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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000891020-03-002797
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031121
GROUP MEMBERS:		WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS CANADA, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS:		WYNNCHURCH GP CANADA, INC.
GROUP MEMBERS:		WYNNCHURCH MANAGEMENT, INC.
GROUP MEMBERS:		WYNNCHURCH PARTNERS CANADA, L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS:		WYNNCHURCH PARTNERS, L.P.

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000920521
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363]
		IRS NUMBER:				382791069
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-43491
		FILM NUMBER:		031017290

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 TRI STATE INTERNATIONAL
		STREET 2:		STE 300
		CITY:			LINCOLNSHIRE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60069
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8473171000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		75 TRI STATE INTERNATIONAL
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			LINCOLNSHIRE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60069

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001104678
		IRS NUMBER:				364323597
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 FIELD DR
		STREET 2:		STE 165
		CITY:			LAKE FOREST
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60045
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8476046100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 FIELD DR
		STREET 2:		STE 165
		CITY:			LAKE FORSET
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60045
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<TYPE>SC 13D/A
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO SCHEDULE 13D
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<TR><TD align="center" nowrap><FONT size="2">OMB APPROVAL</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD nowrap><FONT size="2">OMB Number: 3235-0145</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD nowrap><FONT size="2">Expires: December 31, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5">SCHEDULE 13D</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR>
(Amendment No. 8)*</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Alternative Resources Corporation</FONT><BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
<CENTER><FONT size="2">(Name of Issuer)</FONT></CENTER>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $.01 par value</FONT><BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
<CENTER><FONT size="2">(Title of Class of Securities)</FONT></CENTER>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">02145R</FONT><BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
<CENTER><FONT size="2">(Cusip Number)</FONT></CENTER>

<P> <CENTER> <P align="center"><FONT size="2">Wynnchurch Capital,
Ltd.</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">150 Field Drive, Suite 165</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">Lake Forest, Illinios 60045</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(847) 604-6100</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">Attention: John A. Hatherly</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2"><BR>with a copy to:<BR><BR>James R. Cruger, Esq.<BR>Perkins Cole
LLC<BR>224 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1300<BR>Chicago, Illinois
60604-2507<BR>(312) 341-1688</FONT><BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
<CENTER><FONT size="2">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of
Person<BR>Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</FONT></CENTER>
</CENTER>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">November 14, 2003</FONT><BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
<CENTER><FONT size="2">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)</FONT></CENTER>
<P>
<FONT size="2">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or
240.13d-1(g), check the following box.</FONT> <FONT
face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
<P>
<P><FONT size="2">Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See
&#167;240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.</FONT>
<P>

<P><FONT size="2"><SUP>*</SUP></FONT><FONT size="2"> The remainder of this cover
page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#146;s initial filing on
this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures
provided in a prior cover page.</FONT>
<P>
<P><FONT size="2">The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</FONT>

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<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="28%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR>
<TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">CUSIP No. 02145R</FONT> </td> <TD colspan="2"
align="right"><FONT size="2">Page 2 of 14</FONT> </TD>
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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Name of Reporting Person:<BR>Wynnchurch
Capital Partners, L.P.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=2><FONT size="2">I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only):<BR>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of
a Group (See Instructions):</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">SEC Use Only:</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Source of Funds (See
Instructions):<BR>WC</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">5.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">6.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Citizenship or Place of
Organization:<BR>Delaware</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan="3" rowspan="8" align="center"><FONT size="2">Number
of<BR>Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned by<BR> Each Reporting<BR>Person
With</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">7.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Sole Voting
Power:<BR>8,692,368(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">8.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Shared Voting Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">9.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Sole Dispositive Power:<BR>8,692,368(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">10.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT
size="2">Shared Dispositive Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">11.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
<BR>17,666,667(2)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">12.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):<BR> <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">13.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(11):<BR>50.8%(3)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">14.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):<BR>PN</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Voting and dispositive power are exercised through Wynnchurch Management,
Inc., the sole general partner of the sole general partner of Wynnchurch
Capital Partners, L.P. and Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc., the sole general
partner of the sole general partner of Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada,
L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on the (i)&nbsp;Warrant to purchase 4,920,208 shares of common stock
issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Warrant to purchase
5,079,792 shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners
Canada, L.P.; (ii)&nbsp;Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P,
convertible into a total of 3,280,139 shares of common stock and Note
issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P. convertible into a
total of 3,386,528 shares of common stock; and (iii)&nbsp;Contingent Warrant to
purchase 492,021 shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital
Partners, L.P. and Contingent Warrant to purchase 507,979 shares of common
stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on 34,784,486 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding, which is
computed by adding (i)&nbsp;17,117,819 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock
outstanding as of November&nbsp;7, 2003, as disclosed on Issuer&#146;s Form 10-Q
filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;14, 2003, and (ii)&nbsp;17,666,667 shares of
common stock, in the aggregate, issuable upon (a)&nbsp;full exercise of the
Warrants and Contingent Warrants and (b)&nbsp;full conversion of the Notes.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">2</FONT>

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<TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">CUSIP No. 02145R</FONT> </td> <TD colspan="2"
align="right"><FONT size="2">Page 3 of 14</FONT> </TD>
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<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Name of Reporting Person:<BR>Wynnchurch
Partners, L.P.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=2><FONT size="2">I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only):<BR>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of
a Group (See Instructions):</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">(See Item 5 below.)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">SEC Use Only:</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Source of Funds (See
Instructions):<BR>Not applicable</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">5.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">6.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Citizenship or Place of
Organization:<BR>Delaware</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan="3" rowspan="8" align="center"><FONT size="2">Number
of<BR>Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned by<BR> Each Reporting<BR>Person
With</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">7.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Sole Voting
Power:<BR>8,692,368(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">8.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Shared Voting Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">9.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Sole Dispositive Power:<BR>8,692,368(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">10.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT
size="2">Shared Dispositive Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">11.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
<BR>17,666,667(1)(2)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">12.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):<BR> <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">13.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(11):<BR>50.8(3)%</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">14.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):<BR>PN</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Solely in its capacity as the sole general partner of Wynnchurch Capital
Partners, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on the (i)&nbsp;Warrant to purchase 4,920,208 shares of common stock
issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Warrant to purchase 5,079,792
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.; (ii)
Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P, convertible into a total of
3,280,139 shares of common stock and Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners
Canada, L.P. convertible into a total of 3,386,528 shares of common stock; and
(iii)&nbsp;Contingent Warrant to purchase 492,021 shares of common stock issued to
Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Contingent Warrant to purchase 507,979
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on 34,784,486 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding, which is
computed by adding (i)&nbsp;17,117,819 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding
as of November&nbsp;7, 2003, as disclosed on Issuer&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC
on November&nbsp;14, 2003, and (ii)&nbsp;17,666,667 shares of common stock, in the
aggregate, issuable upon (a)&nbsp;full exercise of the Warrants and Contingent
Warrants and (b)&nbsp;full conversion of the Notes.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="28%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="14%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="45%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">CUSIP No. 02145R</FONT> </td> <TD colspan="2"
align="right"><FONT size="2">Page 4 of 14</FONT> </TD>
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<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Name of Reporting Person:<BR>Wynnchurch
Management, Inc.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=2><FONT size="2">I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only):<BR>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of
a Group (See Instructions):</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">(See Item 5 below.)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">SEC Use Only:</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Source of Funds (See
Instructions):<BR>Not applicable</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>


<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">5.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">6.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Citizenship or Place of
Organization:<BR>Delaware</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan="3" rowspan="8" align="center"><FONT size="2">Number
of<BR>Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned by<BR> Each Reporting<BR>Person
With</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">7.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Sole Voting
Power:<BR>8,692,368(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">8.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Shared Voting Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">9.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Sole Dispositive Power:<BR>8,692,368(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">10.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT
size="2">Shared Dispositive Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">11.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
<BR>17,666,667(1)(2)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">12.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):<BR> <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">13.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(11):<BR>50.8%(3)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">14.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):<BR>CO</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>
</TABLE>

 <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Solely in its capacity as the sole general partner of Wynnchurch Partners,
L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on the (i)&nbsp;Warrant to purchase 4,920,208 shares of common stock
issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Warrant to purchase 5,079,792
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.; (ii)
Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P, convertible into a total of
3,280,139 shares of common stock and Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners
Canada, L.P. convertible into a total of 3,386,528 shares of common stock; and
(iii)&nbsp;Contingent Warrant to purchase 492,021 shares of common stock issued to
Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Contingent Warrant to purchase 507,979
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on 34,784,486 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding, which is
computed by adding (i)&nbsp;17,117,819 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding
as of November&nbsp;7, 2003, as disclosed on Issuer&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC
on November&nbsp;14, 2003, and (ii)&nbsp;17,666,667 shares of common stock, in the
aggregate, issuable upon (a)&nbsp;full exercise of the Warrants and Contingent
Warrants and (b)&nbsp;full conversion of the Notes.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">4</FONT>

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<TR>
<TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="28%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="14%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="45%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">CUSIP No. 02145R</FONT> </td> <TD colspan="2"
align="right"><FONT size="2">Page 5 of 14</FONT> </TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Name of Reporting Person:<BR>Wynnchurch
Capital Partners Canada, L.P.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=2><FONT size="2">I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only):<BR>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of
a Group (See Instructions):</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">SEC Use Only:</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Source of Funds (See
Instructions):<BR>WC</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">5.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">6.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Citizenship or Place of
Organization:<BR>Alberta, Canada</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan="3" rowspan="8" align="center"><FONT size="2">Number
of<BR>Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned by<BR> Each Reporting<BR>Person
With</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">7.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Sole Voting
Power:<BR>8,974,299(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">8.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Shared Voting Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">9.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Sole Dispositive Power:<BR>8,974,299(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">10.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT
size="2">Shared Dispositive Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">11.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
<BR>17,666,667(2)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">12.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):<BR> <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">13.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(11):<BR>50.8%(3)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">14.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):<BR>PN</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>
</TABLE>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Voting and dispositive power are exercised through Wynnchurch Management,
Inc., the sole general partner of the sole general partner of Wynnchurch
Capital Partners, L.P. and Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc., the sole general partner
of the sole general partner of Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on the (i)&nbsp;Warrant to purchase 4,920,208 shares of common stock
issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Warrant to purchase 5,079,792
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.; (ii)
Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P, convertible into a total of
3,280,139 shares of common stock and Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners
Canada, L.P. convertible into a total of 3,386,528 shares of common stock; and
(iii)&nbsp;Contingent Warrant to purchase 492,021 shares of common stock issued to
Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Contingent Warrant to purchase 507,979
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on 34,784,486 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding, which is
computed by adding (i)&nbsp;17,117,819
shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding as of November&nbsp;7, 2003, as
disclosed on Issuer&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;14, 2003, and
(ii)&nbsp;17,666,667 shares of common stock, in the aggregate, issuable upon (a)
full exercise of the Warrants and Contingent Warrants and (b)&nbsp;full conversion
of the Notes.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">5</FONT>

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<TR>
<TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="28%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="14%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="45%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">CUSIP No. 02145R</FONT> </td> <TD colspan="2"
align="right"><FONT size="2">Page 6 of 14</FONT> </TD>
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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Name of Reporting Person:<BR>Wynnchurch
Partners Canada, L.P.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=2><FONT size="2">I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only):<BR>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of
a Group (See Instructions):</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">(See Item 5 below.)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">SEC Use Only:</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Source of Funds (See
Instructions):<BR>Not applicable</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">5.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">6.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Citizenship or Place of
Organization:<BR>Alberta, Canada</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan="3" rowspan="8" align="center"><FONT size="2">Number
of<BR>Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned by<BR> Each Reporting<BR>Person
With</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">7.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Sole Voting
Power:<BR>8,974,299(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">8.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Shared Voting Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">9.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Sole Dispositive Power:<BR>8,974,299(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">10.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT
size="2">Shared Dispositive Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">11.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
<BR>17,666,667(1)(2)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">12.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):<BR> <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">13.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(11):<BR>50.8%(3)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">14.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):<BR>PN</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>
</TABLE>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Solely in its capacity as the sole general partner of Wynnchurch Capital
Partners Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on the (i)&nbsp;Warrant to purchase 4,920,208 shares of common stock
issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Warrant to purchase 5,079,792
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.; (ii)
Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P, convertible into a total of
3,280,139 shares of common stock and Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners
Canada, L.P. convertible into a total of 3,386,528 shares of common stock; and
(iii)&nbsp;Contingent Warrant to purchase 492,021 shares of common stock issued to
Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Contingent Warrant to purchase 507,979
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on 34,784,486 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding, which is
computed by adding (i)&nbsp;17,117,819 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding
as of November&nbsp;7, 2003, as disclosed on Issuer&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC
on November&nbsp;14, 2003, and (ii)&nbsp;17,666,667 shares of common stock, in the
aggregate, issuable upon (a)&nbsp;full exercise of the Warrants and Contingent
Warrants and (b)&nbsp;full conversion of the Notes.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="28%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="14%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD width="45%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">CUSIP No. 02145R</FONT> </td> <TD colspan="2"
align="right"><FONT size="2">Page 7 of 14</FONT> </TD>
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<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Name of Reporting Person:<BR>Wynnchurch
GP Canada, Inc.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=2><FONT size="2">I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only):<BR>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of
a Group (See Instructions):</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">(See Item 5 below.)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">SEC Use Only:</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Source of Funds (See
Instructions):<BR>Not applicable</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">5.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><HR noshade></TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">6.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Citizenship or Place of
Organization:<BR>Delaware</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR><TD colspan="3" rowspan="8" align="center"><FONT size="2">Number
of<BR>Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned by<BR> Each Reporting<BR>Person
With</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">7.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Sole Voting
Power:<BR>8,974,299(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">8.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Shared Voting Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">9.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Sole Dispositive Power:<BR>8,974,299(1)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=4><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">10.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT
size="2">Shared Dispositive Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">11.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
<BR>17,666,667(1)(2)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">12.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):<BR> <FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">13.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(11):<BR>50.8%(3)</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">14.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):<BR>CO</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD colspan=7><hr noshade></TD></TR>
</TABLE>

  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Solely in its capacity as the sole general partner of Wynnchurch Partners
Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on the (i)&nbsp;Warrant to purchase 4,920,208 shares of common stock
issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Warrant to purchase 5,079,792
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.; (ii)
Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P, convertible into a total of
3,280,139 shares of common stock and Note issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners
Canada, L.P. convertible into a total of 3,386,528 shares of common stock; and
(iii)&nbsp;Contingent Warrant to purchase 492,021 shares of common stock issued to
Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Contingent Warrant to purchase 507,979
shares of common stock issued to Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based on 34,784,486 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding, which is
computed by adding (i)&nbsp;17,117,819 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding
as of November&nbsp;7, 2003, as disclosed on Issuer&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC
on November&nbsp;14, 2003, and (ii)&nbsp;17,666,667 shares of common stock, in the
aggregate, issuable upon (a)&nbsp;full exercise of the Warrants and Contingent
Warrants and (b)&nbsp;full conversion of the Notes.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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 <P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment No.&nbsp;8 amends the Schedule&nbsp;13D (the &#147;Original Schedule&nbsp;13D&#148;)
filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on February&nbsp;8, 2002,
as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;7,
2002, Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;12, 2002,
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;18, 2002,
Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;16, 2003, Amendment
No.&nbsp;5 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;17, 2003, Amendment No.&nbsp;6 to
Schedule&nbsp;13D filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;19, 2003 and Amendment No.&nbsp;7 to
Schedule&nbsp;13D filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;22, 2003. Unless otherwise stated
herein, the Original Schedule&nbsp;13D, as amended, remains in full force and
effect. Terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Original Schedule&nbsp;13D, as amended.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;4 is hereby amended by inserting the following new paragraphs after the
sixteenth paragraph thereof:
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;14, 2003, Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and the Issuer
entered into a Seventh Amendment and Waiver to Securities Purchase Agreement
dated as of such date (the &#147;Seventh Amendment&#148;), attached as an exhibit hereto
and incorporated herein by reference, pursuant to which the parties thereto
agreed to amend certain financial covenants set forth in the Purchase Agreement
and Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada agreed to waive certain events of
default, in accordance with the terms of the Seventh Amendment. In connection
with the Seventh Amendment, on November&nbsp;14, 2003, Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch
Canada delivered to Fleet Capital Corporation an Acknowledgment Letter (the
&#147;November&nbsp;2003 Acknowledgment Letter&#148;), which is attached as an exhibit hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, on November&nbsp;14, 2003, Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada, Fleet
Capital Corporation and the Issuer (and other &#147;Borrowers&#148; referenced therein)
entered into a Second Amendment to Guaranty Agreement (the &#147;Second Amendment to
Guaranty&#148;), attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference,
pursuant to which the parties amended the Guaranty as set forth therein. In
the Second Amendment to Guaranty, Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada agreed
not to set off their obligations under the Guaranty as a result of payments of
certain receivables to the Issuer to which it would have been otherwise
entitled and to extend the termination date of the Guaranty and the Overadvance
Termination Date (as defined in the Second Amendment to Guaranty), in
accordance with the terms of the Second Amendment to Guaranty. In connection
with the Second Amendment to Guaranty, the Issuer agreed to pay the Wynnchurch
US and Wynnchurch Canada $30,000 per month until the termination of the
Guaranty Agreement and full satisfaction of all obligations of Wynnchurch US
and Wynnchurch Canada thereunder. The payments are to be treated as if they
were additional interest under the Notes (and restricted from payment in a
similar manner as interest payments are restricted pursuant to the Notes).
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5 is hereby amended and restated as follows:
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to Rows 7-11 and 13 (including the footnotes thereto) of
each of the cover pages of this Amendment No.&nbsp;8 to Schedule&nbsp;13D, which Rows are
incorporated by reference herein. Each of the calculations in this Item&nbsp;5 is
based on 34,784,486 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding, which is
computed by adding (i)&nbsp;17,117,819 shares of Issuer&#146;s common stock outstanding
as of November&nbsp;7, 2003, as disclosed on Issuer&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC
on November&nbsp;14, 2003, and (ii)&nbsp;17,666,667 shares of common stock, in the
aggregate, issuable upon (a)&nbsp;full exercise of the Warrants and Contingent
Warrants and (b)&nbsp;full conversion of the Notes (as each such term is defined
herein). Each of the calculations in this Item&nbsp;5 assumes the full exercise of
the Warrants held by Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada into 10,000,000 Shares
(which Warrants are currently exercisable or exercisable within sixty days of
the date hereof), the full conversion of the Notes held by Wynnchurch US and
</FONT>


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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Wynnchurch Canada into 6,666,667 Shares, and the exercise of the Contingent
Warrants held by Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada into 1,000,000 Shares
(which Contingent Warrants are not currently exercisable, but may become
exercisable within sixty days of the date hereof). Statements regarding power
to vote and dispose of the Shares assume that the Warrants and Contingent
Warrants have been exercised and the Notes converted, and further assumes that
the Stanojev Warrant has not been exercised (which would decrease the
beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons herein). These calculations also
exclude any senior subordinated convertible promissory notes which may be
issued by the Issuer upon funding of the Guaranty.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of Wynnchurch Partners, L.P., Wynnchurch Management, Inc., Wynnchurch
Partners Canada, L.P. and Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc. may be deemed a member of
a &#147;group&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Act, or Rule&nbsp;13d-5
promulgated under the Act with one or more of the other Reporting Persons.
Although Wynnchurch Partners, L.P., Wynnchurch Management, Inc., Wynnchurch
Partners Canada, L.P. and Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc. are reporting such
securities as if they were members of a &#147;group,&#148; the filing of this Amendment
No.&nbsp;8 to Schedule&nbsp;13D shall not be construed as an admission by any such
Reporting Person that it is a beneficial owner of any securities covered
hereby.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 7. MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7 is hereby amended by inserting the following new exhibits:
</FONT>

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<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="85%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Statement made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of Regulation
13D-G of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;CC</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Seventh Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and
Waiver among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and
Issuer dated as of November&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;DD</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Acknowledgment Letter dated November&nbsp;14, 2003 from
Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada to Fleet
Capital Corporation.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;EE</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amendment to Guaranty Agreement among Fleet Capital Corporation, Wynnchurch US,
Wynnchurch Canada, the Issuer and its subsidiaries dated November&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
</FONT>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Dated: November&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="7" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">Wynnchurch Partners, L.P., its general partner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Wynnchurch Management, Inc., its<BR>
general partner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John A. Hatherly*
<HR size="1" noshade width="50%"></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Name:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">John A. Hatherly</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Its:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">President</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="7" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS CANADA, L.P.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/ James R. Cruger
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James R. Cruger</FONT></TD>
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Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
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Statement made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of
Regulation&nbsp;13D-G of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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Securities Purchase Agreement dated January&nbsp;31, 2002,
between Issuer, Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;B of the Original
Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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Senior Subordinated Note dated January&nbsp;31, 2002, in the
principal amount of $4,920,208 to the order of Wynnchurch
US (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;C of the Original
Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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Senior Subordinated Note dated January&nbsp;31, 2002, in the
principal amount of $5,079,792 to the order of Wynnchurch
Canada (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;D of the Original
Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;E</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Warrant to purchase 4,920,208 Shares issued to Wynnchurch
US (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;E of the Original
Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;F</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Warrant to purchase 5,079,792 Shares issued to Wynnchurch
Canada (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;F of the Original
Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;G</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Contingent Warrant to purchase 492,021 Shares issued to
Wynnchurch US (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;G of the
Original Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;H</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Contingent Warrant to purchase 507,979 Shares issued to
Wynnchurch Canada (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;H
of the Original Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;I</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Registration Rights Agreement dated January&nbsp;31, 2002 by
and among Issuer, Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;I of the Original
Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;J</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney for Wynnchurch US, US GP and US
Management (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;J of the
Original Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;K</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney for Wynnchurch Canada, Canada GP, and
Canada Management (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;K of
the Original Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on February&nbsp;8, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;L</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Subscription Agreement among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch
Canada and Robert Stanojev dated August&nbsp;5, 2002 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;L of the Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Schedule
13D filed on August&nbsp;7, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="73%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;M</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Warrant to purchase 500,000 Shares issued to Robert Stanojev by
Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;M of the Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Schedule&nbsp;13D
filed on August&nbsp;7, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;N</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Letter Agreement regarding Issuer&#146;s Board Composition among
Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and Issuer dated August
4, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;N of the Amendment
No.&nbsp;1 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on August&nbsp;7, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;O</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Joinder Agreement regarding Registration Rights Agreement
among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada, Robert Stanojev
and Issuer dated August&nbsp;5, 2002 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;O of the Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on
August&nbsp;7, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;P</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
First Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Waiver
among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and Issuer dated
August&nbsp;8, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;P of the
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on August&nbsp;12,
2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;Q</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Acknowledgment Letter to Fleet Capital Corporation from
Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada dated August&nbsp;8,
2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;Q of the
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on August&nbsp;12,
2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;R</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Third Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and
Waiver among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and
Issuer dated November&nbsp;14, 2002 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;R of the Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed
on November&nbsp;18, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;S</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Acknowledgment Letter to Fleet Capital Corporation from
Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada dated November&nbsp;14,
2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;S of the
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Schedule&nbsp;13D filed on November&nbsp;18,
2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;T</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Fifth Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Waiver
among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and Issuer dated
April&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;U</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amendment to Notes among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch
Canada and the Issuer dated April&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;V</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amendment to Warrants among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch
Canada and the Issuer dated April&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;W</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Guaranty Agreement among Fleet Capital Corporation,
Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada, the Issuer and its
subsidiaries dated April&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;X</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Sixth Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and
Waiver among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and
Issuer dated as of August&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="73%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;Y</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Acknowledgment Letter dated August&nbsp;14, 2003 from
Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada to Fleet
Capital Corporation.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;Z</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amendment to Notes among Wynnchurch US,
Wynnchurch Canada and the Issuer dated as of
August&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;AA&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Letter Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;10, 2003 among
the Issuer (and the other &#147;Borrowers&#148; referenced
therein),
Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and Fleet Capital
Corporation.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;BB</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Letter Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;10, 2003 among the
Issuer, Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and Fleet
Capital Corporation</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;CC</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Seventh Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and
Waiver among Wynnchurch US, Wynnchurch Canada and
Issuer dated as of November&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;DD</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Acknowledgment Letter dated November&nbsp;14, 2003 from
Wynnchurch US and Wynnchurch Canada to Fleet
Capital Corporation.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;EE</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amendment to Guaranty Agreement among Fleet
Capital Corporation, Wynnchurch US, and Wynnchurch
Canada dated November&nbsp;14, 2003.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<PAGE>
                                    EXHIBIT 1

      Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
undersigned agree that the statement to which this Exhibit is attached is filed
on behalf of each of them in the capacities set forth below.

Dated:  November 21, 2003
                                    WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                                    By:   Wynnchurch Partners, L.P.,
                                          its general partner

                                          By:   Wynnchurch Management, Inc.,
                                                its general partner

                                          By:    /s/ John A. Hatherly*
                                                ------------------------
                                          Name: John A. Hatherly
                                          Its:  President

                                    WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS CANADA, L.P.

                                    By:   Wynnchurch Partners Canada, L.P.,
                                          its general partner

                                          By:   Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc.,
                                                its general partner

                                          By:    /s/ John A. Hatherly*
                                                ------------------------
                                          Name: John A. Hatherly
                                          Its:  President

                                    WYNNCHURCH PARTNERS, L.P.

                                    By:   Wynnchurch Management, Inc.,
                                          its general partner

                                    By:    /s/ John A. Hatherly*
                                          ------------------------
                                    Name: John A. Hatherly
                                    Its:  President

                                    WYNNCHURCH MANAGEMENT, INC.

                                    By:    /s/ John A. Hatherly*
                                          ------------------------
                                    Name: John A. Hatherly
                                    Its:  President

                                    WYNNCHURCH PARTNERS CANADA, L.P.

                                    By:   Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc.,
                                          its general partner

                                    By:    /s/ John A. Hatherly*
                                          ------------------------
                                    Name: John A. Hatherly
                                    Its:  President

                                    WYNNCHURCH GP CANADA, INC.

                                    By:   /s/ John A. Hatherly*
                                          ------------------------
                                    Name: John A. Hatherly
                                    Its:  President

*By:   /s/ James R. Cruger
      ------------------------
      James R. Cruger
      Attorney-in-Fact



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<SEQUENCE>4
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT CC
<TEXT>
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                                                                      EXHIBIT CC

               SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                                   AND WAIVER

         This SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
dated as of November 14, 2003 (this "Amendment"), among Alternative Resources
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with headquarters located
at 600 Hart Road, Suite 300, Barrington, Illinois 60010, Wynnchurch Capital
Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and Wynnchurch Capital Partners
Canada, L.P., an Alberta, Canada limited partnership (each a "Purchaser," and
collectively, the "Purchasers"), amends the Securities Purchase Agreement dated
as of January 31, 2002, as amended by the First Amendment to Securities Purchase
Agreement and Waiver dated August 8, 2002, the Second Amendment to Securities
Purchase Agreement dated August 30, 2002, the Third Amendment to Securities
Purchase Agreement and Waiver dated as of November 14, 2002, the Fourth
Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Consent dated as of December 27,
2002, the Fifth Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Waiver dated as
of April 14, 2003 and the Sixth Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and
Waiver dated as of August 14, 2003 (such Securities Purchase Agreement, as so
amended, the "Securities Purchase Agreement"), each among the Company and the
Purchasers.

         WHEREAS, the Company and its subsidiaries failed to satisfy (a) the
Tangible Capital Base covenant set forth in Section 7.5(h)(i) of the Securities
Purchase Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2003 and (b) the
Fixed Charge coverage shortfall covenant set forth in Section 7.5(h)(iii) for
the nine month fiscal period ended September 30, 2003, and each such failure
constitutes an Event of Default under Section 5.2 of the Notes (the "September
30 Events of Default");

         WHEREAS, the Company and Fleet Capital Corporation, as Lender pursuant
to that certain Credit and Security Agreement dated as of January 31, 2002, as
amended (the "Credit Agreement") have requested that the Purchasers waive the
September 30 Events of Default and any other existing defaults by the Company as
provided herein, and amend certain provisions of the Securities Purchase
Agreement; and

         WHEREAS, the Purchasers have agreed to waive the September 30 Events of
Default and any other existing defaults under the Securities Purchase Agreement
and to amend certain provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, all
subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements
contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.       Capitalized Terms.

         Capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement have the same meanings herein as therein, except to the
extent that such meanings are amended hereby. The Securities Purchase Agreement,
together with the Notes, the Warrants, the Subordination Agreement, the Guaranty
(as herein defined) and any other related documents are referred to herein as
the "Subordinated Debt Documents."

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2.       Waiver of September 30 Events of Default.

         Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in
Section 5 hereof, the Purchasers hereby waive the September 30 Events of Default
and any other existing defaults by the Company pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement and the other Subordinated Debt Documents. The parties agree
that nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver of any future Event of
Default (including without limitation, any Event of Default caused by reason of
the failure of the Company to comply with Section 7.5(h) of the Securities
Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, on any other occasion or for any other
period).

3.       Amendments.

         Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in
Section 5 hereof, the Company and the Purchasers agree that the Securities
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the date hereof, as
follows:

         (a)      Section 7.5(h) of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

                  "(h)     Certain Financial Covenants.

                           (i)      Tangible Capital Base. The Company and its
         Subsidiaries shall not (x) as of December 31, 2003, have a consolidated
         Tangible Capital Base of less than ($8,925,000) or (y) as of the end of
         any fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31,
         2004, have a consolidated Tangible Capital Base of less than the sum of
         (A) ($8,925,000) plus (B) on a cumulative basis, 47.5% of positive
         consolidated net income (without reduction for losses) for each fiscal
         quarter ending after December 31, 2003.

                           (ii)     Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Fixed
         Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not at
         any time during any period set forth below be less than the ratio set
         opposite such period:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Minimum Fixed
                                                        Charge Coverage
                 Period                                      Ratio
                 ------                                      -----
<S>                                                     <C>
July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004                   .95 to 1.00

July 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004                    .95 to 1.00

Thereafter (on a rolling four quarters basis)             .95 to 1.00
</TABLE>

                           (iii)    Fixed Charge Coverage Shortfall. The amount
         by which (i) the aggregate Fixed Charges of the Company and its
         Subsidiaries for each fiscal period set forth below, exceeds (ii) the
         total of (w) consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries
         for such period (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication
         in accordance with GAAP) minus (x) the aggregate amount of

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         all Non-Financed Capital Expenditures during such period minus (y) the
         aggregate amount paid, or required to be paid (without duplication), in
         cash in respect of the current portion of all income taxes for such
         period minus (z) the aggregate amount of dividends and distributions
         permitted to be paid under Section 8.6 of the Credit Agreement and
         actually paid in cash during such period, shall not be greater than the
         maximum shortfall amount set forth opposite such fiscal period:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Maximum
            Fiscal Period                                   Shortfall Amount
            -------------                                   ----------------
<S>                                                         <C>
October 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003                      $1,050,000

October 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004                         $1,851,000

October 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004                          $1,917,000"
</TABLE>

                  (b)      Section 7.6(g) of the Securities Purchase Agreement
         is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

                           "(g)     Capital Expenditures. Company and each of
         the Subsidiaries shall not make or incur any capital expenditures
         (including, without limitation, incurring any Capital Lease
         Obligations) which, in the aggregate exceed $52,500 at any time during
         any fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December
         31, 2003."

4.       No Default; Representations and Warranties, etc.

         The Company hereby represents, warrants and confirms that: (a) the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article 3 of the
Securities Purchase Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof
as if made on such date (except to the extent that such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date); (b) after giving effect to this
Amendment, the Company is in compliance with all of the terms and provisions set
forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Subordinated Debt
Documents; (c) after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default (as
defined in the Notes) has occurred and is continuing; and (d) the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Amendment (i) have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, (ii) will not
violate any applicable law or regulation or the organizational documents of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) will not violate or result in a
default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on the
Company or any of its assets, including without limitation, the Credit Agreement
or any other Loan Document (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and (iv) do not
require any consent, waiver or approval of or by any person (other than the
Purchasers) which has not been obtained.

5.       Conditions to Effectiveness.

         The effectiveness of this Amendment shall be subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

                                      -3-
<PAGE>

         (a)      The Purchasers shall have received counterparts of this
Amendment duly executed by the Company;

         (b)      The Purchasers shall have received a Certificate of the
Secretary of the Company, certifying that this Amendment has been duly
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company;

         (c)      The Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers evidence
that Lender has executed and delivered to the Company a written amendment and
waiver with respect to the Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement),
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers;

         (d)      The Company, ARC Service, Inc., ARC Solutions, Inc., ARC
Midholding, Inc., Writers Inc., ARC Technology Management LLC, ARC Staffing
Management LLC, and ARC Shared Services LLC and Fleet Capital Corporation shall
have executed and delivered to the Purchasers an amendment to the Guaranty
Agreement dated as of April 14, 2003 made by Purchasers for the benefit of Fleet
Capital Corporation, as amended (the "Guaranty"), in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchasers; and

         (e)      The Company shall have reimbursed the Purchasers for all
reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and
disbursements, incurred by the Purchasers in connection with (i) this Amendment
and the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) all previous amendments or
modifications to the Subordinated Debt Documents and the transactions
contemplated thereby.

6.       Miscellaneous.

         (a)      Except as specifically amended hereby, all of the terms and
provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the other Subordinated Debt
Documents and all related documents, shall remain in full force and effect.

         (b)      This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be an original, but all
counterparts shall together constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed
signature page hereto by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery
of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

         (c)      This Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Illinois and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

                  [Remainder of Page Left Intentionally Blank]

                                      -4-
<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh
Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Waiver to be duly executed by
their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

COMPANY:

ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES CORPORATION

By:      /s/ Steven Purcell
         ----------------------------------------
         Name:    Steven Purcell
         Title:   Chief Financial Officer

PURCHASERS:

WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By:   Wynnchurch Partners, L.P., its general partner
By:      Wynnchurch Management Inc., its general partner

By:      /s/ John A. Hatherly
         ----------------------------------------
         Name:    John A. Hatherly
         Title:   President

WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS CANADA, L.P.
By:   Wynnchurch Partners Canada, L.P., its general partner
By:      Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc., its general partner

By:      /s/ John A. Hatherly
         ----------------------------------------
         Name:    John A. Hatherly
         Title:   President

                                      -5-


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<TYPE>EX-99.(DD)
<SEQUENCE>5
<FILENAME>v94807a8exv99wxddy.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT DD
<TEXT>
<PAGE>

                                                                      EXHIBIT DD
                        WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                    WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS CANADA, L.P.
                                 Two Conway Park
                           150 Field Drive, Suite 165
                           Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

                                                               November 14, 2003

Fleet Capital Corporation
One Federal Street
Mail Stop MA DE 10307X
Boston, Massachusetts  02106
Attn: Christopher Godfrey

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (i) the Credit and Security Agreement dated as of January
31, 2002 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Credit
Agreement") among Alternative Resources Corporation, ARC Service, Inc., ARC
Solutions, Inc., ARC Midholding, Inc., Writers Inc., ARC Technology Management
LLC, ARC Staffing Management LLC, and ARC Shared Services LLC, as co-borrowers
(the "Borrowers") and Fleet Capital Corporation, as lender (the "Lender"), (ii)
the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of January 31, 2002 (as
heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Subordination and
Intercreditor Agreement") among Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. ("Wynnchurch
USA"), Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P. ("Wynnchurch Canada", and
collectively with Wynnchurch USA, "Wynnchurch"), the Borrowers and the Lender,
(iii) the Guaranty Agreement dated as of July 15, 2003, made by Wynnchurch to
the Lender (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the
"Guaranty"), and (iv) the Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver dated
as of the date hereof among the Borrowers and the Lender (the "Eighth
Amendment"). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein as
defined terms have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

Wynnchurch acknowledges that (i) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing under the Credit Agreement as a result of the Borrower's failure to
satisfy (A) the Tangible Capital Base covenant set forth in Section 8.10(a) of
the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2003 and (B) the
Fixed Charge coverage shortfall covenant set forth in Section 8.10(c) for the
nine month fiscal period ended September 30, 2003 (collectively, the "September
30, 2003 Events of Default"), and (ii) pursuant to the Eighth Amendment, the
Lender has agreed to waive the September 30, 2003 Events of Default and to amend
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as more fully set forth in the Eight
Amendment. Wynnchurch further acknowledges that the execution and delivery by
Wynnchurch of (A) a written waiver with respect to the existing defaults of the
Borrowers under the Subordinated Debt Documents and the amendment of the
financial covenants set forth in the Subordinated Debt Documents, and (B) this
acknowledgement letter, are conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the
Eighth Amendment.

Accordingly, to induce the Lender to enter into the Eighth Amendment and to
enable the Borrowers to satisfy the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of
the Eighth Amendment, Wynnchurch hereby (i) confirms that Wynnchurch has
executed and delivered to the Borrowers a written amendment and waiver with
respect to the existing defaults under and financial covenant provisions
contained in the

<PAGE>

Subordinated Debt Documents, (ii) executes and delivers to the Lender this
acknowledgement letter, (iii) covenants and agrees that notwithstanding anything
to contrary contained in the Wynnchurch Subordinated Notes, any other
Subordinated Debt Document, the Credit Agreement, the Subordination and
Intercreditor Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Borrowers shall not be
required to pay to Wynnchurch, and Wynnchurch shall not accept from the
Borrowers, any cash payments of interest owed with respect to the Wynnchurch
Subordinated Notes for any period from and after June 1, 2003 unless and until
such time as the Lender receives from the Borrowers a Compliance Certificate for
the fiscal quarter of the Borrowers ending December 31, 2003 or any subsequent
quarterly period, demonstrating that immediately prior to and after giving
effect to each contemplated cash payment of interest in respect of the
Wynnchurch Subordinated Notes, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing under the Credit Agreement and the Borrowers shall be in full
compliance with the financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement, as
amended by the Eighth Amendment, and (iv) acknowledges that the Guaranty remains
in full force and effect and hereby ratifies and confirms the Guaranty in all
respects except that, upon and after the effectiveness of the Eighth Amendment,
each reference in the Guaranty to the "Credit Agreement" shall mean and be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by the Eighth Amendment. For
purposes of clarification, notwithstanding Wynnchurch's covenant and agreement
contained in clause (iii) above, interest shall continue to accrue on the
Wynnchurch Subordinated Notes.

Wynnchurch hereby further represents, warrants and confirms to the Lender that
(i) as of September 30, 2003, (A) the Capital Commitments (as defined in the
Guaranty) of Wynnchurch USA aggregate $80,250,000; (B) the Capital Commitments
of Wynnchurch Canada aggregate $82,852,885; (C) Capital Calls (as defined in the
Guaranty) aggregating $39,872,915 have been made by Wynnchurch USA; (D) Capital
Calls aggregating $41,238,630 have been made by Wynnchurch Canada; and (E) no
Investor (as defined in the Guaranty) has failed to fund all of the amounts
required to be paid by such Investor pursuant to Capital Calls heretofore made
or is otherwise in default under any subscription agreement relating to its
investment in Wynnchurch USA or Wynnchurch Canada, as applicable; (ii) the
representations and warranties of Wynnchurch contained in the Guaranty are true
and correct on and as of the date hereof as if made on such date (except to the
extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier
date); (iii) the aggregate amount of Uncalled Capital Commitments (as defined in
the Guaranty) in respect of Wynnchurch equals or exceeds three times the
aggregate Guarantor Indebtedness (as defined in the Guaranty).

The New Wynnchurch Subordinated Notes (as defined in the Guaranty), if issued,
will contain the terms applicable to the Wynnchurch Subordinated Notes (as
amended from time to time, including pursuant to the Second Amendment to Notes
dated as of August 14, 2003 between Wynnchurch and the Company), subject to the
terms of the Guaranty.

The parties acknowledge and agree that upon payment in full of the Obligations
and termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment (each as defined in the
Credit Agreement), the obligations and agreements set forth in this
acknowledgement letter shall terminate and this acknowledgement letter shall be
of no further force and effect.

                            [Signature pages follow.]

<PAGE>

                         Very truly yours,

                         WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                         By: Wynnchurch Partners, L.P., it general partner

                         By: Wynnchurch Management Inc., its general partner

                         By: /s/ John A. Hatherly
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                         Name:   John a. Hatherly
                         Title:  President

                         WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS
                         CANADA, L.P.

                         By: Wynnchurch Partners Canada, L.P., its general
                             partner

                         By: Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc., its general partner

                         By: /s/ John A. Hatherly
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                         Name:   John A. Hatherly
                         Title:  President

<PAGE>

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES CORPORATION,
  individually and on behalf of the other Borrowers

By: /s/ Steven Purcell
   ---------------------------------
Name:   Steven Purcell
Title:  Chief Financial Officer

</TEXT>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.(EE)
<SEQUENCE>6
<FILENAME>v94807a8exv99wxeey.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT EE
<TEXT>
<PAGE>

                                                                      EXHIBIT EE

                     SECOND AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY AGREEMENT

         This SECOND AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY AGREEMENT dated as of November 14,
2003 (this "Amendment"), is made by WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("Wynnchurch USA", and WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS
CANADA, L.P., an Alberta, Canada limited partnership ("Wynnchurch Canada", and
collectively with Wynnchurch USA, the "Guarantors"), and FLEET CAPITAL
CORPORATION (the "Lender").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, Alternative Resources Corporation ("ARC"), ARC Service, Inc.,
ARC Solutions, Inc., ARC Midholding, Inc., Writers Inc., ARC Technology
Management LLC, ARC Staffing Management LLC, and ARC Shared Services LLC
(collectively, the "Borrowers") and the Lender are parties to a Credit and
Security Agreement dated as of January 31, 2002 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, including, without limitation, by the
Eighth Amendment described below, the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the
Lender has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to
make loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrowers;

         WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Eighth
Amendment provides, among other things, for the Lender to make overadvances (the
"Overadvances") for the benefit of the Borrowers until March 31, 2004, or such
later date as the Lender may agree in writing (the "Overadvance Termination
Date"), in an aggregate amount outstanding from time to time of up to $2,000,000
(the "Overadvance Limit"), as reduced from time to time;

         WHEREAS, Wynnchurch has executed and delivered a Guaranty Agreement
dated as of April 14, 2003, as amended by a First Amendment to Guaranty
Agreement dated as of July 15, 2003 (the "Guaranty Agreement"), pursuant to
which Wynnchurch has guarantied to the Lender the repayment of the Overadvances
up to the Overadvance Limit, as reduced from time to time;

         WHEREAS, the terms of the Credit Agreement (as in effect prior to the
Eighth Amendment) and the Guaranty Agreement respectively provide that the
Overadvance Limit and the amount of Overadvances guarantied by Wynnchurch shall
respectively be reduced from time to time upon the payment in cash by
Bluecurrent, Inc. ("Bluecurrent") to the Borrowers of amounts due in respect of
accounts receivable owing by Bluecurrent to the Borrowers (the "Bluecurrent
Receivables"), on a dollar for dollar basis in an amount equal to such payments;

         WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lender enter into an
Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the "Eighth
Amendment") whereby the Credit Agreement would be amended, among other things,
to (i) extend the Overadvance Termination Date, and (ii) eliminate the automatic
reduction of the Overadvance Limit resulting from the payment of Bluecurrent
Receivables;

         WHEREAS, it is a condition to the Lender's agreement to enter into the
Eighth Amendment that Wynnchurch shall have agreed to amend the Guaranty
Agreement to

<PAGE>

extend the term thereof and to eliminate the automatic reduction in the amount
of Overadvances guarantied thereunder resulting from payments made in respect of
Bluecurrent Receivables;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce the Lender to enter into the Eight
Amendment and to continue to make Loans and Overadvances to the Borrowers as
provided in the Credit Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration,
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Guarantors, the Guarantors hereby
agree as follows:

         1.       Capitalized Terms.

         Capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Guaranty
Agreement have the same meanings herein as therein, except to the extent that
such meanings are amended hereby.

         2.       Amendments to Guaranty Agreement.

         The Guarantors and the Lender hereby agree that the Guaranty Agreement
is amended as follows:

                  (a)      Amendment to Section 2(b) of the Guaranty Agreement.
Section 2(b) of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

                           "(b)     Notwithstanding any provision of this
                  Agreement to the contrary, the obligations of the Guarantors
                  under this Agreement shall not exceed the sum of (i)
                  $2,000,000 (the "Initial Guaranty Amount"), plus (ii) in the
                  event any payment to be made by the Guarantors hereunder is
                  not made when due, interest at the Post-Default Rate accruing
                  on such unpaid amount from the date such amount became due
                  hereunder, plus (iii) the reasonable expenses (including fees
                  and expenses of counsel), if any, incurred by the Lender in
                  enforcement of and collection under this Agreement."

                  (b)      Amendment to Section 3(a) of the Guaranty Agreement.
Section 3(a) of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

                           "(a)     Upon failure by the Borrowers punctually to
                  pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligation on the Overadvance
                  Termination Date or on any date prior to the Overadvance
                  Termination Date that the entire balance of the Loans shall
                  become due as a result of acceleration or the occurrence of
                  events described in subsections 9.1(g) or (h) of the Credit
                  Agreement, the Lender may make demand upon the Guarantors for
                  the payment or performance of the Guaranteed Obligation (as
                  outstanding on Overadvance Termination Date or such prior date
                  as the entire balance of the Loans shall become due, as
                  applicable) and the Guarantors bind and oblige themselves to
                  make such payment or performance not later than 20 days
                  following such demand by Lender.

                                       2
<PAGE>

                  (c)      Amendment to Section 7 of the Guaranty Agreement.
Section 7 of the Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

                           "7.      Termination. This Agreement shall terminate
                  upon the earlier to occur of: (a) such time as (i) all of the
                  Borrower's obligations under the Credit Agreement have been
                  paid in full, (ii) no Letters of Credit remain outstanding,
                  and (iii) the Revolving Credit Commitment has terminated or
                  expired, and (b) such time as all of the Guarantors'
                  obligations under this Agreement have been paid in full."

         3.       Ratification; Acknowledgement.

         The Guaranty Agreement, as modified and amended by this Amendment,
remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all
respects except that, upon and after the effectiveness of the Eighth Amendment,
each reference in the Guaranty Agreement to the Credit Agreement shall mean and
be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by the Eighth Amendment. The
Guarantors hereby acknowledge that, as a result of the Eighth Amendment, the
"Overadvance Termination Date" under the Credit Agreement has been extended to
March 31, 2004 or such later date as the Lender may agree in writing.

         4.       Representations and Warranties.

         The Guarantors hereby represent, warrant and confirm that: (a) the
representations and warranties of the Guarantors contained in the Guaranty
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as if made on such
date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date); (b) the Guarantors are in compliance with all of the
covenants, terms and provisions set forth in the Guaranty Agreement; and (c) the
execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantors of this Amendment (i) have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Guarantors, (ii)
will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the organizational
documents of any Guarantor, (iii) will not violate or result in a default under
any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on any Guarantor or any of
its assets, and (iv) do not require any consent, waiver or approval of or by any
Person which has not been obtained.

         5.       Successors and Assigns.

         This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns

         6.       Counterparts; Governing Law.

         This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts which
together shall constitute one agreement and delivery of an executed signature
page by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart. This Amendment shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws (other than the conflict of laws rules) of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

                                       3
<PAGE>

         7.       Fee.

         In consideration for the Guarantors' entry into this Amendment, ARC
agrees to pay the Guarantors Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) per month (pro
rated for partial months) for each month during the period (the "Guaranty
Period") from the date of this Amendment to the date of termination of the
Guaranty Agreement and satisfaction in full of all obligations of Guarantors
hereunder (the "Amendment Payment"), payable in the manner set forth in this
Section 7, and Lender hereby consents to such payment. The Amendment Payment
shall be treated as if it is additional interest payable pursuant to that
certain Note dated as of January 31, 2002, as amended, of ARC to Wynnchurch
Canada, and that certain Note dated as of January 31, 2002, as amended, of ARC
to Wynnchurch USA (such notes collectively, the "Notes"). The Amendment Payment
shall be allocated between the Guarantors in proportion to the original
principal amount of such Notes and in each case such payments shall accrue as of
the date when earned (it being agreed that such monthly fee shall be deemed
earned in advance on the date of this Amendment and the first day of each month
during the Guaranty Period) . The Amendment Payment shall accrue interest as if
it were interest accrued pursuant to the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Amendment Payment shall be deemed to be a "Subordinated Obligation" pursuant
to the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of January 31, 2002,
among the Guarantors, the Lender and the Borrowers (as amended, the
"Subordination Agreement") and shall be deferred and not be paid, except as
permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Subordination
Agreement, treating the payment of the Amendment Payment as the payment of
additional interest pursuant to the Notes. In addition to the foregoing, and
without limiting any other agreement between the Guarantors and the Borrower,
the Borrower hereby (i) confirms that it is obligated to pay all fees described
in the Guaranty Agreement as amended (including the fee due Wynnchurch Capital
Ltd. described in the First Amendment to Guaranty Agreement dated as of July 15,
2003) and (ii) agrees to pay (forthwith upon demand by Guarantors) all legal and
accounting fees and expenses incurred by Guarantors in connection with the
Guaranty Agreement and all amendments thereto, including without limitation all
fees and expenses incurred in connection with analysis and filings made under or
in connection with United States securities laws.

                                       4
<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as a
sealed instrument as of the date first above written.

                              GUARANTORS:

                              WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                              By: Wynnchurch Partners, L.P., its General Partner

                              By: Wynnchurch Management Inc.,
                                  its General Partner

                              By: /s/ John A. Hatherly
                                  ---------------------------------------
                              Name: John a. Hatherly
                              Title: President

                              WYNNCHURCH CAPITAL PARTNERS CANADA, L.P.

                              By: Wynnchurch Partners Canada, L.P.,
                                  its General Partner

                              By: Wynnchurch GP Canada, Inc.,
                                  its General Partner

                              By: /s/ John A. Hatherly
                                  ---------------------------------------
                              Name: John a. Hatherly
                              Title: President

                              LENDER:

                              FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION

                              By: /s/ Christopher Godfrey
                                  ---------------------------------------
                                  Name: Christopher Godfrey
                                  Title: Senior Vice President

2nd Amendment to Guaranty
<PAGE>

The undersigned acknowledge the foregoing Amendment and agree to be bound by the
terms of Section 7 thereof.

ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES CORPORATION

By: /s/ Steven Purcell
    ---------------------------
Name: Steven Purcell
Title: Chief Financial Officer

ARC SERVICE, INC.

By: /s/ Marino Petropoulos
    ---------------------------
Name: Marino Petropoulos
Title: Treasurer

ARC SOLUTIONS, INC.

By: /s/ Marino Petropoulos
    ---------------------------
Name: Marino Petropoulos
Title: Treasurer

ARC MIDHOLDING, INC.

By: /s/ Marino Petropoulos
    ---------------------------
Name: Marino Petropoulos
Title: Treasurer

WRITERS INC.

By: /s/ Marino Petropoulos
    ---------------------------
Name: Marino Petropoulos
Title: Treasurer

2nd Amendment to Guaranty
<PAGE>

ARC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT LLC

By: ARC SERVICE, INC., its Manager and sole member

By: /s/ Steven Purcell
    ---------------------------
Name: Steven Purcell
Title: Director

ARC STAFFING MANAGEMENT LLC

By: ARC SERVICE, INC., its Manager and sole member

By: /s/ Steven Purcell
    ----------------------------
Name: Steven Purcell
Title: Director

ARC SHARED SERVICES LLC

By:  ARC SERVICE, INC., its Manager and sole member

By: /s/ Steven Purcell
    ----------------------------
Name: Steven Purcell
Title: Director

2nd Amendment to Guaranty

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