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EXHIBIT 10.r

IBM Credit Corporation

AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT FOR WHOLESALE FINANCING

(SECURITY AGREEMENT)

     This First Amended and Restated Agreement for Wholesale Financing - Security Agreement (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) amends and
restates that Agreement for Wholesale Financing - Security Agreement dated June 27, 2001 which
amended and restated that Agreement for Wholesale Financing - Security Agreement dated January 9,
1989 (as amended from time to time, the “AWF”) and is
hereby made this 18 day of July, 2002 by and
between IBM Credit Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with a place of business at 4000 Executive
Parkway, Third floor, San Ramon, CA 94583 (“IBM Credit”), and Bell Industries, Inc., a
California corporation (“Customer”).

     IBM Credit and Customer are parties to that certain AWF pursuant to which IBM Credit finances
Customer’s acquisition of inventory and equipment. In the course of Customer’s business, Customer
intends to acquire products and wants IBM Credit to finance
Customer’s purchase of such products
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The parties hereby agree that the
AWF is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

1. IBM Credit may in its sole discretion from time to time decide the amount of credit IBM Credit
extends to Customer, notwithstanding any prior course of conduct between IBM Credit and Customer.
IBM Credit may combine all of its advances to make one debt owed by Customer.

2. IBM Credit may in its sole discretion decide the amount of funds, if any, IBM Credit will
advance on any products Customer may seek to acquire. Customer agrees that any decision to finance products
will not be binding on IBM Credit until such time as the funds are actually advanced by IBM Credit.
Notwithstanding the foregoing Sections 1 and 2, provided Customer is not in default of this
Agreement and until further notice, IBM Credit agrees to extend to Customer a Three Million Dollar ($3,000,000)
line of credit.

3. In the course of Customer’s operations, Customer intends to purchase from persons approved in
writing by IBM Credit for the purpose of this Agreement (the “Authorized Suppliers”) computer
hardware and software products manufactured or distributed by or bearing any trademark or trade name of such
Authorized Suppliers (the “Approved Inventory”). When IBM Credit advances funds, IBM Credit may
send Customer a Statement of Transaction or other statement. If IBM Credit does, Customer will have
acknowledged the debt to be an account stated and Customer will have agreed to the terms set forth
on such statement unless Customer notifies IBM Credit in writing of any question or objection within
seven (7) days after such statement is mailed to Customer.

4. To secure payment of all
of Customer’s current and future obligations to IBM Credit whether
under this Agreement, any guaranty that Customer now or hereafter executes, or any other agreement
between Customer and IBM Credit, whether direct or contingent, Customer grants IBM Credit a
security interest in all of Customer’s inventory, equipment, fixtures, accounts, contract rights, chattel
paper, instruments, reserves, documents of title, deposit accounts and general intangibles, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, and all attachments, accessories, accessions, substitutions and/or
replacements thereto and all proceeds thereof. All of the above assets are defined pursuant to the provisions of
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Collateral”.
This security interest is also granted to secure Customer’s obligations to all of IBM Credit’s
affiliates. Customer will hold all of the Collateral financed by IBM Credit, and the proceeds thereof, in trust for IBM
Credit and Customer will immediately account for and remit directly to IBM Credit all such proceeds when
payment is required under the terms set forth in the billing statement or as otherwise provided in this
Agreement. IBM Credit may directly collect any amount owed to Customer from Authorized Suppliers with respect to
the Collateral and credit Customer with all such sums received by IBM Credit from Authorized Suppliers.
IBM

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Credit’s title, lien or security interest will not be impaired by any payments Customer makes
to the seller or anyone else or by Customer’s failure or refusal to account to IBM Credit for
proceeds.

5. Customer’s principal place of business is located at:

     1960 East Grand Avenue, Suite 560, El Segundo, CA 90245

and Customer represents that its business is conducted as a corporation. Customer will notify IBM
Credit, in writing, prior to any change in Customer’s Identity, name, form of ownership or
management, and of any change in Customer’s principal place of business, or any additions or
discontinuances of other business locations. In addition to the Customer’s principal place of
business, the Collateral will be kept at:

     5604
Fortune Circle South, Suites G-N, Indianapolis, IN 46241

     9211
Arboretum Parkway, Suite 500, Richmond, VA 23236

     Customer will notify IBM Credit, in writing, thirty (30) days prior to moving any of the
Collateral to any other address, Customer and Customer’s predecessors have done business during
the last six (6) months only under the following names:

Bell Industries, Inc.

Bell Tech. logix; J. W.
Miller

This paragraph is not in any manner intended to limit the extent of IBM Credit’s security interest
in the Collateral.

6. Customer represents and covenants that the Collateral is and will remain free from all claims
and liens superior to IBM Credit’s, except for any existing claims and liens of Union Bank of
California, N.A. (“Union Bank”) and Deutsche Financial Services Corporation (“DFS”) that are not subject to certain
subordination agreements in favor of IBM Credit executed by Union Bank and DFS on October 4, 2000
and October 3, 2000, respectively (“Current Subordination Agreements” attached hereto as Exhibit
A), unless otherwise agreed to by IBM Credit in writing, and that Customer will defend the Collateral
against all other claims and demands. Customer will not sell, rent, lease, lend, demonstrate, pledge,
transfer or secrete any of the Collateral or use any of the Collateral for any purpose other than exhibition
and sale to buyers in the ordinary course of business, without IBM Credit’s prior written consent. Customer
will execute all documents IBM Credit may request to confirm or perfect IBM Credit’s security interest
in the Collateral. In the event Customer desires to enter into a financing facility with a new lender in
place of Union Bank or DFS, IBM Credit agrees to subordinate its security interest in the Collateral
provided that such new lender agrees to execute and deliver to IBM Credit a subordination agreement that will
place IBM Credit in the same security position as the Current Subordination Agreements (such
subordination agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to IBM Credit in its sole discretion),
however, notwithstanding the foregoing and as an alternative to subordinating its security position, IBM
Credit reserves its right to terminate this Agreement at any time pursuant to paragraph 15. Customer
warrants and represents that Customer is not in default in the payment of any principal, interest or other
charges relating to any indebtedness owed to any third party, and no event has occurred, as of the
effective date of this Agreement or as of the date of any request by Customer to IBM Credit for financing in the
future, under the terms of any agreement, document, promissory note or other instrument, which with or
without the passage of time and/or the giving of notice constitutes or would constitute an event of default
thereunder. Customer will provide a statement certifying it is not in default of the terms of its
agreements with Union Bank or DFS within forty five (45) days of each of the end of the first three (3) fiscal
quarters and within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year end. Customer will promptly provide its
year-end financial statement, in form and detail satisfactory to IBM Credit, to IBM Credit within ninety
(90) days after Customer’s fiscal year ends and, if
requested by IBM Credit, Customer will also promptly provide
Customer’s financial statement to IBM Credit after each fiscal quarter within forty five (45) days.
Customer represents and covenants that each financial statement that Customer submits to IBM Credit will be
prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States from
time to time, Customer further acknowledges IBM Credit’s
reliance on the truthfulness and accuracy of each

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financial statement that Customer submits to IBM Credit in IBM Credit’s extension of
various financial accommodations to Customer.

7. Customer will pay all taxes, license fees, assessments and charges on the Collateral when due.
Customer will immediately notify IBM Credit of any loss, theft, or destruction of or damage to any
of the Collateral. Customer will be responsible for any loss, theft or destruction or damage of
Collateral. Customer will keep the Collateral insured for its full insurable value against loss or damage under
an “all risk” insurance policy. Customer will obtain insurance under such terms and in such amounts
acceptable to IBM Credit, from time to time, with companies
acceptable to IBM Credit, with a lender loss-payee
or mortgagee clause payable to IBM Credit to the extent of any loss to the Collateral and containing a
waiver of all defenses against Customer that is acceptable to IBM Credit. Customer agrees to provide IBM
Credit with written evidence of the required insurance coverage and lender loss-payee or mortgagee clause.
Customer assigns to IBM Credit all amounts owed to Customer under any insurance policy relating to
the Collateral, and Customer directs any insurance company to make payment directly to IBM Credit to be
applied to the unpaid obligations owed IBM Credit. Customer further grants IBM Credit an
irrevocable power of attorney to endorse any checks or drafts and sign and file any of the papers, forms and
documents required to initiate and settle any insurance claims with respect to the Collateral. If
Customer fails to pay any of the above-referenced costs, charges, or insurance premiums, or if Customer
fails to insure the Collateral, IBM Credit may, but will not be obligated to, pay such costs, charges and
insurance premiums, and the amounts paid will be considered an additional obligation owed by Customer to IBM Credit.

8. IBM Credit has the right to enter upon Customer’s premises from time to time, as IBM Credit in
its sole discretion may determine for IBM Credit’s sole benefit, and all without any advance notice to
Customer, to: examine the Collateral; appraise it as security; verify its condition and non-use;
verify that all Collateral have been properly accounted for; verify that Customer has complied with all terms and
provisions of this Agreement; and assess, examine, and make copies of Customer’s books and records.
Any collection by IBM Credit of any amounts Customer owes at or during IBM Credit’s examination of
the Collateral does not relieve Customer of its continuing obligation to pay Customer’s obligations
owed to IBM Credit in accordance with such terms.

9. Customer agrees to immediately pay IBM Credit the full amount of the principal balance owed IBM
Credit on each item of Approved Inventory financed by IBM Credit at the time such Approved
Inventory is lost, stolen, destroyed, or damaged, whichever occurs first, unless IBM Credit has agreed in
writing to provide financing to Customer on other terms. Customer also agrees to provide IBM Credit, upon IBM
Credit’s request, an inventory report which describes all the Approved Inventory in Customer’s
possession (excluding any Approved Inventory financed by IBM Credit under the Demonstration and Training
Equipment Financing Option). Regardless of the repayment terms set forth in any billing statement,
if IBM Credit determines, in its sole discretion, that the current outstanding obligations owed by
Customer to IBM Credit exceeds the aggregate wholesale invoice price, net of all applicable price reduction
credits, of the Approved Inventory In Customer’s possession that is new and in manufacturer sealed boxes and in
which IBM Credit has a perfected first priority security interest, Customer agrees to immediately pay to
IBM Credit an amount equal to the difference between such outstanding obligations and the aggregate
wholesale invoice price, net of all applicable price reduction credits, of such Approved Inventory
(such excess, the “Shortfall Amount”). Customer will make all payments to IBM Credit according to the
remit to instructions in the billing statement. The Current Shortfall Amount shall be due and payable to IBM
Credit on or before July 18, 2002. Future Shortfall Amount will be will be considered an event of default
under this Agreement. Any checks or other Instruments delivered to IBM Credit to be applied against
Customer’s outstanding obligations will constitute conditional payment until the funds represented
by such instruments are actually received by IBM Credit. IBM Credit may apply payments to reduce finance
charges first and then principal, irrespective of Customer’s instructions. Further, IBM Credit may
apply principal payments to the oldest (earliest) invoice for the Approved Inventory financed by IBM
Credit, or to such Approved Inventory which is sold, lost, stolen, destroyed, damaged, or otherwise disposed of.
If Customer signs any Instrument for any outstanding obligations, it will be evidence of Customer’s
obligation to pay and will not be payment. Any discount, rebate, bonus, or credit for Approved Inventory
granted to

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Customer by any Authorized Supplier will not, in any way, reduce the obligations Customer owes
IBM Credit, until IBM Credit has received payment in good funds.

10. Customer will pay IBM Credit finance charges on the total amount of credit extended to Customer
in the amount agreed to between Customer and IBM Credit from time to time. The period of
any financing will begin on the invoice date for the Approved Inventory whether or not IBM Credit advances
payment on such date. This period will be included in the calculation of the annual percentage rate of the
finance charges. Such finance charges may be applied by IBM Credit to cover any amounts expended for IBM
Credit’s: appraisal and examination of the Collateral; maintenance of facilities for payment;
assistance in support of Customer’s retail sales; IBM Credit’s commitments to Authorized Suppliers to finance
shipments of Approved Inventory to Customer; recording and filing fees; expenses incurred in
obtaining additional collateral or security; and any costs and expenses incurred by IBM Credit arising out of
the financing IBM Credit extends to Customer. Customer also agrees to pay IBM Credit additional charges
which will include: late payment fees at a per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 6.5%; flat
charges; charges for receiving NSF checks from Customer; renewal charges; and any other charges agreed to by
Customer and IBM Credit from time to time. For purposes of this Agreement, “Prime Rate” will mean
the average of the rates of interest announced by banks which IBM Credit uses in its normal course of
business of determining prime rate. Unless Customer hereafter otherwise agrees in writing, the
finance charges and additional charges agreed upon will be IBM Credit’s applicable finance charges and
additional charges for the class of Approved Inventory involved prevailing from time to time at IBM
Credit’s principal place of business, but in no event greater than the highest rate from time to time
permitted by applicable law. If it is determined that amounts received from Customer were in excess of such
highest rate, then the amount representing such excess will be considered reductions to the outstanding
principal of IBM Credit’s advances to Customer. IBM Credit will send Customer, at monthly or other intervals,
a statement of all charges due on Customer’s account with IBM Credit. Customer will have acknowledged
the charges due, as indicated on the statement, to be an account stated, unless Customer objects in
writing to IBM Credit within seven (7) days after such statement is mailed to Customer. This
statement may be adjusted by IBM Credit at any time to conform to applicable law and this Agreement. IBM
Credit shall calculate any free financing period utilizing a methodology that is consistent with the
methodologies used for similarly situated customers of IBM Credit. The Customer understands that IBM Credit may
not offer, may change or may cease to offer a free financing period for the Customer’s purchases of
Approved Inventory. If any Authorized Supplier fails to provide payment of a finance charge for Customer, as
agreed, Customer will be responsible for and pay to IBM Credit all finance charges billed to Customer’s
account.

11. Any of the following events will constitute an event of default by Customer under this
Agreement: Customer breaches any of the terms, warranties or representations contained in this Agreement or in
any other agreements between Customer and IBM Credit or between Customer and any of IBM Credit’s
affiliates; any guarantor of Customer’s obligations to IBM Credit under this Agreement or any other
agreements breaches any of the terms, warranties or representations contained in such guaranty or
other agreements between such guarantor and IBM Credit; any representation, statement, report or
certificate made or delivered by Customer or any of Customer’s owners, representatives, employees or agents or
by any guarantor to IBM Credit is not true and correct; Customer fails to pay any of the liabilities
or obligations owed to IBM Credit or any of IBM Credit’s affiliates when due and payable under this
Agreement or under any other agreements between Customer and IBM Credit or between Customer and
any of IBM Credit’s affiliates; IBM Credit determines that IBM Credit is insecure with respect to
any of the Collateral or the payment of Customer’s obligations owed to IBM Credit; Customer abandons the
Collateral or any part thereof; Customer or any guarantor becomes in default in the payment of any
indebtedness owed to any third party; Customer becomes in default of any terms under any agreement
with Union Bank; a judgment issues on any money demand against Customer or any guarantor in an
amount in excess of $1,000,000; an attachment, sale or seizure is issued in an amount in excess of
$1,000,000 against Customer or any of the Collateral; any part of the Collateral is seized or taken
in execution; the death of the undersigned if the business is operated as a sole proprietorship, or
the death of a partner if the business is operated as a partnership, or the death of a partner if the
business is operated as a partnership, or the death of any guarantor; Customer ceases or suspends Customer’s
business; Customer or any guarantor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
Customer or any guarantor becomes insolvent or voluntarily or involuntarily becomes subject to the Federal

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Bankruptcy Code, state insolvency laws or any act for the benefit of creditors; any
receiver is appointed for any of Customer’s or any guarantor’s assets, or any guaranty pertaining
to Customer’s obligations to IBM Credit is terminated for any reason whatsoever: any guarantor
disclaims any obligations under any guaranty; Customer loses any franchise, permission, license or
right to sell or deal in any Approved Inventory; Customer or any guarantor misrepresents its
respective financial condition or organizational structure; of IBM Credit determines, in its sole
discretion, that the Collateral, any other collateral given to IBM Credit to secure Customer’s
obligations to IBM Credit, any guarantor’s guaranty, or Customer’s or any guarantor’s net worth
has decreased in value, and Customer has been unable, within the time period prescribed by IBM
Credit, to either provide IBM Credit with additional collateral in a form and substance
satisfactory to IBM Credit or reduce Customer’s total obligations by an amount sufficient to
satisfy IBM Credit. Following an event of a default:

     (a) IBM Credit may, at any time at IBM Credit’s election, without notice or demand to Customer do any one or more of the following: declare all or any part of the obligations
Customer owes IBM Credit immediately due and payable, together with all court costs and all costs and
expenses of IBM Credit’s repossession and collection activity, including, but not limited to, all attorney’s
fees; exercise any or all rights of a secured party under applicable law; cease making any further financial
accommodations or extending any additional credit to Customer; and/or exercise any or all rights available at
law or in equity. All of IBM Credit’s rights and remedies are cumulative.

     (b) Customer will segregate, hold and keep the Collateral in trust in good order and repair, only for IBM Credit’s benefit, and Customer will not exhibit, transfer, sell, further
encumber, otherwise dispose of or use for any other purpose whatsoever any of the Collateral.

     (c) Upon
IBM Credit’s oral or written demand, Customer will immediately deliver the Collateral to IBM Credit, in good order and repair, at a place specified by IBM Credit,
together with all related documents; or IBM Credit may, in its sole discretion and without notice or demand to
Customer, take immediate possession of the Collateral, together with all related documents.

     (d) Customer waives and releases: any claims and causes of action which Customer may now or ever have against IBM Credit as a direct or indirect result of any possession,
repossession, collection or sale by IBM Credit of any of the Collateral and the benefit of all valuation,
appraisal and exemption laws. If IBM Credit seeks to take possession of any of the Collateral by court
process, Customer irrevocably waives any notice, bonds, surety and security relating thereto required by any
statute, court rule or otherwise.

     (e) Customer appoints IBM Credit or any person IBM Credit may delegate as Customer’s duly
authorized Attorney-ln-Fact to do, in IBM Credit’s sole discretion, any of the following in the
event of a default: endorse Customer’s name on any notes, checks, drafts or other forms of exchange
constituting Collateral or received as payment on any Collateral for deposit in IBM Credit’s account; sell,
assign, transfer, negotiate, demand, collect, receive, settle, extend or renew any amounts due on any
of the Collateral; and exercise any rights Customer has in the Collateral.

If Customer brings any action or asserts any claim against IBM Credit which arises out of this
Agreement, any other agreement or any of the business dealings between IBM Credit and Customer, in
which Customer does not prevail. Customer agrees to pay IBM Credit all costs and expenses of IBM
Credit’s defense of such action or claim including, but not
limited to, all attorney’s fees. If
IBM Credit fails to exercise any of IBM Credit’s rights or remedies under this Agreement, such
failure will in no way or manner waive any of IBM Credit’s rights or remedies as to any past,
current or future default.

12. Customer agrees that if IBM Credit conducts a private sale of any Collateral by soliciting bids
from ten (10) or more other dealers or distributors in the type of Collateral repossessed by or
returned to IBM Credit hereunder. any sale by IBM Credit of such property will be deemed to be a
commercially reasonable disposition under the Uniform Commercial Code. IBM Credit agrees that
commercially reasonable notice of any public or private sale will be deemed given to Customer if
IBM Credit sends Customer a notice of sale at least seven (7) days prior to the date of any public
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which a private sale will be made. If IBM Credit disposes of any such Collateral other than as
herein contemplated, the commercial reasonableness of such sale will be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by the state whose laws govern this
Agreement.

Customer agrees that IBM Credit does not warrant the Approved Inventory. Customer will pay IBM
Credit in full even if the Approved Inventory is defective or fails to conform to any warranties
extended by any third party. Customer’s obligations to IBM Credit will not be affected by any
dispute Customer may have with any third party. Customer will not assert against IBM Credit any
claim or defense Customer may have against any third party. Customer will indemnify and hold IBM
Credit harmless against any claims or defenses asserted by any buyer of the Approved Inventory by
reason of: the condition of any Approved Inventory; any representations made about the Approved
Inventory; or for any and all other reasons whatsoever.

13. In the event, IBM Credit requires Customer to: execute or endorse any documents, financing
statements and instruments evidencing Customer’s obligations to IBM Credit; supply any omitted
information and correct errors in any documents or other instruments executed by or for Customer,
do any and every act which Customer is obligated to perform under
this Agreement; or do any other things
necessary to preserve and protect the Collateral and IBM Credit’s security interest in the
Collateral and Customer fails to comply with such requirement within five (5) days from Customer’s receipt of such
request, Customer grants to IBM Credit a power of attorney authorizing any of IBM Credit’s
representatives to perform such requirement on Customer’s behalf. Customer further authorizes IBM
Credit to provide to any third party any credit, financial or other information about Customer that
is in IBM Credit’s possession.

14. Each party may electronically transmit to or receive from the other party certain documents
specified in the E-Business Schedule A attached hereto (“E-Documents”) via the Internet or
electronic data interchange (“EDI”). Any Internet or EDI transmission of data which is not defined as an
E-Document shall have no force or effect between the parties. EDI transmissions may be transmitted directly
or through any third party service provider (“Provider”) with which either party may contract. Each
party will be liable for the acts or omissions of its Provider while handling E-Documents for such party,
provided, that if both parties use the same Provider, the originating party will be liable for the acts or
omissions of such Provider as to such E-Document. Some information to be made available to Customer will be
specific to Customer and will require Customer to register with IBM Credit before access is
provided. After IBM Credit has approved the registration submitted by Customer, IBM Credit will provide an ID
and password(s) to an individual designated by Customer (“Customer Recipient”). Customer accepts
responsibility for the designated individual’s distribution of the ID and password(s) within its
organization and Customer will take reasonable measures to ensure that passwords are not shared or disclosed to
unauthorized individuals. Customer will conduct an annual review of all IDs and passwords to
ensure that they are accurate and properly authorized. IBM CREDIT MAY CHANGE OR DISCONTINUE USE OF AN
ID OR PASSWORD AT ITS DISCRETION AT ANY TIME. E-Documents will not be deemed to have been
properly received, and no E-Document will give rise to any obligation, until accessible to the
receiving party at such party’s receipt computer at the address specified herein. Upon proper receipt of an
E-Document, the receiving party will promptly transmit a functional
acknowledgment in return. A functional acknowledgment will constitute conclusive evidence that an E-Document has been properly
received. If any transmitted E-Document is received in an unintelligible or garbled form, the
receiving party will promptly notify the originating party in a reasonable manner. In the absence of such a
notice, the originating party’s records of the contents of such E-Document will control.

Each party will use those security procedures which are reasonably sufficient to ensure that all
transmissions of E-Documents are authorized and to protect its business records and data from
improper access. Any E-Document received pursuant to this paragraph 14 will have the same effect as
if the contents of the E-Document had been sent in paper rather than electronic form. The conduct
of the parties pursuant to this paragraph 14 will, for all legal purposes, evidence a course of
dealing and a course of performance accepted by the parties. The parties agree not to contest the
validity or enforceability of E-Documents under the provisions of any applicable law relating to
whether certain agreements are to be in writing or signed by the party to be bound thereby. The
parties agree, as to any

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E-Document accompanied by Customer’s ID, that IBM Credit can reasonably rely on the fact that
such E-Document is properly authorized by Customer. E-Documents, if introduced as evidence on paper
in any judicial, arbitration, mediation or administrative proceedings, will be admissible as
between the parties to the same extent and under the same conditions as other business records
originated and maintained in documentary form. Neither party will contest the admissibility of
copies of E-Documents under either the business records exception to the hearsay rule or the best
evidence rule on the basis that the E-Documents were not originated or maintained in documentary
form.

Neither party will be liable to the other for any special, incidental, exemplary or consequential
damages arising from or as a result of any delay, omission or error in the electronic transmission
or receipt of any E-Document pursuant to this paragraph 14, even if either party has been advised
of the possibility of such damages. In the event Customer requests IBM Credit to effect a
withdrawal or debit of funds from an account of Customer, then in no event will IBM Credit be
liable for any amount in excess of any amount incorrectly debited, except in the event of IBM
Credit’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. No party will be liable for any failure to perform
its obligations pursuant to this paragraph 14 in connection with any E-Document, where such failure
results from any act of God or other cause beyond such party’s reasonable control (including,
without limitation, any mechanical, electronic or communications failure) which prevents such party
from transmitting or receiving E-Documents.

CUSTOMER RECIPIENT for Internet transmissions:

(PLEASE PRINT)

Name of Customer’s Designated Central Contact Authorized to Receive IDs and Passwords:

     Mark Begle                                                       

e-mail Address:
  M Begle@Bellind.com          

Phone Number:
     (317) 227- 6778                         

15. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. This Agreement will be effective from the date of its
acceptance at IBM Credit’s office. Customer acknowledges receipt of a true copy and waives notice
of IBM Credit’s acceptance of it. If IBM Credit advances funds under this Agreement, IBM Credit will
have accepted it. This Agreement will remain in force until one of the parties gives notice to the other
that it is terminated. If Customer terminates this Agreement, IBM Credit may declare all or any part of the
obligations Customer owes IBM Credit due and payable immediately. If this Agreement is
terminated, Customer will not be relieved from any obligations to IBM Credit arising out of IBM Credit’s
advances or commitments made before the effective date of termination. IBM Credit’s rights under this Agreement
and IBM Credit’s security interest in present and future Collateral will remain valid and enforceable
until all Customer’s obligations to IBM Credit are paid in full. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of IBM Credit and the Customer and their respective successors and assigns; provided,
that the Customer shall have no right to assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of IBM
Credit. This Agreement will protect and bind IBM Credit’s and Customer’s respective heirs, representatives,
successors and assigns. It can be varied only by a document signed by IBM Credit’s and Customer’s
authorized representatives. If any provision of this Agreement or its application is invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will not be impaired or affected and will remain
binding and enforceable. This Agreement is executed with the authority of Customer’s Board of Directors,
and with shareholder approval, if required by the law, if Customer is a corporation or if Customer is a
limited liability company, with the authority of authorized members. All notices IBM Credit sends to
Customer will be sufficiently given if mailed or delivered to Customer at its address shown in paragraph 5.

16. The laws of the State of New York will govern this Agreement. Customer agrees that venue for
any lawsuit will be in the State or Federal Court within the county, parish, or district where IBM
Credit’s office, which provides the financial accommodations, is located. Customer hereby waives any right
to change the venue of any action.

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1 7. Notwithstanding anything contained in any document to the contrary, it is understood and
agreed by the Customer and IBM Credit that the claims of IBM Credit arising hereunder and existing
as of the date hereof constitute continuing claims arising out of the obligations of Customer under
the AWF and any other written agreements. Customer acknowledges and agrees that such obligations
outstanding as of the date hereof have not been satisfied or discharged and that this Agreement is
not intended to effect a novation of the Customer’s obligations under the AWF and any other written
agreements. In the event the terms of this Agreement conflict with the terms under the AWF or any
other written agreement that Customer previously executed with IBM Credit, the terms of this
Agreement will control in determining the agreement between Customer and IBM Credit.

18. CUSTOMER WAIVES ALL EXEMPTIONS AND HOMESTEAD LAWS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
CUSTOMER WAIVES ANY STATUTORY RIGHT TO NOTICE OR HEARING PRIOR TO IBM
CREDIT’S ATTACHMENT,
REPOSSESSION OR SEIZURE OF THE COLLATERAL. CUSTOMER FURTHER WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS OF SETOFF
CUSTOMER MAY HAVE AGAINST IBM CREDIT. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT ANY PROCEEDING IN WHICH CUSTOMER, OR IBM
CREDIT OR ANY OF IBM CREDIT’S AFFILIATES, OR CUSTOMER’S OR
IBM CREDIT’S ASSIGNS ARE PARTIES, AS TO
ALL MATTERS AND THINGS ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE RELATIONS AMONG
THE PARTIES LISTED IN THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE
WITHOUT A JURY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN ANY SUCH
PROCEEDING.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ATTEST:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	Bell Industries,
Inc.
	Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Print Name:	 	Janet Simmons	 	By:	 	
	 	 	 	 	Print Name:	 	Russell A. Doll
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(CORPORATE SEAL)
	 	Title:	 	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - CFO
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

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E-BUSINESS SCHEDULE A (“SCHEDULE A”)

CUSTOMER NAME: Bell
Industries, Inc.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SCHEDULE A: July      , 2002

E-DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO SUPPLIERS:

Invoices

Payment Report/Remittance Advisor

E-DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMER:

Invoices

Remittance Advisor

Transaction Approval

Billing Statement

Payment Planner

Auto Cash

Statements of Transaction

Common Dispute Form

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SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE OF RESOLUTION

     I certify that I am the Secretary and the official custodian of certain records, including
the certificate of Incorporation, charter, by-laws and minutes of the meeting of the Board of
Directors of the corporation named below, and that the following is a true, accurate and compared
extract from the minutes of the Board of Directors of the corporation adopted at a special meeting
thereof held on due notice, at which meeting there was present a quorum authorized to transact the
business described below, and that the proceedings of the meeting were in accordance with the
certificate of incorporation, charter and by-laws of the corporation, and that they have not been
revoked, annulled or amended in any manner whatsoever.

     Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted after
full discussion: “RESOLVED. That the several officers, directors and agents of this corporation, or
any one or more of them, are hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this corporation: to
obtain financing from IBM Credit Corporation (“IBM Credit”) in such amounts and on such terms as
such officers, directors or agents deem proper, to enter into security and other agreements with
IBM Credit relating to the terms upon which financing may be obtained and security to be furnished
by this corporation therefor; from time to time to supplement or amend any such agreements; and
from time to time to pledge, assign, guaranty, mortgage, grant security interest in and, otherwise
transfer to IBM Credit as collateral security for any obligations of this corporation to IBM Credit
and its affiliated companies, whenever and however arising, any assets of this corporation, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired: hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that any of said
officers, directors or agents have done or may do in the premises.”

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have executed and affixed the seal of the corporation on the date stated
below.

	 	 	 
	

	 	Bell Industries, Inc.
	 
	 	 
	Dated: August 1, 2002

	 	
	

	 	Secretary

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EXHIBIT 10.v

AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR WHOLESALE FINANCING

     This Amendment to Agreement for Wholesale Financing (“Amendment”) is made by and between
GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation (formerly known as Deutsche Financial Services
Corporation) (“CDF”) and Bell Industries, Inc. (“Dealer”).

     WHEREAS, CDF and Dealer entered into that certain Agreement for Wholesale Financing
dated May 11, 2001 (“Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, CDF and Dealer desire to amend the Agreement as provided herein

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, CDF and Dealer agree
as follows:

	 	1  	All references in the Agreement to “Deutsche Financial Services
Corporation” and “DFS” shall be deemed to be references to “GE Commercial Distribution
Finance Corporation” and “CDF.”
	 
	 	2.  	Paragraph 4 of the Agreement is restated in its entirety as follows:

“Collateral Reports; Paydown. Dealer will forward to CDF by the sixth (6th) day of
each month (or the next business day) a Collateral Report (as defined below) dated as of the
5th day of such month. Regardless of the SPP terms pertaining to any Collateral
financed by CDF, and notwithstanding any scheduled payments made by Dealer after the
Determination Date (as defined below) or anything contained in the Agreement to the contrary,
if CDF determines, after reviewing the Collateral Report, after conducting an inspection of
the Collateral or otherwise, that (i) the total current outstanding indebtedness owed by
Dealer to CDF as of the date of the Collateral Report, inspection or any other date on which a
paydown is otherwise required hereunder, as applicable (the “Determination Date”), exceeds
(ii) the Collateral Liquidation Value (as defined below) as of the Determination Date, Dealer
will immediately upon demand pay CDF the difference between (i) Dealer’s total current
outstanding indebtedness owed to CDF as of the Determination Date, and (ii) the Collateral
Liquidation Value as of the Determination Date. Any and all such paydown amounts will be
applied to the then oldest outstanding indebtedness owed by Dealer to CDF.

The term “Collateral Report” is defined herein to mean a report compiled by Dealer specifying
the following information: (a) the total aggregate wholesale invoice price of all of Dealer’s
inventory financed by CDF that is unsold and in Dealer’s possession and control as of the date
of such Report; and (b) the total outstanding balance owed to Dealer (and specifically to
Dealer’s Bell Tech.logix division) on Dealer’s Eligible Accounts (as defined below) as of the
date of such Report: in each case to the extent CDF has a first priority, fully perfected
security interest therein; and (c) the total amount owed to Union Bank of California, N.A.
from Dealer as of the date of such Report (“Union Bank Outstandings”). In addition, Dealer
will (1) e-mail to CDF by the tenth
(10th) day of each month, the amount of the Union
Bank Outstandings as of the last day of the prior month, and (2) forward to CDF not more than
twenty-five (25) days following each fiscal quarter end, a copy of the borrowing base
certificate and supporting documentation that Dealer has provided to Union Bank of California,
N.A. or any successor lender.

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The term “Eligible Accounts” is defined herein to include all of Dealer’s accounts
receivable except for: (a) accounts created from the sale of goods and services on
non-standard terms and/or that allow for payment to be made more than thirty (30) days from
the date of sale; (b) accounts unpaid more than ninety (90) days from date of invoice; (c) all
accounts of any obligor with fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding balance unpaid for
more than ninety (90) days from the date of invoice; (d) accounts which the obligor is an
officer, director, shareholder, partner, member, owner, employee, agent, parent, subsidiary,
affiliate of, or is related or has common shareholders, officers, directors, owners, partners
or members; (e) consignment sales; (f) accounts for which the payment is or may be
conditional; (g) accounts for which the obligor is not a commercial or institutional entity or
is not a resident of the United States or Canada; (h) accounts with respect to which any
warranty or representation provided herein is not true and correct; (i) accounts which
represent goods or services purchased for a personal, family or household purpose; (j)
accounts which represent goods used for demonstration purposes or loaned by Dealer to another
party; (k) accounts which are progress payment, barter or contra
accounts; (l) accounts which
are discounts, rebates, bonuses or credits for returned goods owed to Dealer by any third
party; (m) accounts which are being financed by CDF pursuant to a Business Financing Agreement
or other comparable document between Dealer and CDF; and (n) any and all other accounts which
CDF deems to be ineligible. CDF may, with notice to Dealer and at any time or times hereafter,
verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Eligible Account by mail,
telephone, or other means, in the name of Dealer or CDF.

The term “Collateral Liquidation Value” is defined herein to mean: (i) one hundred percent
(100%) of the total aggregate wholesale invoice price of all of Dealer’s Bell Tech.logix
division’s inventory and demonstration equipment financed by CDF that is unsold and in
Dealer’s possession and control; and (ii) one hundred percent (100%) of the CDF Account
Portion (as defined below): in each case as of the date of the Collateral Report and to the
extent CDF has a first priority, fully perfected security interest therein.

The term “CDF Account Portion” is defined herein to mean (a) the net amount of Eligible
Accounts arising from sales of inventory of Dealer’s Bell Tech.logix division and financed by
CDF for Dealer, as shown on the most recent Collateral Report, multiplied by (b) the quotient
of (i) the amount due CDF from Dealer (“CDF Outstandings”) divided by (ii) the sum of (x) CDF
Outstandings plus (y) Union Bank Outstandings: in each case as of the date of the Collateral
Report, but in no event to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).

If Dealer from time to time is required to make immediate payment to CDF of any past due
obligation discovered during any Collateral review, upon review of a Collateral Report or at
any other time, Dealer agrees that acceptance of such payment by CDF shall not be construed to
have waived or amended the terms of its financing program.”

               3. No
Other Modifications. Except as expressly modified or amended herein, all other
terms and provisions of the Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect and
the Agreement, as hereby amended, are ratified and confirmed by CDF
and Dealer.

               4. Capitalized
Terms. Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms will
have the same meanings set forth in the Agreement.

               Dealer
waives notice of CDF’s acceptance of this Amendment.

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     IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, CDF and Dealer have executed this Amendment as of the 12th day of December, 2003.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	GE COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION
FINANCE CORPORATION
	

	 	
	

	 	David Lynch
	

	 	Vice President of Operations
	 
	 	 
	

	 	BELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
	

	 	
	

	 	Russell A. Doll
	

	 	Senior Vice President/
	

	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 
	 	 
	

	 	ATTEST:
	

	 	
	

	 	Janet Simmons, (Assistant) Secretary
	 
	

	 	Print Name: Janet Simmons

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