1 EXHIBIT 2.1 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF JUNE 23, 1998Agreement and Plan of Merger • June 25th, 1998 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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BY AND AMONGAsset Purchase Agreement • November 23rd, 1998 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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RECITALSCredit Agreement • August 24th, 1998 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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BY AND AMONGAsset Purchase Agreement • February 16th, 1999 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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EXHIBIT 10.13 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 4th day of June, 1997, by and between The Maxim Group, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), and A.J. Nassar (hereinafter "Executive"); WHEREAS, the Board of...Employment Agreement • June 16th, 1997 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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RECITALSCredit Agreement • October 19th, 1999 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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EXHIBIT 10.26 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT -------------------- THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 27th day of September, 1999, by and between The Maxim Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Leonard H. Thill (hereinafter...Employment Agreement • October 19th, 1999 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENTCredit Agreement • November 12th, 1999 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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W I T N E S S E T H - - - - - - - - - -Employment Agreement • May 1st, 1998 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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Exhibit 10.23 CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 26, 1997Credit Agreement • September 15th, 1997 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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EXHIBIT 10.4Employment Contract • January 21st, 1997 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTEmployment Agreement • May 1st, 1998 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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EXHIBIT 4.2Assumption Agreement • January 13th, 1997 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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EXHIBIT 10.23 AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENTCredit Agreement • October 19th, 1999 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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EXHIBIT 10.6Employment Agreement • January 21st, 1997 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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EXHIBIT 1.1Maxim Group Inc / • January 21st, 1997 • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • New York
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BETWEEN CARPETMAX, L.P. ANDAgreement • October 19th, 1999 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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EXHIBIT 10.25 SHAREHOLDER'S AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into this 9th day of August, 1998, by and between THE MAXIM GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the "Company"), and SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC., a Georgia...Shareholder's Agreement • August 24th, 1998 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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RECITALSWaiver and Consent Agreement • August 24th, 1998 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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EXHIBIT 10.2 EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter called "Extension") effective July 30, 1996, by and between IMAGE INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the "Company") and LARRY...Extension of Employment Agreement • January 21st, 1997 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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RECITALSCredit Agreement and Forbearance • October 19th, 1999 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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EXHIBIT 4.1Plan and Agreement of Conversion • January 13th, 1997 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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September 24, 1997 The Maxim Group, Inc. for Itself And the Borrowers Identified on The Signature Pages Hereto 210 TownPark Drive Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 Attention: Thomas P. Leahey Executive Vice President/Finance Re: Consent, Waiver and Amendment...Credit Agreement • May 1st, 1998 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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1 EXHIBIT 2.1.1 THE MAXIM GROUP, INC. 210 TownPark Drive Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 August 9, 1998 Shaw Industries, Inc. 616 East Walnut Avenue Dalton, Georgia 30720 Attn: Chairman Re: Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 23, 1998 (the "Merger...Maxim Group Inc / • August 24th, 1998 • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
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EXHIBIT 4.3Replacement Stock Option Agreement • January 13th, 1997 • Maxim Group Inc / • Retail-home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores • Georgia
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