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SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO INDENTURE, dated as of April 21, 1995, among
HOMELAND  STORES,  INC., a Delaware corporation (the  "Company"),
HOMELAND   HOLDING  CORPORATION,  a  Delaware  corporation   (the
"Guarantor") and UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,  a  New
York banking association, as Trustee (the "Trustee").
  
                          RECITALS
  
           WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantor and the
  Trustee have heretofore entered into an Indenture (the
  "Indenture"), dated as of March 4, 1992, as supplemented by
  the First Supplement to Indenture, dated as of June 17,
  1992, providing for the issuance of up to $45 million
  aggregate principal amount of Series A Senior Secured
  Floating Rate Notes Due 1997 ("Series A Notes") and $75
  million aggregate principal amount of Series B Senior
  Secured Fixed Rate Notes Due 1999 ("Series B Notes");
  
           WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore conducted an
  exchange offer, pursuant to which it exchanged (i) $33
  million of Series A Notes for an equal principal amount of
  its Series D Notes Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes Due
  1997 (leaving $12 million of Series A Notes outstanding) and
  (ii) $75 million of Series B Notes for an equal principal
  amount of its Series C Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes Due
  1999 (leaving no Series B Notes outstanding);
  
           WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides,
  among other things, that the Company and the Trustee may
  from time to time enter into indentures supplemental thereto
  with the consent of the Securityholders of at least a
  majority in principal amount of the Securities then
  outstanding (other than Securities owned by the Company or
  any of its affiliates) for the purposes of amending certain
  provisions of the Indenture;
  
           WHEREAS, the Company wishes to supplement the
  Indenture by deleting, modifying or adding certain
  provisions thereto or thereof;
  
           WHEREAS, Securityholders of at least a majority in
  principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (other
  than Securities owned by the Company or any of its
  affiliates) have consented to the amendments to the
  Indenture set forth herein;
  
           WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.02 of the
  Indenture, the Company has furnished the Trustee with an
  Officers' Certificate certifying that the aforesaid consent
  of the Securityholders has been obtained; and
  
           WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this
  Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company and
  the Trustee, and a valid amendment of and supplement to the
  Indenture, have been done.
  
            NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises,
  the Company and the Guarantor agree with the Trustee as
  follows:
  
                         ARTICLE I
  
                   RELATIONS TO INDENTURE
  
           Section 1.01.  Integration.  This Second
  Supplement to Indenture constitutes an integral part of the
  Indenture.
  
           Section 1.02.  Capitalized Terms.  Capitalized
  terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings
  specified in the Indenture.
  
           Section 1.03.  Conditions to Effectiveness.  This
  Second Supplement to Indenture shall become effective on the
  first date (the "Effective Date"), on or prior to June 1,
  1995, on which all of the following conditions shall have
  been satisfied:  (i) the Trustee shall have received
  executed counterparts of this Second Supplement to
  Indenture, signed by each of the Company and Holding, and
  the Trustee shall have executed this Second Supplement to
  Indenture; (ii) the Trustee shall have received the
  Officers' Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to
  Section 9.02 of the Indenture; (ii) the Trustee shall have
  received an Officers' Certificate certifying that the
  conditions identified in the Company's Solicitation
  Statement, dated April 4, 1995 (the "Solicitation
  Statement"), under "The Solicitation -- Conditions of the
  Solicitation," have been satisfied; and (iv) the Trustee
  shall have received any other Officers' Certificates or
  Opinions of Counsel as the Trustee may reasonably request.
  
  
                         ARTICLE II
  
            AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE I OF INDENTURE
  
           Section 2.01.  Amendments of Existing Definitions.
  Section 1.01 of the Indenture is amended as follows:
  
           (a)  The definition of "Capital Expenditures" is
  amended to read in its entirety as follows:
  
                     "Capital Expenditures" means, for any
               period, the capital expenditures made by the
               Company and its Subsidiaries during such period
               (including capital expenditures funded from
               Note Net Proceeds which are reinvested in
               accordance with Section 4.10) less (i) all
               capital expenditures, in an amount not
               exceeding $6,500,000 in the aggregate, relating
               to (a) assets to be purchased by the Company,
               and thereafter sold to AWG, in connection with
               the AWG Purchase Agreement and (b) assets to be
               purchased in connection with stores closed or
               to be closed and (ii) capital expenditures in
               respect of capital leases entered into in 1994
               in an amount equal to $1,500,000."
  
           (b)  The definition of "Consolidated Fixed Charge
  Coverage Ratio" is amended to read in its entirety as
  follows:
  
                     "Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage
               Ratio" means, with respect to any period for
               which it is to be determined, the ratio
               obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate amount
               of EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries
               on a consolidated basis for such period, less
               (a) in the case of periods ending on each of
               September 30, 1995 and December 30, 1995, Net
               Capital Expenditures for such period, (b) in
               the case of periods ending on each of March 23,
               1996, June 15, 1996 and September 7, 1996, the
               greater of (x) the Minimum Amount for such
               period and (y) Net Capital Expenditures for
               such period and (c) in the case of periods
               ending on and after December 28, 1996, the
               greater of (x) $3,000,000 and (y) Net Capital
               Expenditures for such period, by (ii) the
               Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.
  
           (c)  The definition of "Permitted Transactions" is
  amended in the manner set forth below.
  
           (i)  Subclause (B)(3) of clause (i) of the
  definition of "Permitted Transactions" is amended to read in
  its entirety as follows:
  
                "(3) loans or advances incurred prior to the
               Reference Date and maturing in a period of one
               year of less, to officers, directors or
               employees to make principal payments of up to
               $50,000 at any time that are due under the
               indebtedness of such officer, director or
               employee in connection with the Management
               Subscription Agreements or Stock Subscription
               Agreements, and any extension, renewal,
               replacement, refunding or refinancing of such
               loans or advances, or"
  
           (ii)  Clause (ii) of the definition of "Permitted
  Transactions" is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
  
                     "(ii) guarantees incurred prior to the
               Reference Date of Indebtedness of officers,
               employees and directors in connection with the
               Management Subscription Agreements or Stock
               Subscription Agreements and payments in
               discharge of such guarantees, and any
               extension, renewal, replacement, refunding or
               refinancing of such loans or advances;"
  
           (iii)  Clause (iii) of the definition of
  "Permitted Transactions" is amended by deleting the figure
  "$750,000" after the phrase "not to exceed" in the third
  line thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "$150,000".
  
           (iv)  The definition of "Permitted Transactions"
  is further amended by adding the following new subclause
  "(D)" at the end of clause (i) thereof:
  
                "(D) to repurchase shares of its common stock
               owned by officers and employees of the Company
               at a cash purchase price of $0.50 per share,
               provided that such repurchases shall not exceed
               $600,000 in the aggregate (net of amounts to be
               repaid in respect of loans from the Company or
               Holding);"
  
           Section 2.02.  Addition of New Definitions.
  Section 1.01 of the Indenture is amended to insert, in the
  appropriate alphabetical sequence, the following
  definitions:
  
           (a)  "AWG" means Associated Wholesale Grocers,
  Inc., a Missouri corporation.
  
           (b)  "AWG Equity" means all equity, deposits,
  credits, sums and indebtedness of any kind or description
  whatsoever, at any time owed by AWG to the Company or at any
  time standing in the name of or to the credit of the Company
  on the books and/or records of AWG, including, without
  limitation, AWG Membership Stock, members deposit
  certificates, patronage refund certificates, members
  savings, direct patronage or year-end patronage,
  concentrated purchase allowance, quarterly payments and any
  other amounts due from AWG to the Company under the Supply
  Agreement.
  
           (c)  "AWG Membership Stock" means the Class A
  Common Stock, par value $100 per share, of AWG.
  
           (d)  "AWG Purchase Agreement" means the Asset
  Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 6, 1995, between
  the Company and AWG.
  
           (e)  "AWG Sale" means the sale of certain assets
  of the Company pursuant to the AWG Purchase Agreement.
  
           (f)  "Conversion Expenses" means expenses in
  respect of (i) the conversion of the Company from an entity
  which buys inventory directly from manufacturers to one that
  buys inventory from a wholesaler and (ii) the closure of
  stores.
  
           (g)  "Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio" means, for any period,
          the ratio obtained by dividing (i) the Indebtedness
          of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a
          consolidated basis as of the last day of such
          period, by (ii) the aggregate amount of EBITDA of
          the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
          basis for such period.
  
           (h)  "EBITDA" of any Person for any period means
  the sum of (i) the net income (or net loss) from operations
  of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
  (determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
  principles) for such period, without giving effect to any
  extraordinary or unusual gains (losses) or gains (losses)
  from the sale of assets (other than the sale of Inventory in
  the ordinary course of business), plus (ii) to the extent
  that any of the items referred to in any of clauses (a)
  through (c) below were deducted in calculating such net
  income: (a) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for
  such period; (b) income tax expense of such Person and its
  Subsidiaries with respect to their operations for such
  period; and (c) the amount of all non-cash charges
  (including, without limitation, depreciation and
  amortization) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
  period; provided, however, that in calculating EBITDA of the
  Company and its Subsidiaries (x) the non-cash reserve taken
  in fiscal 1994 in respect of workers compensation in an
  amount not exceeding $5,000,000 and (y) Conversion Expenses
  in an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $3,000,000,
  consisting of up to $2,800,000 in such expenses during 1995
  and up to $400,000 in such expenses in 1996, shall be added
  back to net income (or net loss) from operations to the
  extent deducted in calculating such net income (or net
  loss).
  
           (i)  "First Offer Rights" mean (i) AWG's right of
  first offer with respect to the stores owned or operated by
  the Company listed on Exhibit B of the Supply Agreement, as
  such agreement may be amended from time to time and (ii) any
  public recordation of such first offer rights, provided that
  any such public recordation shall be terminable from time to
  time as set forth in Section 7(f) of the Supply Agreement.
  
           (j)  "Major Remodel" means capital expenditures
  made in respect of one of the Company's stores in an amount
  exceeding, or expected to exceed, $400,000.
  
           (k)  "Membership Sign-Up Documents" means (i) the
          Application for Membership by Homeland Stores, Inc.,
          between the Company and AWG and (ii) the Stock Power
          of Attorney granted to AWG by the Company with
          respect to the AWG Membership Stock owned by the
          Company;
  
           (l)  "Minimum Amount" means, for the fiscal
          quarter period ending on each of the dates set forth
         below, the amount specified opposite such date:
  
                Date                Amount
              3/23/96             $  750,000
              6/15/96             $1,500,000
              9 7/96              $2,250,000
  
           (m)  "Net Capital Expenditures" means, for any
  period, the capital expenditures made by the Company and its
  Subsidiaries in such period less (i) net cash proceeds from
  the sale of assets which are reinvested pursuant to the
  Indenture during such period, (ii) capital expenditures, in
  an amount not exceeding $6,500,000 in the aggregate,
  relating to (a) assets to be purchased by the Company, and
  thereafter sold to AWG, in connection with the AWG Purchase
  Agreement and (b) assets to be purchased by the Company in
  connection with stores closed or to be closed and (iii)
  capital expenditures in respect of capital leases entered
  into in 1994 in an amount equal to $1,500,000.
  
           (n)  "Post-AWG Note Net Proceeds" means all Note
          Net Proceeds received by the Company or its
          Restricted Subsidiaries from Asset Sales occurring
          after the closing date of AWG Sale.
  
           (o)  "Reference Date" means March 30, 1995.
  
           (p)  "Supply Agreement" means the Supply
          Agreement, dated as of closing date of the AWG Sale,
          between the Company and AWG.
  
           (q)  "Use Restrictions" means (i) the Company's
  agreement under Section 8(b) of the Supply Agreement to
  dedicate (to the extent of its interest therein (including
  leasehold interests)) certain real property and the
  improvements thereon to the exclusive use of a retail
  grocery facility (including all activities which from time
  to time are commonly associated with the operation of a
  grocery facility) which is owned by a retail member of AWG
  and (ii) any public recordation of such agreement, provided
  that any such public recordation shall be terminable from
  time to time as set forth in Section 8(b) of the Supply
  Agreement.
  
           Section 2.03.  Deletion of Certain Definition.
  Section 1.01 of the Indenture is amended by deleting the
  definition of "Cash Flow" in its entirety.
  
                        ARTICLE III
  
           AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IV OF INDENTURE
  
           Section 3.01.  Amendment to Section 4.05 of the
  Indenture.  Section 4.05 of the Indenture is amended by
  adding the following new subsection (i):
  
                     "(i)  Within 60 days after the end of
               each fiscal quarter of the Company and within
               120 days after the end of each fiscal year of
               the Company an Officers' Certificate,
               conforming to the requirements set forth in
               Sections 12.04 and 12.05 hereof, stating that
               Conversion Expenses included in the Company's
               calculation of EBITDA for the previous fiscal
               quarter were consistent with the definition of
               the Conversion Expenses set forth in Section
               1.01 of the Indenture and such Conversion
               Expenses were determined in accordance with
               generally accepted accounting principles."
  
           Section 3.02.  Amendment to Section 4.09 of the
  Indenture.  Section 4.09 of the Indenture is amended in the
  manner set forth below.
  
           (a)  Clause (i) of subsection (c) of the Section
  4.09 is amended to delete the figure "50,000,000" contained
  therein and inserting in lieu thereof $"25,000,000".
  
           (b) Clause (ii) of subsection (c) of Section 4.09
  is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
  
                "(ii) The Company may guarantee the principal
               amount of borrowings by officers, employees and
               directors in connection with the Management
               Subscription Agreements and Stock Subscription
               Agreements, provided that any such guarantee
               was incurred prior to the Reference Date."
  
           (c) Clause (i)(A) of subsection (d) of
  Section 4.09 is amended to delete the figure "$50,000,000"
  and inserting in lieu thereof "$25,000,000."
  
           (d)  Section 4.09 is further amended by adding the
  following new subsection (f):
  
                     "(f)  Notwithstanding anything to the
               contrary in this Section 4.09, the Company may
               incur Indebtedness in respect of the
               obligations owed to AWG under the Supply
               Agreement and the Membership Sign-Up
               Documents."
  
           Section 3.03.  Amendment to Section 4.10 of the
  Indenture.  Section 4.10 of the Indenture is amended in the
  manner set forth below.
  
           (a)  Clause (ii) of subsection (a) of Section 4.10
  is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
  
                      "The Company and any Restricted
               Subsidiaries of the Company may consummate an
               Asset Sale for cash consideration at not less
               than the fair market value thereof (as
               determined in good faith by the Company's Board
               of Directors), provided that (A) (1) the
               Company may, within 180 days of the closing
               date of the AWG Sale, reinvest, or commit to
               reinvest, up to $5 million of the Note Net
               Proceeds from the AWG Sale in Collateral
               consisting of capital expenditures and (2) the
               remaining Note Net Proceeds from the AWG Sale,
               plus any Note Net Proceeds which were committed
               to be reinvested under clause (1) above but
               which are not subsequently reinvested, shall be
               applied by the Company to an offer to redeem
               the Notes in accordance with Article 3 hereof,
               (B) following the date on which the Company and
               its Restricted Subsidiaries have received Post-
               AWG Note Net Proceeds in an amount equal to
               $2,000,000, the Company shall make an offer to
               redeem $2,000,000 in aggregate principal amount
               of Notes in accordance with Article 3 hereof,
               (C) following the date on which the Company and
               its Restricted Subsidiaries have received Post-
               AWG Note Net Proceeds in an amount equal to the
               sum (the "Aggregate Special Redemption Amount")
               of (1) $3,800,000 plus (2) the excess (if any)
               of $25,500,000 over the aggregate principal
               amount of Notes redeemed by the Company in
               connection with the AWG Sale, the Company shall
               make an offer to redeem the Notes in an amount
               equal to the excess of the Aggregate Special
               Redemption Amount over $2,000,000 in accordance
               with Article 3 hereof and (D) all Post-AWG Note
               Net Proceeds received by the Company and its
               Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of the
               Aggregate Special Redemption Amount shall be
               either (1) applied by the Company to an offer
               to redeem the Notes in accordance with
               Article 3 hereof or (2) reinvested, or
               committed to be reinvested, within 180 days of
               the closing date of the Asset Sale relating to
               such proceeds, in Collateral consisting of
               capital expenditures, or if such proceeds that
               were committed to be reinvested are not
               subsequently reinvested, such proceeds shall be
               applied by the Company to an offer to redeem
               the Notes in accordance with Article 3 hereof
               (provided that the Company will not be
               obligated to make an offer pursuant to this
               clause (D) until such time as the excess of the
               Post-AWG Note Net Proceeds not invested, or
               committed to be reinvested, in accordance with
               this Section 4.10, over the Aggregate Special
               Redemption Amount aggregates at least
               $1,000,000)."
  
           (b)  Clause (v) of subsection (a) of Section 4.10
  is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
  
                     "(v) the Company and any Restricted
               Subsidiary of the Company may make sales of
               real property (including leasehold interests
               therein and fixtures related thereto) which in
               the good faith opinion of the Company's Board
               of Directors are immaterial to the business or
               operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries
               in the aggregate, provided that any such sale
               resulting in Net Proceeds of $500,000 or more
               shall be required to be applied in accordance
               with the provisions of the preceding clauses
               (a)(ii)(B), (C) and (D).
  
           (c)  Clause (vi) of subsection (a) of Section 4.10
  is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
  
                     "(vi)  The Company and any Restricted
               Subsidiary of the Company may make sales of
               assets and/or property in order to comply with
               any applicable law, provided that any such sale
               resulting in Net Proceeds of $500,000 or more
               shall be required to be applied in accordance
               with the provisions of the preceding clauses
               (a)(ii)(B), (C) and (D).
  
           (d)  Subsection (b) of Section 4.10 is hereby
  amended by deleting the phrase "clauses (a)(ii)(x) and
  (a)(ii)(y)" contained therein and inserting in lieu thereof
  the phrase "clauses (a)(ii)(B), (C) and (D)".
  
           Section 3.04.  Amendment to Section 4.11 of the
  Indenture.  Section 4.11 of the Indenture is amended in the
  manner set forth below.
  
           (a)  Subsection (c) of Section 4.11 is amended by
  deleting the text contained in such subsection and inserting
  in lieu thereof the words "[Intentionally Omitted]".
  
           (b)  Subsection (g) of Section 4.11 is amended by
  deleting the word "and" after the phrase "Section 4.10
  hereof;".
  
           (c)  Section 4.11 is further amended by adding the
  following new subsection (i):
  
                     "(i)  investments consisting of (a) the
               purchase by the Company of 15 shares of AWG
               Membership Stock and (b) AWG members deposit
               certificates, patronage refund certificates or
               similar types of AWG Equity received or earned
               by the Company from time to time based on the
               Company's gross purchases from AWG pursuant to
               the Supply Agreement or in lieu of receiving
               cash rebates or refunds from AWG; and"
  
           (d)  Section 4.11 is further amended by adding the
  following new subsection (j):
  
                     "(j)  investments consisting of
               (i) purchases of capital stock, in an aggregate
               amount not exceeding $25,000, of retail
               purchasing cooperatives (including, without
               limitation, Farm Fresh, Inc., an Oklahoma
               retail dairy cooperative ("Farm Fresh")) in
               connection with becoming a member of such
               cooperatives and (ii) additional capital stock
               of such cooperatives which is received or
               earned by the Company, in an aggregate amount
               not exceeding $600,000 in the case of Farm
               Fresh and $150,000 in the case of all other
               cooperatives, based on the Company's gross
               purchases from such cooperatives or in lieu of
               receiving cash rebates or refunds from such
               cooperatives, provided that, in each case, such
               stock is purchased, received or earned in
               connection with a supply agreement or
               arrangement between the Company and such
               cooperative which is on terms at least as
               favorable to the Company as the terms that
               could be obtained by the Company in a
               comparable transaction made on an arms' length
               basis with another cooperative, wholesaler or
               supplier."
  
           Section 3.05.  Amendment to Section 4.12 of the
  Indenture.  Section 4.12 is amended by amending subsection
  (a) thereof to read in its entirety as follows:
  
                     "(a)  transactions the terms of which
               are, in the good faith determination of the
               Board of Directors, at least as favorable as
               the terms that could be obtained by the Company
               or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may
               be, in a comparable transaction made on an
               arms' length basis by the Company or such
               Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated
               Person;"
  
           Section 3.06.  Amendment to Section 4.13 of the
  Indenture.  Section 4.13 of the Indenture is amended in the
  manner set forth below.
  
           (a)  Subsection (h) of Section 4.13 is amended by
  deleting the figure "$20,000,000" and inserting in lieu
  thereof "$1,000,000".
  
           (b)  Section 4.13 is further amended by deleting
  subsection (i) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the
  following new subsections (i), (j), (k) and (l):
  
                "(i) Liens on AWG Equity owned or hereafter
               acquired by the Company to secure the Company's
               obligations to AWG under the Supply Agreement
               and the Membership Sign-Up Documents; (j) Liens
               consisting of the Use Restrictions; (k) Liens
               consisting of the First Offer Rights; and (l)
               any extension, renewal, or replacement (or
               successive extensions, renewals or
               replacements), in whole or in part, of Liens
               permitted pursuant to subsections (a) through
               (k) above".
  
           Section 3.07.  Amendment to Section 4.16 of the
  Indenture.  Section 4.16 of the Indenture is amended by
  deleting the text contained in such section and inserting in
  lieu thereof the words "[Intentionally Omitted]."
  
           Section 3.08.  Amendment to Section 4.21 of the
  Indenture.  Section 4.21 of the Indenture is amended to read
  in its entirety as follows:
  
                "Section 4.21. Maintenance of Consolidated
               Fixed            Charge Coverage Ratio.
  
                     The Company shall not permit its
               Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for
               the four fiscal quarter period ending on each
               date set forth below to be less than the amount
               set forth opposite such date:
  
                Date                     Ratio
  
                9/9/95                   1.00:1
                12/30/95                 1.00:1
                3/23/96                  1.10:1
                6/15/96                  1.10:1
                9/7/96                   1.10:1
                12/28/96                 1.10:1
                3/22/97                  1.25:1
                6/14/97                  1.30:1
                9/6/97                   1:30:1
                1/3/98                   1:35:1
                3/28/98                  1:35:1
                6/20/98                  1:35:1
                9/12/98                  1:35:1
                1/2/99                   1:50:1
                 and each fiscal
                quarter end
                thereafter"
  
           Section 3.09.  Addition of Section 4.27 to the
  Indenture.  Article IV of the Indenture amended by adding
  the following new Section 4.27:
  
                "Section 4.27.  Maintenance of Debt-to-EBITDA
               Ratio.
  
                     The Company shall not permit its Debt-to-
               EBITDA Ratio for the four fiscal quarter period
               ending on each date set forth below to be
               greater
                than the amount set forth opposite such date:
  
                Date                      Ratio
  
                9/9/95                   6.60:1
                12/30/95                 6.60:1
                3/23/96                  6.60:1
                6/15/96                  6.25:1
                9/7/96                   6.00:1
                12/28/96                 5.50:1
                3/22/97                  5.35:1
                6/14/97                  5.00:1
                9/6/97                   5:00:1
                1/3/98                   5:00:1
                3/28/98                  5:00:1
                          6/20/98                  5:00:1
                9/12/98                  5:00:1
                1/2/99                   4:50:1
                 and each fiscal
                quarter end
                          thereafter"
  
           Section 3.10.  Addition of Section 4.28 to the
  Indenture.  Article IV of the Indenture is amended by adding
  the following new Section 4.28:
  
                "Section 4.28.  Capital Expenditures.
  
                     The Company shall not suffer or permit
               Capital Expenditures of the Company and its
               Subsidiaries to exceed, in any fiscal year, the
               amount set forth below opposite such fiscal
               year:
  
                Period                   Amount
  
                1995                     $6,000,000
                1996                     $6,000,000
                1997                     $6,000,000
                1998                     $6,000,000
  
                ; provided that the Company may make up to
               $4,000,000 in additional Capital Expenditures
               for Major Remodels (i) during the four-quarter
               period beginning on the day following the first
               fiscal quarter in which the Company's
               Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is
               1.30:1 or greater (the "First Qualifying
               Period") and (ii) during the four-quarter
               period beginning on the day following the first
               fiscal quarter in which the Company's
               Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is
               1.50:1 or greater (the "Second Qualifying
               Period") (which fiscal quarter must be at least
               four quarters after the fiscal quarter referred
               to in clause (i) of this proviso); provided,
               further, that the Company may make additional
               Capital Expenditures in any period in any
               amount equal to the amount of Capital
               Expenditures permitted during any prior period
               and not made; provided further that no portion
               of the amount permitted to be used for Capital
               Expenditures during the First Qualifying Period
               or the Second Qualifying Period may be used for
               Capital Expenditures in any subsequent period
               unless (i) as of the last day of the First
               Qualifying Period or the Second Qualifying
               Period, as the case may be, the Company's
               Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is at
               least 1.30:1 or 1.50:1, respectively, or (ii)
               on or prior to the last day of the First
               Qualifying Period or the Second Qualifying
               Period, as the case may be, the Company has
               entered into commitments to use any such
               portion for Capital Expenditures."
  
                         ARTICLE IV
  
            AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE V OF INDENTURE
  
           Section 4.01.  Amendment of Section 5.01 of the
  Indenture.  Section 5.01 is amended as follows:
  
           (a)  Subsection (2) of Section 5.01 is amended to
  add the following words after the phrase "under the Purchase
  Agreement" in the last line thereof:
  
                "and the perfection and priority of the
               security interest in and Liens on the
               Collateral are maintained unimpaired and in
               full force and effect;"
  
           (b)  The second full paragraph of subsection (5)
  of Section 5.01 is amended by inserting the words "at least
  ten (10) days" after the phrase "each Securityholder" in the
  first line thereof.
  
                         ARTICLE V
  
             AMENDMENTS TO FORMS OF SECURITIES
  
           Section 5.01.  Amendment to Exhibit B.  The
  definition of "Applicable LIBOR Rate" in the fourth
  paragraph of Section 1 of Exhibit B is amended by deleting
  the phrase "300 basis points" contained therein and
  inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "350 basis points".
  
           Section 5.02.  Amendment to Exhibit M.  The first
  paragraph of Section 1 of Exhibit M is amended by deleting
  the phrase "at a rate per annum equal to 11-3/4%" contained
  therein and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "at a rate
  per annum equal to 12-1/4%".
  
           Section 5.03.  Amendment to Exhibit N.    The
  definition of "Applicable LIBOR Rate" in the fourth
  paragraph of Section 1 of Exhibit N is amended by deleting
  the phrase "300 basis points" contained therein and
  inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "350 basis points".
  
           Section 5.04.  Deemed Amendments.  Each
  outstanding Security issued prior to the Effective Date
  shall be deemed to be amended, as of the Effective Date, to
  reflect the amendments relating to such Security set forth
  in this Second Supplement to Indenture.
  
  
                         ARTICLE VI
  
          AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN RELATED DOCUMENTS
  
            Section 6.01. Amendment to Company Security
  Agreement.  On the Effective Date, the Trustee is authorized
  to execute and deliver Amendment No. 1 to the Company
  Security Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Annex A
  (the "Amended Security Agreement").  As of the Effective
  Date, Exhibit E to the Indenture shall be deemed to be
  amended to reflect the amendments set forth in Amended
  Security Agreement.
  
           Section 6.02.  Amendment to Mortgage.  On the
  Effective Date, the Trustee is authorized to execute and
  deliver Amendment No. 1 to the Mortgage, in the form
  attached hereto as Annex B (the "Amended Mortgage").  As of
  the Effective Date, Exhibit G to the Indenture shall be
  deemed to be amended to reflect the amendments set forth in
  the Amended Mortgage.
  
           Section 6.03.  Amendment to Intercreditor
  Agreement.  On the Effective Date, the Trustee is authorized
  to execute and deliver Amendment No. 1 to the Intercreditor
  Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Annex C (the
  "Amended Intercreditor Agreement").  As of the Effective
  Date, Exhibit L to the Indenture shall be deemed to be
  amended to reflect the amendments set forth in the Amended
  Intercreditor Agreement.
  
                        ARTICLE VII
  
                        CONSENT FEE
  
           Section 7.01.  Payment of Consent Fee.  As
  promptly as practicable after the Effective Date, the
  Company shall pay to each Securityholder who, prior to the
  expiration date set forth in the Solicitation Statement,
  delivered (and did not revoke) a consent in respect of the
  amendments set forth in this Second Supplement to Indenture,
  a consent fee in an amount equal to $5.00 for each $1,000
  principal amount of Notes in respect of which such consent
  has been delivered.
  
                        ARTICLE VIII
  
                       MISCELLANEOUS
  
           Section 8.01   Ratification.  The Indenture, as
  supplemented and amended by this Second Supplement to
  Indenture is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and
  confirmed.
  
           Section 8.02.  Governing Law.  This Second
  Supplement to Indenture shall be governed by and construed
  in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
  
           Section 8.03.  Counterparts.  This Second
  Supplement to Indenture may be executed in any number of
  counterparts, each of which so executed shall be an
  original, but such counterparts shall together constitute
  but one and the same instrument.
  
           Section 8.04.  Headings.  The article and section
  headings of this Second Supplement to Indenture are for
  convenience only and shall not affect the construction
  hereof.
  
           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
  executed this Second Supplement to Indenture as of the date
  first above written.
  
                          HOMELAND STORES, INC.,
                            as Issuer
  
  
                          By:     /s/ Mark S. Sellers
                               Executive Vice President -
                               Finance
  
                          UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF
                            NEW YORK, as Trustee
  
  
                          By:  /s/ Robert E. Patterson, III
                               Asst. Vice President
  
                          HOMELAND HOLDING CORPORATION,
                            as Guarantor
  
  
                          By:     /s/ Mark S. Sellers
                               Executive Vice President -
                               Finance
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               SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO INDENTURE






                           among


                   HOMELAND STORES, INC.,

                HOMELAND HOLDING CORPORATION

                            and

          UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,

                         as Trustee







                 Dated as of April 21, 1995









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     ARTICLE I

           RELATIONS TO INDENTURE; EFFECTIVE DATE          2

                    Section 1.01.                Integration     2
                    Section 1.02.          Capitalized Terms     2
                    Section 1.03.Conditions to Effectiveness     2


     ARTICLE II

            AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE I OF INDENTURE           3

                    Section 2.01.Amendments of Existing Definitions   3
                    Section 2.02.Addition of New Definitions     4
                    Section 2.03.Deletion of Certain Definition  7


     ARTICLE III

           AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IV OF INDENTURE           8

                    Section 3.01.Amendment to Section 4.05 of the Indenture
                    8
                    Section 3.02.Amendment to Section 4.09 of the Indenture
                    8
                    Section 3.03.Amendment to Section 4.10 of the Indenture
                    9
                    Section 3.04.Amendment to Section 4.11 of the Indenture
                    11
                    Section 3.05.Amendment to Section 4.12 of the Indenture
                    12
                    Section 3.06.Amendment to Section 4.13 of the Indenture
                    12
                    Section 3.07.Amendment to Section 4.16 of the Indenture
                    12
                    Section 3.08.Amendment to Section 4.21 of the Indenture
                    13
                    Section 3.09.Addition of Section 4.27 to the Indenture  13
                    Section 3.10.Addition of Section 4.28 to the Indenture  14


     ARTICLE IV

            AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE V OF INDENTURE          15

                    Section 4.01.Amendment of Section 5.01 of the Indenture
                    15


                         ARTICLE V

             AMENDMENTS TO FORMS OF SECURITIES            16

                    Section 5.01.     Amendment to Exhibit B      16
                    Section 5.02.     Amendment to Exhibit M      16
                    Section 5.03.     Amendment to Exhibit N      16
                    Section 5.04.          Deemed Amendments      16


                         ARTICLE VI

          AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN RELATED DOCUMENTS         16

                    Section 6.01.Amendment to Company Security Agreement    16
                    Section 6.02.      Amendment to Mortgage      16
                    Section 6.03.Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement  17


                        ARTICLE VII

                        CONSENT FEE                       17

                    Section 7.01.     Payment of Consent Fee      17


                        ARTICLE VIII

                       MISCELLANEOUS                      17

                    Section 8.01                Ratification      17
                    Section 8.02.              Governing Law      17
                    Section 8.03.               Counterparts      17
     Section 8.04.  Headings   17