Execution Copy

Exhibit 10.1

THIRD AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of
September 13, 2013 (this “Third Amendment”) is made by and among GSI Group
Corporation, a Michigan corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), NDS Surgical Imaging,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NDS” and, together with the Lead
Borrower, the “Borrowers” and each a “Borrower”), GSI Group Inc., a company
continued and existing under the laws of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada
(“Holdings”), each of the other Guarantors party hereto, each lender party
hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”), Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that
certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 27, 2012 (as
amended pursuant to that certain Consent and First Amendment to Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 14, 2013, that certain Joinder and
Amendment Agreement dated as of February 1, 2013 and that certain Second
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 2013,
the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make
certain financial accommodations to the Borrowers. The Borrowers, the Lenders
and Administrative Agent wish to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects,
all on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties signatory hereto agree
as follows:

1. Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in this Third Amendment, terms
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent specified in Section 3 below, the undersigned Lenders hereby agree
that, effective as of the date hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as
follows:

(a) The definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement shall be amended by deleting “June 30, 2013” from clause (x)(I)
thereof and inserting “March 31, 2014” in its stead, so that the entire
definition of Consolidated EBITDA reads as follows:

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for any
Measurement Period plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating
such Consolidated Net Income with respect to such period: (i) Consolidated
Interest Charges and, to the extent not reflected in such Consolidated Interest
Charges, (A) fees, expenses and charges incurred in respect of financing
activities (including commissions, discounts

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and closing fees) during such period and (B) payments made in respect of Swap
Contracts permitted hereunder entered into for the purpose of hedging interest
rate risk during such period; (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and
foreign income and other similar taxes for such period, including all taxes
reported as “income taxes” on Holding’s consolidated financial statements for
such period; (iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period;
(iv) unusual or non-recurring charges, including (x) restructuring charges from
ongoing operations and divestitures (I) in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000
in the aggregate during any Measurement Period from the Restatement Date through
March 31, 2014 and (II) in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate
during any Measurement Period thereafter, and (y) restructuring charges, fees,
expenses and charges incurred in respect of acquisitions, equity issuances,
indebtedness and investments (whether or not consummated), for which consent
from Lenders is not otherwise required under the terms of this Agreement, in an
amount not to exceed $7,500,000 in the aggregate during any Measurement Period;
(v) Non-Cash Charges minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in
determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (i) non-cash income or
gains, all as determined in accordance with GAAP and (ii) earnings from equity
method investments less the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by
such Person during such Measurement Period to Holdings or a Subsidiary as
dividend or other distribution.

(b) Section 2.15(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting
“$50,000,000” therefrom and inserting “$100,000,000” in its stead, so that the
entire section 2.15(a) reads as follows:

Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the
Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Revolving Credit Lenders),
the Borrowers may from time to time, request an increase in the Revolving Credit
Facility by an amount (for all such requests, when aggregated with any increases
under Section 2.16) not exceeding $100,000,000; provided that any such request
for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000. At the time of
sending such notice, the Borrowers (in consultation with the Administrative
Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Revolving Credit Lender
is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days
from the date of delivery of such notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders).

(c) Section 2.16(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting
“$50,000,000” therefrom and inserting “$100,000,000” in its stead, so that the
entire section 2.16(a) reads as follows:

Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the
Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Term Lenders), the
Borrowers may from time to time, request an increase in the Term Loans or a new
tranche of Term Loans (an (“Incremental Tranche”) by an amount (for all such
requests, when aggregated with any increases under Section 2.15) not exceeding
$100,000,000; provided that any such request for an increase shall be in a
minimum amount of $5,000,000. At the time of the Lead Borrower sending such

 

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notice, the Lead Borrower, on behalf of the Borrowers (in consultation with the
Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Term
Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten
Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Term Lenders).

3. Conditions Precedent. The amendments to the Credit Agreement set forth in
Section 2 hereof shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a) the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a counterpart
of this Third Amendment executed by the Borrowers and each other Loan Party;

(b) the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have indicated their
consent and agreement by executing this Third Amendment;

(c) the representations and warranties made by each Loan Party in Section 4
hereof are true and correct as of the date hereof; and

(d) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

4. Representations and Warranties.

The Borrowers and the other Loan Parties each represents and warrants to the
Lenders that the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in
Article V of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are
contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith
or therewith, are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof,
other than any representation and warranty that is qualified as to
“materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and
correct in all respects on the date hereof; provided that (a) to the extent that
such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in
which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (b) the
representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) of the
Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements
furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement,
respectively and (c) each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”
or the “Credit Agreement” or the like shall include reference to this Third
Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

5. Effect on Loan Documents. The Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the
other Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance
with their terms and hereby are ratified and confirmed in all respects. Except
as expressly set forth herein the execution, delivery, and performance of this
Third Amendment shall not operate as a waiver or an amendment of any right,
power, or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, as in effect prior to the date hereof.
Each of the Loan Parties hereby ratifies and confirms in all respects all of its
obligations under the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other Loan
Documents to which it is a party.

6. No Novation; Entire Agreement. This Third Amendment evidences solely the
amendment of the terms and provisions of the obligations of the Borrowers and
the other Loan Parties under the Loan Documents and is not a novation or
discharge thereof. There are no other understandings, express or implied, among
the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
regarding the subject matter hereof or thereof.

 

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7. Choice of Law. This Third Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

8. Counterparts; Facsimile Execution. This Third Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties and separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and
all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Third Amendment
by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Third Amendment.

9. Construction. This Third Amendment is a Loan Document. This Third Amendment
and the Credit Agreement shall be construed collectively and in the event that
any term, provision or condition of any of such documents is inconsistent with
or contradictory to any term, provision or condition of any other such document,
the terms, provisions and conditions of this Third Amendment shall supersede and
control the terms, provisions and conditions of the Credit Agreement. Upon and
after the effectiveness of this Third Amendment, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “herein”, “hereof” or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan
Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “therein”, “thereof” or words
of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference
to the Credit Agreement as modified and amended hereby.

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

 

LEAD BORROWER: GSI GROUP CORPORATION By:  

/s/ Robert Buckley

Name:   Robert Buckley Title:   Chief Financial Officer

HOLDINGS:

GSI GROUP INC.

By:  

/s/ Robert Buckley

Name:   Robert Buckley Title:   Chief Financial Officer

GUARANTORS:

EXCEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

MICROE SYSTEMS CORP.

MES INTERNATIONAL INC.

By:  

/s/ Robert Buckley

Name:   Robert Buckley Title:   Secretary

CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONTINUUM ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC.

PHOTO RESEARCH, INC.

QUANTRONIX CORPORATION

SYNRAD, INC.

By:  

/s/ Robert Buckley

Name:   Robert Buckley Title:   Assistant Secretary GSI GROUP LIMITED By:  

/s/ Robert Buckley

Name:   Robert Buckley Title:   Director

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BORROWER:

NDS SURGICAL IMAGING, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Robert Buckley

Name:

 

Robert Buckley

Title:

 

President

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as

Administrative Agent

By:

 

/s/ Angela Larkin

Name:

 

Angela Larkin

Title:

 

Assistant Vice President

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender

By:

 

/s/ John F. Lynch

Name:

 

John F. Lynch

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

 

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SILICON VALLEY BANK

By:

 

/s/ Michael Shuhy

Name:

 

Michael Shuhy

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

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HSBC BANK USA N.A.

By:

 

/s/ KerryAnne O’Callaghan

Name:

 

KerryAnne O’Callaghan

Title:

 

Senior Assistant Vice President

 

 

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TD BANK, N.A.

By:

 

/s/ Amy LeBlanc Hackett

Name:

 

Amy LeBlanc Hackett

Title:

 

SVP

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

By:

 

/s/ D. Scott Farquhar

Name:

 

D. Scott Farquhar

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

 

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BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.

By:

 

/s/ Jed Hall

Name:

 

Jed Hall

Title:

 

Managing Director

 

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