Exhibit 10.12(a)

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT,
dated as of December 17, 2009 (this “Amendment”), is by and among MANITOWOC
FUNDING, LLC, as Seller, THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC., as Servicer, HANNOVER
FUNDING COMPANY LLC, as Purchaser, and NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, as
Agent.

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to that certain Amended and Restated
Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith and pursuant to that certain Joinder Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, Cleveland Range, LLC (“Cleveland”), a Delaware
limited liability company, is becoming party to the Purchase and Sale Agreement,
as an Originator thereunder (the “Cleveland Joinder”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith and pursuant to that certain Joinder Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, The Delfield Company LLC (“Delfield”), a Delaware
limited liability company, is becoming party to the Purchase and Sale Agreement,
as an Originator thereunder (the “Delfield Joinder” and together with the
Cleveland Joinder, collectively, the “Joinder Agreements”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith the Seller, the Servicer, the Agent, the
Purchaser and Wachovia Bank, National Association are amending the Deposit
Account Control Agreement,  dated as of September 28, 2009 (the “Wachovia
Amendment”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the parties hereto are entering into a Second
Amended and Restated Fee Letter (the “A&R Fee Letter”); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                        Definitions.  Capitalized terms defined in the
Agreement and used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.                        Amendments.  The Agreement is hereby amended
as follows:

 

(a)                                 The definition of “Intercreditor Agreement”
set forth in Exhibit I to the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the
following:

 

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“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Intercreditor
Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2009, among Manitowoc, the Originators, the
Seller, the Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

(b)                                 The definition of “Loss Horizon” set forth
in Exhibit I to the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

“Loss Horizon” means the number four (4).

 

(c)                                  Clause (o) of Exhibit V to the Agreement is
replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

(o)                                 [Reserved]; or

 

(d)                                 Schedule  II to the Agreement is replaced in
its entirety with new Schedule II attached hereto.

 

SECTION 3.                        Representations and Warranties.  On the date
hereof, each of the Seller and Manitowoc hereby represents and warrants (as to
itself) to the Purchaser and the Agent as follows:

 

(a)                                 after giving effect to this Amendment, no
event or condition has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a
Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event;

 

(b)                                 after giving effect to this Amendment, the
representations and warranties of such Person set forth in the Agreement and
each other Transaction Document are true and correct as of the date hereof, as
though made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations
and warranties relate solely to an earlier date and then as of such earlier
date); and

 

(c)                                  this Amendment constitutes the valid and
binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance
with its terms.

 

SECTION 4.                        Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be
effective, as of the date hereof, upon receipt by the Agent of the following (in
each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent):

 

(a)                                 counterparts of this Amendment duly executed
by each of the parties hereto;

 

(b)                                 counterparts of the Cleveland Joinder, the
Delfield Joinder, the A&R Fee Letter, the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in
Section 2(a) above), and the Wachovia Amendment, in each case, duly executed by
each of the parties thereto;

 

(c)                                  an executed copy of a letter from JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. to Manitowoc confirming that the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents constitute a “Permitted Securitization” under the
Credit Agreement; and

 

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(d)                                 opinions of counsel to the Seller and each
Originator regarding certain corporate, enforceability, security interests and
bankruptcy matters in form and substance acceptable to the Agent and customary
for transactions similar to those contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

SECTION 5.                        Miscellaneous.  The Agreement, as amended
hereby, remains in full force and effect.  Any reference to the Agreement from
and after the date hereof shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement as amended
hereby, unless otherwise expressly stated.  This Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which then taken together shall constitute one and the same
Amendment.  This Amendment may be executed by facsimile or delivery of a “.pdf”
copy of an executed counterpart hereof.  This Amendment shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York
(including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the
State of New York, but without regard to any other conflict of laws provisions
thereof) and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties under this
Amendment shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed, as of the date first above written.

 

 

MANITOWOC FUNDING, LLC, as Seller

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement

 

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THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC., as Servicer

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement

 

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NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, as Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement

 

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HANNOVER FUNDING COMPANY LLC, as Purchaser

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement

 

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SCHEDULE II
LOCK-BOX BANKS, LOCK-BOX ACCOUNTS, LOCK-BOXES AND POST OFFICE BOXES

 

Lock-Box Bank

 

Lock-Box Accounts

 

Lock-Boxes or 
Post Office Boxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Northern Trust Company

 

30142765

 

93501

 

 

 

34496768

 

96365

 

 

 

30296768

 

92545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company

 

368636

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wachovia Bank, National Association

 

2090002602825

 

951613

 

 

 

2090002602799

 

951679

 

 

 

2090002602799

 

932445

 

 

 

2090002602757

 

53288

 

 

 

2090002602757

 

932442

 

 

 

2090002602731

 

79242

 

 

 

2090002602731

 

53268

 

 

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