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	EXHIBIT 10.25

	 
	STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

            EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

The purpose of the Steel Dynamics, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide the employees of Steel Dynamics, Inc. (“Company”) and its Participating Affiliates a convenient way to acquire shares of the Company’s Common Stock, through savings
accumulated through payroll deductions and thus to maintain and stimulate employee interest in the Company’s growth and profitability.

ARTICLE I

Definitions

1.1 “Affiliate” means all wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company and any other entity which may be designated from time to time as such by the Company’s Board of Directors.

1.2 “Committee” means the Company’s Compensation Committee appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time. The Committee shall be responsible for the administration of the Plan.

 1.3 “Compensation” means total cash compensation received by an Eligible Employee from the Company or an Affiliate, including (a) regular or “base” compensation such as salary, wages, overtime, shift differentials, bonuses (other than bonuses or other onetime
payments in connection with and as a inducement for the commencement of employment), and commissions, and (b) incentive compensation, but does not include relocation payments or reimbursements, expense reimbursements, tuition or other reimbursements, automobile
allowances, housing allowances, cash payments in lieu of sick or vacation time benefits and income realized as a result of any stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus or similar plan of the Company or Affiliate.

1.4 “Designated Broker” means, at any time or from time to time, a broker which is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, that has been appointed by the Committee to receive Participant payroll deductions and Company Matching Contributions (collectively
“Contributions”), to open and maintain direct, individual brokerage accounts for and in the name of each Participant (each a “Participant Account”) and, at such intervals as the Committee may direct, to purchase on the open market, on behalf and for the account of each
Participant, with the contributions accumulated in each Participant Account, such shares of the Company’s Stock as may be purchased therewith.

1.5 “Effective Date” means the later to occur of the first day of the calendar month next following the date on which this Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders or July 1, 2004.

1.6 “Eligible Employee” means any person, including a corporate officer, who is a regular and active fulltime employee of the Company or Affiliate for tax purposes, whose customary employment is at least thirty (30) hours per week and 1,000 hours annually. For
purposes of this Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on a Leave of Absence authorized by the Company or Affiliate, such as sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or Affiliate. Where the leave
of absence exceeds the number of days authorized and the person’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the day next following the expiration of the authorized period;
provided, however, that any period during which a person is or was on leave of absence for the purpose of serving on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States shall be considered a period during which such person is or was regularly and actively employed by
the Company or Affiliate.

1.7 “Employer” means Steel Dynamics, Inc. and all Participating Affiliates.

1.8 “Leave of Absence” means absence from active service with the Company or an Affiliate, with the permission of the Company of Affiliate, by reason of illness, military service, or for any other reason as

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approved or allowed by the Company’s or Affiliate’s personnel policies. An Eligible Employee whose Service is terminated and who is subsequently re-employed by the Company or an Affiliate
will be considered a new employee, for all purposes of the Plan, as of the effective date of his reemployment.

1.9 “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan in accordance with Article II. A person shall be deemed to remain a Participant until the Participant withdraws from the Plan.

1.10 “Participating Affiliate” means an Affiliate that has adopted the Plan with the consent of the Company’s Board of Directors. If a company which is or has become a Participating Affiliate ceases to be a Participating Affiliate, such company shall be deemed to have
withdrawn from participation in the Plan.

1.11 “Pay Period” means the interval of time for which a particular Eligible Employee regularly receives his compensation.

1.12 “Payday” means the day on which the Eligible Employee regularly receives his compensation for the Pay Period.

1.13 The “Payroll Deduction Authorization” shall be on a form approved by the Committee and shall direct the Company or Affiliate to withhold from a Participant’s paycheck a specified dollar amount of his Compensation to be used for the purchase of Stock under
this Plan.

1.14 “Plan” means the Steel Dynamics, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

1.15 “Prevailing Market Price” means the actual purchase price of the Stock in the open market.

1.16 “Service” means that period of continuous uninterrupted employment with the Company or any one or more of its Affiliates, from an Eligible Employee’s first day of employment until his or her date of termination of employment with all Affiliates. However, in
the case of an Affiliate which has been acquired by the Company through the acquisition of substantially all of the assets or all of the stock of the Affiliate, Service shall include employment prior to the date on which such Affiliate is designated as a Participating Affiliate, on
such terms as the Committee may expressly provide. Service with the Company and with one or more Affiliates during consecutive periods shall be considered continuous Service.

1.17 “Stock” means shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

1.18 “Termination of Service” means any absence from the employment of the Company or any Affiliate (including, but not limited to, absences by reason of discharge or resignation) which is not considered an authorized Leave of Absence as defined herein.

ARTICLE II

Participation in the Plan

2.1 Eligibility to Participate. Except as provided below, each Eligible Employee of the Company or of a Participating Affiliate who has completed thirty (30) days of Service shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, commencing on the first Payday that falls on or
after the first day of the following calendar month.

2.2 Election to Participate. An Eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan by executing or otherwise approving a Payroll Deduction Authorization, together with executing and returning such other Plan documents and new account documents supplied by the
Designated Broker as may be required to open and maintain that person’s Account with the Designated Broker (within the time period prescribed by the Committee) prior to the Payday on which the Eligible Employee will begin participation. Such Participant Accounts are and
shall remain the sole property of each Participant, and neither the Company nor its Affiliates shall have, maintain or acquire any right, power or interest in any such Participant Account. The Participant shall also specify the exact name or names (which must include the
Employee’s name and may include the name of another person as joint owner or a personal trustee) in which Stock is to be held or registered.

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ARTICLE III

Employee Participation and Contributions

3.1 Voluntary, Non-Discriminatory Plan. Participation in this Plan shall be voluntary and all Participants shall have the same rights and privileges under the Plan, except to the extent the terms of the Plan otherwise provide. No Employee may participate under this
Plan if that Employee, immediately after a Payroll Deduction and/or a Company Matching Contribution, owns Company Stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the Company’s Stock, determined under the rules prescribed pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

3.2 Amounts of and Limits on Contribution. Subject to the provisions of Article VII, the minimum payroll deduction for Participants with weekly Pay Periods shall be $10.00 or for Participants with monthly Pay Periods shall be $40.00, and the maximum payroll
deduction for Participants with a weekly Pay Period shall be $200.00 or for a Participant with a monthly Pay Period shall be $860.00, as the Participant shall from time to time elect according to rules prescribed and on forms approved by the Committee. At such times as
permitted by the Committee, a Participant may increase or decrease his or her Payroll Deduction Authorization by any multiple of $10.00, provided that the amount thereof does not fall below the minimum or exceed the maximum allowable amount hereof, and provided,
further, that the maximum allowable Participant Payroll Deduction Authorization, exclusive of any Company Matching Contribution, may not exceed $10,400.00 for any calendar year. A Participant may not make any additional voluntary payments into such Account.

A Participant shall be entitled, no more than once every eighteen (18) months, to suspend his or her Payroll Deduction Authorization, commencing with the Pay Day next following the Company’s or Affiliate’s receipt of seven (7) days written notice of such suspension
request. A Participant on an unpaid Leave of Absence shall be deemed to have suspended his or her Payroll Deduction Authorization during the period of such leave of Absence. Following such suspension, if the Participant has not resumed voluntary contributions within
twelve (12) months after the commencement of the suspension period, the Participant shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan.

3.3 Voluntary Withdrawal from the Plan. A Participant who remains employed by the Company or an Affiliate may withdraw from the Plan by submitting a notice of cancellation of his or her Payroll Deduction Authorization in the manner prescribed from time to
time by the Committee, but no later than seven (7) business days prior to the Payday for which the cancellation is to be effective. Any Contributions made prior to the effective date of withdrawal shall not be refunded to the Participant but shall be used to purchase Company
Stock. Any Participant who withdraws from the Plan may later renew his or her participation in the Plan but will be deemed a new Participant.

3.4 Termination of Service Means Withdrawal from Plan. Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service, the Participant will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan as of his or her last regular Payday.

3.5 Effect of Participant’s Withdrawal from Plan. On and after the effective date of a Participant’s withdrawal from the Plan, no further Payroll Deduction and no further Company Matching Contribution under the Plan shall be made by or for the Participant.

ARTICLE IV

Company Matching Contributions

4.1 Each Participant shall be entitled to “Company Matching Contributions” on the amount of that Participant’s Payroll Deduction, if any, made pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Plan, in the amount and manner described in Sections 4.2 and 5.2.

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4.2 Company Matching Contributions made pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall match only the Participant’s Payroll Deduction amount withheld from the Participant’s Compensation pursuant to Section 3.2. Such Company Matching Contributions shall be equal to ten
percent (10%) of the amount so withheld; provided, however, that, by authorization from time to time by the Compensation Committee and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, and without the necessity of any further approval by the Company’s stockholders, the
amount of the Company’s Matching Contributions may be increased or decreased, in increments of one percent (1%), within a range of a minimum of five percent (5%) to a maximum of fifteen percent (15%) of the Participant’s Payroll Deduction amount, subject to the
provisions of Article VII.

ARTICLE V

Administration of the Plan

5.1 Administration. The Committee shall administer, supervise and carry out the purposes of the Plan. The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may deem appropriate. Acts of a majority of the Committee at which a quorum is present, or acts
reduced to or approved in writing by a majority of the members of the Committee, shall be valid acts of the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole authority, in its absolute discretion, to adopt, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as, in its opinion, may be
advisable in the administration of the Plan; to construe and interpret the Plan and the rules and regulations; and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee
shall be binding on all Participants. The Committee may employ such legal counsel, consultants and agents as it may deem desirable for the administration of the Plan and may rely upon any opinion received from any such counsel or consultant and any computation received
from any such consultant or agent. Expenses incurred by the Committee in the engagement of such counsel, consultant or agent shall be paid for by the Company. No member or former member of the Committee or of the Board of Directors of the Company shall be liable for
any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate all or any portion of its duties hereunder to other individuals or entities.

5.2 Payment of Employee Contributions and Company Matching Contributions. The Company shall remit the funds deducted from each Participant’s Compensation under this Plan, plus any Company Matching Contributions to the Designated Broker no less
frequently than monthly.

5.3 Investment in Company Stock. As soon as practicable after receipt of funds remitted under the Plan, the Designated Broker shall purchase on behalf of Participants, in the open market and at Prevailing Market Prices, shares of the Company’s Stock. Such shares
shall be purchased on a per Participant basis and maintained by the Designated Broker exclusively for each Participant and under the exclusive direction and control of such Participant. The number of shares of Stock to be purchased will be determined by the aggregate amount
of funds available to purchase the shares of Stock. Unapplied cash will be maintained by the Designated Broker in the Participant’s Account.

5.4 No Interest to be Paid. No interest shall be payable by the Company to or on behalf of any Participant on account of any amounts withheld from a Participant’s Compensation.

5.5 Costs of the Plan. The costs of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company or allocated to and paid by Participating Affiliates.

5.6 Brokerage Costs. Brokerage expenses incurred in the purchase, but not the sale, of shares of Stock shall be paid for by the Company or allocated to and paid by Participating Affiliates.

5.7 Indemnification. Neither the Company, the Committee or its delegates, nor any Designated Broker to which Contributions are directed and through whom purchases of Stock are executed pursuant to this Plan shall be liable for any action or determination made in
good faith including, without limiting the generality of the

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foregoing, any action with respect to price, time, quantity or other conditions and circumstances regarding the purchase of shares of Stock under the Plan. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless any officer, employee, director or member of the Committee or its delegees or representatives who suffers damage, loss or expenses, including the expense of defense thereof, in
connection with the performance of the duties specified herein.

ARTICLE VI

Reports and Maintenance of Accounts

6.1 Quarterly Reports. The Designated Broker shall make reports to each Participant no less frequently than quarterly, specifying the number of shares of Stock, the market value thereof, and any unapplied cash, through the last day of each such period.

6.2 Accounts. Accounts maintained by the Designated Broker for each Participant shall be and remain the sole property of such Participant at all times and for all purposes from the moment of receipt by the Designated Broker of the amounts contributed by or on behalf
of the Participant. The Participant may withdraw shares of Stock or sell shares of Stock as and when the Participant may direct. At the Company’s request, the Designated Broker will also transfer all Participant Accounts to any successor Designated Broker the Committee may
select, upon sixty (60) days advance written notice from the Company.

ARTICLE VII

Amendment and Termination of the Plan

The Board of Directors of the Company, at any time and in its discretion, may alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any part thereof, without seeking or obtaining stockholder approval, unless an alteration or amendment, in the opinion of the Company’s legal
counsel, shall be deemed a “material Plan amendment” within the meaning of NASD Rule 4350(i) or any comparable or replacement rule applicable to the Company. For purposes of this provision, however, upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee and approval
by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company, without the further approval of its Stockholders, may alter and amend the maximum dollar or percentage amount of a Participant’s Payroll Deduction Authorization under this Plan, and/or the amount of the Company
Matching Contribution, up to an increase of twenty-five percent (25%) over the maximum amounts prescribed hereunder, and such alteration shall not be deemed a material plan amendment. Notice of any such amendment or of any, suspension or termination of the Plan, in
whole or in part, shall be given to each Participant as soon as practicable after such action is taken. This Plan shall terminate, if not sooner terminated, ten (10) years from the Effective Date.

ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous Provisions

8.1 No Contract of Employment Intended. The granting of any right to a person pursuant to this Plan shall not constitute an agreement or understanding, express or implied, on the part of the Company or any Affiliate to employ such person for any specified period.

8.2 Information Available. If required by law, the shares of the Company’s Stock shall be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S8 or on such other form as may be specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Company, if required,
shall deliver to each Participant to whom required a copy of the prospectus or such other information as may be required from time to time.

8.3 Notices. All notices or other communications by or to the Company or by or to a Participant under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received by the Company at the

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address designated by the Company for the receipt of such notices or communications, or by or for a Participant, at the address specified in the Payroll Deduction Authorization, unless each
shall have notified the other of a different address or means of notice.

8.4 Severability. Each of the sections included in the Plan is separate, distinct and severable from the other and remaining sections of the Plan, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any section shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other section or
sections of the Plan. Further, if any section of this Plan is ruled invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction because of a conflict between such section and any applicable law or public policy, such section shall be valid and enforceable to the extent such
section is consistent with such law or public policy.

8.5 Governing Law. The construction, validity and operation of this Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana.

8.6 Tax Incidents of the Plan. The Plan is not intended to constitute a “tax qualified plan” within the scope of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or otherwise. Under current tax laws, amounts withheld from a Participant’s Compensation
pursuant to the Participant’s Payroll Deduction Authorization, and used for the purchase of Company Stock, will not be deductible, for federal income tax purposes, by the Participant; and the amount of the Company Matching Contribution made by the Company on behalf of a
Participant will be taxable to each Participant, as additional compensation, at ordinary federal and state income tax rates, and deductible by the Company.

The tax treatment to a Participant based on the Participant’s disposition of the shares of Stock held in his or her account with the Designated Broker will depend on the character of the shares of Stock in the hands of the Participant, the Participant’s tax basis in the
shares, the length of time the shares have been held by the Participant, and other factors that may affect the amount or character of any taxable gain or the ordinary income or capital gains treatment of any such gain. The Company makes no representation to any Employee or
Participant with respect to the tax treatment to the Employee or Participant of the Participant’s or the Company’s Contributions for or on behalf of a Participant under the Plan, or with respect to the tax treatment upon disposition of the shares purchased and held in connection
with the Plan. Each Employee or Participant should consult with his or her tax advisor with regard to the tax treatment to be accorded to the Employee or Participant as a result of participating in the Plan.

8.7 Rules of Construction. Throughout this Plan, the masculine includes the feminine, and the singular includes the plural, and vice versa, where applicable.

6AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

      THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into as of February
28, 2005, by and among Thomas Equipment, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Thomas
Equipment"), Thomas Ventures, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Thomas Ventures"
and together with Thomas Equipment, each a "Company" and collectively the
"Companies") and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. ("Laurus").

                                   BACKGROUND

      Companies and Laurus are parties to a Security and Purchase Agreement
dated as of November 9, 2004 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Security and Purchase Agreement") pursuant to
which Laurus provides Companies with certain financial accommodations.

      Thomas Equipment and Laurus are parties to a Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of November 9, 2004 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Registration Rights Agreement) pursuant to
which Thomas Equipment, among other things, has agreed to file a registration
statement covering the Registrable Securities (as therein defined).

      Companies have requested that Laurus amend the Security and Purchase
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, and Laurus is willing to do so
on the terms and conditions hereafter set forth.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements set forth herein, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.    Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings given to them in the Security and Purchase Agreement.

2.    Amendments to Security and Purchase Agreement. Subject to satisfaction of
the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 below, the Security and Purchase
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

            (a) Section 2(d) of the Security and Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

                  "(d) Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
            herein and in the Ancillary Agreements, Laurus shall make a term
            loan (the "Closing Date Term Loan") to Company and the Eligible
            Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount equal to $6,000,000. The Closing
            Date Term Loan shall be advanced on the Closing Date and shall be,
            with respect to principal, payable in consecutive monthly
            installments of principal commencing on July 1, 2005 and on the
            first day of each month thereafter, subject to acceleration upon the
            occurrence of an Event of Default or termination of this Agreement.
            The first twenty-eight principal installments shall each be in the
            amount of $206,896 and the twenty-ninth and final installment shall
            be in an amount equal to the unpaid principal balance of the Closing
            Date Term Loan plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The
            Closing Date Term Loan shall be evidenced by the Closing Date
            Secured Convertible Term Note. Subject to the terms and conditions
            set forth herein and in the Ancillary Agreements, Laurus shall make
            a term loan (the "Second Term Loan" and together with the Closing
            Date Term Loan, each a "Term Loan" and collectively the "Term
            Loans") to Company and the Eligible Subsidiaries in an aggregate
            amount equal to $1,900,000. The Second Term Loan shall be advanced
            on February 28, 2005 and shall be, with respect to principal,
            payable in consecutive monthly installments of principal commencing
            on July 1, 2005 and on the first day of each month thereafter,
            subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
            or termination of this Agreement. The first twenty-eight principal
            installments shall each be in the amount of $65,517 and the
            twenty-ninth and final installment shall be in an amount equal to
            the unpaid principal balance of the Second Term Loan plus all
            accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Second Term Loan shall be
            evidenced by the Second Secured Convertible Term Note."

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            (b) The following subsection is hereby added to the end of Section
13 of the Security and Purchase Agreement:

                  "(u) Offerings. Company shall not commence any offering of any
            of its Common Stock or other equity securities intended, in whole or
            in part, to raise capital for the benefit of Company and/or any of
            its Subsidiaries, without the prior written consent of Laurus,
            unless the aggregate amount of proceeds that Company receives from
            such offering is sufficient to indefeasibly pay in full the
            Obligations and the indebtedness owing by Company and its
            Subsidiaries to Roynat Merchant Capital Inc. and the proceeds of
            such offering or a portion thereof, as applicable, are used by
            Company to indefeasibly pay the Obligations in full or in part, at
            Laurus' option. Each of Company and each Eligible Subsidiary hereby
            acknowledges that Company's breach of this Section 13(u) shall
            constitute an automatic Event of Default and no cure or grace period
            shall be applicable thereto notwithstanding any other provision of
            this Agreement to the contrary."

            (c) Section 19(p) of the Security and Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the word "of" on the first line thereof and replacing the
same with the word "or".

            (d) Section 19(t) of the Security and Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting all references to "the Subordination Agreement" and
replacing the same with the words "any Subordination Agreement".

            (e) Annex A to the Security and Purchase Agreement is hereby amended
as follows:

                  (i) the defined term "Secured Convertible Term Note" is hereby
            deleted in its entirety.

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                  (ii) the following defined terms are hereby added thereto in
            their appropriate alphabetical order:

                  "Closing Date Secured Convertible Term Note" means the Amended
                  and Restated Secured Convertible Term Note made by Company and
                  each Eligible Subsidiary in favor of Laurus in the aggregate
                  principal amount of Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000), as the
                  same may be amended, modified and supplemented from time to
                  time.

                  "Hydramen" means Hydramen Fluid Power Limited, a corporation
                  organized under the laws of Canada.

                  "Pneutech" means Pneutech Inc., a corporation organized under
                  the laws of Canada

                  "Rousseau" means Rousseau Controls Inc., a corporation
                  organized under the laws of Canada.

                  "Second Secured Convertible Term Note" means the Secured
                  Convertible Term Note made by Company and each Eligible
                  Subsidiary in favor of Laurus in the aggregate principal
                  amount of One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars
                  ($1,900,000), as the same may be amended, modified and
                  supplemented from time to time.

                  "Secured Convertible Term Notes" means, collectively, the
                  Closing Date Secured Convertible Term Note and the Second
                  Secured Convertible Term Note.

                  "Term Loans" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

                  (iii) the following defined terms are hereby amended in their
                  entirety:

                  "Acquisition Documentation" means (i) the Agreement of
                  Purchase and Sale of Assets between Thomas Canada and Seller
                  dated as of October 1, 2004 (as amended by the Amending
                  Agreement between Thomas Canada and Seller dated October 13,
                  2004), (ii) the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, (iii)
                  the Subscription Agreement between Thomas Canada and McCain
                  Foods Limited dated as of October 26, 2004, (iv) the
                  Transitional Services Agreement between Thomas Canada and
                  Seller dated October 1, 2004, (v) the Promissory Note in the
                  original principal amount of Cdn. $2,700,000 made by Thomas
                  Canada in favor of Seller, (vi) the Shareholders' Agreement
                  among Seller, Company and Thomas Canada dated as of October
                  26, 2004, (vii) the Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation among
                  Company, 4274458 Canada, Inc. and Pneutech Inc. dated as of
                  December 22, 2004, and (viii) all other documents, instruments
                  and agreements entered into in connection with the
                  transactions contemplated thereby.

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                  "Canadian Documentation" means collectively, (a) the New
                  Brunswick Government Guarantee, (b) each General Security
                  Agreement made by Thomas Canada, Pneutech, Rousseau and
                  Hydramen in favor of Laurus, (c) each Guarantee made by Thomas
                  Canada, Pneutech, Rousseau and Hydramen in favor of Laurus and
                  (d) each Security Agreement made by Thomas Canada, Pneutech,
                  Rousseau and Hydramen in favor of Laurus, as each of the same
                  may be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.

                  "Loans" means the Revolving Loans, the Term Loans and all
                  other extensions of credit hereunder and under any Ancillary
                  Agreement.

                  "Notes" means each of the Minimum Borrowing Notes, the
                  Revolving Note and the Secured Convertible Term Notes made by
                  Company and each Eligible Subsidiary in favor of Laurus in
                  connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, as the
                  same may be amended, modified and supplemented from time to
                  time, as applicable.

                  "Revolving Note" means that certain Amended and Restated
                  Secured Revolving Note made by Company and each Eligible
                  Subsidiary in favor of Laurus in the aggregate principal
                  amount of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000), as the same
                  may be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.

                  "Subordination Agreement" means the collective reference to
                  any one or more of the following agreements: (a) the
                  Subordination Agreement dated as of the date hereof among
                  Seller, McCain Foods Limited, Thomas Canada, Laurus, Thomas
                  Equipment and Thomas Ventures, (b) the Subordination and
                  Intercreditor Agreement dated as of February 28, 2005 among
                  Roynat Capital Inc., Laurus, Thomas Equipment, Thomas
                  Ventures, Thomas Canada, Pneutech, Rousseau and Hydramen, (c)
                  the Postponement and Subordination Agreement dated as of
                  February 28, 2005 among Raymond D. J. Playfair, Kathleen
                  Playfair, Allan Playfair, Rudy Van Den Ende, Louis Arpin Van
                  Den Ende, Mario Carpanzano, Laurus, Pneutech and Rousseau, (d)
                  the Subordination and Postponement Agreement dated as of
                  February 28, 2005 among 3156176 Canada Inc., 4237901 Canada
                  Inc., Laurus and Pneutech and (e) any and all subordination
                  agreements entered into from time to time in favor of Laurus
                  with respect to the Obligations, as each of the same may be
                  amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.

                  "Total Investment Amount" means $27,900,000.

                  "Warrants" means, collectively, (a) that certain Common Stock
                  Purchase Warrant No. L-1 dated as of the Closing Date made by
                  Company in favor of Laurus, (b) that certain Common Stock
                  Purchase Warrant No. L-2 dated as of January 25, 2005 made by
                  Company in favor of Laurus, (c) that certain Common Stock
                  Purchase Warrant No. L-3 dated as of February 28, 2005 made by
                  Company in favor of Laurus and (d) each other warrant made by
                  Company in favor Laurus, as each of the same may be amended,
                  restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time.

      3. Amendments to Registration Rights Agreement. Subject to satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 below, the following defined
terms set forth in Section 1 of the Registration Rights Agreement are hereby
amended in their entirety to provide as follows:

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                  "Effectiveness Date" means, with respect to (1) the
                  Registration Statement which is required to be filed with
                  respect to the Revolving Loans evidenced by a Minimum
                  Borrowing Note made on the Closing Date, June 20, 2005, (2)
                  the Registration Statement which is required to be filed with
                  respect to the shares of Common Stock issued to the Purchaser
                  on the Closing Date, June 20, 2005, (3) the Registration
                  Statement which is required to be filed with respect to the
                  shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Options,
                  June 20, 2005, (4) the Registration Statement which is
                  required to be filed with respect to the shares of Common
                  Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrant No. L-1, June 20,
                  2005, (5) the Registration Statement which is required to be
                  filed with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
                  exercise of Warrant No. L-2, June 20, 2005, (6) the
                  Registration Statement which is required to be filed with
                  respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
                  of Warrant No. L-3, June 20, 2005, (7) the Registration
                  Statement which is required to be filed with respect to each
                  $8,000,000 tranche of Revolving Loans evidenced by a Minimum
                  Borrowing Note funded after the Closing Date, a date which is
                  no later than forty-five (45) days following the applicable
                  Filing Date, (8) the Registration Statement which is required
                  to be filed with respect to the Loans evidenced by the Secured
                  Convertible Term Notes, June 20, 2005, (9) the Registration
                  Statement which is required to be filed with respect to the
                  shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder as a result of
                  adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Price made pursuant to
                  Section 2.5 of the Revolving Note, Section 3.5 of the Minimum
                  Borrowing Notes, Section 3.5 of the Secured Convertible Term
                  Notes, Section 4 of the Warrants, Section 4 of the Option or
                  otherwise, a date which is no later than forty-five (45) days
                  following the applicable Filing Date, and (10) with respect to
                  each additional Registration Statement required to be filed
                  hereunder, a date which is no later than forty-five (45) days
                  following the applicable Filing Date.

                  "Filing Date" means, with respect to (1) the Registration
                  Statement which is required to be filed with respect to the
                  Revolving Loans evidenced by a Minimum Borrowing Note made on
                  the Closing Date, March 31, 2005, (2) the Registration
                  Statement which is required to be filed with respect to the
                  shares of Common Stock issued to the Purchaser on the Closing
                  Date, March 31, 2005, (3) the Registration Statement which is
                  required to be filed with respect to the shares of Common
                  Stock issuable upon exercise of the Option, March 31, 2005,
                  (4) the Registration Statement which is required to be filed
                  with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
                  exercise of Warrant No. L-1, March 31, 2005, (5) the
                  Registration Statement which is required to be filed with
                  respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
                  of Warrant No. L-2, March 31, 2005, (6) the Registration
                  Statement which is required to be filed with respect to the
                  shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrant No.
                  L-3, March 31, 2005, (7) the Registration Statement which is
                  required to be filed with respect to each $8,000,000 tranche
                  of Revolving Loans evidenced by a Minimum Borrowing Note
                  funded after the Closing Date, the date which is thirty (30)
                  days after such funding of such additional $8,000,000 of
                  Revolving Loans evidenced by a Minimum Borrowing Note, (8) the
                  Registration Statement which is required to be filed with
                  respect to the Loans evidenced by the Secured Convertible Term
                  Notes, March 31, 2005 and (9) the Registration Statement which
                  is required to be filed with respect to the shares of Common
                  Stock issuable to the Holder as a result of adjustments to the
                  Fixed Conversion Price made pursuant to Section 2.5 of the
                  Revolving Note, Section 3.5 of the Minimum Borrowing Notes,
                  Section 3.5 of the Secured Convertible Term Notes, Section 4
                  of the Warrants, Section 4 of the Option or otherwise, thirty
                  (30) days after the occurrence such event or the date of the
                  adjustment of the Fixed Conversion Price.

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                  "Warrants" means, collectively, (a) that certain Common Stock
                  Purchase Warrant No. L-1 dated as of the Closing Date made by
                  Company in favor of Laurus, (b) that certain Common Stock
                  Purchase Warrant No. L-2 dated as of January 25, 2005 made by
                  Company in favor of Laurus, (c) that certain Common Stock
                  Purchase Warrant No. L-3 dated as of February 28, 2005 made by
                  Company in favor of Laurus and (d) each other warrant made by
                  Company in favor Laurus, as each of the same may be amended,
                  restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time.

      4. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: Laurus shall have received
(i) a closing payment in an amount equal to three and nine-tenths percent
(3.90%) of the aggregate face amount of the Second Secured Convertible Term
Note, (ii) a copy of this Amendment executed by Companies and consented and
agreed to by each Guarantor, (iii) fully executed originals of all documents
instruments and agreements set forth on the transaction checklist attached
hereto as Exhibit A and (iv) all such other certificates, instruments,
documents, agreements and opinions of counsel as may be required by Laurus or
its counsel, each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus
and its counsel.

      5. Representations and Warranties. Companies hereby represents and
warrants as follows:

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            (a) This Amendment, the Security and Purchase Agreement and
Registration Rights Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of Companies and are enforceable against Companies in
accordance with their respective terms.

            (b) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Company hereby
reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Security and
Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, as applicable, to the
extent the same are not amended hereby and agree that all such covenants,
representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the
effective date of this Amendment.

            (c) No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
exist after giving effect to this Amendment.

            (d) Companies have no defense, counterclaim or offset with respect
to the Security and Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement.

      6. Effect on the Security and Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights
Agreement.

            (a) Upon the effectiveness of Sections 2 and 3 hereof, each
reference in the Security and Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights
Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words of like
import shall mean and be a reference to the Security and Purchase Agreement and
Registration Rights Agreement, as applicable, as amended hereby.

            (b) Except as specifically amended herein, the Security and Purchase
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and all other documents,
instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith,
shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

            (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment
shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Laurus, nor
constitute a waiver of any provision of the Security and Purchase Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other documents,
instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connection
therewith.

      7. Waiver of Liquidated Damages under Registration Rights Agreement.
Laurus hereby waives all liquidated damages which have accrued prior to the date
hereof and which would otherwise have been payable by Thomas Equipment to Laurus
under and in accordance with Section 2(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement.

      8. Registration Statement. Laurus hereby acknowledges that the
Registration Statement required to be filed on or prior to March 31, 2005 by
Thomas Equipment under the Registration Rights Agreement may cover, in addition
to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement),
(a) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to Roynat Merchant Capital Inc.
upon exercise of the warrant issued by Thomas Equipment to Roynat Merchant
Capital Inc., (b) 250,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to Redwood
Consultants, Inc. upon exercise of the warrant issued by Thomas Equipment to
Redwood Consultants, Inc. and (c) 167,359 shares of Common Stock issued by
Thomas Equipment to Manny Touaty, Denise Touaty, Ron Touaty, Varda Touaty, Anat
Touaty, Daniel Maurice, Joanne Maurice and Phat Minh Mai.

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      9. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.

      10. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purpose.

      11. Counterparts; Facsimile. This Amendment may be executed by the parties
hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission shall be
deemed to be an original signature hereto.

                           [Signature Pages to Follow]

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day
and year first written above.

                                     THOMAS EQUIPMENT, INC.

                                     By:/s/ DAVID MARKS
                                        ----------------
                                            Name:  David Marks
                                            Title: Chairman

                                     THOMAS VENTURES, INC.

                                     By/s/ DAVID MARKS
                                        ----------------
                                            Name:  David Marks
                                            Title: Chairman

                                     LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD.

                                     By:/s/ DAVID GRIN
                                        ----------------
                                            Name:  David Grin
                                            Title: Fund Manager

                                     CONSENTED AND AGREED TO:

                                     THOMAS EQUIPMENT 2004 INC.

                                     By: /s/ DAVID MARKS
                                        ----------------
                                            Name:  David Marks
                                            Title: Chairman

                                     PNEUTECH INC.

                                     By: /s/ DAVID MARKS
                                        ----------------
                                            Name:  David Marks
                                            Title: Chairman

                      [Additional Signature Page to Follow]

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                                     ROUSSEAU CONTROLS INC.

                                     By: /s/ DAVID MARKS
                                        ----------------
                                            Name:  David Marks
                                            Title: Chairman

                                     HYDRAMEN FLUID POWER LIMITED

                                     By: /s/ DAVID MARKS
                                        ----------------
                                            Name: David Marks
                                            Title: Chairman

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                Closing Checklist

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