UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )*

The Jones Group, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

48020T101

(CUSIP Number)

May 10, 2011

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Sankaty Credit Opportunities III, L.P. EIN No.: 20-5805141
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  x        (b)  ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 1,203,214     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,551,589
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER     0
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 1,203,214     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,551,589
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     As of May 10, 2011 – 1,203,214     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,551,589
10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     As of May 10, 2011 – 1.38%     As of May 20, 2011 – 1.77%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     PN

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P. EIN No.: 26-1884645
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  x        (b)  ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 916,810     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,186,331
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER     0
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 916,810     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,186,331
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     As of May 10, 2011 – 916,810     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,186,331
10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     As of May 10, 2011 – 1.05%     As of May 20, 2011 – 1.36%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     PN

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13.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Sankaty Credit Opportunities (Offshore) IV, L.P. EIN No.: 98-0574089
14.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  x        (b)  ¨
15.	SEC USE ONLY
16.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		17.	SOLE VOTING POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 1,181,156     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,528,385
		18.	SHARED VOTING POWER     0
		19.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 1,181,156     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,528,385
		20.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
21.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     As of May 10, 2011 – 1,181,156     As of May 20, 2011 – 1,528,385
22.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
23.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     As of May 10, 2011 – 1.35%     As of May 20, 2011 – 1.75%
24.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     PN

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25.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Sankaty Managed Account (PSERS), L.P. EIN No.: 26-4768343
26.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  x        (b)  ¨
27.	SEC USE ONLY
28.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		29.	SOLE VOTING POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 146,461     As of May 20, 2011 – 192,836
		30.	SHARED VOTING POWER     0
		31.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 146,461     As of May 20, 2011 – 192,836
		32.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
33.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     As of May 10, 2011 – 146,461     As of May 20, 2011 – 192,836
34.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
35.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     As of May 10, 2011 – 0.17%     As of May 20, 2011 – 0.22%
36.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     PN

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37.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Sankaty Advisors, LLC* EIN No.: 04-3505100
38.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  x        (b)  ¨
39.	SEC USE ONLY
40.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		41.	SOLE VOTING POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 483,588     As of May 20, 2011 – 620,963
		42.	SHARED VOTING POWER     0
		43.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 483,588     As of May 20, 2011 – 620,963
		44.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
45.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     As of May 10, 2011 – 483,588     As of May 20, 2011 – 620,963
46.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
47.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     As of May 2, 2011 – 0.55%     As of May 12, 2011 – 0.66%
48.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     PN

* Sankaty Advisors, LLC has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with a managed account client pursuant to which it has authority to acquire, dispose of, and vote securities on behalf of such client. Sankaty Advisors, LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by such client.

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49.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Prospect Harbor Credit Partners, L.P. EIN No.: 20-0606486
50.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  x        (b)  ¨
51.	SEC USE ONLY
52.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		53.	SOLE VOTING POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 483,588     As of May 20, 2011 – 580,713
		54.	SHARED VOTING POWER     0
		55.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 483,588     As of May 20, 2011 – 580,713
		56.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
57.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     As of May 10, 2011 – 483,588     As of May 20, 2011 – 580,713
58.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
59.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     As of May 10, 2011 – 0.55%     As of May 20, 2011 – 0.66%
60.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     PN

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61.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Sankaty High Income Partnership, L.P. EIN No.: 27-5104732
62.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  x        (b)  ¨
63.	SEC USE ONLY
64.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		65.	SOLE VOTING POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 48,939     As of May 20, 2011 – 77,939
		66.	SHARED VOTING POWER     0
		67.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     As of May 10, 2011 – 48,939     As of May 20, 2011 – 77,939
		68.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
69.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     As of May 10, 2011 – 48,939     As of May 20, 2011 – 77,939
70.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
71.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     As of May 10, 2011 – 0.06%     As of May 20, 2011 – 0.09%
72.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     PN

Item 1	(a).	Name of Issuer
		The name of the issuer to which this filing on Schedule 13G relates is The Jones Group Inc. (the “Company”).
Item 1	(b).	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
		The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 1441 Broadway, New York, New York, 10018.
Item 2	(a).	Name of Person Filing
		This statement is being filed on behalf of Sankaty Credit Opportunities III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“COPS III”), Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“COPS IV”), Sankaty Credit Opportunities (Offshore) IV, L.P., a Cayman Island exempted limited partnership (“COPS IV Offshore”), Sankaty Managed Account (PSERS), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“PSERS”), Sankaty Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sankaty Advisors”) in its capacity as the investment manager for a managed account client over which it has discretionary authority to acquire, dispose of, and vote securities, Prospect Harbor Credit Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“PRO”), and Sankaty High Income Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SHIP”).
		Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors III, LLC (“COPS III Investors”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of COPS III. Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SCM”), is the managing member of COPS III investors. Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors IV, LLC (“COPS IV Investors”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of COPS IV. SCM is the managing member of COPS IV Investors. Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors (offshore) IV, L.P., a Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnership (“SCM Offshore Investors), is the general partner of COPS IV Offshore. Sankaty Credit Member (Offshore), Ltd., a Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnership (“SCM Offshore Ltd.), is the general partner of COPS IV Offshore Investors. Sankaty Managed Account Investors, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company “SMAI” is the general partner of PSERS. SCM is the managing member of SMAI. Prospect Harbor Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PRO Investors”) is the general partner of PRO. SCM is the sole member of PRO Investors. Sankaty High Income Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SHII”) is the general partner of SHIP. SCM is the general partner of SHII. Mr. Jonathan Lavine is the managing member of each and SCM and SCM Offshore Ltd. Sankaty Advisors has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with a managed account client pursuant to which it has authority to acquire, dispose of, and vote securities on behalf of such client. Sankaty Advisors disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by such client.
		The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated May 20, 2011, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit A, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 2	(b).	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
		The principal business address of COPS III, COPS IV and COPS IV Offshore, PSERS, Sankaty Advisors, PRO and SHIP, is 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199.
Item 2	(c).	Citizenship
		COPS III, COPS IV, PSERS, Sankaty Advisors, PRO, and SHIP are organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. COPS IV Offshore is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Mr. Jonathan S. Lavine is a citizen of the United States of America.
Item 2	(d).	Title of Class of Securities
		The class of equity securities of the Company to which this filing on Schedule 13G relates is Common Stock (“Common Stock”) $0.01 par value.
Item 2	(e).	CUSIP Number
		The CUSIP number of the Company’s Common Stock is 48020T101.
Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
		Not applicable.
	(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	¨	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 73c).
	(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	¨	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
	(e)	¨	An investment adviser in accordance with §13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
	(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
	(g)	¨	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
	(h)	¨	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
	(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
	(j)	¨	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
		x	If this statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(c), check this box.

Item 4.	Ownership
Item 4	(a).	Amount beneficially owned
		As of the close of business on May 10, 2011, COPS III owned 1,203,214 shares of Common Stock of the Company, COPS IV owned 916,810 shares of Common Stock of the Company, COPS IV Offshore owned 1,181,156 shares of Common Stock of the Company, PSERS owned 146,461 shares of Common Stock of the Company, Sankaty Advisors had discretionary authority to acquire, dispose of and vote 483,588 shares of Common Stock of the Company, PRO owned 483,588 shares of Common Stock of the Company, and SHIP owned 48,939 shares of Common Stock of the Company. As of the close of business on May 20, 2011, COPS III owned 1,551,589 shares of Common Stock of the Company, COPS IV owned 1,186,331 shares of Common Stock of the Company, COPS IV Offshore owned 1,528,385 shares of Common Stock of the Company, PSERS owned 192,836 shares of Common Stock of the Company, Sankaty Advisors had discretionary authority to acquire, dispose of and vote 620,963 shares of Common Stock of the Company, PRO owned 580,713 shares of Common Stock of the Company, and SHIP owned 77,939 shares of Common Stock of the Company.
		No person other than the respective owner referred to herein of the shares of Common Stock of the Company is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of such shares of Common Stock of the Company.
Item 4	(b).	Percent of Class
		As of the close of business on May 10, 2011, COPS III owned 1.38% of the Common Stock of the Company, COPS IV owned 1.05% of the Common Stock of the Company, COPS IV Offshore owned 1.35% of the Common Stock of the Company, PSERS owned 0.17% of the Common Stock of the Company, Sankaty Advisors had discretionary authority to acquire, dispose of and vote 0.55% of the Common Stock of the Company, PRO owned 0.55% of the Common Stock of the Company, and SHIP owned 0.06% of the Common Stock of the Company.
		Together, as of the close of business on May 20, 2011, COPS III and COPS IV, COPS IV Offshore, PSERS, Sankaty Advisors, PRO and SHIP owned or had discretionary authority to acquire, dispose of and vote 6.56% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company. The aggregate percentage of Common Stock reported owned by COPS III, COPS IV, COPS IV Offshore, Sankaty Advisors, PRO and SHIP is based upon 87,453,321 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 27, 2011, based on representations made in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ending April 2, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2011.
Item 4	(c).	Number of shares as to which such person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
			COPS III                    1,551,589 COPS IV                    1,186,331 COPS IV OFF            1,528,385 PSERS                         192,836 Sankaty Advisors        620,963 PRO                            580,713 SHIP                            77,939
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
			0
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
			COPS III                    1,551,589 COPS IV                    1,186,331 COPS IV OFF            1,528,385 PSERS                         192,836 Sankaty Advisors        620,963 PRO                            580,713 SHIP                            77,939
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
			0
Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following.
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
	Not Applicable.
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
	Not Applicable.
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
	Not Applicable.
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group
	Not Applicable.
Item 10.	Certification
	By signing below, the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Dated: May 20, 2010

SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES III, L.P.
By:	Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors III, LLC, its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, its managing member
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES IV, L.P.
By:	Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors IV, LLC, its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, its managing member
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES (OFFSHORE) IV, L.P.
By:	Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors (Offshore) IV, L.P., its general partner.
By:	Sankaty Credit Member (Offshore), Ltd., its general partner
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member

SANKATY MANAGED ACCOUNT (PSERS), L.P.
By:	Sankaty Managed Account Investors, LLC, its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, its managing member
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
SANKATY ADVISORS, LLC
as power-of-attorney for a managed account client
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
PROSPECT HARBOR CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.
By:	Prospect Harbor investors, LLC, its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, its managing member
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
SANKATY HIGH INCOME PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By:	Sankaty High Income Investors, L.P., its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, its general partner
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member

Exhibit A

AGREEMENT REGARDING THE JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13G

The undersigned hereby agree as follows:

(1) Each of them is individually eligible to use the Schedule 13G to which this Exhibit is attached, and such Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them; and

(2) Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of such information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making this filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Dated: May 20, 2010

SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES III, L.P.
By:	Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors III, LLC, its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, its managing member
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES IV, L.P.
By:	Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors IV, LLC, its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, its managing member
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member

SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES (OFFSHORE) IV, L.P.
By:	Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors (Offshore) IV, L.P., its general partner.
By:	Sankaty Credit Member (Offshore), Ltd., its general partner
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
SANKATY MANAGED ACCOUNT (PSERS), L.P.
By:	Sankaty Managed Account Investors, LLC, its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, its managing member
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
SANKATY ADVISORS, LLC
as power-of-attorney for a managed account client
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
PROSPECT HARBOR CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.
By:	Prospect Harbor investors, LLC, its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, LLC, its managing member
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member
SANKATY HIGH INCOME PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By:	Sankaty High Income Investors, L.P., its general partner
By:	Sankaty Credit Member, its general partner
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Lavine
	Name:	Jonathan S. Lavine
	Title:	Managing Member