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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000897423-03-000083.txt : 20030422
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20030422172214
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897423-03-000083
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030414
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030422

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PERSONNEL GROUP OF AMERICA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000948850
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363]
		IRS NUMBER:				561930691
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13956
		FILM NUMBER:		03658819

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5605 CARNEGIE BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 500
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28209
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7044425100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5605 CARNEGIE BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28209

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMALGAMATED GADGET LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001114634
		RELATIONSHIP:				OWNER

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		301 COMMERCE ST
		STREET 2:		STE 2975
		CITY:			FORT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		.

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 BRAZOS
		STREET 2:		STE 1100
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78701
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    <TD vAlign=top width=115><B><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="6"><br>
      Form 3</font></B></TD>
    <TD width=524>
      <CENTER>
      <P><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><STRONG>UNITED STATES
      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>Washington, DC
      20549</STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF
      SECURITIES</STRONG></B></FONT><BR><FONT
      face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2><BR>Filed pursuant to Section
      16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
      Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment
      Company Act of 1940 </FONT></P></CENTER></TD>
    <TD width=135><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>
      <CENTER>OMB APPROVAL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</CENTER>OMB Number:
      3235-0104<BR>Expires: January 31, 2005<BR>Estimated average
      burden<BR>hours per response. . . 0.5<BR></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>(Print or
      type responses)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD noWrap rowSpan=3><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>1.
      Name and Address of Reporting Person*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      <BR><BR><b>Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.</b></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>
      <HR noShade SIZE=1>

      </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Last)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(First)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Middle)<BR><BR><b>301
      Commerce Street, Suite 2975</b></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>
      <HR noShade SIZE=1>

      </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Street)<BR><b>Fort Worth,
      Texas 76102</b>
      </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>
      <HR noShade SIZE=1>

      </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(City)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(State)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip)<BR></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>2. Date of
      Event<BR>Requiring
      Statement<BR>(Month/Day/Year)<BR><BR><B>04/14/2003</B><BR></FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol <BR><BR><b>Personnel
      Group of America, Inc. (PRGA)</b></FONT> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD rowSpan=2><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">3. I.R.S.
      Identification<BR>Number of Reporting<BR>Person, if an
      entity<BR>(voluntary)<BR><BR><BR></font></TD>
    <TD rowSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>5.
      Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to
      Issuer<BR>&nbsp;(Check
      all applicable)<BR>___ Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b> <u>&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
      </b>10% Owner<BR>___ Officer &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;___Other&nbsp;<br>
 (give title &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(specify&nbsp;<br>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;below)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;below)</FONT>
    </TD>
    <TD width=246><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>6. If
      Amendment, Date of<BR>Original (Month/Day/Year)<BR></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD width=246><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">7.
      Individual or Joint/Group<BR>Filing (Check Applicable Line)<BR>___ Form filed by One Reporting Person<BR><u><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></u>
      Form filed by More than One
      Reporting Person<BR></font></TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
      size=2><BR></FONT> <B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially
      Owned</FONT> </B> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD vAlign=top><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1. Title
      of Security<BR>(Instr. 4)</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">2. Amount
      of Securities<BR>Beneficially Owned<BR>(Instr. 4)</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">3.
      Ownership<BR>Form: Direct<BR>(D) or Indirect<BR>(I) &nbsp;(Instr.
    5)</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">4. Nature
      of Indirect Beneficial Ownership<BR>(Instr. 5)</font></TD></TR>
  <tr>
    <TD><B><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Common
      Stock, $0.01 par value</font></B></TD>
    <TD align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">4,883,245 (1)</font></b></TD>
    <TD align=middle><B><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">D-Amalgamated
      Gadget, L.P.</font></B></TD>
    <TD><B><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">N/A&nbsp;</font></B></TD>
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    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD align=middle><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD><B><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;</font></B></TD>
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    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><B><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;</font></B></TD>
  </tr>
  <TR>
    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><B><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;</font></B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD align=left colSpan=2><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
      beneficially owned directly or indirectly.<BR>* If the form is filed by
      more than one reporting person, <EM>see</EM> Instructions
    5(b)(v).</font></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD align=left><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Potential
      persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in
      this form are not<BR>required to respond unless the form displays a
      currently valid OMB control number.<BR><br>
      Page 1 of 3</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=bottom align=right width=100><FONT
      face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Over)<BR>SEC 1474
    (7-02)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>&lt;PAGE&gt;<BR><B>Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g.,
      puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible
  securities)</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD noWrap rowSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>1.
      Title of Derivative Security<BR>(Instr. 4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD colSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>2. Date
      Exercisable and<BR>Expiration Date<BR>(Month/Day/Year)<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
    <TD colSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>3. Title
      and Amount of Securities Underlying<BR>Derivative Security<BR>(Instr.
      4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD rowSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>4.
      Conversion or<BR>Exercise<BR>Price of<BR>Derivative<BR>Security </FONT></TD>
    <TD rowSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>5.
      Ownership<BR>Form of<BR>Derivative<BR>Security:<BR>Direct<BR>(D)
      or<BR>Indirect<BR>(I)<BR>(Instr. 5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD rowSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>6. Nature
      of Indirect<BR>Beneficial Ownership<BR>(Instr. 5)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>Date Exercisable</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>Expiration Date</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>Title</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>Amount<BR>or<BR>Number<BR>of<BR>Shares</FONT></TD></TR>
  <tr>
    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Series B Convertible
      Participating Preferred Stock</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>&nbsp;Immediately</FONT> </B></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">N/A&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Common Stock&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">18,256,000&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">100:1
      Conversion Ratio&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">D -
      Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
    size=2>N/A&nbsp;</FONT></B></TD>
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    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>&nbsp;</FONT> </B></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
    size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></B></TD>
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    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>&nbsp;</FONT> </B></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>&nbsp;</FONT> </B></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=right><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=middle><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></TD>
    <TD><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
    size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD align=left><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Explanation of Responses:<BR><BR><b>SEE
      CONTINUATION SHEET</b><BR><BR></font></TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=right width=23><FONT
      face="Times New Roman" size=2>**</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width=365><FONT
      face="Times New Roman" size=2>Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.<BR><EM>See</EM>
      18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).</FONT> </TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width=314><font size="2"><FONT
      face="Times New Roman"><B>AMALGAMATED GADGET, L.P.<br>
      By: Scepter Holdings, Inc.,<br>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; its general partner<br>
      </B></FONT></font><FONT
      face="Times New Roman"><B>
      <br>
      By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ William Holloway<br>
      </u> </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William Holloway,
      Authorized Signatory<br>
      **Signature of Reporting Person</FONT>
 </TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=80><font size="2"><B><FONT
      face="Times New Roman">04/22/2003</FONT></B><FONT
      face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></font><FONT
      face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>
      <HR width=80 noShade SIZE=1>
      </FONT> <FONT
      face="Times New Roman" size=2>
      Date</FONT> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=right width=23><FONT face="Times New Roman"
      size=2>Note:</FONT></TD>
    <TD colSpan=3><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>File three
      copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.<br>
      If space is insufficient,<br>
      See Instruction 6 for procedure.<BR></FONT>
</TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER>
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<P align=left>&nbsp; </P>

<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman">CONTINUATION SHEET TO FORM 3</font></P>
</FONT>
</B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font face="Times New Roman"><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P><font face="Times New Roman"><BR>
Name and Address of Reporting Person:</font></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN=3>
<FONT SIZE=2><P><font face="Times New Roman"><BR>
Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.<br>
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2975<br>
Fort Worth, Texas 76102</font></FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P> </FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P> </FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><font face="Times New Roman">Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:</font></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><font face="Times New Roman">Personnel Group of America, Inc. (PRGA)<BR>
</font>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><font face="Times New Roman">Date of Event Requiring Statement:</font></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">April 14, 2003</font></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></TD>
</TR>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><font face="Times New Roman"><BR>
Other Reporting Person:</font></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><font face="Times New Roman"><BR>
Signature of Reporting Person:<BR>
</font>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>
Scepter
Holdings, Inc. (2)<br>
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2975<br>
Fort Worth, Texas 76102<font face="Times New Roman">
322:    <br>
<br>
Geoffrey
P. Raynor (2)<br>
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2975<br>
Fort Worth, Texas 76102<BR>
<BR>
</font>
  </TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">

SCEPTER
  HOLDINGS, INC.<br>
  By: <u>/s/ William Holloway<br>
  </u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; William Holloway, Authorized Signatory<br>
  <br>
  <br>
  <u>/s/ Geoffrey P. Raynor<br>
  </u>Geoffrey P. Raynor
  </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<FONT SIZE=2><P>
<font face="Times New Roman">
<BR>
Explanation of Responses:<BR>
<BR>

(1)
All securities reported herein as being owned by Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.
(&quot;Amalgamated&quot;), were purchased by Amalgamated for and on behalf of R<sup>2</sup>
Investments, LDC (&quot;R<sup>2</sup>&quot;), pursuant to an Investment
Management Agreement. Pursuant to such Agreement, Amalgamated has sole voting
and dispositive power of such shares and R<sup>2</sup> has no beneficial
ownership of such shares. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that
Amalgamated is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Act&quot;).<br>
<br>
(2) Scepter Holdings, Inc. (&quot;Scepter&quot;) is the general partner of
Amalgamated, which is the holder of the securities reported herein. Geoffrey P.
Raynor (&quot;Raynor&quot;) is the sole shareholder of Scepter. Pursuant to Rule
16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Act, each of Scepter and Raynor is deemed to be the
beneficial owner of any securities beneficially owned by Amalgamated only to the
extent of the greater of his or its respective direct or indirect interest in
the profits or capital account of Amalgamated.
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