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    Exhibit
10.3

    

    VALPEY-FISHER
CORPORATION

    

    2001
STOCK OPTION PLAN,

    

    AS
AMENDED

    

    

    
      	
              1.

            	
              PURPOSE

            

    

    

    The Plan
is intended to expand and improve the profitability and prosperity of MATEC
Corporation for the benefit of its stockholders by permitting the Corporation to
grant to officers and other key employees of, and consultants and advisers to,
the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, options to purchase shares of the
Corporation’s Common Stock.  These grants are intended to provide
additional incentive to such persons by offering them a greater stake in the
Corporation’s continued success.  The Plan is also intended as a means
of reinforcing the commonality of interest between the Corporation’s
stockholders and such persons, and as an aid in attracting and retaining the
services of individuals of outstanding and specialized skills.

    

    

    
      	
              2.

            	
              DEFINITIONS

            

    

    

    For Plan
purposes, except where the context otherwise indicates, the following terms
shall have the meanings which follow:

    

    (a)           “Agreement”
shall mean a written instrument executed and delivered on behalf of the
Corporation which specifies the terms and conditions of a Stock Option granted
to a Participant.

    

    (b)           “Beneficiary”
shall mean the person or persons who may be designated by a Participant from
time to time in writing to the Committee, to receive, if the Participant dies,
any Option exercise rights held by the Participant.

    

    (c)           “Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

    

    (d)           “Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to
time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

    

    (e)           “Committee”
shall mean a Committee of the Board composed of two or more persons which shall
be designated by the Board to administer the Plan.  Each member of the
Committee, while serving as such, shall be a member of the Board and shall be a
“non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

     

    (f)           “Common
Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Corporation having a par value of
$0.05 per share.

    

    (g)           “Corporation”
shall mean MATEC Corporation, a Maryland corporation.

    

    (h)           “Employee”
shall mean any person who is employed by the Corporation or any Subsidiary
corporation.

    

    (i)           “Exercise
Price” shall mean the per share price for which a Participant upon exercise of a
Stock Option may purchase a share of Common Stock.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    (j)           “Fair
Market Value” shall mean the value of a share of Common Stock to be determined
by, and in accordance with procedures established by, the
Committee.  Such fair market value shall be deemed conclusive upon the
determination of the Committee made in good faith.  The preceding
notwithstanding, so long as the Common Stock is listed on a national stock
exchange, the “Fair Market Value” shall mean with respect to any given day, the
mean between the highest and lowest reported sales prices of the Common Stock on
the principal national stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, or if
such exchange was closed on such day or if it was open but the Common Stock was
not traded on such day, then on the next preceding day that the Common Stock was
traded on such exchange, as reported by a responsible reporting
service.

    

    (k)           “Incentive
Stock Option” shall mean a Stock Option which is intended to meet and comply
with the terms and conditions for an “incentive stock option” as set forth in
Section 422 of the Code, or any other form of tax qualified stock option which
may be incorporated and defined in the Code as it may from time to time be
amended.

    

    (l)           “Non-Qualified
Option” shall mean a Stock Option which does not meet the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code or the terms of which provide that it will not be
treated as an Incentive Stock Option.

    

    (m)           “Participant”
shall mean any person who is granted a Stock Option under the Plan.

    

    (n)           “Plan”
shall mean the MATEC Corporation 2001 Stock Option Plan as set forth herein and
as amended from time to time.

    

    (o)           “Stock
Option” or “Option” shall mean a right to purchase a stated number of shares of
Common Stock subject to such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Plan
and an Agreement.

    

    (p)           “Subsidiary
corporation” or “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation which is a “subsidiary
corporation” of the Corporation as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.

    

    

    
      	
              3.

            	
              ADMINISTRATION

            

    

    

    (a)           The
Committee shall administer the Plan and, accordingly, it shall have full power
to grant Stock Options under the plan, to construe and interpret the Plan, and
to establish rules and regulations and perform all other acts it believes
reasonable and proper, including the authority to delegate responsibilities to
others to assist in administering the Plan.

    

    (b)           The
determination of those eligible to receive Stock Options, and the amount, type
and terms and conditions of each Stock Option shall rest in the sole discretion
of the Committee, subject to the provisions of the Plan.

    

    (c)           The
Committee may permit the voluntary surrender of all or a portion of any Option
granted under the Plan to be conditioned upon the granting to the Participant of
a new Option for the same or a different number of shares as the Option
surrendered, or may require such voluntary surrender as a condition precedent to
a grant of a new Option to such Participant.  Such new Option shall be
exercisable at the price, during the period and in accordance with any other
terms or conditions specified by the Committee at the time the new Option is
granted, all determined in accordance with the provisions of the Plan without
regard to the price, period of exercise, or any other terms or conditions of the
Option surrendered.

    
      
         

      

      
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              4.

            	
              COMMON STOCK
      LIMITS

            

    

    

    The total
number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued on exercise of Stock
Options shall not exceed 200,000 shares, subject to adjustment in accordance
with Paragraph 9 of the Plan.  Shares issued under the Plan may be, in
whole or in part, as determined by the Committee, authorized but unissued or
treasury shares of Common Stock.  If any Options granted under the
Plan shall expire or terminate without having been exercised, the shares subject
to such Options shall be added back to the number of shares of Common Stock
which may be issued on exercise of Stock Options.

    

    

    

    
      	
              5.

            	
              ELIGIBILITY FOR
      PARTICIPATION

            

    

    

    (a)           Consistent
with Plan objectives, the following persons shall be eligible to become
Participants in the Plan: officers and other key Employees and consultants and
advisers to the Corporation or any Subsidiary corporation, provided that members
of the Board who are not Employees shall not be eligible.

    

    (b)           The
foregoing subparagraph (a) notwithstanding, Incentive Stock Options shall be
granted only to officers and other key Employees, and no Incentive Stock Options
shall be granted to an Employee who owns more than 10% of the Common Stock
determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code,
unless the Option meets the requirements of Section 422(c)(5) of the
Code.

    

    (c)           Options
shall be granted to consultants and advisers only for bona fide services rendered
other than in connection with the offer or sale of securities.

    

    

    
      	
              6.

            	
              STOCK OPTIONS – TERMS
      AND CONDITIONS

            

    

    

    All Stock
Options granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by Agreements which shall
contain such provisions as shall be required by the Plan together with such
other provisions as the Committee may prescribe, including the following
provisions:

    

    (a)           Price:
The Committee shall establish the Exercise Price, provided, however, that in the
case of an Incentive Stock Option the Exercise Price shall not be less than the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of the grant of the
Option.

    

    (b)           Period:
The Committee shall establish the term of any Option awarded under the Plan,
provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of
10 years from the date of the grant of the Option.

    

    (c)           Time of
Exercise: The Committee shall establish the time or times at which an
Option, or portion thereof, shall be exercisable.  The Committee,
subsequent to the grant of an Option, may accelerate the date or dates on which
the Option may be exercisable.

    

    (d)           Exercise:
An Option, or portion thereof, shall be exercised by delivery or a written
notice of exercise to the Corporation together with payment of the full purchase
price of the shares as to which the Option is exercised (“Purchase
Price”).  Payment may be made:

    

    (i)           in
United States dollars by good check, bank draft or money order payable to the
order of the Corporation, or

    

    (ii)           at
the discretion of the Committee by the transfer to the Corporation of shares of
Common Stock owned by the Participant having an aggregate Fair Market Value on
the date of exercise equal to the Purchase Price or the portion thereof being so
paid, or

    
      
         

      

      
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    (iii)           at
the discretion of the Committee and subject to any restrictions or conditions as
it deems appropriate (including any restrictions as may be set forth in Rule
16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), by electing to have the
Corporation withhold from the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option such
number of shares of Common Stock as shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value on
the date of exercise equal to the Purchase Price or the portion thereof being so
paid, or

    

    (iv)           at
the discretion of the Committee by a combination of (i) and (ii) or (i) and
(iii) above.

    

    The
Committee shall determine the procedures for the use of Common Stock in payment
of the Purchase Price and may impose such limitations and prohibitions on such
use as it deems appropriate.

    

    

    (e)           Special
Rules for Incentive Stock Options:  Notwithstanding any other
provisions of the Plan, with respect to Incentive Stock Options granted under
the Plan (in addition to any other provisions specifically made applicable to
Incentive Stock Options), the following provisions will apply:

    

    (i)           To
the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of
grant) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock
Options (whether granted hereunder or pursuant to any other plan of the
Corporation or a Subsidiary) are first exercisable by a Participant during any
calendar year exceeds $100,000 (or such other limit as may be in effect from
time to time under the Code), such Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified
Options.

    

    (ii)           Any
Participant who disposes of shares of Common Stock acquired on the exercise of
an Incentive Stock Option by sale or exchange either (a) within two years after
the date of the grant of the Option under which such shares were acquired or (b)
within one year after the acquisition of such shares, shall notify the
Corporation in writing of such disposition and of the amount realized upon such
disposition promptly after the disposition.

    

    

    
      	
              7.

            	
              TERMINATION OF
      EMPLOYMENT

            

    

    

    If a
Participant holding an Option shall cease to be employed (or in the case of a
Participant who is not an Employee, shall cease to be engaged) by the
Corporation or any Subsidiary corporation by reason of death or any other reason
other than voluntary quitting, discharge for cause or permanent and total
disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code (hereinafter called a
“Disability”), as determined by the Committee, such Participant (or, if
applicable, such Participant’s Beneficiary or legal representative) may, but
only within the three months next succeeding such cessation of employment or
engagement, exercise such Option to the extent that such Participant would have
been entitled to do so on the date of such cessation of employments or
engagements.  If a Participant holding an Option voluntarily quits or
is discharged for cause, such Option shall terminate on the date of cessation of
employment or engagement.

    

    

    
      	
              8.

            	
              DISABILITY

            

    

    

    If a
Participant holding an Option shall cease to be employed (or, in the case of a
Participant who is not an Employee, shall cease to be engaged) by the
Corporation or any Subsidiary corporation by reason of a Disability, the Option
shall be exercisable by such Participant or such Participant’s duly appointed
guardian or other legal representative, to the extent that such Participant
would have been entitled to do so on the date of such cessation of employment,
but only within one year following such cessation of employment due to said
Disability.

    
      
         

      

      
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              9.

            	
              ADJUSTMENTS

            

    

    

    If in the
event of a recapitalization, stock split, stock combination, stock dividend,
exchange of shares, or a change in the corporate structure or shares of the
Company, or similar event, the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the
Committee shall make appropriate adjustments in the kind or number of shares
which may be issued upon exercise of Options and in the kind or number of shares
issuable upon exercise of Options theretofore granted and in the exercise price
of such options. The Board of Directors may also make appropriate adjustments in
the event of any distribution of assets to stockholders other than an ordinary
dividend.  Adjustments, if any, and any determinations or
interpretations, including any determination of whether a distribution is other
than an ordinary dividend, made by the Board shall be final, binding and
conclusive.

    

    

    
      	
              10.

            	
              MERGER, CONSOLIDATION
      OR SALE OF ASSETS

            

    

    

    If the
Corporation shall be a party to a merger or consolidation or shall sell
substantially all its assets, each outstanding Option shall pertain and apply to
the securities and/or property which a holder of the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, or
sale of assets would be entitled to receive in such merger, consolidation or
sale of assets.

    

    

    
      	
              11.

            	
              AMENDMENT AND
      TERMINATION OF PLAN

            

    

    

    (a)           The
Board, without further approval of the stockholders, may at any time, and from
time to time, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part or amend it from
time to time in such respects as the Board may deem appropriate and in the best
interests of the Corporation; provided, however, that no such amendment shall be
made, without approval of the stockholders, to the extent such approval is
required by applicable law, regulation or rule, or which would:

    

    (i)           modify
the eligibility requirements for participation in the Plan; or

    

    (ii)           increase
the total number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to Stock
Options, except as is provided for in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the
Plan.

    

    (b)           No
amendment, suspension or termination of this Plan shall, without the
Participant’s consent, alter or impair any of the rights or obligations under
any Stock Option theretofore granted to the Participant under the
Plan.

    

    (c)           The
Board may amend the Plan, subject to the limitations cited above, in such manner
as it deems necessary to permit the granting of Stock Options meeting the
requirements of future amendments the Plan.

    

    

    
      	
              12.

            	
              GOVERNMENT AND OTHER
      REGULATIONS

            

    

    

    The
granting of Stock Options under the Plan and the obligation of the Corporation
to issue or transfer and deliver shares for Stock Options exercised under the
Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, regulations, rules and orders
which shall then be in effect.

    

    

    
      	
              13.

            	
              MISCELLANEOUS
      PROVISIONS

            

    

    

    (a)           Rights to
Continued Employment:  No person shall
have any claim or right to be granted a Stock Option under the Plan, and the
grant of an Option under the Plan shall not be construed as giving any
Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary corporation (or to be otherwise retained in the case of a Participant
who is not an Employee) and the Corporation expressly reserves the right at any
time to dismiss a Participant with or without cause, free of any liability or
any claim under the Plan, except as provided herein or in an
Agreement.

    
      
         

      

      
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    (b)           Who Shall
Exercise:  Except as
provided by the Plan, an Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable during the
lifetime of the Participant to whom it is granted only by such Participant, and
it may be exercised only if such Participant has been in the continuous employ
of the Corporation or any Subsidiary corporation from the date of grant of the
Option to the date of its exercise.

    

    (c)           Non-Transferability:  No right or
interest of any Participant in the Plan or an Agreement shall be assignable or
transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and no
right or interest of any Participant shall be liable for, or subject to, any
lien, obligation or liability of such Participant; provided that in the
discretion of the Committee a Non-Qualified Option may be made transferable and
assignable on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall in its discretion
determine.

    

    (d)           Withholding
Taxes:  The Corporation
may require a payment to cover applicable withholding for income and employment
taxes in connection with a Stock Option.

    

    (e)           Rights as
Stockholder:  A Participant as
such shall not have any of the rights or privileges of a holder of Common Stock
until such time as shares of Common Stock are issued or are transferred to the
Participant upon exercise of an Option.

    

    (f)           Plan
Expenses:  Any expenses of
administering this Plan shall be borne by the Corporation.

    

    (g)           Legal
Considerations:  The Corporation
shall not be required to issue, transfer or deliver shares of Common Stock upon
exercise of Options until all applicable legal, listing or registration
requirements, as determined by legal counsel, have been satisfied, and any
necessary or appropriate written representations have been given by the
Participant.

    

    (h)           Other
Plans:  Nothing contained
herein shall prevent the Corporation from establishing other incentive and
benefit plans in which Participants in the Plan may also
participate.

    

    (i)           No
Warranty of Tax Effect:  Except as may be
contained in any Agreement, no opinion shall be deemed to be expressed or
warranties made as to the effect for federal, state or local tax purposes of any
grants hereunder.

    

    (j)           Construction
of Plan:  The validity,
construction, interpretation, administration and effect of the Plan and of its
rules and regulations, and rights relating to the Plan, shall be determined in
accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland.

    

    

    
      	
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              STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL –
      TERM OF PLAN

            

    

    

    Upon
approval by the stockholders of the Corporation, the Plan shall become
unconditionally effective as of February 22, 2001.  No Option shall be
granted after February 21, 2011, provided, however, that the Plan and all
outstanding Options granted under the Plan prior to such date shall remain in
effect until the applicable Options have expired.  If the stockholders
shall not approve the Plan, the Plan shall not be effective and any and all
actions taken prior thereto shall be null and void or shall, if necessary, be
deemed to have been fully rescinded.

     

     

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    Exhibit
10.4

    

    RESTRICTED STOCK
AGREEMENT

    

    

    This
Agreement is made as of the 19th day of December, 2002, by and between
Valpey-Fisher Corporation (the “Company”) and Michael Ferrantino (the
“Employee”).

     

    WHEREAS, the Employee has
become an employee of the Company;

     

    WHEREAS, as an inducement to
becoming an employee of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company has
authorized the issuance of 100,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company par
value $.05 per share, (the “Common Stock”) on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

     

    NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing, the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as
follows:

     

    1.           a)           Promptly
following receipt of the Purchase Price hereinafter set forth the Company will
cause to be issued to the Employee for a purchase price of $.05 per share (the
“Purchase Price”), 100,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted
Stock”).

     

    b)           The
Employee hereby agrees to purchase the Restricted Stock and pay the Purchase
Price therefore promptly following execution hereof.

     

    2.             Restrictions on Transfer of
Restricted Stock.  Except as otherwise provided pursuant to or
in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Restricted
Stock shall be subject to the following restrictions (the “Restrictions”);
namely the Restricted Stock shall not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred
or permitted to be transferred, voluntarily, involuntarily, or by operation of
law, delivered, encumbered, discounted, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise
disposed of for a period of 5 years (the “Restricted Period”) from October 23,
2002 (said October 23, 2002 herein referred to as “the Effective Date”) except
in accordance with the following provisions:

     

    a)           Except
as otherwise provided herein, the Restrictions will terminate with respect to
20% of the Restricted Stock, upon each anniversary of the Effective Date, so
that all such Restrictions shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of the
Effective Date.  Upon the termination of the Restrictions with respect
to shares of Restricted Stock, whether through the passage of time or as
otherwise provided herein, the Employee shall be entitled to receive share
certificates with respect to such shares hereunder free of such
Restrictions.

     

    b)           Five
stock certificates, each for 20,000 shares of Common Stock, shall be issued to
and registered in the name of the Employee, shall bear the restrictive legend
referred to in Section 2(e) and such other legends as may be appropriate, and
shall be subject to appropriate stop-transfer orders; provided, however, that
such certificates shall be deposited with and held in escrow with the Escrow
Agent as provided in Section 4 until the Restrictions relating thereto otherwise
terminate, and the Employee shall deliver to such Escrow Agent stock powers
endorsed in blank relating to the Restricted Stock.

    
      
         

      

      
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     c)              
(i)           To the
extent the Restrictions have not otherwise terminated and the Restricted Stock
has not otherwise been forfeited, as provided in subsection (d) of this Section
2, such Restrictions shall terminate (1) with respect to 20% of the Restricted
Stock, upon the death of the Employee after the first anniversary of the
Effective Date, (other than on an anniversary of the Effective Date, and (2)
entirely, upon a Change of Control of the Company.

     

    (ii)           For
the purposes of this Agreement a Change in Control of the Company shall
occur:

     

     (a)           if
any “Person”, as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (provided that the term
“Person” shall not include Theodore Valpey, Jr., the Company, any trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company
or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the
Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock in the
Company), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
70% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities;

     

     (b)           the
stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company
with any other corporation; other than (i) a merger or consolidation which would
result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior
thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) 30% or more of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving
entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (ii) a
merger or consolidation effected to implement a re-capitalization of the Company
(or similar transaction) in which no “Person” (as hereinabove defined) acquires
70% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities; or

     

     (c)           the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the
Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets.

     

    d)           To
the extent the Restrictions have not otherwise terminated, shares of Restricted
Stock shall be forfeited and returned to the Company upon cessation of the
Employee’s employment with the Company.

     
e)           During the
Restricted Period certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock shall bear the
following additional legend:

    “These
shares are subject to forfeiture to Valpey-Fisher Corporation (the “Company”) in
accordance with the terms of an Agreement between the Company and the person in
whose name the certificate is registered.  These shares may not be
sold, pledged, exchanged, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of
except in accordance with the terms of said Agreement.”

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    3.           Investment Representation. The
Employee agrees that he is acquiring the shares subject to this Agreement for
his own account and not with a view to distribution thereof and that the shares
of Restricted Stock acquired by the Employee will not be sold except pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the Act or pursuant to an exemption
from registration under the Act.

     

    4.           Deposit of Restricted
Stock.  (a) The Employee consents to the deposit with the
Treasurer of the Company or his successor, of the certificates evidencing the
Restricted Stock, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer
required by the Company or its counsel appropriately endorsed in blank by
him.  Such deposit shall remain in effect until the time the Company
reacquires the Restricted Stock under and pursuant to the terms and provisions
of this Agreement, or until said Restricted Stock shall be released from the
Restrictions under this Agreement.

     

    (b)           The
Employee consents to the appointment of the Treasurer of the Company, and his
successor, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) for said certificates during the
Restricted Period.  If during such Restricted Period, shares of
Restricted Stock are forfeited in accordance with this Agreement, the Employee
hereby authorizes the Escrow Agent to cause such certificates for such stock to
be canceled on the stock record books of the Company.  The Employee
agrees that the Escrow Agent is acting merely as a depository and shall have no
liability hereunder except as a depository to retain the shares of Restricted
Stock and to dispose of them in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.  If the Escrow Agent is notified of any adverse claim or
demand by any persons, he is hereby authorized to hold such certificates until
the dispute shall have been settled by the parties and notice submitted to him
by persons so interested, or until the rights of the parties have been fully
adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction.  So long as the
shares of Restricted Stock are held in escrow, the Employee shall be entitled to
all rights of a stockholder with respect thereto, except as may be limited by
the terms of this Agreement.

     

    5.           Lapse of
Restrictions.  Upon the termination of the Restrictions with
respect to shares pursuant to Section 2 as to which shares of Restricted Stock
have not before then been forfeited, the stock certificates for such Restricted
Stock and the related stock powers shall be delivered by the Escrow Agent to the
Employee, and such shares shall be free of all Restrictions and the legend
referred to in Section 2(e).

     

    6.           Withholding and Section 83(b)
Election.  (a) The Company shall withhold all applicable taxes
required by law upon any taxable event with respect to the Restricted Stock; (b)
Promptly following the issuance of the Restricted Stock, Employee will execute
and timely file an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 as amended, to include as ordinary income the difference between
the value of the Restricted Stock and the aggregate Purchase Price, and
concurrently deliver a copy of such election to the Company, and for purposes of
such election, will declare the value of the Restricted Stock to be no less than
$3.25 per share.

     

    7.           Distributions with Respect to
Stock.  Any cash dividends paid with respect to shares of
Restricted Stock shall be paid in cash to the Employee, which payment shall be
subject to any applicable withholding.  Any shares of stock received
as a stock dividend, or as a result of stock splits, recapitalizations,
combinations, exchanges of shares, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations or
otherwise, directly or indirectly, with respect to shares of Restricted Stock
shall have the same status, be subject to this Agreement, and shall bear the
same legend as the shares of Restricted Stock and shall be delivered to the
Escrow Agent to be held under the same terms and conditions as the Restricted
Stock.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    8.           Rights of
Stockholder.  Subject to the terms and provisions of applicable
law and of this Agreement, the Employee shall have all rights of a stockholder
of the Company with respect to the Restricted Stock, including the right to vote
the Restricted Stock and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or
made with respect thereto, subject to applicable withholding
requirements.

     

    9.           No Right to Continued
Employment. 
Nothing herein shall obligate the Company or any affiliate or subsidiary to
continue the Employee’s employment for any particular period.

     

    10.           Burden and Benefit. The terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the
Company, and its successors and assigns and the Employee and his executors or
administrators, heirs, and personal and legal representatives.

     

    11.           Governing Law.  This
Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Maryland without regard to the conflict of laws principles
thereof.

     

    12.           Modifications.  No
change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing
and signed by the parties hereto.

     

    13.           Entire
Agreement.  This Agreement, sets forth all of the promises,
agreements, conditions, understandings, warranties and representations, oral or
written, express or implied, between the parties hereto with respect to this
Agreement.

     

    14.           Genders.  The use of
any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender and the use of the
singular herein shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa, wherever
appropriate.

     

    15.           Notices.  Any and
all notices required herein shall be addressed:  (a) if the Company,
to the principal executive office of the Company; and (b) if to the Employee, to
his address as reflected in the stock records of the Company.

     

    16.           Invalid or Unenforceable
Provisions.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any
particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions
hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if the invalid
or unenforceable provisions were omitted.

     

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company and the Employee have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.

     

    
      
        
          
            
              	 
      	
                      VALPEY-FISHER
      CORPORATION

                    
	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                      By: /s/ Ted Valpey, Jr.

                    
	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                      /s/Michael Ferrantino

                    
	 
      	
                      Michael
      Ferrantino

                    

            

          

        

      

    

     

    
      Accepted
and Agreed as

      Escrow
Agent hereunder:

      

      /s/ Michael J.
Kroll

      Michael J.
Kroll, Treasurer

       

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