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Exhibit 10.36  


 
 

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT    
    


        THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is
entered into as of December 14, 2005 and amends in certain respects that Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2004, by and among WILLIS
LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), each of the financial institutions that is, or pursuant to
the terms thereof may become, a party as a Bank thereto (collectively, the "Banks"), NATIONAL CITY BANK,
as Administrative Agent for the Banks (the "Administrative Agent"), and FORTIS BANK (NEDERLAND) N.V., as
Structuring Agent and Security Agent for the Banks, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2004, that certain Second
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2004, and that certain Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Waiver, dated as of
November 11, 2005 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"). 


 
 

W I T N E S S E T H:  
    


        WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Memorandum dated August 26, 2005 and in connection with the matters
described in that certain Memorandum dated December 12, 2005 (collectively, the "Amendment Request"), the Borrower has requested that the Agents
and the Banks agree to certain amendments to the Credit Agreement; and 


        WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Banks are willing to agree to such amendments, but only on and subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth; 


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


        1.    Defined Terms.    Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement. 


        2.    Credit Agreement Amendments.    Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in  Section 3 hereof, effective as of the date hereof,
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 


        (a)   Section 1.1
is hereby amended as follows: 



          (i)  The
definition of "Debt" in Section 1.1 is hereby amended to add the following immediately before the
semi-colon at the end of subclause (v) thereof: 


",
including without limitation, recourse obligations with respect to Special Purpose Financing Vehicles and the recourse portion of Partial Recourse Debt" 


and
to add the following proviso at the end of such definition: 


"provided, however, that Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not include (to the extent otherwise included in this definition) fifty (50%)
percent of the outstanding principal amount of Debt of WOLF, subject to the conditions that (a) such Debt shall be Non-Recourse Debt and (y) the Borrower WOLF Interest shall
not exceed fifty (50%) percent of the issued and outstanding membership interests in WOLF. 


         (ii)  The
definition of "EBIT" in Section 1.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: 


        "EBIT' shall mean the sum of (i) Net Income (less Net Income attributable to the Oasis WOLF Interest) less any extraordinary gain
and plus any extraordinary loss taken into account in the calculation thereof, and in any event without taking into account gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of derivative
instruments (within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133), plus (ii) amounts deducted for interest expense (less interest 








 




expense
attributable to the Oasis WOLF Interest), income taxes and dividends declared and paid on the Preferred Stock." 


        (iii)  The
definition of "Interest Coverage Ratio" in Section 1.1 is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows: 


        "'Interest Coverage Ratio' shall mean the ratio of (x) EBIT of the Willis Companies plus rent expenses of the Willis Companies to
(y) interest expense of the Willis Companies (less interest expense attributable to the Oasis WOLF Interest) plus rent expense of the Willis Companies plus dividends declared and paid on the
Preferred Stock." 


        (iv)  The
definition of "Majority Banks" in Section 1.1 is hereby amended by replacing the number "50%" with "66?%". 



         (v)  The
definition of "WEF Funding Facility" in Section 1.1 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as
follows: 


        "WEF Funding Facility' shall mean the transactions contemplated by (i) that certain Indenture dated as of August 9, 2005 by
and between WEST and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee, as supplemented by (ii) that certain Series A1 Supplement, Series B1 Supplement, Series A2 Supplement, Series B2
Supplement, each dated as of August 9, 2005, (iii) that certain Series A1 Note Purchase Agreement, among the Borrower, WEST and UBS Securities, LLC ("UBS
Securities"), Series B1 Note Purchase Agreement among the Borrower, WEST, Fortis Securities LLC ("Fortis Securities") and HSH
Nordbank A.G. ("HSH"), Series A2 Note Purchase Agreement among the Borrower, WEST, Fortis Securities and HSH, and Series B2 Note Purchase Agreement
among the Borrower, WEST, Fortis Securities and HSH, each dated as of August 9, 2005, (iv) that certain Asset Transfer Agreement dated as of August 9, 2005 among the Borrower,
WEST and WEF (the "Contribution Agreement"), (v) that certain Servicing Agreement dated as of August 9, 2005 among the Borrower, WEST, WEF
and the subsidiaries of WEF party thereto and (vi) certain other documents and agreements ancillary thereto; in each of cases (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi), as amended, waived,
restated and supplemented from time to time (including without limitation any such amendments, waivers, restatements and supplements effective on or prior to the date hereof), copies of which shall be
promptly provided to the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent." 


        (vi)  The
definition of "WEST" is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: 


        "WEST' shall mean Willis Engine Securitization Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, which is the sole member of WEF, and a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of the Borrower." 




        (b)   Section 1.1
is further amended to add the following new definitions to be inserted in the correct alphabetical order: 



        "'Borrower WOLF Interest' shall mean the membership interests in WOLF owned, directly or indirectly, and beneficially or of record, by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries." 


        'Non-Recourse Debt' shall mean Debt of any Person for which the remedy for nonpayment or non-performance of any
obligation or any default (other than for breach of standard representations and warranties or misapplication of funds) in respect thereof is limited to any collateral securing such Debt and in
respect of which the Borrower is not subject to any personal liability. 


        'Oasis'—Oasis International Leasing (USA), Inc., a Washington corporation. 


        'Oasis WOLF Interest' shall mean the membership interests in WOLF owned, directly or indirectly and beneficially or of record, by Oasis
and its Subsidiaries. 



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        'Partial Recourse Debt' shall mean Debt of any Person a portion of which (but in no event less than eighty (85%) percent of the principal
amount thereof) shall constitute Non-Recourse Indebtedness. 


        'Preferred Stock' shall mean the Preferred Stock of the Borrower in aggregate face amount of not more than forty-six
($46,000,000) million Dollars, the terms and conditions of which shall have been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent. 


        'Unrestricted Availability' shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) cash,
(ii) cash-equivalents (within the meaning of GAAP and as set forth on the balance sheet of the Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP) with remaining maturities of not more than
three (3) months and (iii) the excess of (a) the lesser of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment and (b) the then current Asset Base (as stated in the most recent Asset
Base Certificate and provided the same is then available to be borrowed against under this Agreement) over the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans. 


        'US Bank Engines' shall mean CFM56-2C1 Engines S/Ns 692620 and 692545 financed by U.S. Bank National Association the principal
amount of Debt in respect of which shall not exceed $3.3 million. 


        'WOLF' shall mean WOLF A340 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the members of which are Oasis and/or its Subsidiaries and the
Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries." 




        (c)   Section 1.1
is further amended to delete the definitions of "WEF Guaranty" and "Other
Indebtedness." 


        (d)   Section 5.9
is hereby amended to delete the reference therein to "Servicer Event of Default" and to substitute in lieu thereof "Early Amortization Event or
Servicer Termination Event." 


        (e)   Section 6.3
is hereby amended to add a period after the words "unreasonably withheld" and to delete the remainder of such section. 


        (f)    Section 6.9
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: 



        "6.9
Indebtedness. Unless approved in writing by the Majority Banks, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, create, enter into, or allow to exist any Debt other than (a) obligations incurred under this Agreement; (b) Debt, not to exceed in the aggregate $200,000,000;  provided that,
with respect to such Debt: (i) the Borrower shall have completed the offering of at least thirty-six million
($36,000,000) Dollars of Preferred Stock, (ii) the proceeds of such Debt shall be used solely for the purpose of financing Engines which do not constitute part of the Asset Base;
(iii) such Debt shall be Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (iv) the collateral securing such Debt shall be held by a Special Purpose Financing Vehicle; (v) the Engines
financed with the proceeds of such Debt shall be subject to Section 6.13 hereof and (vi) the final maturity shall be no less than the
final maturity of this Credit Facility and average life shall be no less than the remaining average life of this Credit Facility; and (c) Debt, not to exceed $55,000,000 in the aggregate;  provided,
that, except for Debt incurred in connection with the purchase of aviation assets which do not constitute part of the Asset Base and that are
secured solely by such assets, the Borrower shall not incur any Debt relating to the financing or refinancing of Eligible Engines except for Eligible Engines which Borrower is unable to finance under
this Agreement (subject to Section 6.13) and except for the US Bank Engines and (iii) except in the case of Debt which is purchase money
financing, the final maturity shall be no less than the final maturity of this Credit Facility and average life shall be no less than the remaining average life of this Credit Facility." 



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        (g)   Section 6.10(a)
(Restricted Payments) is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: 



        "(a)
declare, pay or set aside for payment or make any redemptions, repurchases, dividends or distributions of any kind with respect to its capital stock;  provided? however, that the Borrower shall be permitted to declare and pay dividends on
shares of its Preferred Stock if no Potential Default or Event of Default exists prior to or after giving effect to such declaration, payment or reserve for payment;" 




        (h)   Section 6.11
is hereby amended to delete the words "Other than as contemplated by the WEF Funding Facility," and to capitalize the word "enter." 


        (i)    Section 6.12
is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: 



        "Investments in Subsidiaries. Except for Borrower's investment in WEST, make or maintain any Investments (b) in Unrestricted
Subsidiaries which exceed in the aggregate 15% of Net Worth of the Borrower or (b) Subsidiaries which are liable in respect of, or party to, any Debt facilities permitted under
Section 6.9(a) which exceed the lesser of (x) one hundred and twenty-five (125%) percent of the net proceeds to the Borrower of the issuance of its Preferred Stock or
(y) twenty-five (25%) percent of the maximum principal amount of such Debt facility. 




        (j)    A
new Section 7.7 is hereby added to the Credit Agreement to read in its entirety as follows: 



        "7.7
Unrestricted Availability. The Borrower shall at all times have Unrestricted Availability of not less than $10,000,000." 




        (k)   Section 8.1(b)
is hereby amended to delete the reference therein to "7.6" and to substitute in lieu thereof "7.7." 


        (l)    Section 8.1(e)
is hereby amended to add immediately after the words "to become due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise be due and payable"
the following: 



",
or to permit such holders or trustee to terminate the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof as servicer or manager in respect of such Debt or the assets secured thereby;" 




        (m)  Section 8.1(j)
is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: 



        "WEF Funding Facility. An "Event of Default or" "Servicer Termination Event" (as such terms are defined in the WEF Funding Facility) shall
have occurred under the WEF Funding Facility." 




        (n)   A
new Section 11.22 is hereby added to the Credit Agreement which shall read in its entirety as follows: 



        "11.22  Other Credit Facilities. In the event that the agreements governing the terms of any Debt incurred by the Borrower under
Section 6.9(b) or (c) hereof (the "Other Credit Facility") (i) contain initial advance rates, covenants, representations and
warranties or events of default that are more restrictive or onerous on the Borrower than those covenants, representations and warranties or events of default contained in this Agreement or
(ii) provide for, or permit the exercise of, remedies upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder (including, without limitation, any direct or indirect acceleration of the
obligations of the Borrower thereunder) which are not provided for in, or permitted to be exercised under or in respect of, this Agreement (each such covenant, event of default and provision described
in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) being herein called a "More Favorable Provision"), then prior to or simultaneously with the Borrower
entering into or becoming bound by any of the documentation pertaining to the Other Credit Facility or any amendment, modification or supplement thereto containing a More Favorable Provision, the
Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Agents and the Banks a binding agreement and such other documents and instruments as the Agents shall reasonably request, in 



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each
case satisfactory in form and substance to the Agents, which modify the provisions of this Agreement so as to give the Agents and the Banks the benefit of each More Favorable Provision (during
the period such Other Credit Facility is outstanding). If the Borrower shall fail to provide the Agent and the Banks with such amendment, it is agreed that the More Favorable Provision shall be deemed
to be incorporated into this Agreement and the Agents and the Banks shall be entitled to all of the rights and benefits of the More Favorable Provision as if such More Favorable Provision was
incorporated into this Agreement as of the date hereof." 




        (o)   All
references in the Credit Agreement to "Willis Engine Funding LLC" are hereby deleted and "WEST" is hereby substituted in lieu thereof. 


        (p)   Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and  Schedule 1 to this Amendment is hereby substituted in lieu thereof. The Banks hereby consent
to the liquidation and dissolution, or merger with
and into the Borrower, of the following wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower: T-11, Inc. and Terandon Leasing Corporation. 



        3.    Effectiveness.    This Amendment shall be effective upon the fulfillment (to the satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent) of each of the following conditions precedent: 


        (a)   Receipt
by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks; 


        (b)   Receipt
by the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent of the documents constituting the WEF Funding Facility; and 



        (c)   Receipt
by the Administrative Agent of such other instruments, agreements and documents as it shall reasonably require in connection with this Amendment and the matters
referred to above. 


        For
purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 3, unless the Administrative Agent is
expressly notified in writing to the contrary, each Bank that has executed this Amendment and Waiver shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted, or to be satisfied with, each document
or other matter either sent, or made available for inspection, by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent for consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction pursuant to this Amendment. 



        4.    Representations and Warranties.    The Borrower represents and warrants as follows: 


        (a)   The
making and performance of the Amendment are within its power and authority and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and under
present law will not require any consent or approval not obtained of any of its shareholders, or any other Person (including, without limitation, any Governmental Authority), do not and under present
law will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award, do not violate any provision of its charter or by-laws, do not and will
not result in any breach of any material agreement, lease or instrument to which it is a party, by which it is bound or to which any of its assets are or may be subject, and do not and will not give
rise to any Lien upon any of its assets except the Lien in favor of the Security Agent contemplated under the Loan Documents. 


        (b)   This
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms. 


        (c)   No
Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing, or, after giving effect to this Amendment, shall exist. 



        (d)   All
representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct as if made on and as of the date hereof, except in each case for representations
and warranties which by their terms are expressly applicable to an earlier date, in which event such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. 


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        (e)   The
information set forth in the Amendment Request is true and complete in all respects as of the date hereof. 



        (f)    The
Borrower has provided the Agent with true and complete copies of the principal agreements constituting the WEF Funding Facility. Such agreements are described in
clauses (i) through (v) of the definition of "WEF Funding Facility." 


        (g)   T-11, Inc.
and Terandon Leasing Corporation are inactive corporations with no assets and no liabilities (other than obligations under the Guaranty). 


        5.    Limitation of Amendment.    This Amendment shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed
(a) to be an amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to in any such
document or a waiver of any Event of Default or Potential Default under the Credit Agreement, whether or not known to the Agents or any of the Banks or (b) to prejudice any other right or
rights that the Agents or the Banks may now or in the future have under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Notes, any other Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred
to in any such document. 


        6.    Reference to and Effect on Loan Documents.    On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document within the definition thereof in the Credit Agreement. 


        7.    Reaffirmation of Security Interest.    The Borrower hereby reaffirms as of the date hereof each and every
security interest and Lien granted in favor of the Security Agent and the Banks under the Loan Documents, and agrees and acknowledges that such security interests and Liens shall continue from and
after the date hereof and shall remain in full force and effect from and after the date hereof, in each case after giving effect to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and the
obligations secured thereby and thereunder shall include the Borrower's obligations under the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Each such reaffirmed security interest and Lien remains and
shall continue to remain in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. 


        8.    Further Assurances.    Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower,
to do such further acts and things and to execute, deliver and acknowledge such additional agreements, powers and instruments as any party hereto may reasonably require to carry into effect the
purposes of this Amendment. 


        9.    Costs and Expenses.    The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent
(including attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment. 


        10.    Governing Law.    THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO CALIFORNIA OR FEDERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. 



        11.    Severability.    The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability in any jurisdiction of any provision in or
obligation under this Amendment shall not affect or impair the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations under this Amendment or of such provision or obligation
in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect. 


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        12.    Counterparts.    This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on
separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Execution and delivery of this Amendment by facsimile transmission
shall constitute execution and delivery of this Amendment for all purposes, with the same force and effect as execution and delivery of an originally manually signed copy thereof. 


        13.    Headings; Binding Effect.    The headings of the several sections of this Amendment are inserted for
convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment. The provisions of this Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. 


        14.    Consultation with Advisors.    The Borrower acknowledges that it has consulted with counsel and with such other
experts and advisors as it has deemed necessary in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment. This Amendment shall be construed without regard to any presumption or any
rule requiring that it be construed against the party causing this Amendment or any part hereof to be drafted. 



        15.    Entire Agreement.    This Amendment sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in
relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relative to such subject matter. None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be
changed, modified, waived or canceled, orally or otherwise, except as provided in the Credit Agreement. 


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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. 



	 	 	BORROWER:
	 	 	WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  THOMAS C. NORD      
	 	 	 	
 Name: Thomas C. Nord

Title: Senior Vice President




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	 	 	AGENTS AND BANKS:
	 	 	NATIONAL CITY BANK, as Administrative Agent
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  CHRISTOS KYTZIDIS      
	 	 	 	
 Name: Christos Kytzidis

Title: Senior Vice President
	

 	
 	
NATIONAL CITY BANK
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  CHRISTOS KYTZIDIS      
	 	 	 	
 Name: Christos Kytzidis

Title: Senior Vice President




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	 	 	FORTIS BANK (NEDERLAND) N.V., as

Structuring Agent and Security Agent
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  P.R.G. ZAMAN      
	 	 	 	
 Name: P.R.G. Zaman

Title:
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  P.R.G. ZAMAN      
	 	 	 	
 Name: P.R.G. Zaman

Title:
	

 	
 	
FORTIS BANK (NEDERLAND) N.V.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  P.R.G. ZAMAN      
	 	 	 	
 Name: P.R.G. Zaman

Title:
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  P.R.G. ZAMAN      
	 	 	 	
 Name: P.R.G. Zaman

Title:




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	 	 	HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  JACK CAMPBELL      
	 	 	 	
 Name: Jack Campbell

Title: Senior Vice President

Head of Transportation Americas
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  HARI RAGHAVAN      
	 	 	 	
 Name: Hari Raghavan

Title: Senior Vice President

Head of Transportation Americas




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	 	 	CITY NATIONAL BANK
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  NAN BRUSATI DIAS      
	 	 	 	
 Name: Nan Brusati Dias

Title: Senior Vice President




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