Document:

Exhibit 10.31

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

ACCURIDE CORPORATION

$342,000,000 CREDIT
AGREEMENT

 

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

Dated as of December 10, 2003

 

THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of
December 10, 2003 (this “Amendment”), is among ACCURIDE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the “U.S.
Borrower”), and ACCURIDE CANADA INC., a corporation organized
and existing under the law of the Province of Ontario (the “Canadian Borrower”
and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), the banks, financial
institutions and other institutional lenders listed on the signature pages
thereof as the Initial Lenders, CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association
(“Citibank”),
as the initial issuing bank (the “Initial Issuing Bank”), CITICORP USA, INC., a
Delaware corporation (“Citicorp”),
as the swing line bank (the “Swing Line Bank”) and as administrative agent (together
with any successor appointed pursuant to Article VIII, the “Administrative Agent”)
for the Lender Parties, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., as joint lead arranger
and joint book-runner (“CGMI”),
and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as joint lead arranger and joint book-runner
(“Deutsche”
and, together with CGMI, the “Arrangers”), LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as
syndication agent (“Syndication
Agent”) for the Lender Parties, and DEUTSCHE, as documentation
agent (“Documentation
Agent”) for the Lender Parties.

 

W  I  T  N  E  S  S
E  T  H:

 

WHEREAS,
the Borrowers, certain financial institutions and other persons from time to
time parties thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”), Citibank, N.A., as the Initial
Issuing Bank, Citicorp USA, Inc., as the Swing Line Bank and as the
Administrative Agent, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc.,
as the Lead Arrangers, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as the Syndication Agent,
and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as the Documentation Agent, have
entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of June 13, 2003 (the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein but not
defined shall be used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement);

 

WHEREAS,
the Borrowers desire to refinance all of the outstanding New Term B Advances
under the Credit Agreement with a new class of Term B1 Advances (the “Term B1 Advances”) having
identical terms with, the same rights and obligations under the Loan Documents
as, and in the same aggregate principal amounts as, the New Term B Advances, as
set forth in the Loan Documents, except as such terms are amended hereby;

 

WHEREAS,
each New Term B Lender who executes and delivers this Amendment shall be
deemed, upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, to have exchanged its New
Term B Commitment and New Term B Advances (which New Term B Commitment and New
Term B Advances shall thereafter be deemed terminated and refinanced in full)
for a Term B1 Commitment (a “Term B1 Commitment”) and Term B1 Advances in the same
aggregate principal amount as such Lender’s outstanding New Term B Advances as
set forth in Schedule I to this Amendment, and such Lender shall
thereafter become a Term B1 Lender (each, a “Term B1 Lender”);

 

WHEREAS,
each Person who executes and delivers this Amendment as an Additional Term B1
Lender (each, an “Additional
Term B1 Lender”), will make Term B1 Advances on the First Amendment
Effective Date (as defined herein) (each, an “Additional Term B1 Advance”) to the U.S.

 

 

Borrower
in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite its
name on Schedule I to this Amendment, the proceeds of which will be used
by the U.S. Borrower to refinance in full the outstanding principal amount of
New Term B Advances of New Term B Lenders, if any, who do not execute and
deliver this Amendment;

 

WHEREAS,
the Borrowers desire to refiance all of the outstanding Term C Advances under
the Credit Agreement with a new class of Term C1 Advances (the “Term C1 Advances”)
having identical terms with, the same rights and obligations under the Loan
Documents as, and in the same aggregate principal amounts as, the Term C
Advances, as set forth in the Loan Documents, except as such terms are amended
hereby;

 

WHEREAS,
each Term C Lender who executes and delivers this Amendment shall be deemed,
upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, to have exchanged its Term C
Commitment and Term C Advances (which Term C Commitment and Term C Advances
shall thereafter be deemed terminated and refinanced in full) for a Term C1
Commitment (a “Term C1
Commitment”) and Term C1 Advances in the same aggregate
principal amount as such Lender’s outstanding Term C Advances as set forth in
Schedule I to this Amendment, and such Lender shall thereafter become a
Term C1 Lender (each, a “Term
C1 Lender”);

 

WHEREAS,
each Person who executes and delivers this Amendment as an Additional Term C1
Lender (each, an “Additional
Term C1 Lender”), will make Term C1 Advances on the First
Amendment Effective Date (as defined herein) (each, an “Additional Term C1 Advance”)
to the U.S. Borrower in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set
forth opposite its name on Schedule I to this Amendment, the proceeds of
which will be used by the U.S. Borrower to refinance in full the outstanding
principal amount of Term C Advances of Term C Lenders, if any, who do not
execute and deliver this Amendment;

 

WHEREAS,
the U.S. Borrower shall pay to each New Term B Lender and each Term C Lender
all accrued and unpaid interest on their respective New Term B Advances and
Term C Advances to the First Amendment Effective Date on such First Amendment
Effective Date;

 

WHEREAS,
the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement (i) to
effect the changes described above and (ii) to make other amendments as
described below; and

 

WHEREAS,
the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects as set forth below;

 

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

 

SECTION 1.           Amendment of Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:

 

(a)           Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(i)            By amending and restating clauses (a) and (b)
of the definition of “Applicable Margin” in their entirety to read as follows:

 

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(a)
for Eurodollar Rate Advances outstanding under the Term B1 Facility,
“Applicable Margin” means 5.25% per annum, and for Base Rate Advances outstanding
under the Term B1 Facility, “Applicable Margin” means 4.25% per annum;

 

(b)
for Advances outstanding under the Term C1 Facility, a percentage per annum
determined by reference to the applicable Performance Level as set forth below:

 

	
  Performance Level

  	
   

  	
  Base Rate Advances

  	
   

  	
  Eurodollar Rate Advances

  	
   

  
	
  A

  	
   

  	
  1.750

  	
  %

  	
  2.750

  	
  %

  
	
  B

  	
   

  	
  2.250

  	
  %

  	
  3.250

  	
  %

  
	
  C

  	
   

  	
  2.250

  	
  %

  	
  3.250

  	
  %

  

 

(ii)           By deleting the definition of “Commitment” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“Commitment” means a Term B1 Commitment, a
Term C1 Commitment, a U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment, a Letter of Credit
Commitment or a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment.”

 

(iii)          By deleting the proviso at the end of the first sentence in the
definition of “Eurodollar Rate”, which establishes the Eurodollar Rate floor of
2.00% per  annum, in its entirety.

 

(iv)          By deleting the definition of “Facility” in its entirety and inserting
the following definition in its place:

 

“Facility” means the Term B1 Facility, the
Term C1 Facility, the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, the U.S. Revolving
Credit Facility, the Swing Line Facility or the Letter of Credit Facility.

 

(v)           By deleting the definition of “Lenders” in its entirety and inserting
the following definition in its place:

 

“Lenders” means the Initial Lenders, the Term
B1 Lenders, the Term C1 Lenders and each Person that shall become a Lender
hereunder pursuant to Section 9.07 for so long as such Initial Lender,
Term B1 Lender, Term C1 Lender or Person, as the case may be, shall be a party
to this Agreement.”

 

(vi)          By deleting the definition of “New Term B Advance” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“New Term B Advance” has the meaning
specified in this Agreement prior to the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(vii)         By deleting the definition of “New Term B Borrowing” in its entirety
and inserting the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Term B1 Borrowing” means a borrowing
consisting of simultaneous Term B1 Advances of the same type made by the Term
B1 Lenders.”

 

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(viii)        By deleting the definition of “New Term B Commitment” in its entirety
and inserting the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Term B1 Commitment” means, with respect to
any Term B1 Lender at any time, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s
name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Term B1 Commitment” or, if
such Lender has entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, set forth
for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant
to Section 9.07(d) as such Lender’s “Term B1 Commitment”, as such amount
may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.05.”

 

(ix)           By deleting the definition of “New Term B Facility” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Term B1 Facility” means, at any time, the
aggregate amount of the Term B1 Lenders’ Term B1 Commitments at such time.”

 

(x)            By deleting the definition of “New Term B
Lender” in its entirety and inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“New Term B Lender” has the meaning specified
in this Agreement prior to the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(xi)           By deleting the definition of “New Term B Note” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Term B1 Note” means a promissory note of the
U.S. Borrower payable to the order of any Term B1 Lender, in substantially the
form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower to
such Lender resulting from the Term B1 Advance made or deemed to be made by
such Lender.”

 

(xii)          By deleting the definition of “Term C Advance” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“Term C Advance” has the meaning specified in
this Agreement prior to the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(xiii)         By deleting the definition of “Term C Commitment” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“Term C1 Commitment” means, with respect to
any Term C1 Lender at any time, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s
name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Term C1 Commitment” or, if
such Lender has entered  into
one or more Assignment and Acceptances, set forth for such Lender in the
Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 9.07(d) as such Lender’s “Term C1 Commitment”, as such amount may
be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.05.”

 

(xiv)        By deleting the definition of “Term C Facility” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“Term C1 Facility” means, at any time, the
aggregate amount of the Term C1 Lenders’ Term C1 Commitments at such time.”

 

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(xv)         By deleting the definition of “Term C Lender” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“Term C Lender” has the meaning specified in
this Agreement prior to the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(xvi)        By deleting the definition of “Term C Note” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“Term C1 Note” means a promissory note of the
U.S. Borrower payable to the order of any Term C1 Lender, in substantially the
form of Exhibit A-4 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower to
such Lender resulting from the Term C1 Advance made or deemed to be made by
such Lender.”

 

(xvii)       By deleting the definition of “Term Advances” in its entirety and
inserting the following definition in its place:

 

“Term Advances” means, collectively, the Term
B1 Advances and the Term C1 Advances.

 

(xviii)      By inserting the following new definitions therein in the appropriate
alphabetical order:

 

“Additional Term B1 Lender” means a Person
who was not a New Term B Lender that executes and delivers the First Amendment
and is listed on Schedule I to the First Amendment as having a Term B1
Commitment.

 

“Additional Term C1 Lender” means a Person
who was not a Term C Lender that executes and delivers the First Amendment and
is listed on Schedule I to the First Amendment as having a Term C1
Commitment.

 

“First Amendment” means the First Amendment,
dated as of December 10, 2003, to this Agreement among the Borrowers, the
Administrative Agent, the Arrangers (as defined therein) and the Lender Parties
party thereto.

 

“First Amendment Effective Date” is defined
in Section 3 of the First Amendment.”

 

“Term B1 Advance” means a term loan or term
loans in dollars made pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and exchanged pursuant
to Section 2.01(h) of this Agreement or made pursuant to
Section 2.01(i) of this Agreement.”

 

“Term C1 Advance” means a term loan or term
loans in dollars made pursuant to Section 2.01(f) and exchanged pursuant
to Section 2.01(k) of this Agreement or made pursuant to
Section 2.01(l) of this Agreement.”

 

“Term B1 Lender” means, collectively, (a)
each New Term B Lender that executes and delivers the First Amendment on or
prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and (b) each Additional Term B1
Lender.”

 

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“Term C1 Lender” means, collectively, (a)
each Term C Lender that executes and delivers the First Amendment on or prior
to the First Amendment Effective Date and (b) each Additional Term C1 Lender.”

 

(b)           Article II of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following new subsections (h) through (m) at the end of Section 2.01:

 

“(h)         Exchange into Term B1 Advances. 
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each New Term B Lender with
a Term B1 Commitment severally agrees to exchange its New Term B Advance for a
like principal amount of Term B1 Advances on the First Amendment Effective
Date, and from and after the First Amendment Effective date such New Term B
Advance shall be deemed refinanced in full and such Term B1 Advances shall be
deemed made hereunder.

 

(i)            The Additional Term B1 Advances. 
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Additional Term B1
Lender severally agrees to make Term B1 Advances to the U.S. Borrower on the
First Amendment Effective Date in a principal amount equal to its Term B1
Commitment on the First Amendment Effective Date.  The U.S. Borrower shall refinance all New Term B Advances of New
Term B Lenders that do not execute and deliver the First Amendment on the First
Amendment Effective Date with the gross proceeds of the Term B1 Advances made
by the Additional Term B1 Lenders.

 

(j)            Certain Interest on New Term B Advances.  On
the First Amendment Effective Date, the U.S. Borrower shall pay (x) all accrued
and unpaid interest on the New Term B Advances that are Base Rate Advances, and
(y) all accrued and unpaid interest on the New Term B Advances that are
Eurodollar Rate Advances and were made by New Term B Lenders that are not Term
B1 Lenders.  In addition, on the First
Amendment Effective Date, (i) the Interest Periods for the New Term B Advances
that are Eurodollar Rate Advances and were exchanged into Term B1 Advances
pursuant to Section 2.01(h) shall continue on and after the First
Amendment Effective Date and (ii) the Applicable Margin with respect to such
Interest Periods shall be adjusted and effective as of the First Amendment
Effective Date for all such Term B1 Advances (with the interest rate applicable
to periods prior to the First Amendment Effective Date to be based on the
Applicable Margin prior to the First Amendment Effective Date).

 

(k)           Exchange into Term C1 Advances. 
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term C Lender with a
Term C1 Commitment severally agrees to exchange its Term C Advance for a like
principal amount of Term C1 Advances on the First Amendment Effective Date, and
from and after the First Amendment Effective date such Term C Advance shall be
deemed refinanced in full and such Term C1 Advances shall be deemed made
hereunder.

 

(l)            The Additional Term C1 Advances. 
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Additional Term
C1 Lender severally agrees to make Term C1 Advances to the U.S. Borrower on the
First Amendment Effective Date in a principal amount equal to its Term C1 Commitment
on the First Amendment Effective Date. 
The U.S. Borrower shall refinance all Term C Advances of Term C Lenders
that do not execute and deliver this Amendment on the First Amendment Effective
Date with the gross proceeds of the Term C1 Advances made by the Additional
Term C1 Lenders.

 

(m)          Certain Interest on Term C Advances.  On
the First Amendment Effective Date, the U.S. Borrower shall pay (x) all accrued
and unpaid interest on the Term C Advances that are Base Rate Advances, and (y)
all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term C Advances that are

 

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Eurodollar
Rate Advances and were made by Term C Lenders that are not Term C1
Lenders.  In addition, on the First
Amendment Effective Date, (i) the Interest Periods for the Term C Advances that
are Eurodollar Rate Advances and were exchanged into Term C1 Advances pursuant
to Section 2.01(k) shall continue on and after the First Amendment
Effective Date and (ii) the Applicable Margin with respect to such Interest
Periods shall be adjusted and effective as of the First Amendment Effective
Date for all such Term C1 Advances (with the interest rate applicable to
periods prior to the First Amendment Effective Date to be based on the
Applicable Margin prior to the First Amendment Effective Date).”

 

(c)           Article II of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by
adding the following new clause (z) to the proviso in Section 2.06(a):

 

“and
(z) any voluntary prepayments of the Term Advances effected with the proceeds
of a substantially concurrent issuance or occurrence of Debt in connection with
a repricing or refinancing of all or any portion of the Facilities shall be
accompanied by a prepayment fee of 1.00% of the aggregate amount of any such
prepayment made on or prior to the date which occurs six months after the First
Amendment Effective Date.”

 

(d)           Schedule I of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced by
Schedule I attached hereto.

 

(e)           Upon the First Amendment Effective Date, the Term B1 Advances shall have
the same terms, rights and obligations as the New Term B Advances as set forth
in the Loan Documents, except as modified by this Amendment, and all references
to “New Term B Advances”, “New Term B Commitment”, “New Term B Facility”, “New
Term B Note”, “New Term B Lenders” and “New Term B Borrowing” in the Loan
Documents shall be deemed to be references to “Term B1 Advances”, “Term B1
Commitment”, “Term B1 Facility”, “Term B1 Note” “Term B1 Lenders” and “Term B1
Borrowing”, respectively.

 

(f)            Upon the First Amendment Effective Date, the
Term C1 Advances shall have the same terms, rights and obligations as the Term
C Advances as set forth in the Loan Documents, except as modified by this
Amendment, and all references to “Term C Advances”, “Term C Commitment”, “Term
C Facility”, “Term C Note”, “Term C Lenders” and “Term C Borrowing” in the Loan
Documents shall be deemed to be references to “Term C1 Advances”, “Term C1
Commitment”, “Term C1 Facility”, “Term C1 Note” “Term C1 Lenders” and “Term C1
Borrowing”, respectively.

 

SECTION 2.           Other Amendments.  The Credit Agreement is hereby further
amended to delete Section 9.02(b) in its entirety and insert the following
Section 9.02(b) in its place:

 

(b)           So long as Citicorp is the Administrative Agent, materials required to
be delivered pursuant to Section 5.03(b), (c) and (i) shall be delivered
to the Administrative Agent in an electronic medium in a format acceptable to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by e-mail at
oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com.  Each
Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may make such materials, as well
as any other written information, documents, instruments and other material
relating to such Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other materials or
matters relating to this Agreement, the Notes or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby (collectively, the “Communications”) available to
the Lenders by posting such notices on Intralinks, “e-Disclosure”, the
Administrative Agent’s internet delivery system that is part of Fixed Income
Direct, Global Fixed Income’s primary web portal (the “Fixed Income Direct”),
or a substantially similar electronic system (the “Platform”).  Although the Fixed Income Direct is secured

 

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with
a dual firewall and a User ID/Password Authorization System and through a
single user per deal authorization method whereby each user may access the
Fixed Income Direct only on a deal-by-deal basis, each Borrower acknowledges
that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not
necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks
associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and
“as available” and (iii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its
Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the
Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for
errors or omissions in the Communications or the Platform.  No warranty of any kind, express, implied or
statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or
freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Administrative Agent
or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Platform.

 

SECTION 3.           Conditions to Effectiveness. 
This Amendment and the amendments contained herein shall become
effective on the date (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) when each of the
conditions set forth in this Section 3 of this Amendment shall have been
fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.

 

(i)            Execution of Counterparts.  The
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, duly
executed and delivered on behalf of each of (a) the Borrowers, (b) the
Administrative Agent, (c) the Majority Lenders, (d) each New Term B Lender, or
in lieu of one or more New Term B Lenders, one or more Additional Term B1
Lenders providing Term B1 Commitments in an amount sufficient to refinance all
of the principal of the New Term B Advances owed to such non-consenting New
Term B Lenders and (e) each Term C Lender, or in lieu of one or more Term C
Lenders, one or more Additional Term C1 Lenders providing Term C1 Commitments
in an amount sufficient to refinance all of the principal of the Term C
Advances owed to such non-consenting Term C Lenders or as to any of the
foregoing parties, advice reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
that each of the foregoing parties has executed a counterpart of this Amendment.

 

(ii)           Notice of Borrowing. The U.S. Borrower shall have provided the
Administrative Agent with a Notice of Borrowing in accordance with the
requirements of Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement dated three
Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date with respect to the
borrowing of the Term B1 Advances and the Term C1 Advances on the First
Amendment Effective Date.

 

(iii)          Payment of Fees and Expenses.  The
U.S. Borrower shall have paid all reasonable expenses (including the reasonable
fees and expenses of Shearman & Sterling) incurred in connection with the
preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and other matters
relating to the Credit Agreement to the extent invoiced.

 

(iv)          Evidence of Debt. 
Each Term B1 Lender shall have received, if requested, one or more Notes
payable to the order of such Lender duly executed by the U.S. Borrower in
substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Credit Agreement, as modified by
this Amendment, evidencing the Term B1 Advances.  Each Term C1 Lender shall have received, if requested, one or
more Notes payable to the order of such Lender duly executed by the U.S.
Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit A-4 to the Credit Agreement, as
modified by this Amendment, evidencing the Term C1 Advances.

 

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(v)           Interest, Etc. 
Simultaneously with the making of the Term B1 Advances, the U.S.
Borrower shall have paid to all the New Term B Lenders all accrued and unpaid
interest required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.01(j) (as added by this
Amendment).  Simultaneously with the
making of the Term C1 Advances, the U.S. Borrower shall have paid to all the
Term C Lenders all accrued and unpaid interest required to be paid pursuant to
Section 2.01(m) (as added by this Amendment).

 

(vi)          Execution of Consent.  The
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of a Subsidiary Guaranty
Consent substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Amendment, duly executed
by each of the entities listed therein.

 

(vii)         Resolutions.  The Administrative Agent
shall have received certified copies of (A) the resolutions of the Board of
Directors of each of the Borrowers evidencing approval for this Amendment and
all matters contemplated hereby and (B) all documents evidencing other
necessary corporate action and governmental and other third party approvals and
consents if any, with respect to this Amendment and the matters contemplated
hereby.

 

(viii)        Certificates.  The Administrative Agent shall have received
a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each of the
Borrowers, certifying (A) the names and true signatures of the officers of each
Borrower authorized to sign this Amendment and the other documents to be
delivered hereunder, (B) that no authorization or approval or other action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body,
or any third party to any agreements and instruments is required for the due
execution, delivery or performance by each Borrower of this Amendment, (C) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of this Amendment
are true and correct and (D) no event has occurred and is continuing that
constitutes a Default.

 

(ix)           Legal Details, Etc.  All
documents executed or submitted pursuant hereto shall be satisfactory in form
and substance to the Administrative Agent and Shearman & Sterling as its
counsel.  The Administrative Agent and
its counsel shall have received all information and such counterpart originals
or such certified or other copies or such materials as the Administrative Agent
or its counsel may reasonably request, and all legal matters incident to the
transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall be satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and its counsel.

 

(x)            No Default.  No Default shall have
occurred and be continuing.

 

SECTION 4.           Post-Closing Deliveries.  Within 45 days of the First Amendment
Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of
Amendments of the Mortgages duly executed and acknowledged by the U.S. Borrower
or the applicable Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower, in form suitable for
recording or filing and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, together with mortgage modification endorsements and,
where applicable, a mortgage recording tax endorsement to the existing Lender’s
title insurance policies delivered with respect to each such Mortgage.  The U.S. Borrower further covenants to take
all further action, including, without limitation, the recordation of the
Mortgage Amendments and the payment of all recording taxes, fees and other
charges due in connection therewith and all costs charged by the title insurer,
that may be necessary or desirable in order to continue to perfect, protect and
insure the security interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties in the property encumbered by the Mortgages.

 

SECTION 5.           Confirmation of Representations and
Warranties.  Each of the Borrowers
hereby represents and warrants, on and as of the date hereof, that the
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contained in
the Credit Agreement are correct and true in all material respects on and as of
the date hereof, before and after giving effect to this Amendment, as though
made on and as of the date hereof, other than any such representations or
warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date.

 

SECTION 6.           Reference to and Effect on the Transaction
Documents.  (a) On and after the effectiveness of this
Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “hereunder”, “hereof” or
words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in
the other transaction 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 modified by this Amendment.

 

(b)  The Credit Agreement, the Notes and each of
the other Loan Documents, 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.  Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and all of the
Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all
Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case as
amended by this Amendment.

 

(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 Administrative Agent
under any of the transaction documents, nor constitute a waiver of any
provision of any of the transaction documents.

 

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. 
This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York, and shall be subject to the jurisdictional
and service provisions of the Credit Agreement, as if this were a part of the
Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.           Entire Agreement; Modification. 
This Amendment constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof, there being no other agreements or
understandings, oral, written or otherwise, respecting such subject matter, any
such agreement or understanding being superseded hereby, shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns, and may not be amended, extended or otherwise modified, except in
a writing executed in whole or in counterparts by each party hereto.

 

[Signatures follow.]

 

10

 

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

 

	
   

  	
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  ACCURIDE
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  ACCURIDE
  CANADA INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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  Title:Exhibit 10.32

 

FIRST AMENDEMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT

 

This First Amendment to Lease Agreement (“Lease Amendment”), is entered
into between The Package Company, L.L.C., a Michigan limited liability company,
as successor in interest to Taylor Land & Co., a Maryland general
partnership (“Landlord”), and Accuride Corporation (“Tenant”).  The following statements are a material part
of this Lease Amendment:

 

Recitals of Facts Underlying the
Lease Amendment

 

A.            By Lease dated October 19, 1989, (
“Lease”), Landlord’s predecessors in interest  leased
to Tenant the demised premises described in the Lease and attached as Exhibit A
to this Lease Amendment (the “Leased Premises”), for an initial term of ten
(10) years, one (1) month and twelve (12) days.

 

B.            Thereafter, Tenant exercised its option to renew the
Lease for an additional ten (10) year term.

 

C.            Section
12 of the Lease states that the “Landlord shall maintain the roof, pavement,
rail siding and exterior walls of the Leased Premises, including all pavement
and rail siding servicing the warehouse complex.”

 

D.            Attached
and incorporated into this Lease Amended as Exhibit B is a drawing of the
Leased Premises designed to show the paved areas and retaining walls of the
Leased Premises (“Pavement”), together with photographs of the Pavement taken
in September, 2003.  Exhibit B shows
that the Pavement and retaining walls to the Leased Premises have been in a
state of disrepair.  Exhibit B also
defines the locations where repair is necessary.

 

E.             Landlord
contends that it is not responsible under the Lease for maintaining the
Pavement, or that Tenant must reimburse Landlord for the cost of Landlord’s
maintenance of the Pavement.  Tenant
contends that Landlord is responsible under the Lease for both the actual
maintenance and the cost of maintenance of the Pavement (“Dispute”).

 

F.             In order to resolve the Dispute and complete the repairs
prior to the onset of inclement weather in 2003, Landlord and Tenant have
agreed to amend the Lease as set forth in this Lease Amendment.

 

THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in this Lease
Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the parties intending to
be legally bound, agree to amend the Lease as follows:

 

1.               The Recitals of
Facts Underlying the Lease Amendment are incorporated into this paragraph 1 by
this reference.

 

2.               Notwithstanding
any contrary provisions contained in the Lease, and except as provided in this
Lease Amendment, the Landlord is solely responsible for the maintenance, repair
and

 

 

replacement of the
roof, pavement, rail siding and exterior walls (including the retaining walls
located in Area 1 depicted on Exhibit B) of the Leased Premises, including all
pavement and rail siding servicing the warehouse complex, and the Landlord is
responsible for all costs, fees and expenses associated with such maintenance,
repair and replacement.

 

3.               Landlord shall,
on or before October 22, 2003, commence repair and replacement of the Pavement
in the areas depicted in Exhibit B, including but not limited to the retaining
walls within the loading dock area depicted on Exhibit B.  With reference to Exhibit B, Landlord shall
instruct its contractors that the Pavement in the area labeled Area 1 (shaded
with blue rectangles) shall be excavated and replaced with an appropriate base
and eight inches (8”) of industrial quality concrete (7 bag with wire mesh
reinforcement).  Area 1 is approximately
2,625 square feet and has concrete retaining walls at its eastern and western
edges (the “Retaining Walls”).  As part
of the work in Area 1, Landlord shall instruct its contractors to remove and
replace the existing retaining walls with concrete retaining walls of
industrial quality (7 bag with reinforcement rod). The work in Area 1 shall
commence on October 22, 2003.  The
removal and replacement of the concrete in Area 1 shall be completed within two
(2) to three (3) days of the commencement date, weather permitting. The period
of time necessary for the concrete to cure in Area 1 (sufficient to allow
Tenant to again use the loading docks in Area 1) shall be seven days after the
concrete has been poured in Area 1. 
That portion of Area 2 that is shaded with blue rectangles is
approximately 7,590 square feet (the “Area 2 Concrete Work”).  For the Area 2 Concrete Work, Landlord’s
contractors shall excavate the 7,590 square feet and replace such excavation in
this portion of Area 2 with an appropriate base and eight inches (8”) of
industrial quality concrete (7 bag with wire mesh reinforcement).  The Area 2 Concrete Work shall commence
within six (6) days of the completion of the work in Area 1 and shall be
completed within six (6) days.

 

Promptly after completion of the Area 2 Concrete Work, the remaining
portion of Area 2 shall be excavated to the north to approximately one (1) to
two (2) feet beyond where the concrete originally existed (see Exhibit A to the
Lease).  This portion of Area 2 (the
“Area 2 Asphalt Work”) shall be replaced with a solid base of three (3) inch
stone, covered by seven (7) inches of “1 1⁄2 inch down” stone, and covered by
four (4) inches of asphalt, type 1100 L (2 inches) and 1100 T (2 inches).  Landlord shall instruct its contractors to
trench and bury at such depths as the City of Taylor requires, that portion of
the existing sump pump pipe that currently runs or should run from the eastern
edge of Area 2 to the ditch along the eastern border of the property.

 

With reference to Areas 4 through 16 and Areas A and B, Landlord shall
instruct its contractors to perform the same work as in the Area 2 Asphalt
Work, excepting that the existing asphalt shall be pulverized instead of
excavated.  All existing asphalt within
Areas 4 through 16 and Areas A and B (as bounded by red lines on Exhibit B),
shall be replaced and not just the deteriorated portions depicted by the
circles within Areas 4 through 16 and Areas A and B.  The small portion of concrete near Area 16 shall not be removed
and the asphalt installed around and about such area of concrete shall not be
higher or lower than the current grade of such concrete.

 

Spot patching (removal of all loose asphalt to be filled in with new
type 1100 L and 1100 T asphalt, and “capping” over all cracked areas of
asphalt) shall be performed as necessary on all remaining areas of asphalt,
including but not limited to Areas 17 through 22.

 

 

All asphalt work shall begin promptly after completion of the Area 2
Concrete Work, and shall be completed within a reasonable period of time
thereafter, not to exceed one month, weather permitting.  Landlord shall use only appropriately
licensed and insured contractors.  The
concrete and asphalt repair and replacement described in this paragraph shall
be collectively referred to as the “Work.” 
Under no circumstances shall any portion of the Work interfere with Tenant’s
access and operations, provided however, that Tenant acknowledges and agrees
that during the Area 1 Work, Tenant shall not be able to use the loading docks
within Area 1, and that during the Area 2 Concrete Work, Tenant shall not be
able to use the loading docks in that portion of Area 2.  Because Tenant’s use of the loading docks in
such areas will be temporarily suspended, time is strictly of the essence for
the commencement and completion of the concrete Work in Areas 1 and 2.

 

4.               Upon completion of
the Work to the reasonable satisfaction of Tenant, Tenant shall pay to Landlord
Forty-Eight Thousand ($48,000.00) Dollars, in monthly installments of Two
Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars each, on the first day of each month after
completion of the Work, for a total of twenty-four months.  Payment of such amounts by Tenant shall be
deemed payment of amounts in settlement of the Dispute and as consideration for
this Lease Amendment, and not as rent under the Lease.

 

5.               Notwithstanding
anything in the Lease or this Lease Amendment to the contrary, three years
after completion of the Work to the reasonable satisfaction of Tenant, Landlord
and Tenant shall be jointly responsible for the performance and cost of all
exterior maintenance associated with the Leased Premises as defined in this
paragraph.  For purposes of this
paragraph, “exterior maintenance” shall mean any routine maintenance and minor
repairs (i.e., any maintenance or repair the total cost of which is $3,000.00
or less) to the exterior of the building and land which make up the Leased
Premises, but not the performance and cost of major repairs or replacement
(i.e., repairs or replacement, the total cost of which exceeds $3,000.00) to
the exterior of the building and land which make up the Leased Premises.  Except as otherwise stated in this
paragraph, those items which have been expressly made the responsibility of the
Landlord or the Tenant under the Lease and this Lease Amendment shall remain
the responsibility of the Landlord or the Tenant, as the case may be; e.g., the
Landlord shall be responsible for major repairs and replacement (as defined in
this paragraph) to the exterior of the building and land which make up the
Leased Premises, including the roof, pavement, rail siding and exterior walls of
the Leased Premises, as described in Section 12 of the Lease (and for the full
cost and performance of all such exterior maintenance, repair or replacement
during the initial three year period referenced in this paragraph).  In the event that Landlord shall fail to
meet its obligations to maintain, repair or replace as set forth in the Lease
and this Lease Amendment, Tenant shall have the right to perform such
maintenance, repair or replacement, and deduct the cost (or 50% of the cost or
routine maintenance or minor repairs after the initial three year period)
thereof from the next month (or months) rent.

 

6.             The Lease, as amended by this document, is ratified and
confirmed.  Except as expressly modified
or amended in this Lease Amendment, all terms, conditions, and provisions of
the Lease shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that any
other provision of the Lease shall be deemed modified as necessary to give
practical effect to the provisions of this Lease

 

 

Amendment.  To the extent that the terms and provisions
of this Lease Amendment conflict or vary with the Lease, the terms and
provisions of this Lease Amendment shall control.

 

7.             This Lease Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Landlord and Tenant and their respective representatives,
successors and assigns.

 

8.             This Lease Amendment may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall
constitute one instrument, provided that each party hereto is provided with a
copy of this Agreement duly executed by the other.

 

9.             The signatory on behalf of Landlord and Tenant represent
and warrant to each other and to Landlord and Tenant that they have full right,
power and authority to enter into this Lease Amendment on behalf of Landlord
and Tenant without the consent or approval of any other entity or person and
make these representations knowing that the other party will rely thereon.

 

ACCORDINGLY, the parties,
by their authorized representatives have signed this Lease Amendment as of the
date indicated below to be effective as of October 22, 2003.

 

 

	
   

  	
  “LANDLORD”

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  The Package Company,
  L.L.C.,

  
	
   

  	
  a Michigan limited
  liability company,

  
	
   

  	
  as successor in
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  Taylor Land & Co.,
  a Maryland general partnership

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Charles
  Grenadier

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

	
   

  	
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  Accuride Corporation, a
  Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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