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                                                                   Exhibit 10.1

                              SHARE SALE AGREEMENT

         This Share Sale Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered into
as of the 30th day of August, 2004 by and between PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS
COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Ohio, U. S. A, having its principal office at 660 Beta Drive, Cleveland, Ohio
44143 U. S. A. (the "Seller"), FUJIKURA LTD., a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of Japan, having its principal office at 1-5-1 Kiba,
Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8512, Japan (hereinafter referred to as the "Purchaser"), and
JAPAN PLP CO., LTD., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
Japan, having its principal office at 1-5-1 Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0042, Japan
(the "Company").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, the Seller owns thirty five thousand two hundred eighty
(35,280) shares in the Company, and the Seller desires to sell all of those
shares (the "Shares") to the Purchaser upon and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth below.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Article 1. Sale and Purchase of Shares

         1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, on the Closing
Date (as defined in Section 1.2 below), the Seller shall sell to the Purchaser
and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Seller the shares for the aggregate
purchase price (the "Price") of TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND JAPANESE YEN (JPY214,800,000), which is JPY6,088.4354 per share.
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         1.2 The consummation of the purchase and sale of the Shares
(hereinafter referred to as the "Closing") shall take place on September 28,
2004 (the "Closing Time") at the offices of the Purchaser, or such other time,
date and/or place as the parties hereto may agree in writing in advance. (The
date of the Closing is hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date").

Article 2. Conditions to Closing

         As conditions precedent to the Closing:

         (a) all steps required by corporate law or regulations to be taken by
             the Seller to authorize the sale of the Shares as contemplated
             hereby shall have been duly and properly taken; and

         (b) all steps required by corporate law or regulations to be taken by
             the Purchaser to authorize the purchase of the Shares and the
             payment of the Price as contemplated hereby shall have been duly
             and properly taken.

Article 3. Closing Procedures

         3.1 Subject to the (i) satisfaction of the foregoing conditions
precedent, (ii) compliance with all other requirements set forth herein, (iii)
payment of the Price, at or before the Closing Time, by the Purchaser by
remitting such in Japanese Yen in immediately available funds to the following
account:

             Attn: Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
                   Tokyo, Japan
             SWIFT CODE: MHCBJPJT
             F/A/O: Bank One, NA Chicago

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             Account No.: 0297010
             Ref: Acct Name/Acct Number: Preformed Line Products /1002283-1-01

(iv) the Purchaser's delivery of a SWIFT message to Bank One, NA Chicago ("Bank
One") as follows to advise Bank One that the payment set forth in clause (iii)
has been made:

             Bank One, NA Chicago
             Foreign Exchange Department, Attn: FX Services
             Ref: Acct. Name A/C No.: Preformed Line Products/A/C # 1002283-1-01
             Use Swift Code: FNBCUS44

at the Closing the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser (v) the certificates of
the Shares, and (vi) the respective written resignations as director, executed
by Messrs. Robert G. Ruhlman and William H. Haag.

         3.2 Upon completion of the Closing the Purchaser, the Company, and the
Seller agree that:

             (i) Pursuant to Article XV(a) of the Formation Agreement dated
April 18, 1966 between the Seller and the Purchaser (the "Formation Agreement"),
the obligations of the Seller under the Formation Agreement shall cease; and
each party, for itself and on behalf of its affiliates, and its and such
affiliates' respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents,
affiliates, legal counsel, successors, and assigns (the "Releasing Parties"),
shall release, dismiss, and discharge every other party, each such other party's
affiliates, and each such other party's and such affiliates' respective
officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, affiliates, legal
counsel, successors, and assigns (the "Released Parties") from any and all
claims and actions which any of the Releasing Parties has or could have asserted
as of the date first above written against any of the Released Parties.

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             (ii) The Know-How and Licensing Agreement dated March 23, 1967 and
any and all amendments thereof between the Seller and the Company (the "License
Agreement") shall terminate; provided, however, that (a) the confidentiality
obligations set forth in paragraph 10 of the License Agreement shall survive for
3 (three) years from the date of this Agreement and (b) the Company, Taiwan PLP
Co., Ltd. ("Taiwan PLP"), Nishi Nippon PLP Co., Ltd. ("NN PLP"), and Kyoei High
Opt Co., Ltd. ("Kyoei") (collectively "Licensees") shall have the right to
freely use the know-how that has been disclosed (under the License Agreement) to
the Company by the Seller or to Taiwan PLP, NN PLP or Kyoei by the Company,
subject only to the confidentiality obligations stipulated hereinabove. The
Licensees may, after imposing confidentiality obligations similar to those
stipulated in paragraph 10 of the License Agreement, disclose to affiliates of
the Licensees the know-how so disclosed by the Seller or the Company, as the
case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereby specifically
confirmed that the parties hereto have agreed that the Seller and the Licensees
each have the right to make, use or sell helically-shaped products anywhere in
the world; provided, however, that subject to the stipulations in this Agreement
the Seller and Licensees shall, at all times, each be entitled to enforce
against the other any patent, trademarks or trade names of its own, if any. The
confidentiality obligations owed by the Licensees shall not be applicable to
information that is in or enters the public domain by any method other than a
breach of the confidentiality obligation owed by the Licensees.

             (iii) The Company shall return to the Seller all drawings,
specifications, designs, layout plans, and all other documents of a technical
and confidential nature (including any and all copies and translations thereof
made by the Company) relating in any way to the License Agreement (including
without limitation PLP Material Specifications and Product Drawings,
Manufacturing Specifications, Machine Drawings, and all information, documents,
and materials relating in any way to paragraph 2 of the License Agreement) in
the possession of any of the Company, the Purchaser, Taiwan PLP, NN PLP,

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and Kyoei and which were furnished by the Seller.

             (iv) Except to the extent expressly set forth above in Article
3.2(ii)(b), all licenses granted under the License Agreement (including without
limitation those set forth in paragraphs 3, 5(b), 7, and 9 of the License
Agreement and which shall include, without limitation, the trademarks and
non-expired patents set forth in the attached Exhibit 1 and all
third-party-developed-information that the Seller has licensed to the Company)
shall automatically cease and terminate, provided, however, that for the six (6)
month period following the Closing Date, the Company, Taiwan PLP, NN PLP and
Kyoei may use the trademarks set forth in Exhibit 1 without being obliged to pay
royalties and, provided further, that such use during such 6-month period shall
be limited to the distribution of those quantities of product literature and the
consumption of those quantities of product labels that existed as of the date
first above written.

             (v) The permission set forth in paragraph 7(c) of the License
Agreement shall be revoked.

             (vi) Not later than the date that falls six (6) months after the
Closing Date, the Purchaser shall cause the name of the Company (and the names
of the Company's affiliates, which affiliates shall include, without
limitation, Taiwan PLP, NN PLP, and Kyoei) to be amended such that no such name
includes any of the terms "PLP" or "Preformed".

             (vii) Not later than the date that falls six (6) months after the
Closing Date, the Company shall cease (and shall procure that the Company's
affiliates (which affiliates shall include, without limitation, Taiwan PLP, NN
PLP, and Kyoei) shall cease) to use the Seller's corporate logo and, as the
case may be, the corporate logo of the Company and of Taiwan PLP.

Article 4. Representations and Warranties; Covenant; and Indemnity

         4.1 Each of the parties hereto hereby, represents and warrants to the
others that as of the Closing Time it has obtained, or (in the case of any
authorization or approval which

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need not be obtained until after the Closing Time) it will obtain in a timely
fashion, all corporate, governmental and/or other authorizations and approvals
of whatsoever kind which may be required to be obtained to enable this Agreement
to be duly performed.

         4.2 Except as expressly set forth otherwise herein, the Seller does not
make, and the Purchaser does not rely upon, any representation, warranty or
condition (express or implied) about, and the Seller shall have no liability or
responsibility to the Purchaser for, the Shares.

         4.3 The Purchaser and the Company, for themselves and on behalf of
their affiliates, and their and such affiliates' respective officers, directors,
employees, representatives, agents, affiliates, legal counsel, successors, and
assigns (collectively, the "Purchaser Parties") shall, on a joint and several
basis, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Jon R. Ruhlman, Robert G. Ruhlman,
William H. Haag, the Seller, the Seller's affiliates, and the Seller's, such
individuals', and such affiliates' respective officers, directors, employees,
representatives, agents, affiliates, legal counsel, successors, assigns,
personal representatives, and heirs of such individuals, the Seller, and the
Seller's affiliates (collectively, the "Seller Parties") from and against any
and all claims, losses, damages, and expenses (including without limitation
attorneys' fees) suffered by any Seller Party that relates in any way to any
claim that may be brought at any time after (and including) the date first above
written by a third party in connection with services rendered or not rendered to
the Company by persons nominated by the Seller as directors of the Company or
based on the fact that the Seller has been the shareholder of the Company.

         4.4 The Seller shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Purchaser
and the Company from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, and
expenses (including without limitation attorneys' fees) suffered by the
Purchaser or the Company that relates in any way to any claim that may be
brought at any time after (and including) the date first above written by any or
all of the Seller Parties based on the

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fact that some of the Seller Parties served as directors of the Company;
provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article
4.4, the Seller shall have no obligation under this Section 4.4 in respect of
any claim, loss, damage, and expense (including without limitation attorneys'
fees) that relates in any way to the
Purchaser Parties' obligations under Section 4.3.

Article 5. Expenses

         The Purchaser shall bear expenses of remittance of the price to the
Seller.

Article 6. General Provisions

         6.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the
parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and is made solely in
the English language.

         6.2 This Agreement may be executed in three or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.

         6.3 This Agreement and the rights hereunder are nonassignable.

         6.4 This Agreement may be amended or modified only in writing and only
when signed by the duly authorized representatives of each of the parties
hereto; provided, however, that the time and the place of the Closing may be
altered as provided in Section 1.2 above.

         6.5 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit any party
from disclosing to any other person the existence, contents, or terms of this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, and without prejudice to the generality
of the immediately preceding sentence, any party may make any disclosure that is
required by law, regulation, ordinance, court order, or any rule of any stock
exchange.

         6.6 Each party agrees to maintain a friendly relationship among all the
parties, including each party's respective affiliates, which relationship shall
include the exchange of

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business information and the supply of each party's products on a case by case
basis under commercially reasonable terms.

         6.7 This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of Japan, and the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over any disputes which may arise in relation to it.

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

Seller:                                      Purchaser:
Preformed Line Products Company:             Fujikura Ltd.

By: /s/ ERIC R. GRAEF                        By: /s/ KATSUHIKO ITO
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Name:  Eric R. Graef                         Name:  Katsuhiko Ito
Title: Vice President Finance                Title: Managing Director

Seller:                                      Company:
Preformed Line Products Company:             Japan PLP Co., Ltd.:

By: /s/ WILLIAM H. HAAG                      By: /s/ YASUO KOJIMA
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Name:  William H. Haag                       Name:  Yasuo Kojima
Title: Vice President,                       Title: President
       International Operations

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                                    EXHIBIT 1
                             PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS

JAPAN-PLP TRADEMARKS

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    MARK                      REG. NO.           SERIAL NO.
    ----                     ---------           ----------
<S>                          <C>                 <C>
PLP and Design
(2 circles)                  1,112,389              74,298

PLP and Design
(1 circle)                   1,251,906           224614/86

ARMOR-GRIP                      613866           3263/1962

ARMORGRIP                       752160            27658/60

GUYGRIP                        901,874            27660/60

GUY-GRIP                       643,548             3266/62

GUY-GRIP                       613,867             3265/62

AGS (work mark)                645,008            11823/74

PREFORMED
(word mark)                    601,757               27659

PREFORMED
(word mark)                    624,436             3262/62

PREFORMED
(word mark)                    613,865             3261/62

COYOTE                         4383561          38869/1998
</Table>

TAIWAN TRADEMARKS

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    MARK                      REG. NO.            SERIAL NO.
    ----                     ---------           ------------
<S>                          <C>                 <C>
PLP and Design
(2 circles)                  579,625             (81)  34,954

PLP and Design
(2 circles)                  583,918             (81)  34,955

GUY-GRIP                     583,917             (81)  34,951

PARROT-BILL                  579,624             (81)  34,952

PREFORMED
(word mark)                  579,621             (81)  34,947

PREFORMED
(word mark)                  583,916             (81)  34,948
</Table>

                                END OF EXHIBIT 1Exhibit 10.1

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

                                 BY AND BETWEEN

                              ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD.

                                       AND

                                 BRUCE R. SIDNER

     THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), entered into in Houston, Texas
on this 26th day of October, 2004, by and between Bruce R. Sidner, an individual
of the full age of majority domiciled in Harris County, State of Texas
(hereinafter called "Consultant") and Energy Partners, Ltd., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter
called "Company"), represented herein by its duly authorized President, Richard
A. Bachmann.

1. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONSULTING.

     1.1  Length Of Consulting Period. In consideration for the compensation and
          other benefits set forth in Section 1.2 and other provisions of this
          Agreement, the Company agrees to retain and Consultant agrees to be
          retained by the Company as a consultant for the period beginning on
          November 1, 2004 and ending on March 31, 2005 (the "Term").

          During the Term, Consultant shall act as advisor to the Company and
          its subsidiaries with respect to the Company's ongoing exploration
          efforts and shall provide such advisory services with respect thereto
          to the Company and its subsidiaries as the Board of Directors or
          officers of the Company and its subsidiaries shall request from time
          to time. Consultant shall promptly and faithfully report to the
          Company with respect to the services provided from time to time as the
          Board of Directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries
          shall request.

     1.2  Consideration. As compensation, Consultant will receive a monthly
          retainer fee of $15,000 payable monthly in arrears. In addition, if
          Consultant elects COBRA continuation coverage under any of the
          Company's group medical and dental plans pursuant to Part 6 of
          Subtitle B of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
          of 1974, as amended, the Company shall pay during the Term the
          difference between the full amount of Consultant's premiums for such
          continuation coverage and the amount Consultant would have been
          required to pay for coverage if he had remained an employee of the
          Company. The Consultant shall not participate in any other employee
          plans, programs or arrangements of the Company. The Company will also
          provide transitional email access to Consultant during the Term. The
          Consultant shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable and
          documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the
          per-

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          formance of this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay such amounts
          promptly upon request therefor with appropriate documentation.

     1.3  Vested Stock Options. On the date hereof, Consultant owns vested stock
          options to purchase an aggregate of 75,556 shares of common stock of
          the Company. The Company and Consultant agree that that such options
          may be exercised in accordance with the terms thereof until December
          31, 2004, subject to approval by the Compensation Committee.

     1.4  Termination of Employment. The employment relationship between
          Consultant and the Company will terminate on October 31, 2004.
          Effective as of October 31, 2004, Consultant hereby resigns all
          director, officer and employee positions with the Company, its
          subsidiaries and its affiliates, and will cease to act as "Earnout
          Representative" (as defined in the Earnout Agreement dated January 15,
          2002, as amended). Consultant and the Company acknowledge and agree
          that the termination of Consultant's employment with the Company is a
          voluntary termination without "Good Reason" within the meaning of
          Section 1.5 of the Consultant's Employment and Stock Ownership
          Agreement with the Company, dated January 15, 2002, as amended in
          March 2004 (the "Employment Agreement").

     1.5  Non Solicitation. During the Term, Consultant shall not employ or
          otherwise engage the services of any person who is an employee of the
          Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates on the date hereof.
          For the avoidance of doubt, Consultant acknowledges and agrees that he
          will continue to be bound by, and will comply with, Sections 1.8 and
          1.9 of the Employment Agreement relating to non-competition and
          non-solicitation covenants and agreements.

     1.6  Certain Limitations. Consultant shall not represent that he has the
          direct or indirect power or ability to bind, or make any decision on
          behalf of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The parties
          acknowledge that none of the terms or provisions set forth herein,
          expressly or by implication, in any way permit Consultant to bind (or
          hold himself out as having, or imply that he has, the right or power
          to bind) the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to any
          matter. Consultant shall have no power or authority other than as
          expressly granted and set forth herein and no other or greater power
          shall be implied from the grant or denial of powers specifically
          mentioned herein, including no binding power or authority. Nothing
          contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create the relation
          of employer and employee between Consultant and the Company.

2. MISCELLANEOUS.

     2.1  Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between
          the parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof, and will be
          binding upon Consultant and Consultant's heirs, legatees, legal
          representatives, successors, donees, transferees and assigns, and
          Consultant does hereby authorize and obligate Con-

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          sultant's executors, heirs and legatees to comply with the terms of
          this Agreement. The parties will not be bound by or be liable for any
          statement, representation, promise, inducement or understanding of any
          kind or nature regarding the subject matter hereof which is not set
          forth herein. No changes, amendments or modifications of any of the
          terms or conditions of this document will be valid unless reduced to
          writing and signed by all parties hereto, the Company being
          represented by its President or his designee.

     2.2  Severability. Each provision of this Agreement is intended to be
          severable. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
          contained in this Agreement will for any reason be held to be invalid,
          illegal, or unenforceable, such holding will not affect the validity
          or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and this
          Agreement will be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or
          unenforceable provision had never been contained herein; provided,
          however, that no provision will be severed if it is clearly apparent
          under the circumstances that the parties would not have entered into
          this Agreement without such provision.

     2.3  Independent Contractor Status. Consultant acknowledges that his
          engagement under this Agreement is as an independent contractor and
          not as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and
          affiliates. Accordingly, Consultant will be solely responsible for the
          payment of all income taxes and other taxes on amounts payable to him
          under Section 1.2 of this Agreement, and the Company will not be
          obligated to withhold any amounts from such payments.

     2.4  APPLICABLE LAW. THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED FOR ALL PURPOSES AS A
          TEXAS DOCUMENT AND WILL BE INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
          THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF
          CONFLICTS OF LAW.

     2.5  Number and Gender. As used herein, the singular will include the
          plural and vice versa and words used in one gender will include all
          others as appropriate.

     2.6  Additional Documents. The parties hereto agree to execute whatever
          documents or instruments and to perform whatever acts may be
          reasonably required to fulfill the requirements and/or intents hereof.

     2.7  Legal Assistance. The parties hereto have each consulted with legal
          counsel or have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel
          regarding the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     2.8  Headings. Section headings and other headings contained in this
          Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any
          way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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     2.9  Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified in all respects
          at any time but only by an instrument in writing executed by the
          parties hereto.

     2.10 Waiver. The failure by any party to enforce any of its rights
          hereunder will not be deemed to be a waiver of such rights, unless
          such waiver is an express written waiver which has been signed by the
          waiving party. Waiver of any one breach will not be deemed to be a
          waiver of any other breach.

     2.11 Counterpart Execution. This Agreement may be executed in separate
          counterparts, with the same effect as if the parties hereto had signed
          the same document. Counterparts so executed and delivered shall be
          deemed to be an original, shall be construed together and shall
          constitute one Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set forth their hands on the
day, month and year first above written in multiple originals, each of which
shall have the same force and effect as if it were the sole original.

                                          ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD.

                                          By: /s/ Richard A. Bachmann
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                                              Richard A. Bachmann

                                          /s/ Bruce R. Sidner
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                                          Consultant: Bruce R. Sidner

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