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                                                                   Exhibit 10.18

                                   CPR SELECT

                        THE CORPORATE PLAN FOR RETIREMENT

                                   SELECT PLAN

                               ADOPTION AGREEMENT

                                 IMPORTANT NOTE

This document is NOT an IRS approved Prototype Plan. An Adopting Employer may
not rely solely on this Plan to ensure that the Plan is "unfunded and maintained
primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation to a select group
of management or highly compensated employees" and exempt from Parts 2 through 4
of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect
to the Employer's particular situation. Fidelity Management Trust Company, its
affiliates and employees may not provide you with legal advice in connection
with the execution of this document. This document should be reviewed by your
attorney and/or accountant prior to execution.

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                               ADOPTION AGREEMENT
                                    ARTICLE I

1.01 PLAN INFORMATION

     (a) NAME OF PLAN:

          This is the Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Deferred Compensation
          Plan (the "Plan").

     (b) NAME OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR, IF NOT THE EMPLOYER:

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         Address:

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         Phone Number:
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          The Plan Administrator is the agent for service of legal process for
          the Plan.

     (c) THREE DIGIT PLAN NUMBER: 002
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     (d) PLAN YEAR END (month/day):  DECEMBER 31
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     (e) PLAN STATUS (check one):
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         (1) [ ]  Effective Date of new Plan: MAY 1, 2000
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         (2) [ ]  Amendment Effective Date:
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               The original effective date of the Plan: MAY 1, 2000
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               The first Plan Year will be a short Plan Year from 5-1-00 to
               12-31-00.

1.02  EMPLOYER

     (a) THE EMPLOYER IS: TWEETER HOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
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         Address: 10 PEQUOT WAY
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                 CANTON, MA 02021
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         Contact's Name: ANN WHITE
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         Telephone Number: 781-830-3473
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     (1) Employer's Tax Identification Number: 04-3417513
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     (2) Business form of Employer (check one):

         (A) [ ] Corporation

         (B) [ ] Sole proprietor or partnership.

         (C) [ ] Subchapter S Corporation.

     (3) Employer's fiscal year end: 9/30
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     (b) THE TERM "EMPLOYER" INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RELATED EMPLOYER(S)
         (as defined in Section 2.01(a)(21)):

         dba  HiFi Buys
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         dba  Bryn Mawr Stereo & Video
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         dba  Home Entertainment, Inc.
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         dba  Dow Stereo / Video
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         dba  Tweeter, Etc.
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1.03 COVERAGE

     (a) ONLY THOSE EMPLOYEES LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO
         PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN.

     (b) THE ENTRY DATE(S) SHALL BE (CHECK ONE):

         (1) [ ] the first day of each Plan Year.

         (2) [ ] the first day of each Plan Year and the date six months later.

         (3) [ ] the first day of each Plan Year and the first day of the
                 fourth, seventh, and tenth months.

         (4) [ ] the first day of each month.

         (5) [ ] the first day of each Plan Year and July 1st for newly
                 eligible Participants.

1.04  COMPENSATION

     For purposes of determining Contributions under the Plan, Compensation
     shall be as defined in Section 2.01(a)(6), but excluding (check the
     appropriate box(es)):

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(a) [ ] Overtime Pay.

(b) [ ] Bonuses.

(c) [ ] Commissions.

(d) [ ] The value of a qualified or a non-qualified stock option granted to an
        Employee by the Employer to the extent such value is includable in the
        Employee's taxable income.

(e) [ ] No exclusions.

1.05  CONTRIBUTIONS

(a)  DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTIONS. THE EMPLOYER SHALL MAKE A DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTION IN
     ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.01 ON BEHALF OF EACH PARTICIPANT WHO HAS AN
     EXECUTED SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENT IN EFFECT WITH THE EMPLOYER FOR THE
     PLAN YEAR (OR PORTION OF THE PLAN YEAR) IN QUESTION, NOT TO EXCEED 50% OF A
     PARTICIPANT'S BASE SALARY AND 100% OF A PARTICIPANT'S BONUS AMOUNT FOR THAT
     PLAN YEAR. THE MINIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE DEFERRED IS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
     ($5,000.)

(b)  [ ] MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS

(1)  THE EMPLOYER SHALL MAKE A MATCHING CONTRIBUTION ON BEHALF OF EACH
     PARTICIPANT IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE OF A
     PARTICIPANT'S DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE PLAN YEAR (CHECK ONE):

     (A) [ ] 50%

     (B) [ ] 100%

     (C) [ ] _____%

     (D) [ ] (Tiered Match) _______% of the first ______% of the Participant's
             Compensation contributed to the Plan,

             _________% of the next ________% of the Participant's Compensation
             contributed to the Plan,

             __________% of the next _______% of the Participant's Compensation
             contributed to the Plan.

     (E) [ ] The percentage declared for the year, if any, by a Board of
             Directors' resolution.

     (F) [ ] Other: __________________________________

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(2) [ ] MATCHING CONTRIBUTION LIMITS (CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX(ES)):

        (A) [ ]  Deferral Contributions in excess of 25% of the Participant's
                 Compensation for the period in question shall not be
                 considered for Matching Contributions.

        Note:    If the Employer elects a percentage limit in (A) above and
                 requests the Trustee to account separately for matched and
                 unmatched Deferral Contributions, the Matching Contributions
                 allocated to each Participant must be computed, and the
                 percentage limit applied, based upon each period.

        (B) [ ]  Matching Contributions for each Participant
                 for each Plan Year shall be limited to $ ___________.

(3)     ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT(S) FOR MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS

        A Participant who makes Deferral Contributions during the Plan Year
        under Section 1.05(a) shall be entitled to Matching Contributions for
        that Plan Year if the Participant satisfies the following
        requirement(s) (Check the appropriate box(es). Options (B) and (C) may
        not be elected together):

        (A) [ ] Is employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year.

        (B) [ ] Earns at least 500 Hours of Service during the Plan Year.

        (C) [ ] Earns at least 1,000 Hours of Service during the Plan Year.

        (D) [ ] No requirements.

        Note:   If option (A), (B) or (C) above is selected then Matching
                Contributions can only be made by the Employer after the Plan
                Year ends. Any Matching Contribution made before Plan Year end
                shall not be subject to the eligibility requirements of this
                Section 1.05(b)(3)),

        The eligibility requirements for receiving a Matching Contribution set
        forth in Section 1.05(3) of the Adoption Agreement are waived if a
        Participant terminates employment due to death, disability or
        attainment of Normal Retirement Age. Additionally, the eligibility
        requirements are waived if there is a change in control of the employer.

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          For purposes of this section, "disability" shall mean that a
          Participant cannot engage in any substantial, gainful activity because
          of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment likely to
          result in death or to be of a continuous period of not less than 12
          months. Determination as to disability shall be made by the Plan
          Administrator.

          "Change in control" shall mean and shall be deemed to occur if the
          "Incumbent Directors" (as defined below) cease for any reason,
          including without limitation as a result of a tender offer, proxy
          contest, merger or similar transaction to constitute at least a
          majority of the Tweeter Board, provided, however, that any person
          becoming a Director of the Company subsequent to such date whose
          election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
          Incumbent Directors or whose nomination for election was approved by a
          nominating committee comprised of Incumbent Directors shall be deemed
          an Incumbent Director. The "Incumbent Directors" shall mean persons
          who, as of the closing of the company's initial public offering of its
          common stock constitute the Tweeter Board and those persons deemed
          Incumbent Directors pursuant to the preceding sentence. A change in
          control shall not be deemed to have occurred by reason of a corporate
          reorganization or other transaction in which Tweeter Home
          Entertainment Group merges into another entity if the stockholders of
          Tweeter immediately prior to such occurrence or transaction continue
          to own, immediately after such occurrence or transaction a majority in
          voting and economic interests of the successor.

1.06 DISTRIBUTION DATES

          A Participant may elect to receive a distribution or commence
          distributions from his Account pursuant to Section 8.02 upon the
          following date(s) (check the appropriate box(es). If Option (c) is
          elected, then options (a) and (b) may not be elected):

          (a) [ ] ATTAINMENT OF NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE - NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE
                  UNDER THE PLAN IS (CHECK ONE):

                  (1)  [ ] age 65.

                  (2)  [ ] age 55 (specify from 55 through 64).

                  (3)  [ ] later of the age ___ (cannot exceed 65) or the
                           fifth anniversary of the Participant's Commencement
                           Date.

          (b) [ ] ATTAINMENT OF EARLY RETIREMENT AGE. EARLY RETIREMENT AGE IS
                  THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH AFTER THE PARTICIPANT ATTAINS
                  AGE 55 (SPECIFY 55 OR GREATER) AND COMPLETES 6 YEARS OF
                  SERVICE FOR VESTING.

          (c) [ ] Termination of employment with the Employer.

          Notwithstanding the elections set forth in Section 1.06 of the
          Adoption Agreement and a Participant's Enrollment Form, distribution
          of a Participant's vested account balance will be distributed upon the
          earlier of the date set forth in the Enrollment form or the
          Participant's termination of employment with the Employer.

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1.07  VESTING SCHEDULE

     (a)  The Participant's vested percentage in Matching Contributions elected
          in Section 1.05(b) shall be based upon the schedule(s) selected
          below.

                  (1) [ ] N/A - No Matching Contributions
                  (2) [ ] 100% Vesting immediately
                  (3) [ ] 3 year cliff (see C below)
                  (4) [ ] 5 year cliff (see D below)
                  (5) [ ] 6 year graduated (see E below)
                  (6) [ ] 7 year graduated (see F below)
                  (7) [ ] G below
                  (8) [ ] Other (Attachment "B")

                                VESTING SCHEDULE

  YEARS OF
SERVICE FOR
  VESTING      C           D           E           F           G
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    0          0%          0%          0%          0%       _______
    1          0%          0%          0%          0%       _______
    2          0%          0%         20%          0%       _______
    3        100%          0%         40%         20%       _______
    4        100%          0%         60%         40%       _______
    5        100%        100%         80%         60%       _______
    6        100%        100%        100%         80%       _______
    7        100%        100%        100%        100%         100%

     (b) [ ] YEARS OF SERVICE FOR VESTING SHALL EXCLUDE (check one):

         (1) [ ] for new plans, service prior to the Effective Date as defined
                 in Section 1.01(e)(1).

         (2) [ ] for existing plans converting from another plan document,
                 service prior to the original Effective Date as defined in
                 Section 1.01(e)(2).

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(c) [ ] A PARTICIPANT WILL FORFEIT HIS MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS UPON THE
        OCCURRENCE OF THE FOLLOWING EVENT(S):

    (c) A Participant will forfeit his Matching Contributions upon the
        occurrence of any of the following events:

          (1)  violation of company policy; or

          (2)  gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the
               performance of the Participant's material duties; or

          (3)  a breach by the Participant of any of his material duties
               assigned to him by the Tweeter Board (other than by reason of
               physical or mental illness) and Participant's failure to cure
               such breach within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof; or

          (4)  conduct by a Participant against the material best interests of
               Tweeter Home Entertainment Group or its affiliates or a material
               act of common law fraud by the Participant against Tweeter Home
               Entertainment Group or its affiliates or employees; or

          (5)  conviction of or pleading nolo contendere to a felony.

(d) A Participant will be 100% vested in his Matching Contributions upon (check
    the appropriate box(es), if any):

(1) [ ] Normal Retirement Age (as defined in Section 1.06(a)).

(2) [ ] Early Retirement Age (as defined in Section 1.06(b)).

(3) [ ] Death

(4) [ ] Total disability as defined in Section 1.05(3) of this Adoption
        Agreement.

(5) [ ] Change in Control as defined in Section 1.05(3) of this Adoption
        Agreement.

1.08 PREDECESSOR EMPLOYER SERVICE

[ ] Service for purposes of vesting in Section 1.07(a) shall include service
    with the following employer(s):

    (a) _________________________________________________

    (b)_________________________________________________

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    (c)_________________________________________________

    (d)_________________________________________________

No Predecessor Employer Service with any acquired company will be recognized for
purposes of vesting in Section 1.07(a). Service for Participants who were
employed by companies acquired by or merged with the Employer will be counted as
of the date of the closing of the acquisition or merger, provided they are
employed by the Employer on that date.

1.09 HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS

     PARTICIPANT WITHDRAWALS FOR HARDSHIP PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
     (CHECK ONE):

     (a) [ ] WILL BE ALLOWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 07, SUBJECT TO A
             $10,000 MINIMUM AMOUNT (MUST BE AT LEAST $1,000)

     (b) [ ] WILL NOT BE ALLOWED

1.10 DISTRIBUTIONS

     SUBJECT TO ARTICLES 7 AND 8, DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PLAN WILL BE PAID
     (CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX(ES)):

     (a) [ ] AS A LUMP SUM.

     (b) [ ] UNDER A SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN (INSTALLMENTS) NOT TO EXCEED
             10 YEARS.

1.11 INVESTMENT DECISIONS

     (a)  INVESTMENT DIRECTIONS

          Investments in which the Accounts of Participants shall be treated as
          invested and reinvested shall be directed (check one):

          (1) [ ] by the EMPLOYER among the options listed in (b) below.

          (2) [ ] by each PARTICIPANT among the options listed in (b) below.

          (3) [ ] by each Participant with respect to Deferral Contributions
                  and by the Employer with respect to Employer Matching
                  Contributions. The Employer must direct the Employer
                  Matching Contributions among the same investment options
                  made available for Participant directed sources listed
                  in (b) below.

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(b)  PLAN INVESTMENT OPTIONS

     Participant Accounts will be treated as invested among the Fidelity Funds
     listed below pursuant to Participant and/or Employer directions.

                     FUND NAME                                      FUND NUMBER
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(1)      Fidelity Retirement MM Portfolio                               630

(2)      Fidelity Capital & Income Fund                                 038

(3)      Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio                             027

(4)      Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund                                324

(5)      Fidelity Diversified International Fund                        325

(6)      Spartan US Equity Index Fund                                   650

(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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(10)
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NOTE:  An additional annual recordkeeping fee will be charged for each fund in
       excess of ten (10) funds.

NOTE:  The method and frequency for change of investments will be determined
       under the rules applicable to the selected funds. Information will be
       provided regarding expenses, if any, for changes in investment options.

1.12 RELIANCE ON PLAN

     An adopting Employer may not rely solely on this Plan to ensure that the
     Plan is "unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing
     deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly
     compensated employees" and exempt from Parts 2 through 4 of Title I of the
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the
     Employer's particular situation. This Agreement must be reviewed by your
     attorney and/or accountant before it is executed.

     This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the
     CORPORATEplan for Retirement Select Basic Plan Document.

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                                 EXECUTION PAGE
                                (FIDELITY'S COPY)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this Adoption Agreement to be
executed this __________day of _____________, 2000.

                  Employer ___________________________________

                  By _________________________________________

                  Title ______________________________________

                  Employer ___________________________________

                  By _________________________________________

                  Title ______________________________________
                                 EXECUTION PAGE

                                (FIDELITY'S COPY)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this Adoption Agreement to be
executed this __________day of ___________, 2000.

                  Employer ___________________________________

                  By _________________________________________

                  Title ______________________________________

                  Employer ___________________________________

                  By _________________________________________

                  Title ______________________________________

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                                  ATTACHMENT A

PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.03(a) THE FOLLOWING ARE EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE PLAN:

                                      NAME
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                                 Jeffrey S. Stone
                                 Sandy Bloomberg
                                 Joseph McGuire
                                 Albert S. Gordon
                                 David Ginsberg
                                 Bernie Sapienza
                                 Paul Shindler
                                 Noah Herschman
                                 Roy Bertalotto
                                 Linda Christman
                                 David Malin
                                 Alan Basmajian
                                 Joseph Lopiccolo

                                 Employer _____________________

                                 By ___________________________

                                 Title ________________________

                                 Date _________________________

Note: The Employer must revise Attachment A to add employees as they become
eligible or delete employees who are no longer eligible.

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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3

                          SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                        2000 DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN

         1.   PURPOSE. This Stock Option Plan ("the Plan") is intended to
encourage stock ownership by Non-Employee Directors of SigmaTron International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), so that they may acquire or
increase their proprietary interest in the success of the Company, and to
encourage them to remain as Directors of the Company.

         2.   ELIGIBILITY. An Option is a right to purchase shares of common
stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company (the "Shares"), subject to adjustments as
provided herein, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan ("Option").
The persons who shall be eligible to receive Options shall be Directors of the
Company (the "Eligible Directors") who are not full-time employees of or
consultants to the Company.

         3.   SHARES. Subject to the provisions of Section 9 (relating to the
adjustment upon changes in Shares), there will be reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of Options to be granted from time to time under the Plan an aggregate
of one hundred fifty-seven thousand five hundred (157,500) Shares. If an Option
granted under the Plan expires, terminates or is canceled, the unissued Shares
subject to such Option shall again be available under the Plan.

         4.   ADMINISTRATION. This Plan shall be administered by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Committee"), comprised solely of Non-Employee Directors as defined by Rule
16b-3(b)(3)(i) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"). The
interpretation and construction by the Committee of the provisions of the Plan,
of any Option granted under it and any related agreement shall be final except
as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. No member of the Board of
Directors or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made
in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted under it.

         5.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Options granted pursuant to the
Plan shall be evidenced by agreements in such form as the Committee shall from
time to time recommend and the Board of Directors shall from time to time
approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the following
terms and conditions:

         (a)       On each of the regular annual stockholders meetings for each
              of the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 (each such date is hereafter the
              "Date of Grant"), each Eligible Director ("Optionee") shall
              receive an Option for 7,500 Shares, and such Options shall vest
              immediately upon grant.

         (b)        Each Option shall state the exercise price of the Option
              (the "Option price") which shall be 100% of the fair market value
              of the Shares on the applicable Date of Grant. The fair market
              value for purposes of this paragraph 5(b) is defined as the
              closing price of the Shares as reported in the NASDAQ listing in
              The Wall Street Journal or such

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              other reported value of the Shares as shall be specified by the
              Committee on the day preceding the Date of Grant, or if such day
              is not a trading day, then on the immediately preceding trading
              day.

         (c)       The Option shall be exercised by giving written notice to the
              Company, accompanied by full payment of the Option price. The
              Option price shall be paid in cash or by check upon the exercise
              of the Option, or in lieu thereof an Option holder may make
              payment in whole or in part by tendering to the Company the number
              of Shares valued at fair market value equal to the Options to be
              exercised on such date of exercise. For purposes of this paragraph
              5(c), fair market value is defined as the closing price of the
              Shares as reported in the NASDAQ listing in The Wall Street
              Journal or such other reported value of the Shares as shall be
              specified by the Committee on the day preceding the exercise of
              the Option, or if such day is not a trading day, then on the
              immediately preceding trading day. The Optionee may tender Shares
              only if the Optionee has not acquired any Shares (including the
              Shares being tendered), other than in an acquisition exempt from
              Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act and rules and regulations
              promulgated thereunder, for a period of at least six months prior
              to the tender. In addition, such exercise may include a cashless
              exercise if the Options are tendered to a Broker in exchange for
              the number of Shares the fair market value of which is equal to
              the aggregate difference between the Option price and the fair
              market value of the Options so tendered.

         (d)       The term of any Option shall be ten (10) years from the Date
              of Grant.

         (e)       In no event shall any Option be exercisable prior to the
              approval of this Plan by the holders of a majority of the Shares
              present, or represented and entitled to vote, at the Company's
              next annual stockholders meeting duly held in accordance with the
              applicable laws of the State of Delaware.

         (f)       The Committee shall retain the authority and discretion to
              permit an Option to be transferable as long as such transfers are
              made only to a Permitted Transferee (as herein defined); provided
              that (i) such transfer is a bona fide gift and the Optionee
              receives no value for the transfer, as provided in the
              instructions to Form S-8 of the Securities and Exchange
              Commission, (ii) that the Options that are transferred continue to
              be subject to the same terms and conditions that were applicable
              to the Options immediately prior to the transfer, and (iii) that
              the Option may not be otherwise or subsequently sold, pledged,
              assigned or transferred in any manner except by will or the laws
              of descent or distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations
              order. "Permitted Transferee" shall mean any child, stepchild,
              grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former
              spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
              son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law,
              including adoptive relationships, of the Optionee (a "Family
              Member"), any person sharing the Optionee's household (other than
              as a tenant or employee), or a trust or other entity in which
              Family Members and the Optionee have more than fifty percent of
              the beneficial or voting interest. In the event of the Optionee's
              death, the Option may be exercised only by a person who acquired
              the right to exercise it by reason of the death of the Optionee.
              Neither the Optionee, any Permitted Transferee, nor any

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              person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by reason of
              the death of the Optionee will be deemed to be a holder of any
              Shares subject to the Option unless and until certificates for
              those shares are issued to such person. The designation of a
              beneficiary shall not constitute a transfer.

         (g)       An Option shall remain exercisable pursuant to its terms if
              the Optionee ceases to be a Director of the Company for any
              reason, and may be exercised by the Optionee or his successor or
              assign after his death, in each case to the extent and in the
              manner exercisable by Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
              an Optionee's directorship is terminated on account of any act of:
              (1) fraud; (2) intentional misrepresentation; (3) embezzlement; or
              (4) misappropriation or conversion of assets or opportunities of
              the Company or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of
              the Company, the Optionee or his successors or assigns may
              exercise his Option at any time within three months after
              termination of his directorship, or at any time prior to the
              expiration date of such Option, whichever is the shorter period,
              but only to the extent that it was exercisable by Optionee on the
              date of termination of his office. The Company assumes no
              responsibility and is under no obligation to notify a Permitted
              Transferee of early termination of an Option on account of a
              Director's termination of office. During the applicable exercise
              period, the Option may not be exercised for more than the number
              of vested Shares (if any) for which it is exercisable at the time
              of the Optionee's cessation of Board service.

         (h)       Neither an Optionee nor his Permitted Transferee, legal
              representative, heir, legatee, or distributee shall be deemed to
              be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with
              respect to, any Shares subject to such Option unless and until he
              has paid the Company the full purchase price of such Shares and
              received a certificate or certificates therefor. Except as
              provided in Section 9 hereof, no adjustments will be made for
              dividends, whether ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash,
              securities, or other property, or for distributions for which the
              record date is prior to the date on which the Option is exercised.

         (i)      The minimum number of Shares with respect to which an Option
              may be exercised in part at any time is 100.

         6.   RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES. The certificate or certificates
representing the Shares to be issued or delivered upon exercise of an Option may
bear such legends required by any applicable securities laws. Furthermore,
nothing herein or any Option granted hereunder will require the Company to issue
any stock upon exercise of any Option if the issuance would, in the opinion of
counsel for the Company, constitute a violation of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act"), the Illinois securities laws, or any other
applicable rule or regulation then in effect, and the Company shall have no
liability for failure to issue Shares upon any exercise of Options because of a
delay pending the meeting of any such requirements. No Shares shall be delivered
pursuant to the exercise of any Option, in whole or in part, until the Shares
are qualified for delivery under such securities laws and regulations as may be
deemed by the Committee to be applicable thereto, and such Shares are listed on
each securities exchange on which Shares may then be listed.

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         7.   COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS. The Plan, the Options
granted hereunder and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Shares
under such Options, will be subject to all applicable federal and state laws,
rules, regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory
authority or investigative agency as may be required.

         8.   NO IMPLIED COVENANTS. Neither this Plan nor any action taken
hereunder shall be construed as giving any Director any right to be retained in
office.

         9.   ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN SHARES. If any change is made in the
Shares subject to the Plan or subject to any Option granted under the Plan
(through reorganization, merger, consolidation, plan of exchange,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, combination of shares, dividend
payable in Shares or otherwise, adjustments as it deems appropriate shall be
made by the Committee in the number and kind of Shares available for awards
under the Plan. In addition, the Committee shall make adjustments as it deems
appropriate in the number and kind of Shares as to which outstanding Options, or
portions thereof then unexercised, shall be exercisable, to the end that the
Optionee's proportionate interest is maintained as before the occurrence of such
event.

         10.  AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Board of Directors at any time, and
from time to time, may amend the Plan, subject to the limitation, however, that,
except as provided in Section 9 (relating to adjustments upon changes in
Shares), no amendment shall be made, except upon approval by vote of a majority
of the outstanding shares of the Company, which will:

         (a)       increase the number of shares reserved for Options under the
                   Plan; or

         (b)       reduce the Option price below 100% of fair market value of
                   the Shares at the time an Option is granted; or

         (c)       change the requirements for eligibility for participation
                   under the Plan; or

         (d)       extend the term of the Plan;

and provided further that the Plan shall not be amended more than once every six
months, other than to comport with changes in applicable law.

         11.  TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN. The Board of Directors at
any time, and from time to time, may suspend or terminate the Plan. Unless
previously terminated by the Board, this Plan shall terminate on, and no further
Options will be granted after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date of the
Plan, as described in Section 12 hereof. Rights and obligations under any Option
granted while the Plan is in effect shall not be altered or impaired by
suspension or termination of the Plan, except by consent of the person to whom
the Option was granted.

         12.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Plan shall become effective on the date it is
adopted by the Company's Board of Directors, provided that the stockholders
approve the Plan within twelve months thereafter.

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         13.  MODIFICATION, EXTENSION AND RENEWAL. Subject to the conditions of,
and within the limitations prescribed in, Section 10 hereof, the Committee may
cancel, modify, extend or renew outstanding Options. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no modification will, without the prior written consent of the
Optionee, alter, impair or waive any rights or obligations associated with any
Option earlier granted under the Plan. Further, but subject to Section 9, the
Committee may not change the number of Shares or the class of persons who are
eligible to participate in the Plan.

         14.  USE OF PROCEEDS FROM SHARES. Cash proceeds from the sale of Shares
pursuant to Options granted under the Plan shall constitute general funds of the
Company.

         15.  CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS. "Corporate Transaction" shall mean the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Company as a result of which the outstanding securities of
the class then subject to Options hereunder are changed into or exchanged for
cash or property or securities not of the Company's issue, or a sale of
substantially all the property of the Company to, or the acquisition of stock
representing more than eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of the stock of
the Company then outstanding, by another corporation or person. Any Options that
are not exercised as of the date of a Corporate Transaction shall terminate and
cease to be outstanding effective as of the date of the Corporate Transaction,
except that the exercise of any Option that was exercised in anticipation of the
Corporate Transaction shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the
Corporate Transaction. The Committee may also grant Options under the Plan
having terms, conditions and provisions that vary from those specified in the
Plan, provided that any such awards are granted in substitution for, or in
connection with the assumption of, existing Options issued by another
corporation and assumed or otherwise agreed to be provided for by the Company
pursuant to or by reason of a transaction involving a corporate merger,
consolidation, plan of exchange, acquisition of property or stock, separation,
reorganization or liquidation to which the Company is a party.

         16.  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The Company may assist any Optionee in the
payment of the Option price payable on exercise of an Option, by lending the
amount of such Option price to such Optionee on such terms and at such rates of
interest and upon such security (or unsecured) as is authorized by the Board.

         17.  GOVERNING LAW. All questions arising with respect to the
provisions of the Plan will be determined by application of the Code and the
laws of the state of Illinois except to the extent that Illinois laws are
preempted by any federal law.

         18.  OTHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. Nothing contained in this Plan
shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation
arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and
such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in
specific cases.

         19.  ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO INSIDERS. With respect to the
participation of Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity
security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act,
the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of
Rule 16b-3. An Insider is an officer or a director of the Company or any other
person whose transactions in stock are subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act.

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         20.  INDEMNIFICATION. In addition to such other rights of
indemnification as they may have as members of the Board, members of the Board
to whom authority to act for the Board or the Company is delegated shall be
indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any
action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal thereof, to which
they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to
act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and
against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement
is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by
them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding,
except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action,
suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or
intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days
after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall
offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at the Company's own expense
to handle and defend same.

         21.  EXTENSION IF EXERCISE PREVENTED BY LAW. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the exercise of an Option within the applicable time periods set
forth in Paragraph 5 is prevented by the provisions of Paragraph 6, the Option
shall remain exercisable until three months (or such longer period of time as
determined by the Board, in its discretion) after the date the Optionee is
notified by the Company that the Option is exercisable, but in no event later
than the Option expiration date.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan is executed this 25th day of September,
2000 to be effective as of the Effective Date.

                                    SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
                                    a Delaware corporation

                                    BY:  /s/ Gary R. Fairhead
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                             Gary R. Fairhead, President and CEO

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