Exhibit 4.19



 






Exhibit 4.19




AMENDMENT NO. 13

To

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT




     This Amendment No. 13 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of
November 23, 2005, is entered into by and between SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. (the “Borrower”) and
NATIONAL CITY BANK (the “Bank”) for the purposes amending and supplementing the documents and
instruments referred to below.



WITNESSETH:




     WHEREAS, Borrower and Bank are parties to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement made as of
April 30, 2002, as amended from time to time (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) providing for
$6,000,000 of revolving credits. All terms used in the Credit Agreement are being used herein with
the same meaning; and



     WHEREAS, Borrower and Bank desire to further amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement
to, among other things, amend and/or waive certain financial covenants applicable thereto;



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



SECTION I — Amendments to Credit Agreement





A. Subsection 2A.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to extend the Expiration Date
from October 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006.




B. Subsection 2B.16 (i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:




     2B.16 BORROWING BASE — (i) Borrower and Bank agree that the granting of Subject Loans
shall be subject to a Borrowing Base (defined below) pursuant to a borrowing base report to
be in form and substance satisfactory to Bank and submitted to Bank, together with a
receivables and payables report, on a monthly basis by the 20th day of each month
from the date of this Amendment through the date on which the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Subject Loans equals or exceeds $3,750,000.00, after which such
reports shall be submitted on a weekly basis by noon on Tuesday for the preceding week.
Weekly reporting shall continue regardless of any subsequent decrease in the outstanding
principal amount of the Subject Loans.




No Subject Loan shall be made if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate unpaid
principal balance of the Subject Loans would exceed the lesser of (x) $3,000,000 or (y) the
amount of the Borrowing Base then in effect.




C. Subsection 3B.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:




     3B.01 TANGIBLE NET WORTH — Borrower shall not suffer or permit the Tangible Net Worth
of the Reporting Group, as of the end of any month, to be less than the required minimum
amount. The required minimum amount shall be $21,000,000. The required minimum amount
shall increase as of the last day of each fiscal year of Borrower, commencing with fiscal
year ending September 30, 2006, by an amount equal to 50% of the consolidated Net Income of
the Reporting Group for such fiscal year as measured by Borrower’s annual audited financial
statements for such fiscal year. If Net Income is less than $0 for any fiscal year, the
required minimum amount shall not be reduced as of the end of that fiscal year.




D. Subsection 3B.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:




     3B.03 EBITDA — Borrower shall not, at the end of each EBITDA Measurement Period,
permit the aggregate of the Reporting Group’s Net Income for that period, plus the Reporting
Group’s interest expense for that period, plus the Reporting Group’s federal, state, and
local income tax expense, if any, for that period, plus the Reporting Group’s depreciation
and amortization charges for that period, minus the Reporting Group’s foreign currency
translation adjustment to fall below the following amounts for the EBITDA Measurement
Periods ending on the following dates:



	 	 	 	 	 
	12/31/05
	 	$	600,000.00	 
	03/31/06
	 	$	1,850,000.00	 
	06/30/06
	 	$	3,350,000.00	 
	09/30/06 and thereafter
	 	$	5,100,000.00	 






 









 







Each “EBITDA Measurement Period” shall be a period of four (4) consecutive quarter-annual
fiscal periods of Borrower ending on the last day of the fourth such period; EXCEPT that the
EBITDA Measurement Period ending December 31, 2005 shall consist of the one fiscal quarter
ending on that date, the EBITDA Measurement Period ending March 31, 2006 shall consist of
the two fiscal quarters ending on that date and the EBITDA Measurement Period ending June
30, 2006 shall consist of the three fiscal quarters ending on that date.



SECTION II — Waiver





     Bank hereby waives all violations of the Tangible Net Worth covenant (contained in
subsection 3B.01 of the Credit Agreement) and the EBITDA requirement (contained in
subsection 3B.03 of the Credit Agreement) as of September 30, 2005. The execution, delivery
and effectiveness of this Amendment and the specific waiver set forth herein shall not
operate as a waiver of any other right, power or remedy of Bank under the Credit Agreement
or constitute a continuing waiver of any kind.



SECTION III - Representations and Warranties





     Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Bank, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, that




(A) none of the representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement or any Related
Writing, (collectively, the “Loan Documents”) has ceased to be true and complete in any
material respect as of the date hereof; and




(B) as of the date hereof no “Default” has occurred that is continuing under the Loan
Documents.



SECTION IV — Acknowledgments Concerning Outstanding Loans





     Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date hereof, all of Borrower’s
outstanding loan obligations to Bank are owed without any offset, deduction, defense, claim
or counterclaim of any nature whatsoever. Borrower authorizes Bank to share all credit and
financial information relating to Borrower with each of Bank’s parent company and with any
subsidiary or affiliate company of such Bank or of such Bank’s parent company.



SECTION V — References





     On and after the effective date of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, or words of like import referring to
the Credit Agreement shall mean and refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The
Loan Documents, as amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. The execution, delivery and
effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy
of Bank under the Loan Documents or constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan
Documents except as specifically set forth herein.



SECTION VI — Counterparts and Governing Law





     This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each counterpart to be
executed by one or more of the parties but, when taken together, all counterparts shall
constitute one agreement. This Amendment, and the respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereto, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by Ohio law.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and the Bank have caused this Amendment to be executed by
their authorized officers as of the date and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

	 	 	 	NATIONAL CITY BANK	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Frank A. Cappello

	 	 	 	/s/ Denise A. Jakubovic	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name: Frank A. Cappello

	 	 	 	Name: Denise A. Jakubovic	 	 
	Title: V.P. Finance and CFO

	 	 	 	Title: Assistant Vice President	 	 






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