Noodle Kidoodle Inc – ‘PRES14A’ for 12/11/95

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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT 

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

Filed by the registrant  /x/                                        

Filed by a party other than the registrant / /                      

Check the appropriate box:                                          

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/x/  Preliminary proxy statement             / /  Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only
                                                   (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))         
/ /  Definitive proxy statement                                                               

/ /  Definitive additional materials                                                          

/ /  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12                            

GREENMAN BROS. INC. 
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box):                              

/x/       $125 per Exchange Act Rule 0-11(c)(1)(ii), 14a-6(i)(1), or
14a-6(i)(2).                                    

     / /       $500 per each party to the controversy pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 14a-6(i)(3).                               

    / /       Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4)
and 0-11.                                       

     (1)       Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:

  (2)       Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:

(3)       Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction   
computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11:    

(4)       Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:          

(5)       Total fee paid:                                           

/ /       Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.           

/ /       Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by 
              Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which
              the offsetting fee was paid previously.  Identify the previous
       filing by registration statement number, or the form or
schedule and the date of its filing.            

(1)       Amount previously paid:                                   

(2)       Form, schedule or registration statement no.:             

(3)       Filing party:                                             

(4)       Date filed:                                               

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GREENMAN BROS. INC. 
105 PRICE PARKWAY 
FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK 11735 

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS 
DECEMBER 11, 1995 

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To Our Stockholders:                                                            

You are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting of the        
Stockholders of Greenman Bros. Inc. (the "Company"), which will be held at      
Chemical Bank, 395 North Service Road, Melville, New York, Media Room, Lower    
Level, on Monday, December 11, 1995 at 3:00 p.m. local time for the following   
purposes:                                                                       

 1.     to act upon a proposal to reincorporate the Company in Delaware;

   2.     to act upon a proposal to change the name of the Company to Noodle
Kidoodle, Inc.;                                         

3.     to act upon a proposal to increase the authorized shares of    
Preferred Stock of the Company;                         

   4.     to act upon a proposal to increase the authorized shares of Common
Stock of the Company;                                   

5.     to act upon a proposal to increase the number of options       
          automatically awarded annually to outside directors of the Company
   and the number of shares authorized for issuance, under the
Company's Outside Directors' 1994 Stock Option Plan; and

6.     to transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.                                                

    The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on November 6, 1995
as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive    
notice of, and to vote at, the meeting or at any adjournment thereof.           

                                         By Order of the Board of Directors,

                          /s/ Stanley Greenman

                      STANLEY GREENMAN
                           Chairman of the Board

Farmingdale, New York                                                           
November 13, 1995                                                               

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS IN        
PERSON, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE   
ENCLOSED POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE.                                                 

PLEASE NOTE: Directions to Chemical Bank in Melville, N.Y. can be found on the  
last page of the accompanying proxy statement.                                  

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GREENMAN BROS. INC. 
105 PRICE PARKWAY 
FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK 11735 

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PROXY STATEMENT 
DECEMBER 11, 1995 

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  This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by
the Board of Directors of Greenman Bros. Inc. (the "Company") of proxies to be  
voted at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company which has been      
scheduled for Monday, December 11, 1995 and any adjournment or adjournments     
thereof. The shares represented by each properly executed proxy solicited by    
the Board of Directors and received by the Company will be voted as specified   
by the stockholder on the proxy. If no such specification is made shares will   
be voted (i) FOR the proposal to reincorporate the Company in Delaware (the     
"Reincorporation Proposal"), (ii) FOR the proposal to change the name of the    
Company to Noodle Kidoodle, Inc. (the "Change of Name Proposal"),  (iii) FOR    
the proposal to increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock of  
the Company by 500,000 to a total of 1,000,000 shares (the "Increase in         
Preferred Stock Proposal"), (iv) FOR the proposal to increase the number of     
authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company by 5,000,000 to a total of     
15,000,000 shares (the "Increase in Common Stock Proposal"), (v) FOR the        
proposal to increase the number of options automatically awarded annually to    
outside directors to 4,000 from 1,000, and the number of shares authorized for  
issuance under the Company's Outside Directors' 1994 Stock Option Plan (the     
"Plan") to a total of 125,000 shares from 75,000 shares (the "Plan Increase     
Proposal," and, together with the Reincorporation Proposal, the Change of Name  
Proposal, the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal and the Increase in Common   
Stock Proposal, the "Proposals"), and (vi) in accordance with the judgment of   
the person or persons voting such proxies with respect to such other matters,   
if any, as may properly come before the meeting. Any such proxy may be revoked  
at any time before its exercise by giving written notice of revocation to the   
Secretary of the Company, by submitting a later-dated proxy or by voting in     
person at the meeting (after having notified the Secretary at any time prior to 
the voting of the proxy).                                                       

  If sufficient stockholders approve the Proposals, the Board of Directors
will merge the Company into a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of the Company   
which would be the surviving corporation and adopt the Certificate of           
Incorporation of the Delaware subsidiary attached as Exhibit A to Annex I       
hereto as the Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation,        
thereby reincorporating the Company in Delaware, changing its name to Noodle    
Kidoodle, Inc. and authorizing the additional Preferred Stock and Common Stock, 
and amend the Plan to authorize issuance of the additional shares provided for  
under the Plan Increase Proposal.                                               

  This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are being mailed
to stockholders of the Company on or about November 13, 1995.                   

  Following the original mailing of proxy solicitation material, executive
and other employees of the Company and professional proxy solicitors,  may      
solicit proxies by mail, telephone, telegraph and personal interview.           
Arrangements may also be made with brokerage houses and other custodians,       
nominees and fiduciaries who are record holders of the Company's Common Stock   
to forward proxy solicitation material to the beneficial owners of such stock,  
and the Company may reimburse such record holders for their reasonable expenses 
incurred in such forwarding. The cost of soliciting proxies in the enclosed     
form will be borne by the Company.                                              

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RECORD DATE, VOTING RIGHTS AND VOTING PROCEDURES

Only holders of the Company's Common Stock of record at the close of  
business on November 6, 1995 are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, 
the meeting. At the close of business on November 6, 1995, there were           
outstanding and entitled to vote 5,369,190 shares of Common Stock. Each holder  
of record of Common Stock on the record date will be entitled to one vote for   
each share registered in such stockholder's name on each of the matters to come 
before the meeting.                                                             

The holders of the Company's Common Stock vote as a single class with 
regard to all matters to be voted upon at the Special Meeting.                  

Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, boxes and a
designated blank space are provided on the proxy card for stockholders to mark  
if they wish either to vote "for", "against" or "abstain" on a proposal.  New   
York law and the Company's By-Laws require the presence of a quorum for the     
Special Meeting, defined here as a majority of the shares of the Company's      
Common Stock issued and outstanding. Abstentions will be counted in determining 
whether a quorum has been reached, as will broker non-votes, which are          
described below.                                                                

 Assuming a quorum is reached at the Special Meeting, it is planned that
stockholders will vote on the following matters: (1) the Reincorporation        
Proposal; (2) the Change of Name Proposal; (3) the Increase in Preferred Stock  
Proposal; (4) the Increase in Common Stock Proposal; and (5) the Plan Increase  
Proposal.                                                                       

Pursuant to New York law and the Company's By-Laws, approval of the   
Reincorporation Proposal requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all     
outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, and approval of the Change of Name 
Proposal, the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal, the Increase in Common      
Stock Proposal, and the Plan Increase Proposal requires the affirmative vote of 
a majority of all outstanding shares entitled to be voted thereon, in person or 
by proxy, at the meeting.                                                       

 Abstentions are counted in determining the number of outstanding shares
entitled to vote but are not counted as votes cast for a proposal; therefore,   
abstentions will have the effect of a vote against each of the Proposals.       

Brokers holding shares in street name for beneficial owners must vote 
those shares according to specific instructions they receive from the owners.   
Under applicable rules, if specific instructions are not received, however,     
brokers have the authority to vote the shares in their discretion on certain    
"routine" matters. Absent specific instructions from the beneficial owners in   
the case of "non-routine" matters, the brokers may not vote the shares.  The    
votes on the Proposals are considered "non-routine" matters on which brokers    
may not vote in their discretion. Broker non-votes on the Proposals will have   
the effect of a vote against the Proposals.                                     

    At the Special Meeting, voting will be tabulated by inspectors of election
appointed by the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors.                  

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS                                                          

  As of  November 6, 1995, the following persons were known by the Company
to own beneficially (as defined under applicable rules of the Securities and    
Exchange Commission) more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock:                

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        NAME AND ADDRESS OF                 AMOUNT AND NATURE OF   PERCENTAGE 
         BENEFICIAL OWNER                   BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP    OF CLASS  
         ----------------                   --------------------  ------------
                                                                              
Ryback Management Corporation . . . . . . .      426,900(1)           8.0%    
and/or Lindner Fund, Inc.                                                     
7711 Carondelet Avenue                                                        
Box 16900                                                                     
St. Louis, MO 63105                                                           

Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.  . . . . . .      387,000(2)           7.2%    
1299 Ocean Avenue                                                             
Suite 650                                                                     
Santa Monica, California 90401                                                

Phyllis Greenman Successor Trustee  . . . .      278,643              5.2%    
of the Bernard Greenman Marital                                               
Deduction Trust Under Agreement                                               
Dated March 22, 1991                                                          
16915 River Birch Circle                                                      
Delray Beach, Florida 33445                                                   

Stanley Greenman  . . . . . . . . . . . . .      360,022(3)           6.6%    
105 Price Parkway                                                             
Farmingdale, New York 11735                                                   

Stewart Katz  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      351,607(4)           6.4%    
105 Price Parkway                                                             
Farmingdale, New York 11735                                                   

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1.   Based upon information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the          
Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 1995.  Such Schedule
states that as of December 31, 1994, Ryback Management Corporation    
("Ryback"), a registered investment advisor, had sole voting and      
investment power as to 426,900 shares of the Company's Common Stock,  
325,300 shares (6.2%) of which are held by Lindner Fund, Inc., a      
registered investment company, for which Ryback serves as investment  
advisor.                                                              

2.   Based upon information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the          
Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 1995.  Such Schedule
states that the beneficial owner has sole voting power as to 245,300  
 shares and sole investment power as to 387,000 shares. Dimensional Fund
   Advisors Inc. ("Dimensional"), a registered investment advisor, is deemed
to have beneficial ownership of 387,000 shares of the Company's Common
  Stock as of November 6, 1995, all of which shares are held in portfolios
   of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc., a registered open-end investment
company, or in series of the DFA Investment Trust Company, a Delaware 
business trust, or the DFA Group Trust and the DFA Participating Group
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which Dimensional serves as investment manager.  Dimensional disclaims
beneficial ownership of all such shares.                              

3.   Includes 18,750 shares owned of record by Stanley Greenman as custodian    
for a child, with respect to which shares Mr.  Greenman disclaims     
beneficial ownership, and 120,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of
options exercisable within 60 days from November 6, 1995.             

4.   Includes 181,200 shares owned of record and beneficially by Stewart Katz's 
   wife, 37,907 shares owned of record by Mr.  Katz's children, with respect
to which shares Mr. Katz disclaims beneficial ownership, and 120,000  
 shares issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days
from November 6, 1995.                                                

MANAGEMENT                                                                      

As of November 6, 1995 each  director and the Three Named Officers (as
defined in "Executive Compensation" below) and the executive officers, nominees 
and directors of the Company as a group, beneficially owned (as defined under   
applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) shares of the       
Company's Common Stock as follows:                                              

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                                                                 PERCENTAGE OF 
                                       AMOUNT AND NATURE OF       CLASS AS OF  
                                      BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP(1)  NOVEMBER 6, 1995
                                      -----------------------  ----------------
                                                                               
Stanley Greenman  . . . . . . . . . .          360,022(2)            6.6%      
Stewart Katz  . . . . . . . . . . . .          351,607(3)            6.4%      
Lester Greenman . . . . . . . . . . .         182,500                3.4%      
William A. Johnson, Jr  . . . . . . .           9,500                  *       
Robert Stokvis  . . . . . . . . . . .          21,750                  *       
Barry W. Ridings  . . . . . . . . . .           3,500                  *       
Joseph A. Madenberg . . . . . . . . .           3,000                  *       
Robin L. Farkas . . . . . . . . . . .           3,000                  *       
Irwin Tantleff  . . . . . . . . . . .           1,500                  *       
All executive officers, nominees and                                           
  directors, as a group (9 persons) .         936,379                16.6%     

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* Less than 1%.                                                                 

1.  Includes shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60     
   days from November 6, 1995 as follows:  Stanley Greenman (120,000), Stewart
 Katz (120,000), Lester Greenman (2,500), William A. Johnson, Jr. (8,500),
Robert Stokvis (4,250), Barry W. Ridings (2,500), Joseph A. Madenberg   
(3,000), Robin L. Farkas (3,000), Irwin Tantleff (-0-).                 

2.  Includes 18,750 shares owned of record by Stanley Greenman as custodian for 
a child, with respect to which shares Mr.  Greenman disclaims beneficial
ownership.                                                              

3.  Includes 181,200 shares owned of record and beneficially by Stewart Katz's  
wife and 37,907 shares owned of record by Mr.  Katz's children, with    
respect to which shares Mr. Katz disclaims beneficial ownership.        

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Except as noted in the footnotes to the two tables above, the Company 
believes the beneficial holders listed above have sole voting and investment    
power regarding the shares shown as being beneficially owned by them.           

Management controls, in the aggregate, approximately 12.5 % of the    
outstanding Common Stock of the Company.  Management intends to vote its Common 
Stock for the Proposals.                                                        

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE                                                      

    The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation for
services, in all capacities for the fiscal years ended January 28, 1995         
("fiscal 1995"), January 29, 1994 ("fiscal 1994"), January 30, 1993 ("fiscal    
1993"), of those persons who were, at the end of fiscal 1995, the Chief         
Executive Officer and the most highly compensated executive officers of the     
Company (collectively, the "Three Named Officers").                             

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                                                                            LONG TERM                             
                                           ANNUAL COMPENSATION             COMPENSATION                           
                                           -------------------------   --------------------                       

                                                         OTHER ANNUAL  RESTRICTED  SECURITIES          ALL OTHER  
    NAME AND PRINCIPAL   FISCAL                          COMPENSATION    STOCK     UNDERLYING         COMPENSATION
         POSITION         YEAR     SALARY         BONUS      (1)         AWARDS    OPTIONS(#)  PAYOUTS    (2)     
         --------         ----     ------         -----      ---         ------    ----------  -------    ---     
                                                                                                                  
Stanley Greenman          1995   $263,500          None       --          None       30,000      None   $552.15   
Chairman of the Board,    1994   $275,000          None       --          None         None      None   $613.35   
Chief Executive Officer   1993   $275,000          None       --          None       56,250      None   $359.63   
and Treasurer                                                                                                     

Stewart Katz              1995   $241,000          None       --          None       30,000      None   $738.48   
President,                1994   $250,000          None       --          None         None      None   $995.50   
Chief Operating Officer   1993   $250,000          None       --          None       56,250      None   $736.30   
and Assistant Secretary                                                                                           

William A. Johnson, Jr    1995   $160,000(3)       None       --          None         None      None   $638.96   
Vice President -- Chief   1994   $157,000          None       --          None        7,500      None   $685.37   
Financial Officer and     1993   $157,000          None       --          None          500      None   $642.51   
Secretary                                                                                                         

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(1)  The Company has concluded that the aggregate amount of perquisites and     
other personal benefits paid to each of the Three Named Officers for  
fiscal 1995 did not exceed the lesser of 10% of such officer's total  
    annual salary and bonus for each of fiscal 1995, 1994 and 1993 or $50,000;
such amounts are, therefore, not reflected in the table.              

(2)  Represents for each of the Three Named Officers the amount contributed as  
matching contributions by the Company under the Company's 401(k) Plan.

(3)  Includes a retroactive annual increase of $5,000 from fiscal 1994 paid to  
Mr. Johnson in fiscal 1995.                                           

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OPTION GRANTS TABLE FOR FISCAL 1995                                             

   The following table sets forth information concerning stock option grants
made during fiscal 1995 to the Three Named Officers.  These grants are also     
reflected in the Summary Compensation Table.  In accordance with the SEC rules, 
a repricing of outstanding options is treated as a new grant.  Also in          
accordance with the SEC rules, the hypothetical gains or "option spreads" for   
each option grant are shown based on compound annual rates of stock price       
appreciation of 5% and 10% from the grant date to the expiration date.  The     
assumed rates of growth are prescribed by the SEC and are for illustrative      
purposes only; they are not intended to predict future stock prices, which will 
depend upon market conditions and the Company's future performance.  The        
Company has not granted any stock appreciation rights.                          

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                                                                                         POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT        
                                      INDIVIDUAL GRANTS                                     ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF           
                                      -----------------                                    STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION           
                                          % OF TOTAL                                            FOR OPTION TERM               
                            NUMBER OF      OPTIONS                                              ---------------               
                            SECURITIES    GRANTED TO     EXERCISE                        5%                      10%          
                            UNDERLYING   EMPLOYEES IN     ON BASE                        --                      ---          
                             OPTIONS     FISCAL YEAR       PRICE     EXPIRATION   STOCK     POTENTIAL     STOCK      POTENTIAL
        NAME                GRANTED(#)     1995(1)     ($/SHARE)(2)   DATE(3)     PRICE       VALUE       PRICE        VALUE  
        ----                ----------     -------     ------------   -------     -----       -----       -----        -----  
                                                                                                                              
Stanley Greenman  . . . . .   30,000        31.8%          $5.50      12/20/99   $7.02       $45,600       $8.86      $100,800
Stewart Katz  . . . . . . .   30,000        31.8%          $5.50      12/20/99   $7.02       $45,600       $8.86      $100,800
William A. Johnson, Jr. . .    None          --              --          --        --           --          --           --   

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(1)      During fiscal 1995, the expiration date of options to purchase a total 
    of 12,500 shares held by 2 employees was extended and the exercise
    price of such options was increased and options to purchase 81,750
shares were granted to 17 employees.                          

(2)      The exercise price of the options granted was equal to the fair market 
value of the underlying stock on the date of grant.           

(3)      Grants become exercisable in equal installments on the first four      
     anniversaries of the date of grant. Vesting may be accelerated upon
  the occurrence of certain events. See "--Employment Agreements."

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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1995 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES    

      The following table provides information concerning all exercises of
stock options during fiscal 1995 by the Three Named Officers and the fiscal     
year-end value of unexercised options on an aggregated basis. The Company has   
not granted any stock appreciation rights.                                      

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                                                          NUMBER OF SECURITIES                VALUE OF          
                                                         UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED      UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY   
                                                         OPTIONS AT 1/28/95(#)       OPTIONS AT 1/28/95($)(1)   
                        SHARES ACQUIRED    VALUE     ----------------------------  -----------------------------
     NAME               ON EXERCISE(#)  REALIZED($)  EXERCISABLE    UNEXERCISABLE  EXERCISABLE     UNEXERCISABLE
     ----               --------------  -----------  -----------    -------------  -----------     -------------
                                                                                                                
Stanley Greenman             None           N/A       112,500           30,000        $14,062           $0      
Stewart Katz                 None           N/A       112,500           30,000        $14,062           $0      
William A. Johnson, Jr.      None           N/A        21,250            3,750         $8,781           $0      

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(1)      Options are "in-the-money" if, on January 28, 1995, the market price   
   of the Common Stock ($4.5625) exceeded the exercise price of such
     options. The value of such options is calculated by determining the
   difference between the aggregate market price of the Common Stock
       covered by the options on January 28, 1995 and the aggregate exercise
price of such options.                                        

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION                                                           

        Directors who are not employees of the Company receive a fee of $2,000
for each Board meeting they attend. Additionally, directors who are not         
employees of the Company receive a fee of $1,000 for attendance at committee    
meetings which are held on a date other than the date of a scheduled Board of   
Directors Meeting.                                                              

Under the Company's Outside Directors' 1994 Stock Option Plan,
directors who are not employees of the Company are issued an option to purchase 
5,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company upon initial election to the Board  
of Directors.  Each year thereafter, on April 26th, non-employee directors are  
automatically issued an option to purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock of the  
Company.  The options granted under such plan have a term of 5 years and become 
exercisable as to 50% of the shares on the first anniversary of the date of the 
grant and as to the remaining 50% of the shares on the second anniversary of    
the date of grant.                                                              

   Mr. Bernard Greenman, a founder and former Chairman of the Board,
passed away in April, 1994.  Pursuant to a consulting agreement, dated January  
31, 1990, by and between the Company and Bernard Greenman, Mr. Greenman was to  
have served as a consultant to the Company from February 1, 1990 until January  
31, 1995 (the "Consulting Period"), at the annual rate of $75,000.  Under the   
terms of the agreement, as a result of Mr. Greenman's death during the          
Consulting Period, the Company is obligated to pay his estate (i) the balance   
of the consulting fee for the remainder of the fiscal year in which Mr.         
Greenman died and (ii) the consulting fee for the Company's next succeeding     
full fiscal year. In addition, pursuant to the agreement, the Company is        
required to provide coverage or reimbursement for all medical and dental        
expenses incurred by Phyllis Greenman, Mr. Greenman's wife during each of their 
lives, regardless of Mr. Greenman's employment status with the Company.         

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS                                                           

 As of February 1, 1995, the Company entered into new employment
agreements with Stanley Greenman and Stewart Katz (collectively, the            
"Employment Agreements") to replace the employment agreements with each of      
Messrs. Greenman and Katz, which expired on January 31, 1995 (the "Old          
Employment Agreements").  During fiscal years 1993, 1994 and 1995, the          
employment of Mr.  Greenman and Mr. Katz was governed by their respective Old   
Employment Agreements.  Under the Old Employment Agreements, Mr.  Greenman's    
and Mr. Katz's base salaries during fiscal 1995 were $275,000 and $250,000,     
respectively, in each case subject to increases determined by the Compensation  
and Stock Option Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.              

 Each of the Employment Agreements provides for employment until
January 31, 1998 and annual base salaries for Messrs.  Greenman and Katz equal  
to the amounts paid during fiscal 1995 under the Old Employment Agreements, in  
each case subject to increases determined by the Compensation and Stock Option  
Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.  In addition, each of the     
Employment Agreements, and a separate agreement for the benefit of Mr. Johnson, 
provides that in the event of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in 
such agreements) which results in an actual or constructive termination of      
employment (as defined in such agreements), each of the Three Named Officers is 
entitled to receive severance pay equal to the difference between 299% of his   
respective average annual compensation for the prior five calendar years and    
the present value of all other payments received by him which would be          
considered as contingent on a change in control. Exercisability of certain      
stock options held by the Three Named Officers would also be accelerated by     
actual or constructive termination or hostile takeover events and the value of  
such accelerated options would be included in the aforementioned calculation.   

     In addition, the Employment Agreements provide for the payment of a
performance bonus to each of Mr. Greenman and Mr. Katz (each an "Executive"),   
for each of the three fiscal years ended February 3, 1996 ("Year 1"), February  
1, 1997 ("Year 2"), and January 31, 1998 ("Year 3"), based upon the net pre-tax 
profits or losses of the Company during each such year. The level of the        
performance bonus for each year can range from zero to 30% of such Executive's  
base salary for the applicable year. If the maximum performance bonus is not    
payable for all of Years 1, 2 and 3, each Executive will be paid an additional  
bonus if a certain aggregate profit level is reached during Years 1, 2 and 3;   
provided, however, that the aggregate performance bonus paid to each Executive  
cannot exceed 30% of the sum of such Executive's salary during Years 1, 2 and   
3.  In addition, the maximum amount of the aggregate performance bonus paid to  
the Executives shall not exceed 10% of the Company's profits (as defined in the 
Employment Agreements) for Year 3.                                              

    The Employment Agreements also provide that each Executive will be
granted stock options pursuant to the Company's 1994 Stock Incentive Plan based 
upon the level of net pre-tax profits or losses of the Company achieved in Year 
1 and Year 2.  The option grant for each year can range from no options to a    
maximum of 30,000 options. In addition, if the maximum option grant is not      
awarded for both Year 1 and Year 2, each Executive will be awarded additional   
options if a certain aggregate profit level is reached during Year 1 and Year   
2; provided, however, that in no event will any Executive be granted more than  
an aggregate of 60,000 options for Year 1 and Year 2.                           

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PROPOSALS 

The Company's Board of Directors has unanimously approved the 
Reincorporation Proposal, the Change of Name Proposal, the Increase in          
Preferred Stock Proposal and the Increase in Common Stock Proposal, which,      
although related, will be voted upon separately by stockholders, and the Plan   
Increase Proposal.  The first matter is the change of the Company's state of    
incorporation to Delaware from New York, which will be effected by merging the  
Company with and into a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of the Company which   
would be the surviving corporation (the "Merger").  The second matter is the    
change of the Company's name to Noodle Kidoodle, Inc., which would be effected  
by retaining the name of the Delaware subsidiary as the name of the surviving   
corporation or, if the Reincorporation Proposal is not approved,  by changing   
the name of the Company.  The third and fourth matters are the authorization of 
an additional 500,000 shares of Preferred Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Common  
Stock which would be effected by retaining the capitalization of the Delaware   
subsidiary as the capitalization of the surviving corporation, or by changing   
the capitalization of the Company if the Reincorporation Proposal is not        
approved.                                                                       

      If sufficient stockholders approve the Reincorporation Proposal, the
Change of Name Proposal, the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal and the       
Increase in Common Stock Proposal, the Board of Directors will consummate the   
Merger and adopt the Certificate of Incorporation of the Delaware subsidiary    
attached as Exhibit A to Annex I hereto as the Certificate of Incorporation of  
the surviving corporation, thereby reincorporating the Company in Delaware,     
changing its name to Noodle Kidoodle, Inc. and authorizing the additional       
Preferred Stock and Common Stock.  If the stockholders approve the Change of    
Name Proposal, the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal and/or the Increase in  
Common Stock Proposal, but fail to approve the Reincorporation Proposal, the    
Board of Directors will consummate the change in the Company's name and/or      
capitalization by amending its New York Certificate of Incorporation.  If       
sufficient stockholders approve the Reincorporation Proposal, but fail to       
approve the Change of Name Proposal, the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal   
and/or the Increase in Common Stock Proposal, the Board of Directors will cause 
the Delaware subsidiary's Certificate of Incorporation to be amended prior to   
the Merger so that the name of the surviving corporation will be Greenman Bros. 
Inc. and/or its capitalization will be that of the Company. Even if sufficient  
stockholders approve the Reincorporation Proposal, the Board of Directors has   
reserved the right to terminate and abandon the Merger as described below.      

       If the stockholders approve  the Plan Increase Proposal, the Board of
Directors will effect such Proposal by amending the Company's Outside           
Directors' 1994 Stock Plan.                                                     

PROPOSAL 1:  TO CHANGE THE STATE OF INCORPORATION   
FROM NEW YORK TO DELAWARE 

    The proposed reincorporation will be effected by the merger of the Company
into a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of the Company organized for such       
purpose (interchangeably, the "Delaware Company" or the "Surviving              
Corporation").  The Delaware Company will be the surviving corporation in the   
Merger.  There will be no change in the business or properties of the Company   
and the Delaware Company as a result of the Merger, and the Surviving           
Corporation will assume all of the obligations of the Company.  The directors   
and officers of the Surviving Corporation will be the same as those of the      
Company.                                                                        

An Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), in the form 
attached hereto as Annex I, providing for the Merger has been unanimously       
approved by the Board of Directors.  The Merger Agreement provides, however,    
that the Board of Directors may terminate the Merger                            

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Agreement and abandon the Merger if for any reason, including, but not limited, 
to the number of shares for which appraisal rights have been exercised and the  
cost to the Company thereof, the Board of Directors determines that it is       
inadvisable to proceed with the Merger.  See "Rights of Dissenting              
Stockholders" below.                                                            

  The Certificate of Incorporation for the Delaware Company (the "Delaware
Certificate") provides for the authorization of 10,500,000 shares of capital    
stock (16,000,000 if the stockholders approve the Increase in Common Stock      
Proposal and the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal) of which (i) 10,000,000  
shares are Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (15,000,000 if the           
stockholders approve the Increase in Common Stock Proposal) and (ii) 500,000    
shares are Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (1,000,000 if the         
stockholders approve the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal).  Pursuant to    
the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of the Company's Common Stock and  
the rights attached thereto pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of May   
6, 1988, between the Company and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, as        
amended in 1991, will be converted into a fully paid and non-assessable share   
of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation with identical rights attached     
thereto.  Outstanding options and warrants to purchase any number of shares of  
the Company's Common Stock will be converted into options or warrants to        
purchase the same number of shares of the Surviving Corporation's Common Stock  
at the same exercise price.  IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR STOCKHOLDERS TO       
EXCHANGE THEIR EXISTING STOCK CERTIFICATES FOR STOCK CERTIFICATES OF THE        
SURVIVING CORPORATION.  OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF  
THE COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE DESTROYED OR SENT TO THE COMPANY.  The Common Stock   
of the Surviving Corporation will be listed on the American Stock Exchange.     
Delivery of certificates for the Company's Common Stock issued prior to the     
effectiveness of the Merger will constitute "good delivery" of shares in        
transactions subsequent to the Merger.  Certificates representing shares of the 
Surviving Corporation's Common Stock will be issued with respect to transfers   
consummated after the Reincorporation.  New certificates will also be issued    
upon the request of any stockholder, subject to normal requirements as to       
proper endorsement, signature guarantee, if required, and payment of applicable 
taxes.                                                                          

AT THE EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGER, THE COMPANY WILL BE GOVERNED BY  
DELAWARE LAW, BY A NEW CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND NEW BY-LAWS, EACH       
OF WHICH WILL RESULT IN CHANGES IN THE RIGHTS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS.              

For additional information and details relating to these and other    
changes, reference is made to the Delaware Certificate, attached to this Proxy  
Statement as Exhibit A to Annex I, and the discussions in this Proxy Statement  
under "Principal Reasons for Changing the State of Incorporation," "Principal   
Differences Between New York and Delaware Corporation Laws" and "Changes in     
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws."  The discussion herein of the        
provisions of the Delaware Certificate is subject to, and qualified in its      
entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the Delaware Certificate.       
Copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company and the   
Certificate of  Incorporation and By-laws of the Delaware Company are available 
for inspection at the principal office of the Company and copies will be sent   
to stockholders upon request.                                                   

PRINCIPAL REASONS FOR CHANGING THE STATE OF INCORPORATION                       

For many years, Delaware has followed a policy of encouraging         
incorporation in that state and, in furtherance of that policy, has adopted     
comprehensive, modern and flexible corporate laws which are periodically        
updated and revised to meet changing business needs.  As a result, many         
corporations initially choose Delaware as their domicile and many others have   
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manner similar to that proposed by the Company.  Because of Delaware's          
long-standing policy of encouraging incorporation in that state, and its        
consequent preeminence as the state of incorporation for many major             
corporations, the Delaware courts have developed a considerable expertise in    
dealing with corporate issues and a substantial body of case law has developed  
construing Delaware law and establishing public policies with respect to        
Delaware corporations.  It is anticipated that Delaware corporate law will      
continue to be interpreted and explained in a number of significant court       
decisions which may provide greater predictability with respect to the          
Company's corporate legal affairs.  Certain aspects of Delaware corporate law   
have, however, been publicly criticized on the ground that they do not afford   
minority stockholders the same substantive rights and protection as are         
available in a number of other states.  For a discussion of certain differences 
in stockholders' rights and the powers of management under the Delaware General 
Corporation Law (the "Delaware GCL") and the New York Business Corporation Law  
(the "New York BCL") see "Principal Differences Between New York and Delaware   
Corporation Laws" and "Changes in Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws"     
below.                                                                          

In the event the Reincorporation Proposal is not approved, the Company
will remain a New York corporation.                                             

PRINCIPAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEW YORK AND DELAWARE CORPORATION LAWS            

   The Merger will effect several changes in the rights of stockholders as a
result of differences between the New York BCL and the Delaware GCL.  The       
provisions of the New York BCL and Delaware GCL differ in many respects.        
Summarized below are certain of the principal differences affecting the rights  
of stockholders.  This summary does not purport to be a complete statement of   
differences affecting stockholders' rights under the New York BCL and the       
Delaware GCL and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to,  
all the provisions thereof.                                                     

Dividends.  The Delaware GCL provides that a corporation may, unless  
otherwise restricted by its certificate of incorporation, declare and pay       
dividends out of surplus, or if no surplus exists, out of net profits for the   
current or preceding fiscal year (provided that the amount of capital of the    
corporation is not less than the aggregate amount of the capital represented by 
the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the    
distribution of assets).  Under the New York BCL, dividends may be paid only    
out of surplus.                                                                 

   The Company does not now, and has not recently, paid any dividends on its
Common Stock, and any future payment of dividends may be restricted under       
certain of the Company's credit agreements.                                     

Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal.  Under the New York BCL, dissenting  
stockholders who follow prescribed statutory procedures are entitled to         
appraisal rights in connection with certain mergers, consolidations and sales   
of  all or substantially all the assets of a corporation.  The Delaware GCL     
provides similar rights and procedures for mergers and consolidations only.     
Furthermore, under the Delaware GCL, even in those cases, such rights are not   
provided in certain circumstances, including transactions in which shares of    
the corporation being voted in a merger or consolidation are listed on a        
national securities exchange (the Company's Common Stock is, and the Delaware   
Company's Common Stock will be, listed on the American Stock Exchange) or are   
held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders and in which the shares to be    
received in such merger or consolidation are shares of the surviving            
corporation or are listed on a national securities exchange or are held of      
record by more than 2,000 stockholders.                                         

 The availability of appraisal rights to stockholders of the Company who
dissent from the Merger is discussed under "Rights of Dissenting Stockholders"  
below.                                                                          

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Issuance to Officers, Directors and Employees of Rights or Options to 
Purchase Shares.  The New York BCL requires the affirmative vote of a majority  
of the shares entitled to vote in order to issue to officers, directors or      
employees options or rights to purchase stock.  The Delaware GCL does not       
require stockholder approval of such transactions.  However, the Company will   
remain subject to the rules of the American Stock Exchange which require        
stockholder approval of the Company's option plans and grants thereunder in     
certain instances.                                                              

Vote Required.  The New York BCL requires that certain mergers and    
consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of the assets not in the   
ordinary course of business be approved by the holders of two-thirds of the     
outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon.  Under the Delaware GCL, such       
transactions require approval by the holders of a majority of the outstanding   
stock entitled to vote thereon, and a vote of the stockholders of the surviving 
corporation is not necessary where, in the case of a merger, (i) no amendment   
of its certificate of incorporation or change in its outstanding stock is       
involved and (ii) the merger results in no more than a 20% increase in its      
outstanding common stock.                                                       

Loans to Directors.  Under the Delaware GCL, loans may be made to     
employees or officers, even those who are also directors if the Board of        
Directors finds that the loan may benefit the corporation.  The New York BCL    
requires that loans to directors be authorized by an affirmative vote of        
stockholders.                                                                   

Redeemable Shares.  The Delaware GCL permits redeemable shares to be  
redeemed at the option of the corporation or the stockholder, while the New     
York BCL generally permits redemption only at the option of the corporation.    

Corporate Action without a Stockholders' Meeting.  The New York BCL   
permits corporate action without a stockholders' meeting only upon the written  
consent of all stockholders entitled to vote on such action.  The Delaware GCL  
permits corporate action without a meeting of stockholders upon the written     
consent of the holders of that number of shares necessary to authorize the      
proposed corporate action being taken, unless the certificate of incorporation  
expressly provides otherwise, and then requires the corporation to provide      
notice of the actions taken through such procedure to the stockholders who did  
not vote with respect to such action.                                           

   Consideration for Shares.  Under the New York BCL, neither obligations of
the subscriber for future payments nor obligations of the subscriber for future 
services constitutes payment or part payment for shares of a corporation.       
Furthermore, certificates for shares may not be issued until the full amount of 
the consideration therefor has been paid (except in the case of shares          
purchased pursuant to stock options under a plan permitting installment         
payments).  Under the Delaware GCL, shares of stock may be issued, and deemed   
to be fully paid and nonassessable, if the corporation receives consideration   
(in the form of cash, services rendered, personal property, real property,      
leases of real property, or a combination thereof) having a value not less than 
the par value of such shares and the corporation receives a binding obligation  
of the subscriber to pay the balance of the subscription price.                 

Classification of the Board of Directors.  The New York BCL permits a 
classified board with as many as four classes but forbids fewer than three      
directors in any class.  The Delaware GCL permits a classified board of         
directors with as many as three classes, provided that separate classes of      
directors must have staggered terms of office with only one class of directors  
coming up for election each year.  Both the Delaware Certificate and the        
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company provide for a classified board with 
three classes.                                                                  

  Business Combination Statutes.  The New York BCL prohibits any "business
combination" (as therein defined) between a "domestic corporation" and an       
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the date that the interested stockholder became an interested stockholder       
unless prior to that date the board of directors of the domestic corporation    
approved the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the       
interested stockholder becoming an interested stockholder.  After five years,   
such a business combination is permitted only if (i) it is approved by a        
majority of the shares not owned by, or by an affiliate of, the interested      
stockholder or (ii) certain statutory fair price requirements are met.  A       
"resident domestic corporation" is defined as any corporation that (i) is       
incorporated in New York, (ii) has its principal executive offices and          
significant business operations in New York or has at least 250 or 25% of its   
employees in New York (including employees of its 80% subsidiaries), and (iii)  
has at least 10% of its stock beneficially owned by New York residents.  An     
"interested stockholder" is any person who beneficially owns, directly or       
indirectly, 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation.     

  The Delaware GCL prohibits any "business combination" between a Delaware
corporation and an "interested stockholder" for three years following the date  
that the interested stockholder became an interested stockholder unless (i)     
prior to that date the board of directors approved the business combination or  
the transaction that resulted in the interested stockholder becoming an         
interested stockholder, (ii) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted 
in the interested stockholder becoming an interested stockholder the interested 
stockholder held at least 85% of the outstanding voting stock of the            
corporation (not counting shares owned by officers and directors and certain    
shares in employee stock plans), or (iii) on or subsequent to such date the     
business combination is approved by the board of directors and at least two     
thirds of the outstanding shares of voting stock not owned by the interested    
stockholder.  The Delaware GCL defines "interested stockholder" as any person   
who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 15% or more of the outstanding   
voting stock of the corporation.  Unlike New York, Delaware does not require    
that the corporation's principal executive offices or significant operations be 
located in Delaware in order to be covered by this law.                         

 Number of Directors.  Under the Delaware GCL, a corporation may have as
few as one director and there are no maximum limits.  The specific number may   
be fixed in the certificate of incorporation but if so, it may be changed only  
with both board of directors and stockholder approval.  If the certificate of   
incorporation is silent as to the number of directors, the board of directors   
may fix or change the authorized number of directors pursuant to a provision of 
the by-laws.                                                                    

Under the New York BCL, the number of directors may not be less than  
three, and any higher number may be fixed by the by-laws or by action of the    
stockholders or of the board of directors under specific provisions of the      
by-laws adopted by the stockholders.  The number of directors may be increased  
or decreased by amendment of the by-laws or by action of the stockholders or of 
the board of directors under the specific limitation of a by-law adopted by the 
stockholders, subject to certain limitations.                                   

Inspection of Stockholder's List.  With respect to the inspection of  
stockholder's lists, the New York BCL provides a right of inspection on at      
least 5 days written demand to (i) any person who shall have been a stockholder 
for at least 6 months immediately preceding his demand or (ii) any person       
holding, or thereunto authorized in writing by, at least 5% of any class of     
outstanding shares.  The corporation has certain rights calculated to assure    
itself that the demand for inspection is not for a purpose or interest other    
than that of the corporation.                                                   

    The Delaware GCL permits any stockholder to inspect the stockholder's list
for a purpose reasonably related to such person's interest as a stockholder     
and, during the 10 days preceding the stockholder's meeting, for any purpose    
germane to that meeting.                                                        

CHANGES IN CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS                             

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   The Delaware Certificate differs from the Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company primarily as a result of differences between the Delaware GCL and   
the New York BCL.  The By-laws of the two corporations likewise differ          
primarily as a result of differences between the Delaware GCL and the New York  
BCL and the Delaware Certificate and the Certificate of Incorporation of the    
Company.  Set forth below is a discussion of certain significant changes set    
forth in the Delaware Certificate.                                              

   Change of Company Purposes.  The purpose for which the Company was formed
as set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation initially adopted in 1946      
included purposes primarily related to the wholesale distribution and retail    
sale of toys.  The Company has recently taken steps to sell or discontinue its  
wholesale operations.  The Company is now engaged primarily in the specialty    
retail children's entertainment products business.  Moreover, the Company may   
elect to pursue other activities in the future.  The Delaware Certificate       
states broadly that the Company's purpose is to engage in any lawful activity,  
which is the customary purpose clause for modern corporations.                  

    Change in Par Value of Authorized Capital Stock.  The Delaware Certificate
authorizes the Company to issue the same number of shares of Common Stock and   
Preferred Stock as does the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, but    
sets the par value of both such classes of stock at $.001 par value per share   
instead of the $.10 par value per share of Common Stock and $1.00 par value per 
share of Preferred Stock set forth in the Company's Certificate of              
Incorporation.  The purpose and effect of this change is to minimize the annual 
franchise tax payable by the Company.                                           

 Indemnification and Elimination of Liability.  The Delaware Certificate
and the By-laws of the Delaware Company contain indemnification provisions      
requiring indemnification and advancement of expenses to directors and officers 
and eliminating the personal liability of directors to the fullest extent       
permitted by the Delaware GCL.  The provision is parallel to the provision of   
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation eliminating the liability of         
directors of the Company to the extent permitted by the New York BCL.           

  Transactions with Affiliates.  The Delaware Certificate does not contain
provisions requiring special authorization in respect of certain transactions   
with affiliated stockholders, since the purpose of the provisions to this       
effect in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation is addressed by Section    
203  of the Delaware GCL.                                                       

RIGHTS OF DISSENTING STOCKHOLDERS                                               

  Because the Company will not be technically the "surviving corporation,"
stockholders of the Company who do not vote in favor of the Reincorporation     
Proposal may have the right to seek to obtain payment in cash of the fair value 
of their shares by complying with the requirements of Section 623 of the New    
York BCL.  The dissenting stockholder must file with the Company before a       
taking of the vote on the Reincorporation Proposal a written objection          
including a statement of intention to demand payment for shares and stating     
such stockholder's name and residence address, the number of shares of stock as 
to which dissent is made and a demand for payment of the fair value of such     
shares if the Merger is consummated.  Such stockholder may not dissent as to    
less than all shares owned.  Within ten days after the vote of stockholders     
authorizing the Reincorporation Proposal, the Company must give written notice  
of such authorization to each such dissenting stockholder.  Within twenty days  
after the filing of such notice, any stockholder to whom the Company failed to  
give notice of the Special Meeting who elects to dissent from the Merger must   
file with the Company a written notice of such election, stating such           
stockholder's name and residence address, the number of shares of stock as to   
which dissent is made and a demand for payment of the fair value of the shares. 
Such stockholder may not dissent as to less than all shares owned.  At the time 
of filing the notice of election to dissent or within one month thereafter,     
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shares to the Company or its transfer agent for notation thereon of the         
election to dissent, after which such certificates will be returned to the      
stockholder.  Failure to submit the certificates may result in the loss of      
dissenter's rights.  Within 15 days after the expiration of the period within   
which stockholders may file their notices of election to dissent, or within 15  
days after consummation of the Merger, whichever is later (but not later than   
ninety days after the stockholders' vote authorizing the Merger), the Company   
must make a written offer (which, if the Merger has not been consummated, may   
be conditioned upon such consummation) to each stockholder who has filed such   
notice of election to pay for the shares at a specified price which the Company 
considers to be their fair value.  If the Company and the dissenting            
stockholder are unable to agree as to such value, Section 623 provides for      
judicial determination of value.  A negative vote on the Reincorporation        
Proposal does not constitute a written objection required to be filed by an     
objecting stockholder.  Failure by a stockholder to vote against the            
Reincorporation Proposal, however, will not constitute a waiver of rights under 
Section 623 provided that a written objection has been properly filed and such  
stockholder has not voted in favor of the Reincorporation Proposal.             

The foregoing does not purport to be a complete statement of the      
provisions of Section 623 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to said 
Section.                                                                        

 Because the Reincorporation Proposal does not involve any change in the
nature of the Company's business but is a technical matter only, management     
hopes that no stockholder will exercise a dissenter's right.  Under the Merger  
Agreement, the Board of Directors may abandon the Merger, even after            
stockholder approval, if for any reason the Board of Directors determines that  
it is inadvisable to proceed with the Merger, including considering the number  
of shares for which appraisal rights have been exercised and the cost to the    
Company thereof.  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CURRENTLY INTENDS TO ABANDON THE       
MERGER IN THE EVENT THAT ITS CONSUMMATION WOULD RESULT IN STOCKHOLDERS          
REPRESENTING MORE THAN A NOMINAL NUMBER OF SHARES BEING ENTITLED TO APPRAISAL   
RIGHTS.                                                                         

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES                                                 

Holders of the Company's Common Stock who do not exercise their       
dissenters' rights will not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax       
purposes as a result of the Merger and the conversion of their shares into      
shares of the Delaware Company.  The basis of the shares of the Delaware        
Company in the hands of each stockholder will be the same as the basis of the   
holder's shares of the Company, and the holding period for shares of the        
Delaware Company will include the holding period for shares of the Company,     
provided that the shares of the Company were held as capital assets at the date 
of the Merger.  Stockholders who exercise their dissenters' rights to obtain    
payment for their shares will recognize such gain or loss.                      

VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL OF THE REINCORPORATION PROPOSAL

    Approval of the Reincorporation Proposal will require the affirmative vote
of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company entitled 
to vote thereon at the Special Meeting.  Proxies solicited by the Board of      
Directors will be voted for the Reincorporation Proposal, unless stockholders   
specify otherwise.                                                              

  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR
THE REINCORPORATION PROPOSAL.                                                   

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PROPOSAL 2:  TO APPROVE THE CHANGE IN THE COMPANY'S 
   NAME TO NOODLE KIDOODLE, INC.

In July 1995, the Board of Directors adopted, subject to stockholder  
approval, an amendment of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to change  
the name of the Company to "Noodle Kidoodle, Inc."  The current name of the     
Company is Greenman Bros. Inc.                                                  

  The Company was incorporated under the name Greenman Bros. Inc. in 1946.
At the time the Company's name represented its roots as a family business.      
Over the years the name became associated with the Company's primary business,  
the wholesale toy, housewares and most recently, stationery business.  The      
Company has recently taken steps to sell or discontinue its wholesale business  
in order to redeploy its capital to expand its retail business.                 

   Despite some feelings of nostalgia, the Board of Directors believes it is
appropriate at this time to adopt, as the Company's name, the name Noodle       
Kidoodle, Inc., by which the Company's new and growing retail operations are    
known.                                                                          

The new name -- Noodle Kidoodle, Inc. -- will shed the dated imagery  
associated with the past.  At the same time, it will further serve to identify  
the Company as what it is today -- an innovative specialty retailer of          
children's edu-tainment products which focuses on stimulating, educational and  
non-violent merchandise in a fun and interactive environment.                   

There will be relatively little cost associated with the name change. 
Virtually no advertising will be required, for example, because the Company's   
new retail operations are already widely known by the name Noodle Kidoodle.     

  If the Change of Name Proposal is adopted by the Company's stockholders,
such proposal will become effective on the date the Merger is effected if the   
Reincorporation Proposal is approved by the Company's stockholders, and on the  
date a certificate of amendment is filed in New York, the Company's state of    
incorporation, if the Reincorporation Proposal is not so approved.              

VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE OF NAME PROPOSAL 

    Approval of the Change of Name Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company entitled to   
vote thereon at the Special Meeting.  Proxies solicited by the Board of         
Directors will be voted for the Change of Name Proposal, unless stockholders    
specify otherwise.                                                              

    THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE CHANGE IN THE
COMPANY'S NAME.                                                                 

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PROPOSAL 3:  TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED SHARES OF   
               PREFERRED STOCK OF THE COMPANY BY 500,000
SHARES                    

           The Company's Certificate of Incorporation currently authorizes
the Company to issue up to 500,000 shares of Preferred Stock.  During 1988,     
440,000 of such authorized shares of Preferred Stock were designated Series A   
Junior Participating Preferred Stock in connection with the Company's adoption  
of a poison pill.  As a result, the number of authorized, non-designated shares 
of Preferred Stock available for issuance by the Company in the future has been 
greatly reduced.  Hence, much of the Company's flexibility with respect to      
possible future stock splits, equity financings, stock-for-stock acquisitions,  
stock dividends or other transactions that involve the issuance of Preferred    
Stock has been lost.  The Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal, by increasing   
the shares of authorized Preferred Stock to 1,000,000 from 500,000, if adopted, 
will restore the Company's ability to take such actions by increasing the       
number of authorized undesignated shares of Preferred Stock from 60,000 to      
560,000.                                                                        

             The Company has no current plans or proposals for the issuance of
shares of Preferred Stock.  As is the case with the already authorized shares   
of Preferred Stock, if such stock were issued, the terms could include          
provisions which could have an anti-takeover effect.  Subject to compliance     
with applicable laws and regulations, the Board of Directors in most instances  
could authorize the issuance of all or part of such shares at any time for any  
proper corporate purpose without further stockholder action.                    

         If the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal is adopted by the
Company's stockholders, such proposal will become effective on the date the     
Merger is effected if the Reincorporation Proposal is approved by the Company's 
stockholders, and on the date a certificate of amendment is filed in New York,  
the Company's state of incorporation, if the Reincorporation Proposal is not so 
approved.                                                                       

         VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL OF THE INCREASE IN PREFERRED STOCK
PROPOSAL                                                                        

             Approval of the Increase in Preferred Stock Proposal requires the
affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the 
Company entitled to vote thereon at the Special Meeting.  Proxies solicited by  
the Board of Directors will be voted for the Increase in Preferred Stock        
Proposal, unless stockholders specify otherwise.                                

        THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK.                      

    PROPOSAL 4:  TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON
              STOCK OF THE COMPANY BY 5,000,000 SHARES

           The Company's Certificate of Incorporation currently authorizes
the Company to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock.  The Company      
currently has issued and outstanding 5,369,190 shares of Common Stock and has   
reserved an additional 868,809 shares of Common Stock for issuance upon         
exercise of options authorized for issuance under the Company's stock option    
plans.   As a result, the number of authorized, non-designated shares of Common 
Stock available for issuance by the Company in the future has been greatly      
reduced.  Hence, much of the Company's flexibility with respect to possible     
future stock splits, equity financings, stock-for-stock acquisitions, stock     
dividends or other transactions that involve the issuance of Common Stock has   
been lost.  The Increase in Common Stock Proposal, by increasing the shares of  
authorized Common Stock to 15,000,000 from 10,000,000,                          

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if adopted, will restore the Company's ability to take such actions by          
increasing the number of authorized unissued and undesignated shares of Common  
Stock from 3,762,001 to 8,762,001.                                              

      If the Increase in Common Stock Proposal is adopted by the
Company's stockholders, such proposal will become effective on the date the     
Merger is effected if the Reincorporation Proposal is approved by the Company's 
stockholders, and on the date a certificate of amendment is filed in New York,  
the Company's state of incorporation, if the Reincorporation Proposal is not so 
approved.                                                                       

      VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL OF THE INCREASE IN COMMON STOCK
PROPOSAL                                                                        

          Approval of the Increase in Common Stock Proposal requires the
affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the 
Company entitled to vote thereon at the Special Meeting.  Proxies solicited by  
the Board of Directors will be voted for the Increase in Common Stock Proposal, 
unless stockholders specify otherwise.                                          

        THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.                         

      PROPOSAL 5:  INCREASE IN ANNUAL AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANTS TO
                        OUTSIDE DIRECTORS AND OPTIONS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE
               OUTSIDE DIRECTORS' 1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN

            In 1994, the Board of Directors and the stockholders adopted the
Plan.  In light of the perceived duties and responsibilities of the Company's   
Outside Directors and the need to attract qualified candidates for such         
positions, the Board of Directors has approved an amendment to the Plan to      
increase the automatic annual grants of options to Outside Directors to 4,000   
from 1,000, subject to stockholder approval.  Accordingly, there will be        
presented to the meeting a proposal (i) to increase the automatic annual grants 
under the Plan to each non-employee director ("Outside Director") of the        
Company to options to purchase 4,000 shares of Common Stock from options to     
purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock; and (ii) to increase the total number of 
shares authorized for issuance under the Plan to 75,000 from 125,000.  The      
increase will be effected by amending the Plan and will become effective        
immediately upon stockholder approval thereof.                                  

           The Board of Directors believes that the Company's current cash
and option compensation of its Outside Directors is inadequate in light of the  
duties and responsibilities of such Directors.  In order to continue to attract 
qualified candidates for such positions who can contribute to the Company's     
growth in the retail market, and in light of the directors' compensation being  
paid by other public companies, the Board of Directors believes it to be        
appropriate to increase the annual grants of options under the Plan to 4,000    
per year.                                                                       

         In connection with such proposed increase in grants under the
Plan, the Board of Directors proposes to increase the number of shares          
authorized for issuance and options available to be granted under the Plan to   
125,000, from 75,000.  The Company currently has six Outside Directors, and     
after filling a vacant seat on the Board, anticipates having seven Outside      
Directors.  Assuming stockholder approval of the increase in number of options  
granted to Outside Directors, the proposed increase in the total number of      
shares authorized for issuance under the Plan will provide the Plan with        
sufficient authorized shares to support the automatic grants for 3.6 years      
rather than only the 1.8 years, supported by the number of shares currently     
authorized.                                                                     

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NEW PLAN BENEFITS 

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                     Name and Position                          Dollar Value ($)          Number of Units      
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 Stanley Greenman                                                                                              
 Chairman of the Board,                                                --                        --            
 Chief Executive Officer                                                                                       
 and Treasurer                                                                                                 
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 Stewart Katz                                                                                                  
 President,                                                            --                        --            
 Chief Operating Officer                                                                                       
 and Assistant Secretary                                                                                       
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 William A. Johnson, Jr.                                                                                       
 Vice President,                                                       --                        --            
 Chief Financial Officer                                                                                       
 and Secretary                                                                                                 
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 Executive Group                                                       --                        --            
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 Non-Executive Director Group                                          --                    28,000(1)         
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 Non-Executive Officer Employee Group                                  --                        --            
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(1)      Per Year.  Reflects an increase of 21,000 (18,000 if the     
             currently vacant position on the Board of Directors is not filled
            by an Outside Director) in the automatic annual grants under the
        Plan from such grants under the Plan as currently in effect.

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GENERAL                                                                         

         The Plan provides for an automatic annual grant of options to
purchase shares of Common Stock to each member of the Board of Directors who is 
not an employee of the Company or any subsidiary ("Eligible Director"); there   
are currently six Eligible Directors.  Any person who is initially elected to   
the Board of Directors after the date of adoption of the Plan, and who          
satisfies the definition of Eligible Director, will be granted an option for    
5,000 shares upon such election.  As of each April 26 thereafter, under the     
Plan provisions currently in effect, each person who is then an Eligible        
Director and who has been an Eligible Director for at least six months is       
automatically granted an option for 1,000 shares under the Plan.  The Plan      
Increase Proposal would increase the annual grant to an option to purchase      
4,000 shares.                                                                   

           Each stock option granted under the Plan becomes exercisable on
the first anniversary of grant as to one-half of the shares subject thereto and 
on the second anniversary as to the remaining shares.  Options granted under    
the Plan expire on the fifth anniversary of grant.  Options granted under the   
Plan remain exercisable for 90 days (but not beyond its expiration date)        
following termination of the optionee's Board membership for a reason other     
than death or cause; an option remains exercisable for one year (but not beyond 
its expiration date) following the optionee's death while a member of the Board 
or during the aforementioned 90-day period.  Except as provided in the          
preceding sentence, any option held by a person who is no longer a member of    
the Board will be null and void.                                                

          The exercise price per share payable upon the exercise of each
option granted under the Plan is equal to the closing price of Common Stock on  
the date of the grant.  The exercise price is payable in cash and/or by         
surrender of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the date of   
exercise equal to part or all of the exercise price.                            

            The Plan currently provides for the issuance of a total of up to
75,000 authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, treasury shares and/or   
shares acquired by the Company for purposes of the Plan.  Generally, shares     
subject to an option that remain unissued upon expiration or cancellation of    
the option are available for other grants under the Plan.  In the event of a    
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or the like, the Board of         
Directors will equitably adjust the aggregate number of shares subject to the   
Plan, the number of shares subject to each outstanding option, and the exercise 
price of each outstanding option.                                               

ADMINISTRATION                                                                  

             To the extent that administrative measures are required, the Plan
is administered by the Board of Directors.                                      

           The Plan terminates five years after the date it was adopted by
the Board of Directors, but all awards under the Plan will remain in effect in  
accordance with their terms.  The Board of Directors may suspend, discontinue,  
revise or amend the Plan at any time or from time to time, except that          
amendments affecting the size, timing and pricing of option grants and the      
definition of Eligible Director may generally not be made more frequently than  
every six months; provided, however, that stockholder approval shall be         
obtained for any amendment for which such approval is required for compliance   
with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act or with any other law,           
regulation or rule.                                                             

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF DIRECTORS' PLAN AWARDS                       

             The following brief description of the tax consequences of awards
under the Plan is based on present Federal tax laws, and does not purport to be 
a complete description of the Federal tax consequences of the Plan.             

         There are generally no Federal tax consequences either to the
optionee or the Company upon the grant of an option. On exercise of an option,  
the amount by which the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of    
exercise exceeds the option exercise price will generally be taxable to the     
optionee as compensation income, and generally be deductible for tax purposes   
by the Company.  The disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon        
exercise of a stock option will generally result in a capital gain or loss for  
the optionee, but will have no tax consequences for the Company.                

VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLAN INCREASE PROPOSAL

           Approval of the Plan Increase Proposal requires the affirmative
vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company     
entitled to vote thereon at the Special Meeting.  Proxies solicited by the      
Board of Directors will be voted for the Plan Increase Proposal, unless         
stockholders specify otherwise.                                                 

        THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE PLAN INCREASE.                                             

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS                                                           

             Stockholder proposals for the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
must be received at the principal executive offices of the Company, 105 Price   
Parkway, Farmingdale, New York 11735, not later than January 26, 1996 for       
inclusion in the 1996 proxy statement and form of proxy.                        

OTHER MATTERS 

             Other than the matters specified above, the Company is unaware of
any matter that will be brought before the meeting.  However, if other matters  
properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in   
the enclosed form of proxy to vote the proxy in accordance with their best      
judgment.                                                                       

                                      On behalf of the Board of Directors,

                      /s/ Stanley Greenman

                  STANLEY GREENMAN
                           Chairman of the Board and
                         Chief Executive Officer

Farmingdale, New York                                                           
November 13, 1995                                                               

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INDEX TO ANNEXES

ANNEX I                    Agreement and Plan of Merger of Greenman Bros. Inc.  
and Noodle Kidoodle, Inc. 

INDEX TO APPENDICES 

APPENDIX I                 Greenman Bros. Inc. Outside Directors' 1994 Stock    
Option Plan               

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                                                                         ANNEX I

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

OF

GREENMAN BROS. INC. 
(A NEW YORK CORPORATION)
AND 
NOODLE KIDOODLE, INC.,
(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)

      AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December__, 1995, by and
between GREENMAN BROS. INC. a New York corporation ("Greenman"), and NOODLE     
KIDOODLE, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Surviving Corporation").               

W I T N E S S E T H:

        Greenman is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws
of the State of New York.                                                       

      Surviving Corporation is a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware.                                        

       The authorized number of shares of Greenman is 10,500,000 shares of
which (i) 500,000 shares are Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of     
which no shares are currently outstanding, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares are       
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Common Stock"), of which           
__________ shares are outstanding and entitled to vote.                         

The authorized number of shares of Surviving Corporation is 
16,000,000 shares of which (i) 1,000,000 shares are Preferred Stock, $.001 par  
value per share of which no shares are currently outstanding, and (ii)          
15,000,000 shares are Common Stock, $.001 par value.                            

         The Boards of Directors of Greenman and Surviving Corporation deem it
advisable for the mutual benefit of Greenman and Surviving Corporation, and     
their respective shareholders, that Greenman be merged with and into Surviving  
Corporation and have approved this Agreement and Plan of Merger (the            
"Agreement").                                                                   

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants, agreements and provisions hereinafter contained, the parties hereto  
agree that, in accordance with the applicable laws of the States of New York    
and Delaware, Greenman shall be, at the Effective Date of the Merger (as        
hereinafter defined), merged with and into Surviving Corporation, which shall   
be the surviving corporation, and that the terms and conditions                 

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of such merger and the mode of carrying it into effect shall be as follows:     

ARTICLE I 

Merger

 1.1  On the Effective Date of the Merger, Greenman shall be merged with
and into Surviving Corporation.  The separate existence of Greenman shall cease 
and Surviving Corporation shall continue in existence and, without other        
transfer, succeed to and possess all the properties, rights, privileges,        
immunities, powers, purposes and franchises, of a public, as well as of a       
private nature, and shall be subject to all of the obligations, liabilities,    
restrictions, disabilities and duties of Greenman and Surviving Corporation,    
all without further act or deed, as provided in Section 259 of the Delaware     
General Corporation Law.                                                        

1.2  All rights of creditors and all liens upon the property of either
Greenman or Surviving Corporation shall be preserved unimpaired by the Merger,  
and all debts, liabilities, obligations and duties, including, but not limited  
to, the obligations of Greenman pursuant to any existing guarantees, leases,    
stock options or other contracts or agreements, of either Greenman or Surviving 
Corporation shall, on the Effective Date of the Merger, become the              
responsibility and liability of Surviving Corporation, and may be enforced      
against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities, obligations and    
duties had been incurred or contracted by it.  All corporate acts, plans        
(including but not limited to stock option plans), policies, arrangements,      
approvals and authorizations of Greenman, its shareholders, board of directors, 
officers and agents, which were valid and effective immediately prior to the    
Effective Date of the Merger, shall be taken for all purposes as the acts,      
plans, policies, arrangements, approvals and authorizations of Surviving        
Corporation and shall be as effective and binding thereon as the same were with 
respect to Greenman.                                                            

1.3  Prior to the Effective Date of the Merger, Greenman and Surviving
Corporation shall take all such action as shall be necessary or appropriate in  
order to effectuate the Merger.  In case at any time after the Effective Date   
of the Merger Surviving Corporation shall determine that any further            
conveyance, assignment or other documents or any further actions necessary or   
desirable to vest in or confirm to Surviving Corporation full title to all the  
properties, assets, rights, privileges and franchises of Greenman, the officers 
and directors of Greenman, at the expense of Surviving Corporation, shall       
execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as Surviving  
Corporation may determine to be necessary or desirable in order to vest in and  
confirm to Surviving Corporation title to and possession of all such            
properties, assets, rights, privileges and franchises, and otherwise to carry   
out the purposes of this Agreement.                                             

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ARTICLE II

Terms and Conditions of the Merger

   The terms and conditions of the Merger, including the manner and basis of
converting the shares of capital stock of Greenman into shares of capital stock 
of Surviving Corporation shall be as follows:                                   

  2.1  Certificate of Incorporation.  From and after the Effective Date of
the Merger and until thereafter amended as provided by law, the Certificate of  
Incorporation of Surviving Corporation in effect on the date hereof, as set     
forth in Exhibit A shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving       
Corporation.                                                                    

2.2  By-laws.  The By-laws of Surviving Corporation in effect on the  
Effective Date of the Merger shall continue in force and be the By-laws of      
Surviving Corporation until altered, amended or repealed.                       

 2.3  Directors and Officers.  The directors and officers of Greenman in
office on the Effective Date of the Merger shall continue in office as, and be  
and constitute, the directors and officers of Surviving Corporation, each to    
hold office as provided by the By-laws until his successor shall have been      
elected and shall have qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or     
removal.                                                                        

   2.4  Conversion of Outstanding Shares, Rights and Options. The manner and
basis of converting the shares, rights and options to purchase shares of        
Greenman into shares, rights and options to purchase shares of Surviving        
Corporation, and the cancellation and retirement of shares of Surviving         
Corporation, shall be as follows:                                               

      2.4.1     Each share of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, of
  Greenman issued and outstanding, or held in the treasury of Greenman, on
    the Effective Date of the Merger shall forthwith and without the surrender
of stock certificates or any other action, be converted into one      
  fully-paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share, of Surviving Corporation, issued and outstanding or held in the
treasury of Surviving Corporation, as the case may be.  All Rights    
attached to shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the Rights Agreement  
  between Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and Greenman dated as of May
    6, 1988, as amended in 1991, shall forthwith, without any other action, be
   converted into an identical right attached to the shares of Common Stock,
par value $.001 per share of the Surviving Corporation.               

       2.4.2     Each option to purchase shares of Common Stock, par value
$.10 per share, of Greenman which has been                            

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    granted pursuant to any stock option plan of Greenman or otherwise, on the
    Effective Date of the Merger shall forthwith and without any action by the
 holder of such option, be converted into an option to purchase the same
   number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of Surviving
Corporation on the same terms and with the same exercise price as such
  options contained immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Merger.

  2.5  Dividends.  The holders of shares of Common Stock of Greenman shall
be entitled to receive from Surviving Corporation (i) those dividends, if any,  
which were declared by the Board of Directors of Greenman prior to, but not yet 
paid, as of the Effective Date of the Merger and (ii) those dividends which may 
be declared by the Board of Directors of Surviving Corporation subsequent to    
the Effective Date of the Merger pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation   
of Surviving Corporation, and no holder of shares of Common Stock of Greenman   
shall be entitled to any other dividends which might otherwise accrue on or     
prior to the Effective Date of the Merger.                                      

ARTICLE III 

Procedures Regarding Stock Certificates 

From and after the Effective Date, each outstanding stock certificate 
theretofore representing shares of Common Stock of Greenman shall represent the 
same number of shares of Common Stock of Surviving Corporation.  Each holder of 
a certificate or certificates theretofore representing shares of Common Stock   
of Greenman may, but shall not be required to, surrender the same to Surviving  
Corporation for cancellation and exchange or transfer, and each such holder or  
his transferee shall be entitled to receive certificates representing one share 
of the Common Stock of Surviving Corporation for each share of Common Stock of  
Greenman represented by the certificates surrendered.  Until so surrendered for 
cancellation and exchange or transfer each outstanding certificate which, prior 
to the Effective Time, represented shares of Common Stock of Greenman, shall be 
deemed and treated for all purposes to represent the ownership of the same      
number of shares of the Common Stock of Surviving Corporation as though such    
surrender had taken place.                                                      

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ARTICLE IV

Effective Date

This Agreement shall be submitted to the stockholder of Surviving     
Corporation and the shareholders of Greenman at meetings which shall be         
convened on or prior to December 11, 1995, or such other dates as may be agreed 
on by the parties, as provided by the applicable laws of the States of New York 
and Delaware.  If this Agreement is duly authorized and adopted by the          
requisite votes of the holder of Common Stock of Surviving Corporation and      
holders of Common Stock of Greenman and this Agreement is not terminated        
pursuant to the provisions of Article V hereof, then a certificate of merger    
shall be filed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and a       
certificate of merger shall be filed in accordance with the laws of the State   
of New York.  The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the          
certificates of merger with the Secretaries of State of the States of New York  
and Delaware (the "Effective Date of the Merger").                              

ARTICLE V 

Approval of Shareholders ---- Termination 

    5.1  This Agreement shall be submitted to the shareholders of Greenman and
the stockholder of Surviving Corporation as provided by law, and it shall take  
effect and be deemed and be taken to be the Agreement and Plan of Merger of     
Greenman and Surviving Corporation upon the approval or adoption thereof by the 
shareholders of Greenman and the stockholder of Surviving Corporation, in       
accordance with the requirements of the laws of the State of New York and the   
State of Delaware, and upon the execution, filing and recording of such         
documents and the doing of such other acts and things as shall be required for  
accomplishing the merger under the provisions of the applicable statutes of the 
State of New York and of the State of Delaware.                                 

 5.2  At any time prior to the filing of the certificates of merger with
the Secretaries of State of the States of Delaware and New York, this Agreement 
may be terminated by the board of directors of either Greenman or Surviving     
Corporation, notwithstanding the approval of this Agreement by either or both   
of the shareholders of Greenman and the stockholder of Surviving Corporation,   
if for any reason the board of directors of Greenman or Surviving Corporation   
determines that it is inadvisable to proceed with the Merger, including,        
without limitation, giving consideration to the number of shares for which      
appraisal rights have been exercised and the cost to Greenman thereof.          

5.3  In the event of the termination and abandonment of this Agreement
pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2, this Agreement shall become null and 
void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of either Greenman   
or Surviving Corporation or any of their respective shareholders, stockholders, 
directors or officers.                                                          

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ARTICLE VI

Certain Agreements of Surviving Corporation 

 6.1  Surviving Corporation, as the surviving corporation, hereby agrees
that it may be served with process in the State of New York in any proceeding   
for the enforcement of any liability or obligation of Greenman or of the rights 
of a dissenting shareholder of Greenman.                                        

6.2  Surviving Corporation, as the surviving corporation, hereby      
irrevocably appoints the Secretary of the State of New York as its agent to     
accept service of process in any action or proceeding described in Section 6.1. 

 6.3  Surviving Corporation, as the surviving corporation, hereby agrees
that it will promptly pay to dissenting shareholders, if any, of Greenman the   
amount, if any, to which such dissenting shareholders shall be entitled         
pursuant to the laws of the State of New York.                                  

ARTICLE VII 

Miscellaneous 

    7.1  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but 
one and the same instrument.                                                    

 7.2  The headings of the several articles herein have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part or to affect    
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.                                

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   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of Greenman and Surviving Corporation,
pursuant to authority duly given by resolutions adopted by its Board of         
Directors has caused these presents to be executed in its name by its President 
or a Vice-President and its corporate seal to be affixed and attested by its    
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.                                            

(Corporate Seal)              GREENMAN BROS. INC.                               
(New York)

Attest:                       By:                                               
            --------------------------

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Secretary                                                     

(Corporate Seal)              NOODLE KIDOODLE, INC.                             
(Delaware)

Attest:                       By:                                               
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NOODLE KIDOODLE, INC. 

      The undersigned, a natural person, for the purpose of organizing a
corporation for conducting the business and promoting the purposes hereinafter  
stated, under the provisions and subject to the requirements of the laws of the 
State of Delaware (particularly Title 8, Chapter 1, of the Delaware Code and    
the acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, and known, identified,    
and referred to as the "Delaware General Corporation Law"), hereby certifies    
that:                                                                           

  FIRST:    The name of the Corporation is Noodle Kidoodle, Inc.

        SECOND:   The address of the registered office of the Corporation in
Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, and the 
name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is Corporation  
Service Company.                                                                

       THIRD:    The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful
act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware      
General Corporation Law.                                                        

       FOURTH:   The total number of shares which the Corporation is to be
authorized to issue is 15,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 (the  
"Common Stock") and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 ("the  
Preferred Stock").                                                              

       A statement of the designations of  the authorized classes of stock
or of any series thereof, and the powers, preferences and relative,   
participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications,  
  limitations or restrictions thereof, or of the authority of the Board of
   Directors to fix by resolution or resolutions such designations and other
terms not fixed by the Certificate of Incorporation, is as follows:   

           (a)  The Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series,
      from time to time, with each such series to have such designation,
      powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other
   special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions
  thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or
     resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the
     Board of Directors of the Corporation, subject to the limitations
       prescribed by law and in accordance with the provisions hereof, the
      Board of Directors being hereby expressly vested with authority to
         adopt any such resolution or resolutions.  The authority of the Board
of Directors with respect to                                

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each such series shall include, but not be limited to, the  
determination or fixing of the following:                   

               (i)    The distinctive designation and number of shares
    comprising such series, which number may (except where otherwise
  provided by the Board of Directors in creating such series) be
   increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then
 outstanding) from time to time by like action of the Board of
Directors;                                                  

                   (ii)   The dividend rate of such series, the conditions and
        times upon which such dividends shall be payable, the relation which
         such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class
     or classes of stock or series thereof, or any other series of the
      same class, and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or non-
cumulative;                                                 

                  (iii)  The conditions upon which the shares of such series
    shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation and the times,
      prices and other terms and provisions upon which the shares of the
series may be redeemed;                                     

               (iv)   Whether or not the shares of the series shall be
  subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund to be
     applied to the purchase or redemption of such shares and, if such
        retirement or sinking fund be established, the annual amount thereof
   and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;

               (v)    Whether or not the shares of the series shall be
     convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or
     classes, with or without par value, or of any other series of the
         same class, and, if provision is made for conversion or exchange, the
        times, prices, rates, adjustments, and other terms and conditions of
such conversion or exchange;                                

                 (vi)   Whether or not the shares of the series shall have
         voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and,
if so,  the terms of such voting rights;                    

                  (vii)  The rights of the shares of the series in the event
     of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or upon the
distribution of assets of the Corporation;                  

           (viii)  Any other powers, preferences and relative,
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         limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series, as
 the Board of Directors may deem advisable and as shall not be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of     
Incorporation.                                              

              (b)  The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock of each series
      shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of
Directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of
         dividends, dividends at the rates fixed by the Board of Directors for
        such series, and no more, before any dividends, other than dividends
         payable in Common Stock, shall be declared and paid, or set apart for
  payment, on the Common Stock with respect to the same dividend
period.                                                     

           (c)  Whenever, at any time, dividends on the then outstanding
  Preferred Stock, as may be required with respect to any series
   outstanding, shall have been paid or declared and set apart for
      payment on the applicable series of the then outstanding Preferred
        Stock, and after complying with respect to any retirement or sinking
 fund or funds for any series of Preferred Stock, the Board of
 Directors may, subject to the provisions of the resolution or
       resolutions creating any series of Preferred Stock, declare and pay
   dividends on the Common Stock, and the holders of shares of the
Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to share therein.     

              (d)  The holders of shares of the Preferred Stock of each series
 shall be entitled upon liquidation or dissolution or upon the
        distribution of the assets of the Corporation to such preferences as
     provided in the resolution or resolutions creating such series of
       Preferred Stock, and no more, before any distribution of the assets
    of the Corporation shall be made to the holders of shares of the
        Common Stock.  Whenever the holders of shares of the Preferred Stock
shall have been paid the full amounts to which they shall be
         entitled, the holders of shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled
to share ratably in all assets of the Corporation remaining.

              (e)  At all meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation, the
       holders of shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote
     for each share of Common Stock held by them.  Except as otherwise
     provided by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors
     creating any series of Preferred Stock or by the Delaware General
         Corporation Law, the holders of shares of the Common Stock issued and
       outstanding shall have and possess the exclusive right to notice of
stockholders' meetings and the exclusive power to vote.     

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        (f)  The designation, powers preferences and rights of the
 Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock are as follows:

         Section 1.     Designation and Amount.  The Corporation is authorized
to issue shares of a series  of Preferred Stock which shall be designated as    
"Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock," $.001 per share, and the       
number of shares constituting such series shall be 440,000.  Such number of     
shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors;   
provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Junior 
Participating Preferred Stock to a number less than that of the shares then     
outstanding plus the number of shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding     
rights, options or warrants or upon conversion of outstanding securities issued 
by the Corporation.                                                             

Section 2.     Dividends and Distributions.                 

       (A)  Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any
shares of any series of Preferred Stock ranking prior and superior to the       
shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock with respect to         
dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred     
Stock in preference to the holders of shares of Common Stock, of the            
Corporation and any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as  
and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for    
the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of January,   
April, July, and October in each year (each such date being referred to herein  
as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the first Quarterly      
Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a      
share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock in an amount per share   
(rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1.00, or (b) subject 
to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 100 times the aggregate  
per share amount of all cash dividends, and 100 times the aggregate per share   
amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other 
than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the       
outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared 
on the Common Stock, since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment 
Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the  
first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior           
Participating Preferred Stock.  In the event the Corporation shall at any time  
after the date of the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation (the "Rights  
Declaration Date") (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares   
of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine  
the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such 
case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating     
Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b)  
of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a     
fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock         
outstanding immediately after such event (in the case of the declaration of a   
dividend payable in shares of Common Stock,                                     

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assuming the payment of such dividend) and the denominator of which is the      
number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to     
such event.                                                                     

        (B)  The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A)      
above immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common    
Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided, that 
in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common 
Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the     
next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1.00 per share  
on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be      
payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.                     

         (C)  Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding
shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock from the Quarterly      
Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Series 
A Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless the date of issue of such shares  
is prior to the record date for the determination of holders of shares of       
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly   
dividend for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends 
on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or  
unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date      
after the record date for such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and before such  
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall 
begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.    
Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest.  Dividends paid on the    
shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock in an amount less than  
the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such      
shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such     
shares at the time outstanding.  The Board of Directors may fix a record date   
for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating     
Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution       
declared thereon, which record date shall be no more than 30 days prior to the  
date fixed for the payment thereof.                                             

    Section 3.     Voting Rights.  The holders of shares of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:    

        (A)  Subject to the provisions for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
each share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall entitle the   
holder thereof to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the            
stockholders of the Corporation.  In the event the Corporation shall at any     
time after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock 
payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, 
or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares,  
then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares 
of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock were entitled immediately      
prior to such event shall be adjusted by                                        

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multiplying such number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of   
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event (in the case of 
the declaration of a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, assuming the   
payment of such dividend) and the denominator of which is the number of shares  
of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.          

      (B)  Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders of
shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and holders of shares   
of Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a  
vote of stockholders of the Corporation.                                        

  (C)  (i)       If at any time dividends on any Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal to six (6) 
quarterly dividends thereon, the occurrence of such contingency shall mark the  
beginning of a period (herein called a "Default Period") which shall extend     
until such time when all accrued and unpaid dividends for all previous          
quarterly dividend periods and for the current quarterly dividend period on all 
shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock then outstanding shall  
have been declared and paid or set apart for payment.  During each Default      
Period, all holders of Preferred Stock (including holders of the Series A       
Junior Participating Preferred Stock) with dividends in arrears in an amount    
equal to six (6) quarterly dividends thereon, voting as a class, irrespective   
of series, shall have the right to elect two (2) directors who shall serve in   
addition to such number of directors already serving and whose terms shall not  
be staggered or classified.                                                     

           (ii)      During any Default Period, such voting right of the
holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock may be exercised       
initially at a special meeting called pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of this    
Section 3(C) or at any annual meeting of stockholders, and thereafter at annual 
meetings of stockholders, provided that neither such voting right nor the right 
of the holders of any other series of Preferred Stock, if any, to increase, in  
certain cases, the authorized number of Directors shall be exercised unless the 
holders of ten percent (10%) in number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding 
shall be present in person or by proxy.  The absence of a quorum of the holders 
of Common Stock shall not affect the exercise by the holders of Preferred Stock 
of such voting right.  At any meeting at which the holders of Preferred Stock   
shall exercise such voting right initially during an existing Default Period,   
they shall have the right, voting as a class, to elect Directors to fill such   
vacancies, if any, in the Board of Directors as may then exist, up to two (2)   
Directors, or, if such right is exercised at an annual meeting, to elect two    
(2) Directors.  If the number which may be so elected at any meeting because of 
vacancies in the Board of Directors or otherwise does not amount to the         
required number, the number of Directors shall automatically be increased to    
such  number of Directors as shall be necessary to permit the election by the   
holders of Preferred Stock of the required number.  After the holders of the    
Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect Directors in any      
Default Period and during the continuance of such period, the number of         
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Preferred Stock as herein provided or pursuant to the rights of any equity      
securities ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series A Junior             
Participating Preferred Stock.                                                  

              (iii)     Unless the holders of Preferred Stock shall, during an
existing Default Period, have previously exercised their right to elect         
Directors, the Board of Directors may order, or any shareholder or stockholders 
owning in the aggregate not less than ten percent (10%) of the total number of  
shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, irrespective of series, may request, the 
calling of a special meeting of the holders of Preferred Stock, which meeting   
shall thereupon be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President, a        
Vice-President or the Secretary of the Corporation.  Notice of such meeting and 
of any annual meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote  
pursuant to this paragraph (C)(iii) shall be given to each holder of record of  
Preferred Stock by mailing a copy of such notice to him at his last address as  
the same appears on the books of the Corporation.  Such meeting shall be called 
for a time not earlier than 10 days and not later than 60 days after such order 
or request or in default of the calling of such meeting within 60 days after    
such order or request, such meeting may be called on similar notice by any      
stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate not less than ten percent   
(10%) of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.             
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (C)(iii), no such special      
meeting shall be called during the period within 60 days immediately preceding  
the date fixed for the next annual meeting of the stockholders.                 

           (iv)      In any Default Period, the holders of Common Stock,
and other classes of stock of the Corporation if applicable, shall continue to  
be entitled to elect the whole number of Directors until the holders of         
Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect two (2) Directors     
voting as a class, after the exercise of which right (x) the Directors so       
elected by the holders of Preferred Stock shall continue in office until their  
successors shall have been elected by such holders or until the expiration of   
the Default Period, and (y) any vacancy in the Board of Directors may (except   
as provided in paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3) be filled by vote of a      
majority of the remaining Directors theretofore elected by the holders of the   
class of stock which elected the Director whose office shall have become        
vacant.  References in this paragraph (C) to Directors elected by the holders   
of a particular class of stock shall include Directors elected by such          
Directors to fill vacancies as provided in clause (y) of the foregoing          
sentence.                                                                       

            (v)       Immediately upon the expiration of a Default Period,
(x) the right of the holders of Preferred Stock as a class to elect Directors   
shall cease, (y) the term of any Directors elected by the holders of Preferred  
Stock as a class shall terminate, and (z) the number of Directors shall be such 
number as may be provided for in, or pursuant to, the Certificate of            
Incorporation or By-Laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the      
provisions of paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3 (such number being subject,   
however, to change thereafter in any manner provided by law or in the           
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws).  Any                                  

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vacancies in the Board of Directors effected by the provisions of clauses (y)   
and (z) in the preceding sentence may be filled by a majority of the remaining  
Directors, even though less than a quorum.                                      

(D)  Except as set forth herein, holders of Series A Junior 
Participating Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights and their consent     
shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with      
holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.   

Section 4.     Certain Restrictions.                        

         (A)  Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions
payable on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in     
Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends 
and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Junior        
Participating Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the     
Corporation shall not:                                                          

   (i)       declare or pay dividends on, make any other
       distributions on, or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares
        of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
    dissolution or winding up) to the  Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock;                                            

     (ii)      declare or pay dividends on or make any other
       distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as
         to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the
       Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock except dividends paid
        ratably on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and all
     such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in
    proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such
shares are then entitled;                                   

   (iii)     redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
       consideration shares of any stock ranking on a parity (either as to
      dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the
   Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock provided that the
     Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire
       shares of any such parity stock in exchange for shares of any stock
     of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
  dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Junior
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           (iv)      purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any
         shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock or any shares
       of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Junior Participating
      Preferred Stock except in accordance with a purchase offer made in
       writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors)
 to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of
    Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend
     rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective
         series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair
   and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.

(B)  The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the 
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of    
stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of   
this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in   
such manner.                                                                    

    Section 5.     Reacquired Shares.  Any shares of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the            
Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly    
after the acquisition thereof.  All such shares shall upon their cancellation   
become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as 
part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or          
resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and            
restrictions on issuance set forth herein.                                      

         Section 6.     Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.  (A)  Upon any
liquidation (voluntary or otherwise), dissolution or winding up of the          
Corporation, no distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of stock    
ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or      
winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless, prior  
thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock 
shall have received per share, the greater of $25.00 or 100 times the payment   
to be made per share of Common Stock, plus an amount equal to accrued and       
unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the     
date of such payment (the "Series A Liquidation Preference").  Following the    
payment of the full amount of the Series A Liquidation Preference, no           
additional distributions shall be made to the holders of shares of Series A     
Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of      
shares of Common Stock shall have received an amount per share (the "Common     
Adjustment") equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Series A        
Liquidation Preference by (ii) 100 (as appropriately adjusted as set forth in   
subparagraph C below to reflect such events as stock splits, stock dividends    
and recapitalizations with respect to the Common Stock) (such number in clause  
(ii), the "Adjustment Number").  Following the payment of the full amount of    
the Series A Liquidation Preference and the Common Adjustment in respect of all 
outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating                             

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Preferred Stock and Common Stock, respectively, holders of  Series A Junior     
Participating Preferred Stock and holders of shares of Common Stock shall       
receive their ratable and proportionate share of the remaining assets to be     
distributed in the ratio of the Adjustment Number to 1 with respect to such     
Preferred Stock and Common Stock, on a per share basis, respectively.           

         (B)  In the event there are not sufficient assets available to permit
payment in full of the Series A Liquidation Preference and the liquidation      
preferences of all other series of Preferred Stock, if any, which rank on a     
parity with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, then such        
remaining assets shall be distributed ratably to the holders of Series A Junior 
Participating Preferred Stock and such parity shares in proportion to their     
respective liquidation preferences.   In the event there are not sufficient     
assets available to permit payment in full of the Common Adjustment following   
payment in full of  the Series A Liquidation Preference and the liquidation     
preference of all other series of Preferred Stock, if any, which rank of a      
parity with the Series A Junior Participating Preference Stock, then such       
remaining assets shall be distributed ratably to the holders of Common Stock.,  

        (C)  In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights
Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of  
Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the 
outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such     
case the Adjustment Number in effect immediately prior to such event shall be   
adjusted by multiplying such Adjustment Number by a fraction the numerator of   
which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after     
such event (in the case of the declaration of a dividend payable in shares of   
Common Stock, assuming the payment of such dividend) and the denominator of     
which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately 
prior to such event.                                                            

       Section 7.     Consolidation, Merger, etc.  In case the Corporation
shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in 
which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock  
or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case the shares 
of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall at the same time be      
similarly exchanged or changed in an amount per share (subject to the provision 
for adjustment hereinafter set forth) equal to 100 times the aggregate amount   
of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the  
case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or   
exchanged.  In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights     
Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of  
Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the 
outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such     
case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the         
exchange or change of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock   
shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of     
which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding                       

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immediately after such event (in the case of the declaration of a dividend      
payable in shares of Common Stock, assuming the payment of such dividend) and   
the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that are       
outstanding immediately prior to such event.                                    

Section 8.     Redemption.  The shares of Series A Junior   
Participating Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.                          

        Section 9.     Ranking.  The Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporation's Preferred      
Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, unless the 
terms of any such series shall provide otherwise.                               

      Section 10.    Amendment.  This Certificate of Incorporation shall
not be further amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the 
powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Junior Participating      
Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of  
the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares of Series A Junior  
Participating Preferred Stock voting separately as a class.                     

    Section 11.    Fractional Shares.  Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share which shall entitle the   
holder, in proportion to such holder's fractional shares, to exercise voting    
rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit 
of all other rights of holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred       
Stock.                                                                          

   FIFTH:    (a)  The number of Directors shall be nine, plus such
number as shall be added to the Board of Directors pursuant to Article FOURTH   
Paragraph 6 hereof.  The directors shall not be required to be stockholders.    

                   (b)  With the exception of  Directors added to the Board of
Directors pursuant to Article FOURTH Section 3(C)(i) hereof, the Board of       
Directors shall be divided into three equal classes which shall be initially    
constituted as follows:  three Class 1 Directors with terms expiring at the     
Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 1998; three Class 2 Directors with terms      
expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 1996; and three Class 3       
Directors with terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 1997.    

At each annual meeting of stockholders, Directors chosen to succeed those whose 
terms then expired shall be elected for a term of office expiring at the third  
succeeding Annual Meeting of Stockholders after their election.                 

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directors need be by written ballot.                                            

         SIXTH:    The Board of Directors shall have the power to make, alter,
or repeal By-Laws subject to the power of the stockholders to alter or repeal   
the By-Laws made or altered by the Board of Directors.                          

        SEVENTH:  The personal liability of the Directors of the Corporation
is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of       
paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 102 of the Delaware General          
Corporation Law.  If the Delaware General Corporation Law is hereafter amended  
to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of a        
Director, then the liability of a Director of the Corporation shall be          
eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General   
Corporation Law, as so amended.                                                 

     EIGHTH:   The Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by the
provisions of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same  
may be amended and supplemented, shall indemnify each person who is or was an   
officer or Director of the Corporation and may indemnify any and all other      
persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and       
against any and all of the expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to  
in or covered by said section, and the indemnification provided for herein      
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified    
may be entitled under any By-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or            
disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official         
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and    
shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or officer and    
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators          
successors, assigns and legal representatives of such a person.                 

      NINTH:    No contract or other transaction between the Corporation
and any other corporation shall be affected or invalidated by the fact that any 
one or more of the Directors of the Corporation is or are interested in, or is  
a director or officer, or are directors or officers of such other corporation,  
and any Director or Directors, individually or jointly, may be a party or       
parties to or may be interested in any contract or transaction of the           
Corporation or in which the Corporation is interested; and no contract, act or  
transaction of the Corporation with any persons, firms or corporations, shall   
be affected or invalidated by the fact that any Director or Directors of the    
Corporation is a party, or are parties, to or interested in such contract, act  
or transaction, or in any way connected with such persons, firms or             
corporations, and each and every person who may become a Director of the        
Corporation is hereby relieved from any liability that might otherwise exist    
from contracting with the Corporation for the benefit of himself or any firm or 
corporation in which he may be in any way interested.                           

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      TENTH:     (a)  Except as set forth below, the affirmative vote of
the holders of not less than 80% of the total outstanding shares of  the shares 
entitled to vote thereon shall be required to authorize:                        

         (i)   any merger, reorganization  or consolidation of the Corporation
  or of any subsidiary with or into any other corporation, person or other
entity;                                                               

       (ii)  any sale, lease, hypothecation, exchange or other disposition
   (in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) of all or any
   substantial part of the assets of the Corporation or of any subsidiary to
or with any other corporation, person or other entity; or             

(iii) any issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any 
 subsidiary of any of its securities to any other corporation, person or
other entity in exchange for assets or securities or a combination    
thereof, having an aggregate fair market value of 20% or more of the  
    consolidated assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries  as of the end
of the fiscal year of the Corporation immediately preceding the record
  date for determination of stockholders entitled to notice thereof and to
vote thereon;                                                         

(the foregoing described transactions are referred to herein as "Special        
Actions") if in any such case, as of the record date for the determination of   
stockholders entitled to notice thereof and to vote thereon, the other          
corporation, person or other entity which is a party to a Special Action        
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the outstanding       
shares of capital stock of the Corporation (any such other corporation, person  
or other entity being referred to in this Article TENTH as a "Major             
Stockholder").                                                                  

                 (b)  For purposes of this Article TENTH, any corporation,
person or other entity shall be deemed to be beneficial owner of any shares of  
Common Stock of the Corporation:                                                

(i)  which it owns directly, whether or not of record; or   

        (ii)  which it has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement or
 understanding or upon the exercise to any agreement or understanding or
   upon the exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options or otherwise,
whether or not presently exercisable; or                              

(iii)  which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly 
 (including shares deemed to be owned through application of clause (ii)
    above) by an "affiliate" or "associate" as those terms are defined herein;
or                                                                    

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    (iv) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly by any
    other corporation, person or other entity (including any shares which such
other corporation, person or other entity has the right to acquire    
pursuant to any agreement or understanding or upon the exercise of    
conversion rights, warrants or options or otherwise, whether or not   
  presently exercisable) with which it or its "affiliates" or "associates"
has any agreement or arrangement or understanding for the purpose of  
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of Common Stock of the        
Corporation.                                                          

For the purposes of this Article TENTH, the outstanding shares of Common Stock  
of the Corporation shall include shares deemed owned through the application of 
clauses (b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) above, but shall not include any other shares   
which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement or upon exercise of conversion  
rights, warrants, options or otherwise.                                         

                 (c)  The provisions of this Article TENTH shall not apply
to a Special Action if:                                                         

 (i)   the Board of Directors has voted to approve the Special
Action; and                                                           

     (ii)  a majority of those directors voting to approve the Special
Action were duly elected and acting members of the Board of Directors 
prior to the time when the Major Stockholder involved in the Special  
Action in question first became a Major Stockholder.                  

(d)  For purposes of this Article TENTH:

       (i)   the term "person" shall be read to include where appropriate:
corporations, natural individuals and other entities;                 

        (ii)  an "affiliate" of any specified person includes any person who
    directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person;

         (iii)  an "associate" of any specified person includes (1) any person
   of which the specified person is an officer or partner or is, directly or
indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of equity
 securities, (2) any trust or other estate in which the specified person
   has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which the specified person
   serves as trustee or in a similar capacity, or (3) any relative or spouse
  of the specified person or any relative of such spouse, who has the same
home as the specified person or any corporation which controls or is  
controlled by the specified person;                                   

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       (iv)  a "subsidiary" means a corporation of which a majority of the
   outstanding shares of capital stock is owned by the Corporation directly,
and/or indirectly through one or more other subsidiaries.             

                 (e)  The Board of Directors shall have the power and duty
to determine for the purpose of this Article TENTH on the basis of information  
known to the Board whether any person is a Major Stockholder, affiliate or      
associate.  Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all      
purposes of this Article TENTH.                                                 

             (f)  The provisions of this Article TENTH may only be
amended or repealed by the vote of 80% of the outstanding Common Stock of the   
Corporation."                                                                   

        ELEVENTH:  The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as
follows:                                                                        

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      Name              Mailing Address         
      ----              ---------------         
                                                
Fran LaVecchia      c/o Kramer, Levin, Naftalis,
                    Nessen, Kamin & Frankel     
                    919 Third Avenue            
                    New York, NY  10022         

  I, the undersigned, being the incorporator, for the purpose of
forming a corporation under the laws of Delaware, do make, file and record this 
Certificate of Incorporation, to certify that the facts herein stated are true, 
accordingly have set my hand this ____ day of ________, 1995.                   

                                             -----------------------
                                    Fran LaVecchia
                                  Incorporator

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                                                                      APPENDIX I

GREENMAN BROS. INC. 
OUTSIDE DIRECTORS' 1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN 

1.   Purpose                                                                    

    The purpose of this Outside Directors' 1994 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan")
is to provide an incentive to those directors of Greenman Bros. Inc. (the       
"Company") who are not employees of the Company to serve on the board of        
directors of the Company (the "Board") and to maintain and enhance the          
Company's long-term performance.                                                

2.   Administration                                                             

   The terms of the stock options to be awarded under the Plan are set forth
herein and may not be varied other than by amendment of the Plan in accordance  
with Section 9.  To the extent that any administrative action is required in    
connection with the Plan, such action shall be taken by the Board, whose        
determination in such case shall be conclusive.                                 

3.   Shares Available for Awards                                                

 (a)  Shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock") transferred
upon the exercise of options granted under the Plan shall be authorized and     
unissued or treasury shares.  Subject to Section 3(b), the aggregate number of  
shares of Common Stock which may be transferred pursuant to the Plan shall be   
75,000 shares.  Any shares of Common Stock that are subject to a stock option   
under the Plan and that have not been transferred at the                        

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time such option is cancelled or terminated shall again be available for awards 
under the Plan.                                                                 

  (b)  In the event of any change in the Common Stock by reason of a stock
dividend or distribution, stock split-up, recapitalization, combination or      
exchange of shares, or by reason of any merger, consolidation, spinoff or other 
corporate reorganization in which the Company is the surviving corporation, the 
Board shall equitably adjust the total number of shares of Common Stock that    
may be transferred under the Plan, the number of shares subject to each stock   
option then outstanding or subsequently granted under the Plan, and the         
exercise price of each such option.  After any such adjustment, the number of   
shares subject to each option shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.     

4.   Persons Eligible for Stock Options                                         

Stock options shall be granted under the Plan only to persons who are 
members of the Board and are not employees of the Company or any subsidiary     
thereof ("Eligible Directors").                                                 

5.   Grant of Stock Options                                                     

    (a)  Every option granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Plan, and shall be evidenced by an option agreement 
which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.                

 (b)  Upon the initial election to the Board, after the date the Plan is
adopted by the Board, of any person who satisfies the                           

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definition of Eligible Director, such person shall be granted an option to      
purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock.                                          

  (c)  As of April 26, 1994, and each April 26 thereafter, each person who
is then an Eligible Director and who has been an Eligible Director for at least 
six months shall be granted an option to purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock. 

6.   Terms of Stock Options                                                     

   (a)  The exercise price per share of Common Stock under each option shall
be equal to the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the date of      
option grant as defined in section 1.6.1 of the Company's 1994 Stock Incentive  
Plan.                                                                           

(b)  Each option granted under the Plan shall have a term of 5 years. 
Subject to the requirement of shareholder approval set forth in Section 11,     
each option granted under the Plan shall become exercisable as to 50 percent of 
the shares subject thereto on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and   
as to the remaining 50 percent of the shares subject thereto on the second      
anniversary of the date of the grant.  An option may be exercised from time to  
time for all or part of the shares as to which it is then exercisable.          

7.   Exercise of Options                                                        

  (a)  An option shall be exercised by the filing of a written notice with
the Company, on such form and in such manner as the Company shall prescribe,    
accompanied by payment for the shares being purchased.  Such payment shall be   
made:  (i) by certified                                                         

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or official bank check (or the equivalent thereof acceptable to the Company)    
for the full option exercise price; or (ii) by delivery of shares of Common     
Stock acquired prior to the option exercise date and having a fair market value 
as of the exercise date equal to all or part of the option exercise price and a 
certified or official bank check (or the equivalent thereof acceptable to the   
Company) for any remaining portion of the full option exercise price.           

  (b)  Promptly after receiving payment of the full option exercise price,
the Company shall deliver to the Eligible Director, or to such other person as  
may then have the right to exercise the option, a certificate for the shares of 
Common Stock for which the option has been exercised.  The holder of a stock    
option shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the       
shares subject to the option until such shares shall be transferred to the      
holder upon the exercise of the option.                                         

 (c)  To the extent necessary for compliance with Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, no option granted under the          
Directors' Plan shall be assignable or transferable.  No assignment or transfer 
may be made without consent of the Board.                                       

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8.   Termination of Directorship                                                

 (a)  If an optionee's membership on the Board terminates for any reason
other than death or for cause, he may exercise any outstanding option to the    
extent that he was entitled to exercise it on the date of termination.          
Exercise must occur within 90 days after termination, but in no event may any   
exercise occur after the expiration date of the option.                         

   (b)  If an optionee dies while serving on the Board, or during the period
in which an option is exercisable pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 8,  
any outstanding option shall be exercisable to the extent that the optionee was 
entitled to exercise it on the date of death.  Exercise must occur by the       
earlier of the first anniversary of death or the expiration date of the option. 
Such exercise shall be made only by the optionee's executor or administrator,   
unless his will specifically disposes of the option, in which case exercise     
shall be made only by the recipient of such specific disposition.               

(c)  Except as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8, any
unexercised option held by a person who is no longer a member of the Board      
shall be null and void.                                                         

9.   Amendment of the Plan                                                      

   The Board may from time to time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise
or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that Sections 4, 5    
and 6 may not be amended more than                                              

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once every six months except as may be necessary to comply with changes in the  
Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the      
regulations thereunder; and further provided, that no such amendment shall be   
effective unless and until it has been duly approved by the holders of the      
outstanding shares of Common Stock if the failure to obtain such approval would 
adversely affect the compliance of the Plan with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 
under the Exchange Act, or with the requirements of any other applicable law,   
rule or regulation.                                                             

10.  Investment Representation; Registration of Shares                          

 (a)  The Board may require each person acquiring shares of Common Stock
pursuant to an award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company  
in writing that he is acquiring the shares for investment without a view to     
distribution thereof.                                                           

(b)  Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to require the Company to 
register, under the Securities Act of 1933, any shares of Common Stock          
transferred upon exercise of an option.                                         

11.  Effective Date and Term of Plan                                            

(a)  The Plan and any amendment thereto shall become effective upon   
adoption by the Board; provided, that no option granted under the Plan may be   
exercised prior to the date on which the shareholders of the Company approve    
the Plan or applicable amendment by majority vote.  If such approval is not     
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Board, the Plan and any options granted under it shall be null and void.        

(b)  Unless terminated sooner by action of the Board, the Plan shall  
terminate on the fifth anniversary of the date of adoption.  Options            
outstanding upon Plan termination shall continue in effect in accordance with   
their terms.                                                                    

12.  Governing Law                                                              

All rights and obligations under the Plan shall be construed and      
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without       
giving effect to principles of conflict of laws.                                

13.  Section Headings                                                           

  The Section headings herein are for purposes of convenience only and are
not intended to define or limit the contents of the Sections.                   

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PROXY   

GREENMAN BROS. INC.   

Special Meeting of Stockholders   

To Be Held on Monday, December 11, 1995   

The undersigned stockholder of GREENMAN BROS. INC. hereby appoints    
STANLEY GREENMAN, STEWART KATE, and JOSEPH MADENBERG or any of them,            
with full power of substitution in each, attorneys and proxies for the          
undersigned, to vote all shares of Common Stock of Greenman Bros. Inc. which    
the undersigned could vote if personally present at a Special Meeting of        
Stockholders thereof to be held at Chemical Bank, 395 North Service Road,       
Melville, New York on December 11, 1995 at 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon and at 
any adjournment or adjournments thereof for the purposes of (1) the             
Reincorporation Proposal; (2) the Change of Name Proposal; (3) the Increase in  
Preferred Stock Proposal; (4) the Increase in Common Stock Proposal; (5) the    
Plan Increase Proposal; and (6) such other business as may properly come before 
the meeting.                                                                    

If not otherwise specified, the proxies will vote in accord with the            
directors' recommendations listed on the reverse side of this card and, at      
their discretion, on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting 
and any adjournment or adjournments thereof.                                    

(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side.)   

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE          
PROPOSALS                                                                       

                                             FOR     AGAINST   ABSTAIN

1.   REINCORPORATION PROPOSAL                     / /       / /       / /       

2.   CHANGE OF NAME PROPOSAL                      / /       / /       / /       

3.   INCREASE IN PREFERRED STOCK PROPOSAL         / /       / /       / /       

4.   INCREASE IN COMMON STOCK PROPOSAL            / /       / /       / /       

5.   PLAN INCREASE PROPOSAL                       / /       / /       / /       

6.   In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other    
business as may properly come before the meeting.                     

Dated: ______________________________, 1995                                     

_____________________________________                                           

_____________________________________                                           

(Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon.  When signing as              
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full   
title.  If shares are held jointly, EACH holder must sign.  If a corporation,   
please sign in full corporate name by President or other authorized officer.    
If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.)        

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. 

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