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Exhibit 10.01

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into in Chelmsford,
Massachusetts by and between Brooks Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and Stephen S. Schwartz (“Executive”), as of April 5, 2010.

RECITALS

     The Company desires to employ Executive as President of the Company upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

     In consideration of the employment to be provided hereby, the amounts to be paid as provided
herein, and the Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“Indemnification Agreement”), the Executive enters into this Agreement and the Executive
Invention, Nondisclosure, Non-Competition and Nonsolicitation Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the “Non-Competition Agreement”).

     For and in consideration of the mutual promises, terms, provisions and conditions contained in
this Agreement, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Duties. Beginning on April 5, 2010 (the “Effective Date”) the Company shall
employ the Executive as President of the Company. Executive shall report to the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer (the “CEO”). Executive shall have such reasonable and appropriate duties
as may from time to time be assigned by the CEO. Executive shall also perform these duties subject
to the general supervision and direction of the CEO and the Company’s board of directors (the
“Board of Directors”).

2. At-Will Employment. Subject to Section 6 and the termination provisions contained
therein, the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be on an at-will basis (the actual
period of Executive’s employment with the Company is referred to herein as the “Employment
Term”).

3. Other Activities. Executive may serve on one or more boards of directors of a public or
private for-profit corporations (the specific entities being subject to advance approval by the
Board of Directors), serve on civic and charitable boards or committees, fulfill speaking
engagements, teach at educational institutions, and manage his personal investments; provided,
however, that such activities do not individually or in the aggregate interfere or conflict with
the performance of Executive’s duties or obligations under this Agreement, including the
Non-Competition Agreement.

4. Performance. During the Employment Term, Executive shall use his business judgment,
skill and knowledge for the advancement of the Company’s interests and to discharge his duties and
responsibilities hereunder. Executive shall perform and discharge faithfully, diligently and to
the best of his ability, his duties and responsibilities hereunder. Subject to Section 3,
executive shall devote substantially all of his working time and efforts to the business and
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5. Compensation and Benefits.

     5.1. Base Salary. As consideration for Executive’s services performed during the
Employment Term, the Company agrees to pay Executive a base salary of $500,000 per year (the
“Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company for
its senior executives, and subject to federal and state tax withholding. The Base Salary shall be
reviewed annually (consistent with the normal review of senior executives of the Company which
typically occurs in January) by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors (the “Committee”) and adjusted as determined by the Committee and the Board of
Directors (the Base Salary as adjusted from time to time shall be referred to as the “Current
Base Salary”).

     5.2. Performance-Based Variable Compensation. During the Employment Term, Executive
shall be eligible to receive performance-based incentive payments each year from the Company as
determined by the Committee and the Board of Directors (the “Performance-Based Variable
Compensation”). The Performance-Based Variable Compensation shall be payable based upon
achievement of the Company’s performance criteria, specific goals, and performance evaluation as
determined by the Committee under the terms of the Company’s annual incentive plan applicable to
that fiscal year. Executive’s achievement of his target performance goals for each year will
result in a payment of 100% of Current Base Salary, with potential payouts ranging from 0% to 150%
of Current Base Salary based upon actual performance. Any such Performance-Based Variable
Compensation paid to Executive shall be in addition to the Current Base Salary and, in the case of
the first year of employment, shall reflect the period of time during which the Executive is
actually employed by the Company during that fiscal year.

     5.3. Equity Awards. As soon as practical following the Effective Date, the Company
will grant Executive a restricted stock award of 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the
“Sign-On Award”). Subject to continued performance of services to the Company, one-third
of the Sign-On Award shall vest on each of the first, second, and third anniversaries of the date
of grant. Also as soon as practical following the Effective Date, the Company will grant Executive
a second restricted stock award of 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the
terms and vesting schedule set forth in the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan as in effect for the
years 2010-2012. The Executive shall be eligible for additional equity compensation awards with
the form of the award (e.g., stock options, performance shares, performance stock units), the
number of shares subject to the award, and other terms and conditions of the award (e.g., vesting
schedule) to be determined by the Board of Directors.

     5.4. Benefits. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible for
participation in all employee benefit plans normally available to other senior executives of the
Company, including the Brooks Automation, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Deferred Compensation Plan, Employee
Stock Purchase Plan and the Company’s welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs
(including Flexible Leave, disability, salary continuance, group life, accidental death and travel
accident insurance plans and programs).

     5.5. Business Expenses. Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement
for all reasonable employment-related expenses incurred or paid by him during the Employment Term
in the performance of his services, subject to reasonable substantiation and documentation.

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     5.6. Relocation Benefit. The Company shall provide Executive with professional
assistance and reimbursement and/or payment of eligible expenses for the purpose of relocating
himself and his family to within a reasonable commuting distance from the Company’s headquarters
(“Relocation Benefit”). The Relocation Benefit is intended to cover expenses as required
for household goods move, temporary housing, temporary storage of household goods, in-transit
expenses, home sale assistance, miscellaneous housing allowance, and new home closing assistance,
up to a maximum expense of $200,000. The Relocation Benefit will be provided in accordance with
the terms of the Company’s relocation policy. Non-deductible relocation expenses will be eligible
for tax gross up with the exception of the miscellaneous housing allowance. Section 9.2 hereunder
specifies circumstances under which the Executive could be required to reimburse the Company for
some or all of the expenses paid to him or for his benefit under this Section.

6. Termination Events.

     6.1. Death/Long-Term Disability. This Agreement shall terminate and any and all
rights and obligations of the Company and Executive hereunder shall cease and be completely void
except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, upon the death or Long-Term Disability (as
defined below) of Executive.

          6.1.1. Long-Term Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Long-Term
Disability” shall that Executive is determined to be totally and permanently disabled for
purposes of the Company’s long-term disability plan.

     6.2. Termination by the Company. At the election of the Company, this Agreement shall
terminate and any and all rights and obligations of the Company and Executive hereunder shall cease
and be completely void except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, upon the earliest to
occur of the following: (i) the termination of Executive by the Company with Cause (as defined
below) under this Agreement and delivery of written notice in accordance with Sections 6, 7 and 13,
or (ii) the termination of Executive by the Company without Cause upon delivery of written notice
in accordance with Sections 6, 7 and 13.

          6.2.1. Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the
occurrence of any of the following events during the Employment Term:

(i) Executive’s conviction of, or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
to any felony;

(ii) fraud, embezzlement, or similar act of dishonesty, unauthorized disclosure,
attempted disclosure, use or attempted use of confidential information; acts
prejudicial to the interest or reputation of the Company; or falsification,
concealment or distortion of management information;

(iii) material misrepresentation in connection with the Executive’s application for
employment with the Company;

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(iv) conduct by the Executive constituting an act of moral turpitude, or of physical
violence while on duty;

(v) Executive’s willful failure or refusal to perform the duties on behalf of the
Company which are consistent with the scope and nature of the Executive’s
responsibilities, or otherwise to comply with a lawful directive or policy of the
Company, including without limitation, the Company’s Standards of Conduct as then in
effect as published on the Company’s internal website;

(vi) any act of gross negligence, gross corporate waste or disloyalty by the
Executive to the Company or the commission of any intentional tort by the Executive
against the Company;

(vii) Executive being found liable in any SEC or other civil or criminal securities
law action, or entering any cease and desist order with respect to such action
(regardless of whether or not he admits or denies liability); or

(viii) a material breach of this Agreement or the agreements referenced herein by
the Executive.

     6.3. Termination by Executive. At the election of the Executive, this Agreement shall
terminate and any and all rights and obligations of the Company or Executive hereunder shall cease
and be completely void except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, upon the earliest to
occur of the following: (i) the Executive’s resignation for Good Reason (as defined below);
provided that Executive shall have first provided the Company with written notice in accordance
with Section 13 within ninety 90 days of the initial existence of the condition he believes
constitutes Good Reason and the Company shall have failed to remedy such condition within thirty
(30) days of its receipt of such notice; or (ii) the Executive’s resignation without Good Reason
upon delivery of not less than ninety (90) days’ written notice in accordance with Section 13.

          6.3.1. Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean,
without Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence of any one or more of the following
conditions to the extent such condition(s) result in a material negative change to the Executive in
his employment relationship with the Company:

(i) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company;

(ii) a diminution of the Executive’s responsibilities and authority described in
Section 1 resulting in responsibilities and authority in material respects
inconsistent with the responsibilities and authority of the role of President of the
Company provided, however, that the parties may agree in writing to a waiver of this
right by the Executive;

(iii) a reduction of the Current Base Salary or of any material employee benefit
enjoyed by the Executive unless all senior executives of the Company suffer a
substantially similar reduction or failure;

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(iv) the relocation of the Executive’s office to a location more than 60 miles from
the Company’s headquarters in Chelmsford, Massachusetts; or

(v) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption in writing of its obligation
to perform this Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company within 15 days after a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or
similar transaction.

     6.4. Termination Date. The term “Termination Date” shall mean if the
Executive’s services are terminated (A) by his death, then the date of his death, or (B) by his
Long-Term Disability, then the date of his initial disability, or (C) for any other reason, then
the date on which such termination is to be effective pursuant to the notice of termination to be
given by the party terminating the employment relationship.

7. Effect of Termination.

     7.1. Termination for Death or Disability. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that
if Executive’s employment shall be terminated due to Executive’s death or Long-Term Disability, all
of the obligations under Sections 1 through 5 of the Company and Executive shall cease except that
the Company shall pay, or provide the following benefits, to Executive or his heirs, executors or
administrators as applicable, without further recourse or liability to the Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Current
Base Salary earned through the Termination Date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Annual
Performance Incentive for the fiscal year that includes the Executive’s
Termination Date (and to the extent earned but unpaid, for the completed fiscal
year immediately preceding the Executive’s Termination Date), determined in
accordance with Section 5.2, prorated for the number of days that Executive is
actually employed by the Company in such fiscal year, and payable at the same
time that payment of annual performance incentives are paid to other senior
executives of the Company.

     7.2. Termination by the Company.

          7.2.1. Termination by the Company for Cause. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed
that if Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause, all of the obligations under Sections 1
through 5 of the Company and Executive shall cease except that the Company shall pay immediately
after the Termination Date the following amounts to the Executive without further recourse or
liability to the Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Current
Base Salary earned through the Termination Date.

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          7.2.2. Termination By the Company Without Cause. It is expressly acknowledged and
agreed that if Executive’s employment shall be terminated by Company for any reason, except as set
forth in Sections 6.1, and 6.2.1, then all of the obligations under Sections 1 through 5 of the
Company and Executive shall cease except that the Company shall pay, or provide the following
benefits, to Executive without further recourse or liability to the Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Current
Base Salary earned through the Termination Date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Annual
Performance Incentive for the fiscal year that includes the Executive’s
Termination Date (and to the extent earned but unpaid, for the completed fiscal
year immediately preceding the Executive’s Termination Date), determined in
accordance with Section 5.2, prorated for the number of days that Executive is
actually employed by the Company in such fiscal year, and payable at the same
time that payment of annual performance incentives are paid to other senior
executives of the Company;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	one (1) year’s Current Base Salary as severance in pay
continuation. Payment of this severance will be made in bi-weekly payments for
one (1) year (the “Initial Salary Continuation Period”);
	 
	 	(iv)	 	during the Initial Salary Continuation Period as it may be
extended pursuant to subsection (v) below (together, the “Total Salary
Continuation Period”), Executive will continue to be eligible for medical,
dental and vision plans in which Executive was a participant at the Termination
Date. The Company will continue to pay the employer portion of the costs of
these plans during the Total Salary Continuation Period. The period of
coverage for purposes of Executive’s COBRA continuation coverage will run
concurrently with the Total Salary Continuation Period;
	 
	 	(v)	 	if the Executive has not found a full-time comparable executive
position with another employer during the Initial Salary Continuation Period,
the Company will extend the bi-weekly payment plan on a month to month basis
until the earlier to occur of (A) one (1) additional year (26 additional
bi-weekly payments) or (B) the date Executive secures full-time employment, in
each case subject only to the Executive’s obligation to inform the Company’s
Human Resources Department that Executive’s search for replacement employment
is ongoing and continuing in good faith, and to provide appropriate
documentation of such search efforts. Said notice from Executive shall be made
on the 15th of the month commencing with the last month of the
Initial Salary Continuation Period
and monthly thereafter as applicable. Notice shall be made in accordance
with Section 13 of this Agreement. Payments to Executive during the Total
Salary Continuation Period shall be reduced by the amount of income earned
by Executive from employment or consulting arrangements with any other
person or business entity; and

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	 	(vi)	 	Executive shall be entitled to receive outplacement services
from the Company’s outplacement provider for the six (6) month period following
the Executive’s Termination Date.

Any and all payments by the Company under this Agreement are and shall be specifically conditioned
upon full compliance by the Executive with all elements of the Non-Competition Agreement and the
other applicable provisions of this Agreement.

     7.3. Termination by Executive.

          7.3.1. Termination by Executive Without Good Reason. It is expressly acknowledged and
agreed that if Executive resigns without Good Reason, then all of the obligations under Sections 1
through 5 of the Company and Executive shall cease except that the Company shall pay, or provide
the following benefits, to Executive without further recourse or liability to the Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Current
Base Salary earned through the Termination Date.

          7.3.2. Termination by Executive For Good Reason. It is expressly acknowledged and
agreed that if Executive’s employment shall be terminated because the Executive resigns for Good
Reason, then all of the obligations under Sections 1 through 5 of the Company and Executive shall
cease except that the Company shall pay, or provide the benefits specified in Section 7.2.2, to
Executive without further recourse or liability to the Company:

     7.4. 280G. In the event that the Executive shall become entitled to payment and/or
benefits provided by this Agreement or any other amounts in the “nature of compensation” (whether
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the
Company, any person whose actions result in a change of ownership or effective control covered by
Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) or any person
affiliated with the Company or such person) as a result of such change in ownership or effective
control (collectively the “Company Payments”), and such Company Payments would be subject
to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (together with any similar tax that may hereafter
be imposed by any taxing authority, the “Excise Tax”) the Executive shall be solely
responsible for the payment in full of any such Excise Tax and the Company shall withhold any
federal or state taxes as required by applicable law.

     7.5. 409A. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), each
installment of severance pay or other payment shall be deemed to be a “separate payment” (within
the meaning of Section 409A), and each payment shall be deemed exempt from the
definition of nonqualified deferred compensation to the fullest extent possible under the
short-term deferral exception and the involuntary separation pay exception of the Section 409A
regulations, which exceptions are hereby incorporated by reference. To the extent that any amount
payable under this Agreement upon a termination of employment is determined to constitute
nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A, such amounts shall not be paid
unless such termination of employment also constitutes a “separation from service” from the Company
for purposes of Section 409A. In the event the Executive is determined by

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the Company to be a
“specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A) at the time of his separation from
service, then any payments of nonqualified deferred compensation (determined after giving
effect to any exceptions set forth in the Section 409A regulations) otherwise payable to the
Executive during the first six (6) months following his separation from service shall be delayed
and paid in a lump sum upon the earlier of (x) the Executive’s date of death, or (y) six (6) months
and one day after the Executive’s separation from service, together with interest at the prime rate
as published in the Eastern edition of The Wall Street Journal on the business day immediately
preceding the Executive’s separation from service.

Additional Conditions Applicable to All Payments. Concurrent with the execution of this
Agreement, Executive and the Company entered into the Indemnification Agreement attached as
Exhibit A and the Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B. Any and
all payments and benefits provided by the Company under this Agreement or otherwise shall be
specifically conditioned upon Executive’s full compliance with Exhibit B. The severance
pay and benefits described in Section 7 above are also subject to Executive’s execution of and
decision not to revoke a waiver, release, and covenant not to sue in a form provided by the
Company.

Forfeiture and Clawback.

     9.1 Restatement- related. If the Company is required to prepare an accounting
restatement due to material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct or gross
negligence of the Executive, with any financial reporting requirement under the United States
securities laws, including Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, then, in addition to any
penalty prescribed by law, Executive shall forfeit or repay to the Company, as the case may be, all
of the following: any Annual Performance Incentive (or similar annual cash bonus or incentive) paid
during the twelve (12) month period following the date of the first public issuance or filing with
the SEC of the deficient financial document, any gain on the sale of Company securities during the
same period, any shares received during that same period upon exercising or vesting in any
equity-based award granted by the Company to the Executive (including the Sign-On Award), and any
unvested and/or unexercised equity-based incentive awards granted by the Company to the Executive
(including the Sign-On Award).

     9.2. Relocation-related.If during the first twelve (12) months of the Employment
Term the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined in Section
6.2.1) or by the Executive other than for Good Reason (as defined in Section 6.3.1), then (a) the
Executive shall promptly repay to the Company one hundred per cent (100%) of the Relocation
Benefit paid to Executive prior to his Termination Date (as defined by Section 6.4) and (b) no
further Relocation Benefit installment payments shall be paid to Executive. If during the second
twelve (12) months of the Employment Term the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
for Cause (as defined in Section 6.2.1) or by the Executive other than for Good Reason (as defined
in Section 6.3.1), then (a) the Executive shall promptly repay to the Company fifty per cent (50%)
of the Relocation Benefit paid to Executive prior to his Termination Date (as defined by Section
6.4) and (b) no further Relocation Benefit payments shall be paid to Executive.

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Assignment. Neither the Company nor Executive may make any assignment of this Agreement or
any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the
other party; provided, however, that the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this
Agreement without the consent of Executive if the Company shall hereafter effect a reorganization,
consolidate with, or merge with or into any other entity or transfer all or substantially all of
its properties or assets to any other person or entity. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Company, Executive and their respective successors, executors,
administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.

Waiver. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by
any other party will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach by
such other party.

Severability. The parties agree that each provision contained in this Agreement shall be
treated as a separate and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any one clause shall in
no way impair the enforceability of any of the other clauses herein. Moreover, if one or more of
the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as
to scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by the appropriate judicial body
by limiting and reducing it or them, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the
applicable law.

Notices. Any notice or other communication in connection with this Agreement shall be
deemed to be delivered if in writing, addressed as provided below and actually delivered at said
address:

If to Executive, to him at his last known address as set forth in the Company’s payroll records.

     If to the Company, to it at the following address:

Brooks Automation, Inc.

15 Elizabeth Drive

Chelmsford, MA 01824

Attn: General Counsel

     or to such other person or address as to which either party may notify the other in accordance
with this Section 13.

8. Applicable Law, Venue, and Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement, including the
Indemnification Agreement and the Non-Competition Agreement, shall be interpreted and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without reference
to conflicts of law rules, and without regard to its location of execution or performance.
Jurisdiction and venue for any claim or causes of action arising under this Agreement shall be
exclusively in the courts located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. EACH PARTY WAIVES ITS RIGHT
TO A JURY TRIAL IN ANY COURT OF ACTION ARISING BETWEEN THE PARTIES, WHETHER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR
OTHERWISE RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND WHETHER MADE BY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, THIRD PARTY CLAIM OR
OTHERWISE. THE AGREEMENT OF EACH PARTY TO WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WILL BE BINDING ON ITS
BENEFICIARIES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS.

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9. Remedies. Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the promises or agreements
contained herein could result in irreparable and continuing damage to the Company for which there
may be no adequate remedy at law, and the Company shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief
and/or a decree for specific performance, and such other relief as may be proper (including
monetary damages if appropriate).

10. Integration. This Agreement, the Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A, and the Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B together
form the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained
in this Agreement and shall supersede all prior agreements, oral discussions, promises and
representations regarding employment, compensation, severance or other payments contingent upon
termination of employment, whether in writing or otherwise.

11. Absence of Conflicting Obligations. Executive represents that he is not bound by any
agreement or any other existing or previous business relationship that conflicts with or prevents
him from entering into this Agreement or fully performing his duties and responsibilities during
the Employment Term. Executive further represents that his obligations under or in consideration
with this Agreement do not breach and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence
proprietary information, knowledge or data acquired by him.

12. Effect of Headings. Any title of a section heading contained herein is for convenience
of reference only, and shall not affect the meaning of construction or any of the provisions
hereof.

13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the same
agreement.

14. Survival. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the
obligations of Executive and the Company pursuant to Sections 6 through 18 hereof shall each
survive termination of this Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands, as of the date first
above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	EXECUTIVE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	/s/ Stephen S. Schwartz 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Stephen S. Schwartz	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Joseph R. Martin 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Joseph R. Martin
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors	 	 

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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered
into on April 30, 2010, by and among BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association
(“BA”), in its capacity as collateral and administrative agent for the Lenders under the
Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (BA, in such capacity, the “Agent”), BA, as Lender
under the Loan Agreement (BA, together with the various financial institutions listed on the
signature pages hereof, in such capacity, the “Lenders”), the Lenders, INTEGRATED
ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), each of the Subsidiaries of
Parent listed on Annex I attached hereto (Parent and such Subsidiaries of Parent being herein
referred to collectively as the “Borrowers”), and the Subsidiaries of Parent listed on
Annex II attached hereto (such Subsidiaries being referred to herein as the “Guarantors”,
and Borrowers and Guarantors being referred to herein as the “Credit Parties”).

RECITALS

     A. Agent, Lenders and Credit Parties have entered into that certain Loan and Security
Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2006 (the Loan and Security Agreement, as amended from time to time,
being referred to herein as the “Loan Agreement”).

     B. Credit Parties, Agent and Lenders desire to amend the Loan Agreement as hereinafter set
forth, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

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

AGREEMENT

ARTICLE I

Definitions

     1.01 Capitalized terms used in this Amendment are defined in the Loan Agreement, as amended
hereby, unless otherwise stated.

ARTICLE II

Amendments

     Effective as of the respective date hereinafter specified, the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:

     2.01 Amendment to Recitals. Effective as of the date hereof, the first paragraph of
the Recitals is hereby amended to delete the sentence reading: “Borrowers’ business is a mutual and
collective enterprise and Borrowers believe that the consolidation of all revolving credit loans
under this Agreement will enhance the aggregate borrowing powers of each Borrower and ease the
administration of their revolving credit loan relationship with Lenders, all to the mutual
advantage of Borrowers.”

 

 

     2.02 Amendment to Section 1.1.3. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
1.1.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.1.3. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Revolver Loans shall be
used by Borrowers solely for one or more of the following purposes: (i) to pay the
fees and transaction expenses associated with the closing of the transactions
described herein; (ii) to pay any of the Obligations; and (iii) to make expenditures
for other lawful corporate purposes of Borrowers to the extent such expenditures are
not prohibited by this Agreement or Applicable Law. In no event may any Revolver
Loan proceeds be used by any Borrower to purchase or to carry, or to reduce, retire
or refinance any Debt incurred to purchase or carry, any Margin Stock or for any
related purpose that violates the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board
of Governors.”

     2.03 Amendment to Section 1.2.1. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
1.2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the last sentence thereof.

     2.04 Amendment to Section 1.3. Effective as of the date hereof, Section 1.3
of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “1.3. Bank Products. The Borrowers may request and the Agent may,
in its sole and absolute discretion, arrange for the Borrowers to obtain from the
Bank or the Bank’s Affiliates, or from Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC or Wells
Fargo Capital Finance, LLC’s Affiliates, Bank Products. If Bank Products are
provided by an Affiliate of the Bank or Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, the
Borrowers agree to indemnify and hold the Agent, the Bank, Wells Fargo Capital
Finance, LLC and the Lenders harmless from any and all costs and obligations now or
hereafter incurred by the Agent, the Bank, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC or any
of the Lenders which arise from any indemnity given by the Agent to its Affiliates
related to such Bank Products; provided, however, nothing contained
herein is intended to limit the Borrowers’ rights, with respect to the Bank or its
Affiliates or Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC or its Affiliates, if any, which
arise as a result of the execution of documents by and between the Borrowers and the
Bank or Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as applicable, which relate to Bank
Products. The agreement contained in this Section shall survive termination of this
Agreement. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the obtaining of Bank Products
from the Bank or the Bank’s Affiliates or from Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC or
its Affiliates (i) is in the sole and absolute discretion of the Bank or the Bank’s
Affiliates or Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC or its Affiliates, as applicable, and
(ii) is subject to all rules and regulations of the Bank or the Bank’s Affiliates or
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC or its Affiliates, as applicable.”

     2.05 Amendment to Section 2.2.2. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
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     “2.2.2. Unused Line Fee. Borrowers shall be jointly and severally
obligated to pay to Agent for the Pro Rata benefit of Lenders a fee based on the
amount by which the Average Revolver Loan Balance for any month (or portion thereof
that the Commitments are in effect) is less than the aggregate amount of the
Commitments (the “Unused Amount”), such fee to be equal to 0.50% per annum of the
Unused Amount, such fee to be paid on the first Business Day of the following month;
but if the Commitments are terminated on a day other than the first Business Day of
a month, then any such fee payable for the month in which termination shall occur
shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.”

     2.06 Amendment to Section 4.6.1. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
4.6.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “4.6.1. Allocation of Payments. All monies to be applied to the
Obligations, whether such monies represent voluntary payments by one or more
Obligors or are received pursuant to demand for payment or realized from any
disposition of Collateral, shall be allocated among Agent and such of the Lenders as
are entitled thereto (and, with respect to monies allocated to Lenders, on a Pro
Rata basis unless otherwise provided herein): (i) first, to Agent to pay principal
and accrued interest on any portion of the Revolver Loans which Agent may have
advanced on behalf of any Lender and for which Agent has not been reimbursed by such
Lender or Borrower; (ii) second, to Bank to pay the principal and accrued interest
on any portion of the Settlement Loans outstanding, to be shared with Lenders that
have acquired a participating interest in such Settlement Loans; (iii) third, to the
extent that Agent has not received from any Participating Lender a payment in
connection with an unreimbursed payment made by Agent under Credit Support, to Agent
to pay all amounts owing to Agent pursuant to payments made by Agent pursuant to
Credit Support; (iv) fourth, to Agent to pay the amount of Extraordinary Expenses
and amounts owing to Agent pursuant to Section 14.10 hereof that have not been
reimbursed to Agent by Borrower or Lenders, together with interest accrued thereon
at the rate applicable to Revolver Loans that are Base Rate Loans; (v) fifth, to
Agent to pay any Indemnified Amount that has not been paid to Agent by Obligors or
Lenders, together with interest accrued thereon at the rate applicable to Revolver
Loans that are Base Rate Loans; (vi) sixth, to Agent to pay any fees due and payable
to Agent; (vii) seventh, to Lenders for any Indemnified Amount that they have paid
to Agent and any Extraordinary Expenses that they have reimbursed to Agent or
themselves incurred, to the extent that Lenders have not been reimbursed by Obligors
therefor; (viii) eighth, to Agent to pay principal and interest with respect to LC
Outstandings (or to the extent any of the LC Outstandings are contingent and an
Event of Default then exists, deposited in the Cash Collateral Account to provide
security for the payment of the LC Outstandings), which payment shall be shared with
the Participating Lenders in accordance with Section 1.2.8(b) hereof; (ix) ninth, to
Lenders in payment of the unpaid principal and accrued interest in respect of the
Loans and any other Obligations (other than amounts relating to Bank Products) then
outstanding to be shared ratably in proportion to their respective shares of such
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may be agreed upon in writing by Lenders (which agreement or agreements may be
entered into without notice to or the consent or approval of Borrowers); and tenth,
in payment of any amount relating to Bank Products provided by Bank or its
Affiliates or by Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC or its Affiliates, provided that,
with respect to Bank Products provided by Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC or its
Affiliates, only to the extent that Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC provided Agent
with prior written notice of its intent to provide such Bank Products to a Borrower
before providing the same. The allocations set forth in this Section 4.6 are solely
to determine the rights and priorities of Agent and Lenders as among themselves and
may be changed by Agent and Lenders without notice to or the consent or approval of
Borrower or any other Person.”

     2.07 Amendment to Section 5.1. Effective as of the date hereof, Section 5.1
of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “5.1. Original Term of Commitments. Subject to each Lender’s right
to cease making Loans and other extensions of credit to Borrowers when any Default
or Event of Default exists or upon termination of the Commitments as provided in
Section 5.2 hereof, the Commitments shall be in effect through the close of
business on May 12, 2012 (the “Original Term”).”

     2.08 Amendment to Section 5.2.3. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
5.2.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “5.2.3 Termination Charges. On the effective date of termination of
the Commitments pursuant to Section 5.2.2, Borrowers shall be jointly and severally
obligated to pay to Agent, for the Pro Rata benefit of Lenders (in addition to the
then outstanding principal, accrued interest, fees and other charges owing under the
terms of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents), as liquidated damages
for the loss of the bargain and not as a penalty, an amount equal to (a) 0.25% of
the aggregate Commitments if such termination occurs on or before May 31, 2011 and
(b) $50,000 at any time thereafter.”

     2.09 Amendment to Section 6.1(xi). Effective as of the date hereof, Section
6.1(xi) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the phrase “in the Bankruptcy Case”
from such Section.

     2.10 Amendment to Section 7.2.1. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
7.2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to replace the reference to “virture” contained
therein with “virtue”.

     2.11 Amendment to Section 7.3.2. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
7.3.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the reference to “$50,000” contained
therein with “$100,000”.

     2.12 Amendment to Section 7.4.2(i). Effective as of the date hereof, Section
7.4.2(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
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     “(i) dispositions of Equipment after the Closing Date which, in the aggregate
during any consecutive 12-month period, has a fair market value or book value,
whichever is more, of $1,500,000 or less, provided that all Net Proceeds thereof are
either (a) remitted to Agent for application to the Obligations or (b) reinvested in
equipment of the same nature within twelve (12) months (provided, that if all or any
portion of such Net Proceeds is not so reinvested within such 12-month period, such
unused portion shall be remitted to Agent on the last day of such period for
application to the Obligations),”

     2.13 Amendment to Section 8.1.7. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
8.1.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “8.1.7. Title to Properties; Priority of Liens. Each Credit Party and
each of its Subsidiaries has good and indefeasible title to and fee simple ownership
of, or valid and subsisting leasehold interests in, all of its real Property, and
good title to all of its personal Property, including all Property reflected in the
financial statements referred to in Section 8.1.9 or delivered pursuant to Section
9.1.3, in each case free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens. Each Credit
Party has paid or discharged, and has caused each of its Subsidiaries to pay and
discharge, or is properly contesting with due diligence in a manner satisfactory to
Agent and maintaining adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP with respect
thereto, all lawful claims (in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate for each Credit
Party) which, if unpaid, might become a Lien against any Properties of such Credit
Party or such Subsidiary that is not a Permitted Lien. The Liens granted to Agent
pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are first priority Liens,
subject only to those Permitted Liens which are expressly permitted by the terms of
this Agreement to have priority over the Liens of Agent.”

     2.14 Amendment to Section 8.1.8(ix). Effective as of the date hereof, Section
8.1.8(ix) of the Loan Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to “collectibility”
contained therein with “collectability”.

     2.15 Amendment to Section 8.1.9. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
8.1.9 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “8.1.9 Financial Statements. The Consolidated and consolidating
balance sheets of Parent and such other Persons described therein (including the
accounts of all Subsidiaries of Parent for the respective periods during which a
Subsidiary relationship existed) as of December 31, 2009, and the related statements
of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the period ended on such
date, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, and present fairly the financial
positions of Borrowers and such Persons at such date and the results of Borrowers’
operations for such period; provided that the statements of stockholders’ equity and
cash flows are not prepared on a consolidating basis. Since December 31, 2009,
there has been no material change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of the
Credit Parties, taken as a whole, as shown on the Consolidated balance sheet as of
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aggregate value of Equipment and real Property owned by any Borrower or such
other Persons.”

     2.16 Amendment to Section 8.1.11. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
8.1.11 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the phrase “the Shutdown Subsidiaries
and” from such Section.

     2.17 Amendment to Section 8.1.19. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
8.1.19 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the phrase “and any litigation
described in the Disclosure Statement” from such Section.

     2.18 Amendment to Section 8.1.30. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 8.1.30 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY DELETED]”.

     2.19 Amendment to Section 9.1.2. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.1.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “9.1.2. Notices. Notify Agent and Lenders in writing, promptly after
such Credit Party’s obtaining knowledge thereof, (i) of the commencement of any
litigation affecting any Credit Party or any of its Properties, whether or not the
claims asserted in such litigation are considered by Borrowers to be covered by
insurance, and of the institution of any administrative proceeding, to the extent
that such litigation or proceeding, if determined adversely to such Credit Party,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) of any material
labor dispute to which any Credit Party may become a party, any strikes or walkouts
relating to any of its plants or other facilities, and the expiration of any labor
contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound; (iii) of any material
default by any Credit Party under or termination of any Material Contract or any
note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease, deed, guaranty or other similar
agreement relating to any Debt of such Credit Party exceeding $250,000; (iv) of the
existence of any Default or Event of Default; (v) of any default by any Person under
any note or other evidence of Debt payable to a Credit Party in an amount exceeding
$100,000; (vi) of any judgment against any Obligor in an amount exceeding $250,000;
(vii) of the assertion by any Person of any Intellectual Property Claim, the adverse
resolution of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(viii) of any violation or asserted violation by any Credit Party of any Applicable
Law (including ERISA, OSHA, FLSA or any Environmental Laws), the adverse resolution
of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ix) of any
Environmental Release by an Credit Party or on any Property owned or occupied by a
Credit Party that is required to be reported to any Governmental Authority; (x) of
any material claim made on any Surety related to a Bonded Contract; (xi) of any
addition of a Bonded Contract after the Closing Date if an Account arising under
such contract was previously reported on a Borrowing Base Certificate as unbonded
and (xii) of the discharge of Parent’s independent accountants or any withdrawal of
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such capacity. In addition, Borrowers shall give Agent at least 30-calendar
days (or such lesser period of time as shall be acceptable in any specific instance
to Agent) prior written notice of any Credit Party’s opening of any new office or
place of business.”

     2.20 Amendment to Section 9.1.3(vi). Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.1.3(vi) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.21 Amendment to Section 9.1.3(vii). Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.1.3(vii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:

     “(vii) (A) with respect to any Account included in the Borrowing Base that
would become a Bonded Account upon the issuance of a proposed Surety Bond, at least
five (5) days prior to any request by any Credit Party for the issuance of such a
Surety Bond from any Surety, (1) notice of such Credit Party’s intent to request the
issuance of such Surety Bond from such Surety, which notice shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to Agent, and in any event shall include, without limitation,
(a) the name of the Credit Party requesting such Surety Bond, (b) the project
related to such proposed Surety Bond, (c) the name and address of the obligee under
such proposed Surety Bond, and (d) a certification by a Senior Officer of the Parent
that the information contained in such notice is true and correct and (2) an updated
Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the exclusion of such Account from the
Borrowing Base and certifies that the sum of all outstanding Revolver Loans and
Pending Revolver Loans at the time of such notice does not exceed the Borrowing Base
as calculated pursuant to such updated Borrowing Base Certificate and (B) with
respect to any other Surety Bond, on the last day of each month or more frequently
as requested by Agent in its sole discretion, notice, in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent, of all Surety Bonds issued at the request of the Credit
Parties during the month then ending (or such other period as is specified by
Agent).”

     2.22 Amendment to Section 9.1.5. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.1.5 of the Loan Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to “15” contained therein
with “45”.

     2.23 Amendment to Section 9.1.16. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.1.16 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.24 Amendment to Section 9.1.17. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.1.17 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.25 Amendment to Section 9.1. Effective as of the date hereof, Section 9.1 of
the Loan Agreement is amended to add a new Section 9.1.18 at the end of such Section, to
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     “9.1.18. Surety Intercreditor Agreements. With respect to each
Surety, promptly deliver to Agent an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion, duly executed by the Credit Parties,
Agent and such Surety.”

     2.26 Amendment to Section 9.2.3(ii). Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.2.3(ii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.27 Amendment to Section 9.2.3(viii). Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.2.3(viii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:

     “(viii) Debt in the form of reimbursement obligations for Surety Bonds
procured in Ordinary Course of Business, provided such Surety Bonds are issued
pursuant to a bonding program acceptable to Agent (for the avoidance of doubt, the
bonding programs of Chubb, Chartis and Liberty Mutual in effect on the April
Amendment Date are acceptable to Agent);”

     2.28 Amendment to Section 9.2.3(x). Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.2.3(x) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:

     “(x) the Tontine Subordinated Debt;”

     2.29 Amendment to Section 9.2.3. Effective as of the date hereof, a new subclause
(xv) is hereby added at the end of Section 9.2.3 of the Loan Agreement, such
subclause to read in its entirety as follows:

     “(xv) Debt in the form of financing agreements for payment of commercial
insurance premiums; provided that the term of each financing agreement does
not exceed the term of the policy or policies being financed under such agreement.”

     2.30 Amendment to Section 9.2.5(xii). Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.2.5(xii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.31 Amendment to Section 9.2.7. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.2.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “9.2.7 Distributions. Declare or make any Distributions, except for,
so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (i)
Upstream Payments, (ii) repurchases of common stock of Parent from employees solely
to satisfy their tax obligations arising from their acquisition of such common stock
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 in any fiscal year of Credit
Parties; provided, that no such repurchases of common stock of Parent shall
be permitted unless Borrower has Unrestricted Cash on Hand plus Availability of at
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effect to such repurchase, and (iii) other repurchases of common stock of
Parent; provided, that, with respect to Distributions made under this
subclause (iii), (a) no such repurchase shall be of common stock of the Tontine
Lenders or any of their Affiliates or of common stock of any officer, director,
consultant, manager, agent or employee of any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any
Credit Party but only if such repurchase is pursuant to a privately negotiated
transaction between such Person and Parent (as distinguished from an open market
repurchase by Parent, for example), (b) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash On
Hand of the Credit Parties plus Availability must be greater than $25,000,000 after
giving effect to such Distribution, (c) the aggregate amount paid in connection with
such Distributions, together with payments made pursuant to Section 9.2.20, when
combined shall not exceed $15,000,000 during the period beginning on the April
Amendment Date and ending on the last day of the Original Term and (d) there are no
outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date such Distribution is made.”

     2.32 Amendment to Section 9.2.8. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.2.8 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “9.2.8 Upstream Payments. Create or suffer to exist any encumbrance
or restriction on the ability of a Subsidiary to make any Upstream Payment, except
for encumbrances or restrictions (i) pursuant to the Loan Documents, (ii) existing
under Applicable Law and (iii) identified and fully disclosed in Schedule 9.2.8.”

     2.33 Amendment to Section 9.2.9. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.2.9 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
phrase “[INTENTIONALLY DELETED]”.

     2.34 Amendment to Section 9.2.12. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.2.12 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “9.2.12. Bill-and-Hold Sales and Consignments. Make a sale to any
customer on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval or
consignment basis, or any sale on a repurchase or return basis other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business.”

     2.35 Amendment to Section 9.2.20. Effective as of the date here of, Section
9.2.20 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “9.2.20. Payments on Subordinated Debt. Make any payment of
principal, interest or premiums on any Subordinated Debt unless such payment is
specifically permitted by the provisions of the relevant subordination agreement;
provided, however, that the Credit Parties may make principal
payments of the Tontine Subordinated Debt so long as (i) the aggregate amount of
Unrestricted Cash On Hand of the Credit Parties plus Availability shall be greater
than $25,000,000 after giving effect to such payment, (ii) the aggregate amount paid
in connection with such payments, together with Distributions made pursuant to
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beginning on the April Amendment Date and ending on the last day of the
Original Term, and (iii) there are no outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date
such payment is made.”

     2.36 Amendment to Section 9.2.22. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.2.22 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “9.2.22. Use of Proceeds in Connection with Bonded Contracts. Use
proceeds of the Loans in connection with funding work related to the Bonded
Contracts unless such use is upon terms, provisions and conditions acceptable to
Agent, in its good faith discretion (such as, without limitation, Agent being
satisfied with its Lien priority and right to proceeds relating to Borrowers’ assets
and restrictions on when payments may be made by Borrowers in connection with Bonded
Contracts); provided, however, except as otherwise provided in the
Chubb Intercreditor, the Liberty Mutual Intercreditor and the Chartis Intercreditor,
Lenders agree that the foregoing shall not be construed to prevent any ability of
Chubb, Liberty Mutual or Chartis, as applicable, to receive payment out of any
assets of any Borrower in which Chubb, Liberty Mutual or Chartis, as applicable, has
a first priority Lien in a circumstance where Chubb, Liberty Mutual or Chartis, as
applicable, has made a payment on a Surety Bond and Chubb, Liberty Mutual or
Chartis, as applicable, is seeking reimbursement for such payment from such
Borrower.”

     2.37 Amendment to Section 9.2.23. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.2.23 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.38 Amendment to Section 9.2.24. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.2.24 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.39 Amendment to Section 9.2.25. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.2.25 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “9.2.25. Surety Bonds. Request the issuance of a Surety Bond from
any Surety after the Closing Date without (i) providing written notice thereof to
Agent in accordance with Section 9.1.3(vii) and (ii) (A) if no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, obtaining the prior written consent of Agent to the
issuance of such Surety Bond if such Surety Bond would cause any Account included in
the Borrowing Base to become a Bonded Account upon the issuance of such Surety Bond,
which such consent shall be in Agent’s sole discretion or (B) if an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, obtaining the prior written consent of Agent to the
issuance of such Surety Bond, which such consent shall be in Agent’s sole
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     2.40 Amendment to Section 9.3.1. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.3.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.41 Amendment to Section 9.3.2. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.3.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.42 Amendment to Section 9.3.3. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.3.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.43 Amendment to Section 9.3.7. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.3.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “9.3.7. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. At any time the aggregate amount
of Unrestricted Cash On Hand of the Credit Parties plus Availability is less than
$25,000,000, maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, on a Consolidated basis, of not
less than 1.00:1.00 (i) for the fiscal month ending April 30, 2010, with respect to
the six-month period then ending, (ii) for the fiscal month ending May 31, 2010,
with respect to the seven-month period then ending, (iii) for the fiscal month
ending June 30, 2010, with respect to the eight-month period then ending, (iv) for
the fiscal month ending July 31, 2010, with respect to the nine-month period then
ending, (v) for the fiscal month ending August 31, 2010, with respect to the
ten-month period then ending, (vi) for the fiscal month ending September 30, 2010,
with respect to the eleven-month period then ending, (vii) for the fiscal month
ending October 30, 2010 and each fiscal month ending thereafter, with respect to the
twelve-month period then ending, until such time as the aggregate amount of
Unrestricted Cash On Hand of the Credit Parties plus Availability has been at least
$25,000,000 for a period of 60 consecutive days.”

     2.44 Amendment to Section 9.3.8. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 9.3.8 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.45 Amendment to Section 10.1.10. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
10.1.10 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:

     “10.1.10. No Material Adverse Change. No material adverse change in
the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, business prospects or
results of operations of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, shall have occurred
since March 31, 2006.”

     2.46 Amendment to Section 10.1.21. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 10.1.21 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
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     2.47 Amendment to Section 10.1.22. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 10.1.22 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.48 Amendment to Section 10.1.23. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 10.1.23 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.49 Amendment to Section 10.1.24. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 10.1.24 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.50 Amendment to Section 10.1.25. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 10.1.25 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.51 Amendment to Section 10.1.26. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 10.1.26 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.52 Amendment to Section 10.1.27. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 10.1.27 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.53 Amendment to Section 10.2.9. Effective as of the date hereof, the text of
Section 10.2.9 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”.

     2.54 Amendment to Section 11.1.9. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
11.1.9 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “11.1.9. Solvency. Any Borrower shall cease to be Solvent.”

     2.55 Amendment to Section 11.1.18. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
11.1.18 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:

     “11.1.18. Default Under or Modification of any Subordinated Debt
Documentation. (i) There shall occur any default or event of default (and such
event or condition is not cured within the applicable grace period, if any), however
denominated, under any documentation relating to or executed in connection with any
Subordinated Debt if the payment or maturity of such Subordinated Debt may be
accelerated in consequence of such event of default or demand for payment of such
Subordinated Debt may be made; or (ii) there shall occur any modification to the
documentation relating to or executed in connection with any Subordinated Debt
unless such modification is permitted pursuant to the provisions of the
subordination agreement relating to such Subordinated Debt.”

	 	 	 	 	 

	
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     2.56 Amendment to Section 12.1.6. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
12.1.6 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     “12.1.6. Each Lender hereby consents to the terms and provisions of the
Liberty Mutual Intercreditor Agreement and the Chartis Intercreditor Agreement and
hereby authorizes Agent, on behalf of Lenders, to execute, deliver and perform under
each of the Liberty Mutual Intercreditor Agreement and the Chartis Intercreditor
Agreement.”

     2.57 Amendment to Section 12.7. Effective as of the date hereof, Section 12.7
of the Loan Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to “collectibility” contained therein
with “collectability”.

     2.58 Amendment to Section 14.20. Effective as of the date hereof, Section
14.20 of the Loan Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to “CONTEMPERANEOUS”
contained therein with “CONTEMPORANEOUS”.

     2.59 Amendment to Appendix A — Amended Definitions. Effective as of the date hereof,
Appendix A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following
definitions in their respective entireties:

     “Accounts Formula Amount — on any date of determination thereof, an
amount equal to 85% of the net amount of Eligible Accounts on such date. As used
herein, the phrase “net amount of Eligible Accounts” shall mean the face amount of
such Accounts on any date less any and all returns, rebates, discounts (which may,
at Lender’s option, be calculated on shortest terms), credits, allowances or Taxes
(including sales, excise or other taxes) at any time issued, owing, claimed by
Account Debtors, granted, outstanding or payable in connection with, or any interest
accrued on the amount of, such Accounts at such date.”

     “Applicable Margin — from the April Amendment Date going forward, the
Applicable Margin shall equal the applicable LIBOR margin or Base Rate margin in
effect from time to time determined as set forth below based upon the applicable
Total Liquidity then in effect pursuant to the appropriate column in the table
below:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Applicable	 	Applicable
	 	 	LIBOR	 	Base Rate
	Total Liquidity	 	Margin	 	Margin
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Greater than $60,000,000
	 	 	3.00	%	 	 	1.00	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Greater than $40,000,000 and less than or equal
to $60,000,000
	 	 	3.25	%	 	 	1.25	%
	Less than or equal to $40,000,000
	 	 	3.50	%	 	 	1.50	%

For purposes of determining the Applicable Margin for the period from the April
Amendment Date through April 30, 2010, Total Liquidity will be as set forth in

	 	 	 	 	 

	
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the Compliance Certificate for the period ending December 31, 2010. Thereafter, the
Applicable Margin shall be adjusted (up or down) prospectively on a quarterly basis
three days after delivery to the Agent of Borrower’s quarterly (i.e. for the last
month of the applicable quarter) or annual (as applicable) Compliance Certificate
pursuant to Section 9.1.3 hereof (commencing with the Compliance Certificate for the
period ending March 31, 2010). If the Credit Parties shall fail to deliver any
quarterly or annual Compliance Certificate by the date required pursuant to Section
9.1.3, then, at the Agent’s election, effective as of the first day of the month
following the end of the fiscal month for which such Compliance Certificate was to
have been delivered, and continuing through the first day of the month following the
date (if ever) when such Compliance Certificate is finally delivered, the Applicable
Margin shall be conclusively presumed to equal the highest Applicable Margin
specified in the pricing table set forth above.

If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial
statements of the Borrowers or for any other reason, the Agent determines that (a)
the Total Liquidity as calculated by the Borrowers as of any applicable date was
inaccurate and (b) a proper calculation of the Total Liquidity would have resulted
in different pricing for any period, then (i) if the proper calculation of the Total
Liquidity would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrowers shall
automatically and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Agent, promptly on demand
by the Agent, an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that
should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually
paid for such period; and (ii) if the proper calculation of the Total Liquidity
would have resulted in lower pricing for such period, Agent shall provide the
Borrowers a credit with respect to any interest or fees paid in excess of the
amounts thereof that should have been paid for such period (such credit to be
allocated ratably among all Lenders); provided that if, as a result of any
restatement or other event a proper calculation of the Total Liquidity would have
resulted in higher pricing for one or more periods and lower pricing for one or more
other periods (due to the shifting of income or expenses form one period to another
period or any similar reason), then (x) the amount payable by the Borrowers pursuant
to clause (i) above shall be based upon the excess, if any, of the amount of
interest and fees that should have been paid for all applicable periods over the
amount of interest and fees paid for all such periods or (y) the amount to be
credited by the Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) above shall be based upon the
excess, if any, of the amount of interest and fees paid for all applicable periods
over the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for all such
periods.”

     “Availability Reserve — on any date of determination thereof, an amount
equal to the sum of the following (without duplication): (i) a reserve for general
inventory shrinkage, whether as a result of theft or otherwise, that is determined
by Agent from time to time in its reasonable credit judgment based upon Borrower’s
historical losses due to such shrinkage; (ii) all amounts of past due rent, fees or
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any premises where any of the Collateral is located or to any processor,
repairman, mechanic or other Person who is in possession of any Collateral or has
asserted any Lien or claim thereto; (iii) an amount equal to three months rent as to
any location where any tangible Collateral (in excess of $50,000 for each such
location), any Eligible Collateral other than motor vehicles (without regard to
amount), and/or any books and records is located if Agent does not have in its
possession a duly executed Landlord’s Waiver in form and substance satisfactory to
Agent; (iv) any amounts which any Obligor is obligated to pay pursuant to the
provisions of any of the Loan Documents that Agent or any Lender elects to pay for
the account of such Obligor in accordance with authority contained in any of the
Loan Documents; (v) aggregate amount of Bank Product Reserves; (vi) all customer
deposits or other prepayments held by a Borrower; (vii) a general reserve of
$5,000,000, until such time as Agent removes or reduces such reserve;
provided that such general reserve will be (A) reduced by $2,500,000 if the
Borrowers’ Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the four Fiscal Quarters ending September
30, 2010 (as determined by the audited financial statements delivered pursuant to
Section 9.1.3(i) hereof) or any four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending thereafter
(as determined by the most recently delivered financial statements pursuant to
Section 9.1.3(i) or (iii), as applicable) is equal to or greater than 1.0:1.0 or (B)
increased by $2,500,000 if the Borrowers’ Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the four
Fiscal Quarters ending December 31, 2010 (as determined by the audited financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 9.1.3(i) or (iii), as applicable, hereof)
or any four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending thereafter (as determined by the most
recently delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 9.1.3(i) or (iii), as
applicable) is less than 1.0:1.0; provided, further that,
notwithstanding any such increase under subclause (B), such general reserve shall
not exceed $5,000,000 at any time; (viii) a reserve for sales taxes; and (ix) such
additional reserves as Agent in its sole and absolute discretion may elect to impose
from time to time.”

     “Bank Products — any one or more of the following types of services or
facilities extended to any Borrower by the Bank, or by Wells Fargo Capital Finance,
LLC, or any Affiliate of the Bank or Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC in reliance on
Bank’s agreement, or Wells Fargo Capital Finance’s agreement, as applicable, to
indemnify such Affiliate: (i) credit cards; (ii) ACH Transactions, cash management,
including controlled disbursement services; and (iii) Interest Rate Contracts.”

     “Borrowing Base — on any date of determination thereof, an amount equal
to the lesser of: (a) the aggregate amount of the Commitments on such date
minus the LC Outstandings on such date, or (b) an amount equal to (i) the
sum of the Accounts Formula Amount plus the Inventory Formula Amount on such
date plus the Eligible Cash Collateral on such date minus (ii) the
Availability Reserve on such date minus (iii) the LC Reserves on such date
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     “Cash Collateral Account — a demand deposit, money market or other
account established by Agent at such financial institution as Agent may select in
its discretion, which account shall be in Agent’s name and as to which (a) Agent,
for the benefit of itself and Lenders, shall have a valid, enforceable first
priority Lien, (b) no defense, counterclaim, set off or dispute shall exist or be
asserted with respect thereto and (c) no Liens exist other than the Lien of Agent.”

     “Change of Control — the occurrence of any of the following events
after the date of the Agreement: (a) any Person or group excluding the Principal
Stockholders shall own beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto) more than 50% of the
aggregate Voting Power of Parent; (b) during any period of 24 consecutive months,
individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors
of a Borrower (together with any new director whose election by such board of
directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of such Borrower was
approved by vote of a majority of the directors of such Borrower then still in
office who were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the board of directors of such Borrower then in office; or
(c) any “Change of Control,” “Change in Control” or similar event or circumstance,
however defined or designated, under the Tontine Subordinated Debt Documentation
shall occur.”

     “Debt —  as applied to a Person means, without duplication: (i) all
items which in accordance with GAAP would be included in determining total
liabilities as shown on the liability side of a balance sheet of such Person as of
the date as of which Debt is to be determined, including Capitalized Lease
Obligations; (ii) all Contingent Obligations of such Person; (iii) all reimbursement
obligations in connection with letters of credit or letter of credit guaranties
issued for the account of such Person; and (iv) in the case of Borrowers (without
duplication), the Obligations and the Tontine Subordinated Debt. The Debt of a
Person shall include any recourse Debt of any partnership or joint venture in which
such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, except to the extent such Person
is not liable pursuant to the terms of the documents related thereto.”

     “EBITDA — with respect to any period of the Credit Parties, on a
consolidated basis, Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations, plus, to the
extent deducted in the determination of Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations for
that period (but without duplication), interest expenses, Federal, state, local and
foreign income taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash compensation expenses and
other identified non-cash items not otherwise included which are acceptable to
Agent.”

     “Eligible Cash Collateral — cash representing proceeds of Collateral or
proceeds from such other source of funding which is satisfactory to Agent, in its
reasonable discretion, that is deposited into a demand deposit, money market or
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benefit of Lenders, and which cash deposit is in addition to and not in
substitution for amounts previously deposited into the Cash Collateral Account
pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1.2.7, of this Agreement or the provisions of
Sections 5.2.4 of this Agreement; provided, however, the term
“Eligible Cash Collateral” shall not include (i) any cash (a) to the extent Agent,
on behalf of itself and the Lenders, does not have therein a valid, enforceable
first priority Lien; (b) to the extent that any defense, counterclaim, setoff or
dispute exists or is asserted with respect thereto; or (c) that it is subject to any
Lien of any Person, other than Liens in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and
Lenders, or that is not owned by a Credit Party, or (ii) any Cash Collateral
described in the definition of “LC Reserve”.”

     “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio — the ratio of (i) EBITDA to (ii) Fixed
Charges.”

     “Fixed Charges — with respect to any period of Borrower on a
consolidated basis, without duplication, cash interest expense, Capital Expenditures
(excluding Capital Expenditures funded with Debt other than Revolving Loans, but
including, without duplication, principal payments with respect to such Debt),
principal payments of Debt (other than (i) Revolving Loans, (ii) mandatory
prepayments from asset sales and (iii) principal prepayments of the Tontine
Subordinated Debt made pursuant to Section 9.2.20), and Federal, state, local and
foreign income taxes (including accrued taxes).”

     “Initial Lenders — Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Capital Finance,
LLC and The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. as the Lenders on the date hereof.”

     “Material Contract — an agreement to which an Obligor is a party (other
than the Loan Documents) (i) which is deemed to be a material contract as provided
in Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 or (ii)
for which breach, termination, cancellation, nonperformance or failure to renew
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.”

     “Net Working Capital — at any date of determination, without
duplication, (i) the sum, for any Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, of (A)
cash or Cash Equivalents of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such
date of determination, plus (B) the unpaid face amount of all Accounts of
such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date of determination,
plus (C) the amount of all Inventory of such Person and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (D) the aggregate amount
of all contract underbillings of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at
such date of determination, plus (E) the aggregate amount of prepaid
expenses of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date of
determination, plus (F) the aggregate amount of all prepaid items to Chubb
of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date of determination,
minus (ii) the sum, for such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, of
(A) the aggregate amount of Debt outstanding under this Agreement as at such date of
determination, plus (B) the unpaid amount of all accounts payable of such
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Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (C) the aggregate
amount of all accrued expenses of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as
at such date of determination, plus (D) the aggregate amount of all contract
overbillings of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date of
determination (but, excluding from accounts payable and accrued expenses, the
current portion of long-term Debt and all accrued interest and Federal, state, local
and foreign income taxes), plus (E) the aggregate amount of accrued contract
losses of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date of
determination, in each case determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.”

     “Other Agreements — the Notes, each Credit Support, the Fee Letter, the
Liberty Mutual Intercreditor Agreement, the Chartis Intercreditor Agreement, the
Chubb Intercreditor Agreement, each Interest Rate Contract with Agent or with Bank
and subject to credit enhancement from Agent, and any and all agreements,
instruments and documents (other than the Agreement and the Security Documents),
heretofore, now or hereafter executed by any Borrower, any other Obligor or any
other Person and delivered to Agent or any Lender in respect of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement.”

     “Permitted Contingent Obligations — Contingent Obligations arising from
endorsements for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course of Business;
Contingent Obligations arising from Interest Rate Contracts entered into in the
Ordinary Course of Business pursuant to the Agreement or with Agent’s prior written
consent; Contingent Obligations of a Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing as of
the Closing Date, including extensions and renewals thereof that do not increase the
amount of such Contingent Obligations as of the date of such extension or renewal;
Contingent Obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to
surety bonds, appeal bonds, performance bonds and other similar obligations;
Contingent Obligations arising under indemnity agreements to title insurers to cause
such title insurers to issue to Agent policies; Contingent Obligations with respect
to customary indemnification obligations in favor of purchasers in connection with
dispositions of Equipment permitted under Section 7.4.2 of the Agreement; Contingent
Obligations constituting indemnification obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course
of Business with customers, contractors, owners and subcontractors; and other
Contingent Obligations not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time.”

     “Restrictive Agreement — an agreement (other than any of the Loan
Documents) that, if and for so long as an Obligor or any Subsidiary of such Obligor
is a party thereto, would prohibit, condition or restrict such Obligor’s or
Subsidiary’s right to incur or repay Debt for Money Borrowed (including any of the
Obligations); grant Liens upon any of such Obligor’s or Subsidiary’s assets
(including Liens granted in favor of Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents); declare
or make Distributions; amend, modify, extend or renew any agreement evidencing Debt
for Money Borrowed (including any of the Loan Documents); or repay any Debt owed to
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     “Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility — an amount equal to $60,000,000
minus the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit plus, without duplication, (ii) the aggregate unpaid reimbursement
obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit.”

     2.60 Amendment to Appendix A — Deleted Definitions. Effective as of the date hereof,
Appendix A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete in their entireties the definitions of
“Allowed Tranche B Prepayment”, “Bankruptcy Case”, “Confirmation Order”, “Debtors”, “DIP Agent”,
“DIP Lenders”, “DIP Loan Agreement”, “Disclosure Statement”, “EBITDAR”, “Effective Date”,
“Intercreditor Agreement”, “Leverage Ratio”, “Leverage Ratio Testing Date”, “Reorganization Plan”,
“Restructuring Expenses Reserve”, “Senior Convertible Notes”, “Senior Subordinated Notes”,
“September 2007 Software Capital Expenditures”, “Shutdown EBIT”, “Shutdown Subsidiaries”, “Tranche
B Agent”, “Tranche B Lenders”, “Tranche B Agreement”, “Tranche B Loan” and “Tranche B
Documentation”.

     2.61 Amendment to Appendix A — New Definitions. Effective as of the date hereof,
Appendix A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following defined terms in
appropriate alphabetical order:

     “April Amendment Date — April 30, 2010.”

     “Chartis — Chartis Property Casualty Company or any of its Affiliates
or Subsidiaries.”

     “Chartis Intercreditor Agreement — that certain Intercreditor
Agreement, dated on or about the April Amendment Date, among Chartis, Agent and
certain Credit Parties, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.”

     “Dilution Reserve — as of any date of determination, a reserve for the
amount by which the product of total dilution of Accounts multiplied by 2 exceeds
fifteen percent (15%) on a trailing twelve month basis; with dilution referring to
all actual and potential offsets to an Account, including, without limitation,
customer payment and/or volume discounts, write-offs, credit memoranda, returns and
allowances, and billing errors. The Dilution Reserve shall be adjusted after any
field examination audit of the Collateral conducted by Agent or any authorized
representative designated by Agent.”

     “Liberty Mutual — Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a Massachusetts
corporation, or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries.”

     “Liberty Mutual Intercreditor Agreement — that certain Intercreditor
Agreement, dated on or about the April Amendment Date, by and among Liberty Mutual,
Agent and certain Credit Parties, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.”

     2.62 Amendment to Annex I. Effective as of the date hereof, Annex I of the
Loan Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

	 	 	 	 	 

	
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     2.63 Amendment to Annex II. Effective as of the date hereof, Annex II of the
Loan Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

     2.64 Amendment to Exhibit E. Effective as of the date hereof, Exhibit E of
the Loan Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.

     2.65 Amendment to Agent’s Address. Effective as of the date hereof, each reference to
Agent’s address contained in the Loan Agreement is hereby replaced with the following: “901 Main
Street, 11th Floor, Mail Code: TX1-492-11-23, Dallas, Texas 75202.”

ARTICLE III

No Waiver 

     3.01 No Further Waiver. Except as specifically provided in this Amendment, nothing in
this Amendment shall directly or indirectly whatsoever either: (i) be construed as a waiver of any
covenant or provision of the Loan Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other contract or
instrument or (ii) impair, prejudice or otherwise adversely affect any right of Agent or Lender at
any time to exercise any right, privilege or remedy in connection with the Loan Agreement, any
other Loan Document or any other contract or instrument, or (iii) constitute any course of dealing
or other basis for altering any obligation of Credit Parties or any right, privilege or remedy of
Agent or Lenders under the Loan Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other contract or
instrument or constitute any consent by Agent or Lenders to any prior, existing or future
violations of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. Credit Parties hereby agree and
acknowledge that hereafter Credit Parties are expected to strictly comply with their duties,
obligations and agreements under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions Precedent

     4.01 Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment (including the
agreements and waiver contained herein) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent in a manner satisfactory to Agent, unless specifically waived in writing by Agent:

     (a) Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by each of the Credit
Parties.

     (b) Agent shall have received an Inventory appraisal, satisfactory in form and
substance to Agent in its sole discretion.

     (c) Agent shall have received assignment agreements assigning the Commitment of The CIT
Group/Business Credit, Inc. to Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC,
respectively, together with notices with respect to the same, each duly executed by the
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     (d) Agent shall have received Amended and Restated Revolver Notes, duly executed by the
Borrowers, with respect to the new Commitment amounts of each of Bank of America, N.A. and
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC.

     (e) The representations and warranties contained herein and in the Loan Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, as each is amended hereby, shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof, as if made on the date hereof, except for those
representations and warranties specifically made as of an earlier date, which shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

     (f) After giving effect to the provisions of this Amendment, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, unless such Default or Event of Default has
been otherwise specifically waived in writing by Agent.

     (g) All organizational proceedings taken in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Amendment and all documents, instruments and other legal matters
incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent and its legal counsel.

     4.02 Amendment Fee. Credit Parties agree to pay to (i) Agent an amendment fee of
$93,750 and (ii) Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC an amendment fee of $131,250. Each such
amendment fee shall be (i) deemed fully earned and non-refundable as of the date of execution of
this Amendment and (ii) due and payable in full on the date of execution of this Amendment.

ARTICLE V

Ratifications, Representations and Warranties

     5.01 Ratifications. The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify
and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the Loan Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, and, except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and
provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and shall
continue in full force and effect. Each Credit Party and Lenders and Agent agree that the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall continue to be legal, valid,
binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

     5.02 Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants
to Lenders and Agent that (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and any and
all other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith have been authorized by
all requisite organizational action on the part of such Credit Party and will not violate the
organizational or governing documents of such Credit Party; (b) the representations and warranties
contained in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, and any other Loan Document are true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the date of
execution hereof as though made on and as of each such date, except for those representations and
warranties specifically made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date; (c) no Default or Event of Default under the Loan Agreement, as
amended hereby, has occurred and is continuing, unless such Default or Event of Default has been
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Party is in material compliance with all covenants and agreements contained in the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby; and (e) no Credit Party has amended its
organizational or governing documents since the date of execution of the Loan Agreement other than
as has been previously disclosed and delivered to the Agent.

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous Provisions

     6.01 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties
made in the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, any document
furnished in connection with this Amendment, shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Amendment and the other Loan Documents, and no investigation by Lender or Agent or any closing
shall affect the representations and warranties or the right of Lender or Agent to rely upon them.

     6.02 Reference to Loan Agreement. Each of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and any and all other Loan Documents, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed
and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, as
amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in the Loan Agreement and such other Loan
Documents to the Loan Agreement shall mean a reference to the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby,
and any reference in the Loan Agreement and such other Loan Documents to any other Loan Document
amended by the provisions of this Amendment shall mean a reference to such other Loan Documents, as
amended hereby.

     6.03 Expenses of Agent. As provided in the Loan Agreement, each Credit Party agrees
to pay on demand all costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Agent in connection with the
preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents executed
pursuant hereto and any and all amendments, modifications, and supplements thereto, including,
without limitation, the costs and fees of Agent’s legal counsel, and all costs and out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by Agent in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under
the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, or any other Loan Documents, including, without, limitation,
the costs and fees of Agent’s legal counsel and consultants retained by Agent or retained by
Agent’s legal counsel.

     6.04 Severability. Any provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this
Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or
unenforceable.

     6.05 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of Lenders and Agent and each Credit Party and their respective successors and assigns,
except that no Credit Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of Lender and Agent.

     6.06 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together
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     6.07 Effect of Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by Lenders or Agent
to or for any breach of or deviation from any covenant or condition by any Credit Party shall be
deemed a consent to or waiver of any other breach of the same or any other covenant, condition or
duty.

     6.08 Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this Amendment are
for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.

     6.09 Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED PURSUANT
HERETO SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AND TO BE PERFORMABLE IN AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

     6.10 Final Agreement. THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, EACH AS
AMENDED HEREBY, REPRESENT THE ENTIRE EXPRESSION OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER
HEREOF ON THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED. THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS
AMENDED HEREBY, MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. NO
MODIFICATION, RESCISSION, WAIVER, RELEASE OR AMENDMENT OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE
MADE, EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY EACH CREDIT PARTY AND LENDERS AND AGENT.

     6.11 Release. EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS NO DEFENSE,
COUNTERCLAIM, OFFSET, CROSS-COMPLAINT, CLAIM OR DEMAND OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER THAT CAN BE
ASSERTED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ALL OR ANY PART OF ITS LIABILITY TO REPAY THE “OBLIGATIONS” OR TO
SEEK AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE FROM LENDER OR AGENT. EACH CREDIT PARTY
HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES LENDERS AND AGENT AND ITS
RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS,
DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES (INCLUDING ALL STRICT
LIABILITIES) WHATSOEVER, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED,
FIXED, CONTINGENT, OR CONDITIONAL, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON OR
BEFORE THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED, WHICH ANY CREDIT PARTY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE
AGAINST LENDERS OR AGENT OR ITS RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
IF ANY, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION OF LAW
OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, AND ARISING FROM ANY “LOANS,” INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
CONTRACTING FOR, CHARGING, TAKING, RESERVING, COLLECTING OR RECEIVING INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE
HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE APPLICABLE, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE

	 	 	 	 	 

	
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LOAN AGREEMENT OR OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND NEGOTIATION FOR AND EXECUTION OF THIS AMENDMENT.

	 	 	 	 	 

	
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed on the date first written above, to be
effective as the respective date set forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	AGENT:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  H. Michael Wills
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	H. Michael Wills 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	LENDERS:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  H. Michael Wills
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	H. Michael Wills 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	Commitment: $30,000,000

WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  David Hill
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	David Hill 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 
	 	Commitment: $30,000,000

 	 
	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CREDIT PARTIES:

INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Terry L. Freeman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Terry L. Freeman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	ICS HOLDINGS, LLC

IES COMMERCIAL, INC.

IES CONSOLIDATION, LLC

IES OPERATIONS GROUP, INC.

IES PROPERTIES, INC.

IES PURCHASING & MATERIALS, INC.

IES REINSURANCE, LTD

IES RESIDENTIAL, INC.

IES SHARED SERVICES, INC.

IES TANGIBLE PROPERTIES, INC.

INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE, INC.

KEY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC.

THOMAS POPP & COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Terry L. Freeman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Terry L. Freeman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 
	 	IES MANAGEMENT ROO, LP

By: ICS HOLDINGS, LLC

Its General Partner

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Terry L. Freeman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Terry L. Freeman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	IES MANAGEMENT, LP

By: INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.

Its General Partner

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Terry L. Freeman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Terry L. Freeman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

 

 

Annex I

Borrowers

	 	 	 

	IES Commercial, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Consolidation LLC

	 	Delaware
	IES Management, LP

	 	Texas
	IES Management ROO, LP

	 	Texas
	IES Properties Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Purchasing & Materials, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Residential, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Shared Services, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Tangible Properties, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	Integrated Electrical Finance, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	Key Electrical Supply, Inc.

	 	Texas
	Thomas Popp & Company

	 	Ohio

 

 

Annex II

Guarantors

	 	 	 

	ICS Holdings, LLC

	 	Arizona
	IES Operations Group, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Reinsurance Ltd.

	 	Bermuda

 

 

EXHIBIT A

Annex I

Borrowers

	 	 	 

	IES Commercial, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Consolidation LLC

	 	Delaware
	IES Management, LP

	 	Texas
	IES Management ROO, LP

	 	Texas
	IES Properties Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Purchasing & Materials, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Residential, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Shared Services, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Tangible Properties, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	Integrated Electrical Finance, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	Key Electrical Supply, Inc.

	 	Texas
	Thomas Popp & Company

	 	Ohio

 

 

EXHIBIT B

Annex II

Guarantors

	 	 	 

	ICS Holdings, LLC

	 	Arizona
	IES Operations Group, Inc.

	 	Delaware
	IES Reinsurance Ltd.

	 	Bermuda

 

 

EXHIBIT C

EXHIBIT E

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

[Letterhead of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.]

                              , 20     

Bank of America, N.A., as Agent

901 Main Street

22nd Floor

Mail Code: TX1-492-22-13

Dallas, Texas 75202

Attention: Loan Administration Officer

     The undersigned, the chief financial officer of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Parent”), gives this certificate to Bank of America, N.A. (“Agent”) in
accordance with the requirements of Section 9.1.3 of that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated
May 12, 2006, among Parent and the other Borrowers party thereto, the Guarantors party thereto,
Agent and the Lenders referenced therein (“Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this
Certificate, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan
Agreement.

          1. Based upon my review of the balance sheets and statements of income of Parent and its
Subsidiaries for the [Fiscal Year] [quarterly period] [calendar month] ending                               ,
20     , copies of which are attached hereto, I hereby certify that:

	 	[ (a)	 	Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is            to           ;
	 
	 	  (b)	 	Cash Collateral in Cash Collateral Account is $               ; and
	 
	 	  (c)	 	Capital Expenditures during the period and for the
Fiscal Year to date total $                for Borrowers.]

          2. No Default exists on the
date hereof, other than:                  
                   
                    
                     
    [if none, so state]; and

          3. No Event of Default

 exists on the date hereof, other than               
                      
                      
                      
[if none, so state].

 

 

          4. As of the date hereof, each Borrower is current in its payment of all accrued rent and
other charges to Persons who own or lease any premises where any of the Collateral is located, and
there are no pending disputes or claims regarding any Borrower’s failure to pay or delay in payment
of any such rent or other charges.

          5. Attached hereto is a schedule showing the calculations that support Borrowers’ compliance
[non-compliance] with the financial covenants, as shown above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,

 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	Chief Financial Officer

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