PLM GF VI EX 10.12 10QSB 093003





THIRD AMENDMENT TO 

CREDIT AGREEMENT 

This Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (this "Amendment") is made and entered into as of September 30, 2003, by and among PLM Equipment Growth Fund VI, a California limited partnership ("Borrower") and the banks, financial institutions and institutional lenders from time to time party to the Loan Agreement (defined below) and defined as Lenders therein ("Lenders"), and Comerica Bank ( "Bank" ), not in its individual capacity, but solely as agent (in such capacity, the "Agent"). 

Recitals 

A.    Borrower requested and the Lenders agreed to extend and make advances of credit available to Borrower upon the terms and conditions contained in that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2001, by and among the Borrower, Agent and the Lenders, as amended by that First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 3, 2003 by and among the Borrower, Agent and the Lenders, and as further amended by that Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2003, by and among the Borrower, Agent and the Lenders ( as the same may from time to time be further modified, amended, supplemented, restated or superseded, the "Loan Agreement"). Initially capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement. 

	
Borrower has requested the Lenders to extend the Commitment Termination Date, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance on the representations and warranties set forth herein. 



Agreement 

Now, Therefore , in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower, Lenders and Agent hereby agree as follows: 

Section 1.    Amendments to Definitions. 

1.1    Amendment to Definition of "Commitment Termination Date." The definition of "Commitment Termination Date" contained in Section 1.1. of the Loan Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following is inserted in lieu thereof: 

"Commitment Termination Date" means December 31, 2003. 

Section 2.    Conditions Precedent. The legal effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent: 

2.1    Executed Amendment. Agent shall have received this Amendment duly executed and delivered by Borrower, and the same shall have become effective; 

2.2    Material Adverse Effect . No event that has resulted or could result in a Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to Agent pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Loan Agreement, as determined by Agent in its sole discretion; and 

2.3    Payment of Fees. Agent shall have received   reimbursement from Borrower of its costs and expenses incurred (including, without limitation, its attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.    

Section 3.    Limited Amendment. Each of the amendments set forth in this Amendment shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed (a) to be an amendment of any other term or condition of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, to prejudice any right or remedy which Agent or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (b) to be a consent to any future amendment. 

Section 4.    Representations And Warranties. Borrower represents and warrants that its respective representations and warranties made in the Loan Documents continue to be true and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof after giving effect to this Amendment (except to the extent such specifically relate to another date). Borrower further represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment are duly authorized, do not require the consent or approval of any governmental body or regulatory authority and are not in contravention of or in conflict with any material law or regulation or any term or provision of any other material agreement entered into by Borrower. 

Section 5.    Governing Law. Except as otherwise expressly provided in any of the Loan Documents, in all respects, including all matters of construction, validity and performance, this Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and performed in such state, without regard to the principles thereof regarding conflict of laws, and any applicable laws of the United States of America. 

Section 6.    Effective Date of Amendment; Full Force And Effect; Entire Agreement. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of September _____, 2003. Except to the extent expressly provided in this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment and the other Loan Documents constitute and contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, understandings and communications between the parties, whether written or oral, respecting the subject matter hereof or the extension of credit by the Lenders to the Borrower and/or their affiliates. 

Section 7.    Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 

 




Witness the due execution hereof by the respective duly authorized officers of the undersigned as of the date first written above. 

Borrower:                                                       PLM Equipment Growth Fund VI 

By PLM Financial Services, Inc., 

Its General Partner 

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Lenders:                                                         Comerica Bank 




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PFF Bank & Trust 

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Agent:                                                           Comerica Bank 




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