EXHIBIT 10.43

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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

by and among

SPECIAL DEVICES, INCORPORATED

as Borrower,

and

FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION

as Lender

Dated as of June 27, 2001

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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|1. |  | DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION   |  | 1                                                                         
|   |  | 1.1                            |  | Definitions                                                                |  | 1   
|   |  | 1.2                            |  | Accounting Terms                                                           |  | 22  
|   |  | 1.3                            |  | Code                                                                       |  | 22  
|   |  | 1.4                            |  | Construction                                                               |  | 22  
|   |  | 1.5                            |  | Schedules and Exhibits                                                     |  | 23  
|2. |  | LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT      |  | 23                                                                        
|   |  | 2.1                            |  | Revolver Advances                                                          |  | 23  
|   |  | 2.2                            |  | Term Loan                                                                  |  | 24  
|   |  | 2.3                            |  | Borrowing Procedures and Settlements                                       |  | 24  
|   |  | 2.4                            |  | Payments                                                                   |  | 24  
|   |  | 2.5                            |  | Overadvances                                                               |  | 26  
|   |  | 2.6                            |  | Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations |  | 26  
|   |  | 2.7                            |  | Cash Management                                                            |  | 27  
|   |  | 2.8                            |  | Crediting Payments; Float Charge                                           |  | 28  
|   |  | 2.9                            |  | Designated Account                                                         |  | 29  
|   |  | 2.10                           |  | Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations                     |  | 29  
|   |  | 2.11                           |  | Fees                                                                       |  | 29  
|   |  | 2.12                           |  | Letters of Credit                                                          |  | 29  
|   |  | 2.13                           |  | LIBOR Option                                                               |  | 32  
|   |  | 2.14                           |  | Capital Requirements                                                       |  | 34  
|3. |  | CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT  |  | 34                                                                        
|   |  | 3.1                            |  | Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit                    |  | 34  
|   |  | 3.2                            |  | Conditions Subsequent to the Initial Extension of Credit                   |  | 36  
|   |  | 3.3                            |  | Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit                           |  | 36  
|   |  | 3.4                            |  | Term                                                                       |  | 36  
|   |  | 3.5                            |  | Effect of Termination                                                      |  | 37  
|   |  | 3.6                            |  | Early Termination by Borrower                                              |  | 37  
|4. |  | CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST  |  | 37                                                                        
|   |  | 4.1                            |  | Grant of Security Interest                                                 |  | 37  
|   |  | 4.2                            |  | Negotiable Collateral                                                      |  | 38  
|   |  | 4.3                            |  | Collection of Accounts, General Intangibles, and Negotiable Collateral     |  | 38  
|   |  | 4.4                            |  | Delivery of Additional Documentation Required                              |  | 38  
|   |  | 4.5                            |  | Power of Attorney                                                          |  | 38  
|   |  | 4.6                            |  | Right to Inspect                                                           |  | 39  
|   |  | 4.7                            |  | Control Agreements                                                         |  | 39  
|5. |  | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |  | 39                                                                        
|   |  | 5.1                            |  | No Encumbrances                                                            |  | 39  
|   |  | 5.2                            |  | Eligible Accounts                                                          |  | 40  
|   |  | 5.3                            |  | Eligible Inventory                                                         |  | 40  
|   |  | 5.4                            |  | Equipment                                                                  |  | 41  
|   |  | 5.5                            |  | Location of Inventory and Equipment                                        |  | 41  
|   |  | 5.6                            |  | Inventory Records                                                          |  | 41  
|   |  | 5.7                            |  | Location of Chief Executive Office; FEIN                                   |  | 41  
|   |  | 5.8                            |  | Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries                           |  | 41  
|   |  | 5.9                            |  | Due Authorization; No Conflict                                             |  | 41  
|   |  | 5.10                           |  | Litigation                                                                 |  | 42  
|   |  | 5.11                           |  | No Material Adverse Change                                                 |  | 42  
|   |  | 5.12                           |  | Fraudulent Transfer                                                        |  | 42  

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|    |  | 5.13                         |  | Employee Benefits                                                                  |  | 42
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|    |  | 5.14                         |  | Environmental Condition                                                            |  | 42
|    |  | 5.15                         |  | Brokerage Fees                                                                     |  | 43
|    |  | 5.16                         |  | Intellectual Property                                                              |  | 43
|    |  | 5.17                         |  | Leases                                                                             |  | 43
|    |  | 5.18                         |  | DDAs                                                                               |  | 43
|    |  | 5.19                         |  | Complete Disclosure                                                                |  | 43
|    |  | 5.20                         |  | Indebtedness                                                                       |  | 43
|6.  |  | AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS        |  | 43                                                                                
|    |  | 6.1                          |  | Accounting System                                                                  |  | 43
|    |  | 6.2                          |  | Collateral Reporting                                                               |  | 44
|    |  | 6.3                          |  | Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates                                        |  | 45
|    |  | 6.4                          |  | [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]                                                            |  | 46
|    |  | 6.5                          |  | Return                                                                             |  | 46
|    |  | 6.6                          |  | Maintenance of Properties                                                          |  | 46
|    |  | 6.7                          |  | Taxes                                                                              |  | 46
|    |  | 6.8                          |  | Insurance                                                                          |  | 47
|    |  | 6.9                          |  | Location of Inventory and Equipment                                                |  | 47
|    |  | 6.10                         |  | Compliance with Laws                                                               |  | 47
|    |  | 6.11                         |  | Leases                                                                             |  | 47
|    |  | 6.12                         |  | Brokerage Commissions                                                              |  | 48
|    |  | 6.13                         |  | Existence                                                                          |  | 48
|    |  | 6.14                         |  | Environmental                                                                      |  | 48
|    |  | 6.15                         |  | Disclosure Updates                                                                 |  | 48
|    |  | 6.16                         |  | Future Subsidiaries; Collateral                                                    |  | 48
|7.  |  | NEGATIVE COVENANTS           |  | 49                                                                                
|    |  | 7.1                          |  | Indebtedness                                                                       |  | 49
|    |  | 7.2                          |  | Liens                                                                              |  | 50
|    |  | 7.3                          |  | Restrictions on Fundamental Changes                                                |  | 51
|    |  | 7.4                          |  | Disposal of Assets                                                                 |  | 51
|    |  | 7.5                          |  | Change Name                                                                        |  | 51
|    |  | 7.6                          |  | Guarantee                                                                          |  | 51
|    |  | 7.7                          |  | Nature of Business                                                                 |  | 51
|    |  | 7.8                          |  | Prepayments and Amendments                                                         |  | 51
|    |  | 7.9                          |  | Change of Control                                                                  |  | 51
|    |  | 7.10                         |  | Consignments                                                                       |  | 51
|    |  | 7.11                         |  | Distributions                                                                      |  | 51
|    |  | 7.12                         |  | Accounting Methods                                                                 |  | 52
|    |  | 7.13                         |  | Investments                                                                        |  | 52
|    |  | 7.14                         |  | Transactions with Affiliates                                                       |  | 52
|    |  | 7.15                         |  | Suspension                                                                         |  | 53
|    |  | 7.16                         |  | [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]                                                            |  | 53
|    |  | 7.17                         |  | Use of Proceeds                                                                    |  | 53
|    |  | 7.18                         |  | Change in Location of Chief Executive Office; Inventory and Equipment with Bailees |  | 53
|    |  | 7.19                         |  | Securities Accounts                                                                |  | 53
|    |  | 7.20                         |  | Financial Covenants                                                                |  | 53
|8.  |  | EVENTS OF DEFAULT            |  | 54                                                                                
|9.  |  | LENDER'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES |  | 55                                                                                
|    |  | 9.1                          |  | Rights and Remedies                                                                |  | 55
|    |  | 9.2                          |  | Remedies Cumulative                                                                |  | 57
|10. |  | TAXES AND EXPENSES           |  | 57                                                                                

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|11. |  | WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION                   |  | 58                                      
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|    |  | 11.1                                       |  | Demand; Protest                         
|    |  | 11.2                                       |  | Lender's Liability for Collateral       
|    |  | 11.3                                       |  | Indemnification                         
|12. |  | NOTICES                                    |  | 58                                      
|13. |  | CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER |  | 59                                      
|14. |  | ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS |  | 60                                      
|    |  | 14.1                                       |  | Assignments and Participations          
|    |  | 14.2                                       |  | Successors                              
|15. |  | AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS                        |  | 61                                      
|    |  | 15.1                                       |  | Amendments and Waivers                  
|    |  | 15.2                                       |  | No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies         
|16. |  | GENERAL PROVISIONS                         |  | 62                                      
|    |  | 16.1                                       |  | Effectiveness                           
|    |  | 16.2                                       |  | Section Headings                        
|    |  | 16.3                                       |  | Interpretation                          
|    |  | 16.4                                       |  | Severability of Provisions              
|    |  | 16.5                                       |  | Withholding Taxes                       
|    |  | 16.6                                       |  | Amendments in Writing                   
|    |  | 16.7                                       |  | Counterparts; Telefacsimile Execution   
|    |  | 16.8                                       |  | Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations
|    |  | 16.9                                       |  | Integration                             

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

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|Exhibit B-1     |  | Form of Borrowing Base Certificate   |  |     
|Exhibit C-1     |  | Form of Compliance Certificate       |  |     
|Exhibit L-1     |  | Form of LIBOR Notice                 |  |     
|Schedule 1      |  | Pricing Grid                         |  |     
|Schedule A-1    |  | Appraised Equipment                  |  |     
|Schedule E-1    |  | Eligible Inventory Locations         |  |     
|Schedule P-1    |  | Permitted Liens                      |  |     
|Schedule P-2    |  | Closing Date Investments             |  |     
|Schedule R-1    |  | Real Property Collateral             |  |     
|Schedule 2.7(a) |  | Cash Management Banks                |  |     
|Schedule 5.5    |  | Locations of Inventory and Equipment |  |     
|Schedule 5.7    |  | Chief Executive Office; FEIN         |  |     
|Schedule 5.8(b) |  | Capitalization of Borrower           |  |     
|Schedule 5.8(c) |  | Subsidiaries                         |  |     
|Schedule 5.10   |  | Litigation                           |  |     
|Schedule 5.14   |  | Environmental Matters                |  |     
|Schedule 5.16   |  | Intellectual Property                |  |     
|Schedule 5.18   |  | Demand Deposit Accounts              |  |     
|Schedule 5.20   |  | Permitted Indebtedness               |  |     
|Schedule 6.8(b) |  | Pending Insurance Claims             |  |     

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THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT(this "Agreement"), is entered into as of June 27, 2001, between FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION,
 a California corporation ("Lender") andSPECIAL DEVICES, INCORPORATED, a
Delaware corporation ("Borrower").

The
parties agree as follows:

1.  DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

1.1Definitions.As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following definitions:

"Account Debtor" means any Person who is or who may become obligated under, with respect to, or on account of, an Account, chattel
paper, or a General Intangible.

"Accounts" means all of Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to "accounts" (as that term
is defined in the Code), and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof.

"Additional Documents" has the meaning set forth inSection 4.4.

"Adjusted Letter of Credit Usage" means, as of the date of determination, the sum of (a) 100% of the undrawn amount of
outstanding Qualified Import Letters of Credit issued for the purpose of purchasing Eligible Inventory,plus(b) 100% of the undrawn amount of
all other outstanding Letters of Credit,plus(c) 100% of the amount of outstanding time drafts accepted by an Underlying Issuer as a result of
drawings under Underlying Letters of Credit.

"Advances" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.1.

"Affiliate" means, as applied to any Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of Stock, by contract, or otherwise;provided, however, that, in any event: (a) any Person which owns directly or
indirectly 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other members of the governing body of a Person or 10% or more of the partnership or other
ownership interests of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed to control such Person, (b) each director (or comparable manager) of a Person shall be deemed to
be an Affiliate of such Person, and (c) each partnership or joint venture in which each of such Person or an Affiliate of such Person is a partner or joint venturer shall be deemed to be an
Affiliate of such Person. For purposes of this Agreement, the Special Devices Business Park Owners Association shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of Borrower.

"Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

"Applicable Prepayment Premium" means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) during the period of time from
and after the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement up to the date that is the first anniversary of the Closing Date, 5%timesthe sum of
(i) the Maximum Revolver Amount,plus(ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan on the date immediately prior to the date of
determination, (b) during the period of time from and including the date that is the first anniversary of the Closing Date up to the date that is the second anniversary of the Closing Date, 4% timesthe sum of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount,plus(ii) the outstanding principal
balance of the Term Loan on the date immediately prior to the date of determination, (c) during the period of time from and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Closing Date
up to the date that is the third anniversary of the Closing Date, 3%timesthe sum of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount, plus(ii) the outstanding
principal balance of the Term Loan on the date immediately prior to the date of determination, (d) during the
period of time from and including the date that is the third

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anniversary of the Closing Date up to the date that is the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, 2%timesthe sum of (i) the Maximum Revolver
Amount,plus(ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan on the date immediately prior to the date of determination, and
(e) during the period of time from and including the date that is the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date up to the Maturity Date, 1%timesthe sum of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount,plus(ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan on the date immediately prior to
the date of determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Prepayment Premium shall be waived by Lender if, in connection with an early termination by Borrower in accordance with
Section 3.6 hereof, Borrower obtains a replacement credit facility from a commercial banking unit of Wells Fargo Bank.

"Appraised Equipment" means the Equipment and other personal property described on Schedule A-1 attached hereto, and
all replacements, attachments, accessions, accessories, substitutions, additions, and improvements to any of the foregoing.

"Approved Business Plan" means the business plan of Borrower prepared by Borrower and reviewed by Lender prior to the Closing Date.

"Assignee" has the meaning set forth inSection 14.1(a).

"Authorized Person" means any officer or other employee of Borrower.

"Availability" means, as of any date of determination, if such date is a Business Day, and determined at the close of business on the
immediately preceding Business Day, if such date of determination is not a Business Day, the amount that Borrower is entitled to borrow as Advances under Section 2.1(after giving effect to all
then outstanding Obligations and all sublimits and reserves applicable hereunder).

"Average Quarterly Revolver Utilization" means the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the average Daily Balance of Revolver
Usage during Borrower's most recently completed fiscal quarterby(ii) average amount of the Borrowing Base during Borrower's most recently
completed fiscal quarter. The Average Quarterly Revolver Utilization shall be determined as of the last day of each of Borrower's fiscal quarters, and such determination shall apply throughout the
immediately succeeding fiscal quarter.

"Bankruptcy Code" means the United States Bankruptcy Code, as in effect from time to time.

"Base LIBOR Rate" means the rate per annum, determined by Lender in accordance with its customary procedures, and utilizing such
electronic or other quotation sources as it considers appropriate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16%), on the basis of the rates at which Dollar deposits are offered to
major banks in the London interbank market on or about 11:00 a.m. (California time) 2 Business Days prior to the commencement of the applicable Interest Period, for a term and in amounts
comparable to the Interest Period and amount of the LIBOR Rate Loan requested by Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

"Base Rate" means, the rate of interest announced within Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its "prime rate", with
the understanding that the "prime rate" is one of Wells Fargo's base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for
those loans making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as Wells Fargo may designate.

"Base Rate Loan" means each portion of an Advance or the Term Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base
Rate.

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"Base Rate Margin" means the interest rate margin that applies to Base Rate Loans as set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto.

"Benefit Plan" means a "defined benefit plan" (as defined inSection 3(35)of
ERISA) for which Borrower or any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate of Borrower has been an "employer" (as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years.

"Board of Directors" means the board of directors (or comparable managers) of Borrower or any committee thereof duly authorized to act
on behalf of the board.

"Books" means Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired books and records (including all of its Records indicating, summarizing, or
evidencing its assets (including the Collateral) or liabilities, all of its Records relating to its business operations or financial condition, and all of its goods or General Intangibles related to
such information).

"Borrower" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

"Borrowing" means a borrowing hereunder of an Advance.

"Borrowing Base" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.1.

"Borrowing Base Certificate" means a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-1.

"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which national banks are authorized or required to close,
except that, if a determination of a Business Day shall relate to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the term "Business Day" also shall exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in Dollar deposits in the
London interbank market.

"Capital Lease" means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

"Capitalized Lease Obligation" means any Indebtedness represented by obligations under a Capital Lease.

"Cash Equivalents" means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or issued
by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) marketable direct
obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition
thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody's, (c) commercial paper maturing no more than ninety (90) days from the date of
acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of A-1 or P-1, or better, from S&P or Moody's, (d) certificates of deposit, Eurodollar deposits or
bankers' acceptances maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof and bank deposits, in each case either (i) issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United
States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank or any foreign branch of a U.S. bank, in each case having at the date of acquisition thereof combined
capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, or (ii) certificates of deposit less than or equal to $100,000 in the aggregate issued by any other bank insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, (e) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying obligations of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with any bank
meeting the qualifications specified in clause (d)(i) above, and (f) investments in money market funds with assets at least equal to $500,000,000.

"Cash Management Account" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).

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"Cash Management Agreements" means those certain cash collateral service agreements relating to the creation and use of a Cash
Management Account, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, each of which is among Borrower, Lender, and one of the Cash Management Banks.

"Cash Management Bank" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).

"Change of Control" means (a) the Permitted Holders shall fail to collectively own (legally and beneficially) 51% of the Voting
Stock, (b) J. F. Lehman, JFL Equity, and JFL Co-Invest shall fail to
collectively own (legally and beneficially) more Voting Stock than Paribas, or (c) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors do not constitute Continuing Directors.

"Closing Date" means the date of the making of the initial Advance (or other extension of credit) hereunder.

"Closing Date Business Plan" means the set of Projections of Borrower for the 3 year period following the Closing Date (on a
year by year basis, and for the 1 year period following the Closing Date, on a month by month basis), in form and substance (including as to scope and underlying assumptions) reasonably
satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"Code" means the California Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time.

"Collateral" means all of Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest in and to each of the following:



"Collateral Access Agreement" means a landlord waiver, bailee letter, or acknowledgement agreement of any lessor, warehouseman,
processor, consignee, or other Person in possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in the Equipment or Inventory, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"Collections" meansallcash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment
(including insurance proceeds, proceeds of cash sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds) of Borrower.

"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1delivered by the chief financial officer of Borrower to Lender.

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"Continuing Director" means (a) any member of the Board of Directors who was a director (or comparable manager) of Borrower on
the Closing Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of the Board of Directors after the Closing Date if such individual was appointed or nominated for election to the Board of
Directors by a majority of the Continuing Directors or by the Permitted Holders, but excluding any such individual originally proposed for election in opposition to the Board of Directors in office at
the Closing Date in an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors (or comparable managers) of Borrower (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11
under the Exchange Act) and whose initial assumption of office resulted from such contest or the settlement thereof.

"Control Agreement" means a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion,
executed and delivered by Borrower, Lender, and the applicable securities intermediary with respect to a Securities Account or bank with respect to a deposit account, as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time with Lender's consent.

"Daily Balance" means, with respect to each day during the term of this Agreement, the amount of an Obligation owed at the end of such
day.

"DDA" means any checking or other demand deposit account maintained by Borrower.

"Default" means an event, condition, or default that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of
Default.

"Deposit Funds" means (i) deposits with suppliers of Borrower made in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past
practice, and (ii) the $1,500,000 escrowed amount in connection with the sale-leaseback transaction with respect to Borrower's Moorpark, California location.

"Designated Account" means account number 14656-01160 of Borrower maintained with Borrower's Designated Account Bank, or
such other deposit account of Borrower (located within the United States) that has been designated as such, in writing, by Borrower to Lender.

"Designated Account Bank" means Bank of America, whose office is located at 5945 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills, California 91367, and
whose ABA number is 121000358.

"Dilution" means, as of any date of determination, a percentage, based upon the experience of the immediately prior three months, that
is the result of dividing the Dollar amount of (a) bad debt write-downs, discounts, advertising allowances, credits, or other dilutive items with respect to the Accounts during such period, by
(b) Borrower's Collections with respect to Accounts during such periodplusthe Dollar amount of clause (a).

"Dilution Reserve" means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts by
one percentage point for each percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of 5%.

"Disbursement Letter" means an instructional letter executed and delivered by Borrower to Lender regarding the extensions of credit to
be made on the Closing Date, the form and substance of which is reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"Dollars" or "$" means United States dollars.

"Due Diligence Letter" means the due diligence letter sent by Lender's counsel to Borrower, together with Borrower's completed
responses to the inquiries set forth therein, the form and substance of such responses to be reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"EBITDA" means, with respect to any fiscal period, Borrower's and its Subsidiaries consolidated net earnings (or loss), minusextraordinary gains,plusextraordinary losses, minusinterest income,plus

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interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

"Eligible Accounts" means those Accounts created by Borrower in the ordinary course of its business, that arise out of Borrower's sale
of goods or rendition of services, that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made by Borrower in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as
ineligible by virtue of one or more of the criteria set forth below;provided,however, that such
criteria may be fixed and revised from time to time by Lender in Lender's Permitted Discretion to address the results of any audit performed by Lender from time to time after the Closing Date. In
determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits and unapplied cash remitted to Borrower. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:



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"Eligible Domestic Accounts" means Eligible Accounts owing from (i) Borrower's account debtors whose chief executive offices or
principal places of business are located within the United States, or (ii) Autoliv, provided that Autoliv is amenable to suit and service of process in the United States.

"Eligible Foreign Accounts" means Accounts that constitute Eligible Accounts except that they are owing from account debtors whose
chief executive offices or principal places of business are located outside the United States.

"Eligible In-Transit Inventory" means those items of Inventory that do not qualify as Eligible Landed Inventory solelybecause they are not in a location set forth onSchedule E-1or in transit
among such locations, but as to which (a) the Inventory was the subject of a Qualified Import Letter of Credit, (b) such Inventory currently is in transit (whether by vessel, air, or
land) from a location outside of the continental United States to a location set forth onSchedule E-1that is the subject of a
Collateral Access Agreement, (c) title to such Inventory has passed to Borrower, (d) such Inventory is insured against types of loss, damage, hazards, and risks, and in amounts,
reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion, (e) such Inventory either (1) is the subject of a negotiable bill of lading (x) that is consigned to Lender (either
directly or by means of endorsements), (y) that was issued by the carrier respecting the subject Inventory, and (z) that either is (I) in the possession of Lender or a customs
broker (in each case in the State of California or the State of Arizona), or (II) the subject of a telefacsimile copy that Lender has received from the Underlying Issuer which issued the
Underlying
Letter of Credit and as to which Lender also has received a confirmation from such Underlying Issuer that such document is in-transit by air-courier to Lender or a customs
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(in each case, in the State of California or the State of Arizona), or (2) is the subject of a negotiable cargo receipt and is not the subject of a bill of lading (other than a negotiable bill
of lading consigned to, and in the possession of, a consolidator or Lender, or their respective agents) and such negotiable cargo receipt (x) is consigned to Lender (either directly or by means
of endorsements), (y) was issued by a consolidator respecting the subject Inventory, and (z) either is (I) in the possession of Lender or a customs broker (in each case in the
State of California or the State of Arizona), or (II) the subject of a telefacsimile copy that Lender has received from the Underlying Issuer which issued the Underlying Letter of Credit and as
to which Lender also has received a confirmation from such Underlying Issuer that such document is in-transit by air-courier to Lender or a customs broker (in each case, in the
State of California or the State of Arizona), (f) Borrower has provided a certificate to Lender that certifies that, to the best knowledge of Borrower, such Inventory meets all of Borrower's
representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents concerning Eligible Inventory, that it knows of no reason why such Inventory would not be accepted by Borrower when it arrives in
California or Arizona, and that the shipment as evidenced by the documents conforms to the related order documents, and (g) the Underlying Letter of Credit has been drawn upon in full and the
Underlying Issuer has honored such drawing and Lender has honored its obligations to the Underlying Issuer under the applicable Qualified Import Letter of Credit.

"Eligible Inventory" means Eligible Landed Inventory or Eligible In-Transit Inventory.

"Eligible Landed Inventory" means Inventory consisting of raw materials and finished goods held for sale in the ordinary course of
Borrower's business located at one of Borrower's business locations set forth onSchedule E-1(or in-transit between any
such locations), that complies with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Inventory made by Borrower in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of
the one or more of the criteria set forth below;provided,however, that such criteria may be fixed and
revised from time to time by Lender in Lender's Permitted Discretion to address the results of any audit or appraisal performed by Lender from time to time after the Closing Date. In determining the
amount to be so included, Inventory shall be valued at the lower of cost or market on a basis consistent with Borrower's historical accounting practices. An item of Inventory shall not be included in
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"Environmental Actions" means any complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or
administrative proceeding, judgment, or letter, from any Governmental Authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws by Borrower or releases of Hazardous Materials from
(a) any assets, properties, or businesses of Borrower or any predecessor in interest, or (b) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by Borrower or any
predecessor in interest.

"Environmental Law" means any applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code,
binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy, or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or administrative
interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, to the extent binding on Borrower, relating to the environment, employee health and safety, or
Hazardous Materials, including CERCLA; RCRA; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 USC § 1251et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control
Act, 15 USC, § 2601et seq.;the Clean Air Act, 42 USC § 7401et seq.; the Safe
Drinking Water Act, 42 USC. § 3803et seq.; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 USC. §
2701et seq.; the Emergency Planning and the Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 USC. § 11001 et seq.; the Hazardous Material Transportation Act,
49 USC § 1801et seq.; and the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 USC. §651et seq.(to the extent it regulates occupational exposure to Hazardous Materials); any
state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time.

"Environmental Liabilities and Costs" means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages,
consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts, or consultants, and costs of investigation and feasibility
studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any Environmental Action.

"Environmental Lien" means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and Costs.

"Equipment" means all of Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to equipment, machinery,
machine tools, motors, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, vehicles (including motor vehicles), tools, parts, goods (other than consumer goods, farm products, or Inventory), wherever located, including
all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions, and improvements to any of the foregoing.

"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.

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"ERISA Affiliate" means (a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the
employees of Borrower under IRC Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of Borrower under
IRC Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that is a member of an affiliated service
group of which Borrower is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA
that is a party to an arrangement with Borrower and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of Borrower under IRC Section 414(o).

"Event of Default" has the meaning set forth inSection 8.

"Excess Availability" means the amount, as of the date any determination thereof is to be made, equal to Availability plusunrestricted cash and Cash Equivalentsminusthe aggregate amount, if any, of all trade payables of
Borrower aged in excess of historical levels with respect thereto and all book overdrafts in excess of historical practices with respect thereto, in each case as determined by Lender in its Permitted
Discretion.

"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time.

"Existing Lender" means Bankers Trust Company.

"Fee Letter" means that certain fee letter, dated as of even date herewith, between Borrower and Lender, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"FEIN" means Federal Employer Identification Number.

"Funding Date" means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.

"Funding Losses" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.13(b)(ii).

"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently applied.

"General Intangibles" means all of Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to general
intangibles (including payment intangibles, contract rights, rights to payment, rights arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill, patents, trade names,
trademarks, servicemarks, copyrights, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to payment and other rights under any
royalty or licensing agreements, infringement claims, computer programs, information contained on computer disks or tapes, software, literature, reports, catalogs, money, deposit accounts, insurance
premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims), and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof, and any other personal property other than goods, Accounts, Investment Property, and
Negotiable Collateral.

"German Joint Venture" means SDI-Molan GmbH & Co. KG.

"Governing Documents" means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other
organizational documents of such Person.

"Governmental Authority" means any federal, state, local, or other governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, department, or
agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body.

"Hazardous Materials" means (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable
laws or regulations as "hazardous substances," "hazardous materials," "hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," or any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify substances by reason of
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reproductive toxicity, or "EP toxicity", (b) oil, petroleum, or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes
associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources, (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials, and
(d) asbestos in any form or electrical equipment that contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million.

"Indebtedness" means (a) all obligations of Borrower for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of Borrower evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations of Borrower in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, Interest Rate Protection Agreements,
Other Hedging Agreements or other derivatives, (c) all obligations of Borrower under Capital Leases, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of
Borrower, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed (provided, that, if Borrower has not assumed or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness
shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates as determined in good faith by Borrower), (e) all obligations of Borrower for the
deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower's business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices), and (f) any
obligation of Borrower guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse to Borrower) any obligation of
any other Person (provided, that, endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business shall not be included in such contingent obligation, and the amount of any
such contingent obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such contingent obligation is
made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming Borrower is required to perform thereunder) as determined in good faith and
(ii) the stated amount of such contingent obligation). Indebtedness shall not include trade payables and accrued expenses incurred by any Person in its ordinary course of business.

"Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning set forth inSection 11.3.

"Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth inSection 11.3.

"Insolvency Proceeding" means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any
other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking
reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

"Intangible Assets" means, with respect to any Person, that portion of the book value of all of such Person's assets that would be
treated as intangibles under GAAP.

"Interest Period" means, with respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan, a period commencing on the date of the making of such LIBOR Rate Loan
and ending 1, 2, 3, or 6 months thereafter;provided,however, that (a) if any Interest
Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended (subject to clauses (c)-(e) below) to the next succeeding Business Day, (b) interest shall accrue at
the applicable rate based upon the LIBOR Rate from and including the first day of each Interest Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires, (c) any Interest Period
that would end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (d) with respect to an Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in
the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period), the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3, or 6 months after the date on which the
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Period began, as applicable, and (e) Borrower may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the Maturity Date.

"Interest Rate Protection Agreement" means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement,
interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.

"Inventory" means all Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to inventory, including goods
held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, goods that are leased by Borrower as lessor, goods that are furnished by Borrower under a contract of service, and raw materials,
work in process, or materials used or consumed in Borrower's business.

"Inventory Reserves" means reserves (determined from time to time by Lender in its Permitted Discretion) for (a) the estimated
costs relating to unpaid freight charges, warehousing or storage charges, taxes, duties, and other similar unpaid costs associated with the acquisition of Eligible In-Transit Inventory by
Borrower, plus (b) the estimated reclamation claims of unpaid sellers of Inventory sold to Borrower.

"Investment" means, with respect to any Person, any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of
loans, guarantees, advances, or capital contributions (excluding (a) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business,
and (b)bona fideAccounts arising from the sale of goods or rendition of services in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other
acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness or Stock, and any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.

"Investment Property" means all of Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to "investment
property" as that term is defined in the Code, and any and all supporting obligations in respect thereof.

"IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.

"J. F. Lehman" means J. F. Lehman & Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

"JFL Equity" means J. F. Lehman Equity Investors I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

"JFL Co-Invest" means JFL Co-Invest Partners I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

"L/C" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.12(a).

"L/C Disbursement" means a payment made by Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

"L/C Undertaking" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.12(a).

"Lehman Management Agreements" means (i) the Management Agreement, dated December 15, 1998, between Borrower and J. F.
Lehman, and (ii) the Management Services Agreement, dated December 15, 1998, between Borrower and J. F. Lehman.

"Lender" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

"Lender's Account" means an account at a bank designated by Lender from time to time as the account into which Borrower shall make all
payments to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; unless and until Lender notifies Borrower to the contrary, Lender's Account shall be that certain deposit account bearing account
number 323-266193 and maintained by Lender with The Chase Manhattan Bank, 4 New York Plaza, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10004, ABA #021000021.

"Lender's Liens" means the Liens granted by Borrower to Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

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"Lender Expenses" means all (a) costs or expenses (including taxes, and insurance premiums) required to be paid by Borrower
under any of the Loan Documents that are paid or incurred by Lender, (b) out
of pocket fees or charges paid or incurred by Lender in connection with Lender's transactions with Borrower, including, fees or charges for photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers,
telecommunication, public record searches (including tax lien, litigation, and UCC searches and including searches with the patent and trademark office, the copyright office, or the department of
motor vehicles), filing, recording, publication, appraisal (including periodic Collateral appraisals or business valuations to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any
limitation) contained in this Agreement), real estate surveys, real estate title policies and endorsements, and environmental audits, (c) costs and expenses incurred by Lender in the
disbursement of funds to Borrower (by wire transfer or otherwise) that are related to the Loan Documents, (d) charges paid or incurred by Lender resulting from the dishonor of checks related to
the Loan Documents, (e) reasonable costs and expenses paid or incurred by Lender to correct any default or enforce any provision of the Loan Documents, or in gaining possession of, maintaining,
handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale, or advertising to sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, (f) audit
fees and expenses of Lender related to audit examinations of the Books to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) contained in this Agreement, (g) reasonable
costs and expenses of third party claims or any other suit paid or incurred by Lender in enforcing or defending the Loan Documents or in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents or Lender's relationship with Borrower or any guarantor of the Obligations, (h) Lender's reasonable fees and expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in advising, structuring,
drafting, reviewing, administering, or amending the Loan Documents, and (i) Lender's reasonable fees and expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in terminating, enforcing (including
attorneys fees and expenses incurred in connection with a "workout," a "restructuring," or an Insolvency Proceeding concerning Borrower or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan Documents),
or defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether suit is brought, or in taking any Remedial Action concerning the Collateral.

"Lender-Related Person" means Lender, Lender's Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, and agents of Lender.

"Letter of Credit" means an L/C or an L/C Undertaking, as the context requires.

"Letter of Credit Usage" means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus100% of the amount of outstanding
time drafts accepted by an Underlying Issuer as a result of drawings under Underlying Letters of Credit.

"LIBOR Deadline" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.13(b)(i).

"LIBOR Notice" means a written notice in the form ofExhibit L-1.

"LIBOR Option" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.13(a).

"LIBOR Rate" means, for each Interest Period for each LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by Lender (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16%) bydividing(a) the Base LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period, by(b) 100%minusthe Reserve Percentage. The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted on and as of the
effective day of any change in the Reserve Percentage.

"LIBOR Rate Loan" means each portion of an Advance or the Term Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR
Rate.

"LIBOR Rate Margin" means the interest rate margin that applies to LIBOR Rate Loans as set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto.

"License Agreements" means all license agreements entered into by Borrower with respect to intellectual property (whether Borrower is
the licensor or licensee).

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"Lien" means any interest in an asset securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, any Person other than the owner of the asset,
whether such interest shall be based on the common law, statute, or contract, whether such interest shall be recorded or perfected, and whether such interest shall be contingent upon the occurrence of
some future event or events or the existence of some future circumstance or circumstances, including the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt, or from a lease, consignment, or bailment for security purposes and also including reservations,
exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases, and other title exceptions and encumbrances affecting Real Property.

"Loan Account" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.10.

"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Cash Management Agreements, the Control Agreements, the Disbursement Letter, the Due
Diligence Letter, the Fee Letter, the Letters of Credit, the Officers' Certificate, the Patent Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, any note or notes executed by Borrower in
connection with this Agreement and payable to Lender, and any other agreement entered into, now or in the future, by Borrower and Lender in connection with this Agreement.

"Material Adverse Change" means (a) a material adverse change in the business, operations, results of operations, assets,
liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, (b) a material impairment of Borrower's ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents (excluding the Due Diligence
Letter and Officers' Certificate) to which it is a party or of Lender's ability to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral, or (c) a material impairment of the enforceability or
priority of Lender's Liens with respect to the Collateral as a result of an action or failure to act on the part of Borrower.

"Maturity Date" has the meaning set forth inSection 3.4.

"Maximum Revolver Amount" means $25,000,000.

"Negotiable Collateral" means all of Borrower's now owned and hereafter acquired right, title, and interest with respect to letters of
credit, letter of credit rights, instruments, promissory notes, drafts, documents, and chattel paper (including electronic chattel paper and tangible chattel paper), and any and all supporting
obligations in respect thereof.

"Net Liquidation Percentage" means the percentage of the book value of Borrower's Inventory that is estimated to be recoverable in an
orderly liquidation of such Inventory, such percentage to be as determined from time to time by a qualified appraisal company selected by Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"Obligations" means all loans (including the Term Loan), Advances, debts, principal, interest (including any interest that, but for the
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued), contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit, premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to
Borrower's Loan Account pursuant hereto), obligations, fees (including the fees provided for in the Fee Letter), charges, costs, Lender Expenses (including any fees or expenses that, but for the
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued), lease payments, guaranties, covenants, and duties of any kind and description owing by Borrower to Lender pursuant to or evidenced by any of the
Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all
interest not paid when due and all Lender Expenses that Borrower is required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents, by law, or otherwise. Any reference in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents
to the Obligations shall include all amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals replacements, substitutions, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable, both prior and
subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.

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"Officers' Certificate" means the representations and warranties of officers form submitted by Lender to Borrower, together with
Borrower's completed responses to the inquiries set forth therein, the form and substance of such responses to be reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"Originating Lender" has the meaning set forth inSection 14.1(d).

"Other Hedging Agreements" shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar
agreements or arrangements designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency values.

"Overadvance" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.5.

"Paribas" means Paribas Principal Incorporated, a New York corporation.

"Participant" has the meaning set forth inSection 14.1(d).

"Patent Security Agreement" means a patent security agreement executed and delivered by Borrower and Lender, the form and substance of
which is reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"Pay-Off Letter" means a letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion, from
Existing Lender to Lender respecting the amount necessary to repay in full all of the obligations of Borrower owing to Existing Lender and obtain a release of all of the Liens existing in favor of
Existing Lender in and to the assets of Borrower.

"Permitted Discretion" means a determination made in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured
asset-based lender) business judgment.

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"Permitted Holder" means J. F. Lehman, JFL Equity, JFL Co-Invest, Paribas, and any Person who is a direct or indirect
equity owner of any of the foregoing entities to the extent such equity owner is deemed to be an indirect shareholder or beneficial owner of Borrower.

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"Permitted Liens" means (a) Liens held by Lender, (b) Liens for unpaid taxes that either (i) are not yet
delinquent, or (ii) do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder and are the subject of Permitted Protests, (c) Liens set forth on Schedule P-1, (d) the interests of lessors under
operating leases, (e) purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors
under Capital Leases to the extent that such Liens or interests secure Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness and so long as such Lien attaches only to the asset purchased or acquired and the proceeds
thereof, (f) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of warehousemen, landlords, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not
in connection with the borrowing of money, and which Liens either (i) are for sums not yet delinquent, or (ii) are the subject of Permitted Protests, (g) Liens arising from
deposits made in connection with obtaining worker's compensation or other unemployment insurance, (h) Liens or deposits to secure performance of bids, tenders, or leases incurred in the
ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money, (i) Liens granted as security for surety or appeal bonds in connection with obtaining such bonds in the ordinary
course of business of Borrower or a Subsidiary, (j) Liens resulting from any judgment or award that is not an Event of Default hereunder, (k) with respect to any Real Property,
easements, rights of way, and restrictions (zoning, building and similar restrictions), utility agreements, covenants, reservations, encroachments and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor
title deficiencies that do not materially interfere with or impair the use or operation thereof, (l) statutory and common law landlords' liens under leases to which Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party (provided that if any of the Collateral is located on real property leased by Borrower, Lender shall have received a

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Collateral Access Agreement from the applicable landlord (which Collateral Access Agreement shall include, among other things, a waiver by the applicable landlord or lessor of any landlord security
interests or liens)), (m) Liens on property or assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, or on property or assets of a Subsidiary of Borrower in existence at the time such Subsidiary
is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (I) any Indebtedness that is secured by such Liens is permitted to exist under Section 7.1(h) and (II) such Liens
are not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation or anticipation of such Permitted Acquisition and do not attach to any other asset of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (n) Liens
arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases or with respect to any inventory held on consignment in the ordinary course of business, (o) Liens
consisting of leases or subleases of real property entered into with other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' business, (p) Liens
encumbering cash pledged to secure Indebtedness permitted to exist under Section 7.1(m), and (q) other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business or the ownership of the assets of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) were not incurred in connection with borrowed money, (ii) do not encumber any Collateral and do not in the aggregate materially detract
from the value of the assets subject thereto or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of such business and (iii) do not secure obligations in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate
for all such Liens.

"Permitted Protest" means the right of Borrower to protest any Lien (other than any such Lien that secures the Obligations), taxes
(other than payroll taxes or taxes that are the subject of a United States federal tax lien), or rental payment, provided that (a) a reserve with respect to such obligation is established on
the Books in such amount as is required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently by Borrower in good faith, and (c) Lender is reasonably
satisfied in its Permitted Discretion that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of Lender's Liens.

"Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness" means, as of any date of determination, Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred after the Closing
Date in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not in excess of $3,000,000.

"Person" means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited
liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land trusts, business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of whether they are legal entities, and governments and agencies and political
subdivisions thereof.

"Personal Property Collateral" means all Collateral other than Real Property.

"Projections" means Borrower's forecasted (a) balance sheets, (b) profit and loss statements, and (c) cash flow
statements, all prepared on a basis consistent with Borrower's historical financial statements, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions.

"Purchase Money Indebtedness" means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease Obligations), incurred at
the time of, or within 20 days after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition cost thereof.

"Qualified Import Letter of Credit" means a Letter of Credit that (a) is issued to facilitate the purchase by Borrower of
Eligible Inventory, (b) is in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, and (c) is issued to support an Underlying Letter of Credit that only is drawable by the beneficiary
thereof by the presentation of, among other documents, either (i) a negotiable bill of lading that is consigned to Lender (either directly or by means of endorsements) and that was issued by
the carrier respecting the subject Eligible Inventory, or (ii) a negotiable cargo receipt that is consigned to Lender (either directly or by means of endorsements) and that was issued by a
consolidator respecting the subject Eligible Inventory;provided,however, that, in the latter case, no
bill of lading shall have been issued by the carrier (other than a bill of lading consigned to the consolidator or to Lender).

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"Qualified Preferred Stock" means (a) Borrower's Series A Preferred Stock, and (b) any class of preferred stock of
Borrower so long as the terms of any such preferred stock (i) do not contain any mandatory put, redemption, repayment, sinking fund or other similar provision occurring before July 31,
2007, (ii) do not require the cash payment of dividends, (iii) do not contain any operating or financial maintenance covenants or any other covenants that could, in the reasonable
opinion of Lender, adversely affect the interests of Lender or (iv) do not grant the holders thereof any voting rights except
for (x) voting rights required to be granted to such holders under applicable law, (y) limited customary voting rights on fundamental matters such as mergers, consolidations, sales of
all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, or liquidations involving Borrower, or (z) other voting rights which are reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

"Real Property" means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower and the improvements
thereto.

"Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic or other medium and is
retrievable in perceivable form.

"Remedial Action" means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate, or in
any way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or
threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) perform any pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial operation and
maintenance activities, or (d) conduct any other actions authorized by 42 USC § 9601.

"Report" has the meaning set forth inSection 16.17.

"Required Availability" means Excess Availability in an amount of not less than $20,000,000.

"Reserve Percentage" means, on any day, for Lender, the maximum percentage prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (or any successor Governmental Authority) for determining the reserve requirements (including any basic, supplemental, marginal, or emergency reserves) that are in effect on such date with
respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "eurocurrency liabilities") of Lender, but so long as Lender is not required or directed under applicable regulations to maintain such
reserves, the Reserve Percentage shall be zero.

"Revolver Usage" means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the then extant amount of outstanding Advances, plus(b) the then extant amount of the
Letter of Credit Usage.

"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.

"Securities Account" means a "securities account" as that term is defined in the Code.

"Senior Subordinated Notes" means those certain 113/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 issued by Borrower pursuant to
the Indenture dated December 15, 1998 by and between Borrower and U.S. Trust Company of New York, as trustee, as amended from time to time.

"Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture" means that certain Indenture dated December 15, 1998, by and between the Borrower and U.
S. Trust Company of New York, as trustee.

"Series A Preferred Stock" means the Borrower's Series A 6% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

"Solvent" means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that such Person is not insolvent (as such term is defined in the
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act).

"Stock" means all shares, options, warrants, interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a
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preferred stock, or any other "equity security" (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

"Subsidiary" of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which that Person directly or
indirectly owns or controls the shares of Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or appoint other comparable managers) of such corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, or other entity. For purposes of this Agreement, Special Devices Business Park Owners Association shall not be deemed a Subsidiary of Borrower.

"Supply Agreements" means each of Borrower's material supply agreements or other contractual arrangements whereby Borrower has agreed
to sell or supply goods and/or services to various customers of Borrower.

"Tangible Net Worth" means, as of any date of determination, the result of (a) Borrower's total stockholder's equity, minus(b) the sum of (i) all
Intangible Assets of Borrower, (ii) all of Borrower's prepaid expenses, and (iii) all amounts
due to Borrower from Affiliates.

"Taxes" has the meaning set forth inSection 16.5.

"Term Loan" has the meaning set forth inSection 2.2.

"Term Loan Amount" means $5,000,000.

"Trademark Security Agreement" means a trademark security agreement executed and delivered by Borrower and Lender, the form and
substance of which is reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

"Underlying Issuer" means a third Person which is the beneficiary of an L/C Undertaking and which has issued a letter of credit at the
request of Lender for the benefit of Borrower and, in the case of a proposed Qualified Import Letter of Credit, has agreed, in writing, to hold documents of title as agent for Lender.

"Underlying Letter of Credit" means a letter of credit that has been issued by an Underlying Issuer.

"U.S. Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or the
District of Columbia.

"Voidable Transfer" has the meaning set forth inSection 16.8.

"Voting Stock" means the Stock of Borrower having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors.

"Wells Fargo" means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.

1.2Accounting Terms.All accounting terms not
specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term "financial statements" shall include the notes and schedules thereto. Whenever the term "Borrower" is
used in respect of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

1.3Code.Any terms used in this Agreement that are
defined in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein.

1.4Construction.Unless the context of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the term "including" is not limiting, and the term
"or" has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or." The words "hereof," "herein," "hereby," "hereunder," and similar terms in this Agreement or any
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Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection,
clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents to any agreement, instrument, or
document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to
any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to any
Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in the other Loan Documents shall be satisfied by the transmission of a
Record and any Record transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.

1.5Schedules and Exhibits.All of the schedules and
exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.

2.  LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.

2.1Revolver Advances.



Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no Advance shall be made (or requested) hereunder if such Advance would not constitute "Permitted Indebtedness" and "Senior Indebtedness" under the
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2.2Term Loan.Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, on the Closing Date Lender agrees to make a term loan (the "Term Loan") to Borrower in an amount equal to the Term Loan Amount. The
principal balance of the Term Loan shall be repaid in quarterly installments of $250,000 each, with the first such installment due and payable on November 1, 2001, and continuing on the first
day of each February, May, August, and November thereafter until paid in full; provided that, in any event, the outstanding unpaid principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest under the Term
Loan shall be due and payable on the date of termination of this Agreement, whether by its terms, by prepayment, or by acceleration. All amounts outstanding under the Term Loan shall constitute
Obligations.

2.3Borrowing Procedures and Settlements.



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2.5Overadvances.If, at any time or for any reason,
the amount of Obligations owed by Borrower to Lender pursuant toSections 2.1 and 2.12is greater than either the Dollar or percentage limitations set
forth inSections 2.1 or 2.12, (an "Overadvance"), Borrower immediately shall pay to Lender, in cash,
the amount of such excess, which amount shall be used by Lender to reduce the Obligations in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 2.4(b). In addition, Borrower hereby promises to pay
the Obligations (including principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses) in
Dollars in full to Lender as and when due and payable under the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.6Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and
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2.8Crediting Payments; Float Charge.The receipt of
any payment item by Lender (whether from transfers to Lender by the Cash Management Banks pursuant to the Cash Management Agreements or otherwise) shall not be considered a payment on account unless
such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available federal funds made to Lender's Account or unless and until such payment item is honored when presented for payment. Should any payment
item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrower shall be deemed not to have made such payment and interest shall be calculated accordingly. Anything to the contrary contained herein
notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received by Lender only if it is received into Lender's Account on a Business Day on or before 11:00 a.m. (California time). If any payment
item is received into Lender's Account on a non-Business Day or after 11:00 a.m. (California time) on a Business Day, it shall be deemed to have been received by Lender as of the
opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.
From and after the Closing Date, Lender shall be entitled to charge Borrower for one Business Day of "clearance" or "float" at the rate applicable to Advances accruing interest as Base Rate Loans
underSection 2.6on all Collections that are received by Borrower (regardless of whether forwarded by the Cash Management Banks to Lender). This
across-the-board one Business Day clearance or float charge on all Collections is acknowledged by the parties to constitute an integral aspect of the pricing of the financing
of Borrower and shall apply irrespective of whether or not there are any outstanding monetary Obligations; the effect of such clearance or float charge being the equivalent of charging one Business
Day of interest on such Collections.

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2.9  Designated Account.Lender is authorized to make the Advances and the Term Loan, and Lender is
authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an Authorized Person, or without instructions if
pursuant toSection 2.6(d). Borrower agrees to establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank for the purpose of
receiving the proceeds of the Advances requested by Borrower and made by Lender hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Lender and Borrower, any Advance requested by Borrower and made by Lender
hereunder shall be made to the Designated Account.

2.10  Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations.Lender shall maintain an account on its
books in the name of Borrower (the "Loan Account") on which Borrower will be charged with the Term Loan, all Advances made by Lender to Borrower or for
Borrower's account, the Letters of Credit issued by Lender for Borrower's account, and with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including, accrued interest, fees
and expenses, and Lender Expenses. In accordance withSection 2.8, the Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by Lender from
Borrower or for Borrower's account, including all amounts received in Lender's Account from any Cash Management Bank. Lender shall render statements regarding the Loan Account to Borrower, including
principal, interest, fees, and including an itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Expenses owing, and such statements shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate
(absent manifest error) and constitute an account stated between Borrower and Lender unless, within 30 days after receipt thereof by Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Lender written objection
thereto describing the error or errors contained in any such statements.

2.11  Fees.Borrower shall pay to Lender the following fees and charges, which fees and charges shall be
non-refundable when paid (irrespective of whether this Agreement is terminated thereafter):



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Borrower
and Lender acknowledge and agree that certain Underlying Letters of Credit may be issued to support letters of credit that already are outstanding as of the Closing Date.
Each Letter of Credit (and corresponding Underlying Letter of Credit) shall have an expiry date no later than 30 days prior to the Maturity Date and all such Letters of Credit (and
corresponding Underlying Letter of Credit) shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender (in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion), including the requirement that the amounts
payable thereunder must be payable in Dollars. If Lender is obligated to advance funds under a Letter of Credit, Borrower immediately shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement to Lender by paying to
Lender an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than 11:00 a.m., California time, on the date that such L/C Disbursement is made, if Borrower shall have received written or telephonic
notice of such L/C Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., California time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than
11:00 a.m., California time, on the Business Day that Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., California time, on the date of receipt, and, in the
absence of such reimbursement, the L/C Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder and, thereafter, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to
Advances that are Base Rate Loans underSection 2.6. To the extent an L/C Disbursement is deemed to be an Advance hereunder, Borrower's
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and
the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to Lender of issuing, making, guaranteeing, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in
respect thereof by Lender, then, and in any such case, Lender may, at any time within a reasonable period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount received is reduced, notify Borrower, and
Borrower shall pay on demand such amounts as Lender may specify to be necessary to compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date of
such demand until payment in full thereof at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder. The determination by Lender of any amount due pursuant to this Section, as set forth in a
certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of the parties hereto.



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2.14  Capital Requirements.If, after the date hereof, Lender determines that (i) the adoption of
or change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental
Authority charged with the administration thereof, or (ii) compliance by Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request, or directive of any such entity regarding capital
adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), the effect of reducing the return on Lender's or such holding company's capital as a consequence of Lender's obligations hereunder to a level below
that which Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change, or compliance (taking into consideration Lender's or such holding company's then existing policies with
respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity's capital) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material, then Lender may notify Borrower thereof. Following receipt of
such notice, Borrower agrees to pay Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable within 90 days after presentation by
Lender of a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Lender's calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true
and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount, Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

3.  CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.

3.1  Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit.The obligation of Lender to make the
initial Advance, the Term Loan, or issue Letters of Credit (or otherwise to extend any credit provided for hereunder), is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Lender, of each of the
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3.2  Conditions Subsequent to the Initial Extension of Credit.The obligation of Lender to continue to
make Advances (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of each of the conditions subsequent set forth below (the failure by
Borrower to so perform or cause to be performed constituting an Event of Default):



3.3  Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit.The obligation of Lender to make all Advances (or
to extend any other credit hereunder) shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:



3.4  Term.This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by Borrower and
Lender and shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on June 30, 2006 (the "Maturity Date"). The foregoing notwithstanding,
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obligations under this Agreement immediately and without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default.

3.5  Effect of Termination.On the date of termination of this Agreement, all Obligations (including
contingent reimbursement obligations of Borrower with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit) immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand. No termination of this Agreement,
however, shall relieve or discharge Borrower of its duties, Obligations, or covenants hereunder and Lender's Liens in the Collateral shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been fully and
finally discharged and all obligations to provide additional credit under any of the Loan
Documents have been terminated. When this Agreement has been terminated and all of the Obligations have been fully and finally discharged and all obligations to provide additional credit under the
Loan Documents have been terminated, Lender will, at Borrower's sole expense, execute and deliver any UCC termination statements, lien releases, mortgage releases, re-assignments of
trademarks, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are necessary to release, as of record, Lender's Liens and
all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by Lender with respect to the Obligations.

3.6  Early Termination by Borrower.Borrower has the option, at any time upon 90 days prior
written notice to Lender, to terminate this Agreement by paying to Lender, in cash, the Obligations (including either (i) providing cash collateral to be held by Lender in an amount equal to
105% of the then extant Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to Lender), in full, together with the Applicable Prepayment Premium. If Borrower
has sent a notice of termination pursuant to the provisions of this Section, then Lender's obligations to extend credit hereunder shall terminate and Borrower shall be obligated to repay the
Obligations (including either (i) providing cash collateral to be held by Lender in an amount equal to 105% of the then extant Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original
Letters of Credit to be returned to Lender), in full, together with the Applicable Prepayment Premium, on the date set forth as the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice. In the event
of the termination of this Agreement and repayment of the Obligations at any time prior to the Maturity Date, for any other reason, including (a) termination upon the election of Lender to
terminate after the occurrence of an Event of Default, (b) foreclosure and sale of Collateral, (c) sale of the Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, or (iv) restructure,
reorganization, or compromise of the Obligations by the confirmation of a plan of reorganization or any other plan of compromise, restructure, or arrangement in any Insolvency Proceeding, then, in
view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining the actual amount of damages to Lender or profits lost by Lender as a result of such early termination, and by mutual agreement of
the parties as to a reasonable estimation and calculation of the lost profits or damages of Lender, Borrower shall pay the Applicable Prepayment Premium to Lender, measured as of the date of such
termination.

4.  CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST.

4.1  Grant of Security Interest.Borrower hereby grants to Lender a continuing security interest in all
of its right, title, and interest in all currently existing and hereafter acquired or arising Personal Property Collateral in order to secure prompt repayment of any and all of the Obligations in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and in order to secure prompt performance by Borrower of each of its covenants and duties under the Loan Documents; provided that
Borrower's obligation to pledge the Stock of non-U.S. Subsidiaries shall be limited as set forth in Section 6.16. Lender's Liens in and to the Personal Property Collateral shall
attach to all Personal Property Collateral without further act on the part of Lender or Borrower. Anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding,
except for Permitted Dispositions, Borrower has no authority, express or implied, to dispose of any item or portion of the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
(i) Borrower shall have no obligation to pledge the stock of SDI Germany GmbH, (ii) Borrower's ownership interest in the Special Devices

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Business Park Owners Association shall not be deemed to be part of the Collateral, and (iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender shall release its
security interest in any Collateral securing Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness, if requested by Borrower and the creditor providing such Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness.

4.2  Negotiable Collateral.In the event that any Collateral, including proceeds, is evidenced by or
consists of Negotiable Collateral, and if and to the extent that perfection or first priority of Lender's security interest is dependent on possession, Borrower, immediately upon the request of
Lender, shall endorse and deliver physical possession of such Negotiable Collateral to Lender.

4.3  Collection of Accounts, General Intangibles, and Negotiable Collateral.At any time after the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Lender or Lender's designee may (a) notify Account Debtors of Borrower that the Accounts, chattel paper, or General Intangibles
have been assigned to Lender or that Lender has a security interest therein, or (b) collect the Accounts, chattel paper, or General Intangibles directly and charge the collection costs and
expenses to the Loan Account. Borrower agrees that it will hold in trust for Lender, as Lender's trustee, any Collections that it receives and immediately will deliver said Collections to Lender or a
Cash Management Bank in their original form as received by Borrower.

4.4  Delivery of Additional Documentation Required.At any time upon the request of Lender, Borrower
shall execute and deliver to Lender, any and all financing statements, original financing statements in lieu of continuation statements, fixture filings, security agreements, pledges, assignments,
endorsements of certificates of title, and all other documents (the "Additional Documents") that Lender may request in its Permitted Discretion, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion, to perfect and continue perfected or better perfect Lender's Liens in the Collateral (whether now owned or hereafter
arising or acquired), to create and perfect Liens in favor of Lender in any Real Property acquired after the Closing Date (except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement), and in order to
fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereby and under the other Loan Documents; provided that Borrower shall have no obligation to arrange for the perfection of Lender's security
interest in registered motor vehicles (absent the occurrence of an Event of Default). To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower authorizes Lender to execute any such Additional
Documents in Borrower's name and authorizes Lender to file such executed Additional Documents in any appropriate filing office. In addition, on such periodic basis as Lender shall require, Borrower
shall (a) provide Lender with a report of all new patentable, copyrightable, or trademarkable materials acquired or generated by Borrower during the prior period, (b) cause all patents,
copyrights, and trademarks acquired or generated by Borrower that are not already the subject of a registration with the appropriate filing office (or an application therefor diligently prosecuted) to
be registered with such appropriate filing office in a manner sufficient to impart constructive notice of Borrower's ownership thereof, and (c) cause to be prepared, executed, and delivered to
Lender supplemental schedules to the applicable Loan Documents to identify such patents, copyrights, and trademarks as being subject to the security interests created thereunder.

4.5  Power of Attorney.Borrower hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes, and appoints Lender (and any of
Lender's officers, employees, or agents designated by Lender) as Borrower's true and lawful attorney, with power to (a) if Borrower refuses to, or fails timely to execute and deliver any of the
documents described inSection 4.4, sign the name of Borrower on any of the documents described in Section 4.4, (b) at any time that an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, sign Borrower's name on any invoice or bill of
lading relating to the Collateral, drafts against Account Debtors, or notices to Account Debtors, (c) send requests for verification of Accounts, (d) endorse Borrower's name on any
Collection item that may come into Lender's possession, (e) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrower's policies of
insurance and make all determinations and decisions with respect to such policies of insurance, and (f) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, settle and adjust
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claims respecting the Accounts, chattel paper, or General Intangibles directly with Account Debtors, for amounts and upon terms that Lender determines to be reasonable, and Lender may cause to be
executed and delivered any documents and releases that Lender determines to be necessary. The appointment of Lender as Borrower's attorney, and each and every one of its rights and powers, being
coupled with an interest, is irrevocable until all of the Obligations have been fully and finally repaid and performed and Lender's obligations to extend credit hereunder are terminated.

4.6  Right to Inspect.Subject to the provisions of Section 2.11(c), Lender and its officers,
employees, or agents shall have the right, from time to time hereafter to inspect the Books and to check, test, and appraise the Collateral in order to verify Borrower's financial condition or the
amount, quality, value, condition of, or any other matter relating to, the Collateral; provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing Lender shall exercise its
right set forth in this Section 4.6 during normal business hours.

4.7  Control Agreements.Borrower agrees that it will not transfer assets out of any Securities Accounts
other than as permitted underSection 7.19and, if to another securities intermediary, unless each of Borrower, Lender, and the substitute
securities intermediary have entered into a Control Agreement. No arrangement contemplated hereby or by any Control Agreement in respect of any Securities Accounts or other Investment Property shall
be modified by Borrower without the prior written consent of Lender. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, Lender may notify any securities intermediary to
liquidate the applicable Securities Account or any related Investment Property maintained or held thereby and remit the proceeds thereof to Lender's Account.

5.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

In order to induce Lender to enter into this Agreement, Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to Lender which shall be true, correct, and
complete, in all material respects, as of the date hereof, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, and at and as of the date of the making of each
Advance, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or
other extension of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Advance or Letter of Credit (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate solely to an earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:

5.1  No Encumbrances.Borrower has good and indefeasible title to the Collateral and the Real Property,
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5.2  Eligible Accounts.The Eligible Accounts arebona
fideexisting payment obligations of Account Debtors created by the sale and delivery of Inventory or the rendition of services to such Account Debtors in the ordinary course
of Borrower's business, owed to Borrower without defenses, disputes, offsets, counterclaims, or rights of return or cancellation. As to each Eligible Account, such Account is not:



5.3  Eligible Inventory.All Eligible Inventory is of good and merchantable quality, free from defects.
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provided
that up to $500,000 (of valuewhich shall be the lower of cost or fair market value) of Inventory on consignment with Atlantic Research Corporation shall be included in Eligible
Inventory if (x) it satisfies the criteria for Eligible Inventory set forth in the definition of Eligible Inventory (other than such consigned inventory is not located at one of the locations
set forth onSchedule E-1) and
(ii) Borrower has complied with the provisions of Section 9114(1)(a), (b), (c), and (d) of the Code (as in effect prior to July 1, 2001), or Section 9324(b) of the
Code (as in effect on and after July 1, 2001).

5.4  Equipment.All of the Equipment is used or held for use in Borrower's business and is fit for such
purposes except for an immaterial amount of Equipment.

5.5  Location of Inventory and Equipment.The Inventory and Equipment are not stored with a bailee, warehouseman, or
similar party and are located only at the locations identified onSchedule 5.5.

5.6  Inventory Records.Borrower keeps correct and accurate records, in all material respects, itemizing and describing
the type, quality, and quantity of its Inventory and the book value thereof.

5.7  Location of Chief Executive Office; FEIN.The chief executive office of Borrower is located at the address
indicated inSchedule 5.7and Borrower's FEIN is identified inSchedule 5.7.

5.8  Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.



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5.10  Litigation.Other than those matters disclosed on Schedule 5.10, there are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the best
knowledge of Borrower, threatened against Borrower, or any of
its Subsidiaries, as applicable, except for (a) matters that are fully covered by insurance (subject to customary deductibles), and (b) matters arising after the Closing Date that, if
decided adversely to
Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, reasonably could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

5.11  No Material Adverse Change.All financial statements relating to Borrower that have been delivered
by Borrower to Lender have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit
adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects, Borrower's financial condition as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended. There has not been a Material
Adverse Change with respect to Borrower since the date of the latest financial statements submitted to Lender on or before the Closing Date.

5.12  Fraudulent Transfer. No transfer of property is being made by Borrower and no obligation is being incurred by
Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of Borrower.

5.13  Employee Benefits.None of Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their ERISA Affiliates
maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan.

5.14  Environmental Condition.Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14, (a) to Borrower's knowledge, none of Borrower's assets has ever been
used by Borrower or by previous owners or operators in
the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any
material respect, of applicable Environmental Law, (b) to Borrower's knowledge, none of Borrower's properties or assets has ever been designated or identified by any Governmental Authority in
any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) Borrower has not received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has
attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by Borrower, and (d) Borrower has not received a summons, citation, notice, or directive from the Environmental Protection
Agency or any other federal or state governmental agency concerning any action or omission by Borrower resulting in

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the releasing or disposing of Hazardous Materials into the environment in violation, in any material respect, of applicable Environmental Law.

5.15  Brokerage Fees.Borrower has not utilized the services of any broker or finder in connection with
Borrower's obtaining financing from Lender under this Agreement and no brokerage commission or finders fee is payable by Borrower in connection herewith.

5.16  Intellectual Property.Borrower owns, or holds licenses in, all trademarks, trade names,
copyrights, patents, patent rights, and licenses that are necessary to the conduct of its business as currently conducted. Attached hereto as Schedule 5.16(which Schedule may be amended
from time to time by notice to Lender, as set forth in Section 16.6) is a
true, correct, and complete listing of all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, copyrights, and copyright registrations as to which Borrower is the owner or is an
exclusive licensee.

5.17  Leases.Borrower enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases material to the
business of Borrower and to which it is a party or under which it is operating. All of such leases are valid and subsisting and no material default by Borrower exists under any of them.

5.18  DDAs.Set forth onSchedule 5.18(which
Schedule may be amended from time to time by notice to Lender, as set forth in Section 16.6) are all of Borrower's DDAs, including, with respect to each depository (i) the name and
address of such depository, and (ii) the account numbers of the accounts maintained with such depository.

5.19  Complete Disclosure.All factual information (taken as a whole) furnished by or on behalf of
Borrower in writing to Lender (including all information contained in the Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents, but excluding the Closing Date Business Plan) for purposes of or in
connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any transaction contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) (excluding the Projections)
hereafter furnished by or on behalf of Borrower in writing to Lender will be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not
incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such
information was provided. On and as of the Closing Date, the Closing Date Business Plan has been prepared in good faith and is based on reasonable assumptions, and there are no statements or
conclusions in the Closing Date Business Plan which are based upon or include information known to Borrower as of the Closing Date to be misleading in any material respect or which fail to take into
account material information known to Borrower regarding the matters reported therein. On the Closing Date, Borrower believes that the Closing Date Business Plan is reasonable, it being recognized by
Lender, however, that projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by the Closing Date Business Plan may differ from
the projected results and that the differences may be material.

5.20  Indebtedness.Set forth onSchedule 5.20is
a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of Borrower outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date that is to remain outstanding after the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately reflects
the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness and the principal terms thereof.

6.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any credit hereunder shall be available and until full and final payment of the Obligations, Borrower shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to do all of the following:

6.1  Accounting System.Maintain a system of accounting that enables Borrower to produce financial
statements in accordance with GAAP and maintain records pertaining to the Collateral that

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contain information as from time to time reasonably may be requested by Lender. Borrower also shall keep an inventory reporting system that shows all additions, sales, claims, returns, and allowances
with respect to the Inventory.

6.2  Collateral Reporting.Provide Lender with the following documents at the following times in form
satisfactory to Lender:

Daily

(a) a sales journal, collection journal, and credit register since the last such schedule, and(b) notice of all returns, disputes, or claims.Weekly

(c) Inventory reports specifying Borrower's cost of its Inventory, by category, with additional detail showing additions to and deletions from the Inventory.Monthly (not later than the 10th day of each month)

(d) a detailed calculation of the Borrowing Base (including detail regarding those Accounts that are not Eligible Accounts, and detail concerning which Eligible Accounts are Eligible Domestic Accounts and which Eligible Accounts are Eligible Foreign
Accounts),(e) a detailed aging, by total, of the Accounts, together with a reconciliation to the detailed calculation of the Borrowing Base previously provided to Lender,(f) a summary aging, by vendor, of Borrower's accounts payable and any book overdraft, and(g) a calculation of Dilution for the prior month.(h) a certificate of the Borrower's Chief Financial Officer (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender in Lender's Permitted Discretion), dated as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, that the outstanding
Obligations constitute "Permitted Indebtedness" and "Senior Indebtedness" under the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture and the incurrence of all Obligations has not violated the terms and conditions of the Senior Subordinated Notes
Indenture.Quarterly

(i) a detailed list of Borrower's customers,(j) a report regarding Borrower's accrued, but unpaid, ad valorem taxes,Upon request by Lender

(k) copies of invoices in connection with the Accounts, credit memos, remittance advices, deposit slips, shipping and delivery documents in connection with the Accounts and, for Inventory and Equipment acquired by Borrower, purchase orders and
invoices, and(l) such other reports as to the Collateral, or the financial condition of Borrower, as Lender may request.


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In
addition to the financial statements referred to above, Borrower agrees to deliver financial statements prepared on both a consolidated and consolidating basis and agrees that no
Subsidiary of Borrower will have a fiscal year different from that of Borrower. Borrower agrees that its independent certified public accountants are authorized to communicate with Lender and to
release to Lender whatever financial information concerning Borrower Lender reasonably may request. Borrower waives the right to assert a confidential relationship, if any, it may have with any
accounting firm or service bureau in connection with any information requested by Lender pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, and agrees that Lender may contact directly any such
accounting firm or service bureau in order to obtain such information.

6.4  [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

6.5  Return.Cause returns and allowances, as between Borrower and its Account Debtors, to be on the
same basis and in accordance with the usual customary practices of Borrower, as they exist at the time of the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

6.6  Maintenance of Properties.Maintain and preserve all of its properties which are necessary or
useful in the proper conduct to its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as
lessee so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.

6.7  Taxes.Cause all assessments and taxes, whether real, personal, or otherwise, due or payable by, or
imposed, levied, or assessed against Borrower or any of its assets to be paid in full, before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period, except to the extent that the validity of
such assessment or tax shall be the subject of a Permitted Protest. Borrower will make timely payment or deposit of all tax payments and withholding taxes required of it by applicable laws, to the
extent such taxes are not the subject of a Permitted Protest, including those laws concerning F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., state disability, and local, state, and federal income taxes, and will, upon request,
furnish Lender with proof satisfactory to Lender indicating that Borrower has made such payments or deposits; provided that Borrower may not protest any tax or taxes which individually or in the
aggregate exceed $25,000 outstanding at any time. Borrower shall deliver satisfactory evidence of payment of applicable excise taxes in each jurisdictions in which Borrower is required to pay any such
excise tax.

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6.8  Insurance.



6.9  Location of Inventory and Equipment.Keep the Inventory and Equipment (except for deminimus amounts
of Inventory and Equipment) only at the locations identified onSchedule 5.5;provided, however, that
Borrower may amendSchedule 5.5so long as such amendment occurs by written notice
to Lender not less than 30 days prior to the date on which Inventory or Equipment is moved to such new location, so long as such new location is within the continental United States, and so
long as, at the time of such written notification, Borrower provides any financing statements necessary to perfect and
continue perfected Lender's Liens on such assets and also provides to Lender a Collateral Access Agreement.

6.10  Compliance with Laws.Comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and
orders of any Governmental Authority, including the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act, other than laws, rules, regulations, and orders the non-compliance
with which, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in and reasonably could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

6.11  Leases.Pay when due all rents and other amounts payable under any leases to which Borrower is a
party or by which Borrower's properties and assets are bound, unless such payments are the subject of a Permitted Protest.

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6.12  Brokerage Commissions.Pay any and all brokerage commission or finders fees incurred in connection
with or as a result of Borrower's obtaining financing from Lender under this Agreement. Borrower agrees and acknowledges that payment of all such brokerage commissions or finders fees shall be the
sole responsibility of Borrower, and Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Lender harmless from and against any claim of any broker or finder arising out of Borrower's obtaining financing
from Lender under this Agreement.

6.13  Existence.At all times preserve and keep in full force and effect Borrower's valid existence and
good standing and any rights and franchises material to Borrower's businesses.

6.14  Environmental.



6.15  Disclosure Updates.Promptly and in no event later than 5 Business Days after obtaining knowledge
thereof, (a) notify Lender if any written information, exhibit, or report furnished to Lender contained when made any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made, and (b) correct any defect or error that may be discovered therein or in any Loan
Document or in the execution, acknowledgement, filing, or recordation thereof.

6.16  Future Subsidiaries; Collateral.Borrower shall not establish or acquire a Subsidiary without
complying with the provisions of this Section 6.16 (it being understood that any Subsidiary acquired by Borrower or a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Borrower shall be in accordance with the
other terms and conditions of this Agreement). Borrower shall promptly notify Lender upon any Person becoming a Subsidiary, or upon Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly acquiring
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7.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any credit hereunder shall be available and until full and final payment of the Obligations, Borrower will not
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the following:

7.1Indebtedness.Create, incur, assume, permit,
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7.2  Liens.Create, incur, assume, or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with
respect to any of its assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens (including Liens that are replacements of Permitted
Liens to the extent that the original Indebtedness is refinanced, renewed, or extended underSection 7.1(d)

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and so long as the replacement Liens only encumber those assets that secured the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness).

7.3Restrictions on Fundamental Changes.



7.4Disposal of Assets.Other than Permitted
Dispositions, convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of Borrower's assets.

7.5Change Name.Change Borrower's name, FEIN,
corporate structure, or identity, or add any new fictitious name;provided,however, that Borrower may
change its name upon at least 30 days prior written notice to Lender of such change and so long as, at the time of such written notification, Borrower provides any financing statements or
fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue perfected Lender's Liens.

7.6Guarantee.Guarantee or otherwise become in any way
liable with respect to the obligations of any third Person except (i) by endorsement of instruments or items of payment for deposit to the account of Borrower or which are transmitted or turned
over to Lender, and (ii) for guaranties of obligations of a non-U.S. Subsidiary of Borrower or the German Joint Venture ("Foreign Guaranties") which do not exceed an amount equal to
(x) $6,000,000less(y) the sum of the aggregate amount of outstanding Foreign Guaranties previously issued by Borrower or a Subsidiary of
Borrowerplusthe amount of all other Investments outstanding at any one time as permitted by clause "(m)" of the definition of "Permitted Investments."

7.7Nature of Business.Make any change in the
principal nature of its business.

7.8Prepayments and Amendments.



7.9Change of Control.Cause, permit, or suffer,
directly or indirectly, any Change of Control.

7.10Consignments.Consign any Inventory or sell any
Inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale; provided, however, that Borrower may consign Inventory if (i) the amount on consignment, at any
time, does not have a value (determined at the lower of cost or fair market value) in the aggregate exceeding $500,000, and (ii) Borrower has complied with the provisions of
Section 9114(1)(a), (b), (c), and (d) of the Code (as in effect prior to July 1, 2001), or Section 9324(b) of the Code (as in effect on and after July 1, 2001) with
respect to such consigned Inventory.

7.11Distributions.Make any distribution or declare or
pay any dividends (in cash or other property, other than common Stock) on, or purchase, acquire, redeem, or retire any of Borrower's

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Stock, of any class, whether now or hereafter outstanding, except that: (a) Borrower may repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock (or options to purchase such common stock) of
directors, officers or employees of Borrower, provided that the aggregate amount paid by Borrower pursuant to this clause (a) shall not in the aggregate exceed the sum of (i) $500,000 in
any fiscal year, plus (ii) any amounts contributed to Borrower as a result of resales of such repurchased shares of capital stock; (b) Borrower may pay dividends on Qualified Preferred
Stock of Borrower solely through the issuance of additional shares of such Qualified Preferred Stock of Borrower in accordance with the terms of the respective certificate of designation therefor as
in effect on the date of issuance of such Qualified Preferred Stock (it being understood that nothing in this Section 7.11 shall prevent Borrower from accruing (as opposed to declaring and
paying) dividends on any Qualified Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the respective certificate of designation therefor as in effect on the date of issuance of such Qualified Preferred
Stock; (c) any Subsidiary of Borrower may pay cash dividends to Borrower or to any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower; (d) any Subsidiary of Borrower may make
distributions to Borrower or to any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower in connection with the liquidation of such Subsidiary pursuant to clauses (l) or (m) of the definition of
"Permitted Disposition" to the extent that such distribution constitutes a dividend; (e) Borrower may redeem its redeemable common stock, provided that the aggregate amount paid by Borrower
pursuant to this clause (e) shall not in the aggregate exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year, and after giving effect to such redemption, Borrower shall have not less than $10,000,000 of Excess
Availability, and (f) the conversion of shares of Borrower's Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Borrower's common stock pursuant to the terms of the applicable Certificate of
Designation shall be permitted hereunder.

7.12Accounting Methods.Modify or change its method of
accounting (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP) or enter into, modify, or terminate any agreement currently existing, or at any time hereafter entered into with any third party
accounting firm or service bureau for the preparation or storage of Borrower's accounting records without said accounting firm or service bureau agreeing to provide Lender information regarding the
Collateral or Borrower's financial condition.

7.13Investments.Except for Permitted Investments,
directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment or incur any liabilities (including contingent obligations) for or in connection with any Investment; provided,however, that Borrower shall not have Permitted Investments consisting of cash, Cash
Equivalents, or securities (other than in the Cash Management Accounts) in excess of $500,000 outstanding at any one time unless Borrower and the applicable securities intermediary or bank have
entered into Control Agreements governing such Permitted Investments, as Lender shall determine in its Permitted Discretion, to perfect (and further establish) Lender's Liens in such Permitted
Investments.

7.14Transactions with Affiliates.Directly or
indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower's business, upon fair and reasonable terms,
that are fully disclosed to Lender (other than those transactions described in clauses (a) through (h) of this paragraph), and that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be
obtained in an arm's length transaction with a non-Affiliate, except that the following in any event shall be permitted: (a) distributions may be paid to the extent provided in
Section 7.11; (b) loans may be made and other transactions may be entered into by Borrower to the extent permitted by Sections 7.1, 7.4 and 7.13; (c) customary fees may be paid to
directors of Borrower; (d) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, Borrower may pay regular quarterly management fees to Lehman and its Affiliates
quarterly in advance pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Lehman Management Agreements; (e) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom,
Borrower may reimburse Lehman and its Affiliates for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their performing management services to Borrower
pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Lehman Management Agreements; (f) Borrower may enter into, and may make payments under, employment

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agreements, employee benefit plans, indemnification provisions and other similar compensatory arrangements with officers and directors of Borrower in the ordinary course of business;
(g) Borrower may engage in any transaction among themselves to the extent otherwise expressly permitted under this
Agreement; (h) Borrower may purchase parts and components from Multi-Screw, Inc. in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice.

7.15Suspension.Suspend or go out of a substantial
portion of its business.

7.16[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

7.17Use of Proceeds.Use the proceeds of the Advances
and the Term Loan for any purpose other than (a) on the Closing Date, (i) to repay, in full, the outstanding principal, accrued interest, and accrued fees and expenses owing to Existing
Lender, and (ii) to pay transactional fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and
(b) thereafter, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, for its lawful and permitted purposes; provided that Borrower may use a portion of the proceeds of the Advances and the Term
Loan to retire the Senior Subordinated Notes if, after giving effect to such retirement payment, credit availability under Section 2.1(a) hereof, plus Borrower's cash on hand, minus a reserve
for any outstanding trade accounts payable in excess of historically aged levels, is in excess of $10,000,000.

7.18Change in Location of Chief Executive Office; Inventory and Equipment with
Bailees.Relocate its chief executive office to a new location without providing 30 days prior written notification thereof to Lender and so long as, at
the time of such written notification, Borrower provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue perfected Lender's Liens and also provides to Lender a Collateral
Access Agreement with respect to such new location. The Inventory and Equipment shall not at any time now or hereafter be stored with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party without Lender's prior
written consent (except for consigned Inventory with a value (determined at the lower of cost or market) not to exceed $500,000).

7.19Securities Accounts.Establish or maintain any
Securities Account unless Lender shall have received a Control Agreement in respect of such Securities Account. Borrower shall not transfer assets out of any Securities Account; provided,however, that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, Borrower may use such assets (and the proceeds thereof) to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement.

7.20Financial Covenants.



|Applicable Amount |             | Applicable Date
|----------------- | ----------- | ---------------
|<$                | 59,000,000> |                
|<$                | 60,000,000> |                
|<$                | 63,000,000> |                
|<$                | 64,000,000> |                

After
the submission to Lender of Borrower's Projections each year (as required by Section 6.3(c)) Borrower may request that the Tangible Net Worth requirement in this
Section 7.20 be adjusted for subsequent fiscal quarters. Lender will consider such request by Borrower in Lender's sole discretion.

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if Borrower's average unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on the relevant measurement date exceeds $5,000,0000 and there is no Revolver Usage (other
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of Credit Usage) on such date, then Borrower shall not be obligated to comply with this Section 7.20(a)(i).

8.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an "Event of Default")
under this Agreement:

8.1If Borrower fails to pay when due and payable, or when declared due and payable, all or any portion of the
Obligations (whether of principal, interest (including any interest which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such amounts), fees and charges due Lender,
reimbursement of Lender Expenses, or other amounts constituting Obligations); provided, however, that in the case of Overadvances that are caused by the charging of interest, fees, or Lender Expenses
to the Loan Account, such event shall not constitute an Event of Default if, within five (5) days of incurring such Overadvance, Borrower repays, or otherwise eliminates, such Overadvance;

8.2(a) If Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any term, provision, condition, covenant, or
agreement contained in Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.9, 6.10, or 6.11 of this Agreement and such failure continues for a period of five (5) Business Days; (b) if Borrower fails or neglects to
perform, keep, or observe any term, provision, condition, covenant, or agreement contained in Section 6.1 or 6.6 of this Agreement and such failure continues for a period of then
(10) Business Days; or (c) if Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant, or agreement contained in this Agreement or in any
of the other Loan Documents (other than the Officers' Certificate and the Due Diligence Letter), giving effect to any grace periods, cure periods, or required notices, if any, expressly provided for
in such Loan Document; in each case, other than any such term, provision, condition, covenant, or agreement that is the subject of another provision of this Section 8, in which event such other
provision of this Section 8 shall govern;

8.3If any material portion of Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' assets is attached, seized, subjected to a writ or
distress warrant, levied upon, or comes into the possession of any third Person;

8.4If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

8.5If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, and any of the following
events occur: (a) Borrower or the Subsidiary consents to the institution of such Insolvency Proceeding against it, (b) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not timely
controverted, (c) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not dismissed within 60 calendar days of the date of the filing thereof; provided,however, that, during the pendency of such period, Lender shall be relieved of its obligations
to extend credit hereunder, (d) an interim trustee is appointed to take possession of all or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of, or to operate all or any substantial portion
of the business of, Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (e) an order for relief shall have been entered therein;

8.6If Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from
continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs;

8.7If (a) a notice of Lien (other than a Permitted Lien), levy, or assessment is filed of record with respect to
any of Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' assets by the United States, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or by any state, county, municipal, or governmental agency, or
(b) if any taxes or debts owing at any time hereafter to any one or more of such entities described in clause (a) of this Section 8.7 becomes a Lien, whether choate or otherwise,
upon any of Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' assets and the same is not paid before such payment is delinquent if such Lien, levy or assessment, together with any other such Lien, levy or
assessment, (x) is in excess of $25,000, for all such Liens, levies, or assessments that impair the Collateral or the perfection or priority of Lender's security interest in the Collateral, or
(y) is in excess of $500,000, for Liens, levies,

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or assessments not covered by the immediately preceding clause (x); provided, however, that (in any case) Lender may create a reserve against the Borrowing Base to the extent of any such Lien,
levy, or assessment;

8.8If a judgment or other claim for an amount in excess of $500,000 becomes a Lien or encumbrance upon any material
portion of Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' assets and shall not be vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 30 consecutive days;

8.9If there is a default (a) in any payment of Indebtedness (other than Obligations) beyond the period of grace,
if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created or (b) in the observance or performance of any material agreement to which Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party relating to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) and such default results in a right by the other party thereto, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the
maturity of such Indebtedness thereunder; provided that it shall not be a Default or Event of Default under this Section 8.9 unless the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness as
described in this Section 8.9 is at least $1,000,000;

8.10If Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes any payment on account of Indebtedness that has been contractually
subordinated in right of payment to the payment of the Obligations, except to the extent such payment is permitted by the terms of the subordination provisions applicable to such Indebtedness, and
except as permitted by Section 7.8;

8.11If any material misstatement or misrepresentation exists now or hereafter in any warranty, representation,
statement when made or deemed made to Lender by Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or any officer, employee, agent, or director of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

8.12[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

8.13If this Agreement or any other Loan Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease
to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien on or security interest in the Collateral covered hereby or thereby; or

8.14Any provision of any Loan Document (other than the Officers' Certificate and the Due Diligence Letter) shall at any
time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by Borrower, or a proceeding shall be commenced by Borrower, or by any Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower, seeking to establish the invalidity or
unenforceability thereof, or Borrower shall deny that Borrower has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document (other than the Officers' Certificate and the Due
Diligence Letter).

9.  LENDER'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

9.1Rights and Remedies.Upon the occurrence, and
during the continuation, of an Event of Default, Lender (at its election but without notice of its election and without demand) may do any one or more of the following, all of which are authorized by
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(b) Cease advancing money or extending credit to or for the benefit of Borrower under this Agreement, under any of the Loan Documents, or under any other agreement
between Borrower and Lender;

(c) Terminate
this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents as to any future liability or obligation of Lender, but without affecting any of Lender's Liens in the
Collateral and without affecting the Obligations;

(d) Settle
or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts and upon terms which Lender considers advisable, and in such cases, Lender will
credit Borrower's Loan Account (or such other Obligations as may be appropriate) with only the net amounts received by Lender in payment of such disputed Accounts after deducting all Lender Expenses
incurred or expended in connection therewith;

(e) Cause
Borrower to hold all returned Inventory in trust for Lender, segregate all returned Inventory from all other assets of Borrower or in Borrower's possession
and conspicuously label said returned Inventory as the property of Lender;

(f)  Without
notice to or demand upon Borrower, make such payments and do such acts as Lender considers necessary or reasonable to protect its security interests in the
Collateral. Borrower agrees to assemble the Personal Property Collateral if Lender so requires, and to make the Personal Property Collateral available to Lender at a place that Lender may designate
which is reasonably convenient to both parties. Borrower authorizes Lender to enter the premises where the Personal Property Collateral is located, to take and maintain possession of the Personal
Property Collateral, or any part of it, and to pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien that in Lender's determination appears to conflict with Lender's Liens and to pay all expenses incurred in
connection therewith and to charge Borrower's Loan Account therefor. With respect to any of Borrower's owned or leased premises, Borrower hereby grants Lender a license to enter into possession of
such premises and to occupy the same, without charge, in order to exercise any of Lender's rights or remedies provided herein, at law, in equity, or otherwise;

(g) Without
notice to Borrower (such notice being expressly waived), and without constituting a retention of any collateral in satisfaction of an obligation (within the
meaning of the Code), set off and apply to the Obligations any and all (i) balances and deposits of Borrower held by Lender (including any amounts received in the Cash Management Accounts), or
(ii) Indebtedness at any time owing to or for the credit or the account of Borrower held by Lender;

(h) Hold,
as cash collateral, any and all balances and deposits of Borrower held by Lender, and any amounts received in the Cash Management Accounts, to secure the full
and final repayment of all of the Obligations;

(i)  Ship,
reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell (in the manner provided for herein) the Personal Property
Collateral. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a license or other right to use, without charge, Borrower's labels, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, and
advertising matter, or any property of a similar nature, as it pertains to the Personal Property Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Personal Property
Collateral and Borrower's rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to Lender's benefit;

(j)  Sell
the Personal Property Collateral at either a public or private sale, or both, by way of one or more contracts or transactions, for cash or on terms, in such
manner and at such places (including Borrower's premises) as Lender determines is commercially reasonable. It is not necessary that the Personal Property Collateral be present at any such sale;

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(k) Lender shall give notice of the disposition of the Personal Property Collateral as follows:



(l)  Lender
may credit bid and purchase at any public sale; and

(m) Lender
may seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral or to operate same and, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, may seek the appointment of such a receiver without the requirement of prior notice or a hearing;

(n) Lender
shall have all other rights and remedies available to them at law or in equity or pursuant to any other Loan Document; and

(o) Any
deficiency that exists after disposition of the Personal Property Collateral as provided above will be paid immediately by Borrower. Any excess will be
returned, without interest and subject to the rights of third Persons, by Lender to Borrower.

9.2  Remedies Cumulative.The rights and remedies of Lender under this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative. Lender shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. No exercise by
Lender of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by Lender of any Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay by Lender shall constitute a waiver, election,
or acquiescence by it.

10.  TAXES AND EXPENSES.

If Borrower fails to pay any monies (whether taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased properties or assets, rents or other amounts
payable under such leases) due to third Persons, or fails to make any deposits or furnish any required proof of payment or deposit, all to the extent and when required under the terms of this
Agreement, except to the extent that the validity of such assessment, tax, or other amount shall be the subject of a Permitted Protest or such nonpayment shall be otherwise permitted under
Section 6.7, then, Lender, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to Borrower, may do any or all of the following: (a) make payment of the same or any part thereof,
(b) set up such reserves in Borrower's Loan Account as Lender deems necessary to protect Lender from the exposure created by such failure, or (c) in the case of the failure to comply
withSection 6.8hereof, obtain and maintain insurance policies of the type described in Section 6.8and take any action with respect to such
policies as Lender deems prudent. Any such amounts paid by Lender shall constitute Lender
Expenses and any such payments shall not constitute an agreement by Lender to make similar payments in the future or a waiver by Lender of any Event of Default under this Agreement. Lender need not
inquire as to, or contest the validity of, any such expense, tax, or Lien and the receipt of the usual official notice for the payment thereof shall be conclusive evidence that the same was validly
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11.  WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.

11.1  Demand; Protest.Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or
dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by
Lender on which Borrower may in any way be liable.

11.2  Lender's Liability for Collateral.Borrower hereby agrees that: (a) so long as Lender
complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, Lender shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage
thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee,
forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrower.

11.3  Indemnification.Borrower shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold Lender-Related Persons, each
Participant, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and attorneys-in-fact (each, an "Indemnified
Person") harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, and damages, and all
reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), at any
time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance, or administration of
this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and (b) with respect to any investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the use of the proceeds of the credit provided hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission, event, or
circumstance in any manner related thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"). The foregoing to the contrary
notwithstanding, Borrower shall have no obligation to any Indemnified Person under thisSection 11.3with respect to any Indemnified Liability
that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. This provision shall survive the termination of
this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Borrower was
required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrower with respect thereto. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING
INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT
OF ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON.

12.  NOTICES.

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands by Borrower or Lender to the other relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document
shall be in writing and (except for financial statements and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered
or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such email addresses as Borrower or Lender,

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as applicable, may designate to each other in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile to Borrower or Lender, as the case may be, at its address set forth below:

If to Borrower:

SPECIAL DEVICES, INCORPORATED14370 White Sage Road
Moorpark, California 93021
Attn: Donald C. Campion
Fax No.: 805-553-1208If to Lender:

FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION2450 Colorado Avenue
Suite 3000 West
Santa Monica, California 90404
Attn: Business Finance Division Manager
Fax No.: 310-453-7413with copies to:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
300 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2200
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attn: J. Michael Jack, Esq.
Fax No.: 213-612-2554


Lender
and Borrower may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party. All notices or
demands sent in accordance with thisSection 12, other than notices by Lender in connection with enforcement rights against the Collateral under
the provisions of the Code, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or 3 Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that
notices sent by Lender in connection with the exercise of enforcement rights against Collateral under the provisions of the Code shall be deemed sent when deposited in the mail or
personally delivered, or, where permitted by law, transmitted by telefacsimile or any other method set forth above.

13.  CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

(a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT
OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND THEREOF, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR
THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

(b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND
LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING
ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT LENDER'S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE LENDER ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER
PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. BORROWER AND LENDER WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OFFORUM NON CONVENIENSOR TO OBJECT TO VENUE
TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THISSECTION 13(b).

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(c) BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. BORROWER AND LENDER
REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS
AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

14.  ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.

14.1  Assignments and Participations.

(a) Lender
may assign and delegate to one or more assignees (each an "Assignee") all, or any ratable part of all, of the
Obligations and the other rights and obligations of Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents,provided that, unless an Event of Default is
then in existence and has theretofore been continuing for 30 consecutive days, the consent of Borrower shall be required for any such assignment other than an assignment by Lender as part of a sale of
all or substantially all of Lender's assets (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed);provided, further, that Borrower may continue to
deal solely and directly with Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until
(i) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses, and related information with respect to the Assignee, have been given to Borrower by Lender and the
Assignee, and (ii) Lender and its Assignee have delivered to Borrower an appropriate assignment and acceptance agreement.

(b) From
and after the date that Lender provides Borrower with such written notice and executed assignment and acceptance agreement, (i) the Assignee thereunder
shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such assignment and acceptance agreement, shall have the assigned and delegated
rights and obligations of Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned and
delegated by it pursuant to such assignment and acceptance agreement, relinquish its rights (except with respect toSection 11.3hereof) and be
released from its obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an assignment and acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto), and such assignment shall affect a novation between Borrower and the Assignee.

(c) Immediately
upon Borrower's receipt of such fully executed assignment and acceptance agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only
to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the rights and duties of Lender arising therefrom.

(d) Lender
may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons not Affiliates of such Lender (a
"Participant") participating interests in the Obligations and the other rights and interests of Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided,however, that (i) Lender shall remain the "Lender" for all purposes of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents and the Participant receiving the participating interest in the Obligations and the other rights and interests of Lender shall not constitute a "Lender" hereunder or under
the other Loan Documents and Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations,
(iii) Borrower and Lender shall
continue to deal solely and directly with each other in connection with Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) Lender shall not transfer or
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participating interest under which the Participant has the right to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except to the extent
such amendment to, or consent or waiver with respect to this Agreement or of any other Loan Document would (A) extend the final maturity date of the Obligations hereunder in which such
Participant is participating, (B) reduce the interest rate applicable to the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (C) release all or a material portion of
the Collateral or guaranties (except to the extent expressly provided herein or in any of the Loan Documents) supporting the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating,
(D) postpone the payment of, or reduce the amount of, the interest or fees payable to such Participant through Lender, or (E) change the amount or due dates of scheduled principal
repayments or prepayments or premiums, and (v) all amounts payable by Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if Lender had not sold such participation, except that, if amounts outstanding
under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right
of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as
Lender under this Agreement. The rights of any Participant only shall be derivative through Lender and no Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any
direct rights as to Borrower, the Collections, the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Obligations. No Participant shall have the right to participate directly in the making of decisions by
Lender.

(e) In
connection with any such assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation, a Lender may disclose all documents and information which it now or
hereafter may have relating to Borrower or Borrower's business.

(f)  Any
other provision in this Agreement notwithstanding, Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and
interest in this Agreement in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Bank or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14, and
such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

14.2  Successors.This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and
assigns of each of the parties;provided,however, that Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any
rights or duties hereunder without Lender's prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely voidab initio. No consent to
assignment by Lender shall release Borrower from its Obligations. Lender may assign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and its rights and duties hereunder and thereunder pursuant to Section 14.1hereof and, except as expressly required pursuant toSection 14.1hereof, no
consent or approval by Borrower is required in connection with any such assignment.

15.  AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.

15.1  Amendments and Waivers.No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Lender and Borrower and then any such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

15.2  No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies.No failure by Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay by Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then
only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish Lender's rights thereafter to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this

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Agreement. Lender's rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that Lender may have.

16.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.

16.1  Effectiveness.This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by Borrower and
Lender.

16.2  Section Headings.Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the
contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.

16.3  Interpretation.Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed
against Lender or Borrower, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to
the
ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

16.4  Severability of Provisions.Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other
provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.

16.5  Withholding Taxes.All payments made by Borrower hereunder or under any note will be made without
setoff, counterclaim, or other defense, except as required by applicable law other than for Taxes (as defined below). All such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or
withholding for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction (other than the United States)
or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than of the United States) with respect to such payments (but excluding, any tax imposed by any jurisdiction or by any
political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (i) measured by or based on the net income or net profits of Lender, or (ii) to the extent that such tax results from a
change in the circumstances of Lender, including a change in the residence, place of organization, or principal place of business of Lender, or a change in the branch or lending office of Lender
participating in the transactions set forth herein) and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees,
assessments or other charges being referred to collectively as "Taxes"). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, Borrower agrees to pay the full amount
of such Taxes, and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement or under any note, including any amount paid pursuant to this Section 16.5after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein; provided,however, that
Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to Lender if
the increase in such amount payable results from Lender's own willful misconduct or gross negligence. Borrower will furnish to Lender as promptly as possible after the date the payment of any Taxes is
due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by Borrower. In the event that any Taxes are imposed on Lender, (i) Lender agrees to provide Borrower
with such documentation as is reasonably requested by Borrower in order to establish an exception from or reduced rate of such Tax and (ii) to take such actions as Borrower reasonably requests
to reduce the amount of such Taxes provided that such actions do not have an adverse impact on Lender, as determined in Lender's sole discretion.

16.6  Amendments in Writing. This Agreement only can be amended by a writing signed by Lender and Borrower; provided
that Borrower can amend Schedules 5.8(b), Schedule 5.16, and Schedule 5.18 by written notice to Lender without Lender's consent.

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16.7  Counterparts; Telefacsimile Execution.This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but
one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any
party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed
counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Documentmutatis
mutandis.

16.8  Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations.If the incurrence or payment of the Obligations by Borrower or the
transfer to Lender of any property should for any reason subsequently be declared to be void or voidable under any state or federal law relating to creditors' rights, including provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of property (collectively, a "Voidable
Transfer"), and if Lender is required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so upon the reasonable advice of its counsel, then,
as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that Lender is required or elects to repay or restore, and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys fees of Lender related thereto,
the liability of Borrower automatically shall be revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though such Voidable Transfer had never been made, to the maximum extent permissible under
applicable law.

16.9  Integration.This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

[Signature
page to follow.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

| |  |                                                       |                                                   
| |  | ----------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------
| |  | SPECIAL DEVICES, INCORPORATED,a Delaware corporation 
| |  |                                                       |                                                   
| |  | By:                                                   | /s/DONALD C. CAMPIONExecutive Vice President & CFO
| |  |                                                       |                                                   
| |  | FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION,a California corporation
| |  |                                                       |                                                   
| |  | By:                                                   | /s/RHONDA R. FOREMANSVP                           

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