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EX-10.11

 

EXHIBIT 10.11

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

1999 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN

SECTION 1. Purpose

The purpose of this Amended and Restated 1999 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (formerly known as
the 1999 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors) is to promote the interest of First
Financial Bancorp., its Subsidiaries and shareholders, by allowing the Corporation to attract and
retain highly qualified non-employee directors by permitting them to obtain or increase their
proprietary interest in the Corporation.

SECTION 2. Definitions and Construction

2.1 Definitions. As used in the Plan, terms defined parenthetically immediately after their use
shall have the respective meanings provided by such definitions, and the terms set forth below
shall have the following meanings (in either case, such terms shall apply equally to both the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

     (a) “Award” means any Option, Restricted Stock or a combination thereof awarded under the
Plan.

     (b) “Award Agreement” means the agreement, certificate or other instrument evidencing the
grant of any Award under the Plan.

     (c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

     (d) “Cause” means a felony conviction of a Non-Employee Director or the failure of a
Non-Employee Director to contest prosecution for a felony, or a Non-Employee Director’s willful
misconduct or dishonesty, any of which is determined by the Board to be directly and materially
harmful to the business or reputation of the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

     (e) “Change in Control” means the happening of any of the following events:

          (i) the approval by the shareholders of the Corporation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Corporation (“Corporate Transaction”) and the consummation of such Corporate
Transaction, and as a result of such Corporate Transaction less than 75% of the outstanding voting
securities of the surviving or resulting corporation will be owned in the aggregate by the former
shareholders of the Corporation as the same shall have existed immediately prior to such Corporate
Transaction; or

          (ii) the approval by the shareholders of the Corporation (or the Board or appropriate officers
if shareholder approval is not required) of the sale by the Corporation of all or substantially all
of its assets to another corporation, which is not a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation,
and the consummation of such sale; or

          (iii) an acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the

 

 

Corporation or the acquisition by such Person of the ability to control in any manner the
election of a majority of the directors of the Corporation; excluding, however, the following: (a)
an acquisition directly from the Corporation, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise
of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from
the Corporation; (b) any acquisition by the Corporation; or (c) any acquisition by any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or any corporation
controlled by the Corporation; or

          (iv) Within any period of two consecutive years commencing on or after the effective date of
the Plan, individuals who at the beginning of such period (“Incumbent Directors”) constitute the
Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election of each
director who is not a director at the beginning of such period has been approved in advance by
directors representing at least a majority of the directors then in office who were directors at
the beginning of the period, and any elected director so approved shall be considered as an
Incumbent Director.

     (f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any
successor thereto.

     (g) “Common Stock” means common shares, without par value, of the Corporation.

     (h) “Committee” means the compensation committee of the Board or another committee appointed
by the Board, provided that all members of the Committee must be Non-Employee Directors as defined
in Section 2.1(o) of this Plan, and must also be “non-employee directors” as such term is defined
in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) under the Exchange Act.

     (i) “Corporation” means First Financial Bancorp., an Ohio corporation.

     (j) “Disability” means permanent and total disability as determined under procedures
established by the Board for purposes of the Plan.

     (k) “Effective Amendment Date” means date of the 2006 annual meeting at which this amended and
restated Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Corporation.

     (l) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time,
and any successor thereto.

     (m) “Fair Market Value” means as of any given date the closing price of the Common Stock as
reported by the NASDAQ National Market System. In the event that there are no such Common Stock
transactions on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the immediately
preceding date on which there were stock transactions. If there is no regular public trading
market for such Common Stock, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be determined by the
Board in good faith.

     (n) “Grantee” means a Non-Employee Director who has been granted a Restricted Stock Award, or
the personal representative, heir or legatee of the Grantee who has rights to the Restricted Stock.

     (o) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation.

     (p) “Option” means an option granted to an Optionee pursuant to the Plan.

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     (q) “Optionee” means a Non-Employee Director who has been granted an Option Award or the
personal representative, heir or legatee of an Optionee who has the right to exercise the Option
upon the death of the Optionee.

     (r) “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange
Act and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “Group” as defined in Section
13(d).

     (s) “Plan” means this Amended and Restated 1999 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, as the same
may be amended from time to time.

     (t) “Restriction Period” means the period during which shares of Restricted Stock are subject
to forfeiture or restrictions on transfer (if applicable) as described in Section 7 of the Plan and
any applicable Award Agreement.

     (u) “Restricted Stock” means Common Stock awarded to a Grantee pursuant to the Plan which is
subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transferability in accordance with Section 7 of the Plan.

     (v) “Retirement” means retirement from the Board on or after age 70 or with the consent of the
Board.

     (w) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any company, any corporation or other Person of which
a majority of its voting power, equity securities or equity interest is owned directly or
indirectly by such company.

2.2 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, reference to the masculine
gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular
shall include the plural.

2.3 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any
reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan
shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

SECTION 3. Shares Subject To The Plan

3.1 Shares Available. The stock to be offered under the Plan shall be shares of Common Stock,
which may be unissued Common Stock or treasury Common Stock. The aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock subject to Awards under the Plan shall not exceed 500,000 shares, subject to the
adjustments provided in Section 8. As of the Effective Amendment Date, the adjusted aggregate
number of such shares is 577,000.

3.2 Canceled, Terminated or Forfeited Awards. Any shares of Common Stock subject to any portion of
an Award which, in any such case and for any reason, expires, or is canceled, terminated or
otherwise forfeited, without the recipient having received any benefits of ownership (as such
phrase is construed by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff), shall again be
available for distribution in connection with Awards under the Plan.

SECTION 4. Administration

4.1 General. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. Subject to the express provisions of
the Plan, the Board shall have authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to it, to determine the terms and provisions of the Awards and
Agreements (which

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shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan) and to make all other
determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Board’s
determination of the matters referred to in this Section 4.1 shall be conclusive.

4.2 Section 16 Compliance. It is the intention of the Corporation that the Plan and the
administration of the Plan comply in all respects with Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. If any Plan provision, or any aspect of the
administration of the Plan, is found not to be in compliance with Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act, the provision or administration shall be deemed null and void, and in all events the Plan
shall be construed in favor of its meeting the requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act.

SECTION 5. Eligibility and Non-Discretionary Grants

5.1 Non-Discretionary Initial Grant. Each individual who first becomes a Non-Employee Director on
or after the Effective Amendment Date of the Plan shall automatically be granted on the first day
of such individual’s first term of office as a Non-Employee Director (a) an Option to purchase
8,663 shares of Common Stock; (b) Restricted Shares having a Fair Market Value of $60,000
(determined without regard to restrictions) or a combination thereof. The Committee shall
determine whether an Option Award, Restricted Stock Award or a combination thereof, shall be
granted. The value of any combination Award shall not exceed the greater of the value of an
individual Option Award or Restricted Stock Award, as such value is determined by the Committee in
its discretion.

5.2 Non-Discretionary Grant Upon Re-election. On the date of each annual meeting of the
shareholders of the Corporation on or subsequent to the Effective Amendment Date of the Plan, each
Non-Employee Director who first became a Non-Employee Director prior to such annual meeting and who
has been elected at such annual meeting to continue to serve as a Non-Employee Director after such
annual meeting shall automatically be granted (a) an Option to purchase 8,663 shares of Common
Stock; (b) Restricted Shares having a Fair Market Value of $60,000 (determined without regard to
restrictions) or a combination thereof. The Committee shall determine whether an Option Award,
Restricted Stock Award or a combination thereof, shall be granted. The value of any combination
Award shall not exceed the greater of the value of an individual Option Award or Restricted Stock
Award, as such value is determined by the Committee in its discretion.

SECTION 6. Option Terms

6.1 Option Price. The purchase price of the Common Stock under each Option granted under the Plan
shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date such Option is granted.

6.2 Nonqualified Stock Options. Only nonqualified stock options shall be granted under the Plan.

6.3 Vesting. All Options shall become exercisable on and after the first anniversary of the date
of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.3, upon a Change in Control,
all Options shall become fully vested and exercisable and the Optionee shall have the right to
exercise the Option in full as to all shares of Common Stock subject to the Option.

6.4 Option Term. The term of each Option shall be ten years from the date of grant or such shorter
period as is prescribed in Section 6.6. Except as provided in Section 6.6 and Section 6.8, no
Option may be exercised at any time unless the holder is then a director of the Corporation.

6.5 Method of Exercise. Subject to Section 6.3 and the terms of any Option Agreement, Options may
be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the Option term, by giving written notice of

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exercise to the Corporation, specifying the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option
to be purchased.

Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price by certified or bank
check or such other instrument as the Corporation may accept. Unless otherwise determined by the
Board, payment, in full or in part, also may be made in the form of shares of unrestricted Common
Stock already owned by the Optionee for at least six months of the same class as the Common Stock
subject to the Option (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Option is
exercised).

In addition, unless otherwise determined by the Board, payment for any Common Shares subject to an
Option also may be made by instructing the Corporation to withhold a number of such Common Shares
having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price of such
Option.

Upon exercise of an Option, the Corporation shall have the right to retain or sell without notice
sufficient Common Stock to cover withholding for taxes, if any, as described in Section 10.

No shares of Common Stock shall be issued until full payment therefor has been made. An Optionee
shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Corporation holding the class or series of
Common Stock that is subject to such Option (including, if applicable, the right to vote the shares
and the right to receive dividends) only when the Optionee has given written notice of exercise and
has paid in full for such shares.

6.6 Termination of Option.

     (a) If the Optionee ceases to be a director of the Corporation for any reason other than
death, Disability, Retirement or removal for Cause, the Option shall terminate three months after
the Optionee ceases to be a director of the Corporation (unless the Optionee dies during such
period), or on the Option’s expiration date, if earlier, and shall be exercisable during such
period after the Optionee ceases to be a director of the Corporation only with respect to the
number of shares of Common Stock which the Optionee was entitled to purchase on the day preceding
the day on which the Optionee ceased to be a director.

     (b) If the Optionee ceases to be a director of the Corporation because of removal for Cause,
the Option shall terminate on the date of the Optionee’s removal.

     (c) In the event of the Optionee’s death, Disability or Retirement while a director of the
Corporation, or the Optionee’s death within three months after the Optionee ceases to be a director
(other than by reason of removal for Cause), the Option shall terminate upon the earlier to occur
of: (i) 12 months after the date of the Optionee’s death, Disability or Retirement, or (ii) the
Option’s expiration date. The Option shall be exercisable during such period after the Optionee’s
death, Disability or Retirement with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock as to which
the Option shall have been exercisable on the date preceding the Optionee’s death, Disability or
Retirement, as the case may be.

     (d) Notwithstanding Section 6.6(a) but subject to Section 6.6(b), if an Optionee ceases to be
a director of the Corporation at or after a Change in Control other than by reason of Cause, death,
Disability or Retirement, any Option held by such Optionee shall be exercisable for the lesser of:
(1) six months and one day after the Optionee ceases to be a director, and (2) the balance of such
Option’s term.

6.7 Restriction On Disposition. Each Option granted under the Plan shall require the Optionee to
agree not to sell, assign or transfer any shares of Common Stock acquired as a result of exercising
an Option, or any part thereof, until after such shares have been held by the Optionee for one year
after the

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date of exercise of the Option which resulted in their acquisition. This Section 6.7 shall not
apply: (i) on and after a Change in Control, (ii) on and after an Optionee’s Disability or
Retirement, (iii) to an Optionee who is the personal representative, heir or legatee of a deceased
Non-Employee Director, (iv) to the extent necessary for tax withholding pursuant to Section 6.5, or
(v) to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of an Option pursuant to the third
paragraph of Section 6.5. Certificates for shares subject to these restrictions on sale,
assignment or transfer shall include a legend which describes such restrictions. When such
restrictions end, unlegended certificates for such shares shall be delivered upon surrender of the
legended certificates.

6.8 Transferability and Shareholder Rights of Holders of Options. No Option granted under the Plan
shall be transferable otherwise than: (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or
(ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (as defined in the Code or Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder). An Option
may be exercised, during the lifetime of an Optionee, only by the Optionee. An Optionee shall have
none of the rights of a shareholder of the Corporation until the Option has been exercised and the
Common Stock subject to the Option has been registered in the name of the Optionee on the transfer
books of the Corporation.

SECTION 7. Restricted Stock Terms

7.1 Awards and Certificates.

     (a) Restricted Stock shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate,
including book-entry registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates. Any certificate
issued in respect of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Grantee and shall bear
an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Award,
substantially in the following form:

“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are
subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of the First Financial Bancorp.
Amended and Restated 1999 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan and an Award Agreement. Copies
of such Plan and Agreement are on file at the offices of First Financial Bancorp., Hamilton,
Ohio.”

     (b) The Committee may require that the certificates evidencing such shares be held in custody
by the Corporation until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and that, as a condition of any
Award of Restricted Stock, the Grantee shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank,
relating to the Common Stock covered by such Award.

     (c) Upon the end of the Restriction Period and provided that the Restricted Stock has not been
forfeited, the Corporation shall, upon the Grantee’s request or upon its own initiative, issue or
have issued new certificates without the legend described in Section 7.1(a), in exchange for those
certificates previously issued.

7.2 Terms and Conditions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following terms and conditions.

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 7.2(d), 7.2(e), 7.2(f), and 7.2(g), all
restrictions on Restricted Stock granted pursuant to an Award shall end (and the Restricted Stock
shall thereupon become vested) only as follows: one-third of the Award shall vest as of the date of
the Award and one-third each shall vest as of the dates immediately prior to the Annual Meeting
dates of the Corporation of each of the years containing the first and second anniversaries of the
date of the Award, respectively, provided the grantee remains a director of the Corporation as of
the date on which vesting occurs.

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     (b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement referred to in
Section 7.2(h), and until the expiration of the Restriction Period, the Grantee shall not be
permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Restricted Stock.

     (c) Except as provided in Sections 7.2(b) and this 7.2(c) and the Award Agreement, the Grantee
shall have, with respect to the Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a shareholder of the
Corporation holding the class or series of Common Stock that is the subject of the Restricted
Stock, including, if applicable, the right to vote the shares and the right to receive any cash
dividends. If so determined by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement and provided that
sufficient shares are available under Section 3 of the Plan for such reinvestment, (1) cash
dividends on the class or series of Common Stock that is the subject of the Restricted Stock Award
shall be automatically deferred and reinvested in additional Restricted Stock, held subject to the
vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock and (2) dividends payable in Common Stock shall be paid
in the form of Restricted Stock of the same class as the Common Stock with which such dividend was
paid, held subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock.

     (d) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Agreement and
Sections 7.2(a), 7.2(f) and 7.2(g), if a Grantee ceases to be a director of the Corporation for any
reason other than death, Disability, Retirement, or Cause, all unvested Restricted Stock shall be
forfeited as of the date the Grantee ceases to be a director.

     (e) If a Grantee ceases to be a director of the Corporation because of removal for Cause, all
unvested Restricted Stock shall be forfeited as of the date the Grantee ceases to be a director.

     (f) In the event of a Grantee’s death, Disability or Retirement while a director of the
Corporation, all unvested Restricted Stock shall become fully vested and all restrictions shall end
as of the date of such death, Disability or Retirement.

     (g) Notwithstanding Section 7.2(d) but subject to Section 7.2(e), if a Grantee ceases to be a
director of the Corporation at or within twelve months after a Change in Control other than by
reason of Cause, death, Disability or Retirement, any unvested Restricted Stock held by such
Grantee shall become fully vested and all restrictions shall lapse as of the date the Grantee
ceases to be a director.

     (h) Each Award shall be confirmed by, and be subject to, the terms of an Award Agreement.

SECTION 8. Adjustments Upon Change In Capitalization

Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Section 3, in the event of a merger, reorganization,
consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, split-up, spin-off, separation, liquidation,
stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, property dividend, share repurchase, share
combination, share exchange, issuance of warrants, rights or debentures or other change in
corporate structure of the Corporation affecting the Common Stock, the Board shall make such
substitution or adjustments in the aggregate number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under
the Plan, in the number, kind and option price of shares subject to outstanding Options or
Restricted Stock Awards, and/or such other equitable substitution or adjustments as it may
determine to be appropriate in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the number of shares
subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.

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SECTION 9. Termination and Amendment

9.1 Termination. The Plan shall terminate on the earliest to occur of: (i) the date when all of
the Common Stock available under the Plan shall have been acquired through the exercise of Options
and all Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall have vested; (ii) April 26, 2009; or (iii)
such earlier date as the Board may determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the
termination of the Plan shall not terminate the rights of a Grantee or Optionee with respect to
Awards made on or prior to the date of such Plan termination.

9.2 Amendment. The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or
discontinuation shall be made which would: (i) impair the rights under an Award or Award Agreement
theretofore granted without the recipient’s consent, except such an amendment made to cause the
Plan to qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 or to cause the Plan to comply with Code
section 409A, or (ii) disqualify the Plan from the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. In addition,
no such amendment shall be made without the approval of the Corporation’s shareholders to the
extent such approval is required by law or agreement.

SECTION 10. Withholding

Upon (a) the issuance of Common Stock as a result of the exercise of an Option Award or (b) the
vesting of Restricted Stock under an Award, the Corporation shall have the right to retain or sell
without notice sufficient Common Stock to cover the amount of any federal income tax required to be
withheld with respect to such Common Stock being issued or vested, remitting any balance to the
Optionee or Grantee; provided, however, that the Optionee or Grantee shall have the right to
provide the Corporation with the funds to enable it to pay such tax.

SECTION 11. No Right to Re-Election

Nothing in the Plan or in any Award granted pursuant to the Plan or any action taken under the Plan
shall confer on any individual any right to continue as a director of the Corporation or to be
renominated by the Board or re-elected by the shareholders of the Corporation.

SECTION 12. Effective Date of the Plan

The original effective date of the Plan was the date of the 1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at
which the Corporation’s shareholders approved the Plan. The effective date of this amendment and
restatement of the Plan is the Effective Amendment Date as defined in Section 2.1(k).

SECTION 13. Prior Plan

This Plan is intended to amend and restate the First Financial Bancorp. 1999 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (the “Prior Plan”) for all Awards granted on or after the Effective
Amendment Date of the Plan. Except as provided in Section 9.2 and Section 15, options granted
under the Prior Plan which are outstanding on the Effective Amendment Date of the Plan will not be
affected by the amended and restated Plan.

SECTION 14. Governing Law

The provisions of the Plan shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of
the State of Ohio without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

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SECTION 15. Code Section 409A Compliance

The Corporation intends to operate the Plan in good faith compliance with the provisions of Section
409A of the Code and IRS Notice 2005-1 during calendar years 2005 and 2006 and further intends to
amend the Plan and any outstanding Awards on or before December 31, 2006, or such later date as may
be permitted, to conform to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code with respect to amounts
subject to Section 409A of the Code.

Amended and Restated approved by shareholders on 4/25/2006

9Exhibit 10.1 - Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated May 1, 2006

    Exhibit
      10.1

    

    FIFTH
      AMENDMENT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

     

    FIFTH
      AMENDMENT, dated as of May 1, 2006 (the “Amendment”),
      to
      the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2003, as amended by the First
      Amendment dated as of March 19, 2003, the Second Amendment dated as of December
      3, 2003, the Third Amendment and First Waiver dated as of October 7, 2004 and
      the Fourth Amendment dated as of April 22, 2005 (the “Credit
      Agreement”),
      among
      VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC. (“Holdings”),
      VIASYSTEMS, INC. (the “Borrower”),
      the
      several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto
      (the “Lenders”)
      and
      JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such
      capacity, the “Administrative
      Agent”).
      

     

    W I T N E S S E T H:

     

    WHEREAS,
      Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties
      to
      the Credit Agreement;

     

    WHEREAS,
      Holdings, Electrical Components International Holdings Company (“Purchaser”),
      Wire Harness Holding Company, Inc. (“Seller”), and Wire Harness Industries, Inc.
      (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21,
      2006 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Purchaser is
      acquiring Holdings'
      wire harness business through the purchase or transfer of (i) the shares of
      the
      Company and it Subsidiaries from the Seller and (ii) certain assets of the
      Borrower and its Subsidiaries relating to the manufacture and sale of wire
      harness products (collectively, the "Transaction");

     

    WHEREAS,
      the Lenders hereby consent to the consummation
      of the Transaction;

     

    WHEREAS,
      the Borrower has requested that the Lenders
      agree to amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein to
      permit
      the Transaction;
      and

     

    WHEREAS,
      the parties hereto are willing to agree to such amendment, but only upon the
      terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

     

    NOW
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter
      set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

    
1. Defined
      Terms.
      Unless
      otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms that are defined in the Credit
      Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

    
       

      2. Amendment
        to Subsection 1.1—New Definitions. Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
        hereby amended by adding the following definitions in the appropriate
        alphabetical order:

       

      “Escrow
        Account”:
        an
        interest bearing escrow account governed by the Escrow Agreement with the
        Administrative Agent funded by the Borrower at the Fifth Amendment Effective
        Date. The Escrow Account shall remain in place from the Fifth Amendment
        Effective Date through the earlier of (a) the date the Net Cash Proceeds
        from
        the sale of Wire Harness Industries, Inc. and its Subsidiaries are applied
        in
        accordance with Section 11.6(k) and (b) the Wire Harness Proceeds Application
        Date. All interest accruing on any funds held in the Escrow Account shall
        be
        held for the benefit of the Borrower. Prior to and including the Wire Harness
        Proceeds Application Date, the Borrower shall have immediate access to the
        funds
        in the Escrow

       

       

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

       

      Account
        to the extent such funds are then applied in
        accordance with Section 5.3 of the Credit Agreement.

       

      “Escrow
        Agreement”:
        an
        escrow agreement dated the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, between the Borrower
        and the Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable
        to the
        Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

       

      “Fifth
        Amendment Effective Date”:
        the
        date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 of the Fifth
        Amendment, dated as of May 1, 2006 to this Agreement shall have been satisfied
        or waived, which date is May 1, 2006.

       

      “Wire
        Harness Proceeds Application Date”:
        the
        date that is 15 Business Days after the sale of Wire Harness Industries,
        Inc.
        and its Subsidiaries. 

       

      3. Amendment
        to Subsection 11.3. Subsection 11.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
        amended by adding the following new paragraph (p) after paragraph (o)
        thereof:

       

      “(p)
        Liens in connection with the Escrow Account.”

       

      4. Amendment
        to Subsection 11.6. Subsection 11.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
        amended by adding the following new paragraph (k) after paragraph (j)
        thereof:

       

      “(k)
        the
        sale of Wire Harness Industries, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and the sale or
        transfer of certain assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries relating
        to the
        manufacture and sale of wire harness products, for 100% cash so long as the
        Net
        Cash Proceeds thereof are placed in the Escrow Account on the Fifth Amendment
        Effective Date to be applied in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Credit
        Agreement no later than the Wire Harness Proceeds Application
        Date.”

       

      5. Conditions
        to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon the date (the
“Fifth Amendment Effective Date”) when the following conditions are
        satisfied or waived:

       

      (a)  Amendment
        to Credit Agreement/Escrow Agreement.
        The
        Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of (i) this Amendment
        and
        (ii) the Escrow Agreement, in each case duly executed and delivered by Holdings
        and the Borrower.

       

      (b)  Lender
        Consent Letters.
        The
        Administrative Agent shall have received Lender Consent Letters (or facsimile
        or
        electronic transmissions thereof) with respect to this Amendment, duly executed
        and delivered by the Required Lenders, consenting to the execution of this
        Amendment by the Administrative Agent;

       

      (c)  No
        Default.
        No
        Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such
        date
        or after giving effect to the transactions (including the amendments to the
        Credit Agreement) contemplated herein; and

       

      (d)  Representations
        and Warranties.
        Each of
        the representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in or pursuant
        to
        the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on
        and as
        of the date hereof, before and after giving effect to the effectiveness of
        this
        Amendment, as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent
        such
        representations and warranties expressly relate to a specific earlier date,
        in
        which case such representations and warranties were true and correct as of
        such
        earlier date. 

       

       

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

       

      6. Continuing
        Effect of the Credit Agreement.
        This
        Amendment shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of
        the
        Credit Agreement not expressly referred to herein and shall not be construed
        as
        an amendment, waiver or consent to any further or future action on the part
        of
        the Credit Parties that would require an amendment, waiver or consent of
        the
        Lenders or the Administrative Agent. Except as expressly amended hereby,
        the
        provisions of the Credit Agreement are and shall remain in full force and
        effect.

       

      7. Counterparts.
        This
        Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number
        of
        separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other suitable means of
        electronic transmission of a signed counterpart, such as a pdf file), and
        all of
        said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the
        same
        instrument.

       

      8. GOVERNING
        LAW.
        THIS
        AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT
        SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
        LAW
        OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

       

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

     

    

      

       

      
        	 	
                VIASYSTEMS
                  GROUP, INC.

              
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
                By:

              	
                /s/
                  Kelly Wetzler

              
	 	
                Name:
                  Kelly Wetzler

              
	 	
                Title:
                  Asst. Secretary

              

      

      

      

      
        	 	
                VIASYSTEMS,
                  INC.

              
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
                By:

              	
                /s/
                  Kelly Wetzler

              
	 	
                Name:
                  Kelly Wetzler

              
	 	
                Title:
                  Asst. Secretary

              

      

      

      

      
        	 	
                JPMORGAN
                  CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative

                Agent
                  and as a Lender

              
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
                By:

              	
                /s/
                  James L. Stone

              
	 	
                Name:
                  James L. Stone

              
	 	
                Title:
                  Managing Director

              

      

      

 

    

    

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    LENDER
      CONSENT LETTER

    

    VIASYSTEMS,
      INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT

    DATED
      AS
      OF JANUARY 31, 2003

     

    
 

    
       

      

        
          	
                  To:

                	
                  JPMorgan
                    Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

                
	 	
                  270
                    Park Avenue

                
	 	
                  New
                    York, New York 10017

                

        

      

       

      Ladies
        and Gentlemen:

      

      Reference
        is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2003 (as amended,
        supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit
        Agreement”),
        among
        Viasystems Group, Inc., Viasystems, Inc. (the “Borrower”),
        the
        several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties
        thereto
        and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise
        defined
        herein, capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement
        are so
        used as so defined. 

      

      The
        Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement on the
        terms
        described in the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement in the form attached
        hereto as Exhibit A (the “Fifth
        Amendment”).

      

      Pursuant
        to Subsection 15.1 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Lender hereby
        consents to the execution by the Administrative Agent of the Fifth
        Amendment.

      
 

    

    
      	 	
              Very
                truly yours,

            
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
              (NAME
                OF LENDER)

            
	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	
              Name:

            
	 	
              Title:

            

    

    

    

    

    

    Dated
      as
      of April ___, 2006

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