August 22, 1997 Ronald R. Richter Group Vice President ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 135 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60674 Dear Ron: As we have discussed per Section 2.2, reduction of Commitment Amounts, we are reducing the Commitment Amount of both Five-Year and 364-Day credit agreements dated June 17, 1997, to $25,000,000 each. This reduction will still leave a total of $50,000,000 between the agreements. Sincerely, James E. Garpow Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary JEG/llc cc: V. Khilnani L. Flom