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EXHIBIT 10.15

AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE NOTE

	 	 	 
	$2,805,000

	 	April 30, 2008

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter
referred to as “Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association, at its office at 135 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Lender”), or such other place as the holder hereof may
designate in writing, in the manner provided hereinafter and in the Mortgage securing this Note,
the original principal sum of Two Million Eight Hundred Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($2,805,000.00) on or before April 30, 2013, with interest from the date of first disbursement
hereunder on the balance of principal remaining from time to time outstanding at the rate of five
and 59/100 percent (5.59%) per annum (the “Interest Rate”). Capitalized terms used herein but not
otherwise defined will have the meanings assigned to such terms on Exhibit A attached
hereto and made a part hereof. Principal and interest shall be payable hereunder as follows:

     (1) interest shall be due on the first date of disbursement for the period of time commencing
with said disbursement date through the end of the month in which the disbursement date shall have
occurred;

     (2) monthly installments of interest payable on the outstanding principal balance at the
Interest Rate on the first day of each and every month thereafter to and including April 1, 2013;

     (3) monthly installments of principal in the amount of $11,687.50 beginning June 1, 2008 and
on the first day of each and every month thereafter to and including April 1, 2013;

     (4) a final payment of all outstanding principal, interest, and all other sums due and owing
pursuant hereto and to the Mortgage and all other documents executed and delivered to secure the
principal amount hereof, on April 30, 2013 (“Maturity Date”).

     After the Maturity Date, whether by acceleration or otherwise, interest shall accrue on the
balance of principal remaining from time to time outstanding at the rate per annum of three percent
(3%) above the Interest Rate (the “Default Rate”).

     In addition to the payment of default interest as provided above, in the event Borrower fails
to make any payment due under this Note within 10 days after the due date therefor and such failure
shall continue for three (3) days after written notice thereof to Borrower, Lender, at its sole
election and in its sole discretion, may collect from the Borrower a “Late Charge” of five cents
($0.05) for each one dollar ($1.00) of such delinquent payment to reimburse Lender for the extra administrative cost and expense involved in handling the late payment. Lender’s
acceptance of any Late Charge payment shall not constitute a waiver of any of its rights or
remedies or of any default which may then or thereafter occur or exist hereunder.

     All payments on account of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be first applied to
interest on the unpaid balance, then to principal, then to escrow deficiencies, if any, and the

 

 

remainder to late charges and costs advanced by Lender. Interest shall be payable on the basis of
a year consisting of 360 days and charged for the number of days actually elapsed. The date of the
first disbursement hereunder shall be the date upon which the first proceeds evidenced by this Note
are disbursed pursuant to the direction of the Borrower hereof.

     The Borrower’s Obligations under this Note are secured by (the “Collateral”) (i) a Mortgage
and Security Agreement (the “Mortgage”) on commercial property located in Cook County, Illinois
commonly known as 2201 Landmeier Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois (the “Premises”), (ii) an
Assignment of Leases and Rents, and (iii) an Environmental Indemnity Agreement, each dated as of
November 17, 2003 from the Borrower to the Lender (which documents, together with the Mortgage and
all other documents relating to this loan executed by Borrower, together with all amendments,
modifications and restatements of any of the foregoing, are collectively referred to as the “Loan
Documents”). Borrower may also from time to time enter into certain Hedging Agreements at its
election which shall also constitute Loan Documents hereunder and constitute part of Borrower’s
Obligations. All of the agreements, conditions, covenants, provisions and stipulations contained
in the Loan Documents, which are to be kept and performed by Borrower thereunder are hereby made a
part of this Note to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if they were fully set
forth herein, and Borrower covenants and agrees to keep and perform them or cause them to be kept
and performed, strictly in accordance with their terms.

     Provided that no Event of Default then exists hereunder, the Borrower may voluntarily prepay
the principal balance of this Note, in whole or in part, at any time on or after the date hereof,
subject to the following conditions:

     (A) Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date upon which the Borrower desires to
make such prepayment, the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank written notice of its intention
to prepay this Note, which notice shall be irrevocable and state the prepayment amount and
the prepayment date (the “Term Loan Prepayment Date”);

     (B) The Borrower shall pay to the Bank, concurrently with such prepayment, a prepayment
premium (the “Term Loan Prepayment Premium”) equal to the lesser of (1) the Yield Amount (as
hereinafter defined), and (2) the Fixed Amount (as hereinafter defined), provided, however,
no Term Loan Prepayment Premium shall be owing if such prepayment is made on or after the
date which is ninety (90) days prior to the Maturity Date; and

     (C) The Borrower shall pay to the Bank all accrued and unpaid interest on this Note
through the date of such prepayment on the principal balance being prepaid. Each prepayment
of this Note shall be applied to the scheduled installments of this Note in inverse order of
maturity.

     The Borrower acknowledges that this Note was made on the basis and assumption that the Bank
would receive payments of principal and interest set forth herein for the full term thereof.
Therefore, whenever the maturity hereof has been accelerated by the Bank by reason of the
occurrence of an Event of Default, there shall be due, in addition to the outstanding principal
balance, accrued interest and other sums due hereunder, the Term Loan Prepayment Premium. If prior
to the Maturity Date, an Event of Default exists and the Bank elects to declare this Note

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immediately due and payable, the tender of payment by the Borrower prior to the exercise of the
Bank’s remedies against the Collateral shall be deemed to be an evasion of this prepayment
provision, and such payment, to the extent permitted by law, must also include liquidated damages
in the amount of the Term Loan Prepayment Premium, it being acknowledged by the Borrower that the
Bank’s actual damages in the event of such evasion are now and will then be impossible to
ascertain. No principal prepayment shall extend or postpone the due date of any subsequent
installment of principal or interest arising under this Note. The Borrower hereby expressly agrees
to pay the Term Loan Prepayment Premium upon the voluntary or involuntary prepayment of this Note,
and acknowledges the Bank’s agreement to make the loan hereunder on the terms contained herein
constitutes adequate consideration for the Term Loan Prepayment Premium.

     For purposes of this Note, the “Fixed Amount” shall mean Eighty-One Thousand Dollars
($81,000), and the “Yield Amount” shall be the amount calculated as follows:

     (A) The Bank shall first determine, as of the Term Loan Prepayment Date, the amount, if
any, by which the Interest Rate exceeds the yield to maturity percentage (the “Current
Yield”) for the United States Treasury Security closest in maturity to the Maturity Date as
published in The Wall Street Journal on the fifth Business Day preceding the Term Loan
Prepayment Date. If publication of (1) The Wall Street Journal, or (2) the Current Yield of
the Treasury Security in The Wall Street Journal is discontinued, the Bank, in its sole
discretion, shall designate another daily financial or governmental publication of national
circulation to be used to determine the Current Yield;

     (B) The difference calculated pursuant to clause (A) above shall be multiplied by the
amount prepaid;

     (C) The product calculated pursuant to clause (B) above shall be multiplied by the
quotient, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent, obtained by dividing (1) the
number of days from and including the Term Loan Prepayment Date to and including the
Maturity Date, by (2) 365; and

     (D) The product calculated pursuant to clause (C) above shall be discontinued at the
annual rate of the Adjusted Current Yield (where the “Adjusted Current Yield” means the
Current Yield adjusted to reflect the difference in timing of semi-annual payments of
interest on the Treasury Security and monthly payments under this Note) to the present value
thereof as of the Term Loan Prepayment Date, on the assumption that such sum would be
received in equal monthly installments on each monthly anniversary of the Term Loan
Prepayment Date prior to the Maturity Date, with the final such installment to be deemed
received on the Maturity Date;

provided that the Borrower shall not be entitled in any event to a credit against, or a reduction
of, the indebtedness being prepaid if the Adjusted Current Yield exceeds the Interest Rate or for
any other reason.

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     Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender as follows:

	 	(i)	 	Reporting Requirements. To maintain a system of accounting in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied with respect to all dealings or transactions
in relation to its business and activities, and Borrower shall furnish to Lender:

	 	(a)	 	as soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) days
after the end of each month, an internally prepared consolidated and
consolidating balance sheet of Borrower as at the end of such month and the
related consolidated and consolidating statements of net earnings and
stockholders’ equity and consolidated and consolidating statements of cash
flows of Borrower for such month and for the portion of the fiscal year ended
at the end of such month, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in
reasonable detail and certified (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as to
fairness of presentation, in accordance with GAAP, by the Chief Financial
Officer;
	 
	 	(b)	 	as soon as available, copies of the periodic Form 10-Q
quarterly report or comparable successor report filed by Borrower with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency;
	 
	 	(c)	 	as soon as available, copies of the Form 10-K Annual Report or
comparable successor report filed by Borrower with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any successor agency; provided, that if such report is not made
available within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year of
Borrower, Borrower shall immediately deliver to Lender a balance sheet and the
related consolidated and consolidating statements of operations and
stockholders’ equity and consolidated and consolidating statements of cash
flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating
basis as of the end of such fiscal year, fairly and accurately presenting the
financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as
at such date and the results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for
such fiscal year and setting forth in each case in comparative form the
corresponding figures for the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal
year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied, and audited by BDO Seidman or the successor independent accounting
firm responsible for auditing Borrower’s financial statements as reasonably
acceptable to Lender (the “Accountants”); and
	 
	 	(d)	 	concurrently with the delivery of the reports and/or financial
statements referred to in Sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) above, a
compliance certificate duly completed and executed by either the President or
the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower (a) stating that Borrower has observed and performed all
of its covenants and other agreements and satisfied every condition,
contained in this Note and all other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a
party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it and that such officer 

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	 	 	 	has no knowledge of any Event of Default except as specified in such
certificate, (b) stating that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, all
such financial statements are complete and correct in all respects and have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the
periods reflected therein, subject to normal year-end adjustments, and (c)
showing calculations of compliance with the financial covenants set forth
below.

	 	(ii)	 	Financial Covenants. To maintain the following financial covenants:

	 	(a)	 	Maintain an Interest Coverage Ratio, tested quarterly at the
end of each fiscal quarter on a year to date basis, of at least 2.25:1.0.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Maintain a Leverage Ratio, tested quarterly at the end of each
fiscal quarter on a year to date basis, of not more than 2.15:1.00.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Not permit the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures to
exceed (i) $4,700,000 for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2007 and (ii)
$3,250,000 for each fiscal year ended thereafter (in each case, excluding any
Capital Expenditures associated with Borrower’s plant located in China).
	 
	 	(d)	 	Maintain EBITDA of not less than $6,500,000 measured quarterly
on a rolling twelve month period.

	 	(iii)	 	OFAC; Bank Secrecy Act. The Borrower shall (a) ensure, and cause each
subsidiary to ensure, that no person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise
controls the Borrower or any subsidiary is or shall be listed on the Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the
Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Department of the Treasury or included
in any Executive Orders, (b) not use or permit the use of the proceeds of the loans to
violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or any enabling statute or
Executive Order relating thereto, and (c) comply, and cause each subsidiary to comply,
with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) laws and regulations, as amended.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Customer Identification — USA Patriot Act Notice. The Bank hereby
notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title
III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”), and the Bank’s
policies and practices, the Bank is required to obtain, verify and record certain
information and documentation that identifies the Borrower, which information includes
the name and address of the Borrower and such other information that will allow the
Bank to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act. The Borrower hereby agrees
to cooperate with Bank in complying with the Act.

     It shall be an event of default (“Event of Default”) if any one or more of the following
events, conditions or acts shall occur:

	A.	 	The Borrower defaults in the timely payment of any amount due hereunder; or

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	B.	 	The Borrower fails or neglects to comply with or to perform in accordance with any
representation, warranty, covenant, condition or other provision contained hereunder (other
than a payment default hereunder which is governed by paragraph A. above) and such default
shall continue after 30 days’ prior written notice to Borrower; or
	 
	C.	 	The Borrower fails or neglects to comply with or to perform in accordance with any
representation, warranty, covenant, condition or other provision contained herein or in any of
the other Loan Documents and such default is not cured within any applicable cure or grace
period if any; or
	 
	D.	 	Any statement, application or agreement furnished at any time or from time to time to the
Lender by the Borrower is false or incorrect in any material respect; or
	 
	E.	 	Any acceleration of any other indebtedness due and owing to Lender, its affiliates or any
syndicate of banks of which Lender is a party shall occur.

     At any time after an Event of Default, the entire unpaid principal balance of this Note,
together with interest accrued thereon, shall, at the election of the Lender, without notice of
such election and without demand or presentment, become immediately due and payable, anything
contained herein or in the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, and the principal
balance so accelerated and declared due as aforesaid shall thereafter bear interest at the Default
Rate and in which event the Maturity Date shall be deemed to be the date of such acceleration.

     The remedies of the holder hereof as provided in this Note, the Mortgage or any of the other
Loan Documents shall be cumulative and concurrent, and may be pursued singly, successively, or
together against Borrower, any property given as collateral for the indebtedness evidenced hereby,
and/or any other security at the sole discretion of the holder hereof.

     Borrower and any endorsers, sureties or guarantors hereof, jointly and severally, waive
presentment for payment, demand, notice of protest, and protest of this Note and all other notices
in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of
this Note, and they agree that the liability of each of them shall be joint and several and shall
be unconditional without regard to the liability of any other party and shall not in any manner be
affected by any indulgence, extension of time, renewals, waiver or modification granted or
consented to by the holder hereof; and Borrower and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors hereof
consent to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted
by the holder hereof with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and to the
release of the collateral, or any part thereof, with or without substitution, and agree that
additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to
them or affecting their liability hereunder. Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender or any
subsequent holder of this Note, after any Event of Default hereunder or pursuant to the Mortgage or
any of the other Loan Documents, to apply any money or other property which the Lender or the
holder hereof may have or hold on deposit or otherwise for Borrower towards the payment of this Note, whether the same is due or not, and by execution hereof Borrower hereby
specifically pledges and grants to the Lender a security interest in any money or other property
which the Lender may have or hold on deposit for Borrower.

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     The Lender or any holder hereof shall not by any act of omission or commission be deemed to
waive any of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such waiver be in writing and signed by the
holder hereof, and then only to the extent specifically set forth therein. A waiver with respect
to any one event shall not be construed as continuing or as a bar to or waiver of such right or
remedy on a subsequent event.

     Subject to the Mortgage, any sale, conveyance or transfer of any right, title or interest in
the Premises or any portion thereof, without the prior written approval of the Lender or the holder
of this Note, or any sale, transfer or assignment of all or any part of the beneficial interest in
any trust holding title to the Premises without the prior written approval of the Lender or the
holder of this Note, or any financing which results in a lien upon the Premises without the prior
written approval of the Lender or the holder of this Note, or the execution and delivery of any
contract or other agreement to do any of the aforesaid things, shall constitute an immediate
default hereunder, and upon any such default, the Lender or the holder hereof may declare the
entire indebtedness evidenced by this Note to be immediately due and payable and foreclose the
Mortgage and/or exercise any other remedies available to it under the Mortgage or any of the other
Loan Documents securing this Note immediately or at any time during the continuance of the default.
The acceptance of any payment due hereunder after any such sale, transfer or assignment shall not
be deemed as the consent of the Lender to any such sale, transfer or assignment.

     All rights, powers and remedies of Lender expressed herein shall be in addition to, and not in
limitation of, those provided by law relating to any of the Obligations or any security therefore
including, without limitation, the Premises. In addition to all other rights possessed by it,
Lender may, except as specifically set forth below, whether before or after an Event of Default, at
its sole discretion, and without notice to the Borrower grant any releases, compromises or
indulgences with respect to the Obligations, or any extension or renewal thereof, or any security
therefore, or to any obligor hereunder or thereunder.

     In order to cause timely payment to be made to bank of all Borrower’s Obligations as and when
due, Borrower hereby authorizes and directs Lender, at Lender’s option, to debit the amount of such
Obligations to any ordinary deposit account of Borrower.

     The Borrower shall pay or reimburse Lender for all costs, fees, and expenses incurred by
Lender, or for which Lender becomes obligated, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, and
closing of this Note and the other Loan Documents, together with all reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses of Lender’s counsel, search fees and taxes payable in connection with any of the
foregoing.

     If at any time or times hereafter the Lender or the holder of this Note employs counsel to
intervene, file a petition, answer, motion or other pleading in any suit or proceeding relating to
this Note, or to attempt to collect this Note from or to enforce this Note against the undersigned
Borrower, then, in any such events, all reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from such services, and any expenses, costs and charges relating thereto, shall be an additional liability owing
hereunder by the Borrower to the Lender or the holder of this Note payable on demand.

     The proceeds of the loan evidenced by this Note will be used solely for the purposes specified
in Section 205/4, Paragraph 1(c) of Chapter 815 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as

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amended, and the principal amount hereof is for a business loan which comes within the purview of such Section.
Borrower agrees that the obligation evidenced by this Note is an exempted transaction under the
Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C., Section 1601, et seq.

     Whenever possible, each provision of this Note and each of the Loan Documents shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Note, the Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents shall be prohibited or invalid under
such law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of the provisions of this Note, the Mortgage or the other Loan
Documents.

     This Note shall be governed and controlled as to validity, enforcement, interpretation,
construction, effect and in all other respects, by the statutes, laws, and decisions of the State
of Illinois. This Note is submitted to the Lender at Chicago, Illinois and shall be deemed to have
been made thereat.

     All notices or other communications hereunder to either party shall be (a) in writing and, if
mailed, shall be deemed to be given on the third Business Day after the date when deposited in the
United States Mail, by Registered or Certified Mail, postage prepaid, or if personally delivered,
shall be deemed given upon delivery, addressed as provided hereinafter, or (b) sent by facsimile
(effective upon confirmation of transmissions), and (c) addressed:

	 	 	 
	If to Borrower:

	 	Sigmatron International, Inc.
	 

	 	2201 Landmeier Road
	 

	 	Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007
	 

	 	Attn: Gary R. Fairhead
	 

	 	Fax No. (847) 956-8709
	 
	 	 
	with a copy to:

	 	Henry J. Underwood, Jr., Esq.
	 

	 	Defrees & Fiske
	 

	 	200 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
	 

	 	Chicago, Illinois 60604
	 

	 	Telecopier No.: (312) 939-5617
	 

	 	Telephone No.: (312) 372-4000
	 
	 	 
	If to Lender:

	 	LaSalle Bank National Association
	 

	 	135 South LaSalle Street
	 

	 	Chicago, Illinois 60603
	 

	 	Attn: Eileen Roethler
	 

	 	Telephone No. (312) 992-5292
	 
	 	 
	with a copy to:

	 	Matthew T. O’Connor, Esq.
	 

	 	Vedder Price P.C.
	 

	 	222 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2600
	 

	 	Chicago, Illinois 60601
	 

	 	Fax No.(312) 609-5005

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or to either party at such other addresses as such party may designate in a written notice to the
other party. “Business Day” shall mean any day, when Lender is open for business other than
Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which national banks in Chicago, Illinois are not open for
business.

     This Note may not be amended, modified or changed, except only by an instrument in writing,
signed by the party against whom enforcement of any amendment, modification, change or discharge is
sought.

     THE VALIDITY OF THIS NOTE, ITS CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT, AND THE RIGHTS
OF BORROWER AND LENDER SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE SHALL BE TRIED AND DETERMINED ONLY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS, OR, AT THE SOLE OPTION OF LENDER IN ANY OTHER
COURT IN WHICH LENDER SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER
HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS PARAGRAPH.

     TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER AND LENDER EACH HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, DEMAND, OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER
OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE
DEALINGS OF BORROWER AND LENDER WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE, OR THE TRANSACTION RELATED HERETO, IN
EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR
OTHERWISE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER AND LENDER EACH HEREBY AGREE THAT ANY
SUCH ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, DEMAND OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE DECIDED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT
A JURY AND THAT BORROWER OR LENDER MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS EXECUTED NOTE WITH ANY COURT OR OTHER
TRIBUNAL AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF BORROWER AND LENDER TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY.

     This Note replaces in its entirety and is in substitution for but not in payment of that
certain Mortgage Note dated as of November 17, 2003 (the “Prior Note”) made by the Borrower in
favor of the Bank in the original principal amount of $3,600,000 and does not and shall not be
deemed to constitute a novation thereof. Such Prior Note shall be of no further force and effect
upon the execution of this Note; provided, however, that all outstanding
indebtedness, including, without limitation, principal and interest under the Prior Note up to the
amount of this Note as of

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the date of this Note is hereby deemed indebtedness evidenced by this
Note and is incorporated herein by this reference.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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(Signature Page to Amended and Restated Mortgage Note)

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has executed this Amended and Restated Mortgage Note as of
the date and year first above stated.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Linda K. Blake
 	 
	 	 	Its:  CFO
 	 

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EXHIBIT 10.16

SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

     THIS SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as
of the 7th day of March, 2008 by and among the banks that are or may from time
to time become parties hereto (individually a “Bank” and collectively, the “Banks”), LASALLE BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (in its individual capacity, “LaSalle”), as
agent (“Agent”) for the Banks, and SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Borrower”).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, Agent, the Banks and Borrower are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement
dated as of August 25, 1999 (the “Original Agreement”), as amended by that certain Amendment to
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 31, 2000, that certain Forbearance Agreement and
Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 1, 2001, that certain
Forbearance Agreement and Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May 31, 2001,
that certain Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
July 31, 2001, that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 30,
2001, that certain Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 22, 2002, that
certain Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 16, 2002, that certain
Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 19, 2004, that certain Ninth
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 11, 2005, that certain Tenth Amendment
to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 14, 2005, that certain Eleventh Amendment to Loan
and Security Agreement dated as of September 12, 2005, that certain Twelfth Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 2006, that certain Thirteenth Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of October 20, 2006, that certain Fourteenth Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of January 31, 2007 and that certain Fifteenth Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007 (the Original Agreement and all of the foregoing
amendments are collectively referred to as the “Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Banks have agreed to further amend the Agreement to modify
certain provisions of the Agreement as set forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein
contained and for the purposes of setting forth the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the
parties, intending to be bound, hereby agree as follows:

     1. Incorporation of the Agreement. All capitalized terms which are not defined
hereunder shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Agreement, and the Agreement, to the
extent not inconsistent with this Amendment, is incorporated herein by this reference as though the
same were set forth in its entirety. To the extent any terms and provisions of the Agreement are
inconsistent with the amendments set forth in Paragraph 2 below, such terms and provisions
shall be deemed superseded hereby. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and its provisions shall be binding on the parties hereto.

 

 

     2. Amendment of the Agreement. The definition of the term “EBITDA” appearing
in Paragraph 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

     “EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal period of Borrower,
Borrower’s (a) net income for such period, plus (b) the aggregate amounts
deducted in determining such net income in respect of (i) Interest Expense, (ii)
federal and state income taxes, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization and (v)
extraordinary losses minus (c) extraordinary gains, each determined on a
consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of calculating EBITDA during the
Borrower’s fiscal year ended April 30, 2008, the Borrower may add back the amount of
non-cash charges taken against earnings during such period as a result of the
impairment of goodwill; provided, however, that such add-back shall not exceed
$9,300,000 in the aggregate at any time.

     3. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in
the Agreement and all covenants set forth in the Agreement shall be deemed remade and affirmed as
of the date hereof by Borrower, except any and all references to the Agreement in such
representations, warranties and covenants shall be deemed to include this Amendment. Borrower
hereby expressly reaffirms, reinstates and assumes (on the same basis as set forth in the
Agreement) all of the obligations and liabilities to the Agent as set forth in the Agreement and
this Amendment, and agrees to be bound by and abide by and operate and perform under and pursuant
to and comply fully with all of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements, representations,
undertakings, warranties, guarantees, indemnities, grants of security interest and covenants
contained in the Agreement. Borrower also acknowledges and reaffirms that the Agreement, as
amended by this Amendment, is in full force and effect and that no defenses exist as of the date of
this Amendment to Borrower’s full compliance with the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
Borrower hereby acknowledges that the security interests granted in the Agreement constitute a
valid continuing first Lien in and to the Collateral. Except as set forth herein, no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the
lapse of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such an Event of Default under the
Agreement.

     4. Delivery of Documents/Information. Prior to entering into this Amendment, Agent
shall have received from the Borrower the following fully executed documents, in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent and each Bank, and all of the transactions contemplated by each such document
shall have been consummated or each condition contemplated by each such document shall have been
satisfied:

          (a) this Amendment; and

          (b) such other document and certificates as Agent may request.

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     5. Reference to the Effect on the Agreement.

          (a) References. Upon the date of this Amendment and on and after the date hereof,
each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of
like import shall mean and be a reference to the Agreement, as amended hereby.

          (b) Ratification. As specifically modified above, the 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.

     6. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to Agent and the Banks as of the date hereof as follows:

          (a) The execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its
obligations hereunder are within Borrower’s powers and authority, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and do not and will not contravene or conflict with the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of Borrower.

          (b) The Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) and the Other Agreements constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with their terms by Agent and the Banks
against Borrower, and Borrower expressly reaffirms each of its obligations under the Agreement (as
amended by this Amendment) and each of the Other Agreements, including, without limitation,
Borrower’s Liabilities. Borrower further expressly acknowledges and agrees that Agent has a valid,
duly perfected, first priority and fully enforceable security interest in and lien against each
item of Collateral except as otherwise set forth in the Agreement. Borrower agrees that it shall
not dispute the validity or enforceability of the Agreement (as it was stated before and after this
Amendment) or any of the Other Agreements or any of its respective obligations thereunder, or the
validity, priority, enforceability or extent of Agent’s security interest in or lien against any
item of Collateral, in any judicial, administrative or other proceeding;

          (c) No consent, order, qualification, validation, license, approval or authorization of, or
filing, recording, registration or declaration with, or other action in respect of, any
governmental body, authority, bureau or agency or other Person is required in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability
of, this Amendment; and

          (d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by Borrower does not and will
not violate any law, governmental regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to Borrower and
does not and will not violate the provisions of, or constitute a default or any event of default
under, or result in the creation of any security interest or lien upon any property of Borrower
pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, instrument, contract, agreement or other undertaking to which
Borrower is a party or is subject or by which Borrower or any of its real or personal property may
be bound.

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     7. Releases; Indemnities.

          (a) In further consideration of the Banks’ execution of this Amendment, Borrower, and on
behalf of its successors, assigns, subsidiaries and Affiliates, hereby forever releases Agent and
each Bank and their respective successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, Affiliates, officers,
employees directors, agents and attorneys (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all debts,
claims, demands, liabilities, responsibilities, disputes, causes, damages, actions and causes of
action (whether at law or in equity) and obligations of every nature whatsoever, whether liquidated
or unliquidated, known or unknown, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent (collectively,
“Claims”), that Borrower may have against the Releasees which arise from or relate to any actions
which the Releasees may have taken or omitted to take
prior to the date this Amendment was executed, including without limitation with respect to
Borrower’s Liabilities, any Collateral, the Agreement, any Other Agreement and any third parties
liable in whole or in part for Borrower’s Liabilities. This provision shall survive and continue
in full force and effect whether or not Borrower shall satisfy all other provisions of this
Amendment, the Other Agreements or the Agreement, including payment in full of Borrower’s
Liabilities.

          (b) Borrower hereby agrees that its obligation to indemnify and hold the Releasees harmless as
set forth in Paragraph 7(a) of this Amendment shall include an obligation to indemnify and
hold the Releasees harmless with respect to any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever incurred by the Releasees, or any of them, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as
a result of or arising from or relating to any proceeding by, or on behalf of, any Person,
including, without limitation, officers, directors, agents, trustees, creditors, partners or
shareholders of Borrower, whether threatened or initiated, asserting any claim for legal or
equitable remedy under any statute, regulation or common law principle arising from or in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, performance, administration and
enforcement of this Amendment or any other document executed in connection herewith. The foregoing
indemnity shall survive the payment in full of the Borrower’s Liabilities and the termination of
this Amendment, the Agreement and the Other Agreements.

     8. Fees and Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs, fees and expenses
of or incurred by the Agent in connection with the evaluation, negotiation, preparation, execution
and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents executed and delivered in
connection with the transactions described herein (including the filing or recording thereof),
including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent, search
fees and taxes payable in connection with this Amendment and any future amendments to the
Agreement.

     9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

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(Sixteenth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement Signature Page)

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Sixteenth Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Linda K. Blake
 	 
	 	 	Its:  CFO 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, for itself and as Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Patrick J. O’Toole
 	 
	 	 	Its:  First Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas E. Fredricksen
 	 
	 	 	Its:  Vice President

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