EXHIBIT 1.2


                                                                  EXECUTION COPY



                             HH ACQUISITION CORP.

                                 $170,000,000

                11% Senior Subordinated Discount Notes due 2008


                         REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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                                                                   July 31, 1998


MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
CHASE SECURITIES INC. 
BT ALEX. BROWN INCORPORATED   
c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated        
     1585 Broadway        
     New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          HH Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), proposes
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to issue and sell to  Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Chase Securities Inc.
and BT Alex. Brown Incorporated (collectively, the "Placement Agents"), upon the
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terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a placement agreement dated
July 29, 1998 between the Issuer and the Placement Agents (the "Placement
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Agreement"), $170,000,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of its 11%
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Senior Subordinated Discount Notes due 2008 (the "Securities").  The Securities
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will be issued pursuant to an Indenture to be dated the Closing Date (as the
same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the
"Indenture") between the Issuer and United States Trust
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Company of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee").  Capitalized terms used but not
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defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Placement
Agreement.

          The Issuer has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as
of April 15, 1998 (the "Merger Agreement") with Harborside Healthcare
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Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to which the
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Issuer will merge with and into the Company (the "Merger"), and the Company will
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be the surviving corporation.

          As an inducement to the Placement Agents to enter into the Placement
Agreement and in satisfaction of a condition to the obligations of the Placement
Agents thereunder, the Issuer and each subsidiary of the Company which may
hereafter execute a counterpart signature page hereto (collectively, the
"Guarantors"), agree with the Placement Agents, for the benefit of the holders
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(including the Placement Agents) of the Securities and of the Exchange
Securities (as defined herein) (collectively, the "Holders"), as follows:
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          1.   Registered Exchange Offer.  Unless the Registered Exchange Offer
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(as defined below) is not permitted by applicable law or Securities and Exchange
Commission ("Commission") policy, or each Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities (as defined below) notifies the Issuer that it is a Restricted Holder
(as defined below), the Issuer shall (i) prepare and, not later than 90 days
following the date on which the Issuer is merged with and into the Company (the
"Closing Date"), file with the Commission a registration statement (the
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"Exchange Offer Registration Statement") on an appropriate form under the
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Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to a
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proposed offer to the Holders (the "Registered Exchange Offer") to issue and
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deliver to such Holders, in exchange for Securities, a like aggregate principal
amount at maturity of debt securities of the Issuer (the "Exchange Securities")
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having the same Accreted Value as the Securities on the date of exchange and
that are identical in all material respects to the Securities, except for the
transfer restrictions relating to the Securities and the absence of registration
rights, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act on or prior
to 180 days after the Closing Date, and (iii) commence the Registered Exchange
Offer and use its reasonable best efforts to issue on or prior to 30 business
days after the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission, Exchange Securities in exchange for all
Securities tendered prior thereto in the Registered Exchange Offer (such period
being called the "Exchange Offer Registration Period").  The Exchange Securities
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will be issued under the Indenture or an indenture (the "Exchange Securities
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Indenture") between the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee or such other
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bank or trust company that is reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agents,
as trustee (the "Exchange Securities Trustee"), such indenture to be identical
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in all material respects to the Indenture, except for the transfer restrictions
relating to the Securities.

          Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement,
the Issuer shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the
objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to
exchange Securities for Exchange Securities (assuming that such Holder (a) is
not an affiliate of the Issuer or an Exchanging Dealer (as defined herein) not
complying with the requirements of the next sentence, (b) is not a Placement
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holding Securities that have, or that are reasonably likely to have, the status
of an unsold allotment in an initial distribution, (c) acquires the Exchange
Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder's business and (d) has no
arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the
distribution of the Securities or the Exchange Securities) to trade such
Exchange Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or
restrictions under the Securities Act and without material restrictions under
the securities laws of the several states of the United States. The Issuer, the
Guarantors and the Placement Agents and each Exchanging Dealer acknowledge that,
pursuant to current interpretations by the Commission's staff of Section 5 of
the Securities Act, (i) each Holder that is a broker-dealer electing to exchange
Securities, acquired for its own account as a result of market making activities
or other trading activities, for Exchange Securities (an "Exchanging Dealer"),
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is required to deliver a prospectus containing substantially the information set
forth in Annex A hereto on the cover, in Annex B hereto in the "Exchange Offer
Procedures" section and the "Purpose of the Exchange Offer" section and in Annex
C hereto in the "Plan of Distribution" section of such prospectus in connection
with a sale of any such Exchange Securities received by such Exchanging Dealer
pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and (ii) if any Placement Agent elects
to sell Exchange Securities acquired in exchange for Securities constituting any
portion of an unsold allotment, it is required to deliver a prospectus,
containing the information required by Items 507 and/or 508 or Regulation S-K
under the Securities Act, as applicable, in connection with such a sale.

          In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuer and the
Guarantors shall:

          (a)  mail to each Holder a copy of the prospectus forming part of the
     Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter
     of transmittal and related documents;

          (b)  keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20
     business days (or longer, if required by applicable law) after the date on
     which notice of the Registered Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders;

          (c)  utilize the services of a depository for the Registered Exchange
     Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York;

          (d)  permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior
     to the close of business, New York City time, on the last business day on
     which the Registered Exchange Offer shall remain open; and

          (e)  otherwise comply in all respects with all laws that are
     applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer.

          As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange
Offer, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall:

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          (a)  accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly
     withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;

          (b)  deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for
     cancellation all Securities so accepted for exchange; and

          (c)  issue, and cause the Trustee or the Exchange Securities Trustee,
     as the case may be, promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder,
     Exchange Securities equal in principal amount at maturity to the principal
     amount at maturity of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for
     exchange.

          Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof, the Issuer and the
     Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange
     Offer Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the
     prospectus contained therein in order to permit such prospectus to be used
     by all persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the
     Securities Act for such period of time as such persons must comply with
     such requirements in order to resell the Exchange Securities; provided that
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     (i) in the case where such prospectus and any amendment or supplement
     thereto must be delivered by an Exchanging Dealer, such period shall be the
     lesser of 90 days and the date on which all Exchanging Dealers have sold
     all Exchange Securities held by them and (ii) the Issuer and the Guarantors
     shall make such prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto
     available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any resale of any
     Exchange Securities for a period not to exceed 90 days after the
     consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer.

          The Indenture or the Exchange Securities Indenture, as the case may
be, shall provide that the Securities and the Exchange Securities shall vote and
consent together on all matters as one class and that none of the Securities or
the Exchange Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a separate
class on any matter.

          The Accreted Value (as defined in the Indenture) of each Exchange
Security issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer will accrete from the
last Semi-Annual Accrual Date (as defined in the Indenture) of the Securities
surrendered in exchange therefor; provided, however, that if any Exchange
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Security is issued after the Full Accretion Date (as defined in the Indenture),
interest on such Exchange Security will accrue from the last interest payment
date on which interest was paid on the Securities surrendered in exchange
therefor or, if no interest has been paid on the Securities, from the Full
Accretion Date.

          Each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be
required to represent to the Issuer that at the time of the consummation of the
Registered Exchange Offer (i) any Exchange Securities received by such Holder
will be acquired in the ordinary course of business, (ii) such Holder will have
no arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the
distribution of the Securities or the Exchange Securities within the meaning of
the Securities Act and (iii) such Holder is not an "affiliate," as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Issuer or, 

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if it is such an affiliate, such Holder will comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable.

          Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Issuer and each
Guarantor will ensure that, except with respect to the Holders' Information (as
defined in Section 2(c)), (i) any Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any
amendment thereto and any prospectus forming part thereof and any supplement
thereto complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes
effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading and (iii) any prospectus forming part of any Exchange
Offer Registration Statement, and any supplement to such prospectus, does not,
as of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.

          2.   Shelf Registration.  If (i) the Issuer and the Guarantors are not
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required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or permitted to
consummate the Registered Exchange Offer, (ii) any Securities validly tendered
pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer are not exchanged for Exchange
Securities within 30 days after the Effectiveness Target Date (as defined in
Section 3) of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or (iii) any Holder (a
"Restricted Holder") of Transfer Restricted Securities notifies the Issuer prior
to the 20th day following consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer that (A)
it is prohibited by law or Commission policy from participating in the
Registered Exchange Offer, (B) it may not resell the Exchange Securities
acquired by it in the Registered Exchange Offer to the public without delivering
a prospectus and the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales, (C) it is a
Placement Agent and that such Securities are not eligible to be exchanged for
Exchange Securities or (D) it is a broker-dealer and owns Securities acquired
directly from the Issuer or an affiliate of the Issuer, the Issuer will file
with the Commission a shelf registration statement on an appropriate form under
the Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of the Transfer Restricted
Securities by the Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the
methods of distribution set forth in such registration statement (hereafter, a
"Shelf Registration Statement" and together with any Exchange Offer Registration
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Statement, a "Registration Statement").   If  the Issuer is required to file a
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Shelf Registration Statement the following provisions shall apply:

          (a)  The Issuer and the Guarantors will use their reasonable best
     efforts to file the Shelf Registration Statement with the Commission on or
     prior to the date that is 90 days after such filing obligation arises and
     to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the
     Commission on or prior to the date that is 135 days after such obligation
     arises.

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          (b)  Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof, the Issuer and
     the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf
     Registration Statement continuously effective in order to permit the
     prospectus forming part thereof to be used by Holders of Transfer
     Restricted Securities for a period of two years after its effective date or
     such shorter period that will terminate when all the Transfer Restricted
     Securities covered thereby (i) have been sold pursuant thereto or (ii) are
     distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or
     are saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (in any such
     case, such period being called the "Shelf Registration Period"). Subject
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     to the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof, the Issuer and the Guarantors
     shall be deemed not to have used their reasonable best efforts to keep the
     Shelf Registration Statement effective during the requisite period if any
     of them voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders of
     Transferred Restricted Securities covered thereby not being able to offer
     and sell such Transfer Restricted Securities during that period, unless (i)
     such action is required by applicable law, or (ii) such action is taken by
     the Issuer in good faith and for valid business reasons (not including
     avoidance of the Issuer's obligations hereunder), including the acquisition
     or divestiture of assets, so long as the Issuer promptly thereafter
     complies with the requirements of Section 4(j) hereof, if applicable.

          (c)  Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the
     Issuer and the Guarantors will ensure that (i) any Shelf Registration
     Statement and any amendment thereto and any prospectus forming part thereof
     and any supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the
     Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder,
     (ii) any Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment thereto (in either
     case, other than with respect to information included therein in reliance
     upon or in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuer by
     or on behalf of any Holder specifically for use therein (the "Holders'
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     Information")) does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
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     omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
     make the statements therein not misleading and (iii) any prospectus forming
     part of any Shelf Registration Statement, and any supplement to such
     prospectus (in either case, other than with respect to Holders'
     Information), does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or
     omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
     therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
     misleading.

          3.   Liquidated Damages.
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          (a)  The parties hereto agree that the Holders of
     Transfer Restricted Securities will suffer damages if the Issuer or any
     Guarantor fails to fulfill its obligations under Section 1 or Section 2, as
     applicable, and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of
     such damages. Accordingly, if (i) the Issuer fails to file any of the
     Registration Statements required by this Registration Rights Agreement on
     or before the date specified for such filing, (ii) any of such Registration
     Statements is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the
     date specified for such effectiveness in Section 1 or Section 2(a), as
     applicable (the "Effectiveness Target Date"), (iii) unless the Registered
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     permitted by applicable law or Commission policy or the Issuer is otherwise
     not required to do so, the Issuer fails to consummate the Registered
     Exchange Offer within 30 business days of the Effectiveness Target Date
     with respect to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, or (iv) the
     Shelf Registration Statement or the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
     is declared effective but thereafter ceases to be effective or usable in
     connection with resales or exchanges of Transfer Restricted Securities
     during the periods specified in Section 1 or Section 2, as applicable,
     other than a Blackout Period (as defined herein) (each such event referred
     to in clauses (i) through (iv) above, a "Registration Default"), then the
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     Issuer and the Guarantors agree to pay liquidated damages (the "Liquidated
     Damages") to each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities in cash, with
     respect to the first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of
     the first Registration Default in an amount equal to $.05 per week per
     $1,000 principal amount at maturity of Transfer Restricted Securities held
     by such Holder. The amount of the Liquidated Damages will increase by an
     additional $.05 per week per $1,000 principal amount at maturity of
     Transfer Restricted Securities with respect to each subsequent 90-day
     period until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum
     amount of Liquidated Damages of $.20 per week per $1,000 principal amount
     at maturity of Transfer Restricted Securities. All accrued Liquidated
     Damages will be paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors on each Semi-Annual
     Accrual Date specified in the Indenture, in the same manner as interest
     payments on the Securities. Following the cure of all Registration
     Defaults, the accrual of Liquidated Damages will cease. As used herein, the
     term "Transfer Restricted Securities" means (i) each Security until the 
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     date on which such Security has been exchanged for a freely transferable
     Exchange Security in the Registered Exchange Offer, (ii) each Exchange
     Security following the exchange by a broker-dealer in the Registered
     Exchange Offer of a Security for an Exchange Security, until the date on
     which such Exchange Security is sold to a purchaser who receives from such
     broker-dealer on or prior to the date of such sale a copy of the prospectus
     contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (iii) each Security
     until the date on which it has been effectively registered under the
     Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration
     Statement or (iv) each Security until the date on which it has been
     distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3(a), the Issuer
     and the Guarantors shall not be required to pay Liquidated Damages to a
     Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities if such Holder failed to comply
     with its obligations to make the representations set forth in the second to
     last paragraph of Section 1 or failed to provide the information required
     to be provided by it, if any, pursuant to Section 4(n).

          (b)  The Issuer shall notify the Trustee and the Paying
     Agent under the Indenture immediately upon the happening of each and every
     Registration Default. The Issuer and the Guarantors shall pay the
     Liquidated Damages due on the Transfer Restricted Securities by depositing
     with the Paying Agent (which may not be the Issuer for these purposes), in
     trust, for the benefit of the Holders thereof, prior to 10:00 a.m., New
     York City time, on the next Semi-Annual Accrual Date specified by the
     Indenture, sums sufficient to pay the Liquidated Damages then due, or by
     making payment in such other manner as may be specified for the payment of
     interest in the Indenture or the Exchange Securities Indenture. The
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     Damages due shall be payable on each Semi-Annual Accrual Date specified by
     the Indenture to the record holder on such date. Each obligation to pay
     Liquidated Damages shall be deemed to accrue from and including the date of
     the applicable Registration Default.

          (c) The parties hereto agree that the Liquidated Damages provided for
     in this Section 3 constitute a reasonable estimate of and are intended to
     constitute the sole damages that will be suffered by Holders of Transfer
     Restricted Securities by reason of the occurrence of any of the events
     described in Section 3(a)(i) through 3(a)(iv) hereof.

          4.   Registration Procedures.  In connection with any Registration
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Statement, the following provisions shall apply:

          (a)  The Issuer shall (i) furnish to each Placement Agent, prior to
     the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of the Registration
     Statement and each amendment thereof and each supplement, if any, to the
     prospectus included therein and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
     reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such
     comments as any Placement Agent may reasonably propose; (ii) include the
     information set forth in Annex A hereto on the cover, in Annex B hereto in
     the "Exchange Offer Procedures" section and the "Purpose of the Exchange
     Offer" section and in Annex C hereto in the "Plan of Distribution" section
     of the prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement, and include the information set forth in Annex D hereto in the
     Letter of Transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;
     and (iii) if reasonably requested by any Placement Agent, include the
     information required by Items 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable,
     in the prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration
     Statement.

          (b)  The Issuer shall advise each Placement Agent, each Exchanging
     Dealer and the Holders (if applicable) and, if requested by any such
     person, confirm such advice in writing (which advice pursuant to clauses
     (ii)-(v) hereof shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use
     of the prospectus until the requisite changes have been made):

               (i)     when any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto
          has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration
          Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become
          effective;

               (ii)    of any request by the Commission for amendments or
          supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included
          therein or for additional information;

               (iii)   of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
          suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the
          initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;

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               (iv)    of the receipt by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any
          notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of
          the Securities or the Exchange Securities for sale in any jurisdiction
          or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
          and

               (v)     of the happening of any event that requires the making of
          any changes in any Registration Statement or the prospectus included
          therein in order that the statements therein are not misleading and do
          not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
          necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

          Upon complying with the procedures described above in this Section
     4(b) following the occurrence of an event of the type described in clause
     (v) of this Section 4(b), the Issuer may suspend the use of any prospectus
     included in any Registration Statement for a period (the "Blackout Period")
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     not to exceed an aggregate of 60 days in any 12 month period if (i) the
     Board of Directors of the Issuer determines that the disclosure of such
     event at such time would have a material adverse effect on the business,
     operations or prospects of the Issuer or (ii) the disclosure otherwise
     relates to a material business transaction which has not yet been publicly
     disclosed and the Board of Directors determines that any such disclosure
     would jeopardize the success of such transaction; provided that, upon the
     termination of such Blackout Period, the Issuer promptly shall advise the
     Placement Agents, each Exchanging Dealer and the Holders (if applicable)
     and, if requested by any such person, confirm such advice in writing that
     such Blackout Period has been terminated.

          (c)  The Issuer and the Guarantors will make every reasonable effort
     to obtain the withdrawal at the earliest possible time of any order
     suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement.

          (d)  The Issuer will furnish to each Holder of Transfer Restricted
     Securities included within the coverage of any Shelf Registration
     Statement, without charge, at least one conformed copy of such Shelf
     Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including
     financial statements and schedules and, if any such Holder so requests in
     writing, all exhibits thereto (including those, if any, incorporated by
     reference).

          (e)  The Issuer will, during the Shelf Registration Period, deliver to
     each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities included within the coverage
     of any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the
     prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) included in such Shelf
     Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such
     Holder may reasonably request; and the Issuer and the Guarantors consent to
     the use (in accordance with applicable law) of such prospectus or any
     amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of Transfer
     Restricted Securities in connection with the offer and sale of the Transfer
     Restricted Securities covered by such prospectus or any amendment or
     supplement thereto.

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          (f)  The Issuer will furnish to each Placement Agent and each
     Exchanging Dealer, and to any other Holder who so requests, without charge,
     at least one conformed copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
     and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements
     and schedules and, if any Placement Agent or Exchanging Dealer or any such
     Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including those, if
     any, incorporated by reference).

          (g)  The Issuer will, during the Exchange Offer Registration Period or
     the Shelf Registration Period, as applicable, promptly deliver to each
     Placement Agent, each Exchanging Dealer and such other persons that are
     required to deliver a prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer,
     without charge, as many copies of the final prospectus included in the
     Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement
     and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Placement Agent, Exchanging
     Dealer or other persons may reasonably request; and the Issuer and the
     Guarantors consent to the use (in accordance with applicable law) of such
     prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by any such Placement
     Agent, Exchanging Dealer or other persons, as applicable, as aforesaid.

          (h)  Prior to the effective date of any Registration Statement, the
     Issuer and the Guarantors will use their reasonable best efforts to
     register or qualify, or cooperate with the Holders of Securities or
     Exchange Securities included therein and their respective counsel in
     connection with the registration or qualification of, such Securities or
     Exchange Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky
     laws of such jurisdictions as any such Holder reasonably requests in
     writing and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to
     enable the offer and sale in such jurisdictions of the Securities or
     Exchange Securities covered by such Registration Statement; provided that
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     the Issuer and the Guarantors will not be required to qualify generally to
     do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to
     take any action which would subject it to general service of process or to
     taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

          (i)  The Issuer and the Guarantors will cooperate with the Holders of
     Securities or Exchange Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and
     delivery of certificates representing Securities or Exchange Securities to
     be sold pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive
     legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as the
     Holders thereof may request in writing at least three business days prior
     to sales of Securities or Exchange Securities pursuant to such Registration
     Statement.

          (j)  Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 4(b)
     hereof, if any event contemplated by Section 4(b)(ii) through (v) occurs
     during the period for which the Issuer is required to maintain an effective
     Registration Statement, the Issuer will promptly prepare and file with the
     Commission a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a
     supplement to the related prospectus or file any other required document so
     that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Securities or Exchange
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     Holder or an Exchanging Dealer, the prospectus will not include an untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in
     order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
     under which they were made, not misleading.

          (k)  Not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration
     Statement, the Issuer will provide a CUSIP number for the Securities and
     Exchange Securities, as the case may be, and provide the applicable trustee
     with printed certificates for the Securities or the Exchange Securities, as
     the case may be, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust
     Company.

          (l)  The Issuer and the Guarantors will comply with all applicable
     rules and regulations of the Commission and the Issuer will make generally
     available to its security holders as soon as practicable after the
     effective date of the applicable Registration Statement an earnings
     statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

          (m)  The Issuer and the Guarantors will cause the Indenture or the
     Exchange Securities Indenture, as the case may be, to be qualified under
     the Trust Indenture Act as required by applicable law in a timely manner.

          (n)  The Issuer may require each Holder of Transfer Restricted
     Securities to be registered pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to
     furnish to the Issuer such information (including supplements thereto)
     concerning the Holder and the distribution of such Transfer Restricted
     Securities as the Issuer may from time to time reasonably require for
     inclusion in such Shelf Registration Statement, and the Issuer may exclude
     from such registration the Transfer Restricted Securities of any Holder
     that fails to furnish such information (including supplements thereto)
     within 5 business days after receiving such request.

          (o)  In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder of
     Transfer Restricted Securities to be registered pursuant thereto agrees by
     acquisition of such Transfer Restricted Securities that, upon receipt of
     any notice from the Issuer pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) through (v) hereof,
     such Holder will discontinue disposition of such Transfer Restricted
     Securities until such Holder's receipt of copies of the supplemental or
     amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(j) hereof or until advised in
     writing (the "Advice") by the Issuer that the use of the applicable
                   ------
     prospectus may be resumed. If the Issuer shall give any notice under
     Section 4(b)(ii) through (v) during the period that the Issuer is required
     to maintain an effective Registration Statement (the "Effectiveness
                                                           -------------
     Period"), such Effectiveness Period shall be extended by the number of days
     ------
     during such period from and including the date of the giving of such notice
     to and including the date when each seller of Transfer Restricted
     Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall have received (x)
     the copies of the supplemental or amended prospectus contemplated by
     Section 4(j) (if an amended or supplemental prospectus is required) or (y)
     the Advice (if no amended or supplemental prospectus is required).

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          (p)  In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuer shall
     enter into such customary agreements (including, if requested, an
     underwriting agreement to be negotiated between the parties in good faith)
     and take all such other action, if any, as Holders of a majority in
     aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Securities and Exchange
     Securities being sold or the managing underwriters (if any) shall
     reasonably request in order to facilitate any disposition of Securities or
     Exchange Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement.

          (q)  In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuer and the
     Guarantors shall (i) make reasonably available for inspection by a
     representative of, and Special Counsel (as defined below) acting for,
     Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the
     Securities and Exchange Securities being sold and any underwriter
     participating in any disposition of Securities or Exchange Securities
     pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, and (ii) use their
     reasonable best efforts to have their officers, directors, employees,
     accountants and counsel supply, all relevant information reasonably
     requested by such representative, Special Counsel or any such underwriter
     (an "Inspector") in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement,
          ---------
     subject to executing a confidentiality undertaking in customary form and
     with respect to confidential and/or proprietary information of the Issuer
     and the Guarantors.

          (r)  In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuer shall,
     if requested by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount at
     maturity of the Securities and Exchange Securities being sold, their
     Special Counsel or the managing underwriters (if any) in connection with
     such Shelf Registration Statement, use its reasonable best efforts to cause
     (i) its counsel to deliver an opinion relating to the Shelf Registration
     Statement and the Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, in
     customary form, (ii) its officers to execute and deliver all customary
     documents and certificates reasonably requested by Holders of a majority in
     aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Securities and Exchange
     Securities being sold, their Special Counsel or the managing underwriters
     (if any) and (iii) its independent public accountants to provide a comfort
     letter or letters in customary form, subject to receipt of appropriate
     documentation as contemplated, and only if permitted, by Statement of
     Auditing Standards No. 72.

          5.   Registration Expenses.  The Issuer and the Guarantors will bear
               ---------------------                                          
all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their obligations
under Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement,
the Issuer and the Guarantors will reimburse the Placement Agents and the
Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of attorneys (in
addition to any local counsel) chosen by the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Securities and the Exchange Securities to be
sold pursuant to such Registration Statement (the "Special Counsel") acting for
                                                   ---------------             
the Placement Agents or Holders in connection therewith.

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          6.   Indemnification.
               --------------- 

          (a)  The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to
     indemnify and hold harmless each Placement Agent, each Holder (including,
     without limitation, each Exchanging Dealer), their respective affiliates,
     officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, and each
     person, if any, who controls any Placement Agent and any Holder within the
     meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
     amended (the "Exchange Act") (collectively referred to for purposes of this
                   ------------
     Section 6 and Section 7 as a "Holder") from and against any loss, claim,
     damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof
     (including, without limitation, any loss, claim, damage, liability or
     action relating to purchases and sales of Securities or Exchange
     Securities), to which that Holder may become subject, whether commenced or
     threatened, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal
     or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar
     as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based
     upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
     fact contained in any Registration Statement (or in any amendment or
     supplement thereto), including all documents incorporated therein by
     reference, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
     fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
     statements therein not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged
     untrue statement of a material fact contained in any prospectus (as amended
     or supplemented), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
     material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
     statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
     made, not misleading, and shall reimburse each Holder promptly upon demand
     for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Holder in
     connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against
     or appearing as a third party witness in connection with any such loss,
     claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided,
                                                                       --------
     however, that the Issuer and the Guarantors shall not be liable in any such
     -------
     case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
     arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement or alleged untrue
     statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in
     reliance upon and in conformity with any Holders' Information; and provided
                                                                        --------
     further that, with respect to any such untrue statement in or omission from
     -------
     any related preliminary prospectus, the indemnity contained in this Section
     6(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Holder from whom the person
     asserting any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action received
     Securities or Exchange Securities to the extent that such loss, claim,
     damage, liability or action of or with respect to such Holder results from
     the fact that both (A) a copy of the final prospectus was not sent or given
     to such person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such
     Securities or Exchange Securities to such person and such delivery was
     required by the Securities Act and (B) the untrue statement in or omission
     from the related preliminary prospectus was corrected in the final
     prospectus unless, in either case, such failure to deliver the final
     prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the Issuer with Section 4(d),
     4(e), 4(f) or 4(g).

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          (b)  Each Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the
     Placement Agents and the other selling Holders, and each of their
     respective affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees,
     representatives and agents, and each person, if any, who controls the
     Issuer or the Guarantors, any Placement Agent and any other selling Holder
     within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, from and
     against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any
     action in respect thereof, to which the Issuer may become subject, whether
     commenced or threatened, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any
     other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or
     otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises
     out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
     statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or in
     any amendment or supplement thereto), including all documents incorporated
     therein by reference, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein
     a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
     the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or
     alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any prospectus (as
     amended or supplemented), or any omission or alleged omission to state
     therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
     the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
     were made, not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the
     untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
     omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with any Holders'
     Information furnished to the Issuer by such Holder, and shall reimburse the
     Issuer and/or the Guarantors for any legal or other expenses reasonably
     incurred by the Issuer in connection with investigating or defending or
     preparing to defend against or appearing as a third party witness in
     connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such
     expenses are incurred; provided, however, that no such Holder shall be
                            --------  -------
     liable for any indemnity claims hereunder in excess of the amount of net
     proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Securities or Exchange
     Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

          (c)  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
     6 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified
     party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
     indemnifying party pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b), notify the
     indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that
     action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying
             --------  -------      
     party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this
     Section 6 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced
     (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure;
     and provided further that the failure to notify the indemnifying party 
         -------- -------                               
     shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified
     party otherwise than under this Section 6. If any such claim or action
     shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the
     indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to
     participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any
     other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof
     with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice
     from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to
     assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall
     not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal
     or other expenses subsequently incurred by the 

                                       14

 
     indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than the
     reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that an indemnified
                                        --------  ------- 
     party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action,
     but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel for the
     indemnified party will be at the expense of such indemnified party unless
     (1) the employment of counsel by the indemnified party has been authorized
     in writing by the indemnifying party, (2) the indemnified party has
     reasonably concluded (based upon advice of counsel to the indemnified
     party) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other
     indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those
     available to the indemnifying party, (3) a conflict or potential conflict
     exists (based upon advice of counsel to the indemnified party) between the
     indemnified party and the indemnifying party that makes it impossible or
     inadvisable for counsel to the indemnifying party to conduct the defense of
     both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party (in which case the
     indemnifying party will not have the right to direct the defense of such
     action on behalf of the indemnified party) or (4) the indemnifying party
     has not in fact employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
     party to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time after
     receiving notice of the commencement of the action, in each of which cases
     the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at
     the expense of the indemnifying party or parties. It is understood that the
     indemnifying party or parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding
     or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the
     reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate
     firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any one time for
     all such indemnified party or parties. In the event of any claim or action
     in which the Placement Agents or persons who control the Placement Agents
     are indemnified parties, such firm shall be designated in writing by Morgan
     Stanley & Co. Incorporated. In the event of any claim or action in which
     the Holders or persons who control the Holders are indemnified parties, and
     the Placement Agents are not indemnified parties, such firm shall be
     designated in writing by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate
     principal amount at maturity of the Securities to which such claim or
     action relates (excluding for this purpose, affiliates of the Issuer and
     the Guarantors). In all other cases, such firm shall be designated by the
     Issuer. Each indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity contained
     in Sections 6(a) and 6(b), shall use all reasonable efforts to cooperate
     with the indemnifying party in the defense of any such action or claim. No
     indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any such action
     effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be
     unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written consent or if there
     be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying
     party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and
     against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No
     indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
     indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld),
     effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of
     which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity
     could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such
     settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
     all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

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          7.   Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in Section 6
               ------------                                                   
is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
Section 6(a) or 6(b), then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or
action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to
reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuer from the offering and sale
of the Securities, on the one hand, and a Holder with respect to the sale by
such Holder of Securities or Exchange Securities, on the other, or (ii) if the
allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Issuer, on
the one hand, and such Holder, on the other, with respect to the statements or
omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in
respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The
relative benefits received by the Issuer, on the one hand, and a Holder, on the
other, with respect to such offering and such sale shall be deemed to be in the
same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities
(before deducting expenses) received by or on behalf of the Issuer, on the one
hand, bear to the total proceeds received by such Holder with respect to its
sale of Securities or Exchange Securities, on the other. The relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact relates to the Issuer or information supplied by the
Issuer, on the one hand, or to any Holders' Information supplied by such Holder,
on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or
omission.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contributions pursuant to this Section 7 were to be determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to herein.  The amount paid or payable by
an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or
action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed
to include, for purposes of this Section 7, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending or preparing to defend any such action or claim.  Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 7, an indemnifying party that is a Holder of
Securities or Exchange Securities shall not be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities or
Exchange Securities sold by such indemnifying party to any purchaser exceeds the
amount of any damages which such indemnifying party has otherwise paid or become
liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.

          8.   Rules 144 and 144A.  The Issuer shall use its reasonable best
               ------------------                                           
efforts to file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act in a timely manner and, if at any time the Issuer is not
required to file such reports, it will, upon the written request of any Holder
of Transfer Restricted Securities, make publicly available other information so
long as necessary to permit sales of such Holder's securities pursuant to Rules
144 and 144A.  The Issuer and the Guarantors covenant that they will take such
further action as any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may reasonably
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable 

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such Holder to sell Transfer Restricted Securities without registration under
the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rules 144
and 144A (including, without limitation, the requirements of Rule 144A(d)(4)).
Upon the written request of any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, the
Issuer shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has
complied with such requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Section 8 shall be deemed to require the Issuer to register any of its
securities pursuant to the Exchange Act.

          9.   Underwritten Registrations.  If any of the Transfer Restricted
               --------------------------                                    
Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in an
underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager
or managers that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of
a majority in aggregate principal amount at maturity of such Transfer Restricted
Securities included in such offering, subject to the consent of the Issuer
(which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and such Holders shall be
responsible for all underwriting commissions and discounts in connection
therewith.

          No person may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder
unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person's Transfer Restricted
Securities on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements
approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii)
completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,
underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms
of such underwriting arrangements.

          10.  Miscellaneous.
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          (a)  Amendments and Waivers.  The provisions of this Agreement may
               ----------------------                         
     not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
     departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Issuer
     has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority in aggregate
     principal amount at maturity of the Securities and the Exchange Securities,
     taken as a single class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent
     to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates
     exclusively to the rights of Holders whose Securities or Exchange
     Securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that
     does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be
     given by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount at maturity of
     the Securities and Exchange Securities being sold by such Holders pursuant
     to such Registration Statement.

          (b)  Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or 
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     permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class
     mail, telecopier or air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery:

               (1)  if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such
          Holder to the Issuer in accordance with the provisions of this Section
          10(b), which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the
          address of such Holder maintained by the 

                                       17

 
          Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy in like manner to Morgan
          Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Chase Securities Inc. and BT Alex. Brown
          Incorporated;

               (2)  if to the Placement Agents, initially at the address set
          forth in the Placement Agreement; and

               (3)  if to the Issuer or the Guarantors, initially at the
          address of the Issuer set forth in the Placement Agreement.

          All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given:  when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; one business day after
being delivered to a next-day air courier; five business days after being
deposited in the mail; and when receipt is acknowledged by the recipient's
telecopier machine, if sent by telecopier.

          (c)  Successors And Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
               ----------------------
     Issuer, the Guarantors and their respective successors and assigns.

          (d)  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
               ------------
     counterparts (which may be delivered in original form or by telecopier) and
     by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
     executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together
     shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement shall become
     effective upon the execution of a counterpart by each of the Issuer and the
     Placement Agents. Upon the execution after the date hereof of a
     counterpart, by any Guarantor, such Guarantor shall, without further
     action, become a party hereto and such Guarantor shall be bound by the
     provisions hereof.

          (e)  Definition of Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the term
               -------------------
     "business day" means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. is
     open for trading and (b) except where otherwise expressly provided, the
     term "affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities
     Act.

          (f)  Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of 
               --------                                         
     reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

          (g)  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and 
               -------------                                      
     construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

          (h)  Remedies.  In the event of a breach by the Issuer or the 
               --------                                         
     Guarantors or by any Holder of any of their obligations under this
     Agreement, each Holder, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be,
     in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law,
     including recovery of damages (other than the recovery of damages for a
     breach by the Issuer of its obligations under Section 1 or 2 hereof for
     which Liquidated Damages have been paid pursuant to Section 3 hereof), will
     be entitled to specific performance of its rights under 

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     this Agreement. The Issuer, the Guarantors and each Holder agree that
     monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred
     by reason of a breach by them of any of the provisions of this Agreement
     and hereby further agree that, in the event of any action for specific
     performance in respect of such breach, they shall waive the defense that a
     remedy at law would be adequate.

          (i)  No Inconsistent Agreements.  The Issuer and the Guarantors 
               --------------------------                     
     represent, warrant and agree that (i) they have not entered into and shall
     not, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement that
     is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or
     otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof, (ii) they have not
     previously entered into any agreement which remains in effect granting any
     registration rights with respect to any of its debt securities to any
     person and (iii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without
     the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
     amount at maturity of the then outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities,
     they shall not grant to any person the right to request the Issuer to
     register any debt securities of the Issuer under the Securities Act unless
     the rights so granted are not in conflict or inconsistent with the
     provisions of this Agreement.

          (j)  No Piggyback on Registrations.  Neither the Issuer, the 
               -----------------------------                      
     Guarantors nor any of their security holders (other than the Holders of
     Transfer Restricted Securities in such capacity) shall have the right to
     include any securities of the Issuer in any Shelf Registration or
     Registered Exchange Offer other than Transfer Restricted Securities.

          (k)  Severability. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not
               ------------                                  
     exclusive of any remedies provided by law. If any term, provision, covenant
     or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
     jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder
     of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall
     remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
     or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable best
     efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or
     substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
     covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
     intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
     provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
     may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

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          Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement
among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Placement Agents.


                              Very truly yours,

                              HH ACQUISITION CORP.


                              By:  /s/ Christopher J. O'Brien
                                   ________________________________
                                   Name: Christopher J. O'Brien
                                   Title: President


     Accepted as of the date hereof:

     MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
     CHASE SECURITIES INC.
     BT ALEX. BROWN INCORPORATED

     By: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated


     By:  /s/ Stephanie Kaplan
          ___________________________
          Name: Stephanie Kaplan
          Title: Principal





 
                                   HARBORSIDE HEALTHCARE LIMITED                
                                   PARTNERSHIP                              
                                                                            
                                   By: KHI CORPORATION, its general partner 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By: /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                      __________________________________________
                                      Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                      Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                               Officer
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   BELMONT NURSING CENTER CORP.             
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By: /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                      __________________________________________
                                      Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                      Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                               Officer
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   ORCHARD RIDGE NURSING CENTER CORP.       
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By: /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                      __________________________________________
                                      Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                      Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                               Officer
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   OAKHURST MANOR NURSING CENTER CORP.      
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By: /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                      __________________________________________
                                      Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                      Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                               Officer



 
                                   RIVERSIDE RETIREMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP  
                                                                             
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,     
                                        its general partner    
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                   HARBORSIDE TOLEDO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP     
                                                                             
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE TOLEDO CORP.,             
                                        its general partner
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                   HARBORSIDE CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,     
                                        its general partner  
                                                                             
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer



 
                                   HARBORSIDE OF FLORIDA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                                            
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,    
                                        its general partner  
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   HARBORSIDE OF OHIO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP   
                                                                            
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,    
                                        its general partner                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   HARBORSIDE HEALTHCARE BALTIMORE LIMITED  
                                   PARTNERSHIP                              
                                                                            
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,    
                                        its general partner            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                            



 
                                   HARBORSIDE OF CLEVELAND LIMITED          
                                   PARTNERSHIP                              
                                                                            
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,    
                                        its general partner                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   HARBORSIDE OF DAYTON LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 
                                                                            
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,    
                                        its general partner 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   HARBORSIDE MASSACHUSETTS LIMITED         
                                   PARTNERSHIP                              
                                                                            
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,    
                                        its general partner                
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                            



 
                                   HARBORSIDE  RHODE ISLAND LIMITED         
                                   PARTNERSHIP                              
                                                                            
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,    
                                        its general partner 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   HARBORSIDE NORTH TOLEDO LIMITED          
                                   PARTNERSHIP                              
                                                                            
                                   By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,    
                                        its general partner            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer

                              
                                   HARBORSIDE HEALTHCARE ADVISORS 
                                   LIMITED PARTNERSHIP     

                                   By:  KHI CORPORATION,
                                        its general partner


                                   By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer

 
                                        HARBORSIDE TOLEDO LIMITED 
                                        PARTNERSHIP

                                        By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                             its general partner


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer


                                        KHI CORPORATION.

                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer
               
      
                                        HARBORSIDE ACQUISITION LIMITED 
                                        PARTNERSHIP IV

                                        By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                             its general partner


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer


                                        HARBORSIDE ACQUISITION LIMITED 
                                        PARTNERSHIP V

                                        By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                             its general partner


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer

 
                                        HARBORSIDE ACQUISITION LIMITED 
                                        PARTNERSHIP VI

                                        By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                             its general partner


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer


                                        HARBORSIDE ACQUISITION LIMITED 
                                        PARTNERSHIP VII

                                        By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                             its general partner


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer


                                        HARBORSIDE ACQUISITION LIMITED 
                                        PARTNERSHIP VIII

                                        By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                             its general partner


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer

 
                                        HARBORSIDE ACQUISITION LIMITED 
                                        PARTNERSHIP IX

                                        By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                             its general partner


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer


                                        HARBORSIDE ACQUISITION LIMITED 
                                        PARTNERSHIP X

                                        By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                             its general partner


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer


                                        SAILORS, INC.


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer


                                        NEW JERSEY HARBORSIDE CORP.


                                        By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                                        ________________________________________
                                        Name: Stephen L. Guillard
                                        Title: President and Chief Executive 
                                                 Officer

 
                        BRIDGEWATER ASSISTED LIVING LIMITED 
                        PARTNERSHIP

                        By:  NEW JERSEY HARBORSIDE
                             CORPORATION, its general partner


                        By: /s/ Stephen L. Guillard 
                            ____________________________________________
                            Name:  Stephen L. Guillard
                            Title: President and Chief Executive Officer   


                         MARYLAND HARBORSIDE CORP.


                         By:  \s\ Stephen L. Guillard
                              ____________________________________________
                              Name:  Stephen L. Guillard 
                              Title: President and Chief Executive Officer     


                          HARBORSIDE HOMECARE LIMITED   
                          PARTNERSHIP

                          By:  KHI CORPORATION, 
                               its general partner


                          By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                               ____________________________________________
                               Name:  Stephen L. Guillard 
                               Title: President and Chief Executive Officer     


                           HARBORSIDE REHABILITATION LIMITED 
                           PARTNERSHIP

                           By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                                its general partner


                           By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard    
                                ____________________________________________ 
                                Name:  Stephen L. Guillard 
                                Title: President and Chief Executive Officer 
   

 
                    HARBORSIDE HEALTHCARE
                    NETWORK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                    By:  HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION,
                         its general partner


                    By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                         ____________________________________________
                         Name:  Stephen L. Guillard 
                         Title: President and Chief Executive Officer           



                     HARBORSIDE HEALTH I CORPORATION


                     By:  /s/ Stephen L. Guillard
                          ____________________________________________ 
                          Name:  Stephen L. Guillard 
                          Title: President and Chief Execuitve Officer   

 
                                                                         ANNEX A

          Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own
account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will
deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.
The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a
prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as it
may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer
in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange for
Securities where such Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuer has agreed
that, for a period of 90 days after the Expiration Date (as defined herein), it
will make this Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection
with any such resale. See "Plan of Distribution."

 
                                                                         ANNEX B

          Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own
account in exchange for Securities, where such Securities were acquired by such
broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any resale of such Exchange Securities.  See "Plan of Distribution."

 
                                                                         ANNEX C
                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

          Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own
account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will
deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.
This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be
used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities
received in exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired as a
result of market-making activities or other trading activities.  The Issuer has
agreed that, for a period of 90 days after the Expiration Date, it will make
this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for
use in connection with any such resale.  In addition, until _______________,
199_, all dealers effecting transactions in the Exchange Securities may be
required to deliver a prospectus./1/


          Neither the Issuer nor any of the Guarantors will receive any proceeds
from any sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers.  Exchange Securities
received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the
over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of
options on the Exchange Securities or a combination of such methods of resale,
at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.  Any such resale may be made
directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive
compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-
dealer or the purchasers of any such Exchange Securities.  Any broker-dealer
that resells Exchange Securities that were received by it for its own account
pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that
participates in a distribution of such Exchange Securities may be deemed to be
an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any
such resale of Exchange Securities and any commission or concessions received by
any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the
Securities Act.  The Letter of Transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it
will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed
to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.

          For a period of 90 days after the Expiration Date, the Issuer will
promptly send additional copies of this Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement to this Prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents
in the Letter of Transmittal.  The Issuer and the Guarantors have agreed to pay
all expenses incident to the Registered Exchange Offer (including the expenses
of one counsel for the Holders of the Securities) other than commissions or

_____________________

/1/  In addition, the legend required by Item 502(e) of Regulation S-K will
appear on the back cover page of the Registered Exchange Offer prospectus.

 
concessions of any broker-dealers and will indemnify the Holders of the
Securities (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.

 
                                                                         ANNEX D



CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES
OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.

          Name:
          Address:



If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is
not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange
Securities.  If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange
Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities that were acquired as
a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it
acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of
such Exchange Securities; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a
prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.