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Exhibit 10.26

                    

Form of Worldwide Authorized Distributor Market Price Agreement

Agreement
entered into as of the ___ day of
                    ,
200__ by and between LUMINENTOIC INC. (a
wholly owned subsidiary of MRV Communications, Inc.) and doing business as Source Photonics, a corporation having its principal place of business at 20550 Nordhoff St, Chatsworth, CA 91311 (SUPPLIER) and                                    , a corporation having its principal place of
business at
              
                (
           ).

In consideration of the mutual undertakings and agreements set forth in this Agreement and for
other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, SUPPLIER and             agree as follows:

	1.	 	Appointment.

	 
	 	 	SUPPLIER appoints            to serve
during the Term (as defined in paragraph 11 (a) of
this Agreement) as a Worldwide Authorized Distributor of the Products, from all   
        locations worldwide and    
        accepts such appointment.
The appointment of            is on a non-exclusive basis.

	 	(a)	 	Definition of Products. The term “Products” shall mean all Products offered for sale by the
SUPPLIER generally, as set forth and described in the SUPPLIER’s then current published
Distributor Price List. Products may be added to the Distributor Price List or deleted therefrom
by SUPPLIER upon thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to           . Additional Products
may be added to the Distributor Price List, but not approved for distributor stocking, by mutual
agreement between the parties.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Definition of Territory. The term “Territory” shall mean specifically all                       
branches worldwide.

	2.	 	 Responsibilities of                     .
   
        shall use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with prudent business
practice, and shall devote such time as may be reasonably necessary to conduct an aggressive
selling program and to promote the sale, lease or other distribution of the Products within
the specified Territory. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

	 	(a)	 	Inventory.            shall use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with prudent business practice,
to maintain a representative inventory of Products in reasonable sufficient quantities to
provide reasonably adequate and timely delivery to customers purchasing SUPPLIER’s Products.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Sales and Marketing.            shall maintain a competent and aggressive sales force to market
and sell the Products.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

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	 	(c)	 	Advertising and Promotion.            shall regularly advertise or otherwise promote the sale
and distribution of the Products (including the establishment of promotional campaigns,
advertising in trade journals and the like).
	 
	 	(d)	 	Training Programs.           and its employees shall participate, when and to the extent
SUPPLIER deems appropriate, in such training programs as may be offered from time to time by
SUPPLIER.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Reports.            shall send to the SUPPLIER within five (5) calendar days after the end of
each calendar month, a POS report containing:

	 	(i)	 	An inventory of the Products as of the end of such month;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The quantities of all Products sold and specifying Customer Name, Customer
Location, Product Part Number, and Resale Price.

	3.	 	Responsibilities of Supplier.
	 
	 	 	
SUPPLIER shall, at its cost and expense, cooperate with and assist            in performing
its duties under this Agreement and shall utilize commercially reasonable efforts to promote
the sale and distribution of the Products. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

	 	(a)	 	Training. SUPPLIER shall provide            ’s sales organization with what SUPPLIER considers
all necessary and appropriate Product sales training, support and assistance.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Literature. SUPPLIER shall furnish            with a reasonable supply of price lists, sales
literature, books, catalogues and the like as SUPPLIER may prepare for national distribution and
shall also provide            with such technical and sales support (including sales forecasting and
planning assistance) as may be necessary to assist            in effectively carrying out its
activities under this Agreement.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Advertising and Promotion. SUPPLIER shall use commercially reasonable efforts to advertise
the Products and shall take all reasonable steps to inform the public that            is an
AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR of the Products and to encourage customers or potential customers for the
Products to order the same from           .
	 
	 	(d)	 	Quality Control. SUPPLIER shall establish and maintain such quality control procedures,
electrostatic discharge sensitivity procedures, testing of Products and other customary programs
as are necessary to ensure that the Products, as manufactured and sold to           , are of the
highest quality and reliability.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Referrals. SUPPLIER will endeavor where it deems appropriate to refer customers and
potential customers within the Territory to
          ’s “Authorized Locations” for sale and service
of quantities of the Products normally handled by distributors.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

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	 	(f)	 	Compliance with Laws. SUPPLIER shall take all necessary steps in order to ensure that
the Products, as manufactured and sold to           , are in full compliance with all
applicable laws, standards, codes and regulations, are duly marked and labeled and are
suitable for resale or other distribution by            as contemplated hereby.

	4.	 	Orders, Delivery, Rescheduling, Cancellation. 

	 	(a)	 	Orders. Delivery of Products under this Agreement shall be initiated by written or
electronic purchase orders confirmed in writing by            within thirty (30) calendar days. Such
orders shall describe the Products ordered and the quantities thereof, shall request delivery
dates, shall set forth prices, shall indicate End Customer for each part number on the PO and
shall provide shipping instructions, where appropriate. SUPPLIER shall acknowledge each such
order in writing at the earliest possible date, but in any event within fifteen (15) calendar
days following receipt thereof. In such acceptance, SUPPLIER shall confirm the Requested
Shipment Date or specify an Alternative Shipment Date (“Acknowledged Shipment Date”). SUPPLIER
shall endeavor to provide commercially reasonable market lead times for Products, consistent
with L/Ts provided to other customers with similar business conditions.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Method of Shipping. In the absence of specified instructions from           , the shipping and
packaging method will be in the discretion of SUPPLIER. SUPPLIER shall, consistent with sound
business practice, select a method of shipping and packaging which is suitable for the Product.
In the event of any misdelivery by the Carrier, SUPPLIER shall assist            in tracing the
shipment and obtaining delivery of the Products. The cost of shipping and risk of loss shall at
all times be in accordance with sub-paragraphs 5(e) and 5(g) contained herein.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Rescheduling and Cancellation. SUPPLIER will make commercially reasonable efforts to
consider cancellations requests where the Acknowledged Shipment Date is outside of 30 days from
date request is received by SUPPLIER. Cancellations requests outside of standard lead time will
be accepted for standard products — non-standard or custom parts are NCNR (Non-cancellable,
Non-returnable) once an order has been received and acknowledged.
	 
	 	 	 	                     may reschedule orders as per the following
schedule:
	 
	 	 	 	0 – 30 days from the originally scheduled ship date           No reschedule allowed

30 – 60 days from the originally scheduled ship date         up to 50% reschedule, within
30 days of the original ship date

60 – 90 days from the originally scheduled ship date
        up to 75% within 30 days of the
original ship date

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

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	 	(d)	 	Early Shipments. If any products are delivered prior to the Acknowledged Shipment Date,           
shall have the right in its discretion to accept or reject any such delivery. If SUPPLIER is
notified in writing of           ’s intention to return any such delivery, SUPPLIER shall promptly
issue a Return Material Authorization.

	5.	 	Prices. 
	 
	 	 	
The prices for Products purchased under this Agreement shall be at
negotiated market prices.
Should            purchase any product at prices in SUPPLIER’s published Distributor Price List,
such prices subject to change upon thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice, the
following shall apply:

	 	(a)	 	Price Increases. All Products entered by            prior to notification of a price increase are
exempt from the increase and will be shipped and invoiced at the price in effect at the time of
order placement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Price Decreases. In the event SUPPLIER decreases the price of any Product,            shall be
entitled to a credit equal to the difference between the price paid for the Product by            (less
any prior credits granted by SUPPLIER on such Products) and the new decreased price for the Product
multiplied by the quantity of such Product in
          ’S inventory on the effective date of the
decrease. Similar price adjustment, if appropriate, will also be made on all Products in transit to           on the effective date of the price decrease. In order to claim such credit,            shall
submit to SUPPLIER, in conjunction with the next monthly POS report following the effective date of
such price decrease, a report of the Products subject to the price
decrease and in
          ’s inventory as of the effective date of the price decrease. All Products shipped after the effective
date of any price decrease will be shipped and invoiced at the price in effect at the time of
shipment. Credits will be applied to future purchases of SUPPLIER
Product or to           ’s Accounts
Receivable with SUPPLIER.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Ship from Stock and Debit. In the event that it should become necessary, and on a by
exception basis only,            shall be permitted to sell Product to customers on a meet
competition basis where
          ’s current costs are not competitive enough for            to
secure the orders. Upon receipt of the approval from the SUPPLIER,            shall be entitled
to ship from stock a defined quantity and part number(s) to a specific customer at or below
          ’s
cost and issue a debit to the SUPPLIER for the difference between           ’s current
cost of the Product (less any prior credits granted by SUPPLIER on such Products) and the
approved new cost issued by the SUPPLIER multiplied by the quantity of such Product shipped to the specific customer. In order to claim such
credit,           
shall submit to SUPPLIER a debit note in conjunction with           ’s next
monthly POS and Inventory Reports as specified in Paragraph 2(e). Credits will be applied to
future purchases of SUPPLIER Product or to
          ’s Accounts receivable with SUPPLIER.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

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	 	(d)	 	Representation. SUPPLIER represents and warrants that the prices and discounts, if any,
extended to            in connection with the Products comply with all applicable laws.
	 
	 	(e)	 	F.O.B. All prices are FCA Source Photonics Factory lncoterms 2000.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Sales Taxes and Other Charges.            will pay any and all applicable sales or use taxes
pertaining to its purchase of the Products.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Risk of Loss.            shall assume all risk of loss and pay all costs of insurance for the
Products upon SUPPLIER’s delivery thereof to the Common Carrier.

	6.	 	Terms of Payments.
	 
	 	 	SUPPLIER will invoice            upon or following shipment of each order. Such invoices
shall be payable by            on Net 30 Days terms monthly following date of invoice. An invoice
shall be deemed paid when the check is in the custody of the SUPPLIER.

	7.	 	Quarterly Stock Rotation.
	 
	 	 	Within thirty (30) calendar days following the end of each calendar quarter during the
Term,            may return to SUPPLIER, for credit, a quantity of Products the value of five
percent (5%) of the net sales dollars invoiced by SUPPLIER to            for all Products
purchased by            during the previous three (3) month period.
	 
	 	 	           shall supply a list of Product to be returned to SUPPLIER for approval. Credit
issued for such returned Products will be based upon the price paid by           , less any prior
credits granted by SUPPLIER on the returned Product.            may make such returns from one or
more stocking location(s).            shall pay all freight and shipping charges in connection
with such returns. The foregoing return privilege shall be subject to the following
conditions:
	 
	 	 	 (i) The Products are returned in merchantable
condition;
	 
	 	 	 (ii) Prior to returning
any Products,            obtains a Return Material Authorization from SUPPLIER.

	8.	 	Product Changes.

	 	(a)	 	Discontinuance and Obsolescence. SUPPLIER reserves the right to discontinue the manufacture
or sale of, or otherwise render or treat as obsolete, any or all of the Products covered by this
Agreement upon at least forty-five (45) calendar days prior written notice to           .           
may, in its discretion, within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of such notice,
notify SUPPLIER in writing of its intention to return any or all Products so discontinued or
rendered obsolete which remain in
          ’s inventory and shall receive a credit for such
Products equal to the price paid by
           for the same provided that said Products are returned within fifteen (15) calendar

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	 	 	days of the date of SUPPLIER’s Return Material Authorization. SUPPLIER shall pay all
freight and shipping charges in connection with any such returns. Returns of Products
under this paragraph (a) shall not be counted as “stock rotation” for purposes of
computing the amount of Products returnable by            under paragraph 7.
	 
	 	(b)	 	           shall be granted the opportunity to purchase any or all product discontinued or made
obsolete as per paragraph 8(a) above. This includes all existing SUPPLIER inventory (including
recent distributor returns) as well as           ’s final lifetime buy at quantity levels which are mutually agreeable.
Products purchased under terms of this section 8 (b) shall be considered NCNR and not
subject to the net sales calculations under section 7, and not subject to returns
under section 7.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Modification of Products. SUPPLIER shall give            written notice of all engineering
modifications that will affect Products in           ’s inventory if such changes materially affect
form, fit, or function. If these modifications preclude or materially limit           ’s inventory
from selling once the engineering modifications are implemented, SUPPLIER will work with           
to move the affected inventory through resale or repurchase. If after the above efforts,
affected Product still remains in           ’s inventory, SUPPLIER agrees to replace it with
upgraded Products. SUPPLIER shall pay all freight and shipping charges in connection with any
such returns or replacements.            returns of Product under this paragraph (b) shall not be
counted as “stock rotation” for purposes of computing the amount of Products returnable by
           under paragraph 7(a).
	 
	 	(d)	 	Return Material Authorization. A Return Material Authorization shall be issued by SUPPLIER
no later than fifteen (15) calendar days of any request for the same by            when required in
connection with any legitimate return under this Agreement.

	9.	 	Warranty, Compliance With Laws.

	 	(a)	 	Standard Warranty. The Products shall be covered by SUPPLIER’s standard warranty terms and
provisions, provided, however, that the warranty coverage shall be no less than the following:

	 	(i)	 	The warranty period set forth therein shall run for one (1) year following
          ’s shipment of the Product to the customer;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	SUPPLIER shall extend such warranty directly to the customer as if
such customer had purchased the Products directly from SUPPLIER.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	SUPPLIER shall warrant the Products against defects in material and workmanship under normal
use and service, repair or replace at SUPPLIER’s cost any defective Product (or issue
a credit or refund, as the case may be, based on the purchase price paid therefor);
and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	SUPPLIER shall pay (or refund the amount of) all freight and shipping charges
for any defective Products returned under this paragraph.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	(b)	 	Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained by SUPPLIER’s
standard warranty terms and provisions or elsewhere in this Agreement, SUPPLIER shall indemnify
           against, and hold it harmless from, any cost, loss, damage or liability (including
reasonable legal fees) arising from or related to the failure of the Products, as manufactured
and sold to           , to fully comply with all applicable laws, standards, codes, specifications
and regulations or the failure of the Products to be suitable thereunder for resale or other
distribution by            as contemplated by this Agreement. The warranty and indemnification
provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination hereof.

	10.	 	Indemnification.
	 
	 	 	SUPPLIER will indemnify, defend and otherwise hold harmless,           , its affiliates and
customers from all cost, loss, damage or liability arising from any proceeding (legal or
equitable) or claim brought or asserted against           , its affiliates or customers, to the extent
such proceeding or claim is based on an allegation that the Products, or any part thereof, or
their distribution or use constitute an infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark secret or
violation of any legislation now or hereafter enacted, or like or similar claim, if           
promptly notifies SUPPLIER of any such proceeding or claim after it becomes known to            and
           provides all the assistance and cooperation to SUPPLIER that is reasonably requested
including the right of SUPPLIER to select and instruct legal counsel for the purposes of any
defense of            within the meaning of this provision. SUPPLIER shall not be liable to           
under any provision of this paragraph to the extent that any claim is based upon;

	 	(i)	 	a use for which the Product or part was not designated; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an alteration of the Product or part by
           or a third party under           ’s direction and which alteration has caused the infringement action.

	11.	 	Term and Termination.

	 	(a)	 	Term. The initial effective period of this Agreement is for one (1) year commencing on the
date indicated on page (1) one. At the expiration of such initial effective period or any
extended period, this Agreement will automatically be renewed and extended indefinitely for
additional periods of one (1) year unless either SUPPLIER or            shall give the other at
least ninety (90) calendar days prior written notice of its intention not to have the Agreement
so renewed.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Termination for Convenience. Either SUPPLIER or
           may at any time terminate this Agreement with or without cause and solely for its own convenience by giving
ninety (90) calendar days prior written notice to the other. Both SUPPLIER and            represent that they have considered the making of
expenditures in preparing to perform under this Agreement, as well as the possible losses
which might result in the event of any termination of the

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	 	 	Agreement. In that regard, both parties acknowledge that neither party shall in any way be
liable to the other for any loss, expense or damage (including special, consequential, or
incidental damages) by reason of any termination of this Agreement without cause.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Return of Inventory. In the event SUPPLIER terminates this Agreement with or without cause or
elects not to renew the same, SUPPLIER shall repurchase from            all unsold Products from
          ’s inventory at the price paid by           , less any prior credits granted by SUPPLIER on such Products. SUPPLIER shall
pay all freight and shipping charges in connection with such repurchases.
	 
	 	 	 	In the event            terminates this Agreement with or without cause or elects not to
renew same, SUPPLIER may at its option repurchase from            any unsold Products from
          ’s inventory at the same price as set forth in the paragraph (c) above.            shall
pay all freight and shipping charges in connection with such purchases. In the event of
termination by SUPPLIER without cause, SUPPLIER shall, if requested to do so by           ,
honor any open            purchase orders for customers of SUPPLIER Product then outstanding.
In the event of termination by SUPPLIER with cause, or termination by           , SUPPLIER
shall not be obligated, to honor any open            purchase orders for customers of SUPPLIER
Product then outstanding.
	 
	 	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, SUPPLIER shall be required to accept only those
Products which are in good merchantable condition. No termination of this Agreement shall
affect any obligation of either party to pay amounts due to the other hereunder and all
such payments shall be made when due.

	12.	 	Waiver. 
	 
	 	 	Except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the failure of SUPPLIER to enforce at
any time or for any period of time the provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed
to be a waiver of any such provisions or the right of SUPPLIER thereafter to enforce each
and every such provision.
	13.	 	Waiver. 

	 
	 	 	
Notices and other communications by either party under this Agreement shall be
deemed given when deposited in the mail system as certified mail, postage prepaid,
addressed as indicated on page (1) one.
	14.	 	Waiver. 

	 
	 	 	
This Agreement shall not create, and SUPPLIER shall have no right in, or to the use
of, any trademark, trade name, logo, service mark or other mark, identification or name of
          .            recognizes SUPPLIER’s ownership of, and right to use, certain trademarks,
trade names, logos and other marks and names and acknowledges that, except as herein set
forth,            has no right in, or to use, any thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
           is hereby granted permission to refer to SUPPLIER’s trademarks, trade names, logos
and other marks and names for the purposes of identifying itself to the public as an

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	 	AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR of the Products and for advertising and otherwise promoting the
resale, lease or servicing of any Products purchased under this Agreement, but subject
always to SUPPLIER’s right to control or otherwise direct or instruct       with regard to
the proper authorized use thereof.
	 
	15.	 	Confidential Information.
	 
	 	 	SUPPLIER and       shall each receive and maintain in confidence all proprietary
information, trade secrets or other know-how belonging to the other (including but not
limited to knowledge of manufacturing or technical processes, financial and systems data and
customer lists) provided that any such information, secrets or know-how is required by any
law or governmental regulation or the decree of a court having competent jurisdiction or
enters into the public domain without the act of the party obligated to maintain such
confidentiality hereunder). Without limiting the foregoing, all books, documents, records
and other material and information made known to the parties by each other are hereby
designated as Confidential. Furthermore, SUPPLIER shall at all times retain the copyright in
SUPPLIER’s works whether literary, artistic or otherwise, supplied to      . The
confidentiality requirement under this section 15 shall remain survive for three (3) years
after termination of this agreement.
	 
	16.	 	Special Purchases.
	 
	 	 	SUPPLIER and       may at any time during the Term enter into separate Agreements for
the special purchase of other Products including non-standard Products not set forth in
SUPPLIER’s then current Published Distributor Price List and such Agreements shall be
subject to all terms and conditions hereof unless inconsistent with the terms of such
Special Agreement or otherwise agreed upon.
	 
	17.	 	Invalidity of Provisions.
	 
	 	 	In the event that any term or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be overly broad in scope, duration or area of applicability, the
court considering the same shall have the power and is hereby authorized and directed to
modify such term or provision to limit such scope, duration or area, or all of them, so that
such term or provision is no longer overly broad and to enforce the same as so limited.
Subject to the foregoing sentence, in the event any provision of this Agreement shall be
held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall attach only to such provision and shall not affect or render invalid or unenforceable
any other provision of this Agreement.
	 
	18.	 	Credits.
	 
	 	 	In the event       is entitled to a credit from SUPPLIER hereunder, the amount of such
credit will be applied to the purchase of Product or
     ‘s Accounts Receivable with
SUPPLIER.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

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	19.	 	Consent Not Unreasonably Withheld.
	 
	 	 	Whenever any consent, action or authorization is requested of SUPPLIER hereunder, such
consent, action or authorization will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
	 
	20.	 	Force Majeure.
	 
	 	 	Nonperformance under this Agreement shall be excused, and neither party shall be liable
for any loss, damage, penalty or expense, to the extent that such performance is rendered
impossible or delayed by fire, flood, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the
Government, labor difficulties, riot, inability to obtain materials or any other cause where
the failure to perform or delay is beyond the reasonable control of the nonperforming party
and without the negligence of such party.
	 
	21.	 	Relationship of Parties.
	 
	 	 	The relationship between the parties hereto shall be that of independent contractors, each
being in full control of their own business. Under no circumstances shall either party have
the right or authority to act or make any commitment on behalf of or bind the other or
represent the other as its agent in any way.
	 
	22.	 	General.

	 	(a)	 	Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all prior communications or understandings
between       and SUPPLIER and constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the matters covered herein. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between
the terms of this Agreement and those of any order, quotation, solicitation or other
communication from one party to the other, the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Amendment. This Agreement cannot be changed, modified or amended unless such change,
modification, or amendment is in writing and executed by the party against which the
enforcement of such change, modification or amendment is sought.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Governing Law. This Agreement is made in, governed by, and shall be construed solely in
accordance with, the internal laws of the State of California.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Assignment. Neither party shall have the right to assign this Agreement or any rights
hereunder without the prior written consent of the other except that either party may make
such an assignment to another corporation wholly-owned by or under common control with it.
For purposes hereof, the term “assign” shall include, without limitation, a merger, sale of
assets or business, or other transfer of control by operation of law or otherwise.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

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	 	(e)	 	Authority. Both parties represent and warrant to each other that they have the right and
lawful authority to enter into this Agreement for the purposes herein and that there are no
other outstanding agreements or obligations inconsistent with the terms and provisions
hereof.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Future Affiliates.                            is entering into this Agreement on its own
behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and is acting as their agent for the purposes of this
Agreement. Whenever reference is made herein to “     ”, such reference shall be deemed to
include all Affiliates of                            The rights and obligations of                      shall
inure to the benefit of                            ’s Affiliates and may be directly enforced by
either of                            and/or any such Affiliate. For the purposes of this
Agreement, the term “Affiliate” shall mean any entity which directly or indirectly controls,
is controlled by, or is under common control with                           
	 
	 	(g)	 	Insurance. SUPPLIER agrees to maintain in force, during the lifetime of this Agreement,
commercial general liability coverage with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence
(combined bodily injury and property damage) and $2,000,000 general aggregate. SUPPLIER’S
liability policy shall include a broad form vendors endorsement (ISO CG 20 15 or equivalent)
that shall name                            (and all of its affiliates) as an additional named
insured with respect to all Products to be sold under this Agreement. Upon request from
     , SUPPLIER shall furnish a certificate of insurance evidencing the coverage in force
and the policy endorsement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hand and seal,

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	AGREED THIS: 	 	 	 	AGREED THIS:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	[DATE]	 	 	 	[DATE]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DISTRIBUTOR:	 	 	 	SUPPLIER:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	[NAME]	 	 	 	[LUMINENTOIC INC.]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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EXHIBIT 10.1

08
February 2008

To: Bell Microproducts Limited

Fountain Court,

Cox Lane,

Chessington,

Surrey KT9 1 SJ

For the attention of Nick Lee/Helen Hancock

Dear Sirs,

Syndicated Credit Agreement dated 2 December 2002 (as amended and restated on 2 January 2007,

the “Credit Agreement”)

Notice of default and waiver

We refer to clause 15.2.1 (Financial Statements) of the Credit Agreement, pursuant to which,
among other things, BMUK is required to deliver to the Agent in sufficient copies for each
of the Lenders the audited consolidated Financial Statements of the Group for each Financial
Year by not later than the date falling 120 days after the end of such Financial Year.

The audited consolidated Financial Statements of the Group for the Financial Year ended 31
December 2006 have not, at the date of issuance of this letter, been received by the Agent.
Accordingly BMUK is in breach of its obligations under clause 15.2.1 (Financial Statements) of
the Credit Agreement, which breach constitutes an Event of Default under clause 17.1.3 (Breach
of undertaking) of the Credit Agreement,

The purpose of this letter is to record the terms on which the Lenders are prepared to waive
such Event of Default.

Pursuant to clause 30.1 (Amendments) of the Credit Agreement, we, as the Agent, having been
authorised by the Majority Lenders to do so in writing, hereby waive, subject to the conditions
set out in the following paragraph of this letter, the requirements of clause 15.2.1 (Financial
Statements) of the Credit Agreement insofar as they obligate BMUK to deliver the audited
consolidated Financial Statements of the Group for the Financial Year ended 31 December 2006 or
31 December 2007.

The waiver set out in the preceding paragraph is given on the express condition that the audited
consolidated Financial Statements of the Group for the Financial Year ended 31 December 2006 and
31 December 2007 are delivered to the Agent in accordance with clause 15.2.1 (Financial
Statements) of the Credit Agreement by not later than 30 September 2008. Accordingly if such
condition is not fulfilled the waiver contained in this letter shall automatically cease to have
effect at 5.30 p.m. (London time) on 30 September 2008 and shall be deemed never to have been
given.

For the avoidance of doubt the waiver set out in this letter shall also cease to have effect
if an Event of Default (other than that referred to in the second paragraph of this letter)
shall occur.

Save to the extent specifically provided in this letter the Credit Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect. This letter supersedes our letter of 21 November 2007 which shall
cease to have effect.

Words and expressions defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings when
used in this letter.

This letter shall be governed by English law.

Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms of this letter by signing and returning the
enclosed copy of it to the undersigned.

Yours faithfully

Authorised signatory

For and on behalf of

Bank of America, N.A.

as Agent

	 	 
	 	 

 

 

Bell
Microproducts Ltd,

Cox Lane,

Chessington,

Surrey
 KT9 1SJ

United Kingdom

T: +44 (0) 20 8286 5000

F: +44 (0) 20 8286 5056

W: www.bellmicro.eu

To : Bank of America, N.A.,

5 Canada Square,

London E14 5AQ

Attention Business Capital, Portfolio Management

8 February 2008

Dear Sirs

Syndicated Credit Agreement dated 2 December 2002 (as amended and restated on 2 January 2007,

the “Credit Agreement”)

We refer to your letter of 8 February 2008 of which the above is a copy and confirm our
acceptance of its terms.

Yours faithfully

Director

For and on behalf of

Bell Microproducts Limited

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