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Exhibit 10.16

AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

        THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
(this "Amendment") is made as of December 14th, 2001, by and among BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association, KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association (the "Lenders"), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as agent for the Lenders
(the "Agent"); and FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Washington corporation
("Borrower").

RECITALS

        A.    Lenders, Agent and Borrower are parties to that certain Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 29, 2000, as amended by that
certain Amendment Number One to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of February 28, 2001, that certain Amendment Number Two to Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2001 and that certain Amendment Number
Three to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2001 (the
"Credit Agreement").

        B.    Borrower has requested that Lenders and Agent amend, among other
things, the definitions of "Applicable Percentage" and "Pricing Level," certain
financial covenants and reduce the amount of the Total Revolving Commitment and
the Sweepline Commitment, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein.

        NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

        1.    Definitions.    Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this
Amendment shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.

        2.    Amendment to Credit Agreement.    

        (a)    Amendment to Section 1.1.    Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

        (i)    Amendment to Definition of "Applicable Percentage."    The matrix
within the definition of "Applicable Percentage" is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following:

        "Applicable Percentage" means on any date, the rate per annum that is
determined by reference to the following matrix or subclause (ii) below:

Pricing
Level

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  Applicable Percentage
with respect to the
LIBOR Rate or Multi-
Currency Rate

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  Applicable Percentage
with respect to the Base Rate

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  Applicable Percentage with
respect to the Unused Portion

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I   1.30 % 0 % 25 basis points
II
 
1.40
%
0
%
25 basis points
III
 
1.75
%
.50
%
30 basis points
IV
 
2.50
%
1.00
%
37.5 basis points
V
 
3.00
%
1.50
%
50 basis points
VI
 
3.50
%
2.00
%
50 basis points

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        (i)    The Applicable Percentage shall be adjusted forty-five (45) days
after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters in each of Borrower's
fiscal years and ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower.

        In the event that any of the financial statements or quarterly
compliance certificates required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.9 are not
delivered when due, then (aa) if such financial statements and certificates are
delivered after the date such financial statements and certificates were
required to be delivered (without giving effect to any applicable cure period)
and the Applicable Percentage increases from that previously in effect as a
result of the delivery of such financial statements, then the Applicable
Percentage during the period from the date upon which such financial statements
were required to be delivered (without giving effect to any applicable cure
period) until the date upon which they actually are delivered shall, except as
otherwise provided in clause (cc) below, be the Applicable Percentage as so
increased; (bb) if such financial statements and certificates are delivered
after the date such financial statements and certificates are required to be
delivered (without giving effect to any applicable cure period) and the
Applicable Percentage decreases from that previously in effect as a result of
the delivery of such financial statements, then such decrease in the Applicable
Percentage shall not become effective until the date upon which the financial
statements and certificates actually were delivered; and (cc) if such financial
statements and certificates are not delivered prior to the expiration of the
applicable cure period, then, effective upon such expiration, for the period
from the date upon which such financial statements and certificates were
required to be delivered (after the expiration of the applicable cure period)
until two (2) Business Days following the date upon which they actually are
delivered, Pricing Level IV shall apply.

        (ii)  Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary and without limiting
any other rights which the Agent or Lenders may have under any Loan Document or
applicable law in respect thereof, at any time that Borrower is in default of
its obligations under Section 6.17 of this Agreement, the Applicable Interest
Rate in effect shall be three percent (3%) above the Base Rate.

        (ii)    Amendment to Definition of "Pricing Level."    The definition of
"Pricing Level" is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

        "Pricing Level" means a pricing level determined from the following
matrix:

Pricing Level

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  Senior Funded Debt Ratio as of the
end of the previous fiscal quarter

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I   Less than 1.00:1
II
 
Equal to or greater than 1.00:1 and less than 2.00:1
III
 
Equal to or greater than 2.00:1 and less than 3.00:1
IV
 
Equal to or greater than 3.00:1 and less than 3.50:1
V
 
Equal to or greater than 3.50:1 and less than 4.00:1
VI
 
Equal to or greater than 4.00:1

        (iii)    Amendment to Definition of "Total Revolving Commitment."    The
definition of "Total Revolving Commitment" is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following:

        "Total Revolving Commitment" means $75,000,000.

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        (b)    Amendment to Section 2.1(a). The matrix set forth in
Section 2.1(a) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

Lender

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  Revolving Commitment

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  Pro Rata Share

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  Bank of America   $ 31,600,000   42.13333 %
U.S. Bank
 
$
23,400,000
 
31.20000
%
KeyBank
 
$
20,000,000
 
26.66667
%
Total Revolving Commitment
 
$
75,000,000
 
100.0000
%

        (c)    Amendment to Section 2.1(b).    The first sentence of
Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the
following:

        Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Sweepline
Bank hereby severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a "Sweepline Loan")
to Borrower from time to time on Business Days until the Sweepline Maturity Date
to cover overdrafts on any of Borrower's checking accounts with the Sweepline
Bank in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed
Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) (the "Sweepline Commitment").

        (d)    Amendment to Section 3.2(b)(i).    Section 3.2(b)(i) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

        (i)    with respect to standby Letters of Credit, equal to the
Applicable Percentage with respect to the LIBOR Rate (in effect at the time such
standby Letter of Credit is issued) per annum of the amount available to be
drawn on the outstanding standby Letter of Credit, which fee shall not be less
than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250),

        (e)    Amendment to Section 6.9(a).    Section 6.9(a) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

        (a)    Annual Audited Financial Statements.    As soon as available and
in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of
Borrower, the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of
the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income
and the consolidated statement of retained earnings and statement of cash flows
of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such year, and, in addition, Borrower's
consolidating balance sheet and statement of income of Fresher Under
Pressure, Inc., accompanied by (i) the audit report thereon by independent
certified public accountants selected by Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to
Agent (which reports shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall not be
qualified by reason of restricted or limited examination of any material portion
of the records of Borrower or any Subsidiary and shall contain no disclaimer of
opinion or adverse opinion except such as Agent in its sole discretion
determines to be immaterial) and (ii) an Officer's Certificate of Borrower
certifying that as of the close of such year no Event of Default or Default had
occurred and was continuing;

        (f)    Amendment to Section 6.9(b).    Section 6.9(b) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

        (b)    Quarterly Unaudited Financial Statements.    As soon as available
and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first
three fiscal quarters of Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter and the
unaudited consolidated statement of income and consolidated statement of cash
flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year to the end of such
fiscal quarter, unless the same has been provided in the form of Borrower's
Form 10Q, and, in

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addition, Borrower's consolidating balance sheet and statement of income of
Fresher Under Pressure, Inc.; accompanied by an Officer's Certificate of
Borrower certifying that (i) reports have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied and results of operation of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
as at the end of and for such fiscal quarter and that since the previous fiscal
year-end report referred to in clause (a) there has been no material adverse
change in the financial condition of Borrower or in the financial condition of
any of its Subsidiaries and that (ii) as of the close of such fiscal quarter no
Event of Default or Default had occurred and was continuing;

        (g)    Amendment to Section 6.12—Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio.    Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following:

        Section 6.12    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.    For any four consecutive
fiscal quarters, Borrower shall maintain, on a consolidated basis, a Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio of at least (a) 1.25 to 1 as at the fiscal quarters ending
October 31, 2001, January 31, 2002 and April 30, 2002, and (b) 1.50 to 1 as at
the fiscal quarters ending July 31, 2002 and thereafter. "Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio" shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of Cash Flow by
(b) the sum of Fixed Charges. "Cash Flow" shall mean Borrower's net income after
taxes, plus interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and less the
aggregate amount of any dividends issued. "Fixed Charges" shall mean Borrower's
interest expense, plus its current portion of any long-term debt

        (h)    Amendment to Section 6.13—Funded Debt Ratio.    Section 6.13 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

        Section 6.13    Funded Debt Ratio.    As of the end of each fiscal
quarter, Borrower shall maintain, on a consolidated basis, a Funded Debt Ratio
of not more than (a) 6.50 to 1 as at the fiscal quarters ending October 31,
2001, January 31, 2002, and April 30, 2002, and (b) 4.50 to 1 as at the fiscal
quarters ending July 31, 2002 and thereafter. As used herein "Funded Debt Ratio"
shall mean as of the end of any fiscal quarter, the quotient obtained by
dividing (a) the Funded Debt as of the end of such fiscal quarter by (b) the
EBITDA for such quarter and the three immediately preceding fiscal quarters,
plus, in the event that Borrower has acquired any Subsidiaries during such
fiscal quarter or during the immediately preceding three fiscal quarters, the
EBITDA of such Subsidiaries from the first day of the immediately preceding
three fiscal quarters through the date of acquisition of each Subsidiary.
"EBITDA" shall mean pre-tax net income (or pre-tax net loss), plus, the sum of
(i) interest expense, (ii) depreciation expense, (iii) depletion expense, and
(iv) amortization expense.

        (i)    Amendment to Section 6.17—Senior Funded Debt
Ratio.    Section 6.17 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:

        Section 6.17    Senior Funded Debt Ratio.    Borrower shall maintain, on
a consolidated basis, a Senior Funded Debt Ratio of not more than (a) 4.50 to 1
as at the fiscal quarters ending October 31, 2001, January 31, 2002 and
April 30, 2002, and (b) 3.00 to 1 as at the fiscal quarters ending July 31, 2002
and thereafter. As used herein, "Senior Funded Debt Ratio" shall mean, as of the
end of any fiscal quarter, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) Senior Funded
Debt as of the end of such fiscal quarter by (B) the EBITDA for such quarter and
the three immediately preceding fiscal quarters, plus, in the event that
Borrower has acquired any Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter or during the
immediately preceding three fiscal quarters, the EBITDA of such Subsidiaries
from the first day of the immediately preceding three fiscal quarters through
the date of acquisition of each Subsidiary. "EBITDA" shall mean pre-tax net
income (or pre-tax net loss), plus, the sum of (i) interest expense,
(ii) depreciation expense, (iii) depletion expense, and (iv) amortization
expense.

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        (j)    Addition of Section 7.10—Repayment Restrictions.    Section 7.10
is hereby added to the Credit Agreement:

        Section 7.10—Repayment Restrictions.    Borrower shall not (a) repay
more than one-half (1/2) of the current balance of any amounts owing to any
Private Lender (which the parties hereto agree that as of December 7, 2001 is
$8,571,286) under the Note Agreement prior to July 31, 2002 and (b) repay the
remaining balance of any amounts owing to any Private Lender under the Note
Agreement prior to September 24, 2002.

        3.    Amendment Fee to Lenders.    Borrower shall pay to the Agent for
the benefit of each Lender, a fee in the amount of fifteen (15) basis points of
such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Total Revolving Commitment, as amended by
this Amendment. Borrower's obligations to pay such fee under this Section 3
shall constitute an amount payable under the Credit Agreement for purposes of
Section 8.1(a) thereof.

        4.    Consent to Repayment of Amounts Owing Under Note Agreement.    The
Agent and each Lender hereby consent, for purposes of Section 3.10 of the
Intercreditor Agreement, to the acceleration of the repayment of the obligations
owing by Borrower to the Private Lenders under the Note Agreement as and to the
extent set forth in Section 2(j) of this Amendment and Section 7.10 of the
Credit Agreement, as added by this Amendment. The Agent and each Lender further
agree that the Private Lenders may rely on the written consent set forth in this
Section 4, but that nothing in this Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as
amended hereby, shall be construed to create any right, benefit, priority or
interest for any Private Lender other than as specifically described in this
Section 4.

        5.    Conditions to Effectiveness.    This Amendment shall become
effective when Borrower, Agent and each Lender have executed and delivered
counterparts hereof to Agent and each of the fees described in Section 3 above
have been paid in full.

        6.    Representations and Warranties.    Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Lenders and Agent that each of the representations and
warranties set forth in Article 5 of the Credit Agreement is true and correct in
each case as if made on and as of the date of this Amendment and Borrower
expressly agrees that it shall be an additional Event of Default under the
Credit Agreement if any representation or warranty made hereunder shall prove to
have been incorrect in any material respect when made.

        7.    No Further Amendment.    Except as expressly modified by the terms
of this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and the parties
hereto expressly reaffirm and ratify their respective obligations thereunder.

        8.    Governing Law.    This Amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.

        9.    Counterparts.    This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

        10.    Oral Agreements Not Enforceable.    

ORAL AGREEMENTS OR ORAL COMMITMENTS TO LOAN MONEY, EXTEND CREDIT, OR TO FORBEAR
FROM ENFORCING REPAYMENT OF A DEBT ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE UNDER WASHINGTON LAW.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment
Number Four to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as of the date first above
written.

BORROWER:   FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
 
 
By
       

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    Name: Michael R. O'Brien     Title: Chief Financial Officer                
    By        

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    Name: Ronald W. Tarrant     Title: President and Chief Executive Officer    
            LENDERS:   BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
 
 
By
       

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    Name: William P. Stivers     Title: Senior Vice President                  
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
By
       

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    Name: Alan Forney     Title: Vice President                     KEYBANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
By
       

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    Name: Jason R. Gill     Title: Vice President                 AGENT:   BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.
 
 
By
       

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    Name: Ken Puro     Title: Vice President

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