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               4.   Payments for Non-Competition.                                     
               In consideration of the Seller’s covenants set forth in                
               paragraph 3 hereof, the Company [Conquest] promises to                 
               pay the Seller [Jerry] the aggregate sum of                            
               $7,500,000.00 payable (in each case with a five day                    
               grace period) in 21 quarterly installments of                          
               $357,143.00 commencing on the first anniversary of the                 
               date hereof.                                                           
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               7.   The parties hereto acknowledge that Mattel Carpet                 
               & Rugs, Inc. (“Mattel”) and the Company [Conquest] have                
               been engaged in the manufacture and sale of certain                    
               similar products in the same market, and that they                     
               purchase products from one another and may be in                       
               competition with one another in certain market                         
               segments, and the parties acknowledge that Mattel and                  
               the Company will continue to purchase, manufacture and                 
               sell such products.  Anything to the contrary herein                   
               notwithstanding, Seller shall be permitted to own an                   
               interest in and be involved in the management of (i)                   
               Thomas Services Industries, Inc., provided that such                   
               corporation does not compete with the Business of the                  
               Company, (ii) Hawk Extrusions, Inc., provided that such                
               corporation does not compete with the Business of the                  
               Company other than engaging in the extrusion of bulk                   
               continuous filament (BCF) yarn, and (iii) Mattel                       
               provided that (a) Mattel does not own or operate any                   
               extrusion units, finishing range ovens, carpet backing                 
               ovens, twist, ply and heat set equipment, dying                        
               equipment or tufting equipment, (b) Mattel does not                    
               enter any new market segments in competition with the                  
               Business of the Company, and (c) if Mattel introduces                  
               new products into markets that Mattel is currently in,                 
               Mattel will purchase such new products from the                        
               Company, D&W Carpet & Rug Co., Inc. (“D&W”) or Beaulieu                
               of American, Inc. (“Beaulieu”) at the following prices:                
               (1) level loop products – cost plus 8% and (2) grass                   
               (indoor/outdoor) - cost plus 10%; provided, however,                   
               that in the event that (A) neither the Company,                        
               Beaulieu nor D&W elects to manufacture and sell such                   
               new products to Mattel, or (B) the prices offered by                   
               the Company, D&W and Beaulieu are not competitive and                  
               Mattel can either purchase or manufacture such new                     
               products below the prices offered by the Company, D&W                  
               or Mattel, then, in either such event, Mattel may                      





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