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Exhibit 4(b). Keithley Instruments, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan

                           KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
                            2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                  1. GENERAL. This Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") provides
key employees of Keithley Instruments, Inc. (the "Company") with the opportunity
to acquire or expand their equity interest in the Company by making available
for award or purchase Common Shares, without par value, of the Company ("Common
Shares") through the granting of nontransferable options to purchase Common
Shares ("Stock Options"); the granting of Common Shares subject to temporal
restrictions on transfer and substantial risks of forfeiture ("Restricted
Stock"); and/or the granting of nontransferable options to receive payments
based on the appreciation of Common Shares ("SARs"). Stock Options, Restricted
Stock and SARs shall be collectively referred to herein as "Grants"; and an
individual grant of Stock Options, Restricted Stock or SARs shall be
individually referred to herein as a "Grant". It is intended that key employees
may be granted, simultaneously or from time to time, Stock Options that qualify
as incentive stock options ("Incentive Stock Options") under Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or Stock Options that do
not so qualify ("Non-qualified Stock Options"). No provision of the Plan is
intended or shall be construed to grant key employees alternative rights in any
Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan so as to prevent such Option from
qualifying under Section 422 of the Code.

                  2. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. The purpose of the Plan is to provide
continuing incentives to key employees of the Company and of any subsidiary
corporation of the Company by encouraging such key employees to acquire new or
additional share ownership in the Company, thereby increasing their proprietary
interest in the Company's business and enhancing their personal interest in the
Company's success.

                  For purposes of the Plan, a "subsidiary corporation" consists
of any corporation fifty percent (50%) of the stock of which is directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by the Company.

                  3. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall become effective
upon its adoption by the Board of Directors, subject to approval by holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of voting capital stock of the Company. If
the Plan is not so approved within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is
adopted by the Board of Directors, the Plan and any Grants made hereunder shall
be null and void. However, if the Plan is so approved, no further shareholder
approval shall be required with respect to the making of Grants pursuant to the
Plan, except as provided in Section 12 hereof.

                  4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall be administered
by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or by a
committee selected by such Board of Directors by majority vote and comprised of
no fewer than two (2) members of such Board of Directors (the "Committee"). No
person shall be appointed to, or serve on, the Committee who is not both an
"outside director," within the meaning of 26 C.F.R. ss.1.162-27(e)(3), and a
"non-employee director" as defined under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. A member of the Committee shall not be eligible to
participate in this Plan while serving on the Committee.

                  A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The
acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is
present (or acts unanimously approved in writing by the members of the
Committee) shall constitute binding acts of the Committee.
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                  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee
shall be authorized and empowered:

                  (a) To select the key employees to whom Grants may be made;

                  (b) To determine the number of Common Shares to be covered by
                  any Grant;

                  (c) To prescribe the terms and conditions of any Grants made
                  under the Plan, and the form(s) and agreement(s) used in
                  connection with such Grants, which shall include agreements
                  governing the granting of Restricted Stock, Stock Options
                  and/or SARs;

                  (d) To determine the time or times when Stock Options and/or
                  SARs will be granted and when they will terminate in whole or
                  in part;

                  (e) To determine the time or times when Stock Options and SARs
                  that are granted may be exercised;

                  (f) To determine, at the time a Stock Option is granted under
                  the Plan, whether such Option is an Incentive Stock Option
                  entitled to the benefits of Section 422 of the Code;

                  (g) To establish any other Stock Option agreement provisions
                  not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan or,
                  where the Stock Option is an Incentive Stock Option, with the
                  terms and conditions of Section 422 of the Code;

                  (h) To determine whether SARs will be made part of any Grants
                  consisting of Stock Options, and to approve any SARs made part
                  of any such Grants pursuant to Section 9 hereof; and

                  (i) To delegate to one (1) or more Company officers limited
                  authority to make de minimis Grants of Stock Options or
                  Incentive Stock Options (not to exceed 2,500 Common Shares per
                  individual), to select individuals to whom offers of Company
                  employment are, or are expected to be made, at Fair Market
                  Value and otherwise under terms and conditions approved in
                  advance by the Committee, subject to ratification by the
                  Committee.

In carrying out the foregoing, the Committee shall take such measures as the
Committee, in its discretion, considers necessary or appropriate to ensure that
any Grant made to a key employee who, as of the last day of the taxable year in
which such Grant is made, is identified for securities law disclosure purposes
as the Company's chief executive officer or one of the four (4) highest
compensated Company officers (other than the chief executive officer), within
the meaning of 26 C.F.R. ss.1.162-27(c)(2), (i) is based solely ion an increase
in the value of Common Shares after the date of such Grant, and (ii) is made by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

                  5. KEY EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS. Grants may be made from
time to time to those key employees of the Company or a subsidiary corporation
who are designated by the Committee (or by the Committee's delegee(s) in
accordance with Section 4(i) hereof), acting in its sole and exclusive
discretion. Key employees may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to,
members of the Board of Directors (excluding members of the Committee), and
officers, of the Company and any subsidiary corporation; and other salaried
employees that the Committee identifies as strategically or financially
important to preserving and enhancing shareholder value. Notwithstanding any
contrary Plan provision, Stock Options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock
Options shall only be granted to key employees
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while actually employed by the Company or a subsidiary corporation. The
Committee may grant more than one Stock Option, with or without SARs, to the
same key employee. No Stock Option shall be granted to any key employee during
any period of time when such key employee is on a leave of absence.

                  6. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. The shares to be issued
pursuant to any Grant made under the Plan shall be Common Shares. Either Common
Shares held as treasury stock, or authorized and unissued Common Shares, or
both, may be so issued, in such amount or amounts within the maximum limits of
the Plan as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. In the
event a SAR is granted in tandem with a Stock Option pursuant to Section 9 and
such SAR is thereafter exercised in whole or in part, then such Stock Option or
the portion thereof to which the duly exercised SAR relates shall be deemed to
have been exercised for purposes of such Option, but may be made available for
re-offering under the Plan to any eligible employee.

                  Subject only to the provisions of the next succeeding
paragraph of this Section 6, the aggregate number of Common Shares made subject
to all Grants under the Plan shall be three million (3,000,000) Common Shares
and the maximum number of Common Shares made subject to Grants under the Plan to
any one (1) key employee during any one (1)-year period shall be two hundred
thousand (200,000) Common Shares. Such aggregate number(s) of Common Shares
shall not include any Common Shares reacquired or never issued due to a
forfeiture, exchange or relinquishment of rights under a Grant made hereunder.

                  If, at any time subsequent to the date of adoption of the Plan
by the Board of Directors, the number of Common Shares are increased or
decreased, or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares
of stock or other securities of the Company or of another corporation (whether
as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or exchange of shares,
exchange for other securities, reclassification, reorganization, redesignation,
merger, consolidation, recapitalization or otherwise): (i) there shall
automatically be substituted for each Common Share subject to an unexercised
Stock Option or SAR (in whole or in part) granted under the Plan, the number and
kind of shares of stock or other securities into which each outstanding Common
Share shall be changed or for which each such Common Share shall be exchanged;
(ii) the option price per Common Share or unit of securities shall be increased
or decreased proportionately so that the aggregate purchase price for the
securities subject to a Stock Option or SAR shall remain the same as immediately
prior to such event; and (iii) any outstanding Restricted Stock that is
converted, exchanged or otherwise changed into a different number or kind of
stock or security, shall continue to be subject to any and all terms, conditions
and restrictions originally applicable to such Restricted Stock. In addition to
the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled in the event of any such
increase, decrease or exchange of Common Shares to make other adjustments to the
securities subject to a Stock Option or SAR, the provisions of the Plan, and to
any related Stock Option or SAR agreements (including adjustments which may
provide for the elimination of fractional shares), where necessary to preserve
the terms and conditions of any Grants hereunder.

                  7. STOCK OPTION PROVISIONS.

                  (a) GENERAL. The Committee may grant to key employees (also
referred to as "optionees") nontransferable Stock Options that either qualify as
Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code or do not so qualify.
However, any Stock Option which is an Incentive Stock Option shall only be
granted within 10 years from the earlier of (i) the date this Plan is adopted by
the Board of Directors of the Company; or (ii) the date this Plan is approved by
the shareholders of the Company.

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                  (b) STOCK OPTION PRICE. The option price per Common Share
which may be purchased under an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall be
determined by the Committee at the time of Grant, but shall not be less than one
hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of a Common Share, determined as
of the date such Option is granted; however, if a key employee to whom an
Incentive Stock Option is granted is, at the time of the grant of such Option,
an "owner," as defined in Section 422(b)(6) of the Code (modified as provided in
Section 424(d) of the Code) of more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any subsidiary
corporation (a "Substantial Shareholder"), the price per Common Share of such
Option, as determined by the Committee, shall not be less than one hundred ten
percent (110%) of the fair market value of a Common Share on the date such
Option is granted. The option price per Common Share under each Stock Option
granted pursuant to the Plan which is not an Incentive Stock Option shall be
determined by the Committee at the time of Grant. Except as specifically
provided above, the fair market value of a Common Share shall be determined in
accordance with procedures to be established by the Committee. The day on which
the Committee approves the granting of a Stock Option shall be considered the
date on which such Option is granted.

                  (c) PERIOD OF STOCK OPTION. The Committee shall determine when
each Stock Option is to expire. However, no Incentive Stock Option shall be
exercisable for a period of more than ten (10) years from the date upon which
such Option is granted. Further, no Incentive Stock Option granted to an
employee who is a Substantial Shareholder at the time of the grant of such
Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of (5) years from the date of
grant of such Option.

                  (d) LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE AND TRANSFER OF STOCK OPTIONS.
Except as otherwise provided herein, only the key employee to whom a Stock
Option is granted may exercise such Option, and no Stock Option granted
hereunder shall be transferable by an optionee, other than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an optionee
may transfer and assign Stock Options (other than Incentive Stock Options) if
(and then, only to the extent) the optionee obtains the prior consent of the
Committee and otherwise complies with the requirements of this Section 7(d) (a
"Permitted Transfer"). For this purpose, a Permitted Transfer consists of either
(i) an irrevocable transfer by an optionee to a family member (or a trust or
partnership whose beneficiaries or partners are comprised of family members), if
made by without payment of consideration (as further defined in 17 C.F.R.
ss.240.16b-3); or (ii) an irrevocable transfer by an optionee to an alternate
payee, made under a qualified domestic relations order (as defined in 29 C.F.R.
ss.240.16a-12 and 26 U.S.C. ss. 414(p)(1)(B)). Also for this purpose, a "family
member" of an optionee includes the optionee's spouse, children, grandchildren,
nieces and nephews. Following a Permitted Transfer, the Grants transferred shall
be exercisable only by the transferee. Except as specifically provided in this
Section 7(d), no Stock Option granted hereunder can be pledged or hypothecated,
nor shall any such Option be subject to execution, attachment or similar
process.

                  (e) EMPLOYMENT, HOLDING PERIOD REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
OPTIONS. The Committee may condition any Stock Option granted hereunder upon the
continued employment of the optionee by the Company or by a subsidiary
corporation, and may make any such Stock Option immediately exercisable.
However, the Committee will require that, from and after the date of grant of
any Incentive Stock Option until the day three (3) months prior to the date such
Option is exercised, such optionee must be an employee of the Company or of a
subsidiary corporation, but always subject to the right of the Company or any
such subsidiary corporation to terminate such optionee's employment during such
period. Each Stock Option shall be subject to such additional restrictions as to
the time and method of exercise as shall be prescribed by the Committee. Upon
completion of such requirements, if any, a Stock Option or the appropriate
portion thereof may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time during
the option period; however, such exercise right(s) shall be limited to whole
shares.
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                  (f) PAYMENT FOR STOCK OPTION PRICE. A Stock Option shall be
exercised by an optionee giving written notice to the Company of his intention
to exercise the same, accompanied by full payment of the purchase price together
with any federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to be
withheld by the Company from the optionee's wages as a result of such exercise.
Such purchase price shall be paid with cash or check, or with a surrender of
Common Shares having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to that
portion of the purchase price for which payment in cash or check is not made.
The Committee may, in its sole discretion, approve other methods of exercise for
a Stock Option or payment of the option price, provided that no such method
shall cause any option granted under the Plan as an Incentive Stock Option to
not qualify under Section 422 of the Code, or cause any Common Share issued in
connection with the exercise of a Stock Option not to be a fully paid and
non-assessable Common Share.

                  (g) CERTAIN REISSUANCES OF STOCK OPTIONS. In the discretion of
the Committee and to the extent Common Shares are surrendered by an optionee in
connection with the exercise of a Stock Option in accordance with Section 7(f),
new Stock Options shall be granted to such optionee (to the extent Common Shares
remain available for Grants). If granted, such Stock Options will have the
following terms and conditions:

                  (i) The number of Common Shares shall be equal to the number
of Common Shares being surrendered by the optionee;

                  (ii) The option price per Common Share shall be equal to the
                  fair market value of Common Shares, determined on the date of
                  exercise of the Stock Options whose exercise caused such
                  Grant; and

                  (iii) The terms and conditions of such Stock Options shall in
                  all other respects replicate such terms and conditions of the
                  Stock Options whose exercise caused such Grant, except to the
                  extent such terms and conditions are determined to not be
                  wholly consistent with the general provisions of this Section
                  7, or in conflict with the remaining provisions of this Plan.

                  (h) CANCELLATION AND REPLACEMENT OF STOCK OPTIONS AND RELATED
RIGHTS. The Committee may at any time or from time to time permit the voluntary
surrender by an optionee who is the holder of any outstanding Stock Options
under the Plan, where such surrender is conditioned upon the granting to such
optionee of new Stock Options for such number of shares as the Committee shall
determine, or may require such a voluntary surrender as a condition precedent to
the grant of new Stock Options. The Committee shall determine the terms and
conditions of new Stock Options, including the prices at and periods during
which they may be exercised, in accordance with the provisions of this Plan, all
or any of which may differ from the terms and conditions of the Stock Options
surrendered. Any such new Stock Options shall be subject to all the relevant
provisions of this Plan. The Common Shares subject to any Stock Option so
surrendered shall no longer be charged against the limitation provided in
Section 6 of this Plan and may again become shares subject to the Plan. The
granting of new Stock Options in connection with the surrender of outstanding
Stock Options under this Plan shall be considered for the purposes of the Plan
as the granting of new Stock Options and not an alteration, amendment or
modification of the Plan or of the Stock Options being surrendered.

                  (j) LIMITATION ON EXERCISABLE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The
aggregate fair market value of the Common Shares first becoming subject to
exercise as Incentive Stock Options by a key employee during any given calendar
year shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). Such
aggregate fair market value shall be determined as of the date such Option is
granted,

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taking into account, in the order in which granted, any other incentive stock
options granted by the Company, or by a parent or subsidiary corporation
thereof.

                  8. RESTRICTED STOCK.

                  (a) GRANT. The Committee shall determine the key employees to
whom, and the time or times at which, Grants of Restricted Stock will be made,
the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be granted, the price (if any) to be
paid by such key employees (subject to Section 8(b)), the time or times within
which such Restricted Stock grants may be subject to forfeiture, and the other
terms and conditions of the grants in addition to those set forth in Section
8(b). The Committee may condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon the
attainment of specified performance goals or such other factors as the Committee
may determine in its sole discretion.

                  (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Restricted Stock granted under the
Plan shall contain any terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan, which are deemed desirable by the Committee. A key
employee who receives a grant of Restricted Stock shall not have any rights with
respect to such Grant, unless and until such key employee has executed an
agreement evidencing such Grant in the form approved from time to time by the
Committee, has delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company, and has
otherwise complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such Grant. In
addition, Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:

                  (i) The purchase price for Common Shares consisting of
                  Restricted Stock, if any, will be equal to their stated value.

                  (ii) Grants of Restricted Stock shall only be accepted by
                  executing a Restricted Stock agreement and paying whatever
                  price (if any) is required under Section 8(b)(i).

                  (iii) Each key employee granted Restricted Stock will be
                  issued a stock certificate in respect of such shares of
                  Restricted Stock. Such certificate shall be registered in the
                  name of such key employee, and shall bear an appropriate
                  legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions
                  applicable to such Grant.

                  (iv) Any stock certificates evidencing Common Shares
                  consisting of Restricted Stock shall either (A) be held in
                  custody by the Company until the employment and other
                  restrictions thereon shall all have lapsed; or (B) be affixed
                  with a legend, identifying such Shares as Restricted Stock and
                  expressly prohibiting the sale, transfer, tender, pledge,
                  assignment or encumbrance of such Shares, as the Committee
                  shall determine. With respect to any Restricted Stock held in
                  custody by the Company, the key employee granted such
                  Restricted Stock shall deliver to the Company a stock power,
                  endorsed in blank, relating to the Common Shares represented
                  by such Stock. With respect to any Restricted Stock held by a
                  key employee under legend, the key employee granted such
                  Restricted Stock shall deliver to the Company an
                  acknowledgment that such Stock remains subject to a
                  substantial risk of forfeiture in the event of termination of
                  employment under certain circumstances.

                  (v) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Restricted
                  Stock agreement, during a temporal period set by the Committee
                  and commencing with the date of such Grant (the "Restriction
                  Period"), a key employee shall not be permitted to sell,
                  transfer, tender,
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                  pledge, assign or otherwise encumber any Restricted Stock
                  granted under the Plan. However, the Committee, in its sole
                  discretion, may provide for the lapse of such transfer or
                  other restrictions in installments, or accelerate or waive
                  such restrictions in whole or in part, based on service,
                  performance or other factors and criteria selected by the
                  Committee.

                  (vi) Except as provided in this Section 8(b)(vi) and Section
                  8(b)(v), a key employee shall have, with respect to shares of
                  Restricted Stock granted to him, all of the rights of a
                  shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote such
                  Stock and the right to receive any dividends thereon. The
                  Committee, in its sole discretion and as determined at the
                  time of a Grant of Restricted Stock, may permit or require
                  cash dividends otherwise due and payable to be deferred and,
                  if the Committee so determines, reinvested either in
                  additional Restricted Stock (to the extent Common Shares are
                  available), or otherwise. Stock dividends issued with respect
                  to Restricted Stock shall be treated as additional shares of
                  Restricted Stock. As Restricted Stock, such additional Common
                  Shares will be subject to the same restrictions, terms and
                  conditions applicable to the Restricted Stock with respect to
                  which such additional Common Shares were issued.

                  (vii) No Restricted Stock shall be transferable by a key
                  employee other than by will or by the laws of descent and
                  distribution.

                  (c) MINIMUM VALUE PROVISIONS. To ensure that Grants of
Restricted Stock actually reflect the performance of the Company and service of
the key employee, the Committee may provide, in its sole discretion, for a
tandem performance-based award, or other grant, designed to guarantee a minimum
value, payable in cash or Common Shares, to the recipient of a Restricted Stock
Grant, subject to such performance, future service, deferral and other terms and
conditions as may be specified by the Committee.

                  9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. A key employee may be granted
the right to receive a payment based on the increase in the value of Common
Shares occurring after the date of such Grant; such rights shall be known as
Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs"). SARs may (but need not) be granted to a key
employee in tandem with, and exercisable in lieu of exercising, a Grant of Stock
Options. SARs will be specifically granted upon terms and conditions specified
by the Committee, if the Company is the employer of the key employee, or by a
subsidiary corporation subject to the Committee's approval, if such subsidiary
corporation is the employer of the key employee. No optionee shall be entitled
to SAR rights solely as a result of the grant of a Stock Option to him. Any such
rights, if granted, may only be exercised by the holder thereof, either with
respect to all, or a portion, of the Stock Option to which it applies. When
granted in tandem with a Stock Option, an SAR shall provide that the holder of a
Stock Option shall have the right to receive an amount equal to one hundred
percent (100%) of the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Common
Shares covered by such Option, determined as of the date of exercise of such SAR
by the Committee (in the same manner as such value is determined for purposes of
the granting of Stock Options), over the price to be paid for such Common Shares
under such Option. Such amount shall be payable by either the Company or the
subsidiary corporation, whichever such corporation is the employer of the key
employee, in one or more of the following manners, as determined by the
Committee, if the Company is the employer of the key employee, or by the
subsidiary corporation subject to the Committee's approval, if such subsidiary
corporation is the employer of the key employee:

                  (a) cash (or check);

                  (b) fully paid Common Shares having a fair market value equal
                  to such amount; or
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                  (c) a combination of cash (or check) and Common Shares.

In no event may any person exercise any SARs granted hereunder unless (i) such
person is then permitted to exercise the Stock Option or the portion thereof
with respect to which such SARs relate, and (ii) the fair market value of the
Common Shares covered by the Stock Option, determined as provided above, exceeds
the option price of such Common Shares. Upon the exercise of any SARs, the Stock
Option, or that portion thereof to which such SARs relate, shall be canceled and
automatically extinguished. A SAR granted in tandem with a Stock Option
hereunder shall be made a part of the Stock Option agreement to which such SAR
relates, in a form approved by the Committee and not inconsistent with this
Plan. The granting of a Stock Option or SAR shall impose no obligation upon the
optionee to exercise such Stock Option or SAR. The Company's or a subsidiary
corporation's obligation to satisfy SARs shall not be funded or secured in any
manner. No SAR granted hereunder shall be transferable by the key employee
granted such SAR, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

                  After the Grant of an SAR, an optionee intending to rely on an
exemption from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") shall be required to hold such SAR for six (6) months from the
date the price for such SAR is fixed to the date of cash settlement.
Additionally, in order to remain exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act,
an SAR must be exercised by an optionee subject to such Section only during the
period beginning on the third business day following the release of a summary
statement of the Company's quarterly or annual sales and earnings and ending on
the twelfth business day following said date.

                  10. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If a key employee ceases to be
an employee of the Company and every subsidiary corporation for a reason other
than death, retirement, or permanent and total disability, such key employee's
Grants shall terminate on the effective date of such termination of employment,
unless (and then, only to the extent) such Grants by their terms specifically
provide otherwise, or unless (and then, only to the extent) the Committee
extends such Grants on or before such key employee's date of termination of
employment. Neither the key employee nor any other person shall have any right
after such date to exercise all or any part of his Stock Options or SARs, and
all Restricted Stock which is not vested or otherwise subject to restriction
shall thereupon be forfeited, and/or declared void and without value.

                  In the absence of specific Grant provisions prescribing a
longer period, if termination of employment is due to death or permanent and
total disability, outstanding Stock Options and SARs may be exercised within the
one (1) year period ending on the anniversary of such death or permanent and
total disability. In the case of death, such outstanding Stock Options and SARs
shall be exercised by such key employee's estate, or by that person designated
by such key employee by will, or as otherwise indicated by the laws of descent
and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Stock
Option or SAR be exercisable after the expiration of the option period, and in
the case of exercises made after a key employee's death, not to any greater
extent than the key employee would have been entitled to exercise such Option or
SAR at the time of his death. Restricted Stock held by a key employee whose
employment by the Company or any subsidiary corporation terminates by reason of
death shall thereupon vest and all restrictions and risks of forfeiture thereon
shall thereupon lapse.

                  Subject to the discretion of the Committee, in the event a key
employee terminates employment with the Company and all subsidiary corporations
because of normal, early or disability retirement under the Keithley
Instruments, Inc., Employees' Pension Plan (or any successor pension plan), (a)
any then outstanding Stock Options and/or SARs held by such key employee shall
lapse at the earlier of (i) the end of the term of such Stock Option or SAR, or
(ii) twelve (12) months after such retirement or permanent and total disability
(subject only to the three (3) month exercise limitation applicable to Incentive
Stock Options); and (b) any Restricted Stock held by such key employee shall

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thereafter vest and any applicable restrictions shall lapse, to the extent such
Restricted Stock would have become vested or no longer subject to restriction
within twelve (12) months from the time of termination had the key employee
continued to fulfill all of the conditions of the Restricted Stock during such
period (or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after
date of Grant).

                  For purposes of this Plan and all Grants made hereunder, if an
employee of the Company or one of its subsidiary corporations is granted a leave
of absence by the Company or such subsidiary corporation, to serve in the
uniformed services (within the meaning of chapter 43, title 38 of the United
States Code) or on account of sickness, his employment with the Company or such
subsidiary corporation shall not be considered to have terminated and he shall
be deemed an employee of the Company or such subsidiary corporation during such
leave of absence. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply with equal force
to any extension of any such leave of absence granted by the Company or such
subsidiary corporation.

                  11. CHANGE OF CONTROL. Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control (as defined below), notwithstanding any other provisions hereof or of
any agreement to the contrary, all Stock Options and SARs granted under this
Plan shall become immediately exercisable in full and all Restricted Stock
grants shall become immediately vested and any applicable restrictions shall
lapse.

                  For purposes of this Plan, a Change of Control shall be deemed
to have occurred if: (i) a tender offer shall be made and consummated for the
ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company;
(ii) the Company shall be merged or consolidated with another corporation and,
as a result of such merger or consolidation, less than 75% of the outstanding
voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in
the aggregate by the former shareholders of the Company as the same shall have
existed immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; (iii) the Company
shall sell substantially all of its assets to another corporation which is not a
wholly owned subsidiary; or (iv) a person, within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9)
or of Section 13(d)(3) (as in effect on the date hereof) of the Exchange Act,
shall acquire, other than by reason of inheritance, twenty-five percent (25%) or
more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (whether directly,
indirectly, beneficially or of record). For purposes of this Plan, ownership of
voting securities shall take into account and shall include ownership as
determined by applying the provisions of Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) as in effect on the
date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act.

                  12. AMENDMENTS TO PLAN. The Committee is authorized to
interpret this Plan and from time to time adopt any rules and regulations for
carrying out this Plan that it may deem advisable. Subject to the approval of
the Board of Directors of the Company, the Committee may at any time amend,
modify, suspend or terminate this Plan. In no event, however, without the
approval of the Company's shareholders, shall any action of the Committee or the
Board of Directors result in:

                  (a) Materially amending, modifying or altering the eligibility
                  requirements provided in Section 5 hereof;

                  (b) Materially increasing, except as provided in Section 6
                  hereof, the maximum number of shares subject to Grants;

                  (c) Materially increasing the benefits accruing to optionees
                  under this Plan; or

                  (d) Retroactively altering the material terms of any Grants
                  made to individuals described in the flush language at the
                  end of Section 4 hereof;

except to conform this Plan and any agreements made hereunder to changes in the
Code or governing law.
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                  13. INVESTMENT  REPRESENTATION,  APPROVALS AND LISTING.  The
Committee may, if it deems  appropriate,  condition its grant of any Stock
Option hereunder upon receipt of the following investment representation from
the optionee:

         "I agree that any Common Shares of Keithley Instruments, Inc. which I
         may acquire by virtue of this Stock Option shall be acquired for
         investment purposes only and not with a view to distribution or resale,
         and may not be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or
         otherwise disposed of by me unless (i) a registration statement or
         post-effective amendment to a registration statement under the
         Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to said Common Shares
         has become effective so as to permit the sale or other disposition of
         said shares by me; or (ii) there is presented to Keithley Instruments,
         Inc. an opinion of counsel satisfactory to Keithley Instruments, Inc.
         to the effect that the sale or other proposed disposition of said
         Common Shares by me may lawfully be made otherwise than pursuant to an
         effective registration statement or post-effective amendment to a
         registration statement relating to the said shares under the Securities
         Act of 1933, as amended."

                  The Company shall not be required to issue any certificate or
certificates for Common Shares upon the exercise of any Stock Option or a SAR
granted under this Plan prior to (i) the obtaining of any approval from any
governmental agency which the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine
to be necessary or advisable; (ii) the admission of such shares to listing on
any national securities exchange on which the Common Shares may be listed; (iii)
the completion of any registration or other qualifications of the Common Shares
under any state or federal law or ruling or regulations of any governmental body
which the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or
advisable or the determination by the Company, in its sole discretion, that any
registration or other qualification of the Common Shares is not necessary or
advisable; and (iv) the obtaining of an investment representation from the
optionee in the form stated above or in such other form as the Company, in its
sole discretion, shall determine to be adequate.

                  14. GENERAL PROVISIONS. The form and substance of Stock Option
agreements, Restricted Stock agreements, and SAR agreements made hereunder,
whether granted at the same or different times, need not be identical. Nothing
in this Plan or in any agreement shall confer upon any employee any right to
continue in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiary corporations, to
be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in this Plan or such
Grant, or to interfere with or limit the right of the Company or any subsidiary
corporation to terminate his employment at any time, with or without cause.
Nothing contained in this Plan or in any Stock Option agreement or SAR shall be
construed as entitling any optionee to any rights of a shareholder as a result
of the grant of a Stock Option or an SAR, until such time as Common Shares are
actually issued to such optionee pursuant to the exercise of such Option or SAR.
This Plan may be assumed by the successors and assigns of the Company. The
liability of the Company under this Plan and any sale made hereunder is limited
to the obligations set forth herein with respect to such sale and no term or
provision of this Plan shall be construed to impose any liability on the Company
in favor of any employee with respect to any loss, cost or expense which the
employee may incur in connection with or arising out of any transaction in
connection with this Plan. The cash proceeds received by the Company from the
issuance of Common Shares pursuant to this Plan will be used for general
corporate purposes. The expense of administering this Plan shall be borne by the
Company. The captions and section numbers appearing in this Plan are inserted
only as a matter of convenience. They do not define, limit, construe or describe
the scope or intent of the provisions of this Plan. Ohio law controls the
enforcement and interpretation of this Plan, and any Grants or other contractual
agreements made pursuant to this Plan.
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                  15. TERMINATION OF THIS PLAN. This Plan shall terminate on
February 11, 2012; thereafter, no Stock Options or Restricted Stock or SARs
shall be granted hereunder. All Stock Options and SARs outstanding at the time
of termination of this Plan shall continue in full force and effect according to
their terms and the terms and conditions of this Plan.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by order of its Board of
Directors, has caused the undersigned, duly authorized officers to execute this
Plan as of the day and year first above written.

                                 KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC.

                                 By  /s/ Mark J. Plush
                                   ---------------------------------

                                 And  /s/ Joseph P. Keithley
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Chs90353.rmb                                                        EXHIBIT 4(a)
5/07/02

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                             REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

         Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2002, is made by SIFCO
INDUSTRIES, INC., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), having its principal
office in Cleveland, Ohio, in favor of NATIONAL CITY BANK, a national banking
association, having its principal office at Cleveland, Ohio (the "Bank").

         WHEREAS, the Company has requested the Hillsborough County Industrial
Development Authority (the "Issuer") to finance, pursuant to a Loan Agreement
dated as of May 1, 1998 (the "Loan Agreement") between the Issuer and the
Company, the cost of equipping and expanding a manufacturing facility pursuant
to the Trust Indenture dated as of May 1, 1998 (the "Indenture"), between the
Issuer and National City Bank, as Trustee (the "Trustee"), by the issuance of
Four Million One Hundred Thousand and No/100ths Dollars ($4,100,000.00)
principal amount of Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority
Industrial Development Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Series 1998 (Sifco
Industries, Inc. Project) (the "Bonds"); and

         WHEREAS, the Company has requested from the Issuer that upon the
issuance of the Bonds, that such Bonds be immediately sold under a Bond Purchase
Agreement (the "Bond Purchase Agreement") between the Issuer, the Company and
NatCity Investments, Inc. as the Underwriter; and

         WHEREAS, the Company and NatCity Investments, Inc. (the "Remarketing
Agent") are entering into a certain Remarketing Agreement, dated as of May 1,
1998 (the "Remarketing Agreement") pursuant to which the Remarketing Agent has
agreed to act as "Remarketing Agent" in respect to the Bonds; and

         WHEREAS, under the Indenture, the Issuer has assigned to the Trustee
certain of the Issuer's rights under the Loan Agreement together with the right
to receive payments thereunder;

         WHEREAS, to secure its obligations to the Bank, the Company has
granted, and has caused Sifco Turbine Components Services, an Ohio partnership,
whose general partners are wholly owned subsidiaries of the company, to grant, a
lien upon and security interest in, certain equipment owned by them pursuant to
a Security Agreement dated as of May 1, 1998 (the "Security Agreement") and has
caused Sifco Turbine Component Services to grant a lien on certain real property
pursuant to an Open End Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents and
Leases dated as of May 1, 1998 (the "Mortgage"); and

         WHEREAS, the Bank has issued an irrevocable letter of credit in favor
of the Trustee, in the form of Annex 1 hereto (the "Letter of Credit") in an
amount not exceeding Four Million

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Two Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Two Hundred Eighty and No/100ths Dollars
($4,225,280), (the "Letter of Credit Commitment").

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce
the Bank to issue the Letter of Credit, the Company and the Bank hereby agree as
follows:

         SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In addition to the terms heretofore defined,
the following terms shall have the meaning provided below.

         "AGREEMENT" means this Reimbursement Agreement as the same may be
         amended from time to time.

         "BANK'S INTEREST RATE" means, with respect to any unreimbursed B
         Drawing until the date of reimbursement, a rate of interest equal to
         the Bank's Prime Rate, changing when and as the Prime Rate changes,
         computed, in on the amount of unreimbursed B Drawings from time to time
         outstanding calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and on actual
         days elapsed;

         "BONDS" shall mean the Hillsborough County Industrial Development
         Authority Industrial Development Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds,
         Series 1998 (Sifco Industries, Inc. Project).

         "BOND LEGISLATION" means the resolution enacted by the Issuer
         authorizing the issuance of the Bonds.

         "BOND PLEDGE AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain agreement, dated as of
         May 1, 1998, between the Bank, the Company, and the Trustee, pursuant
         to which the Company has pledged to the Bank Drawing Bonds which the
         Trustee will hold for the benefit of the Bank.

         "BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or
         holiday, or other day on which banks located in the city or cities in
         which the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee, the
         principal office of the Remarketing Agent or the principal office of
         the Letter of Credit Bank are authorized or required to close for
         general banking business or on which The New York Stock Exchange is
         closed.

         "COMMITMENT FEE" means the fee payable by the Company pursuant to
         Section 2(a) hereof.

         "DATE OF ISSUANCE" means the date of issuance of the Letter of Credit.

         "DRAWING" means any "A Drawing", "B Drawing" or "C Drawing".

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         "A DRAWING" shall mean a drawing made by sight draft accompanied by a
         certificate in the form of Exhibit A to Annex 1 hereto to pay the
         interest payments due on the Bonds.

         "B DRAWING" means a drawing made by a sight draft accompanied by a
         certificate in the form of Exhibit B to Annex 1 hereto to pay a portion
         of the purchase price of the Bonds corresponding to the principal
         amounts of the Bonds being purchased pursuant to the exercise of a
         "put" by a holder of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture, provided,
         however, that Bonds "put" by a holder, which Bonds shall also be
         redeemed by the Trustee as part of any redemption, shall not be subject
         to a B drawing and shall not become Drawing Bonds.

         "C DRAWING" means a drawing made by sight draft accompanied by a
         certificate in the form of Exhibit C to Annex 1 hereto to pay the
         portion of the redemption price of Bonds corresponding to the principal
         amount of such Bonds redeemed by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture
         and delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or to pay the principal
         portion of the Bonds at their stated maturities or upon acceleration of
         payments due on such Bonds pursuant to the Indenture.

         "DRAWING BONDS" means Bonds purchased by the Company, or by the Trustee
         for the account of the Company, pursuant to the Bond Pledge Agreement
         with the proceeds of a drawing on the Letter of Credit by means of a B
         Drawing.

         "EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall mean the occurrence of any of the events
         specified in Section 8 hereof and the passage of any period of grace as
         specified by Section 8.

         "EXPIRATION DATE" means MAY 16, 2004 (which date is the "STATED
         EXPIRATION DATE"), or such other date as may be established pursuant to
         Section 18 hereof.

         "FUNDED INDEBTEDNESS" means indebtedness, in excess of $50,000, which
         matures or which (including each renewal or extension, if any, in whole
         or in part) remains unpaid more than twelve (12) months after the date
         originally incurred.

         "INDENTURE" means the Trust Indenture under which the Bonds are being
         issued, as the same may be duly amended or supplemented in accordance
         with the provisions thereof.

         "INTEREST PAYMENT DATE" means an Interest Payment Date for the Bonds as
         defined by the Indenture.

         "INTEREST PORTION" means the Interest Portion of the Stated Amount of
         the Letter of Credit as provided in Section 3(a) hereof, as it may be
         reduced or reinstated from time to time as provided by Section 15
         hereof.

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         "LETTER OF CREDIT" means the Bank's letter of credit to be issued in
         the form of Annex 1 to this Agreement.

         "LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT" means the Bank's commitment to issue the
         Letter of Credit in the Stated Amount.

         "LETTER OF CREDIT DOCUMENTS" means this Agreement, the Letter of
         Credit, the Mortgage, the Security Agreement, the Bond Pledge Agreement
         or any instrument or agreement relating to or supplementing any of the
         foregoing.

         "PERSON" means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
         trust or unincorporated organization, a government or any agency or
         political subdivision thereof and other legal entities.

         "POTENTIAL EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall mean an event which but for the
         lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute an Event
         of Default under Section 8 hereof.

         "PRETAX INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO" means net income plus net interest
         expense plus federal, state and local taxes accrued arriving at net
         income DIVIDED BY net interest expense.

         "PRIME RATE" means that rate of interest publicly announced, from time
         to time, in Cleveland, Ohio, by National City Bank, as its "Prime
         Rate".

         "PRINCIPAL PORTION" means the Principal Portion of the Letter of Credit
         as provided by Section 3(a) hereof, which may be reduced or reinstated
         from time to time as provided by Section 15 hereof, or by the terms of
         the Letter of Credit.

         "REMARKETING AGENT" means the Remarketing Agent appointed in accordance
         with the Indenture, initially, NatCity Investments, Inc. and any
         successors thereto as determined or designated under or pursuant to the
         Indenture.

         "STATED AMOUNT" means the maximum aggregate Stated Amount of the Letter
         of Credit as provided in Section 3(a) hereof, which may be reduced from
         time to time as provided in Section 15 hereof, or by the terms of the
         Letter of Credit.

         "TENDER AGENT" means the Trustee.

         "TERMINATION DATE" means the date on which the Trustee's right to draw
         under the Letter of Credit terminates, determined as provided by the
         Letter of Credit and described as the Stated Expiration Date therein.

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         "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means the Bonds, the Indenture, the Loan
         Agreement, the Remarketing Agreement, or any other instrument or
         agreement relating to or supplementing any of the foregoing.

         "TRUSTEE" means National City Bank, of Cleveland, Ohio, as Trustee, or
         any successor Trustee under the Trust Indenture.

         The terms "hereof", "hereby", "hereto", "hereunder" and similar terms
mean this Agreement, and the term "heretofore" means before, and the term
"hereafter" means after, the effective date hereof.

         SECTION 2. COMMITMENT FEE; AMOUNTS PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF A DRAWING;
OTHER FEES.

         (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Bank a Commitment Fee with respect
to the issuance and maintenance of the Letter of Credit from the Date of
Issuance to and including the Termination Date. The Commitment Fee shall be
calculated on a 360 day basis and payable as follows: (x) the Commitment Fee is
payable annually in advance on each May 1st through the Termination Date; (y)
the Commitment Fee shall be calculated on the Stated Amount in effect (the then
maximum amount that the Trustee is capable of drawing), including any amounts
which are reinstatable on such date, and taking into account any principal
redemption payments on the date the Commitment Fee is payable, at the rate of
one and one quarter percent (1.25%) per annum for the first year and each year
thereafter in accordance with the schedule set forth below. If the Termination
Date shall occur prior to the Stated Expiration Date set forth in the Letter of
Credit, the Company shall have no obligation to pay a Commitment Fee after the
Termination Date. The Company shall not be entitled to a rebate of any portion
of the Commitment Fee paid to the Bank.

                  PRETAX INTEREST COVERAGE           ANNUAL COMMITMENT FEE

                  >10x                                        1.00%
                  >7.5x - 10x                                 1.25%
                   2.5x - 7.5x                                1.50%

         (b) In the event of any "A Drawing" or "C Drawing" the Company shall on
the date of such Drawing pay to the Bank a sum equal to the amount of such
Drawing plus a draw fee in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00). Draw
fees are payable annually in advance in the amount of Eight Hundred and
no/100ths Dollars ($800).

         (c) In the event of any "B Drawing" under the Letter of Credit, the
Company shall, on the later of (x) the date of such Drawing, or (y) on the date
the Trustee delivers the proceeds of the Drawing to the Remarketing Agent,
deliver, or cause to be delivered (i) to the Trustee as security for the
obligation of the Company to reimburse the Bank for the amount of such B Drawing
and to be held by the Trustee under the Bond Pledge Agreement, Bonds pledged to
the

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Bank, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of the B Drawing or
funds, if any, from a remarketing of the Bonds or any combination thereof; and
(ii) to the Bank a sum equal to (x) a fee in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars
($500) for such Drawing.

         (d) (i) If not paid earlier, on the Termination Date, the Company shall
pay to the Bank the full amount of principal and accrued interest, computed at
the Bank's Interest Rate, for amounts drawn under the Letter of Credit as B
Drawings for which the Bank has not been previously reimbursed. If the
Termination Date occurs for reasons other than the passage of the Stated
Expiration Date, all such indebtedness of the Company under this Reimbursement
Agreement shall be immediately due and payable at the close of the Business Day
on which the Termination Date occurs.

             (ii) The Company may, at any time after the Bank has honored a B
Drawing and from time to time thereafter, prepay, without premium or penalty,
its obligation to reimburse the Bank for the amounts of any B Drawings then
outstanding, provided that (x) any such prepayment shall be accompanied by all
accrued but unpaid interest to the date of prepayment on the amount being
prepaid, computed at the Bank's Interest Rate, and (y) such prepayment
(exclusive of interest) shall be in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000)
or any whole multiple thereof. On the date of such prepayment, the Bank shall
notify the Trustee to deliver to the Remarketing Agent, or at the Company's
written direction, to the Company, Drawing Bonds in a principal amount equal to
the principal amount so prepaid. Upon receipt of such prepayment, the obligation
of the Company to reimburse the Bank for B Drawings under this Section 2(d)
shall be appropriately reduced.

             (iii) Prior to the Termination Date, the Trustee may notify the
Bank and the Company that Drawing Bonds pledged to the Bank have been
remarketed, at par, and that it is delivering to the Bank the proceeds thereof,
and upon receipt of such notice the Company shall deliver to the Bank the
accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Drawing Bonds so
remarketed, at the Bank Interest Rate. Upon notification that the Bonds have
been remarketed and receipt by the Bank of the proceeds thereof, the Company's
obligation to reimburse the Bank for such B Drawing shall be appropriately
reduced.

             (iv) Monthly, on the first day of each month, and at the
Termination Date, the Company shall pay to the Bank all accrued but unpaid
interest, computed at the Bank Interest Rate, on the amounts of any B Drawings
for which the Bank has not been reimbursed in full.

         (e) The Company hereby agrees to pay to the Bank

         (i) interest, payable on demand, on any and all amounts not paid by the
         Company when due under this Section of this Agreement from the date
         such amounts become due until payment in full, such interest at a
         fluctuating interest rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of
         360 days but calculated on the actual number of days outstanding) equal
         to two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the Prime Rate, changing
         when and as

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         said Prime Rate changes; provided, however, that this Section 2(e)(i)
         shall not apply to amounts due but not yet payable or amounts
         representing accrued interest under Section 2 (d) hereof;

         (ii) upon each transfer of the Letter of Credit in accordance with its
         terms and as a condition thereto, a fee in the amount of $1,000 plus
         such amount as shall be necessary to cover the costs and expenses of
         the Bank incurred in connection with such transfer;

         (iii)    intentionally left blank; and

         (iv) on demand, any and all reasonable expenses, to the extent
         permitted by law, incurred by the Bank in enforcing any of its rights
         under this Agreement.

         (f) (i) If any law or regulation or any change in any law or regulation
or in the interpretation thereof by any court or administrative or governmental
authority charged with the administration thereof shall impose, modify or deem
applicable any reserve, special deposit, risk-based capital requirement or
similar requirement which would impose on the Bank any additional costs (A)
generally upon the issuance or maintenance of so called "stand-by" letters of
credit by the Bank, or (B) specifically in respect of this Agreement or the
Letter of Credit, and the result of such imposition of additional costs upon
either clause (A) or (B) above shall be to increase the cost to the Bank of
issuing or maintaining the Letter of Credit (which increase in cost shall be the
result of the Bank's reasonable allocation of the aggregate of such cost
increases resulting from such events), then, (x) within thirty (30) days of the
Bank's obtaining knowledge of such change in law, regulations or interpretation
thereof, the Bank shall so notify the Company, and (y) within sixty (60) days of
receipt of such notice from the Bank, accompanied by a certificate as to such
increased cost, the Company shall pay, computed as of the effective date of such
change or interpretation, all additional amounts which are necessary to
compensate the Bank for such increased cost incurred by the Bank. The
certificate of Bank as to such increased costs shall show the manner of
calculation and shall be conclusive (absent manifest error) as to the amount
thereof. The provisions of this Section 2(f) shall also be applicable to other
banks acquiring participations in the Letter of Credit draws to the extent of
the interest acquired by such banks.

             (ii) If any such law, regulation, or change in law, regulation or
interpretation shall eliminate, modify or deem inapplicable any such reserve,
risk-based capital requirement, special deposit or similar requirement, the
result of which is to relieve the Bank from any costs imposed on the date of
this Agreement (or hereafter imposed as to which the Bank has charged the
Company additional amounts pursuant to Section 2(f) (i) above) either (A)
generally upon the issuance or maintenance of so called "stand-by" letters of
credit by the Bank, or (B) specifically in respect of this Agreement or the
Letter of Credit, and the result of such relief of costs shall be to decrease
the cost to the Bank of issuing or maintaining the Letter of Credit, then,
within thirty (30) days of the Bank's obtaining knowledge of such change in law,
regulations or interpretation thereof, the Bank shall so notify the Company,
accompanied by a certificate as to such decreased

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costs, and shall pay to the Company, computed as of the effective date of such
change or interpretation, such amounts as have been paid by the Company since
the effective date of such change as are attributable to such decrease in cost.

             (iii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if:

         (a) at any time any governmental authority shall require National City
         Corporation or Bank, whether or not the requirement has the force of
         law, to maintain, as support for the subject commitment, capital in a
         specified minimum amount that either is not required or is greater than
         that required at the date of this Agreement, whether the requirement is
         implemented pursuant to the "risk-based capital guidelines" published
         at 54 F.R. 4168 and 54 F.R. 4186 or otherwise, and

         (b) as a result thereof the rate of return on capital of National City
         Corporation or Bank or both (taking into account their then policies as
         to capital adequacy and assuming full utilization of their capital)
         shall be directly or indirectly reduced by reason of any new or added
         capital thereby allocable to the subject commitment,

then and in each such case the Company shall, on Bank's demand, pay Bank as an
additional fee such amounts as will in Bank's reasonable opinion reimburse
National City Corporation and Bank for any such reduced rate of return.

Each demand by Bank for payment pursuant to this section (f) shall be
accompanied by a certificate setting forth the reason for the payment, the
amount to be paid, and the computations and assumptions in determining the
amount, which certificate shall be presumed to be correct in the absence of
manifest error. In determining the amount of any such payment, Bank may use
reasonable averaging and attribution methods. In the event of a demand pursuant
to this section (f), the Company shall have the right to obtain an Alternate
Letter of Credit. There shall be no charges from the Bank in connection with the
obtaining of such Alternate Letter of Credit.

             (iv) If (A) at any time any governmental authority shall reduce any
requirement in effect as of the date of this Agreement (or that may hereafter be
imposed and as to which the Bank has required the Company to pay an additional
fee under Section 2 (f) (iii) above) to maintain, as support for the subject
commitment, capital in a specified amount, and (B) as a result thereof the rate
of return on capital of National City Corporation or Bank or both (taking into
account their then policies as to capital adequacy and assuming full utilization
of their capital) shall be directly or indirectly increased by reason of any
capital no longer allocable to the subject commitment, then and in each such
case, the Bank shall reduce the Company's Commitment Fee by such amount as will
maintain the rate of return to the Bank which is in effect as of the date of
this Agreement, and shall reimburse the Company for any amount paid by the
Company after the effective date of such governmental action, which is in excess
of the amount necessary to provide the Bank with the rate of return to the Bank
in effect on the date of this Agreement.

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         (g) Annually, on each May 1, the Company shall pay to the Bank a letter
of credit maintenance fee equal to One Thousand Five Hundred and no/100ths
Dollars ($1,500).

         (h) All payments by the Company to the Bank hereunder shall be made in
lawful currency of the United States and in immediately available funds at the
Bank's office at 23000 Millcreek Boulevard, Highland Hills, Ohio 44122.

         SECTION 3. LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT OF BANK; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
THE ISSUANCE OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT.

         (a) AGREEMENT OF BANK. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Bank has issued its Letter of Credit in an aggregate amount, the
"Stated Amount" which shall be Four Million Two Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Two
Hundred Eighty and No/100ths Dollars ($4,225,280), of which (1) an amount not
exceeding Four Million One Hundred Thousand and No/100ths Dollars ($4,100,000)
(the "Principal Portion") may be drawn with respect to payment of the principal
portion of the Bonds at their maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, or payment
of the portion of redemption or "put" purchase price corresponding to the
principal of the Bonds, and (2) an amount not exceeding One Hundred Twenty Five
Thousand Two Hundred Eighty and no/100ths Dollars ($125,280) (the "Interest
Portion") may be drawn upon with respect to the payment of accrued interest, or
to the portion of redemption price corresponding to accrued interest on the
Bonds equal to one hundred ten (110) days' interest (computed on the basis of a
360-day year) with respect to the Bonds (computed at the maximum rate of ten
percent (10%) per annum) on or prior to their stated maturity date, all prior to
10:00 A.M. on the Business Day which is the Expiration Date. All payments on the
Letter of Credit shall be made with the Bank's funds, and no such payments shall
be made with funds furnished by the Company.

         (b) CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ISSUANCE OF LETTER OF CREDIT. It was a
condition precedent to the issuance by the Bank of its Letter of Credit that

         (i) the Bank shall have received on or before the Date of Issuance the
         following, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank:

             (A) a copy of the Bond Legislation authorizing the execution,
             delivery and performance by the Issuer of the Transaction Documents
             to which it is or is to be a party, certified by the Director or
             other appropriate official of the Issuer (which certificate shall
             state that such Bond Legislation is in full force and effect on the
             Date of Issuance);

             (B) opinions of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, as Bond Counsel and
             as Company Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank;

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             (C) executed copies of the Indenture, the Bond Pledge Agreement,
             the Remarketing Agreement, the Mortgage, the Security Agreement,
             and the Bond Purchase Agreement in form and substance satisfactory
             to the Bank;

             (D) such other documents, instruments, approvals (and, if required
             by Bank, certified duplicates of executed copies thereof) and
             opinions as the Bank may reasonably request;

             (E) payment in full of the annual Commitment Fee due on the Date of
             Issuance pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof and any issuance fee,
             upfront commitment fee and documentation fee due pursuant to
             section 2(g) hereof;

             (F) certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Code of
             Regulations of the Company, as amended and as in effect on the Date
             of Issuance;

             (G) a certificate of insurance in an amount satisfactory to the
             Bank showing Bank as loss payee covering the Company's equipment.

         (ii) On the Date of Issuance:

             (A) the Transaction Documents, the Letter of Credit Documents and
             the insurance coverages shall be in full force and effect;

             (B) all conditions precedent to the issuance of the Bonds shall
             have occurred;

             (C) the Issuer shall have duly executed, issued and delivered the
             Bonds to the Trustee for authentication and delivery to the
             purchasers thereof.

         (iii) The following statements shall be true and correct on the Date of
         Issuance and the Bank shall have received a certificate signed by a
         duly authorized officer of the Company, dated the Date of Issuance,
         stating that:

             (A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5
             hereof are correct in all material respects on and as of the Date
             of Issuance as though made on and as of such date; and

             (B) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would
             result from the issuance of the Letter of Credit or the Company's
             execution of this Agreement.

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         SECTION 4. OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE. The obligations of the Company under
this Agreement shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be
performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Letter
of Credit, under all circumstances whatsoever, including without limitation the
following circumstances:

         (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction
         Documents or the Letter of Credit Documents, or any other document;

         (b) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or
         any of the Transaction Documents;

         (c) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other rights which
         the Company or any other person may have at any time against the
         Trustee, or any successor trustee, any beneficiary or any transferee of
         the Letter of Credit (or any persons or entities for whom the Trustee,
         any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the Bank
         (other than the defense of payment to the Bank in accordance with the
         terms of this Agreement) or any other person or entity, whether in
         connection with this Agreement, the Transaction or Letter of Credit
         Documents or any unrelated transaction;

         (d) any statement or representation contained in any draft or
         certificate presented to the Bank, in connection with the request that
         the Bank issue the Letter of Credit, which proves to be untrue or
         inaccurate in any material respect whatsoever, or;

         (e) payment by the Bank under the Letter of Credit against presentation
         of a demand, sight draft or certificate which does not comply with the
         terms of the Letter of Credit, provided that such payment shall not
         have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Bank.

         SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company represents and
warrants to the Bank as follows:

         (a) The Company is an Ohio corporation and is organized and existing
         and in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio and is in good
         standing under the laws of the State of Ohio, qualified to transact
         business in the State of Florida and has all requisite power and
         authority to conduct its businesses, to own its properties and to
         execute and deliver, and to perform all of its obligations under this
         Agreement, the Letter of Credit Documents and the Transaction Documents
         to which it is or is to be a party.

         (b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
         Agreement, the Letter of Credit Documents and the Transaction Documents
         to which it is or is to be a party have been duly authorized by all
         necessary action and do not and will not (i) require any consent or
         approval of the Company which has not been obtained, (ii) to the best
         of the Company's knowledge, violate any provision of any law, rule,
         regulation, order, writ,

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         judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award presently in
         effect having applicability to the Company or of its Articles of
         Incorporation or Code of Regulations or (iii) result in a breach of or
         constitute a default under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or
         any other agreement, loan or instrument to which the Company is a party
         or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected and which
         would have a material adverse effect on the Company.  The Company, to
         the best of its knowledge, is not in default under any such law, rule,
         regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or
         award and is not aware of any default under any such indenture,
         agreement, loan or instrument the effect of which default could be
         materially adverse to the Company or to the ability of the Company to
         perform its obligations hereunder.

         (c) To the best of the Company's knowledge, no authorization, consent,
         approval or license of, or filing or registration with, any court or
         governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
         instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any specifically granted
         exemption from any of the foregoing which has not been obtained, is or
         will be necessary to the valid execution, delivery or performance by
         the Company of this Agreement or any of the Letter of Credit Documents
         or Transaction Documents to which it is or is to be a party, except
         building and accompanying permits relating to the Project not yet
         obtainable.

         (d) This Agreement, the Letter of Credit Documents and the Transaction
         Documents to which it is or is to be a party are legal, valid and
         binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company and
         in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be
         limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
         similar laws in effect from time to time relating to or affecting the
         enforcement of creditors' rights and by general principles of equity
         and public policy.

         (e) Except as previously disclosed in writing to the Bank, there are no
         actions or proceedings pending before any court, governmental agency or
         arbitrator against or directly involving the Company and, to the best
         of the Company's knowledge, there is no threatened action or proceeding
         affecting the Company or any of their properties before any court,
         governmental agency or arbitrator which, in any case, may materially
         adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Company.

         SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. So long as the Termination Date has
not occurred or any amount is due and owing to the Bank hereunder, the Company
will, unless the Bank shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent will not
be unreasonably delayed or withheld:

         (a) PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE, ETC. Preserve and maintain its existence
         as an Ohio corporation duly qualified to transact business in the
         States of Ohio and Florida and its rights, franchises and privileges
         under the laws of the States of Ohio and Florida.

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         (b) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ETC. Comply in all material respects with the
         requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of
         any governmental authority, non-compliance with which would materially
         adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations
         hereunder, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying
         before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and
         governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property, except to
         the extent compliance with any of the foregoing is then being contested
         in good faith and any reserves required by generally accepted
         accounting principles are being maintained in connection therewith.

         (c) VISITATION RIGHTS. At any reasonable time from time to time and as
         may be reasonably requested, permit the Bank or any agents or
         representatives thereof to visit the properties of, the Company with
         any of their respective officers and members; PROVIDED, that, Section
         17 hereof notwithstanding, the reasonable costs and expenses incurred
         by the Bank or its agents or representatives in connection with any
         such examinations, copies, abstracts, visits or discussions occurring
         or made prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default shall be for the
         account and the expense of the Bank.

         (d) KEEPING OF BOOKS. Keep proper books of record and account, in which
         full and correct entries shall be made of financial transactions and
         the assets and business of the Company in accordance with generally
         accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

         (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Furnish to the Corporate Banking Division,
         in Cleveland, Ohio, of the Bank the following:

             (i) as soon as possible and in any event within fifteen (15) days
             after the Company learns of the occurrence of each Event of Default
             continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of the chief
             financial officer or appropriate individual designated by the
             Company (or in his absence, a principal financial officer) of the
             Company setting forth details of such Event of Default and the
             action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto;

             (ii) financial statements as follows:

                  (A) Upon receipt by the Company but not later than ninety (90)
                  days from the end of each fiscal year, audited financial
                  statements of the Company for the fiscal year then ended and
                  related statements of revenue and expenses and changes in
                  financial position for the fiscal year then ended, all
                  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
                  principles applied on a consistent basis with those used in
                  the preparation of the financial

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                  statements as of the prior report, all audited by independent
                  public accountants.

                  (B) Within forty five (45) days after the end of each fiscal
                  quarter, internally generated financial statements of the
                  Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, all
                  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
                  principles, consistently applied and certified as true and
                  correct by a principal financial officer or other appropriate
                  officer.

                  (C) Such other financial information as to the Company as the
                  Bank may, from time to time, reasonably require.

         (f) FIXED ASSETS Maintain all fixed assets at the Project Site in good
         working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

         (g) The Company shall cause its principal financial officer, or in his
         absence another individual designated by the Company, to give Bank
         written notice within ten (10) days after knowledge thereof whenever

             (i) any litigation or proceeding shall be brought against the
             Company before any court or administrative agency, which, if
             successful, might have a material adverse effect on the Company, or

             (ii) he or she reasonably believes that any Event of Default under
             this Agreement or under any Funded Indebtedness has occurred or
             that any representation or warranty hereunder shall for any reason
             have ceased in any material respect to be true and complete.

         SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. So long as the Termination Date has not
occurred or any amount is due and owing to the Bank hereunder, unless the Bank
shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, the Company agrees

         (a) not to enter into or consent to any amendment of the Transaction
Documents.

         (b) not to suffer or permit its PRETAX INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO to be
less than 2.5 TO 1.0, as measured quarterly on a four (4) quarter rolling basis.
This covenant is WAIVED by the Bank for the periods through and including
DECEMBER 31, 2004.

         (c) not to suffer or permit the ratio of its EBITDA to its INTEREST
EXPENSE* to be less than 3.0 TO 1.0, as measured quarterly on a four (4) quarter
rolling basis (Asset Impairment Charge not included).

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         (d) not to suffer or permit its TANGIBLE NET WORTH to be less than the
required minimum amount. The required minimum amount shall be $38,500,000, as
measured by audited financial statements as of each fiscal year end, commencing
with fiscal year end 2002, and increasing as of each fiscal year end thereafter
by an amount equal to 50% of net income for such fiscal year (Asset Impairment
Charge is included, but there shall be no adjustment for foreign currency
gains/losses).

         (e) not to suffer or permit the ratio of its TANGIBLE NET WORTH to its
TOTAL LIABILITIES to be less than 1.00 TO 1.00 at any time (Asset Impairment
charge included, but there shall be no adjustment for balance sheet foreign
currency translation gains/loses).

         (f) not to suffer or permit its CAPITAL EXPENDITURES in any fiscal year
to exceed $5,000,000.

         (g) not to suffer or permit the payment of any dividends in any fiscal
year in excesss of an amount equal to 50% of net income for that year less
treasury shares purchased plus treasury shares sold.

         (h) not to suffer or permit the ratio of its CURRENT ASSETS to its
CURRENT LIABILITIES to be less than 1.75 TO 1.00, as measured quarterly.

         *Whenever INTEREST EXPENSE is used herein, it shall mean NET INTEREST
EXPENSE.

         SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any of the following
events shall be an "Event of Default" hereunder unless waived by the Bank:

         (a) the Company shall fail to pay when due any amount specified in
         paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e) of Section 2 hereof and such amount
         shall remain unpaid for five (5) Business Days after receipt of written
         notice from Bank of such failure to pay; or

         (b) the Company shall fail to pay when due any amount specified in
         paragraphs (d) or (f) of Section 2 hereof or Sections 13 or 17 hereof,
         and such amount shall remain unpaid for five (5) Business days after
         receipt of written notice from the Bank of such failure to pay; or

         (c) any representation or warranty made by the Company pursuant to
         Section 5 hereof or in any certificate, financial or other statement
         furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have
         been incorrect in any material respect when made and would result in a
         material adverse change in the financial position of the Company, or
         the Company shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or
         agreement contained in Section 7 and such adverse change or failure to
         perform shall remain in effect for a period of thirty (30) days after
         written notice by the Bank to the Company; provided, that if the
         Company shall commence to remedy such failure within such 30 days and
         shall be

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         proceeding with due diligence to remedy such failure, such period shall
         be extended to such period as shall be required to complete such
         remedy; or

         (d) the Company shall fail to perform or observe any other term,
         covenant or agreement contained herein or in the Letter of Credit
         Documents and any such failure which can be remedied shall remain
         unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been
         given to the Company by the Bank; provided, that if the Company shall
         commence to remedy such failure within such 30 days and shall be
         proceeding with due diligence to remedy such failure, such period shall
         be extended to such period as shall be required to complete such
         remedy; or

         (e) final uninsured judgment for the payment of money shall be rendered
         against the Company, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and
         such judgment shall remain unpaid or undischarged for a period of
         ninety (90) consecutive days during which execution shall not be
         effectively stayed;

         (f) the Company shall: (i) admit in writing its inability to pay its
         debts generally as they become due; (ii) have an order for relief
         entered in any case commenced by it under the federal bankruptcy laws,
         as now or hereafter in effect and such order for relief shall not have
         been rescinded within 90 days after being so entered; (iii) commence a
         proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
         reorganization or similar law, or have such a proceeding commenced
         against it and either have an order of insolvency or reorganization
         entered against it or have the proceeding remain undismissed and
         unstayed for ninety (90) days; (iv) make an assignment for the benefit
         of creditors; or (v) have a receiver or trustee appointed for it or for
         the whole or any substantial part of its property. The declaration of
         an Event of Default under this subsection and the exercise of remedies
         upon any such declaration shall be subject to any applicable
         limitations of federal bankruptcy law affecting or precluding such
         declaration or exercise during the pendency of or immediately following
         any bankruptcy, liquidation, or reorganization proceedings;

         (g) the occurrence of an "event of default" or an "Event of Default"
         under any of the Transaction Documents or the Letter of Credit
         Documents, subject to any applicable cure or grace periods contained
         therein;

         (h) the occurrence of an "event of default" by the Company under any
         other document or instrument for Funded Indebtedness as defined herein,
         in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, which has not been cured as
         provided for therein.

         Upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default hereunder,
the Bank may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to (i) by
notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare a default under this Agreement
and direct the Trustee to accelerate payment of the Bonds

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and (ii) pursue any other remedy permitted to the Bank under this Agreement, the
Letter of Credit Documents or the Transaction Documents or otherwise.

         SECTION 9. AMENDMENTS, ETC. No amendment, waiver, modification or
release of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by the
Company therefrom shall in any event be effective, irrespective of any course of
dealing with any of the parties hereto, unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the Bank, and then such amendment, waiver, modification or release
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given.

         SECTION 10. ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES. All notices and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing and, if to the Company, mailed or
delivered to it registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
addressed to it at Sifco Industries, Inc.,, 970 East 64th Street, Cleveland,
Ohio 44103, Attention: Vice President - Finance or if to the Bank, mailed or
delivered to it, addressed to it at National City Bank, 23000 Millcreek
Boulevard, Highland Hills, Ohio 44122, Attention: International Department,
Letter of Credit Section, with copies simultaneously to the attention of the
Corporate Banking Division at 1900 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114,
Attention: Terry Wolford, or such further address as shall be designated by such
party in a written notice to the other party. All such notices and other
communications may also be hand delivered.

         SECTION 11. NO WAIVER; REMEDIES. No failure on the part of the Bank or
the Company to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

         SECTION 12. COLLATERAL. The Company has granted to the Bank a lien on
its personal property and fixtures. The Company has also caused its domestic
subsidiaries, Sifco Custom Machining Company, a Minnesota corporation, and Sifco
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the "Domestic
Guarantors"), to guarantee the Company's obligations to the Bank, pursuant to a
Guaranty of Payment, secured by a blanket on the Accounts Receivable, Inventory,
Equipment and General Intangibles of the Guarantors. The Company has also caused
its foreign subsidiaries to guarantee the Company's obligations to the Bank
pursuant to a Guaranty of Payment. THE COMPANY AND THE BANK FURTHER AGREE THAT
AT THE TIME THAT THE COMPANY'S INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 2.50 TO
1.00 ON A FOUR (4) QUARTER ROLLING BASIS, THE BANK SHALL RELEASE THE FOREGOING
LIENS GRANTED TO THE BANK.

         SECTION 13. INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent permitted by law, the
Company hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Bank from and against any and
all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, reasonable costs and expenses
whatsoever (including reasonable attorney's fees) which the Bank may incur (or
which may be claimed against the Bank by any person or entity whatsoever) by
reason of or in connection with the execution and delivery or transfer of, or

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payment or failure to pay under, the Letter of Credit; PROVIDED, that the
Company shall not be required to indemnify the Bank, and the Bank hereby
indemnifies and hold's harmless the Company, for any claims, damages, losses,
liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, directly
caused by (a) the willful misconduct or negligence of the Bank, (b) the Bank's
providing incorrect or misleading or allegedly incorrect or misleading
information to the Underwriter for inclusion in the Offering Circular or
omitting to provide information necessary to make the statements contained
therein by the Bank not misleading, or (c) the Bank's wrongful failure to pay
under the Letter of Credit after the actual physical presentation to it at the
Letter of Credit Section of the International Division by the Trustee (or a
successor trustee under the Indenture to whom the Letter of Credit has been
transferred in accordance with its terms) of a draft and certificate strictly
complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. Nothing in this
Section 13 shall limit the Company's reimbursement obligation contained in
paragraphs (b) and (d) of Section 2 hereof.

         SECTION 14. CONTINUING OBLIGATION. This Agreement is a continuing
obligation and shall (a) be binding upon the Bank and the Company, their
successors and assigns, and (b) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
the Bank and the Company and its successors and, to the extent not limited
herein, their assigns; PROVIDED, however, that the Company may not assign all or
any part of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Bank, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or unreasonably delayed. The Bank
reserves the right to sell participations in the rights under this Agreement.

         SECTION 15. TRANSFER OF LETTER OF CREDIT; REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF
LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT; REINSTATEMENT OF LETTER OF CREDIT AND RELATED
MATTERS.

         (a) The Letter of Credit may be transferred in accordance with the
provisions set forth therein.

         (b) If the aggregate principal amount of Bonds outstanding under the
Indenture shall be reduced by reason of redemption and cancellation of the
Bonds, the Bank shall reduce IN WHOLE OR IN PART, without penalty or premium,
the Stated Amount of the Letter of Credit by an amount equal to the sum of the
principal amount of Bonds redeemed and cancelled plus with respect to the
Interest Portion an amount equivalent to one hundred ten (110) days' interest
(computed on the basis of a 360 day year) on the corresponding principal amount
of Bonds redeemed and cancelled (at an assumed maximum rate of ten percent (10%)
per annum) upon receipt of the written certificate of the Trustee confirming the
principal amount of the redeemed and cancelled Bonds. Except as provided in
Section 15(c), such partial reduction of the Stated Amount of the Letter of
Credit shall be effective on the date specified in such notice and shall be in a
minimum amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) with respect to the unpaid
principal amount of the Bonds plus interest.

         (c) It shall be a condition to any irrevocable partial reduction of the
Stated Amount of the Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 15(b) hereof, that the
Trustee either (i) surrender the out-

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standing Letter of Credit to the Bank with such written certificate referred to
in said Section 15(b), and accept from the Bank a substitute irrevocable letter
of credit in the form of Annex 1 hereto, dated such date, for a Stated Amount
equal to the sum of the Principal Portion as reduced plus (x) an amount of
Interest Portion equal to one hundred ten (110) days' interest (computed on the
basis of a 360 day year) on such Principal Portion, computed at the assumed
maximum rate of ten percent (10%) per annum (also less the amount of any drawing
under the Letter of Credit which has not been reinstated under Section 15(d)
hereof) but otherwise having terms identical to the then outstanding Letter of
Credit or (ii) accept an amendment reflecting such reduction.

         (d) (i) Upon any B Drawing, the obligation of the Bank to honor demands
for payment under the Letter of Credit will be reinstated to the amount
available to be drawn immediately before such Drawing, (i) upon receipt of a
written Certificate for a B Drawing, appropriately completed by the Trustee
along with any funds, if any, held by the Trustee and (ii) upon remarketing of
the Bonds by the Remarketing Agent.

             (ii) On the fifth day following the honoring of any A Drawing, the
obligation of the Bank to honor demands for payment under the Letter of Credit
for interest due on the outstanding Notes will be automatically reinstated to
the full amount of the Interest Portion; provided that the Interest Portion of
the Stated Amount of the Letter of Credit shall not be so reinstated if (A)(1)
the Bank has not been reimbursed in full for such drawing or in full for a
previous or subsequent drawing under the Letter of Credit (other than a B
Drawing) or (2) an Event of Default hereunder shall have occurred and then be
continuing and (B) the Bank shall have notified the Trustee in writing on or
prior to the fifth day following the day on which such drawing was honored; such
notice stating that the Interest Portion of the Stated Amount of the Letter of
Credit shall not be reinstated. Failure of the Bank to deliver, within the time
stated, notice by telephone and confirmed in writing that the amount has not
been reinstated, shall be deemed to mean the amount drawn has been reinstated in
full. Notwithstanding the Bank's delivery of a certificate providing that the
reinstatement has not occurred, the Bank may thereafter present a new
certificate reinstating the amount of such drawing as a part of the available
Stated Amount.

         SECTION 16. LIABILITY OF THE BANK. The Company assumes all risks of the
acts or omissions of the Trustee and any transferee of the Letter of Credit with
respect to its use of the Letter of Credit or proceeds of any draw thereunder.
Neither the Bank nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or
responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of the Letter of Credit or its
proceeds or for any acts or omissions of the Trustee and any transferee in
connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents,
inaccuracy of any of the statements or representations contained in drafts or
certificates relating to such Letter of Credit or of any indorsement(s) thereon,
even if such documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects
invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) intentionally left blank; or
(d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment
under the Letter of Credit, except the Company shall have a claim against the
Bank, and the Bank shall be liable to the Company, to the extent, but only to
the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential,

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damages suffered by the Company which were caused by (i) the Bank's willful
misconduct or negligence in honoring a draft under the Letter of Credit, or (ii)
the Bank's failure to pay under the Letter of Credit after the presentation to
it by the Trustee (or a successor trustee under the Indenture to whom the Letter
of Credit has been transferred in accordance with its terms) of a sight draft
and certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter
of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Bank may
accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, and may assume the
genuineness and rightfulness of any signature thereon, without responsibility
for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the
contrary; PROVIDED, that if the International Division, Letter of Credit Section
of the Bank shall receive written notification from the Trustee and the Company
that documents conforming to the terms of the Letter of Credit to be presented
to the Bank are not to be honored, the Bank agrees that it will not honor such
documents and the Company shall hold the Bank harmless from such failure to
honor.

         SECTION 17. COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. The Company shall pay any and
all taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable, to governmental third
parties in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this
Agreement and such other documents which may be delivered in connection with
this Agreement, and the issuance and sale of the Bonds and agrees to save the
Bank harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or
resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such taxes and fees,
PROVIDED, that the Bank agrees promptly to notify the Company of any such taxes
and fees.

         SECTION 18. LETTER OF CREDIT EXTENSION. The Letter of Credit will
expire on the earlier of (I) MAY 16, 2004, which is the Stated Expiration Date,
or (ii) the Termination Date, determined as provided by the Letter of Credit.
Upon the written request of the Company, which request shall be made on or about
May 15th of a year, commencing May 15, 2002, to extend the Stated Expiration
Date, the Bank may decide, in its sole discretion to extend the Stated
Expiration Date for one year from the Stated Expiration Date then in effect;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the Stated Expiration Date shall not be extended beyond May
16, 2013. The Bank shall notify the Company of its decision of whether the
Stated Expiration Date shall be extended no later than July 15th of such year,
provided that the failure of the Bank to deliver such notice, or to deliver any
notice, shall mean the Bank has elected NOT to extend the Stated Expiration
Date.

         If the Stated Expiration Date is extended, the terms and conditions
hereof, unless the Bank and the Company otherwise agree in writing, and the
terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit, unless the Bank, the Company and
the Trustee may otherwise agree in writing, shall remain in full force and
effect as if the extended Stated Expiration Date was the original Stated
Expiration Date. If the Bank extends the Stated Expiration Date, it shall
promptly notify the Trustee, and if the Trustee so requests, deliver to the
Trustee, against simultaneous delivery by the Trustee to the Bank of the
original Letter of Credit, a replacement Letter of Credit similar in all
respects except the extended Stated Expiration Date, to the original Letter of
Credit.

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         SECTION 19. OBLIGATIONS OF BANK. The obligations of the Bank under the
Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be
performed strictly in accordance with the terms of the Letter of Credit and this
Agreement.

         The Company acknowledges that the interest rate to be paid on the Bonds
is in part dependent upon the credit standing and rating of the Bank and
National City Corporation. The Company further acknowledges that neither the
Bank nor National City Corporation shall have any responsibility or liability to
the Company for any action, failure to act, or any other reason whatsoever,
which causes the interest on the Bonds to be paid at an increased rate or
otherwise affects the marketability of the Bonds or the credit standing of the
Company.

         SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio.

         SECTION 21. HEADINGS. Section headings in this Agreement are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Agreement for any other purpose.

SECTION 22. ANTI-TYING CERTIFICATION. The extension of credit provided for
herein is neither conditioned upon nor has the commitment fees or other fees
been based upon the Company's agreement to purchase other products or services
from Bank. Further, Bank has not offered such extension of credit or reduction
of fees.

SECTION 23. CONTROL. The Bank does not control, either directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, the Company. Likewise, the Company does not
control, either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, the
Bank. "Control" for this purpose has the meaning given to such term in section
2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Bank and the Company have
both covenanted in this Reimbursement Agreement to provide written notice to the
Trustee, the Remarketing Agent and the Bondholders thirty (30) days prior to the
consummation of any transaction that would result in the Company controlling or
being controlled by the Bank or any provider of a Substitute or Alternate
Facility.

SECTION 24. AMORTIZATION. Unless waived by the Bank in writing, the Company
shall optionally redeem Bonds in accordance with the schedule set forth on Annex
2 to this Agreement, as such Annex 2 may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE SIGNED THIS REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
AS OF THE DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN.

NATIONAL CITY BANK                      SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

By /s/ Terry Wolford                    By /s/ Frank A. Cappello
  -----------------------                 -----------------------------
  Terry Wolford                           Frank A. Cappello
  Vice President                          Vice President-Finance & CFO

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