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  of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
  Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>
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  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  Awards include grants to Cary T. Fu, Gayla J. Delly and Donald F. Adam of
  8,500, 6,000 and 4,000 Restricted Shares, respectively.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  Awards were granted under the Company&#146;s 2000 Stock Awards Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;)
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;23, 2001.
  Each Award may vest commencing on the second anniversary of the execution of
  the Award Agreements, with the number of Restricted Shares scheduled to be
  vested and earned on each vesting date on an annual basis over a four year
  period equal to:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&nbsp; 50% of the Restricted Shares on
  March&nbsp;17, 2010;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)&nbsp; 25% of the Restricted Shares on
  March&nbsp;17, 2011; and</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)&nbsp; 25% of the Restricted Shares on
  March&nbsp;17, 2012.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The vesting of each tranche of Restricted Shares
  for each Executive is subject to the continued employment of such Executive
  by the Company. A form of the Award Agreements, to also be used for future
  awards of Restricted Shares under the Plan, is filed herewith as
  Exhibit&nbsp;10.1.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item
  9.01.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="49%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.72%;"><a name="cells"></a>
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>

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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.06%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.82%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.84%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibits</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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  <td width="49%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.72%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:12.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;10.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.5%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Restricted Stock
  Agreement under the Benchmark Electronics,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock Awards Plan.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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  <td width="59" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="25" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="121" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="502" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="9" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="361" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="361" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.</font></p>

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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:51.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BENCHMARK
  ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:51.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.24%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated:
  March&nbsp;17, 2008</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:51.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  CARY T. FU</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.24%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:51.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cary
  T. Fu</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.24%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:51.12%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief
  Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
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  Plan.</font></h2>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">[FORM&nbsp;OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT]</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT UNDER</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC. 2000 STOCK AWARDS PLAN</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">dated as of [&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; ], between
Benchmark Electronics,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;),</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a Texas Corporation, and [ ].</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Restricted Stock Agreement (the &#147;Award
Agreement&#148;) sets forth the terms and conditions of an award of [&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; ]
shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, $0.10 par value (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;),
that are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and risks of forfeiture
and other terms and conditions specified herein (the &#147;Restricted Shares&#148;) and
that are granted to you under the Benchmark Electronics,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock
Awards Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THIS AWARD OF RESTRICTED SHARES IS SUBJECT TO
ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN AND THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION&nbsp;10
OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT.&#160; BY SIGNING YOUR
NAME BELOW, YOU WILL HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;1.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Plan.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; This award of Restricted Shares is made
pursuant to the Plan, all the terms of which are hereby incorporated in this
Award Agreement.&#160; In the event of any
conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Award Agreement,
the terms of this Award Agreement shall govern.&#160;
In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Award Agreement
and the terms of any individual employment agreement between you and the
Company or any of its Affiliates (an &#147;Employment Agreement&#148;), the terms of your
Employment Agreement will govern.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;2.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitions.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; Capitalized terms used in this Award
Agreement that are not defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings as
used or defined in the Plan.&#160; As used in
this Award Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:</font></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Business Day&#148;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> means a day
that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are
legally permitted to be closed in the City of New York.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Vesting Date</u>&#148; means the date on which
your rights with respect to all or a portion of the Restricted Shares subject
to this Award Agreement may become fully vested, and the restrictions with
respect to such Restricted Shares may lapse, as provided in Section&nbsp;3(a)&nbsp;of
this Award Agreement.</font></p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;3.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vesting and Delivery.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; (a)&nbsp; <u>Vesting.</u>&#160; On each Vesting Date set forth below, your
rights with respect to the number of Restricted Shares subject to this Award
Agreement that correspond to such Vesting Date, as specified in the chart
below, shall become vested, and the restrictions set forth in this Award
Agreement with respect to such Restricted Shares shall lapse, provided that you
must be employed by the Company or an Affiliate on the relevant Vesting Date in
order for your rights with respect </font></h1>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to the applicable portion of the Restricted Shares to become vested and
the applicable restrictions to lapse, except as otherwise determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion or as otherwise provided in your Employment
Agreement.</font></h1>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp; <u>Delivery of Restricted Shares.</u>&#160; On or following the date of this Award
Agreement, the Restricted Shares awarded to you pursuant to this Award
Agreement shall be registered in your name and deposited into an account in
book-entry format with [Company&#146;s Transfer Agent], and shall be held in the
account subject to the transfer restrictions described in this Award Agreement
and the Plan until such time, if any, as your rights with respect to such
Restricted Shares become vested.&#160; Upon
the vesting of your rights with respect to such Restricted Shares, the
restrictions related to this account shall lapse in accordance with Section&nbsp;3(a)&nbsp;of
this Agreement.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;4.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Forfeiture of Restricted
Shares.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; Unless the Committee determines
otherwise, and except as otherwise provided in your Employment Agreement, if
your rights with respect to any Restricted Shares awarded to you pursuant to
this Award Agreement have not become vested prior to the date on which your
employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates for any reason other
than a Change of Control, your rights with respect to such Restricted Shares
shall immediately terminate, and you will be entitled to no further payments or
benefits with respect thereto.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;5.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Voting Rights; Dividend
Equivalents.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; Prior to the
date on which your rights with respect to a Restricted Share have become
vested, and the restrictions set forth in this Award Agreement with respect to
such Restricted Share have lapsed, you shall be entitled to exercise voting
rights with respect to such Restricted Share and shall be entitled to receive
dividends or other distributions with respect thereto; <u>provided</u> that any
such dividends or distributions paid in shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock
shall constitute Restricted Shares and be subject to all of the same
restrictions as the Restricted Shares with respect to which they were paid.</font></h1>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;6.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Transferability of
Restricted Shares.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; Unless otherwise
provided by the Committee in its discretion, Restricted Shares may not be sold,
assigned, alienated, transferred, pledged, attached or otherwise encumbered
except as provided in Paragraph XIV(e)&nbsp;of the Plan.&#160; Any purported sale, assignment, alienation,
transfer, </font></h1>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">pledge, attachment or other encumbrance of a Restricted Share in
violation of the provisions of this Section&nbsp;6 and Paragraph&nbsp;XIV(e)&nbsp;of
the Plan shall be void.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;7.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Withholding, Consents and
Legends.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; (a)&nbsp; <u>Withholding.</u>&#160; The delivery of share certificates pursuant
to Section&nbsp;3(b)&nbsp;of this Award Agreement is conditioned on
satisfaction of any applicable withholding taxes in accordance with
Paragraph&nbsp;XIV(c)&nbsp;of the Plan; provided that you may elect to satisfy
any applicable withholding taxes (i)&nbsp;by having the Company retain share
certificates that you would have otherwise received upon vesting of your rights
with respect to such Restricted Shares or (ii)&nbsp;by delivery to the Company
of shares of Common Stock that you then own, in each case that have an
aggregate Fair Market Value (valued as of the day immediately prior to the date
of delivery of such share certificates) equal to the amount of such withholding
taxes.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consents.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; Your rights in respect of the Restricted
Shares are conditioned on the receipt to the full satisfaction of the Committee
of any required consents that the Committee may determine to be necessary or
advisable (including, without limitation, your consenting to the Company&#146;s
supplying to any third-party recordkeeper of the Plan such personal information
as the Committee deems advisable to administer the Plan).</font></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&nbsp; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Legends.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The Company may affix to certificates for the
Restricted Shares issued pursuant to this Award Agreement any legend that the
Committee determines to be necessary or advisable (including to reflect any
restrictions to which you may be subject under any applicable securities
laws).&#160; The Company may advise the applicable
transfer agent to place a stop order against any legended Restricted Shares.</font></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;8.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Successors and Assigns of
the Company.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The terms
and conditions of this Award Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to
the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;9.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Committee Discretion.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The Committee shall have full and plenary
discretion with respect to any actions to be taken or determinations to be made
in connection with this Award Agreement, and its determinations shall be final,
binding and conclusive.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;10.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dispute Resolution.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; (a)&nbsp; <u>Jurisdiction and Venue.</u>&#160; Notwithstanding any provision in your
Employment Agreement, you and the Company hereby irrevocably submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of (i)&nbsp;the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas and (ii)&nbsp;the courts of the State of Texas for
the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Award
Agreement or the Plan.&#160; You and the
Company agree to commence any such action, suit or proceeding either in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas or, if such action,
suit or other proceeding may not be brought in such court for jurisdictional
reasons, in the courts of the State of Texas.&#160;
You and the Company further agree that service of any process, summons,
notice or document by U.S. registered mail to the applicable address set forth
in Section&nbsp;11 of this Award Agreement shall be effective </font></h1>

<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in Texas with
respect to any matters to which you have submitted to jurisdiction in this Section&nbsp;10(a).&#160; You and the Company irrevocably and
unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit
or proceeding arising out of this Award Agreement or the Plan in (A)&nbsp;the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas or (B)&nbsp;the
courts of the State of Texas, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and
unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that
any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an inconvenient forum.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Waiver of Jury Trial.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; You and the Company hereby waive, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right either of you may have to
a trial by jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out
of, under or in connection with this Award Agreement or the Plan.</font></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&nbsp; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Confidentiality.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; You hereby agree to keep confidential the
existence of, and any information concerning, a dispute described in this Section&nbsp;10,
except that you may disclose information concerning such dispute to the court
that is considering such dispute or to your legal counsel (provided that such
counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to
the prosecution or defense of the dispute).</font></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;11.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notice.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; All notices, requests, demands and other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Award
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered by hand or overnight courier or three Business Days after they have
been mailed by U.S. registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed to the other party as set forth below:</font></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="93%" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:.5in;width:93.0%;">
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  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If
  to the Company:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:80.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Benchmark
  Electronics,&nbsp;Inc. </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3000
  Technology Drive </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Angleton,
  Texas 77515 </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attention:
  Legal Dept.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:80.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If to you:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:80.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Your address on file with
  the Company.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
parties may change the address to which notices under this Award Agreement
shall be sent by providing written notice to the other in the manner specified
above.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;12.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Headings.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; Headings are given to the Sections and
subsections of this Award Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate
reference.&#160; Such headings shall not be
deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of
this Award Agreement or any provision hereof.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;13.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment of this Award
Agreement.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The
Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or
alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate this Award Agreement
prospectively or retroactively; </font></h1>

<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">

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<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">provided</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, <u>however</u>, that any such waiver, amendment,
alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancelation or termination that would
materially and adversely impair your rights under this Award Agreement shall
not to that extent be effective without your consent (it being understood,
notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, that this Award Agreement and the
Restricted Shares shall be subject to the provisions of Paragraph&nbsp;XII of
the Plan).</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;14.&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Counterparts.</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; This Award Agreement may be signed in
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if
the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly
executed this Award Agreement as of the date first written above.</font></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">BENCHMARK
  ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">by</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ],</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="68%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:68.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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