But at view at the various sources of financing is also worthwhile:
  5. Long-term Debt 
  Long-term debt consists of the following at June 30, 2001, and December 31, 2000 (in thousands):
   June 30, 2001 (Unaudited)    December 31, 2000    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Revolving credit facility dated December 22, 2000, borrowings based upon      eligible accounts receivable, subject to monthly borrowing base      calculation, variable interest payable monthly at prime rate plus 1 %      (7.75% at June 30, 2001), balance due December 2005. 
  $ 6,180   
  $ 7,078   Term Loan Agreement dated December 22, 2000, payable in equal monthly      installments of principal of $83, balance due in December 2005, variable      interest payable monthly at prime rate plus 1-1/2 % (8.25 % at June 30,      2001). 
  6,583   
  7,000   Revolving loan facility dated January 15, 1998, as amended May 27, 1999,      repaid December 22, 2000, variable interest paid monthly at prime rate      plus 1 3/4% (11.25% at December 31, 2000). 
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  (1,253)   Three promissory notes dated May 27, 1999, payable in equal monthly      installments of principal and interest of $90 over 60 months, due       June 2004, interest at 5.5% for first three years and 7% for remaining       two years. 
  2,960   
  3,413   Promissory note dated July 14, 2000, as amended December 19, 2000,      payable in a lump sum of principal and interest on July 1, 2001, interest      payable at an annual rate of 10%. 
  750   
  750   Promissory note dated August 29, 2000, as amended December 19, 2000,      repaid in full effective July 9, 2001 through conversion to Common      Stock, interest payable at an annual rate of 12%. 
  3,000   
  3,000   Promissory note dated August 31, 2000, payable in lump sum August 2005,      interest payable annually at 7%.  3,500    3,500   Term loan agreement dated January 31, 2001, repaid in full on July 31,      2001, interest payable monthly at an annual interest rate of 13.75%  6,000    --   Promissory note dated June 25, 2001, payable in semiannual installments on      June 30 and December 31 through December 31, 2008, variable interest      accrues at the applicable federal rate determined under the IRS Code      Section and is payable in lump sum at the end of installment period      (9.0% on June 30, 2001) 
  3,674   
  --   Promissory note dated June 25, 2001, payable in semiannual installments on      June 30 and December 31 through December 31, 2008, variable interest      accrues at the applicable federal rate determined under the IRS Code      Section and is payable in lump sum at the end of installment period      (9.0% on June 30, 2001) 
  913   
  --   Various capital lease and promissory note obligations, payable 2001 to      2005, interest at rates ranging from 7.5% to 13.0%.  2,168    2,002     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    35,728  25,490  Less current portion of revolving loan and term note facility 1,000  1,000  Less current portion of long-term debt 2,894   5,402     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    $ 31,834  $ 19,088    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
   
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  On December 22, 2000, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement ("Agreement") with PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association ("PNC") acting as agent ("Agent") for lenders, and as issuing bank. The Agreement provides for a term loan in the amount of $7,000,000, which requires principal repayments based upon seven-year amortization, payable over five years, with monthly installments of $83,000 and the remaining unpaid principal balance due on December 22, 2005. Payments commenced on February 1, 2001. The Agreement also provided for a revolving line of credit ("Revolving Credit") with a maximum principal amount outstanding at anyone time of $15,000,000. The Revolving Credit advances are subject to limitations of an amount up to the sum of a) up to 85% of Commercial Receivables aged 90 days or less from invoice date, b) up to 85% of Commercial Broker Receivables aged up to 120 days from invoice date, c) up to 85% of acceptable Government Agency Receivables aged up to 150 days from invoice date, and d) up to 50% of acceptable unbilled amounts aged up to 60 days, less e) reserves Agent reasonably deems proper and necessary. The Revolving Credit advances shall be due and payable in full on December 22, 2005.
  Pursuant to the Agreement the Term Loan bears interest at a floating rate equal to the prime rate plus 1 1/2%, and the Revolving Credit at a floating rate equal to the prime rate plus 1%. The Company incurred approximately $2,160,000 in financing fees relative to the solicitation and closing of this Agreement which are being amortized over the term of the Agreement. Included in such financing fees are (i) PNC commitment fees of $220,000, (ii) investment banking fees of $429,000, (iii) investment banking Warrants valued at $867,000 (non-cash), (iv) legal fees of approximately $245,000 and (v) appraisals, valuations and other closing related expenses of approximately $399,000. The Agreement also contains certain management and credit limit fees payable throughout the term. The loans are subject to a prepayment fee of 1 1/2% in the first year, 1% in the second and third years and 3/4% after the third anniversary until termination date.
  As security for prompt payment and performance of the Agreement, the Company granted a security interest in all receivables, equipment, general intangibles, inventory, investment property, subsidiary stock and certain real property of the Company and subsidiaries. The Agreement contains affirmative covenants including, but not limited to, maintenance of indebtedness and collateral, management reports and disclosures and fair presentation of financial statements and disclosures. The Agreement also contains a tangible adjusted net worth covenant and a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, both of which began effective March 31, 2001, as defined in the Agreement. As of June 30, 2001, the Company was in compliance with the covenants.
  The proceeds of the Agreement were utilized to repay in full on December 22, 2000, the outstanding balance of the Company's previous revolver and term loan, and to repay in full the guaranteed promissory note to Waste Management Holding, dated August 31, 2000 in the principal amount of $2,500,000 as incurred pursuant to the DSSI acquisition. The balance of the previous revolving loan on December 22, 2000, as repaid pursuant to the PNC Agreement was $5,491,000. Subsequent to closing, additional funds in the amount of $1,253,000 were deposited in the previous revolver and subsequently forwarded to PNC in January 2001. The balance of the previous term loan on December 22, 2000, as repaid pursuant to the PNC Agreement, was $2,266,000.
  In December 2000, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement related to its term loan, which has effectively fixed the interest rate on the notional amount of $3,500,000 of the floating rate $7,000,000 PNC term loan debt. The Company will pay the counter party interest at a fixed rate equal to the base rate of 6.25%, plus 4.00% for a period from December 22, 2000, through December 22, 2005. At June 30, 2001, the market value of the interest rate swap was in an unfavorable value position and was recorded as a liability of approximately $88,000.
  Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreements in connection with the acquisition of Perma-Fix of Orlando, Inc. ("PFO"), Perma-Fix of South Georgia, Inc. ("PFSG") and Perma-Fix of Michigan, Inc.
   
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  ("PFMI"), a portion of the consideration was paid in the form of the Promissory Notes, in the aggregate amount of $4,700,000 payable to the former owners of PFO, PFSG and PFMI. The Promissory Notes are paid in equal monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $90,000 over five years with the first installment due on July 1, 1999, and having an interest rate of 5.5% for the first three years and 7% for the remaining two years. The aggregate outstanding balance of the Promissory Notes total $2,960,000 at June 30, 2001, of which $944,000 is in the current portion. Payments of such Promissory Notes are guaranteed by PFMI under a non-recourse guaranty, which non-recourse guaranty is secured by certain real estate owned by PFMI. These Promissory Notes are subject to subordination agreements with the Company's senior and subordinated lenders.
  On July 14, 2000, the Company entered into a letter agreement ("$750,000 Capital Loan Agreement") with Capital Bank-Grawe Gruppe AG (f/k/a RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft) ("Capital Bank"), pursuant to which Capital Bank, acting as agent for certain investors who provided the funds, loaned (the "$750,000 Capital Loan") the Company the aggregate principal amount of $750,000, as evidenced by an unsecured promissory note (the "$750,000 Capital Promissory Note") in the face amount of $750,000, bearing an annual interest rate of 10.0% per annum. The purpose of the $750,000 Capital Loan is to provide interim financing to facilitate the acquisition of DSSI and M&EC (see Note 4) and to fund certain capital expansions at the Company's existing facilities. The principal amount of this Note and accrued interest thereon was initially payable in full upon the earlier of (i) December 31, 2000, or (ii) ten business days after the Company raises $3,000,000 or more through a private placement of capital securities. On December 19, 2000, this agreement was amended pursuant to the terms of the PNC Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, which extended the due date of the principal and interest to July 1, 2001. The Company is currently negotiating an amendment to the date that the $750,000 Capital Loan is due. Capital Bank is subject to a standstill agreement whereby they agreed not to take any action to require the Company to pay the $750,000 Capital Loan until after July 1, 2003.
  On August 29, 2000, the Company entered into a short term bridge loan agreement with Capital Bank in connection with the Company's acquisition of DSSI. This loan agreement (the "$3,000,000 Capital Loan Agreement") was between the Company and Capital Bank, pursuant to which Capital Bank, acting as agent for certain investors who provided the funds, loaned (the "$3,000,000 Capital Loan") the Company the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000, as evidenced by a Promissory Note (the "$3,000,000 Capital Promissory Note") in the face amount of $3,000,000, having an initial maturity date of November 29, 2000 and bearing an annual interest rate of 12%. On December 19, 2000, this agreement was also amended pursuant to the terms of the PNC Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, which extended the due date of the principal and interest to July 1, 2001. In July 2001 Capital Bank and the Company signed a debt for equity exchange agreement for the exchange of the $3,000,000 Capital Loan and all associated fees and interest for Common Stock, which agreement was consummated during August 2001 (see Note 10). Accordingly the $3,000,000 Capital Loan has been classified as long-term debt on the accompanying financial statement. 
  In connection with the $3,000,000 Capital Loan and subsequent amendment, the Company paid Capital Bank a fee of $15,000 and issued Capital Bank, as agent for the investors who loaned the money to the Company, certain Warrants, having a term of three (3) years, (i) on August 29, 2000, Warrants were issued for the purchase of up to 150,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, with Warrants containing a cashless exercise provision, (ii) on October 30, 2000, additional Warrants were issued for the purchase of up to 150,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $1.625 per share, with Warrants containing a cashless exercise provision, (iii) on November 29, 2000, additional Warrants were issued for the purchase of up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $1.875 per share, with Warrants containing a cashless exercise provision, (iv) on December 29, 2000, additional Warrants were issued for the purchase of up to 105,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $1.42 per share, with Warrants containing a 
    
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  cashless exercise provision, (v) on January 31, 2001, additional Warrants were issued for the purchase of up to 105,000 shares of Common Stock, having a term of three (3) years, at an exercise price of $1.9688, with such Warrants containing a cashless exercise provision, (vi) on February 28, 2001, additional Warrants were issued for the purchase of up to 105,000 shares of Common Stock, having a term of three (3) years, at an exercise price of $1.9375, with such Warrants containing a cashless exercise provision, and (vii) on March 30, 2001, additional Warrants were issued for the purchase of up to 105,000 shares of Common Stock, having a term of three (3) years, at an exercise price of $1.8125, with such Warrants containing a cashless exercise provision. The Warrants issued had a Black-Scholes valuation of $234,000 and $344,000 for 2001 and 2000, respectively. Such Black-Scholes valuation was recorded as interest expense-Warrants. 
  On August 31, 2000, as part of the consideration for the purchase of DSSI, the Company issued to Waste Management Holdings a long term unsecured promissory note (the "Unsecured Promissory Note") in the aggregate principal amount of $3,500,000, bearing interest at a rate of 7% per annum and having a five-year term with interest to be paid annually and principal due at the end of the term of the Unsecured Promissory Note.
  On January 31, 2001, the Company entered into a definitive loan agreement (the "Loan Agreement"), with BHC Interim Funding, L.P. ("BHC"). Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, BHC agreed to lend to the Company the principal amount of $6 million (the "BHC Loan"), with $3.5 million of the BHC Loan funded at the closing of the BHC Loan on February 2, 2001, and an additional $2.5 million funded on March 9, 2001. The outstanding principal amount of the BHC Loan is payable on June 30, 2002, with interest payable monthly on the outstanding principal balance of the BHC Loan at the annual rate of $13.75%. The proceeds from the BHC Loan were used for the Company's working capital purposes and to assist in the funding of the M&EC construction activities. On July 31, 2001, $5,625,000 of the BHC Loan was paid in full and replaced with long term senior subordinated debt financing and the remaining $375,000 was repaid through working capital. Accordingly, $5,625,000 was reclassified as long-term debt at June 30, 2001(see Note 10).
  In conjunction with the Company's acquisition of M&EC, M&EC entered into an installment agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for a principal amount of $913,000 dated June 7, 2001, for certain withholding taxes owed by M&EC. The installment agreement is payable over eight years on a semi-annual basis on June 30 and December 31. Interest is accrued at the applicable law rate ("Applicable Rate") pursuant to the provisions of section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended. Such rate is adjusted on a quarterly basis and payable in lump sum at the end of the installment period. On June 30, 2001, the rate was 9% (see Note 4). 
  M&EC also issued a promissory note for a principal amount of $3.7 million to PDC, dated June 7, 2001, for monies advanced to M&EC for certain services performed by PDC. The promissory note is payable over eight years on a semi-annual basis on June 30 and December 31. Interest is accrued at the applicable rate (9.00% on June 30, 2001) and payable in lump sum at the end of the loan period. PDC has directed M&EC to make all payments under the promissory note directly to the IRS to be applied to PDC's obligations under its installment agreement with the IRS (see Note 4). 6. Preferred Stock Conversion and Exchange 
  The Company and Capital Bank-Grawe Gruppe AG (f/k/a RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft) entered into a Conversion and Exchange Agreement, dated May 25, 2001, but effective as of April 6, 2001, whereby Capital Bank converted a portion of the Company's Preferred Stock owned of record by Capital Bank, as agent for certain of its accredited investors, for shares of the Company's Common Stock and exchanged the 
    
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   remaining Preferred Stock held by Capital Bank for shares of the Company's newly designated Series 17 Class Q Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series 17 Preferred"). 
  Prior to the consummation of the Conversion and Exchange Agreement, Capital Bank owned of record, as its agent for certain of its accredited investors, 1,769 shares of the Company's Series 14 Class N Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series 14 Preferred"), 616 shares of the Company's Series 15 Class O Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series 15 Preferred"), and 1,797 shares of the Company's Series 16 Class P Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series 16 Preferred"). Capital Bank converted 1,314 shares of Series 14 Preferred and 416 shares of Series 15 Preferred into an aggregate of 1,153,333 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Capital Bank then exchanged the remaining shares of Series 14 Preferred, Series 15 Preferred, and Series 16 Preferred for a total of 2,500 shares of the Series 17 Preferred. As a result of the consummation of the Conversion and Exchange Agreement, no shares of Series 14 Preferred, Series 15 Preferred, or Series 16 Preferred remain outstanding. The terms of the Series 17 Preferred include, among other things, the following:
  1. The Series 17 Preferred may be converted into shares of Common Stock at any time at a conversion price of $1.50 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Certificate of Designations relating to the Series 17 Preferred.  2. The Series 17 Preferred has a "stated value" of $1,000 per share. The Corporation may, at its sole option, redeem, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time the then outstanding Series 17 Preferred at the following cash redemption prices if redeemed during the following periods: (a) within 12 months from June 1, 2001 - $1,100 per share, and (b) after June 1, 2002 - $1,200 per share. Upon any notice of redemption, Capital Bank shall have only five business days to exercise its conversion rights regarding the redeemed shares.  3. Capital Bank is entitled to receive if, when and as declared by the Board of Directors of the Company out of funds legally available therefore, cumulative dividends at an annual dividend rate, of 5% of the Liquidation Value for each share of the Series 17 Preferred then issued and outstanding as of the acceptable declaration of such dividend, payable semiannually within 10 business days after each subsequent June 30 and December 31. Dividends shall be payable in cash or shares of the Company's Common Stock, at the Company's option. The Liquidation Value is $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment. 
  The issuance of the Series 17 Preferred under the terms of the Conversion and Exchange Agreement was made in a private placement under Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Warrants previously issued to Capital Bank in connection with the Series 14 Preferred, Series 15 Preferred, and Series 16 Preferred have not changed. The Company performed a calculation of the fair value of the new Series 17 Preferred and determined that it does not exceed the fair value of the exchanged Series of Preferred (Series 14, 15 and 16) and therefore no additional or Preferred Stock dividends were recorded as a result of this exchange.
  7. Capital Stock - Private Placement Offering 
  On April 6, 2001, the Company commenced a private placement offering of units (the "Offering") to accredited investors. Each unit is comprised of one share of the Company's Common Stock and one Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock. The purchase price for each unit was $1.75, and the exercise price of each Warrant included in the units is $1.75, subject to adjustment under certain conditions. On June 15, 2001, the Company revised the offering terms to comply with NASDAQ requirements. The maximum units were reduced to 4.4 million from the original 5 million. The amendment also required the Company to obtain shareholder approval prior to exercising the Warrants issued as part of the units. The Offering was made pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
   
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  1933, as amended (the "Act"), and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act. The Offering was made only to accredited investors through one or more broker/dealer placement agents.
  As of June 30, 2001, 2,697,428 units were accepted for an aggregate purchase price of $4,720,000. However, as of the end of the quarter, the Common Stock pursuant to these units had not yet been issued. Expenses related to the offering subscriptions in the quarter ended June 30, 2001, were approximately $514,000. The remaining units were accepted in July 2001 which resulted in the acceptance of 4,397,566 units of the maximum 4.4 million units, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,696,000.
  Debt for Equity Exchange
  The Company entered into an agreement (the "Exchange Agreement") with Capital Bank-Grawe Gruppe AG (f/k/a RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft), organized under the laws of Austria ("Capital Bank"), to issue to Capital Bank, as agent for certain of its accredited investors, 1,893,505 shares of the Company's Common Stock and a Warrant to purchase up to 1,839,405 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.75 per share (the "Capital Bank Warrant"), in satisfaction of all amounts due or to become due under the Loan Agreement, dated August 29, 2000, between the Company and Capital Bank (the "$3 Million Loan") and a related Unsecured Promissory Note, dated August 29, 2000, issued by the Company in favor of Capital Bank in the original principal amount of $3,000,000 (the "$3 Million Note"), including the Company's obligations to issue to Capital Bank shares of Common Stock if the $3 Million Note was not paid by certain due dates. The $3 Million Note became due on July 1, 2001. The Exchange Agreement was not signed by the Company until July 17, 2001, but is agreed to be effective as of July 9, 2001. The Exchange Agreement was closed on or about August 6, 2001.
  Upon the closing of the Exchange Agreement, the Company (a) paid to Capital Bank a closing fee of $325,000, payable $75,000 cash and by the issuance by the Company of 105,932 shares of the Company's Common Stock, such number of shares being equal to the quotient of $250,000 divided by the last closing bid price of the Common Stock as quoted on the NASDAQ on June 26, 2001, and (b) issued certain five year Warrants for the purchase of up to 625,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $1.75 per share.
  Senior Subordinated Debt On July 31, 2001, the Company issued approximately $5.6 million of its 13.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due July 31, 2006 (the "Notes"). The Notes were issued pursuant to the terms of a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2001 (the "Purchase Agreement"), between the Company, Associated Mezzanine Investors - PESI, L.P. ("AMI"), and Bridge East Capital, L.P. ("BEC"). The Notes are unsecured and are unconditionally guaranteed by the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company's payment obligations under the Notes are subordinate to the Company's payment obligations to its primary lender and
   
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  to certain other debts of the Company up to an aggregate amount of $25 million. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes were used to repay the BHC Interim Funding, L.P. short-term loan agreement (see Note 5).
  Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued to AMI and BEC Warrants to purchase up to 1,281,731 shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Warrant Shares") at an initial exercise price of $1.50 per share (the "Warrants"), subject to adjustment under certain conditions. The Warrants may be exercised at any time during a seven-year term and provide for cashless exercise. The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution provisions. 
  The Notes may be prepaid at any time, subject to a 13.50% premium prior to July 31, 2003, a 6.75% premium prior to July 31, 2004, a 3.375% premium prior to July 31, 2005, and no premium thereafter. Upon a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) or if Dr. Louis F. Centofanti ceases for any reason to be the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the holders of the Notes have the option to require the Company to prepay all amounts owing under the Notes plus, if the prepayment is a result of a Change of Control, the applicable prepayment premium.
  The holders of at least 25% of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares may, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Warrants, request on two occasions registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Warrant Shares. In addition, the holders of the Warrants are entitled, subject to certain conditions, to include the Warrant Shares in a registration statement covering other securities which the Company proposes to register.
  In connection with the sale of the Notes, Ann L. Sullivan Living Trust, dated September 6, 1978, and the Thomas P. Sullivan Living Trust, dated September 8, 1978 (collectively the "Sullivan Trusts") each have entered into a certain Subordination Agreement, dated July 30, 2001. Thomas P. Sullivan, a trustee of the Thomas P. Sullivan Living Trust, is a director of the Company. Under the terms of the Subordination Agreement, the Sullivan Trusts have subordinated all amounts owing by the Company to the Sullivan Trusts in favor of the Company's obligations under the Notes. Notwithstanding the subordination, the Company may (a) as long as no event of default under the Purchase Agreement has occurred and is continuing and if such payments would not create an event of default, continue to make regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest owing under certain promissory notes, dated May 28, 1999, in the original aggregate principal amount of $4.7 million, which were issued to the Sullivan Trusts in connection with the Company's acquisition of Perma-Fix of Michigan, Inc., Perma-Fix of South Georgia, Inc., and Perma-Fix of Orlando, Inc.; and (b) make such payments as may be required pursuant to a certain Mortgage, dated May 28, 1999, by Perma-Fix of Michigan, Inc. in favor of the Sullivan Trusts. The outstanding principal amount due to the Sullivan Trusts is approximately $2.9 million.
  The Notes and Warrants were sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act, and, therefore, were not registered under the Act. Accordingly, the Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Act. The Company paid closing fees of $200,000 to AMI and $75,000 to Bridge East Management, LLC The Company also paid other closing fees of approximately $530,000 in addition to the Company's other expenses relating to this transaction.
  In connection with the sale of the Notes, the Company, AMI, and BEC entered into an Option Agreement, dated July 31, 2001 (the "Option Agreement"). Pursuant to the Option Agreement, the Company granted each Purchaser an irrevocable option requiring the Company to purchase any or all of the Warrants or the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Warrants (the "Warrant Shares") then held by the Purchaser (the "Put Option"). The Put Option may be exercised at any time commencing July 31, 2004, and ending
   
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  July 31, 2008. In addition, each Purchaser granted to the Company an irrevocable option to purchase all the Warrants or the Warrant Shares then held by the Purchaser (the "Call Option"). The Call Option may be exercised at any time commencing July 31, 2005, and ending July 31, 2008. The purchase price under the Put Option and the Call Option is based on the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of six times the Company's consolidated EBITDA for the period of the 12 most recent consecutive months minus Net Debt plus the Warrant Proceeds by (b) the Company's Diluted Shares (as the terms EBITDA, Net Debt, Warrant Proceeds, and Diluted Shares are defined in the Option Agreement). |