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Exhibit 10.26

 

AMENDMENT #1

to the

ASIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/COLLABORATION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT No. 1(“the Amendment”) to the ASIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/COLLABORATION AGREEMENT entered into between Energy Focus Inc. a Delaware Corporation (OTC: EFOI) (the “Company”), and Communal International Ltd. (“Communal”), on February 27, 2012 (this “Agreement”) is effective as of January 1, 2013.    The Company and Communal may be referred to hereinafter as a “Party”, or collectively, as the “Parties”.

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Communal desire to amend and modify the Agreement as follows:

 

	
  

	
1.

	
Section 1 entitled   “Scope of Services”.

 

Section 1 is deleted in its entirety and the following is inserted in its place:

 

	
  

	
1.

	
Services.  During the respective terms set forth below, Communal shall provide to the Company the following Services (the “Services”):

 

	
  

	
A.

	
Sales Representation:  Commencing on January 16, 2012 and continuing for a period of seventy-two (72) months, Communal will act as the exclusive agent for sales, marketing and distribution of  the Company’s products in the Territory pursuant to the Company’s standard distributor agreement which shall be negotiated, executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof (the “Distribution Agreement”).

 

	
  

	
B.

	
Consulting Services:  Commencing on January 16, 2012 and continuing for a period of forty-eight (48) months, Communal will provide the following services:

 

(i)   Introduce the Company to new potential investors, vendors, customers and other constituents in the Territory;

 

(ii)  Assist in reducing the cost of manufacturing the Company’s goods and products;

 

(iii)  Assist in providing a reduction in the price and improving the quality of raw materials, components, sub-assemblies, manufactured products and other items necessary for the development, manufacture and sale of existing and new products;

 

  

  

  

 

(iv)  Introduce the Company to new markets, distributors, marketers, supply chain, shipping, transportation and logistics facilities in the Territory;

 

(v)  Assist in the development of a marketing, sales and distribution operation in the Territory; and

 

(vi)  Provide management consulting to improve business performance.

 

	
  

	
2.

	
Section 2 entitled “Compensation”.

 

Section 2 entitled “Compensation” is amended to create new Section 2 A and 2 B:

 

	
  

	
A. Compensation payable in 2012. (The balance of the Section remains the same.)

 

	
  

	
The following will be will be inserted as a new Section 2 B:

 

	
  

	
B.  Compensation payable in 2013: The Company will pay Four Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($425,000) to Communal in quarterly installments due and payable on or before the last day of each quarter, provided, however, that the total amount is paid in full on or before December 31, 2013.

 

	
  

	
3.

	
Section 3 entitled “Territory”.

 

	
  

	
Section 3 will be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

The Territory shall be (with the exception of products sold by the Company’s Crescent Lighting Ltd. subsidiary and its agents and any existing Company customers) the following countries: Japan, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea and Australia.  As of January 1, 2013, the following countries shall be added to the Territory: Vietnam, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

 

	
  

	
4.

	
Section 8 entitled “Survival”.

 

Section 8 will be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Section 8:  All representations, warranties, and covenants made by the Parties hereto shall be considered to have been relied upon by the parties hereto and shall survive the execution, performance and delivery of this Agreement.

 

This agreement may be terminated by either party, with or without cause, upon 30 days written notice after December 31, 2013.

 

  

  

  

 

	
  

	
5.

	
Miscellaneous.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to Asian Business Development/Collaboration Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

[SIGNATURES ON PAGE 4]

 

  

  

  

Executed as of the day and date set forth above at Solon, Ohio.

	Communal International Ltd.	  	Energy Focus, Inc
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
By: 

	/s/ James Tu	  	 
By: 

	/s/ Joseph G. Kaveski
	 
Name:

	James Tu	  	 
Name:

	
Joseph G. Kaveski

	 
Title:

	Managing Partner	  	 
Title: 

	Chief Executive Officer
	 
Date:

	March 26, 2013	 	
Date:  

	March 26, 201310.1-Amendment_No__1

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 1
Dated as of March 22, 2013
to
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 18, 2012
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) is made as of March 22, 2013 by and among Crane Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent’), under that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2012 by and among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto (together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the requisite Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to provide additional commitments under and make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have so agreed on the terms and 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 Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to enter into this Amendment.
1.Amendments to the Credit Agreement.  Effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below), the parties hereto agree that the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a)    The first recital to the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 18, 2012 (as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among CRANE CO., the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES party hereto, the LENDERS party hereto, the DEPARTING LENDERS (if any) party hereto, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), RBS CITIZENS, N.A., TD BANK, N.A. and THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as documentation agents (in such capacities, the “Documentation Agents”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

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(b)    The definition of “Commitment” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to (i) delete the reference to “Section 2.07” appearing therein and to replace such reference with “Section 2.08” and (ii) amend and restate the final two sentences thereof in their entirety to read as follows: 
The amount of each Lender’s Commitment as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.  As of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $500,000,000.
(c)    Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the following definitions thereto in proper alphabetical order and, where applicable, replace the corresponding previously existing definitions:
“364-Day Credit Agreement” means the 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of March 22, 2013 among the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto from time to time as subsidiary borrowers, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means March 22, 2013.
“Documentation Agent” means each of RBS Citizens, N.A., TD Bank, N.A. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. in its capacity as documentation agent for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in any Agreed Currency for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page on such screen) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in such Agreed Currency in the London interbank market with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period.  In the event that such rate does not appear on such page (or on any successor or substitute page), the “LIBO Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service displaying interest rates applicable to deposits in such Agreed Currency in the London interbank market as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which deposits in such Agreed Currency in reasonable market size and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period.
“Quotation Day” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing and any Interest Period, the Business Day on which it is market practice in the London interbank market for the Administrative Agent to give quotations for deposits in the Agreed Currency of such Eurocurrency Borrowing for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period.
“Syndication Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in its capacity as syndication agent for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.

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(d)    Section 2.13(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the phrase “or for the applicable Agreed Currency” immediately following the phrase “included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period” appearing therein.
(e)    Section 2.24(c) of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the phrase “(x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y)” immediately after the phrase “to the extent” appearing in clause (i) thereof.
(f)    Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to (i) change clauses (b) through (h) thereof to new clauses (c) through (i) thereof and (ii) add the following as a new clause (b) thereof:
(b)    Indebtedness created under the 364-Day Credit Agreement;
(g)    The final paragraph of Article VIII of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete each reference to “Syndication Agents” appearing therein and to replace each such reference with “Syndication Agent”.
(h)    Article IX of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the following new paragraph to the end thereof:
Notwithstanding anything in this Article IX to the contrary, the Company shall not be deemed to be a guarantor of any Guaranteed Obligations arising out of or in connection with any Hedging Agreements if the Company is not an “Eligible Contract Participant” (as defined in § 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC (collectively, and as now or hereafter in effect, the “ECP Rules”)) to the extent that the providing of such guaranty by the Company would violate the ECP Rules or any other applicable law or regulation.   This paragraph shall not affect any Guaranteed Obligations not arising out of or in connection with any Hedging Agreements, nor shall it affect any Guaranteed Obligations arising out of or in connection with any Hedging Agreements to the extent the Company qualifies as an “Eligible Contract Participant” (so defined).
(i)    Section 10.04(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the phrase “or delayed” immediately after the phrase “unreasonably withheld” appearing therein.
(j)    Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety in the form of Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.
2.    New Lenders.
(a)    Each of the undersigned financial institutions that is not a party to the Credit Agreement prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (each, an “New Lender”) agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and agrees that it shall, on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, become a Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, with a Commitment as set forth on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.
(b)    Each undersigned New Lender (i) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Amendment; (ii) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and has reviewed such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit 

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analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment; (iii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (iv) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (v) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
3.    Conditions of Effectiveness.  The effectiveness of this Amendment (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the Required Lenders, each New Lender, each existing Lender increasing its Commitment under the Credit Agreement (each such existing Lender, collectively with each New Lender, being referred to herein collectively as the “New Money Lenders”), the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent.
(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date) of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP, counsel for the Company and (ii) a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders dated the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date) of Augustus I. duPont, general counsel for the Company, and in each case covering such other matters relating to the Company, the Loan Documents or this Amendment as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.  The Borrowers hereby request such counsels to deliver such opinions.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Company certifying that, after giving effect to this Amendment, the Company is in compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) documents consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date of the Credit Agreement as to the corporate power and authority of the Borrowers to borrow under the Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment.
(d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of each New Money Lender party hereto that delivers its executed signature page to this Amendment by no later than the date and time specified by the Administrative Agent, an upfront fee in an amount equal to the amount previously disclosed to the New Money Lenders.
(e)    The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of the Administrative Agent’s and its affiliates’ fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent) in connection with this Amendment.
4.    Representations and Warranties of the Company.  In order to induce the New Money Lenders, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this Amendment, the Company hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a)    This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as modified hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to 

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applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(b)    As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement (other than the representations contained in Section 3.04(b) and 3.06(a)) and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (provided that any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects).
5.    Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.
(a)    Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other loan document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
(b)    The Credit 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.
(c)    Except with respect to the subject matter hereof, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
6.    Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
7.    SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AMENDMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
8.    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.

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9.    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Signatures delivered by facsimile or PDF shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures delivered in person.
[Signature Pages Follow]

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Exhibit 10.1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

CRANE CO.,
as a Borrower

By:/s/ Andrew L . KrawittName: Andrew L. Krawitt
Title: Vice President and Treasurer

Attest:
By:/s/ Eugene J. Eskildsen 
Name: Eugene J. Eskildsen
Title: Assistant Treasurer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2012
Crane Co.

Exhibit 10.1

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
individually as a Lender, as the Issuing Bank and as Administrative Agent

By:/s/  D. Scott Farquhar
Name: D. Scott Farquhar
Title: Senior Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2012
Crane Co.

Exhibit 10.1

	
		
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ Thomas Molitor

	 
	Name: Thomas Molitor

	 
	Title: Managing Director

	
		
	RBS CITIZENS, N.A.,  as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ Judith A. Huckins

	 
	Name: Judith A. Huckins

	 
	Title: Vice President

	
		
	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as a Documentation Agent and individually as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ Lawrence Elkins

	 
	Name: Lawrence Elkins

	 
	Title: Vice President

	
		
	TD BANK, N.A..,  as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ David Perlman

	 
	Name: David Perlman

	 
	Title: Senior Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2012
Crane Co.

Exhibit 10.1

	
		
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,  as a Lender

	 

	 

	By:  /s/ Donald G. Cassidy, Jr.

	 
	Name: Donald G. Cassidy, Jr.

	 
	Title: Managing Director

	
		
	BMO HARRIS FINANCING, INC.,  as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ Mark Mital

	 
	Name: Mark Mital

	 
	Title: Director

	
		
	HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ Aidan R. Spoto_

	 
	Name: Aidan R. Spoto

	 
	Title: VP, Senior Relationship Manager

	
		
	COMMERZBANK AG New York Branch, as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ Patrick Hartweger

	 
	Name: Patrick Hartweger

	 
	Title: Managing Director

	 
	 

	By: ____/s/ Michael Weinert_____

	 
	Name: Michael Weinert

	 
	Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2012
Crane Co.

Exhibit 10.1

	
		
	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ Robert C. Mayer, Jr.

	 
	Name: Robert C. Mayer, Jr.

	 
	Title: Vice President

	
		
	FIFTH THIRD BANK,  as a Lender

	 

	 

	By: /s/ Jordan Fragiacomo

	 
	Name: Jordan Fragiacomo

	 
	Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2012
Crane Co.

Exhibit 10.1

SCHEDULE 2.01

LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS

	
				
	LENDER
	COMMITMENT
	

	 
	 

	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
	

	$80,000,000
	

	 
	 

	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

	$70,000,000
	

	 
	 

	RBS CITIZENS, N.A.
	

	$45,000,000
	

	 
	 

	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.
	

	$45,000,000
	

	 
	 

	TD BANK, N.A.
	

	$45,000,000
	

	 
	 

	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
	

	$37,500,000
	

	 
	 

	BMO HARRIS FINANCING, INC.
	

	$37,500,000
	

	 
	 

	HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

	$25,000,000
	

	 
	 

	COMMERZBANK AG
	

	$25,000,000
	

	 
	 

	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

	$25,000,000
	

	 
	 

	FIFTH THIRD BANK
	

	$25,000,000
	

	 
	 

	UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC
	

	$40,000,000
	

	 
	 

	TOTAL COMMITMENTS
	

	$500,000,000

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