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                            FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE

      THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE ("Amendment") is entered into on February 9,
 1994 between Anthony-Bennett Properties, a Michigan Co-Partnership
("Landlord"), whose address is 5800 Crooks Road, Suite 100, Troy, MI 48098-2830
and Energy Electric Cable, Inc., a Michigan Corporation ("Tenant"), whose
address is 270 Rex Blvd., Auburn Hills, MI 48321. This Amendment amends the
Building Lease entered into by the parties on December 22, 1988 ("Lease").

      For valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. Section 1.1 of the Lease is amended and completely restated as follows:


                                    SECTION 1

                               Demise of Premises

      1.    1.1 Demise of Premises

            Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hires from Landlord
      certain premises located in the City of Auburn Hills and commonly known as
      260 and 270 Rex Boulevard, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48321.

            Prior to the Second Commencement Date, the term "Premises" shall
      consist of the land ("Initial Land") described in Exhibit A attached
      hereto and the building (sometimes referred to herein as "Initial
      Building") and related improvements (together with the Initial Building,
      collectively referred to as the "Initial Improvements") constructed
      thereon as described in Exhibit B attached hereto.

            Beginning on the Second Commencement Date, the term "Premises" shall
      consist of the land ("Entire Land") described in Exhibit D attached hereto
      and the entire 87,932 square foot building ("Entire Building") and related
      improvements (together with the Entire Building, collectively referred to
      as the "Entire Improvements") constructed thereon as described in Exhibit
      E attached hereto. Beginning on the Second Commencement Date, the term
      "Building" shall mean the Entire Building and the term "Improvements"
      shall mean the Entire Improvements.

2. Section 2.1 of the Lease is amended and completely restated as follows:



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                                   SECTION II

                     Construction of Leasehold Improvements

      2.1 Construction of Leasehold Improvements

            Landlord agrees to construct certain leasehold improvements to the
      Entire Land and the Entire Building prior to February 1, 1994 in
      accordance with the plans and specifications attached hereto as Exhibit F
      (the "Leasehold Improvements").

3. Section 3.1 and 3.2 of the Lease are amended and completely restated as
follows:


                                   SECTION III

                                  Term of Lease

      3.1 Term of Lease.

            The term of this Lease begins on the Initial Commencement Date (as
      defined in Section 3.2) and continues until the tenth anniversary of the
      Second Commencement Date.

            "Lease Year" shall mean the consecutive twelve month period
      following the Commencement Date or, if the Commencement Date is other than
      the first day of a calendar month, then the twelve month period following
      the Anniversary Date, and each anniversary thereof. The first Lease Year
      shall also include the period from the Commencement Date to the first
      Anniversary Date.

      3.2 Commencement Date

            The commencement date with respect to the Initial Land and Initial
      Building ("Initial Commencement Date") shall be
      June 9, 1989.

            The commencement date with respect to the Entire Land and Entire
      Building ("Second Commencement Date") shall be
      February 1, 1994.

4. The following paragraph shall be added to Section 4.2 of the Lease:

                  Notwithstanding any provision in the preceding
            paragraph to the contrary;




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            (a)   The Annual Rent for the Premises for each of the first five
                  Lease Years following the Second Commencement Date shall be
                  Four Hundred Eight Thousand and Eighty Three Dollars
                  ($408,833.00) per year, payable in monthly installments of
                  Thirty-Four Thousand Seventy Three and 58/100 ($34,073.58) on
                  the first day of each month beginning with February 1, 1994;
                  provided, however, that if possession of the Entire Building
                  is not delivered to Tenant on February 1, 1994, then from
                  February 1, 1994 until possession of the Entire Building is
                  delivered, rent shall abate on a prorata basis with respect to
                  that portion of the Entire Building for which possession has
                  not been delivered. (For example, if 10% of the square footage
                  of the Entire Building is not ready for occupancy until
                  February 10, then the rent would be reduced by 10% for those
                  10 days). Possession shall be deemed delivered when (i) the
                  space in question is available for occupancy by Tenant, (ii)
                  the Leasehold Improvements applicable to that space have been
                  completed, and (iii) Landlord has received a temporary
                  certificate of occupancy for that space, if required.

            (b)   The Annual Rent for each of the five Lease Years after the
                  fifth anniversary of the Second Commencement Date shall be the
                  lessor of:

                  (i)   Four Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Seven Dollars and
                        44/100 ($474,007.44); or

                  (ii)  A figure equal to: $408,883 increased in the same
                        proportion that the CPI for February, 1999 increased
                        over the CPI for February, 1994;

            payable in equal monthly installments, each installment due on the
            first day of each month coincident with or following the fifth
            anniversary of the Second Commencement Date.

            The CPI is defined as the Consumer Price Index for Detroit - All
      Urban Consumers (CPI-U): All Items (1982-1984 =100) as promulgated by the
      United States Department of Labor. If a CPI is not issued for February,
      1999 or February, 1994, the CPI shall be the most recent CPI issued prior
      to such respective dates. In the event a substantial change is made in the
      method of establishing the CPI, then the CPI will be adjusted to the
      figure which would have resulted had no change occurred in the manner of
      computing the CPI. In the event that the CPI (or a successor of



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      substitute index) is not available, a reliable governmental or other non
      partisan publication, evaluating the information previously used in the
      CPI, will be used.

            By way of example only, Section 4.2(b) is illustrated as follows:
      Assuming the CPI for February 1994 is 138.3 and the Lease for CPI for
      February, 1999 is 158.7, the Annual Rent for Lease Years after the fifth
      anniversary of the Second Commencement Date would be the lessor of:

                  (i)   $474,007.44; or

                  (ii)  $469,195 ($408,883 multiplied by 158.7/138.3), or
                        namely, $469,195.

5. Section 4.3 of the Lease shall be deleted in its entirety.

6. Section 8.1 is amended by inserting the word "Initial" immediately before the
phrase "Commencement Date" wherever such phrase occurs, and by adding the
following sentence:

            With respect to the Leasehold Improvements outlined in Exhibit F,
            (a) all Leasehold Improvements that are mechanical in nature shall
            be kept in good repair by Landlord at its expense for a period of
            two years from February 1, 1994 or their completion, whichever is
            later, and (b) all other Leasehold Improvements shall be kept in
            good repair by Landlord, at its expense, for a period of one year
            from February 1, 1994 or their completion, whichever is later.

7. Section 9A is added as follows:

                                   SECTION 9A

      1.    Landlord shall provide, at its sole expense, a Phase I environmental
            assessment of the portion of the Entire Land and the Building not
            previously occupied by Tenant ("Subject Premises") in full
            compliance with ASTM Standards E1527-93 and E1528-93. Tenant and
            Landlord together shall select the firm which shall perform the
            Phase I at Landlord's expense. If the Phase I report suggests or
            identifies any areas of environmental concern, Tenant or Landlord
            may, at its sole discretion, advise the other in writing that it is
            opting to terminate this Amendment and same shall be considered void
            ab initio. If neither party so advises the other within 10 days of
            receipt of the Phase I report, then the report shall be deemed
            acceptable to both parties and said termination rights shall lapse.

      2.    At the conclusion of this Lease, a supplemental Phase I report shall
            be obtained with respect to the operation



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            of Tenant on the Entire Premises. The cost of the supplemental Phase
            I report shall be split evenly by Landlord and Tenant.

      3.    Except to the extent permitted by federal, state and local law,
            Tenant shall not discharge, release, generate, treat, store, dispose
            of or deposit in, on or under the Premises, or permit to be
            discharged, released, generated, treated, stored, disposed of or
            deposited in, on or under the Premises, any "toxic or hazardous
            substance", asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation, PCB's,
            radioactive materials, flammable explosives or any other hazardous
            or contaminated substance (collectively "Hazardous Materials")
            prohibited, limited or regulated under the Comprehensive
            Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
            ("CERCLA") or under any other applicable federal, state or local
            statues, regulations or ordinances (collectively the "Environmental
            Laws"). Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from
            and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, costs and
            expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) incurred by Landlord
            relating to or arising as a result of Tenant's breach of this
            section, including, without limitation, cleanup costs and future
            response costs under CERCLA.

      4.    Landlord represents and warrants that Landlord does not now use, and
            had not at any time since it acquired the Premises (or the buildings
            of which the Premises form a part) used or knowingly allowed any
            other person to use the Premises for the purpose of disposal,
            refining, generating, manufacturing, producing, handling,
            transferring, releasing, storing, processing or transporting any
            Hazardous Materials and any other substances identified in or for
            purposes of the Resource and Conservation Recovery Act of 1976,
            Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
            of 1980, or the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act except
            in such a manner permitted under federal, state and local law, and
            to the best of Landlord's knowledge the Premises have never ben used
            for the foregoing purposes or for the release, generation, storage,
            treatment, disposal or deposit of Hazardous Materials except in such
            a manner permitted under federal, state and local law; nor has
            Landlord conducted or knowingly permitted any activity at the
            Premises which was in violation of any other state, local or federal
            environmental law, statute or regulation.

            Landlord further represents as follows:



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      (a)   Neither Landlord, nor to its knowledge, any of its prior tenants or
            predecessors in interest, have maintained or have had any knowledge
            regarding the existence of underground or above ground storage tanks
            on the Entire Land and Entire Building at any time.

      (b)   To the knowledge of Landlord, all operations at the Entire Land and
            Entire Building have been in compliance with all applicable laws,
            rules, ordinances, permits and regulations regarding the handling of
            hazardous substances.

      (c)   That except for (1) any certificate of occupancy required for Tenant
            to take occupancy of the Subject Premises and (2) any permits,
            licenses and approvals required of Tenant to conduct its operations,
            Landlord represents that it has secured all necessary permits,
            licenses and approvals necessary to the current operations at the
            Subject Premises and that it is in compliance with such permits,
            licenses and approvals.

      (d)   Landlord represents that it has not received notices of any pending
            legislative, administrative, or judicial proceedings, claims or
            lawsuits arising out of operations at the Subject Premises.

                  If any claim of any nature arises out of any activity alleged
            to have been violative of any state, local or federal environmental
            law, statute or regulation, which violation is alleged to have
            occurred prior to the Second Commencement Date of this Lease and
            Tenant's occupancy of the Subject Premises, Landlord shall
            indemnify, hold harmless and defend Tenant against any claims,
            liabilities, damages, costs and expense (including reasonable
            attorney fees) arising out of any such alleged violation provided
            that such violation was neither (i) known to Tenant prior to
            Tenant's occupancy of the Subject Premises or (ii) a result or
            consequence of Tenant's operations at the Premises.

      5.    Within thirty (30) days of the Second Commencement Date and
            thereafter upon the reasonable request of Landlord or its lender
            from time to time, but not more frequently than once every twelve
            (12) months unless required of any of the parties by any applicable
            law or governmental authority, Tenant shall furnish Landlord a list
            of all Hazardous Materials, to the extent



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            regulated by Environmental Laws, used or stored on the Premises.

8. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the parties hereby ratify
and reconfirm all other provisions of the Lease.

WITNESSES:                                LANDLORD:

                                          ANTHONY-BENNETT PROPERTIES, a
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                                          Michigan Co-Partnership

                                          By:   /s/
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                                             Its:
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                                          TENANT:

                                          ENERGY ELECTRIC CABLE, INC., a
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                                          Michigan Corporation

 /s/ Arthur I. Shaw                       By:  /s/ John E. Pylak
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    Arthur I. Shaw                           Its:  President