SERIES 1 INCREMENTAL REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT



EXHIBIT 10.1 

SERIES 1 INCREMENTAL REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

          SERIES 1 INCREMENTAL REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 29, 2000 (this "Agreement") between CHART
INDUSTRIES, INC. (the "Borrower"); each of the SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS party hereto; each of the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto; the SERIES 1 LENDERS party hereto; and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Administrative Agent.

          The Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, each of the lenders that is a signatory thereto and the Administrative
Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of April 12, 1999 (as heretofore modified and supplemented and in effect on the date hereof, the "Credit Agreement"), providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for loans to be made by said lenders to the Borrower in an aggregate original principal amount not exceeding $300,000,000. 

          Section 2.01(d) of the Credit Agreement contemplates that at any time and from time to time prior to December 30, 2001, the Borrower may
request that the Lenders (as defined therein) offer to enter into commitments to make Incremental Revolving Credit Loans under and as defined in said Section 2.01(d), which Incremental Revolving Credit Loans may be made in one or more separate "
series" of revolving loans but which in the aggregate may not exceed $10,000,000. The Borrower has now requested that $7,500,000 of Incremental Revolving Credit Loans under said Section 2.01(d) be made available to it in a single series of revolving
loans (the "Series 1 Loans"). The Series 1 Lenders (as defined below) are willing to make such loans on the terms and conditions set forth below and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement and, accordingly, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:


ARTICLE I


DEFINED TERMS


          Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein. In addition, the following terms have the meanings specified below:



          "Series 1 Availability Period" means the period beginning on the Series 1 Effective Date and ending on the Series 1
Commitment Termination Date.


          "Series 1 Commitment" means, with respect to each Series 1 Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Series 1 Loans
hereunder. The amount of each Series 1 Lender's Series 1 Commitment is (i) set forth opposite such Series 1 Lender's signature hereto or (ii) evidenced by an assignment of such Series 1 Commitment
pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement. The aggregate original amount of the Series 1 Commitments is $7,500,000.

          "Series 1 Commitment Termination Date" means November 28, 2001.


          "Series 1 Effective Date" means the date on which the conditions specified in Article IV are satisfied.


          "Series 1 Lender" means (a) on the date hereof, a Lender that has executed and delivered this Agreement and (b) 
thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Series 1 Commitments or Series 1 Loans after giving effect to any assignments thereof pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.


ARTICLE II

SERIES 1 LOANS


          Section 2.01.    Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement, each
Series 1 Lender commits to make Series 1 Loans to the Borrower during the Series 1 Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Series 1 Lender's Series 1 Commitment. The proceeds of Series 1 Loans shall be available for any use
permitted under Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement.


          Section 2.02.    Termination of Commitments. Unless previously terminated, the Series 1 Commitments shall terminate on
the Series 1 Commitment Termination Date.


          Section 2.03.    Repayment of Loans. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each Series 1 Lender the outstanding principal amount of the Series 1 Loans on the Series 1 Commitment Termination Date.


          Section 2.04.    Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin for Series 1 Loans shall be 2.50% for ABR Loans and 3.50%
for Eurodollar Loans.

          Section 2.05.    Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for account of each Series 1
Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to 0.75% on the average daily unused amount of the Series 1 Commitment of such Series 1 Lender during the period from and including the Series 1 Effective Date to but excluding the
earlier of the date such Series 1 Commitment terminates and the Series 1 Commitment Termination Date


          Section 2.06.    Status of Agreement. The Series 1 Commitments of each Series 1 Lender constitute Incremental
Revolving Credit Commitments, the Series 1 Lenders constitute Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders and the Series 1 Loans constitutes a single "Series" of Incremental Revolving Credit Loans under Section 2.01(d) of the Credit Agreement.

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ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES; NO DEFAULTS


          The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit
Agreement are true and complete on the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof and as if each reference in said Article IV to "this Agreement" included reference to this Agreement and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing.


ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS


          The obligations of the Series 1 Lenders to make the Series 1 Loans is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions
precedent:


		          (a)    Counterparts of Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party hereto
either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a
counterpart of this Agreement.



		          (b)    Opinions of Counsel to the Obligors. The Administrative Agent shall have received favorable written
opinions (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Series 1 Lenders and dated the Series 1 Effective Date) of counsel for the Obligors, covering such matters relating to the Obligors or this Agreement as the Administrative Agent shall request (and
each Obligor hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions).




		          (c)    Corporate Matters. The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as
the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Obligor, the authorization of the Borrowings of Series 1 Loans and any other legal matters relating to the Obligors, the Credit Agreement or
this Agreement, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.





		          (d)    Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and
payable on or prior to the Series 1 Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.




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		          (e)    Additional Conditions. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Series
1 Effective Date and signed by a Financial Officer confirming that after giving effect to any Borrowing of Series 1 Loans (under the assumption that any such Borrowing had been consummated on the first day of the respective periods for which calculations
are to be made under the covenants in Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 2 dated as of October 10, 2000 thereto)), the Borrower would have been in compliance with the applicable provisions of Section 7.09 of the Credit
Agreement.




ARTICLE V

CONFIRMATION OF COLLATERAL SECURITY


          Each Obligor hereby confirms that the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Series 1 Loans under the Credit Agreement are entitled
to the benefits of each of the Security Documents and shall constitute obligations that are secured by the collateral under and for all purposes of each Security Document.


ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS


          SECTION 6.01.    Expenses. The Obligors jointly and severally agree to pay, or reimburse the Administrative Agent for,
(i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, in connection with the syndication of the Series 1
Loans provided for herein and the preparation of this Agreement.


          SECTION 6.02.    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by
different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement shall become effective when this Agreement shall have been executed by
the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

          SECTION 6.03.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the
State of New York. 

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          SECTION 6.04.    Headings. Article and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference
only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement. 

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day
and year first above written. 


	 	CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	    /s/  Don A. Baines                        
 
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer




	 	 
	 	SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS
	 	 


	 	CHART HEAT EXCHANGERS LIMITED
	 	 	 
	 	By	  /s/  Don A. Baines                         
 
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Director






	 	 
	 	CHART-AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD.
	 	 
	 	By	  /s/  Don A. Baines                         
  
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Attorney-In-Fact






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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS 

	 	ALTEC, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/   Don A. Baines                       
     
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines 
	 	 	
Title: Assistant Secretary





	 	CHART HEAT EXCHANGERS LIMITED


        PARTNERSHIP
	  		 
	 	By:    	CHART MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.,


as its sole general partner 
	 	 	
	 	 	 
	 	By	 /s/ Don A. Baines                           
    
	 	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	Title: Secretary and Treasurer




	 	CHART INDUSTRIES FOREIGN SALES


       CORPORATION
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/   Don A. Baines                       
     
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Secretary and Treasurer






	 	CHART INTERNATIONAL INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	    /s/   Don A. Baines                      
      
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer






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	 	CHART MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	 /s/ Don A. Baines                
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Secretary and Treasurer





	 	CHART LEASING, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	 /s/ Don A. Baines                          
     
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Secretary and Treasurer






	 	CHART CRYOGENIC SERVICES, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/   Don A. Baines             

	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Assistant Secretary






	 	CHART, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/   Don A. Baines              
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Secretary and Treasurer






	 	CHART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	    /s/  Don A. Baines              
 
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Secretary and Treasurer






	 	CHART ASIA, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/   Don A. Baines              
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Secretary and Treasurer






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	 	CAIRE INC. 
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/  Don A. Baines                   
	           	 	Name: Don A. Baines
	 	 	
Title: Secretary and Treasurer





	 	 
	 	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 
	 	 


	 	THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,


     as Administrative Agent
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/  Henry W. Centa                  
	           	 	Name: Henry W. Centa
	 	 	
Title: Vice President






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SERIES 1 LENDERS 


	$2,500,000	THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/   Henry W. Centa         
	           	 	Name: Henry W. Centa
	 	 	
Title: Vice President





	$2,500,000	NATIONAL CITY BANK
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/  Anthony J. DiMare           
	           	 	Name: Anthony J. DiMare
	 	 	
Title: Senior Vice President






	$2,500,000	BANK ONE, MICHIGAN
	 	 	 
	 	By	   /s/  Patrick F. Dunphy        
	           	 	Name: Patrick F. Dunphy
	 	 	
Title: Vice President





 

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