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EX-10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 6, 2006

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) among CHIQUITA BRANDS
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), CHIQUITA BRANDS
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a New Jersey corporation (“Holdings”), the banks, financial
institutions and other institutional lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below
(collectively, the “Lenders”) and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative
Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have entered
into a Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as
of November 10, 2005 and Amendment No. 2 dated as of February 9, 2006 (such Credit Agreement, as so
amended, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment
being used with the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement);

(2) WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has proposed to
increase the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment up to $50 million and, concurrently herewith,
intends that such increase will become effective as contemplated by such Section 2.16;

(3) WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement as
described below to reflect the increase in the Revolving Loan Commitment and the other amendments
set forth herein;

(4) WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is, effective as
of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section
3 hereof, hereby amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Term Pricing Grid” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

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“Term Pricing Grid” shall mean:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Term Pricing Grid
(rates are expressed in basis points (bps) per annum)

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Tier

	 	Consolidated

Leverage Ratio
	 	Applicable Margin

for LIBOR Loans

under the Term

Facilities (bps)
	 	Applicable Margin

for Base Rate Loans

under the Term

Facilities (bps)

	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	1

	 	< 3.50
	 	 	200	 	 	 	100	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2

	 	> 3.50 < 5.25
	 	 	225	 	 	 	125	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3

	 	> 5.25
	 	 	250	 	 	 	150	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin for Term B Loans and Term C
Loans resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become
effective as of the fifth Business Day following the date a Compliance Certificate
is required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) or
5.02(d)(ii); provided, however, that if no Compliance
Certificate is delivered within three days of when due in accordance with such
Sections, then Tier 3 of the Term Pricing Grid shall apply as of the date of the
failure to deliver such Compliance Certificate until such time as the Borrower
delivers a Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit G-1 (in respect of
Section 5.01(a)) or Exhibit G-2 (in respect of
Section 5.02(d)(ii)) hereto and after such delivery the Applicable Margin
for Term B Loans and Term C Loans shall be based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
indicated on such Compliance Certificate until such time as the Applicable Margin
for Term B Loans and Term C Loans are further adjusted as set forth in this
definition.”

(b) Section 5.03(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read
as follows:

“(a) Borrower Leverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not permit the
Borrower Leverage Ratio (i) at the end of any fiscal quarter ended on or after
June 30, 2006 through and including the fiscal quarter ending on March 31,
2007 to be greater than 3.25 to 1.0, or (ii) at the end of any fiscal quarter ended
thereafter to be greater than 3.00 to 1.0.”

(c) Section 5.03(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read
as follows:

“(b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not permit the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio (i) at the end of any fiscal quarter ended on or after
June 30, 2006 through and including the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2007 to
be greater than 6.00 to 1.0, (ii) at the end of the fiscal quarter ended on June 30,
2007 to be greater than 5.75 to 1.0, (iii) at the end of the fiscal quarter ended on
September 30, 2007 or December 31, 2007 to be greater than 5.50 to 1.0, and (iv) at
the end of the fiscal quarter thereafter to be greater than 5.25 to 1.0.”

(d) Section 5.03(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “1.50 to 1.0”
and replacing it with “1.30 to 1.0.”

SECTION 2. Increase in Revolving Loan Commitment.

(a) Schedule I to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended only with respect to the
Revolving Loan Commitments and the Revolving Proportionate Shares as set forth on Schedule I
annexed hereto as Exhibit A.

(b) Each Additional Revolving Lender, by executing a counterpart of this Amendment,
shall become a party to the Credit Agreement and be bound by all the terms and provisions
thereof.

SECTION 3. Conditions of Effectiveness. (a) With the exception of Section 2 hereof,
this Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written (the “Third Amendment
Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the following conditions set forth in this
Section 3(a) shall have been satisfied: (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received
counterparts of (A) this Amendment executed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or, as to any
of such Lenders, advice satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such Lender has executed this
Amendment, (B) the Consent attached hereto executed by each of the Loan Parties (other than the
Borrower) and evidence of corporate authorization for each Loan Party satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, and (C) an opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel to
the Loan Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel;
(ii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (A) for the benefit of the applicable
Lenders, a fee equal to 0.125% of the aggregate Commitments of each Lender that has executed and
delivered this Amendment on or before 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on May 31, 2006, and (B) all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and
disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred in connection, and in accordance,
with the Credit Documents (including this Amendment) to the extent invoiced; and (iii) no Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, or would occur as a result of the transactions contemplated
by this Amendment; and

(b) Section 2 of this Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written (the
“Revolver Increase Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the following conditions
set forth in this Section 3(b) shall have been satisfied: (i) each of the conditions set forth in
Section 3(a), other than the conditions set forth in subsections 3(a)(i)(A) and 3(a)(ii)(A), shall
have been satisfied; (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this
Amendment executed by the Borrower, each existing Lender who elects or otherwise agrees to
participate in the Increased Revolving Loan Commitment or, as to any such existing Lenders, advice
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such Lender has executed this Amendment, and each
Additional Revolving Lender; and (iii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of each existing Lender whose Revolving Loan Commitment is to be increased and each
Additional Revolving Lender, 0.25% of the Increased Revolving Loan Commitment of such Lender.

SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. Each of Holdings and the
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Amendment, the execution,
delivery and performance of the Consent by the Loan Parties signatory thereto and the
performance by each Loan Party of each Credit Document (as amended by this Amendment) to
which such Person is a party, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers, have
been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of such Loan Party, and do not and
will not (i) violate any Requirement of Law applicable to such Loan Party, (ii) violate any
provision of, or result in the breach or the acceleration of, or entitle any other Person to
accelerate (whether after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both), any Contractual
Obligation of such Loan Party, (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (or
the obligation to create or impose any Lien) upon any property, asset or revenue of such
Loan Party (except such Liens as may be created in favor of the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of itself and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents)
or (iv) violate any provision of any existing law, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction
or decree of any court or Governmental Authority to which it is subject, except in each case
in each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) where such breach or violation could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) This Amendment and the Consent attached hereto, when delivered hereunder, will have
been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Amendment
and the Consent attached hereto, when so delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and
binding obligation of each such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in
accordance with its terms, except as limited by Debtor Relief Laws relating to or affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.

SECTION 5. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement, the Notes and the Credit
Documents. (a) On and after each of the Third Amendment Effective Date and/or the Revolver
Increase Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”,
“hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the Notes
and each of the other Credit Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words
of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
Agreement, as amended by the provisions of this Amendment that are effective as of such date
pursuant to Section 3 hereof.

(b) The Credit Agreement, the Notes and each of the other Credit Documents, in each case as
specifically amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and
are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby (i)
confirms and agrees that the pledge and security interest in the Collateral granted by it pursuant
to the Security Documents to which it is a party shall continue in full force and effect, and (ii)
acknowledges and agrees that such pledge and security interest in the Collateral granted by it
pursuant to such Security Documents shall continue to secure the Obligations purported to be
secured thereby, as amended or otherwise affected hereby.

(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly
provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the
Administrative Agent under any of the Credit Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of
any of the Credit Documents.

SECTION 6. Costs, Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket
costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with the preparation,
execution, delivery and any modification of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents
to be delivered by any Loan Party hereunder (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
expenses of external counsel for the Administrative Agent) in accordance with the terms of
Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 7. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one
and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment
by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

SECTION 8. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Amendment shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Each of the
Borrower and Holdings hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
the State of New York, New York county and the courts of the United States of America located in
the Southern District of New York and hereby agrees that any legal action, suit or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Amendment may be brought against them in any such courts.

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

BORROWER

CHIQUITA BRANDS L.L.C.,

a Delaware limited liability company

By: /s/Jeffrey M. Zalla                                  

	 	 	Name: Jeffrey M. Zalla

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

HOLDINGS

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

a New Jersey corporation

By: /s/Jeffrey M. Zalla                                  

	 	 	Name: Jeffrey M. Zalla

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Wachovia Bank, N.A.

as Administrative Agent

By: /s/Mark S. Supple                                  

	 	 	Name: Mark S. Supple

Title: Vice President

3EX-4.8

Exhibit 4.8

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT, is made as of June 7, 2006 (“Amendment No.
3”), between RESPIRONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and MELLON
INVESTOR SERVICES LLC (formerly known as CHASEMELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, L.L.C.), a New Jersey
limited liability company (the “Rights Agent”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Rights Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent are party to that certain Rights Agreement, dated as
of June 28, 1996, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement dated as of July
30, 1999 and Amendment No. 2 to Rights Plan dated as of May 5, 2005 (as amended, the “Rights
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company issued one Right for each share of Company Common
Stock issued between the Record Date and the Distribution Date, each Right initially representing
the right to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Company Common Stock;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent desire to further amend the Rights Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth,
and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Amendments.

a. Amendment of Section 7(a). Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting the words “the tenth business anniversary hereof” and replacing them with the words
“June 28, 2016”.

b. Amendment of Section 7(b). Section 7(b) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting the amount “$55” (which replaced the reference to “$110” as a result of the stock split
effected by the Company in May 2005) and replacing it with “$185”.

c. Deletion of Section 11(a)(ii)(A) and Related Amendments. Section 11(a)(ii)(A) of
the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“[Intentionally omitted.]”. In addition, the reference to “Section 11(a)(ii)(A)” in the definition
of “Section 11(a)(ii) Event” is hereby deleted and the definition of “Section 11(a)(ii) Event” in
the last paragraph of Section 11(a)(ii) is hereby amended to refer to “an event described in
Section 11(a)(ii)(B) – (C) hereof”.

d. Section 23(a). Section 23(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the words “the Close of Business on the tenth Business Day following the Stock Acquisition
Date” in clause (i) thereof and replacing them with “such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring
Person”.

e. Section 26. The first sentence of Section 26 of the Rights Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the words “Prior to the Distribution Date” at the beginning thereof and
replacing them with “Prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person”. The second
sentence of Section 26 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “From and
after the Distribution Date” and replacing them with “From and after such time as any Person
becomes an Acquiring Person”.

2. Miscellaneous. This Amendment No. 3 may be executed in any number of counterparts
and upon facsimiles, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute
one and the same instrument.

3. Ratification. Except as specifically set forth herein, no other provisions of the
Rights Agreement are amended or modified and the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement to
be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.

RESPIRONICS, INC. MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC., as Rights Agent

	 	 	 
	By: /s/ Dorita A. Pishko

	 	By: /s/ Cynthia Pacolay
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Name: Dorita A. Pishko

	 	Name: Cynthia Pacolay
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Title: Corporate Secretary

	 	Title: Client Relationship Executive
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 

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