costs,  amounts paid in settlement,
         liabilities,  obligations,  taxes,  liens,  losses,  expenses and fees,
         including all court costs and  reasonable  attorneys'  fees,  resulting
         from,  arising out of,  relating to or caused by this  Agreement or the
         Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated herein; and

                  (d) with respect to any pending  matters as to which the Board
         of Directors of PMI has determined on or prior to March 5, 1998 (and as
         to which  such  Board has  subsequently  made such a  determination  as
         disclosed in the "Special  Disclosure Under Section 5.10(d)" in the PMI
         Disclosure  Schedule) that one or more officers or Directors (including
         former  officers  or  Directors)  of PMI  (i) are  not  precluded  from
         obtaining indemnification with respect to such matter from PMI based on
         information   then  known,   and/or   (ii)  are   entitled  to  receive
         advancements  of  reasonable  expenses  from PMI during the pendency of
         such matter (in either case, a "Favorable Preliminary  Finding"),  then
         DHI shall not (and shall cause the Surviving  Corporation  not to) deny
         either the right to  indemnification  or the  advancement of reasonable
         expenses  with  respect to such  matter to an officer or Director as to
         whom the Board of  Directors  of PMI has made a  Favorable  Preliminary
         Finding  unless  the  Board  of  Directors  of  DHI  or  the  Surviving
         Corporation  affirmatively determines, in good faith, that such officer
         or Director has failed to meet in some material respect the standard of
         conduct  required  for  indemnification   under  PMI's   Organizational
         Documents as in effect at the Effective Time.

     Section 5.11. Full Access.

                  (a) PMI will  (and will  cause  each of its  Subsidiaries  to)
         permit  Representatives  of DHI to have full  access at all  reasonable
         times,  and in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal business
         operations of PMI and its  Subsidiaries,  to all premises,  properties,
         personnel,  books,  records  (including  tax  records),  contracts  and
         documents of or pertaining to each of PMI and its Subsidiaries. DHI and
         DHI Sub Corp will treat (and will  instruct  their  Representatives  to
         treat)  as  confidential  and  respect  the   confidentiality   of  any
         Confidential Information (hereinafter defined) received from PMI or its
         Subsidiaries   in  the   course  of  the   reviews   by  DHI  or  their
         Representatives  contemplated by this Section, and DHI and DHI Sub Corp
         will not use any of such Confidential  Information except in connection
         with this Agreement and, if this Agreement is terminated for any reason
         whatsoever without the consummation of the Merger, DHI and DHI Sub Corp
         shall (and shall cause their  Representatives to) return to PMI and its
         Subsidiaries all  instruments,  documents or other tangible things (and
         all  copies  of any  of  them)  relating  to or  containing  any of the
         Confidential  Information  which  are in the  possession  or under  the
         control of DHI or DHI Sub Corp or their  Representatives.  For purposes
         of  this  Section,  the  term  "Confidential   Information"  means  any
         information  concerning  the  businesses  and  affairs  of PMI  and its
         Subsidiaries that is not already generally  available to the public and
         does not  become  available  on a  nonconfidential  basis from a source
         other than PMI or the PMI Subsidiaries.

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                  (b) DHI will  (and will  cause  each of its  Subsidiaries  to)
         permit  Representatives  of PMI to have full  access at all  reasonable
         times,  and in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal business
         operations of DHI and its  Subsidiaries,  to all premises,  properties,
         personnel,  books,  records  (including  tax  records),  contracts  and
         documents of or  pertaining  to each of DHI and its  Subsidiaries.  PMI
         will  treat  (and  will  instruct  its  Representatives  to  treat)  as
         confidential  and  respect  the  confidentiality  of  any  Confidential
         Information (hereinafter defined) received from DHI or its Subsidiaries
         in the course of the reviews by PMI or its Representatives contemplated
         by this  Section,  and  PMI  will  not  use  any of  such  Confidential
         Information  except in  connection  with this  Agreement  and,  if this
         Agreement  is  terminated  for  any  reason   whatsoever   without  the
         consummation   of  the   Merger,   PMI  shall  (and  shall   cause  its
         Representatives to) return to DHI and its Subsidiaries all instruments,
         documents  or other  tangible  things  (and all  copies of any of them)
         relating to or containing any of the Confidential Information which are
         in the  possession or under the control of PMI or its  Representatives.
         For purposes of this Section, the term "Confidential Information" means
         any  information  concerning  the businesses and affairs of DHI and its
         Subsidiaries that is not already generally  available to the public and
         does not  become  available  on a  nonconfidential  basis from a source
         other than DHI, DHI Sub Corp or any of their related entities.

     Section 5.12.  Exclusivity.  PMI will not, directly or indirectly,  whether
through any  subsidiary,  officer,  director or employee  of, or any  investment
banker, attorney, accountant or other representative retained by, PMI or any PMI
Subsidiary,  solicit or encourage  (including by way of furnishing  information)
any inquiries or the making of any proposal by any Person that could  reasonably
be expected to lead to any  Acquisition  Proposal  unless,  after  receipt of an
unsolicited  inquiry or proposal  from a third  party,  PMI's Board of Directors
believes   after   consultation   with  counsel   that  the  Board's   fiduciary
responsibilities obligate it to make such information available to and/or engage
in such  negotiations with such third party. PMI will promptly (and in any event
not later than the time of its first  furnishing  information  to or engaging in
such negotiations) advise DHI orally and in writing of inquiries or proposals.

     Section 5.13.  Supplemental  Disclosures.  If an event occurs subsequent to
the date of this  Agreement  and prior to the  Effective  Time which renders any
representation  or  warranty  of a Party  made as of the date of this  Agreement
incorrect or incomplete, such Party (the "Disclosing Party") shall promptly, and
in any event not later  than three  business  days  prior to the  Closing  Date,
deliver  to  each  other  unaffiliated  Party  (the  "Nondisclosing   Party")  a
supplement to the  Disclosure  Schedule  previously  provided by the  Disclosing
Party  pursuant  to Article III or Article IV, as  applicable  (a  "Supplemental
Disclosure"), which Supplemental Disclosure shall contain a detailed description
of the event that has  occurred  and the manner in which such event has resulted
in one or more  representations  or warranties of the Disclosing  Party becoming
incorrect or incomplete.  The furnishing of a Supplemental  Disclosure,  and the
occurrence of the events and matters disclosed  therein,  shall not constitute a
default  or breach by the  Disclosing  Party of any of its  representations  and
warranties  under  this  Agreement  (no  implication  shall  be  drawn  from the
foregoing as to whether the events or matters described therein,  or the actions
or failure to act of the Disclosing Party with respect  thereto,  shall or shall
not constitute a default or breach of any covenant of the Disclosing Party under
this  Agreement).  With  respect  to  any  Supplemental  Disclosure  made  by  a
Disclosing Party, for purposes of determining compliance with or satisfaction of
the  condition  precedent  to the  obligation  of  the  Nondisclosing  Party  to
consummate the Merger as set forth in clause (a) of either  Sections 6.1 or 6.2,
as applicable,  such  Supplemental  Disclosure (a) shall not be given any effect
(shall not "cure" any  inaccuracy)  for  purposes of testing the accuracy of the
Disclosing  Party's  representations  and warranties made as of the date of this
Agreement,  (b) shall be given  effect  (shall be  deemed to have  modified  the
representations  and warranties of the Disclosing Party) for purposes of testing
the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Disclosing Party as of
the  Closing  Date  other  than  those  in  Sections  3.9 or 4.8,  whichever  is
applicable,  and (c) may be taken into  account (the events  described  shall be
considered and need not be disregarded merely because of the disclosure thereof)
in  determining  the accuracy as of the Closing Date of the  representation  and
warranty  of  the  Disclosing  Party  in  Sections  3.9  or  4.8,  whichever  is
applicable, and whether there has or has not been any material adverse change in
the business,  financial condition,  operations,  results of operation or future
prospects of the Disclosing Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

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     Section 5.14.  Availability of Funds.  DHI shall obtain the financing to be
provided and made pursuant to the Commitments on or before the Closing Date, and
shall have  available  to it on the  Closing  Date all funds  necessary  for the
payment of the Merger Consideration.

     Section 5.15. PMI Permitted Actions.  PMI shall be permitted to take any or
all of the following actions at or prior to the Closing Date:

                  (a) PMI may grant  options to acquire PMI Common  Shares under
         the PMI Stock  Plans (i) to PMI  employees  in  accordance  with  PMI's
         existing  employee  bonus program (as  described in the PMI  Disclosure
         Schedule)  for all periods of time through  July 31, 1998,  and (ii) to
         PMI's  Directors in accordance  with PMI's 1994  Director  Stock Option
         Plan,  as amended  (the  estimated  numbers of options to be granted to
         Employees  and  Directors is shown on the chart of options  included in
         Section 3.4 of the PMI Disclosure Schedule); and

                  (b) PMI may accelerate the vesting of all options  outstanding
         under PMI's 1994  Director  Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Plan"),
         and may  amend  the Plan  accordingly,  to  provide  that  all  options
         outstanding  under the Plan shall be fully  exercisable  on the Closing
         Date if the  transaction  contemplated by this Agreement is consummated
         and to provide that in such event all such options shall be canceled in
         exchange  for payment by DHI of the  difference  between  the  exercise
         price thereof and the price paid by DHI for PMI Common Shares  pursuant
         to this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                   CONDITIONS

     Section 6.1.  DHI's  Conditions.  The obligation of DHI and DHI Sub Corp to
consummate  the Merger is subject to the  satisfaction  (or the waiver by DHI in
writing at or prior to the Closing) of each of the following conditions:

                  (a) the  representations  and  warranties  of PMI set forth in
         this  Agreement  shall  be  true  and  correct  as of the  date of this
         Agreement (without regard to any knowledge qualifiers contained therein
         or any Supplemental  Disclosures made) and shall be true and correct in
         all  material  respects  on and as of the Closing  Date  (after  giving
         effect to any  Supplemental  Disclosures  made) with the same force and
         effect as though made on and as of the Closing  Date,  except if and to
         the extent  any  failures  to be true and  correct  would  not,  in the
         aggregate,  have a material  adverse effect on PMI and its Subsidiaries
         taken  as  a  whole  (for  purposes  hereof,  the  representations  and
         warranties of PMI shall be deemed to be made without the phrase "to the
         knowledge  of PMI" or any  similar  phrase,  it being the intent of the
         parties that DHI and DHI Sub Corp will not be  obligated to  consummate
         the  Merger if the  representations  and  warranties  of PMI  contained
         herein (i) are not true and  correct  as of the  Closing  Date  without
         regard to the  knowledge  of PMI or any of its  officers,  and (ii) the
         failure of such  representations  and warranties to be true and correct
         causes a material adverse change);

                  (b) PMI shall have  performed  and  complied  in all  material
         respects with all of its obligations and covenants under this Agreement
         required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing and PMI shall
         have delivered to DHI a certificate of a duly authorized officer of PMI
         attesting thereto;

                  (c) PMI and its  Subsidiaries  shall have  procured all of the
         third party consents specified in Section 3.6;

                  (d) PMI shall have  delivered all documents to be delivered by
         it,  and  shall  have  complied  in  all  material  respects  with  its
         obligations  to be performed,  at or in connection  with the Closing as
         specified in Section 2.10:

                  (e) DHI shall have  received from counsel to PMI an opinion in
         form and substance as set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto, addressed
         to DHI and dated as of the Closing Date;

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                  (f) PMI shall  have  taken all  steps  necessary  to cause all
         outstanding  warrants  and stock  options  granted  pursuant to the PMI
         Stock Plans or otherwise to be exercised or  terminated  on or prior to
         the Date, including,  without limitation,  the giving of timely written
         notice to each  holder of a stock  option  in  accordance  with the PMI
         Stock Plans;

                  (g) on or prior to the Closing  Date PMI shall  deliver to DHI
         evidence satisfactory to DHI of the resignation of each director of PMI
         and any PMI Subsidiary, effective as of the Effective Time;

                  (h) there shall have been no material  adverse change (whether
         or not disclosed in a Supplemental Disclosure) since the date hereof;

                  (i) Don R. Taylor shall not have  breached the  Noncompetition
         Agreement  entered  into  with DHI in the form of  Exhibit  E  attached
         hereto;

                  (j) neither JBD Real Estate, Inc. nor Don R. Taylor shall have
         breached the Termination Agreement entered into with DHI in the form of
         Exhibit F attached hereto;

                  (k) Robert R. Millard shall not have  breached the  Employment
         Agreement  entered  into  with DHI in the form of  Exhibit  G  attached
         hereto;

                 (l) Gary F.  Hentschel  shall not have breached the Employment
         Agreement  entered  into  with DHI in the form of  Exhibit  H  attached
         hereto;

                  (m) no act or event  which  gives  rise to the right of Don R.
         Taylor,  Robert R. Millard or Gary F.  Hentschel  to receive  severance
         benefits  under or  pursuant  to their  respective  Change  of  Control
         Severance Benefits Agreement,  as amended, shall have occurred prior to
         the Closing or by reason of the consummation of the Merger;

                  (n) all employee loans or notes  receivable  from employees of
         PMI  or  the  PMI  Subsidiaries,  other  than  loans  or  notes  which,
         individually or in the aggregate (with respect to any one person),  are
         of a principal amount of $10,000 or less, shall have been paid;

                  (o) PMI shall have  delivered to DHI a  certificate  of a duly
         authorized  officer  of PMI  certifying  as to the  accuracy  of  PMI's
         representations  and warranties as of the date of this Agreement and as
         of the  Closing  Date  (which  may be to the  best  of  such  officer's
         knowledge); and

                  (p) the  Warrants  and the options  outstanding  under the PMI
         Stock Plans shall be cancelable  as of the Effective  Time upon payment
         of the Option Consideration to the holders thereof.

     Section 6.2.  PMI's  Conditions.  The  obligation of PMI to consummate  the
Merger is  subject  to the  satisfaction  (or the waiver by PMI in writing at or
prior to the Closing) of each of the following conditions:

                  (a) the representations and warranties of DHI and DHI Sub Corp
         as set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date
         of this Agreement (without regard to any Supplemental Disclosures made)
         and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
         Closing Date (after giving effect to any Supplemental Disclosures made)
         with the same force and effect as though  made on and as of the Closing
         Date,  except if and to the extent any  failures to be true and correct
         would not, in the aggregate,  have a material adverse effect on DHI and
         its  Subsidiaries   taken  as  a  whole  (for  purposes   hereof,   the
         representations  and warranties of DHI and DHI Sub Corp shall be deemed
         to be made without the phrase "to the  knowledge of DHI" or any similar
         phrase,  it  being  the  intent  of the  parties  that  PMI will not be
         obligated  to  consummate  the  Merger  if  the   representations   and
         warranties  of DHI and DHI Sub Corp  contained  herein (i) are not true
         and correct as of the Closing Date without  regard to the  knowledge of
         DHI and DHI Sub Corp or any of their officers,  and (ii) the failure of
         such  representations  and  warranties to be true and correct  causes a
         material adverse change);

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                  (b) DHI and DHI Sub Corp shall have  performed and complied in
         all material respects with all of their obligations and covenants under
         this  Agreement  required  to be  performed  by them at or prior to the
         Closing and DHI shall have  delivered  to PMI a  certificate  of a duly
         authorized officer of DHI attesting thereto;

                  (c) DHI and DHI Sub Corp shall have  procured all of the third
         party consents specified in Section 4.4;

                  (d) DHI and DHI Sub Corp shall have delivered all documents to
         be delivered by them, and shall have complied in all material  respects
         with their  obligations to be performed,  at or in connection  with the
         Closing as specified in Section 2.10;

                  (e) PMI shall have  received  from  counsel to DHI and DHI Sub
         Corp an  opinion  in form  and  substance  as set  forth in  Exhibit  I
         attached hereto, addressed to PMI and dated as of the Closing Date; and

                  (f)  DHI  shall  have  delivered  to PMI a  certificate  of an
         authorized  officer of DHI  certifying  as to the accuracy of DHI's and
         DHI Sub Corp's  representations  and  warranties as of the date of this
         Agreement  and as of the Closing Date (which may be to the best of such
         officer's knowledge).

     Section 6.3. Common Conditions. The obligation of each of DHI, DHI Sub Corp
and PMI to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction (or to the
mutual  waiver  in  writing  by each of PMI  and  DHI) of each of the  following
conditions:

                  (a) other than the filings  contemplated  under  Article II in
         connection with the Merger, (i) all Governmental Authorizations and all
         filings with any  Governmental  Body  contemplated by this Agreement or
         otherwise  required  by any Legal  Requirement  to be made prior to the
         consummation of the Merger and the other  transactions  contemplated by
         this  Agreement  shall have been  obtained  or filed,  (ii) all waiting
         periods imposed by any  Governmental  Body or Legal  Requirement  shall
         have expired or  otherwise  terminated,  and (iii) all  required  third
         party consents  contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained
         except third party consents, in the aggregate,  the failure of which to
         obtain  would not have a material  adverse  effect on either of PMI and
         its Subsidiaries  taken as a whole or DHI and its Subsidiaries taken as
         a whole;

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                  (b) this  Agreement,  the Plan of Merger and the Merger  shall
         have  been  approved  by the  shareholders  of PMI in  accordance  with
         applicable provisions of the PMI Organizational Documents and the IBCL;
         and

                  (c) no statute, rule,  regulation,  executive order, decree or
         injunction  shall  have been  enacted,  entered,  promulgated,  made or
         enforced by any court or Governmental Body (i) which is in effect,  and
         (ii) which prohibits the consummation of the Merger.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                            TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

     Section 7.1.  Termination.  This  Agreement  may be  terminated at any time
prior to the Effective  Time (whether  before or after approval of the Merger by
the PMI shareholders):

                  (a) by the mutual written consent or agreement of DHI and PMI;

                  (b) by  either  DHI or PMI if the  Merger  shall not have been
         consummated  on or before (i) 120 days after the date of this Agreement
         or (ii) such later date, if any, as DHI and PMI shall mutually agree to
         in writing  (unless,  in any such case,  the failure to consummate  the
         Merger by such date shall be due to the action or failure to act of the
         Party seeking to terminate this Agreement);

                  (c) by either  DHI or PMI in the  event  the  other  Party has
         breached any material representation, warranty or covenant made by such
         other Party in this  Agreement in any material  respect and such breach
         has continued  uncured for a period of thirty (30) days (or more) after
         written notice of such breach has been given by the  terminating  Party
         to the breaching Party;

                  (d)  by either DHI or PMI if (i) any of the conditions to such
          Party's  obligations  shall have become  impossible to satisfy  unless
          such impossibility results primarily from a breach by such terminating
          Party of any of its  representations,  warranties  or covenants  under
          this Agreement,  or (ii) any permanent  injunction or other order of a
          court or other  Governmental  Body preventing the  consummation of the
          Merger shall have become final and non-applicable;

                  (e) by PMI if it shall have received an  Acquisition  Proposal
         (as defined in Section 7.3 below)  which in the opinion of the Board of
         Directors of PMI is more favorable to the  shareholders of PMI than the
         transactions  contemplated  hereby,  and  which  offer  the  Board  has
         determined, by vote of a majority of the members thereof, to accept and
         has accepted;

                  (f) by either DHI or PMI if the  required  approval of the PMI
         shareholders of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Merger shall
         not have been  obtained upon a vote of such  shareholders  taken at the
         PMI Special  Meeting or at any  adjournment  thereof for the purpose of
         obtaining such approval;

                  (g) by PMI if the fairness  opinion  provided to the PMI Board
         of  Directors  by  George  K.  Baum &  Company  ("Baum")  prior  to the
         execution of this Agreement shall be withdrawn after and as a result of
         an Acquisition  Proposal that, in Baum's reasonable  opinion,  requires
         Baum to withdraw such fairness opinion;

                  (h) by the  Board  of  Directors  of DHI if PMI,  through  its
         Board,  has (i) failed to recommend that its  shareholders  approve the
         Merger,  (ii)  withdrawn,  modified  (in a  manner  adverse  to DHI) or
         qualified such  recommendation  once given, or (iii) taken any position
         or action that is  inconsistent  with such  recommendation  (including,
         without  limitation,  recommending  or  not  opposing  any  Acquisition
         Proposal);  provided,  that DHI must exercise such  termination  rights
         hereunder prior to any final vote by the PMI  shareholders at which the
         Merger is approved;


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                  (i) by the  Board  of  Directors  of DHI if,  after  the  date
         hereof,  a single  purchaser or a group (as defined in Section 13(d) of
         the Exchange Act) of purchasers  acquires a number of PMI Common Shares
         which results in such  purchaser(s)  owning more than 50% of the issued
         and outstanding PMI Common Shares; or

                  (j)  by the  Board  of  Directors  of DHI  if,  following  the
         occurrence  of an  Acquisition  Proposal,  PMI shall have  breached any
         covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement  (including,  without
         limitation,  PMI's  covenant in Section 5.5 with respect to calling and
         holding the PMI Special Meeting) and shall have failed, within ten days
         after  written  notice of such  breach has been given by DHI or PMI, to
         cure such breach if such breach is curable  within such ten day period,
         or if such breach is curable but is not curable within a ten day period
         shall have  failed,  within  thirty days after  written  notice of such
         breach has been given by DHI to PMI, to cure such breach.

     Section 7.2.  Notice of  Termination.  In the event of  termination of this
Agreement by any Party, as provided in Section 7.1 above, written notice thereof
(accompanied,  in the case of a termination by PMI, by the  Termination  Fee, if
applicable)  shall promptly be given by the terminating Party to the other Party
hereto.

     Section 7.3. Termination Fee.

                  (a)  Unless a  Nullifying  Event  shall have  occurred  and be
         continuing at the time this Agreement is terminated,  in the event that
         this  Agreement is terminated by PMI: (i) pursuant to Section 7.1(e) or
         Section 7.1(g);  or (ii) pursuant to Section 7.1(f) after the existence
         of an Acquisition  Proposal;  or (iii) pursuant to Section 7.1(b) after
         the PMI  shareholders  have  approved the Merger;  or (iv)  pursuant to
         Section 7.1(b) after the existence of an Acquisition Proposal and prior
         to a vote of PMI's  shareholders  on the question of whether to approve
         the  Merger;  then PMI shall pay to DHI a cash fee of  $1,250,000  (the
         "Termination Fee"). Such fee shall be payable in immediately  available
         funds  simultaneously  with delivery of notice of  termination  of this
         Agreement.

                  (b) PMI shall also pay to DHI the Termination Fee in the event
         this  Agreement is terminated by DHI (i) pursuant to Section  7.1(i) or
         (j); or (ii)  pursuant to Section  7.1(f) or 7.1(h) after the existence
         of an  Acquisition  Proposal.  Such fee shall be payable in immediately
         available  funds within two business  days after  delivery of notice of
         termination of this Agreement.

                  (c) PMI shall  also pay to DHI the  Termination  Fee if DHI or
         PMI terminates this Agreement  pursuant to Section 7.1(f) following the
         making of a proposal that would have been an  Acquisition  Proposal had
         it not been  withdrawn  after being made and if,  within  twelve months
         after the effective date of such termination,  PMI either enters into a
         definitive and binding agreement to effect, or consummates,  any of the
         following transactions (a "Transaction") with a counterparty other than
         DHI (or its affiliates): (i) a merger or consolidation,  or any similar
         transaction,  involving PMI (other than mergers,  consolidations or any
         similar   transactions   involving   solely  PMI  and/or  one  or  more
         wholly-owned  Subsidiaries of PMI); or (ii) a purchase,  lease or other
         acquisition of all or  substantially  all of the assets or stock of PMI
         or  any  of  the  PMI  Subsidiaries.  Such  fee  shall  be  payable  in
         immediately  available  funds  concurrently  with the  earlier of PMI's
         execution of a definitive  agreement to effect,  or PMI's  consummation
         of, a Transaction.

                  (d) As used herein, "Acquisition Proposal" shall mean any:

                           (i)    publicly-announced proposal;
                           (ii)   regulatory application or notice (whether in
                                  draft or final form);
                           (iii)  agreement or understanding;
                           (iv)   disclosure of an intention to make a proposal;
                                  or
                           (v)    amendment to any of the foregoing;


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         which is made or filed on or after  the date  hereof  and  which is not
         withdrawn and is communicated to the PMI shareholders  (either directly
         or through a public  announcement)  prior to their vote on the approval
         of the  Merger,  in each  case  with  respect  to any of the  following
         transactions  with a counterparty  other than DHI (or its  affiliates):
         (A) a merger or consolidation,  or any similar  transaction,  involving
         PMI (other than  mergers,  consolidations  or any similar  transactions
         involving  solely PMI and/or one or more  wholly-owned  Subsidiaries of
         PMI);   (B)  a  purchase,   lease  or  other   acquisition  of  all  or
         substantially  all of the assets of PMI or any of the PMI Subsidiaries;
         or (C) a  purchase  or other  acquisition  after  the date  hereof by a
         single  purchaser  or a group  (as  defined  in  Section  13(d)  of the
         Exchange Act) of purchasers (including by way of merger, consolidation,
         share  exchange or  otherwise) of  securities  representing  40% of the
         voting power of PMI.

                  (e) As used  herein,  "Nullifying  Event"  shall mean an event
         causing  DHI to be in  breach  of any of its  covenants  or  agreements
         contained  in this  Agreement  such  that  PMI  shall  be  entitled  to
         terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c) hereof, unless such
         event shall have  resulted from or been caused by any act or failure to
         act of PMI.

                  (f) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.8, in the event the
         Termination Fee is paid by PMI to DHI hereunder, DHI shall not have any
         right to seek or recover its expenses in connection with this Agreement
         and the  proposed  transactions  contemplated  hereby on account of the
         breach of this  Agreement by PMI or otherwise  in  connection  with the
         termination hereof or the failure of PMI to consummate the Merger.

     Section 7.4. Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this
Agreement  pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement shall  forthwith  become void
and have no  effect,  without  any  liability  on the  part of any  Party or its
affiliates,  directors,  officers or  stockholders  to perform  hereunder  or on
account of such  termination,  except that (a) the  provisions  of Section  5.11
(relating  to  Confidential  Information),  Section  8.8  and  Section  7.3  (if
applicable),  and the  obligations  of the Parties  thereunder,  shall remain in
effect,  and (b) nothing  contained in this Section shall relieve any Party from
liability for any breach of this Agreement.

     Section 7.5.  Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended by the Parties,  by
action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors,  at any time
before or after  approval of the Merger by the PMI  shareholders,  but after any
such approval no amendment shall be made which by law requires  further approval
by such shareholders  without such further  approval.  This Agreement may not be
amended  except  by an  instrument  in  writing  signed on behalf of each of the
Parties.

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     Section 7.6.  Extension;  Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time a
Party  may,  to the  extent  legally  allowed,  (i)  extend  the  time  for  the
performance  of any of the  obligations  or other acts of the other Party,  (ii)
waive any inaccuracies in the  representations and warranties of the other Party
contained herein or in any document  delivered  pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive
compliance  or  satisfaction  by the other Party with any of the  agreements  or
conditions  contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a Party hereto to any
such  extension  or  waiver  shall  be  valid  only if set  forth  in a  written
instrument signed on behalf of such Party.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     Section   8.1.   Survival   of   Representations   and   Warranties.    The
representations  and  warranties  made  herein  shall  not  survive  beyond  the
Effective Time.

     Section 8.2. Survival of Certain Covenants. All covenants in this Agreement
that are to be performed after the Effective Time shall continue in effect after
and shall survive the Effective Time.

     Section 8.3. Notices. All notices and other communications  hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given upon  receipt if  delivered  personally,
telecopied (which is confirmed),  delivered by a nationally  recognized  express
courier service,  or mailed by registered or certified U.S. mail (return receipt
requested),  to the Parties at the  following  addresses and numbers (or at such
other  address  for a Party as shall be  specified  by like  notice to the other
Party):

       If to  DHI or DHI Sub Corp,
         addressed to:               Linsalata Capital Partners Fund III, L.P.
                                     c/o  A. Chace Anderson
                                     Landerbrook Corporate Center One, Suite 280
                                     Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
                                     Telecopier:  (440) 684-0984

       With a copy to:               James C. Vanderwist, Esq.
                                     Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
                                     1400  McDonald Investment Center
                                     800 Superior Avenue
                                     Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2688
                                     Telecopier:  (216) 241-0816

       If to PMI, addressed to:      Don R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer
                                     Personnel Management, Inc.
                                     1499 Windhorst Way, Suite 100
                                     Greenwood, Indiana 46143
                                     Telecopier: (317) 885-3755

       With a copy to:               David B. Millard, Esq.
                                     Leagre Chandler & Millard
                                     1400 First Indiana Plaza
                                     135 North Pennsylvania Street
                                     Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
                                     Telecopier:  (317) 808-3100


     Section 8.4.  Descriptive  Headings.  The  descriptive  headings herein are
inserted  for  convenience  only and are not intended to be part of or to affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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     Section 8.5.  Counterparts.  This  Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts,  all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement,  and
shall become  effective when two or more  counterparts  have been signed by each
Party and  delivered to the other Party,  it being  understood  that all Parties
need not sign the same counterpart.

     Section 8.6. Entire  Agreement;  Assignment.  This Agreement and all of the
documents, exhibits, schedules or agreements delivered or executed in connection
herewith  (a)  constitutes  the  entire   agreement  and  supersedes  all  prior
agreements  and  understandings,  both written and oral,  among the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof (other than any confidentiality  agreements
between the parties,  any  provisions  of which that are  inconsistent  with the
transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement being waived hereby) and (b) shall
not be assigned by either Party without the written consent thereto of the other
Party.

     Section 8.7.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed
in  accordance  with the laws of the  State of  Indiana  without  regard  to any
applicable principles of conflicts of law.

     Section 8.8. Expenses and Fees.

                  (a) Each party shall pay all of the expenses incurred by it in
         connection  with this  Agreement  and the  investigation,  negotiation,
         consummation  or termination of the same,  including all  out-of-pocket
         expenses for  attorneys,  accountants,  investment  bankers,  financial
         advisers,  fundraisers  and  consultants,   travel  expenses,  and  all
         deposits,  commitments and other fees paid to potential lenders, except
         that, in the event of a termination  for breach of this Agreement under
         Section  7.1(c),  and except as otherwise  provided in Section 7.3(f ),
         the terminating Party shall pay all such expenses of the other Party in
         addition  to any other  damages  which  may be owed to the  terminating
         Party in respect thereof.

                  (b) In the event  either Party shall assert a claim to recover
         damages  from the other Party on account of a breach of this  Agreement
         (including, without limitation, a claim by DHI against PMI for recovery
         of the  Termination  Fee),  the  prevailing  Party shall be entitled to
         recover its expenses  reasonably incurred in connection with such claim
         (including reasonable attorneys' fees) from the non-prevailing Party.

     Section 8.9. Parties in Interest.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto and Acquisition Subsidiary, and
nothing in this  Agreement,  express or implied,  is intended to or shall confer
upon any other Person or Persons any rights,  benefits or remedies of any nature
whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, except the PMI shareholders and
except pursuant to Section 5.10 hereof.  DHI shall cause DHI Sub Corp to perform
its obligations hereunder.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DHI, DHI Sub Corp and PMI have caused this Agreement to
be signed by their respective  officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date
first written above.

                                     DHI HOLDINGS, INC.


                                     By /s/ A. Chace Anderson
                                        A. Chace Anderson, Chairman


                                     DHI SUB CORP
 

                                     By /s/ A. Chace Anderson
                                        A. Chace Anderson, President


                                     PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INC.


                                     By /s/ Don R. Taylor
                                        Don R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT LIST


Exhibit A    --      Plan of Merger

Exhibit B    --      Restated Articles of Incorporation of Personnel Management,
                     Inc. 

Exhibit C    --      Restated Bylaws of Personnel Management, Inc.

Exhibit D    --      Form of Opinion of Leagre Chandler & Millard

Exhibit E    --      Noncompetition Agreement between Don R. Taylor and DHI

Exhibit F    --      Termination Agreement between Don R. Taylor, JBD Real 
                     Estate, Inc., DHI and PMI

Exhibit G    --      Employment Agreement between Robert R. Millard and DHI

Exhibit H    --      Employment Agreement between Gary F. Hentschel and DHI

Exhibit I    --      Forms of Opinion of Calfee Halter & Griswold and Baker & 
                     Daniels







                                              Contacts

                                              Gary F. Hentschel
                                              Personnel Management, Inc.
                                              (317)885-3745
News Release
June 16, 1998                                 A. Chase Anderson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         Linsalata Capital Partners
                                              (440)684-1400

                                              Mark Nylander
                                              Liggett Stashower Public Relations
                                             (216)348-8520


                     LINSALATA CAPITAL PARTNERS TO PURCHASE
                           PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INC.

Greenwood,  Indiana,  June 16, 1998 - Linsalata  Capital  Partners and Personnel
Management,  Inc.  (Nasdaq NMS:  TPMI) today jointly  announced the signing of a
definitive  agreement for the purchase of 100 percent of the outstanding capital
stock of Personnel Management,  Inc. (PMI) for $16.00 per share. The transaction
will be structured as a merger with  Linsalata  Capital  Partners'  wholly owned
subsidiary,  DHI Holdings,  Inc.  acquiring  PMI stock for cash  totaling  $34.7
million.

Personnel Management,  Inc. will operate as a subsidiary of DHI Holdings,  Inc.,
along  with  Diversco,  Inc.,  a  Spartanburg,  South  Carolina  based  contract
maintenance and industrial  services firm acquired by Linsalata Capital Partners
in October,  1996. Linsalata Capital is a diversified  financial holding company
headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

"We are extremely pleased to add Personnel Management,  Inc. to our portfolio of
industrial service  companies," stated A. Chase Anderson,  Senior Vice President
of Linsalata  Capital.  "PMI is widely recognized for its quality service in the
industrial  staffing  industry,  and  complements  our  strategy  of  building a
nationwide presence in the industrial services marketplace."

Don R. Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Personnel Management, Inc. noted, "We believe
the affiliation  with Diversco and Linsalata  Capital  Partners will benefit our
clients and employees.  The synergy of industrial  staffing and industrial plant
maintenance  services should accelerate the growth of both Diversco and PMI, and
allow us to better serve our growing customer base."

"The fastest growth segment in our business has been supplying  temporary  labor
to our  industrial,  contract  maintenance  clients,"  added  Michael R.  Price,
President and Chief Operating Officer of DHI Holdings,  Inc. "We look forward to
leveraging the expertise and track record which PMI brings to the table, as well
as its strong market position in the Midwest and Florida."


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The  transaction  is  expected  to close in 60 to 90 days.  The  transaction  is
subject to approval of PMI's  shareholders  and normal  contractual  conditions.
Gary Hentschel,  President and Chief  Operating  Officer of PMI will continue in
his  current  capacity,  reporting  to  Michael  R.  Price.  Robert R.  Millard,
currently  Chief  Financial  Officer  of PMI,  will  continue  to  serve in this
capacity and will assume the additional role of Senior Vice President, Corporate
Development at DHI Holdings,  Inc. Both individuals will become members of DHI's
Management Committee. PMI headquarters will remain in Greenwood, Indiana. Don R.
Taylor,  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer and a 30 percent  shareholder of
PMI, has agreed to vote his shares in favor of the transaction.  Mr. Taylor will
not continue to be employed by PMI after the transaction.

Based in  Greenwood,  Indiana,  Personnel  Management,  Inc.  provides  staffing
services to businesses in Indiana,  Kentucky, Florida and Georgia. The company's
common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ  National  Market  System under the trading
symbol "TPMI." Headquartered in Spartanburg,  South Carolina, DHI Holdings, Inc.
is a leading regional provider of contract maintenance,  janitorial services and
temporary labor to industrial concerns.



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