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Common Stock Purchase Agreement

  EXHIBIT 10.5
  Irvine Sensors Corporation
 Shares of Common Stock and Common Stock
Warrant
  STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
            This Stock Purchase
Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of June 27, 2003 by and among Irvine Sensors Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Mercator Momentum Fund, LP and Mercator Momentum Fund III,
LP, (each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).
            1.          The Securities.  Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Company proposes
to issue and sell to Purchasers, in the pro rata amounts indicated on the signature page hereto, (a) 750,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”) and (b) warrants, substantially in the form attached hereto at Exhibit A (the “Warrants”), to acquire up to 200,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”).

           The Shares and the Warrants are sometimes herein collectively referred to as the “Securities.”  This Agreement and the
Warrants are sometimes herein collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents.”  
            The Securities
will be offered and sold to the Purchasers without such offers and sales being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (together with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) promulgated thereunder, the “Securities Act”), in reliance on exemptions therefrom.
           In connection with the sale of the Securities, the Company has made available to the Purchasers its periodic and current reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) since October 1, 2001.  These reports (as amended), filings and amendments, are collectively referred to as the
“Disclosure Documents.”  All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Disclosure Documents
(or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Documents.
            2.          Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company represents and warrants to the
Purchasers as follows:
                        (a)          The Disclosure Documents as of
their respective dates did not (after giving effect to any updated disclosures therein), and as of the Closing Date as defined in Section 3 below will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, since October 1, 2001, on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.  The Disclosure Documents and
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   documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, at the time they were filed (after giving effect to any updated disclosures therein) or hereafter are
filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act, as applicable. 
                       (b)          Each of the Company and its
subsidiaries set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly incorporated and each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is validly existing in good standing as a corporation under the laws of
its jurisdiction of incorporation (except as described on Schedule A attached hereto), with the requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as now conducted as described in the Disclosure Documents
and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions where the ownership or leasing of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or other), properties, prospects or results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (any such
event, a “Material Adverse Effect”); the Company has the authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization set forth in the Disclosure Documents (subject to the issuance of shares pursuant to options outstanding under the
Company’s stock option plans, employee stock purchase plans or outstanding warrants or other rights to acquire shares described in the Disclosure Documents; except as set forth in the Disclosure Documents, the Company does not have any
subsidiaries or own directly or indirectly any of the capital stock or other equity or long-term debt securities of or have any equity interest in any other person; all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and the Subsidiaries
have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights; except as set forth in the Disclosure Documents and as set forth on Schedule A attached
hereto, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Subsidiaries are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; except as set forth in the Disclosure Documents, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase from the Company or any
Subsidiary, agreements or other obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to issue or other rights to convert any obligation into, or exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership interests in the Company or any Subsidiary
are outstanding; and except as set forth in the Disclosure Documents, there is no agreement, understanding or arrangement among the Company or any Subsidiary and each of their respective stockholders or any other person relating to the ownership or
disposition of any capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or the election of directors of the Company or any Subsidiary or the governance of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s affairs, and, if any, such agreements, understandings
and arrangements will not be breached or violated as a result of the execution and delivery of, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents.
                       (c)          The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.  Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, when executed and delivered by the
Company, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent
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   conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or (B) general principles of equity and
the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

                      (d)          The Shares
and the Warrants have been duly authorized and, when issued upon payment thereof in accordance with this Agreement, will have been validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.  The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and validly reserved
for issuance, and when issued upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof, will have been validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.  The Common Stock of the Company conforms to the description thereof contained in the
Disclosure Documents.  The stockholders of the Company have no preemptive or similar rights with respect to the Common Stock.
                      (e)          No consent, approval, authorization,
license, qualification, exemption or order of any court or governmental agency or body or third party is required for the performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company or for the consummation by the Company of any of the transactions
contemplated thereby, or the application of the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities as described in the this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, licenses, qualifications, exemptions or orders (i) as have been
obtained or (ii) the failure to obtain which would not have a Material Adverse Effect; all such consents, approvals, authorizations, licenses, qualifications, exemptions and orders will be in full force and effect as of the Closing Date and not
the subject of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened termination.  
                       (f)          None of the Company or the
Subsidiaries is (i) in material violation of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational document), (ii) in breach or violation of any statute, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to it or any of its
properties or assets, which breach or violation would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) in default (nor has any event occurred which with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute a default) in
the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease, license, franchise agreement, permit, certificate or agreement or
instrument to which it is a party or to which it is subject, which default would have a Material Adverse Effect.
                        (g)          The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not (a) violate, conflict with or constitute or result in a
breach of or a default under (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach of or a default under) any of (i) the terms or provisions of any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement,
note, lease, license, franchise agreement, permit, certificate or agreement or instrument to which any of the Company or the Subsidiaries is a party or to which any of their respective properties or assets are subject, (ii) the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of any of the Company or the Subsidiaries (or similar organizational document) or (iii) any statute, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or 
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  governmental agency or other body applicable to the Company or the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (b) result in the imposition of any lien
upon or with respect to any of the properties or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, which violation, conflict, breach, default or lien would have a Material Adverse Effect.
                        (h)          The audited consolidated
financial statements included in the Disclosure Documents present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of the entities, at the dates and for the periods to which they
relate and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis; the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements included in the Disclosure Documents present fairly the consolidated
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the entities, at the dates and for the periods to which they relate subject to year-end audit adjustments and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis with the audited consolidated financial statements included therein; the selected financial and statistical data included in the Disclosure Documents present fairly the information shown therein and have been prepared
and compiled on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements included therein, except as otherwise stated therein; and Grant Thornton LLP, which has examined certain of such financial statements as set forth in its report included in the
Disclosure Documents, is an independent certified public accountant as required by the Securities Act for an offering registered thereunder.
                        (i)          Except as described in the
Disclosure Documents, there is not pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, governmental or otherwise, to which any of the Company or the Subsidiaries is a party, or to which
their respective properties or assets are subject, before or brought by any court, arbitrator or governmental agency or body, that, if determined adversely to the Company or any such Subsidiary, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect or that seeks to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise challenge the issuance or sale of the Securities to be sold hereunder or the application of the proceeds therefrom or the other transactions
described in the Disclosure Documents.
                       (j)          The Company and the
Subsidiaries own or possess adequate licenses or other rights to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, know-how and other intellectual property rights that are necessary to conduct their businesses as described in the
Disclosure Documents.  None of the Company or the Subsidiaries has received any written notice of infringement of (or knows of any such infringement of) asserted rights of others with respect to any patents, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, copyrights, know-how or other intellectual property rights that, if such assertion of infringement or conflict were sustained, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
                      (k)          Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries
possesses all licenses, permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations
and all courts and other tribunals presently required or necessary to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its respective properties and to carry on its respective 
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   businesses as now or proposed to be conducted as set forth in the Disclosure Documents (“Permits”), except where the failure to obtain such Permits
would not have a Material Adverse Effect and none of the Company or the Subsidiaries has received any notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any such Permit, except as described in the Disclosure Documents and except
where such revocation or modification would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
                        (l)          Subsequent to the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Documents and except as described therein, (i) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any
material transactions not in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not purchased any of their respective outstanding capital stock, or declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any
kind on any of their respective capital stock or otherwise (other than, with respect to any of such Subsidiaries, the purchase of capital stock by the Company), (iii) there has not been any material increase in the long-term indebtedness of the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (iv) there has not occurred any event or condition that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, and (v) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not sustained any material
loss or interference with respect to their respective businesses or properties from fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or any legal or governmental
proceeding.
                       (m)          There are no material legal or
governmental proceedings nor are there any material contracts or other documents required by the Securities Act to be described in a prospectus that are not described in the Disclosure Documents.  Except as described in the Disclosure
Documents, none of the Company or the Subsidiaries is in default under any of the contracts described in the Disclosure Documents, has received a notice or claim of any such default or has knowledge of any breach of such contracts by the other party
or parties thereto, except for such defaults or breaches as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.  
                        (n)          Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries has good and marketable fee simple title to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property described in the Disclosure Documents as being owned by it and good and marketable title to the leasehold estate in the
real property described therein as being leased by it, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances or restrictions, except, in each case, as described in the Disclosure Documents or such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.  All material leases, contracts and agreements to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound are valid and enforceable against the Company or any such Subsidiary, are, to
the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable against the other party or parties thereto and are in full force and effect.
                        (o)          Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns, except where the failure to so file such returns would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all taxes
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   Subsidiary is contesting in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, there is no tax
deficiency that has been asserted against the Company or any Subsidiary that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
                        (p)          None of the Company or the
Subsidiaries is, or immediately after the Closing Date will be, required to register as an “investment company” or a company “controlled by” an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
                        (q)          None of the Company or the
Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of such entities’ directors, officers, employees, agents or controlling persons, has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed, or that might reasonably be expected, to cause or
result, under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or otherwise, in, or that has constituted, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock.
                        (r)          None of the Company, the
Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) directly, or through any agent, engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are
used in Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offering of the Securities or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.  Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Purchasers in Section 6 hereof, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement to register any of the
Securities under the Securities Act.
                       (s)          Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Documents, there is no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or work stoppage with the employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries which is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, threatened.

                       (t)          Each of the
Company and the Subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and in such amounts that are reasonably prudent and comparable to other companies of its size and similar business.  Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business.
                        (u)          Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of such services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments in
excess of $50,000 to or from any officer director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, 
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   any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
                       (v)          Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries maintains internal accounting controls which provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of its financial statements and to maintain accountability for its assets, (C) access to its material assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization and (D) the reported accountability for its material assets
is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals.
                       (w)          Except for a cash fee of $52,500
payable to Bicoastal Consulting Corp. and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 52,500 shares of Common Stock issuable ratably to the Purchasers in proportion to their investment hereunder, the Company does not know of any claims for services, either
in the nature of a finder’s fee or financial advisory fee, with respect to the offering of the Shares and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
                        (x)          The Common Stock is listed on
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.  The Company currently is not in violation of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not violate, any rule of the National Association of Securities
Dealers.
                        (y)          The Company will file a
“Notification Form: Change in the Number of Shares Outstanding” with the Nasdaq Stock Market with respect to the Shares and the Warrant Shares.  The Shares and the Warrant Shares will be listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market
immediately following their issuance.  
                       (z)          The Company is eligible to use
Form S-3 for the resale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares by the Purchasers or their transferees.  The Company has no reason to believe that it is not capable of satisfying the registration or qualification requirements (or an exemption
therefrom) necessary to permit the resale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction within the United States that is the residence or domicile of any Purchaser.
                        (aa)         Assuming the accuracy of
the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 6, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.
            3.          Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Shares.  
                        (a)          Initial Purchase. 
On the basis of the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers agree to purchase from
the Company, 750,000 Shares of Common Stock in the aggregate at a purchase price of $1.40 per share (the “Purchase Price”). In connection with the purchase and sale of Shares hereunder, the Purchasers will receive, for no
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   purchase up to 200,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate, at an exercise price of $2.25 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Warrants.

                    One or more certificates in definitive form for the Shares that the Purchasers have
agreed to purchase hereunder, as well as the Warrants registered in the name of the Purchasers or their nominees, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company, against payment by or on behalf of each Purchaser, of the purchase price therefor by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Company previously designated by it in writing.  Such delivery of and payment for the Shares and the Warrants shall be made at the offices of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, 38
Technology Drive, Irvine, California 92618, on June 30, 2003, or at such date as the Purchasers and the Company may agree upon, such time and date of delivery against payment being herein referred to as the “Closing
Date.”
                        (b)          Repurchase Right. 
The Company shall have the right, to the extent permitted by applicable law, at any time prior to December 31, 2003 (the “Repurchase Deadline”), to repurchase any Shares then held by the Purchasers or their affiliates, at a
purchase price of $2.25 per share (the “Repurchase Right”).  Any repurchase  effected pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be made on a pro rata basis among the Purchasers in proportion to the number of Shares then
held by them.  This Repurchase Right shall be exercisable by written notice delivered to each Purchaser in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 14 below (the “Repurchase Notice”), and shall indicate (1) the
number of Shares to be repurchased (the “Repurchase Shares”), (2) the aggregate purchase price to be paid to the Purchaser for the Repurchase Shares (the “Repurchase Price”), (3) the date on which such
repurchase is to be effected, which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days after the date of the Repurchase Notice (the “Repurchase Date”), and (4) the location where the Purchaser shall surrender the certificate or
certificates representing the Repurchase Shares.  
                     On or before the
Repurchase Date, the Purchaser shall surrender the certificate or certificates evidencing the Repurchase Shares held by it to the Corporation at the place designated in such notice and shall thereupon be entitled to receive payment of the Repurchase
Price.  Promptly upon the receipt of such surrendered stock certificate(s), but in no event later than the Repurchase Date, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser, in cash or cash equivalents, the Repurchase Price for the Repurchase
Shares.  If fewer than all of the Shares represented by any such surrendered certificate or certificates are repurchased, the Company shall promptly issue or cause to be issued a new certificate or certificates representing the balance of the
Shares not repurchased.  
                      If, on the Repurchase Date, funds necessary
for such repurchase shall be available therefore and shall have been irrevocably deposited or set aside, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any shares so called for repurchase shall not have been surrendered, such Repurchase
Shares shall be cancelled and shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, the Purchaser shall cease to be a stockholder with respect to such Repurchase Shares, and all rights whatsoever with respect to such Repurchase Shares (except for the right
of the holders thereof to receive the Repurchase Price without interest upon surrender of their certificates) shall terminate.
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                        (c)          Rescission Right.  If,
prior to July 15, 2003 (the “Rescission Deadline”), the Nasdaq Stock Market determines that stockholder approval is required for the issuance any of the Securities, the sale of up to 265,000 of the Shares (the
“Rescission Shares”) may be rescinded, at the Company’s sole option, and the Purchase Price paid by the Purchasers for such Rescission Shares shall be immediately refunded to the Purchaser.  The exact number of
Rescission Shares that may be repurchased shall be the minimum number of shares necessary to satisfy the Nasdaq Stock Market that no stockholder approval is necessary in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers.  

                     Any rescission effected pursuant to this Section 3(c) shall be made on a pro rata
basis among the Purchasers in proportion to the number of Shares then held by them.  This Rescission Right shall be exercisable by giving written notice to each Purchaser in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 14 below (the
“Rescission Notice”), which notice shall indicate (1) the number of Rescission Shares to be rescinded, (2) the aggregate price to be refunded to the Purchaser for the Rescission Shares (the “Rescission
Price”), (3) the date on which such rescission is to be effected, such date to not be more than thirty (30) days after the date of the Rescission Notice (the “Rescission Date”), and (4) the location where the
Purchaser shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the Rescission Shares.  
                       In the event of such a rescission, the Purchaser shall surrender the certificate or certificates
evidencing the Rescission Shares held by it to the Company at the place designated in the Rescission Notice and shall thereupon be entitled to receive payment of the Rescission Price.  Promptly upon the receipt of such surrendered stock
certificate(s), the Company shall promptly pay to the Purchasers, in cash or cash equivalents, the Rescission Price for the Rescission Shares, and the Company shall promptly issue a new certificate or certificates representing the balance of the
Shares not rescinded.
                       If, on the Rescission Date, funds necessary for
such rescission shall be available therefore and shall have been irrevocably deposited or set aside, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any such shares so called for rescission shall not have been surrendered, such Rescission
Shares shall be cancelled and shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, the Purchaser shall cease to be a stockholder with respect to such Rescission Shares, and all rights whatsoever with respect to such Rescission Shares (except for the right
of the holders thereof to receive the Rescission Price without interest upon surrender of their certificates) shall terminate.  
                       (d)          Stop-Transfer Authority.
In order to enforce the Repurchase Right and/or the Rescission Right as set forth in Sections 3(c) and 3(d) above, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions on the Shares. 
            4.        Certain Covenants of the Company.  The Company covenants and agrees with the Purchasers as
follows:
                       (a)          None of the Company or any of its
Affiliates will sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in the 
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   Securities Act) which could be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner which would require the registration of the Securities under the Securities
Act.
                       (b)         The
Company will not become, at any time prior to the expiration of three years after the Closing Date, an open-end investment company, unit investment trust, closed-end investment company or face-amount certificate company that is or is required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act.
                       (c)          None of the proceeds from the Shares
shall be used to reduce or retire any insider note or convertible debt held by any officer of director of the Company.
                      (d)          The Company will perform its
obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents prior to or after the Closing Date and will satisfy all conditions precedent on its part to the obligations of the Purchasers to purchase and accept delivery of the
Securities.
            5.         Conditions of the Purchaser’s Obligations.  The
obligation of each Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Securities is subject to the following conditions unless waived in writing by the Purchaser:
                       (a)          The representations and warranties of
the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties with a Material Adverse Effect qualifier, which shall be true and correct as written) on and as of the Closing
Date; the Company shall have complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date.
                       (b)          None of the issuance and sale of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by any of the other Transaction Documents shall be enjoined (temporarily or permanently) and no restraining order or other injunctive order shall have been issued in
respect thereof; and there shall not have been any legal action, order, decree or other administrative proceeding instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or against any Purchaser relating to the issuance of the
Securities or any Purchaser’s activities in connection therewith or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Disclosure Documents.
                      (c)          The Purchasers shall have received
certificates, dated the Closing Date and signed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to the effect of paragraphs 5(a) and (b).
                       (d)          The Purchasers shall have received an
opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, counsel to the Company, with respect to the authorization of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares and other customary matters in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.  
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                        (e)          The Company shall have obtained any
and all consents, permits and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
                       (f)          The Company shall have paid the fees
and expenses set forth in Section 15.
                       (g)          All proceedings in connection with
the transactions contemplated at the Closing Date and all documents incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchasers and its special counsel.
            6.        Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers.  
                      (a)          Purchaser represents and warrants to
the Company that the Securities to be acquired by it hereunder (including the Warrant Shares that it may acquire upon exercise of the Warrants) are being acquired for its own account for investment (and/or on behalf of managed accounts who are
purchasing solely for their own accounts for investment) and with no intention of distributing or reselling such Securities (including the Warrant Shares that it may acquire upon exercise of the Warrants, as the case may be) or any part thereof or
interest therein in any transaction which would be in violation of the securities laws of the United States of America or any State, without prejudice, however, to a Purchaser’s right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at all times
to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares or Warrant Shares under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with applicable state securities laws or under an exemption from such registration,
and subject, nevertheless, to the disposition of a Purchaser’s property being at all times within its control.  By executing this Agreement, each Purchaser further represents that such Purchaser does not have any contract, undertaking,
agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participation to any Person with respect to any of the Securities.
                       (b)          Purchaser understands that the
Securities (including the Warrant Shares that it may acquire upon exercise of the Warrants) have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (a) pursuant to an exemption
from registration under the Securities Act (and, if requested by the Company, based upon an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company) or pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (b) in accordance with all
applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other jurisdictions.
                      (c)          Purchaser agrees to the imprinting,
so long as appropriate, of the following legend on the Securities (including the Warrant Shares that it may acquire upon exercise of the Warrants) together with any other legends required under the State Securities laws):

	   
 	  The shares of common stock evidenced by this certificate have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered, sold, pledged or
otherwise transferred (“transferred”) in the absence of such registration or an applicable exemption therefrom. In the absence of
 

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 	  such registration, such shares may not be transferred unless, if the Company requests, the Company has received a written opinion from counsel in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company stating that such transfer is being made in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
 

            The legend set forth above may be removed if and when the Shares or the Warrant Shares, as the case may be, are disposed of pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or in the opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company experienced in the area of United States Federal securities laws such legends are no longer required under applicable requirements of the Securities
Act.  The Shares and the Warrant Shares shall also bear any other legends required by applicable Federal or state securities laws, which legends may be removed when in the opinion of counsel to the Company experienced in the applicable
securities laws, the same are no longer required under the applicable requirements of such securities laws.  The Company agrees that it will provide each Purchaser, upon request, with a substitute certificate, not bearing such legend at such
time as such legend is no longer applicable.  Each Purchaser agrees that, in connection with any transfer of the Shares or the Warrant Shares by it pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, such Purchaser will
comply with all prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.  The Company makes no representation, warranty or agreement as to the availability of any exemption from registration under the Securities Act with respect to any resale of
the Shares or the Warrant Shares.
                      (d)          Purchaser is an “accredited
investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
                       (e)          Purchaser represents and warrants to
the Company that it, or its general partner, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, having been
represented by counsel, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment and is able to bear the economic risk of such investment and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
                       (f)          Purchaser represents and
warrants to the Company that (i) the purchase of the Securities to be purchased  by it has been duly and properly authorized and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it or on its behalf and constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principals of equity; (ii) the purchase of the Securities to be purchased by it does not conflict with or violate its limited partnership agreement, operating agreement or other charter
documents, or any law, regulation or court order applicable to it; and (iii) the purchase of the Securities to be purchased by it does not impose any penalty or other onerous condition on Purchaser under or pursuant to any applicable law or
governmental regulation.
                       (g)          Purchaser represents and warrants to
the Company that neither it nor any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, members, or controlling persons 
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   has taken, directly or indirectly, any actions designed, or might reasonably be expected to cause or result, under the Securities Act or Exchange Act or otherwise, in, or that
has constituted, stabilization, or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock.
                       (h)          Purchaser acknowledges it has
reviewed the Disclosure Documents and further acknowledges that it has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and
conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management
and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment in the Securities; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information which the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary
to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the Disclosure Documents.
                       (i)          Purchaser represents and warrants to
the Company that it has based its investment decision solely upon the information contained in the Disclosure Documents and such other information as may have been provided to it by the Company in response to its inquiries, and has not based its
investment decision on any research or other report regarding the Company prepared by any third party (“Third Party Reports”).  Purchaser understands and acknowledges that (i) the Company does not endorse any Third Party
Reports and (ii) its actual results may differ materially from those projected in any Third Party Report.   
                      (j)          Purchaser understands and
acknowledges that (i) any forward-looking information included in the Disclosure Documents supplied to Purchaser by the Company or its management is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those risks and uncertainties set forth in the
Disclosure Documents; and (ii) the Company’s actual results may differ materially from those projected by the Company or its management in such forward-looking information.
                       (k)          Purchaser understands and
acknowledges that (i) the Securities are offered and sold without registration under the Securities Act in a private placement that is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act and (ii) the availability of such
exemption depends in part on, and that the Company and its counsel will rely upon, the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and Purchaser hereby consents to such reliance.
            7.        Covenants of Purchasers Not to Short Stock.  Each Purchaser and its affiliates and assigns agrees not to
short the Company Common Stock as long as shares of the Company’s Series E Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding. 
            8.
        Survival of Representations.  The respective representations, warranties, agreements and covenants of the Company and the Purchasers set forth in this Agreement shall survive until the
second anniversary of the Closing Date.  
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             9.        Termination.  
                      (a)          This Agreement may be terminated in
the sole discretion of the Company by notice to Purchasers if at the Closing Date:

	   
 	                           (i)          the
representations and warranties made by Purchasers in Section 6 are not true and correct in all material respects; or
 
	   
 	   
 
	   
 	                           (ii)          as to the
Company, the sale of the Securities hereunder (i) is prohibited or enjoined by any applicable law or governmental regulation or (ii) subjects the Company to any penalty, or in its reasonable judgment, other onerous condition under or
pursuant to any applicable law or government regulation that would materially reduce the benefits to the Company of the sale of the Securities to such Purchaser, so long as such regulation, law or onerous condition was not in effect in such form at
the date of this Agreement.
 

                       (b)          This Agreement may be terminated in
the sole discretion of Purchasers by notice to the Company given in the event that the Company shall have failed, refused or been unable to satisfy all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date or
if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date trading in securities of the Company or in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National or Small Cap
Market shall have been suspended or minimum or maximum prices shall have been established on any such exchange.
                      (c)          This Agreement may be terminated by
mutual written consent of both parties.
            10.       Registration. Within 30 days from the
Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Registration Statement covering the resale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares (collectively, the
“Registrable Securities”) for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (the “Registration Statement”).  The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on Form S-3
(except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form).  The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to become effective within 120 days after the Registrable Securities are first included in a Registration Statement filed with the SEC, but shall not be liable for any damages should such effectiveness be delayed solely by reason of the
SEC review process.  The Company shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or may be
sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company pursuant to a written opinion to such effect addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent. 
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             11.         Furnishing of Information.  As long as any
Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange
Act.  Upon the request of any such Person, the Company shall deliver to such Person a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with the preceding sentence.  As long as any Purchaser owns Securities,
if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities
under Rule 144.  The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144. 
           12.        Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity; Non-Public Information.  The Company may, following the Closing
Date, issue a press release or file a Current Report on Form 8-K, in each case reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by
the Commission.  The Company and the Purchasers shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such
public statement without the prior consent of the other, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of
such public statement or communication.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the names of Purchasers, or include the names of Purchasers in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading
market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law or trading market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure. 
The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf will provide the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless
prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information.  The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers shall be relying on the foregoing representations in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company.  
            13.        Indemnification of the
Purchasers.  The Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities,
obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation (collectively, “Losses”) that
any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the Transaction
Documents; (b) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Purchaser Party and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents as of
the Closing Date or (c) any material misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement.  The Company will reimburse a Purchaser for its 
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   reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection with this Section 13, as
such expenses are incurred. 
            14.        Notices.  All communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be hand delivered, mailed by first-class mail, couriered by next-day air courier or by facsimile and confirmed in writing (i) if to the Company, at the addresses set forth below, or (ii) if to a Purchaser, to the address(es)
set forth on the signature page hereto. 

	   
 	  If to the Company:
 
	   
 	   
 
	   
 	  Irvine Sensors Corporation
 
	   
 	   3001 Redhill Avenue
 
	   
 	  Costa Mesa, California 92650
 
	   
 	  Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
 
	  
 	  Facsimile:  (714) 444-8773
 
	   
 	   
 
	   
 	  with a copy to:
 
	   
 	   
 
	   
 	  Dorsey & Whitney LLP
 
	   
 	  38 Technology Drive
 
	   
 	  Irvine, California 92618
 
	   
 	  Attention:  Ellen S. Bancroft, Esq.  
 
	   
 	  Facsimile:  (714) 424-5554
 

 
                       All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given:  (i) when
delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (ii) five business days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed certified mail, return receipt requested; (iii) one business day after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier
guaranteeing overnight delivery; (iv) the date of transmission if sent via facsimile to the facsimile number as set forth in this Section or the signature page hereof prior to 6:00 p.m. on a business day, or (v) the business day following the date
of transmission if sent via facsimile at a facsimile number set forth in this Section or on the signature page hereof after 6:00 p.m. or on a date that is not a business day.  Change of a party’s address or facsimile number may be
designated hereunder by giving notice to all of the other parties hereto in accordance with this Section.  
           15.        Expense Reimbursement.  The Company agrees to pay Purchaser up to an aggregate of $15,000 for all out
of pocket expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of the Transaction Documents, including the fees and expenses of Sheppard Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP.
            16.        Successors.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Purchasers and the
Company and their respective successors and legal representatives, and nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of
this Agreement, or any provisions herein contained; this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for 
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   the benefit of no other person. Neither the Company nor any Purchaser may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligation hereunder without the prior written consent of the
other parties.
            17.        No Waiver; Modifications in Writing.  No failure or delay
on the part of the Company or any Purchaser in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to the Company or any Purchaser at law or in equity or otherwise.  No
waiver of or consent to any departure by the Company or any Purchaser from any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed in writing by the party entitled to the benefit thereof, provided that notice of any such waiver shall be
given to each party hereto as set forth below.  Except as otherwise provided herein, no amendment, modification or termination of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed in writing by or on behalf of each of the Company
and the Purchaser.  Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company or any Purchaser from the terms of any
provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given.  Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the Company in any
case shall entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
          18.        Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with Transaction Documents constitutes the entire agreement among
the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements, oral or written, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
            19.        Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
            20.        APPLICABLE LAW.  THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET
FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE
REQUIRED THEREBY.
            21.        Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
            22.        Attorney’s Fees. If either party to this Agreement shall bring any action, suit, counterclaim, appeal,
arbitration, or mediation for any relief against the other, declaratory or otherwise, to enforce the terms hereof or to declare rights hereunder, the losing party shall pay to 
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   the prevailing party a reasonable sum for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in bringing and prosecuting such action and/or enforcing any judgment, order, ruling or
award.
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             IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

	  Company:
 	   
 	  IRVINE SENSORS CORPORATION
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 
	   
 	   
 	  By:
 	  /s/ JOHN S. STUART, JR.
 
	  
 	   
 	   
 	 
 
	   
 	   
 	  Name:
 	   
 	  John J. Stuart, Jr.
 
	   
 	   
 	  Title:
 	   
 	  Chief Financial Officer
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 	  
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 	  
 
	  
 	   
 	   
 	   
 	  
 
	  Purchasers:
 	  MERCATOR MOMENTUM FUND, LP
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 
	   
 	   
 	  By:
 	  MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, LLC, its 
 
	   
 	   
 	  General Partner
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 
	  
 	   
 	  By:
 	  /s/ DAVID FIRESTONE
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	 
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	  David Firestone, its Managing Member
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	  
 
	   
 	   
 	  Purchase Price: $403,830
 
	   
 	   
 	  Number of Shares: 288,450 shares
 
	  
 	   
 	   
 	   
 
	   
 	  MERCATOR MOMENTUM FUND III, LP
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 
	   
 	   
 	  By:
 	  MERCATOR ADVISORY GROUP, LLC, its 
 
	   
 	   
 	  General Partner
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 
	  
 	   
 	  By:
 	  /s/ DAVID FIRESTONE 
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	 
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	  David Firestone, its Managing Member
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 	   
 
	   
 	   
 	  Purchase Price: $646,170
 
	   
 	   
 	  Number of Shares: 461,550 shares
 
	  
 	   
 	   
 	   
 
	   
 	  Address for Notice:
 
	   
 	  555 South Flower Street, Suite 4500
 
	   
 	  Los Angeles, California 90071
 
	   
 	  Attention: David Firestone
 
	   
 	  Facsimile:  (213) 553-9285
 
	   
 	   
 	   
 
	   
 	  with a copy to:
 
	   
 	  Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLC
 
	  
 	 333 South Hope Street, 48th Floor
 
	  
 	 Los Angeles, California 90071
 
	  
 	 Attention: David Ulich, Esq.
 
	  
 	 Facsimile:  (213) 620-1398Exhibit 10.1

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

      THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into effective
as of July ___, 2003, between COST-U-LESS, INC., a Washington (the "Company"),
and ___________________, a director and/or officer of the Company
("Indemnitee").

                                    RECITALS

      A. Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company and/or one or
more subsidiaries of the Company and in such capacity is performing valuable
services for the Company.

      B. Section 10.1 of the bylaws of the Company ("Bylaws") provides a right
to indemnification of the directors and officers of the Company against all
expense, liability and loss reasonably incurred by such director or officer in
connection with such officer's service to the Company.

      C. Section 10.6 of the Bylaws provides that the right to indemnification
pursuant to the Bylaws shall not be exclusive of any other right to
indemnification a director or officer of the Company may from to time acquire,
including by agreement.

      D. Section 23B.08.510 of the Washington Business Corporation Act (the
"Statute"), under which the Company is organized, empowers the Company to
indemnify its directors and officers by agreement.

      E. The Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or to
continue to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company and/or one or more
subsidiaries of the Company free from undue concern for claims for damages
arising out of or related to such services to the Company and/or one or more
subsidiaries of the Company, and Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue
to serve, the Company and/or one or more subsidiaries of the Company, provided
that he is furnished with the indemnification rights provided for herein.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals above, the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and Indemnitee's service
as a director and/or officer after the date hereof, the Company and Indemnitee
agree as follows:

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      1. Indemnification

            1.1 Scope. Subject to Section 1.3 below, the Company agrees to hold
harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by law against
any Damages (as defined in Section 1.4) incurred by Indemnitee with respect to
any Proceeding (as defined in Section 1.5) to which Indemnitee is or is
threatened to be made a party or witness, notwithstanding that such
indemnification is not specifically authorized by this Agreement, the Company's
Articles of Incorporation ("Articles") or Bylaws, the Statute or otherwise. Such
right to indemnification shall be without regard to the limitations in RCW
23B.08.510 through 23B.08.550; provided, however, that Indemnitee shall have no
right to indemnification on account of (a) acts or omissions of Indemnitee
finally adjudged to be intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (b)
conduct of Indemnitee finally adjudged to be in violation of RCW 23B.08.310; or
(c) any transaction with respect to which it is finally adjudged that Indemnitee
personally received a benefit in money, property or services to which Indemnitee
was not legally entitled. In the event of any change, after the date of this
Agreement, in any applicable law, statute or rule regarding the right of a
Washington corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an
officer, such changes, to the extent that they would expand Indemnitee's rights
hereunder, shall be within the scope of Indemnitee's rights and the Company's
obligations hereunder, and, to the extent that they would narrow Indemnitee's
rights hereunder, shall be excluded from this Agreement; provided, however, that
any change that is required by applicable laws, statutes or rules to be applied
to this Agreement shall be so applied regardless of whether the effect of such
change is to narrow Indemnitee's rights hereunder.

            1.2 Proceedings Relating to Officer's Failure to Discharge Duties.
If Indemnitee is an officer of the Company and/or of one or more subsidiaries of
the Company, the indemnification and other rights and benefits provided to
Indemnitee by this Agreement shall apply fully with respect to any Proceeding in
which it is claimed or adjudicated that Indemnitee is liable to the Company
and/or one or more subsidiaries of the Company by reason of having failed to
discharge the duties of Indemnitee's office, which claims and liabilities are
hereby released; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnification and
release obligations of the Company shall have no application with respect to
claims and liabilities by or to the Company to the extent that they are based
upon or arise out of Indemnitee's actions or omissions described in clauses (a),
(b) or (c) of Section 1.1.

            1.3 Nonexclusivity. The provisions for indemnification and
advancement of expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed
exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any provision
of law, the Company's Articles or Bylaws, any vote of the Company's shareholders
or disinterested directors, other agreements, the Statute or otherwise, whether
as to actions or omissions by Indemnitee in Indemnitee's official capacity or
otherwise.

            1.4 Included Coverage. If Indemnitee is made a party (or is
threatened to be made a party) to, or is otherwise involved (including, but not
limited to, as a witness) in any Proceeding, the Company shall hold harmless and
indemnify Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities incurred in connection with such Proceeding, including but not
limited to attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties,
amounts paid in settlement and other expenses (collectively, "Damages").

            1.5 Definition of Proceeding. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Proceeding" shall mean any actual, pending, threatened or completed action,
suit, claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative and whether formal or informal) in which Indemnitee is, has been
or becomes involved by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or has been a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or that, being or having been such a director, officer, employee or agent,
Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise (collectively, a "Related Company"),
including but not limited to service with respect to any employee benefit plan,
whether the basis of such action, suit, claim or proceeding is alleged action or
omission by Indemnitee in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee,
trustee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer,
employee, trustee or agent; provided, however, that, except with respect to an
action to enforce this Agreement, "Proceeding" shall not include any action,
suit, claim or proceeding instituted by or at the direction of Indemnitee unless
such action, suit, claim or proceeding is or was authorized by the Board.

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<PAGE>

            1.6 Notification. Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of
the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the
Company of the commencement thereof (which notice shall be in the form of
Exhibit A hereto); provided, however, that failure to so notify the Company will
relieve the Company from any liability that it may otherwise have to Indemnitee
under this Agreement only if and to the extent that such failure can be shown to
have prejudiced the Company's ability to defend the Proceeding.

            1.7 Determination of Entitlement. If a determination of Indemnitee's
entitlement to indemnification is required pursuant to RCW 23B.08.550 or a
successor statute or pursuant to other applicable law, the appropriate decision
maker shall make such determination; provided, however, that (a) Indemnitee
shall initially be presumed in all cases to be entitled to indemnification, and
(b) unless the Company shall deliver to Indemnitee written notice of a
determination that Indemnitee may not be entitled to indemnification within
twenty (20) days after the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's notice pursuant to
Section 1.6, Indemnitee shall conclusively be deemed to be entitled to such
indemnification and the Company hereby agrees not to assert otherwise.
Indemnitee may establish a conclusive presumption of any fact necessary to such
a determination by delivering to the Company a declaration made under penalty of
perjury that such fact is true.

            1.8 Survival. The indemnification and release provided under this
Agreement shall apply to any and all Proceedings, notwithstanding that
Indemnitee has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or a Related Company, and Indemnitee's
rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased acting as agent of
the Company or any its subsidiaries and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, and administrators of Indemnitee.

      2. Expense Advances

            2.1 Generally. The right to indemnification conferred by Section 1
shall include the right to have the Company pay all of Indemnitee's
out-of-pocket costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without
limitation, all attorneys' fees and related disbursements) and other expenses in
connection with any Proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to
indemnification under this Agreement or the Statute or otherwise as such
expenses are actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee and in advance of
such Proceeding's final disposition; provided, however, that "expenses" shall
not include any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, or amounts
paid in settlement of a Proceeding (such right is referred to hereinafter as an
"Expense Advance").

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<PAGE>

            2.2 Conditions to Expense Advance. The Company's obligation to
provide an Expense Advance is subject to the following conditions:

                  (a) Undertaking. If required under applicable law, Indemnitee
or his representative shall have executed and delivered to the Company an
undertaking (in the form of Exhibit B hereto), which need not be secured and
shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee's financial ability to make
repayment, by or on behalf of Indemnitee, to repay all Expense Advances if and
to the extent that it shall ultimately be determined, by a final decision not
subject to appeal rendered by a court having proper jurisdiction, that
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such Expense Advance under this
Agreement or otherwise.

                  (b) Cooperation. Indemnitee shall give the Company such
information and cooperation as the Company may reasonably request.

                  (c) Affirmation. If required under applicable law, Indemnitee
shall furnish a written affirmation of Indemnitee's good faith belief that
Indemnitee has met all applicable standards of conduct.

      3. Agreement to Serve. Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue to serve
as an agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, at its will (or under
separate agreement, if such agreement exists), in the capacity Indemnitee
currently serves as an agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, so long
as he is duly approved or elected and qualified in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Bylaws of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company or until such time as he tenders his resignation in writing; provided,
however, that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any
right to continued employment by Indemnitee.

      4. Procedures for Enforcement

            4.1 Enforcement. If a claim for indemnification made by Indemnitee
hereunder is not paid in full within sixty (60) days, or a claim for an Expense
Advance made by Indemnitee hereunder is not paid in full within twenty (20)
days, after written notice of such claim is delivered to the Company, Indemnitee
may, but need not, at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to
recover the unpaid amount of the claim (an "Enforcement Action").

            4.2 Presumptions in Enforcement Action. In any Enforcement Action
the following presumptions (and limitations on presumptions) shall apply:

                  (a) The Company shall conclusively be presumed to have entered
into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed hereunder in order to
induce Indemnitee to serve or to continue to serve as an director and/or officer
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

                  (b) Neither (i) the failure of the Company (including but not
limited to the Board, independent or special legal counselor the Company's
shareholders) to make a determination prior to the commencement of the
Enforcement Action that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the
circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor
(ii) an actual determination by the Company, the Board, independent or special
legal counselor the Company's shareholders that Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct shall be a defense to the Enforcement Action or
create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of
conduct; and

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                  (c) If Indemnitee is or was serving as a director, officer,
employee, trustee or agent of a corporation of which a majority of the shares
entitled to vote in the election of its directors is held by the Company or in
an executive or management capacity in a partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise of which the Company or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company is a general partner or has a majority ownership, then such corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or enterprise shall conclusively be deemed a
Related Company and Indemnitee shall conclusively be deemed to be serving such
Related Company at the request of the Company.

            4.3 Attorneys' Fees and Expenses for Enforcement Action. If
Indemnitee is required to bring an Enforcement Action, the Company shall hold
harmless and indemnify Indemnitee against all of Indemnitee's attorneys' fees
and expenses in bringing and pursuing the Enforcement Action (including but not
limited to attorneys' fees at any stage, and on appeal) if and to the extent
that it shall ultimately be determined, by a final decision not subject to
appeal rendered by a court having proper jurisdiction, that Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement.

      5. Defense of Claim. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee
has provided notice to the Company pursuant to Section 1.6:

            5.1 The Company may participate therein at its own expense.

            5.2 The Company, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
notified, may assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to so
assume the defense thereof, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under
this Agreement for any legal fees or other expenses (other than reasonable costs
of investigation) subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the
defense thereof unless (a) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee or the
incurring of such expenses has been authorized by the Company, (b) Indemnitee
shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between
the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, or
(c) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of
such Proceeding, in each of which cases the legal fees and other expenses of
Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be
entitled to assume the defense of a Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the
Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have reached the conclusion described in
clause (b) above.

            5.3 The Company shall not be liable for any amounts paid in
settlement of any Proceeding effected without its written consent.

            5.4 The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner which
would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee's
written consent.

            5.5 Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold
its or his consent to any proposed settlement of any Proceeding.

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      6. Maintenance of D&O Insurance

            6.1 Subject to Section 6.3 below, during the period (the "Coverage
Period") beginning as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement
and ending not less than four (4) years following the time Indemnitee is no
longer serving as either a director or officer of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any Related Company, or, if later, such time as Indemnitee shall
no longer be reasonably subject to any possible Proceeding, the Company shall
maintain a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy in full force and
effect or shall have purchased or otherwise provided for a run-off or tail
policy or endorsement to such existing policy ("D&O Insurance"), providing in
all respects coverage at least comparable to and in similar amounts as that
obtained by other comparable companies.

            6.2 Under all policies of D&O Insurance, Indemnitee shall during the
Coverage Period be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee
the same rights and benefits, subject to the same limitations, as are accorded
to the Company's directors or officers most favorably insured by such policy,
and each insurer under a policy of D&O Insurance shall be required to provide
Indemnitee written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date
of termination of the policy.

            6.3 The Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain D&O
Insurance if the Board determines in good faith that such insurance is not
reasonably available, the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate
to the amount of coverage provided, or the coverage provided by such insurance
is so limited by exclusions as to provide an insufficient benefit.

            6.4 It is the intention of the parties in entering into this
Agreement that the insurers under the D&O Insurance, if any, shall be obligated
ultimately to pay any claims by Indemnitee which are covered by D&O Insurance,
and nothing herein shall be deemed to diminish or otherwise restrict the
Company's or Indemnitee's right to proceed or collect against any insurers under
D&O Insurance or to give such insurers any rights against the Company or
Indemnitee under or with respect to this Agreement, including but not limited to
any right to be subrogated to the Company's or Indemnitee's rights hereunder,
unless otherwise expressly agreed to by the Company and Indemnitee in writing.
The obligation of such insurers to the Company and Indemnitee shall not be
deemed reduced or impaired in any respect by virtue of the provisions of this
Agreement.

            6.5 The Company shall be subrogated to Indemnitee's rights under D&O
Insurance with respect to claims for Damages and Expense Advances that have been
paid to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

      7. Limitations on Indemnification; Mutual Acknowledgment

            7.1 Limitation on Indemnity. No indemnification pursuant to this
Agreement shall be provided by the Company:

                  (a) On account of any suit in which a final, unappealable
judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from
the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of
the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
amendments thereto; or

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                  (b) For Damages or Expense Advances that have been paid
directly to Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a policy of D&O Insurance
or other insurance maintained by the Company.

            7.2 Mutual Acknowledgment. The Company and Indemnitee acknowledge
that, in certain instances, federal law or public policy may override applicable
state law and prohibit the Company from indemnifying Indemnitee under this
Agreement or otherwise. For example, the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has taken the position that
indemnification is not permissible for liabilities arising under certain federal
securities laws, and federal legislation prohibits indemnification for certain
ERISA violations. Furthermore, Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the
Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the
SEC to submit for judicial determination the issue of the Company's power to
indemnify Indemnitee in certain circumstances.

      8. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall
be construed as requiring the Company to take or fail to take any action in
violation of applicable law. The Company's inability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement pursuant to court order shall not constitute a breach of
this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable, as provided
in this Section 8. If a court of competent jurisdiction should decline to
enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee
agree that such provisions shall be deemed to be reformed to provide Indemnitee
indemnification by the Company to the maximum extent permitted by the other
portions of this Agreement that are not unenforceable, and the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected, and this Agreement shall continue in force.

      9. Governing Law; Binding Effect; Amendment and Termination

            9.1 This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Washington.

            9.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon Indemnitee and upon the
Company, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of
Indemnitee, Indemnitee's heirs, personal representatives and assigns and to the
benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

            9.3 No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both parties hereto.

            9.4 Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon Indemnitee the right
to continue to serve as a director and\or officer of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. If Indemnitee is an officer of the Company, then, unless otherwise
expressly provided in a written employment agreement between the Company and
Indemnitee, the employment of Indemnitee with the Company shall be terminable at
will by either party.

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            9.5 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as
Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
or is serving at the request of the Company in any of the capacities specified
in Section 1.5. Rights arising with respect to any such office or position held
prior to the termination hereof shall survive the termination of such office or
position. The Company shall require any successor to the Company (whether direct
or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, expressly to assume
and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent
that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken
place.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement
effective as of the day and year first set forth above.

        "Company"                           COST-U-LESS, INC.

                                            By
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               J. Jeffrey Meder, President & CEO

        "Indemnitee"
                                            ------------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                 NOTICE OF CLAIM

      1. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
____________________________, pursuant to Section 1.6 of the Indemnification
Agreement ("Agreement") dated as of __________________, between Cost-U-Less,
Inc., a Washington corporation (the "Company"), and the undersigned, of the
commencement of a Proceeding, as defined in the Agreement.

      2. The undersigned hereby requests indemnification with respect to the
Proceeding by the Company under the terms of the Agreement.

      3. [Add brief description of the Proceeding]

      Dated: _____________________, _________.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                            STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING

STATE OF _____________________ )
                               ) ss.
COUNTY OF ____________________ )

      I, _____________________, being first duly sworn, do depose and say as
follows:

      1. This Statement is submitted pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement
(the "Agreement") dated as of ___________________________ between Cost-U-Less,
Inc., a Washington corporation (the "Company"), and me.

      2. I am requesting an Expense Advance, as defined in the Agreement.

      3. I believe in good faith that I have met the standard of conduct
described in RCW 23B.08.510.

      4. I hereby undertake to repay the Expense Advance if and to the extent it
is ultimately determined by a final, unappealable decision rendered by a court
having proper jurisdiction that I am not entitled to be indemnified by the
Company.

      5. The expenses for which advancement is requested are as follows:

            [Add brief description of expenses]

      DATED: ______________________, _________.

                                                --------------------------------

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ____ day of ________________,

(Seal or stamp)
                               -------------------------------------------------
                               Notary Signature

                               -------------------------------------------------
                               Print/Type Name
                               Notary Public in and for the State of Washington,
                               residing at _____________________________________
                               My appointment expires __________________________

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