`EXECUTION COPY


                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                            ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                   dated as of

                                   May 9, 2003

                                  by and among

                               TRIMAS CORPORATION,

                              METALDYNE CORPORATION

                                       and

                              METALDYNE COMPANY LLC













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                                   ARTICLE I.

                                   DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1.   Definitions.....................................................1

                                   ARTICLE II.

                           SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS

SECTION 2.1.   Sale and Purchase...............................................7
SECTION 2.2.   Allocation of Purchase Price...................................10
SECTION 2.3.   Payment of Sales, Use and Other Taxes..........................10
SECTION 2.4.   Treatment of Restricted Stock Awards Held by
               Transferred Employees..........................................10

                                  ARTICLE III.

                                     CLOSING

SECTION 3.1.   Time and Place.................................................11
SECTION 3.2.   Deliveries at Closing..........................................11
SECTION 3.3.   Adjustment to Purchase Price...................................12

                                   ARTICLE IV.

                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

SECTION 4.1.   Corporate Existence and Power..................................13
SECTION 4.2.   Corporate Authorization........................................13
SECTION 4.3.   Governmental Authorization.....................................14
SECTION 4.4.   Non-Contravention..............................................14
SECTION 4.5.   Absence of Certain Changes.....................................14
SECTION 4.6.   Compliance with Laws and Court Orders..........................15
SECTION 4.7.   Litigation.....................................................15
SECTION 4.8.   Finders' Fee...................................................15
SECTION 4.9.   Employee Benefit Plans.........................................15
SECTION 4.10   Financial Statements...........................................16
SECTION 4.11   No Liabilities.................................................16
SECTION 4.12   Title to Assets................................................16
SECTION 4.13   Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties.............16

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                                   ARTICLE V.

                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

SECTION 5.1.  Corporate Existence and Power...................................17
SECTION 5.2.  Corporate Authorization.........................................17
SECTION 5.3.  Governmental Authorization......................................17
SECTION 5.4.  Non-Contravention...............................................17
SECTION 5.5.  Finders' Fees...................................................18

                                  ARTICLE VI.

                            COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS

SECTION 6.1.   Conduct of the Acquired Business...............................18
SECTION 6.2.   Access to Information..........................................19
SECTION 6.3.   Reports........................................................19
SECTION 6.4.   Consultation with Buyer........................................19

                                  ARTICLE VII.

                         COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLERS

SECTION 7.1.   Commercially Reasonable Efforts................................19
SECTION 7.2.   Certain Filings................................................20
SECTION 7.3.   Public Announcements...........................................20
SECTION 7.4.   Notices of Certain Events......................................20
SECTION 7.5.   Confidentiality................................................21
SECTION 7.6.   Plans..........................................................21
SECTION 7.7.   Information; Cooperation.......................................26
SECTION 7.8.   Further Assurances.............................................26

                                  ARTICLE VIII.

                     CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY

SECTION 8.2.   Conditions to the Obligations of Buyer.........................27
SECTION 8.3.   Conditions to the Obligations of Sellers.......................27

                                   ARTICLE IX.

                            OBLIGATIONS AFTER CLOSING

SECTION 9.1.   Indemnification................................................28


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SECTION 9.2.   Procedures.....................................................29
SECTION 9.3.   Limitations on Indemnification.................................29

                                   ARTICLE X.

                                   TERMINATION

SECTION 10.1.  Termination....................................................30
SECTION 10.2.  Effect of Termination..........................................30

                                   ARTICLE XI.
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 11.1.  Notices........................................................31
SECTION 11.2.  Survival of Representations and Warranties.....................31
SECTION 11.3.  Amendments; No Waivers.........................................31
SECTION 11.4.  Expenses.......................................................32
SECTION 11.5.  Successors and Assigns.........................................32
SECTION 11.6.  Governing Law..................................................32
SECTION 11.7.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL...........................................32
SECTION 11.8.  Counterparts; Effectiveness....................................32
SECTION 11.9.  Entire Agreement...............................................32
SECTION 11.10. Captions.......................................................32
SECTION 11.11. Severability...................................................33


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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A    Form of Fittings Facility Sublease
Exhibit B    Form of Trademark Assignment
Exhibit C    Form of Bill of Sale
Exhibit D    Form of Acknowledgment of Assumption of Liabilities
Exhibit E    Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement



SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.1(a)    - Assumed Contracts
Schedule 1.1(b)    - Knowledge of Officers
Schedule 2.1(a)    - Intellectual Property
Schedule 2.1(c)    - Assumed Liabilities
Schedule 3.3(b)    - Form of Preliminary Statement
Schedule 4.4       - Non-Contravention
Schedule 7.6(a)    - Transferred Employees
Schedule 7.6(c)    - Sellers' Savings Plans




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                            ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                            ------------------------

     ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of May 9, 2003 by and among TriMas
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("BUYER"), Metaldyne Corporation
("METALDYNE"), a Delaware corporation and Metaldyne Company LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company ("METALDYNE LLC" and together with Metaldyne, the
"SELLERS").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
                              --------------------

     WHEREAS, Sellers currently own a line of business principally relating to
designing, developing and manufacturing specialty tube nuts, fittings, spacers
and hollow extruded components conducted at that certain plant located at 12955
Inkster Road, Livonia, Michigan, 48150 (the "FITTINGS FACILITY"), and more
particularly described in the Fittings Facility Sublease (the "ACQUIRED
BUSINESS;" provided, that the term Acquired Business shall not include any
business conducted at such location prior to the date hereof, including without
limitation, the Peerless business which was closed in September, 2000);

     WHEREAS, Sellers desire to sell to Buyer and Buyer desires to purchase from
Sellers the Purchased Assets (as defined below) and assume from Sellers the
Assumed Liabilities (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises
herein made, and in consideration of the representations, warranties and
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS


     SECTION 1.1 DEFINITIONS. (a) The following terms, as used herein, have the
following meanings:

     "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES" means the Acknowledgment of
Assumption of Liabilities executed by Buyer substantially in the form of Exhibit
D hereto.

     "ACQUIRED BUSINESS BALANCE SHEET" means the unaudited balance sheet
relating to the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Business as of March 31,
2003, prepared in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Principles.

     "ACTION" means any action, claim, suit, arbitration, subpoena, discovery
request, proceeding or investigation by or before any court or grand jury, any
Governmental Authority or arbitration tribunal.





     "AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person
including by management contract or similar instrument.

     "APPLICABLE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES" means the stand-alone accounting
principles historically used by Sellers in preparing financial statements for
divisions or lines of business owned by Sellers applied on a consistent basis.

     "ASSUMED CONTRACTS" means the contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)
hereto.

     "BENEFIT PLAN" means any Plan existing at the Effective Time established or
to which contributions have at any time been made by any Seller on behalf of
Employees or Former Employees, under which any Employee, Former Employee, or any
beneficiary thereof, is covered, is eligible for coverage or has benefit rights
in respect of service to any Seller.

     "BILL OF SALE" means the Bill of Sale conveying certain assets of the
Acquired Business from the Sellers to the Buyer and its Affiliates, a form of
which is attached as Exhibit C.

     "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the Board of Directors or members, as the case
may be, of Buyer or the applicable Seller as the case may be.

     "BUSINESS DAY" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on
which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law
to close.

     "BUYER FAIRNESS OPINION" means an opinion of Valuation Research
Corporation, as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the
consideration to be paid by Buyer and the financial terms of the documents
entered into in connection with the Transactions.

     "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     "EFFECTIVE TIME" means 11:59 p.m., Michigan time, on May 4, 2003.

     "EMPLOYEES" means the employees of the Sellers that perform services
exclusively for the Acquired Business as of the Effective Time.

     "ENTERPRISE VALUE" means $24,000,000.

     "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

     "ERISA AFFILIATE" of any Person means any other Person that, together with
such Person, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.


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     "FITTINGS FACILITY SUBLEASE" means the sublease to be entered into by
Metaldyne LLC, as lessor, and Buyer or one of its Subsidiaries, as lessee, on
the Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

     "FITTINGS FACILITY SUBLEASE OBLIGATIONS" means the net present value (at a
discount rate of 12%) of all scheduled future rental payments to be made under
the Fittings Facility Sublease, such amount being equal to $1,292,000.

     "FORMER EMPLOYEE" means (a) any person who was employed exclusively in the
Acquired Business whose employment by any Seller was terminated on or before the
Closing Date (whether by retirement or otherwise), excluding persons who were
employed by any Seller or one of its Subsidiaries outside of the Acquired
Business subsequent to such termination prior to the Closing Date, and (b) an
Employee who is on short-term medical disability as of the Closing Date and who
thereafter becomes eligible for long-term medical disability.

     "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any federal, state or local government or
any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or
regulatory agency, authority or official, whether domestic, foreign or
supranational.

     "GUARANTEE" means a direct or indirect guarantee (other than by endorsement
of negotiable instruments for collection) by any Person of any indebtedness of
any other Person and includes any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person: (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds
for the purchase or payment of) indebtedness of such other Person (whether
arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to
purchase assets, goods, securities or services (unless such purchase
arrangements are on arm's-length terms and are entered into in the ordinary
course of business), to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement
conditions or otherwise); or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any
other manner the obligee of such indebtedness of the payment thereof or to
protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). The
amount of any Guarantee of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding
balance at such date of all unconditional obligations in respect of which such
Guarantee is made and the maximum liability of such other Person for any such
contingent obligations in respect of which such Guarantee is made at such date.
"GUARANTEE," when used as a verb, and "GUARANTEED" have correlative meanings.

     "IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.

     "KNOWLEDGE" of the Sellers means the actual knowledge of the senior
employees and officers of the Sellers listed on Schedule 1.1(b) attached hereto.

     "LIABILITIES" means any and all indebtedness, liabilities or obligations,
whether accrued, fixed or contingent, mature or inchoate, known or unknown,
reflected on a balance sheet or otherwise, including, but not limited to, those
arising under any law, rule, regulation, Action, order, injunction or consent
decree of any Governmental Authority or any judgment of any court of any kind or
any award of any arbitrator of any kind, and those arising under any contract,
commitment or undertaking.


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     "LIEN" means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such
property or asset.

     "LOSSES" means any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities,
obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines,
interest, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the costs and
expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements
and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of
attorneys', accountants', consultants' and other professionals' fees and
expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of
rights hereunder), including direct and consequential damages, but excluding
punitive damages (other than punitive damages awarded to any third party against
an Indemnified Party).

     "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means either (i) a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), business or results of operations of the
Acquired Business or (ii) an effect which is materially adverse to the ability
of any Seller to consummate the Transactions; provided that with respect to
subclause (i) of this definition, any such effect resulting or arising from (w)
this Agreement or the Transactions or the announcement thereof, (x) changes in
circumstances or conditions affecting industrial manufacturing companies in
general, and not specifically relating to the Acquired Business, (y) changes in
general economic, regulatory or political conditions or in financial markets in
the United States or Europe or (z) changes in generally accepted accounting
principles shall not be considered a Material Adverse Effect, and with respect
to subclause (ii) of this definition, any such effect resulting or arising from
subclause (x), (y) or (z) above shall not be considered a Material Adverse
Effect.

     "MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means a multiemployer plan within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA with respect to which any Seller has an obligation
to contribute on behalf of Employees or Former Employees or has or could have
withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA.

     "OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by an officer of
Metaldyne or Buyer, as the case may be.

     "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant
to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

     "PERSON" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a
Governmental Authority.

     "PLAN" means any bonus, incentive compensation, deferred compensation,
pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock purchase, stock option, stock
ownership, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, leave of absence, layoff,
vacation, day or dependent care, legal services, cafeteria, life, health,
accident, disability, workmen's compensation or other insurance, severance,
separation, other employee benefit, employment, consulting or change of control
agreement, plan, practice, policy or arrangement of any kind, whether written or
oral, or whether for the benefit of a single individual or more than one
individual, including, without limitation, any


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"employee benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or
not subject thereto).

     "PURCHASE PRICE" means an amount equal to the Enterprise Value minus the
Fittings Facility Lease Obligations.

     "SELLER FAIRNESS OPINION" means an opinion of Klaris, Thomson & Schroeder,
Inc., as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the consideration
to be paid to Sellers and the financial terms of the documents entered into in
connection with the Transactions.

     "SELLER SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT" means the shareholders agreement by and
among MascoTech, Inc., Masco Corporation, Richard Manoogian, certain of their
respective affiliates and other co-investors party thereto, dated as of November
28, 2000.

     "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
partnership, association, limited liability company or other organization,
whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which the securities or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other persons performing similar functions with respect to
such corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company or other
organization are at any time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such
Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or
more of its Subsidiaries.

     "TAX" or "TAXES" shall mean any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies or
other assessments, including income, gross receipts, excise, real or personal
property, sales, withholding, social security, retirement, unemployment,
occupation, use, goods and services, service use, license, value added, capital,
net worth, payroll, profits, franchise, transfer and recording taxes, fees and
charges, and any other taxes, assessments or similar charges imposed by the IRS
or any taxing authority (whether domestic or foreign including any state,
county, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof
(including a United States possession)), whether computed on a separate,
consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis; and such term shall include
any interest whether paid or received, fines, penalties or additional amounts
attributable to, or imposed upon, or with respect to, any such taxes, charges,
fees, levies or other assessments.

     "TAX BENEFIT" means the amount of any refund, credit or reduction in
otherwise required Tax payments, including any interest receivable thereon,
actually realized, provided that, for these purposes, Tax items shall be taken
into account in accordance with the ordering principles of the Code or other
applicable law.

     "TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT" means the trademark assignment agreement to be
entered into by Metaldyne, as assignor, and Buyer or one of its Subsidiaries, as
assignee, on the Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit B hereto.


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     "TRANSACTIONS" means the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets, the
assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities, the entering into of the
Fittings Facility Sublease and each other transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.

     Any reference in this Agreement to a statute shall be to such statute as
amended from time to time and to the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.

     (b) Each of the following terms is defined herein in the Section set forth
opposite such term:

                TERM                                             SECTION

                Acquired Business..............................      Recitals
                Actuary Firm...................................          7.6
                Assumed Liabilities............................        2.1
                Buyer..........................................      Recitals
                Buyer ABO......................................        7.6
                Buyer Indemnified Parties......................        9.1
                Buyer Representatives..........................        7.2
                Buyer Welfare Plans............................        7.6
                Buyer's Pension Plan...........................        7.6
                Buyer's Trustee................................        7.6
                Buyer's Union Plan.............................        7.6
                Closing........................................        3.1
                Closing Date...................................        3.1
                End Date.......................................       10.1
                Excluded Assets................................        2.1
                Excluded Liabilities...........................        2.1
                Fittings Facility..............................      Recitals
                Indemnified Party..............................        9.2
                Indemnifying Party.............................        9.2
                Independent Accountants........................        3.3
                Net Working Capital............................        3.3
                Plan Effective Date............................        7.6
                Preliminary Statement..........................        3.3
                Purchased Assets...............................        2.1
                Purchase Price.................................        3.2
                Purchase Price Adjustment......................        3.3
                Restricted Stock Awards........................        2.4
                Sellers........................................      Recitals
                Seller Indemnified Parties.....................        9.1
                Seller Representative..........................        6.2
                Sellers' Savings Plans.........................        7.6
                Sellers' Trustee...............................        7.6


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                TERM                                             SECTION

                Seller Welfare Plans...........................        7.6
                Shares.........................................      Recitals
                Transactions...................................      Recitals
                Transferred Employee...........................        7.6
                Union Agreement................................        7.6
                Union Employees................................        7.6
                Union Plan.....................................        7.6

                                  ARTICLE II.

                           SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS

     SECTION 2.1. SALE AND PURCHASE. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, at the Closing, Sellers shall transfer and deliver to Buyer or
one or more designated Subsidiaries of Buyer, and Buyer or one or more
designated Subsidiaries of Buyer shall acquire and accept from Sellers,
effective as of the Effective Time, all of Sellers' and all of the Sellers'
Subsidiaries' rights, title and interest, in and to the following assets free
and clear of all Liens (collectively the "PURCHASED ASSETS"):

     (i) All tangible personal property owned by the Sellers and their
Subsidiaries used primarily in the operation of the Acquired Business, including
all furniture, machinery, office furnishings, and equipment at the Fittings
Facility and all office and warehouse supplies existing at the Fittings Facility
at the Effective Time or acquired thereafter;

     (ii) All authorizations, permits and licenses used by Sellers and Sellers'
Subsidiaries primarily to operate the Acquired Business as conducted at the
Effective Time;

     (iii) All rights of the Sellers and the Sellers' Subsidiaries under the
Assumed Contracts including any and all security and other deposits, advance
rents and any other payments made thereunder;

     (iv) All guarantees and warranties relating to the Purchased Assets and all
rights of the Sellers and the Sellers' Subsidiaries against vendors of tangible
personal property and services to the Acquired Business other than with respect
to claims made under any such guarantee or warranty prior to the Effective Time;

     (v) All intangible assets used primarily in the operation of the Acquired
Business, including, but not limited to, all patents, copyrights, trademarks,
service marks and designs and those trade names and service names set forth on
Schedule 2.1(a) hereto and


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all related goodwill, all domain names and telephone numbers of the Acquired
Business and all trade secrets and inventions used or developed primarily by the
Acquired Business (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice); provided,
that any such trademark, trade name or service marks that contains the name
"Metaldyne" shall not be a "Purchased Asset;"

     (vi) All prepaid items including, without limitation, all equipment, lease
and other deposits, relating primarily to the Acquired Business;

     (vii) Copies of all customer lists, customer contracts and financial
records relating primarily to the Acquired Business;

     (viii) Except for corporate documents, records and minutes, copies of all
books, records and documents required for or primarily relating to the operation
of the Acquired Business;

     (ix) All inventory of the Acquired Business;

     (x) Rights to ordered inventory and services and open customer orders of
the Acquired Business from and after the Effective Time;

     (xi) All accounts receivable of the Acquired Business arising after the
Effective Time and any cash paid in respect thereof to the extent not used to
invest in Purchased Assets or to reduce Assumed Liabilities;

     (xii) The assets to be transferred pursuant to Section 7.6; and

     (xiii) Any and all other assets of whatever type or description, other than
the Excluded Assets, which are used primarily in the operation of the Acquired
Business including without limitation all rights title and interest of Metaldyne
LLC being transferred pursuant to the Fittings Facility Sublease.

provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the sale,
conveyance, transfer, assignment or delivery or attempted sale, conveyance,
transfer, assignment or delivery to Buyer of any Purchased Assets (including any
Assumed Contract) is prohibited by any applicable law or would require any
governmental or third-party authorizations, approvals, consents or waivers and
such authorizations, approvals, consents or waivers shall not have been obtained
prior to the Closing, this Agreement shall not constitute a sale, conveyance,
transfer, assignment or delivery, or an attempted sale, conveyance, transfer,
assignment or delivery, thereof, if any of the foregoing would constitute a
breach of applicable law or the rights of any third party. Following the
Closing, the parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts, and shall
cooperate with each other, to obtain promptly such authorizations, approvals,
consents or waivers; provided, however, that neither Sellers nor Buyer nor any
of their respective Affiliates shall be required to pay any consideration
therefor, other than filing, recordation or similar fees payable to any
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Sellers and Buyer. Pending or in the absence of such authorization, approval,
consent or waiver, the parties shall cooperate with each other in any reasonable
and lawful arrangements to provide to Buyer the benefits and liabilities of use
of such Purchased Assets. If such authorization, approval, consent or waiver for
the sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment or delivery of any such Purchased
Assets is obtained, Seller shall promptly convey, transfer, assign and deliver,
or cause to be conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered, such Purchased
Assets to Buyer.

     (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
from and after the Closing but effective as of the Effective Time, the Sellers
and their Subsidiaries shall retain all of their rights, title and interest in
and to the following assets (the "EXCLUDED ASSETS"):

     (i) All accounts receivable of the Acquired Business arising prior to the
   Effective time;

     (ii) Any rights to income tax refunds and prepaid income taxes;

     (iii) Any right and interest of the Sellers in this Agreement, Sellers
   rights as landlord under the Fittings Facility Sublease and, after giving
   effect to the Fittings Facility Sublease, Metaldyne LLC's rights as tenant
   under the lease of the Fittings Facility;

     (iv) Any and all of the Seller's insurance policies, including all rights
   to coverage, all proceeds and all prepaid insurance under such policies;

     (v) Any other assets or property of the Sellers' which are not (A) used
   primarily in the Acquired Business or (B) located at the Fittings Facility.

     (c) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as of the
Closing Date but effective as of the Effective Time, Buyer agrees to assume,
satisfy, perform, pay and discharge each of the following Liabilities (the
"ASSUMED LIABILITIES"):

     (i) Subject to Section 2.1(d) below and Section 7.6, all environmental,
   health or other Liabilities of any kind and nature to the extent arising from
   the businesses, operations and assets of the Acquired Business and regardless
   of whether such Liabilities shall arise prior to, on or after the Effective
   Time, including without limitation, those Liabilities set forth on Schedule
   2.1(c); and

     (ii) All accounts payable of the Acquired Business arising after the
   Effective Time.

     (d) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary,
from and after the Closing Date but effective as of the Effective Time, as
between the Buyer and the Sellers, the Sellers shall retain all of the following
Liabilities (the "EXCLUDED LIABILITIES"):


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     (i) All environmental, health or other Liabilities of any kind and nature
   to the extent arising from any businesses, operations and assets of any
   Seller or any of the Sellers' Subsidiaries other than the Acquired Business
   whenever such businesses, operations or assets shall have been conducted or
   owned and regardless of whether such Liabilities shall arise prior to, on or
   after the Effective Time, including, without limitation, any Liabilities
   relating to the Excluded Assets;

     (ii) All Liabilities of the Sellers under this Agreement, as landlord under
   the Fittings Facility Sublease and, after giving effect to the Fittings
   Facility Sublease, Seller's obligations as tenant under the lease of the
   Fittings Facility;

     (iii) All Liabilities for income Taxes and insurance coverage with respect
   to the operation of the Acquired Business by Sellers and Sellers'
   Subsidiaries; and

     (iv) All Liabilities of Sellers for accounts payable arising prior to the
   Effective Time.

     SECTION 2.2. ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE. The Purchase Price shall be
allocated among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the
Code, and Buyer and Sellers agree (a) to report the sale and purchase of the
Purchased Assets for Tax purposes in accordance with such allocations and (b)
not to take any position inconsistent with such allocations on any of their
respective tax returns. Metaldyne shall initially determine and send written
notice to the Buyer of the allocation of the Purchase Price within 60 days
following the execution of this Agreement. The Buyer shall be deemed to have
accepted such allocation unless it provides written notice of disagreement to
Metaldyne within 10 days of receipt of Metaldyne's notice of allocation. If the
Buyer provides such notice of disagreement to Metaldyne, the parties shall
proceed in good faith to determine the allocation in dispute.

     SECTION 2.3. PAYMENT OF SALES, USE AND OTHER TAXES. The Sellers shall pay
all sales, use, transfer, value added and other related Taxes, if any, arising
out of the sale by the Sellers of the Purchased Assets and the transfer of the
Assumed Liabilities to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.

     SECTION 2.4. TREATMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS HELD BY TRANSFERRED
EMPLOYEES. Buyer shall promptly pay Transferred Employees on the redemption in
2004 of restricted share awards (at the rate of $20.28 per share) of Metaldyne
held by such Transferred Employees under Restricted Stock Awards dated November
17, 2000 (the "RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS"). For purposes of the continued vesting
of Restricted Stock Awards, Buyer and Metaldyne will treat employment with the
Buyer or any Subsidiary of the Buyer as employment of the Transferred Employees
with Metaldyne.


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                                  ARTICLE III.

                                     CLOSING

     SECTION 3.1. TIME AND PLACE. Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated
pursuant to Article X, the closing of the transactions contemplated by Article
II of this Agreement, including the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets
and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities (the "CLOSING"), shall take place
as promptly as practicable, but no later than five Business Days following
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Articles VIII, at 10:00
a.m. at the offices of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, 80 Pine Street, New York, New
York 10005, unless another time or place shall be agreed to by the parties (the
"CLOSING DATE").

     SECTION 3.2. DELIVERIES AT CLOSING.

     (a) Closing Deliveries by the Sellers. At the Closing, the Sellers shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyer:

     (i) the Bill of Sale executed by the Sellers;

     (ii) original signature pages to the Fittings Facility Sublease executed by
   Metaldyne LLC and the Trademark Assignment executed by Metaldyne;

     (iii) an unredacted, fully executed copy of each Assumed Contract, together
   with assignment and assumption agreements and/or subcontracts, as applicable,
   in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Buyer, assigning to the
   Buyer all rights of the Sellers in and to such Assumed Contracts;

     (iv) copies of all consents set forth on Schedule 4.4;

     (v) the Officer's Certificate described in Section 8.2(a)(iii); and

     (vi) a FIRPTA affidavit for each Seller, if required by Section 1445 of the
   Code.

     In addition, Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver
such other instruments and documents of conveyance and transfer as shall be
necessary and effective to transfer and assign to, and vest in, Buyer all of
Sellers' rights, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets and such
other respective agreements and other documents, instruments and certificates in
addition to good standing certificates, certified resolutions, receipts and such
other items as may be reasonably requested by Buyer. Simultaneously with such
deliveries, all such commercially reasonable steps will be taken by Sellers as
may be required to put Buyer in actual possession and operating control of the
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     (b) Closing Deliveries by the Buyer. At the Closing, the Buyer will deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Sellers:

     (i) the Purchase Price in immediately available funds by wire transfer to
   an account or accounts that shall have been designated by the Sellers not
   less than two Business Days prior to the Closing Date;

     (ii) original signature pages to the Fittings Facility Sublease and the
   Trademark Assignment executed by Buyer or a Subsidiary of Buyer;

     (iii) the Officer's Certificate described in Section 8.3(a)(iii); and

     (iv) the Acknowledgement of Assumption of Liabilities executed by Buyer.

     Additionally, Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
deliver such other respective agreements and other documents, instruments and
certificates in addition to good standing certificates, certified resolutions
and such other items as may be reasonably requested by Sellers.

     SECTION 3.3. ADJUSTMENT TO PURCHASE PRICE. The Purchase Price shall be
subject to adjustment after the Closing as follows:

     (a) If Net Working Capital, as finally determined as hereinafter provided
   in this Section 3.3, is less than $965,000, the Purchase Price shall be
   deemed reduced by such difference and Sellers shall pay Buyer an amount in
   cash equal to such difference. If Net Working Capital, as finally determined,
   is greater than $965,000, the Purchase Price shall be deemed increased by
   such difference and Buyer shall pay Sellers an amount in cash equal to such
   difference. Such reduction or increase in the Purchase Price shall be
   referred to herein as the "PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT." Any Purchase Price
   Adjustment shall be paid within five Business Days after such final
   determination.

     (b) Within 60 days after the Closing Date, Buyer will prepare and present
   to Metaldyne a statement in reasonable detail of Net Working Capital (as
   hereinafter defined) of the Acquired Business as of the Effective Time (the
   "PRELIMINARY STATEMENT") in the form and with the accounting categories and
   layout set forth in the example attached hereto as Schedule 3.3(b). "NET
   WORKING CAPITAL" shall mean (i) the sum of (A) inventory (before reserves and
   excluding accrued capitalized variances from standard costs) plus (B) prepaid
   expenses, less (ii) accrued expenses, all as determined in a manner
   consistent with the Applicable Accounting Principles. Net Working Capital
   shall be determined without giving effect to the transactions contemplated by
   this Agreement. Net Working Capital shall not reflect or include any amount
   with respect to any of the Excluded Assets or any Liabilities that are not
   Assumed Liabilities.

     (c) Sellers and their accountants shall have the right to review the work
   papers of Buyer utilized in preparing the Preliminary Statement and shall
   have full access to the


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   books, records, properties and personnel of Buyer for purposes of verifying
   the accuracy and fairness of the presentation of Net Working Capital in the
   Preliminary Statement. The Preliminary Statement shall be binding on Sellers,
   unless Metaldyne presents to Buyer written notice of disagreement within 30
   days after receipt of the Preliminary Statement specifying in reasonable
   detail the nature and extent of the disagreement.

     (d) If Buyer and Sellers are unable to resolve any such disagreement within
   15 days after Buyer received notice of such disagreement, the disagreement
   shall be referred for final determination to an independent accounting firm
   as the parties shall mutually designate. The accounting firm so designated to
   make the final determination is hereinafter referred to as the "INDEPENDENT
   ACCOUNTANTS."

     (e) Net Working Capital shall be deemed to have been finally determined
   upon the first to occur of (i) written acceptance of the Preliminary
   Statement by Metaldyne, (ii) Metaldyne's failure to object thereto within 30
   days of receipt thereof, or (iii) notification by the Independent Accountants
   of their final determination thereof.

     (f) The fees and disbursements of the accountants of Buyer shall be paid by
   Buyer. The fees and disbursements of Sellers' accountants shall be paid by
   Sellers. The fees and disbursements of the Independent Accountants incurred
   pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be borne equally, one-half by Sellers and
   one-half by Buyer.

                                  ARTICLE IV.

                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

     Each Seller, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to Buyer that,
except as set forth in any disclosure schedule delivered by the Sellers to Buyer
immediately prior to execution of this Agreement:

     SECTION 4.1. CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER. Each Seller is a corporation or
limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all organizational powers and
governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required
to carry on the Acquired Business as now conducted, except for those licenses,
authorizations, permits, consents and approvals the absence of which would not
be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect. Each Seller is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is
necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified would
not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.2. CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Sellers of this Agreement and the consummation by Sellers of
the Transactions


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are within the Sellers' organizational powers and have been duly authorized by
all necessary organizational action on the part of the Sellers. This Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each Seller enforceable against
each Seller in accordance with its terms except (i) to the extent enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency laws, reorganization laws,
moratorium laws or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) to
the extent enforceability may be limited by general equity principles.

     SECTION 4.3. GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Sellers of this Agreement and the consummation by the Sellers
of the Transactions require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, or
notification or reporting to, any Governmental Authority, other than any actions
or filings the absence of which would not be reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.4. NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and performance by
the Sellers of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions by the
Sellers do not and will not (i) contravene, conflict with or result in any
violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of the Sellers, (ii) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation
or breach of any provision of any applicable law, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree, (iii) except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4, require any consent or other action by any Person under,
constitute a default under or cause or permit the termination, cancellation,
acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any
benefit to which the Acquired Business is entitled under any provision of any
agreement or other instrument binding upon any Seller or any license, franchise,
permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or
relating in any way to, the Acquired Business or (iv) result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien on any of the Purchased Assets, except for such
contraventions, conflicts and violations referred to in clause (ii) and except
for such failures to obtain any such consent or other action, defaults,
terminations, cancellations, accelerations, changes or losses referred to in
clause (iii) that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.5. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Since December 31, 2002, except in
connection with the Transactions, the Acquired Business has been conducted in
the ordinary course consistent with past practices and there has not been:

     (a) any creation or other incurrence by any Seller of any Lien on any asset
   that is material to the Acquired Business, taken as a whole, other than in
   the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;

     (b) any damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not covered
   by insurance) affecting the Acquired Business that has or could be reasonably
   expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
   Effect; or

     (c) any loss of any material supplier or customer of the Acquired Business.


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     SECTION 4.6. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND COURT ORDERS. The Acquired Business
is, and since January 1, 2002 has been, in compliance with any applicable law,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree,
except for failures to comply or violations that have not had and would not be
reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.7. LITIGATION. There is no Action, suit, investigation or
proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, threatened
against, any Seller, in either case, with respect to the Acquired Business, any
of the Purchased Assets or any of the Assumed Liabilities before any court or
arbitrator, or before or by any Governmental Authority, that would reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, together with all other such
Actions, suits, investigations or proceedings, a Material Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.8. FINDERS' FEE. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or
other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf
of any Seller or any of their respective Subsidiaries that might be entitled to
any fee or commission from Buyer, or any of its Affiliates in connection with
the Transactions.

     SECTION 4.9. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. (a) Copies of all written Benefit
Plans, summary plan descriptions, trust agreements, actuarial valuation reports
and the most recent annual return and IRS determination letters have been made
available to Buyer.

     (b) Except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:

     (i) each Benefit Plan has at all times been maintained and administered in
   all respects in accordance with its terms and with the requirements of all
   applicable law, including ERISA and the Code. Each Benefit Plan intended to
   qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the IRS to be
   qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and the Sellers know of no fact
   or circumstance giving rise to a material likelihood that any Benefit Plan
   would not be treated as so qualified by the IRS;

     (ii) all required contributions to any Benefit Plans that are "defined
   benefit pension plans" required to be made by any Seller or any of its
   Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the
   Code have been timely made; there has been no application for or waiver of
   the minimum funding standards imposed by Section 412 of the Code with respect
   to any Benefit Plan; and no Benefit Plan has incurred any "accumulated
   funding deficiency" within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412
   of the Code;

     (iii) no "reportable event" (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA)
   has occurred with respect to any Benefit Plan or any Plan maintained by an
   ERISA Affiliate since the effective date of said Section 4043;


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     (iv) no liability has been incurred or is expected to be incurred by any
   Seller or any of its Subsidiaries under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any
   Benefit Plan, or with respect to any other Plan presently or heretofore
   maintained or contributed to during the 5 year period prior to the Closing
   Date by any ERISA Affiliate;

     (v) none of the Benefit Plans are Multiemployer Plans;

     (vi) neither the Sellers nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred any
   liability for any tax imposed under Sections 4971 through 4980E of the Code
   or civil liability under Section 502(i) or (l) of ERISA; and

     (vii) no action (excluding claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary
   course of Plan activities) has been brought or, to the knowledge of the
   Sellers, threatened against or with respect to any Benefit Plan.

     SECTION 4.10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Acquired Business Balance Sheet in
accordance with the Applicable Accounting Principles and the unaudited statement
of profit and loss for the Acquired Business for the three months ended March
31, 2003 have been prepared in accordance with the Applicable Accounting
Principles and accurately reflect the financial position and results of
operations of the Acquired Business, as of and for the period then ended.

     SECTION 4.11. NO LIABILITIES. Except for the Liabilities incurred
subsequent to the date of the Acquired Business Balance Sheet in the ordinary
course of operation of the Acquired Business, there are no liabilities or
obligations of the Acquired Business of the type required to be disclosed or
provided for on the Acquired Business Balance Sheet in accordance with the
Applicable Accounting Principles that have not been disclosed on the Acquired
Business Balance Sheet. Except for Liabilities reflected on the Acquired
Business Balance Sheet or incurred subsequent to the date thereof in the
ordinary course of operation of the Acquired Business, there are no Liabilities
of the Acquired Business that would individually or in the aggregate have a
Material Adverse Effect.

     SECTION 4.12. TITLE TO ASSETS. At the Closing, Metaldyne and its
Subsidiaries own outright and have good title to all of the Purchased Assets. At
the Closing, the Buyer will acquire all of the right, title and interest in the
Purchased Assets, free and clear of any Liens. To the knowledge of the Sellers,
each of the Assumed Contracts is in full force and effect and constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of each party thereto, enforceable against
each party thereto in accordance with its terms.

     SECTION 4.13. DISCLAIMER OF OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The
Sellers do not make, and have not made, any representations or warranties in
connection with the Transactions other than those expressly set forth herein. It
is understood that any data, any financial information or any memoranda or
offering materials or presentations are not and shall not be deemed to be or to
include representations or warranties of Sellers. Except as expressly set forth
herein, no Person has been authorized by any Seller to make any representation
or war-


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ranty relating to any Seller or the Acquired Business or otherwise in connection
with the Transactions and, if made, such representation or warranty may not be
relied upon as having been authorized by any Seller.

                                   ARTICLE V.

                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER


     Buyer represents and warrants to the Sellers that:

     SECTION 5.1. CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER. Buyer is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses,
authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to perform its
obligations with respect to the Transactions.

     SECTION 5.2. CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and
performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions
are within the corporate powers of Buyer and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms except
(i) to the extent enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy laws, insolvency
laws, reorganization laws, moratorium laws or other laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and (ii) to the extent enforceability may be limited by general
equity principles.

     SECTION 5.3. GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and
performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by Buyer of the
Transactions require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, or
notification or reporting to, any Governmental Authority other than any actions
or filings the absence of which would not be reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, an effect which is materially adverse to the
ability of Buyer to consummate the Transactions.

     SECTION 5.4. NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and performance by
Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by Buyer of the Transactions do not
and will not (i) contravene, conflict with or result in any violation or breach
of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Buyer, (ii)
contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of
any law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree, (iii) require
any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under or
cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of
any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which Buyer is entitled
under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon Buyer or
any license, franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar
authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of
Buyer or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of
Buyer, except for such contraventions, conflicts and violations referred to in
clause (ii) and for such failures to obtain any such consent or other action,
defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, changes, losses


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or Liens referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) that would not be reasonably
expected to materially impair the ability of Buyer to consummate the
Transactions.

     SECTION 5.5. FINDERS' FEES. There is no investment banker, broker, finder
or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on
behalf of Buyer or any of Buyer's Subsidiaries that might be entitled to any fee
or commission from any Seller or any of their Affiliates in connection with the
Transactions.

                                  ARTICLE VI.

                            COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS


     Sellers agree that:

     SECTION 6.1. CONDUCT OF THE ACQUIRED BUSINESS. Except as contemplated by
this Agreement or as expressly agreed to in writing by Buyer, during the period
from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, Sellers shall operate the
Acquired Business according to its ordinary and usual course of business and
consistent with past practice and use all commercially reasonable efforts to
preserve intact with respect to the Acquired Business, its current business
organizations, keep available the services of its current officers and employees
and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees,
advertisers, distributors and others having business dealings with it and
preserve goodwill. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except
as (x) otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or (y) required by law,
prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall not, without the consent of Buyer:

     (a) sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any material amount of
   assets, securities or property of the Acquired Business, taken as a whole,
   except pursuant to existing contracts or commitments or otherwise in the
   ordinary course consistent with past practice;

     (b) alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring or in
   any other fashion the corporate structure or ownership of the Acquired
   Business;

     (c) incur any Lien on any Purchased Asset;

     (d) settle or compromise any material litigation (whether or not commenced
   prior to the date of this Agreement) relating to the Acquired Business or
   settle, pay or compromise any material claims not required to be paid
   relating to the Acquired Business, other than, in each case, relating to
   Taxes;

     (e) make any change with respect to management of inventory for the
   Acquired Business;


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     (f) (i) take any action that would make any representation and warranty of
   Sellers hereunder inaccurate in any material respect at, or as of any time
   prior to, the Closing Date or (ii) omit to take any action necessary to
   prevent any such representation or warranty from being materially inaccurate
   in any respect at any such time; or

     (g) authorize, or commit or agree to take, any of the foregoing actions.

     SECTION 6.2. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. From the date of this Agreement until
the Closing Date, Sellers agree to and to cause the Acquired Business and each
of their respective officers, directors, employees, counsel, advisors and
representatives (collectively, the "SELLER REPRESENTATIVES") to give Buyer and
its officers, employees, counsel, advisors and representatives (collectively,
the "BUYER REPRESENTATIVES") reasonable access, upon reasonable notice and
during normal business hours, to the offices and other facilities and to the
books and records of the Acquired Business and shall cause the Seller
Representatives to furnish Buyer and the Buyer Representatives with such
financial and operating data and such other information with respect to the
Acquired Business as Buyer may from time to time reasonably request.

     SECTION 6.3. REPORTS. During the period from the date of this Agreement to
the Closing Date, Sellers shall provide Buyer with monthly financial statements
of the Acquired Business in the existing reporting format (balance sheet, income
statement and, if available, notes thereto), no later than the fifteenth
Business Day following the end of each calendar month following the date of this
Agreement.

     SECTION 6.4. CONSULTATION WITH BUYER. During the period from the date of
this Agreement to the Closing Date, Sellers shall consult with Buyer prior to
entering into any contract with respect to the Purchased Assets, Assumed
Liabilities or Transferred Employees that has a duration of over 90 days or that
would be reasonably likely to result in payments by or to Buyer in excess of
$250,000. In furtherance of the foregoing, Sellers covenant that they will
consult with and provide all relevant documents to Buyer between the date of
execution of this Agreement and the Closing Date with respect to all matters
relating to communications and negotiations, if any, with the United Automobile
Workers of America Local No. 36 regarding the terms and conditions of employment
of the Transferred Employees at the Fittings Facility and procedures for
negotiations thereof.

                                  ARTICLE VII.

                         COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLERS


     The parties hereto agree that:

     SECTION 7.1. COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Buyer and Sellers will use all commercially
reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all necessary or appropriate
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all


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things necessary or appropriate to satisfy the conditions to closing set forth
in Article VIII hereof and to consummate the Transactions on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement including, without limitation, to use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents necessary to be obtained
prior to and after the Closing Date.

     SECTION 7.2. CERTAIN FILINGS. Prior to and after the Closing Date, Buyer
and Sellers shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with
one another in (i) determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority is required, or any actions, consents,
approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties to any material
contracts, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, and (ii)
taking such actions or making any such filings, furnishing information required
in connection therewith and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents,
approvals or waivers.

     SECTION 7.3. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. Buyer and Sellers shall consult with
each other before issuing any press release or making any public statement with
respect to this Agreement or the Transactions and shall not issue any such press
release or make any such public statement without the consent of the other
parties hereto.

     SECTION 7.4. NOTICES OF CERTAIN EVENTS. Buyer and Sellers shall promptly
notify the other of:

     (a) any written notice or other written communication from any Person
   alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection
   with the Transactions;

     (b) any written notice or other written communication from any Governmental
   Authority in connection with the Transactions;

     (c) any Actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or,
   to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise
   affecting Sellers or the Acquired Business that, if pending on the date of
   this Agreement, would have been required to be disclosed pursuant to Section
   4.7 hereof, or that relate to the consummation of the Transactions;

     (d) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any fact or event which would be
   reasonably likely:

         (i) to cause any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement
     to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at any time from the
     date hereof to the Closing Date, or

         (ii) to cause any covenant, condition or agreement under this Agreement
     not to be complied with or satisfied; and


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     (e) any failure of Buyer or any Seller, as the case may be, to comply with
   or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or
   satisfied by it hereunder; provided, however, that no such notification shall
   affect the representations or warranties of any party or the conditions to
   the obligations of any party hereunder.

     SECTION 7.5. CONFIDENTIALITY. Prior to the Closing Date and after any
termination of this Agreement, Buyer and each Seller will hold, and will use all
commercially reasonable efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees,
accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence
all confidential documents and information concerning the other party furnished
to it or its Affiliates in connection with the Transactions.

     SECTION 7.6. PLANS.

     (a) Employment Status. Buyer shall employ all of the Employees who are
   actively employed by the Acquired Business on the Closing Date immediately
   after giving effect to the Transactions (each such employee being hereafter
   referred to as a "TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE"), it being agreed that persons who
   are on layoff or leave and who have a right to return to work at the Acquired
   Business or who are on short-term (not more than six months) medical
   disability (including pregnancy leave) who do not thereafter become eligible
   for long-term medical disability or other authorized leave (such as military,
   family or other leaves where return to work is subject to statutory
   requirements) are to be considered Employees who are actively employed, and
   it is also agreed that persons on long-term medical disability or whose
   short-term medical disability thereafter becomes a long-term medical
   disability and persons whose employment has terminated or will terminate
   prior to the Closing Date without any right to return to work are not to be
   considered Employees who are actively employed; provided, however, that the
   provisions of this Section 7.6(a) shall not be construed to limit the ability
   of the Buyer to terminate any such Employee at any time for any reason. From
   and after the Effective Time, Buyer shall also assume responsibility to
   provide Former Employees with disability benefits in the same manner and to
   the same extent as such Former Employees would have been entitled to receive
   under Sellers' disability plans and Buyer shall assume the responsibility to
   provide Transferred Employees and Former Employees with continuing benefits
   and coverage required, if any, under Section 4980B of the Code and part 6 of
   Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA. Sellers hereby represent and warrant to Buyer
   that Schedule 7.6(a) hereto contains a true and accurate list of all
   Transferred Employees, and (i) each of their respective compensation
   arrangements (ii) the date of hire of each such employee; and (iii) any
   employment, severance or other compensation agreement with any such employee.
   For purposes of this Agreement, the terms "layoff," "right to return to
   work," "short-term disability," "long-term disability" and "pregnancy leave"
   shall be construed in accordance with the personnel policies of Sellers and
   the collective bargaining agreements covering Transferred Employees, if
   applicable, both as in effect as of the date hereof.


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     (b) Pension Plans. (i) Effective as of December 31, 2002, except for
   Employees included in the United Auto Workers Hi-Vol Livonia collective
   bargaining group (the "UNION EMPLOYEES") who participate in the MascoTech,
   Inc. Master Hourly Employees Pension Plan (the "UNION PLAN"), the Transferred
   Employees have ceased to participate in, or accrue any further benefits
   under, any tax-qualified defined benefit plan of Sellers or their
   Subsidiaries; provided, however, that, to the extent permitted by applicable
   law, and, except as otherwise elected in subsection (ii) below, the benefits
   of the Union Employees in the Union Plan shall be increased by crediting the
   service of such Transferred Employees with Buyer and its Subsidiaries through
   the earlier of (A) December 31, 2003 and (B) the Plan Effective Date (as
   defined below). Effective as of the Effective Time, except as otherwise
   provided herein, Buyer shall not have any responsibility for contributing to
   or under any tax-qualified defined benefit plan maintained by Sellers or
   their Subsidiaries. Except as otherwise provided below, all assets and
   liabilities of any tax-qualified defined benefit plan maintained by Sellers
   or any of their Subsidiaries attributable to any Employee or Former Employee
   of the Acquired Business shall be retained by Sellers. Notwithstanding the
   foregoing, if (A) on or before December 31, 2003, Buyer enters into a binding
   collective bargaining agreement (the "UNION AGREEMENT") with respect to the
   Union Employees; (B) such Union Agreement provides for the Union Employees to
   participate in a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by Buyer or its
   Subsidiaries (the "BUYER UNION PLAN"); and (C) the Buyer Union Plan credits
   service with Sellers for purposes of determining benefit accruals for Union
   Employees, then the following subsections (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall
   apply.

     (ii) Buyer shall, as soon as practicable after entering into the Union
   Agreement, notify Metaldyne thereof and advise Metaldyne as to whether the
   Union Agreement meets the requirements set forth in the last sentence of
   Section 7.6(b)(i) and, if applicable, of the date that is the Plan Effective
   Date. Buyer shall establish or maintain, as of the date the Buyer Union Plan
   or any other replacement plan becomes effective pursuant to the collective
   bargaining agreement with the Employees (the "PLAN EFFECTIVE DATE"), a
   tax-qualified defined benefit plan (the "BUYER'S PENSION PLAN") for Employees
   and Former Employees participating in the Union Plan. Subject to the transfer
   of assets described in Section 7.6(b)(iii), the Buyer's Pension Plan shall
   assume the liabilities as of the Plan Effective Date for the benefits of all
   Employees and Former Employees participating in the Union Plan.

     (iii) On a day which is within 60 days after the later of (i) the date upon
   which the Buyer delivers to Metaldyne notice that the Buyer's actuaries,
   pursuant to Section 7.6(b)(v) hereof, have reviewed the calculations of
   Sellers' actuaries and are satisfied that such calculations are in accordance
   with this Agreement (or have failed to do so within the 60 day period
   provided for in Section 7.6(b)(v)), or (ii) the day upon which the Buyer
   delivers to Metaldyne a favorable IRS determination letter or an opinion of
   the Buyer's counsel, reasonably satisfactory to Metaldyne's counsel, to the
   effect that the terms of the Buyer's Pension Plan and its related trust
   qualify, as to form, under Section 401(a) and Section 501(a) of the Code,
   Sellers shall cause the trustee under the Un-


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   ion Plan ("SELLERS' TRUSTEE") to transfer to the trustee of the Buyer's
   Pension Plan (the "BUYER'S TRUSTEE") cash assets or such other assets
   agreeable to the Buyer's Trustee and Sellers' Trustee in an amount equal to
   the amount necessary to satisfy the applicable requirements of Sections
   414(1) and 401(a)(12) of the Code, computed based on the actuarial
   assumptions used by Sellers for financial disclosure purposes for the most
   recently completed fiscal year ending on or before the date of such transfer.

     (iv) The amount transferred pursuant to Section 7.6(b)(iii) shall be
   adjusted for investment earnings or losses of the trust in which the Union
   Plan assets are held for the period between the Plan Effective Date and the
   actual date of transfer and reduced by the amount of any benefit payments
   actually paid from such plan to Employees and Former Employees during such
   period and a proportionate share of administrative expenses for such period
   if such administrative expenses are properly chargeable (and are actually
   charged) to the Union Plan. Sellers shall estimate such earnings as of the
   actual date of transfer and then within 90 days of the actual date of
   transfer, Sellers shall cause Sellers' Trustee to remit to the Company's
   Trustee or the Buyer shall cause the Buyer's Trustee to remit to Sellers'
   Trustee, as appropriate, an amount equal to the difference between the actual
   rate of earnings for such period and the estimated amount transferred as of
   the actual date of transfer (such difference to be adjusted for investment
   earnings at the State Street Bank short-term rate for the period between the
   actual date of transfer and the date such difference is paid to Sellers'
   Trustee or the Buyer's Trustee). Notwithstanding anything in this Section
   7.6(b) to the contrary, following the Plan Effective Date and until the date
   of the respective transfers of assets to trusts under the Buyer's Pension
   Plan, Sellers shall cause Sellers' Trustee to continue to provide benefits to
   plan participants in accordance with the terms of the Union Plan to the
   extent that such benefits have accrued on or before the Plan Effective Date.
   To the extent that benefits have accrued after the Plan Effective Date,
   following the transfer of assets pursuant to Section 7.6(b)(iii), the Buyer
   shall pay such benefits to plan participants (retroactively, if applicable)
   in accordance with the terms of the Buyer's Pension Plan.

     (v) The assets caused to be transferred pursuant to Section 7.6(b)(iii)
   shall be calculated by Sellers' actuary, and shall be subject to review by
   the Buyer's actuary for the purpose of confirming that the calculation was
   made in accordance with (i) the actuarial assumptions and methods set forth
   in this Section 7.6(b) and (ii) generally accepted actuarial practice. As
   soon as practicable after receiving the notification from Buyer referred to
   in Section 7.6(b)(ii), Sellers shall provide the Buyer with a detailed
   summary of the calculations described in this Section 7.6(b) and any back-up
   data reasonably requested by Buyer. If the Buyer or the Buyer's actuary do
   not notify Metaldyne to the contrary within 60 days after the delivery to
   Buyer of such detailed summary and data, the calculations of Sellers' actuary
   pursuant to this Section 7.6(b) shall be deemed to be final, conclusive and
   binding on the parties. If, however, Buyer notifies Metaldyne in writing
   within such period that it and its actuary believe that the calculations were
   not prepared in accordance with the requirements of this Section 7.6(b) and
   such notice specifies (i) the precise items of the calculations challenged,
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   and (iii) the amount of the adjustment they propose with respect to each such
   item, the parties will then attempt to resolve their differences with respect
   thereto. If the parties are unable to resolve their dispute within 30 days
   after the date the Buyer notifies Metaldyne of the disputed items, the
   disputed items shall be referred to an international benefits consulting firm
   (the "ACTUARY FIRM") mutually acceptable to Buyer and Sellers. Sellers and
   Buyer shall request that the Actuary Firm resolve such disputes and report to
   Sellers and Buyer upon such remaining disputed items within 45 days after
   such referral. The decision of the Actuary Firm shall be final, conclusive
   and binding on the parties hereto. The fees and expenses of the Actuary Firm
   in conducting this assignment shall be borne equally by Sellers on the one
   hand and Buyer on the other.

     (c) Defined Contribution Plan. As soon as practical after the Closing Date,
   Sellers shall cause the trustee of Sellers' defined contribution plans listed
   on Schedule 7.6(c) hereof ("SELLERS' SAVINGS PLANS") to transfer all of the
   assets and liabilities thereof attributable to Employees and Former Employees
   of the Acquired Business to one or more defined contribution plans maintained
   by Buyer. Unless otherwise agreed by Sellers and Buyer, the assets to be
   transferred shall be cash and promissory notes for loans made to Employees
   and Former Employees of Buyer under the terms of the Sellers' Savings Plans.
   Sellers shall be responsible for making contributions to Sellers' Savings
   Plans for Employees and Former Employees for all periods prior to the
   Effective Time but not thereafter.

     (d) Severance and Other Liability. Buyer shall pay an amount to Sellers
   equal to the sum of (i) the excess of the "accumulated benefit obligation" of
   each of the MascoTech, Inc. Pension Plan and MascoTech, Inc. Master Hourly
   Employees Pension Plan attributable to Employees and Former Employees, over
   the amount of assets of each such plan attributable to Employees and Former
   Employees, all calculated as of the Effective Time, and (ii) the FAS 87
   service cost resulting from Sellers' agreement to credit additional service
   and compensation set forth in Section 7.6(b)(i) hereof (determined using the
   actuarial assumptions and methods utilized by Sellers in determining the
   service cost for such plans). Such "accumulated benefit obligation" for each
   such plan shall be computed using a discount rate of 6.75%, compounded
   annually and the other actuarial assumptions and methods utilized by Sellers
   in determining the "accumulated benefit obligation" of such plans for FAS 87
   purposes as of the Effective Time. The amount of plan assets allocable to the
   Employees and Former Employees shall be determined by multiplying the actual
   fair market value of the assets of each plan at the Effective Time by a
   fraction, the numerator of which is the "accumulated benefit obligation"
   (determined as set forth above) of the applicable plan attributable to the
   Employees and Former Employees (the "BUYER'S ABO"), and the denominator of
   which is the sum of the Buyer's ABO and the "projected benefit obligation"
   (computed using a discount rate of 6.75%, compounded annually and the other
   actuarial assumptions and methods utilized by Seller in determining the
   "projected benefit obligation" of such plans for FAS 87 purposes as of the
   Effective Time) attributable to participants and former participants in the
   plan other than the Employees and Former Employees. The computations shall be
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   actuary, and they shall be subject to review in accordance with the procedure
   set forth in Section 7.6(b)(v) above. Following final agreement on the
   calculations described herein, Sellers shall remit to the Buyer or the Buyer
   shall remit to Sellers, as appropriate, an amount equal to the difference
   between the actual amount owed and the estimated amount transferred as of
   Closing Date (such difference to be adjusted for investment earnings at the
   State Street Bank short-term rate for the period between the Closing Date and
   the date such difference is paid to Seller or Buyer).

     (e) Worker's Compensation Claims. The Buyer shall assume liability for all
   suits, claims, proceedings and actions pending as of or commenced after the
   Effective Time resulting from actual or alleged harm or injury to Employees
   or Former Employees regardless of when the incident or accident giving rise
   to such liability occurred or occurs. Buyer shall make all necessary
   arrangements to assume all worker's compensation claim files, whether open or
   closed, as of the Effective Time, and Buyer shall make the necessary
   arrangements for assuming the continued management of such liabilities.

     (f) Welfare Benefit Plans. (i) Coverage for all Transferred Employees and
   Former Employees (the "COVERED EMPLOYEES") and their respective eligible
   dependents under the welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of
   ERISA) maintained by the Sellers or their Affiliates for the benefit of
   Employees prior to the Closing Date (the "SELLER WELFARE PLANS") shall
   terminate effective as of the Effective Time. Subject to the satisfaction of
   any conditions, limitations or waiting periods referred to in subsection (ii)
   below, the welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA)
   maintained by Buyer or its Affiliates (the "BUYER WELFARE PLANS") shall
   provide coverage and benefits to such Covered Employees (and the eligible
   dependents of such Covered Employees) in substantially the same manner as
   provided by seller prior to the Effective Time. The Seller Welfare Plans
   shall be liable only for claims incurred prior to the Effective Time, and the
   Buyer shall be liable for any claims incurred by Covered Employees (and the
   eligible dependents of such Covered Employees) after the Effective Time. The
   Covered Employees shall be entitled to apply deductibles and out of pocket
   payments expended for covered medical and dental expenses under the Seller
   Welfare Plans in the plan fiscal year ending December 31, 2003, to the
   deductibles and out of pocket maximums under the Buyer Welfare Plans, if any,
   for the plan fiscal year which ends on December 31, 2003. If requested by the
   Buyer, the Sellers shall furnish the Buyer with a schedule setting forth the
   deductibles and out of pocket maximums for each Covered Employee. The Seller
   Welfare Plans shall be liable only for claims incurred prior to or as of the
   Effective Time, and the Sellers shall be liable for any claims incurred by
   Covered Employees (and the eligible dependents of such Covered Employees)
   under the Buyer Welfare Plans after the Effective Time.

     (ii) No pre-existing condition limitations, exclusions or waiting periods
   applicable with respect to life and accident death and dismemberment
   insurance, disability, sickness and accident and medical benefits under the
   Buyer Welfare Plan shall apply to


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   the Covered Employees to the extent that such limitations, exclusions or
   waiting periods exceed those in effect under the Seller Welfare Plans as of
   the Effective Time.

     (g) To the extent that Buyer or Sellers are unable to, with reasonably
   diligent effort and at reasonable expense, perform their obligations in the
   manner contemplated by this Section 7.6, Buyer and Sellers shall cooperate in
   order to achieve the most economic transfer reasonably practicable and Buyer
   on the one hand and Sellers on the other agree to indemnify each other for
   any incremental expenses incurred by the other as a result of any
   accommodation by either such party from the respective responsibilities
   assigned to the parties by this Section 7.6.

     SECTION 7.7. INFORMATION; COOPERATION. If after the Closing, in order
properly to prepare documents or reports required to be filed with Governmental
Authorities or financial statements, it is necessary that Buyer or Sellers be
furnished with additional information relating to the Acquired Business and such
information is in possession of any party hereto, such party will use its
reasonable efforts to furnish, or cause to be furnished, such information to the
party requesting information.

     SECTION 7.8. FURTHER ASSURANCES. In case at any time after the Closing Date
any further action is necessary or desirable to fully and effectively transfer
the benefits of the Purchased Assets to Buyer and to fully and effectively
provide for the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by Buyer or otherwise to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of
Buyer and Sellers shall execute such further documents (including assignments,
acknowledgments and consents and other instruments of transfer) and shall take
and cause their respective employees and agents to take such further actions as
may be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the intent of this
Agreement.

                                 ARTICLE VIII.

                     CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY


     The obligations of Buyer and Sellers to consummate the Transactions are
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

     (a) no provision of any applicable law or regulation and no judgment,
   injunction, order or decree shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing;

     (b) no court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority shall have issued any
   order, and there shall not be any statute, rule or regulation, restraining or
   prohibiting the consummation of the Closing or the effective operation of any
   material portion of the Acquired Business after the Closing Date;


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     (c) all licenses, permits, qualifications, consents, waivers, approvals,
   authorizations or orders required to permit the consummation of the Closing
   shall have been obtained and made, except where the failure to receive such
   licenses, permits, qualifications, consents, waivers, approvals,
   authorizations or orders, individually or in the aggregate with all other
   such failures, would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
   Effect (either before or after giving effect to the Transactions).

     SECTION 8.2. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER. The obligations of
Buyer to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of the following
further conditions:

     (a) (i) Sellers shall have performed in all material respects all of their
   obligations hereunder required to be performed by them at or prior to the
   Closing, (ii) the representations and warranties of Sellers contained in this
   Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered by Sellers
   pursuant hereto that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect
   shall be true, and all other such representations and warranties of Seller
   shall be true in all material respects, in each case at and as of the Closing
   Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that a
   representation or warranty expressly speaks as of a specified date or period
   of time), and (iii) Buyer shall have received a certificate signed by a duly
   authorized officer of Metaldyne to the foregoing effect; and

     (b) all actions shall have been taken, or consents obtained, with respect
   to permits, licenses, authorizations and contracts relating to the Purchased
   Assets such that the Closing of the Transactions will not constitute a
   default under or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration
   or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to
   which the Buyer would be entitled under any provision of any agreement or
   other instrument to be transferred to Buyer hereby or relating to the
   Acquired Business except for such failures to obtain any such consent or
   other action, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, changes
   or losses that would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in
   the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

     (c) Buyer shall have obtained debt or equity financing on terms and
   conditions reasonably satisfactory to it sufficient to pay the Purchase Price
   and related fees and expenses; and

     (d) Buyer shall have received the Buyer Fairness Opinion in form and
   substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and such opinion shall be in full
   force and effect as of the Closing Date.

     SECTION 8.3. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS. The obligations of
Sellers to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of the
following further conditions:


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     (a) (i) Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all of its
   obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the
   Closing, (ii) the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this
   Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered by Buyer pursuant
   hereto that are qualified by materiality shall be true, and all other such
   representations or warranties of Buyer shall be true in all material
   respects, in each case at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of
   the Closing Date (except to the extent that a representation or warranty
   expressly speaks as of a specified date or period of time), and (iii) Sellers
   shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of
   Buyer to the foregoing effect;

     (b) the Transactions shall have been approved in accordance with the terms
   of the Seller Shareholder Agreement; and

     (c) Sellers shall have received the Seller Fairness Opinion in form and
   substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller and such opinion shall be in full
   force and effect as of the Closing Date.

                                  ARTICLE IX.

                            OBLIGATIONS AFTER CLOSING


     SECTION 9.1. INDEMNIFICATION.

     (a) Indemnification by Sellers. Subject to the other provisions of this
Article VIII, Sellers shall jointly and severally indemnify Buyer and its
directors, officers, managers, members, employees and agents (collectively, the
"BUYER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") from and against and shall reimburse such Buyer
Indemnified Parties in respect of any and all Losses resulting from or arising
out of (i) any Excluded Liabilities (whether arising prior to or after the
Closing), (ii) the failure of Sellers to perform any of their obligations under
this Agreement in any material respect or any breach of any representation or
warranty of Sellers in this Agreement, (iii) all Liabilities arising out of the
business, operations and assets of Sellers' and their Subsidiaries after the
Closing and (iv) the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of
Metaldyne LLC in the Fittings Facility Sublease.

     (b) Indemnification by Buyer. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 7.6
and subject to the other provisions of this Article 8, Buyer shall indemnify
Sellers, their Subsidiaries and their present and former directors, officers,
managers, members, employees and agents (collectively, the "SELLER INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES") from and against and shall reimburse such Seller Indemnified Parties
in respect of any and all Losses resulting from or arising out of (i) any of the
Assumed Liabilities (whether arising prior to or after the Closing), (ii) the
failure of Buyer to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any
material respect or any breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer in
this Agreement, and (iii) all Liabilities arising out of the business,
operations and assets of Buyer and its Subsidiaries after the Closing.


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     SECTION 9.2. PROCEDURES. The party seeking indemnification under Section
9.1 (the "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") agrees to give prompt notice to the party against
whom indemnity is sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") of the assertion of any
claim or the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding in respect of which
indemnity may be sought under such Section. The Indemnifying Party may at the
request of the Indemnified Party participate in and control the defense of any
such suit, action or proceeding at its own expense. The Indemnifying Party shall
not be liable under Section 9.1 for any settlement effected without its consent
of any claim, litigation or proceeding in respect of which indemnity may be
sought hereunder.

     SECTION 9.3. LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Sellers shall have no
obligation to indemnify any Buyer Indemnified Party from and against any Losses
until the aggregate Losses suffered by all Buyer Indemnified Parties exceed
$25,000, at which time Sellers shall be liable to the Buyer Indemnified Parties
for the entire amount of all aggregate Losses suffered by all Buyer Indemnified
Parties.

     (b) Buyer shall have no obligation to indemnify any Seller Indemnified
Party from and against any Losses until the aggregate Losses suffered by all
Seller Indemnified Parties exceed $25,000, at which time Buyer shall be liable
to the Seller Indemnified Parties for the entire amount of all aggregate Losses
suffered by all Seller Indemnified Parties.

     (c) There shall be no time limit on claims under this Agreement.

     (d) The liability of Sellers or Buyer under this Article VIII shall be
reduced by an amount equal to (i) any net Tax Benefit realized by the
Indemnified Party (resulting from any Loss suffered by the Indemnified Party
that forms the basis of the Indemnifying Party's obligation hereunder), giving
effect to any Tax liabilities of the Indemnified Party arising as a result of
any payments made by an Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim for
indemnification; and (ii) the value of any insurance benefit realized by the
Indemnified Party in connection with any Loss suffered by such Person that forms
the basis of the Indemnifying Party's obligation hereunder. Buyer and each
Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to pursue any insurance
benefits covering any Loss suffered by any Indemnified Party that forms the
basis of such Indemnified Party's claim against such Indemnifying Party.

     (e) Each party agrees that from and after the Closing, its sole remedy with
respect to any claims for money damages relating to the Transactions or the
subject matter of this Agreement shall be pursuant to the express
indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.


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                                   ARTICLE X.

                                   TERMINATION


     SECTION 10.1. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Closing:

     (a) by mutual written agreement of Buyer and Metaldyne; or

     (b) by either Buyer or Metaldyne, if:

         (i) the Closing has not been consummated on or before June 30, 2003
     (the "END DATE"), provided that the right to terminate this Agreement
     pursuant to this Section 10.1(b)(i) shall not be available to any party
     whose breach of any provision of this Agreement results in the failure of
     the Transactions to be consummated by such time;

         (ii) there shall be any law or regulation that makes consummation of
     the Transactions illegal or otherwise prohibited or any judgment,
     injunction, order or decree of any Governmental Authority having competent
     jurisdiction enjoining Buyer or any Seller from consummating the
     Transactions is entered and such judgment, injunction, order or decree
     shall have become final and nonappealable; or

     (c) by Buyer, if a breach of or failure to perform any representation,
   warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement shall have
   occurred that would cause the condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) hereof
   not to be satisfied, and such condition is incapable of being satisfied by
   the End Date; or

     (d) by Metaldyne, if a breach of or failure to perform any representation,
   warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Buyer set forth in this
   Agreement shall have occurred that would cause the condition set forth in
   Section 8.3(a) hereof not to be satisfied, and such condition is incapable of
   being satisfied by the End Date.

     The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
10.1 (other than pursuant to Section 10.1(a)) shall give notice of such
termination to the other parties.

     SECTION 10.2. EFFECT OF TERMINATION. If this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, this Agreement shall become void and of no
effect without liability of any party (or any stockholder, member, manager,
director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such party)
to the other parties hereto. The provisions of Sections 7.5, 11.6 and 11.7 shall
survive any termination hereof pursuant to Section 10.1.


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                                   ARTICLE XI.
                                  MISCELLANEOUS


     SECTION 11.1. NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications to
any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and
shall be given,

     if to Buyer, to:

          TriMas Corporation
          39400 North Woodward Avenue, Suite 130
          Bloomfield Hills, Michigan  48304
          Fax:     (248) 631-5455
          Attn:    General Counsel

     if to any Seller, to it, care of:

          Metaldyne Corporation
          47603 Halyard Drive
          Plymouth, Michigan  48170
          Fax:     (734) 207-6729
          Attn:    General Counsel

or such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify
for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices,
requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of
receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m., and such day is
a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or
communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next
succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

     SECTION 11.2. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The
representations and warranties and agreements contained herein and in any
certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the
Closing Date of this Agreement, except for the agreements set forth in Sections
2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, Article IX and Article XI.

     SECTION 11.3. AMENDMENTS; NO WAIVERS. (a) Any provision of this Agreement
may be amended or waived prior to the Closing Date if, but only if, such
amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by
each party to this Agreement or, in the case of a waiver, by each party against
whom the waiver is to be effective.

     (b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or
partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein
provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law.


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     SECTION 11.4. EXPENSES. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement,
all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid
by the party incurring such cost or expense.

     SECTION 11.5. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns, provided that no party may assign, delegate
or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the consent of each other party hereto, except that Buyer may transfer
or assign, from time to time in whole or in part, to one or more of its
Subsidiaries, the right to purchase the Purchased Assets, employ the Transferred
Employees and assume the Assumed Liabilities hereunder, but any such transfer or
assignment will not relieve Buyer of its obligations owed hereunder to Sellers
(it being understood, however, that Buyer shall not have any obligation to any
third party with respect to any assets, liabilities or employees assigned by it
prior to the Closing). Any such assignee shall, by virtue of purchasing the
Purchased Assets, be deemed to have made severally, with respect to itself, the
representations and warranties set forth in Article V hereof.

     SECTION 11.6. GOVERNING LAW. The validity, construction and effect of this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of law of such state.

     SECTION 11.7. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS.

     SECTION 11.8. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement may be signed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same
effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received
counterparts hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. No provision of
this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations
or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns.

     SECTION 11.9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement and supersedes agreements and understandings, both oral and written,
between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Exhibits referred to herein are incorporated by reference herein and shall
constitute a part of this Agreement.

     SECTION 11.10. CAPTIONS. The captions herein are included for convenience
of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation
hereof.

     SECTION 11.11. SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or
other authority to be invalid, void


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or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall
in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. Upon such a determination, the
parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect
the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable
manner so that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the
fullest extent possible.









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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.


                                        TRIMAS CORPORATION


                                        By:  /s/ Todd R. Peters
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Name:  Todd R. Peters
                                             Title:  Executive Vice President


                                        METALDYNE CORPORATION


                                        By:  /s/ Karen A. Radtke
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Name:  Karen A. Radtke
                                             Title: Treasurer


                                        METALDYNE COMPANY LLC


                                        By:  /s/ Karen A. Radtke
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Name:  Karen A. Radtke
                                             Title: Vice President and Treasurer






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                                    EXHIBIT A

                       FORM OF FITTINGS FACILITY SUBLEASE

     THIS SUBLEASE is made and entered into as of this 9th day of May, 2003, by
and between Metaldyne Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("LANDLORD"), and __________ a Delaware limited liability company ("TENANT").

1. DEFINITIONS.

A. Premises: That certain land (the "LAND") situated in the City of Livonia,
County of Wayne and State of Michigan and more particularly described in Annex 1
attached hereto, together with a building containing approximately 60,390 square
feet (the "BUILDING") and all other existing and future improvements and rights
described in the Prime Lease as the "DEMISED PREMISES."

B. Tenant's Address (for notices): 39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48304.

C. Landlord's Address (for notices): 47603 Halyard Drive, Plymouth, Michigan
48170, Attn: Chief Financial Officer.

D. Prime Landlord: Kojaian MD Livonia, L.L.C.

E. Prime Landlord's Address (for notices): c/o Kojaian Management Corporation,
39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 250, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, Attn: C.
Michael Kojaian.

F. Prime Lease and all amendments thereto: Lease dated, January 23, 2002, by and
between Prime Landlord and Landlord, and all amendments, amendments and
restatements and supplements thereto, in accordance with the provisions of this
Sublease.

G. Master Lease: That certain Master Lease Agreement referenced in the Prime
Lease, as amended by that certain Amendment to Master Lease Agreement, dated
June 6, 2002, and all further amendments, amendments and restatements and
supplements thereto, in accordance with the provisions of this Sublease.

H. Term: For the remainder of the term of the Prime Lease (including all renewal
terms exercised pursuant to the provisions of the Prime Lease), minus one (1)
day.

I. Commencement Date: The Effective Time (as defined in the Asset Purchase
Agreement).

J. Termination Date: One (1) day less than the term of the Prime Lease,
including all renewal terms exercised pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this Sublease.



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K. Rent: The "RENT," as defined in the Prime Lease, and all other payment
obligations of the Landlord under the Prime Lease including but not limited to,
(i) the asset management fee described in Section (a)(i) of the Prime Lease and
(ii) the obligation to pay Taxes and utilities as described in Section 5 of the
Prime Lease.

L. Payee of Rent: The Prime Landlord.

M. Address for Payment of Rent: c/o Kojaian Management Corporation, 39400
Woodward Avenue, Suite 250, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, Attn: C. Michael
Kojaian.

N. Security Deposit: Forty Three Thousand Five Hundred and Three 00/100 Dollars
($43,503.00) in the form of cash or a letter of credit issued by an "APPROVED
BANK" as defined in the Prime Lease.

O. Tenant's Use: All uses permitted by the Prime Lease.

P. Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 9,
2003, by and among Trimas Corporation, Metaldyne Corporation and Metaldyne
Company LLC.

Q. Losses: Any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, obligations,
penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and
expenses (including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of any and all
Actions (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) and demands, assessments,
judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs
and expenses of attorneys', accountants', consultants' and other professionals'
fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the
enforcement of rights hereunder), including direct and consequential damages,
but excluding punitive damages (other than punitive damages awarded to any third
party against an Indemnified Party or a Tenant Indemnified Party).

R. Liabilities: Any and all indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, whether
accrued, fixed or contingent, mature or inchoate, known or unknown, reflected on
a balance sheet or otherwise, including, but not limited to, those arising under
any law, rule, regulation, Action (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement),
order, injunction or consent decree of any Governmental Authority (as defined in
the Asset Purchase Agreement) or any judgment of any court of any kind or any
award of any arbitrator of any kind, and those arising under any contract,
commitment or undertaking.

2. PRIME LEASE. Landlord is the tenant under the Prime Lease identified in
Section 1(F), bearing the date specified in Section 1(F). Landlord represents
and warrants to Tenant that (a) Landlord has delivered to Tenant a full and
complete copy of the Prime Lease, the Master Lease and all amendments thereto,
and all other agreements between Prime Landlord and Landlord relating to the
leasing, use and occupancy of the Premises, (b) the Prime Lease is, as of the
date hereof, in full force and effect and (c) no event of default has occurred
under the Prime Lease and, to Landlord's knowledge, no event has occurred and is
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an event of default but for the requirement of the giving of notice and/or the
expiration of the period of time to cure.

3. SUBLEASE. Landlord, for and in consideration of the rents herein reserved and
of the covenants and agreements herein contained on the part of the Tenant to be
performed, hereby subleases to the Tenant, and the Tenant accepts from the
Landlord the Premises identified in Section 1(A).

4. TERM AND TERMINATION.

A. The Term of this Lease is identified in Section 1(H). The Commencement Date
is identified in Section 1(I). The Termination Date is identified in Section
1(J).

B. This Lease shall terminate in the event of the termination of the Prime
Lease.

5. POSSESSION. Landlord agrees to deliver possession of the Premises on or
before the Commencement Date in its condition as of the execution and delivery
hereof, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Landlord has made no representations
or warranties with respect to the condition of the Premises and Tenant
acknowledges that it is leasing the Premises in its "AS IS" condition.

6. TENANT'S USE. The Premises shall be used and occupied only for the Tenant's
Use set forth in Section 1(O).

7. RENT. Beginning on the Commencement Date, Tenant agrees to pay the Rent set
forth in Section 1(K) to the Payee specified in Section 1(L),at the address
specified in Section 1(M), or to such other payee (which shall be the Landlord
or its nominee) or at such other address as may be designated by notice in
writing from Landlord to Tenant, without prior demand therefor and without any
deduction or setoff whatsoever. During the Term hereof, Rent shall be paid in
accordance with the Prime Lease. Tenant's covenant to pay Rent is independent of
every other covenant in this Sublease. If Rent is not paid when due, Tenant
shall pay, relative to the delinquent payment, an amount equal to the sum which
would be payable by Landlord to Prime Landlord for an equivalent default under
the Prime Lease. If any installment of Rent provided for herein is not paid when
due, Tenant shall pay any late charge or interest obligation required to be paid
by Landlord under the Prime Lease.

8. UTILITIES AND SERVICES. Landlord shall not be responsible for providing
Tenant with any utilities or services to the Premises. The Premises shall be
provided utilities and services as set forth in the Prime Lease.

9. TENANT'S OBLIGATIONS. Tenant shall at all times perform each and every
obligation of Landlord under the Prime Lease during the entire Term of this
Sublease and shall promptly notify Landlord of any material failure to so
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10. QUIET ENJOYMENT. Landlord represents that is it has full power and authority
to enter into this Sublease. So long as Tenant is not in default in the
performance of its covenants and agreements in this Sublease, Tenant's quiet and
peaceable enjoyment of the Premises shall not be disturbed or interfered with by
Landlord, or by any person claiming by, through, or under Landlord.

11. TENANT'S INSURANCE. Tenant shall procure and maintain, at its own cost and
expense, such liability insurance (including commercial general liability,
business automobile liability, workers' compensation and employer's liability)
as is required to be carried by Landlord under the Prime Lease, naming Landlord,
Prime Landlord and Prime Landlord's mortgagee, as additional insureds (except as
to Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability), and in accordance with the
requirements of the Prime Lease. Tenant shall also maintain such commercial
property insurance, boiler and machinery insurance and business interruption
insurance as is required to be maintained by Landlord under the Prime Lease,
naming Prime Landlord and its mortgagee as loss payees, where required, and in
accordance with the requirements of the Prime Lease. To the extent the Prime
Lease requires Landlord to insure leasehold improvements, then Tenant shall
insure such leasehold improvements as are currently located in the Premises, as
well as leasehold improvements in the Premises made by Tenant. Tenant shall
furnish to Landlord certificates or evidence of insurance (as applicable) of
insurance required hereunder prior to Tenant taking possession of the Premises.
Landlord and Tenant each agree to include in any of their "special form" (or
other property and casualty) insurance policies the agreement of the issuer
thereof that such policy shall not be invalidated by a waiver of claims by the
insured against the Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be, and each will
furnish evidence thereof to the other. Landlord and Tenant each hereby waive any
claim against the other for any loss resulting from any cause, including the
negligence of the other, to the extent of the insurance proceeds available
therefore or required to be available by the terms of this Sublease.

12. ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLETTING.

A. To the extent provided under the Prime Lease, Tenant shall not (i) assign,
convey, mortgage or hypothecate this Sublease or any interest under it, (ii)
allow any transfer thereof or any lien upon Tenant's interest by operation of
law, (iii) further sublet the Premises or any part thereof or (iv) permit the
occupancy of the Premises or any part thereof by anyone other than Tenant.
Landlord's consent to an assignment of this Sublease or a further sublease of
the Premises shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and if
Landlord consents thereto, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the
consent of Prime Landlord if such consent is required to be obtained under the
Prime Lease. Any cost of obtaining Prime Landlord's consent shall be borne by
Tenant.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A) of this Section 12, and only
to the extent permitted under Section 13 of the Prime Lease, Tenant may assign
its interests herein or further sublet the Premises or any portion thereof,
without Landlord's consent and without providing any additional rent to
Landlord, to any entity which, at the time of the initial assignment or
sublease, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Tenant, or
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ing from the merger or consolidation with Tenant, or to any person or entity
which acquires all or substantially all the assets or capital stock of Tenant,
in any such case as a going concern of the business that is being conducted on
the Premises, provided that said assignee assumes, in full, the obligations of
Tenant under this Sublease in an agreement delivered to Landlord.

C. No permitted assignment shall be effective and no permitted sublease shall
commence unless and until any default by Tenant hereunder shall have been cured.
No permitted assignment or subletting shall relieve Tenant from Tenant's
obligations and agreements hereunder and Tenant shall continue to be liable as a
principal and not as a guarantor or surety to the same extent as though no
assignment or subletting had been made.

13. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. During the Term hereof, all obligations of Landlord
under the Prime Lease for the maintenance, repair and/or replacement of any
portion of the Premises shall be the responsibility of the Tenant.

14. FIRE OR CASUALTY OR EMINENT DOMAIN. In the event of a fire or other casualty
affecting the Premises, or of a taking of all or a part of the Building or
Premises under the power of eminent domain, Landlord shall not exercise any
right which may have the effect of terminating the Prime Lease without first
obtaining the prior written consent of Tenant. In the event Landlord is
entitled, under the Prime Lease, to a rent abatement as a result of a fire or
other casualty or as a result of a taking under the power of eminent domain,
then Tenant shall be entitled to such rent abatement. If the Prime Lease imposes
on Landlord the obligation to repair or restore leasehold improvements or
alterations, Tenant shall be responsible for the repair or restoration of such
leasehold improvements or alterations.

15. ALTERATIONS. Tenant may make any alterations in or additions or improvements
to the Premises ("ALTERATIONS"), but only after obtaining Landlord's and Prime
Landlord's written consent if and to the extent such consent is required to be
obtained by Landlord under the Prime Lease. Tenant shall make Alterations in
compliance with all of the covenants of Landlord contained in the Prime Lease
pertaining to the performance of such Alterations. In addition, Tenant shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord against liability, loss, cost,
damage, liens and expense imposed on Landlord arising out of the performance of
Alterations by Tenant.

16. SURRENDER. Upon the expiration of this Sublease, or upon the termination of
the Sublease or of the Tenant's right to possession of the Premises, Tenant will
at once surrender and deliver up the Premises, together with all improvements
thereon, only to the extent required under the Prime Lease, to Landlord in the
condition required under the Prime Lease and pursuant to the requirements of the
Prime Lease, including the removal of any alterations made by Landlord or
Tenant, to the extent Prime Landlord requires their removal.

17. REMOVAL OF TENANT'S PROPERTY. Upon the expiration of this Sublease, Tenant
shall remove Tenant's articles of personal property incident to Tenant's
business ("TRADE FIXTURES"); provided, however, that Tenant shall repair any
injury or damage to the Premises which may result from such removal, and shall
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installation thereof. If Tenant does not remove Tenant's Trade Fixtures from the
Premises prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, Landlord
may, at its option, remove the same (and repair any damage occasioned thereby
and restore the Premises as aforesaid) and dispose thereof or deliver the same
to any other place of business of Tenant, or warehouse the same, and Tenant
shall pay the cost of such removal, repair, restoration, delivery or warehousing
to Landlord on demand, or Landlord may treat said Trade Fixtures as having been
conveyed to Landlord with this Sublease as a bill of sale, without further
payment or credit by Landlord to Tenant.

18. HOLDING OVER. Tenant shall have no right to occupy the Premises or any
portion thereof after the expiration of this Sublease or after termination of
this Sublease or of Tenant's right to possession in consequence of an Event of
Default hereunder. In the event Tenant or any party claiming by, through or
under Tenant holds over, thereafter the tenancy shall be from month to month in
the absence of a written agreement to the contrary, and Tenant shall pay to
Prime Landlord a daily occupancy charge equal to five percent (5%) of the Basic
Rental (as defined in the Prime Lease) for the last lease year (plus all other
charges payable by Tenant under this Sublease) from each day from the expiration
or termination of this Sublease until the date the Premises are delivered in the
condition required herein, and Landlord's right to damages for such illegal
occupancy shall survive

19. ENCUMBERING TITLE. Tenant shall not do any act which shall in any way
encumber the title of Prime Landlord in and to the Premises, nor shall the
interest or estate of Prime Landlord or Landlord be in any way subject to any
claim by way of lien or encumbrance, whether by operation of law, by virtue of
any express or implied contract by Tenant or by reason of any other act or
omission of Tenant. Any claim to, or lien upon the Premises arising from any act
or omission of Tenant shall accrue only against the subleasehold estate of
Tenant and shall be subject and subordinate to the paramount title and rights of
Prime Landlord in and to the Premises and the interest of Landlord in the
Premises leased pursuant to the Prime Lease. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Tenant shall not permit the Premises to become subject to any
mechanic's or other lien, charge or order for the payment of money filed against
Landlord or Prime Landlord as a result of any act or omission of Tenant;
provided, however, that if so permitted under the Prime Lease, Tenant shall have
the right to contest in good faith and with reasonable diligence, the validity
of any such lien or claimed lien; provided further, however, that Tenant shall,
at its own cost and expense, cause the same to be discharged of record or bonded
within thirty (30) days after written notice from Landlord or Prime Landlord to
Tenant of the filing thereof; and Tenant shall indemnify and save and hold
harmless Landlord, and if so required by the Prime Lease, Prime Landlord,
against and from all costs, liabilities, suits, penalties, claims and demands,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting therefrom.

20. INDEMNITY.

A. Tenant agrees to indemnify, forever save and hold Landlord and each of
Landlord's agents, contractors, licensees, employees, managers, members,
directors, officers, partners, trustees and invitees (collectively, the
"INDEMNIFIED PARTIES;" each, an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") harmless from and against
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arising out of or in connection with this Sublease, including, without
limitation, (i) Tenant's failure to comply with the provisions of this Sublease;
(ii) Tenant's or Tenant's employees' or Tenant's successors or assigns use of
the Premises; (iii) the conduct of Tenant's business, any activity, work or
things done, permitted or suffered by Tenant, its agents, contractors,
licensees, employees, directors, officers, partners, trustees, successors or
assigns (other than work performed by Landlord) in or about the Premises or the
Building (as defined in the Prime Lease); (iv) Tenant's employees nonobservance
or nonperformance or any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation; (v) any
negligence or other wrongful act or omission on the part of Tenant or any of its
agents, contractors, licensees, employees, directors, officers, partners,
trustees, successors or assigns or (vii) any accident, injury or damage to any
person or property occurring in, on or about the Premises or any part thereof
during the Term of this Sublease, except to the extent caused by the negligence
or willful misconduct of any Indemnified Party.

B. Landlord agrees to indemnify, forever save and hold Tenant and each of
Tenant's agents, contractors, licensees, employees, managers, members,
directors, officers, partners, trustees and invitees (collectively, the "TENANT
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES;" each, a "TENANT INDEMNIFIED PARTY") harmless from and
against any and all Losses which any Tenant Indemnified Party may suffer or
incur arising out of, (i) Landlord's failure to comply with the provisions of
this Sublease; (ii) Landlord's employees nonobservance or nonperformance of any
statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation; (iii) any negligence or other
wrongful act or omission on the part of Landlord or any of its agents,
contractors, licensees, employees, directors, officers, partners, trustees,
successors or assigns or (iv) any accident, injury or damage to any person or
property occurring in, on or about the Premises or any part thereof during the
term of this Sublease to the extent caused by the negligence or willful
misconduct of Landlord (with respect to a claim against Tenant).

C. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any claim for indemnification
hereunder and the obligations owed to the Indemnified Party or the Tenant
Indemnified Party, as the case may be, shall be subject to the provisions of
Sections 9.2 and 9.3 of the Asset Purchase Agreement.

21. LANDLORD'S RESERVED RIGHTS. Landlord shall have the same access rights as
Prime Landlord under the Prime Lease.

22. DEFAULTS. Tenant agrees that any one or more of the following events shall
be considered Events of Default as said term is used herein:

A. Tenant shall be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt, or a decree or order
approving, as properly filed, a petition or answer filed against Tenant asking
reorganization of Tenant under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter
amended, or under the laws of any State, shall be entered, and any such decree
or judgment or order shall not have been vacated or stayed or set aside within
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B. Tenant shall file any petition in bankruptcy, or any petition pursuant or
purporting to be pursuant to the Federal bankruptcy laws now or hereafter
amended, or Tenant shall institute any proceedings for relief of Tenant under
any bankruptcy or insolvency laws or any laws relating to the relief of debtors,
readjustment of indebtedness, reorganization, arrangements, composition or
extension; or

C. Tenant shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall file
an answer admitting or fail timely to contest or acquiesce in the appointment of
any trustee, receiver or liquidator of Tenant or any material part of its
properties; or

D. Tenant shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become
due; or

E. A decree or order appointing a receiver of the property of Tenant shall be
made and such decree or order shall not have been vacated, stayed or set aside
within ninety (90) days from the date of entry or granting thereof; or

F. Tenant shall default in any payment of Rent required to be made by Tenant
hereunder when due as herein provided and such default shall continue for more
than ten (10) days after notice thereof in writing to Tenant; or

G. Tenant shall default in securing insurance or in providing evidence of
insurance as set forth in Section 11 of this Sublease or shall default with
respect to lien claims as set forth in Section 19 of this Sublease and either
such default shall continue for fifteen (15) days after notice thereof in
writing to Tenant; or

H. Tenant shall, by its act or omission to act, cause a default under the Prime
Lease and such default shall not be cured within the time, if any, permitted for
such cure under the Prime Lease; or

I. Tenant shall default in any of the other covenants and agreements herein
contained to be kept, observed and performed by Tenant, and such default shall
continue for thirty (30) days after notice thereof in writing to Tenant, and
Tenant shall not within such 30-day period commence with due diligence and
dispatch the curing of such default or having so commenced, shall thereafter
fail or neglect to prosecute or complete with due diligence and dispatch the
curing of such default.

23. REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence of any one or more Events of Default, Landlord
may exercise any remedy against Tenant which Prime Landlord may exercise for
default by Landlord under the Prime Lease.

24. NOTICES AND CONSENTS. All notices, demands, requests, consents or approvals
which may or are required to be given by either party to the other shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given when received or refused if sent by United
States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested
or if sent by overnight commercial courier service (a) if to Tenant, addressed
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Tenant may from time to time designate by notice in writing to Landlord or (b)
if for Landlord, addressed to Landlord at the address specified in Section 1(C)
or at such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate by notice in
writing to Tenant. Each party agrees to promptly deliver a copy of each notice,
demand, request, consent or approval from such party to Prime Landlord and
promptly to deliver to the other party a copy of any notice, demand, request,
consent or approval received from Prime Landlord. Such copies shall be delivered
by overnight commercial courier.

25. PROVISIONS REGARDING SUBLEASE. This Sublease and all the rights of parties
hereunder are subject and subordinate to the Prime Lease. Each party agrees that
it will not, by its act or omission to act, cause a default under the Prime
Lease. In furtherance of the foregoing, the parties hereby confirm, each to the
other, that it is not practical in this Sublease agreement to enumerate all of
the rights and obligations of the various parties under the Prime Lease and
specifically to allocate those rights and obligations in this Sublease
agreement. Accordingly, in order to afford to Tenant the benefits of this
Sublease and of those provisions of the Prime Lease which by their nature are
intended to benefit the party in possession of the Premises, and in order to
protect Landlord against a default by Tenant which might cause a default or
event of default by Landlord under the Prime Lease:

A. To the extent Prime Landlord requires payment directly from Landlord and
provided Tenant timely pays all Rent when and as due under this Sublease,
Landlord shall pay, when and as due, any and all base rent, additional rent and
other charges payable by Landlord to Prime Landlord to the extent required under
the Prime Lease.

B. Landlord shall promptly provide Tenant with copies of all notices received by
Landlord under the Prime Lease from Prime Landlord or its mortgagee.

C. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, during the Term hereof
Tenant shall perform all affirmative covenants of Landlord under the Prime Lease
and shall refrain from performing any act which is prohibited by the negative
covenants of the Prime Lease.

D. Landlord shall not agree to any amendment to the Prime Lease unless Landlord
shall first obtain Tenant's prior written approval thereof, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

E. Except as otherwise provided herein, Tenant shall be entitled to the rights
of Landlord, as tenant under the Prime Lease. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Landlord hereby grants to Tenant the right to receive all of the
services and benefits with respect to the Premises which are to be provided by
Prime Landlord under the Prime Lease. Landlord shall have no duty to perform any
obligations of Prime Landlord which are, by their nature, the obligation of an
owner or manager of real property. For example, Landlord shall not be required
to provide the services or repairs, if any, which the Prime Landlord is required
to provide under the Prime Lease. Landlord shall have no responsibility for or
be liable to Tenant for any default, failure or delay on the part of Prime
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of its obligations under the Prime Lease, nor shall such default by Prime
Landlord affect this Sublease or waive or defer the performance of any of
Tenant's obligations hereunder except to the extent that such default by Prime
Landlord excuses performance by Landlord, under the Prime Lease. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the parties contemplate that Prime Landlord shall, in fact,
provide the services and benefits and perform its obligations under the Prime
Lease and in the event of any default or failure of such provision or
performance by Prime Landlord, Landlord agrees that it will, upon notice from
Tenant, make demand upon, deliver notices to and request consents or approvals
from Prime Landlord to provide such services or benefits and perform its
obligations under the Prime Lease and, provided that Tenant specifically agrees
to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of Landlord and provides Landlord with
security reasonably satisfactory to Landlord to pay such costs and expenses,
Landlord will take appropriate legal action to enforce the Prime Lease.

F. Tenant shall have the right to exercise all renewal rights granted to
Landlord under the Prime Lease.

G. Landlord shall cooperate with Tenant to cause Prime Landlord to provide
services required by Tenant in addition to those otherwise required to be
provided by Prime Landlord under the Prime Lease. Tenant shall pay Prime
Landlord's charge for such services promptly after having been billed therefor
by Prime Landlord or by Landlord.

26. SECURITY DEPOSIT.

A. To secure the faithful performance by Tenant of all the covenants, conditions
and agreements in this Sublease set forth and contained on the part of Tenant to
be fulfilled, kept, observed and performed including, but not by way of
limitation, such covenants and agreements in this Sublease which become
applicable upon the termination of the same by re-entry or otherwise, Tenant
shall deposit with Landlord the Security Deposit as specified in Section 1(N) on
the understanding that: (a) the Security Deposit or any portion thereof not
previously applied, or from time to time, such one or more portions thereof, may
be applied to the curing of any default that may then exist, without prejudice
to any other remedy or remedies which Landlord may have on account thereof, and
upon such application Tenant shall pay Landlord on demand the amount so applied
which shall be added to the Security Deposit so the same may be restored to its
original amount; (b) should the Prime Lease be assigned by Landlord, the
Security Deposit or any portion thereof not previously applied may be turned
over to Landlord's assignee and if the same be turned over as aforesaid, Tenant
hereby releases Landlord from any and all liability with respect to the Security
Deposit and/or its application or return; (c) if permitted by law, Landlord or
its successor shall not be obligated to hold the Security Deposit as a separate
fund, but on the contrary may commingle the same with its other funds; (d) if
Tenant shall faithfully fulfill, keep, perform and observe all of the covenants,
conditions and agreements in this Sublease set forth and contained on the part
of Tenant to be fulfilled, kept, performed and observed, the sum deposited or
the portion thereof not previously applied, shall be returned to Tenant without
interest no later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Term of this
Sublease or any renewal or extension thereof, provided Tenant has vacated the
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Landlord at the expiration of the Term or any extension or renewal thereof as
provided herein; (e) in the event that Landlord terminates this Sublease or
Tenant's right to possession by reason of an Event of Default by Tenant,
Landlord may apply the Security Deposit against damages suffered to the date of
such termination and/or may retain the Security Deposit to apply against such
damages as may be suffered or shall accrue thereafter by reason of Tenant's
default; and (f) in the event any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other creditor-debtor proceedings shall be instituted by or against Tenant, or
its successors or assigns, the Security Deposit shall be deemed to be applied
first to the payment of any Rent due Landlord for all periods prior to the
institution of such proceedings, and the balance, if any, of the Security
Deposit may be retained or paid to Landlord in partial liquidation of Landlord's
damages.

B. Notwithstanding the above, Tenant shall have the right to post a letter of
credit in place of the cash security deposit required in Section 26(A) of this
Sublease in the same manner as Landlord has the right to post a letter of credit
rather than cash security pursuant to Section 39(c) of the Prime Lease. In
addition, Tenant shall have the obligation to post a letter of credit as
additional security for this Sublease in the same manner as Landlord is
obligated to post additional security for the Prime Lease pursuant to Section
39(b) of the Prime Lease (except that the test shall be the Moody's and/or
Standard & Poors rating of TriMas Company, LLC, the guarantor, rather than
Landlord).

27. PRIME LANDLORD'S CONSENT. The parties acknowledge that, pursuant to Section
13(d) of the Prime Lease, Prime Landlord's consent to this Sublease is not
required.

28. BROKERAGE. Each party warrants to the other that it has had no dealings with
any broker or agent in connection with this Sublease.

29. FORCE MAJEURE. Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be deemed in default with
respect to any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Sublease if such
parties failure to timely perform same is due in whole or in part to any strike,
lockout, labor trouble (whether legal or illegal), civil disorder, failure of
power, restrictive governmental laws and regulations, riots, insurrections, war,
shortages, accidents, casualties, acts of God, or any other cause beyond the
reasonable control of such party.

30. TRIMAS GUARANTEE. As a condition to Landlord entering into the Sublease,
Tenant shall obtain the unconditional guarantee of this Sublease by TriMas
Company LLC in the form attached hereto as Annex 2.

31. CERTIFICATES. Each party shall, without charge, at any time and from time to
time hereafter, within ten (10) days after written request of the other party,
certify to the best of its knowledge by written instrument duly executed and
acknowledged to any mortgagee or purchaser, or proposed mortgagee or proposed
purchaser, of any other person, firm or corporation specified in such request:
(a) as to whether this Sublease has been supplemented or amended, and if so, the
substance and manner of such supplement or amendment; (b) as to the validity and
force and effect of this Sublease, in accordance with its tenor as then
continued; (c) as to the ex-



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istence of any default thereunder; (d) as to the existence of any offsets,
counterclaims or defenses hereto on the part of such other party; (e) as to the
commencement and expiration dates of the Term hereof and (f) as to any other
matters as may reasonably be so requested. Any such certificate may be relied
upon by the party requesting it and any other person, firm or corporation to
whom the same may be exhibited or delivered, and the contents of such
certificate shall be binding on the party executing same.

32. MISCELLANEOUS. The laws of the State of Michigan shall govern the validity,
performance, and enforcement of this Sublease. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision of this Sublease shall not affect or impair
any other provision of this Sublease or the Sublease itself. The submission of
this document for examination does not constitute an offer to lease, or a
reservation of or option for the Premises, and becomes effective only upon
execution and delivery thereof by Landlord and Tenant. All negotiations,
considerations, representations, and understandings between the parties are
incorporated herein and may be modified or altered only by agreement in writing
between the parties. This Sublease shall not be recorded. A memorandum of lease
describing the property, giving the commencement date and term of this Sublease
and renewal rights, and referring to this Sublease, may be executed and may be
recorded by either party. The agreements, terms, covenants, and conditions
herein shall bind and inure to the benefit of Landlord and Tenant and their
respective successors and, except as otherwise provided herein, their assigns.

The parties have executed this Sublease the day and year first above written.

                                     LANDLORD:
                                     METALDYNE COMPANY LLC

                                     By:_______________________________________
                                     Printed Name:_____________________________
                                     Its:_______________________________________


                                     TENANT:
                                     [                               ]

                                     By:_______________________________________
                                     Printed Name:_____________________________
                                     Its:_______________________________________


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STATE OF DELAWARE                   )
                                    )  ss.
COUNTY OF                           )

     The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of
_______, 2003 by _____________, the _______________ of METALDYNE COMPANY LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of said limited liability company.


                                                --------------------------------
                                                Notary Public, State of


                                                Printed Name:___________________

Commission Expires:


-----------------------



STATE OF DELAWARE                   )
                                    )  ss.
COUNTY OF___________                )

     The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of
_______, 2003 by ______________________________, the
____________________________ of [               ], a Delaware limited liability
company, on behalf of said company.


                                                --------------------------------
                                                Notary Public, State of


                                                Printed Name:___________________

Commission Expires:


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                                     ANNEX 1


     Property situated in City of Livonia, County of Wayne, State of Michigan
described as:

     That part of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 25, Town 1 South, Range 9 East,
city of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, described as beginning at a point on
the East line of said Section distant South 0 degrees 26 minutes 50 seconds East
820.0 feet from the Northeast corner of Section 25 and proceeding thence South 0
degrees 26 minutes 50 seconds East along said East line, 500.0 feet; thence
North 89 degrees 52 minutes 20 seconds West 494.56 feet; thence North 0 degrees
20 minutes 47 seconds West 499.99 feet calculated and measured (North 0 degrees
20 minutes 49 seconds West 500.0 feet recorded;) thence South 89 degrees 52
minutes 20 seconds East 493.68 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPT the East
60 feet thereof, which was deeded to the Wayne County Board of Road
Commissioners.

                  Commonly known as 12955 Inkster

                  Tax Item No. 097-99-0006-000









                                     ANNEX 2


                                    GUARANTY


     The undersigned, TRIMAS COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("GUARANTOR"), whose address is 39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan 48304, in consideration of the leasing of the leased Premises
described in that certain sublease (the "SUBLEASE") of even date herewith
between METALDYNE COMPANY LLC ("LANDLORD") and _________________________________
("TENANT"), does hereby covenant and agree as follows:

A.   The undersigned does hereby guarantee the full, faithful and timely payment
     and performance by Tenant of all of the payments, covenants and other
     obligations of Tenant under or pursuant to the Sublease. If Tenant shall
     default at any time in the payment of any rent or any other sums, costs or
     charges whatsoever, or in the performance of any of the other covenants and
     obligations of Tenant, under or pursuant to the Sublease, then the
     undersigned, at its expense, shall on demand of Landlord fully and promptly
     pay all rent, sums, costs and charges to be paid by Tenant, and perform all
     of the other covenants and obligations to be performed by Tenant, under or
     pursuant to the Sublease and, in addition, shall, on Landlord's demand, pay
     to Landlord any and all sums due to Landlord, including all interest on
     past due obligations of Tenant and costs advanced by Landlord, that may
     arise in consequence of Tenant's default.

B.   A separate action or actions may, at Landlord's option, be brought and
     prosecuted against the undersigned, whether or not any action is first or
     subsequently brought against Tenant, or whether or not Tenant is joined in
     any such action, and the undersigned may be joined in any action or
     proceeding commenced by Landlord against Tenant arising out of, in
     connection with or based upon the Sublease.

C.   Subject to the provisions of the immediately following paragraph, this
     Guaranty shall remain and continue in full force and effect and shall not
     be discharged in whole or in part notwithstanding (whether prior or
     subsequent to the execution hereof) any alteration, renewal, extension,
     modification, amendment or assignment of, or subletting, concession,
     franchising, licensing or permitting under, the Sublease. The undersigned
     agrees that the liability of the undersigned hereunder shall be based upon
     the obligations of Tenant set forth in the Sublease as the same may be
     altered, renewed, extended, modified, amended or assigned.

D.   This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the
     institution by or against Tenant, of bankruptcy, reorganization,
     readjustment, receivership or




     insolvency proceedings of any nature, or the disaffirmance of the Sublease
     in any such proceedings or otherwise.

E.   Neuter terms should also refer, where applicable, to the feminine gender
     and the masculine gender; the singular reference shall also include the
     plural of any word if the context so requires.

F.   This Guaranty shall be applicable to and binding upon the heirs, executors,
     administrators, representatives, successors and assigns of Landlord, Tenant
     and the undersigned.

G.   The execution of this Guaranty prior to execution of the Sublease shall not
     invalidate this Guaranty or lessen the obligations of Guarantor hereunder.

H.   This Guaranty is made pursuant to, and shall be interpreted and applied in
     accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan. Any legal action or
     proceeding with respect to this Guaranty may be brought in the Courts of
     the State of Michigan, or the District Court of the United States of
     America for the Eastern District of Michigan, and, by execution and
     delivery of this Guaranty, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably accepts for
     itself the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. The Guarantor hereby
     irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the
     aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of
     copies thereof by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the
     Guarantor at the addresses provided herein, such service to become
     effective 30 days after such mailing, or such earlier time as may be
     provided by applicable law. The Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any
     objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
     of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection
     with this Guaranty brought in the courts referred to above and hereby
     further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such
     court that such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been
     brought in an inconvenient forum.

I.   Landlord's address is 47603 Halyard Drive, Plymouth, Michigan 48170 and
     Tenant's address is 39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield Hills,
     Michigan 48170.

J.   THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
     ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
     GUARANTY.

                  [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]




     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Guaranty as of the
___ day of ____________, 2003.

                                            TRIMAS COMPANY LLC
                                            a Delaware limited liability company

                                            By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

                                            By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name:
                                               Title:
Agreed and Accepted by:

METALDYNE COMPANY LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company

By:
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:

By:
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:







                                 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
                                 --------------

STATE OF                   )
                           )  ss.:
COUNTY OF                  )

     On this ___ day of ________, 2003, before me personally appeared
_______________ and ____________________, to me personally known, who, being
duly sworn, did each for himself say that they are respectively the
___________________________ and ____________________________ of Trimas Company
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the limited liability company named
in and which executed the within instrument, and that said instrument was signed
and sealed in behalf of said limited liability company.


                                     -------------------------------
                                     Notary Public
                                                          County,
                                     My Commission expires:___________


STATE OF                   )
                           )  ss.:
COUNTY OF                  )

     On this ___ day of ________, 2003, before me personally appeared
_______________ and ________________, to me personally known, who, being duly
sworn, did each for himself say that they are respectively the
_____________________ and ________________ of _____________________, a
_______________ limited liability company the limited liability company named in
and which executed the within instrument, and that said instrument was signed
and sealed in behalf of said limited liability company.

-------------------------------
Notary Public
             County,
My Commission expires:___________








                                    EXHIBIT B


                          FORM OF TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT


     THIS ASSIGNMENT is made this 9th day of May, 2003, from Metaldyne
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the
"ASSIGNOR"), to_______________________________, a limited liability company
organized under the laws of Delaware (the "ASSIGNEE").

     WHEREAS, the Assignor is the owner of all rights, title, and interest in
and to the trademark applications and registration, particulars of which are as
follows:

Trademark       Registration No.        Registration Date       Class
---------       ----------------        -----------------       -----
AMCOR              1,671,683            January 14, 1992          12

(hereto referred to as the "Trademarks"); and

     WHEREAS, the Assignee is desirous of acquiring the entire rights in and to
the Trademarks;

     NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom it may concern, be it known that Assignor, for
good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, does
hereby sell, assign, transfer, grant, release, and quit-claim to Assignee, its
successors and assigns, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the
Trademarks, together with any such rights throughout the world; the good will of
the business in which the Trademarks are used; and that portion of the business
of Assignor to which the trademarks pertain. Such right, title, and interest is
to be held and enjoyed by Assignee, its successors and assigns, as fully and
entirely as the same would have been held and enjoyed by Assignor had the
assignment not been made; together with all claims for damages by reason of past
infringement of the Trademarks, with the right to sue for, and collect the same
for its own use and enjoyment, and for the use and enjoyment of its successors,
assigns, or other legal representatives.


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     IN WITNESS THEREOF, Assignor has caused these presents to be executed by an
officer thereof, thereunto duly authorized this ______ day of _________________,
2003.


                                             METALDYNE CORPORATION

                                             By:
                                                ---------------------------
                                                Name
                                                      ---------------------
                                                Title:
                                                      ---------------------

STATE OF
        --------------------------

COUNTY OF
          ------------------------


     On this _____ day of _________________, 2003, before me, a Notary Public,
came ________________________________, to me known and known by me to be the
individual described in and who executed the foregoing, and he/she duly
acknowledged the same to be his/her free act and deed.


       ------------------------------------
                  Notary Public


(SEAL)


My Commission Expires: ___________________



                                       -3-



                                    EXHIBIT C

                              FORM OF BILL OF SALE

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Metaldyne Corporation, a Delaware corporation and
Metaldyne Company LLC (together, the "SELLERS") hereby sell, convey, deliver,
assign and transfer unto [          ], a Delaware limited liability company (the
"BUYER"), and its successors and assigns forever, pursuant to and in furtherance
of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 9, 2003 by and among TriMas
Corporation and Sellers (the "AGREEMENT") all right, title and interest of
Seller in and to the property described in Section 2.1(a) of the Agreement (the
"ASSETS").

     Each Seller further covenants and agrees that it shall execute such other
and further instruments and documents as the Buyer may reasonably request to
carry into effect or to evidence further the transfer of the Assets owned by
such Seller from such Seller to the Buyer.

     Each Seller hereby constitutes and appoints the Buyer and its successors
and assigns, such Seller's true and lawful attorney or attorneys, with full
power of substitution, for it and in its name and stead or otherwise, but on
behalf of and for the benefit of the Buyer and its successors and assigns, to
demand and receive, from time to time, any and all of the Assets, hereby sold,
assigned and transferred or intended so to be, and, from time to time, to give
receipts, releases and acquittances for or in respect of such property and
rights or any part thereof, to institute and prosecute in the name of such
Seller or otherwise, but at the expense and for the benefit of the Buyer, and
its successors and assigns, any proceedings at law, in equity or otherwise, that
the Buyer and its successors or assigns, may deem proper in order to collect,
assert or enforce any claim, right or title of any kind in and to the Assets
hereby sold and transferred or intended so to be, and to defend and compromise
any and all actions, suits or proceedings in respect of any of said property,
assets and rights and, generally, to do any and all such acts and things in
relation thereto as the Buyer or its successors or assigns, shall deem
advisable. Each Seller declares that the appointment hereby made and the powers
hereby granted are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable by such
Seller.

The provisions of this Bill of Sale are subject, in all respects, to the terms
and conditions of the Agreement and all representations and warranties,
conditions, covenants and agreements of each Seller and the Buyer contained
therein, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Bill of
Sale to the extent indicated in the Agreement.


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Signed this 9th day of May, 2003.


SELLERS:                               BUYER:


METALDYNE CORPORATION                 [                                      ]


By:  ______________________           By:  ___________________________
      Name:                                 Name:
      Title:                                Title:

METALDYNE COMPANY LLC


By:  ______________________
      Name:
      Title:




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                                    EXHIBIT D

                                     FORM OF

                  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES dated May 9, 2003, by
[            ], a Delaware limited liability company (the "Buyer"), and its
successors and assigns forever in favor of Metaldyne Corporation, a Delaware
corporation and Metaldyne Company LLC (together, the "Sellers").

     This Assumption of Liabilities is being delivered pursuant to the Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the "Agreement"), by and among
the Sellers and TriMas Corporation.

     For good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Buyer, on its own behalf and on behalf of its
successors and assigns, hereby assumes, and agrees to perform, fulfill, pay and
satisfy when and as due and payable, the Assumed Liabilities as defined in the
Agreement.

     At the reasonable request of the Sellers or Sellers' successors, the Buyer,
for itself and its respective successors and assigns, agrees that it will do,
execute, acknowledge and deliver, or will cause to be done, executed,
acknowledged and delivered all such further acts, documents, powers of attorney
and assurances as may be necessary to perform, fulfill, pay and satisfy the
Assumed Liabilities in a manner that will not result in any liability to the
Sellers or its successors therefor.

     This assumption is subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer has executed this Assumption of Liabilities
on the date first above written.


                                 [                                    ]




                                 By:
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                      Title:









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                                    EXHIBIT E


                                     FORM OF


                       ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT


     THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT is given by the undersigned
("Sellers") to FITTINGS PRODUCTS CO., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Buyer").

     WHEREAS, TriMas Corporation and Sellers have entered into a certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated the __ day of May, 2003 (the "Agreement"), providing
for the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery by Sellers to Buyer
of all of the Purchased Assets (as defined in the Agreement);

     WHEREAS, TriMas Corporation has assigned its rights under the Agreement to
Buyer;

     WHEREAS, Buyer has agreed to assume the Assumed Contracts, subject to the
terms of the Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the payment by Buyer to Sellers of the
Purchase Price (as defined in the Agreement) and in further consideration of the
premises, terms and conditions contained in the Agreement, the receipt and
sufficiency of such consideration being hereby acknowledged, Sellers do hereby
sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, as of the Effective Date (as
defined in the Agreement), all of Sellers' right, title and interest in the
Assumed Contracts (as defined in the Agreement). All of the Sellers'
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in the Agreement relating
to the Assumed Contracts are incorporated herein by reference.




                                      -8-



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Assignment and
Assumption Agreement to be duly executed on this 9th day of May, 2003.


METALDYNE CORPORATION,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION


By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
     --------------------------------
Its:
    ---------------------------------

METALDYNE COMPANY LLC,
A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY


By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
     --------------------------------
Its:
    ---------------------------------







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