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EXHIBIT 4.3  

  ONELINK, INC.
  1999 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
  AMENDED AS OF APRIL 18, 2000         

SECTION 1.

DEFINITIONS  

    As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below: 

    (a) "Committee"
shall mean a Committee of two or more directors who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board. As long as the Company's securities
are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, then, to the extent necessary for compliance with Rule 16b-3, or any successor
provision, each of the members of the Committee shall be a "non-employee director." For purposes of this Section 1(a), "non-employee director" shall have the same
meaning as set forth in Rule 16b-3, or any successor provision, as then in effect, of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

    (b) The
"Company" shall mean OneLink, Inc., a Minnesota corporation. 

    (c) "Fair
Market Value" as of any day shall mean (i) if such stock is reported by the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq SmallCap Market or is listed upon an
established stock exchange or exchanges, the reported closing price of such stock by the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq SmallCap Market or on such stock exchange or exchanges on such date or, if no
sale of such stock shall have occurred on such
date, on the next preceding day on which there was a sale of stock; (ii) if such stock is not so reported by the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq SmallCap Market or listed upon an established
stock exchange, the average of the closing "bid" and "asked" prices quoted by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. (or any comparable reporting service) on such date or, if there are no quoted
"bid" and "asked" prices on such date, on the next preceding date for which there are such quotes; or (iii) if such stock is not publicly traded as of such date, the per share value as
determined by the Board, or the Committee, in its sole discretion by applying principles of valuation with respect to the Company's Common Stock. 

    (d) The
"Internal Revenue Code" is the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

    (e) "Option
Stock" shall mean Common Stock of the Company (subject to adjustment as described in Section 12) reserved for options pursuant to this Plan. 

    (f)  The
"Optionee" means an officer or director (including an Outside Director) of the Company or any Subsidiary to whom a nonqualified stock option has been granted. 

    (g) "Outside
Director" shall mean members of the Board who are not employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. 

    (h) "Parent"
shall mean any corporation which owns, directly or indirectly in an unbroken chain, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the Company's
outstanding stock. 

    (i)  The
"Plan" means the OneLink, Inc. 1999 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, as amended hereafter from time to time, including the form of Option Agreements as
they may be modified by the Board from time to time. 

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    (j)  A "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation of which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of outstanding stock is owned, directly or indirectly in
an unbroken chain, by the Company. 

SECTION 2.

PURPOSE  

    The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries by facilitating the retention of competent personnel and by furnishing
incentive to officers and directors upon whose efforts the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries will depend to a large degree. It is the intention of the Company to carry out the Plan through
the granting of "nonqualified stock options." 

SECTION 3.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN  

    The Plan shall be effective as of January 20, 1999, the date of adoption by the Board of Directors. 

SECTION 4.

ADMINISTRATION  

    The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") or by a Committee which may be appointed by
the Board from time to time (collectively referred to as the "Administrator"). The Administrator shall have all of the powers vested in it under the provisions of the Plan, including but not limited
to exclusive authority (where applicable and within the limitations described in the Plan) to determine, in its sole discretion, whether a nonqualified stock option shall be granted, the individuals
to whom, and the time or times at which, options shall be granted, the number of shares subject to each option and the option price and terms and conditions of each option. The Administrator shall
have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to make and amend rules, regulations and guidelines for administering the Plan, to prescribe the form and conditions of the
respective stock option agreements (which may vary from Optionee to Optionee) evidencing each option and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The
Administrator's interpretation of the Plan, and all actions taken and determinations made by the Administrator pursuant to the power vested in it hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding on all
parties concerned. 

    No
member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or determination made in good faith in connection with the administration of the Plan. In the event the
Board appoints a Committee as provided hereunder, any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken pursuant to a majority vote of the Committee members or
pursuant to the written resolution of all Committee members. 

SECTION 5.

PARTICIPANTS  

    The Administrator shall from time to time, at its discretion and without approval of the shareholders, designate those officers and directors (including
Outside Directors) of the Company or of any Subsidiary to whom nonqualified stock options shall be granted. The Administrator may grant additional nonqualified stock options under this Plan to some or
all participants then holding options or may grant options solely or partially to new participants. In designating participants, the Administrator shall also determine the number of shares to be
optioned to each such participant. The Board may from time to time designate individuals as being ineligible to participate in the Plan. 

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SECTION 6.

STOCK  

    The Stock to be optioned under this Plan shall consist of authorized but unissued shares of Option Stock. Six hundred thousand (600,000) shares of Option Stock
shall be reserved and available for options under the Plan; provided, however, that the total number of shares of Option Stock reserved for options under this Plan shall be subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 12 of the Plan. In the event that any outstanding option under the Plan for any reason expires or is terminated prior to the exercise thereof, the shares of Option Stock
allocable to the unexercised portion of such option shall continue to be reserved for options under the Plan and may be optioned hereunder. 

SECTION 7.

DURATION OF PLAN  

    Nonqualified stock options may be granted pursuant to the Plan from time to time after the effective date of the Plan and until the Plan is discontinued or
terminated by the Board. Any nonqualified stock option granted prior to the termination of the Plan by the Board shall remain in full force and effect until the expiration of the option as specified
in the written stock option agreement and shall remain subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. 

SECTION 8.

PAYMENT  

    Optionees may pay for shares upon exercise of options granted pursuant to this Plan with cash, personal check, certified check, Common Stock of the Company
valued at such Stock's then Fair Market Value, or such other form of payment as may be authorized by the Administrator. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, limit the forms of payment
available to the Optionee and may exercise such discretion any time prior to the termination of the option granted to the Optionee or upon any exercise of the option by the Optionee. 

    With
respect to payment in the form of Common Stock of the Company, the Administrator may require advance approval or adopt such rules as it deems necessary to assure compliance with
Rule 16b-3, or any successor provision, as then in effect, of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, if applicable. 

SECTION 9.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS  

    Each nonqualified stock option granted pursuant to this Section 9 shall be evidenced by a written Option Agreement. The Option Agreement shall be in
such form as may be approved from time to time by the Administrator and may vary from Optionee to Optionee; provided, however, that each
Optionee and each Option Agreement shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

    (a) Number of Shares and Option Price.  The Option Agreement shall state the total number of shares
covered by the nonqualified stock option. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the option price per share shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
per share on the date the Administrator grants the option; provided, however, that the option price may not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock per share on the date of grant. 

    (b) Term and Exercisability of Nonqualified Stock Option.  The term during which any nonqualified stock
option granted under the Plan may be exercised shall be established in each 

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case by the Administrator. The Option Agreement shall state when the nonqualified stock option becomes exercisable and shall also state the maximum term during which the option may be exercised. In
the event a nonqualified stock option is exercisable immediately, the manner of exercise of the option in the event it is not exercised in full immediately shall be specified in the stock option
agreement. The Administrator may accelerate the exercisability of any nonqualified stock option granted hereunder which is not immediately exercisable as of the date of grant. 

    (c) Withholding.  The Company or its Subsidiary shall be entitled to withhold and deduct from future
wages of the Optionee all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any and all withholding and employment-related taxes attributable to the Optionee's exercise of a nonqualified stock option. In
the event the Optionee is required under the Option Agreement to pay the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company respecting payment of, such withholding and employment-related taxes,
the Administrator may, in its discretion and pursuant to such rules as it may adopt, permit the Optionee to satisfy such obligation, in whole or in part, by electing to have the Company withhold
shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Optionee as a result of the option's exercise equal to the amount required to be withheld for tax purposes. Any stock elected to be withheld shall be
valued at its Fair Market Value, as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined under applicable tax law. The Optionee's election to have shares withheld for this purpose shall be made
on or before the date the option is exercised or, if later, the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined under applicable tax law. Such election shall be approved by the Administrator
and otherwise comply with such rules as the Administrator may adopt to assure compliance with Rule 16b-3, or any successor provision, as then in effect, of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, if applicable. 

    (d) Other Provisions.  The Option Agreement authorized under this Section 9 shall contain such
other provisions as the Administrator shall deem advisable. 

SECTION 10.

TRANSFER OF OPTION  

    The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit the Optionee to transfer any or all nonqualified stock options to any member of the Optionee's "immediate
family" as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor provision, or to one or more trusts whose beneficiaries are
members of such Optionee's "immediate family" or partnerships in which such family members are the only partners; provided, however, that the Optionee receives no consideration for the transfer and
such transferred nonqualified stock option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such nonqualified stock option immediately prior to its transfer. 

SECTION 11.

RECAPITALIZATION, SALE, MERGER, EXCHANGE

OR LIQUIDATION  

    In the event of an increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares or the payment of a
stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, the number of shares of Option Stock reserved under
Section 6 hereof and the number of shares of Option Stock covered by each outstanding option and the price per share thereof shall be automatically adjusted to reflect such change. Additional
shares which may be credited pursuant to such adjustment shall be subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to the shares with respect to which the adjustment relates. 

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    Unless otherwise provided in the stock option agreement, in the event of an acquisition of the Company through the sale of substantially all of the Company's assets and the consequent
discontinuance of its business or through a merger, consolidation, exchange, reorganization,
reclassification, extraordinary dividend, divestiture or liquidation of the Company (collectively referred to as a "transaction"), all outstanding options shall become immediately exercisable, whether
or not such options had become exercisable prior to the transaction; provided, however, that if the acquiring party seeks to have the transaction accounted for on a "pooling of interests" basis and,
in the opinion of the Company's independent certified public accountants, accelerating the exercisability of such options would preclude a pooling of interests under generally accepted accounting
principles, the exercisability of such options shall not accelerate. In addition to the foregoing, or in the event a pooling of interests transaction precludes the acceleration of the exercisability
of outstanding options, the Board may provide for one or more of the following: 

    (a) the
complete termination of this Plan and cancellation of outstanding options not exercised prior to a date specified by the Board (which date shall give Optionees
a reasonable period of time in which to exercise the options prior to the effectiveness of such transaction); 

    (b) that
Optionees holding outstanding nonqualified options shall receive, with respect to each share of Option Stock subject to such options, as of the effective date
of any such transaction, cash in an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of such Option Stock on the date immediately preceding the effective date of such transaction over the option
price per share of such options; provided that the Board may, in lieu of such cash payment, distribute to such Optionees shares of stock of the Company or shares of stock of any corporation succeeding
the Company by reason of such transaction, such shares having a value equal to the cash payment herein; or 

    (c) the
continuance of the Plan with respect to the exercise of options which were outstanding as of the date of adoption by the Board of such plan for such transaction
and provide to Optionees holding such options the right to exercise their respective options as to an equivalent number of shares of stock of the corporation succeeding the Company by reason of such
transaction. 

The
Board may restrict the rights of or the applicability of this Section 12 to the extent necessary to comply with Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Internal
Revenue Code or any other applicable law or regulation. The grant of an option pursuant to the Plan shall not limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications,
reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, exchange or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 

SECTION 12.

SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE  

    No shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to the Plan unless and until there has been compliance, in the opinion of Company's counsel, with all
applicable legal requirements, including without limitation, those relating to securities laws and stock exchange listing requirements. As a condition to the issuance of Option Stock to Optionee, the
Administrator may require Optionee to (i) represent that the shares of Option Stock are being acquired for investment and not resale and to make such other representations as the Administrator
shall deem necessary or appropriate to qualify the issuance of the shares as exempt from the Securities Act of 1933 and any other applicable securities laws, and (ii) represent that Optionee
shall not dispose of the shares of Option Stock in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 or any other applicable securities laws. 

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    As a further condition to the grant of any nonqualified stock option or the issuance of Option Stock to Optionee, Optionee agrees to the following: 

    (a) In
the event the Company advises Optionee that it plans an underwritten public offering of its Common Stock in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the underwriter(s) seek to impose restrictions under which certain shareholders may not sell or contract to sell or grant any option to buy or otherwise dispose of part or all of their
stock purchase rights of the underlying Common Stock, Optionee will not, for a period not to exceed 180 days from the prospectus, sell or contract to sell or grant an option to buy or otherwise
dispose of any nonqualified stock option granted to Optionee pursuant to the Plan or any of the underlying shares of Common Stock without the prior written consent of the underwriter(s) or its
representative(s). 

    (b) In
the event the Company makes any public offering of its securities and determines in its sole discretion that it is necessary to reduce the number of issued but
unexercised stock purchase rights so as to comply with any states securities or Blue Sky law limitations with respect thereto, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have the right (i) to
accelerate the exercisability of any nonqualified stock option and the date on which such option must be exercised, provided that the Company gives Optionee prior written notice of such acceleration,
and (ii) to cancel any options or portions thereof which Optionee does not exercise prior to or contemporaneously with such public offering. 

    (c) In
the event of a transaction (as defined in Section 12 of the Plan) which is treated as a "pooling of interests" under generally accepted accounting
principles, Optionee will comply with Rule 145 of the Securities Act of 1933 and any other restrictions imposed under other applicable legal or accounting principles if Optionee is an
"affiliate" (as defined in such applicable legal and accounting principles) at the time of the transaction, and Optionee will execute any documents necessary to ensure compliance with such rules. 

    The
Company reserves the right to place a legend on any stock certificate issued upon exercise of an option granted pursuant to the Plan to assure compliance with this
Section 12. 

SECTION 13.

RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER  

    An Optionee (or the Optionee's successor or successors) shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by an option until the date of
the issuance of a stock certificate evidencing such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property), distributions or other
rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is actually issued (except as otherwise provided in Section 11 of the Plan). 

SECTION 14.

AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN  

    The Board may from time to time, insofar as permitted by law, suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect; provided, however, that no
such revision or amendment, except as is authorized in Section 11, shall impair the terms and conditions of any option which is outstanding on the date of such revision or amendment to the
material detriment of the Optionee without the consent of the Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such revision or amendment shall (i) materially increase the number of shares subject
to the Plan except as provided in Section 11 hereof, (ii) change the designation of the class of employees eligible to receive options, (iii) decrease the price at which options
may be granted, or (iv) materially increase the benefits accruing to Optionees under the Plan 

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without the approval of the shareholders of the Company but only if such approval is required for compliance with the requirements of any applicable law or regulation. 

SECTION 15.

NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE OPTION  

    The granting of an option shall impose no obligation upon the Optionee to exercise such option. Further, the granting of an option hereunder shall not impose
upon the Company or any Subsidiary any obligation to retain the Optionee in its employ for any period. 

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.39

                          TAX INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT is made as of July 6, 1995 by and between EDWARD J.
SEGAL (the "Shareholder") and METRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., a California corporation
(the "Surviving Company").

                                    RECITALS

         A.       Metron Semiconductors Europa B.V. (the "Company") has been
organized under the laws of The Netherlands and as of the date hereof is a
"controlled foreign corporation," as defined in Section 957(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code");

         B.       The Shareholder owns a substantial percentage of the
outstanding voting stock of Transpacific Technology Corporation, a California
corporation ("Transpacific"), which as of the date hereof will be merged with
and into the Surviving Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
pursuant to. the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of April 3, 1995, (the "Reorganization Agreement");

         C.       Pursuant to the terms of the Reorganization Agreement, the
Shareholder will receive 192,891 shares of the Company's capital stock with a
par value of NLG 0.10 and options to purchase 175,316 shares of the Company's
capital stock with a par value of NLG 0.10 (the "Shares") which in the
aggregate, taking into account the ownership attribution rules of Section 958(b)
of the Code, may cause the shareholder to be treated as a "United States
shareholder" (within the meaning of Section 951(b) of the Code) in the Company
immediately following the consummation of the merger and the related
transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement;

         D.       As a "United States shareholder" by reason of Section 951(a)
of the Code the Shareholder would be required to recognize a share of certain
kinds of income of the Company (referred to herein as "Subpart F income") with
respect to all tax years of the Shareholder in which he is a "United States
shareholder" on the last day of the Company's fiscal year and has been a "United
States shareholder" in the Company for an uninterrupted period of 30 days or
more during such fiscal year of the Company (which is treated as the Company's
tax year for federal income tax purposes) ending within his own tax year; and

         E.       The Company and the Shareholder intend to have the Surviving
Company advance to or reimburse the Shareholder for the full amount of the
Shareholder's additional federal and state income tax liability arising from the
inclusion of Subpart F income of the Company in his gross income for tax
purposes, as well as any additional federal and state income tax liability and
any Dutch withholding tax liability arising from such advance or reimbursement
(collectively "Indemnification Payments").

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         NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Surviving Company and the Shareholder
agree as follows:

         1.       ADVANCES. The Surviving Company will advance to the
Shareholder that amount by which the Shareholder's annual combined federal and
state income tax liability (on a joint or separate tax return) with respect to
any tax year of the Shareholder in which he was a "United States shareholder" of
the Company exceeds his annual combined federal and state income tax liability
(on a joint or separate tax return) determined as though he had not been a
"United States shareholder" of the Company with respect to such tax year. Such
advances will bear no interest and will be subject to repayment only as provided
in Section 3 hereof.

         2.       REIMBURSEMENT. In addition, the Surviving Company shall
reimburse the Shareholder for that amount by which the Shareholder's annual
combined federal and state income tax liability (on a joint or separate return)
and Dutch withholding tax liability with respect to any tax year of the
Shareholder exceeds his annual combined federal and state income tax liability
(on a joint or separate tax return) and Dutch withholding tax liability for any
such tax year determined as though he had never received any Indemnification
Payments under this Agreement. Such reimbursements shall include to the fullest
extent possible the tax consequences to the Shareholder of the Indemnification
Payments themselves under applicable income tax laws including any imputed
interest income on the advances made to the Shareholder. The Surviving Company
also shall reimburse the Shareholder for all additional tax return preparation
expense resulting from his status as a "United States shareholder" for any tax
year.

         3.       REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES.

                  (a) Upon the first sale (a "Sale") of any of the Shares by the
                      Shareholder after the tax year for which he has received
                      one or more advances pursuant to this Agreement, the
                      Shareholder shall be obligated to compute the total amount
                      of tax liability avoided as a result of the increase in
                      the aggregate basis of the Shares deemed sold attributable
                      to the Subpart F income of the Company that the
                      Shareholder was actually required to include in his gross
                      income through the year of the first Sale by assuming that
                      all of the Shares were sold at the same time and at the
                      same price. The amount of such avoided tax liability shall
                      be determined by comparing (A) the putative tax payable on
                      the total amount of gain computed with respect to such
                      deemed sale of all of the Shares at the highest marginal
                      income tax rate (federal, state and foreign rates combined
                      with appropriate effect given to deductible or creditable
                      taxes) then applicable to gains of the Shareholder from
                      the sale of an asset such as the Shares by taking into
                      account the aggregate basis increase described in the
                      preceding sentence to (B) the putative tax payable on such
                      total amount of gain computed in the same manner as in
                      clause (A) but without regard to such basis increase. Such
                      computations shall be based on the tax laws and tax rates
                      applicable at the time of such first Sale of Shares. As
                      repayment of such advance, the Shareholder shall remit the
                      amount of such decreased tax liability (net of any
                      reimbursement required pursuant to Subsection 2) to the
                      Company in readily available funds within thirty (30) days
                      following the Sale of such

                                       2.
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                      Shares together with a supporting schedule for the amount
                      of the remittance prepared by the tax accountant or other
                      person who regularly prepares the Shareholder's income tax
                      returns which shall be subject to the Surviving Company's
                      review and reasonable approval of such schedule. Except as
                      provided in this Section 3, the Shareholder will not be
                      obligated to repay any advances or other Indemnification
                      Payments.

                  (b) For purposes of this Section 3, a gift of up to and
                      including 20% of the Shares shall not be considered a
                      sale. Gifts to the Shareholder's spouse (but not transfers
                      at death) shall be deemed a Sale. Sales by a donee shall
                      not be considered a Sale. All other dispositions for value
                      of the Shares shall be considered a Sale. The selling
                      price in the event of a gift or other disposition
                      constituting a Sale shall be equal to the fair market
                      value of the Shares at the time of gift or other
                      disposition.

         4.       MANNER AND TIME OF PAYMENT. The Surviving company shall pay
the full amount of any such advances and reimbursements to the Shareholder in
the form of immediately available funds upon receipt of the Shareholder's
written request and, in any event, no later than April 10 of the year following
the tax year of the Shareholder to which such advances or reimbursements apply.
All requests by the Shareholder for advances or reimbursements by the Surviving
Company hereunder shall be accompanied by a signed copy of the Shareholder's
final tax returns for the applicable year and all amendments thereto and a
supporting schedule for the amount requested prepared by the tax accountant or
other person who prepared such returns for the Shareholder which shall be
subject to the Surviving Company's review and reasonable approval of such
schedule. If the Surviving Company fails to pay any amount owed to the
Shareholder hereunder, the Company agrees to pay it immediately upon request by
the Shareholder.

         5.       NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial
delivery service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) or sent via telecopy to the parties at the following addresses (or at
such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

                  (a) if to the Company

                           -------------------------------------------
                           322 Lake Hazeltine Drive
                           Chaska, MN 55318
                           Attention:  Joel Elftmann
                           Telecopy No.:  (612) 448-1300

                  (b) if to the surviving Company:

                           -------------------------------------------
                           770 Lucerne
                           Sunnyvale, California 94086-3844
                           Attention:  Edward Segal

                                       3.
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                           Telecopy No.:  (408) 481-1020

                  (c) if to the Shareholder:

                           Edward Segal
                           770 Lucerne Drive
                           Sunnyvale, California 94086-3844
                           Telecopy No.:  (408) 481-1020

         6.       COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of
the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all
parties need not sign the same counterpart.

         7.       ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitute the entire
agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral among
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; is not intended to confer
upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder; and shall not be
assigned by operation of law or otherwise except as otherwise specifically
provided.

         8.       SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of
this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of
such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as
reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree
to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid
and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the
economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

         9.       GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, regardless of
the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of
law thereof. For purposes of this Agreement, all tax liabilities and other
obligations of the Shareholder shall be determined based upon the tax laws in
effect and applicable to the Shareholder with respect to the tax year for which
the Indemnification Payment is made, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.

         10.      DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising
between the parties, including without limitation under this Agreement, shall be
resolved in accordance with the procedures contained in Section 12.9 of the
Reorganization Agreement.

         11.      RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. The parties hereto agree that they have
been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this
Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding
or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in any agreement or other
document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or
document.

         12.      REFERENCES TO UNITED STATES CURRENCY. All amounts payable
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be paid in United States
dollars.

                                       4.
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         13.      TERMINATION. The obligation to make advances pursuant to
Section 1 and reimbursements pursuant to Section 2 shall cease as to all tax
years ending after the year in which the first Sale under Section 3 shall have
occurred, and this Agreement shall terminate immediately after the end of such
year except as to unsatisfied payment obligations.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the Surviving company and the
Shareholder have caused this Agreement to be signed by themselves or their duly
authorized respective officers and to become effective, all as of the date first
written above.

METRON SEMICONDUCTORS EUROPA B.V.      METRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

By: /s/ James Dauwalter                By: /s/ James Dauwalter

Its: Managing Director                 Its:President and Chief Executive Officer

                                       EDWARD SEGAL

                                       /s/ Edward Segal

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