THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.1
THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT, dated as of the 20th day of September, 2006, to that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Facility Agreement dated as of July 12, 2005, as amended by a First Amendment to
Credit Facility Agreement dated as of February 24, 2006 and a Second Amendment to Credit Facility
Agreement dated as of June 14, 2006 (as so amended, the “Agreement”), between BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., a national banking association and successor by merger to Fleet National Bank, having an
office at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the “Bank”), and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ CORPORATION, a
corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware with offices at ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the “Borrower”).
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Agreement Ratified. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement is in all
respects ratified and confirmed, and all of the terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be
and remain in full force and effect, and this Amendment and all of its terms, provisions and
conditions shall be deemed to be a part of the Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and
not defined shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.
2. Definition Added. The following new definition shall be added to the
Agreement:
“Bank Guarantee” shall mean a Bank Guarantee issued by the Bank’s Shanghai, China
branch as described in Article 3 of this Agreement.
3. Section 2.1. Section 2.1 of the Agreement shall be amended as follows:
2.1 Revolving Line. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Bank hereby establishes for the benefit of the Borrower a revolving line of credit in the
maximum principal amount of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) outstanding at any one
time. The availability under the Revolving Line shall be used to meet the Borrower’s letter
of credit and working capital requirements, and the bank guarantee requirements of the
Borrower’s Chinese subsidiary, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Vacuum and Heat Transfer Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
(“Graham China”). Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay,
and reborrow under the Revolving Line so long as the aggregate principal amount outstanding
at any time, plus (a) the undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit, (b) the outstanding
amounts of all Bank Guarantees, and (c) the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans,
does not exceed $20,000,000.00.
4. Article 3 of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3 — LETTERS OF CREDIT AND BANK GUARANTEES
3.1 Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Bank agrees that it will make Letters of Credit available
for the account of the Borrower and will cause its Shanghai, China branch to make Bank
Guarantees available for the account of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China in an aggregate amount not
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exceeding the lesser of (a) Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($12,500,000), and (b) the availability under the Revolving Line. The Borrower agrees that
it will guarantee to the Bank all obligations of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China pursuant to the Bank
Guarantees. Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees will be made promptly available for the
Borrower’s or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China’s work in process (to support customer progress payments) or as
otherwise requested by Borrower or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China for general business purposes. The undrawn
amount/amount outstanding under all Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees shall reduce the
amount available for advances under the Revolving Line at 100% of the undrawn amount of each
Letter of Credit and 105% of the outstanding amount of each Bank Guarantee. Bank Guarantees
will be issued in RMB and, for purposes of the preceding sentence, the Bank will revalue the
outstanding amount of Bank Guarantees from time to time at its discretion. If as a result
of currency fluctuations the value in US Dollars of outstanding Bank Guarantees has
increased by more than 5%, the amount available under the Revolving Credit shall be
correspondingly reduced by the amount of the excess. The Letters of Credit and Bank
Guarantees shall be in form satisfactory to the Bank and will be for a term of up to three
(3) years from the date of issuance, except that Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees in
the aggregate face amount of up to $7,500,000.00 may have maturities of up to five (5) years
from the date of issuance and may extend for up to five (5) years beyond the Revolving
Credit Termination Date. The total undrawn/outstanding amount of all Letters of Credit and
Bank Guarantees issued for both the Borrower and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China may never exceed
$12,500,000.00, with initial sublimits of $11,000,000.00 in Letters of Credit for the
Borrower and $1,500,000.00 in Bank Guarantees for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China. The Bank agrees that it
will, from time to time revise this allocation on the basis of the Borrower’s and ▇▇▇▇▇▇
China’s respective needs, but subject always to the approval of the Bank.
3.2 Commissions. The Borrower or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China, as the case may be, will pay
commissions to the Bank on the date of issuance of each Letter of Credit and Bank Guarantee
and on each anniversary date thereafter if the Letter of Credit or Bank Guarantee is renewed
or has a maturity in excess of one year from the date of issuance, at the per annum rate of
one and one-quarter of one percent (1.25%) of the undrawn amount thereof for Standby Letters
of Credit and for Bank Guarantees, and one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the undrawn
amount thereof for Documentary Letters of Credit. Commissions on Letters of Credit and Bank
Guarantees having maturities of less than one year remaining shall be charged ratably. In
addition, the Borrower or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China, as the case may be, will pay to the Bank a $150
administrative fee for each Letter of Credit and Bank Guarantee issued pursuant to this
Agreement.
3.3 Reimbursement. The Borrower or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China, as the case may be, will
execute a Reimbursement Agreement that is satisfactory to the Bank, documenting its
Obligations with respect to each of the Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees issued for its
account. Among other items, the Reimbursement Agreement will require immediate
reimbursement to the Bank for all amounts drawn under the Letters of Credit and Bank
Guarantees, and outstanding drawn amounts not so reimbursed may, at the discretion of the
Bank, be treated as advances under the Revolving Line.
All payments shall be made by Borrower or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ China to Bank at the address for Bank first
shown above in this Agreement or such other place as Bank may from time to
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time specify in writing in lawful currency of the United States of America in immediately
available funds, without counterclaim or setoff and free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for, any taxes or other payments. The Borrower agrees that it will be
responsible for any foreign exchange or conversion costs related to converting RMB to United
States Dollars for any drawings under Bank Guarantees, and such costs shall be added to
amounts outstanding under the Revolving Line.
5. Section 10.3. Section 10.3 of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
10.3 Contingent Liabilities. (i) assume, guarantee, endorse, contingently agree
to purchase, or otherwise become liable in any manner upon obligations in the aggregate
exceeding $150,000 at any time during the term of this Agreement, contingent or otherwise,
whether funded or current except for endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit,
collection, or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business and except for
guarantees in favor of the Bank, (ii) guarantee the dividends of any Person, or (iii) become
the general partner in any partnership.
6. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower confirms the accuracy of and remakes
as of the date hereof all of its representations, warranties contained in the Agreement. The
Borrower further represents and warrants to the Bank that all necessary action on the part of the
Borrower relating to authorization of the execution and delivery of this Amendment, and the
performance of the Obligations of the Borrower thereunder has been taken. This Amendment
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with
its terms. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Amendment, and the performance by the
Borrower of the Amendment, will not violate any provision of law or the Borrower’s Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws or organizational or other documents or agreements. The execution,
delivery and performance of the Amendment, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby will not violate, be in conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under
any agreement to which the Borrower is a party or by which any of its properties is bound, or any
order, writ, injunction, or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, and will not
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties.
7. No Events of Default. The Borrower confirms that as of the date hereof, there
exists no condition or event that constitutes (or that would after expiration of applicable grace
or cure periods constitute) an Event of Default as described in Article 14 of the Agreement.
8. No Offsets. As of the date hereof, the Borrower has no defenses, offsets, claims or
counterclaims with respect to its obligations arising under the Agreement or this Amendment and all
related documents and instruments.
9. Governing Law. This Amendment, together with all of the rights and obligations of
the parties hereto, shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York, excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment on the date first above written.
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| BANK OF AMERICA, ▇.▇. | ▇▇▇▇▇▇ CORPORATION | |||||||
By:
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/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇’▇▇▇▇▇ | By: | /s/▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||
Title:
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇’▇▇▇▇▇ Vice President |
Title: | ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Vice President |
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