EXHIBIT 10.27








                            STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                        RAYTHEON ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS
                               INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                       AND

                                TEREX CORPORATION


                            DATED AS OF JULY 19, 1999








                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION                                                                    PAGE

ARTICLE 1  Purchase and Sale.................................................1

ARTICLE 2  Purchase Price....................................................2
         2.1.  Purchase Price................................................2
         2.2.  Purchase Price Adjustments....................................2

ARTICLE 3  Closing...........................................................4
         3.1.  Time and Place................................................4
         3.2.  Transactions at Closing.......................................4

ARTICLE 4  Representations and Warranties of Seller..........................5
         4.1.  Incorporation; Authority......................................5
         4.2.  Foreign Qualifications........................................5
         4.3.  Rights to Sell Cedarapids Shares; Approvals;
                  Binding Effect.............................................5
         4.4.  No Defaults...................................................5
         4.5.  Subsidiaries..................................................6
         4.6.  Capitalization................................................7
         4.7.  Title to Stock, Liens, etc....................................7
         4.8.   Consents.....................................................7
         4.9.  Financial Statements..........................................7
         4.10. Absence of Certain Changes....................................8
         4.11. Litigation, Etc...............................................10
         4.12. Title to and Sufficiency of Assets............................10
         4.13. Intellectual Property.........................................11
         4.14. Tangible Assets...............................................12
         4.15. Real Estate Matters...........................................12
         4.16. No Undisclosed Liabilities....................................13
         4.17. Employees.....................................................14
         4.18. Labor Relations...............................................14
         4.19. Contracts.....................................................15
         4.20. Pensions and Benefits.........................................16
         4.21. Compliance with Laws, Etc.....................................18
         4.22.  Environmental Matters........................................18
         4.23. Indebtedness..................................................19
         4.24. Insurance.....................................................19
         4.25. Bank Accounts, Signing Authority,
                 Powers of Attorney..........................................20
         4.26. Minute Books..................................................20
         4.27. Brokers.......................................................20


                                       ii

         4.28. Affiliates' Relationships to the Cedarapids Companies.........20
         4.29. Conflicts of Interest.........................................20
         4.30. Products Liability............................................21
         4.31. Year 2000 Compliance..........................................21
         4.32. Misleading Statements.........................................21

Article 5  Representations and Warranties of the Buyer.......................21
         5.1.  Organization and Standing of the Buyer........................22
         5.2.  Corporate Approval; Binding Effect............................22
         5.3.  Non-Contravention.............................................22
         5.4.  Consents, Etc.................................................22
         5.5.  Brokers.......................................................22
         5.6.  Due Diligence Review..........................................22
         5.7.  Purchase Entirely for Own Account.............................23

Article 6  Certain Regulatory Approvals......................................23
         6.1.  Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.........................................23

Article 7  Conduct of Business Pending Closing...............................23
         7.1.  Full Access...................................................23
         7.2.  Carry on in Regular Course; Certain Contracts.................24
         7.3.  No General Increases..........................................24
         7.4.  Sale of Capital Assets........................................24
         7.5.  Insurance.....................................................24
         7.6.  Preservation of Organization..................................24
         7.7.  Advice of Change..............................................25
         7.8.  No Shopping...................................................25
         7.9.  Maintenance of Assets and Supplier Relationships..............25
         7.10. No Amendment of Organizational Documents......................25
         7.11. Incurrence of Liabilities; Factoring of Receivables;
                    Auction of Assets........................................25
         7.12. Declaration of Dividends......................................25

Article 8  Conditions Precedent to Buyer's Obligations.......................26
         8.1.  Representations and Warranties................................26
         8.2.  Compliance with Agreement.....................................26
         8.3.  No Litigation.................................................26
         8.4.  HSR Act.......................................................26
         8.5.  Tax Agreement.................................................26
         8.6.  Mutual Release................................................27
         8.7.  Receivables Facility..........................................27
         8.8.  No Prohibition................................................27
         8.9  FIRPTA.........................................................27
         8.10 Delivery of Financial Statements...............................27
         8.11. Resignation of Officers and Directors.........................27
         8.12. Certain Encumbrances..........................................27


                                      iii

         8.13. Books and Records.............................................27

Article 9  Conditions Precedent to Seller's Obligations......................28
         9.1.  Representations and Warranties................................28
         9.2.  Compliance with Agreement.....................................28
         9.3.  No Litigation.................................................28
         9.4.  HSR Act.......................................................28
         9.5.  Tax Agreement.................................................28
         9.6.  Receivables Facility..........................................29

Article 10  Employees and Employee Benefits..................................29
         10.1.  Employees....................................................29
         10.2.  Benefit Plans................................................29
         10.3.  Defined Contribution Plan....................................31
         10.4.  Pension Plans; Transfer of Master Trust Assets...............31
         10.5.  Stock Options................................................32
         10.6  Retention Agreements..........................................32

Article 11  Certain Covenants................................................33
         11.1.  Access to Books and Records..................................33
         11.2.  Use of Names.................................................34
         11.3.  Non-Competition..............................................34
         11.4.  Internet Protocol............................................35
         11.5.  General Transitional Assistance..............................36
         11.6.  CMI Litigation...............................................36
         11.7.  Further Assurances...........................................36
         11.8.  Receivables Sale Agreement...................................37

Article 12  Indemnity........................................................38
         12.1.  Indemnification by the Seller................................38
         12.2.  Indemnification by the Buyer.................................39
         12.3.  Indemnification Procedures...................................39
         12.4.  Scope of Indemnity...........................................40
         12.5.  Waiver of Statutory Claims...................................40

Article 13  Tax Matters......................................................41

Article 14  Termination......................................................41

Article 15  Confidentiality..................................................41

Article 16  Definitions......................................................42





                                       iv
Article 17  General..........................................................45
         17.1.  Survival of Representations and Warranties...................45
         17.2.  Expenses.....................................................46
         17.3.  Assigns......................................................46
         17.4.  Entire Agreement, Etc........................................46
         17.5.  Waiver of Certain Damages....................................46
         17.6.  Construction.................................................46
         17.7.  Governing Law................................................47
         17.8.  Notices......................................................47
         17.9.  Counterparts.................................................47
         17.10. Section Headings.............................................47
         17.11. Public Statements or Releases................................48
         17.12. No Third Party Beneficiaries.................................48
         17.13. Disclosure in Schedules......................................48
         17.14. Waiver of Jury Trial.........................................48






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Exhibits:

Exhibit A           Disaffiliation Tax Sharing Agreement
Exhibit B           Mutual Release
Exhibit C           Receivables Termination Agreement

Schedules:

Schedule 2.2(b)     Model Balance Sheet
Schedule 4.4        No Defaults
Schedule 4.5        Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.8        Consents
Schedule 4.9(a)     December Balance Sheet
Schedule 4.9(b)     GAAP Exceptions
Schedule 4.9(c)     Interim Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Schedule 4.9(d)     GAAP Exceptions
Schedule 4.10       Certain Changes
Schedule 4.11       Litigation, Etc.
Schedule 4.12(a)    Title to Assets
Schedule 4.12(b)    Sufficiency of Assets
Schedule 4.13(a)    Patents, Trademarks and Service Marks
Schedule 4.13(b)    License and Other Agreements
Schedule 4.13(c)    Infringement Claims
Schedule 4.13(d)    Unauthorized Use Claims
Schedule 4.14(a)    Tangible Assets
Schedule 4.14(b)    Material Defects, Etc.
Schedule 4.15       Real Estate Matters
Schedule 4.16(a)    Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 4.16(b)    Guarantees
Schedule 4.17       Employees
Schedule 4.18       Labor Relations
Schedule 4.19       Contracts
Schedule 4.20(a)    ERISA Plans
Schedule 4.20(b)    Compliance with ERISA
Schedule 4.20(f)    Retiree Benefits
Schedule 4.21       Compliance with Law
Schedule 4.22       Environmental Matters
Schedule 4.23       Indebtedness
Schedule 4.24       Insurance
Schedule 4.25       Bank Accounts, Signing Authority, Powers of Attorney
Schedule 4.28       Agreements with Affiliates
Schedule 4.29(a)    Conflicts of Interest
Schedule 4.29(b)    Arrangements with Directors and Officers
Schedule 4.30       Product Liability Litigation
Schedule 7.2        Carry on in Regular Course; Certain Contracts


                                       VI
Schedule 7.5        Insurance
Schedule 8.12       Certain Encumbrances
Schedule 10.6(a)    Retention Agreements
Schedule 10.6(b)    Key Employees and Retention Bonuses
Schedule 11.5(a)    General Transitional Assistance
Schedule 11.5(b)    Substitute Software
Schedule 11.6       CMI Litigation








                            STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT


         THIS STOCK PURCHASE  AGREEMENT  (this  "Agreement")  is dated as of the
19th day of  July,  1999,  by and  between  RAYTHEON  ENGINEERS  &  CONSTRUCTORS
INTERNATIONAL,   INC.,  a  Delaware   corporation  (the  "Seller"),   and  TEREX
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Buyer").

         The Seller is the owner of all of the issued  and  outstanding  capital
stock of Cedarapids,  Inc., an Iowa corporation  ("Cedarapids").  Cedarapids and
its Subsidiaries (the "Cedarapids  Subsidiaries"  and, together with Cedarapids,
the "Cedarapids Companies") are in the business of designing,  manufacturing and
marketing  equipment  and  repair  parts  used  in  road  building  and  related
construction  activities  (the  "Cedarapids  Business").  The  Buyer  wishes  to
acquire, and the Seller wishes to divest, the Cedarapids Business.  Accordingly,
the Buyer and Seller wish to enter into this  Agreement  in order to provide for
the purchase and sale of all the outstanding capital stock of Cedarapids.

         In connection  with the  negotiation and preparation of this Agreement,
the  Seller  and the  Cedarapids  Companies  have  prepared,  and the  Buyer has
reviewed,  a set of  disclosure  schedules,  dated the date hereof and delivered
separately as one or more volumes (the "Disclosure Schedule", with any reference
in this Agreement to a Schedule being a reference to the Disclosure Schedule).

         Certain  defined terms used in this  Agreement  have the meanings given
them in Article 16.

         In  consideration  of  the  mutual   agreements  and  covenants  herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    Article 1

                                Purchase And Sale

         Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the
Closing referred to in Article 3 hereof, the Seller shall sell, assign, transfer
and  deliver  to the  Buyer,  and the Buyer  shall  purchase,  acquire  and take
assignment and delivery of, all of the issued and  outstanding  capital stock of
Cedarapids (the "Cedarapids Shares").






                                    Article 2

                                 Purchase Price

     2.1.  Purchase Price. At the Closing,  the Buyer shall pay  $170,000,000 to
the Seller,  as the  aggregate  purchase  price for the  Cedarapids  Shares (the
"Initial  Purchase  Price"),  by wire  transfer  of same day funds to an account
designated  by the Seller in writing to the Buyer at least two (2) business days
prior to  Closing.  The  Initial  Purchase  Price is  subject to  adjustment  as
provided in Section 2.2.

     2.2 Purchase Price Adjustments.

                  (a) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date,  the Seller
         shall  prepare  and  deliver  to the  Buyer an  unaudited  consolidated
         balance sheet of the  Cedarapids  Companies as of the close of business
         on the Closing Date (the "Closing Balance Sheet").  The Closing Balance
         Sheet  shall be  prepared  (i) in  accordance  with GAAP (as defined in
         Article 16), except as may otherwise be provided in clauses (iii), (iv)
         and  (v)  below,  (ii)  to the  extent  that  such  basis  would  be in
         accordance with GAAP,  applied on a basis  consistent with the December
         Balance Sheet (as defined in Section  4.9),  after giving effect to the
         adjustments  of the type  described  in the  footnotes  to the December
         Balance Sheet, (iii) whether or not in accordance with GAAP, containing
         an  accrual  in the  amount of  $721,000  to  reflect a portion  of the
         obligations under the Retention Agreements (as defined in Section 10.6)
         that will be the responsibility of Cedarapids and the Buyer pursuant to
         Section 10.6, (iv) whether or not in accordance  with GAAP,  containing
         an accrual  in the  amount of  $2,000,000  for the  litigation  pending
         against  the  Cedarapids  Companies  and listed on  Schedule  4.11 (the
         "Scheduled  Litigation"),  and (v)  containing  no accrual for the 12th
         Avenue Tank  Liability  (as defined in Section  12.1).  The  procedures
         required  to prepare  the  Closing  Balance  Sheet  pursuant to clauses
         (i)-(v) of the preceding  sentence are referred to  collectively as the
         "Closing  Balance  Sheet  Procedures".  The Buyer  agrees to cause each
         Cedarapids  Company to give the Seller  reasonable  access to its books
         and records and reasonable  cooperation  from its personnel in order to
         permit the Seller to prepare the Closing Balance Sheet.

                  (b) When the Seller  delivers the Closing  Balance Sheet,  the
         Seller shall also deliver a certificate (i) certifying that the Closing
         Balance Sheet was prepared in accordance with the Closing Balance Sheet
         Procedures, and (ii) containing the Seller's calculations, based on the
         Closing  Balance Sheet and calculated in a manner  consistent  with the
         Closing   Balance   Sheet    Procedures    (the   "Seller's    Proposed
         Calculations"),  of the Net Assets as of the close of  business  on the
         Closing  Date.  As  used in  this  Agreement  "Net  Assets"  means  the
         difference of (x) the total assets of the Cedarapids Companies less (y)



         the  total  liabilities  of the  Cedarapids  Companies,  excluding  any
         liabilities for which the Seller has agreed to be responsible  pursuant
         to this Agreement or one of the other agreements referred to in Section
         3.2,  fixing for purposes of the Closing  Balance Sheet the accrual for
         the Retention  Agreements at $721,000,  notwithstanding that the amount
         to be paid by the Buyer and Cedarapids  pursuant to Section 10.6 may be
         greater,  fixing the accrual for the Scheduled Litigation at $2,000,000
         and providing no accrual for the 12th Avenue Tank  Liability.  Attached
         hereto as Schedule 2.2(b) under the heading "Adjusted" is a preliminary
         statement  of Net  Assets  as of  December  31,  1998,  based  upon the
         December  Balance Sheet and  calculated in accordance  with the Closing
         Balance  Sheet  Procedures,  but  excluding  the Closing  Balance Sheet
         Procedures  set forth in clauses  (iii)-(v) of paragraph (a) above (the
         "Model Balance Sheet").

                  (c) Within  forty-five  (45) days after receipt of the Closing
         Balance Sheet and the accompanying certificate,  the Buyer shall notify
         the Seller of its agreement or  disagreement  with the Closing  Balance
         Sheet and the  accuracy of any of the Seller's  Proposed  Calculations;
         provided, that the Buyer may only dispute the Closing Balance Sheet and
         the  Seller's  Proposed  Calculations  to the extent that the Buyer (i)
         believes  in good  faith that the  figures  reflected  therein  are not
         mathematically  accurate  based  on use of the  Closing  Balance  Sheet
         Procedures,  and (ii)  believes in good faith that the Closing  Balance
         Sheet and/or the Seller's Proposed  Calculations were prepared in a way
         that does not comply with the Closing Balance Sheet Procedures.  If the
         Buyer  disputes  any such  aspect of the Closing  Balance  Sheet or the
         amount of any of the  Seller's  Proposed  Calculations,  then the Buyer
         shall  have the right to direct  its  independent  accountants,  at the
         Buyer's  expense,  to review and test the Closing  Balance  Sheet.  The
         Buyer's  accountants  shall  complete  their  review  and  test  within
         forty-five  (45) days after the date the Buyer  disputes  the  Seller's
         Proposed  Calculations.  If the Buyer and its independent  accountants,
         after such review and test,  still disagree with the Seller's  Proposed
         Calculations,  and the  Seller  does not accept  the  Buyer's  proposed
         alternative  calculations (the "Buyer's Proposed  Calculations"),  then
         the  Seller  and  the  Buyer  shall  select  a  nationally   recognized
         independent accounting firm, other than PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (the
         "Independent  Accounting  Firm"),  to resolve  the  remaining  items in
         dispute  between  the Buyer and the  Seller  (the  "Remaining  Disputed
         Items") by  conducting  its own review and test of the Closing  Balance
         Sheet and thereafter  selecting either the Buyer's Proposed Calculation
         of the Remaining Disputed Items or the Seller's Proposed Calculation of
         the  Remaining  Disputed  Items or an amount in between the two. If the
         Remaining  Disputed Items are submitted to the  Independent  Accounting
         Firm as  provided  above,  the  Independent  Accounting  Firm  shall be
         instructed  (i) that the scope of its review shall be limited solely to
         the  Remaining  Disputed  Items,  (ii) that it shall accept the Closing
         Balance  Sheet and the  Seller's  Proposed  Calculations  except to the
         extent that (A) the figures  reflected  therein are not  mathematically
         accurate based on use of the Closing Balance Sheet  Procedures,  or (B)
         they were  prepared  in a way that  does not  comply  with the  Closing



         Balance Sheet Procedures,  and (iii) that it is to use every reasonable
         effort to complete such  assignment  and deliver copies of such opinion
         and, if required,  a revised Closing Balance Sheet to the Buyer and the
         Seller  within  thirty  (30) days  following  the date  such  Remaining
         Disputed  Items are referred to it. The Buyer and the Seller agree that
         they  shall be bound by the  determination  of the  Remaining  Disputed
         Items by the Independent  Accounting Firm. The fees and expenses of the
         Independent  Accounting Firm shall be paid equally by the Buyer and the
         Seller.

                  (d) Upon the  determination  pursuant to paragraph (c) of this
         Section 2.2 of the definitive Closing Balance Sheet and the Net Assets,
         the Initial Purchase Price shall be either (i) increased by the amount,
         if any, by which the amount of Net Assets are greater than $112,528,000
         or (ii)  decreased  by the  amount,  if any, by which the amount of Net
         Assets  are less  than  $112,328,000  (the  "Adjustment")  or (iii) not
         adjusted if the Net Assets are between  $112,528,000 and  $112,328,000.
         If the Initial  Purchase  Price is increased,  the Buyer shall pay such
         amount to the Seller,  and if the Initial  Purchase Price is decreased,
         the Seller shall pay such amount to the Buyer.  Any such payment  shall
         be made in cash or same day  funds  within  ten  (10)  days  after  the
         determination  of the  Adjustment  pursuant to paragraph  (c). Any such
         payment  shall bear interest at a rate equal to the "Prime Rate" as set
         forth from time to time in The Wall Street Journal "Money Rates" column
         from  the  Closing  Date to the date  preceding  payment.  The  Initial
         Purchase Price,  as adjusted  pursuant to this Section 2.2, is referred
         to in this Agreement as the "Purchase Price."

                                    Article 3

                                     Closing

     3.1 Time and Place.  Subject to Articles 8 and 9 hereof, the closing of the
transfer and delivery of all documents and  instruments  necessary to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall be held at
the offices of Bingham Dana LLP, 150 Federal Street, Boston,  Massachusetts,  on
the later of (i) the second  (2nd)  business  day  following  completion  of the
regulatory  approval referred to in Section 6.1 or (ii) September 2, 1999, or at
such other time or such other  place as the Buyer and the Seller may agree.  The
date on which the Closing is actually  held  hereunder is sometimes  referred to
herein as the "Closing  Date".  The Closing  will be deemed to be effective  for
purposes of this Agreement as of the close of business on the Closing Date.

     3.2 Transactions at Closing. At the Closing:

          (a) The Seller shall  deliver to the Buyer,  free and clear of any and
     all  Encumbrances  (as  defined in Article 16) other than  restrictions  on
     transfer  arising  under  federal or state  securities  laws,  certificates
     representing  the  Cedarapids  Shares,  duly endorsed in blank or with duly
     executed stock powers in favor of the Buyer attached.


          (b) The  Buyer  shall  deliver  the  Initial  Purchase  Price  by wire
     transfer to the Seller.

          (c) Raytheon Company,  a Delaware  corporation  ("Raytheon"),  and the
     Buyer shall each duly execute and deliver the Tax  Agreement (as defined in
     Article 8 hereof).

          (d) The Seller and the Cedarapids  Companies  shall deliver the Mutual
     Release (as defined in Article 8 hereof).

                                    Article 4

                    Representations And Warranties Of Seller

         The Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows:

     4.1 Incorporation;  Authority.  The Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly  existing and in good standing  under the laws of the State of Delaware;
Cedarapids  is a  corporation  duly  organized,  validly  existing  and in  good
standing  under  the laws of the State of Iowa;  the  Seller  has all  requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this  Agreement,  the Mutual Release
and the Tax Agreement and the transactions  contemplated hereby and thereby, and
perform  its  obligations  hereunder  and  thereunder;  and  Cedarapids  has all
requisite  corporate power and authority to carry on the Cedarapids  Business as
now conducted by it.  Complete and accurate copies of the charter and by-laws of
Cedarapids have previously been delivered to the Buyer for review.

     4.2 Foreign  Qualifications.  Cedarapids  is  qualified to do business as a
foreign  corporation in each state where the nature of the  properties  owned or
leased by it or its operations  requires such a  qualification  except where the
failure to so qualify  individually  or in the aggregate could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Article 16).

     4.3 Rights to Sell Cedarapids Shares; Approvals; Binding Effect. The Seller
has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to
perform all of its agreements and  obligations  hereunder in accordance with its
terms, and to sell and transfer to the Buyer all of the Cedarapids Shares.  This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Seller and constitutes the
legal,  valid and  binding  obligation  of the Seller,  enforceable  against the
Seller in accordance with its terms.

     4.4 No  Defaults.  Except  as set forth on  Schedule  4.4,  the  execution,
delivery,  performance  and compliance by the Seller with the terms hereof,  and
the consummation of all the transactions  contemplated  hereby,  will not either
currently, or after notice or lapse of time or both:


               (a)  result  in a  violation  of any  provision  of the  charter,
          by-laws  or  other  organizational  documents  of  the  Seller  or any
          Cedarapids Company; or

               (b) result in a violation by the Seller or any Cedarapids Company
          of any statute, regulation,  order, law or ordinance applicable to the
          Seller or such  Cedarapids  Company,  other than any  violation  which
          individually  or in the aggregate  could not reasonably be expected to
          have a Material Adverse Effect; or

               (c) result in a violation by the Seller or any Cedarapids Company
          of  any  judgment,  order  or  decree  of any  court  or  judicial  or
          quasi-judicial  tribunal  applicable to the Seller or such  Cedarapids
          Company,  other  than  any  violation  which  individually  or in  the
          aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse
          Effect; or

               (d)  result  in a  violation  or  default  by the  Seller  or any
          Cedarapids Company of any contract or agreement to which the Seller or
          such  Cedarapids  Company  is a party,  other  than any  violation  or
          default which individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be
          expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     4.5 Subsidiaries.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, Cedarapids does not
have any  Subsidiaries  (as defined in Article 16) and does not own or hold,  of
record and/or beneficially,  any shares of any class of the capital stock of any
corporation  or any  legal  and/or  beneficial  interests  in any  partnerships,
limited  liability  companies,  business  trusts  or  joint  ventures  or in any
unincorporated trade or business  enterprises.  Each Cedarapids  Subsidiary is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the  jurisdiction  of its  incorporation,  is  qualified  to do business as a
foreign  corporation in each state where the nature of the  properties  owned or
leased by it or its operations  requires such a  qualification  except where the
failure to so qualify  individually  or in the aggregate could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material  Adverse  Effect,  and has all  requisite  corporate
power and authority to carry on the Cedarapids  Business as now conducted by it.
All of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of each Cedarapids Subsidiary
are validly issued and outstanding,  fully paid and nonassessable.  There are no
outstanding  options,  warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any
securities of any  Cedarapids  Subsidiary.  There are  outstanding no securities
convertible  into,  exchangeable  for, or carrying the right to acquire,  equity
securities of any Cedarapids Subsidiary,  or subscriptions,  warrants,  options,
calls,  rights or other  arrangements  or commitments  obligating any Cedarapids
Subsidiary to issue or dispose of any of its equity  securities or any ownership
interest  therein.  Cedarapids  (either  directly  or through its  ownership  of
another  Cedarapids  Subsidiary,  as set forth in  Schedule  4.5) has record and
beneficial  ownership of all of the issued and outstanding  capital stock of the
Cedarapids  Subsidiaries  free and clear of any and all Encumbrances  other than
any  restrictions on transfers  arising under federal or state  securities laws.
True  and  complete  copies  of the  charter  and  by-laws  of  each  Cedarapids
Subsidiary have previously been delivered to the Buyer for review.


     4.6. Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of Cedarapids consists of
1,200,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $25.00 per share,  786,614 shares of
which are issued and  outstanding  on the date  hereof.  All of such  shares are
validly  issued  and  outstanding,  fully paid and  nonassessable.  There are no
outstanding  options,  warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any
securities of Cedarapids.  There are outstanding no securities convertible into,
exchangeable  for,  or  carrying  the right to  acquire,  equity  securities  of
Cedarapids,  or  subscriptions,   warrants,  options,  calls,  rights  or  other
arrangements or commitments  obligating Cedarapids to issue or dispose of any of
its equity securities or any ownership interest therein.

     4.7. Title to Stock, Liens, Etc. The Seller has, and as of the consummation
of the  Closing  the Buyer will have,  record and  beneficial  ownership  of the
Cedarapids  Shares,  free and clear of any and all  Encumbrances  other than any
restrictions on transfers arising under federal or state securities laws. At the
Closing, the sale and delivery of the Cedarapids Shares to the Buyer pursuant to
this  Agreement  will vest in the Buyer good and valid  title to the  Cedarapids
Shares,  free and clear of any and all Encumbrances  (other than restrictions on
transfers  arising under federal or state  securities laws and any  Encumbrances
created or suffered to exist by the Buyer).

     4.8.  Consents.  Except as set forth on Schedule  4.8 or in Section 6.1, no
consent, approval or authorization of, or registration,  qualification or filing
with, any governmental  agency or authority or any other third party is required
by the Seller or any  Cedarapids  Company for the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Seller or for the  performance or consummation by the Seller of
the transactions contemplated hereby.

         4.9.     Financial Statements.

                  (a) The Seller has  furnished  to the Buyer,  and  attached as
         Schedule  4.9(a) under the  headings  "Unadjusted"  are,  copies of the
         unaudited  consolidated  balance sheet of Cedarapids as of December 31,
         1998 (the "December  Balance  Sheet"),  and the unaudited  consolidated
         income  statement  of  Cedarapids  for the year then  ended  (the "1998
         Income  Statement").  Except for the  adjustments set forth on Schedule
         4.9(a) under the headings  "Adjustments" and "Other Adjustments" and as
         noted on Schedule  4.9(b),  each of such financial  statements has been
         prepared  in  accordance  with GAAP (as  defined  in Article  16),  the
         December  Balance  Sheet fairly  presents in all material  respects the
         consolidated financial condition of Cedarapids as of December 31, 1998,
         and the 1998 Income Statement fairly presents in all material  respects
         the  consolidated  results of operations  of Cedarapids  for the period
         covered thereby.

                  (b) The Seller has  furnished  to the Buyer,  and  attached as
         Schedule  4.9(c) under the  headings  "Unadjusted"  are,  copies of the
         unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Cedarapids as of March 31, 1999
         (the "Interim  Balance  Sheet") and the unaudited  consolidated  income
         statement  of  Cedarapids  for the  three-month  period then ended (the
         "Interim  Income  Statement").  Except for the adjustments set forth on
         Schedule  4.9(c) under the headings  "Adjustments"  and as set forth on
         Schedule 4.9(d), each of such financial statements has been prepared in
         accordance with GAAP and fairly  presents in all material  respects the
         consolidated   financial   condition   and   results   of   operations,
         respectively,  of Cedarapids as of the date and for the period  covered
         thereby.

         4.10. Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10,
from December 31, 1998 to the date of this  Agreement the  Cedarapids  Companies
have operated only in the ordinary course and there has not been:

                  (a)  any  change  in  the  financial  condition,   results  of
         operations,  assets,  liabilities or business of any Cedarapids Company
         other than changes arising in the ordinary course of business,  none of
         which,  individually  or in the  aggregate,  either  has had a Material
         Adverse Effect or, to the knowledge of the Seller,  could reasonably be
         expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect,  but excluding any changes
         relating  to: (i) the economy in general;  or (ii) the  industry of the
         Cedarapids Business in general that are not specifically related to the
         Cedarapids Companies;

                  (b) any  acquisition or disposition by any Cedarapids  Company
         outside the ordinary  course of business of any asset or property  used
         by such Cedarapids Company;

                  (c) any damage,  destruction  or casualty loss to any asset of
         any Cedarapids Company, whether or not covered by insurance, either (i)
         in excess of  $200,000  or (ii)  which has had or could  reasonably  be
         expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (d)  any  increase  in  (or   commitment   to  increase)   the
         compensation, pension or other benefits payable or to become payable to
         any of the officers or employees of any Cedarapids Company or any bonus
         payments or  arrangements  made to or with any of them,  other than (i)
         increases  amounting to less than $25,000  individually and $900,000 in
         the aggregate and effected on a basis consistent with the past practice
         of such  Cedarapids  Company and (ii) any increase  required  under the
         terms of any of the benefit plans listed on Schedule 4.20(a) hereto;


                  (e) except with respect to the Seller and its  Affiliates  and
         except for compromises of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of
         business  consistent with past practice,  any voluntary  forgiveness or
         cancellation  of any debt or claim of any Cedarapids  Company in excess
         of $10,000 or any  voluntary  waiver of any right of value in excess of
         $10,000,  none of which,  individually or in the aggregate,  has had or
         could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (f) the imposition of any  Encumbrance on any of the assets of
         any Cedarapids Company except for Permitted Encumbrances (as defined in
         Article 16);

                  (g) any lapse,  termination  or  expiration of any contract or
         agreement,  including any joint venture  agreement,  teaming agreement,
         distribution  agreement,   supply  agreement,   license  agreement,  or
         personal  property  lease,  to which any Cedarapids  Company had been a
         party, the lapse, termination or expiration of which individually or in
         the aggregate could  reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse
         Effect;

                  (h) any  intercompany  transactions  with  the  Seller  or any
         Affiliate of the Seller (other than another Cedarapids Company), except
         (i) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or
         (ii)  involving  consideration  or  transfers  of not more than $25,000
         individually and not more than $50,000 in the aggregate;

                  (i) any obligation or liability  incurred or discharged or any
         other transaction  entered into, except for any obligation or liability
         incurred or  discharged  or  transaction  entered  into in the ordinary
         course  of  business,  consistent  with past  practice,  none of which,
         individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect and
         none of which,  individually  or in the  aggregate,  any of Cedarapids'
         Senior  Management  (as defined in Article 16) actually  believes as of
         the date of this  Agreement  is more likely than not to have a Material
         Adverse Effect;

                  (j) any  commitment or  transaction  entered into  (including,
         without limitation, any borrowing or capital expenditure) other than in
         the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,  none of
         which,  individually  or in the aggregate,  has had a Material  Adverse
         Effect  and none of which,  individually  or in the  aggregate,  any of
         Cedarapids' Senior Management  actually believes as of the date of this
         Agreement is more likely than not to have a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (k)      any Indebtedness incurred, assumed or guaranteed in
         excess of $200,000 in the aggregate;

                  (l) any contract entered into,  amended or terminated,  or any
         material  rights waived  thereunder,  except in the ordinary  course of
         business consistent with past practice, none of which,  individually or
         in the aggregate,  has had a Material Adverse Effect and none of which,
         individually or in the aggregate,  any of Cedarapids' Senior Management
         actually  believes as of the date of this Agreement is more likely than
         not to have a Material Adverse Effect;


                  (m) any grant of  credit to any  customer  or  distributor  on
         terms or in amounts materially more favorable than those that have been
         extended to such  customer or  distributor  in the past,  except in the
         ordinary  course of business,  consistent  with past practice,  none of
         which,  individually  or in the aggregate,  has had a Material  Adverse
         Effect  and none of which,  individually  or in the  aggregate,  any of
         Cedarapids' Senior Management  actually believes as of the date of this
         Agreement is more likely than not to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

                  (n)  any  amendment  to  the  articles  or   certificates   of
         incorporation or by-laws of any Cedarapids Company.

         4.11. Litigation,  Etc. No proceeding,  arbitration,  action or suit is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller,  threatened  in writing  against any
Cedarapids  Company,  except as set forth on Schedule 4.11 hereto and except for
any such proceeding,  arbitration,  action, or suit that, individually or in the
aggregate,  could not reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect.
Except as set forth on Schedule  4.11,  no  Cedarapids  Company has received any
written  notice from any  Governmental  Entity (as defined in Article 16) of any
pending or threatened  governmental  investigation  relating to such  Cedarapids
Company which,  if concluded  with a  determination  adverse to such  Cedarapids
Company, individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a
Material  Adverse  Effect.  Except as set forth on  Schedule  4.11,  none of the
Cedarapids Companies is subject to any outstanding orders, rulings, judgments or
decrees of any court or governmental authority,  except for any such outstanding
orders,  rulings,  judgments or decrees that,  individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

         4.12.    Title to and Sufficiency of Assets.

                  (a) Except as set forth in Schedule  4.12(a),  each Cedarapids
         Company  has good and  marketable  title to all of its  properties  and
         assets  owned  or  purported  to be  owned  by it,  including,  without
         limitation,  all those reflected in the December  Balance Sheet (except
         for properties or assets sold or otherwise  disposed of in the ordinary
         course of business since the date of the December  Balance Sheet),  all
         free and clear of all Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances.

                  (b)  Except as set forth on  Schedule  4.12(b),  the  tangible
         assets owned or leased by the Cedarapids Companies,  when utilized by a
         labor force  substantially  similar to that utilized by the  Cedarapids
         Companies for the Cedarapids Business as of the date of this Agreement,
         and taken  together  with the  services  to be  provided  by the Seller
         pursuant to Section  11.5,  are  sufficient  to conduct the  Cedarapids
         Business  after the  Closing  Date in the same  manner in all  material
         respects as such business is conducted immediately prior to the Closing
         Date.


         4.13.    Intellectual Property.

                  (a) Schedule 4.13(a) sets forth a true and complete list as of
         the date of this Agreement of all patents and registered trademarks and
         service marks owned by the Cedarapids  Companies.  However, the parties
         acknowledge  the  possibility  of  inadvertent  error or omission  with
         respect  to  the  items  listed  in  Schedule  4.13(a)  which  are  not
         individually  or in the aggregate  material and, upon  discovery of any
         such  immaterial  error or  omission,  the parties  agree to amend said
         Schedule to correct the error or omission. Promptly after the execution
         and delivery of this Agreement,  a list of patent  applications will be
         provided to the Buyer pursuant to Section 7.1 below.  Such list will be
         subject to the same  conditions  with respect to  inadvertent  error or
         omission as set forth above.

                  (b) Except for agreements or licenses  related to commercially
         available   software,   the  agreements   listed  in  Schedule  4.13(b)
         constitute a true and complete listing as of the date of this Agreement
         of all agreements  whereby the Cedarapids  Companies have been licensed
         or otherwise  granted rights in or to any intellectual  property rights
         owned  by a  third  party  which  are  used in or are  material  to the
         operation of the Cedarapids Companies;  provided,  however, the parties
         acknowledge  the  possibility  of  inadvertent  error or omission  with
         respect to the agreements listed in said Schedule 4.13(b) which are not
         individually  or in the aggregate  material and, upon  discovery of any
         such  immaterial  error or  omission,  the parties  agree to amend said
         Schedule to correct the error or omission.

                  (c) To  Seller's  knowledge,  neither  Seller  nor  any of the
         Cedarapids Companies have received any claims alleging that the conduct
         of the  Cedarapids  Business  infringes  any third  party  intellectual
         property rights except for such claims  identified in Schedule  4.13(c)
         and except for any such claims that  individually  or in the  aggregate
         could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (d) To the Seller's  knowledge,  the Cedarapids  Companies are
         not making  unauthorized use of any  confidential  information or trade
         secrets  of  any  Person,   except  for  any   unauthorized   use  that
         individually  or in the aggregate  could not  reasonably be expected to
         have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the Seller's  knowledge,  except as
         set forth on  Schedule  4.13(d)  and  except for any such  claims  that
         individually  or in the aggregate  could not  reasonably be expected to
         have a  Material  Adverse  Effect,  neither  the  Seller nor any of the
         Cedarapids   Companies  have  received  any  claim  alleging  any  such
         unauthorized use by any of the Cedarapids Companies of any confidential
         information or trade secrets of any third party.


                  (e) Except as  disclosed  on  Schedule  4.13(c),  no patent or
         trademark  rights owned by the  Cedarapids  Companies is subject to any
         outstanding order, judgment,  decree,  stipulation  restricting the use
         thereof  by the  Cedarapids  Companies  or  restricting  the  licensing
         thereof by the  Cedarapids  Companies to any Person,  except for any of
         the  foregoing  that   individually  or  in  the  aggregate  could  not
         reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (f) Seller has obtained the  necessary  right from Raytheon to
         authorize the Cedarapids  Companies to continue the use of the Raytheon
         name  solely for the  purposes  and in the  manner  set forth  below in
         Section 11.2.

         4.14.  Tangible  Assets.  Attached  as  Schedule  4.14(a) is a true and
complete copy of  Cedarapids'  fixed asset listing  (sorted by year entered into
service) as of December 31, 1998.  This listing  includes all tangible  personal
property  owned by the  Cedarapids  Companies  as of such  date,  other than any
tangible  personal  property  with a net book value at such date  under  $1,000.
Except as set forth on Schedule  4.14(b) and except for any repairs  required in
the ordinary course of business,  all material tangible assets owned or utilized
by the  Cedarapids  Companies are in working  condition  and repair  (except for
ordinary  wear  and  tear),  free  from any  material  defects,  and  have  been
maintained  consistent in all material  respects  with the  standards  generally
followed in the industry.

         4.15.    Real Estate Matters.

                  (a) Schedule  4.15 sets forth a true and complete  list of all
         the real property owned or leased by the Cedarapids Companies as of the
         date of this Agreement (the "Real Property").

                  (b) All  material  improvements  located on the Real  Property
         (the  "Improvements")  were  constructed and installed in compliance in
         all material respects with then applicable laws,  statutes,  ordinances
         and codes  affecting  the Real  Property  at the time of  construction.
         Except as set forth on Schedule  4.15 there are no material  structural
         or latent defects in any of the Improvements known to Seller. Except as
         set forth on Schedule  4.15,  the heating,  electrical,  plumbing,  and
         other  building  equipment on the Real  Property  are in working  order
         sufficient in all material respects for the operation of the Cedarapids
         Business consistent with current practice.

                  (c)  Except  as set  forth on  Schedule  4.15,  no  Cedarapids
         Company has received any written notice from an insurance company which
         has  issued  a  policy  or has been  requested  to issue a policy  with
         respect to any portion of the Improvements located on the Real Property
         or any board of fire underwriters or any other body exercising  similar



         functions  requesting  the  performance  of any repair,  alterations or
         other work which has not been complied  with in all material  respects,
         except for any of the foregoing that  individually  or in the aggregate
         could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (d) Except as  described  on Schedule  4.11 or Schedule  4.15,
         there is no existing, pending or, to the Seller's knowledge, threatened
         litigation or condemnation or sale in lieu thereof, with respect to any
         portion of the Real  Property  and  relating  to or arising  out of the
         ownership  of the Real  Property,  by any  federal,  state,  county  or
         municipal  department,  commission,  board,  bureau  or agency or other
         governmental  instrumentality,  except  for any of the  foregoing  that
         individually  or in the aggregate  could not  reasonably be expected to
         have a Material  Adverse Effect.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15,
         there is no  proceeding  pending for the  reduction  or increase of the
         assessed valuation or taxes or other impositions or assessments payable
         in respect of any  portion  of the Real  Property,  except for any such
         proceeding that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
         be expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect.  No Cedarapids  Company
         has received any written notice of a proposed  increase in the assessed
         valuation  of  any  portion  of  the  Real   Property  or  any  special
         assessment,  except for any such increase or special  assessment  that,
         individually  or in the aggregate,  could not reasonably be expected to
         have a  Material  Adverse  Effect.  No  public  improvements  have been
         commenced  and to the  Seller's  knowledge  none are  planned  which in
         either  case may result in  special  assessments  against or  otherwise
         adversely  affecting  any of the  Real  Property,  except  for any such
         public improvements that,  individually or in the aggregate,  could not
         reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse  Effect.  The Seller
         has no knowledge of any (i) order from a Governmental  Entity requiring
         repair,  alteration or correction of any existing  condition  affecting
         any Real  Property  or the  systems  or  improvements  thereat  or (ii)
         condition or defect which could  reasonably be expected to give rise to
         an order of the sort referred to in clause (i) above, except for any of
         the  foregoing  that   individually  or  in  the  aggregate  could  not
         reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  (e) No Person  has any right or  option  to  acquire  the Real
         Property or any portion thereof.

                  (f) The  Seller  has no  knowledge  of any  fact or  condition
         existing  which is reasonably  likely to result in the  termination  or
         reduction in any respect of the current  access from the Real  Property
         to existing  highways and roads,  except for any of the foregoing that,
         individually  or in the aggregate,  could not reasonably be expected to
         have a Material Adverse Effect.


         4.16.  No  Undisclosed  Liabilities.  No  Cedarapids  Company  has  any
liability or obligation (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a nature
required by GAAP to be reflected on a  consolidated  balance sheet of Cedarapids
prepared as of the date of this  Agreement or  disclosed  in the notes  thereto,
except liabilities set forth in the December Balance Sheet or the notes thereto,
except as set forth on  Schedule  4.16(a)  and except for  liabilities  incurred
after the date of the December  Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business
which are not  material  to the  Cedarapids  Companies  taken as a whole and any
liabilities incurred after the date of this Agreement in accordance with Article
7.  Schedule  4.16(b)  is a true  and  complete  listing  as of the date of this
Agreement of all  guarantees of  obligations of any third parties other than the
Cedarapids Companies and suretyship arrangements (other than liabilities arising
from the endorsement of checks in the ordinary course of business) affecting any
of the Cedarapids Companies  identifying the particular Cedarapids Company which
has the liability, the estimated amount of liability and the beneficiary.

         4.17.  Employees.  Schedule 4.17 sets forth a true and complete list as
of the date of this Agreement of (a) all directors of the Cedarapids  Companies,
(b)  all  officers  of  the  Cedarapids  Companies,   (c)  all  consultants  and
independent  contractors  retained by any Cedarapids Company currently or during
the last eighteen (18) months and (d) all employees of the Cedarapids Companies,
including each such officer's or employee's  job title,  remuneration  currently
and during 1998 and  duration of  employment.  Except as  disclosed  in Schedule
4.17,  no  Cedarapids  Company  is a party to any  written  or oral  employment,
consulting service, severance or termination agreement.

         4.18. Labor  Relations.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18, there is
no charge  pending or, to the  knowledge of the Seller,  threatened  against any
Cedarapids  Company  alleging,  with respect to any employee or employees of any
Cedarapids  Company,  any  violation  of any statute or  regulation  relating to
employment  and  employment  practices,  or  any  violation  of  any  collective
bargaining agreement, any unlawful discrimination in employment practices or any
unfair labor practices before any court,  agency,  or other judicial or arbitral
body, except for any such violations that individually or in the aggregate could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  As of the date of
this Agreement,  there is no labor strike,  dispute,  slow-down or work stoppage
actually  pending  or,  to  the  Seller's  knowledge,   threatened  against  any
Cedarapids  Company.  Except as set forth on Schedule  4.18, no employees of any
Cedarapids Company are covered by any collective  bargaining  agreement,  and no
collective bargaining agreement or other labor union agreement or agreement with
organized  labor for  employees of any  Cedarapids  Company is  currently  being
negotiated or pending negotiation.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18 hereto,
there  has been no  concerted  work  stoppage  with  respect  to the  Cedarapids
Business  during the last three  years.  Except as set forth on  Schedule  4.18,
there is no complaint against any Cedarapids Company issued by or pending before
the  National  Labor  Relations  Board,  except  for any  such  complaint  that,
individually  or in the  aggregate,  could not  reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.


       4.19. Contracts. Except for contracts, commitments, plans, agreements and
licenses listed on Schedules 4.13, 4.15, 4.19 or Schedule 4.20(a) (collectively,
"Commitments"),  as of the date of this  Agreement  no  Cedarapids  Company is a
party to or otherwise bound by:

                  (a) any contract or purchase order to sell or lease  equipment
         or provide  services to any  customer  (i)  providing  for  payments in
         excess of  $100,000  or (ii) having a term  greater  than one  calendar
         year;

                  (b)  except  for  any  contract  or  agreement  that  will  be
         terminated  prior to the Closing,  any  contract or agreement  with any
         director,  officer or employee of such Cedarapids Company (i) providing
         for total  annual  compensation  in excess of $50,000 or (ii)  having a
         term greater than one calendar year;

                  (c) any contract for the lease or sublease as lessee,  lessor,
         sublessee or sublessor of real or personal  property of such Cedarapids
         Company,  or any license of computer  software,  requiring  payments in
         excess of $25,000 per year;

                  (d) except for purchase  orders issued in the ordinary  course
         of business, any contract requiring payments by a Cedarapids Company in
         excess of $25,000 for the purchase or sale of any personal property;

                  (e)  any  contract  or  agreement  containing  non-competition
         covenants  limiting the freedom of such  Cedarapids  Company to operate
         the Cedarapids Business or any other business;

                  (f)      any contract with any distributor or any independent
         representative of the Cedarapids Companies;

                  (g)  except  for the  endorsement  of checks  in the  ordinary
         course of business,  any contract or agreement for guaranty,  indemnity
         or suretyship with respect to  Indebtedness  (as defined in Article 16)
         of a third party in excess of $25,000 or any  guaranty by a  Cedarapids
         Company of any performance obligations of a third party;

                  (h) any  collective  bargaining  agreements  with any  unions,
         guilds, shop committees or other collective bargaining groups;

                  (i) any loan agreement,  promissory note,  letter of credit or
         other evidence of Indebtedness as a signatory, guarantor or otherwise;

                  (j)      any contract with any Governmental Entity; or

                  (k) any agreement  requiring any Cedarapids  Company to assign
         any  interest in any trade  secret or  proprietary  information  or any
         agreement pursuant to which a Cedarapids Company has granted to a third
         party a license to use any intellectual property.


Except as set forth on Schedule 4.19, the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Seller will not conflict with, or result in the breach of,
termination  of, give rise to any lien or constitute a default under, or require
the consent of any other party to, any of the Commitments, except for any of the
foregoing  that  would not  individually  or in the  aggregate  have a  Material
Adverse  Effect.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.19, the Seller has delivered
or made available to the Buyer for review  complete and accurate  copies of each
of the agreements evidencing the Commitments, in each case as amended to date.

         No Cedarapids  Company nor, to the  knowledge of the Seller,  any other
party to any contract,  agreement,  lease or instrument  listed on Schedule 4.19
(collectively,  the  "Contracts") is in default in complying with any provisions
thereof,  except for any such  defaults  that  individually  or in the aggregate
could not  reasonably  be expected  to have a Material  Adverse  Effect.  To the
Seller's  knowledge,  there is no pending written claim or request for equitable
adjustment under any Government  Contract (as defined in Article 16), except for
any such claims or requests  that  individually  or in the  aggregate  could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except where the same
could not,  individually  or in the aggregate,  reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect,  no Cedarapids  Company has received any written notice
of  the  intention  of  any  party  to  terminate  any  Contract,  whether  as a
termination for convenience or for default of the applicable  Cedarapids Company
thereunder.

         4.20.    Pensions and Benefits.

                  (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.20(a) hereto,  as of the
         date of this Agreement,  neither the Seller nor any Cedarapids  Company
         maintains or has any  obligation  to make  contributions  to or for the
         benefit of any officers,  employees or  consultants  of the  Cedarapids
         Business,  any  employee  benefit  plan (an  "ERISA  Plan")  within the
         meaning of Section 3(3) of the United States Employee Retirement Income
         Security Act of 1974, as amended  ("ERISA"),  or any other  retirement,
         profit sharing,  stock option,  stock bonus or other benefit program (a
         "Non-ERISA Plan").  Except as noted on Schedule 4.20(a), the Seller has
         heretofore  delivered or made  available to the Buyer true and complete
         copies  of each  ERISA  Plan and  Non-ERISA  Plan  (and all  agreements
         relating to the administration  thereof) and, with respect to any ERISA
         Plan,  the most  recently  completed  annual  report (with any required
         attachments),  the most recent IRS determination  letter, and any other
         advisory opinions or rulings applicable to such Plan.


                  (b) Except as set forth on  Schedule  4.20(b),  (i) all of the
         ERISA Plans and Non-ERISA  Plans have been  maintained  and operated in
         all material  respects in accordance with all federal,  state and local
         laws  applicable  to such plans,  and the terms and  conditions  of the
         respective  plan  documents,  (ii) each ERISA Plan  intended to qualify
         under  Section  401(a) of the Code (as  defined in Article 16) has been
         determined to so qualify by the Internal Revenue  Service,  (iii) there
         is no pending legal action,  proceeding  or  investigation,  other than
         routine  claims for  benefits,  concerning  any ERISA Plan or Non-ERISA
         Plan, (iv) no ERISA Plan or Non-ERISA Plan subject to the  requirements
         of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 has an  outstanding  accumulated
         funding  deficiency  under  Section  302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the
         Code or has been  granted an extension of  amortization  periods  which
         remains in effect,  (v) as to any ERISA Plan subject to the  provisions
         of Title IV of ERISA, there has not occurred any reportable event under
         Section 4043 of ERISA,  or other event or condition,  which  presents a
         risk of  termination  of  such  Plan by the  Pension  Benefit  Guaranty
         Corporation ("PBGC"),  (vi) there have been no prohibited  transactions
         (within  the  meaning  of Section  406 of ERISA or Section  4975 of the
         Code) for  which no  exemption  exists  under  Section  408 of ERISA or
         Section 4975 of the Code and for which there is any material  liability
         or civil  penalty  assessed  pursuant  to  Section  502(i)  of ERISA or
         material  taxes imposed by Section 4975 of the Code, and (vii) with the
         exception  of the  Cedarapids,  Inc.  Pension  Plan for  Employees in a
         Collective  Bargaining Unit and the Cedarapids,  Inc. Retirement Income
         Plan (collectively,  the "Pension Plans"),  none of the ERISA Plans and
         Non-ERISA  Plans are  subject to the  "minimum  funding  standards"  of
         Section 412 of the Code or the provisions of Title IV of ERISA.

                  (c)  None of the  Seller  and  the  Cedarapids  Companies  has
         incurred any  liability to the PBGC which  remains  outstanding  (other
         than required insurance premiums in respect of on-going plans).

                  (d)      No ERISA Plan or Non-ERISA Plan is a "multiemployer
         plan" within the meaning of Section 3 of ERISA.

                  (e) With respect to any ERISA Plans or  Non-ERISA  Plans which
         are "group  health  plans" under  Section 4980B of the Code and Section
         607(i)  of ERISA  and  related  regulations  (relating  to the  benefit
         continuation   rights  imposed  by  the  Consolidated   Omnibus  Budget
         Reconciliation  Act of 1986  ("COBRA"),  as  amended),  there  has been
         timely  compliance  in all  material  respects  with  all  requirements
         imposed by COBRA,  as and when  applicable  to such plans,  so that the
         Seller  and the  Cedarapids  Companies  have no (or will not incur any)
         material  loss,  assessment,   penalty,  loss  of  federal  income  tax
         deduction or other sanction arising out of or in respect of any failure
         to comply with any COBRA  benefit  continuation  requirement,  which is
         capable of being  assessed or asserted  directly or indirectly  against
         the  Seller  or the  Cedarapids  Companies  or  other  member  of their
         corporate control group, with respect to any such plan.


                  (f) Except as described in Schedule 4.20(f), neither the ERISA
         Plans nor the Non-ERISA  Plans provide for any benefits to or on behalf
         of persons who have retired or may in the future retire from employment
         with any Cedarapids Company, or their dependents and beneficiaries.

                  (g) No  liabilities  of the  Cedarapids  Companies will result
         with  respect to the ERISA  Plans or the  Non-ERISA  Plans  solely as a
         result of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

         4.21.  Compliance  with Laws, Etc. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21
hereto,  each Cedarapids  Company is in compliance in all material respects with
all laws, statutes,  governmental regulations and all judicial or administrative
tribunal orders,  judgments,  writs and injunctions  applicable to it. Except as
set forth on Schedule  4.21,  the  Cedarapids  Companies  have all  governmental
permits,  licenses  and  authorizations  necessary  for  the  conduct  of  their
businesses  as  presently  conducted,  except  for any of the  foregoing  which,
individually  or in the  aggregate,  if not obtained  would not cause a material
disruption  of the  Cedarapids  Business or could not  reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

         4.22.    Environmental Matters.

         (a)      Except as referenced on Schedule 4.22:

                    (i)  Each  Cedarapids  Company  is in  compliance  with  all
               applicable Environmental Laws.

                    (ii) Each  Cedarapids  Company  has all  licenses,  permits,
               concessions,  orders, authorizations,  approvals or registrations
               from,  of  or  with  any   Governmental   Entity  required  under
               Environmental  Laws for the operation of the Cedarapids  Business
               as  presently  conducted  (the  "Environmental   Permits"),  each
               Cedarapids  Company  is  in  compliance  with  the  Environmental
               Permits and there are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge
               of the Seller,  threatened, nor are any investigations pending or
               threatened, with respect to the Environmental Permits.

                    (iii) No written notice,  notification,  demand, request for
               information,  citation,  summons,  complaint  or  order  has been
               received by any  Cedarapids  Company or, to the  knowledge of the
               Seller, is pending or threatened by any Person against,  any part
               of the  Cedarapids  Business  nor has any  material  penalty been
               assessed against any part of the Cedarapids Business with respect
               to any alleged  violation of any  Environmental  Law or liability
               thereunder, other than where such notice,  notification,  demand,
               request for information,  citation,  summons,  complaint or order
               has been fully resolved, or where resolution,  individually or in
               the  aggregate,  could  not  reasonably  be  expected  to  have a
               Material Adverse Effect.


                    (iv) No Hazardous Substance has been discharged,  generated,
               treated,  manufactured,  handled, stored,  transported,  emitted,
               released or is present at any property now or  previously  owned,
               leased or  operated  by any part of the  Cedarapids  Business  in
               violation  of  any   Environmental   Law,   which   circumstance,
               individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
               have a Material Adverse Effect.

                    (v) As of the  date of  this  Agreement,  none  of the  Real
               Property  has been  placed  or,  to the  Seller's  knowledge,  is
               proposed to be placed,  on the National  Priorities List ("NPL"),
               the  Comprehensive   Environmental   Response   Compensation  and
               Liability System ("CERCLIS") or, to the Seller's  knowledge,  any
               state or foreign equivalents of such lists.

                    (vi)  None of the Real  Property  has  above or  underground
               storage tanks which are in violation of any  Environmental  Laws,
               nor has there been any release of Hazardous  Substances  from any
               such tanks.

                  (b)   Included  as  part  of  Schedule   4.22  is  a  list  of
         environmental  investigations  and reports  conducted  on behalf of the
         Seller with  respect to certain  real  property  currently  or formerly
         owned or leased by the  Cedarapids  Companies.  Complete  copies of the
         related reports prepared by the Seller's environmental consultants have
         been provided or made  available (as indicated on Schedule 4.22) to the
         Buyer to review as part of its due diligence investigation.

         4.23. Indebtedness.  Except for Indebtedness (as defined in Article 16)
reflected in the December  Balance Sheet and as set forth in Schedule  4.23, the
Cedarapids  Companies have no Indebtedness  outstanding at the date hereof.  The
Cedarapids  Companies  are not in default (and no event has occurred  which with
notice or the lapse of time, or both,  would  constitute a default) with respect
to any outstanding Indebtedness or any instrument relating thereto and except as
set forth in Schedule 4.23 no such  Indebtedness  or any instrument or agreement
relating  thereto  purports  to  limit  the  operation  of the  business  of the
Cedarapids Companies.  Complete and correct copies of all instruments (including
all amendments,  supplements, waivers and consents) relating to any Indebtedness
of the Cedarapids Companies have been furnished to Buyer.

         4.24.  Insurance.  Schedule 4.24 sets forth a true and complete list of
all insurance policies  (including without limitation  policies providing theft,
fire,  liability  (including products liability)  workers'  compensation,  life,
property and casualty,  directors' and  officers',  benefits or coverage for any



Plan described in Section 4.20(a), and bond and surety  arrangements)  currently
in effect for any  Cedarapids  Company and specifies the insurer,  the amount of
coverage,  type of insurance and the  expiration  date. All such insurance is in
full  force  and  effect,  and as of the date of this  Agreement  no  notice  of
cancellation  or  termination,  or reduction of coverage or intention to cancel,
terminate or reduce  coverage,  has been received with respect to any policy for
such  insurance.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.24,  the insurance  coverage
provided by such policies of insurance  will not terminate or lapse by reason of
the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement and, following the Closing, the
Cedarapids  Companies will continue to be covered under such policies for events
occurring prior to the Closing.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.24 and except
for any deductible amounts or self-insured  retentions,  no such policy provides
for or is  subject  to any  currently  enforceable  retroactive  rate or premium
adjustment,  loss sharing  arrangement  or other actual or contingent  liability
arising wholly or partially out of events arising prior to the date hereof.

         4.25. Bank Accounts,  Signing Authority,  Powers of Attorney. Except as
set forth in  Schedule  4.25,  no  Cedarapids  Company  has an account or a safe
deposit box in any bank and no person has any power,  whether singly or jointly,
to sign any checks on behalf of such Cedarapids  Company,  to withdraw any money
or other property from any bank,  brokerage or other account of such  Cedarapids
Company or to act under any power of attorney granted by such Cedarapids Company
at any time for any  purpose.  Schedule  4.25 also  sets  forth the names of all
persons  authorized  to borrow money or sign notes on behalf of each  Cedarapids
Company.

         4.26.  Minute Books.  The minute books of each Cedarapids  Company made
available to the Buyer for inspection accurately record therein, in all material
respects,  all actions taken by such Cedarapids Company's Board of Directors and
stockholders prior to the date of this Agreement.

         4.27. Brokers. Except for Salomon Smith Barney, whose fees and expenses
will be paid by the Seller, no finder,  broker,  agent or other intermediary has
worked  for or on behalf of the Seller in  connection  with the  negotiation  or
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

         4.28. Affiliates' Relationships to the Cedarapids Companies.  Except as
set forth in Schedule 4.28, the Cedarapids Companies do not have any outstanding
contract,  agreement  or  other  arrangement  with  the  Seller  or  any  of its
Affiliates (other than another Cedarapids Company) which will continue after the
Closing.

         4.29.    Conflicts of Interest.

                  (a) No officer  or  director  of the Seller or any  Cedarapids
         Company has, or to the knowledge of the Seller claims to have,  (i) any
         interest in the  property,  real or personal,  tangible or  intangible,
         including,  without  limitation,   intangibles,  licenses,  inventions,
         technology,   processes,   designs,  computer  programs,  know-how  and
         formulae used in the business of any  Cedarapids  Company,  or (ii) any
         contract  or  commitment  with the  Seller or any  Cedarapids  Company,
         except as set forth in Schedule 4.29(a).


                  (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.29(b),  to the knowledge
         of the Seller,  no officer or director of the Seller or any  Cedarapids
         Company has any  ownership or stock  interest in any other  enterprise,
         firm,  corporation,  trust or any other  entity which is engaged in any
         line or lines of business which are the same as, or  competitive  with,
         the line or lines of business of any Cedarapids  Company.  For purposes
         of this  representation,  ownership  of not more than 10% of the voting
         stock  of any  publicly  held  company  whose  stock is  listed  on any
         recognized  securities  exchange or traded  over the  counter  shall be
         disregarded.

         4.30. Products Liability. Schedule 4.30 contains a list, as of July 16,
1999, of all pending product liability  litigation against any of the Cedarapids
Companies  and, to the knowledge of the Seller,  all pending  product  liability
claims received in writing by any Cedarapids  Company since June 1, 1998. To the
Seller's  knowledge,   no  punitive  damages  have  been  assessed  against  the
Cedarapids  Companies in any product  liability  litigation during the five year
period prior to the date of this Agreement.

         4.31. Year 2000 Compliance.  The Cedarapids  Companies have adopted and
implemented a commercially  reasonable  plan to investigate and correct any year
2000  problems  associated  with  (i) the use and  operation  of the  Cedarapids
Companies' computer systems; and (ii) the products  manufactured and distributed
through the use and operation of the computer systems. Seller, however, does not
represent  and  warrant  that  this plan  will  find and  correct  all year 2000
problems  which  may  arise  in  connection  with the use and  operation  of the
Cedarapids   Companies'  computer  systems  or  the  products   manufactured  in
conjunction  with the use and operation of the  Cedarapids  Companies'  computer
systems.

         4.32.  Misleading  Statements.  To  the  knowledge  of the  Seller,  no
representation  or warranty by the Seller  contained in this  Agreement,  and no
statement contained in the Disclosure Schedule, contains any untrue statement of
a  material  fact or,  as of the date of this  Agreement,  omits to state a fact
necessary to make any  representation or warranty of the Seller or any statement
contained in the  Disclosure  Schedule not  misleading in any material  respect;
provided that to the extent any representation or warranty of the Seller in this
Agreement only addresses matters as of a particular date or period, this Section
4.32 shall only be construed as of the same date or period.

                                    Article 5

                   Representations and Warranties of the Buyer

         The Buyer represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:


         5.1. Organization and Standing of the Buyer. The Buyer is a corporation
duly  incorporated,  validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware.  The Buyer has all required  corporate power and authority to
enter  into  this  Agreement  and  the  Tax  Agreement,  to  perform  all of its
agreements and obligations  hereunder and thereunder in accordance  herewith and
therewith and to purchase the Cedarapids Shares.

         5.2.  Corporate  Approval;  Binding Effect.  The Buyer has obtained all
necessary   authorizations  and  approvals  from  its  Board  of  Directors  and
shareholders  required for the execution and delivery of this  Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions  contemplated  hereby.  This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Buyer and constitutes,  and the Tax Agreement
upon execution and delivery by the Buyer will constitute,  the legal,  valid and
binding  obligation  of the Buyer  enforceable  against the Buyer in  accordance
herewith and therewith,  except as such validity,  binding effect or enforcement
may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency or similar laws  affecting  creditors'
rights  generally or by equitable  principles  relating to the  availability  of
remedies.

         5.3. Non-Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by the
Buyer of this  Agreement and the Tax Agreement  will not result in any violation
of or be in conflict with its Certificate of  Incorporation  or By-Laws,  or any
agreement,  instrument,  judgment,  decree, order, statute, rule or governmental
regulation  applicable  to it, or be in conflict  with or  constitute  a default
under any of the foregoing,  other than any violation or default which could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

         5.4.  Consents,  Etc.  Except for the approvals  referred to in Section
6.1, no consent,  approval or  authorization  of or  registration,  designation,
declaration or filing with any  Governmental  Entity,  federal or other,  or any
third party on the part of the Buyer is required in connection with the purchase
of the Cedarapids  Shares pursuant to this Agreement or the  consummation of any
other transaction contemplated hereby.

         5.5.     Brokers. No finder,  broker,  agent or other intermediary has
worked for or on behalf of the Buyer in connection with the negotiation or
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

         5.6. Due Diligence Review. The Buyer acknowledges that it has conducted
to its  satisfaction  its own due  diligence  investigation  with respect to the
Cedarapids  Companies.  The Buyer  acknowledges and agrees that,  except for the
representations  and warranties of the Seller contained in Article 4 hereof, the
Seller makes no representation or warranty.  The Buyer further  acknowledges and
agrees that upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Buyer
will not have any  further  recourse  against  the  Seller  with  respect to the
Cedarapids Shares or Cedarapids  Business except for claims for  indemnification
made  pursuant  to  Article  12  hereof  and  claims  made  pursuant  to the Tax
Agreement.  No investigation by the Buyer or on the Buyer's behalf heretofore or
hereafter conducted shall affect the representations, warranties or covenants of
the Seller set forth in this Agreement.


         5.7.  Purchase  Entirely for Own Account.  The Cedarapids  Shares to be
acquired  by the Buyer will be  acquired  for  investment  for the  Buyer's  own
account,  not as a  nominee  or  agent,  and not  with a view to the  resale  or
distribution  of any part  thereof  and the Buyer has no  present  intention  of
selling,  granting any participation  in, or otherwise  distributing the same in
violation of federal or state securities laws.

                                    Article 6

                          Certain Regulatory Approvals

         6.1.  Hart-Scott-Rodino  Act. As promptly  as  practicable,  and in any
event within five (5) business days following the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the  parties,  the Seller and the Buyer shall each prepare and file
any required notification and report form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust
Improvements  Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"),  in  connection  with the
transactions  contemplated  hereby; the Seller and the Buyer shall request early
termination of the waiting period thereunder; and the Seller and the Buyer shall
respond with  reasonable  diligence  and dispatch to any request for  additional
information made in response to such filings.

                                    Article 7

                       Conduct Of Business Pending Closing

         The Seller  covenants and agrees that,  from and after the date of this
Agreement and until the Closing,  except as otherwise  specifically consented to
or  approved  by the Buyer in  writing,  it shall  comply  and  shall  cause the
Cedarapids Companies to comply with the following covenants:

         7.1. Full Access. Each Cedarapids Company shall afford to the Buyer and
its authorized  representatives  such access during normal business hours to all
properties,  books, records,  contracts and documents of such Cedarapids Company
as the Buyer  shall  reasonably  request  in  connection  with its review of the
Cedarapids  Business,  and each Cedarapids  Company shall furnish or cause to be
furnished to the Buyer and its authorized  representatives  all such information
with respect to the  Cedarapids  Business as the Buyer may  reasonably  request.
This access will include access as reasonably requested by the Buyer to past (to
the extent available) and present insurance policies for the Cedarapids Business
and  the  independent  actuaries  for the  Cedarapids  Companies  and any  title
searches for the Real Property.  To the extent any of the foregoing  information
is in the  possession  of the Seller or its other  Affiliates,  the Seller  will
provide  access on the same basis as  described  above.  Any such  investigation
shall be on reasonable prior notice and shall be carried out in such a manner as
to minimize any disruption of the Cedarapids  Business or business operations of
the Seller or any of its other Affiliates. Any disclosure whatsoever during such
investigation by the Buyer shall not constitute an enlargement of,  modification
or update of or additions to the  representations  or  warranties  of the Seller
beyond those specifically set forth in this Agreement.


         7.2. Carry on in Regular Course;  Certain  Contracts.  Except as may be
otherwise  contemplated  by this  Agreement or required by any of the  documents
listed in any  Schedule  to this  Agreement  and except as set forth on Schedule
7.2, the Seller shall cause the Cedarapids  Companies to carry on the Cedarapids
Business in the ordinary course  substantially in the same manner as heretofore.
In  addition,  the  Cedarapids  Companies  will not,  without the prior  written
consent  of the  Buyer,  enter  into any  contract  or  agreement  which,  if in
existence  on the  date  of this  Agreement,  would  have  been  required  to be
disclosed on Schedule 4.19,  other than pursuant to the  requirements of Section
4.19(a) or Section 4.19(f). In addition, the Cedarapids Companies will not enter
into any lease,  nor any  service,  maintenance  or  management  agreement  with
respect to all or any portion of the Real Property,  except as  contemplated  by
this Agreement.

         7.3. No General  Increases.  Except for any increase required under the
terms of any  employment  agreement or benefit plan referred to in Section 4.20,
no  Cedarapids  Company  shall (i) grant any general or uniform  increase in the
rates of pay of employees of such  Cedarapids  Company,  except for increases in
salary or wages in the  ordinary  course  operation of the  Cedarapids  Business
consistent with past practice, or (ii) grant any general,  uniform or individual
increase in the benefits  under any bonus or pension  plan or other  contract or
commitment  for the benefit of any employee of such  Cedarapids  Company,  or to
increase the compensation payable or to become payable to officers, key salaried
employees or representatives of such Cedarapids  Company,  or (iii) increase any
bonus, insurance, pension or other benefit plan, payment or arrangement made to,
for or with any such officers, key salaried employees or representatives.

         7.4. Sale of Capital Assets. Except as may be otherwise contemplated by
this Agreement,  no Cedarapids Company shall sell or otherwise dispose of any of
its capital assets with an aggregate gross sales price in excess of $50,000.

         7.5.   Insurance. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.5, each Cedarapids
Company shall maintain insurance coverage comparable to the insurance coverage
currently in effect.

         7.6.   Preservation  of  Organization.   Except  as  may  be  otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement,  each Cedarapids  Company shall use commercially
reasonable  efforts under the applicable  circumstances to keep its organization
and material business relationships intact in all material respects.






         7.7.  Advice of Change.  The Seller  shall advise the Buyer in writing,
promptly after becoming  aware  thereof,  of any material  adverse change in the
condition, operations or assets of the Cedarapids Business.

         7.8. No Shopping.  Prior to any termination of this Agreement  pursuant
to Article 14 hereof,  the Seller shall not  solicit,  discuss or enter into any
agreement  with respect to the sale of any  Cedarapids  Shares or any portion of
the Cedarapids Business, except for sales of inventory in the ordinary course of
business, or any merger or other business combination of any Cedarapids Company,
to or with any Person other than the Buyer.

         7.9. Maintenance of Assets and Supplier Relationships. The Seller shall
cause the Cedarapids  Companies to (i) maintain their properties,  machinery and
equipment in sufficient operating condition and repair to enable them to operate
their businesses in all material  respects in the manner in which the businesses
are currently  operated and (ii) use their reasonable  efforts to preserve their
relationship with their material suppliers,  customers,  licensors and licensees
and others having material business dealings with the Cedarapids Companies.

         7.10. No Amendment of  Organizational  Documents.  The Seller shall not
amend the charter or by-laws of any  Cedarapids  Company,  except as required by
law.

         7.11. Incurrence of Liabilities;  Factoring of Receivables;  Auction of
Assets.  The Seller shall not permit any Cedarapids Company to encumber or grant
any security interest in any of the assets of any Cedarapids  Company,  or incur
any liabilities  (including,  without  limitation,  liabilities  with respect to
capital leases or guarantees thereof), except for Permitted Encumbrances and for
liabilities  incurred,   including  the  creation  of  purchase  money  security
interests,  in the  ordinary  course of business  which  individually  or in the
aggregate  could not reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse  Effect.
The Seller shall not permit any of the  Cedarapids  Companies to (i) discount or
factor receivables, except consistent with past practice at levels not in excess
of  historical  levels,  or (ii) auction or sell assets below  customary  prices
offered to the Cedarapids Companies' or its distributors or representatives.

         7.12. Declaration of Dividends.  The Seller shall not permit any of the
Cedarapids  Companies  to  declare,  set  aside  or pay any  dividends  or other
distributions  in respect of its capital stock or redeem,  purchase or otherwise
acquire any of its capital stock; provided,  however, the foregoing shall not be
deemed to prohibit the payment of  intercompany  account  balances of the Seller
and the Cedarapids  Companies in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice or the reduction to zero of any intercompany account balance as of
the Closing Date.






                                    Article 8

                   Conditions Precedent To Buyer's Obligations

         The obligation of the Buyer to consummate the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction prior to or at the Closing of each of the following  conditions (to
the extent noncompliance is not waived in writing by the Buyer):

         8.1. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
made by the Seller in this  Agreement  shall have been  correct in all  material
respects  when made and shall be correct in all  material  respects at and as of
the Closing with the same effect as though made on or as of the Closing (in each
case  without  giving  duplicative  effect  to  any  materiality   qualification
contained in such  representation  or warranty),  except to the extent that such
representations  and warranties  are no longer  correct due to the  consummation
prior to the Closing of transactions not prohibited hereby. The Buyer shall have
received a  certificate  of the Seller,  dated the Closing Date and signed by an
authorized  officer  of  the  Seller,  certifying  as to  the  accuracy  of  the
representations  and warranties of the Seller contained herein as of the Closing
Date. The Buyer's  acceptance of this certificate  shall not constitute a waiver
by the Buyer of any of its rights under this Agreement.

         8.2.  Compliance  with  Agreement.  The Seller shall have performed and
complied  in all  material  respects  with  all of its  obligations  under  this
Agreement to be performed or complied  with by it prior to or at the Closing (in
each case without giving  duplicative  effect to any  materiality  qualification
contained in such  obligation).  The Buyer shall have received a certificate  of
the Seller,  dated the Closing Date and signed by an  authorized  officer of the
Seller,  certifying as to the performance of all agreements and covenants of the
Seller contained  herein as of the Closing Date. The Buyer's  acceptance of this
Seller's  certificate  shall not  constitute a waiver by the Buyer of any of its
rights under this Agreement.

         8.3. No Litigation.  No restraining  order or injunction  shall prevent
the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  and  no  action,  suit  or
proceeding shall be pending before any court or administrative  body in which it
will be or is sought to restrain or prohibit or obtain  damages or other  relief
in  connection  with this  Agreement  or the  consummation  of the  transactions
contemplated hereby.

         8.4.  HSR  Act.  Any  applicable  waiting  period  under  the HSR  Act,
including any extension thereof,  shall have expired, or shall have been earlier
terminated.

         8.5. Tax Agreement. Raytheon shall have entered into the Disaffiliation
Tax Sharing  Agreement  substantially  in the form of Exhibit A attached  hereto
(the "Tax Agreement"), and the Tax Agreement shall be in full force and effect.


         8.6. Mutual Release. The Seller and the Cedarapids Companies shall have
entered into a Mutual  Release  substantially  in the form of Exhibit B attached
hereto (the "Mutual Release"), and the Mutual Release shall be in full force and
effect.

         8.7. Receivables  Facility.  Either the Buyer and Cedarapids shall have
entered into the Substitute Receivables Facility (as defined in Section 11.8) or
Raytheon, RE&C Receivables Corporation ("RE&C Receivables") and Cedarapids shall
have entered into the Receivables  Termination  Agreement (as defined in Section
11.8) and Raytheon,  RE&C  Receivables  and  Cedarapids  shall have received any
required  consents  from Canadian  Imperial Bank of Commerce  ("CIBC") and Asset
Securitization Cooperative Corporation ("ASCC").

         8.8. No  Prohibition.  No statute,  rule or regulation or injunction or
order of any court or administrative  agency of competent  jurisdiction shall be
in effect as of the Closing  which  prohibits  the Buyer from  consummating  the
transactions contemplated hereby.

         8.9.  FIRPTA.  The  Seller  shall have  delivered  to the Buyer a valid
certification of non-foreign  status pursuant to Section  1445(b)(2) of the Code
and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2). Such certification shall conform
to  the  model   certification   provided   in   Treasury   Regulation   Section
1.1445-2(b)(2)(iii)(B), or shall be in form and substance otherwise satisfactory
to the Buyer.

         8.10. Delivery of Financial Statements. The Seller shall have delivered
to the Buyer promptly after becoming  available audited  consolidated  financial
statements for the Cedarapids  Companies as of December 31, 1998,  1997 and 1996
and for the three (3) years ended on such  dates,  including  the audit  opinion
thereon of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP (the "Audited  Financials").  The Seller
shall  have  also  delivered  to the Buyer  promptly  after  becoming  available
unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of the Cedarapids Companies as of
June 30, 1999 and for the six (6) months ended on such date,  which will include
a SAS 71 review report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

         8.11.  Resignation  of  Officers  and  Directors.  The Buyer shall have
received the  resignations,  effective as of the Closing,  of (i) as a director,
each director of each of the Cedarapids Companies and (ii) as an officer,  those
officers  of the  Cedarapids  Companies  that are set forth in a written  notice
provided by the Buyer to the Seller at least two (2) weeks before the Closing.

         8.12. Certain Encumbrances.  With respect to the Encumbrances described
on Schedule 8.12, the Seller shall have either  discharged such  Encumbrances or
entered into other arrangements, reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, for their
discharge promptly after the Closing, as indicated on Schedule 8.12.

         8.13. Books and Records.  The Seller shall have delivered to the Buyer,
to the extent not already in the  possession of the  Cedarapids  Companies,  the
minute books and stock records of the  Cedarapids  Companies,  and to the extent
available  originals of all  agreements  to which the  Cedarapids  Companies are
parties and identified in any Schedule hereto.



                                    Article 9

                  Conditions Precedent To Seller's Obligations

     The  obligation of the Seller to  consummate  the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following  conditions (to
the extent noncompliance is not waived in writing by the Seller):

     9.1.  Representations  and Warranties.  The  representations and warranties
made by the Buyer in this  Agreement  shall have been  correct  in all  material
respects  when made and shall be correct in all  material  respects at and as of
the Closing (in each case without giving  duplicative  effect to any materiality
qualification  contained in such  representation or warranty).  The Seller shall
have received a certificate  of the Buyer,  dated the Closing Date and signed by
an  authorized  officer  of the  Buyer,  certifying  as to the  accuracy  of the
representations  and warranties of the Buyer contained  herein as of the Closing
Date. The Seller's  acceptance of this certificate shall not constitute a waiver
by the Seller of any of its rights under this Agreement.

     9.2. Compliance with Agreement. The Buyer shall have performed and complied
in all material  respects with all of its obligations under this Agreement to be
performed  or  complied  with by it prior  to or at the  Closing  (in each  case
without giving duplicative effect to any materiality  qualification contained in
such  obligation).  The Seller shall have received a  certificate  of the Buyer,
dated  the  Closing  Date and  signed by an  authorized  officer  of the  Buyer,
certifying as to the  performance  of all  agreements and covenants of the Buyer
contained herein as of the Closing Date. The Seller's acceptance of this Buyer's
certificate  shall not  constitute  a waiver by the  Seller of any of its rights
under this Agreement.

     9.3. No Litigation.  No restraining  order or injunction  shall prevent the
transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement and no action,  suit or proceeding
shall be pending before any court or administrative  body in which it will be or
is  sought  to  restrain  or  prohibit  or  obtain  damages  or other  relief in
connection  with  this  Agreement  or  the   consummation  of  the  transactions
contemplated hereby.

     9.4. HSR Act. Any applicable  waiting  period under the HSR Act,  including
any  extension  thereof,   shall  have  expired,  or  shall  have  been  earlier
terminated.

     9.5. Tax  Agreement.  The Buyer shall have entered into the Tax  Agreement,
and the Tax Agreement shall be in full force and effect.






     9.6.  Receivables  Facility.  Either  the Buyer and  Cedarapids  shall have
entered into the  Substitute  Receivables  Facility or Cedarapids  and the Buyer
shall have entered into the Receivables Termination Agreement,  and Raytheon and
RE&C Receivables shall have received any required consents from CIBC and ASCC.

                                   Article 10

                         Employees and Employee Benefits

     10.1.  Employees.  The Buyer agrees that, for a period of 60 days after the
Closing Date, it will not cause any of the employees of the Cedarapids Companies
(including employees on leave, disability or workers compensation) (the "Assumed
Employees") to suffer  "employment  loss" for purposes of the Worker  Adjustment
and  Retraining  Notification  Act,  29  U.S.C.  ss.ss.2101-2109,   and  related
regulations  (the "WARN Act") if such employment loss could create any liability
for the Seller,  unless either (i) the Buyer delivers notices under the WARN Act
in such a manner  and at such a time that the  Seller  bears no  liability  with
respect thereto or (ii) the Buyer  indemnifies and holds harmless the Seller for
any liability which may be created as a result thereof.

         10.2.    Benefit Plans.

                  (a) Except as expressly  provided  otherwise in this Agreement
         or this Article 10, the Buyer shall cause the  Cedarapids  Companies to
         retain exclusive  liability and responsibility for any and all benefits
         due and  payable  to or in respect of  Assumed  Employees  and  retired
         employees,  terminated employees with nonforfeitable rights to benefits
         and beneficiaries  under any ERISA Plan or Non-ERISA Plan in accordance
         with the terms of such plans and applicable law.

                  (b) On and after the Closing  Date,  the Buyer shall cause the
         Cedarapids  Companies  to continue to provide  benefits to employees in
         units  represented  for collective  bargaining  purposes  ("Represented
         Employees")  in compliance  with the applicable  collective  bargaining
         agreement and the requirements of the National Labor Relations Act (the
         "NLRA"),  except  that the  Represented  Employees  shall be given  the
         opportunity  to  participate  in the Terex  Corporation  and Affiliates
         401(k)  Retirement  Plan instead of the Seller's  defined  contribution
         plan qualified under Section 4.01(a) of the Code (the "Seller's Defined
         Contribution  Plan").  Any  changes  in the  benefits  for  Represented
         Employees will be made only after notice to and  consultation  with the
         recognized collective bargaining  representative,  as and to the extent
         required by the NLRA and any other applicable labor law.

                  (c)  Commencing as of the Closing Date and for a period of one
         (1) year thereafter (the "Benefits Maintenance  Period"),  with respect



         to  the  Assumed  Employees,  other  than  Represented  Employees,  and
         dependents and beneficiaries  thereof, the Buyer shall provide or cause
         the  Cedarapids   Companies  to  provide   compensation   substantially
         comparable to that in effect on the Closing  Date,  and benefits (i) as
         described   in  the  Buyer's   Benefits   Summary   (Rev.   1/1/99)  or
         substantially comparable in the aggregate thereto and (ii) as described
         in the  balance of this  Article  10.  During the  Benefit  Maintenance
         Period,  the Buyer shall offer Assumed  Employees with 25 or more years
         of service as of the  Closing  Date who are not  Represented  Employees
         five (5) weeks of paid  vacation  and, as to all Assumed  Employees who
         are not Represented Employees, continued accruals under the Cedarapids,
         Inc.  Retirement  Plan as in effect on the  Closing  Date.  During  the
         Benefits  Maintenance  Period,  the  Buyer  shall  maintain  severance,
         reduction-in-force and  pay-in-lieu-of-notice  benefits for the Assumed
         Employees, other than Represented Employees, no less favorable than the
         severance,   reduction-in-force  and   pay-in-lieu-of-notice   benefits
         provided  to  such  Assumed  Employees  by  the  Cedarapids   Companies
         immediately  prior  to the  Closing  Date  and  disclosed  on  Schedule
         4.20(a).

                  (d) Assumed  Employees  shall  receive  credit for all service
         prior  to the  Closing  Date  recognized  under  the  ERISA  Plans  and
         Non-ERISA  Plans for all purposes for which such service is  recognized
         under the Buyer's  employee  benefit plans of the same type,  provided,
         that,  in the event the Buyer shall  establish a new  employee  benefit
         plan,  Assumed  Employees  shall not receive credit under such plan for
         service  for  periods  prior  to the  earliest  date  such  service  is
         recognized  for  similarly  situated  employees  of the  Buyer  and its
         Subsidiaries.

                  (e) Through the Benefits  Maintenance  Period, the Buyer shall
         cause the  Cedarapids  Companies  to continue to make  available  their
         medical  insurance  coverages to (i) those persons (and their  eligible
         dependents)  who  qualified  for such  coverages  as retirees as of the
         Closing Date and (ii) to those Assumed  Employees  (and their  eligible
         dependents)  who qualify  for such  coverages  as  retirees  during the
         Benefits Maintenance Period under the standards for qualification as of
         the Closing Date. In the event that consistent with the requirements of
         Section 10.2(c) the Cedarapids Companies should discontinue at any time
         in the Benefit  Maintenance Period the health and dental coverages they
         had  maintained  as  of  the  Closing  Date  (the   "Existing   Medical
         Coverages"),  all Assumed  Employees  and former  employees,  and their
         respective   eligible   dependents,   who  immediately  prior  to  such
         discontinuation were covered as participants or beneficiaries under the
         Existing Medical Coverages shall  immediately  become eligible for such
         medical  and  dental   coverages  as  are  provided  by  Buyer  or  its
         Subsidiaries  under the  applicable  plans  identified  in the  Buyer's
         Benefits  Summary  (Rev.  1/1/99)  and under  the terms and  conditions
         applicable  to  similarly  situated  employees  of the  Buyer  and  its
         Subsidiaries;   provided,   however,  that  no  pre-existing  condition
         exclusion  shall apply except as to conditions for which coverage would
         have  been  excluded  under the  Existing  Medical  Coverages  had they
         continued  in force and credit  shall be given  against  any  otherwise
         applicable  deductible,  co-payment  or  out-of-pocket  maximum for any
         otherwise  qualifying  expense  incurred in the portion of the relevant
         fiscal period  preceding the  discontinuation  of the Existing  Medical
         Coverages.


         10.3. Defined  Contribution Plan. The Cedarapids  Companies shall cease
to participate in and maintain the Seller's Defined  Contribution  Plan, and the
active  participation  thereunder of the Assumed  Employees and their  otherwise
eligible  dependents and  beneficiaries  shall end,  effective as of the Closing
Date. Instead, as of the Closing Date each of the Assumed Employees shall become
eligible  to  participate  in  the  Terex   Corporation  and  Affiliates  401(k)
Retirement Plan. The Seller will retain all liability and responsibility for the
Seller's Defined Contribution Plan, including but not limited to the disposition
of   interests   thereunder,   with  respect  to  those   employees   (or  their
beneficiaries)  of the  Cedarapids  Companies  who, as of the Closing Date,  are
participants in the Seller's Defined  Contribution  Plan. The Seller agrees that
it will cause the accounts in the Seller's Defined Contribution Plan of all such
participants  to be fully vested as of the Closing  Date.  Following the Closing
Date the Assumed  Employees  shall be permitted  to elect to take  distributions
(subject to applicable  law) of their accounts  thereunder  and, if such Assumed
Employees so elect, to roll them over, directly or otherwise, in accordance with
applicable law and regulations, to an individual retirement account or to one or
more defined contribution retirement plans qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code (the "Buyer Defined  Contribution Plans") and maintained by Buyer or one of
its  Subsidiaries,  the  Seller  shall  reasonably  cooperate  in good  faith in
effecting such distributions and rollovers,  and the Buyer Defined  Contribution
Plans shall accept such rollovers  (including to the extent practicable any plan
loans).

         10.4.    Pension Plans; Transfer of Master Trust Assets.

                  (a) All of the assets of each of the Pension Plans are held in
         the Raytheon Master Pension Trust (the "Master  Trust").  Within ninety
         (90) days  after  the  Closing  Date,  Buyer  shall or shall  cause the
         Cedarapids  Companies to  establish  and identify to Seller one or more
         trusts (the "Successor Trusts") to form a part of the Pension Plans and
         the trustee or trustees thereof.  Promptly  thereafter (but in no event
         longer  than sixty (60)  days),  Seller  shall cause the trustee of the
         Master  Trust to transfer  to the trustee or trustees of the  Successor
         Trusts the  respective  interests  of the  Pension  Plans in the Master
         Trust.

                  (b) The  amount  so  transferred  shall  be  adjusted  for all
         income,  gain or loss creditable to or chargeable against the interests
         of the Pension Plans in the Master Trust through a date selected by the
         trustee  of the  Master  Trust,  which  date is not more  than ten (10)
         business  days  prior to the date of  transfer,  and for all  expenses,
         including benefit  distributions,  chargeable  against the interests of
         the Pension Plans in the Master Trust through the date of transfer. All
         determinations  of charges and credits  shall be made by the trustee of
         the Master Trust in good faith and in accordance  with the terms of the
         Master Trust and consistent with past practices.  Unless the trustee of
         the Master Trust shall agree otherwise at the request of the Buyer, the
         Master  Trust shall not make any  distributions  of  benefits  from the
         interests of the Pension Plans subsequent to the Closing Date except to
         the extent of  distributions  properly  elected  and begun prior to the
         Closing Date.


                  (c) If the trustee of the Master Trust  reasonably  determines
         that any expense  chargeable against the interests of the Pension Plans
         has been  incurred  by the date of transfer  for which  payment has not
         then been made, such trustee may reserve  against the amount  otherwise
         to be  transferred,  and continue to hold under the Master Trust,  such
         reasonable  estimate  of such  expense  as it  deems  appropriate.  Any
         balance reserved,  to the extent not required to pay any liabilities of
         the  Pension  Plans  under the Master  Trust  shall be  remitted to the
         Successor  Trusts  not later  than one (1) year  following  the date of
         transfer.  Failure  of the  trustee  of the  Master  Trust  to  reserve
         sufficient   amounts   to   pay   all   expenses,   including   benefit
         distributions,  chargeable  against the  interests of the Pension Plans
         shall not relieve the Pension Plans of liability for such items.

                  (d) At the  Seller's  election,  any amount to be  transferred
         shall be  transferred  in cash or in marketable  securities  (valued at
         market value)  selected in the  discretion of the trustee of the Master
         Trust  with the  reasonable  approval  of the Buyer,  provided  that in
         selecting any securities the trustee shall not materially  advantage or
         disadvantage  the Pension Plans  relative to other holders of interests
         in the Master Trust.

         10.5. Stock Options.  Seller shall retain responsibility for satisfying
any  outstanding  obligations  of  Seller  or any of its  Affiliates  under  any
outstanding stock option issued to any of the Assumed  Employees,  in accordance
with the respective terms of such options.

         10.6.    Retention Agreements.

                  (a) The Seller has entered into letter  agreements in the form
         of Schedule 10.6(a) ("Retention  Agreements") with the employees of the
         Cedarapids  Companies listed on Schedule 10.6(b) (the "Key Employees").
         Schedule 10.6(b) also lists the total "Retention Bonus" payable to each
         Key Employee pursuant to the applicable Retention Agreement.

                  (b) Except as set forth below in paragraph  (c),  with respect
         to "Portion 1" and "Portion 2" of the  Retention  Bonus  payable to any
         Key Employee pursuant to the applicable Retention Agreement,  the Buyer
         agrees to pay or cause the  applicable  Cedarapids  Company to pay such
         portion of the Retention  Bonus as and when due in accordance  with the
         terms of the applicable Retention Agreement.


                  (c)  The  Seller  or  Raytheon  will  remain  responsible  for
         "Portion 1" and "Portion 2" of the  Retention  Bonus  payable to Joseph
         Mazza pursuant to Joseph Mazza's Retention Agreement, and shall pay the
         same when due in accordance with such Retention Agreement.

                                   Article 11

                                Certain Covenants

         11.1. Access to Books and Records.

                           (a) (i) The  Buyer  agrees to  cooperate  with and to
                  cause the Cedarapids Companies to make available to the Seller
                  and its other Subsidiaries such documents,  books,  records or
                  information  relating to the Cedarapids Business as the Seller
                  or its other  Subsidiaries  may  reasonably  require after the
                  Closing.

                           (ii)  The  Buyer  agrees  to  cause  the   Cedarapids
                  Companies  to preserve and protect all books,  records,  files
                  and data  referred  to in clause (i) above for a period of two
                  (2) years after the Closing Date.

                           (iii)  The  Buyer  agrees  to  cause  the  Cedarapids
                  Companies  to not  destroy  any  files or  records  which  are
                  subject to this paragraph (a) (A) for the period  described in
                  clause (ii) of this paragraph (a), and (B) thereafter, without
                  giving at least thirty (30) days'  notice to the Seller.  Upon
                  receipt  of  such  notice,  the  Seller  may (x)  cause  to be
                  delivered  to it or its  Subsidiaries  the  files  or  records
                  intended to be  destroyed,  at the  Seller's  expense,  or (z)
                  notify the Buyer that the Seller  will pay the cost of storing
                  and maintaining such files or records (including any necessary
                  costs of moving  such files or  records  to a  location  under
                  control of the Seller).

                           (b) (i) The Seller  agrees to make  available  to the
                  Buyer  and  Cedarapids  such  documents,   books,  records  or
                  information  relating to the Cedarapids  Business as the Buyer
                  or Cedarapids may reasonably require after the Closing.

                           (ii) The Seller  agrees to  preserve  and protect all
                  books, records, files and data referred to in clause (i) above
                  for a period of two (2) years after the Closing Date.

                           (iii) The Seller  agrees not to destroy  any files or
                  records  which are subject to this  paragraph  (b) (A) for the



                  period described in clause (ii) of this paragraph (b), and (B)
                  thereafter,  without  giving at least thirty (30) days' notice
                  to the Buyer.  Upon receipt of such notice,  the Buyer may (x)
                  cause to be delivered to it or its  Subsidiaries  the files or
                  records intended to be destroyed,  at the Buyer's expense,  or
                  (z)  notify  the  Seller  that the Buyer  will pay the cost of
                  storing and maintaining  such files or records  (including any
                  necessary  costs of moving such files or records to a location
                  under control of the Buyer).

         11.2.    Use of Names.

                  (a) The Buyer agrees that  immediately  after the Closing Date
         it will cause the Cedarapids Companies to cease using any references to
         the Seller or Raytheon or any of their respective Affiliates, including
         any such use in connection with the use of existing supplies of labels,
         signs,  letterhead and other printed  materials,  except that the Buyer
         may use up existing stocks of catalogs and other promotional  materials
         so long as they are stickered to the extent  reasonably  possible so as
         to indicate that the Cedarapids Companies are no longer affiliated with
         the Seller or Raytheon or any of their Affiliates.

                  (b) The Buyer agrees that except as provided in paragraph  (a)
         above,  any implied  license  the  Cedarapids  Companies  may have been
         granted  with  respect  to the  use  of the  Raytheon  name  is  hereby
         terminated effective as of the Closing and that Raytheon is an intended
         third-party beneficiary of such termination.

         11.3.    Non-Competition.

                  (a) The  Seller  agrees  that for a period  of five (5)  years
         after the Closing Date (the "Restricted Period"),  the Seller will not,
         and the Seller will not permit any  Subsidiary  to, engage  directly or
         indirectly  in  competition  with  the  Cedarapids  Companies,  whether
         individually or as a consultant,  partner,  owner or stockholder owning
         more  than five  percent  (5%) of a  corporation,  in the  business  of
         designing,  manufacturing  or  marketing  equipment  and  repair  parts
         currently  manufactured by any Cedarapids  Company or used in screening
         or  crushing  rock  or  road  building  (the  "Restricted   Business").
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prohibit the Seller
         or any Subsidiary from:

                           (i) owning,  directly or  indirectly,  less than five
                  percent (5%) of any class of  securities  listed on a national
                  securities exchange or traded publicly in the over-the-counter
                  market;

                           (ii)  directly  or  indirectly  acquiring  a business
                  which engages in the  Restricted  Business if such business is
                  25% or less  (measured  by net  revenues  for the most  recent
                  fiscal year) of a larger business so acquired by the Seller or
                  such  Subsidiary  and the net  revenues of that portion of the
                  business  so  acquired  that  is  engaged  in  the  Restricted
                  Business  (measured  for the most recent  fiscal year) is less
                  than $50,000,000;


                           (iii)  acquiring  a  business  which  engages  in the
                  Restricted   Business  if  such  business  is  more  than  25%
                  (measured by net revenues for the most recent  fiscal year) of
                  a larger business so acquired by the Seller or such Subsidiary
                  or less than 25% (measured by net revenues for the most recent
                  fiscal year) of a larger business so acquired by the Seller or
                  such  Subsidiary  but the portion of the  business so acquired
                  that is engaged in the Restricted  Business  (measured for the
                  most recent  fiscal year) is more than  $50,000,000,  provided
                  that the Seller or such  Subsidiary  places  such  competitive
                  business  for sale  promptly  after its  acquisition  and uses
                  reasonable commercial efforts to complete such sale within the
                  Restricted Period; or

                           (iv)  selling   products  or  services  that  do  not
                  themselves  constitute  a  Restricted  Business  and  are  not
                  uniquely and inherently related to the Restricted  Business to
                  any Person engaged in a Restricted Business.

                  (b) In addition to the foregoing, at no time after the Closing
         will the Seller or any  Subsidiary  represent  to any  Person  that the
         Seller  still  owns  or  operates  the  Cedarapids  Business  or is the
         successor  in  interest  of  or  otherwise   operating  the  Cedarapids
         Business.

                  (c) It is  recognized  by the parties  hereto that damages for
         breaches of covenants of the nature  contained in this Section 11.3 are
         difficult if not impossible precisely to prove; therefore, it is agreed
         that this  agreement not to compete shall be  enforceable  by mandatory
         injunction,  in addition  to any other  remedy  available  to the Buyer
         under this  Agreement or at law or equity.  If any of the  restrictions
         contained in this Section 11.3 shall be deemed to be  unenforceable  by
         reason  of  the  extent,   duration  or  geographical  scope  or  other
         provisions  hereof,  then the parties hereto contemplate that the court
         shall  reduce  such  extent,  duration,  geographical  scope  or  other
         provision  hereof and enforce this Section 11.3 in its reduced form for
         all purposes in the manner contemplated hereby.

         11.4.    Internet Protocol.

                  (a)  The  Seller  and  the  Buyer  will   cooperate  and  work
         diligently so that, as of the Closing Date or as soon  thereafter as is
         practicable:  (i) all  references to the  Cedarapids  Companies and the
         Cedarapids Business are removed from any internet pages operated by the
         Seller or Raytheon or their  other  Subsidiaries,  except to the extent
         included in historical  financial  statements  and other  references to



         periods  prior to the  Closing,  subject to the  provisions  of Section
         11.3(b)  hereof,  (ii)  use  of  domain  names  related  solely  to the
         Cedarapids  Companies and the Cedarapids  Business  (including  without
         limitation  www.Cedarapids.com)  (the "Domain  Names") will not lead to
         any  internet  pages   operated  by  the  Seller,   Raytheon  or  their
         Subsidiaries  but  will  instead,  if  desired  by the  Buyer,  lead to
         internet pages operated by the Buyer,  Cedarapids or their Subsidiaries
         or Affiliates;  and (iii) the Buyer is transferred all right, title and
         interest (if any) of the Seller, Raytheon and their Subsidiaries to the
         Domain Names.

                  (b)  To  the  extent  the  Cedarapids  Companies  utilize  any
         internet  protocol address space allocated to the Seller or Raytheon or
         their other  Subsidiaries,  such internet  protocol address space shall
         remain the property of the Seller or Raytheon or such other  Subsidiary
         as  applicable,  and no rights or license are granted to the Buyer with
         respect thereto.

         11.5.  General  Transitional  Assistance.  The Seller agrees to provide
general  transition  assistance  to  Cedarapids  after the  Closing in the areas
described  on Schedule  11.5(a).  The Seller will not be required to provide any
assistance to the extent not permitted by applicable  law or the Seller's  other
contractual  arrangements.  Any  such  transitional  assistance  will  be at the
request of Cedarapids.  The Buyer will cause  Cedarapids to reimburse the Seller
for any  out-of-pocket  costs and an allocable  portion of wages or salaries and
related costs and overhead of any Seller  employees  providing this  assistance;
provided,  that, so long as the level of any particular  service  requested does
not exceed the level of support previously  provided to the Cedarapids  Business
by the Seller or its  Affiliates,  then the costs and expenses  charged will not
exceed the costs and expenses (or corporate  allocation)  charged in the past to
the Cedarapids Companies for such service. Unless it otherwise agrees and except
as noted on Schedule  11.5(a),  the Seller will not be required to provide  this
assistance after 180 days after Closing.  With respect to the software listed on
Schedule  11.5(b)  the  Buyer  agrees  that it will  either  provide  substitute
software  for  the  Cedarapids  Companies  on the  Closing  Date  or  cause  the
Cedarapids  Companies  to  completely  terminate  any use of such  software,  as
necessary  to ensure that the terms of the related  license  agreements  are not
breached.

         11.6.  CMI  Litigation.   With  respect  to  the  litigation  with  CMI
Corporation  under the case name CMI Corporation v. Cedarapids,  Inc.,  Standard
Havens,  Inc. and Standard Havens  Products,  Inc.  pending in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and Cedarapids,  Inc. v. CMI
Corporation  pending  in the  United  States  District  Court  for the  Northern
District of Iowa, Cedar Rapids Division  (collectively,  the "CMI  Litigation"),
the Buyer and the Seller agree that they will pursue the CMI Litigation pursuant
to the procedures set forth in Schedule 11.6.

         11.7.  Further  Assurances.  At any time or from time to time after the
Closing,  the  Seller  shall,  at the  request  of the Buyer and at the  Buyer's
expense,  (i) execute and deliver any further  instruments or documents and take
all  such  further  action  as the  Buyer  may  reasonably  request  in order to



effectuate the  consummation of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby and (ii)
cooperate  with the  Buyer in order to  afford  the  Buyer  the  benefit  of all
insurance  policies  covering the Cedarapids  Companies for periods prior to the
Closing Date, subject to any deductible amounts,  loss retention and other terms
of the  applicable  policies.  The Buyer will  reimburse the Seller or its other
Affiliates (including Raytheon) for any reasonable  out-of-pocket costs incurred
in providing the foregoing.

         11.8.    Receivables Sale Agreement.

                  (a)  Cedarapids  and  RE&C   Receivables   are  parties  to  a
         receivables   sale  agreement   pursuant  to  which   Cedarapids  sells
         receivables to RE&C Receivables,  which in turn sells these receivables
         to ASCC,  an affiliate of CIBC,  pursuant to another  receivables  sale
         agreement.  These existing  receivables sale facilities are referred to
         collectively  as the  "Existing  Facilities".  The Buyer  agrees to use
         commercially   reasonable  efforts  to  cause  CIBC  to  enter  into  a
         substitute  receivables  facility  directly  between  the Buyer  and/or
         Cedarapids,  on the one  hand,  and ASCC and CIBC,  on the other  hand,
         which supersedes the Existing  Receivables  Facilities  insofar as they
         relate to  Cedarapids  (the  "Substitute  Receivables  Facility").  The
         Seller agrees to cooperate  fully with the Buyer in connection with the
         foregoing.  The parties intend that the Substitute Receivables Facility
         will include both  receivables  sold into the Existing  Facilities  and
         receivables  generated  after the Closing  Date and  Raytheon  and RE&C
         Receivables  will  have no  further  obligation  to CIBC and ASCC  with
         respect to any receivable of Cedarapids.

                  (b) In the event  that the  Seller and the Buyer are unable to
         implement  the  Substitute  Receivables  Facility  on terms  reasonably
         satisfactory  to both of  them  prior  to the  Closing,  including  the
         treatment of the excess receivables sold into the Existing  Receivables
         as a  reserve,  then  RE&C  Receivables,  the  Buyer,  the  Seller  and
         Cedarapids  will  enter  into  a  Receivables   Termination   Agreement
         substantially  in the  form of  Exhibit  C  hereto,  with  any  changes
         required  to  obtain  CIBC's  and  ASCC's  consent  (in  such  form the
         "Receivables   Termination   Agreement")  and  will  use   commercially
         reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of CIBC and ASCC. In the event
         that the parties enter into the Receivables Termination Agreement at or
         prior to the  Closing,  after the  Closing  they will  continue  to use
         commercially   reasonable   efforts  to   substitute   the   Substitute
         Receivables Facility as described above.







                                   Article 12

                                    Indemnity

         12.1. Indemnification by the Seller.

                  (a) The Seller  agrees to indemnify and hold the Buyer and the
         Cedarapids  Companies  (and their  directors,  officers and  employees)
         harmless  from and with  respect  to any and all  claims,  liabilities,
         losses,  damages,  costs and expenses (including without limitation the
         reasonable  fees  and  disbursements  of  counsel),  net  of  insurance
         proceeds and tax benefits received  (collectively,  "Losses"),  arising
         out of:

                    (i)  any  breach  by the  Seller  of any  representation  or
               warranty made by the Seller in this Agreement;

                    (ii) any breach by the Seller of any covenant, obligation or
               undertaking made by the Seller in this Agreement;

                    (iii) the  Release of any  Hazardous  Substance  at, onto or
               from any real property formerly owned,  leased or operated by any
               Cedarapids Companies,  but specifically excluding any of the Real
               Property  (the "Former Real  Property"),  or the violation of any
               Environmental Law at any of the Former Real Property;

                    (iv) the litigation  identified on Schedule 4.11 as Meade v.
               Cedarapids, Inc.; or

                    (v) the two abandoned fuel tanks located at Cedarapids' 12th
               Avenue  facility in  Cedarapids,  Iowa,  as  described in greater
               detail in Schedule  4.22,  but  excluding  the first  $100,000 in
               Losses  incurred  after the Closing  Date (the "12th  Avenue Tank
               Liability").

                  (b) Except as  provided  below,  no action or claim for Losses
         pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(i) above may be brought or made unless such
         action or claim (a "Claim") has been specified in reasonable  detail in
         a written notice from the Buyer to the Seller on or before December 31,
         2000 in the case of all  representations  and  warranties of the Seller
         other than those arising under  Sections 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 or 4.22, and the
         second  anniversary  of the  Closing  Date in the case of the  Seller's
         representations and warranties in Section 4.22, in each case, except to
         the extent a written  notice  asserting  a claim for breach of any such
         representation  or  warranty,  describing  the  nature of the breach in
         reasonable  detail,  shall  have been  given  prior to such date to the
         Seller, in which case such  representation  and warranty shall survive,



         to the extent of such claim only, until such claim is resolved, whether
         or not the amount of the damages or expenses resulting from such breach
         has  been  finally   determined  at  the  time  the  notice  is  given.
         Indemnification  with  respect to the  representations  and  warranties
         contained in Sections 4.3, 4.5 and 4.6 (and in the Seller's certificate
         delivered  pursuant to Sections  8.1 and 8.2 insofar as they pertain to
         Sections  4.3,  4.5 and  4.6)  shall  survive  the  Closing  until  the
         expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (as extended by the
         application of any tolling principles).

                  (c) The Buyer shall not be entitled to  indemnification  under
         Section  12.1(a)(i) above or Section 12.1(a)(v) above (i) for any Claim
         under Section  12.1(a)(i) if the aggregate Losses incurred with respect
         to such Claim do not exceed  $25,000 (a "Minor  Claim") and (ii) except
         to the extent that the cumulative  amount of Losses arising from Claims
         asserted under Section 12.1(a)(i),  including Losses arising from Minor
         Claims,  together with the cumulative amount of Losses arising from any
         claims  for   indemnification   under   Section   12.1(a)(v),   exceeds
         $2,000,000, and then only to the extent of such excess. In addition, in
         no event shall the  aggregate  liability of the Seller for Losses under
         Section  12.1(a)(i) and Section  12.1(a)(v) exceed twenty percent (20%)
         of the Purchase Price (as finally adjusted pursuant to Section 2.2).

         12.2.  Indemnification  by the Buyer. The Buyer agrees to indemnify and
hold the Seller (and its directors,  officers and  employees)  harmless from and
with respect to any and all Losses arising out of (a) any breach by the Buyer of
any representation or warranty, covenant,  obligation or undertaking made by the
Buyer in this Agreement,  or (b) the operation of the Cedarapids  Business after
the Closing Date.

         12.3.    Indemnification Procedures.

                  (a) In the  event  that  any  party  hereto  (an  "Indemnified
         Party")  desires to make a claim  against  another  party  hereto  (the
         "Indemnifying Party", which term shall include all Indemnifying Parties
         if  there be more  than  one) in  connection  with  any  action,  suit,
         proceeding or demand at any time instituted against or made upon it for
         which it may seek  indemnification  hereunder (a "Third-Party  Claim"),
         the Indemnified  Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying  Party of
         such  Third-Party  Claim  and of its  claims  of  indemnification  with
         respect thereto;  provided,  however,  that the failure to provide such
         notice  shall not release the  Indemnifying  Party from any  obligation
         under this Article 12 except to the extent such  Indemnifying  Party is
         materially prejudiced by such failure. Upon receipt of such notice from
         the  Indemnified  Party,  the  Indemnifying  Party shall be entitled to
         participate in the defense of such  Third-Party  Claim,  and assume the
         defense  of  such  Third-Party  Claim,  and  in the  case  of  such  an
         assumption  the   Indemnifying   Party  shall  have  the  authority  to
         negotiate, compromise and settle such Third-Party Claim; provided, that



         (i) the  Indemnifying  Party  shall not be  entitled to settle any such
         Third-Party  Claim without the consent of the Indemnified  Party unless
         as part of such settlement the  Indemnified  Party is released from all
         liability  with  respect  to  such  Third-Party   Claim  and  (ii)  the
         Indemnified  Party  shall  cooperate  with  the  Indemnifying  Party in
         connection with the defense of such Third Party Claim,  and provide all
         information  possessed by the Indemnified Party relevant to the defense
         or settlement of such Third Party Claim.

                  (b) The Indemnified Party shall retain the right to employ its
         own counsel and to participate in the defense of any Third-Party Claim,
         the defense of which has been assumed by an Indemnifying Party pursuant
         hereto, but the claimant shall bear and shall be solely responsible for
         its own costs and expenses in connection with such participation.

                  (c) With respect to any remediation or containment required in
         connection with the 12th Avenue Tank Liability or any matter subject to
         an indemnification  claim pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(i) arising out of
         Section  4.22,  at the  request of the Seller the Buyer will update the
         Seller  as to  the  scope  and  status  of  any  such  remediation  and
         containment,  so as to permit the  Seller to confirm  that the Buyer or
         Cedarapids is not effecting a remediation or containment beyond what is
         required  under  all  applicable  Environmental  Laws and is  otherwise
         incurring costs only as reasonably required.

         12.4 Scope of Indemnity.  Except as provided in Article 13, each of the
Seller and the Buyer acknowledges  that, except for equitable relief,  including
specific performance,  its sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all
claims relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be pursuant to the
indemnification  provisions  of this  Article 12 and the  provisions  of the Tax
Agreement.

         12.5 Waiver of Statutory  Claims.  The Buyer hereby waives and releases
the Seller from any and all Losses,  known or unknown,  it may have under CERCLA
(as defined in Article  16) or any other  statutes  or  regulations  relating to
environmental  matters  now or  hereafter  in effect or any  other  statutes  or
regulations  if the assertion of a right under such statute or regulation  would
circumvent  the intended  effect of Section  12.4.  The Seller hereby waives and
releases the Buyer from any and all Losses,  known or unknown, it may have under
CERCLA or any other statutes or regulations  relating to  environmental  matters
now or hereafter in effect or any other statutes or regulations if the assertion
of a right under such statute or regulation would circumvent the intended effect
of Section 12.4. The foregoing waivers and releases in this Section 12.5 are not
intended to enlarge or diminish the parties'  indemnification  obligations under
Sections 12.1 and 12.2.






                                   Article 13

                                   Tax Matters

         Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, the provisions of the Tax
  Agreement (and not Article 12) shall govern the  allocation of  responsibility
  between Raytheon and the Buyer for Taxes of the Cedarapids Companies.

                                   Article 14

                                   Termination

         This  Agreement  may be terminated by either the Buyer or the Seller in
writing,  without  liability  to  the  terminating  party  on  account  of  such
termination  (provided the  terminating  party is not otherwise in default or in
breach of this  Agreement),  if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
October 29, 1999.  This  Agreement may also be terminated by either the Buyer or
the  Seller  if there  has been a  material  breach  by the  other  party of any
representation,  warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement and
such breach is not cured in all material  respects within ten (10) business days
after  written  notice of such breach has been  delivered  by the  non-breaching
party. This Agreement may also be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by
mutual  written  consent  of the  Seller  and the  Buyer.  In the  event  of the
termination  of this Agreement by the Seller or the Buyer,  as herein  provided,
written  notice  thereof  shall be given to the other  party and this  Agreement
shall  terminate  without any  further  action of the  parties  hereto.  If this
Agreement is terminated as provided  herein:  (i) each party will  redeliver all
documents, work papers and other material of the other party or parties relating
to the transactions contemplated hereby including such memoranda,  notes, lists,
records or other  documents  compiled or derived from such material,  whether so
obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party furnishing the same;
(ii) all  information  received by any party hereto with respect to the business
of the other parties or their  affiliated  companies shall remain subject to the
terms of the Confidentiality  Agreement (as defined in Article 15); and (iii) no
party shall have any liability or further  obligation to any other party to this
Agreement except as provided by this Article 14, and except that any termination
of this  Agreement  pursuant to the first or second  sentence of this Article 14
shall not relieve a  defaulting  or  breaching  party from any  liability to the
other party  hereto.  In addition,  the  provisions of Article 15 and Article 17
shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

                                   Article 15

                                 Confidentiality

     Any and all information disclosed by the Seller or the Cedarapids Companies
to the Buyer as a result of the  negotiations  leading to the  execution of this



Agreement, or in furtherance thereof, which information was not already known to
the Buyer shall be subject to the Confidentiality  Agreement,  dated as of March
22, 1999, between the Buyer and Salomon Smith Barney, on behalf of Raytheon (the
"Confidentiality  Agreement"),  all of the provisions of which are  incorporated
into this  Article 15 by this  reference.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the
Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate upon the Closing.

                                   Article 16

                                   Definitions

         As used  herein the  following  terms not  otherwise  defined  have the
following respective meanings:

         "Affiliate"  means,  with respect to any  specified  Person,  any other
Person  that  directly,  or  indirectly  through  one  or  more  intermediaries,
controls,  is controlled  by, or is under common  control with,  such  specified
Person.  As used in this  definition  the term  "control"  (including  the terms
"controlled  by" and "under common  control  with")  means,  with respect to the
relationship between or among two or more Persons,  the possession,  directly or
indirectly  or as  trustee  or  executor,  of the  power to  direct or cause the
direction  of the  affairs  or  management  of a  Person,  whether  through  the
ownership  of  voting  securities,  as  trustee  or  executor,  by  contract  or
otherwise, including, without limitation, the ownership, directly or indirectly,
of securities  having the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or
similar body governing the affairs of such Person.

         "CERCLA" means the Comprehensive  Environmental Response,  Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

         "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         "Encumbrance" means all liens,  security interests,  pledges,  charges,
mortgages,  conditional sales agreements,  title retention  agreements and other
encumbrances.

         "Environmental  Law"  means any  applicable  Federal,  state,  local or
foreign law, treaty,  judicial decision,  regulation,  rule,  judgment,  decree,
order, injunction,  permit, agreement or governmental  restriction,  relating to
the environment or to any Hazardous Substance,  each as in effect on or prior to
the Closing Date,  including but not limited to the Comprehensive  Environmental
Response,  Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA") (42 U.S.C.  ss.9601
et seq.) and as amended  by the  Superfund  Amendment  and  Reauthorization  Act
("SARA"), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") (42 U.S.C. ss.6901
et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ("CWA") (33 U.S.C.  ss.1251 et
seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act ("HMTA") (49 U.S.C. ss.1801 et
seq.); the Federal Clean Air Act ("CAA") (42 U.S.C.  ss.7401 et seq.), the Toxic
Substances  Control Act ("TSCA") (15 U.S.C.  ss.2601 et seq.); and all analogous
state laws.


         "GAAP" means United States  generally  accepted  accounting  principles
which are consistent with the principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial
Accounting  Standards Board and its  predecessors,  in effect for the applicable
fiscal year.

         "Government  Contract"  means  (i) any  contract,  agreement,  lease or
instrument between any Cedarapids  Company and any Governmental  Entity and (ii)
any  contract,  agreement,  lease or instrument  entered into by any  Cedarapids
Company as  subcontractor  (at any tier) in connection  with a contract  between
another Person and any Governmental Entity.

         "Governmental  Entity"  means any  government  or any  court,  arbitral
tribunal,  administrative  agency or commission or other  governmental  or other
regulatory authority or agency, Federal, state, local, transnational or foreign.

         "Hazardous Substance" means each and every element, compound,  chemical
mixture,  contaminant,  pollutant  material,  waste or other  substance which is
defined, determined or identified as hazardous, flammable, harmful, corrosive or
toxic  under any  Environmental  Law or the  Release of which is  prohibited  or
restricted under any  Environmental  Law. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the term shall mean and include: "hazardous substances" as defined in
CERCLA  or  SARA,  each as  amended,  and  regulations  promulgated  thereunder;
"hazardous  waste" as defined in RCRA, as amended,  and regulations  promulgated
thereunder;   "hazardous   materials"  as  defined  in  HMTA,  as  amended,  and
regulations  promulgated  thereunder;  and  "chemical  substance  or mixture" as
defined in TSCA, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

         "Indebtedness" as applied to any Person, means all indebtedness of such
Person to any other Person for borrowed  money,  whether  current or funded,  or
secured or  unsecured  and all such  Indebtedness  of any other  Person which is
directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or which such Person has agreed
(contingently  or otherwise)  to purchase or otherwise  acquire or in respect of
which it has otherwise  assured  against loss, but not including the endorsement
of checks and similar instruments.

         "Knowledge  of the Seller" or "to the Seller's  knowledge" or "known to
Seller"  means and is  limited  to the  actual  knowledge  of one or more of the
following persons:

                         Name                   Title/Position

                  Joseph Mazza                President - Cedarapids
                  Robert Fiola                Vice President - Cedarapids
                  John Irvine                 Vice President - Cedarapids
                  Robert Legacy               Vice President - Cedarapids



                  Robert Lloyd                Vice President - Cedarapids
                  Jeff Elliott                Vice President - Cedarapids
                  Mark Hunt                   Director - Cedarapids
                  Paul Schulz                 Vice President - Cedarapids
                  George Mack                 Human Resources Manager -
                                              Cedarapids
                  Paul Bailey                 Director, New Business Planning -
                                              Raytheon Company
                  Molly Brown                 Environmental Attorney- Raytheon
                                              Company
                  Deborah Verga               Intellectual Property Attorney -
                                              Raytheon Company
                  Ron Sullivan                Manager of Benefits Planning -
                                              Raytheon Company

     "Material  Adverse  Effect"  means  any  material  adverse  effect  on  the
operations,  assets  or  financial  condition  of the  --------  -------  ------
Cedarapids Companies or the Cedarapids Business, in each case taken as a whole.

     "Permitted Encumbrances" means Encumbrances that (i) arise out of Taxes not
in default and payable  without  penalty or interest or the validity of which is
being  contested  in  good  faith  by  appropriate  proceedings  and  for  which
sufficient  reserves  are  established  on the  books  of  Cedarapids,  (ii) are
mechanics',  carriers',  workers',  repairmen's,  or other similar liens that do
not, individually and in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) in
connection with any agreement or instrument,  relate to restrictions on transfer
embodied in the terms of such agreement or instrument, (iv) represent the rights
of customers,  suppliers and  subcontractors  in the ordinary course of business
under contracts or under general principles of commercial law, (v) are listed in
Schedule 4.12 (other than those noted on Schedule 4.12 as being discharged prior
to Closing) or (vi) in the case of any of the Real  Property,  do not materially
adversely  effect  the value of the Real  Property  and do not  restrict  in any
material respect the Cedarapids Companies from operating the Cedarapids Business
as presently conducted at such Real Property.

     "Person" means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability
company, organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision
thereof or governmental agency.

     "Release"  means  any  spilling,   leaking,  pumping,  pouring,   emitting,
emptying,   discharging,   injecting,   storing,  escaping,  leaching,  dumping,
discarding, burying, abandoning, or disposing into the environment.


     "Senior Management" means Joseph Mazza,  Robert Fiola, John Irvine,  Robert
Legacy, Robert Lloyd, Jeff Elliott, Mark Hunt, Paul Schulz and George Mack.

     "Subsidiary"  With respect to any Person,  any  corporation  a majority (by
number of  votes) of the  outstanding  shares of any class or  classes  of which
shall at the time be owned by such Person or by a Subsidiary of such Person,  if
the  holders of the shares of such class or classes (a) are  ordinarily,  in the
absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of a majority of the
directors (or persons performing similar functions) of the issuer thereof,  even
though  the  right so to vote  has been  suspended  by the  happening  of such a
contingency,  or (b) are at the time entitled,  as such holders, to vote for the
election  of  a  majority  of  the  directors  (or  persons  performing  similar
functions) of the issuer thereof,  whether or not the right so to vote exists by
reason of the happening of a contingency.

     "Tax" Any federal,  state,  provincial,  local,  or foreign  income,  gross
receipts, franchise, estimated, alternative minimum, add-on minimum, sales, use,
transfer,  registration,  value added,  excise,  natural  resources,  severance,
stamp, occupation,  premium,  windfall profit,  environmental,  customs, duties,
real property,  personal property, capital stock, intangibles,  social security,
unemployment,  disability,  payroll, license, employee, or other tax or levy, of
any kind whatsoever,  including any interest,  penalties, or additions to tax in
respect of the foregoing, but excluding maintenance fees, annuities, or the like
which are payable in connection with the  maintenance of  intellectual  property
rights.

                                   Article 17

                                     General

         17.1  Survival  of   Representations   and  Warranties.   Each  of  the
representations and warranties of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement
shall survive the Closing,  and shall expire on December 31, 2000 in the case of
all  representations and warranties of the Seller other than those arising under
Sections 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 or 4.22,  and the second  anniversary of the Closing Date
in the case of the Seller's  representations  and  warranties  in Section  4.22,
except to the extent a written  notice  asserting a claim for breach of any such
representation  or warranty,  describing  the nature of the breach in reasonable
detail,  shall have been given  prior to such date to the party  which made such
representation or warranty, in which case such representation and warranty shall
survive, to the extent of such claim only, until such claim is resolved, whether
or not the amount of the damages or expenses resulting from such breach has been
finally  determined  at the time the notice is given.  The  representations  and
warranties  contained  in  Sections  4.3,  4.5  and  4.6  (and  in the  Seller's
certificate  delivered  pursuant to Sections 8.1 and 8.2 insofar as they pertain
to Sections  4.3, 4.5 and 4.6) and the  representations  and  warranties  of the
Buyer (and in the Buyer's certificate delivered pursuant to Sections 9.1 and 9.2
insofar as they pertain to such  representations  and warranties)  shall survive
the Closing until the  expiration of the applicable  statute of limitations  (as
extended  by the  application  of any tolling  principles).  The  covenants  and



agreements  contained  herein to be performed  or complied  with at or after the
Closing,   including,   without  limitation,  the  indemnification   obligations
contained in Article 12 and the Tax  Agreement,  shall survive the Closing until
the expiration of the applicable  statute of limitations  (without regard to the
application of any tolling principles), but subject in the case of Article 12 to
the time limitations set forth in Section 12.1(b).

     17.2. Expenses.  Each party shall pay its own expenses and costs incidental
to the preparation of this Agreement and to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.

     17.3.  Assigns.  This  Agreement  and the  agreements  attached as Exhibits
hereto may not be assigned in whole or in part by either  party  hereto  without
the prior written consent of the other party,  except that the Buyer may, at its
election,  assign this Agreement and the agreements  attached as Exhibits hereto
to (i) any direct or indirect  wholly owned  Subsidiary of the Buyer or (ii) its
lenders in connection  with the financing for the  transactions  contemplated by
this  Agreement,  so long as such assignee  shall execute a counterpart  of this
Agreement agreeing to be bound by the provisions hereof as "Buyer", and agreeing
to be jointly and severally  liable with the assignor and any other assignee for
all of the obligations of the assignor hereunder.  The Buyer will remain jointly
and severally  liable with any such assignee.  This  Agreement  shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective  heirs,
successors and permitted assigns.

     17.4.  Entire Agreement,  Etc. This Agreement  (including the Schedules and
Exhibits and the Confidentiality Agreement) contains the entire understanding of
the parties,  supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the
subject  matter hereof and shall not be amended  except by a written  instrument
hereafter  signed by each of the parties hereto.  EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE
4, SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES,  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT   LIMITATION   ANY   REPRESENTATION   OR   WARRANTY   WITH   RESPECT  TO
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE OF
THE CEDARAPIDS SHARES OR THE CEDARAPIDS BUSINESS.

     17.5.  Waiver of Certain  Damages.  EACH OF THE SELLER AND THE BUYER TO THE
FULLEST  EXTENT  PERMITTED BY LAW,  IRREVOCABLY  WAIVES ANY RIGHTS THAT THEY MAY
HAVE TO INCIDENTAL,  CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL  (INCLUDING  PUNITIVE OR MULTIPLE)
DAMAGES BASED UPON, OR ARISING OUT OF, THIS  AGREEMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,
COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS OF ANY OF THEM RELATING THERETO.

     17.6. Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed
to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent,  and no
rule of strict construction will be applied against any party.


     17.7.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the internal laws (excluding any choice-of-law rules
that would require the application of the laws of another  jurisdiction)  of the
State of New York.

     17.8.  Notices.  All notices,  requests,  payments,  instructions  or other
documents   to  be  given   hereunder   shall  be  in   writing  or  by  written
telecommunication,  and shall be deemed  to have  been duly  given if  delivered
personally or if mailed by certified  mail,  return receipt  requested,  postage
prepaid, or sent by written telecommunication, as follows:

         If to the Seller, to:

                  c/o Raytheon Company
                  141 Spring Street
                  Lexington, MA  02421

                  Attention:        General Counsel

         with a copy sent contemporaneously to:

                  John R. Utzschneider, Esq.
                  Bingham Dana LLP
                  150 Federal Street
                  Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                  Facsimile: (617) 951-8736

         If to the Buyer, to:

                  Terex Corporation
                  500 Post Road East
                  Westport, CT  06880
                  Attention:  General Counsel
                  Facsimile:  (203) 227-1647

     17.9.  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  by the  parties in
separate counterparts,  each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an
original,  but all such counterparts  shall together  constitute but one and the
same instrument.

     17.10. Section Headings. All enumerated  subdivisions of this Agreement are
herein  referred to as  "section" or  "subsection."  The headings of sections or
subsections  are for  reference  only and shall not limit or control the meaning
thereof.


     17.11. Public Statements or Releases. The parties hereto each agree that no
party to this Agreement  shall make,  issue or release any public  announcement,
statement or  acknowledgment  of the existence of, or reveal the status of, this
Agreement or the transactions  provided for herein,  without first obtaining the
consent of the other  party  hereto,  which  consent  shall not be  unreasonably
withheld.  Nothing  contained in this Section 17.11 shall prevent any party from
making  such  public  announcements  as such  party may  consider  necessary  or
desirable in order to satisfy such party's legal  obligations  (including  under
any applicable  securities  laws),  provided that such disclosing party shall to
the extent  practicable give prior notice to the other party of the contents of,
and requirement for, such disclosure.

     17.12. No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, is intended to confer on any Person,  other than the parties hereto and
other than as set forth in Section 11.2,  any rights,  remedies,  obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

     17.13.   Disclosure  in  Schedules.   The  Disclosure  Schedule  is  hereby
incorporated  into this  Agreement and made a part hereof.  For purposes of this
Agreement,  with respect to any matter that is clearly  disclosed in any portion
of the  Disclosure  Schedule  in  such a way as to  make  its  relevance  to the
information  called for by another Section of this Agreement  readily  apparent,
such matter shall be deemed to have been included in the Disclosure  Schedule in
response to such other Section,  notwithstanding the omission of any appropriate
cross-reference thereto.

     17.14.  Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY
TRIAL  WITH  RESPECT  TO ANY  ACTION  OR CLAIM  ARISING  OUT OF ANY  DISPUTE  IN
CONNECTION  WITH THIS  AGREEMENT,  ANY AGREEMENT,  CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT OR
INSTRUMENT  EXECUTED  IN  CONNECTION  HEREWITH,   OR  ANY  OF  THE  TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.






         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  duly  executed  this
Agreement  as an  instrument  under  seal  as of the day and  year  first  above
written.

                          RAYTHEON ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                          By:
                               Name:
                               Title:


                          TEREX CORPORATION


                          By:
                               Name:
                               Title: