MODIFICATION AGREEMENT





AGREEMENT made on May 9, 2011 and effective as of May 1, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) by and between CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION,a New York corporation with a place of business at 1860 Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma, New York 11779 (hereinafter referred to as "Borrower") and CAPITAL ONE, N.A.,having an office at 275 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York 11747 (hereinafter referred to as the "Lender").





WHEREAS





WHEREAS





WHEREAS, at the specific request and insistence of the Borrower, the Lender has agreed to modify certain terms of the said Revolving Facility, the Loan Agreement and Prior Note, and to extend the maturity date thereof;





WHEREAS





WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lender mutually agree to modify the terms and conditions of the Revolving Facility and April 2008 Loan Documents, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the 2011 Note.





NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual and reciprocal covenants, undertakings and agreements as are hereinafter contained and set forth, and for one ($1.00) dollar and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby mutually covenanted and agreed as follows:





the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference with the same force and effect as if set forth at length herein.








2.           The “Maturity Date” as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement shall now mean August 1, 2011.





3.           The “Revolving Credit Termination Date” as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement shall now mean July 31, 2011.










5.           Section 3.02(h) of the Loan Agreement is replaced in its entirety and shall read as follows:





(h)          evidence that, aside from the Taiwan Glass Litigation as defined herein, there has been no pending or threatened litigation against the Borrower which would, in the Lender's judgment, have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to perform the obligations hereunder;





6.           Section 4.05 of the Loan Agreement is replaced in its entirety and shall read as follows:





Section 4.05.                                Litigation.                      Borrower represents that there is a litigation matter presently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entitled CVD Equipment Corporation v. Taiwan Glass Industrial Corporation, et al, case number 2010cv00573, commenced January 26, 2010 (the “Taiwan Glass Litigation”), wherein Borrower commenced suit on, amongst other things, a breach of contract claim and a certain defendant in said suit filed counterclaims against Borrower seeking unspecified monetary damages.  The Borrower represents to Lender that the Taiwan Glass Litigation, if adversely determined, will be material, but will not have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to operate in the ordinary course of its business or Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents.  Aside from the Taiwan Glass Litigation, there is no pending or, to the Borrower's knowledge, threatened action or proceeding against or affecting Borrower or its properties before any court, governmental agency, or arbitrator which, if adversely determined, would, in any case or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations, properties, or business of Borrower or the ability of Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents.





7.           Section 5.10 of the Loan Agreement is replaced in its entirety and shall read as follows:





Section 5.10.                                Subsidiaries.                                Not create or permit to exist any subsidiary corporation, except for CVD Materials Corporation, a New York corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower formed in or about January, 1986;





8.           Section 5.11 of the Loan Agreement is replaced in its entirety and shall read as follows:





Section 5.11.                                Management.                                Maintain the management structure of the Borrower so that Leonard Rosenbaum continues to be the President and CEO of the Borrower and the person with primary responsibility for the day-to-day operations of Borrower.







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10.           The terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and New Loan Documents and, where applicable and to the extent not modified by this Agreement, the April 2008 Loan Documents, are incorporated herein by reference with the same force and effect as if more fully set forth at length herein.





11.           Except to the extent set forth herein and, where applicable and to the extent not modified by this Agreement, the 2011 Note and the New Loan Documents, the terms of the April 2008 Loan Documents shall remain unchanged.





12.           Any capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement and/or the New Loan Documents





13.           Borrower and the Lender agree and certify that this instrument secures the same indebtedness evidenced by the 2011 Note and secured by the New Loan Documents and the Prior Revolving Security Agreement and the April 2008 Loan Documents, and the collateral and security set forth in the Loan Agreement.





14.           Borrower certifies in favor of the Lender that there are no offsets or defenses to the 2011 Note.





15.           Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender, as follows:





(i)           Borrower confirms that each of the representations and warranties set forth in the New Loan Documents is true in all material respects as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as though made on the date hereof (except when such representation or warranty by its terms relates to a specific date other than the date hereof), and each is hereby incorporated herein in full by reference as if fully restated.





(ii)           As a result of this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default, as defined in the 2011 Note or the New Loan Documents, now exists.





(iii)           This Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms.





(iv)           No consent, waiver or approval of any entity is or will be required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity, enforcement or priority of this Agreement.





(v)           No representation, warranty or statement by Borrower contained herein contains any untrue statement or material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make such representation, warranty or statement not misleading.





16.           This Agreement may not be modified, amended, changed or terminated except by a written agreement signed by all of the parties hereto including, without limitation, the Lender.





17.           Should any one provision of this Agreement be declared invalid or be non-enforceable for any reason or cause whatsoever, including existing statutes, interpretation of existing statutes, or because of any statute or rule of law or decision heretofore or hereafter enacted or determined, then the parties agree that the rest of the Agreement shall not be affected thereby; it being intended that if one provision of this Agreement is void or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall continue to be valid and remain in effect.





18.           No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature.


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The failure of any party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of the right to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement on that or any other occasion.















21.           This Agreement is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.





22.           This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which is an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written and effective as of the Effective Date.








CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION,a New York corporation,BorrowerBy:LEONARD A. ROSENBAUM,President and CEOBy:GLEN CHARLES,Secretary and Chief Financial OfficerCAPITAL ONE, N.A.,LenderBy:Erin Coveny,Vice President








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On May 9, 2011, before me, the undersigned, personally appeared LEONARD A. ROSENBAUM personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed same in his/her/their capacity, and that by his/her/their signature In the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.








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Notary Public, State of New York








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On May 9, 2011, before me, the undersigned, personally appeared GLEN CHARLES personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed same in his/her/their capacity, and that by his/her/their signature In the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.








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Notary Public, State of New York








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On May 9, 2011, before me, the undersigned, personally appeared Erin Coveny personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed same in his/her/their capacity, and that by his/her/their signature In the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.








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Notary Public, State of New York







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