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PERFORMANCE-BASED STOCK OPTION

AWARD AGREEMENT

        Effective as of ________, the Company hereby grants to    [Employee]   
certain rights to purchase up to: [# of Shares] total Option Shares for the
applicable P.B.O. Option Price until ________ (“Expiration Date”) on the Terms
of this Agreement, the attached Terms, and the 2004 Sypris Equity Plan (“Plan”)
as follows.

Target Share Price # of Options Target Share Price # of Options  
         
         
         
       

        Intending to be legally bound by all such Terms, I acknowledge the sole
authority of the Committee to interpret such Terms, the forfeiture of my rights
upon any termination of my employment under such Terms and my continuing status
as an “at will” employee (subject to termination without cause or notice). I
have received and had an opportunity to review, with the benefit of any legal
counsel of my choosing the Plan, the attached Terms and this Award Agreement.

    SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. PARTICIPANT  
   
  By: _____________________________ Signature: _______________________  
   
  Name: __________________________ Name: __________________________  
   
  Title: ___________________________ Title: ___________________________

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STANDARD TERMS OF AWARDS GRANTED UNDER THE
2004 SYPRIS EQUITY PLAN (“PLAN”)
TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IN 2005

1.     Awards – All “Awards” granted hereby will be non-qualified Options
subject to, and governed by, the terms of the Plan, these Terms and a valid,
executed Award Agreement.

2.     Options – Initially, each “Option” is the right to purchase one Option
Share at the Option Price, from its Vesting Date until its Expiration Date or
forfeiture (subject to adjustments per the Plan). Options must be exercised with
48 hours advance written notice, unless waived by the Company.

3.     Option Price – “Option Price” means (a) the closing price per Option
Share on the grant date or (b) the Performance-Based Option Price, for
Performance-Based Options. The Option Price is payable to the Company in cash or
any other method of payment authorized by the Committee in its discretion, which
may include Stock (valued as the closing price per Share on the exercise date)
or vested Options (valued as the closing price per Share on the exercise date,
less the Option Price). Similarly, the Participant must arrange for tax
withholding in accordance with applicable Rules, to the satisfaction of the
Committee.

4.     Performance-Based Option Price – The “Performance-Based Option Price” is
the highest of the Target Share Price (as defined in the Award Agreement) or the
closing prices per Share, on each of the grant date and the Target Price Date.

5.     Option Shares – Initially, each “Option Share” is one Share of the Common
Stock (subject to adjustments per the Plan). Option Shares may be certificated
upon request, with any legends required by applicable Rules. Participants may
vote, and receive dividends on, any Option Shares that they own.

6.     Vesting – Twenty percent of an Award shall vest on each of its second,
third, fourth, fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant date (or of the Target
Price Date for Performance-Based Options) (each, a “Vesting Date”), unless
forfeited before such Vesting Date.

7.     Expiration Date – Each Option’s “Expiration Date” will be the eighth
anniversary of its grant date or of the Target Price Date, if later.
Performance-Based Options may be terminated thirty days after the Committee
determines that the Participant is no longer a key employee.

8.     Forfeiture – Each Option will terminate, expire and be forfeited upon the
Terms of the Plan.

9.     Target Price Date – The “Target Price Date” for any Performance-Based
Option is the first business day following the calendar quarter in which the
average market closing price equals or exceeds the Target Share Price; provided
however, that no Target Price Date shall occur after the eighth anniversary of
the grant date.

10.     Leaves of Absence – The Committee may in its discretion treat all or any
portion of any period during which a Participant is on military or on an
approved leave of absence as a period of employment for purposes of the accrual
of rights hereunder.

11.     No Other Rights – The Awards include no other rights beyond those
expressly provided in the Plan, these Terms or the Award Agreement. Awards are
non-assignable and non-transferable except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution.

12.     Definitions – Unless otherwise specified, all capitalized terms herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan or in the Award Agreement.