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EXHIBIT 10.26  

 
 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
  dated as of May [    ], 2005 between    
    

        K&F INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. (including its subsidiaries, the "Company"),
and                        
("Indemnitee")

        WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors has determined that the inability to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers is detrimental to the best interests of the Company's
stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be adequate certainty of protection through insurance and indemnification against risks of claims and actions
against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the Company; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Company has adopted provisions in its certificate of incorporation providing for indemnification of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, and the Company wishes to clarify and enhance the rights and obligations of the Company and Indemnitee with respect to indemnification; and 

        WHEREAS,
in order to induce and encourage highly experienced and capable persons such as Indemnitee to serve and continue to serve as directors and officers of the Company and in any
other capacity with respect to the Company, and to otherwise promote the desirable end that such persons will resist what they consider unjustified lawsuits and claims made against them in connection
with the good faith performance of their duties to the Company, with the knowledge that certain costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities and expenses incurred by them in their defense of such
litigation are to be borne by the Company and they will receive the maximum protection against such risks and liabilities as may be afforded by law, the Board of Directors of the Company has
determined that the following Agreement is reasonable and prudent to promote and ensure the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and 

        WHEREAS,
this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the indemnity provided pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") and the Bylaws of the
Company and any
resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 

        WHEREAS,
the Company desires to have Indemnitee continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company and in such other capacity with respect to the Company as the Company may
request, as the case may be, free from undue concern for unpredictable, inappropriate or unreasonable legal risks and personal liabilities by reason of Indemnitee acting in good faith in the
performance of Indemnitee's duty to the Company; and Indemnitee desires to continue so to serve the Company, provided, and on the express condition, that he or she is furnished with the indemnity set
forth hereinafter; 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee's continued service as a director or officer of the Company, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

        1.     Service by Indemnitee. Indemnitee will serve and/or continue to serve, at the will of the Company and its stockholders, as
a director or officer of the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed and until such time as Indemnitee is removed as permitted by law or tenders a resignation in writing. A
person signing this Agreement who is employed or serving as an agent or fiduciary is also entitled to indemnification hereunder. 

        2.     Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law in effect on the date hereof or as such law may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to
provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment). Without diminishing the scope of the indemnification provided by this Section, the
rights of indemnification of Indemnitee provided hereunder shall include but shall 

 

not
be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification shall be paid to Indemnitee: 

        (a)   to
the extent expressly prohibited by Delaware law, the certificate of incorporation of the Company, or the By-laws of the Company; 

        (b)   for
which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, by-law or
agreement of the Company or any other company or organization on whose board Indemnitee serves at the request of the Company, except in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such
insurance, clause, by-law or agreement; 

        (c)   in
connection with an action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial proceeding or
arbitration pursuant to Section 10 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company; or 

        (d)   with
respect to any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company against Indemnitee that is authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company,
except as provided in Sections 4, 5 and 6 below. 

        3.     Action or Proceedings Other than an Action by or in the Right of the Company. Except as limited by Section 2 above,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification rights provided in this Section if Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (other than an action by or in the
name of the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture or trust); or by reason of anything done or not done by
Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this Section, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of
Indemnitee, and Expenses (defined below) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. 

        4.     Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Name of the Company. Except as limited by Section 2 above, Indemnitee shall
be entitled to the indemnification rights provided in this Section if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding brought by or in the name of the Company to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by
Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this Section, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of
Indemnitee, and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which Delaware law expressly prohibits
such indemnification by reason of any adjudication of liability of Indemnitee to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification
for such costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities and Expenses as such court shall deem proper. 

        5.     Indemnification for Costs, Charges and Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding the limitations of
Section 2(d), 3 and 4 above, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful, on the 

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merits
or otherwise, in whole or in part, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding (including an action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company) or in defense of any claim,
issue or matter therein, including, without limitation, the dismissal of any action without prejudice, or if it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to be indemnified against
Expenses, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. 

        6.     Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company
for some or a portion of the costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities or Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (including an action, suit
or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company), but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such costs,
judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred to which Indemnitee is entitled. 

        7.     Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee's behalf if Indemnitee
appears as a witness or otherwise incurs legal expenses as a result of or related to Indemnitee's service or employment as a director, officer, agent or fiduciary of the Company, in any threatened,
pending or completed legal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding or matter to which Indemnitee neither is, nor is threatened to be made, a party. 

        8.     Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 the entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification, to the extent not provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the following person or persons
who shall be empowered to make such determination: (a) the Board of Directors of the Company by a majority vote of Disinterested Directors (defined below), whether or not such majority
constitutes a quorum; (b) a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum; (c) if there are no
Disinterested Directors, or if the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel (defined below) in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to
Indemnitee; or (d) the stockholders of the Company. Such Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board of Directors and approved by Indemnitee. Upon failure of the Board so to select such
Independent Counsel or upon failure of Indemnitee so to approve, such Independent Counsel shall be selected upon application to a court of competent jurisdiction. Such determination of entitlement to
indemnification shall be made not later than 30 calendar days after receipt by the Company of a written request for indemnification. Such request shall include documentation or information which is
necessary for such determination and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with a request for indemnification or payment of Expenses hereunder,
under any other agreement, any provision of the Company's Bylaws, any provision of the Company's certificate of incorporation, or any directors' and officers' liability insurance, shall be borne by
the Company. The Company hereby indemnifies Indemnitee for any such Expense and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom irrespective of the outcome of the determination of Indemnitee's
entitlement to indemnification. If the person making such determination shall determine that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as to part (but not all) of the application for indemnification,
such person shall reasonably prorate such partial indemnification among the claims, issues or matters at issue at the time of the determination. 

        9.     Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of Indemnitee's
request for indemnification, advise in writing the Board of Directors or such other person or persons empowered to make the determination as provided in Section 8 that Indemnitee has made such
request for indemnification. Upon making such request for indemnification, 

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Indemnitee
shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification hereunder and the Company shall have the burden of proof in making any determination contrary to such presumption. If the person or
persons so empowered to make such determination shall have failed to make the requested determination with respect to indemnification within 30 calendar days after receipt by the Company of such
request, a requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be absolutely entitled to such indemnification, absent actual and material
fraud in the request for indemnification. The termination of any Proceeding described in Sections 3 or 4 by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself: (a) create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's conduct was
unlawful; or (b) otherwise adversely affect the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification except as may be provided herein. 

        10.   Remedies of Indemnitee in Cases of Determination not to Indemnify or to Pay Expenses. In the event that a determination
is made that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder or if payment has not been timely made following a determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Sections 8 and 9, or
if Expenses are not paid pursuant to Section 15, Indemnitee shall be entitled to final adjudication in a court of competent jurisdiction of entitlement to such indemnification or payment.
Alternatively, Indemnitee at Indemnitee's option may seek an award in an arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association, such award to
be made within sixty days (60) following the filing of the demand for arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee's right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration or any
other claim. The determination in any such judicial proceeding or arbitration shall be made de novo and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of
a determination (if so made) pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. If a determination is made or deemed to have been made pursuant to the terms of
Section 8 or 9 that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination and is precluded from asserting that such determination has not been made or that
the procedure by which such determination was made is not valid, binding and enforceable. The Company further agrees to stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is
bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and is precluded from making any assertions to the contrary. If the court or arbitrator shall determine that Indemnitee is entitled to any indemnification
or payment of Expenses hereunder, the Company shall also pay all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such adjudication or award in arbitration (including, but
not limited to, any appellate Proceedings). An Indemnitee shall have no obligation to pay any Company expenses whether or not the Indemnitee prevails in any court or before any arbitrator. 

        11.   Other Rights to Indemnification. Indemnification and payment of Expenses provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may now or in the future be entitled under any provision of the Bylaws, certificate of incorporation or other organizational documents of the Company,
vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors, provision of law, agreement or otherwise. 

        12.   Expenses to Enforce Agreement. In the event that Indemnitee is subject to or intervenes in any Proceeding in which the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement is at issue or seeks an adjudication or award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee's rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement,
Indemnitee, if Indemnitee prevails in whole or in part in such action, shall be entitled to recover from the Company and shall be indemnified by the Company against any actual Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee. 

        13.   Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the
period Indemnitee is a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company 

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or
is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture
or trust) of the Company and shall continue thereafter with respect to any possible claims based on the fact that Indemnitee was a director, officer employee or agent of the Company or was serving at
the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture or trust). This
Agreement shall be binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company (including any transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by merger or operation of law) and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal representatives and estate of Indemnitee. 

        14.   Notification and Defense of Claim. Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of any Proceeding, Indemnitee will, if
a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve
it from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any such Proceeding of which Indemnitee notifies the Company: 

        (a)   The
Company shall be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; and 

        (b)   Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 14(b), to the extent that it may wish, the Company, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified,
shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the Company
shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof except as otherwise provided below.
Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee's own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense
thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action or (iii) the Company shall not within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice
from Indemnitee in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The
Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made the conclusion provided for in (ii) above;
and 

        (c)   If
the Company has assumed the defense of a Proceeding, the Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement
of any Proceeding effected without the Company's written consent. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any
manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on or disclosure obligation with respect to Indemnitee, or that would in any way constitute an accord and satisfaction or release of the Company's
continuing obligation to indemnify Indemnitee and pay Expenses in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without Indemnitee's written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will
unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed settlement. 

        15.   Payment of Expenses. All Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding shall be
paid by the Company at the request of Indemnitee, each such payment to be made within twenty calendar days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such
payment or payments from time to time. Indemnitee's entitlement to such Expenses shall include those incurred in connection with any Proceeding by Indemnitee seeking a judgment in court or an
adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to this Agreement (including the enforcement of this provision). Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses 

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and
costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith and shall include or be accompanied by an undertaking, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 1, by or on behalf of Indemnitee to
reimburse such amount if it is finally determined, after all appeals by a court of competent jurisdiction that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses by the Company as
provided by this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee shall not be required to secure Indemnitee's undertaking to reimburse any such amounts. 

        16.   Separability; Prior Indemnification Agreements. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, all
portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not by themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby, and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent of the
parties that the Company provide protection to Indemnitee to the fullest enforceable extent. This Agreement shall supersede and replace any prior indemnification agreements entered into by and between
the Company and Indemnitee and any such prior agreements shall be terminated upon execution of this Agreement. 

        17.   Headings; References; Pronouns. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. References herein to section numbers are to sections of this Agreement. All pronouns and any variations
thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as appropriate. 

        18.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement: 

        (a)   "Disinterested
Director" means a director of the Company who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought by
Indemnitee. 

        (b)   "Expenses"
includes, without limitation, expenses incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any and all investigations, judicial or administrative
proceedings or appeals, attorneys' fees, witness fees and expenses, fees and expenses of accountants and other advisors, retainers and disbursements and advances thereon, the premium, security for,
and other costs relating to any bond (including cost bonds, appraisal bonds or their equivalents), and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification under Sections 8, 10 and 12 above but
shall not include the amount of judgments, fines or penalties actually levied against Indemnitee. 

        (c)   "Independent
Counsel" means a law firm or a member of a law firm that neither is presently nor in the past five years has been retained to represent: (i) the
Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party, or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the term "Independent Counsel" shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the
Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee's right to indemnification under this Agreement. 

        (d)   "Proceeding"
includes any threatened, pending or completed investigation, action, suit or other proceeding, whether brought in the name of the Company or otherwise,
against Indemnitee, for which indemnification is not prohibited under Sections 2(a)-(c) above and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, including, but not limited to,
actions, suits or proceedings in which Indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Company, or is or was serving, at the request of the Company, as a director, officer, employee or agent or 

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fiduciary
of any other entity, including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture or trust, or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity,
whether or not Indemnitee is serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or reimbursement can be provided under this Agreement. 

        19.   Other Provisions.

        (a)   This
Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of Delaware. 

        (b)   This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced as evidence of the existence of this Agreement. 

        (c)   This
agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company and any Indemnitee who is an officer of the Company, and, if Indemnitee is an officer of
the Company, Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, and with or without severance compensation, except as may be
otherwise provided in a separate written contract between Indemnitee and the Company. 

        (d)   Upon
a payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of Indemnitee to recover against
any person for such liability, and Indemnitee shall execute all documents and instruments required and shall take such other actions as may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution
of such documents as may be necessary for the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

        (e)   No
supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written. 

	 	 	K&F INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

 Indemnitee

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EXHIBIT 1  

UNDERTAKING
TO REPAY INDEMNIFICATION EXPENSES 

        I                                
        ,
agree to reimburse the Company for all expenses paid to me by the Company for my defense in any civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding, in the event, and to the
extent that it shall ultimately be determined that I am not entitled to be indemnified by the Company for such expenses. 

	

 	
 	

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Before
me                         , on this day personally appeared
                                    , known to me to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing instrument, and who, after being duly sworn, stated that the contents of said instrument is to the best of his/her knowledge and belief true and correct and who acknowledged that he/she
executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed. 

GIVEN
under my hand and official seal at                 , this              day of
                        ,
20    . 

	

 	
 	

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Exhibit 10.30  

 
 

FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT    
    

        FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), made and entered into as of this 20th day of May, 2005, by
and between FISCHER IMAGING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and COMVEST INVESTMENT PARTNERS II
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ComVest"); 

W I T N E S S E T H:  

        WHEREAS, the Company and ComVest are parties to a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of
February 22, 2005 (as amended, the "Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has issued to ComVest two Senior Secured Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal
amount of $7,000,000 (the "Notes"), and has granted to ComVest, as security for the payment of the Notes and related obligations, a first priority lien and security interest in substantially all of
the Company's assets pursuant to a Security Agreement dated as of February 22, 2005 by the Company in favor of ComVest (the "Security Agreement"); and 

        WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to comply with certain covenants and agreements, the
non-compliance with which would give rise to an Event of Default under and as defined in the Notes, thereby giving ComVest the right to declare the Notes to be immediately due and payable
and to exercise all rights and remedies in respect of the collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement; and 

        WHEREAS, there has occurred an Event of Default under the Notes by reason of the Company's EBITDA for the quarter ended March 31,
2005 being in an amount which is less than the required minimum EBITDA of $(2,000,000) pursuant to Section 5.11(i) of the Purchase Agreement (the "Existing Event of Default"); and 

        WHEREAS, the Company has requested that ComVest refrain from exercising its rights and remedies in respect of the Existing Event of
Default; and 

        WHEREAS, ComVest is willing to forbear, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, from exercising such rights and remedies
in respect of the Existing Event of Default, subject to the Company's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; 

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

        1.     Recitals. Each of the Company and ComVest hereby confirms the accuracy of the statements made in the foregoing "WHEREAS"
clauses, all of which are acknowledged to constitute an integral part of the substance of this Agreement. 

        2.     Certain Waivers and Acknowledgments. In order to induce ComVest to enter into this Agreement and agree to the forbearance
provided for herein, the Company hereby acknowledges and confirms, and represents and warrants, that: 

        (a)   Each
of the Transaction Documents (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) is and remains the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, and is
hereby reaffirmed as being in full force and effect in accordance with its terms; the entire $7,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued interest through March 31,
2005 at the 8.5% per annum base rate provided in the Notes, and accrued interest from and after April 1, 2005 at the 11.5% per annum default rate provided in the Notes, remain outstanding on
the date hereof, and the Company has no offsets, counterclaims or defenses which would in any manner defer, reduce or impair the Company's obligations in respect thereof. 

        (b)   The
Existing Event of Default has occurred and is continuing by reason of the failure of the Company to achieve the required minimum $(2,000,000) EBITDA pursuant to 

 

Section 5.11(i) of
the Purchase Agreement; and by reason of such Existing Event of Default, (i) ComVest has the right to declare the entire principal balance of the Notes,
together with accrued interest thereon as hereinabove specified, to be immediately due and payable in accordance with Section 7(b) of the Notes, and (ii) all principal of and
accrued interest under the Notes are currently due and payable without requirement of any notice or demand. 

        (c)   By
reason of the Existing Event of Default, ComVest has the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies, to (i) during the pendency of an Event of
Default, refuse any further request by the Company for ComVest to purchase any further Additional Notes under and as defined in the Purchase Agreement, (ii) charge the default rate of interest
under the Notes so long as the Existing Event of Default (and/or any other Event of Default) is continuing, and (iii) exercise all rights and remedies (including, without limitation,
foreclosure) in respect of the collateral pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement. 

        (d)   Except
for the Existing Event of Default, there does not exist any other Event of Default under the Notes, and the Company is not in default or violation of any of its
obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement and/or any related agreements. 

        (e)   The
Existing Event of Default shall not be deemed cured unless and until such time (if any) as the aggregate cumulative EBITDA of the Company for all full quarterly
periods from and after January 1, 2005 equals or exceeds, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company, the aggregate cumulative minimum EBITDA for all quarterly periods specified in
Section 5.11(i) of the Purchase Agreement. 

        (f)    The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and do
not violate any agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound. 

        3.     Consideration for Forbearance. In consideration of ComVest's agreement to forbear as hereinafter provided, the Company
hereby agrees that: 

        (a)   The
Company shall pay to ComVest a forbearance fee in the amount of $87,500 which shall be due and payable (i) $25,000 on or before June 30, 2005 and
(ii) $62,500 on or before July 21, 2005. Such forbearance fee shall be deemed fully earned upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, and shall be an "Obligation"
under and as defined in the Security Agreement, and secured by all of the Collateral pledged under the Security Agreement; and 

        (b)   The
transfer restrictions contained in Section 5.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement, and in Section 8 of the Notes, are hereby amended, so that, from
and after the date hereof, subject to Section 5.1(b) of the Purchase Agreement, ComVest and/or any direct or remote transferee(s) of ComVest may assign or transfer any
Note (including any further Additional Note(s) which may be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) or any portion thereof to any person or entity whatsoever, except
that the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement and in Section 8 of the Notes shall continue in full force and effect
with respect to (i) Hologic, Inc., (ii) Morgan Nields or any business or entity in which he is employed or is otherwise involved or has a greater than 5% ownership interest, and
(iii) any Affiliates (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of any of the foregoing. Such transfer restrictions with respect to Hologic, Inc. and any of its Affiliates will terminate and
be of no further force and effect upon the earlier of (i) an Option Triggering Event (as defined in the Warrant dated February 22, 2005 issued by the Company to ComVest) and
(ii) July 21, 2005. 

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        4.     Forbearance. 

        (a)   In
consideration of the waivers, acknowledgements and agreements made by the Company herein, ComVest hereby agrees that it will not, at any time between the date hereof
and July 21, 2005 (as such period may be extended in accordance with Section 3(a) below, the "Forbearance Period"), exercise any of its rights or remedies in respect of the
Existing Event of Default, provided and on condition that each of the following conditions shall at all times be complied with: 

        (i)    except
for the Existing Event of Default, no Event of Default under any Note shall exist at any time; 

        (ii)   not
later than May 31, 2005, the Company shall have delivered to ComVest a deposit account control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to ComVest,
respecting all of the Company's bank accounts at Silicon Valley Bank, duly executed by the Company and Silicon Valley Bank; 

        (iii)  the
Company shall timely pay all installments of the forbearance fees in accordance with Section 3(a) above or Section 4(b) below (as
applicable); and 

        (iv)  the
Company shall provide to ComVest, promptly upon request, all such financial and other information regarding the Company as ComVest may reasonably request from time
to time, and shall permit ComVest and its representatives to have access to the Company's facilities and its books and records at all reasonable times, with the right to make copies and extracts of
such books and records, all at the Company's expense. 

In
the event that and at any time when any of the foregoing conditions is not being complied with, ComVest may, by written notice to the Company, terminate the Forbearance Period immediately;  provided,
however, that any Event of Default under any Note which causes the automatic
acceleration of the Company's obligations thereunder shall also effect an automatic termination of the Forbearance Period. 

        (b)   If
so requested by the Company not less than five (5) business days prior to the then-current expiration of the Forbearance Period, and
provided that (i) the Forbearance Period was not previously terminated, (ii) all conditions set forth in Section 4(a) above are being complied with (both at the time of the
Company's request for extension, and at the commencement of the subject extension), and (iii) ComVest shall be satisfied with the Company's progress in ComVest's sole and absolute discretion,
ComVest will extend the Forbearance Period for one or more additional periods of one (1) month each, in consideration of which ComVest shall be deemed to have earned an additional forbearance
fee in the amount of $25,000 for each such extension, which shall be deemed fully earned at the commencement of the subject extension of the Forbearance Period, shall be due and payable in full upon
the expiration or termination of the subject extension of the Forbearance Period, and shall be an "Obligation" under and as defined in the Security Agreement and secured by all of the Collateral
pledged under the Security Agreement. Each such request for extension shall include the Company's certification that all conditions set forth in Section 4(a) above are then being
complied with, and shall be deemed a further release by the Company of ComVest and its officers, directors and representatives of and from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action or
controversies of any kind or description arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents, any matter arising therefrom or thereunder, or any acts, omissions or performance by ComVest in
relation thereto, to the date of such extension request. 

        (c)   From
and after the expiration or termination of the Forbearance Period, ComVest may, in such order or combination as ComVest may determine, exercise any and all
available rights and remedies for the collection and enforcement of then-outstanding Obligations (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement), including but not limited to
(i) suit to collect the 

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then-outstanding
Obligations, and (ii) foreclosure of any or all of the Collateral in respect of such Obligations. 

        5.     Limited Forbearance; No Novation or Other Amendment. 

        (a)   Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by ComVest of any rights or remedies whatsoever, and, except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, ComVest has not agreed to forbear from exercising any of such rights or remedies. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to grant or constitute any agreement to forbear with respect to
any defaults other than the Existing Event of Default, or which may arise from and after the date hereof; and with respect to any such matters, ComVest expressly reserves all applicable rights and
remedies. 

        (b)   Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to constitute a novation of any obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement or otherwise. 

        (c)   Except
as expressly set forth herein, none of the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement or any related agreements are being
amended or modified. 

        6.     Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse ComVest on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by ComVest (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any waiver or amendment of or
supplement or other modification to this Agreement, and/or any matters relating to the enforcement of any rights or claims of ComVest under this Agreement. Such obligation of the Company is an
addition to all other obligations of the Company (whether pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement or otherwise) to pay or reimburse costs and expenses incurred by
ComVest. 

        7.     Miscellaneous. 

        (a)   Any
notices or other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given in the manner provided in the Purchase Agreement. 

        (b)   The
laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws) shall govern the construction and enforcement of this Agreement and the
rights and remedies of the parties hereto. The parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of all courts sitting in the State of New York (and of all courts to which an appeal may be taken from any
such courts sitting in the State of New York) in connection with any action or proceeding under or relating to this Agreement, and waive trial by jury in any such action or proceeding. 

        (c)   Neither
this Agreement nor any of the Company's obligations hereunder may be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of ComVest. 

        (d)   This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to the specific subject matter hereof. 

        (e)   Neither
any course of dealing between the parties nor any failure to exercise, or any delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof; nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege operate as a waiver of any other exercise of such right, power or privilege or any other right, power or privilege. 

        (f)    No
change, amendment, modification or waiver of or under this Agreement shall be valid unless set forth in a written agreement signed by the parties. 

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        (g)   The
captions and paragraph headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not in any way define, limit or describe the construction, terms
or provisions of this Agreement. 

        (h)   This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same
agreement. This Agreement may be signed by the parties by fax signature, which shall have full binding legal effect. 

        (i)    If
any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, either in its entirety or by virtue of its scope or application to given circumstances, such
provision shall thereupon be deemed modified only to the extent necessary to render same valid, or not applicable to given circumstances, or excised from this Agreement, as the situation may require,
and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had been included herein as so modified in scope or application, or had not been included herein, as the case may be. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of date first set forth above. 

	

 	
 	
FISCHER IMAGING CORPORATION
	
 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  HARRIS RAVINE      
 Name: Harris Ravine

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	
COMVEST INVESTMENT PARTNERS II LLC
	
 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  LARRY E. LENIG, JR.      
 Name: Larry E. Lenig, Jr.

Title: Senior Partner

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