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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>SCHEDULE TO<BR>
(Rule&nbsp;13e-4)<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Tender Offer Statement Under Section&nbsp;14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)<BR>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Amendment No.&nbsp;1  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>RCM TECHNOLOGIES,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person (Offeror)) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Certain Outstanding Options to Purchase RCM Technologies,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
Common Stock, Par Value $0.05 Per Share<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Title of Class of Securities) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>749360400<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities of Underlying Options to Purchase Common Stock) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Leon Kopyt<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
RCM Technologies,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350<BR>
Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109-4613<BR>
(856)&nbsp;486-1777<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and<BR>
communications on behalf of filing person) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Copy
to:<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Richard A. Silfen, Esq.<BR>
Morgan, Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Bockius LLP<BR>
1701 Market Street<BR>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2921<BR>
(215)&nbsp;963-5000  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> CALCULATION OF FILING FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$5,228,630.97</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$423</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Calculated
solely for purposes of determining the filing fee. This amount assumes that options to purchase 1,328,273 shares of common stock of RCM Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. will be
exchanged for (i)&nbsp;607,945 shares of common stock of RCM Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. having an aggregate value of $3,130,916.75 (based on the September&nbsp;26, 2003 closing price per share) and
(ii)&nbsp;cash consideration of $2,097,714.22. The aggregate value of such options was calculated based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The amount of the filing fee, calculated in
accordance with Rules&nbsp;0-11(b) and 0-11(a)(4) and Section&nbsp;13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $80.90 for each $1&nbsp;million of the
value of the transaction.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>**</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
paid. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT> Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which
the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="68%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Not applicable.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="30%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Form or Registration No.:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="68%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Not applicable.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="30%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Filing party:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="68%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Not applicable.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="30%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Date filed:</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT> Check box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Check
the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT>
third party tender offer subject to Rule&nbsp;14d-1. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#253;</FONT>
issuer tender offer subject to Rule&nbsp;13e-4. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT>
going-private transaction subject to Rule&nbsp;13e-3. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT>
amendment to Schedule&nbsp;13D under Rule&nbsp;13d-2. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Check
the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: <FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#253;</FONT> </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Introductory Statement    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;30,
2003, is the final amendment to the Schedule TO relating to our offer to exchange certain options for shares of our common stock and cash consideration. This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 reports the results
of the offer and amends and supplements the Schedule TO. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
responses to the items of the Schedule TO are hereby amended and supplemented as follows: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item 4(a) of the Schedule TO is hereby amended to add the following sentences: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
offer expired at 5:00&nbsp;p.m., Eastern time, on Thursday, November&nbsp;13, 2003. Subject to the terms and conditions of the offer, RCM Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. accepted for
cancellation options to purchase approximately 1,327,973 shares of its common stock and will promptly (i)&nbsp;issue 607,777 shares of its common stock and (ii)&nbsp;pay approximately $2,565,427
of cash consideration in exchange therefor. The options accepted for cancellation represent approximately 99.98% of the shares of common stock underlying all old option grants eligible to be
exchanged. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 12. Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Tender Offer
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<TD WIDTH="39%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Date: November 13, 2003</FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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STANTON REMER</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stanton Remer<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>TEXT OF E-MAIL TO EXCHANGE OFFER PARTICIPANTS:  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At 5:00&nbsp;p.m., Eastern time, on Thursday, November&nbsp;13, 2003, the exchange offer for stock options expired. As a participant in the RCM
Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. exchange offer who held eligible options, you will promptly receive (a)&nbsp;a Share Award Agreement evidencing the common stock award to which you are entitled under the
terms of the exchange offer and (b)&nbsp;the cash consideration to which you are entitled under the terms of the exchange offer. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
you have any questions regarding the RCM Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. exchange offer, please call Gini DiBartolomeo at (856)&nbsp;486-1777 ext. 131. </FONT></P>

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