Exhibit 10.1





Exhibit 10.1




SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT




THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, effective as of March 31, 2010 (this
“Amendment”), is among KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), Subsidiary
Borrowers (referred to below and collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the banks and
other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the
“Lenders”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association, successor by merger with
Bank One, NA, (Main Office Columbus), as Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity the “Agent”).



RECITALS




A. The Company, certain Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto, the Lender party thereto and
Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2001 (the “Original Credit
Agreement”), as amended by a First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 1, 2002, as
amended by a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 28, 2003, as amended by a Third
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2004, as amended by a Fourth Amendment to
Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2005, as amended by a Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated as of September 27, 2006, a letter agreement dated March 27, 2008, and the Sixth Amendment to
Credit Agreement effective as of March 31, 2009 (as now and hereafter amended, the “Credit
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lender agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to
extend credit to the Borrowers.



B. The Borrowers desire to amend the Credit Agreement and the Agent and the Lender are willing
to do so strictly in accordance with the terms hereof.



TERMS




In consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties
agree as follows:



ARTICLE 1.




AMENDMENTS




Upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Article 3 hereof, the Credit Agreement shall
be amended as follows:



1.1 The definition of “Facility Termination Date” shall be deleted in its entirety and the
following shall be substituted in lieu thereof:



“Facility Termination Date” means March 31, 2012, or any earlier date on which the Aggregate
Commitment is reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.


 


 









 





1.2 Sections 6.1(i) and (ii) are amended to no longer require consolidating financial
statements. All other requirements regarding the delivery of financial statements set forth in
Sections 6.1(i) and (ii) remain in full force and effect.



ARTICLE 2.




REPRESENTATIONS





Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lender that:



2.1 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment is within its powers, has been
duly authorized and is not in contravention with any law, of the terms of its Articles of
Incorporation or By-laws, or any undertaking to which it is a party or by which it is bound.



2.2 This Amendment is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable
against it in accordance with the terms hereof.



2.3 After giving effect to the amendments herein contained, the representations and warranties
contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true on and as of the date hereof with the same
force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof.



2.4 No Default or Unmatured Default exists or has occurred and is continuing on the date
hereof.



2.5 The terms and conditions of all prior amendments, including side letters to the Credit
Agreement are in full force and effect and adopted by each Borrower.



ARTICLE 3.




CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS




This Amendment shall not become effective until each of the following has been satisfied:



3.1 This Amendment shall be signed by each Borrower, the Agent and the Lender.



ARTICLE 4.




MISCELLANEOUS.




4.1 References in the Credit Agreement or in any note, certificate, instrument or other
document to the “Credit Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby and as further amended from time to time.



4.2 The Company agrees to pay and to save the Agent harmless for the payment of all costs and
expenses arising in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees of counsel to the
Agent in connection with preparing this Amendment and the related documents.


 


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4.3 Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Agent and the Lender have fully performed
all of their obligations under all documents executed in connection with the Credit Agreement and
all actions taken by the Agent and the Lender are reasonable and appropriate under the
circumstances and within their rights under the Credit Agreement and all other documents executed
in connection therewith and otherwise available. Each Borrower represents and warrants that it is
not aware of any claims or causes of action against the Agent or any Lender, any participant lender
or any of their successors or assigns.



4.4 Except as expressly amended hereby, each Borrower agrees that the Credit Agreement and all
other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect and that
it has no set off, counterclaim or defense with respect to any of the foregoing. Terms used but
not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.



4.5 This Amendment may be signed upon any number of counterparts with the same effect as if
the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties signing this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be
executed and delivered as of March 31, 2010.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS GmbH

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Managing Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS SARL

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Managing Director 	 



 


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	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS LTD.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Managing Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS SRL

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Managing Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS BV

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS SA

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Managing Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS KK

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Managing Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS INTERNATIONAL CORP.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Director / Secretary Treasurer 	 



 


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	 	KEITHLEY INVESTMENTS SDN BHD

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	KEITHLEY (BEIJING) MEASUREMENT
INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark J. Plush
 	 
	 	 	Its: Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., successor by merger with
Bank One, NA (Main Office Columbus), as Agent, LC
Issuer and Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Maribeth Echan
 	 
	 	 	Its: Assistant Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Alastair Stevenson
 	 
	 	 	Its: Managing Director 	 
	 	 	 	 




 


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