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Exhibit 10.34


AMENDMENT NO. 4


Dated as of April 19, 2004


to


RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT


Dated as of January 8, 2002


      THIS AMENDMENT No. 4 to RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”) is entered into as of April 19, 2004 by and among EAGLEPICHER INCORPORATED
(formerly known as Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.) (the “Servicer”), EAGLEPICHER FUNDING
CORPORATION (formerly known as Eagle-Picher Funding Corporation) (“EPFC”), and GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, in its separate capacities as a committed
purchaser (the “Committed Purchaser”) and as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”) under the “Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement” referred
to below. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein will have
the respective meanings set forth in the “Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement”.


RECITALS:


      WHEREAS, EPFC, the Servicer, the Committed Purchaser and the Administrative Agent are parties
to a Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 8, 2002 (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the
“Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement”);


      WHEREAS, the Servicer, EPFC, the Committed Purchaser and the Administrative Agent have agreed
to amend the Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement, on the conditions set forth herein;


      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Servicer, EPFC, the Committed Purchaser and the Administrative Agent
hereby agree as follows.


      1. Amendments to Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement. Effective as of the
date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the condition precedent set forth in Section
2 below, Annex G to Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended to amend and
restate Section (c) of such Annex G in its entirety as follows:


     “(c)       Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA
minus Capital Expenditures to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for any period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters ending on any fiscal quarter end shall not be less than the
ratio of (i) 1.15 to 1.00 as of the final day of any fiscal quarter ending on May 31, 2004
or August 31, 2004 or (ii) 1.25 to 1.00 as of the final day of any fiscal quarter ending
after August 31, 2004.”


      2. Conditions of Effectiveness of this Amendment. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) upon the Administrative Agent’s
receipt of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed the Servicer, EPFC, the Committed Purchaser
and the Administrative Agent.


      3. Representations and Warranties.


      3.1       Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each of the Servicer and EPFC (a) hereby
reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made by it in the Receivables Purchase and
Servicing Agreement and each other Related Document to the extent the same expressly relates solely
to an earlier date, (b) agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be
deemed to have been re-made as of the Effective Date and (c) represents and warrants that, as of
the Effective Date and after giving effect hereto, no Termination Event, Incipient Termination
Event, Event of Servicer Termination or Incipient Servicer Termination Event has occurred and is
continuing.


      3.2       Each of the Servicer and EPFC hereby represents and warrants that this Amendment and the
Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of such Person and are enforceable against such Person in accordance with their
respective terms.


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      4. Reference to and Effect on Related Documents.


      4.1       Upon and after the Effective Date, each reference to the Receivables Purchase and
Servicing Agreement in any of the Related Documents shall mean and be a reference to the
Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement as amended hereby.


      4.2       Except as specifically set forth above, the Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement
and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection
therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.


      4.3       The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly
provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of EPFC, the Committed Purchaser
or the Administrative Agent, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Related
Documents, or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in
connection therewith.


      5. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience
of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.


      6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to
this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.


      7. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, taken together with the Receivables Purchase
and Servicing Agreement and all of the other Related Documents, embodies the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, written
and oral, relating to the subject matter hereof.


      8. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT OTHERWISE
WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES).


      9. No Course of Dealing. The Committed Purchaser and the Administrative Agent have
entered into this Amendment on the express understanding with EPFC and the Servicer that in
entering into this Amendment the Committed Purchaser and the Administrative Agent are not
establishing any course of dealing with EPFC or the Servicer. The rights of the Committed
Purchaser and the Administrative Agent to require strict performance with all the terms and
conditions of the Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement as amended by this Amendment and the
other Related Documents shall not in any way be impaired by the execution of this Amendment.
Neither the Committed Purchaser nor the Administrative Agent shall be obligated in any manner to
execute any further amendments or waivers, and if such waivers or amendments are requested in the
future, assuming the terms and conditions thereof are acceptable to them, the Committed Purchaser
and the Administrative Agent may require the payment of fees in connection therewith.


      10. Waiver of Claims. In consideration for the execution by the Committed Purchaser
and the Administrative Agent of this Amendment, the Seller and the Servicer hereby waives each and
every claim, defense, demand, action and suit of any kind or nature whatsoever against each of the
Committed Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Operating Agent and each other Affected Party
arising on or prior to the date hereof in connection with the Receivables Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, any of the Related Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.


      11. Expenses. In consideration for the execution by the Committed Purchaser, the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent of this Amendment, each of EPFC and the Servicer
jointly and severally agrees to promptly reimburse each of the Committed Purchaser, the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent for all of the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
including, without limitation, attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and expenses, it has heretofore or
hereafter incurred or incurs in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this
Waiver.


      12. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon each of the
Servicer, EPFC, the Committed Purchaser, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and
their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each such Person.


      13. Integration. This Amendment contains the entire understanding of the parties
hereto with regard to the subject matter contained herein. This Amendment supercedes all prior or
contemporaneous negotiations, promises, covenants, agreements and representations of every nature
whatsoever with respect to the matters contained in this


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Amendment, all of which have become merged and finally integrated into this Amendment. Each of the parties hereto understands that in the event of any subsequent litigation, controversy or
dispute concerning any of the terms, conditions or provisions of this Amendment, no party shall be
entitled to offer or introduce into evidence any oral promises or oral agreements among the parties
relating to the subject matter of this Amendment not included or referred to herein and not
reflected by a writing included or referred to herein.


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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EAGLEPICHER INCORPORATED, as the Servicer

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	EAGLE-PICHER FUNDING CORPORATION, as the Seller

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 




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	 	GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Committed Purchaser

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Duly Authorized Signatory 	 
	 
	 	GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Duly Authorized Signatory 	 



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