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                                                                          VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
                                            NUMBER OF SHARES UNDERLYING        IN-THE-MONEY
                                             UNEXERCISED OPTIONS/SAR'S        OPTIONS/SAR'S
                       SHARES                      AT FY-END (#)              AT FY-END ($)
                    ACQUIRED ON   VALUE      -------------------------  -------------------------
NAME                EXERCISE(#) REALIZED($)  EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE  EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
- ------------------- ----------- -----------  ----------- -------------  ----------- -------------
Ralph J. Adkins           0           0         32,940       19,161        61,762       38,322
John R. Schimkaitis       0           0         20,280       11,223        38,025       22,446
Philip S. Barefoot        0           0              0        6,630             0       13,260
Jeremy D. West            0           0         14,925        7,892        27,984       15,784

PENSION PLAN TABLE 

 FINAL                   YEARS OF SERVICE AT NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE
AVERAGE    --------------------------------------------------------------------
EARNINGS       15         20          25          30          35          40
- --------    --------   --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
$100,000    $26,444     $35,259     $44,074     $52,889     $61,704     $61,704
$125,000    $33,663     $44,884     $56,105     $67,326     $78,547     $78,547
$150,000    $40,882     $54,509     $68,137     $81,764     $95,391     $95,391
$175,000    $48,101     $64,134     $80,168     $96,201    $112,235    $112,235
$200,000    $55,319     $73,759     $92,199    $110,639    $129,079    $129,079
$225,000    $62,538     $83,384    $104,230    $125,076    $145,922    $145,922
$250,000    $69,757     $93,009    $116,262    $139,514    $162,766    $162,766
$275,000    $76,976    $102,634    $128,293    $153,951    $179,610    $179,610
$300,000    $84,194    $112,259    $140,324    $168,389    $196,454    $196,454

The above table sets forth the estimated annual retirement benefits payable under the Company's retirement plan to its regular employees, including officers, in the final average earnings and years of service classifications indicated. The retirement plan is funded solely by the Company. Benefits normally are paid in the form of a straight life annuity or joint and survivor annuity and are not subject to any deduction for Social Security or other offset amounts.

Annual compensation used to determine final average earnings under the plan includes salary, as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, commissions, and, with respect to employees earning a salary less than a stated amount (which for 1995 was $66,000), bonus payments. Compensation covered by the plan for 1995 was as follows: Mr. Adkins - $219,500; Mr. Schimkaitis - $152,250; Mr. Barefoot - $102,000; and Mr. West - $128,500. The calculation of benefits under the plan generally is based on average earnings for the highest five consecutive years of the ten years preceding retirement.