FIRST AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

            FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 30, 2001
("FIRST AMENDMENT"),  between The ServiceMaster  Company, a Delaware corporation
("PARENT"), and ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("BUYER").


                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

            WHEREAS,  Parent and Buyer have entered  into a Purchase  Agreement,
dated as of October 3, 2001 (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"),  providing,  among other
things, for the purchase and sale of Parent's Management Services division; and

            WHEREAS,  each of Parent and Buyer  desires to amend and  supplement
the Purchase Agreement in certain respects as described in this First Amendment.

            NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  mutual  covenants  and
agreements  hereinafter  set forth, it is hereby agreed between Parent and Buyer
as follows:

            1. DEFINITIONS.

            Except as otherwise indicated herein or unless the context otherwise
requires,  capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.

            2. AMENDMENT OF DEFINITION OF "TARGET NET WORKING CAPITAL."

            The definition of "Target Net Working Capital" in SECTION 1.1 of the
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to substitute the amount  "$45,664,000" for
the amount "$44,748,000" as it appears therein.

            3.  ADDITION OF  SERVICEMASTER  DIRECT  MARKETING  CORPORATION  AS A
                SELLER AND KOWALSKI-DICKOW  ASSOCIATES,  INC. AS A CONVEYED
                COMPANY; TRANSFER   OF   HALLIWELL   ENGINEERING   ASSOCIATES,
                L.L.C. TO SERVICEMASTER MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

            (a) The second recital to the Purchase  Agreement is hereby amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "WHEREAS,   Parent  holds,  directly  or  indirectly,   all  of  the
outstanding  shares of capital stock of (i) ServiceMaster  Management  Services,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("SMMS INC."), (ii) Quantum Resource Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("QRC"),  (iii) ServiceMaster of Canada Limited, a Canadian
corporation ("SVM CANADA"), and (iv) ServiceMaster Direct Marketing Corporation,
an Illinois  corporation  ("SMDMC"),  and 100% of the  membership  interests  in
ServiceMaster   Strategic  II  L.L.C.,  a  Delaware

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limited liability company ("STRATEGIC") (Parent, SVM Canada, SMDMC and Strategic
being  referred  to  herein  individually  as a  "SELLER"  and  collectively  as
"SELLERS");"

            (b) The third recital to the Purchase  Agreement is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "WHEREAS,  immediately prior to the Closing (as defined below), SMMS
Inc.  will  hold  100% of the  membership  interests  in  Halliwell  Engineering
Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("HEA");" ---

            (c) The seventh recital to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "WHEREAS,  immediately  prior to the Closing,  SMDMC will own all of
the  outstanding  shares  of  capital  stock of CMI  Group,  Inc.,  a  Wisconsin
corporation  ("CMIG"),  and  Kowalski-Dickow   Associates,   Inc.,  a  Wisconsin
corporation ("KDA");" ---- ---

            (d) The eighth recital to the Purchase  Agreement is hereby amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "WHEREAS,  the parties  hereto  desire that  Sellers  shall sell and
transfer  to  Buyer,  and  Buyer  shall  purchase  from  Sellers  (i) all of the
outstanding capital stock of each of SMMS Inc., QRC, MS Canada, CMIG and KDA and
(ii) the SMMSLP LP Interests, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein; and"

            (e) The ninth recital to the Purchase  Agreement is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "WHEREAS,  SMMS  Inc.,  QRC,  MS  Canada,  CMIG,  KDA and SMMSLP are
referred to herein  individually as a "CONVEYED Company" and collectively as the
"CONVEYED COMPANIES"."

            (f) The  definition  of  "Closing"  in SECTION  1.1 of the  Purchase
Agreement  is  hereby  amended  to  delete  ",  the  HEA  Membership  Interests"
therefrom.

            (g) The definition of "Conveyed  Companies  Subsidiaries" in SECTION
1.1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to substitute the term "HEA" for
the term "KDA" as it appears therein.

            (h) The definition of "KDA" in SECTION 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement
is hereby amended, supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            " `KDA' has the meaning  specified  in the  seventh  recital to this
Agreement."

            (i) The definition of "HEA  Membership  Interests" in SECTION 1.1 of
the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

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            (j) The  definition  of  "Shares"  in  SECTION  1.1 of the  Purchase
Agreement is hereby amended to substitute the term "KDA" for the term "SMDMC" as
it appears therein.

            (k)  The  definition  of  "SMDMC"  in  SECTION  1.1 of the  Purchase
Agreement  is  hereby  amended  to  substitute  the word  "second"  for the word
"seventh" as it appears therein.

            (l)  The  definition  of  "SMHC"  in  SECTION  1.1 of  the  Purchase
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

            (m) The definition of "SMHC Instrument of Assignment and Assumption"
in SECTION 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

            (n)  SECTION  2.1 of  the  Purchase  Agreement  is  hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:


            "PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SHARES.  Upon the terms and subject to the
       conditions of this Agreement,  on the Closing Date, Parent, SVM Canada
       or SMDMC, as appropriate,  shall sell, transfer, assign, convey and
       deliver to Buyer, free and clear of all Encumbrances,  and Buyer shall
       purchase and accept from Parent, SVM Canada or SMDMC, as appropriate,
       the Shares."

            (o) SECTION 2.2 of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby  deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the phrase "[Reserved]."

            (p) The first  sentence of SECTION 3.1 of the Purchase  Agreement is
hereby amended to delete "the HEA Membership Interests," therefrom.

            (q)  SECTION  4.2 of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended to
substitute the term "SMDMC" for the term "SMHC" as it appears therein.

            (r) SECTION  4.3(B) of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "The  Strategic  Instrument  of  Assignment  and  Assumption,   duly
executed by Buyer;"

            (s) SECTION  4.4(A) of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "(a)  Copies  of  the  Certificate  of  Incorporation,  Articles  of
       Incorporation  or  Certificate  of  Formation,  as the case  may be,  of
       each of Parent,  SMDMC and  Strategic  certified as of a recent date by
       the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or Illinois, as
       applicable;"

            (t) SECTION  4.4(C) of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:


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            "(c)  Certificate  of good  standing  of each of  Parent,  SMDMC and
Strategic  issued as of a recent date by the  Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware or Illinois, as applicable;"

            (u) SECTION  4.4(F) of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "(f)  Copies  of  the  Certificate  of  Incorporation,  Articles  of
       Incorporation,  Certificate of Formation or Certificate of Limited
       Partnership, as the case may be, of each of SMMS Inc., QRC, CMIG, KDA and
       SMMSLP certified as of a  recent  date by the  Secretary  of  State  of
       the  State  of  Delaware  or Wisconsin, as applicable;"

            (v) SECTION  4.4(H) of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "(h)  Certificate of good standing of each of SMMS Inc.,  QRC, CMIG,
KDA and SMMSLP  certified  as of a recent date by the  Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware or Wisconsin, as applicable;"

            (w) SECTION  4.4(L) of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby  deleted in
its entirety.

            (x) The first sentence of SECTION  4.6(A) of the Purchase  Agreement
is hereby amended, supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

                  "Within 120 days following final determination of the Purchase
         Price in accordance with SECTION 3.3 (unless such deadline is extended
         by mutual agreement or unless sooner required under applicable law),
         Parent and Buyer shall negotiate and prepare a schedule (the
         "ALLOCATION SCHEDULE") allocating the Purchase Price among (i) the
         Shares attributable to each of SMMS Inc., QRC, MS Canada, CMIG and KDA,
         (ii) the SMMSLP LP Interests, (iii) if requested by either party, the
         assets held by SMMSLP and (iv) if the Downers Grove Real Property Buyer
         is a Person other than a Company, the Downers Grove Real Property."

            (y) The second sentence of SECTION 4.6(A) of the Purchase  Agreement
is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following to the end thereof:

            "; PROVIDED,  that notwithstanding  anything herein to the contrary,
Parent  and  Buyer  agree  that  $2,123,000  shall be  allocated  to the  Shares
attributable to MS Canada."

            (z) SECTION  4.6(B) of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby  amended to
delete  the term  "SMDMC"  from each  place it  appears  in the  first  sentence
thereof.

            (aa)  SECTION 5.1 of the Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended and
supplemented  to substitute  "Parent" for "Each of Parent and SMHC" in paragraph
(a) thereof and to add a new paragraph (d) which shall read as follows:

            "(d) SMDMC is a corporation duly organized,  validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Illinois."


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            (bb) The last sentence of SECTION  5.2(B) of the Purchase  Agreement
is hereby amended to delete ", the HEA Membership Interests" therefrom.

            (cc) SECTION  5.4(C)(I) of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby amended
to delete "the HEA Membership Interests," therefrom. -----------------

            (dd)  SECTION 6.5 of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended to
delete ", the HEA Membership Interests" from each place it appears therein.

            (ee) SECTION 7.8 of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the phrase "[Reserved]." -----------

            (ff) SECTION 8.2(A)(I) of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows: -----------------

                  "(i) Parent shall be liable for and pay, and pursuant to
         ARTICLE XI shall indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer Group Member
         from and against any and all Losses and Expenses incurred by such Buyer
         Group Member in connection with or arising from, any and all Taxes (A)
         imposed on any Company pursuant to Treas. Reg. ss. 1.1502-6 or similar
         provision of state or local law solely as a result of such Company
         having been a member of a group of corporations joining in filing Tax
         Returns on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis, (B) imposed on or
         with respect to any Company, for which any Company may otherwise be
         liable, or with respect to the SMMSLP LP Interests, in each case
         described in this clause (B) for any taxable year or period that ends
         on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to any Straddle Period,
         the portion of such Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing
         Date, (C) arising solely from the termination, as of the Closing Date,
         of any Company that is a corporation as a member of the affiliated
         group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which Parent is the
         parent corporation, (D) arising from the distribution of or otherwise
         relating to the Excluded Assets or the Excluded Business or (E) that
         are Section 338(h)(10) Taxes; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Parent shall not
         be liable for or pay, and shall not indemnify or hold harmless any
         Buyer Group Member from and against, (I) any incremental Taxes (other
         than Section 338(h)(10) Taxes) that result from any actual or deemed
         election under Section 338 of the Code or any similar provisions of
         state, local or foreign law as a result of the purchase of the Shares
         or the SMMSLP LP Interests, or the deemed purchase of shares or equity
         of any Conveyed Companies Subsidiary, or that result from Buyer, any
         Affiliate of Buyer or any Company engaging in any activity or
         transaction (other than the activities and transactions contemplated by
         this Agreement) that would cause the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement to be treated as a purchase or sale of assets of any Company
         (other than HEA) for federal, state or local Tax purposes, (II) any
         Taxes (other than Section 338(h)(10) Taxes) imposed on any Company, for
         which any Company may otherwise be liable or with respect to the SMMSLP
         LP Interests as a result of actual transactions not in the ordinary
         course of business occurring on the Closing Date after the Closing, and
         (III) any Taxes shown as a liability or reserve on the Closing Date
         Balance Sheet and not excluded as a liability in determining Net
         Working Capital (the Taxes described in this proviso being referred to
         as "EXCLUDED TAXES"). Parent shall be entitled

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         to any refund of (or actual credit for when and as actually realized)
         Taxes for which it isliable under this SECTION 8.2(A)."

            (gg) SECTIONS 8.2(A)(II) and (III) are each hereby amended to delete
"the HEA Membership Interests or" from each place it appears therein.

            (hh)  SECTION  8.2(D) of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

                  "(d) SECTION 338(H)(10) ELECTIONS. SMDMC or Parent, as the
         case may be, and Buyer shall file a joint election for each of CMIG,
         KDA, QRC, and SMMS, Inc. under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code with
         respect to the purchase by Buyer of all the outstanding shares of
         capital stock of CMIG, KDA, QRC and SMMS, Inc. (collectively, the
         "SECTION 338(H)(10) Elections"). SMDMC or Parent, as the case may be,
         and Buyer shall exchange completed and executed copies of Internal
         Revenue Service Form 8023, required schedules thereto, and any similar
         state, local, foreign and other forms. If any changes are required in
         these forms as a result of information which is first available after
         these forms are prepared, the parties will promptly agree on such
         changes. None of SMDMC, Parent or any other Seller makes any warranty
         or representation with respect to the effectiveness of the Section
         338(h)(10) Elections; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, assuming the
         effectiveness of the Section 338(h)(10) Elections, nothing in this
         sentence shall alter the extent to which Parent is liable for Section
         338(h)(10) Taxes in accordance with the terms of SECTION 8.2."

            (ii) The first sentence of SECTION 8.5(A) of the Purchase  Agreement
is hereby amended to delete ", the HEA Membership Interests" therefrom.

            (jj) SECTION 11.6(B) of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby amended to
delete ", the HEA Membership Interests" therefrom. ---------------

            (kk)  EXHIBIT G to the Purchase  Agreement is hereby  deleted in its
entirety.

            4. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3.5 OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

            SECTION  3.5  of  the  Purchase  Agreement  is  hereby  amended  and
supplemented to add a new paragraph (d) which shall read as follows:

            "(d) On the Closing Date,  Buyer shall reimburse Parent for all cash
security  deposits  paid  by  Parent  under  the  Downers  Grove  Real  Property
Contracts."

            5. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 8.3 OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

            (a) SECTION 8.3(C) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended
to substitute the phrase "December 31, 2001" for the phrase "the Closing Date"
as it appears in the last sentence thereof and to add the following to the end
thereof:

                  "As of the Closing Date, and subject to Buyer's liability and
         obligation for medical and other claims as heretofore provided in this
         SECTION 8.3(C), each Affected

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         Employee and each former employee of a Company who is then eligible for
         the  continuation of group health care coverage under Section  4980B(f)
         of the Code  ("COBRA")  (and  each of their  "qualified  beneficiaries"
         within  the   meaning  of  COBRA)   shall  be   entitled   to  continue
         participating  in Parent's  welfare  benefit plans  (including  without
         limitation disability,  medical,  dental and life) through December 31,
         2001.  Parent shall have no obligation to charge or recover any premium
         payments  from such  employees  and former  employees,  or to remit any
         premium  payments to Buyer,  with respect to such  coverage,  but shall
         fully  cooperate  with, and provide all relevant  information to, Buyer
         with respect to all affected individuals.  The administrative costs, if
         any,  incurred by Parent with respect to such continued  coverage shall
         be  treated  as a  "Service"  provided  by Parent to Buyer  within  the
         meaning of and pursuant to the Transitional Services Agreement."

            (b) SECTION  8.3(D) of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "(d)   COBRA.   As  of  January  1,  2002  and  subject  to  SECTION
11.1(A)(VIII),  Buyer shall be responsible  for providing any employee or former
employee of a Company  whose  "qualifying  event,"  within the meaning of COBRA,
occurs  prior to, on or after the Closing Date (and such  employees'  "qualified
beneficiaries"  within the  meaning  of COBRA)  with the  continuation  of group
health coverage required by COBRA."

            (c) SECTION  8.3(I) of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "(i)  FLEXIBLE  SPENDING  ACCOUNTS.  On and after the Closing  Date,
Affected  Employees  shall be permitted to continue to contribute to, and submit
claims to be paid from,  the  flexible  spending  accounts  maintained  on their
behalf under Parent's plans  qualified under Section 125 and 129 of the Code for
the  reimbursement  of medical and  dependent  care expenses  incurred  prior to
January 1, 2002."

            (d) SECTION  8.3(J)(II) of the Purchase  Agreement is hereby amended
to  substitute  the phrase  "January  1, 2002" for the phrase "the day after the
Closing Date" as it appears therein.

            (e) SECTION 8.3(K)(I) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to
substitute  the  phrase  "January  1,  2002" for the  phrase  "the day after the
Closing Date" as it appears therein.

            6. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 8.4 OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

            (a) SECTION  8.4(C) of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended,
supplemented and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

            "(c) (i) On the Closing Date and,  thereafter,  on the second to the
last  business day of each month  beginning  December  2001,  Buyer shall pay to
Parent by wire transfer an amount equal to $1,050,000 (the "MONTHLY LOSS BILLING
PAYMENT") as an advance

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payment for the estimated actual losses of the Companies  incurred in connection
with general liability,  automobile  liability and workers'  compensation claims
and other expenses to be paid by Zurich  Insurance  Company  ("ZURICH"),  Zurich
Insurance  Company/Fronted ("ZURICH FRONTED") and The Home Insurance Company/REM
("HOME") during the calendar month  immediately  following the due date for such
payment.

            (ii) On a  bi-monthly  basis  beginning  February  2002 (a  "TRUE-UP
MONTH"),  Parent shall  reconcile the Monthly Loss Billing Payment paid by Buyer
and the actual losses of the Companies  paid by Zurich,  Zurich Fronted and Home
in respect of the two-month period set forth below:

TRUE-UP MONTH                           MONTHS INCLUDED IN TRUE-UP CALCULATION

  February                                 Preceding December and January
  April                                    Preceding February and March
  June                                     Preceding April and May
  August                                   Preceding June and July
  October                                  Preceding August and September
  December                                 Preceding October and November

            No  later  than  the  20th day of each  True-Up  Month  (other  than
        December 2001), Parent shall deliver to a person or office designated by
        Buyer a report explaining Parent's  reconciliation in reasonable detail.
        Such report,  which shall be  reasonably  satisfactory  to Buyer,  shall
        indicate the amount (the  "TRUE-UP  AMOUNT")  that Buyer shall reduce or
        increase the Monthly Loss Billing  Payment payable by Buyer to Parent on
        the second to the last  business day of such True-Up Month in accordance
        with SECTION  8.4(C)(I) above. If the True-Up Amount reduces the Monthly
        Loss Billing Payment for three  consecutive  True-Up  Months,  or if the
        True-Up  Amount  increases  the Monthly Loss  Billing  Payment for three
        consecutive  True-Up Months, and in each case the True-Up Amount exceeds
        $200,000  for each such  True-Up  Month,  then  Buyer and  Parent  shall
        negotiate  in good faith to agree upon a revised  Monthly  Loss  Billing
        Payment to be paid by Buyer.

            Parent shall deliver  promptly after Parent's  receipt  thereof to a
        person or office  designated by Buyer a copy of the billings received by
        Parent from  Zurich,  Zurich  Fronted and Home in respect of the general
        liability,  automobile  liability  and workers'  compensation  insurance
        policies.

            (iii) The then  applicable  Monthly  Loss Billing  Payment  shall be
        adjusted annually  beginning with the Monthly Loss Billing Payment to be
        made on the  second  to the last  business  day of  December  2002  (the
        "ADJUSTED  MONTHLY LOSS  BILLING  PAYMENT").  The Adjusted  Monthly Loss
        Billing  Payment for 2003  beginning  with the payment to be made on the
        second to the last  business  day of December  2002 shall be the monthly
        average of the actual losses paid by Zurich, Zurich Fronted and Home for
        the 12-month period ending November 30, 2002. The Adjusted  Monthly Loss
        Billing Payment for 2004 and the years  thereafter  shall be the monthly
        average of the actual losses paid by Zurich, Zurich Fronted and Home for
        the 12-month period ending the prior November

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            30. The amount of the Adjusted Monthly Loss Billing Payment shall be
part of the report to be  delivered  during  December  of each year  (other than
2001) by Parent to a person or office  designated  by Buyer  pursuant to SECTION
8.4(C)(II).

            (iv) Buyer shall  reimburse  Parent on a quarterly  basis in arrears
beginning on the second to the last  business day of April 2002 (for the initial
four-month  period  ending  March 31,  2002  and,  thereafter,  for  three-month
periods) for the cost incurred by Parent for  maintaining  letters of credit and
surety  bonds as  collateral  in support of the  Companies'  general  liability,
automobile liability and workers' compensation insurance policies. The amount of
such  reimbursement  paid by Buyer  shall be based upon the  aggregate  notional
amount of the  letters of credit and surety  bonds  required  by Zurich,  Zurich
Fronted  and Home in  respect  of the  Companies  for such  period  and shall be
calculated by Parent using the weighted average cost to Parent of all letters of
credit and surety bonds  required by Zurich,  Zurich Fronted and Home in support
of general liability,  automobile liability and workers' compensation  insurance
policies of Parent and the Companies. The amount of any such reimbursement shall
be paid by Buyer with the Monthly  Loss  Billing  Payment to be paid by Buyer to
Parent pursuant to SECTION 8.4(C)(I).

            (v) Any  report  that is due on a date  that is not a  business  day
shall be delivered on the next business day."

            (b)  SECTION 8.4 of the  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby  amended and
supplemented  to add new  paragraphs  (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j) which
shall read as follows:

            "(d) Buyer has been named as an  additional  insured with respect to
the liability  policies set forth in SCHEDULE  8.4(D) (the  "ADDITIONAL  INSURED
ENDORSEMENTS")  for the period  prior to the Closing  Date set forth on SCHEDULE
8.4(D).

            (e) A run off  endorsement  has been obtained in favor of Buyer with
respect to the  liability  policies  set forth in SCHEDULE  8.4(E) (the "RUN OFF
ENDORSEMENTS") for the period set forth on SCHEDULE 8.4(E).

            (f) An extended  reporting  period  endorsement has been obtained by
Parent with respect to the liability  policies set forth in SCHEDULE 8.4(F) (the
"EXTENDED REPORTING PERIOD  ENDORSEMENTS") for the periods set forth in SCHEDULE
8.4(F).

            (g)  Parent  shall  maintain  coverage  on the Owned  Real  Property
through  December  31, 2002 under the third  party  pollution  policy  issued to
Parent by AIG.  Parent shall use its  reasonable  best efforts to acquire one or
more Tail Policies through the end of the four-year period commencing on January
1,  2003 and  ending  on  December  31,  2006 with  respect  to the third  party
pollution policy issued to Parent by AIG to cover claims made after December 31,
2002 which are based on acts,  errors or  omissions  which  occur on or prior to
November 30, 2001.

            (h) An extended discovery  endorsement has been obtained in favor of
Buyer with  respect  to the  fidelity  policy  issued to Parent by Chubb for the
period commencing on December 1, 2001 and ending on November 30, 2002.

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            (i) Parent and Buyer shall each pay  one-half of the cost of (i) the
Additional  Insured  Endorsements,  (ii)  the Run Off  Endorsements,  (iii)  the
Extended  Reporting Period  Endorsements and (iv) obtaining a retrospective date
(November  1, 1994) for the errors and  omissions  liability  policy and related
punitive wraparound policy.

            (j) Parent shall use its reasonable  best efforts to (i) cause Buyer
to be named as an  additional  insured  for the  five-year  period  prior to the
Closing  Date with respect to the  following  liability  policies:  (1) Canadian
General Liability and (2) Canadian  Automobile  Liability and (ii) acquire for a
period of five years after the Closing Date extended  reporting  period coverage
or a run off endorsement with respect to the following liability  policies:  (1)
Excess Fiduciary and (2) Excess EPLI."

            7. AMENDMENT OF EXHIBIT C TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

            EXHIBIT  C  to  the  Purchase   Agreement  is  hereby   amended  and
supplemented as set forth in ANNEX A attached hereto.

            8. AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULES TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

            (a) SCHEDULES 5.2, 5.5, 5.9(D), 5.11(A),  5.11(C) and 5.14(A) to the
Purchase  Agreement are hereby amended and  supplemented as set forth in ANNEX B
attached hereto.

            (b) SCHEDULE 8.4 to the Purchase  Agreement is hereby  replaced with
SCHEDULES 8.4(D), (E) and (F) as set forth in ANNEX B attached hereto.

            9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT.

            Without  limitation  of  Parent's   representations  and  warranties
contained in ARTICLE V of the Purchase Agreement, Parent represents and warrants
to Buyer as follows:

            Parent has the corporate  power and corporate  authority to execute,
deliver  and  perform  this  First  Amendment.   The  execution,   delivery  and
performance of this First Amendment by Parent and the  consummation by Parent of
the transactions  contemplated  hereby have been duly authorized and approved by
all requisite  corporate action and do not require any further  authorization or
consent  of Parent  or its  stockholders.  This  First  Amendment  has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Parent and constitutes (assuming the valid
authorization,  execution  and  delivery of this First  Amendment  by Buyer) the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar
laws of general  application  relating to or affecting  creditors' rights and to
general equity principles.

            10. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER.

            Without  limitation  of  Buyer's   representations   and  warranties
contained in ARTICLE VI of the Purchase Agreement, Buyer represents and warrants
to Parent as follows:

            Buyer has the corporate  power and  corporate  authority to execute,
deliver  and  perform  this  First  Amendment.   The  execution,   delivery  and
performance of this First


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Amendment  by  Buyer  and  the   consummation  by  Buyer  of  the   transactions
contemplated  hereby have been duly  authorized  and  approved by all  requisite
corporate  action and do not  require any  further  authorization  or consent of
Buyer or its  stockholders.  This  First  Amendment  has been  duly  authorized,
executed  and   delivered  by  Buyer  and   constitutes   (assuming   the  valid
authorization,  execution  and  delivery of this First  Amendment by Parent) the
legal,  valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar
laws of general  application  relating to or affecting  creditors' rights and to
general equity principles.

            11. MISCELLANEOUS.

            (a) Except as expressly  modified  hereby,  the  Purchase  Agreement
remains in full force and effect.  Upon the execution and delivery  hereof,  the
Purchase  Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be amended and  supplemented as
hereinabove set forth as fully and with the same effect as if the amendments and
supplements made hereby were originally set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and
this First Amendment and the Purchase  Agreement shall henceforth be read, taken
and  construed  as  one  and  the  same  instrument,  but  such  amendments  and
supplements  shall not operate so as to render  invalid or  improper  any action
heretofore taken under the Purchase Agreement.

            (b) This First  Amendment may be executed in  counterparts,  each of
which  shall be  considered  an original  instrument,  but all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement, and shall become binding when one or more
counterparts  have been signed by each of the parties  hereto and  delivered  to
Parent and Buyer.




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            IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  caused  this First
Amendment to be executed as of the day and year first above written.


                                      THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY



                                      By:  __________________________________

                                              Name:

                                              Title:



                                      ARAMARK CORPORATION



                                      By:  __________________________________

                                              Name:

                                              Title:




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                                                     EXHIBIT C

                                              INTERNATIONAL LICENSES




TERRITORY                    LICENSEE                         EXPIRATION DATE             EXPIRATION OF RENEWAL PERIOD
- ---------                    --------                         ---------------             ----------------------------
                                                                                 
Australia/New Zealand        Spotless Group Limited           N/A                         (NOTE:  Assignment and
                                                                                           ----
                                                                                          Assumption relates only to
                                                                                          certain obligations to
                                                                                          provide updates and
                                                                                          technical assistance, and
                                                                                          such obligations expire
                                                                                          July 1, 2015)

Brazil                       Tecser Facilities Management     June 26, 2008               June 26, 2018
                             Ltda.

Chile                        Modern Service Concepts          December 9, 2004            December 9, 2014

China                        Bright China Service             March 6, 2011               March 6, 2021
                             Industries Ltd.

Czech Rep.                   Euroservis a.s. ServiceMaster    April 1, 2011               N/A
                             Czechoslovakia

Egypt                        The Egyptian Company for         May 24, 2018                N/A
                             Superior Support Services
                             (Healthcare, Education and
                             Business and Industry)

Guam                         Six D Enterprises                December 10, 2007           December 10, 2017

Hong Kong                    United MediCorp Pte Ltd.         October 28, 2008            N/A

Japan                        Duskin Co. Ltd.                  April 1, 2002               April 1, 2012
                             (Healthcare)

                             Duskin Co. Ltd.                  October 31, 2006            October 31, 2016
                             (Industrial Commercial/
                             Education)

Japan                        Sanko Inc.                       December 20, 2011           N/A
                             (Healthcare Food Service)

Japan                        N/A (NOTE: Partial Assignment    N/A                         N/A
                             of Letter Agreement dated
                             September 30, 2000 executed by
                             Brian Oxley and Andrew Bratzel)



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TERRITORY                    LICENSEE                         EXPIRATION DATE             EXPIRATION OF RENEWAL PERIOD
- ---------                    --------                         ---------------             ----------------------------
                                                                                 

Japan                        ServiceMaster Japan, Inc.        Transitional license to     N/A
                             (Industrial                      expire according to its
                             Commercial/Education)            terms (NOTE: Includes
                                                              September 30, 2000 Letter
                                                              Agreement executed by
                                                              William Pollard and Brian
                                                              Oxley)

Jordan                       ServiceMaster Jordan             January 20, 2009            N/A

Korea                        Hyundai Industrial Development   March 31, 2003              March 31, 2013
                             and Construction Co., Ltd.
                             (Healthcare, Education and
                             Business and Industry)

Kuwait                       Al-Essa Medical & Scientific     September 9, 2009           N/A
                             Equipment Co. (Healthcare,
                             Education and Business and
                             Industry)

Lebanon                      Ali Mohurrak and Hassam          March 25, 2009              March 25, 2019
                             Mohurrak

Malaysia                     MHL ServiceMaster PTE            April 2, 2016               N/A

Mexico                       Servicios Afilidades             December 14, 2013           December 14, 2033
                             Pro-Salud (NOTE: Includes
                             accompanying Trademark
                             Agreement)

Philippines                  Facilities Management Inc.       April 11, 2011              April 11, 2026

Qatar                        Al-Azbi Trading Contracting &    November 5, 2008            N/A
                             Services

Saudi Arabia                 Al Majal Al Saudi                July 30, 2018               N/A

Singapore                    United MediCorp Pte Ltd.         October 28, 2008            N/A

South Africa                 Sirius Development Foundation    April 24, 2010              April 24, 2020

Taiwan                       United MediCorp. Pte Ltd.        October 28, 2008            N/A

Thailand                     Vuteq Asia Co., Ltd.             December 31, 2010           December 31, 2020

Turkey                       4 U Construction Company         March 1, 2010               March 1, 2020

U.A.E.                       UTS ServiceMaster Emirates       January 5, 2008             N/A



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TERRITORY                    LICENSEE                         EXPIRATION DATE             EXPIRATION OF RENEWAL PERIOD
- ---------                    --------                         ---------------             ----------------------------
                                                                                 
Venezuela                    SM Services, C.A.                June 28, 2010               June 28, 2020






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                                                                        Annex B


                                  SCHEDULE 5.2
                                 CAPITALIZATION

                  [Attached hereto]





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                                  SCHEDULE 5.5
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The page attached hereto amends, supplements and restates in its entirety the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Companies contained in Schedule
5.5(ii).





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                                 SCHEDULE 5.9(D)
                               LEASED REAL ESTATE

Headquarters:                            Kowalski-Dickow Associates, Inc.
2300 & 2500 Warrenville Road             11402 N. Port Washington Road
Downers Grove, IL 60515                  Mequon, WI 53092

East Unit Offices:                       CMI Group, Inc.
527 Plymouth Road, Suite 418             424 North 4th Street
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462               Milwaukee, WI 53202

West Unit Offices:                       Halliwell Engineering Associates LLC
17310 Redhill, Suite 300                 865 Waterman Avenue
Irvine, CA 92614                         East Providence, RI 02914

Manufacturing Shop:                      Quantum Resource Corporation
2296 Cornell Avenue                      300 Arboretum Place, Suite 500
Montgomery, IL 60538                     Richmond, VA 23236

Storage Space:                           ServiceMaster Management Services of
Unit 135                                 Canada Inc.
1661 Quincy Avenue                       6540 Tomken Road
Naperville, IL 60540                     Mississauga, Ontario, LST 2E9 CANADA





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                                SCHEDULE 5.11(A)
                          LIST OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

            The pages  attached  hereto amend,  supplement  and restate only the
following pages of SCHEDULE 5.11(A):

          ServiceMaster Domestic Patent Applications and Registrations

          United States Marks Utilized by Quantum Resource Corporation

          United States Marks Utilized by ServiceMaster Management Services
          Limited Partnership

          Technical Development Marks Utilized in Canada and Mexico

          Technical Development Marks Utilized Outside North America





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                                SCHEDULE 5.11(C)
               RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

DOMESTIC:

Domain Deluxe, a company that sells domain names, has obtained the registration
for the domain name www.QuantumCareers.com. It has priced this domain name at
$3,380, and has rejected offers for lower prices. The ServiceMaster Company
filed an application with the USPTO to register the QUANTUM CAREERS mark, Ser.
No. 78/060,590, on April 26, 2001. The mark was approved for publication on 5
August 2001, but has not yet been assigned a publication date by the PTO.

Prior to closing, The ServiceMaster Company and any predecessors of The
ServiceMaster Company will assign rights in each item of intellectual property
identified in Schedule 5.11(a), including federal applications and
registrations, to ServiceMaster Management Services, Inc.

INTERNATIONAL:

None.





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                                SCHEDULE 5.14(A)
                                    CONTRACTS

Section (vii) of Schedule 5.14(a) is amended, supplemented and restated in its
entirety as follows:

(vii) Transition License Agreement dated September 30, 2000 between The
ServiceMaster Company and ServiceMaster Japan, Inc.

        Letter  Agreement  dated  September  30, 2000 between The  ServiceMaster
        Company and Brian Oxley and Chris  Oxley,  principals  of  ServiceMaster
        Japan, Inc.

        Letter  Agreement  dated  September  30, 2000 between The  ServiceMaster
        Company and Brian Oxley

        Distributorship   Agreement   effective  January  1,  1999  between  The
        ServiceMaster Company and GlobalServe L.L.C., as amended.

        International Licenses:




         TERRITORY                LICENSEE                         EXPIRATION DATE       EXPIRATION OF RENEWAL PERIOD
         ---------                --------                         ---------------       ----------------------------
                                                                                
         Australia/New Zealand    Spotless Group Limited           N/A                   (NOTE:  Assignment and
                                                                                          ----
                                                                                         Assumption relates only to
                                                                                         certain obligations to
                                                                                         provide updates and
                                                                                         technical assistance, and
                                                                                         such obligations expire
                                                                                         July 1, 2015)

         Brazil                   Tecser Facilities Management     June 26, 2008         June 26, 2018
                                  Ltda.

         Chile                    Modern Service Concepts          December 9, 2004      December 9, 2014

         China                    Bright China Service             March 6, 2011         March 6, 2021
                                  Industries Ltd.

         Czech Rep.               Euroservis a.s. ServiceMaster    April 1, 2011         N/A
                                  Czechoslovakia

         Egypt                    The Egyptian Company for         May 24, 2018          N/A
                                  Superior Support Services
                                  (Healthcare, Education and
                                  Business and Industry)

         Guam                     Six D Enterprises                December 10, 2007     December 10, 2017



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         TERRITORY                LICENSEE                         EXPIRATION DATE       EXPIRATION OF RENEWAL PERIOD
         ---------                --------                         ---------------       ----------------------------
                                                                                
         Hong Kong                United MediCorp Pte Ltd.         October 28, 2008      N/A

         Japan                    Duskin Co. Ltd.                  April 1, 2002         April 1, 2012
                                  (Healthcare)

                                  Duskin Co. Ltd.                  October 31, 2006      October 31, 2016
                                  (Industrial Commercial/
                                  Education)

         Japan                    Sanko Inc.                       December 20, 2011     N/A
                                  (Healthcare Food Service)

         Japan                    N/A (NOTE: Partial Assignment    N/A                   N/A
                                  of Letter Agreement dated
                                  September 30, 2000 executed by
                                  Brian Oxley and Andrew Bratzel)

         Japan                    ServiceMaster Japan, Inc.        Transitional          N/A
                                  (Industrial                      license to expire
                                  Commercial/Education)            according to its
                                                                   terms (NOTE:
                                                                   Includes September
                                                                   30, 2000 Letter
                                                                   Agreement executed
                                                                   by William Pollard
                                                                   and Brian Oxley)

         Jordan                   ServiceMaster Jordan             January 20, 2009      N/A

         Korea                    Hyundai Industrial Development   March 31, 2003        March 31, 2013
                                  and Construction Co., Ltd.
                                  (Healthcare, Education and
                                  Business and Industry)

         Kuwait                   Al-Essa Medical & Scientific     September 9, 2009     N/A
                                  Equipment Co. (Healthcare,
                                  Education and Business and
                                  Industry)

         Lebanon                  Ali Mohurrak and Hassam          March 25, 2009        March 25, 2019
                                  Mohurrak

         Malaysia                 MHL ServiceMaster PTE            April 2, 2016         N/A




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         TERRITORY                LICENSEE                         EXPIRATION DATE       EXPIRATION OF RENEWAL PERIOD
         ---------                --------                         ---------------       ----------------------------
                                                                                
         Mexico                   Servicios Afilidades             December 14, 2013     December 14, 2033
                                  Pro-Salud (NOTE: Includes
                                  accompanying Trademark
                                  Agreement)

         Philippines              Facilities Management Inc.       April 11, 2011        April 11, 2026

         Qatar                    Al-Azbi Trading Contracting &    November 5, 2008      N/A
                                  Services

         Saudi Arabia             Al Majal Al Saudi                July 30, 2018         N/A

         Singapore                United MediCorp Pte Ltd.         October 28, 2008      N/A

         South Africa             Sirius Development Foundation    April 24, 2010        April 24, 2020

         Taiwan                   United MediCorp. Pte Ltd.        October 28, 2008      N/A

         Thailand                 Vuteq Asia Co., Ltd.             December 31, 2010     December 31, 2020

         Turkey                   4 U Construction Company         March 1, 2010         March 1, 2020

         U.A.E.                   UTS ServiceMaster Emirates       January 5, 2008       N/A

         Venezuela                SM Services, C.A.                June 28, 2010         June 28, 2020







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                                 SCHEDULE 8.4(D)
             POLICIES ENDORSED TO NAME ARAMARK AS ADDITIONAL INSURED

POLICY TYPE AND CARRIER                                  PERIOD
- ------------------------------                     -----------------
General Liability - Zurich                         11/30/96-11/30/01

Automobile Liability - Zurich                      11/30/96-11/30/01

Foreign "DIC" Liability - Zurich                   11/30/96-11/30/01

Third party pollution - AIG                        11/30/96-11/30/01

Fiduciary - Chubb                                  11/30/96-11/30/01

EPLI - Chubb                                       11/30/96-11/30/01

Fidelity and crime - Chubb                         11/30/96-11/30/01







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                                 SCHEDULE 8.4(E)
                              RUN OFF ENDORSEMENTS

POLICY TYPE AND CARRIER                                               PERIOD
- --------------------------------------------                   -----------------
Umbrella policy relating to general and                         12/1/01-12/1/06
automobile liability ($150 million excess of
$101 million) - XL

Umbrella policy relating to general and                         12/1/01-12/1/06
automobile liability ($75 million excess of
$251 million) - ACE





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                                 SCHEDULE 8.4(F)
                     EXTENDED REPORTING PERIOD ENDORSEMENTS

POLICY TYPE AND CARRIER                                     PERIOD
- -----------------------------------                     -----------------
Directors and Officers - Chubb                           12/1/01-12/1/07

Excess D&O - CNA                                         12/1/01-12/1/07

Fiduciary - Chubb                                        12/1/01-12/1/06

EPLI - Chubb                                             12/1/01-12/1/06

Punitive Damage Wraparound - Chubb Atlantic              12/1/01-12/1/06


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