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EXHIBIT 10.1


 




 


SECOND AMENDMENT


TO


MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS AND PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS


PURCHASE AGREEMENT







This SECOND AMENDMENT TO MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS AND PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and effective as of this 11th day of April, 2014, by and between ALAMO GROUP (USA) INC., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”), SPECIALIZED INDUSTRIES LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Seller”), and ALAMO GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”).







RECITALS







A.           Purchaser, Seller and, for purposes of Section 11.17 thereof, Parent are parties to that certain Membership Interests and Partnership Interests Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2014, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Membership Interests and Partnership  Interests  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  as  of  March  3,  2014  (as  amended,  the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Purchaser has agreed to purchase from Seller (i) all the Capital Stock of Howard P. Fairfield, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Fond du Lac Investments, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company, Super Products LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Wausau-Everest GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and  (ii)  all  the  limited  partnership  interests  of  Wausau-Everest  L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited partnership.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement.












B.           Effective as of the date of this Amendment, Purchaser and Seller desire to amend the Purchase Agreement as provided for herein.







AGREEMENT







NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:







1.           Section 8.1(g).  Effective as of the date of this Amendment, Section 8.1(g) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:







“by either Purchaser or Seller if the Closing has not occurred (other than through the breach by the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement of its obligations under this Agreement) by June 2, 2014.”







2.           Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall be deemed incorporated into and made a part of the Purchase Agreement. The provisions of this Amendment shall constitute an amendment to the Purchase Agreement, and to the extent that any term or provision of this Amendment may be deemed expressly inconsistent with any term or provision in the Purchase Agreement, this Amendment shall govern and control. Except as expressly stated herein, all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Purchase Agreement are hereby ratified and 


 


 


 




  





  











  






 


confirmed in all respects, and the Purchase Agreement is and shall be unchanged and remains in full force and effect.







3.           Severability. If any provisions of this Amendment are construed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforceable without regard thereto.







4.           Section Headings. The section headings in this Amendment are used solely for convenience of reference, do not constitute a part of this Amendment and shall not affect its interpretation.







5.           Governing Law. This Amendment is a contract made under, and shall be construed in accordance with and governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to any conflicts of law principles).







6.           Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original thereof, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof. Signature by PDF and facsimile shall also bind the parties hereto.







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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Second Amendment to Membership Interests and Partnership Interests Purchase Agreement as of the day and year first above written.


 




	 	
PURCHASER:

	 
	 	 	 
	 	ALAMO GROUP (USA) INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Robert H. George	 
	 	 	Name:  Robert H. George 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 
	 	 	 	 







 



 




	 	
SELLER:

	 
	 	 	 
	 	
SPECIALIZED INDUSTRIES LP

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	Specialized GP, LLC,	 
	 	 	its general partner	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 







 





 




	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Eric L. Blum	 
	 	 	Name: Eric L. Blum	 
	 	 	Title: Chairman	 



 


	 	Acknowledged for the limited purpose of Section 

11.17 of the Purchase Agreement:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 







 





 




	 	
PARENT:

	 
	 	 	 
	 	ALAMO GROUP INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Robert H. George	 
	 	 	Name:  Robert H. George 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President