Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement



 Exhibit 4.9 
 SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of
the 6th day of February, 2012, by and among: 
 (a) AGY HOLDING, CORP, a Delaware corporation, AGY AIKEN LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and AGY HUNTINGDON LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, “Borrowers”); 
 (b) BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC and the various other financial institutions which are now, or hereafter become, parties to the Loan Agreement (collectively, the
“Lenders” and each individually, a “Lender”); and 
 (c) BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”); as consented to by 
 KAGY HOLDING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Guarantor”). 
 WITNESSETH THAT 
 WHEREAS, Borrowers, Lenders, Agent are parties to a
certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 8, 2011 (as amended prior to the date hereof, as amended hereby and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers; and 

WHEREAS, the Guarantor has guaranteed the payment and performance of the Borrowers indebtedness, obligations and liabilities owed to
Lenders and Agents; and 
 WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Loan Agreement as hereinafter provided; and

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. Unless
otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement.” 
 2. Amendment to Section 10 of the Loan Agreement. 

Section 10.1.1(f) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:








 “(f) by February 29, 2012, solely with respect
to the 2012 Fiscal Year, and by January 31St of each
other Fiscal Year, projections of Borrowers’ consolidated balance sheets, results of operations, cash flow and Availability and Excess Availability for such Fiscal Year on a monthly basis and the following Fiscal Year on a quarterly
basis;” 
 3. Representations and Warranties of Borrowers. Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to the
Lenders and the Agent that: 
 (a) Each representation and warranty set forth in Section 9 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby restated and affirmed as true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations or warranties relate to an earlier specific date or dates); 

(b) Each Borrower has the power and authority to enter into this Amendment and all other agreements contemplated hereby, and to do all
acts and things as are required or contemplated hereunder to be done, observed and performed by such Borrower; 
 (c) Each of
this Amendment and all other agreements to be executed by Borrower and contemplated hereby has been duly authorized (by all necessary corporate and limited liability company action and otherwise), validly executed and delivered by Borrowers and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; 

(d) The execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other agreements to be executed by Borrowers and contemplated hereby and
Borrowers’ performance hereunder and thereunder do not and will not require the consent or approval of any governmental authority, nor be in contravention of or in conflict with any Borrower’s Certificate of Formation or Organization (as
applicable) or the provisions of any statute, or any judgment, order, or indenture, instrument, agreement, or undertaking, to which any Borrower is a party or by which any Borrower or its assets or properties are or may become bound; and 

(e) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof. 

4. No Further Amendments. Except for the amendments set forth herein, the text of each of the Loan Agreement and all other
Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. No waiver by the Lenders under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document is granted or intended except as expressly set forth herein, and the Agent and Lenders expressly reserve
the right to require strict compliance with the terms of each of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents in all respects. 
 5. References in Security Documents. All references to the “Loan Agreement” in the Security Documents and all other Loan Documents shall from and after the effective date hereof
refer to the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, and all obligations of Borrowers and Guarantor under the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents shall be secured by and be entitled to the benefits of said Security Documents
and such other documents and agreements. All Security Documents heretofore executed by the Obligors and 

  
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each of them shall remain in full force and effect to secure the Notes (as defined therein), and such Security Documents, as amended hereby, are hereby ratified and affirmed. 

6. Borrowers’ Further Agreements. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges and confirms that, to the best of its
knowledge as of the date hereof, it does not have any grounds to challenge the Loan Agreement, the Security Documents or any of the other Loan Documents, any document, instrument or agreement relating to any of the foregoing, any of the Debt,
covenants, promises, agreements, obligations, duties or liabilities thereunder, or the status of any thereof as legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; and, to the best of its knowledge as of the
date hereof, it does not possess (and hereby waives, remises, releases, discharges and holds harmless the Lenders and the Agent, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents
and representatives and each of their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns collectively, the “Noteholder Parties” from and against any action, cause of action, suit, debt, claim, counterclaim,
cross-claim, demand, defense, offset, opposition, demand and other right of action whatsoever, whether in law, equity or otherwise (which it, all those claiming by, through or under it, or its successors or assigns, have or may have) against the
Noteholder Parties, or any of them, prior to or as of the date of this Amendment for, upon, or by reason of, any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, arising out of, or relating to, the Loan Agreement, the Security Documents, the Other Loan Documents
or other any document, instrument or agreement relating to any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any payment, performance, validity or enforceability of any or all of the indebtedness, covenants, promises, agreements, provisions,
rights, remedies, obligations, duties and liabilities thereunder) or any transaction relating to any of the foregoing, or any or all actions, courses of conduct or other matters in any manner whatsoever relating to or otherwise connected with any of
the foregoing. 
 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 8.
Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WITH RESPECT TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED,
INTERPRETED, PERFORMED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH. 
 9. Captions. The captions in this
Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof. 
 10. Fees
and Legal Fees. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay to the Agent all reasonable fees and reasonable expenses incurred by the Agent in the drafting, review, negotiation and closing of the documents and transactions contemplated hereby,
including the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Agent’s counsel. 

  
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 11. Reaffirmation. Except as amended hereby, each of the Loan Documents shall
remain in full force and effect and is in all respects hereby ratified and affirmed. The Borrowers further agree that upon the request of any Lender, the Borrower shall issue a replacement Note to reflect any change in such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment. 
 (The next page is the signature page.) 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lenders, Agents and Borrowers have caused this Second Amendment to
Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement be duly executed as a sealed instrument by their respective duly authorized officers, as applicable, as of the day and year first above written. 

 

			
	 BORROWERS:
  

AGY HOLDING CORP.

		
	By:	 	/s/ C. Steven Smoot
		 	 Name: C. Steven Smoot

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Address:
 2556 Wagener
Road
 Aiken, South Carolina 29801
 Attn:
 Telecopy: (803) 643-1180



  

			
	AGY AIKEN LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ C. Steven Smoot
		 	 Name: C. Steven Smoot

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Address:
 2556 Wagener
Road
 Aiken, South Carolina 29801
 Attn:
 Telecopy: (803) 643-1180



  

			
	AGY HUNTINGDON LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ C. Steven Smoot
		 	 Name: C. Steven Smoot

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Address:
 2556 Wagener
Road
 Aiken, South Carolina 29801
 Attn:
 Telecopy: (803) 643-1180



 [Signature Page to Second Amendment] 







 
			
	 AGENT AND LENDERS:
  

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., 
 as Agent and
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Matthew T. O’Keefe
		 	 Name: Matthew T. O’Keefe

Title: Senior Vice President
 Address:

225 Franklin Street, MA1-225-02-05
 Boston, Massachusetts 02110
 Attn: Matthew T. O’Keefe

Telecopy: (312) 453-4415



  

			
	 UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:



  

			
	
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:



 [Signature Page to Second Amendment] 







 
			
	 AGENT AND LENDERS:
  

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., 
 as Agent and
Lender

		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name: Matthew T. O’Keefe

Title: Senior Vice President
 Address:

225 Franklin Street, MA1-225-02-05
 Boston, Massachusetts 02110
 Attn: Matthew T. O’Keefe

Telecopy: (312) 453-4415



  

			
	 UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Irja R. Otsa
		 	 Name: Irja R. Otsa
 Title:
Associate Director



  

			
	
		
	By:	 	/s/ Mary E. Evans
		 	 Name: Mary E. Evans
 Title:
Associate Director



 [Signature Page to Second Amendment] 







 CONSENT BY GUARANTOR 

FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, which executed
and delivered that certain Guarantee dated March 8, 2011 (the “Guarantee”), hereby consents to the Borrowers’ execution, delivery and performance of the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement and hereby ratifies and affirms the Guarantee, which shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to, secure and guaranty the payment and performance of the Loan Agreement, as amended by the foregoing Second Amendment to Amended
and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, and as the same may hereinafter be amended from time to time. 
 Dated as of the date first above
written. 
  

			
	KAGY HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ C. Cuisson
		 	 Name: C. Cuisson
 Title:
Secretary and Vice President