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Exhibit 10.2

Foreign Accounts And Inventory

Loan And Security Agreement

Dated As Of January 28, 2005

Between

LaSalle Business Credit, LLC

The Lender,

And

The Oilgear Company, 

The US Borrower

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	1.
	 	DEFINITIONS	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2.
	 	LOANS	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	(a) Revolving Loans	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	(b) Repayments	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	(c) Notes	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	(d) Currency	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	(e) Payments Free and Clear	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3.
	 	[Intentionally Omitted.]	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	4.
	 	INTEREST, FEES AND CHARGES	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	(a) Interest Rate	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	(b) Other LIBOR Provisions	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	(c) Fees And Charges	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	(d) Maximum Interest	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	5.
	 	COLLATERAL	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	(a) Grant of Security Interest to Lender	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	(b) Other Security	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	(c) Possessory Collateral	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	(d) Electronic Chattel Paper	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	6.
	 	PRESERVATION OF COLLATERAL
AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS THEREIN/LENDER’S RIGHT TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	7.
	 	POSSESSION OF COLLATERAL AND RELATED MATTERS	 	 	22	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	8.
	 	COLLECTIONS	 	 	22	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	9.
	 	COLLATERAL, AVAILABILITY AND FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SCHEDULES	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	(a) Daily Reports	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	(b) Monthly Reports	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	(c) Financial Statements	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	(d) Annual Projections	 	 	26	 
	 
	 	(e) Explanation of Budgets and Projections	 	 	26	 
	 
	 	(f) Public Reporting	 	 	26	 
	 
	 	(g) Other Information	 	 	27	 

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	10.
	 	TERMINATION; AUTOMATIC RENEWAL	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	11.
	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	(a) Financial Statements and Other Information	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	(b) Locations	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	(c) Loans by Companies	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	(d) Accounts and Inventory	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	(e) Liens	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	(f) Organization, Authority and No Conflict	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	(g) Litigation	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	(h) Compliance with Laws and Maintenance of Permits	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	(i) Affiliate Transactions	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	(j) Names and Trade Names	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	(k) Equipment	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	(l) Enforceability	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	(m) Solvency	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	(n) Indebtedness	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	(o) Margin Security and Use of Proceeds	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	(p) Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	(q) No Defaults	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	(r) Employee Matters	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	(s) Intellectual Property	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	(t) Environmental Matters	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	(u) ERISA Matters	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	(v) Industrial Revenue Bonds	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	(w) Representations and Warranties Under Borrower
    Agreement	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	12.
	 	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	(a) Maintenance of Records	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	(b) Notices	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	(c) Compliance with Laws and Maintenance of
    Permits	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	(d) Inspection and Audits	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	(e) Insurance	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	(f) Collateral	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	(g) Use of Proceeds	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	(h) Taxes/Governmental Charges	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	(i) Intellectual Property	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	(j) Checking Accounts	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	(k) Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act and Office of Foreign Assets Control	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	(l) Industrial Revenue Bonds	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	(m) Covenants Under Borrower Agreement	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	(n) Oilgear France, Oilgear Italy and Oilgear Spain; Post-Close Documentation	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	13.
	 	NEGATIVE COVENANTS	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	(a) Guaranties	 	 	41	 

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	 	(b) Indebtedness	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	(c) Liens	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	(d) Mergers, Sales, Acquisitions, Subsidiaries and Other Transactions Outside the Ordinary Course of Business	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	(e) Dividends and Distributions	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	(f) Investments; Loans	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	(g) Fundamental Changes, Line of Business	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	(h) Equipment	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	(i) Affiliate Transactions	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	(j) Settling of Accounts	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	(k) Management Fees; Compensation	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	(l) Covenants Under Borrower Agreement	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	14.
	 	FINANCIAL COVENANTS	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	(a) Tangible Net Worth	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	(b) Debt Service Coverage	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	(c) Interest Coverage	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	(d) Capital Expenditure Limitations	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	15.
	 	DEFAULT	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	(a) Payment	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	(b) Breach of this Agreement and the Other
    Agreements	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	(c) Breaches of Other Obligations	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	(d) Breach of Representations and Warranties	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	(e) Loss of Collateral	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	(f) Levy, Seizure or Attachment	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	(g) Bankruptcy or Similar Proceedings	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	(h) Appointment of Receiver	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	(i) Judgment	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	(j) Death or Dissolution of Obligor	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	(k) Default or Revocation of Guaranty	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	(l) Criminal Proceedings	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	(m) Change of Control	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	(n) Change of Management	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	(o) Material Adverse Change	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	(p) Invalidity of Guaranty by Ex-Im Bank	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	(q) Breach of Certain Agreements	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	16.
	 	REMEDIES UPON AN EVENT OF DEFAULT	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	17.
	 	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT	 	 	51	 
	 
	 	(a) Initial Loans	 	 	51	 
	 
	 	(b) All Loans	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	18.
	 	[Intentionally omitted.]	 	 	52	 

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	19.
	 	GENERAL INDEMNIFICATION	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	20.
	 	CURRENCY INDEMNITY	 	 	53	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	21.
	 	NOTICE	 	 	53	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	22.
	 	CHOICE OF GOVERNING LAW; CONSTRUCTION; FORUM
    SELECTION	 	 	54	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	23.
	 	MODIFICATION AND BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT	 	 	55	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	24.
	 	HEADINGS OF SUBDIVISIONS	 	 	55	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	25.
	 	POWER OF ATTORNEY	 	 	55	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	26.
	 	CONFIDENTIALITY	 	 	56	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	27.
	 	COUNTERPARTS	 	 	56	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	28.
	 	ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS	 	 	56	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	29.
	 	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; OTHER WAIVERS	 	 	57	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	30.
	 	CONFLICTING PROVISIONS	 	 	58	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXHIBIT A — BUSINESS AND COLLATERAL LOCATIONS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXHIBIT B – COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXHIBIT C – COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXHIBIT D – OILGEAR VARIABLE COMPENSATION PLAN

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 1 – PERMITTED LIENS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 11(i) – AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 11(j) – NAMES & TRADE NAMES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 11(n) – INDEBTEDNESS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 11(p) – PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 11(q) – NO DEFAULTS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 11(s) – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 15(m) – NON-WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 17(a) – CLOSING DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

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FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORY

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

     THIS FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORY LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, this “Agreement”) made this 28th day of January, 2005 by and
between LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC, a Delaware corporation (“Lender”), 135 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60603-4105, and THE OILGEAR COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, having its
principal place of business at 2300 South 51st Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53234 ( “US
Borrower”).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, US Borrower may, from time to time, request Loans from Lender, and the parties wish
to provide for the terms and conditions upon which such Loans or other financial accommodations, if
made by Lender, shall be made;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of any Loan (including any Loan by renewal or extension)
hereafter made to US Borrower by Lender, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by US Borrower, the parties agree as follows:

     1. DEFINITIONS.

     “Account”, “Account Debtor”, “Chattel Paper”, “Commercial Tort Claims”, “Deposit Accounts”,
“Documents”, “Electronic Chattel Paper”, “Equipment”, “Fixtures”, “General Intangibles”, “Goods”,
“Instruments”, “Inventory”, “Investment Property”, “Letter-of-Credit Right”, “Proceeds” and
“Tangible Chattel Paper” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Illinois
Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may be in effect from time to time.

     “Additional Collateral” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6 hereof.

     “Adjusted Net Income ” shall mean, with respect to any period and any Person, such Person’s
net income after taxes for such period (excluding any after-tax gains or losses on the sale of
assets (other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business) and excluding other
after-tax extraordinary gains or losses), plus interest expense, depreciation and
amortization deducted in determining net income for such period, minus Capital Expenditures
for such period not financed, minus any cash dividends paid or accrued and cash withdrawals
paid or accrued to shareholders of US Borrower or other Affiliates (other than US Borrower or any
Subsidiary of US Borrower) for such period which were not
calculated in determining net income after taxes, and plus the after-tax increase in
LIFO reserves, or minus the after tax decrease in LIFO reserves, all on a consolidated
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     “Affiliate” shall mean any Person (i) which directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any Company, (ii) which
beneficially owns or holds five percent (5%) or more of the voting control or equity interests of
any Company, or (iii) five percent (5%) or more of the voting control or equity interests of which
is beneficially owned or held by any Company.

     “Barclays Debt” shall mean the indebtedness of Oilgear UK owing pursuant to the Barclays Debt
Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed £3,200,000.

     “Barclays Debt Agreement” shall mean the on demand loan agreement between Oilgear UK and
Barclays Bank PLC, as in effect on February 7, 2005 and as amended or modified from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement.

     “Borrower Agreement” shall mean that certain Borrower Agreement of even date herewith executed
by US Borrower in favor of Ex-IM Bank and Lender, as amended or modified from time to time.

     “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or (i) with respect to all
matters, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with LIBOR Rate Loans, any day on
which banks in London, England or Chicago, Illinois are required or permitted to close, and (ii)
with respect to all other matters, any day that banks in Chicago, Illinois are required or
permitted to close.

     “Capital Expenditures” shall mean with respect to any Person(s) and any period, the aggregate
of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including expenditures for
capitalized lease obligations) by such Person(s) during such period that are required by generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, to be included in or reflected by the
property, plant and equipment or similar fixed asset accounts (or intangible accounts subject to
amortization) on the balance sheet of such Person(s), all on a consolidated basis.

     “Collateral” shall mean all of the property of US Borrower described in Section 5
hereof, together with all other real or personal property of any Obligor or any other Person now or
hereafter pledged to Lender to secure, either directly or indirectly, repayment of any of the
Liabilities, including without limitation any Additional Collateral.

     “Companies” shall mean, collectively, US Companies and Non-US Companies.

     “Debt Service Coverage” shall mean, with respect to any period and any Person, the ratio of
(i) such Person’s Adjusted Net Income, to (ii) such Person’s current principal maturities
of long term debt and capitalized leases paid or scheduled to be paid during such period (other
than the Barclays Debt), plus interest expense deducted in determining net income for such
period, plus any prepayments on indebtedness owed to any
Person (except trade payables, Revolving Loans and Excess Cash Flow prepayments pursuant to
subsection 2(f)(vi)(B)) and paid during such period, all on a consolidated basis.

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     “Dilution” shall mean, with respect to any period, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the
sum of non-cash credits against Accounts (including, but not limited to returns, adjustments and
rebates) of US Borrower for such period, plus pending or probable, but not yet applied, non-cash
credits against Accounts of US Borrower for such period, as determined by Lender in its sole
discretion by (ii) gross invoiced sales of US Borrower for such period.

     “Dollars” and “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States. To the extent any amount is
owing or is otherwise denominated in a currency other than Dollars, such amount shall be
recalculated for the purposes of this Agreement in the then Dollar equivalent amount thereof as
determined from time to time by Lender.

     “EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any period and any Person, such Person’s net income after
taxes for such period (excluding any after-tax gains or losses on the sale of assets (other than
the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business) and excluding other after-tax
extraordinary gains or losses) plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and
amortization for such period, plus or minus any other non-cash charges or gains
which have been subtracted or added in calculating net income after taxes for such period, all on a
consolidated basis.

     “Eligible Export-Related Account” shall mean an Export-Related Account owing to US Borrower
which is acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion for lending purposes. Without limiting
Lender’s discretion, Lender shall, in general, consider an Export-Related Account to be an Eligible
Export-Related Account if it meets, and so long as it continues to meet, the following
requirements:

          (i) it is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be;

          (ii) it is owned by US Borrower, US Borrower has the right to subject it to a security
interest in favor of Lender or assign it to Lender and it is subject to a first priority
perfected security interest in favor of Lender and to no other claim, lien, security
interest or encumbrance whatsoever, other than Permitted Liens;

          (iii) it arises from (A) the performance of services by US Borrower in the ordinary
course of US Borrower’s business, and such services have been fully performed and
acknowledged and accepted by the Account Debtor thereunder (it being understood that
Accounts based upon percentage of completion billing shall not be Eligible Export-Related
Accounts); or (B) the sale or lease of Goods by US Borrower in the ordinary course of US
Borrower’s business, and (x) such Goods have been completed in accordance with the Account
Debtor’s specifications (if any) and delivered to the Account Debtor, (y) such Account
Debtor has not refused to accept, returned or offered to return, any of the Goods which are
the subject of such Account, and (z) US Borrower has possession of, or US Borrower has delivered to Lender (at
Lender’s request) shipping and delivery receipts evidencing delivery of such Goods;

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          (iv) it is evidenced by an invoice rendered to the Account Debtor thereunder, is due
and payable within ninety (90) days after the date of the invoice and does not remain unpaid
sixty (60) days past the due date thereof; provided, however, that if more than twenty-five
percent (25%) of the aggregate Dollar amount of invoices owing by a particular Account
Debtor remain unpaid ninety (90) days after the respective invoice dates thereof, then all
Accounts owing by that Account Debtor shall be deemed ineligible;

          (v) (A) it is a valid, legally enforceable and unconditional obligation of the Account
Debtor thereunder, and (B) it is not subject to setoff, counterclaim, credit, allowance or
adjustment by such Account Debtor, or to any claim by such Account Debtor denying liability
thereunder in whole or in part (except that Accounts excluded from Eligible Export-Related
Accounts solely by reason of this clause (v)(B) shall be Eligible Export-Related Accounts to
the extent of the amount of the Account that is not subject to setoff, counterclaim,
credit, allowance, adjustment or dispute);

          (vi) it does not arise out of a contract or order which fails in any material respect
to comply with the requirements of applicable law;

          (vii) the Account Debtor thereunder is not a director, officer, employee or agent of US
Borrower, or a Subsidiary, Parent, Company or other Affiliate;

          (viii) it is not an Account with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Governmental
Authority;

          (ix) it is not an Account with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in a
jurisdiction which requires US Borrower, as a precondition to commencing or maintaining an
action in the courts of that jurisdiction, either to (A) receive a certificate of authority
to do business and be in good standing in such jurisdiction; or (B) file a notice of
business activities report or similar report with such jurisdiction’s taxing authority,
unless (x) US Borrower has taken one of the actions described in clauses (A) or (B); (y) the
failure to take one of the actions described in either clause (A) or (B) may be cured
retroactively by US Borrower at its election; or (z) US Borrower has proven, to Lender’s
satisfaction, that it is exempt from any such requirements under any such jurisdiction’s
laws;

          (x) the Account Debtor is not located within the United States of America or a country
with which Ex-Im Bank is prohibited from doing business as described in the Country
Limitation Schedule (as defined in the Borrower Agreement) and the Account complies with the
requirements of the Country Limitation Schedule;

          (xi) the Account is denominated in Dollars;

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          (xii) it is not an Account with respect to which the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay
is subject to any repurchase obligation or return right, as with sales made on a
bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale on approval, sale or return or consignment basis;

          (xiii) it is not an Account (A) with respect to which any representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement is untrue; or (B) which violates any of the covenants of US
Borrower contained in this Agreement;

          (xiv) it is not an Account which, when added to a particular Account Debtor’s other
indebtedness to US Borrower, exceeds ten percent (10%) (or with respect to Accounts owing by
Volvo, twenty five percent (25%)) of all Accounts of US Borrower or a credit limit
determined by Lender in its sole discretion for that Account Debtor (except that Accounts
excluded from Eligible Export-Related Accounts solely by reason of this clause (xiv) shall
be Eligible Export-Related Accounts to the extent of such percentage or credit limit, as
applicable);

          (xv) it is not an “Eligible Account” as defined in the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement;

          (xvi) it is an Account resulting from the export of Goods or services of US Borrower
outside of the United States of America;

          (xvii) it is not an Account with respect to which the prospect of payment or
performance by the Account Debtor is or will be impaired, as determined by Lender in its
sole discretion; and

          (xviii) it is an Account that meets all criteria of Eligible Export-Related Accounts
set forth in the Borrower Agreement; provided, that to the extent any criteria set
forth in the Borrower Agreement are less restrictive than the criteria set forth herein, the
criteria set forth herein shall control and to the extent any criteria set forth in the
Borrower Agreement are more restrictive that the criteria set forth herein, the criteria set
forth in the Borrower Agreement shall control.

     “Eligible Export-Related Inventory” shall mean Export-Related Inventory of US Borrower which
is acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion for lending purposes. Without limiting Lender’s
discretion, Lender shall, in general, consider Inventory to be Eligible Export-Related Inventory if
it meets, and so long as it continues to meet, the following requirements:

          (i) it is owned by US Borrower, US Borrower has the right to subject it to a security
interest in favor of Lender and it is subject to a first priority perfected security
interest in favor of Lender and to no other claim, lien, security interest or encumbrance
whatsoever, other than Permitted Liens;

          (ii) it is not designated for export to a country with which Ex-IM Bank is prohibited
from doing business as described in the Country Limitation

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Schedule (as defined in the
Borrower Agreement) and the Inventory complies with the requirements of the Country
Limitation Schedule;

          (iii) it is located on one of the premises listed on Exhibit A  for US Borrower
in the continental United States (or other locations in the continental United States of
which Lender has been advised in writing pursuant to subsection 12(b)(i) hereof) and
is not in transit;

          (iv) if held for sale or lease or furnishing under contracts of service, it is (except
as Lender may otherwise consent in writing) new and unused and free from defects which
would, in Lender’s sole determination, affect its market value;

          (v) it is not stored with a bailee, consignee, warehouseman, processor or similar party
unless Lender has given its prior written approval and US Borrower has caused any such
bailee, consignee, warehouseman, processor or similar party to issue and deliver to Lender,
in form and substance acceptable to Lender, such Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements, warehouse receipts, waivers and other documents as Lender shall require;

          (vi) it is either (A) raw material Inventory (including purchased component parts), in
each case which have been acquired or sold by US Borrower in the then previous eighteen (18)
months or (B) finished goods Inventory;

          (vii) Lender has determined, in accordance with Lender’s customary business practices,
that it is not unacceptable due to age, type, category or quantity;

          (viii) it is not Inventory (A) with respect to which any of the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement are untrue; or (B) which violates any of the
covenants of US Borrower contained in this Agreement;

          (ix) it is designated by US Borrower as Inventory that will be sold by US Borrower to a
customer located outside of the United States of America;

          (x) it is not “Eligible Inventory” as defined in the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement; and

          (xi) it is Inventory that meets all criteria of Eligible Export-Related Inventory set
forth in the Borrower Agreement; provided, that to the extent any criteria set forth
in the Borrower Agreement are less restrictive than the criteria set forth herein, the
criteria set forth herein shall control and to the extent any criteria set forth in the
Borrower Agreement are more restrictive that the criteria set forth herein, the criteria set
forth in the Borrower Agreement shall control.

     “Environmental Laws” shall mean all federal, state, district, local and foreign laws, rules,
regulations, ordinances, and consent decrees relating to health, safety, hazardous
substances, pollution and environmental matters, as now or at any time hereafter in effect,
applicable to any Company’s business or facilities owned or operated by any Company,

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including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contamination,
chemicals, or hazardous, toxic or dangerous substances, materials or wastes into the environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or
subsurface strata) or otherwise relating to the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.

     “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, modified
or restated from time to time.

     “Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 15 hereof.

     “Excess Availability” shall mean, as of any date of determination by Lender, the excess, if
any, of the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolving Loan Limit less the outstanding Revolving Loans and
(ii) the Revolving Loan Limit less the outstanding Revolving Loans, in each case as of the close of
business on such date and assuming, for purposes of calculation, that all accounts payable of any
Company which remain unpaid more than sixty (60) days after the due dates thereof as the close of
business on such date are treated as additional Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

     “Ex-Im Bank” shall mean the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

     “Export-Related Accounts” shall mean Export-Related Accounts Receivable (as defined in the
Borrower Agreement).

     “Export-Related Inventory” shall have the meaning specified in the Borrower Agreement.

     “Fiscal Year” shall mean each twelve (12) month accounting period of US Borrower, which ends
on December 31st of each year.

     “German Borrower Cross Collateralization Cap” shall mean Two Million One Hundred Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($2,100,000).

     “German Real Property Mortgage” shall mean a first ranking land mortgage without mortgage
certificate (Buchgrundschuld) in favor of Lender over the German Borrower’s real property located
at Im Gotthelf 8, D-65795 Hattersheim, Federal Republic of Germany together with a personal and in
rem submission to immediate forced execution.

     “German Subsidiary” shall mean Oilgear GmbH, a German limited liability company.

     “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, or other governmental or
administrative body, instrumentality, department, or agency or any court,
tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar
dispute-resolving panel or body.

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     “Hazardous Materials” shall mean any hazardous, toxic or dangerous substance, materials and
wastes, including, without limitation, hydrocarbons (including naturally occurring or man-made
petroleum and hydrocarbons), flammable explosives, asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation,
radioactive materials, biological substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, herbicides and
any other kind and/or type of pollutants or contaminants (including, without limitation, materials
which include hazardous constituents), sewage, sludge, industrial slag, solvents and/or any other
similar substances, materials, or wastes and including any other substances, materials or wastes
that are or become regulated under any Environmental Law (including, without limitation any that
are or become classified as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law).

     “Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 19 hereof.

     “Interest Period” shall have the meaning specified in subsection 4(a)(ii) hereof.

     “IRB Indenture” shall mean that certain Trust Indenture dated October 1, 1997 between County
of Dodge, Nebraska and IRB Trustee, as in effect on the date hereof.

     “IRB Lease Agreement” shall mean that certain Lease Agreement dated October 1, 1997 between
County of Dodge, Nebraska and US Borrower, as in effect on the date hereof.

     “IRB Trustee” shall mean Norwest Bank Wisconsin, National Association.

     “Items” shall have the meaning set forth in the Borrower Agreement.

     “LaSalle Bank” shall mean LaSalle Bank National Association, Chicago, Illinois.

     “Liabilities” shall mean any and all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of US Borrower
to Lender or to any parent, affiliate or subsidiary of Lender arising from this Agreement and the
Other Agreements, of any and every kind and nature, howsoever created, arising or evidenced and
howsoever owned, held or acquired, whether now or hereafter existing, whether now due or to become
due, whether primary, secondary, direct, indirect, absolute, contingent or otherwise (including,
without limitation, obligations of performance), whether several, joint or joint and several, and
whether arising or existing under written or oral agreement or by operation of law.

     “LIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan for any Interest Period, a rate
per annum equal to (a) the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest
Period as displayed in the Bloomberg Financial Markets system (or such other authoritative source
as selected by Lender in its sole discretion) as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days
prior to the first day of such Interest Period
divided by (b) a number equal to 1.0 minus the maximum reserve percentages (expressed as a
decimal fraction) including, without limitation, basic supplemental, marginal and emergency
reserves under any regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

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System or other governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto, as now and from time to time in
effect, for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation
D of such Board) which are required to be maintained by Lender by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System. The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective
date of any change in such reserve percentage.

     “LIBOR Rate Loans” shall mean the Loans bearing interest with reference to the LIBOR Rate.

     “Loan Authorization Agreement” shall mean that certain Loan Authorization Notice dated as of
the date hereof executed by Lender relating to this Agreement.

     “Loans” shall mean all loans and advances made by Lender to or on behalf of US Borrower
hereunder.

     “Lock Box” and “Lock Box Account” shall have the meanings specified in subsection 8(a)
hereof.

     “Master Guarantee Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 23 hereof.

     “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (i) the business, property,
assets, prospects, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of (a) US Borrower or (b) the
Companies, taken as a whole, (ii) the Collateral or Lender’s liens on the Collateral or the
priority of such liens, or (iii) Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the Other
Agreements.

     “Maximum Loan Limit” shall mean Three Million and No/100 Dollars ($3,000,000).

     “Maximum Revolving Loan Limit” shall have the meaning specified in subsection 2(a)
hereof.

     “Nebraska IRBs” shall mean the Nebraska Variable Rate Demand Industrial Development Revenue
Bonds, Series 1997.

     “Non-EXIM Loan Agreement” means the Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith among US
Borrower, Spanish Subsidiary, German Subsidiary and Lender, as amended, modified or restated from
time to time.

     “Non-US Companies” shall mean collectively, each Subsidiary of US Borrower that has been
formed or incorporated under the laws of any country other than the United States, and each of
their predecessors.

     “Obligor” shall mean US Borrower and each other Person who is or shall become primarily or
secondarily liable for any of the Liabilities.

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     “Oilgear France” shall mean Oilgear Towler S.A., a French limited liability company.

     “Oilgear India” shall mean Oilgear Towler Polyhydron Pvt. Ltd., a private limited company
organized in India.

     “Oilgear Italy” shall mean Oilgear Towler S.r.l., an Italian limited liability company.

     “Oilgear Taiwan” shall mean Oilgear Towler Taiwan Co. Ltd., a limited liability company
organized in Taiwan.

     “Oilgear UK” shall mean Oilgear Towler Ltd., a limited liability company organized in the
United Kingdom.

     “Original Term” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10 hereof.

     “Other Agreements” shall mean all agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection
with this Agreement (other than this Agreement, the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement and any document
executed in connection with the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement), including, without limitation,
guaranties, mortgages, trust deeds, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts,
notices, security agreements, leases, financing statements and all other writings heretofore, now
or from time to time hereafter executed by or on behalf US Borrower, a Company, an Obligor or any
other Person and delivered to Lender or to any parent, affiliate or subsidiary of Lender in
connection with the Liabilities or the transactions contemplated hereby, as each of the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

     “Parent” shall mean any Person now or at any time or times hereafter owning or controlling
(alone or with any other Person) at least a majority of the issued and outstanding equity of a
Company and, if a Company is a partnership, the general partner of such Company.

     “PBGC” shall have the meaning specified in subsection 12(b)(v) hereof.

     “Permitted Liens” shall mean (i) statutory liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen,
processors, mechanics, materialmen or suppliers incurred in the ordinary course of business and
securing amounts not yet due or declared to be due by the claimant thereunder; (ii) liens or
security interests in favor of Lender, including without limitation the liens or security interests
pursuant to the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement; (iii) zoning restrictions and easements, licenses,
covenants and other restrictions affecting the use of real property that do not individually or in
the aggregate have a material adverse effect on any Company’s ability to use such real property for
its intended purpose in connection with such Company’s business; (iv) liens in connection with
purchase money indebtedness and
capitalized leases otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement, provided, that such liens
attach only to the assets the purchase of which was financed by such purchase money indebtedness or
which is the subject of such capitalized leases; (v) liens granted by Oilgear

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UK on substantially
all of the assets of Oilgear UK to secure the Venture Debt; (vi) liens granted by Oilgear UK on its
assets pursuant to the Barclays Debt Agreement to secure the Barclays Debt; (vii) liens set forth
on Schedule 1 and any lien arising out of the refinancing, extension or renewal of any indebtedness
secured by such liens set forth on Schedule 1; provided, that (A) such indebtedness is not secured
by any additional assets, (B) the amount of such indebtedness is not increased and (C) such
indebtedness is permitted under this Agreement; (viii) liens and prior claims securing the payment
of taxes or other governmental charges not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith in
accordance, so long as in each case US Borrower is in compliance with subsection 12(n)
hereof with respect to such taxes and other governmental charges; (ix) deposits of money in an
aggregate amount not to exceed Seventy-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($75,000) to secure
performance of bids, trade contracts, leases and statutory obligations, in each case provided in
the ordinary course of business; (x) liens on the assets of any Non-US Company (other than on (A)
the real property of Spanish Subsidiary located at Entidad Zicunaga, Apartado 14, Hernani
(Guipuzcoa) Spain, (B) the real property of German Subsidiary located at Im Gotthelf 8, D-65795
Hattersheim, Federal Republic of Germany, (C) the real property of Oilgear Italy located at Via
Artigianale, 23 25010, Montirone (Brescia), Italy, (D) the real property of Oilgear France located
at Allee de Freres Montgolfier Parc d’Activities de Paris-Est-Croissy-Beauborg, France and (E) any
other assets on which Lender has a lien), which have been granted in the ordinary course of such
Non-US Company’s business solely to secure the guaranties permitted pursuant to subsection
13(a)(iii) hereof; (xi) inchoate and unperfected workers’, mechanics’ or similar liens arising
in the ordinary course of business, so long as such liens attach only to Equipment, Fixtures and/or
real estate; (xii) rights of setoff, banker’s lien and other similar rights arising solely by
operation of law upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions; (xiii)
subject to subsection 12(l) hereof, rights of the IRB Trustee, the holders of the Nebraska
IRBs, and the issuer of the Nebraska IRBs under the IRB Indenture, the IRB Lease Agreement, that
certain Building Improvement Lease Agreement dated as of October 1, 1997 between the US Borrower as
lessor and the County of Dodge, Nebraska as lessee, and the instruments and agreements relating to
the foregoing; and (xiv) liens on the cash collateral pursuant to that certain Cash Collateral and
Security Agreement dated as of February 7, 2005 between the US Borrower and M&I Marshall & Ilsley
Bank.

     “Person” shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust,
unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution,
entity, party or foreign or United States government (whether federal, state, county, city,
municipal or otherwise), including, without limitation, any instrumentality, division, agency, body
or department thereof.

     “Plan” shall have the meaning specified in subsection 12(b)(v) hereof.

     “Prime Rate” shall mean LaSalle Bank’s publicly announced prime rate (which is not intended to
be LaSalle Bank’s lowest or most favorable rate in effect at any time) in effect from time to time.

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     “Prime Rate Loans” shall mean the Loans bearing interest with reference to the Prime Rate.

     “Renewal Term” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10 hereof.

     “Revolving Loan Limit” shall have the meaning specified in subsection 2(a) hereof.

     “Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning specified in subsection 2(a) hereof.

     “Spanish Borrower Cap” shall mean Four Million Five Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($4,583,000).

     “Spanish Real Property Mortgage” shall mean the mortgage deed (Term Loan D), the mortgage deed
(Term Loan C) and the mortgage deed (US Loans).

     “Spanish Subsidiary” shall mean Oilgear Towler, S.A., a Spanish corporation.

     “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation or other entity of which more than fifty percent (50%)
of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interest having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors (or equivalent body) of such corporation or other entity
(irrespective of whether at the time stock/equity of any other class of such corporation or other
entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at
the time, directly or indirectly, owned by a Company, or any partnership, joint venture or limited
liability company of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding equity interests are at
the time, directly or indirectly, owned by a Company or any partnership of which a Company is a
general partner.

     “Tangible Net Worth” shall have the meaning specified in subsection 14(a) hereof.

     “Tax” shall mean, in relation to any LIBOR Rate Loans and the applicable LIBOR Rate, any tax,
levy, impost, duty, deduction, withholding or charges of whatever nature required to be paid by
Lender and/or to be withheld or deducted from any payment otherwise required hereby to be made by
US Borrower to Lender; provided, that the term “Tax” shall not include any taxes imposed upon the
net income of Lender.

     “US Companies” shall mean collectively, US Borrower and its Subsidiaries that have been formed
or incorporated under the laws of the United States, and each of their predecessors.

     “Venture” shall mean Venture Finance PLC, a public limited company organized in the United
Kingdom.

     “Venture Debt” shall mean the indebtedness of Oilgear UK owing pursuant to the Venture Debt
Agreements.

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     “Venture Debt Agreements” shall mean, collectively, (i) that certain Agreement for the
Purchase of Debts between Venture and Oilgear UK, (ii) that certain Stock Loan Agreement between
Venture and Oilgear UK and (iii) that certain Plant & Machinery Loan Agreement between Venture and
Oilgear UK, each as in effect on February 7, 2005 and as amended or modified from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement.

“Volvo” shall mean Volvo Construction Equipment Customer Support AB.

     2. LOANS.

     (a) Revolving Loans.

     Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Other Agreements, including
without limitation Section 17 hereof, during the Original Term and any Renewal Term, Lender
agrees to make revolving loans and advances to US Borrower (the “Revolving Loans”) in an amount up
to the sum of the following sublimits (the “Revolving Loan Limit”):

          (i) Up to eighty-five percent (85%) of the face amount (less maximum discounts, credits
and allowances which may be taken by or granted to Account Debtors in connection therewith
in the ordinary course of US Borrower’s business and less Retainages, as defined in the
Borrower Agreement) of US Borrower’s Eligible Export-Related Accounts; provided that such
advance rate shall be reduced by one (1) percentage point for each whole or partial
percentage point by which Dilution (as determined by Lender in good faith based on the
results of the most recent twelve (12) month period for which Lender has conducted a field
audit of US Borrower) exceeds five percent (5%); plus

          (ii) Up to seventy five percent (75%) of the lower of cost or market value (as
determined according to generally accepted accounting principles) of US Borrower’s Eligible
Export-Related Inventory or One Million Eight Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($1,800,000), whichever is less; minus

          (iii) such reserves as Lender elects, in its sole discretion to establish from time to
time (including without limitation reserves pertaining to contributions to the Companies’
pension plans);

provided, that (x) advances to US Borrower with respect to clause (ii) above shall at no time
exceed sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding Revolving Loans and (y) the Revolving Loan Limit
shall in no event exceed Three Million and No/100 Dollars ($3,000,000) (the “Maximum Revolving Loan
Limit”).

     The aggregate unpaid balance of the Revolving Loans shall not at any time exceed the lesser of
the (i) Revolving Loan Limit and (ii) the Maximum Revolving Loan Limit. If at any time the
outstanding Revolving Loans exceed either the Revolving Loan Limit or the Maximum Revolving Loan
Limit, or any portion of the Revolving Loans exceeds any applicable sublimit within the Revolving
Loan Limit, US Borrower shall

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immediately, and without the necessity of demand by Lender, pay to
Lender such amount as may be necessary to eliminate such excess and Lender shall apply such payment
to the Revolving Loans in such order as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion.

     US Borrower hereby authorizes Lender, in its sole discretion, to charge any of US Borrower’s
accounts or advance Revolving Loans to make any payments of principal, interest, fees, costs or
expenses required to be made under this Agreement or the Other Agreements.

     A request for a Revolving Loan shall be made or shall be deemed to be made, each in the
following manner: US Borrower shall give Lender same day notice, no later than 1:00 P.M. (Chicago
time) for such day, of its request for a Revolving Loan as a Prime Rate Loan, and at least three
(3) Business Days prior notice of its request for a Revolving Loan as a LIBOR Rate Loan, in which
notice US Borrower shall specify the amount of the proposed borrowing and the proposed borrowing
date; provided, however, that no such request may be made at a time when there exists an Event of
Default or an event which, with the passage of time or giving of notice, will become an Event of
Default. In the event that US Borrower maintains a controlled disbursement account at LaSalle
Bank, each check presented for payment against such controlled disbursement account and any other
charge or request for payment against such controlled disbursement account shall constitute a
request for a Revolving Loan as a Prime Rate Loan. As an accommodation to US Borrower, Lender may
permit telephone requests for Revolving Loans and electronic transmittal of instructions,
authorizations, agreements or reports to Lender by US Borrower. Unless US Borrower specifically
directs Lender in writing not to accept or act upon telephonic or electronic communications from US
Borrower, Lender shall have no liability to US Borrower for any loss or damage suffered by US
Borrower as a result of Lender’s honoring of any requests, execution of any instructions,
authorizations or agreements or reliance on any reports communicated to it telephonically or
electronically and purporting to have been sent to Lender by US Borrower and Lender shall have no
duty to verify the origin of any such communication or the authority of the Person sending it.

     US Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Lender to disburse the proceeds of each Revolving
Loan requested by US Borrower, or deemed to be requested by US Borrower, as follows: the proceeds
of each Revolving Loan requested (or deemed requested) under Section 2(a) shall be
disbursed by Lender in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds,
in the case of the initial borrowing, in accordance with the terms of the written disbursement
letter from US Borrower, and in the case of each subsequent borrowing, by wire transfer or
Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfer to such bank account as may be agreed upon by US Borrower
and Lender from time to time, or elsewhere if pursuant to a written direction from US Borrower.

     (b) Repayments.

     The Revolving Loans and all other Liabilities shall be repaid by US Borrower on the last day
of the Original Term or any Renewal Term if this Agreement is renewed pursuant to Section
10 hereof.

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     (c) Notes.

     The Loans shall, in Lender’s sole discretion, be evidenced by one or more promissory notes in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender. However, if such Loans are not so evidenced, such Loans
may be evidenced solely by entries upon the books and records maintained by Lender.

     (d) Currency.

     All Loans shall be made and repaid in Dollars.

     (e) Payments Free and Clear.

     Subject to the terms hereof, any and all payments by any Company under this Agreement or any
Other Agreement shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or
future tax, levy, impost, duty, deduction, withholding, any other similar charges and any and all
liabilities (including without limitation, fines, penalties, interest and expenses) in lieu thereof
or for non-collection on or in respect thereof (collectively, “Withholding Taxes”). If either (i)
any Company is required by law (after giving effect to any applicable exemption available pursuant
to applicable law) to deduct any Withholding Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder
or under any Other Agreement to Lender or (ii) Lender shall be subject to any of the foregoing in
respect of any sum payable hereunder (after giving effect to any applicable exemption available
pursuant to applicable law), such Company shall (x) forthwith pay to Lender a supplemental payment
on an After-Tax Basis, after making any or all required deductions, so that Lender shall receive an
amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions by such Company been made,
and had no such payments been required by Lender, and (y) make such deductions and pay the full
amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority in accordance with applicable law. In addition,
US Borrower agrees to pay on an After-Tax Basis any present or future stamp or documentary taxes,
any excise or property taxes, or other charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made
hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Agreement or any Other Agreement. “After-Tax Basis” means, in the case of any amount paid or
payable to Lender, a basis such that any payment received or deemed to have been received shall be
forthwith supplemented by a further supplemental payment to Lender so that after taking into
account all federal, state, provincial, foreign or local income taxes (other than taxes imposed
upon the net income of Lender), Lender receives an amount equal to the original payment received or
deemed to have been received. In the event that a valid exemption from Withholding Taxes is
available to a Company under applicable law, upon the reasonable request from such Company to the
Lender, the Lender shall cooperate with such Company in executing and
delivering applicable documents (to the extent such documents are in form and substance
acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion) required to evidence that such exemption is available.

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3. [Intentionally Omitted.]

     4. INTEREST, FEES AND CHARGES.

     (a) Interest Rate.

     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the Loans shall bear interest at the per
annum rate of interest set forth in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) below:

          (i) One-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum in excess of the Prime Rate in effect
from time to time with respect to Revolving Loans, payable on the first Business Day of each
month in arrears. Said rate of interest shall increase or decrease by an amount equal to
each increase or decrease in the Prime Rate effective on the effective date of each such
change in the Prime Rate.

          (ii) Three hundred and fifty (350) basis points in excess of the LIBOR Rate for the
applicable Interest Period with respect to Revolving Loans, such rate to remain fixed for
such Interest Period. “Interest Period” shall mean any continuous period of one (1), two
(2) or three (3) months, as selected from time to time by US Borrower requesting such LIBOR
Rate Loan by irrevocable notice (in writing, by telecopy, telex, electronic mail, or cable)
given to Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the first day of each
respective Interest Period; provided, that: (A) each such period occurring after such
initial period shall commence on the day on which the immediately preceding period expires;
(B) the final Interest Period shall be such that its expiration occurs on or before the end
of the Original Term or any Renewal Term; and (C) if for any reason US Borrower shall fail
to timely select a period, then such Loans shall continue as, or revert to, Prime Rate
Loans. Interest shall be payable on the first Business Day of each month in arrears and on
the last Business Day of such Interest Period.

          (iii) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Loans shall bear interest at the
rate of two percentage points (2.0) per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise
payable thereon, which interest shall be payable on demand. All interest shall be
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year.

     (b) Other LIBOR Provisions.

          (i) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, US Borrower shall have the option (A)
as of any date, to convert all or any part of the Prime Rate Loans to, or request that new
Loans be made as, LIBOR Rate Loans of various Interest Periods, (B) as of the last day of
any Interest Period, to continue all or any portion of the relevant LIBOR Rate Loans as
LIBOR Rate Loans; (C) as of the last day of any Interest Period, to convert all or any
portion of the LIBOR Rate Loans to Prime Rate
Loans; and (D) at any time, to request new Loans as Prime Rate Loans; provided, that
Loans may not be made as, continued as or converted to LIBOR Rate Loans, if the making,
continuation or conversion thereof would violate the provisions of subsections
4(b)(ii) or 4(b)(iii) of this Agreement or if an Event of Default has occurred.

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          (ii) Lender’s determination of the LIBOR Rate as provided above shall be conclusive,
absent manifest error. Furthermore, if Lender determines, in good faith (which
determination shall be conclusive, absent manifest error), prior to the commencement of any
Interest Period that (A) U.S. Dollar deposits of sufficient amount and maturity for funding
the Loans are not available to Lender in the London Interbank Eurodollar market in the
ordinary course of business, or (B) by reason of circumstances affecting the London
Interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the rate
of interest to be applicable to the Loans requested by US Borrower to be LIBOR Rate Loans or
the Loans bearing interest at the rates set forth in subsection 4(a)(ii) of this
Agreement shall not represent the effective pricing to Lender for U.S. Dollar deposits of a
comparable amount for the relevant period (such as for example, but not limited to, official
reserve requirements required by Regulation D to the extent not given effect in determining
the rate), Lender shall promptly notify US Borrower and (1) all existing LIBOR Rate Loans
shall convert to Prime Rate Loans upon the end of the applicable Interest Period, and (2) no
additional LIBOR Rate Loans shall be made until such circumstances are cured.

          (iii) If, after the date hereof, the introduction of, or any change in any applicable
law, treaty, rule, regulation or guideline or in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority or any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other
authority having jurisdiction over Lender or its lending offices (a “Regulatory Change”),
shall, in the opinion of counsel to Lender, make it unlawful for Lender to make or maintain
LIBOR Rate Loans, then Lender shall promptly notify the requesting US Borrower and (A) the
LIBOR Rate Loans shall immediately convert to Prime Rate Loans on the last Business Day of
the then existing Interest Period or on such earlier date as required by law and (B) no
additional LIBOR Rate Loans shall be made until such circumstance is cured.

          (iv) If, for any reason, a LIBOR Rate Loan is paid prior to the last Business Day of
any Interest Period or if a LIBOR Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified by US
Borrower in its request (other than as a result of a default by Lender), US Borrower agrees
to indemnify Lender against any loss (including any loss on redeployment of the deposits or
other funds acquired by Lender to fund or maintain such LIBOR Rate Loan) cost or expense
incurred by Lender as a result of such prepayment.

          (v) If any Regulatory Change (whether or not having the force of law) shall (A) impose,
modify or deem applicable any assessment, reserve, special deposit or similar requirement
against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account
of or loans by, or any other acquisition of funds or disbursements by, Lender; (B)
subject Lender or the LIBOR Rate Loans to any Tax or change the basis of taxation of
payments to Lender of principal or interest due from US Borrower to Lender

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hereunder (other
than a change in the taxation of the overall net income of Lender); or (C) impose on Lender
any other condition regarding the LIBOR Rate Loans or Lender’s funding thereof, and Lender
shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive, absent any manifest error) that
the result of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Lender of making or maintaining the
LIBOR Rate Loans or to reduce the amount of principal or interest received by Lender
hereunder, then US Borrower shall pay to Lender, on demand, such additional amounts as
Lender shall, from time to time, determine are sufficient to compensate and indemnify Lender
from such increased cost or reduced amount.

          (vi) Lender shall receive payments of amounts of principal of and interest with respect
to the LIBOR Rate Loans free and clear of, and without deduction for, any Taxes. If (A)
Lender shall be subject to any Tax in respect of any LIBOR Rate Loans or any part thereof
or, (B) US Borrower shall be required to withhold or deduct any Tax from any such amount,
the LIBOR Rate applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loans shall be adjusted by Lender to reflect
all additional costs incurred by Lender in connection with the payment by Lender or the
withholding by US Borrower of such Tax and US Borrower shall provide Lender with a statement
detailing the amount of any such Tax actually paid by US Borrower. Determination by Lender
of the amount of such costs shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If after any such
adjustment any part of any Tax paid by Lender is subsequently recovered by Lender, Lender
shall reimburse US Borrower to the extent of the amount so recovered. A certificate of an
officer of Lender setting forth the amount of such recovery and the basis therefor in
reasonable detail shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

          (vii) Each request for LIBOR Rate Loans shall be in an amount not less than Five
Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000), and in integral multiples of, One Hundred
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($100,000).

          (viii) Unless otherwise specified by US Borrower, all Loans shall be Prime Rate Loans.

          (ix) No more than three (3) Interest Periods may be in effect with respect to
outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans at any one time.

     (c) Fees And Charges.

          (i) Facilities Fee: US Borrower shall pay to Lender a facilities fee of one and
one-half percent (1.50%) of the Maximum Loan Limit, which fee shall be fully earned and
payable on the date of disbursement of the initial Loans hereunder.

          (ii) [Intentionally omitted.]

          (iii) Unused Line Fee: US Borrower shall pay to Lender an unused line fee of
three-eighths of one percent (.375%) of the difference between the

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Maximum Revolving Loan
Limit and the average daily balance of the Revolving Loans for each month, which fee shall
be fully earned by Lender and payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each
month during the Original Term and any Renewal Term. Said fee shall be calculated on the
basis of a 360 day year.

          (iv) [Intentionally omitted.]

          (v) Costs and Expenses: US Borrower shall reimburse Lender for all costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, legal expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees
(whether for internal or outside counsel), incurred by Lender in connection with the (A)
documentation and consummation of this transaction and any other transactions between US
Borrower and Lender, including, without limitation, Uniform Commercial Code and other public
record searches and filings, overnight courier or other express or messenger delivery,
appraisal costs, surveys, title insurance and environmental audit or review costs; (B)
collection, protection or enforcement of any rights in or to the Collateral; (C) collection
of any Liabilities; and (D) administration and enforcement of any of Lender’s rights under
this Agreement or any Other Agreement. US Borrower shall also pay all normal service
charges with respect to all accounts maintained by each Company with Lender and LaSalle Bank
and any additional services requested by a Company from Lender and LaSalle Bank. All such
costs, expenses and charges shall, if owed to LaSalle Bank, be reimbursed by Lender and in
such event or in the event such costs and expenses are owed to Lender, shall constitute
Liabilities hereunder, shall be payable by US Borrower to Lender on demand, and, until paid,
shall bear interest at the highest rate then applicable to Loans hereunder.

          (vi) Capital Adequacy Charge. If Lender shall have determined that the
adoption of any law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein or
in the interpretation or application thereof, or compliance by Lender with any request or
directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any
central bank or governmental authority enacted after the date hereof, does or shall have the
effect of reducing the rate of return on such party’s capital as a consequence of its
obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender could have achieved but for such
adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration Lender’s policies with respect to
capital adequacy) by a material amount, then from time to time, after submission by Lender
to US Borrower of a written demand therefor (“Capital Adequacy Demand”) together with the
certificate described below, US Borrower shall pay to Lender such additional amount or
amounts (“Capital Adequacy Charge”) as will compensate Lender for such reduction, such
Capital Adequacy Demand to be made with reasonable promptness following such determination.
A certificate of Lender claiming entitlement to payment as set forth herein shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Such certificate shall set forth the nature of
the occurrence giving rise to such reduction, the amount of the Capital Adequacy Charge to
be paid to Lender, and the method by which such
amount was determined. In determining such amount, Lender may use any reasonable
averaging and attribution method, applied on a non-discriminatory basis.

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     (d) Maximum Interest.

     It is the intent of the parties that the rate of interest and other charges to US Borrower
under this Agreement and the Other Agreements shall be lawful; therefore, if for any reason the
interest or other charges payable under this Agreement are found by a court of competent
jurisdiction, in a final determination, to exceed the limit which Lender may lawfully charge US
Borrower, then the obligation to pay interest and other charges shall automatically be reduced to
such limit and, if any amount in excess of such limit shall have been paid, then such amount shall
be refunded to US Borrower.

     5. COLLATERAL.

     (a) Grant of Security Interest to Lender.

     As security for the payment of all Loans now or in the future made by Lender to US Borrower
hereunder and for the payment or other satisfaction of all other Liabilities, US Borrower hereby
assigns to Lender and grants to Lender a continuing security interest in the following property of
US Borrower, whether now or hereafter owned, existing, acquired or arising and wherever now or
hereafter located: (A) all Accounts (whether or not Eligible Export-Related Accounts) and all
Goods whose sale, lease or other disposition by US Borrower has given rise to Accounts and have
been returned to, or repossessed or stopped in transit by, US Borrower; (B) all Chattel Paper,
Instruments, Documents and General Intangibles (including, without limitation, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, trade names, trade secrets, goodwill, copyrights,
copyright applications, registrations, licenses, owned software, franchises, customer lists, tax
refund claims, claims against carriers and shippers, guarantee claims, contract rights, payment
intangibles, security interests, security deposits and rights to indemnification); (C) all
Inventory (whether or not Eligible Export-Related Inventory); (D) all Goods (other than Inventory),
including, without limitation, Equipment, vehicles and Fixtures; (E) all Investment Property; (F)
all Deposit Accounts, bank accounts, deposits and cash; (G) all Letter-of-Credit Rights; (H)
Commercial Tort Claims listed on Exhibit C hereto; (I) any other property of US Borrower now or
hereafter in the possession, custody or control of Lender or any agent or any parent, affiliate or
subsidiary of Lender or any participant with Lender in the Loans, for any purpose (whether for
safekeeping, deposit, collection, custody, pledge, transmission or otherwise) and (J) all additions
and accessions to, substitutions for, and replacements, products and Proceeds of the foregoing
property, including, without limitation, proceeds of all insurance policies insuring the foregoing
property, and all of US Borrower’s books and records relating to any of the foregoing and to US
Borrower’s business.

     (b) Other Security.

     Lender, in its sole discretion, without waiving or releasing any obligation, liability or duty
of any Company under this Agreement or the Other Agreements or any
Event of Default, may at any time or times hereafter, but shall not be obligated to, pay,
acquire or accept an assignment of any security interest, lien, encumbrance or claim asserted by
any Person in, upon or against the Collateral. All sums paid by Lender in respect thereof

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and all costs, fees and expenses including, without limitation, reasonable attorney fees, all court costs
and all other charges relating thereto incurred by Lender shall constitute Liabilities, payable by
US Borrower to Lender on demand and, until paid, shall bear interest at the highest rate then
applicable to Loans hereunder.

     (c) Possessory Collateral.

     Immediately upon receipt by US Borrower or any other Company of any portion of the Collateral
evidenced by an Instrument or Document, including, without limitation, any Tangible Chattel Paper
and any Investment Property consisting of certificated securities, US Borrower shall, or shall
cause the applicable Company to, deliver the original thereof to Lender together with an
appropriate endorsement or other specific evidence of assignment thereof to Lender (in form and
substance acceptable to Lender). If an endorsement or assignment of any such items shall not be
made for any reason, Lender is hereby irrevocably authorized, as US Borrower’s or other Company’s,
as applicable, attorney and agent-in-fact, to endorse or assign the same on such Person’s behalf.

     (d) Electronic Chattel Paper.

     To the extent that US Borrower or any other Company that has granted a lien in favor of Lender
on its Accounts or Chattel Paper obtains or maintains any Electronic Chattel Paper, US Borrower
shall, and shall cause such other Company to, create, store and assign the record or records
comprising the Electronic Chattel Paper in such a manner that (i) a single authoritative copy of
the record or records exists which is unique, identifiable and except as otherwise provided in
clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) below, unalterable, (ii) the authoritative copy identifies Lender as the
assignee of the record or records, (iii) the authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained
by the Lender or its designated custodian, (iv) copies or revisions that add or change an
identified assignee of the authoritative copy can only be made with the participation of Lender,
(v) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy
that is not the authoritative copy and (vi) any revision of the authoritative copy is readily
identifiable as an authorized or unauthorized revision.

     6. PRESERVATION OF COLLATERAL AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS THEREIN/LENDER’S RIGHT
TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL.

     US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, at Lender’s request, at any time and
from time to time, promptly authenticate, execute and deliver to Lender such financing statements,
documents and other agreements and instruments (and pay the cost of filing or recording the same in
all public offices deemed necessary or desirable by Lender) and do such other acts and things or
cause third parties to do such other acts and things as Lender may deem necessary or desirable in
its sole discretion in order to establish
and maintain a valid, attached and perfected security interest in the Collateral (including
the Additional Collateral) in favor of Lender (free and clear of all other liens, claims,
encumbrances and rights of third parties whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily

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created, except Permitted Liens) to secure payment of the Liabilities (subject to the German Borrower Cross
Collateralization Cap with respect to the German Real Property Mortgage, the Spanish Borrower Cap
with respect to the Spanish Real Property Mortgage and similar caps provided in the real property
mortgages to be entered into by each of Oilgear France and Oilgear Italy) and in order to
facilitate the collection of the Collateral. US Borrower irrevocably hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints Lender (and all Persons designated by Lender for that purpose) as US Borrower’s true and
lawful attorney and agent-in-fact to execute and file such financing statements, documents and
other agreements and instruments and do such other acts and things as may be necessary to preserve
and perfect Lender’s security interest in the Collateral. US Borrower further agrees that a
carbon, photographic, photostatic or other reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing
statement shall be sufficient as a financing statement, US Borrower further ratifies and confirms
the prior filing by Lender of any and all financing statements which identify US Borrower as
debtor, Lender as secured party and any or all Collateral as collateral. In the event that Lender
reasonably (provided such “reasonable” qualification shall not apply during the existence of an
Event of Default) requests, US Borrower will cause each other Non-US Company to, promptly guaranty
the Liabilities and grant to Lender a valid, attached and perfected security interest, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender, in all of their respective real and personal property, whether
now or hereafter existing and wherever located, to secure the Liabilities, in each case to the
extent such other Non-US Company has not already done so (the “Additional Collateral”); provided,
so long as no Event of Default is in existence, such additional guaranties or the pledging of such
Additional Collateral shall only be required under this Section 6 to the extent they do not result
in material tax liabilities to the US Borrower under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code.

     7. POSSESSION OF COLLATERAL AND RELATED MATTERS.

     While no Event of Default is in existence, each Company shall have the right, except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the ordinary course of such Company’s business, to (a)
sell, lease or furnish under contracts of service any of such Company’s Inventory normally held by
such Company for any such purpose; and (b) use and consume any raw materials, work in process or
other materials normally held by such Company for such purpose; provided, however, that a sale in
the ordinary course of business shall not include any transfer or sale in satisfaction, partial or
complete, of a debt owed by such Company.

     8. COLLECTIONS.

     (a) US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other US Company to, direct all of its Account
Debtors to make all payments on the Accounts directly to a post office box (the “Lock Box”)
designated by, and under the exclusive control of, Lender, at a financial institution acceptable to
Lender. US Borrower shall establish an account (the “Lock Box Account”) in Lender’s name with a
financial institution acceptable to Lender, into which all
payments received in the Lock Box shall be deposited, and into which US Borrower will, and
shall cause each other US Company to, immediately deposit all payments received by US Borrower or
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payments were received, whether by cash or check. If US Borrower, any Affiliate or Subsidiary, any shareholder, officer,
director, employee or agent of US Borrower or any Affiliate or Subsidiary, or any other Person
acting for or in concert with US Borrower shall receive any monies, checks, notes, drafts or other
payments relating to or as Proceeds of Accounts of US Borrower or any other US Company or other
Collateral, US Borrower and each such Person shall receive all such items in trust for, and as the
sole and exclusive property of, Lender and, immediately upon receipt thereof, shall remit the same
(or cause the same to be remitted) in kind to the Lock Box Account. The financial institution with
which the Lock Box Account is established shall acknowledge and agree, in a manner satisfactory to
Lender, that the amounts on deposit in such Lock Box and Lock Box Account are the sole and
exclusive property of Lender, that such financial institution will follow the instructions of
Lender with respect to disposition of funds in the Lock Box and Lock Box Account without further
consent from US Borrower, that such financial institution has no right to setoff against the Lock
Box or Lock Box Account or against any other account maintained by such financial institution into
which the contents of the Lock Box or Lock Box Account are transferred, and that such financial
institution shall wire, or otherwise transfer in immediately available funds to Lender in a manner
satisfactory to Lender, funds deposited in the Lock Box Account on a daily basis as such funds are
collected. US Borrower, on behalf of itself and the other US Companies, agrees that all payments
made to such Lock Box Account or otherwise received by Lender, whether in respect of the Accounts
of the US Borrower or such other US Company or as Proceeds of other Collateral or otherwise, will
be applied on account of the Liabilities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided,
that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, payments received by Lender
shall not be applied to the unmatured portion of the LIBOR Rate Loans, but shall be held in a cash
collateral account maintained by Lender, until the earlier of (i) the last Business Day of the
Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan and (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default;
provided, further, that if all of the conditions set forth in this Agreement with respect to the
making of Revolving Loans have been satisfied, the immediately available funds in such cash
collateral account may be disbursed, at US Borrower’s request, to US Borrower as a Revolving Loan.
US Borrower agrees to pay all fees, costs and expenses in connection with opening and maintaining
the Lock Box and Lock Box Account. All of such fees, costs and expenses if not paid by US
Borrower, may be paid by Lender and in such event all amounts paid by Lender shall constitute
Liabilities hereunder, shall be payable to Lender by US Borrower upon demand, and, until paid,
shall bear interest at the highest rate then applicable to Loans hereunder. All checks, drafts,
instruments and other items of payment or Proceeds of Collateral shall be endorsed by US Borrower
or such other US Company to Lender, and, if that endorsement of any such item shall not be made for
any reason, Lender is hereby irrevocably authorized to endorse the same on US Borrower’s or such
other US Company’s behalf. For the purpose of this section, US Borrower, on behalf of itself and
the other US Companies, irrevocably hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Lender (and all Persons
designated by Lender for that purpose) as US Borrower’s, and such other US Company’s, true and
lawful attorney and agent-in-fact (i) to endorse US Borrower’s or such other US Company’s name upon said items of payment and/or
Proceeds of Collateral and upon any Chattel Paper, Document, Instrument, invoice or similar
document or agreement relating to an
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thereto; (ii) to take control in any manner of any item of payment or Proceeds thereof and (iii) to have access to
any lock box or postal box into which any of US Borrower’s mail is deposited, and open and process
all mail addressed to US Borrower or such other US Company and deposited therein.

     (b) During the existence of an Event of Default, Lender may, at any time and from time to
time, whether before or after notification to any Account Debtor and whether before or after the
maturity of any of the Liabilities, (i) enforce collection of any of US Borrower’s Accounts or
other amounts owed to US Borrower or each other US Company by suit or otherwise; (ii) exercise all
of US Borrower’s and each other US Company’s rights and remedies with respect to proceedings
brought to collect any Accounts or other amounts owed to US Borrower or such other US Company;
(iii) surrender, release or exchange all or any part of any Accounts or other amounts owed to US
Borrower or any other US Company, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or not
longer than the original period) any indebtedness thereunder; (iv) sell or assign any Account of US
Borrower or other amount owed to US Borrower or any other US Company upon such terms, for such
amount and at such time or times as Lender deems advisable; (v) prepare, file and sign US
Borrower’s and each other US Company’s name on any proof of claim in bankruptcy or other similar
document against any Account Debtor or other Person obligated to US Borrower or such other US
Company; and (vi) do all other acts and things which are necessary, in Lender’s sole discretion, to
fulfill US Borrower’s and each other US Company’s obligations under this Agreement and the Other
Agreements and to allow Lender to collect the Accounts or other amounts owed to US Borrower or such
other US Company. In addition to any other provision hereof, Lender may at any time, after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at US Borrower’s expense, notify any
parties obligated on any of the Accounts to make payment directly to Lender of any amounts due or
to become due thereunder.

     (c) For purposes of calculating interest and fees, Lender shall, within one and a half (1.5)
Business Days after receipt by Lender at its office in Chicago, Illinois of (i) fully-cleared
checks and (ii) cash or other immediately available funds from collections of items of payment and
Proceeds of any Collateral, apply the whole or any part of such collections or Proceeds against the
Liabilities and the “Liabilities” as defined the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement in such order as Lender
shall determine in its sole discretion. For purposes of determining the amount of Loans available
for borrowing purposes, fully-cleared checks and cash or other immediately available funds from
collections of items of payment and Proceeds of any Collateral shall be applied in whole or in part
against the Liabilities and the “Liabilities” as defined the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement in such order
as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion, on the day of receipt, subject to actual
collection. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Proceeds of Eligible
Export-Related Accounts and Eligible Export-Related Inventory shall be applied first to the
Liabilities (as defined hereunder) and the Proceeds of all other Collateral shall be applied
first to the “Liabilities” as defined in the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement.

     (d) On a monthly basis, Lender shall deliver to US Borrower an account statement showing all
Loans, charges and payments, which shall be deemed final, binding

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and conclusive upon US Borrower unless US Borrower notifies Lender in writing, specifying any error therein, within thirty (30)
days of the date such account statement is sent to US Borrower and any such notice shall only
constitute an objection to the items specifically identified.

     9. COLLATERAL, AVAILABILITY AND FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SCHEDULES.

     (a) Daily Reports.

     US Borrower shall deliver to Lender an executed daily loan report and certificate in Lender’s
then current form on each day on which US Borrower requests a Revolving Loan, and in any event at
least once each week, which shall be accompanied by copies of US Borrower’s sales journal, cash
receipts journal and credit memo journal for the relevant period. Such report shall reflect the
activity of US Borrower with respect to Export-Related Accounts for the immediately preceding week,
and shall be in a form and with such specificity as is satisfactory to Lender and shall contain
such additional information concerning Export-Related Accounts and Export-Related Inventory as may
be requested by Lender including, without limitation, but only if specifically requested by Lender,
copies of all invoices prepared in connection with such Export-Related Accounts.

     (b) Monthly Reports.

     US Borrower shall deliver to Lender, in addition to any other reports, as soon as practicable
and in any event: (i) within twenty (20) days after the end of each month, (A) a detailed trial
balance of US Borrower’s Export-Related Accounts aged per invoice date, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Lender including, without limitation, the names and addresses of all
Account Debtors of US Borrower, and (B) a summary and detail of accounts payable (such Accounts and
accounts payable divided into such time intervals as Lender may require in its sole discretion),
including a listing of any held checks; and (ii) within twenty (20) days after the end of each
month, Lender’s form of Inventory report then in effect or the form most recently requested from US
Borrower by Lender, for US Borrower for each category of Export-Related Inventory.

     (c) Financial Statements.

     US Borrower shall deliver to Lender the following financial information, all of which shall be
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and
shall be accompanied by a compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, which
compliance certificate shall include a calculation of all financial covenants contained in this
Agreement: (i) no later than thirty (30) days after each month,
copies of internally prepared financial statements, including, without limitation, balance
sheets and statements of income, retained earnings and cash flow of all of the Companies on a
consolidated and consolidating basis, certified by the Chief Financial Officer of US Borrower; (ii)
no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each Fiscal
Year, copies of internally prepared financial statements including,

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without limitation, balance
sheets, statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and reconciliation of surplus of all of
the Companies on a consolidated and consolidating basis, certified by the Chief Financial Officer
of US Borrower, (iii) no later than ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, audited
annual financial statements of the Companies on a consolidated and consolidating basis with an
unqualified opinion (it being understood that without limiting the foregoing, such opinion shall
not include any going concern qualification) by independent certified public accountants selected
by US Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to Lender, which financial statements shall be
accompanied by copies of any management letters sent to any Company by such accountants and (iv)
the additional financial statements required by the Loan Authorization Agreement. Without limiting
the foregoing, no obligation of Spanish Subsidiary under this subsection 9(c) shall be
limited as a result of any waiver to which Spanish Subsidiary could be entitled and which could
result from the application of national legislation.

     (d) Annual Projections.

     As soon as practicable and in any event prior to the beginning of each Fiscal Year, US
Borrower shall deliver to Lender projected balance sheets, statements of income and cash flow for
each Company in the Domestic segment (as referenced in US Borrower’s 10-K report filed March 30,
2004) on a consolidated basis, each Company in the European segment (as referenced in US Borrower’s
10-K report filed March 30, 2004) on a consolidated basis and each Company in the International
segment (as referenced in US Borrower’s 10-K report filed March 30, 2004) on a consolidated basis,
and also on a standalone basis for US Borrower, for each of the twelve (12) months during such
Fiscal Year, which shall include the assumptions used therein, together with appropriate supporting
details as reasonably requested by Lender.

     (e) Explanation of Budgets and Projections.

     In conjunction with the delivery of the annual presentation of projections referred to in
subsection 9(d) above, US Borrower shall deliver a letter signed on behalf of US Borrower
by the President or a Vice President of US Borrower and by the Treasurer or Chief Financial Officer
of US Borrower, describing, comparing and analyzing, in detail, all changes and developments
between the anticipated financial results included in such projections and the historical financial
statements of each Company.

     (f) Public Reporting.

     Promptly upon the filing thereof, US Borrower shall deliver to Lender copies of all
registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which any Company
files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any similar
organization, as well as promptly providing to Lender copies of any reports and proxy
statements delivered to shareholders of any Company.

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     (g) Other Information.

     Promptly following request therefor by Lender, such other business or financial data, reports,
appraisals and projections as Lender may reasonably request.

     10. TERMINATION; AUTOMATIC RENEWAL.

     THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE IN EFFECT FROM THE DATE HEREOF UNTIL JANUARY 28, 2008 (THE “ORIGINAL
TERM”) AND SHALL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW ITSELF FROM YEAR TO YEAR THEREAFTER (EACH SUCH ONE-YEAR
RENEWAL BEING REFERRED TO HEREIN AS A “RENEWAL TERM”) UNLESS (A) LENDER ELECTS NOT TO RENEW THIS
AGREEMENT AT THE END OF THE ORIGINAL TERM OR ANY RENEWAL TERM; (B) THE DUE DATE OF THE LIABILITIES
IS ACCELERATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 HEREOF; OR (C) US BORROWER ELECTS NOT TO RENEW THIS
AGREEMENT AT THE END OF THE ORIGINAL TERM OR AT THE END OF ANY RENEWAL TERM BY GIVING LENDER
WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTION AT LEAST NINETY (90) DAYS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE ORIGINAL TERM OR
THE THEN CURRENT RENEWAL TERM AND BY PAYING ALL OF THE LIABILITIES IN FULL ON THE LAST DAY OF SUCH
TERM. If one or more of the events specified in clauses (A), (B) and (C) occurs or this Agreement
otherwise expires, then (i) Lender shall not make any additional Loans on or after the date
identified as the date on which the Liabilities are to be repaid; and (ii) this Agreement shall
terminate on the date thereafter that the Liabilities are paid in full. At such time as US
Borrower has repaid all of the Liabilities and this Agreement has terminated, US Borrower shall,
and shall cause each other Company to, deliver to Lender a release, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, of all obligations and liabilities of Lender and its officers, directors,
employees, agents, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates to US Borrower and such Company, and if US
Borrower or such Company is obtaining new financing from another lender, US Borrower shall deliver
such lender’s indemnification of Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, for checks
which Lender has credited to US Borrower’s or such Company’s account, but which subsequently are
dishonored for any reason or for automatic clearinghouse or wire transfers not yet posted to US
Borrower’s or such Company’s account. If, during the term of this Agreement, US Borrower prepays
all of the Liabilities from any source other than income from the ordinary course operations of US
Borrower’s business and this Agreement is terminated, US Borrower agrees to pay to Lender as a
prepayment fee, in addition to the payment of all other Liabilities, an amount equal to (i) two
percent (2%) of the Maximum Loan Limit if such prepayment occurs two (2) years or more prior to the
end of the Original Term, (ii) one percent (1%) of the Maximum Loan Limit if such prepayment occurs
less than two (2) years, but at least one (1) year prior to the end of the Original Term, or (iii)
one-half of one percent (0.50%) of the Maximum Loan Limit if such prepayment occurs less than one
(1) year prior to the end of the Original Term or any then current Renewal Term.

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     11. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

     US Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender, which representations and warranties
(whether appearing in this Section 11 or elsewhere) shall be true at the time of US
Borrower’s execution hereof and the closing of the transactions described herein or related hereto,
shall remain true until the repayment in full and satisfaction of all the Liabilities and
termination of this Agreement, and shall be remade by US Borrower at the time each Loan is made
pursuant to this Agreement.

     (a) Financial Statements and Other Information.

     The financial statements and other information delivered or to be delivered by any Company to
Lender at or prior to the date of this Agreement accurately reflect the financial condition of the
Companies in all material respects (or in all respects with respect to any report delivered
pursuant to subsection 9(a) hereof, other than inadvertent, immaterial errors not exceeding
Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate), and there has been no material adverse
change in the financial condition, the operations or any other status of any such Company since the
date of the financial statements delivered to Lender most recently prior to the date of this
Agreement. All written information now or heretofore furnished by any Company to Lender is true
and correct in all material respects (or in all respects with respect to any report delivered
pursuant to subsection 9(a) hereof, other than inadvertent, immaterial errors not exceeding Five
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate) as of the date with respect to which such
information was furnished.

     (b) Locations.

     The office where each US Company keeps its books, records and accounts (or copies thereof)
concerning the Collateral, each US Company’s principal place of business and all of each US
Company’s other places of business, locations of Collateral and post office boxes and locations of
bank accounts are as set forth in Exhibit A and at other locations within the continental
United States of which Lender has been advised by US Borrower in accordance with subsection
12(b)(i). The Collateral granted by the US Companies, including, without limitation, the
Equipment (except any part thereof which US Borrower shall have advised Lender in writing consists
of Collateral normally used in more than one state) is kept, or, in the case of vehicles, based,
only at the addresses set forth on Exhibit A with respect to such US Company, and at other
locations within the continental United States of which Lender has been advised by US Borrower in
writing in accordance with subsection 12(b)(i) hereof.

     (c) Loans by Companies.

     No Company has made any loans or advances to any Affiliate or other Person except as permitted
pursuant to subsection 13(f) hereof.

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     (d) Accounts and Inventory.

     Each Account or item of Inventory which any Company shall, expressly or by implication,
request Lender to classify as an Eligible Export-Related Account or as Eligible Export-Related
Inventory, respectively, shall, as of the time when such request is made, conform in all respects
to the requirements of such classification as set forth in the respective definitions of “Eligible
Export-Related Account” and “Eligible Export-Related Inventory” as set forth herein and as
otherwise established by Lender from time to time.

     (e) Liens.

     Each Company pledging Collateral hereunder is the lawful owner of all Collateral now
purportedly owned or hereafter purportedly acquired by such Company, free from all liens, claims,
security interests and encumbrances whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily created and
whether or not perfected, other than the Permitted Liens.

     (f) Organization, Authority and No Conflict.

          (i) US Borrower is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in active status
in the State of Wisconsin, its state organizational identification number is 1000801 and US
Borrower is duly qualified and in good standing in all jurisdictions where the nature and
extent of the business transacted by it or the ownership of its assets makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified outside of Wisconsin
could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.

          (ii) Each other Company is of the type of entity set forth next to such Company’s name
on Schedule 11(p) hereto, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in
its jurisdiction of organization, duly qualified and in good standing in all jurisdictions
where the nature and extent of the business transacted by it or the ownership of its assets
makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified outside its
jurisdiction of organization could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

          (iii) Each Company has the right and power and is duly authorized and empowered to
enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and the Other Agreements that it is a party
to, if any, and perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. Each Company’s execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Other Agreements that it is party to, if
any, does not conflict with the provisions of the organizational documents of such Company,
any statute, regulation, ordinance or rule of law, or any agreement, contract or other
document which may now or hereafter be binding on such Company (other than for such
conflicts with any statute, regulation, ordinance or rule of law, or any agreement, contract
or other document (other than any organizational document) which could not reasonably be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect),

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and each Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Other
Agreements that it is party to, if any, shall not result in the imposition of any lien or
other encumbrance upon any of such Company’s property under any existing indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement or other agreement or instrument by which
such Company or any of its property may be bound or affected.

     (g) Litigation.

     There are no actions or proceedings which are pending or threatened against any Company which
could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect, and US Borrower shall, promptly upon any Company becoming aware of any such pending or
threatened action or proceeding, give written notice thereof to Lender. No Company has any
Commercial Tort Claims pending other than those set forth on Exhibit C hereto as
Exhibit C may be amended from time to time by written notice by US Borrower to Lender.

     (h) Compliance with Laws and Maintenance of Permits.

     Each Company has obtained all governmental consents, franchises, certificates, licenses,
authorizations, approvals and permits, the lack of which could reasonably be expected to have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each Company is in compliance
in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, orders,
regulations, rules and ordinances (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws and statutes,
orders, regulations, rules and ordinances relating to taxes, employer and employee contributions
and similar items, securities, ERISA, employee retirement or welfare plans or employee health and
safety) the failure to comply with which could reasonably be expected to have, either individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

     (i) Affiliate Transactions.

     Except as set forth on Schedule 11(i) hereto or as permitted pursuant to
subsection 11(c) hereof and subsection 13(i) hereof, no Company is conducting,
permitting or suffering to be conducted, transactions with any Affiliate other than transactions
with Affiliates for the purchase or sale of Inventory or services in the ordinary course of
business pursuant to terms that are no less favorable to such Company than the terms upon which
such transactions would have been made had they been made to or with a Person that is not an
Affiliate.

     (j) Names and Trade Names.

     Each name of any Company has always been as set forth on Schedule 11(j) hereto (and
such other names of which Lender has been advised by US Borrower in accordance with subsection
12(b)(iv) hereof) and no Company uses or has used trade names, assumed names, fictitious names or
division names in the operation of its business, except as

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set forth on Schedule 11(j) hereto (and such other names of which Lender has been
advised by US Borrower in accordance with subsection 12(b)(iv) hereof).

     (k) Equipment.

     Each Company that has granted a lien to Lender on any of its Equipment has good and
indefeasible and merchantable title to and ownership of all of its respective Equipment. No
Equipment of any Company that has granted a lien to Lender on any of its Equipment is a Fixture to
real estate unless such real estate is owned by such Company and such real estate is subject to a
mortgage in favor of Lender, or if such real estate is leased, such real estate is subject to a
landlord’s agreement in favor of Lender on terms acceptable to Lender, or an accession to other
personal property unless such personal property is subject to a first priority lien in favor of
Lender.

     (l) Enforceability.

     This Agreement and the Other Agreements to which a Company is a party, if any, are the legal,
valid and binding obligations of such Company and are enforceable against such Company in
accordance with their respective terms.

     (m) Solvency.

     Each Company is, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, solvent, able to
pay its debts as they become due, has capital sufficient to carry on its business, now owns
property having a value both at fair valuation and at present fair saleable value greater than the
amount required to pay its debts, and will not be rendered insolvent by the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or any of the Other Agreements or by completion of the transactions contemplated
hereunder or thereunder.

     (n) Indebtedness.

     Except as permitted by subsections 13(a) and (b) hereof, no Company is
obligated (directly or indirectly), for any loans or other indebtedness for borrowed money.

     (o) Margin Security and Use of Proceeds.

     No Company owns any margin securities, and none of the proceeds of the Loans hereunder shall
be used for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin securities or for the purpose of
reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase any margin
securities or for any other purpose not permitted by Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to time.

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     (p) Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

     Except as set forth on Schedule 11(p) hereto, no Company has any Parents, Subsidiaries
or other Affiliates or divisions, nor is any Company engaged in any joint venture or partnership
with any other Person.

     (q) No Defaults.

     Except as set forth on Schedule 11(q), no Company is in default under any material contract,
lease or commitment to which it is a party or by which it is bound where such default could
reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect,
nor does any Company know of any dispute regarding any contract, lease or commitment which could
reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

     (r) Employee Matters.

     There are no controversies pending or threatened between a Company and any of its employees,
agents or independent contractors other than employee grievances arising in the ordinary course of
business which could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect, and each Company is in compliance with all federal, state, foreign and
other laws respecting employment and employment terms, conditions and practices except for such
non-compliance which could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

     (s) Intellectual Property.

     Each Company possesses adequate licenses, patents, patent applications, copyrights, service
marks, trademarks, trademark applications, trade styles and trade names to continue to conduct its
business as heretofore conducted by it (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) and all of such
Intellectual Property which is registered and owned by any Company that has granted a lien to
Lender on any of its Intellectual Property is identified on Schedule 11(s) hereto (such
Schedule 11(s) may be amended or modified from time to time by a written notice from US
Borrower to Lender any time new Intellectual Property is acquired by any such Company).

     (t) Environmental Matters.

     No Company has generated, used, stored, treated, transported, manufactured, handled, produced
or disposed of any Hazardous Materials, on or off its premises (whether or not owned by it) in any
manner which at any time violates any Environmental Law or any license, permit, certificate,
approval or similar authorization thereunder (except for violations which could not reasonably be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or which could
not reasonably be expected to result, either individually or in the aggregate, in liability of any
Company in an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($50,000)) and the operations
of each Company comply in all

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material respects with all Environmental Laws and all licenses, permits, certificates,
approvals and similar authorizations thereunder. In the past five (5) years there has been no
investigation, proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or notice by any
governmental authority or any other Person, nor is any pending or to the best of each Company’s
knowledge threatened with respect to any non-compliance with or violation of the requirements of
any Environmental Law by any Company or the release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of
any Hazardous Materials or the generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, manufacture,
handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials or any other environmental, health or
safety matter, which affects any Company or its business, operations or assets or any properties at
which any Company has transported, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials. No Company has
any material liability (contingent or otherwise) in connection with a release, spill or discharge,
threatened or actual, of any Hazardous Materials or the generation, use, storage, treatment,
transportation, manufacture, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials.

     (u) ERISA Matters.

     Except as set forth on Schedule 11(q), each Company has paid and discharged all obligations
and liabilities arising under ERISA and other applicable employee retirement and welfare benefit
statutes, orders, regulations, rules and ordinances of a character which, if unpaid or unperformed,
might result in the imposition of a lien against any of such Company’s properties or assets.

     (v) Industrial Revenue Bonds.

     As of the date of the initial Loans hereunder, (i) US Borrower has delivered to the IRB
Trustee a notice of prepayment pursuant to Section 5.3 of the IRB Lease Agreement and will promptly
cause the IRB Trustee to deliver the redemption notice required by Section 302 of the IRB Indenture
to each holder of the Nebraska IRBs in order to effectuate the redemption of all outstanding
Nebraska IRBs in accordance with Section 403 of the IRB Indenture, (ii) the outstanding principal
amount of the Nebraska IRBs is $1,200,000 and all interest and other amounts owed by US Borrower
and its Affiliates in connection with the Nebraska IRBs (including without limitation in connection
with the IRB Indenture, the IRB Lease Agreement and all other related agreements) are estimated not
to exceed $50,000, and (iii) no “Event of Default” (as defined in the IRB Lease Agreement and the
IRB Indenture) has occurred under the IRB Lease Agreement or the IRB Indenture. US Borrower further
represents and warrants that the actions described in subsection 12(l) hereof shall be
effectuated solely by delivering the redemption notice described in clause (i) above and paying the
obligations described in clause (ii) above and that no prepayment fee, premium, penalty or similar
costs (other than a nominal amount payable in connection with the purchase option under Section
10.1 of the IRB Lease Agreement and customary transaction expenses, including legal fees, of the
parties that are reimbursable by the US Borrower) shall be incurred in connection therewith.

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     (w) Representations and Warranties Under Borrower Agreement.

     The representations and warranties of US Borrower under the Borrower Agreement are true and
correct.

     12. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

     Until payment and satisfaction in full of all Liabilities and termination of this Agreement,
unless US Borrower obtains Lender’s prior written consent to waiving or modifying any of US
Borrower’s covenants hereunder in any specific instance, US Borrower covenants and agrees as
follows:

     (a) Maintenance of Records.

     US Borrower shall, and shall cause all other Companies to, at all times keep accurate and
complete books, records and accounts with respect to all of US Borrower’s and such other Company’s
business activities, in accordance with sound accounting practices and generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, and shall keep such books, records and accounts, and
any copies thereof, only at the addresses indicated for such purpose on Exhibit A.

     (b) Notices.

     US Borrower shall:

          (i) Locations. Promptly (but in no event less than thirty (30) days prior to
the occurrence thereof) notify Lender of the proposed opening of any new place of business
by any Company or new location of Collateral, the closing of any existing place of business
or location of Collateral, any change of in the location of any US Company’s books, records
and accounts (or copies thereof), the opening or closing of any post office box, the opening
or closing of any bank account or, if any of the Collateral consists of Goods of any US
Company of a type normally used in more than one state, the use of any such Goods in any
state other than a state in which US Borrower has previously advised Lender that such Goods
will be used.

          (ii) Eligible Export-Related Accounts and Inventory. Promptly upon any Company
becoming aware thereof, notify Lender if any Accounts or Inventory identified by any Company
to Lender as an Eligible Export-Related Account or Eligible Export-Related Inventory becomes
ineligible for any reason.

          (iii) Litigation and Proceedings. Promptly upon any Company becoming aware
thereof, notify Lender of any actions or proceedings which are pending or threatened against
any Company which could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and of any Commercial Tort Claims of any Company which
may arise, which notice shall constitute each Company’s authorization to amend Exhibit
C to add such Commercial Tort Claim.

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          (iv) Names and Trade Names. Notify Lender within ten (10) days of the change
of any Company’s name or the use of any trade name, assumed name, fictitious name or
division name by any Company not previously disclosed to Lender in writing.

          (v) ERISA Matters. Promptly notify Lender of (x) the occurrence of any
“reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) which might result in the termination by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) of any employee benefit plan (“Plan”)
covering any officers or employees of any Company, any benefits of which are, or are
required to be, guaranteed by the PBGC, (y) receipt by any Company of any notice from the
PBGC of its intention to seek termination of any Plan or appointment of a trustee therefor
or (z) its intention to terminate or withdraw from any Plan.

          (vi) Environmental Matters. Immediately notify Lender upon any Company
becoming aware of any investigation, proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claim,
citation or notice with respect to any non-compliance with or violation of the requirements
of any Environmental Law by any Company or the generation, use, storage, treatment,
transportation, manufacture, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials or
any other environmental, health or safety matter, in each case, in violation of the
requirements of any Environmental Law, which affects any Company or any Company’s business
operations or assets or any properties at which any Company has transported, stored or
disposed of any Hazardous Materials.

          (vii) Default; Material Adverse Change. Promptly advise Lender of (x) any
change in the business, property, assets, prospects, operations or condition, financial or
otherwise, of any Company which could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (y) the occurrence of any Event of Default
hereunder or the occurrence of any event which, if uncured, could reasonably be expected to
become an Event of Default after notice or lapse of time (or both) or (z) any demand for
payment under the Barclays Debt Agreement.

          (viii) Events Under Borrower Agreement. US Borrower shall promptly, but in any
event within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, notify Lender in writing
of the occurrence of any of the events set forth in Section 2.11 of the Borrower Agreement;
provided, that if any of the events set forth in Section 2.11 of the Borrower
Agreement also require notice from US Borrower pursuant to another term of this Agreement
and such notice is required to be given in less than five (5) Business Days after the
occurrence thereof, the shorter notice period shall apply.

     (c) Compliance with Laws and Maintenance of Permits.

     US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, maintain all governmental consents,
franchises, certificates, licenses, authorizations, approvals and

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permits, the lack of which could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to,
remain in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, orders,
regulations, rules and ordinances (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws and statutes,
orders, regulations, rules and ordinances relating to taxes, employer and employee contributions
and similar items, securities, ERISA, employee retirement and welfare benefits or employee health
and safety) the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Following any determination by Lender
that there is non-compliance, or any condition which requires any action by or on behalf of any
Company in order to avoid non-compliance, with any Environmental Law, at US Borrower’s expense
cause an independent environmental engineer acceptable to Lender to conduct such tests of the
relevant site(s) as are appropriate and prepare and deliver a report setting forth the results of
such tests, a proposed plan for remediation and an estimate of the costs thereof.

     (d) Inspection and Audits.

     US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, permit Lender, or any Persons
designated by it, to call at each Company’s places of business at any reasonable times, and,
without hindrance or delay, to inspect the Collateral and to inspect, audit, check and make
extracts from each Company’s books, records, journals, orders, receipts and any correspondence and
other data relating to such Company’s business, the Collateral or any transactions between the
parties hereto, and shall have the right to make such verification concerning such Company’s
business as Lender may consider reasonable under the circumstances. US Borrower shall, and shall
cause each other Company to, furnish to Lender such information relevant to Lender’s rights under
this Agreement and the Other Agreements as Lender shall at any time and from time to time request.
Lender, through its officers, employees or agents shall have the right, at any time and from time
to time, in Lender’s name, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any of US
Borrower’s Accounts, by mail, telephone, telecopy, electronic mail, or otherwise. US Borrower
authorizes Lender to discuss the affairs, finances and business of each Company with any officers,
employees or directors of any Company or with its Parent or any Affiliate or the officers,
employees or directors of its Parent or any Affiliate, and to discuss the financial condition of
each Company with such Company’s independent public accountants. Any such discussions shall be
without liability to Lender or to any Company’s independent public accountants. US Borrower shall
pay to Lender all customary fees (currently $750 per person per day) and all reasonable costs and
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender in the exercise of its rights hereunder, and all of such
fees, costs and expenses shall constitute Liabilities hereunder, shall be payable on demand and,
until paid, shall bear interest at the highest rate then applicable to Loans hereunder.

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     (e) Insurance.

     US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to:

          (i) Keep the Collateral and all other assets owned by any Company properly housed and
insured for the full insurable value thereof against loss or damage by fire, theft,
explosion, sprinklers, collision (in the case of motor vehicles) and such other risks as are
customarily insured against by Persons engaged in businesses similar to that of such
Company, with such companies, in such amounts, with such deductibles, and under policies in
such form, as shall be satisfactory to Lender. Original (or certified) copies of such
policies of insurance have been or shall be, within ninety (90) days of the date of the
initial funding of the Loans hereunder, delivered to Lender, together with evidence of
payment of all premiums therefor, and shall contain an endorsement, in form and substance
acceptable to Lender with respect to insurance of any Company, showing loss under such
insurance policies payable to Lender. Such endorsement, or an independent instrument
furnished to Lender, shall provide that the insurance company shall give Lender at least
thirty (30) days written notice before any such policy of insurance is altered or canceled
and that no act, whether willful or negligent, or default of any Company or any other Person
shall affect the right of Lender to recover under such policy of insurance in case of loss
or damage. In addition, each Borrower shall cause to be executed and delivered to Lender an
assignment of proceeds of such Borrower’s business interruption insurance policies. US
Borrower hereby directs all insurers under all policies of insurance of each Company to pay
all proceeds payable thereunder directly to Lender. US Borrower irrevocably makes,
constitutes and appoints Lender (and all officers, employees or agents designated by Lender)
as US Borrower’s true and lawful attorney (and agent-in-fact) for the purpose of making,
settling and adjusting claims under such policies of insurance, endorsing the name of US
Borrower on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such
policies of insurance and making all determinations and decisions with respect to such
policies of insurance.

          (ii) Maintain, at its expense, such public liability and third party property damage
insurance as is customary for Persons engaged in businesses similar to that of such Company
with such companies and in such amounts, with such deductibles and under policies in such
form as shall be satisfactory to Lender and original (or certified) copies of such policies
have been or shall be, within ninety (90) days after the date hereof, delivered to Lender,
together with evidence of payment of all premiums therefor; each such policy shall contain
an endorsement showing Lender as additional insured thereunder with respect to insurance of
any Company and providing that the insurance company shall give Lender at least thirty (30)
days written notice before any such policy shall be altered or canceled; provided,
however, that Borrower shall have thirty (30) days after the Closing Date to deliver to
Lender any such endorsements with respect to insurance other than commercial general
liability insurance and umbrella and excess liability insurance.

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If any Company at any time or times hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies
of insurance required above or to pay any premium relating thereto, then Lender, without waiving or
releasing any obligation or default by US Borrower hereunder, may (but shall be under no obligation
to) obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premiums and take such other
actions with respect thereto as Lender deems advisable. Such insurance, if obtained by Lender,
may, but need not, protect such Company’s interests or pay any claim made by or against such
Company with respect to the Collateral. Such insurance may be more expensive than the cost of
insurance such Company may be able to obtain on its own and may be cancelled only upon US Borrower
providing evidence that US Borrower has obtained the insurance as required above. All sums
disbursed by Lender in connection with any such actions, including, without limitation, court
costs, expenses, other charges relating thereto and reasonable attorneys’ fees, shall constitute
Loans hereunder, shall be payable on demand by US Borrower to Lender and, until paid, shall bear
interest at the highest rate then applicable to Loans hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this subsection 12(e) to the contrary, any Non-US Company which is not an Obligor shall
not be required to deliver to Lender any insurance certificates or endorsements naming Lender as a
loss payee or additional insured.

     (f) Collateral.

     US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, keep the Collateral and all other
assets of such Company in good condition, repair and order, ordinary wear and tear excluded, and
shall make all necessary repairs to the Equipment and replacements thereof so that the operating
efficiency and the value thereof shall at all times be preserved and maintained. US Borrower
shall, and shall cause each other Company to, permit Lender to examine any of the Collateral or
other assets on which Lender has a lien at any time and wherever such Collateral or other assets
may be located and, US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, immediately upon
request therefor by Lender, deliver to Lender any and all evidence of ownership of any of the
Equipment including, without limitation, certificates of title and applications of title. US
Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, at the request of Lender, indicate on its
records concerning the Collateral a notation, in form satisfactory to Lender, of the security
interest of Lender hereunder.

     (g) Use of Proceeds.

     All monies and other property obtained by US Borrower from Lender pursuant to this Agreement
shall be used solely for business purposes of enabling US Borrower to finance the cost of
manufacturing, producing, purchasing or selling, the finished goods Inventory intended for export
from the United States. Proceeds of the Loans and any other financial accommodations hereunder may
not be used for (a) servicing or repaying any of US Borrower’s pre-existing or future indebtedness
unrelated to the loan facility set forth herein (unless approved by Ex-Im Bank in writing); (b)
acquiring fixed assets or capital goods for use in US Borrower’s business; (c) acquiring, equipping
or renting commercial space outside of the United States; (d) paying the salaries of non-U.S.
citizens or non-U.S. permanent residents who are located in offices outside of the United States;
or (e) in connection with a

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     “Retainage” or “Warranty” (as each is defined in the Borrower Agreement). In addition, no
Loan or other credit accommodation hereunder may be used to finance the manufacture, purchase or
sale of any of the following: (i) Items to be sold or resold to an Account Debtor located in the
United States, Canada or a country as to which Ex-Im Bank is prohibited from doing business as
designated in the “Country Limitation Schedule” (as defined in the Borrower Agreement); (ii) that
part of the cost of Items which is not “U.S. Content” (as defined in the Borrower Agreement) unless
such part is not greater than 50% of the cost of the Items and is incorporated into the Items in
the United States; (iii) defense articles or defense services; or (iv) any Items to be used in the
construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of nuclear power, enrichment, reprocessing,
research or heavy water production facilities.

     (h) Taxes/Governmental Charges.

     US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, file all required tax returns and
pay all of its taxes and other governmental charges when due, including, without limitation, taxes
and other governmental charges imposed by federal, state or municipal agencies, and shall cause any
liens for taxes and other governmental charges to be promptly released; provided, that such Company
shall have the right to contest the payment of such taxes and other governmental charges in good
faith by appropriate proceedings so long as (i) the amount so contested is shown on such Company’s
financial statements; (ii) such Company keeps on deposit with Lender (such deposit to be held
without interest) an amount of money which, in the sole judgment of Lender, is sufficient to pay
such taxes and other governmental charges and any interest or penalties that may accrue thereon;
and (iii) if such Company fails to prosecute such contest with reasonable diligence, Lender may
apply the money so deposited in payment of such taxes and other governmental charges. If a Company
fails to pay any such taxes or other governmental charges and in the absence of any such contest by
such Company, Lender may (but shall be under no obligation to) advance and pay any sums required to
pay any such taxes and/or to secure the release of any lien therefor, and any sums so advanced by
Lender shall constitute Liabilities hereunder, shall be payable by US Borrower to Lender on demand,
and, until paid, shall bear interest at the highest rate then applicable to Loans hereunder.

     (i) Intellectual Property.

     US Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, maintain adequate licenses, patents,
patent applications, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trademark applications, tradestyles and
trade names to continue its business as heretofore conducted by it or as hereafter conducted by it.

     (j) Checking Accounts.

     Each US Company shall maintain its general checking/controlled disbursement account with
LaSalle Bank. Normal charges shall be assessed thereon. Although no compensating balance is
required, each US Company must keep monthly balances in order to merit earnings credits which will
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demand deposit account activities. In addition, each US Company shall enter into agreements
with LaSalle Bank for cash management services. Each US Company shall be responsible for all
normal charges assessed thereon.

     (k) Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act and Office of Foreign Assets Control.

     As required by federal law and LaSalle Bank’s and Lender’s policies and practices, LaSalle
Bank and Lender may need to obtain, verify and record certain customer identification information
and documentation in connection with opening or maintaining accounts, or establishing or continuing
to provide services and US Borrower agrees to provide such information. In addition, and without
limiting the foregoing sentence, US Borrower shall (a) ensure, and cause each other Company to
ensure, that no Person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls any Company is or
shall be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar
lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Department of the Treasury
or included in any Executive Orders, (b) not use or permit the use of the proceeds of the Loans to
violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or any enabling statute or Executive
Order relating thereto, and (c) comply, and cause each other Company to comply, with all applicable
Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations, as amended.

     (l) Industrial Revenue Bonds.

     (A) US Borrower shall, on or prior to March 24, 2005, cause the redemption of all of the
Nebraska IRBs, and (B) US Borrower shall promptly after such redemption (but in no event later than
April 3, 2005) repay all amounts owing in connection therewith and cause all agreements pertaining
thereto (including without limitation the IRB Indenture, the IRB Lease Agreement, and that certain
Irrevocable Letter of Credit Number SB/IRB 169 dated as of October 30, 1997 issued by M&I Marshall
& Ilsley Bank in favor of Norwest Bank Wisconsin, National Association as Trustee) to be terminated
and exercise US Borrower’s purchase option set forth in Section 10.1 of the IRB Lease Agreement.

     (m) Covenants Under Borrower Agreement.

     US Borrower shall perform all affirmative covenants and otherwise perform all of the
agreements and obligations set forth in the Borrower Agreement.

     (n) Oilgear France, Oilgear Italy and Oilgear Spain; Post-Close Documentation.

     Within forty-five (45) days of the date of the initial funding of the Loans hereunder, US
Borrower shall cause to be delivered to Lender (i) documents granting to Lender a first priority
security interest in the owned real property of Oilgear France located at Allee de Freres
Montgolfier Parc d’Activities de Paris-Est-Croissy-Beauborg, France and of Oilgear Italy located at
Via Artigianale, 23 25010, Montirone (Brescia), Italy, (ii) documents granting the pledge to Lender
of a first priority security interest in all of the outstanding shares of Oilgear France and
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shares), (iii) documents evidencing the guarantee by Oilgear France of Two Million and No/100
Dollars ($2,000,000) of the Liabilities, (iv) documents evidencing the guarantee by Oilgear Italy
of Seven Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($700,000) of the Liabilities, (v) the corporate
authority documents for each of Oilgear France and Oilgear Italy with respect to the documents
referenced in clauses (i) through (iv) above and (vi) legal opinions with respect to the documents
referenced in clauses (i) through (iv) above and the transactions contemplated thereby, each in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion. Within ninety (90) days of the
date of the initial funding of the Loans hereunder, (x) US Borrower shall appear before the
applicable Spanish notary and grant a first priority security interest in all of the outstanding
shares of Spanish Borrower pursuant to a Deed of Pledge in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender, as required by that certain Deed of Promise to Pledge dated as of the date hereof executed
by US Borrower in favor of Lender and (y) Spanish Borrower shall cause to be delivered to Lender,
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, an updated appraisal certification with respect to
the real property of Spanish Borrower located at Entidad Zicunaga, Apartado 14, Hernani (Guipuzcoa)
Spain.

     13. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

     Until payment and satisfaction in full of all Liabilities and termination of this Agreement,
unless US Borrower obtains Lender’s prior written consent waiving or modifying any of US Borrower’s
covenants hereunder in any specific instance, US Borrower agrees as follows:

     (a) Guaranties.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any Company to, assume, guarantee or
endorse, or otherwise become liable in connection with, the obligations of any Person (i) other
than the Liabilities, (ii) except by endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection or
similar transactions in the ordinary course of business, (iii) in the case of Non-US Companies,
except for reimbursement obligations of the Non-US Companies with respect to guaranties issued by
third-party financial institutions in favor of certain customers of such Non-US Companies to
guarantee the repayment of such customers’ downpayments deposited with such Non-US Companies for
work to be performed by such Non-US Companies, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of
business of such Non-US Companies and (iv) other guaranties assumed by any Non-US Company not to
exceed Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($400,000) in the aggregate.

     (b) Indebtedness.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any Company to, create, incur, assume or
become obligated (directly or indirectly), for any loans or other indebtedness for borrowed money
other than the Loans (and the “Loans” as defined in the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement), except (i) the
applicable Companies may maintain their present indebtedness listed on Schedule 11(n)
hereto; (ii) in the case of Oilgear UK, the Venture Debt; (iii) in the case of Oilgear UK, the
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12(l) hereof, in the case of US Borrower, the indebtedness owing to the holders of the
Nebraska IRBs pursuant to the IRB Lease Agreement and the IRB Indenture; (v) the intercompany
indebtedness permitted by subsection 13(f)(ii) hereof; (vi) unsecured indebtedness owing by
the Companies to trade creditors in the ordinary course of business; (vii) purchase money
indebtedness or capitalized lease obligations in connection with Capital Expenditures permitted
pursuant to subsection 14(d) hereof; and (viii) operating lease obligations requiring
payments not to exceed Three Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($3,500,000) in the
aggregate during any Fiscal Year.

     (c) Liens.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other Company to, grant or permit to
exist (voluntarily or involuntarily) any lien, claim, security interest or other encumbrance
whatsoever on any of its assets, other than Permitted Liens.

     (d) Mergers, Sales, Acquisitions, Subsidiaries and Other Transactions Outside the Ordinary
Course of Business.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other Company to, (i) enter into any
merger or consolidation; (ii) without providing Lender thirty (30) days prior notice (provided that
US Borrower or such Company shall take all steps necessary or otherwise requested by Lender to
preserve and perfect Lender’s liens in the Collateral), change its jurisdiction of organization or
enter into any transaction which has the effect of changing its jurisdiction of organization,
provided that in no event shall any Company change its country of organization; (iii) sell, lease
or otherwise dispose of any of its assets other than sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of
business other than the sale of the US Borrower’s real estate located at 211 Industrial Drive,
Longview, Texas in accordance with Section 30 of that certain “Net” Lease Agreement dated as of
September 26, 2003, and as in effect on the date hereof, between US Borrower and West Machine and
Tool, Inc.; (iv) purchase the stock, other equity interests or all or a material portion of the
assets of any Person or division of such Person; or (v) enter into any other transaction outside
the ordinary course of such Company’s business, including, without limitation, any purchase,
redemption or retirement of any shares of any class of its stock or any other equity interest, and
any issuance of any shares of, or warrants or other rights to receive or purchase any shares of,
any class of its stock or any other equity interest. No Company shall form any Subsidiaries or
enter into any joint ventures or partnerships with any other Person without the prior written
consent of Lender, which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

     (e) Dividends and Distributions.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other Company to, declare or pay any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash or in kind) on any class of its stock (if such
Company is a corporation) or on account of any equity interest in such Company (if such Company is
a partnership, limited liability company or other type of entity), except that (i) any Company may
declare or pay any dividend or other distribution to US Borrower, (ii) any wholly-owned Subsidiary
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dividend or other distribution to such US Company, (iii) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of a
Non-US Company may declare or pay any dividend or other distribution to such Non-US Company and
(iv) each of Oilgear India and Oilgear Taiwan may declare or pay dividends to its shareholders
provided that such dividends are made solely from the internally generated cash of Oilgear India or
Oilgear Taiwan, as applicable.

     (f) Investments; Loans.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other Company to, (i) purchase or
otherwise acquire, or contract to purchase or otherwise acquire, the obligations or stock of any
Person, other than direct obligations of the United States, or (ii) lend or otherwise advance funds
to any Person except for (x) advances made to employees, officers and directors for travel and
other expenses arising in the ordinary course of business, (y) indebtedness consisting of
intercompany loans and advances made by (A) any US Company (other than US Borrower) to any other US
Company, (B) any Non-US Company to any other Company and (C) US Borrower to German Subsidiary
and/or Spanish Subsidiary, the proceeds of which are immediately used in full by German Subsidiary
or Spanish Subsidiary (as applicable) to make payments then owing with respect to Term Loan C or
Term Loan D (as applicable) (each as defined in the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement) and solely to the
extent that German Subsidiary and/or Spanish Subsidiary do not then have sufficient funds to make
such payments and (z) loans to employees under that certain Oilgear Key Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (As Amended and Restated September 6, 1990) solely to the extent the proceeds of such loans
are immediately reinvested into the Company to purchase capital stock of the Company.

     (g) Fundamental Changes, Line of Business.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other Company to, (i) amend or modify
its organizational documents, (ii) change its Fiscal Year or (iii) enter into a new line of
business materially different from such Company’s current business.

     (h) Equipment.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other Company that has granted a lien
on its Equipment to Lender to, (i) permit any Equipment to become a Fixture to real property unless
such real property is owned by such Company and is subject to a mortgage in favor of Lender, or if
such real estate is leased, is subject to a landlord’s agreement in favor of Lender on terms
acceptable to Lender, or (ii) permit any Equipment to become an accession to any other personal
property unless such personal property is subject to a first priority lien in favor of Lender.

     (i) Affiliate Transactions.

     Except as set forth on Schedule 11(i) hereto or as permitted pursuant to
subsection 11(c) hereof, US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other
Company to, conduct, permit or suffer to be conducted, transactions with Affiliates other

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than transactions for the purchase or sale of Inventory or services in the ordinary course of
business pursuant to terms that are no less favorable to such Company than the terms upon which
such transactions would have been made had they been made to or with a Person that is not an
Affiliate.

     (j) Settling of Accounts.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other Company to, settle or adjust any
Accounts identified by any Company as Eligible Export-Related Accounts and no Company shall settle
or adjust any Export-Related Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate
without the consent of Lender, provided, that during the existence of an Event of Default, no such
Company shall settle or adjust any Export-Related Account without the consent of Lender.

(k) Management Fees; Compensation.

     US Borrower shall not, nor shall US Borrower permit any other Company to, pay any management
or consulting fees to any Persons, or pay annual aggregate salary to all directors or officers of
US Borrower or other Company in excess of one hundred ten percent (110%) of the aggregate salary to
all directors, and officers of US Borrower or other Company in effect on the date of this Agreement
for the first year and one hundred ten percent (110%) of the prior year’s aggregate salary amount
for each subsequent year. The aggregate annual salary amount(s) shall be adjusted each year for
the net addition or loss of directors or officers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this paragraph
(k) shall not apply to bonuses to be paid in accordance with the Oilgear Variable Compensation Plan
as in effect on the date hereof attached as Exhibit D hereto.

     (l) Covenants Under Borrower Agreement.

     US Borrower shall comply with all negative covenants set forth in the Borrower Agreement.

     14. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.

     US Borrower shall maintain and keep in full force and effect each of the financial covenants
set forth below:

     (a) Tangible Net Worth.

     US Borrower shall not permit the Tangible Net Worth of the Companies at any time to be less
than the Minimum Tangible Net Worth Amount set forth below during any corresponding period set
forth below:

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	Period	 	Minimum Tangible Net Worth Amount
	Date hereof through March 30, 2005
	 	Negative $2,700,000
	March 31, 2005 through June 29, 2005
	 	Negative $1,900,000
	June 30, 2005 through September 29, 2005
	 	Negative $1,500,000
	September 30, 2005 through December 30, 2005
	 	Negative $1,100,000
	December 31, 2005
	 	$4,400,000

At all times (i) from January 1st through December 30th of each Fiscal Year
commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2006, an amount equal to
ninety percent (90%) of the actual Tangible Net Worth of the Companies as of
the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, and (ii) as of the last
day of each Fiscal Year commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31,
2006, an amount equal to the actual Tangible Net Worth of the Companies as of
the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year plus Three Hundred
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($300,000).

     “Tangible Net Worth” being defined for purposes of this subsection, as of any date, as such
Person’s shareholders’ equity (including retained earnings), plus LIFO reserves,
plus or less any non-cash foreign currency translation adjustments from the
September 30, 2004 balance reported in US Borrower’s 10-Q report filed on November 15, 2004 of
$15,203, plus or less any non-cash minimum pension liability adjustments from the
September 30, 2004 balance reported in US Borrower’s 10-Q report filed on November 15, 2004 of
($22,091,419) less the book value of all fixed asset drawings, patterns, patents and other
intangible assets as determined solely by Lender, in good faith, on a consistent basis,
less prepaid expenses, deposits and amounts due from officers, employees and other
Affiliates, plus the amount of any debt subordinated to Lender, all as determined under
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

     (b) Debt Service Coverage.

     US Borrower shall not permit Debt Service Coverage of the Companies to be less than the ratio
set forth below for the corresponding period set forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Period	 	Ratio	 
	Date hereof through December 31, 2004
	 	 	1.10:1.00	 
	January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2005
	 	 	1.20:1.00	 
	January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005
	 	 	1.20:1.00	 
	January 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005
	 	 	1.20:1.00	 
	Twelve month period ending December 31, 2005 and each twelve
month period thereafter ending on the last day of each fiscal
quarter thereafter
	 	 	1.20:1.00	 

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     (c) Interest Coverage.

     US Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (x) Adjusted Net Income of the Companies to (y)
scheduled payments of interest and fees of Companies, on a consolidated basis, to the extent
carried as interest expense on Companies’ consolidated financial statements, with respect to
indebtedness for borrowed money (including the interest component payments with respect to
capitalized leases), to be less than the ratio set forth below for the corresponding period set
forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Period	 	Ratio	 
	Date hereof through December 31, 2004
	 	 	1.50:1.00	 
	January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2005
	 	 	1.50:1.00	 
	January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005
	 	 	1.50:1.00	 
	January 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005
	 	 	1.50:1.00	 
	Twelve month period ending December 31, 2005 and each twelve
month period thereafter ending on the last day of each fiscal
quarter thereafter
	 	 	1.50:1.00	 

     (d) Capital Expenditure Limitations.

     Companies shall not make any Capital Expenditures if, after giving effect to such Capital
Expenditure, the aggregate cost of all such fixed assets purchased or otherwise acquired by the
Companies would exceed One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,250,000)
during any Fiscal Year.

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     15. DEFAULT.

     The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of
Default” by US Borrower hereunder:

     (a) Payment.

     The failure of any Obligor to pay when due any of the Liabilities.

     (b) Breach of this Agreement and the Other Agreements.

     The failure of any Obligor to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, conditions,
promises, agreements or obligations of such Obligor under this Agreement or any of the Other
Agreements and such failure shall continue unremedied for ten (10) days; provided that such ten
(10) day cure period shall not apply in the case of any failure to perform, keep or observe any of
the covenants, conditions, promises, agreements of such Obligor (i) under Section 8, any of
subsections 12(d), 12(e), 12(f), Section 13 or Section 14, or (ii) which are not
capable of being cured during such period of ten (10) days.

     (c) Breaches of Other Obligations.

     (i) Any Company fails to pay when due or within any applicable grace period any principal or
interest on indebtedness for borrowed money or (ii) the breach or default of any Company, or the
occurrence of any condition or event, with respect to any indebtedness for borrowed money, if the
effect of such failure, breach or default or occurrence is to cause or to permit the holder or
holders then to cause, indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of Two Hundred
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($200,000) to become or be declared due prior to their stated maturity
or to otherwise permit the holder or holders to enforce their remedies against such Company or
(iii) any payment of principal becomes due (whether as a result of demand or otherwise) on the
Barclays Debt.

     (d) Breach of Representations and Warranties.

     The making or furnishing by any Company to Lender of any representation, warranty,
certificate, schedule, report or other communication within or in connection with this Agreement or
the Other Agreements or in connection with any other agreement between such Company and Lender,
which is untrue or misleading in any material respect (or in all respects with respect to any
report delivered pursuant to subsection 9(a) hereof, other than inadvertent, immaterial errors not
exceeding Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate.

     (e) Loss of Collateral.

     The loss, theft, damage or destruction (to the extent such loss, theft, damage or destruction
is not covered by insurance in a manner satisfactory to Lender) of any of the Collateral with an
aggregate value in excess of One Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($150,000).

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     (f) Levy, Seizure or Attachment.

     The making or any attempt by any Person to make any levy, seizure or attachment upon any of
the Collateral with an aggregate value in excess of One Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($100,000); provided, that the Companies shall have the right to contest such levy, seizure or
attachment in good faith by appropriate proceedings so long as (i) the value of the Collateral
subject to such contested levy, seizure or attachment is shown on such Company’s financial
statements, (ii) such Company keeps on deposit with Lender (such deposit to be held without
interest) an amount of money which, in the sole judgment of Lender, is sufficient to satisfy the
claim of such Person with respect to such levy, seizure or attachment and (iii) if such Company
fails to prosecute such contest with reasonable diligence, Lender may apply the money so deposited
to satisfy such claim.

     (g) Bankruptcy or Similar Proceedings.

     The commencement of any proceedings in bankruptcy by or against any Company or for the
liquidation or reorganization of any Company, or alleging that such Company is insolvent or unable
to pay its debts as they mature, or for the readjustment or
arrangement of any Company’s debts,
whether under the United States Bankruptcy Code or under any other law, whether state, federal or
foreign, now or hereafter existing, for the relief of debtors, or the commencement of any analogous
statutory or non-statutory proceedings involving any Company; provided, however, that if such
commencement of proceedings against such Company is involuntary, such action shall not constitute
an Event of Default unless such proceedings are not dismissed within thirty (30) days after the
commencement of such proceedings, though Lender shall have no obligation to make Loans to US
Borrower during such thirty (30) day period or, if earlier, until such proceedings are dismissed.

(h) Appointment of Receiver.

     The appointment of a receiver or trustee for any Company, for any of the Collateral or for any
substantial part of any Company’s assets or the institution of any proceedings for the dissolution,
or the full or partial liquidation, or the merger or consolidation, of any Company which is a
corporation, limited liability company or a partnership; provided, however, that if such
appointment or commencement of proceedings against such Company is involuntary, such action shall
not constitute an Event of Default unless such appointment is not revoked or such proceedings are
not dismissed within thirty (30) days after the commencement of such proceedings, though Lender
shall have no obligation to make Loans to US Borrower during such thirty (30) day period or, if
earlier, until such appointment is revoked or such proceedings are dismissed.

     (i) Judgment.

     The entry of any judgment or order against any Company in an aggregate amount in excess of One
Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($100,000) (or for a non-monetary judgment which could
reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the

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aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect) which remains unsatisfied or undischarged and in effect
for thirty (30) days after such entry without a stay of enforcement or execution.

     (j) Death or Dissolution of Obligor.

     The death of any Obligor who is a natural Person, or of any general partner who is a natural
Person of any Obligor which is a partnership, or any member who is a natural Person of any Obligor
which is a limited liability company or the dissolution of any Obligor which is a partnership,
limited liability company, corporation or other entity.

     (k) Default or Revocation of Guaranty.

     The occurrence of an event of default under, or the revocation or termination of, any
agreement, instrument or document executed and delivered by any Person to Lender pursuant to which
such Person has guaranteed to Lender the payment of all or any of the Liabilities or has granted
Lender a security interest in or lien upon some or all of such Person’s real and/or personal
property to secure the payment of all or any of the Liabilities.

     (l) Criminal Proceedings.

     The institution in any court of a criminal proceeding (other than for a misdemeanor) against
any Company, or the indictment of any Company for any crime.

     (m) Change of Control.

     The failure of (i) David A. Zuege, Thomas J. Price, the current officers and directors of the
US Borrower, Oilgear Ferris Foundation, Oilgear Savings Plus Plan, Oilgear Stock Retirement Plan
and Oilgear Salaried Retirement Plan to collectively own and have voting control of at least fifty
one percent (51%) of the issued and outstanding voting equity interests of US Borrower, or (ii)
other than as set forth on Schedule 15(m), US Borrower to own and have voting control of at
least 100 percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding voting equity interest of each other
Company.

     (n) Change of Management.

     If David A. Zuege shall cease to be the President and CEO of US Borrower at any time.

     (o) Material Adverse Change.

     Any material adverse change in the Collateral, business, property, assets, prospects,
operations or condition, financial or otherwise of any Company, as determined by Lender in its sole
judgment, or the occurrence of any event which, in Lender’s sole judgment, could reasonably be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

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     (p) Invalidity of Guaranty by Ex-Im Bank.

     The Master Guarantee Agreement shall at any time become invalid or unenforceable or Ex-Im Bank
shall otherwise cease to provide a guaranty in the amount of at least ninety percent (90%) of the
Liabilities hereunder.

     (q) Breach of Certain Agreements.

     US Borrower fails to comply with any provision of the Borrower Agreement or Loan Authorization
Agreement.

     16. REMEDIES UPON AN EVENT OF DEFAULT.

     (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in subsection 15(g) hereof,
all of the Liabilities shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice
of any kind. Upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default, all Liabilities may, at the option
of Lender, and without demand, notice or legal process of any kind, be declared, and immediately
shall become, due and payable.

     (b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may exercise
from time to time any rights and remedies available to it under the Uniform Commercial Code and any
other applicable law in addition to, and not in lieu of, any rights and remedies expressly granted
in this Agreement or in any of the Other Agreements and all of Lender’s rights and remedies shall
be cumulative and non-exclusive to the extent permitted by law. In particular, but not by way of
limitation of the foregoing, Lender may, without notice, demand or legal process of any kind, take
possession of any or all of the Collateral (in addition to Collateral of which it already has
possession), wherever it may be found, and for that purpose may pursue the same wherever it may be
found, and may enter onto any Company’s premises where any of the Collateral may be, and search
for, take possession of, remove, keep and store any of the Collateral until the same shall be sold
or otherwise disposed of, and Lender shall have the right to store the same at any Company’s
premises without cost to Lender. At Lender’s request, US Borrower shall, at US Borrower’s expense,
assemble the Collateral and make it available to Lender at one or more places to be designated by
Lender and reasonably convenient to Lender and US Borrower. US Borrower recognizes that if US
Borrower fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its Liabilities under this Agreement or the
Other Agreements, no remedy at law will provide adequate relief to Lender, and agrees that Lender
shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the
necessity of proving actual damages. Any notification of intended disposition of any of the
Collateral required by law will be deemed to be a reasonable authenticated notification of
disposition if given at least ten (10) days prior to such disposition and such notice shall (i)
describe Lender and US Borrower, (ii) describe the Collateral that is the subject to the intended
disposition, (iii) state the method of the intended disposition, (iv) state that US Borrower is
entitled to an accounting of the Liabilities and state the charge, if any, for an accounting and
(v) state the time and place of any public disposition or the time after which any private sale is
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warranties that might arise in connection with the sale, lease or other disposition of the
Collateral and has no obligation to provide any warranties at such time. Any Proceeds of any
disposition by Lender of any of the Collateral may be applied by Lender to the payment of expenses
in connection with the Collateral, including, without limitation, legal expenses and reasonable
attorneys’ fees, and any balance of such Proceeds may be applied by Lender toward the payment of
such of the Liabilities, and in such order of application, as Lender may from time to time elect.

     17. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

     (a) Initial Loans.

     The obligation of Lender to fund the initial Revolving Loan is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver on or before the date hereof of the following conditions precedent:

          (i) Lender shall have received each of the agreements, opinions, reports, approvals,
consents, certificates and other documents set forth on the closing document list attached
hereto as Schedule 17(a) (the “Closing Document List”) in each case in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender;

          (ii) Since September 30, 2004, no event shall have occurred which has had or could
reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect, as determined by Lender in its sole discretion;

          (iii) Lender shall have received payment in full of all fees and expenses payable to it
by US Borrower or any other Person in connection herewith, on or before disbursement of the
initial Loans hereunder;

          (iv) Lender shall have determined that immediately after giving effect to (A) the
making of the initial Loans, including without limitation the Revolving Loans, if any,
requested to be made on the date hereof, (B) the payment of all fees due upon such date, (C)
the making of the advances on the date hereof under the Venture Debt Agreements and the
Barclays Debt Agreement, (D) the payment of all fees due upon such date and (E) the payment
or reimbursement by US Borrower of Lender for all closing costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (x) US Borrower has Excess
Availability (inclusive of the “Excess Availability” under the Non-EXIM Loan Agreement) of
not less than One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000) and (y) the Companies collectively
have Excess Availability (inclusive of the “Excess Availability” under the Non-EXIM Loan
Agreement) plus access to immediately available funds from sources other then Lender of not
less than Two Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($2,500,000); and

          (v) The Obligors shall have executed and delivered to Lender all such other documents,
instruments and agreements which Lender determines are reasonably necessary to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.

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     (b) All Loans.

     The obligation of Lender to fund any Loan is subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or
before the date thereof of the following additional conditions precedent as of the date of each
such funding or issuance:

          (i) The representations and warranties made by the Companies contained in this
Agreement and other Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of such funding or
issuance date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to
an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date); and

          (ii) There exists no Event of Default nor any event which, with the passage of time or
giving of notice, will become an Event of Default.

Each request for a Loan submitted by US Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and
warranty by US Borrower, as of the date of each such request and as of the date of the related
funding of the Loan, as applicable, that the conditions in this Section 17 have been
satisfied.

     18. [Intentionally omitted.]

     19. GENERAL INDEMNIFICATION.

     US Borrower agrees to defend (with counsel satisfactory to Lender), protect, indemnify and
hold harmless Lender, each affiliate or subsidiary of Lender, and each of their respective
shareholders, members, officers, directors, managers, employees, attorneys and agents (each an
“Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or
nature (including, without limitation, the disbursements and the reasonable fees of counsel for
each Indemnified Party in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding,
whether or not the Indemnified Party shall be designated a party thereto), which may be imposed on,
incurred by, or asserted against, any Indemnified Party (whether direct, indirect or consequential
and whether based on any federal, state or local laws or regulations, including, without
limitation, securities laws and regulations, Environmental Laws and commercial laws and
regulations, under common law or in equity, or based on contract or otherwise) in any manner
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any Other Agreement, or any act, event or
transaction related or attendant thereto, the making or issuance and the management of the Loans or
the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loans; provided, however, that US Borrower shall not
have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Party with respect to matters caused by or
resulting from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Party. To the extent
that the undertaking to indemnify set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because
it is violative of any law or public policy, US Borrower shall satisfy such

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undertaking to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Any liability, obligation,
loss, damage, penalty, cost or expense covered by this indemnity shall be paid to each Indemnified
Party on demand, and, failing prompt payment, shall, together with interest thereon at the highest
rate then applicable to Loans hereunder from the date incurred by each Indemnified Party until paid
by US Borrower, be added to the Liabilities of US Borrower and be secured by the Collateral. The
provisions of this Section 19 shall survive the satisfaction and payment of the other
Liabilities and the termination of this Agreement.

     20. CURRENCY INDEMNITY.

     Any amount received or recovered by the Lender, in respect of any Liabilities, in a currency
other than Dollars (whether as a result of, or of the enforcement of, any judgment or order of a
court or tribunal of any jurisdiction, the winding-up of any Company or otherwise) shall only
constitute a discharge to the applicable Company to the extent of the amount of Dollars that Lender
is able, in accordance with its usual practice, to purchase with the amount of the currency so
received or recovered on the date of receipt of recovery (or, if later, the first date on which
such purchase is practicable). If the amount of the Dollars so purchased is less than the amount
of the Dollars so expressed to be due, US Borrower shall indemnify the Lender against any loss
sustained by Lender as a result, including the cost of making any such purchase. The provisions of
this Section 20 shall survive the satisfaction and payment of the other Liabilities and the
termination of this Agreement.

     21. NOTICE.

     Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any notice or other communication
required shall be in writing addressed to the respective party as set forth below and may be
personally served, telecopied, sent by overnight courier service or U.S. mail and shall be deemed
to have been given: (a) if delivered in person, when delivered; (b) if delivered by fax, on the
date of transmission if transmitted on a Business Day before 4:00 p.m. Chicago time (or on the next
Business Day after the date of transmission, if transmitted on a Business Day on or after 4:00 p.m.
Chicago time); (c) if delivered by overnight courier, one (1) Business Day after delivery to the
courier properly addressed; or (d) if delivered by U.S. mail, four (4) Business Days after deposit
with postage prepaid and properly addressed.

     Notices shall be addressed as follows (or as otherwise directed by the applicable party hereto
to the other parties hereto):

	 	 	 
	If to US Borrower:

	 	The Oilgear Company
	

	 	2300 South 51st Street
	

	 	Milwaukee, WI 53234
	

	 	Attention: Thomas J. Price, Vice President,
	

	 	Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
	

	 	Facsimile Number: (414) 328-4750

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	If to Lender:

	 	LaSalle Business Credit, LLC
	

	 	Two Honey Creek Corporate Center, Suite 220
	

	 	115 South 84th Street
	

	 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53214
	

	 	Attention: Timothy Woldt, First Vice President
	

	 	Facsimile Number: (414) 256-5099
	 
	 	 
	With a copy to:

	 	LaSalle Business Credit, LLC
	

	 	135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 400
	

	 	Chicago, IL 60603
	

	 	Attention: Steven Fenton
	

	 	Facsimile Number: (312) 904-6109

     22. CHOICE OF GOVERNING LAW; CONSTRUCTION; FORUM SELECTION.

     This Agreement and the Other Agreements are submitted by US Borrower to Lender for Lender’s
acceptance or rejection at Lender’s principal place of business as an offer by US Borrower to
borrow monies from Lender now and from time to time hereafter, and shall not be binding upon Lender
or become effective until accepted by Lender, in writing, at said place of business. If so
accepted by Lender, this Agreement and the Other Agreements shall be deemed to have been made at
said place of business. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER AGREEMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE OTHER AGREEMENTS
WHICH ARE EXPLICITLY STATED TO BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION) SHALL BE GOVERNED
AND CONTROLLED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AS TO INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT,
VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, EFFECT, AND IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
LEGALITY OF THE INTEREST RATE AND OTHER CHARGES, BUT EXCLUDING PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS
IN COLLATERAL LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WHICH SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONTROLLED BY
THE LAWS OF THE RELEVANT JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH COLLATERAL IS LOCATED. If any provision of
this Agreement shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision
shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of such provision or remaining provisions of this Agreement.

     To induce Lender to accept this Agreement, US Borrower irrevocably agrees that, subject to
Lender’s sole and absolute election, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS IN ANY WAY, MANNER OR RESPECT,
ARISING OUT OF OR FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER AGREEMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE OTHER
AGREEMENTS WHICH ARE EXPLICITLY STATED TO BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION) OR THE

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COLLATERAL SHALL BE LITIGATED IN COURTS HAVING SITUS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF
ILLINOIS. US BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY LOCAL, STATE OR
FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED WITHIN SAID CITY AND STATE. US BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF
ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON US BORROWER BY
CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, ADDRESSED TO US BORROWER, AT THE ADDRESS
SET FORTH FOR NOTICE IN THIS AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE TEN (10) DAYS AFTER
THE SAME HAS BEEN POSTED. US BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER OR CHANGE
THE VENUE OF ANY LITIGATION BROUGHT AGAINST US BORROWER BY LENDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.

     23. MODIFICATION AND BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT.

     This Agreement and the Other Agreements may not be modified, altered or amended except by (i)
an agreement in writing signed by US Borrower or such other Person who is a party to such Other
Agreement and Lender and (ii) taking such actions as are required pursuant to Sections 4.10(c) and
4.15 of that certain Master Guarantee Agreement between Lender and Ex-Im Bank (“Master Guarantee
Agreement”). US Borrower may not sell, assign or transfer this Agreement, or the Other Agreements
or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, US Borrower’s rights, titles, interest,
remedies, powers or duties hereunder and thereunder. US Borrower hereby consents to Lender’s sale,
assignment, transfer or other disposition, at any time and from time to time hereafter, of this
Agreement, or the Other Agreements, or of any portion thereof, or participations therein,
including, without limitation, Lender’s rights, titles, interest, remedies, powers and/or duties
and agrees that it shall execute and deliver such documents as Lender may request in connection
with any such sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, this Agreement and the Other Agreements shall be assignable to Ex-Im Bank
in accordance with the provisions of the Master Guarantee Agreement and applicable law.

     24. HEADINGS OF SUBDIVISIONS.

     The headings of subdivisions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and
shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

     25. POWER OF ATTORNEY.

     US Borrower acknowledges and agrees that its appointment of Lender as its attorney and
agent-in-fact for the purposes specified in this Agreement is an appointment coupled with an
interest and shall be irrevocable until all of the Liabilities are satisfied and paid in full and
this Agreement is terminated.

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     26. CONFIDENTIALITY.

     Lender hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to assure that any and all
information relating to US Borrower which is (i) furnished by US Borrower to Lender (or to any
affiliate of Lender); and (ii) non-public, confidential or proprietary in nature, shall be kept
confidential by Lender or such affiliate in accordance with applicable law; provided,
however, that such information and other credit information relating to US Borrower may be
distributed by Lender or such affiliate to Lender’s or such affiliate’s directors, managers,
officers, employees, attorneys, affiliates, assignees, participants, auditors, agents and
regulators, and upon the order of a court or other governmental agency having jurisdiction over
Lender or such affiliate, to any other party. In addition, such information and other credit
information may be distributed by Lender to potential participants or assignees of any portion of
the Liabilities, provided, that such potential participant or assignee agrees to follow the
confidentiality requirements as set forth herein. US Borrower and Lender further agree that this
provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, US
Borrower hereby consents to Lender publishing a tombstone or similar advertising material relating
to the financing transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein or in any Other Agreement to which the parties hereto are parties or by
which they are bound, the obligations of confidentiality contained herein and therein, as they
relate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Agreements (the
“Transaction”), shall not apply to the federal tax structure or federal tax treatment of the
Transaction, and each party hereto (and any employee, representative, agent of any party hereto)
may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the federal tax structure and
federal tax treatment of the Transaction. In addition, each party hereto acknowledges that it has
no proprietary or exclusive rights to the federal tax structure of the Transaction or any federal
tax matter or federal tax idea related to the Transaction.

     27. COUNTERPARTS.

     This Agreement, any of the Other Agreements and any amendments, waivers, consents or
supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original,
but all of which counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.

     28. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS.

     Upon not less than sixty (60) days’ prior written notice (the “Approved Electronic Form
Notice”), Lender may permit or require that any of the documents, certificates, forms, deliveries
or other communications, authorized, required or contemplated by this Agreement or the Other
Agreements, be submitted to Lender in “Approved Electronic Form” (as hereafter defined), subject to
any reasonable terms, conditions and requirements in the applicable Approved Electronic Forms
Notice. For purposes hereof “Electronic Form” means e-mail, e-mail attachments, data submitted on
web-based forms or any other communication method that delivers machine readable data or
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Lender, and “Approved Electronic Form” means an Electronic Form that has been approved in
writing by Lender (which approval has not been revoked or modified by Lender) and sent to US
Borrower in an Approved Electronic Form Notice. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the
applicable Approved Electronic Form Notice, any submissions made in an applicable Approved
Electronic Form shall have the same force and effect that the same submissions would have had if
they had been submitted in any other applicable form authorized, required or contemplated by this
Agreement or the Other Agreements.

     29. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; OTHER WAIVERS.

     (a) US BORROWER AND LENDER EACH HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING WHICH PERTAINS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE OTHER AGREEMENTS,
THE LIABILITIES, THE COLLATERAL, ANY ALLEGED TORTIOUS CONDUCT BY US BORROWER OR LENDER OR WHICH, IN
ANY WAY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISES OUT OF OR RELATES TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US BORROWER
AND LENDER. IN NO EVENT SHALL LENDER BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS OR OTHER SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

     (b) US Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment, protest and notice of nonpayment, and
further waives the benefit of all valuation, appraisal and exemption laws.

     (c) US Borrower hereby waives the benefit of any law that would otherwise restrict or limit
Lender or any affiliate of Lender in the exercise of its right, which is hereby acknowledged and
agreed to, to set-off against the Liabilities, without notice at any time hereafter, any
indebtedness, matured or unmatured, owing by Lender or such affiliate of Lender to US Borrower,
including, without limitation any Deposit Account at Lender or such affiliate.

     (d) US BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO NOTICE AND HEARING OF ANY KIND PRIOR TO THE
EXERCISE BY LENDER OF ITS RIGHTS TO REPOSSESS THE COLLATERAL OF US BORROWER WITHOUT JUDICIAL
PROCESS OR TO REPLEVY, ATTACH OR LEVY UPON SUCH COLLATERAL.

     (e) Lender’s failure, at any time or times hereafter, to require strict performance by US
Borrower of any provision of this Agreement or any of the Other Agreements shall not waive, affect
or diminish any right of Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance therewith.
Any suspension or waiver by Lender of an Event of Default under this Agreement or any default under
any of the Other Agreements shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Event of Default under
this Agreement or any other default under any of the Other Agreements, whether the same is prior or
subsequent thereto and whether of the same or of a different kind or character. No delay on the
part of Lender in the exercise of any right or remedy under this Agreement or any Other Agreement
shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right or remedy. None

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of the undertakings, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of US Borrower
contained in this Agreement or any of the Other Agreements and no Event of Default under this
Agreement or default under any of the Other Agreements shall be deemed to have been suspended or
waived by Lender unless such suspension or waiver is in writing, signed by a duly authorized
officer of Lender and directed to US Borrower specifying such suspension or waiver.

     30. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.

     To the extent that any of the terms of this Agreement conflict with the Borrower Agreement or
any of the documents executed in connection with the Master Guarantee Agreement, the terms which
are more restrictive to US Borrower shall control.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.

	 	 	 
	THE OILGEAR COMPANY

	 	LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	By /s/ Thomas J. Price

	 	By /s/ Timothy Woldt
	Title /s/ Chief Financial Officer

	 	Title /s/ First Vice President

[Signature Page to Foreign Accounts Loan and Security Agreement (EXIM)]

 

 

     EXHIBIT A — BUSINESS AND COLLATERAL LOCATIONS

     Attached to and made a part of that certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith
between The Oilgear Company (“US Borrower”) and LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC (“Lender”).

US Borrower

	A.  	US Borrower’s business locations (please indicate which location is the principal place of
business and at which locations originals and all copies of US Borrower’s books, records and
accounts are kept).
	 
	   	a.
	 
	   	b.
	 
	   	c.
	 
	B.  	Other locations of Collateral (including, without limitation, warehouse locations, processing
locations, consignment locations) and all post office boxes of US Borrower. Please indicate
the relationship of such location to US Borrower (i.e., public warehouse, processor, etc.).
	 
	   	a.
	 
	   	b.
	 
	   	c.
	 
	C.  	Bank Accounts of US Borrower (other than those at LaSalle Bank National Association):

	 	 	 	 	 
	Bank (with address)	 	Account Number	 	Type of Account

	   	a.
	 
	   	b.
	 
	   	c.

[Complete for other applicable Companies]

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EXHIBIT B – COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

     Attached to and made a part of that certain Loan and Security Agreement, as it may be amended
in accordance with its terms from time to time, including all exhibits attached thereto (the
“Agreement”) of even date herewith between The Oilgear Company (“US Borrower”) and LASALLE BUSINESS
CREDIT, LLC (“Lender”).

     This Certificate is submitted pursuant to subsection 9(c) of the Agreement.

     The undersigned hereby certifies to Lender that as of the date of this Certificate:

 1. The undersigned is the ___of US Borrower.

 2. There exists no event or circumstance which is or which with the passage of time, the
giving of notice, or both would constitute an Event of Default, as that term is defined in the
Agreement, or, if such an event of circumstance exists, a writing attached hereto specifies the
nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and the action that US Borrower has taken or
proposes to take with respect thereto.

 3. No material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, business, property, or
results of operations of any Company has occurred since [date of last Compliance Certificate/last
financial statements delivered prior to closing], or, if such a change has occurred, a writing
attached hereto specifies the nature thereof and the action that US Borrower has taken or proposes
to take with respect thereto.

 4. US Borrower is in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants in the
Agreement, or, if US Borrower is not in compliance with any representations, warranties or
covenants in the Agreement, a writing attached hereto specifies the nature thereof, the period of
existence thereof and the action that US Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect
thereto.

 5. The financial statements of each Company being concurrently delivered herewith have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and there
have been no material changes in accounting policies or financial reporting practices of such
Company since [date of the last Compliance Certificate/date of last financial statements delivered
prior to closing] or, if any such change has occurred, such changes are set forth in a writing
attached hereto.

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     6. Attached hereto is a true and correct calculation of the financial covenants contained in
the Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE OILGEAR COMPANY

 	 
	 	By  	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Title  	 	 
	 

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Exhibit 10.3

AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF DEBTS

1 PARTIES

	 	(1)  	VENTURE FINANCE PLC (“Venture”) of Sussex House Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West
Sussex RH16 1DN incorporated in England with registered number 2281768.
	 
	 	(2)  	THE CLIENT (“Client”) named in paragraph l(a) of the Schedule (“the Schedule”)
annexed to and forming part of this Agreement (“this Agreement”).

2 DATE

This Agreement shall be treated as being made on the date which the last of either
Venture or the Client shall execute it.

3 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

	 	(1)  	The expressions specified in Appendix A forming part of this Agreement shall have
the meanings assigned to them therein. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with Appendix B.
	 
	 	(2)  	Where in connection with any legal jurisdiction outside England and Wales a
word or phrase in this Agreement has no precise counterpart, then this Agreement shall
be interpreted as if that word or phrase referred to the closest equivalent in the
jurisdiction concerned.

4 TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF DEBTS

	 	(1)  	This Agreement is for the Sale by the Client and the Purchase by Venture of all
Debts, which are in existence at the Commencement Date or which afterwards arise during
the currency of this Agreement. On the Commencement Date the Client shall deliver an
Offer in respect of each such Debt unpaid at that date. Venture shall only accept such
Offer by crediting the value of the Debt, as shown in the Offer, to the Debts Purchased
Account, where upon Venture’s ownership of such Debt shall be complete.
	 
	 	(2)  	The ownership of every Debt coming into existence after the Commencement Date
and until the ending of this Agreement shall vest in Venture automatically upon such
Debt coming into existence without any further act on the part of either Venture or the
Client.
	 
	 	(3)  	Upon the vesting in Venture of each Debt pursuant to clauses 4(1) and 4(2)
there shall also vest in Venture the ownership of all Related Rights to such Debt.

5 PERFECTION OF FACTOR’S TITLE

The Client shall at any time, at the request of Venture and at the expense of the
Client, execute and deliver to Venture a formal written assignment (with the applicable
stamp duty endorsed thereon) of any Debt or Related Rights owned by Venture. The Client
shall hold in trust for Venture (and separately from the Client’s own property) any Debt or
Related Rights purchased by Venture of which the ownership shall fail to vest in Venture for
any reason.

6 PURCHASE PRICE AND NOTIFICATION OF DEBTS

	 	(1)  	Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement the Purchase Price of each Debt,
together with its Related Rights, shall be equivalent to the amount payable by the
Debtor in respect of such Debt, including any tax or duty, according to the relevant
Sale Contract, after there has been deducted therefrom:

	 
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	 	(i)  	any discount, allowance or other deduction allowed or allowable by
the Client to the Debtor; and
	 
	 	(ii)  	the Discount Charge in respect of such Debt, calculated in
accordance with clause 9(3).

	 	(2)  	The Client shall promptly notify Venture of each Debt created after the
Commencement Date and vesting in Venture in such manner and with such particulars and
documents evidencing the Debt as Venture may from time to time
require. Notification
shall be as soon as the relevant Goods have been Delivered, or at any other time if so
required by Venture. A Notification shall not include any Debt previously notified or
subject to an offer.
	 
	 	(3)  	If in relation to any Debt the Client is unable to give to Venture every one of
the warranties and undertakings contained in this Agreement, then the Client shall
notify such Debt to Venture separately from other Debts and clearly mark the relevant
Notification to that effect. All such Debts shall be Disapproved Debts.

7 CREDIT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT BY VENTURE

	 	(1)  	Following receipt of a Notification, Venture shall on the next Working Day credit
the Purchase Price to the Debts Purchased Account. For administrative convenience
Venture may make such credit before the deduction of any of the items which, in
accordance with clause 6(1), are to be deducted in computing the Purchase Price.
Venture may consequently, if it so wishes, aggregate and debit all such items at any
time thereafter to either the Debts Purchased Account or the Current Account.
	 
	 	(2)  	Venture shall make appropriate accounting entries on the Transfer Date to
effect the transfer of the Purchase Price of a Debt from the Debts Purchased Account to
the credit of the Current Account. The Transfer Date shall be:

	 	(i)  	where it is specified in paragraph 8 of the Schedule that
Venture is to collect the Debts:-

	 	(a)  	and where the relevant remittance is by Sterling
cheque or Bill of Exchange drawn on or accepted for payment at a bank in
the United Kingdom: whichever is the later of the day Venture lodges the
instrument of payment with its banker for collection or the day the
instrument of payment shall be payable or the day Venture shall identify
such payment as being in respect of a specific Notified Debt;
	 
	 	(b)  	but where the relevant remittance is by cheque or
Bill of Exchange otherwise than in Sterling and/or by cheque or by Bill
of Exchange drawn on or accepted for payment at a bank not in the United
Kingdom: whichever is the later of either the day Venture receives
notice it has received value for such remittance or the day Venture
shall identify such payment as being in respect of a Notified Debt;
	 
	 	(c)  	but where the payment is made by an electronic
funds transfer direct to Venture’s bank account: whichever is the later
of either one Working Day after it is credited to such account or the
day Venture shall identify it to be in respect of a specific Notified
Debt;
	 
	 	(d)  	but where it is specified in paragraph 5 of the
Schedule that the general nature of this Agreement is “With Bad Debt
Protection” and the Purchase

	 
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	 	   	Price of a Credit Approved Debt shall not have been transferred to the
Current Account: whichever is the earlier of five Working Days after the
end of the fourth calendar month following the end of the month in which
the Debt shall have fallen due for payment or five Working Days after
Venture receives confirmation of the Insolvency of the Debtor, (except in
respect of Export Debts when it shall be the date referred to in the rider
to the Schedule — as varied at Venture’s discretion from time to time — by
reference to the country to which the relevant invoice is addressed); or

	 	(ii)  	where it is specified in paragraph 8 of the Schedule that the Client is
to act as Agent of Venture:-

	 	(a)  	one Working Day after the credit of the relevant remittance
to the bank account, established by Venture for the purpose of receiving
such remittances; or
	 
	 	(b)  	where it is specified in paragraph 5 of the Schedule that the
general nature of this Agreement is “With Bad Debt Protection” and the
Purchase Price of a Credit Approved Debt shall not have been transferred to
the Current Account and the Client has provided evidence of the validity of
the Debt and of compliance with the matters referred to in clause
12(4)(i)(c):- five Working Days after Venture shall receive confirmation of
the Insolvency of the Debtor, (except in respect of Export Debts when it shall
be the date referred to in the rider to the Schedule — as varied at Venture’s
discretion from time to time — by reference to the country to which the
relevant invoice is addressed).

	 	(3)  	Where the Purchase Price of a Debt is to be transferred in accordance with clause 7(2)(i)(d)
or 7(2)(ii)(b) Venture may prior to such transfer deduct the amount of any Client Bad Debt
Risk but so that the total amount so deducted in relation to a single debtor shall not exceed
the amount specified in paragraph 14 of the Schedule.
	 
	 	(4)  	If, following receipt of an instrument of payment from a Debtor, but prior to receipt of
notification of its clearance for fate, Venture shall have transferred the Purchase Price of a
Debt to the Current Account, then Venture shall be entitled to reverse such accounting entries
on notification that the instrument has failed to be so cleared for fate.
	 
	 	(5)  	In maintaining the Debts Purchased Account, Venture shall be entitled to debit thereto any
discount, allowance or other deduction nature claimed by a Debtor at the time of making
payment of any Debt to Venture and shall give notice thereof to the Client. However, upon
written notice of objection by the Client within 14 days of such notice the deduction shall be
credited back to the Debts Purchased Account and shall be treated as a Disapproved Debt.
	 
	 	(6)  	The Client may at any time request Venture to pay to the Client, but in each case subject to
Venture’s right of set-off:

	 	(i)  	any amount standing to the credit of the Client on the Current
Account; or
	 
	 	(ii)  	amounts up to the equivalent of the Availability.

	 	   	Any payment made by Venture shall be sent in a sterling cheque by post either to the Client
or to any bank account of the Client or, if the Client and Venture so agree verbally or in
writing, shall be made by Bankers Automated Clearing System (sometimes known as BACS). If
the Client and Venture agree verbally or in writing that instead of payment by cheque or
BACS

	 
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	 	   	that Venture may make payments by the Clearing House Automated Payment System
(sometimes known as “CHAPS”) then the Purchase Price shall be adjusted by a
Supplementary Discount Charge and Venture shall be entitled to a transaction charge,
(the amount of which shall be advised by Venture from time to time) in respect of
each payment. Any payment shall be debited to the Current Account on the day Venture
shall send a cheque or on the day Venture gives instructions to its bank for a
payment by BACS or CHAPS.
	 
	 	(7)  	Venture shall send or make available to the Client a statement of its accounts
with the Client not less than once in each month or at such other intervals as may be
agreed. Such statement shall be treated as correct and binding on the Client, except
for manifest errors or errors in law or any error notified by the Client to Venture
within fourteen days of its despatch.
	 
	 	(8)  	Venture shall at any time be entitled to debit to the Current Account all
liabilities of the Client to Venture, whether or not arising under this Agreement,
present, future, contingent or prospective (including liability to Venture as the
customer of another Client of Venture or for Value Added Tax). Where the amount can not
be immediately ascertained Venture shall be entitled to make a reasonable estimate
thereof. Until such liabilities shall be so debited Venture may set off the amount
thereof against amounts payable to the Client.

8 FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBTS

	 	(1)  	For the purpose of computing the Purchase Price of a Foreign Currency Debt and
crediting it to the Debts Purchased Account in accordance with clause 7(1) Venture
shall be entitled to use the Conversion Rate on the day it is so credited.
	 
	 	(2)  	For the purpose of transferring the Purchase Price of a Foreign Currency Debt
to the Current Account in accordance with clause 7(2) Venture shall be entitled to use
the Conversion Rate on the Transfer Date. If the converted amount of the Debt
transferred is more than the converted amount of the Purchase Price of that Debt, the
difference shall be treated as an increase in the Purchase Price and if it is lower the
difference shall be treated as a reduction in the Purchase Price.
	 
	 	(3)  	On Recourse or Reassignment of any Foreign Currency Debt, the Repurchase Price
shall be computed by reference to the Conversion Rate applied in crediting the Purchase
Price to the Debts Purchased Account.

9 FACTORING FEES, DISCOUNT
CHARGES, BANK AND OTHER CHARGES

	 	(1)  	Venture shall, upon delivery of a Notification, be entitled forthwith to charge
a Factoring Fee equivalent to the percentage specified in paragraph 15 of the Schedule
(or such other percentage or amounts as may be agreed by the parties in writing) of the
notified value of such Debt and credit notes before the deduction of any discount or
other allowance allowed or allowable at any time to the Debtor. Venture shall
immediately debit the Factoring Fee to the Current Account.
	 
	 	(2)  	If the total Factoring Fees during the period of three months immediately
following the occurrence of a Right of Immediate Termination shall be less than the
total Factoring Fees during the period of three months ended immediately before such
right shall arise, then the Client shall pay to Venture a sum equal to the difference
or Venture may debit the same to the Current Account. This shall be payable even if
this Agreement shall end before the expiry of the three months and shall not affect any
other rights of Venture arising out of such events. Should a Collection Transfer Fee
become payable pursuant to clause 12(4)(ii) the relevant percentage for calculating the
Factoring Fee in respect of all Debts Notified thereafter shall be the percentage
stated in paragraph 17(ii) of the Schedule as being the Revised Factoring Fee, in
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	 	(3)  	The Discount Charge to be deducted in computing the Purchase Price of each Debt,
in relation to which a Prepayment shall be made, shall be equivalent to the rate per
annum specified in paragraph 16 of the Schedule (or such other rate as may be agreed
by the parties in writing) calculated daily, with monthly rests, on the amount of
such Prepayment from the date on which it is debited to the Current Account until
four Working Days after the Transfer Date. For administrative convenience Venture may
calculate the Discount Charge by reference to the Funds in Use at the end of each
day. The total of the Discount Charges so calculated shall then be debited monthly.
	 
	 	(4)  	Venture shall be entitled to debit the Current Account and / or the Debts
Purchased Account with:

	 	(i)  	all bank charges incurred by Venture in respect of an instrument
of payment not cleared for fate as described in Clause 7(4) for a Debt which is
not a Credit Approved Debt;
	 
	 	(ii)  	all banking charges and other costs and expenses it may incur in
relation to any account to which it directs that any payments by Debtors shall
be credited;
	 
	 	(iii)  	such other charges or fees as are referred to in the Schedule
or any rider to the Schedule and all bank charges incurred in collecting Export
Debts and converting the proceeds of a Foreign Currency Debt into Sterling;
	 
	 	(iv)  	any amount due to Venture in relation to the matters referred to
in clauses 14 and 18(2)(v);
	 
	 	(v)  	any other amounts due to Venture.

	 	(5)  	Any amount debited to the Current Account shall be treated as a Prepayment for
the purpose of calculating the Discount Charge.
	 
	 	(6)  	All charges and fees to which Venture shall be entitled under the terms of this
Agreement shall be calculated or charged exclusive of value added tax. Value added tax
shall be payable upon issue by Venture of a value added tax invoice.

10 DISPUTES AND CREDIT NOTES

	 	(1)  	If a Debtor disputes its liability to pay the full Notified amount of any Debt
(less any discount or allowance approved by Venture) the Client shall forthwith notify
Venture of such dispute (if the same has not already been advised to the Client by
Venture) and undertakes:

	 	(i)  	to use its best endeavours promptly to settle every such dispute,
subject to the right of Venture itself to settle or compromise any such dispute
or to require that the Client should settle or compromise it on such terms as
Venture may in its absolute discretion think fit;
	 
	 	(ii)  	to perform promptly all further and continuing obligations of
the Client to the Debtor under any Sale Contract and to give evidence to
Venture of such performance and to agree that in the event of the failure of
such performance Venture may itself perform such obligations at the expense of
the Client;
	 
	 	(iii)  	to issue promptly all credit notes due in respect of Debts and
to Notify same within three Working Days of issue subject to the right of
Venture to require that no credit note shall be authorised or issued without
Venture’s consent and that the originals of such credit notes shall be sent to
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	 	  	   	and the Client shall be bound by anything done by or at the direction of Venture in
accordance with this sub-clause (1), including any corresponding reduction in the
Purchase Price.
	 
	 	(2)  	(i)  	The amount of every credit note Notified pursuant to clause 10(l)(iii)
shall be treated as a reduction of the Purchase Price of the Debt to which the credit
note relates and shall be debited to the Debts Purchased Account.

	 	(ii)  	The Client shall, if requested by Venture, give Venture a cheque,
in favour of Venture, drawn on a London clearing bank for the amount of the
credit note. On collection of the cheque its amount shall be credited to the
Current Account.

11 DISAPPROVED DEBTS

	 	(1)  	A Debt shall become a Disapproved Debt:

	 	(i)  	if (when aggregated with all other Outstanding Debts owing by
the same Debtor) it is not for the time being within the Funding Limit or
within the Debtor Concentration; or
	 
	 	(ii)  	where paragraph 5 of the Schedule specifies that the general
nature of this Agreement is “Without Bad Debt Protection” — at any time after
the expiry of the recourse period specified in paragraph 13 of the Schedule; or
	 
	 	(iii)  	where the cost and expense in effecting its collection shall,
in Venture’s view, exceed its Purchase Price (except Credit
Approved Debts) —
at any time after Venture takes that view; or
	 
	 	(iv)  	where the Debtor claims to be unable to pay because of any laws,
rules or regulations having the force of law (other than arising solely from
the Debtor’s Insolvency) — at any time after such claim is made; or
	 
	 	(v)  	where it is the subject of a dispute described in clause 10 (1)
 — when such dispute arises; or
	 
	 	(vi)  	where there is a breach of warranty or undertaking given by the
client — at the time of such breach; or
	 
	 	(vii)  	where it is (or is required to be) notified separately in
accordance with clause 6 (3) - at the time when such notification is (or should
be) made; or
	 
	 	(viii)  	where it does not fall within paragraph 6 of the Schedule — at the time that
such Debt comes into existence; or
	 
	 	(ix)  	Upon Venture exercising its rights under clause 19(2).

	 	(2)  	Venture shall have Recourse in respect of:

	 	(i)  	a Debt which is a Disapproved Debt because of clause 11
(l)(v) —
at any time after the sixtieth day after the arising of the dispute;
	 
	 	(ii)  	any other Disapproved Debt — at any time after the day on which
it is due for payment or the day of its Disapproval;
	 
	 	(iii)  	any Debt which is not a Credit Approved Debt where paragraph 5
of the Schedule specifies that the general nature of this Agreement is “With
Bad Debt Protection” — at any time after the day on which it is due for
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	 	(iv)  	the amount of any Client Bad Debt Risk — at the time it is deducted
from the Purchase Price of a Debt in accordance with clause 7(3).

12 NOTICES TO AND COLLECTIONS FROM DEBTORS

	 	(1)  	Whilst the ownership of any Debt remains vested in Venture or any Debt is held in
trust for Venture pursuant to Clause 5, Venture shall have the sole right to enforce
payment of and determine whether such Debt shall be collected by Venture or by the
Client (as the agent of Venture) and to institute, carry on, defend or compromise
proceedings in its own name or the name of the Client in such manner and upon such
terms as it may in its absolute discretion think fit. The Client shall co-operate in
such enforcement, collection or proceedings and in the recovery of any Transferred
Goods.
	 
	 	(2)  	Where paragraph 7 of the Schedule specifies that notice of assignment shall be
given such notice shall state, inter alia, that the Debt to which it relates has been
purchased by and assigned to Venture and the Client undertakes:-

	 	(i)  	in respect of every Debt vesting in Venture, to give such notice
in the manner and form prescribed by Venture; and
	 
	 	(ii)  	to use its best endeavours to ensure that each Debtor makes
payment in accordance with such notice and, without affecting such obligation,
at its own expense to despatch a letter in terms stipulated by Venture to any
Debtor ignoring such notice or any part thereof and to send to Venture a copy
of each such letter.

	 	(3)  	Even though paragraph 7 of the Schedule specifies that no notice of assignment
shall be given Venture may, at any time by notice to the Client, require that the
Client shall forthwith give the notices prescribed in Clause 12(2) in such form and
manner as Venture may direct.
	 
	 	(4)  	Where there is reference to “Agent” in paragraph 8 of the Schedule:

	 	(i)  	Venture hereby appoints the Client as the agent of Venture, until
notice to the contrary and without prejudice to Venture’s rights pursuant to
Clause 12(1), for the purpose of administering the accounts of Debtors and
procuring the collection of Debts for the benefit of Venture. The Client hereby
accepts such appointment and undertakes:

	 	(a)  	to act promptly and efficiently in carrying out such tasks; and
	 
	 	(b)  	not to hold itself out as the agent of Venture,
except while the provisions of this clause 12(4) apply, and while such
provisions apply not to hold itself out as the agent of Venture for any
other purpose; and
	 
	 	(c)  	to obtain the prior written approval of Venture
to the debt collection procedures to be adopted and shall at all times
adhere to these and obtain approval to any variations; and
	 
	 	(d)  	to furnish Venture, by such date in each month as
Venture may direct, with copies of such records, statements and accounts
of Debtors and such reconciliation’s to the Debts Purchased Account as
Venture may require.

	 	(ii)  	Venture may, at any time by notice to the Client, withdraw such
appointment. Upon or at any time after such withdrawal Venture shall be
entitled to debit the Current Account with the Collection Transfer Fee
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	 	(5)  	The Client shall at its own cost forthwith deliver to Venture or, if so required
by Venture, directly to a bank account designated by Venture the actual cash, cheque,
instrument or payment received by the Client in or on account of the discharge of
each Debt. Until so delivered, the Client shall meanwhile hold such cash, cheque,
instrument or payment in trust for Venture. The Client shall not deal with, negotiate
or pay the same into any bank account unless so directed by Venture. If it be
necessary for any instrument to be endorsed to enable Venture to receive payment then
the Client shall endorse the same prior to its delivery to Venture. If so required,
the Client shall give an indemnity to Venture’s bankers in respect of “account payee”
cheques made payable to the Client and so endorsed.
	 
	 	(6)  	Any Transferred Goods shall be notified by the Client to Venture and shall be
set aside and marked with Venture’s name as owner. Venture shall have the right
without notice to the Client to take possession of and sell any Transferred Goods upon
such terms and at such prices as Venture may in its absolute discretion decide.

13 CREDIT LIMITS AND ALLOCATION OF PAYMENTS

	 	(1)  	Credit Limits will be established by Venture only where Paragraph 5 of the
Schedule specifies that the general nature of this Agreement is to be ‘With Bad Debt
Protection’.
	 
	 	(2)  	Any Credit Limit may, in Venture’s absolute discretion, be increased, reduced
or cancelled by Venture at any time. Any increase must be by written or electronic
notice to the Client or by making the same available by electronic interrogation of
Venture’s computer. Any such change shall take immediate effect, except that no
reduction or cancellation shall affect any Debt which:

	 	(i)  	shall have arisen from Goods Delivered before the service
of notice on the Client of such reduction or cancellation; and
	 
	 	(ii)  	at the time of such service shall be (when totalled with
all other Debts owing by the Debtor) within the Credit Limit.

	 	(3)  	Where two or more Debts are owing by the same Debtor they shall be treated as
falling within the Credit Limit in the order in which they are Notified.
	 
	 	(4)  	When a Credit Approved Debt shall be discharged by a Debtor then the next Debt
in the order referred to in clause 13(3) shall become a Credit Approved Debt to the
extent that it falls within a Credit Limit.
	 
	 	(5)  	When Credit Approved Debts and other Debts are owing by the same Debtor Venture
shall have the right to allocate any payment by the Debtor or any credit or allowance
granted by the Client to the Debtor or any sum by way of dividend or benefit in
satisfaction of any Credit Approved Debt in priority to any other Debt, despite any
contrary allocation by the Debtor or the Client.
	 
	 	(6)  	The Client shall not disclose to the Debtor or any third party the amount of or
absence of any Credit Limit or the reasons for such Credit Limit.

14 CREDIT BALANCES

The Client hereby irrevocably authorises Venture to make payment to any Debtor on account
of or in settlement of any credit balance appearing on its account in the records of
Venture, whether such credit balance arises from the issue of a credit note by the Client
or otherwise. Until such payment shall be made by Venture any such credit balance shall be
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15 RECOVERY OF VALUE ADDED TAX

	 	(1)  	For the purpose of enabling the client to recover from H.M. Customs and Excise any
value added tax included in any Credit Approved Debt unpaid for such period as would
have enabled the Client to make a claim for value added tax bad debt relief but for its
assignment to Venture, the following provisions shall apply.
	 
	 	(2)  	Venture may reassign the Debt to the Client for a consideration equal to the
amount of value added tax included in the Debt and any dividend or benefit recovered.
The Client also irrevocably authorises Venture in the name of the Client to submit a
proof of debt in the estate of the relevant Debtor.
	 
	 	(3)  	The Client shall immediately upon receipt pay to Venture (or in Venture’s
absolute discretion Venture may debit the Current Account with) and meanwhile hold in
trust for Venture the amount of any dividend or other benefit received or receivable in
reduction of such Debt.
	 
	 	(4)  	On the Transfer Date Venture may set off against the Purchase Price of an
Outstanding Credit Approved Debt the amount of any value added tax included in the
Debt.
	 
	 	(5)  	Any payment by Venture to the Client in respect of a Credit Approved Debt shall
not discharge the consideration due from the Debtor to the Client for the taxable
supply.

16 CLIENT’S ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

	 	(1)  	Whether or not the Client is a body corporate, it shall provide for Venture:

	 	(i)  	a signed copy of its and in addition such Associates’ audited
balance sheet and accounts as Venture may require for each year or accounting
reference period (as defined in the Companies Act 1985) ending during the
currency of this Agreement, within six months of the end of such period (and
shall promptly advise Venture of any change to its accounting reference
period); and
	 
	 	(ii)  	such other accounts or statements of its financial position or
affairs as Venture may at any time require.

	 	(2)  	The Client, if so required by Venture, shall procure at its own expense that
the Client’s auditors report directly to Venture on any matters relating to the
financial affairs of the Client.
	 
	 	(3)  	The Client shall promptly provide Venture (at the Client’s expense) with such
of the Financial Records included in the Related Rights or copies of them and of any
other records or documents of the Client as Venture may at any time require or any
other evidence of the performance of Contracts of Sale.
	 
	 	(4)  	Any official or duly authorised representative or agent of Venture may at any
time (at the Client’s expense) enter upon any premises at which the Client carries on
business and inspect and/or take copies of the Financial Records or other records or
documents of the Client.
	 
	 	(5)  	The Client shall permit or procure the verification of Debts in such manner as
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17 POWER OF ATTORNEY

	 	(1)  	The Client hereby irrevocably appoints Venture and the Directors and the
Company Secretary and every other officer for the time being of Venture jointly and
each of them severally to be the Client’s attorney in the name of the Client to execute
such deeds or documents and to complete and endorse such instruments and to institute
or defend such proceedings and to perform such other acts as Venture may consider
requisite in order to perfect Venture’s title to any Debt or Related Rights and to
secure performance of any of the Client’s obligations under this Agreement or under any
Sale Contract or to obtain payment of Debts.
	 
	 	(2)  	Venture or its Directors and the Company Secretary and every other officer of
Venture for the time being are empowered to appoint and remove at will any substitute
attorney or agent for the Client in respect of any of the matters referred to in clause
17(1).
	 
	 	(3)  	The Client agrees to ratify and confirm whatever Venture or its Directors or
Company Secretary or Officers substitutes and agents shall lawfully do pursuant to the
above power of attorney.

18 WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS OF THE CLIENT

	 	(1)  	In addition to and without affecting any other undertaking given elsewhere in
this Agreement the Client warrants and the same shall be deemed repeated on the delivery
of each Notification, namely:

	 	(i)  	that save as disclosed by the Client to Venture in writing no
disposition, charge, trust or Encumbrance (whether created by the Client or
otherwise) affects or may affect any of the Debts or Related Rights vesting in
Venture and that no supplier to the Client has or may have any claim to any
such Debt or Related Rights, whether or not by equitable tracing right;
	 
	 	(ii)  	that before entry into this Agreement the Client has disclosed
to Venture every fact or matter known to the Client which the Client knew or
should reasonably have known might influence Venture in any decision:

	 	(a)  	whether or not to enter into this Agreement; or
	 
	 	(b)  	to accept any person as a guarantor or indemnifier
for the Client’s obligations to Venture; or
	 
	 	(c)  	as to the terms of this Agreement; or

	 
	 	(d)  	as to the making of any Prepayment; or
	 
	 	(e)  	the designation of any Debt as a Credit Approved Debt.

	 	(2)  	The Client undertakes to Venture:

	 	(i)  	to disclose promptly to Venture any such fact or matter of which
the Client becomes aware during the currency of this Agreement, including
(without affecting the generality of clause 18(l)(ii)) any change or
prospective change in the constitution or control of the Client or of any
guarantor or indemnifier of the Client’s obligations to Venture or any
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	 	(ii)  	immediately after notifying Venture of any Debt, to make an appropriate entry
in the Client’s Financial Records regarding the sale of such Debt and in all cases
in which the Client acts as agent of Venture pursuant to clause 12(4) to ensure
that all accounts and records relating to Debtors are clearly marked that the
Debts so recorded thereon have been sold to Venture;
	 
	 	(iii)  	to indemnify Venture against all costs and expenses (including
administrative costs, legal fees, disbursements, opponent’s and third party’s costs)
incurred by Venture in enforcing or attempting to enforce payment and collection of
all Debts (other than Credit Approved Debts) and in settling or compromising any
dispute or claim (whether justified or not) by a Debtor;
	 
	 	(iv)  	to pay to Venture all costs and expenses incurred by Venture in entering into
this Agreement and in enforcing its terms or in obtaining a release or waiver in
respect of the matters referred to in clause 18(l)(i);
	 
	 	(v)  	to indemnify Venture against all claims actions and demands made by any
Debtor against Venture and all costs interest and expenses arising therefrom except
where the same arises solely from the misconduct of Venture;
	 
	 	(vi)  	to ensure that all statements contained in and all signatures
appearing on every order, invoice and other documents (including in particular
all Notifications) supplied to Venture as evidence of or relating to the Debt
are true and genuine;
	 
	 	(vii)  	that it will not transfer in whole or in part any of its business to any
other person nor will it enter into any arrangements or agreements under which any
other person issues invoices to customers of the business in respect of the Client’s
business; and
	 
	 	(viii)  	to procure that none of the Client’s subsidiaries or its holding company (as
defined in section 736 of the Companies Act 1985) or any of its associates (as
defined in section 435 of the Insolvency Act 1986) will charge, sell, discount,
factor, dispose of or otherwise deal with their debts (other than with Venture)
without the prior written consent of Venture.

	 	(3)  	The inclusion of any Debt in a Notification (other than a Notification pursuant to clause
6(3)) or in any report made to Venture pursuant to clause 12(4)(i)(d) shall be treated as a
warranty by the Client that:

	 	(i)  	the Sale Contract does not include any prohibition against the assignment of the
Debt;
	 
	 	(ii)  	the Goods have been Delivered and the Debt is a legally binding obligation of
the Debtor for the Notified amount and has arisen from a Sale Contract made in the
ordinary course of the Client’s business specified in paragraph l(e) of the Schedule
which:

	 	(a)  	provides for the invoice to be expressed and payment to be made
in a currency specified in paragraph l(f)(i) of the Schedule and on terms of
payment (which shall be stated on each and every invoice) not more liberal than
those specified in paragraph l(f)(ii) of the Schedule;
	 
	 	(b)  	is subject to the law of a country specified in paragraph
l(f)(iii) of the Schedule;
	 
	 	(c)  	is not regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974; and
	 
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	 	   	and the Client will not vary or attempt to vary any of the terms of any such
Sale Contract without the prior written consent of Venture;
	 
	 	(iii)  	the Client has no obligations to the Debtor, other than under
any Sale Contract and there exists no agreement between the Client and the
Debtor for set-off or for abatement or whereby the amount of the Debt specified
in the Notification may otherwise be reduced, except in accordance with the
terms of the Sale Contract approved by Venture;
	 
	 	(iv)  	the Client is not in breach of any of its obligations under the
relevant Sale Contract and the Debtor will accept the Goods and the invoice
therefor without any dispute or claim, including claims for release of
liability (or of inability to pay) because of force majeure or because of the
requirements of any law wherever applying or of rules orders or regulations
having the force of law in any jurisdiction; and
	 
	 	(v)  	the Debtor has an established place of business and is not an
Associate, subsidiary, co-subsidiary, parent or associated company of the
Client or under the same director or shareholder control as the Client.

19 COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION

	 	(1)  	This Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and, unless terminated
pursuant to clause 19(2), shall continue for the minimum period set out in paragraph 3
of the Schedule and thereafter until the expiry of the period of notice of termination
(being not less than that specified in paragraph 4 of the Schedule) given by either
party to the other in writing. Venture may serve notice of termination at any time. The
Client may serve notice of termination at any time on or after the last day of such
minimum period.
	 
	 	(2)  	If any of the following events happen, Venture shall have the right by notice
to the Client to terminate this Agreement forthwith or at any time thereafter:

	 	(i)  	the Client’s Insolvency or its calling any meeting of
its creditors;
	 
	 	(ii)  	the Client’s Onset of Insolvency;
	 
	 	(iii)  	the dissolution of any partnership comprising the Client or any
change in the constitution, composition or legal personality of the Client,
whether by death, retirement, amalgamation, reconstruction, addition or
otherwise;
	 
	 	(iv)  	the Client’s income or assets or any part thereof being seized
under any execution legal process or distress for rent or the making or threat
of a garnishee order on any person indebted to the Client or the attachment or
attempt of attachment to Outstanding Debts or any amount owed by Venture to the
Client;
	 
	 	(v)  	if any of the Client’s obligations to third parties for the
repayment of borrowed money shall be declared due prior to their stated
maturity dates by reason of default or shall not be paid when due;
	 
	 	(vi)  	if at any time the Client (whether or not a body corporate) is
unable to pay its debts as defined in paragraph 123(1) of the Insolvency Act
1986, or if a statutory demand under the Insolvency Act 1986 be served on the
Client, or if at any time the value of its assets disclosed in any balance
sheet or financial statement shall be less than the amount of its liabilities
(including any contingent or prospective liabilities), or if an encumbrancer
shall take possession of any part of its income or assets, or the making of any
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	 	(vii)  	the occurrence of any of the events similar to those referred to in
paragraphs (i) to (vi) inclusive of this clause, in relation to any person who has
given a guarantee or indemnity in respect of the Client’s obligations under this
Agreement or the death of any such person or the termination or attempted
termination of any such guarantee or indemnity;
	 
	 	(viii)  	any breach of any covenant or undertaking given by any person in reliance upon
which Venture entered into or continued this Agreement or the withdrawal or attempted
withdrawal of any waiver release or priority given to Venture in relation to any
security right affecting any asset of the Client;
	 
	 	(ix)  	the cessation or threatened cessation of the Client’s business;
	 
	 	(x)  	any change in the business of the Client specified in paragraph l(e) of the
Schedule or change in ownership of 25% or more of the issued shares of the Client as
at the date hereof or any change in the constitution or control of any other person
referred to in clause 18(l)(ii)(b);
	 
	 	(xi)  	any breach of any of the Client’s obligations, warranties or undertakings to
Venture whether arising under this Agreement or any other agreement between Venture
and the Client or under any guarantee or charge given by the Client to Venture or
otherwise howsoever arising; or
	 
	 	(xii)  	the failure by the Client to deliver any Notification for a period in
excess of six weeks or the failure to deliver sufficient Notifications in any period
of six consecutive weeks to provide Factoring Fees to Venture of at least £100
(Pounds Sterling One Hundred) exclusive of Value Added Tax.

	 	(3)  	Upon or at any time following an event referred to in clause 19(2), Venture shall have:

	 	(i)  	immediate Recourse in respect of all Outstanding Debts but so that the
ownership of none of such Debts shall vest in the Client until the Repurchase Price
of all such Debts has been received by Venture; and
	 
	 	(ii)  	the right to do any or all of the following:

	 	(a)  	reduce the Prepayment Percentage to zero;

	 
	 	(b)  	demand immediate payment of all Funds in Use;
	 
	 	(c)  	treat all Credit Approved Debts as Disapproved Debts;
	 
	 	(d)  	increase the Discount Charge by 2% (which the Client and
Venture agree is an acceptable increase to compensate Venture for its
increased risk in such circumstances)
	 
	 	(e)  	treat Debts which are afterwards Notified as Disapproved Debts.

	 	(4)  	Venture shall have no obligations to pay any sum to the Client following the Onset of
Insolvency of the Client.

	 	(5)  	(i)	Following the occurrence of an event referred to in clause 19(2), Venture shall be
entitled to debit the Current Account with the amount of all and any losses,
damage, costs and/or expenses whether actual or contingent suffered or incurred by
Venture (including all additional out of pocket expenses (of whatsoever nature and
howsoever arising) and the cost of all additional management time and effort
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	 	   	Venture in protecting or enforcing Venture’s rights and interests acquired
pursuant to this Agreement) as a consequence of the occurrence of such
event. For the purposes of calculating the cost of such additional
management time and effort Venture shall apportion the salary costs of its
personnel involved on a pro rata basis according to the time spent by such
personnel in managing the Client’s account taking account only of such time
as would not have been spent by such personnel had such event referred to in
clause 19(2) not occurred.
	 
	 	(ii)  	In addition to all other sums payable by the Client under this
Agreement should an event occur which is referred to in clause 19(2) which
event has the consequence of Venture not being able to earn from the Client the
fees and charges provided for in this Agreement for any period between the
happening of such event and the earliest possible date upon which this
Agreement could be validly terminated by notice from the Client, Venture shall
be entitled to debit the Current Account with the amount of such fees and
charges which Venture would have earned during such period had such event not
occurred (or where such fees and charges are incapable of precise calculation,
Venture’s reasonable estimate of such fees and charges calculated in a
reasonable manner consistent with the performance and forecasts of the Client
prior to the happening of such event).

	 	(6)  	The Client agrees to be bound by a certificate (except as to manifest errors or
errors in law) signed by the Company Secretary or a Director of Venture as to:

	 	(i)  	the amount of the losses, damage, costs and/or expenses (actual
or contingent) referred to in clause 19(5)(i) and the fees and charges referred
to in clause 19 (5)(ii) and/or
	 
	 	(ii)  	the amount at any time owed by the Client to Venture or vice
versa and however arising.

	 	(7)  	Unless specifically provided to the contrary termination of this Agreement
shall neither affect the rights and obligations of either party in relation to Debts
which are in existence on the date of termination nor the continued calculation of the
Discount Charge. Such rights and obligations shall remain in full force and effect
until duly extinguished.

20 EXCLUSION OF OTHER TERMS AND PRESERVATION OF VENTURE’S RIGHTS

	 	(1)  	This Agreement (including the appendices hereto and the Schedule and any
special conditions set out therein and any procedural steps stipulated pursuant to
clause 20(4)) and any other document executed as a deed by both parties contains all
the terms agreed between Venture and the Client, to the exclusion of any agreement,
statement or representation however made by or on behalf of Venture prior to the making
of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and
the procedural steps then this Agreement shall prevail. Except to the extent provided
for in this Agreement, no variation of this Agreement shall be valid unless it is in
writing and signed on behalf of the Client and signed on behalf of Venture by a
Director or the Company Secretary or by any person from time to time authorised to sign
on behalf of Venture.
	 
	 	(2)  	Venture’s rights under this Agreement shall not be affected in any way by the
granting of time or indulgence by Venture to the Client or to any other person nor by
any failure or delay in the exercise of any right or option under this Agreement or
otherwise.
	 
	 	(3)  	Venture shall be entitled to rely upon any act done or document signed or any
telex or facsimile or oral communication sent by any person purporting to act, sign,
send or make on behalf of the Client despite any defect in or absence of authority
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	 	(4)  	The Client shall carry out the procedural steps stipulated by Venture for the efficient
working of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(5)  	The Client’s obligations to Venture shall continue without any right of set-off or
counterclaim by the Client against Venture until all moneys due to Venture hereunder have been
paid.
	 
	 	(6)  	Venture may supply a copy of this Agreement or any variation of it to any party having
security over the Client’s assets.

       21 COUNTER INDEMNITY

	 	(1)  	Venture will from time to time grant an indemnity (the “Indemnity”) to its bankers in
respect of facilities granted or to be granted to its Clients (including the Client).

	 	(i)  	In consideration of Venture entering into the Agreement the Client undertakes:-

	 	(a)  	to pay Venture upon demand any sum which may actually or
contingently be payable by Venture to its bankers under the Indemnity; and
	 
	 	(b)  	to indemnify Venture and keep Venture indemnified and hold
Venture harmless against all losses which may be incurred, suffered, claimed
and/or made against Venture under the Indemnity.

	 	(2)  	The Client irrevocably authorises Venture to debit to any account in the Client’s name in
Venture’s records the whole or any part of:-

	 	(i)  	any sum demanded by Venture pursuant to clause 1 (i) (a) above;
	 
	 	(ii)  	any losses and any sums that may prospectively or contingently become
due under this Indemnity

	 	(3)  	Venture may also set off all and any Losses or sums demanded or due from the Client against
any amount that Venture may at any time owe to the Client. Where the amount of any Losses or
other amount due from the Client cannot be immediately ascertained then Venture may make a
reasonable estimate of them for the purpose of making such debit or set off.
	 
	 	(4)  	The Client agrees that any request or demand, made upon Venture appearing or purporting to be
made by or on behalf of its bankers, for payment of any sum under the Indemnity shall be
sufficient authority for Venture to make any such payment. Venture need not enquire whether
any such amount shall in fact be due or whether the demand or request has been properly made.
	 
	 	(5)  	Venture may at all times set off and retain against monies due to the Client under the
Agreement such sums as may actually or contingently be due by Venture to its bankers,

       22 PROVISION OF ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE SERVICES

	 	(1)  	Venture will provide access via their web site to their Electronic Data Interchange
Facility and on line help screens.
	 
	 	(2)  	The Client undertakes to Venture:

	 	(i)  	to ensure that all Messages it sends are correct and complete;

	 
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	 	(ii)  	to comply at all times with the requirements and directions appearing in
Venture’s web site;
	 
	 	(iii)  	to use the Services only for the Client’s own needs ;
	 
	 	(iv)  	ensure that all persons within the Client’s organisation keep the security
access codes confidential and to change access codes when a person with such
knowledge leaves their organisation;
	 
	 	(v)  	to pay to Venture all charges which Venture may from time to time notify to
the Client as being payable in respect of the provision by Venture at the Client’s
request of any on-site technical assistance in respect of the Services.

	 	(3)  	Commencement

Venture will advise the Client that the Service is available by issuing to the Client the
initial security access code.

	 	(4)  	Mutual Obligations
	 
	 	   	Each party undertakes:

	 	(i)  	to maintain adequate computer systems (hardware and software) for the use of
the Services and computer record security;
	 
	 	(ii)  	to use its best endeavours to maintain its computer systems virus free;
	 
	 	(iii)  	to take reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorised access to the Services;
	 
	 	(iv)  	to keep secret and confidential the method of operation of the Services, user
identification codes, passwords, test keys, access codes and security procedures;
	 
	 	(v)  	to notify the other promptly if it learns or suspects that there has occurred any
failure or delay in receiving or transmitting any Message, any error or fraud in
affecting the sending or receiving of any Message or any programming error or
defect or corruption of any Message, and to co-operate with the other party in
trying to remedy the same;
	 
	 	(vi)  	to take all such appropriate steps and establish and maintain all appropriate
procedures so as to ensure that as far as reasonably practicable Messages are properly
stored, are not accessible to unauthorised persons, are not altered, lost or
destroyed, and are capable of being retrieved only by properly authorised persons;
	 
	 	(vii)  	to ensure that any Message containing confidential information as designated
by the sender of the Message is maintained by the recipient in confidence and is not
disclosed to any unauthorised person or used by the recipient other than for the
purposes of the business transaction to which it relates. Messages shall not be
regarded as containing confidential information to the extent that such information is
in the public domain, or the recipient is already in receipt of it prior to
transmission by the sender or receives the information from a third party entitled to
disclose it. Any authorised disclosure to another person shall be on the same terms as
to confidentiality as required by the sender or as contained in this clause;
	 
	 	(viii)  	upon becoming aware of any breach of security in relation to any Message or the
Electronic Data Interchange Facility, or in relation to the procedures implemented
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	 	   	breach and shall use all reasonable endeavours to rectify the cause of such a
breach as soon as possible;
	 
	 	(ix)  	to notify the other party immediately if it knows of or suspects any misuse
or likely misuse of, or breach or likely breach of secrecy in respect of the
Services, any Message (or any part thereof) or any passwords, access codes or other
similar information.

	 	(5)  	Where permitted by law, the parties may apply special protection to Messages by encryption
thereof or by any other agreed means.
	 
	 	(6)  	Logging & Copyright

	 	(i)  	Venture’s Master Log of Messages and data received or transmitted by Venture
shall in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive proof and evidence of the
Messages sent or received by Venture in connection with or referable to the Services
and of the constituents of such Messages and the times at which they were sent or
received.
	 
	 	(ii)  	The copyright and all other rights in Venture’s web site and in any software
used or provided by Venture or Venture’s licensors in connection with Venture’s web
site or the Services shall at all times remain vested in Venture, or if the terms of
any contract that Venture has with any licensor, otherwise specified, in such
licensor. The Client will not copy any of the same without Venture’s prior written
consent.

	 	(7)  	Liability

	 	(i)  	Every message sent by the Client must identify the sender. Venture may
accept and act upon any message ostensibly sent by the Client even though it may not
originate from the Client or the person purporting to send the message shall lack
authority and Venture shall be under no obligation to enquire as to any such matter;
	 
	 	(ii)  	The Client accepts that data available through the Services will be subject
to change during the hours of business each day, particularly the details of items
posted to the accounts of the Client with Venture and Venture shall not in any
circumstances whatsoever have any liability to the Client for a change in such data
occurring after the Client shall have acted in reliance thereon. In particular the
Client should under no circumstances initiate payment to any third party based upon a
message purporting to show that monies may be drawn by the Client from Venture.
Venture shall confirm in accordance with its normal procedures the transmission of
payments to the Client which payments shall only be made in accordance with the terms
of the Agreement;
	 
	 	(iii)  	Venture shall not be liable for or in respect of any loss or damage or any
failure to comply, or any delay in complying with its obligations hereunder or any
other obligation in respect of the Services which is caused directly or indirectly by;

	 	(a)  	any downtime, unavailability, failure or malfunction of any
computer hardware equipment or software, or of any telephone line or other
communication system, service, link or equipment, whether the property of
Venture or the Client or any Internet service provider or any other party;
	 
	 	(b)  	suspension, alteration or withdrawal of the Services;
	 
	 	(c)  	any error, discrepancy, corruption, incorrect formatting of or
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	 	(d)  	industrial dispute, abnormal operating conditions, act or omission of
the Client or any third party;
	 
	 	(e)  	force majeure;

	 	(iv)  	Venture shall not be liable to the Client for any consequential, special
secondary or indirect loss or damage or any loss of or damage to goodwill, profits or
anticipated savings suffered by the Client by reason of any of the matters referred to
in clause 22.4 (1) to (ix) inclusive (however caused);
	 
	 	(v)  	The Client hereby agrees to indemnify Venture and keep Venture indemnified
against all liabilities, damages and expenses arising out of the transmission or the
receipt by Venture of incorrect, corrupted, ambiguous or inaccurate Messages (however
caused);
	 
	 	(vi)  	All terms and conditions implied into this Agreement by law are expressly
excluded to the fullest extent permissible by law;
	 
	 	(vii)  	Nothing in this clause 22.6 shall operate to excuse Venture from liability
for loss or damage caused to or suffered by the Client which loss or damage is
directly attributable to the negligence or fraud of any of Venture’s officers.

	 	(8)  	Messages

	 	(i)  	Each party agrees to accord each Message the same status as would be
accorded to a document or to information sent other than by electronic means, unless
each such Message can be shown to have been corrupted during or upon transmission to
Venture;
	 
	 	(ii)  	Where there is evidence that a Message has been corrupted or if any Message
is identified or capable of being identified as incorrect it shall be re-transmitted
by the sender as soon as practicable with a clear indication that it is a corrected
Message. Any liability of the sender which would otherwise accrue from the sender’s
failure to comply with the provisions of this clause 22.8(ii) shall not accrue if
clause 22.8(iii) applies;
	 
	 	(iii)  	Notwithstanding clauses 22.8(i) and 22.8(ii) Venture will not be liable for
the consequences of an incomplete or incorrect Message if the error is or should in
all the circumstances be reasonably obvious to the Client. In such event the Client
must immediately notify Venture thereof;
	 
	 	(iv)  	If the recipient has reason to believe that a Message is not intended for
him he should notify the sender and should delete from his system the information
contained in such Message but not the record of its receipt.

	 	(9)  	Suspension and Withdrawal

	 	(i)  	Venture shall have the right without liability to the Client and without
notice, at any time and from time to time, to suspend the operation of the Services
whereupon no further Messages shall be sent or enquiries made by either party until
Venture has agreed to re-activate the Services;
	 
	 	(ii)  	This service can be suspended or withdrawn for any reason, clauses 22.(1),
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	 	(iii)  	Withdrawal of this service shall not affect any action required to
complete or implement Messages, which are received by either of the parties
prior to such withdrawal.

	 	(10)  	General
	 
	 	   	Venture shall provide to the Client a telephone number and e-mail address for access
to Venture’s “help desk” support for the Services. Venture is not bound to maintain
the availability of the “help desk” and when available the “help desk” will be
staffed by Venture only during Venture’s normal business hours. The “help desk” will
only provide assistance with regard to the Services and not in respect of any other
software applications.

23 CONSTITUTION AND PLURALITY OF CLIENT

	 	(1)  	If the Client comprises a partnership:

	 	(i)  	references to the Client in clauses 12(5), 19(2) and 19(4) shall be treated
as references to any one or more of the partners;
	 
	 	(ii)  	all undertakings and warranties given to Venture shall be
treated as having been given by every one of the partners;
	 
	 	(iii)  	the liability of the partners to Venture shall be joint and
several and Venture may release or compromise with any one or more of the
partners, without affecting its rights against the others;
	 
	 	(iv)  	Venture may in its absolute discretion treat any notice to or
demand on any one or more of the partners as notice to or demand on them all and
any notice to Venture by any one or more of the partners as notice by them all;
	 
	 	(v)  	all the persons who have executed this Agreement warrant that
all the present partners of such partnership are named herein and without
prejudice to Venture’s rights will advise Venture of any changes.

	 	(2)  	If the Client is an individual or a partnership (and not a body corporate):

	 	(i)  	except as provided in clause 19(2) this Agreement and all the
terms hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any change
in the constitution of the Client whether by death retirement addition or
otherwise;
	 
	 	(ii)  	the Client shall fully co-operate with Venture, when requested,
to enable this Agreement to be registered at the Bills of Sale Registry;
	 
	 	(iii)  	the Client consents to Venture storing and processing
information about the Client on Venture’s and/or the ABN AMRO Holdings NV’s
computers and in any other way. The Client is aware that this will be used by
Venture and other companies in the ABN AMRO Holdings NV to decide whether to
continue with this Agreement or to vary its terms, for training purposes,
credit or financial assessments, market and product analysis, making payments,
recovering monies and preparing statistics. Information about the Client may
also be used so that Venture can develop, improve and market its services to
the Client and other clients and to protect Venture’s interests (including
establishing credit limits for the benefit of other clients or obtaining
settlement of any liability of the Client to Venture). Venture may also use
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	 	(iv)  	Venture will tell the Client if Venture makes a significant
decision about the Client solely using an automatic decision making
process. The Client can them request a review by Venture.
	 
	 	(v)  	Venture may from time to time make searches of
the Client’s record at one or more trade, credit reference or fraud
prevention agencies. The Client’s record with such agencies includes
searches made and information given by other businesses. The details of
Venture’s search(es) will be kept by such agencies.
	 
	 	(vi)  	Venture may give information about the
Client, its finances, this Agreement and any Debts sold to Venture to:-

	 	(a)  	Venture’s or the Client’s insurers
 — so they can quote for and issue any
policy or deal with any claims
	 
	 	(b)  	the Department of Trade and
Industry in connection with an application
under the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme
	 
	 	(c)  	any guarantor or indemnifier of
this Agreement — so they can assess their
obligations to Venture or so Venture can enforce such
obligations
	 
	 	(d)  	any business acting on Venture’s
behalf or the Client’s behalf including
accountants, bankers or solicitors — so they can carry out
their services to Venture or the Client
	 
	 	(e)  	any business providing a similar
service to Venture to whom the Client may
wish to transfer — to facilitate such a transfer
	 
	 	(f)  	any business to whom Venture may
wish to transfer the Debts — to facilitate
such transfer
	 
	 	(g)  	anyone else to whom Venture
transfers its rights or duties under this
Agreement — so they can comply with or enforce this Agreement
	 
	 	(h)  	any introducer — so Venture
can advise of income earned and commission due

	 	   	Venture may also give out information about the Client if Venture has
a duty to do so or if the law allows Venture to do so.
	 
	 	(vii)  	Unless the Client objects or has objected
Venture (and other members of the ABN AMRO Holdings NV) may also
contact the Client (by letter, telephone, fax or e-mail):

	 	(a)  	about services and products which
they consider may be of interest to the
Client; or
	 
	 	(b)  	to carry out market research about
their services and products (or those of
third parties)

	 	(viii)  	Unless the Client objects or has objected the Client consents to
Venture giving the Client’s name, address, business details and a short
description of the facility contained in this Agreement to:

	 	(a)  	carefully selected/reputable/associated businesses/Group
Companies;

	 
	 	(b)  	
joint venture partners
	 
	 	(c)  	brokers and introducers of business to Venture Finance Plc
	 
	 	(d)  	the Department of Trade and Industry
	 
	 	(e)  	insurers

	 	(ix)  	the Client consents to Venture disclosing or transferring
information held about the Client to countries outside the European
Economic Area. The Client acknowledges its awareness that such
countries may not have a level of data protection equivalent

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	 	   	to that of the United Kingdom. These disclosures and transfers will be
made for the purposes of:-

	 	(a)  	debt collecting
	 
	 	(b)  	processing
	 
	 	(c)  	head office reporting
	 
	 	(d)  	statistical analysis

	 	(x)  	For training and/or security purposes the Client’s phone calls
to Venture may be monitored and/or recorded
	 
	 	(xi)  	In respect of information about its sole trader and
partnership Debtors any such information disclosed to Venture will be accurate
and fully comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.

	24  	ASSIGNMENT OR DELEGATION BY CLIENT
	 
	   	The Client shall not be entitled to assign or charge or declare a trust over any of
its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of Venture.
	 
	25  	NOTICES

	 	(1)  	Any notice or demand to be served or made by Venture under the terms of this
Agreement shall be validly served or made:

	 	(i)  	if handed to the Client or to any officer of or partner in the
Client as appropriate; or
	 
	 	(ii)  	if delivered, or sent by facsimile transmission or post, to the address
stated in the Schedule or the address of the Client last known to Venture or
to any address at which the Client carries on business; or
	 
	 	(iii)  	if sent by electronic mail to the Client’s e-mail address advised to
Venture.

	 	   	Notice or demands served personally by Venture shall take effect upon such service
and those made by facsimile shall be treated as being received upon transmission.
Notices sent and demands made by Venture by post or electronic mail shall be
conclusively deemed to have been received no later than 10.00 a.m. on the next
Working Day following the posting or despatch.
	 
	 	(2)  	Any notice to be served on Venture must be in writing and delivered by Recorded
Delivery post to the registered office of Venture or such other office, as Venture shall notify to the
Client for the purpose of this sub-clause. They shall take effect at the time of delivery so
recorded.

	26  	APPLICABLE LAW
	 
	   	The proper law of this Agreement both as to form and substance shall be the law of
England and the Client hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the English Courts but without
prejudice to the right of Venture to bring proceedings in the Courts of any territory in
which the Client carries on business or may have assets.

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APPENDIX A - DEFINITIONS

“ABN AMRO Holdings NV”

Any company in which ABN AMRO Holdings NV of the Netherlands has a beneficial shareholding
either directly or indirectly or through any intermediary.

“Administrator”

Any person appointed under Schedule Bl of the Insolvency Act 1986 to manage the Client’s
affairs, business and property.

“Associate”

An associate as defined in paragraph 184 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 of the Client or a
director or shareholder or employee of the Client.

“Availability”

The lesser of:

	(i)  	an amount calculated by applying the Prepayment Percentage to the credit balance on the
Debts Purchased Account after deducting therefrom the total value of Disapproved Debts, or
	 
	(ii)  	the Review Limit, if any, shown in paragraph 10 of the Schedule and then, as applicable,
either:
	 
	(iii)  	adding thereto the credit balance on the Current Account, or
	 
	(iv)  	deducting therefrom the Funds in Use.

“Base Rate”

The Base Rate set by Venture Bankers subject to a minimum rate of 4%

“Client Bad Debt Risk”

For a Debtor the amount, if any, specified in paragraph 14 of the Schedule which will be
subject to Venture’s rights of Recourse and Reassignment regardless of the amount of any Credit Limit established in
respect of the Debtor and the designation of Debts as Credited Approved Debts”.

“Collection Transfer Fee”

The fee referred to in clause 12(4)(ii).

“Commencement Date”

The date of the commencement of this Agreement which is specified in paragraph 2 of the
Schedule.

“Conversion Rate”

The spot buying rate notified by Venture’s Bankers for the Currency of the Debts.

“Credit Approved Debt”

If the Schedule states that the general nature of this facility is to be “With Bad Debt
Protection” then any Notified Debt which is (when aggregated with all other Outstanding Debts owing by the same Debtor):

	(i)  	for the time being within a Credit Limit;
	 
	(ii)  	not one in respect of which the Client is in breach of any obligation under this
Agreement;
	 
	(iii)  	not in existence on the Commencement Date;
	 
	(iv)  	not one in respect of which Venture has Recourse.

shall be a Credit Approved Debt.

“Credit Limit”

A limit established by Venture in its absolute discretion in relation to a Debtor.

“Current Account”

Any account maintained by Venture in the name of the Client for the recording of transactions
between Venture and the Client.

“Data Log”

The complete record of transmissions exchanged between Venture and the Client representing
Messages.

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“Debt”

Any book or other debt or monetary claim of any nature due or owing to the Client
(including any financial obligation of a Debtor under a Sale Contract) together with any
applicable tax or duty payable by the Debtor to the Client) and where the context so admits a part
of a Debt.

“Debtor”

Any person, including any body of persons corporate or unincorporate, incurring any
obligation to the Client (whether undera present, future or prospective Sale Contract or
otherwise) and where the context so permits the person having the duty to administer the Debtor’s
estate upon death or Insolvency.

“Debtor Concentration”

The maximum amount of the Outstanding Debts of a single Debtor equivalent to the percentage
specified in paragraph 11 of the Schedule of all Outstanding Debts.

“Debts Purchased Account”

Any account maintained in the records of Venture in the name of the Client for the purpose
of recording the Purchase Price of Debts (together with any Related Rights pertaining thereto).

“Delivered”

In the case of Goods, means they have been despatched to or to the order of the Debtor and,
in the case of services, means they have been completed.

“Disapproved Debt”

A Debt which is disapproved in accordance with clause 11(1).

“Discount Charge”

The charge for Prepayments (if any) made by Venture.

“Electronic Data Interchange Facility”

An Internet web site and/or any other form of electronic communication and/or software
maintained and made available for the purpose of enabling data to be transmitted between Venture
and the Client.

“Encumbrance”

Any mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, standard
security, assignment by way of security or other security interest of any kind.

“Export Charges”

A charge in addition to the Factoring Fee for each invoice. Additionally where the general
nature of this facility is “With Bad Debt Protection”, a charge for each credit application. A
list of charges is available on request.

“Export Debt”

A Debt evidenced by an invoice addressed to a Debtor outside the United Kingdom.

“Factoring Fee”

The fee referred to in clause 9(1).

“Financial Records”

The ledgers, computer data, records, documents, disks, machine readable material on or by
which the financial or other information pertaining to a Debt is recorded or evidenced and any
equipment necessary for reading or amending the same.

“Foreign Currency Debt”

Any Debt which is represented by an invoice expressed otherwise than in Sterling or is
payable otherwise than in Sterling in the United Kingdom in accordance with the Sale Contract
giving rise to it.

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“Force Majeure”

In relation to any party, any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of that party
(including without limitation, any strike, lock-out or other form of industrial action).

“Funding Limit”

In relation to a Debtor:- the amount specified in paragraph 12 of the Schedule or such other
amount as Venture may from time to time in its absolute discretion determine.

“Funds in Use”

The debit balance, if any, on the Current Account arrived at by aggregating all Prepayments
made by Venture
to the Client which have been debited to a Current Account (together with all sums treated as
Prepayments by
virtue of clause 9(5)) and deducting therefrom the aggregate of Debts transferred to the
Current Account in
accordance with clause 7(2).

“Goods”

Any goods, services or work done with materials supplied or hiring which are the subject of a Sale
Contract.

“Insolvency”

	(i)  	in the case of an individual:- bankruptcy or sequestration;
	 
	(ii)  	in the case of a partnership:- winding up by the court or bankruptcy or sequestration or partnership
administration;
	 
	(iii)  	in the case of a body corporate:- winding up by the court or
voluntary winding up by reason of its
inability to pay its debts or the appointment of an Administrator or of a receiver of any
part or all of its income or assets; and
	 
	(iv)  	in any case:- any informal or voluntary arrangement (whether or not in accordance with the
Insolvency Act 1986) with or for the benefit of the general body of creditors of the individual the
partnership or the body corporate.

“Message”

Data and any e-mail or Internet message transmitted electronically between the parties via
the Electronic Data Interchange Facility.

“Notification”

An offer pursuant to Clause 4(1) or a notification of a Debt by the Client to Venture
pursuant to clause 6(2) and a credit note pursuant to clause 10(l)(iii) and “Notified” and
“Notify” shall be construed accordingly.

“Offer”

An unconditional offer by the Client to sell a Debt and its Related Rights to Venture with
full title guarantee to be made in such form and with such evidence of the performance of the Sale
Contract as Venture may specify and where more than one Debt is at the same time subject to an
Offer it shall be treated as an independent offer to sell to Venture each Debt so offered, which
may be accepted or rejected by Venture entirely at Venture’s absolute discretion.

“Onset of Insolvency”

	(i)  	in the case of sequestration or bankruptcy or winding up by the court:- the date of
the sequestration award or the presentation of a petition for a bankruptcy or winding up order respectively;
	 
	(ii)  	in the case of voluntary winding up:- the date of the effective resolution for winding
up by members of the body corporate;
	 
	(iii)  	in the case of the appointment of a receiver or judicial factor:- the date of his
appointment;
	 
	(iv)  	in the case of the appointment of an Administrator by the court:- the date
of the application to court for an administration order;
	 
	(v)  	in the case of the appointment of an Administrator other than by an application to court for an
administration order:- the earlier of the date of the notice of intention to appoint an
Administrator, or the date of the notice of appointment of the Administrator;

	 	 
	 	 
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	(vi)  	in the case of an individual voluntary arrangement:- the earlier of the date of
the application to court for an interim order or the date of the proposal for an individual
voluntary arrangement;
	 
	(vii)  	in the case of a company voluntary arrangement:- the date of the proposal for a company
voluntary arrangement; or, in the case of a company voluntary arrangement entered into
pursuant to Schedule AI of the Insolvency Act 1986, the beginning of the moratorium;
	 
	(viii)  	in the case of any other arrangement:- the date when it is made;

	 
	(ix)  	in the case of a trust deed for creditors:- the date of its execution.

“Outstanding
Debt”

Any Debt which has been included in a Notification and which remains vested in Venture and
unpaid; and “Outstanding” shall be construed accordingly.

“Prepayment”

A payment made by Venture to the Client on account of any Purchase Price (before the Transfer
Date thereof).

“Prepayment Percentage”

The percentage of the Purchase Price of each Debt which is specified in paragraph 9 of the
Schedule or such other higher or lower percentage of the Purchase Price that Venture may from time
to time in its absolute discretion determine.

“Purchase Price”

The amount payable by Venture to the Client for each Debt (and any Related Rights) vested in
Venture and calculated in accordance with clause 6(1).

“Reassignment”

The transfer of ownership of a Debt from Venture to the Client.

“Recourse”

The right of Venture to require the Client to repurchase a Debt (together with its Related
Rights) at its Repurchase Price or such lesser amount as Venture may require.

“Recourse Debt”

A Debt in respect of which Venture shall have Recourse as provided in clause 11(2).

“Related Rights”

	(i)  	all the Client’s rights as an unpaid Client, under the Sale Contract giving rise to
a Debt, other than rights relating to ownership of Goods but without any obligation on Venture to complete the
Sale Contract;
	 
	(ii)  	the benefit of all guarantees, indemnities, insurance’s, instruments and
securities given to or held by
the Client in relation to such Debt;
	 
	(iii)  	all cheques, bills of exchange and other
instruments held by or available to the Client in relation to
such Debt;
	 
	(iv)  	the Financial Records;
	 
	(v)  	the Transferred Goods;
	 
	(vi)  	the right to call for the transfer to
Venture of any Goods (except Transferred Goods) subject to a Sale
Contract, except where ownership thereof has already vested in the Debtor.

“Repurchase Price”

In respect of a Recourse Debt the Notified amount of the Debt or the unrecovered proportion of
it.

“Review Limit”

The maximum Funds in Use as specified in paragraph 10 of the Schedule or as otherwise agreed
by Venture.

“Revised Factoring Fee”

The fee referred to in the final sentence of clause 9(2).

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“Right of Immediate
Termination”

The right of Venture to terminate this Agreement forthwith by notice in the circumstances
described in clause 19(2), whether or not Venture shall have exercised that right.

“Sale Contract”

A contract for the supply of Goods by the Client.

“Services”

The provision to the Client of an electronic messaging capability and of certain information
via the Electronic Data Interchange Facility for the purposes of operating the Agreement.

“Sterling”

The lawful currency of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

“Supplementary Discount Charge”

A sum calculated by applying to the amount of any payment made by Venture to the Client by
CHAPS, as provided by clause 7(6), the rate per annum specified in paragraph 16 of the Schedule for
a period of four calendar days.

“Transfer Date”

The day on which the Purchase Price of a Debt is to be transferred from the Debts Purchased
Account to the Current Account as specified in clause 7(2).

“Transferred Goods”

	(i)  	Any Goods included in the Sale Contract which shall not have been Delivered before the
Debt relating to such Goods shall have been notified to Venture in breach of the terms
hereof; or
	 
	(ii)  	Goods which any Debtor shall reject or shall return to Venture or to the Client or indicate
a wish so to do; or
	 
	(iii)  	Goods which the Client or Venture recovers from the Debtor.

“United Kingdom”

Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but excluding the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

“Ventures Bankers”

HSBC Bank Plc or such other bank as Venture may from time to time, at its sole discretion,
appoint as its bankers.

“Working Day”

A day when both Venture and the bankers of Venture are both open for the usual conduct of
business.

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APPENDIX B - INTERPRETATION

	(1)  	In this Agreement except where the context otherwise requires:

	 	(i)  	the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;
	 
	 	(ii)  	any of the three genders shall include the other two;
	 
	 	(iii)  	references to Venture shall include Venture’s successors and assigns;
	 
	 	(iv)  	references to a “clause” (except where otherwise specified) are to clauses of this Agreement;
	 
	 	(v)  	references to any statute shall be
treated as including its statutory modification or re-enactment or any relevant subordinate
legislation.

	(2)  	Headings to clauses are for reference only and shall not affect or limit the meaning or
extent of any
clause.
	 
	(3)  	References in the Schedule to clauses are to clauses of this Agreement and references to the
Appendix are to the Appendix to this Agreement.
	 
	(4)  	References to “Agreement” shall be treated as including the Schedule and the Appendices.
	 
	(5)  	Invalidity and Severability
	 
	   	In the event of a conflict between any provision of clause 22 of the Agreement and any law
regulation or decree affecting clause 22 of the Agreement then provision of clause 22 of the
Agreement so affected shall be regarded as null and void or shall, where practicable, be
curtailed and limited to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirements of such
law regulation or decree but otherwise it shall not render null and void any other provision
of clause 22 of the Agreement

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BOARD MINUTE

PURCHASE OF DEBTS AGREEMENT, STOCK LOAN AGREEMENT,

PLANT & MACHINERY LOAN AGREEMENT AND FIXED AND FLOATING CHARGE

Extract from the Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Directors of Oilgear Towler Limited
(“the Company”), Company Registration Number 00565938 duly
convened, held and constituted at :-

.................................................
on ..................................... 200 :

There was produced to the meeting a proposed Agreement for the sale and purchase or factoring or
discounting of debts, (“Agreement”) between Venture Finance PLC and the Company. There was produced
to the meeting a proposed Stock Loan Facility (“Stock Loan Agreement”) between Venture Finance PLC
and the Company. There was produced to the meeting a proposed Plant & Machinery Loan Facility
(“Plant & Machinery Loan Agreement”) between Venture Finance PLC and the Company. There was
produced to the meeting a form of Fixed and Floating Charge on the assets of the Company for
creation by the Company in favour of Venture Finance PLC. The terms of the said Agreement, the said
Stock Loan Agreement, the said Plant & Machinery Loan Agreement and the said Charge were approved
and it was resolved that the Company do enter into the said Agreement, the said Stock Loan
Agreement, the said Plant & Machinery Loan Agreement and create the said Charge and it was
considered that entering into the said Agreement, the said Stock Loan Agreement, the said Plant &
Machinery Loan Agreement and the Charge would be in the interests of and of benefit to the Company.

IT WAS RESOLVED THAT:

	1.  	The Company do enter into the said Agreement, the said Stock Loan Agreement and the said
Plant & Machinery Loan Agreement in the form now submitted to and approved; and
	 
	2.  	The Company create a form of Fixed and Floating Charge on the assets of the Company in favour
of Venture Finance PLC in the form now submitted to and approved; and
	 
	3.  	That ............... and .................. be authorised to sign as a deed the said
Agreement, the said Stock Loan Agreement, the said Plant & Machinery Loan Agreement and the
Fixed and Floating Charge on behalf of the Company.
	 
	4.  	Venture Finance PLC be furnished with a certified copy of this resolution.

We certify that the above is a true extract from the Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of
Directors of Oilgear Towler Limited.

Held on
..................................................................................... 200

Dated this .......... day of
........................................................... 200

.........................................................Chairman of Meeting

...................................................................Secretary

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

THE SCHEDULE

(forming part of an agreement for the purchase of Debts between Venture Finance PLC and the Client
named in section l(a) hereof)

All references in this Schedule to definitions shall be those in Appendix A to this Agreement

	 	 	 	 	 
	1

	 	(a) Name of Client (clause 1 (2)):
	 	Oilgear Towler Limited
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(b) Trading address of Client:
	 	Electraulic Works
	

	 	 	 	Oaklands Road
	

	 	 	 	Rodley
	

	 	 	 	Leeds
	

	 	 	 	West Yorkshire
      LS13 1LG
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(c) Country of Incorporation:
	 	England
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(d) Registered Number:
	 	00565938
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(e) Nature of Client’s business
(clauses 18(3)(ii) and 19(2)(x)):
	 	Manufacture and Distribution of Fluid Power
Solutions
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(f) Key provisions of Client’s Sale Contract:	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(i) Currency
(clause18(3)(ii)(a)):
	 	Sterling and Euro
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(ii) Terms of payment
(clause 18(3)(ii)(a)):
	 	Up to 90 days with maximum settlement
discount of 5%
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(iii) Governing Law (clause

18(3)(ii)(b)):
	 	England
	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	2

	 	Commencement Date
(clause 19(1) and definition of
Commencement Date):	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	3

	 	Minimum Period of Agreement
(clause 19(1)):
	 	Thirty Six Calendar Months
	 
	 	 	 	 
	4

	 	Period of Notice of Termination
(clause 19(1)):
	 	Six Calendar Months
	 
	 	 	 	 
	5

	 	General Nature of Agreement

(clauses 7(2)(i)(d) and(ii)(b), 11(1)(ii),
11(2)(iii) and 13(1)):
	 	Without Bad Debt Protection
	 
	 	 	 	 
	6

	 	Class or description of Debts for approval
(clause 11(1)(viii)):
	 	All Debtors

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	7

	 	Provision for Notice of Assignment (clauses
 12(2), and 12(3)):
	 	No notice of assignment
	 
	 	 	 	 
	8

	 	Collection Arrangements
(clauses 7(2)(i) and (ii), 12(1) and 12(4)):
	 	The Client shall collect the Debts as Agent of
Venture in accordance with Clause 12(4)
	 
	 	 	 	 
	9

	 	Prepayment Percentage
(definition of Availability and definition of
Prepayment Percentage):
	 	80%
	 
	 	 	 	 
	10

	 	Review Limit
(definition of Availability and definition of
Review Limit):
	 	£2,500,000 (Pounds Sterling Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand) including the £250,000
(Pounds Sterling Two Hundred and Fifty) Plant
& Machinery Loan and the £250,000 (Pounds
Sterling Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand)
Stock Loan.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	11

	 	Debtor Concentration
(clause 1l (l)(i) and definition of Debtor
Concentration)
	 	Up to 35% on specifically Approved Debtors
and up to 15% on all others
	 
	 	 	 	 
	12

	 	Funding Limit
(clause 1l(l)(i) and definition of Funding
Limit):
	 	N/A
	 
	 	 	 	 
	13

	 	Recourse period

(clause 11(1)(ii)):
	 	90 days from end of month of invoice date
	 
	 	 	 	 
	14

	 	Client Bad Debt Risk(clauses
7(3) and 11(2)(iv)):
	 	N/A
	 
	 	 	 	 
	15

	 	Factoring Fee, bank and other charges
(clauses 9(1), 9(2) and 9(4) and definition of
Factoring Fee and Export Charges):
	 	0.2% plus Bank Charges, plus VAT at the rate
applicable
	 
	 	 	 	 
	16

	 	Discount Charge
(clause 9(3) and definition of Discount
Charge):
	 	2.0% over the Base Rate of Venture’s Bankers
for the time being in force for Prepayments in
Pounds Sterling.
	

	 	 	 	2.0% over Venture cost of funds for the time
being in force for Prepayments in agreed
currencies other than Pounds Sterling.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	(i)
	 	Collection Transfer Fee

(Clause 12(4)(ii))
	 	6% of the notified amount of all Oustanding
Debts
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	(ii)
	 	Revised Factoring Fee

(Clause 9(2))
	 	2% (in substitution for the percentage stated in

paragraph 15 above)

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	18  	Special Conditions:

	 	1.  	Prior to Venture making any Prepayment or payment due to the Client under this
Agreement
a release of the Debts will be required from any Debenture which exists or which may come
into existence in the future and Venture will take a Fixed and Floating Charge over the
assets
of Oilgear Towler Limited. Venture will require priority from any other charge holder in
respect of All Assets (with the exception of property) and will additionally require any
other
floating charge holder to either:
	 
	 	   	a) Not appoint a receiver without the prior written consent of Venture or:
	 
	 	   	b) Provide not less than 28 days prior written notice to Venture of any intention to
appoint a
receiver.
	 
	 	   	Where the terms of any release require that all Prepayments or payments by Venture to
the Client shall be sent to a bank account designated in the release then Venture will
make payment accordingly.
	 
	 	2.  	Venture requires that no other Charge or Security over the Client’s assets be
granted or
entered into without the express written permission of Venture.
	 
	 	3.  	Prior to Venture making any Prepayment, Venture will require a satisfactory Pre
funding
audit to be carried out.
	 
	 	4.  	Prior to the commencement of Prepayments Venture will require sight of and
satisfaction
with up to date management accounts of Oilgear Towler Limited to include profit and loss
and balance sheet.
	 
	 	5.  	Prior to Venture making any Prepayment, Venture will require to be named as First
Loss
Payee and Joint insured under the terms of the Plant & Machinery and Stock insurance
policies held by the Client.
	 
	 	6.  	Venture will require a waiver from any Landlord in respect of any premises where
Plant &
Machinery is located, which is made available to Venture as collateral.
	 
	 	7.  	Venture requires a written undertaking from the Clients to pay any legal costs
Venture may
incur arising from the Client’s acceptance of this offer and in fulfilling the conditions
contained herein.
	 
	 	8.  	All legal fees incurred by Venture in respect of its satisfaction with compliance
by Oilgear
Towler Limited with the conditions are for the account of Oilgear Towler Limited.
	 
	 	9.  	Venture will require signed audited accounts to be provided within six months of
each year-end. Monthly management accounts (including both profit and loss account and balance
sheet) will be required within 21 days of each month end. Should these not be received
within the agreed timescale, Venture reserves the right to reduce the Prepayment
Percentage.
	 
	 	10.  	All invoices are to be Notified in the currency in which they are raised. Venture
will require
an electronic annotated open item aged debt analysis aged by invoice date and sales ledger
control account reconciliation individually by currency, agreed back to the Debts Purchased
Account within 5 working days of each month end.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	11.  	Venture will require that a copy of the Client’s Purchase Ledger be forwarded
within 21
working days of each month end, and Venture reserves the right to hold contingency
reserves in respect of contra accounts as it deems appropriate, such reserves shall be
deemed
as Disapproved Debts for the purposes of calculating Availability.
	 
	 	12.  	Venture will require that a Letter be sent to all Debtors
that pay by BACS advising
them of
the change in bank account details.
	 
	 	13.  	Debts arising from sales in respept of Debtors not domiciled in the United Kingdom,
EU,
Switzerland and Norway are to be Notified to Venture separately, such Debts shall be
deemed as Disapproved Debts for the purposes of calculating Availability.
	 
	 	14.  	Debts arising from invoices for deposits and/or retentions are to be Notified to
Venture
separately, such Debts shall be deemed as Disapproved Debts for the purposes of
calculating
Availability.
	 
	 	15.  	Debts arising from associate companies, or inter-company debts, are to be Notified
to
Venture separately, such Debts shall be deemed as Disapproved Debts for the purposes of
calculating Availability.
	 
	 	16.  	Venture requires that the Client obtain signed proofs of delivery or collection in
respect of
each Debt and that these be retained for inspection by Venture from time to time.
	 
	 	17.  	Venture will carry out periodic audits during the Agreement at a cost to the Client
of £750
(Pounds Sterling Seven Hundred and Fifty) per audit man day, plus VAT at the rate
applicable.
	 
	 	18.  	The Collateral Formula for the Plant & Machinery Facility will be Eligible
Unencumbered
Plant & Machinery as valued on a Ex-situ Market Value assuming a 120 day marketing
period x 80% subject to a Limit of £250,000 (Pounds Sterling Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand).
	 
	 	19.  	Venture will require that the Plant & Machinery Loan is repaid by way of 35 monthly
payments of £7,000 (Pounds Sterling Seven Thousand) commencing 1 month after the
commencement of this facility and then a final payment £5,000 (Pounds Sterling Five
Thousand) 36 months after commencement of the facility.
	 
	 	20.  	In the event that any item of plant and machinery charged to Venture is sold, then
provided
Venture’s consent is obtained the sale of the item will trigger a repayment of an
equivalent
sum against the facility.
	 
	 	21.  	Venture will require an annual valuation of any Fixed Assets detailed within the
Eligible
Collateral Formula to be conducted by a valuer acceptable to Venture, the cost of which
is to
be met by the Client.
	 
	 	22.  	Venture will provide a Stock Facility of up to £250,000 (Pounds Sterling Two
Hundred and
Fifty Thousand) of eligible stock x 25% less reserves in respect of preferential creditors and
prescribed part and subject to monthly reporting and insurance.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	23.  	Venture requires that the level of credit notes as a percentage of notified
turnover does not
exceed 3% when measured on a monthly basis. In the event that this covenant is breached
we reserve the right to reduce the Prepayment Percentage in line with the amount by which
the 3% target is exceeded (if the value is 6% then the Prepayment Percentage would reduce
to 78%).
	 
	 	24.  	In the event the Debt Turn exceeds 70 days (when measured on a monthly cash
collections
basis), Venture reserves the right to reduce the Prepayment Percentage.
	 
	 	25.  	Venture requires that the Debt Service Cover (measured as the ratio of Earnings
Before
Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) minus non-financed capital
expenditure to total interest cost (net of any interest received) and scheduled debt
repayments) does not fall below 1.5 times when measured monthly on a rolling three month
basis.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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IN WITNESS whereof such of the parties have executed this Deed in the manner
described below.

EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED by

	 	 	 
	/s/
David Richard Kelsey                    
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	as Attorney for VENTURE FINANCE PLC
	 	 
	in the presence of:-
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Paul Apps                    
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Address of Witness                                                             
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	on
the 28th day of January 2005
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Signed as a Deed by Oilgear Towler Limited
	 	 
	on the

	 	)
	

	 	)
	28th day of January 2005

	 	)
	 
	 	 
	Acting by:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ A. Normington                          Director
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/
W. D. Whitehead                          Director/Secretary
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
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