Document:

Exhibit 10.18

August 4, 2006

	
 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco, Inc.

	
 

	
Murray Corporate Park

	
1003 Corporate Drive

	
Export, PA 15362

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
and

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco Espana, S.L.

	
Manises, Nr. 1

	
 

	
28224 Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid)

	
 

	
 

	
and

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco GmbH

	
Im Altgefall 12

	
 

	
75181 Pforzheim

	
 

Dear Sirs:

Re:        Amended
and Re-stated Fee Consignment and/or Purchase of Silver Agreement

              Reference
is made to existing silver consignment arrangements between AMI Doduco, Inc.
(“AMI”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“Scotiabank”), as provided for in a Fee
Consignment and/or Purchase of Silver Agreement dated April 6, 2006, as amended
from time to time (the “Agreement”).

              Further
to discussions between the parties, it was agreed that certain terms of the
Agreement are to be revised and that AMI Doduco Espana, S.L. (“AMI Espana”) and
AMI Doduco GmbH (“AMI GmbH”) would also be permitted to utilize this facility
and would each be a consignee under the Agreement and, as a consequence, the
provisions of the Agreement are hereby amended and re-stated in full.

              Accordingly,
Scotiabank is pleased to confirm that, subject to your acceptance, it is
prepared to deliver on an uncommitted basis, from time to time, silver upon
consignment (the “Consignment(s)”) to AMI, AMI Espana and AMI GmbH (each a
“Consignee”, AMI Espana and AMI GmbH, jointly, the “European Consignees”, and 

collectively
the “Consignees” and together with Scotiabank, “the Parties”) subject to
availability and to the terms and conditions outlined herein and further
subject to Scotiabank’s absolute discretion not to deliver silver if it so
decides.

Definitions.      For
the purposes of this Agreement:

“Dollar Value”
with respect to silver shall mean, on the day of determination, the value in
U.S. dollars of one troy ounce of silver determined by, as the case may be, the
Handy & Harman (“H&H”) Noon price (with respect to AMI) and the London
Fixing Price (with respect to the European Consignees) with respect to silver
on such day times the number of ounces of silver, in respect of which the
Dollar Value is being determined. In the event that there is no H&H Noon
price and/or London Fix Price, as the case may be, for silver on a particular
day, the last established H&H Noon price and/or London Fixing Price for
silver shall apply.

1.        Availability. Silver delivered and held on consignment hereunder from time
to time by the Consignees shall not at any time have an aggregate Dollar Value
which exceeds the lesser of (i) the Dollar Value of 5,000,000 troy ounces of
silver and (ii) $85,000,000 U.S. (such $85,000,000 U.S. amount being the
“Maximum Dollar Limit”). 

2.        Restoration of Maximum Dollar Limit. If at any time the Dollar Value of
silver held on consignment hereunder by the Consignees should exceed the
Maximum Dollar Limit, then Scotiabank may at its option, by telex or telecopied
notice to the Consignees, require that by the end of the Business Day
immediately following the day upon which such telex or telecopied notice is
given, the Consignees either:

(i)       
re-deliver to Scotiabank a portion of the silver held on consignment hereunder
sufficient to reduce the Dollar Value of the silver continued to be held on
consignment hereunder to an amount no greater than the Maximum Dollar Limit; or

(ii)      
purchase from Scotiabank, at the applicable H&H Noon price and/or London
Fixing Price, as the case may be, plus applicable premium (as provided in
paragraph 14), a quantity of the silver held on consignment hereunder
sufficient to reduce the Dollar Value of the silver held on consignment
hereunder to an amount no greater than the Maximum Dollar Limit.

With respect to item (ii) above, if the
relevant parties are unable to agree to the purchase price, then the Maximum
Dollar Limit shall be restored pursuant to the provisions of item (i) above.

3.        Quality. Silver delivered to the Consignees and returned to Scotiabank
shall be in London Good Delivery bar form and of a minimum fineness of .9999,
unless otherwise mutually agreed to in advance of delivery.

4.        Orders.
Requests for delivery of silver will be made by an authorized representative of
the relevant Consignee to an authorized officer of Scotiabank by 

telephone, telex or telecopied transmission.
Each request will indicate the quantity and quality of the silver to be
delivered, the date on which the delivery is requested to be made and the
required term of the Consignment, which term may be for up to twelve (12)
months or any other lesser term which is mutually acceptable to Scotiabank and
the relevant Consignee. Unless otherwise requested by the relevant Consignee,
any silver delivered shall be of the quality set forth in paragraph 3. All
telephone requests shall be confirmed in writing to Scotiabank within five (5)
days of such request.

	
 

	
 

	
5.

	
Deliveries by Scotiabank.

	
 

	
(a)       If
  Scotiabank has agreed to make a requested delivery of silver, it will arrange
  for the delivery of the silver to a location acceptable to Scotiabank and the
  relevant Consignee and on the date agreed upon for delivery. Scotiabank will
  bear the cost of such delivery and bear all risk of loss or damage to the
  silver until it has been delivered to the agreed upon location at which time
  such risk shall pass to the relevant Consignee. Such delivery shall be
  accompanied by a delivery statement provided by Scotiabank setting out the
  quantity and quality of silver delivered.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(b)       If on
  receipt of the silver it is determined by the relevant Consignee that the
  silver delivered by Scotiabank to it is of a different quantity and/or
  quality than is set out in the delivery statement, such Consignee shall
  forthwith give notice of such discrepancy to Scotiabank. In that event,
  Scotiabank shall be entitled to conduct such tests and make such examination
  of the silver as it considers necessary or desirable. If such tests or
  examinations determine that the silver delivered by Scotiabank to such
  Consignee is of a different quantity and/or quality than was set out in the
  said delivery statement, then Scotiabank or the applicable Consignee, as the
  case may be, shall make the appropriate adjustments.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(c)       Absent
  manifest error, unless Scotiabank receives from the relevant Consignee the
  above described notice of discrepancy within fifteen (15) days of receipt of
  the silver, then the silver delivered will be deemed to be as set out in the
  delivery statement that accompanied the delivery.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Business Day. For the purposes of this Agreement,
  “Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day that
  banks are lawfully closed for business in Toronto, Canada or New York, New
  York, or in the case of any location to which silver is to be delivered or
  received, a day that transactions cannot be carried out at such location.

	
 

	
 

	
6.

	
Consignment Fee.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(a)       Each
  Consignee will pay monthly and on the last day of a Consignment term, in
  arrears, to Scotiabank as a consignment fee in respect of the applicable
  Consignment an amount which shall accrue from day to day for the actual
  number of days elapsed and shall be calculated daily on the daily Dollar
  Value of the silver making up the applicable Consignment at such rate as may
  be agreed upon by the applicable Consignee and Scotiabank at the time of each
  Consignment

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
request or
  request for renewal, which rate shall remain in effect for the term of the
  applicable Consignment. In the event that a Consignment is made with no fixed
  Consignment term applicable thereto, then the rate applicable to such
  Consignment shall be as agreed upon by Scotiabank and the applicable
  Consignee and subject to change upon two (2) Business Days’ notice to the
  applicable Consignee. In the event that a Consignee and Scotiabank should
  fail at any time to agree upon the rate to apply to a Consignment or the
  renewal of a Consignment term, then such Consignee shall immediately deliver
  the subject silver for which there is no agreement to Scotiabank, as provided
  for in paragraph 24 hereof.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Notwithstanding
  the foregoing or any other provisions in this Agreement, any renewal of a
  Consignment term requested by a Consignee shall be at Scotiabank’s option and
  subject to Scotiabank’s absolute discretion not to renew a Consignment term
  if it so decides. Any Consignment the term of which is not renewed shall be
  immediately re-delivered to Scotiabank in accordance with the terms of this
  Agreement.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(b)       All
  rates in this Agreement shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
  and for the actual number of days elapsed.

	
 

	
 

	
7.

	
Title.

	
 

	
(a)       Title
  to the silver delivered by Scotiabank and held by a Consignee on consignment
  for Scotiabank will remain with Scotiabank and will not pass to the
  applicable Consignee until such time as the silver is purchased by such
  Consignee as provided for in paragraphs 10, 11 and 7(b) hereof. In the event
  that only a portion of a Consignment is purchased, then title as pertains to
  that portion only will transfer to the relevant Consignee.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(b)       Title
  to the silver purchased by a Consignee as provided for in paragraphs 10 and
  11 hereof will pass to such Consignee upon receipt by Scotiabank of all funds
  due to it from that Consignee in payment for the silver purchased.

8.       Commingling.
The Consignees and Scotiabank agree that the Consignees shall be permitted, in
the ordinary course of their business as now being conducted, to commingle the
silver held on consignment for Scotiabank with any other silver or silver
containing alloys being held by the Consignees on consignment (provided such
other silver is not subject to a segregation requirement), safekeeping, or
trust, or with silver or silver containing alloys owned by the Consignees.

9.       Safekeeping. Until such
time as the silver received from Scotiabank has been returned to Scotiabank, or
purchased by the Consignees, as hereinafter provided, the Consignees will
afford the silver no less safekeeping protection than they afford silver held
for their own account. Each Consignee will arrange insurance coverage,
reasonably acceptable to Scotiabank, on the silver held by it on consignment
for Scotiabank in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually carried by
companies engaged in a similar business and each Consignee shall, upon request,
deliver to Scotiabank a copy of all

policies for
such insurance.

10.    Purchase Request. If a Consignee wishes to purchase part or all of the
silver held hereunder on consignment for Scotiabank, an authorized
representative of such Consignee will make a request to an authorized officer
of Scotiabank by telephone, telex or telecopied transmission stating the
quantity and quality of silver to be purchased and the proposed value date of
the purchase. Scotiabank will send the relevant Consignee written confirmation
of all telephone requests and such Consignee shall send Scotiabank written
acknowledgement of such confirmation within five (5) days of receipt.

11.    Purchase. Provided that no Event of Default exists, and subject to the
provisions of paragraph 31 hereof, Scotiabank, by its authorized officer, shall
provide an authorized representative of the applicable Consignee at least two
(2) Business Days (or such lesser period as Scotiabank may accommodate) prior
to the proposed value date with a quotation (based on the H&H Noon price
and/or the London Fixing Price, as the case may be, with respect to silver plus
the applicable premium) of the value date price of the silver to be purchased.
If the authorized representative of the applicable Consignee agrees to such
quotation, such quantity of silver will thereupon be conclusively deemed to
have been contracted for purchase, with payment of the purchase price to be
made on the agreed upon value date.

12.    Security. As continuing collateral security for the present and future
indebtedness and liability of AMI, AMI Espana and AMI GmbH to Scotiabank
hereunder, Technitrol, Inc. (the “Guarantor”) shall deliver in favour of
Scotiabank in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, its guarantee (the
“Guarantee”) of the present and future indebtedness and liability incurred by
such Consignees to Scotiabank hereunder.

	
 

	
 

	
13.

	
Invoices.

	
 

	
(a)       In the case of a Consignment, Scotiabank will furnish the applicable
  Consignee, as at the 22nd day of each month and as at the last day of a
  Consignment term, with a statement of the quantity and quality of silver held
  on consignment for Scotiabank by such Consignee and a calculation of the
  consignment fee in accordance with paragraph 6 hereof payable by such
  Consignee, together with an invoice for such charges.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(b)       In the case of purchases, Scotiabank will furnish the relevant Consignee
  promptly after each purchase is agreed to with a statement setting forth the
  quantity and quality of the silver sold, and a calculation of the purchase
  price payable by such Consignee, together with an invoice for such purchase
  price.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(c)       Failure by Scotiabank to issue a statement and/or an invoice or failure to
  issue such statement and/or invoice in a timely manner, does not negate the
  Consignees’ obligation to pay amounts due under this Agreement.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(d)       If there is a discrepancy between the statement provided by Scotiabank and
  the agreed to terms of the purchase by the relevant Consignee, as such 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Consignee
  understands them to be, such Consignee shall forthwith notify Scotiabank of
  such discrepancy. Absent manifest error, if such notification is not received
  by Scotiabank within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the statement by the
  relevant Consignee then such statement shall be deemed to be correct.

14.    Payments.
Payment of the consignment fee will be made by the applicable Consignee within
ten (10) Business Days following the 22nd day of each month and on the last day
of a Consignment term. Payment of the purchase price of the silver will be made
on the value date and shall be determined by the H&H Noon price and/or the
London Fixing Price, as the case may be, with respect to silver on such day
plus a premium of $0.015 per ounce times the number of ounces of silver which
is the subject of the relevant purchase transaction (in the event that there is
no H&H Noon price and/or London Fixing Price, as the case may be, for
silver on a particular day, the last established H&H Noon price and/or
London Fixing Price, as the case may be, for silver shall apply). In either
case, payment will be made in U.S. dollars in same day funds by any method
mutually agreed upon from time to time. If an amount payable hereunder is not
paid when due, the applicable Consignee will pay interest on the unpaid amount,
based on a 360 day year, calculated and payable upon demand for the actual
number of days elapsed and compounded monthly until paid in full, at
Scotiabank’s U.S. dollar base rate as quoted in New York from time to time for
U.S. dollar commercial loans made by Scotiabank in the United States of America
and being a variable rate of interest adjusted automatically upon change by
Scotiabank plus 1% per annum.

15.    Reports. In the event that the Guarantor’s financial statements are no
longer publicly available, the Guarantor will begin sending to Scotiabank
quarterly and annual audited financial statements within ninety (90) days of
the end of each fiscal quarter and any other information as Scotiabank may
reasonably request from time to time.

16.    Period of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated, for any reason, and
upon no less than thirty (30) days’ written notice of such termination (the
“Termination Notice”) being given by the Consignees (acting together) to
Scotiabank or by such Termination Notice being given by Scotiabank to the
Consignees. Such termination to be effective, except as hereinafter provided,
as of the date specified in such Termination Notice (such date being the
“Termination Date”). Notwithstanding the above, in the event that any term of a
Consignment should extend beyond the Termination Date, termination with respect
to that Consignment only shall be effective on the maturity date applicable to
such Consignment. For all other Consignments, termination shall be effective on
the Termination Date. On the relevant effective date for termination, each
Consignee shall, if it has not already done so, re-deliver to Scotiabank all
silver which is held for Scotiabank by it under the relevant terminated
Consignments by either physically delivering the silver to Scotiabank, or by
purchasing the silver from Scotiabank as provided for in paragraphs 10 and 11
hereof and shall pay to Scotiabank all applicable amounts due and accruing to
it hereunder. If an Event of Default should occur prior to the Termination Date
specified in any Termination Notice or prior to any other applicable date of
termination for a Consignment, Scotiabank’s right to terminate this Agreement
and make demand hereunder shall take effect immediately.

17.    Events
of Default. Upon the occurrence of any one of the following events of
default (an “Event of Default”):

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(a)       failure
  by a Consignee to deliver any amount of silver or pay any purchase price,
  consignment fees, interest or other amounts in respect of any silver held on
  consignment hereunder or purchased from Scotiabank, within five (5) Business
  Days of the date on which it is due hereunder; provided that such five (5)
  Business Day grace period shall have no application where a Termination
  Notice pursuant to paragraph 16 above has been given and the applicable
  Consignee has failed to re-deliver silver or pay amounts due and accruing as
  required by such paragraph;

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(b)       failure
  by the Consignees to restore the Maximum Dollar Limit as required by paragraph
  2;

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(c)       a
  Consignee makes any representation or warranty hereunder which is incorrect
  in any material respect; or breaches any covenant hereunder or fails to
  perform or observe, in any material respect, any other term or provision
  contained in this Agreement and any such breach of covenant or failure to
  perform or observe shall remain unremedied for fifteen (15) days after
  written notice thereof has been given by Scotiabank to the applicable
  Consignee in the manner provided for in paragraph 23 hereof;

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(d)       a
  materially adverse change occurs in the financial condition of a Consignee or
  the Guarantor which gives reasonable grounds to conclude that such Consignee
  or the Guarantor will be unable to perform or observe, in the normal course,
  its obligations under this Agreement or the Guarantee, as applicable;

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(e)       any
  bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation
  proceedings, or any other proceedings for the relief of debtors and/or
  creditors are instituted by or against a Consignee or the Guarantor, and, in
  the case of any such proceeding instituted against a Consignee or the
  Guarantor (but not instituted by such party), either such proceeding shall
  remain undismissed, or unstayed for a period of 30 days or any of the actions
  sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an
  order for relief against it or the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
  custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its
  property) shall occur;

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(f)       an
  order is made or an effective resolution passed for the winding-up or
  liquidation of a Consignee or the Guarantor; or any steps are taken to
  enforce any encumbrance on the whole or any material part of the undertaking,
  property or assets of a Consignee or the Guarantor;

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(g)       the
  occurrence of any Event of Default as defined in that certain Credit
  Agreement dated as of October 14, 2005 (the
  “Credit Agreement”) by and among 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
the
  Guarantor, AMI and certain other
  subsidiaries of the Guarantor, Bank
  of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,
  Bank of America, N.A. Singapore Branch as Singapore Administrative Agent,
  and the Lenders (all as defined in the Credit Agreement), as the same may be
  amended and/or amended and restated from time to time, that causes the
  Administrative Agent to declare any or all of the Obligations (as defined in
  the Credit Agreement) to be immediately due and payable. Such Credit
  Agreement Events of Default (together with related definitions and ancillary
  provisions) shall, for as long as this Agreement has not been terminated and
  is in full force and effect, be a part of and are hereby incorporated into
  this Agreement by reference, mutatis mutandis, as if such Events of Default
  were set forth in this Agreement in full, without regard to any termination
  of such Credit Agreement. Insofar as any provisions of the Credit Agreement’s
  Events of Default conflict with or are inconsistent with any provisions of the
  Events of Default of this Agreement, then the provisions of this Agreement
  shall govern to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency, provided that
  the non-inclusion of a provision in either document shall not constitute a
  conflict or inconsistency for the purposes of this provision;

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(h)       the
  Guarantor denies, to any extent, its obligations under the Guarantee or
  claims the Guarantee to be invalid or withdrawn in whole or in part; or the
  Guarantee is determined to be invalid in whole or in part by a court or other
  judicial entity, or is invalidated in whole or in part by any Act, regulation
  or governmental action; or the Guarantor breaches any of its covenants as
  contained in its Guarantee, or makes any representation or warranty as contained
  in its Guarantee which is incorrect in any material respect;

Scotiabank may
terminate this Agreement and, upon making a demand in writing upon each
Consignee, will become entitled to have the Consignees deliver to Scotiabank
forthwith all silver held by the Consignees on consignment for Scotiabank
hereunder and shall be entitled to receive payment forthwith from the
Consignees of all amounts due and accruing to Scotiabank hereunder. Delivery of
such silver shall be made by either physically delivering the silver to
Scotiabank or by paying to Scotiabank the applicable H&H Noon price and/or
London Fixing Price, as the case may be, plus the applicable premium of the
silver then held by the Consignees as of the date and time of termination and
by so paying such amount, the Consignees shall be deemed to have purchased the
silver which they were required to re-deliver to Scotiabank. If the Consignees
fail to immediately deliver to Scotiabank all such silver held on consignment
hereunder or fail to immediately pay to Scotiabank all other amounts due to it
hereunder, Scotiabank may proceed to take such steps as it deems fit, including
realizing upon any security it holds in that respect.

18.    Corporate
Authority. At the time of acceptance of this Agreement, each Consignee will
furnish Scotiabank with a certificate of the Secretary of each Consignee and
the Guarantor setting out the names and specimen signatures of those officers
authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of the applicable Consignee and the
Guarantee on behalf of the Guarantor.

19.    Authorized Representatives.
Each Consignee will, from time to time, notify Scotiabank in writing of the
names of two or more persons who are to be its authorized representatives for
the purposes hereof. Scotiabank will, from time to time, notify the Consignees
in writing of the names of two or more persons who are to be its authorized
officers for the purposes hereof. Each Consignee and Scotiabank shall provide
to each other specimen signatures of such persons.

20.    Representations
of the Consignees. Each Consignee hereby represents and warrants to
Scotiabank that it has full power and authority to purchase silver from
Scotiabank and to receive and hold silver for Scotiabank on the terms and
conditions contained herein; that it has obtained all necessary governmental
approvals, if any, to receive and hold and purchase silver; and, that this
Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and that
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the relevant
Consignee will not result in the breach of its charter, articles of
incorporation, by-laws, corporate resolutions or other of its constitutional
documents. 

21.    Representations
of Scotiabank. Scotiabank hereby represents and warrants to the Consignees
that it shall have title free and clear of any encumbrance to all silver to be
delivered to the Consignees under this Agreement, and that it has full power
and authority to deliver and sell silver to the Consignees on the terms and
conditions contained herein.

22.    Covenants
of the Consignees.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(a)       Records:
  Each Consignee shall maintain at its principal place of business records
  reasonably satisfactory to Scotiabank with respect to the silver delivered by
  Scotiabank hereunder, and shall permit an authorized officer of Scotiabank,
  or a representative not necessarily in Scotiabank’s employ, to examine such
  records at any reasonable time during normal business hours, with reasonable
  prior notice.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(b)       Taxes:
  Each Consignee shall pay all taxes, customs duties, assessments and charges
  lawfully levied, assessed or imposed in respect of the silver held by it for
  Scotiabank hereunder or upon the sale of such silver by Scotiabank to it,
  except any tax in respect of the income of Scotiabank.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
All payments
  by a Consignee shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and free and
  clear of any taxes (including any value added tax), levies, duties, charges,
  fees or deductions for withholdings whatsoever.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
If, as a
  result of any requirement, it should be necessary for a Consignee to deduct
  or withhold any amount from any payment hereunder, then such Consignee shall
  make an additional payment so that the amount received by Scotiabank after
  such deduction or withholding equals the amount that would have been received
  by Scotiabank if there had been no such deduction or withholding requirement.
  

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Evidence
  satisfactory to Scotiabank of the payment of any tax, etc. referred to in

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
this
  paragraph will, upon the request of Scotiabank made from time to time, be
  provided by the applicable Consignee to Scotiabank.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(c)       Observe
  Laws: Each Consignee shall duly observe and conform to all valid requirements
  of any governmental authority relative to the holding of silver by such
  Consignee for Scotiabank hereunder.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(d)       Negative
  Covenants: Each Consignee covenants and agrees that, until the satisfaction
  in full of all of the Consignees’ obligations to Scotiabank hereunder, it
  will not, directly or indirectly, (i) create, incur, assume or suffer to
  exist any pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance of any nature
  whatsoever, on any of the silver held on consignment hereunder other than any
  security interest granted to Scotiabank; (ii) sell, lease, transfer or
  otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the silver held on consignment
  hereunder, except in the ordinary course of its business; (iii) dissolve or
  liquidate; or (iv) guarantee or otherwise in any way become or be responsible
  for obligations of any other person. Notwithstanding the previous sentence,
  the Consignees may from time to time guarantee the obligations of (1) the
  Guarantor or other entities controlled by the Guarantor, or (2) third
  parties, in the ordinary course of business which in the aggregate do not exceed
  $20,000,000 U.S. at any one time; provided, that, the issuance of any
  such guarantees shall not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material
  adverse effect on the business or prospects of any Consignee on an individual
  basis or the Consignees collectively.

23.    Notices. Any notice in
writing may be given by being delivered by hand or by being sent by
authenticated telex or telecopied transmission in the case of the Consignees
to:

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco,
  Inc.

	
 

	
Murray
  Corporate Park

	
 

	
1003
  Corporate Drive

	
 

	
Export, PA
  15362

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Attention:
  Vice President of Purchasing

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Fax
  No.: (724) 733-2880

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco Espana, S.L.

	
 

	
Manises, Nr.
  1

	
 

	
28224
  Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid)

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Attention:
  Manage of Precious Metals

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Fax No.: + 34-91-799-4655

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco
  GmbH

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Im Altgefall
  12

	
 

	
75181
  Pforzheim

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Attention:
  Manager of Precious Metals

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Fax No.: + 49-7231-602398

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
and, with
  respect to each of the Consignees, a copy to:

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Technitrol,
  Inc.

	
 

	
1210
  Northbrook Drive, Suite 470

	
 

	
Trevose, PA
  19053

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Attention:
  Chief Financial Officer

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Fax No.: (215) 355-7397

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
and in the
  case of Scotiabank to:

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
The Bank of
  Nova Scotia

	
 

	
ScotiaMocatta

	
 

	
One Liberty
  Plaza, 24th Floor

	
 

	
New York,
  N.Y. 10006

	
 

	
U.S.A.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Attention:
  Managing Director

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Fax No.: (212) 225-6248

or to such
other address, telex or telecopier number as may hereafter be notified in
writing by the applicable Consignee or Scotiabank, respectively and any such
notice, if given by hand, authenticated telex or telecopied transmission will
be deemed to have been given when delivered or sent.

If an
authorized representative of a Consignee makes an oral request or gives an oral
notice hereunder to Scotiabank, whether to an agent or an employee of Scotiabank
then, until notice in writing by such Consignee, Scotiabank shall be entitled
to rely on its dealings with such Consignee upon those oral instructions
whether by telephone or otherwise. In so relying, neither Scotiabank nor any
agent or employee shall incur any liability to such Consignee in acting upon
such oral instructions contemplated hereby and which Scotiabank believes in
good faith to have been given by a person authorized by such Consignee to
effect any applicable transaction. In the event there is a discrepancy between
the oral instructions and any written confirmation in respect thereof, or in
the absence of receiving confirmation, the oral instructions will be deemed to
be the controlling instructions.

24.    Deliveries
by a Consignee. All deliveries of silver to be made hereunder by a
Consignee to Scotiabank will be free of all liens, charges, security interests
and encumbrances and made in accordance with the directions of Scotiabank or,
in the absence of such directions, in a commercially acceptable manner to
Scotiabank at its address set out in paragraph 23 hereunder. The applicable
Consignee shall bear the cost of such delivery and shall bear the risk of loss
of or damage to such silver until delivery is made by it to Scotiabank at which
time such risk shall pass to Scotiabank.

25.    Indemnity
Provisions. If the introduction of or any change in or in the
interpretation of, or any change in its application to a Consignee of, any law
or any regulation or guideline issued by any central bank or other governmental
authority (whether or not having the force of law), including, without
limitation, any reserve or special deposit requirement or any tax (other than
tax on Scotiabank’s general income), or any capital requirement, has due to Scotiabank’s
compliance the effect, directly or indirectly, of (i) increasing the cost to
Scotiabank of performing its obligations hereunder; (ii) reducing any amount
received or receivable by Scotiabank hereunder or its effective return
hereunder or on its capital; or (iii) causing Scotiabank to make any payment or
to forgo any return based on any amount received or receivable by Scotiabank
hereunder, then upon demand from time to time the applicable Consignee shall
pay such amount as shall compensate Scotiabank for any such cost, reduction,
payment or forgone return. Each Consignee agrees that Scotiabank shall have no
liability to the Consignees for any reason in respect of this facility other
than on account of Scotiabank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

26.    Assignment.
The Consignees may not assign or transfer any of their rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of Scotiabank, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Scotiabank may at any time assign or transfer all
or any of its rights and/or obligations hereunder, provided such assignment or
transfer is to its successors in title or to a wholly-owned subsidiary or a
branch or office of Scotiabank and each such assignee being entitled to rely on
the paragraph headed Indemnity Provisions as set out above.

27.    Laws.
This Agreement will be interpreted and governed in all respect by the laws of
the State of New York.

28.    Amendments.
This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the Consignees and
Scotiabank in respect of the subject matter hereof and may only be amended by a
document signed by the Consignees and Scotiabank.

29.    Judgment
Currency. All payments made under this Agreement or resulting from any
judgment relating to this Agreement shall be made in U.S. Dollars.

30.    Force
Majeure. If Scotiabank is prevented from or hindered in making delivery of
silver or the making of delivery is delayed by reason of force majeure (which
shall be deemed for this purpose to include war, civil commotion, act of
terrorism, hijacking, strike, walkout, industrial dispute, fire, explosion,
storm, tempest, flood, act or omission 

of any
governmental, licensing or other similar body or of a person or body for the
time being exercising the power and authority of such body (whether in Canada,
the United States of America or elsewhere) or any further cause not within the
direct control of Scotiabank) Scotiabank shall be under no liability whatsoever
in respect thereof and the time for delivery by Scotiabank shall be extended
for a period equal to that during which delivery is so prevented, hindered or
delayed; however, notwithstanding the foregoing, Scotiabank may, if it so
chooses, by notice in writing given to the applicable Consignee, advise that it
will not make the delivery affected by the force majeure.

Scotiabank
shall not be liable for any loss arising on or in connection with any lack of
delivery of silver to a Consignee hereunder as a result of moratorium, currency
restrictions or changes thereof.

31.    Determination.
Scotiabank shall have the right to determine at any time, and in its discretion
reasonably exercised, as to whether any event, circumstance, or thing envisaged
in this Agreement is or would be “material” or “adverse”, as such terms are
used herein.

32.    No
Obligation to Deliver or Renew a Consignment. Execution of this Agreement
shall not obligate Scotiabank to deliver silver or to renew a Consignment term
pursuant to any request that it may receive from a Consignee; nor does it
obligate the Consignees to request the delivery of silver. A Consignee shall
have no automatic right to obtain the delivery of silver hereunder or to renew
a Consignment term despite making the appropriate request and notwithstanding
the occurrence or non-occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder. Scotiabank
shall have complete discretion to refuse any delivery or renewal request at any
time until actual delivery or actual renewal of the Consignment without giving
any reason for any such refusal and Scotiabank shall incur no liability in
respect of any such refusal.

33.    Other
Agreements. This Agreement supersedes and shall replace the Silver Lease
Agreement between AMI and Scotiabank dated April 9, 1996, as amended, which agreement
shall terminate and cease to be of effect, with silver held thereunder
constituting silver held on consignment under this Agreement.

If the
foregoing terms and conditions are satisfactory, please so indicate by
executing on the enclosed copy of this letter the form of acceptance and
returning it to us on or before August 31, 2006, failing which this offer will
expire.

	
 

	
 

	
Yours truly,

	
 

	
THE BANK OF
  NOVA SCOTIA

	
 

	
By:  Zoran
  Miljkovic

	
 

	

	
Authorized
  Officer

	
 

	
By:  /s/
  Authorized Officer

	
 

	

	
Authorized
  Officer

	
 

	
ACCEPTED:

	
 

	
Dated:
  August 24, 2006.

	
 

	
AMI DODUCO,
  INC.

	
 

	
By:  Drew A.
  Moyer

	
 

	

	
Name: Drew
  A. Moyer

	
Title:
  Corporate Secretary

	
 

	
By:  James M.
  Papada, III 

	
 

	

	
Name: James
  M. Papada, III

	
Title: President

	
 

	
AMI DODUCO ESPANA, S.L.

	
 

	
By:  Drew A.
  Moyer

	
 

	

	
Name: Drew
  A. Moyer

	
Title:
  Director

	
 

	
By:  Marc H.
  Turpin

	
Name:  /s/
  Marc H. Turpin

	
 

	

	
Title:
  Director

	
 

	
AMI DODUCO
  GmbH

	
 

	
By:  /s/ Drew
  A. Moyer

	
 

	

	
Name: Drew
  A. Moyer

	
Title:
  Director

	
 

	
By:  Marc H.
  Turpin

	
 

	

	
Name: Marc
  H. Turpin

	
 

	
Title:
  DirectorExhibit 10.18-1

	
 

	
November 7, 2007 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco,
 Inc. 

	
Murray
 Corporate Park 

	
1003
 Corporate Drive 

	
Export, PA
 15362 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco
 Espana, S.L.

	
Manises, Nr.
 1 

	
28224
 Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid)

	
SPAIN 

	
 

	
AMI Doduco
 GmbH 

	
Im Altgefall
 12 

	
75181
 Pforzheim 

	
GERMANY 

	
 

	
Technitrol,
 Inc. 

	
1210
 Northbrook Drive, Suite 470 

	
Trevose, PA
 19053 

Re: Precious
Metals Consignment Facilities

Ladies and
Gentlemen: 

Reference is made: (a) to that certain Amended and Restated Fee
Consignment and/or Purchase of Silver Agreement dated as of August 4, 2006 (as
the same may have been amended, the “Scotiabank Consignment Agreement”), by and
among AMI Doduco, Inc. (“AMI”), AMI Doduco Espana, S.L. (“AMI Spain”), and AMI
Doduco GmbH (“AMI Germany” and, collectively with AMI and AMI Spain,
“Consignees”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“Scotiabank”); and (b) to that
certain Amended and Restated Consignment Agreement dated as of July 29, 2005
(as the same may have been amended, the “BofA Consignment Agreement”), by and
among Technitrol, Inc. (“Technitrol”), AMI and Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”),
as successor by merger and by assignment to Fleet Precious Metals Inc.,
formerly a Rhode Island corporation doing business as Bank of America Precious
Metals. 

November 7,
2007 
Page 2 

The obligations
of Consignees under the Scotiabank Consignment Agreement are secured by that
certain Guarantee (the “Guarantee”) dated September 8, 2006 executed by
Technitrol in favor of Scotiabank. 

Pursuant to a
certain Asset Sale Agreement dated as of October 10, 2006 by and between BofA
and Scotiabank, Scotiabank acquired and assumed all of the rights and
obligations of BofA under the BofA Consignment Agreement. 

Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the
Scotiabank Consignment Agreement. 

Each of
Scotiabank and Consignees hereby agrees, as of the date hereof, as follows: 

          1.        The
Scotiabank Consignment Agreement shall supersede and shall replace the BofA
Consignment Agreement, which BofA Consignment Agreement shall terminate and
shall cease to be of further force and effect. All commodities consigned to
Technitrol and AMI pursuant to the BofA Consignment Agreement shall hereafter
be deemed commodities consigned to AMI pursuant to the Scotiabank Consignment
Agreement and guaranteed by Technitrol pursuant to the Guarantee, and all
consignment fees, purchase price payments, market premiums and all other
obligations of Technitrol and AMI to Scotiabank under the BofA Consignment
Agreement (collectively, “Consignment Obligations”) shall hereafter constitute
joint and several Consignment Obligations of Consignees payable to Scotiabank
under the Scotiabank Consignment Agreement and guaranteed by Technitrol
pursuant to the Guarantee. 

          2.        Paragraph
1 of the Scotiabank Consignment Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows: 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
1. Availability.
 Silver delivered and held on consignment hereunder from time to time by the
 Consignees shall not at any time have an aggregate Dollar Value that exceeds
 the lesser of:

	
 

	
(i) the
 Dollar Value of 9,000,000 troy ounces of silver; and (ii) One Hundred
 Fifty-Three Million U.S. Dollars ($153,000,000 U.S.) (such $153,000,000 U.S.
 being the “Maximum Dollar Limit”). 

November 7,
2007
Page 3 

          3.      The
Scotiabank Consignment Agreement is amended hereby to add a new Paragraph 34
and a new Paragraph 35 to read as follows: 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
34.          Expenses.
The Consignees shall pay within ten (10) days of written demand therefor all
reasonable expenses of Scotiabank incurred in connection with Scotiabank’s
exercise, preservation or enforcement of any of Scotiabank’s rights or
remedies under this Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable fees
of outside legal counsel, but excluding expenses incurred that are
attributable to the negligence or willful misconduct of Scotiabank, and the
amount of all such expenses shall, until paid, bear interest at the rate set
forth in Paragraph 14 hereof and be an obligation secured by any collateral.  

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
35.          Joint
 and Several Obligations of Consignees; Suretyship Waivers and Consents;
 Maximum Enforceability. 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(a)          Each
 covenant, agreement, representation and warranty of the Consignees contained
 herein and all of the obligations of Consignees to Scotiabank hereunder
 (collectively, the “Obligations”) constitute the joint and several
 undertaking of each Consignee. 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(b)          Each
 Consignee acknowledges that the Obligations of such Consignee undertaken
 herein might be construed to consist, at least in part, of the guaranty of
 Obligations of the other Consignees and, in full recognition of that fact,
 each Consignee consents and agrees that Scotiabank may, at any time and from
 time to time, without notice or demand, whether before or after any actual or
 purported termination, repudiation or revocation of this Agreement by any
 Consignee, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing
 effectiveness hereof as to such Consignee: (i) with the written consent of
 the other Consignees, supplement, restate, modify, amend, increase, decrease,
 extend, renew or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of this
 Agreement or any part thereof, including any increase or decrease of the
 rate(s) of interest thereon; (ii) supplement, restate, modify, amend,
 increase, decrease or waive, or enter into or give any agreement, approval or
 consent with respect to, this Agreement or any part thereof, or any
 agreement, instrument or other document executed in connection 

November 7,
2007 
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with this
 Agreement (collectively, together with this Agreement, the “Facility
 Documents”), or any condition, covenant, default, remedy, right,
 representation or term thereof or thereunder; (iii) accept partial payments;
 (iv) release, reconvey, terminate, waive, abandon, fail to perfect,
 subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer or enforce any security or
 guarantees, and apply any security and direct the order or manner of sale
 thereof as Scotiabank, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine;
 (v) release any entity or natural person (collectively (“Person”) from any
 personal liability with respect to this Agreement or any part thereof; (vi)
 settle, release on terms satisfactory to Scotiabank or by operation of
 applicable law or otherwise liquidate or enforce any security or guaranty in
 any manner, consent to the transfer of any security and bid and purchase at
 any sale; or (vii) consent to the merger, change or any other restructuring
 or termination of the existence of any Consignee or any other Person, and
 correspondingly restructure the Obligations evidenced hereby, and any such
 merger, change, restructuring or termination shall not affect the liability
 of any Consignee or the continuing effectiveness hereof, or the
 enforceability hereof with respect to all or any part of the Obligations
 evidenced hereby. 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(c)          
 Scotiabank may enforce this Agreement independently as to each Consignee and
 independently of any other remedy or security that Scotiabank may have or
 hold at any time in connection with the Obligations evidenced hereby, and it
 shall not be necessary for Scotiabank to marshal assets in favor of any
 Consignee or any other Person or to proceed upon or against or exhaust any
 security or remedy before proceeding to enforce this Agreement. Each
 Consignee expressly waives any right to require Scotiabank to marshal assets
 in favor of any Consignee or any other Person or to proceed against any other
 Consignee or any Collateral provided by any Person, and agrees that
 Scotiabank may proceed against Consignees or any Collateral in such order as
 it shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion. 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(d)
           Scotiabank’s
 rights hereunder shall be reinstated and revived, and the enforceability of
 this Agreement shall continue, with respect to any amount at any time paid on
 account of the Consignees’ Obligations to Scotiabank which thereafter shall
 be 

November 7,
2007 
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required to
 be restored or returned by Scotiabank, all as though such amount had not been
 paid.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(e)
           To the maximum
 extent permitted by applicable law, and to the extent that the Obligations of
 a Consignee are deemed to be a guaranty of the Obligations of another
 Consignee, each Consignee expressly waives any and all suretyship defenses
 now or hereafter arising or asserted by reason of: (i) any disability or
 other defense of the other Consignees with respect to the Obligations
 evidenced hereby, (ii) the unenforceability or invalidity of any security or
 guaranty for the Obligations evidenced hereby or the lack of perfection or
 continuing perfection or failure of priority of any security for the
 Obligations evidenced hereby, (iii) the cessation for any cause whatsoever of
 the liability of the other Consignees (other than by reason of the full
 payment and performance of all Obligations), (iv) any failure of Scotiabank
 to comply with applicable law in connection with the sale or other
 disposition of any Collateral or other security for any Obligation, (v) any
 act or omission of Scotiabank or others that directly or indirectly results
 in or aids the discharge or release of any Consignee or the Obligations
 evidenced hereby or any security or guaranty therefor by operation of law or
 otherwise, (vi) the avoidance of any security interest, lien or other
 interest in favor of Scotiabank for any reason, or (vii) any action taken by
 Scotiabank that is authorized by this Paragraph or any other provision hereof
 or of any Facility Document. Until such time, if any, as all of the
 Obligations have been paid and performed in full and no portion of any
 agreement remains in effect, no Consignee shall have any right of
 subrogation, contribution, reimbursement or indemnity from any other
 Consignee, and each Consignee (only in its capacity as a guarantor or surety)
 expressly waives any right to enforce any remedy that Scotiabank now has or
 hereafter may have against any other Person and waives the benefit of, or any
 right to participate in, any Collateral now or hereafter held by Scotiabank. 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(f)          Notwithstanding
 any provision contained in this Agreement or any of the other Facility
 Documents to the contrary, it is the intention and agreement of each
 Consignee and Scotiabank that the obligations of each Consignee under this
 Agreement and each of the other Facility Documents to which it is a party
 shall be valid

November 7,
2007
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and enforceable against such Consignee to the maximum extent
 permitted by applicable law. Accordingly, if any provision of this Agreement
 or any of the other Facility Documents creating any obligation
 of a Consignee in favor of Scotiabank shall be declared to be invalid or
 unenforceable in any respect or to any extent, it is the stated intention and
 agreement of the Consignees and Scotiabank that any balance of the obligation
 created by such provision and all other obligations of such Consignee to
 Scotiabank created by other provisions of this Agreement and of the other
 Facility Documents shall remain valid and enforceable. Likewise, if any sums
 which Scotiabank may be otherwise entitled to collect from a Consignee under
 this Agreement or under any of the other Facility Documents shall be declared
 to be in excess of those permitted under any law (including any federal,
 national, provincial or state fraudulent conveyance or like statute or rule
 of law) applicable to such Consignee’s obligations under this Agreement or
 under any of the other Facility Documents, it is the stated intention and
 agreement of such Consignee and Scotiabank that all sums not in excess of those
 permitted under such applicable law shall remain fully collectible by
 Scotiabank from such Consignee, and such excess sums shall nevertheless
 survive as a subordinate obligation of such Consignee, junior in right to the
 claims of general unsecured creditors. This provision shall control every
 other provision of the Facility Documents. 

          4.
        Except as amended hereby, the
Scotiabank Consignment Agreement, the Guarantee and all agreements, instruments
and documents executed in connection therewith (collectively, the “Scotiabank
Documents”), shall remain in full force and effect and are in all respects
hereby ratified and affirmed. 

         5.
        Each of the Consignees hereby
affirms each representation, warranty and covenant made by it and set forth in
the Scotiabank Documents as if fully set forth herein in full. Each of the
Consignees acknowledges and confirms that there are no defenses, claims or
setoffs available that would operate to limit its obligations under the
Scotiabank Documents. 

November 7,
2007
Page 7

Please
indicate your assent to the terms of this letter agreement by your signature
below. 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Sincerely,

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
THE BANK
 OF NOVA SCOTIA

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
/s/ Jacob
 Szafranski

	
 

	
 

	
Jacob
 Szafranski

	
 

	
By:

	
Manager

	
 

	
 

	

	
For- Timothy
 P. Dinneny

	
 

	
 

	
Managing
 Director

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Zoran
 Miljkovic

	
 

	
 

	

	
 

	
 

	
Zoran
 Miljkovic

	
 

	
 

	
Director

ACCEPTED AND AGREED AS
OF THE DATE SET FORTH ABOVE:

AMI DODUCO, INC. 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Drew A.
 Moyer

	
 

	
 

	

	
 

	
Name:

	
  Drew A.
 Moyer

	
 

	
Title: President

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
AMI DODUCO ESPANA, S.L.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Drew A.
 Moyer

	
 

	
 

	

	
 

	
Name:

	
  Drew A.
 Moyer

	
 

	
Title: President

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
AMI DODUCO GMBH

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Drew A.
 Moyer

	
 

	
 

	

	
 

	
Name:

	
  Drew A.
 Moyer

	
 

	
Title: Director

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

November 7, 2007
Page 8 

GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

          Technitrol,
Inc. (“Technitrol”) hereby affirms each representation, warranty and covenant
made by it and set forth in the Guarantee as if fully set forth herein in full.
Technitrol acknowledges and confirms that there are no defenses, claims or
setoffs available to it that would operate to limit its obligations under the
Guarantee. Technitrol acknowledges and agrees that its obligations to
Scotiabank pursuant to the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and
shall include, without limitation, all Consignment Obligations (as defined in
Section 1 hereof) of AMI and/or Technitrol incurred pursuant to the former BofA
Consignment Agreement.  

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
TECHNITROL, INC.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Drew A.
 Moyer

	
 

	
 

	

	
 

	
Name: Drew A. Moyer

	
 

	
Title: Sr. VP & CFO

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