Amendment #6 to Credit Agreement



 EXHIBIT 10.1 
  
 EXECUTION COUNTERPART 
  
 AMENDMENT NO. 6 
  
 AMENDMENT NO. 6 (this “Amendment No. 6”) dated as of November 22, 2002 to the Credit Agreement referred to below, between CHART INDUSTRIES, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”); the Subsidiary of the Borrower identified under the caption “SUBSIDIARY BORROWER” on the signature pages hereto (the “Subsidiary Borrower”); each of the Subsidiaries
of the Borrower identified under the caption “SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto (individually, a “Subsidiary Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with
the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrower, the “Obligors”); each of the lenders that is a signatory hereto (individually, a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”); and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). 
  
 The Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, each of the lenders that is a signatory thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of April 12,
1999 (as heretofore modified and supplemented and in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 6, the “Credit Agreement”), providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for loans and other
extensions of credit to be made by said lenders to the Borrower in an aggregate principal or face amount as specified therein. The Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent wish to amend
the Credit Agreement in certain respects, and accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
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1.    Definitions.    Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 6, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein. 
  

Section 2.    Amendments.    Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section 4, but
effective as of the date hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows: 
  
 2.01.    References in the Credit Agreement (including references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) to “this Agreement” (and indirect references such as “hereunder”,
“hereby”, “herein” and “hereof”) shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 
  
 2.02.    The definition of “Restructuring Charges” contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference in such definition to “$10,000,000” and
replacing it with “$14,000,000”. 
  
 2.03.    Section 7.03(b) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended by (x) deleting the “and” after clause (iv) thereof, (y) renumbering clause (v) as clause (vi) and (z) adding a new clause (v) to read in its entirety as follows: 

 
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 “(v)  the closure and/or conveyance or
sale by the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries of the assets of its engineering and manufacturing facility located in Wolverhampton, England (including the stock of any Subsidiary which is solely holding such assets); provided that in the event
of any proposed conveyance or sale, (i) the price of any assets to be conveyed or sold shall be approved by the Required Lenders prior to such conveyance or sale and (ii) the proceeds from any such conveyance or sale are used to prepay the Loans to
the extent required by Section 2.10(b)(v); and” 
  
 Section 3.    Representations and
Warranties.    The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and complete on the date hereof as if made on and as of
the date hereof and as if each reference in said Article IV to “this Agreement” included reference to this Amendment No. 6 and (b) immediately before and after giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment No. 6,
no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. 
  
 Section 4.    Conditions
Precedent.    The amendments set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment No. 6 shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon the execution of this Amendment No. 6 by each of the Obligors and each of the Lenders and the
delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent. 
  
 Section 5.    Limited Waiver; Reservation of
Rights.    Except as herein provided, the Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of, or any agreement to provide a waiver of, any existing or future
Default. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders reserve all of its or their rights, powers, privileges and remedies under or in respect of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise in connection with the obligations owing by the Obligors thereunder, and all collateral security and/or guarantees therefor, all of which are expressly reserved. This Amendment No. 6 shall not be deemed or
otherwise construed: to be a commitment or any other undertaking or expression of any willingness to engage in any further discussion with the Borrower or any other person, firm or corporation with respect to any waiver, amendment, modification or
any other change to the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any rights or remedies arising in favor of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, or any of them, under or with respect to any such documents; or to be a waiver of, or
consent to or a modification or amendment of, any other term or condition of any other agreement by and among the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, on the other hand. Neither the requirements of good faith
and fair dealing nor any other theory, concept or argument shall require any Lender to impart upon the Borrower any further or greater benefits; to suffer any prejudice or impairment of any kind whatsoever; or to tolerate any noncompliance with this
Amendment No. 6 and the Credit Documents, because each Lender has bargained for and given valuable consideration for this Amendment No. 6 and the Credit Documents and its creation of express, explicit and objective limits of what benefits each
Lender is willing to provide to the Borrower, and what, in return, the Borrower is required to provide to each Lender. This Amendment No. 6 and the Credit Documents provide a clear statement of each Lender’s requirements and obligations and
creates an agreed upon standard of performance upon which each Lender is entitled to rely in 
  
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 exercising and enforcing its respective remedies under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents. 
  
 Section 6.    Ratification of Obligations, Etc.    By
its execution of this Amendment No. 6, each of the Obligors (a) ratifies and reaffirms in all respects its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party, and confirms that each such agreement to which
it is a party is valid and enforceable against such Obligor and (b) agrees that there are no oral agreements or understandings among such Obligor and the Administrative Agent or any Lender relating to this Amendment No. 6, the Credit Agreement or
any other Credit Document. 
  
 Section 7.    Acknowledgment and
Release.    (a)  Each of the Obligors acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has at any time directed or participated in any aspect of the management of the Obligors or any of their
respective Affiliates or the conduct of the businesses of the Obligors, or any of their respective Affiliates, and the Obligors, and any of their respective Affiliates, have made all of their respective business decisions independently of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment No. 6 or the Credit Agreement, or any other contract or instrument between the Obligors, or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, or any of them, on the other hand: (i) the relationship between the Administrative Agent or any Lender, on the one hand, and each of the Obligors, or any of their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, shall
be limited to the relationship of a lender to a borrower in a commercial loan transaction; (ii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender is or shall be construed as a partner, joint venturer, alter-ego, manager, controlling person or other
business associate or participant of any kind of the Obligors, or any of their respective Affiliates (or any other Person), and neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender intends to assume any such status at any time; and (iii) neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be deemed responsible for (or a participant in) any acts, omissions or decisions of the Obligors, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Lender or, in the case of Lenders, the Administrative
Agent. 
  
 (b)  Each of the Obligors further acknowledge and agree that they have no claims, demands,
damages, suits, cross complaints, counterclaims, conditions, causes of action, debts, offsets, disgorgements or assertions of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, and whenever or however arising that can be asserted to reduce or
eliminate all or any part of their respective liability to repay all amounts owed under the Credit Documents, or to seek any affirmative relief or damages of any kind or nature from the Administrative Agent or Lenders, or any of them, that arises
out of or relates to any Prior Event (the “Claims”), and to the extent any such Claims exist, they are fully and forever released as provided in paragraph (c) below. As used herein the term “Prior Event” means any
transaction, event, circumstances, action, failure to act or occurrence of any sort or type, whether known or unknown, which occurred, existed, was taken, permitted or begun prior to the execution of this Amendment No. 6 or occurred, existed, was
taken, permitted or begun in accordance with, pursuant to or by virtue of any terms of this Amendment No. 6, the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents, the transactions referred to herein and/or therein, or oral or written agreement relating
to any of the foregoing, including without limitation any approval or acceptance given or denied. 
  
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 (c) Each of the Obligors on behalf of itself, and any Person claiming by,
through, or under any of the Obligors, (each a “Releasing Party” and collectively the “Releasing Parties”) hereby releases, remises, waives and forever discharges the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and any or
all of the Administrative Agents’ or Lenders’ subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, financial advisors, representatives, successors and assigns, from any and all Claims. This Section 7 shall survive
the termination of this Amendment No. 6 or any Credit Document. Each Releasing Party has been advised by counsel with respect to the release contained in this Section 7. Each Releasing Party hereby affirms its intent to waive unknown claims and to
waive any statutory protection available in any applicable jurisdiction with respect thereto. 
  
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8.    Miscellaneous.    The Borrower shall pay all reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &
McCloy LLP, special New York counsel to JPMorgan Chase Bank) in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 6. Except as herein provided, the Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force
and effect. This Amendment No. 6 may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same amendatory instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment No. 6 by signing any such
counterpart. This Amendment No. 6 shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 6
to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. 
  
 
	 CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 SUBSIDIARY BORROWER 
  
 
	 CHART HEAT EXCHANGERS LIMITED
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Director
 

 
  
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 SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS 
  
 
	 CHART HEAT EXCHANGERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
	 
	 By:   
 	 	 CHART MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.,
 as its sole general partner
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 CHART INDUSTRIES FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 CHART INTERNATIONAL INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 CHART MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
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	 CHART LEASING, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 CHART, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 CHART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 CHART ASIA, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 CAIRE INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 COOLTEL, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
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	 NEXGEN FUELING, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Michael F. Biehl         
 

	  	 	 Name: Michael F. Biehl
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
 
	 GREENVILLE TUBE, LLC
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Richard L. Vareha         
 

	  	 	 Name: Richard L. Vareha
 Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 
  
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 [LENDERS 
  
 
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
 individually and as Administrative Agent


	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    R. A. O’Dell         
 

	  	 	 Name: R. A. O’Dell
 Title: Managing Director
 

 
  
 
	 NATIONAL CITY BANK
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Anthony J. DiMare         
 

	  	 	 Name: Anthony J. DiMare
 Title: Senior Vice President
 

 
  
 
	 BANK ONE NA
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Gaye C. Plunkett         
 

	  	 	 Name: Gaye C. Plunkett
 Title: Vice President
 

 
  
 
	 VAN KAMPEN PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST
 
	 
	 By:   Van Kampen Advisory Investment Corp.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Christina Jamieson         
 

	  	 	 Name: Christina Jamieson
 Title: Vice President
 

 
  
  
 
	 SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO
 
	 
	 By:   Boston Management and Research, as
          Investment Advisor
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Scott H. Page         
 

	  	 	 Name: Scott H. Page
 Title: Vice President
 

 
  
  
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	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    James P. Cecil         
 

	  	 	 Name: James P. Cecil
 Title: AVP
 

 
  
 
	 UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    George Veter         
 

	  	 	 Name: George Veter
 Title: Vice President
 

 
  
  
 
	 FLEET NATIONAL BANK
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Peter M. Anzivino         
 

	  	 	 Name: Peter M. Anzivino
 Title: Authorized Signer
 

 
  
 
	 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Robert M. Kadlick         
 

	  	 	 Name: Robert M. Kadlick
 Title: Duly Authorized Signatory
 

 
  
 
	 HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Sandra J. Sanders         
 

	  	 	 Name: Sandra J. Sanders
 Title: Vice President
 

 
  
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	 THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    John R. Bruch         
 

	  	 	 Name: John R. Bruch
 Title: Vice President
 
	 
	 ENDEAVOUR, LLC
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Stuart J. Lissner         



	  	 	 Name: Stuart J. Lissner
 Title: Managing Director
 
	 
	 CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Christopher G. Daniel
        
 

	  	 	 Name: Christopher G. Daniel
 Title: Vice President
 
	 
	 BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT CORPORATE FINANCE, INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Dieter Boehme
 
	 	 Hans Jung
 

	  	 	 Name: Dieter Boehme
 Title: Executive Vice President
 	 	 Hans Jung
 Associate Director
 
	 
	 FIRST MERIT BANK N.A.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    John F. Neumann         
 

	  	 	 Name: John F. Neumann
 Title: Senior Vice President
 

 
  
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	 KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Nadine M. Eames         
 

	  	 	 Name: Nadine M. Eames
 Title: Vice President
 

 
  
 
	 KZH RIVERSIDE LLC
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Rowena Smith        
 

	  	 	 Name: Rowena Smith
 Title: Authorized Agent
 

 
  
 
	 KZH STERLING LLC
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Rowena Smith         
 

	  	 	 Name: Rowena Smith
 Title: Authorized Agent
 

 
  
 
	 KZH CYPRESSTREE – 1 LLC
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Rowena Smith         
 

	  	 	 Name: Rowena Smith
 Title: Authorized Agent
 

 
  
 
	 CENTURION CDO I, LIMITED
 
	 
	 By:   American Express Asset Management Group
          Inc. as Collateral Manager
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Steven B. Staver         
 

	  	 	 Name: Steven B. Staver
 Title: Managing Director
 

 
  
  
 
	 CENTURION CDO II, LIMITED
 
	 
	 By:   American Express Asset Management Group
          Inc. as Collateral Manager
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Steven B. Staver         
 

	  	 	 Name: Steven B. Staver
 Title: Managing Director
 

 
  
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	 CENTURION CDO III, LIMITED
 
	 
	 By:   American Express Asset Management Group
          Inc. as Collateral Manager
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Steven B. Staver         
 

	  	 	 Name: Steven B. Staver
 Title: Managing Director
 

 
  
 
	 CENTURION CDO IV, LIMITED
 
	 
	 By:   American Express Asset Management Group
          Inc. as Collateral Manager
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Steven B. Staver         
 

	  	 	 Name: Steven B. Staver
 Title: Managing Director
 

 
  
 
	 CENTURION CDO VI, LTD
 
	 
	 By:   American Express Asset Management Group
          Inc. as Collateral Manager
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Steven B. Staver         
 

	  	 	 Name: Steven B. Staver
 Title: Managing Director
 

 
  
  
  
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