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EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 26,
2008, is entered into by and among (1) AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, JEFFBOAT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and ACL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Louisiana Dock Company LLC) (each a
“Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”); (2) the Required Lenders (as defined
in the Credit Agreement referred to below); and (3) WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Administrative Agent, Security Trustee, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, with respect to the
following:

     A. The Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have previously entered into that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2007 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the
“Existing Credit Agreement” and as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, including, but not limited to, by this
Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms are used in this Amendment as
defined in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.

     B. The Borrowers have requested certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement as set
forth below.

     C. The Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to grant such requests on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment.

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

          1. Effectiveness. The effectiveness of the provisions of Section 2 of this
Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions further described in Section 4
of this Amendment.

          2. Amendments.

               (a) Maturity Date. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Amendment, the
definition of Maturity Date in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:

               “Maturity Date” shall mean March 31, 2009.

               (b) Pricing Grid.

                    (i) On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Amendment, the chart in the definition
of Pricing Grid in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as follows:

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	Pricing Grid	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Applicable	 	 	Applicable	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Margin for	 	 	Margin for Base	 	 	Commitment Fee	 
	Tier	 	Total Leverage Ratio	 	 	LIBOR Loans	 	 	Rate Loans	 	 	Percentage	 
	1
	 	 	3 3.50	 	 	3.00%	 	 	1.75%	 	 	0.50%	 
	2
	 	 	3 3.00 < 3.50	 	 	2.75%	 	 	1.50%	 	 	0.45%	 
	3
	 	 	3 2.50 < 3.00	 	 	2.50%	 	 	1.25%	 	 	0.40%	 
	4
	 	 	3 2.00 < 2.50	 	 	1.75%	 	 	0.50%	 	 	0.30%	 
	5
	 	 	< 2.00	 	 	1.50%	 	 	0.25%	 	 	0.25%	 

                    (ii) For the avoidance of doubt, all accrued and unpaid interest, Letter of Credit fees and
Commitment Fees outstanding prior to the Amendment Effect Date shall be priced according to the
Pricing Grid as in effect prior to the Amendment Effect Date.

          (c) Total Revolving Loan Commitment; Schedule I.

                    (i) On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Amendment, the definition of Total
Revolving Loan Commitment in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:

          “Total Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, Five Hundred Fifty
Million Dollars ($550,000,000) or, if such amount is reduced pursuant to Section
2.04(a) or (b), the amount to which so reduced and in effect at such time.

                    (ii) For the avoidance of doubt, the commitment reduction resulting from the foregoing
amendment of the definition of Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall reduce the Revolving Loan
Commitment of each Lender as in effect immediately prior to the Amendment Effective Date (as
defined below) on a pro rata basis. To confirm the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Lender after
giving effect to such decrease in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment, on the terms and subject to
the conditions of this Amendment, Part A of Schedule I to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety as set forth on Attachment I attached hereto.

          (d) Acquisitions/Section 5.02(d)(ii).

                    (i) On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Amendment, the lead-in paragraph of
Section 5.02(d)(ii) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
as follows:

               “(ii) If the Total Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as reflected in the most
recently delivered Compliance Certificate required by this Agreement and on a pro forma
basis for any acquisition subsequently described in this clause (ii) (such pro forma
calculation shall use the Total Debt as of the date of the proposed acquisition and after
giving effect to any such acquisition and the Adjusted EBITDA for the four quarter period
reflected in such recently delivered Compliance Certificate (with the addition or
subtraction, if applicable, of the Adjusted EBITDA of the Acquired Person that is the subject of the proposed acquisition as contemplated in the
definition of Adjusted

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EBITDA)), then the following exception to Section 5.02(d)
shall be applicable: acquisitions by a Borrower or a Guarantor of any Person or the assets
of a Person as a new Subsidiary or of all or substantially all of the assets of any other
Person or identifiable business unit or division of any other Person (in each case, the
“Proposed Target”); provided that, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by
the Administrative Agent (with the written approval of the Required Lenders) with respect to
any of the below requirements in connection with a particular acquisition:”

               (ii) On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Amendment, the period at the end of
Section 5.02(d)(ii)(K) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with a
semi-colon, and the following language is added to the end of Section 5.02(d)(ii) of the Existing
Credit Agreement immediately below the end of Section 5.02(d)(ii)(K) of the Existing Credit
Agreement:

“provided that if after the Total Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as
contemplated above and then the Total Leverage Ratio is subsequently equal to or greater
than 2.75 to 1.00, then no additional Permitted Acquisitions shall be permitted under this
Section 5.02(d)(ii) until such time as all conditions set forth in this Section 5.02(d)(ii)
are fully satisfied.”

               (e) Investments/Section 5.02(e)(v). On the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Amendment, Section 5.02(e)(v) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:

          “(v) If the Total Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as reflected in the most
recently delivered Compliance Certificate required by this Agreement and on a pro forma
basis for any Investment(s) subsequently described in this clause (v) (such pro forma
calculation shall use the Total Debt as of the date of the proposed Investment and after
giving effect to any such Investment and the Adjusted EBITDA for the four quarter period
reflected in such recently delivered Compliance Certificate), then in addition to
Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section 5.02(e) (provided no Event
of Default then exists or results therefrom), Investments by the Borrower and its Domestic
Subsidiaries in Joint Ventures which are organized under the laws of the United States of
America or any state thereof in an aggregate amount (valued at cost) not to exceed
$50,000,000 as to any such Joint Venture or $100,000,000 in the aggregate as to all such
Joint Ventures since the date of this Agreement; provided that if after the Total
Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as contemplated above and then the Total Leverage
Ratio is subsequently equal to or greater than 2.75 to 1.00, then (A) Investments made after
June 26, 2008 and in compliance with this Section 5.02(e)(v) and prior to the Total Leverage
Ratio being equal to or greater than 2.75 to 1.00 may continue to exist and (B) no
additional Investments under this Section 5.02(e)(v) shall be permitted until such time as
all conditions set forth in this Section 5.02(e)(v) are fully satisfied;”

               (f) Distributions/Section 5.02(f)(iv). On the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Amendment, Section 5.02(f)(iv) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:

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     “(iv) If the Total Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as reflected in the
most recently delivered Compliance Certificate required by this Agreement and on a pro
forma basis for any Distribution(s) subsequently described in this clause (iv) (such pro
forma calculation shall use the Total Debt as of the date of the proposed Distribution
and after giving effect to any such Distribution and the Adjusted EBITDA for the four
quarter period reflected in such recently delivered Compliance Certificate), then any
Loan Party may make Distributions if (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing or would result from such Distribution; and (2) the Borrowers provide the
Administrative Agent a certificate from a Responsible Officer certifying that there is
pro forma compliance with the financial covenants in Section 5.03 and that the
Total Leverage Ratio as of the date of the proposed Distribution will be less than 2.75
to 1.00 after giving effect to such Distributions; provided that if after the
Total Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as contemplated above and then the Total
Leverage Ratio is subsequently equal to or greater than 2.75 to 1.00, then no additional
Distributions under this Section 5.02(f)(iv) shall be permitted until such time as all
conditions set forth in this Section 5.02(f)(iv) are fully satisfied.”

               (g) Total Leverage Ratio. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Amendment, Section 5.03(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

          “(a) Total Leverage Ratio. The Borrowers shall not at any time permit the
Total Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.75 to 1.00.”

               (h) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Amendment, Section 5.03(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

          “(b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrowers shall not permit the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio as at the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 1.25 to 1.00.”

               (i) Subsidiaries. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Amendment,
Schedule 4.01(o) to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
set forth on Attachment II attached hereto.

               (j) Compliance Certificate. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Amendment, Exhibit J (Compliance Certificate) to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended
and restated in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit J attached hereto.

          3. Amendment Fee. In addition to all other amounts payable by the Borrowers to the
Administrative Agent, the Security Trustee and/or the Lenders, on the Amendment Effective Date (as
defined below), the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender
that has executed and delivered this Amendment on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, a
non-refundable amendment fee in an amount equal to 0.30% of an amount equal to the sum of such
Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment as of the Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the
decrease in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment under this Amendment) (collectively, the “Amendment Fee”). The Amendment
Fee is fully earned, due and payable as of the Amendment Effective Date.

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          4. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment and Post Closing
Covenants. The effectiveness of the provisions of Section 2 of this Amendment is
conditioned upon, and such provisions shall not be effective until, satisfaction of the following
conditions (the first date on which all of the following conditions have been satisfied being
referred to herein as the “Amendment Effective Date”):

               (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of the Lenders, this Amendment,
duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and
the Guarantors.

               (b) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of the Lenders an amendment to
each Real Property Security Document in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.

               (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received from a certificate of the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of each Borrower and Guarantor, dated as of the Amendment Effective Date,
certifying that attached thereto are true and correct copies of resolutions duly adopted by the
board of directors of such Borrower or Guarantor and continuing in effect, which authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower or Guarantor of this Amendment and the Amended
Credit Agreement (as defined below) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby.

               (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received the Amendment Fee, on behalf of the Lenders
that have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the Amendment Effective Date.

               (e) The representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment shall be true and correct
as of the Amendment Effective Date.

The Administrative Agent is authorized to deliver the Real Property Security Document amendments
(before or after the Amendment Effective Date) to the title company and obtain at the Borrowers’
expense such date down endorsements as the Administrative Agent may require in connection with each
existing title policy, and the Borrowers agree upon request of the title company to execute and
deliver, within 15 days of such request, such affidavits, confirmations and documents of similar
nature as the title company requires in connection with such amendments and endorsements.

          5. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to amend the Existing Credit Agreement in the manner
provided in this Amendment, the Borrowers represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and
each Lender as follows:

               (a) Authorization of Agreements. The execution and delivery of this Amendment by the
Borrowers and the Guarantors and the performance by the Borrowers of the Existing Credit Agreement
as amended by this Amendment (hereafter referred to as the

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“Amended Credit Agreement”) (i) are within the power of the Borrowers and the
Guarantors and (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of the Borrowers
and the Guarantors.

               (b) Enforceability. Each of this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers and the Amendment has been duly executed and delivered
by the Guarantors and, in each case, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Borrowers and the Guarantors (as applicable), enforceable against the Borrowers and the Guarantors
(as applicable) in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other
laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and general principles of equity.

               (c) Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by the Borrowers and the Guarantors
of this Amendment and the performance by the Guarantors of this Amendment and the performance by
the Borrowers of each of this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement do not (i) violate any
Requirement of Law applicable to any 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 any Loan Party where such
violation, breach or acceleration could result in a Material Adverse Effect; (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 any Loan Party (except for Permitted Liens) 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, where such breach could result in a Material Adverse
Effect.

               (d) Governmental Consents. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body is required for the due
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers or the Guarantors of this Amendment.

               (e) Representations and Warranties in the Credit Agreement. The Borrowers confirm
that as of the Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to this Amendment, (i) the
representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and
correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is
expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, in which case it shall be true and
correct as of such specific date) and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.

          6. Miscellaneous.

               (a) Reference to and Effect on the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents.

                    (i) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment and the documents executed and delivered
in connection herewith, the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall remain
in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Borrowers in all respects.
The Existing Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) and each of the other Credit Documents, taken

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together, constitute and contain the
entire agreement of the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Security Trustee
and supersede any and all prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, understandings and
communications among the parties, whether written or oral, respecting the subject matter hereof and
thereof including, except to the extent expressly set forth therein, the commitment letter dated as
of March 28, 2007 between Parent and the Administrative Agent but excluding the Administrative
Agent’s Fee Letter.

                    (ii) The execution and delivery of this Amendment and performance of the Amended Credit
Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of any provision of,
or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
under, the Existing Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

                    (iii) Upon the conditions precedent set forth herein being satisfied, this Amendment shall be
construed as one with the Existing Credit Agreement, and the Existing Credit Agreement shall, where
the context requires, be read and construed throughout so as to incorporate this Amendment.

                    (iv) If there is any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Amendment and the terms
and provisions of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, the terms and provisions of
this Amendment shall govern.

               (b) Expenses. The Borrowers acknowledge that all costs and expenses of the
Administrative Agent incurred in connection with this Amendment will be paid by the Borrowers in
accordance with Section 8.02 of the Existing Credit Agreement.

               (c) Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment are included for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other
purpose or be given any substantive effect.

               (d) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of identical
counterparts, any set of which signed by all the parties hereto shall be deemed to constitute a
complete, executed original for all purposes. Transmission by telecopier (or by email of a PDF or
similar electronic image file) of an executed counterpart of this Amendment shall be deemed to
constitute due and sufficient delivery of such counterpart.

               (e) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York without reference to conflicts of law rules other than
Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York.

          7. Credit Documents. This Amendment is a Credit Document as defined in the Credit
Agreement, and the provisions of the Credit Agreement generally applicable to Credit Documents are
applicable hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of
the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Thomas R. Pilholski

	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Thomas
R. Pilholski

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	VP
& Treasurer

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JEFFBOAT LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Thomas R. Pilholski
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Thomas R. Pilholski

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	VP
& Treasurer

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ACL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known

as Louisiana Dock Company LLC)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Thomas R. Pilholski
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Thomas R. Pilholski

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	VP
& Treasurer

	 	 

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	 	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
as
Administrative Agent, Security Trustee, L/C Issuer,

Swing Line Lender and a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
James M. Stehlik
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	
James M. Stehlik
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President	 	 

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	 	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Adam M. Goettsche
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Adam
M. Goettsche

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior
Vice President

	 	 

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	 	 	BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Johnny L. Perry
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Johnny
L. Perry

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior
Vice President

	 	 

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	 	 	FIFTH THIRD BANK
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
David W. O’Neal

	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	David
W. O’Neal

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice
President

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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	 	 	FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Svein Engh
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Svein
Engh

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Managing
Director

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
C. Tobias Backer
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	C.
Tobias Backer

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Director

	 	 

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	 	 	GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Rebecca L. Milligan
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Rebecca
L. Milligan
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Duly
Authorized Signatory
	 	 

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	 	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Stephen J. Wood
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Stephen J. Wood
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	VP
	 	 

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	 	 	LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Adam M. Goettsche
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Adam M. Goettsche

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior
Vice President

	 	 

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	 	 	NATIONAL CITY BANK
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Tracy J. Venable
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Tracy
J. Venable

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	SVP

	 	 

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	 	 	OLD NATIONAL BANK
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Leizel Miles
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Leizel
Miles

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice
President

	 	 

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	 	 	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Chester A. Misbach, Jr.

	 

	 	Name:	 	Chester A. Misbach, Jr.

	 

	 	Title:	 	Senior
Vice President

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	 	 	RBS CITIZENS, N.A.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
André A. Nazareth

	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	André A. Nazareth

	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Senior
Vice President

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	 	 	STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
William J. Otter

	 

	 	Name:	 	William
J. Otter

	 

	 	Title:	 	Senior
Vice President

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	 	 	SUNTRUST BANK
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Kap Yarbrough

	 

	 	Name:	 	Kap
Yarbrough

	 

	 	Title:	 	Vice
President

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	 	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Betsy Phillips

	 

	 	Name:	 	Betsy
Phillips

	 

	 	Title:	 	Assistant
Vice President

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	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/
Kevin S. Hawkins
	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Kevin
S. Hawkins
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Sr.
Vice President

	 	 

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Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges and consents to the foregoing Amendment and confirms
and agrees that the Guaranty executed by it (including via joinder or supplement) in connection
with the Credit Agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and is
hereby reaffirmed and ratified by each of the undersigned, and each of the undersigned hereby
confirms that the representations and warranties contained in each such Guaranty (including any
incorporated by reference to the Credit Agreement) are (before and after giving effect to this
Amendment) true and correct in all material respects.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES INC.,

a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary	 
	 
	 	COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE COMPANY,

a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Secretary	 
	 
	 	AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE LLC,

a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Secretary	 
	 
	 	ACL FINANCE CORP.,

a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Secretary	 
	 

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	 	ACL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC.,

a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Secretary	 
	 
	 	ELLIOTT BAY DESIGN GROUP LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Secretary	 
	 
	 	SUMMIT CONTRACTING, LLC,

an Indiana limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Secretary	 
	 
	 	SUMMIT CIVIL SERVICES, LLC,

an Indiana limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Secretary	 
	 
	 	SUMMIT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC,

an Indiana limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Dawn R. Landry
	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dawn R. Landry	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Secretary	 
	 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement — ACL]

 

 

EXHIBIT J

UPDATED COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(See Attached)

 

 

EXHIBIT J

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

         
            
         , 20__

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

     as Administrative Agent

300 N. Meridian St., Suite 1600

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Attention: James M. Stehlik, Vice President

Tel. No. (317) 977-1115

Fax No. (317) 977-1118

          This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iii) of that
certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among (1) American
Commercial Lines LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ACL”), Jeffboat LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“Jeffboat”), and ACL Transportation Services LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Louisiana Dock Company LLC) (“ACLTS”;
and together with ACL and Jeffboat, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the
“Borrowers”); (2) each of the financial institutions party thereto from time to time
(collectively, the “Lenders”); and (3) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), as
Security Trustee, as Lead Arranger, as L/C Issuer and as Swing Line Lender.

          Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Compliance Certificate
(this “Compliance Certificate”) shall have the meanings defined for them in the Credit
Agreement. Section references herein relate to the Credit Agreement unless stated otherwise. In
the event of any conflict between the calculations set forth in this Compliance Certificate and the
manner of calculation required by the Credit Agreement, the terms of the Credit Agreement shall
govern and control.

          This Compliance Certificate is delivered in accordance with Section 5.01(a)(iii) of
the Credit Agreement by an undersigned Responsible Officer of each Borrower, in each undersigned’s
capacities as such and not his or her individual capacity, on behalf of such Borrower. This
Compliance Certificate is delivered for the fiscal quarter (the “Test Period”) ended
                    ,                      (the “Test Date”). Computations indicating compliance with respect to
the covenants in Sections 5.01(i), 5.02(a), 5.02(d), 5.02(e) and 5.03 of the Credit
Agreement are set forth below:

1. Section 5.01(i) – Updated Schedules for new Subsidiaries.

               During the fiscal quarter ended on the Test Date, no Loan Party has reorganized,
recapitalized or consolidated with or merged into any other Person or permitted any other Person to
merge into it, acquired any Person as a new Subsidiary or acquired all or substantially all of the
assets of any other Person, except as described below:

	 	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	 

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     During the Test Period, if any Loan Party established or acquired any new Domestic
Subsidiary, any new Foreign Subsidiary or any new Equity Securities of any existing Subsidiary,
please attach a written supplement to Schedule 4.01(o). Applicable during the Test Period? Yes
                     No                    

2. Section 5.02(a) – Indebtedness.

     (a) Section 5.02(a)(vii). The principal amount of purchase money Indebtedness
and Capital Lease obligations of the Loan Parties is $                    . The principal amount of
such Indebtedness shall not exceed and since the Closing Date has never exceeded
$50,000,000.

     (b) Section 5.02(a)(ix). The principal amount of Maritime Administration
Financing Indebtedness and other additional Indebtedness (as described in Section
5.02(a)(ix) of the Credit Agreement) of the Loan Parties is $                    . The principal amount
of such Indebtedness shall not exceed and since the Closing Date has never exceeded
$25,000,000.

3. Section 5.02(d) – Mergers, Acquisitions, etc.

               As of the Test Date, all acquisitions by the Loan Parties were consummated in accordance with
Section 5.02(d) of the Credit Agreement and the Borrowers have delivered to the Administrative
Agent all information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.02(d) of the Credit Agreement.

4. Section 5.02(e) – Investments.

     (a) As of the Test Date, Investments (including
any loans or advances) by Loan Parties made
directly or indirectly in the aggregate for
all Foreign Subsidiaries are $                    .
Such Investments may not exceed, and have
never exceeded since the Closing Date
$30,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time
for all Foreign Subsidiaries.

     (b) As of the Test Date, Investments by the
Borrowers and their Domestic Subsidiaries in
Joint Ventures which are organized under the
laws of the United States of America or any
state thereof in an aggregate amount (valued
at cost) are as follows as to each such Joint
Venture:[name of JV]:
$                     [add more references as needed]. Such Investments are
not to exceed, and since the Closing Date

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have
never exceeded (i) $50,000,000 as to any
single Joint Venture which is organized under
the laws of the United States of America or
any state thereof or (ii) $100,000,000 as to
all such Joint Ventures since the date of the
Credit Agreement. Those Investments that were
made after the “Amendment Effective Date” of
and as defined in the Amendment No. 5 To
Credit Agreement were made in compliance with
Section 5.02(e)(v) of the Credit Agreement
including the requirement that the Total
Leverage Ratio is less than 2.75 to 1.00 as
reflected in the most recently delivered
Compliance Certificate required by the Credit
Agreement at the time such Investment was made
and on a pro forma basis for any such
Investment(s) (such pro forma calculation made
using the Total Debt as of the date of such
Investment and after giving effect to any such
Investment and the Adjusted EBITDA for the
four quarter period reflected in such recently
delivered Compliance Certificate).

     (c)
As of the Test Date, loans and advances to
employees in the ordinary course of business
and in accordance with past practices were
$                     in the aggregate. Such
Investments may not exceed, and have never
exceeded since the Closing Date $5,000,000
in the aggregate at any one time.

     (d) As of the Test Date, additional Investments
(as contemplated by Section 5.02(e)
of the Credit Agreement) were $_____ in the aggregate. Such Investments may not
exceed, and have never exceeded since the
Closing Date $5,000,000 in the aggregate at
any one time.

5. Section 5.03(a) – Total Leverage Ratio. As of the Test Date, the Total Leverage Ratio
was ___:1.00. The maximum permitted Leverage Ratio is 3.75:1.00.

The Total Leverage Ratio as of the Test Date was computed as follows:

(a) Total Debt on a consolidated
basis on the Test Date

	 	 	 
	     
(i) All obligations of the Loan Parties evidenced by notes,
bonds, debentures or other similar instruments and all other
obligations of the Loan Parties for borrowed money (including
obligations to repurchase receivables and other assets sold
with recourse) (other than Revolving Loans and L/C
Obligations)

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (ii) All obligations of the Loan Parties for the deferred
purchase price of property or services (including obligations
under letters of credit and other credit facilities which
secure or finance such purchase price), except for accounts
payable arising in the ordinary course of business that are
payable on terms customary in the trade

	 	$  

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	     (iii) All obligations of the Loan Parties under conditional
sale or other title retention agreements with respect to
property acquired by the Loan Parties (to the extent of the
value of such property if the rights and remedies of the
seller or the lender under such agreement are limited solely
to repossession or sale of such property)

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (iv) All obligations of the Loan Parties as lessee under or
with respect to Capital Leases and synthetic leases

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (v) All obligations of the Loan Parties, contingent or
otherwise, under or with respect to Surety Instruments

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (vi) All net obligations of the Loan Parties, contingent or
otherwise, under or with respect to Rate Contracts on a
marked to market basis;

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (vii) All Unfunded Pension Liabilities of the Loan Parties

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (viii) All obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to
letters of credit, whether drawn or undrawn, contingent or
otherwise

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (ix) All Guaranty Obligations of the Loan Parties with
respect to the obligations of other Persons of the types
described in clauses (i) — (vii) above and all other
Contingent Obligations of the Loan Parties

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (x) All obligations of other Persons of the types described
in clauses (i) — (ix) above to the extent secured by (or for
which any holder of such obligations has an existing right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any
property (including accounts and contract rights) of the Loan
Parties, even though the Loan Parties have not assumed or
become liable for the payment of such obligations.

	 	$  

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	provided that Indebtedness of a Joint Venture that is not a wholly-owned
Subsidiary shall be included at the amount of the Indebtedness of such
Joint Venture times the Loan Parties’ percentage ownership interest of
any such Joint Venture (the “Equity Adjusted Amount”) unless there is
recourse to one or more Loan Parties in respect of such Indebtedness, in
which case such Indebtedness shall be included at an amount equal to the
greater of (A) the Equity Adjusted Amount and (B) the maximum amount of
such recourse (which shall be 100% of such Indebtedness if no maximum
amount of recourse is stated)).

	 	See Attached
Schedule A for
calculation of
adjustments
required by this
proviso

	 	 	 
	(a)
– Total Debt - equals

[Sum, without duplication, of
(i)+(ii)+(iii)+(iv)+(v)+(vi)+(vii)+(viii)+(ix)+(x)]

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	Divided by:
	 	 
	 
	(b) Adjusted EBITDA of the Loan Parties for the four consecutive fiscal
quarter period ending on the Test Date (the “Annual Period”)
	 	 
	 
	     (i) Net Income for the Annual Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (ii) Interest Expense for the Annual
Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (iii) Expense for income taxes for the
Annual Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (iv) Depreciation and amortization for
the Annual Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (v) Non-recurring costs or expenses
incurred during the Annual Period with
respect to a permitted financing or
refinancing, Permitted Acquisition or
other acquisition approved by the
Required Lenders

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (vi) An amount equal to the non-cash,
share-based compensation deducted in
accordance with SFAS 123 for the Annual
Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (vii) Extraordinary non-cash losses or
charges for the Annual Period (including
non-cash transaction expenses, the
amortization of debt discounts, losses
from impairment of tangible or intangible
assets, translation gains or losses)

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (viii) Additional add backs as may be
agreed to in writing by the
Administrative Agent (in its sole
discretion without the consent of the
Required Lenders

	 	$  

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	for any such additional
add backs up to $5,000,000 in the
aggregate, and otherwise with the consent
of the Required Lenders in their
reasonable discretion))
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     (ix) Extraordinary gains realized during
the Annual Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (x) Any non-cash income or non-cash gains
during the Annual Period,

all calculated for the Loan Parties on a consolidated
basis, in accordance with GAAP

	 	$  

	 	 	 
	provided that Adjusted EBITDA of a Joint Venture that
is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary shall be included at
the amount of the Adjusted EBITDA of such Joint
Venture times the Loan Parties’ percentage ownership
interest of any such Joint Venture

	 	See Attached
Schedule B for calculation
of adjustments required by this proviso
	 
	 	 
	Items (ii) through (viii) are included to the extent
deducted in determining such Net Income for the
Annual Period (without duplication).
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Items (ix) and (x) are included to the extent added
in determining such Net Income for the Annual Period
(without duplication).
	 	 

	 	 	 
	equals
(b) – Adjusted EBITDA

[(i)+(ii)+(iii)+(iv)+(v)+(vi)+(vii)+(viii)-(ix)-(x)]

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	Total Leverage Ratio =

[(a)  ̧(b)]

	 	

              : 1.00

6. Section 5.03(b) – Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. As of the Test Date, the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio was ___:1.00. The minimum permitted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is 1.25:1.00 as
of the Test Date.

The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the Test Date was computed as follows:

	 	 	 
	(a) Adjusted EBITDA of the Loan Parties for the four
consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on the Test Date (the
“Annual Period”) as calculated in Section 5(b) above

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	(b) Operating lease expenses of the Borrowers
and their Subsidiaries paid during the Annual
Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 

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	(c) The aggregate amount of all Maintenance
Capital Expenditures made during the Annual
Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	(d) Cash taxes required to be paid by a Loan
Party during the Annual Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	(e) The aggregate amount of all Distributions
made during the Annual Period

	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	(f) Distributions to Parent made during the
Annual Period (up to $350,000,000 in the
aggregate for all Annual Periods) which were
used for the purchase of the stock of Parent pursuant to the Permitted Stock Purchase
Program and the August 2007 Permitted Stock
Purchase Program to the extent permitted by the
Credit Agreement during the Annual Period

	 	$  

	

	 	(not to exceed
$350,000,000 in the
aggregate for all Annual
Periods)
	 
	
(g) Adjusted amount of Distributions made
during the Annual Period [(e)-(f)]

	 	
$  

	 
	 	 
	(h)
Numerator for Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

[(a)+(b)-(c)-(d)-(g)]

	 	$  

	 
	Divided by
	 	 
	 
	(i) Fixed Charges for the Annual Period:
	 	 
	 
	     (i) Cash Interest Expense for the Annual
Period
	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (ii) Payments of principal on Indebtedness
scheduled or required to be paid during the
Annual Period
	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (iii) The portion of payments, other than
optional payments, made under Capital
Leases that should be treated as payment of
principal in accordance with GAAP required
to be paid during the Annual Period
	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	     (iv) Operating lease expenses of the
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries paid
during the Annual Period
	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	equals (i) – Fixed Charges [(i)+(ii)+(iii)+(iv)]
	 	$  

	 
	 	 
	Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio equals
[(h) ̧(i)]
	 	                    :1.00
	 
	          7. Section 5.03(c) – Minimum Net Worth. As of the Test Date, Net Worth is
$                    . As of the Test Date, the minimum required amount of Net Worth is
$                    .

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The minimum required amount of Net Worth as of the Test Date was computed as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	(a) $304,854,704.35

	 	$	304,854,704.35
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(b) Fifty percent (50%) of the cumulative
sum of the Loan Parties’ annual
consolidated Net Income for each fiscal
quarter of the Borrowers ending after
December 31, 2006 through and including
the fiscal year ending immediately prior
to the Test Date (excluding any quarter in
which net income is negative)

	 	$  

	 
	 	 	 	 
	(c) One-hundred percent (100%) of the Net
Proceeds from the issuance of Equity
Securities by Parent or any other Loan
Party the proceeds of which are received
from a Person that is not a Loan Party
from and after December 31, 2006

	 	$  

	 
	 	 	 	 
	(d) The aggregate decrease in Net Worth
directly resulting from the purchase of
the stock of Parent pursuant to the
Permitted Stock Purchase Program

	 	$  

	 
	 	 	 	 
	(e) Adjusted Net Worth Decrease Amount
(Permitted Stock Purchase Program)
[(d) x 0.85]

	 	$  

	 
	 	 	 	 
	(f) The aggregate decrease in Net Worth
directly resulting from the purchase of
the stock of Parent pursuant to the August
2007 Permitted Stock Purchase Program

	 	$  

	 
	 	 	 	 
	(g) Adjusted Net Worth Decrease Amount
(August 2007 Permitted Stock Purchase
Program)
[(f) x 0.85]

	 	$  

	 
	 	 	 	 
	(f) Minimum required Net Worth

[(a)+(b)+(c)-(e)-(g)]

	 	$  

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
8. No Default. During the fiscal quarter ending on the Test Date, no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, with the exceptions set forth below in response to which
the Borrowers have taken (or caused to be taken) or proposes to take (or cause to be taken) the
following actions (if none, so state).

[This Space Intentionally Left Blank]

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Each of the undersigned, Responsible Officers of the Borrowers, in their capacity
as such and not in their individual capacities, on behalf of the Borrowers certifies that the
calculations made and the information contained herein are derived from the books and records of
the Borrowers and that each and every matter contained herein correctly reflects those books and
records.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Dated:                    , 20___
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BORROWERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JEFFBOAT LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ACL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as

Louisiana Dock Company LLC)
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

9exv10w1

Exhibit 10.1

Master Contract for the Regular Factoring of Claims á forfait

between

Lear Corporation GmbH

Im Weiherfeld 3

D-65462 Ginsheim Gustavsburg

(hereinafter referred to as “Seller”)

and

Dresdner Bank Aktiengesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main

Theodor-Heuss-Allee 44

60301 Frankfurt am Main

(hereinafter referred to as “Buyer”)

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	§ 1	 	Subject of the Forfaiting and Maximum Amount
	 
	(1)	 	The Buyer undertakes herewith to purchase without recourse from the Seller the purchase
price claims (hereinafter referred to as “Claims”) to which the Seller is entitled against
the companies listed in Appendix 2 (hereinafter referred to individually as “Debtor”
and collectively as “Debtors”) from the supply of goods and services, in each case up to the
maximum amounts stipulated in Appendix 2, in accordance with the terms of this Master
Contract. The original payment terms set forth in Appendix 3 apply to the claims to
be purchased.
	 
	(2)	 	The purchase of the claims shall be effected on the basis of an individual purchase contract
(hereinafter referred to individually as “Individual Contract” and collectively as
“Individual Contracts”) substantially in the form set forth in Appendix 1.
	 
	(3)	 	The Buyer will purchase the claims only if it

	 	a)	 	can either examine the financial situation of the respective Debtor in
accordance with § 18 German Banking Act (KWG), or
	 
	 	b)	 	is entitled in accordance with § 21 para 4 German Banking Act (KWG) to dispense
with the disclosure of the financial situation of the respective Debtor. The
precondition for dispensing with the disclosure of the financial situation of the
respective Debtor is, among others, that the purchased claim is due within 3 months
calculated from the date of purchase.

	 	 	Inasmuch as according to this the Buyer no longer purchases claims against Debtors it
previously included in the purchase, it will notify the Seller thereof in writing without
delay.
	 
	(4)	 	The total amount of Claims not yet paid by the Debtors or, inasmuch as claims have been paid
by the Debtors, the proceeds of Claims which have not been transferred by the Seller to the
Buyer in line with the collections proceedings set out in § 7 of this Master Contract shall
not at any time exceed the maximum limits stipulated for each Debtor in Appendix 2.
The maximum limits stipulated in Appendix 2 may be exceeded in individual cases if
the Buyer permits such an exceeding.
	 
	(5)	 	The Buyer shall have the right to refuse future purchases of claims in respect of an
individual Debtor if

	 	a)	 	the proceeds of the purchased Claims have been paid into the Collection
Account specified in § 7 para. 1 of this Master Contract for that Debtor and the
Seller fails to notify the Buyer not later than 10.00 a.m. (Frankfurt time) on the
respective Debit Date as defined in § 7 para. 3 of this Master Contract of such
payment by means of a written notice (hereinafter referred to as the “Payment
Notice”), provided that the Buyer shall not have the right to refuse future purchases
of Claims in respect of that Debtor if and to the extent the nominal amount of Claims
offered to the Buyer does not exceed the limit available for that Debtor on the
respective Availability Date as defined in § 2 para. 1 of this Master Contract. For
the purpose of this § 1 para. 5 a) the available limit shall be determined by the
maximum limit stipulated for that Debtor in Appendix 2 less (i) the nominal
amount of any Claims purchased by the Buyer for which the Buyer has not yet received a
Payment Notice and (ii) the nominal amount of any Claims purchased by the Buyer for
which the objection period set forth in § 8 of this Master Contract has not yet
expired. Upon receipt by the Buyer of a Payment Notice the Seller’s right set forth in
§ 8

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	 	 	 	of this Master Contract to object to the debit of the respective Debit Account as
defined in § 7 para. 3 of this Master Contract shall expire.
	 
	 	b)	 	the Seller has exercised its right of objection pursuant to § 8 of this Master
Contract in relation to that Debtor;
	 
	 	c)	 	the corporate credit rating determined and published by Standard & Poor’s
(hereinafter referred to as “Credit Rating”) for that Debtor and in relation to Audi
AG for Volkswagen AG is lower than “BB”;
	 
	 	d)	 	a Credit Rating is no longer available for Daimler AG, BMW AG and/or Volkswagen AG; or
	 
	 	e)	 	the Seller’s Debit Account as defined in § 7 para. 3 of this Master Contract
relating to that Debtor does not show sufficient funds on the various Debit Dates as
defined in § 7 para. 3 of this Master Contract stipulated in the respective Individual
Contract.

	(6)	 	The Buyer shall have the right to refuse future purchases of claims in general if

	 	a)	 	the Credit Rating for Lear Corporation Inc., is lower than “B -”, or

	 
	 	b)	 	a Credit Rating is no longer available for Lear Corporation Inc.

	§ 2	 	Purchase of Claims
	 
	(1)	 	The Seller shall offer the Buyer Claims for purchase by presenting the documentation
stipulated in § 3 para. 2 a) of this Master Contract at the latest on the last Banking Day of
each calendar month (hereinafter referred to as “Availability Date”). The Buyer shall accept
this offer by countersigning the Individual Contract sent by the Seller.
	 
	(2)	 	The Individual Contract, duly signed by the Seller, in each case shall be submitted to the
Buyer on the respective Availability Date by 12:00 a.m. hrs CET at the latest. The Buyer shall
make the relevant information needed by the Seller to complete the Individual Contract
available to the Seller one Banking Day prior to the availability date by 15.00 hrs CET at
the latest.
	 
	(3)	 	The respective Debtor Open Items List stipulated in § 3 para. 2 b) shall have been received
by the Buyer at the latest by 12.00 a.m. hrs CET on the 10th Banking Day after the
availability date.
	 
	 	 	If the respective Debtor Open Items List is not received by the Buyer on time, it shall be
entitled by written declaration addressed to the Seller to rescind (zurücktreten) the
Individual Contract the Buyer has concluded with the Seller and which should be specified
by the relevant Debtor Open Items List. In the event of rescission, the Seller shall repay
the claim purchase price already paid by the Buyer plus interest in the amount of the debit
interest rate agreed in each case with the Seller for normal overdrafts (geregelte
Überziehungen).
	 
	(4)	 	The price for the purchased claims shall be due on the settlement date stipulated in the
respective Individual Contract (hereinafter referred to as “Settlement Date”) and net
payment will be effected in favour of the Seller’s account no. 400 / 7 455 124 00 held with
the
Buyer.

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	§ 3 	 	Documentation
	 
	(1)	 	Prior to the first settlement of Claims that are to be purchased on the basis of this Master
Contract, the Seller shall submit to the Buyer the following documentation which must in
form and substance be acceptable to the Buyer

	 	a)	 	a copy of the instruction, duly signed by the Seller, addressed to the
respective Debtors instructing them to effect payment to the respective Collection
Account as defined under § 7 para. 1 of this Master Contract,
	 
	 	b)	 	pledge agreements duly signed by the Seller in respect of all present and
future funds on the Collection Accounts as defined under § 7 para. 1 of this Master
Contract.
	 
	 	 	 	In case of a Credit Rating of “BBB-” or better for the Seller, the Buyer is prepared to
consider at the Seller’s request if and on what terms and conditions the pledge of the
collection- and debit accounts could be released.
	 
	 	d)	 	two blank letters of instruction, duly signed by the Seller, in the form of
Appendix 4. The Buyer is entitled to make copies of these.

	(2)	 	The Seller shall present to the Buyer with each settlement the following documentation:

	 	a)	 	the Individual Contract for the purchase of Claims, duly signed by the Seller.
	 
	 	b)	 	the Debtor Open Items List for each Debtor, duly signed by the Seller, which
shall contain only the claims offered to the Buyer for purchase and the following
information:

	 	•	 	the name and address of the respective Debtor,
	 
	 	•	 	the gross amount of each individual Claim to be purchased, including value
added tax,
	 
	 	•	 	the advance payment amount (including value added tax) [if applicable],
	 
	 	•	 	the amount of credits (including value added tax) [if applicable],
	 
	 	•	 	the amount of Claims of which the due dates are prior to the
Debit Dates as defined in § 7 para. 3 of this Master Contract [if applicable]
	 
	 	•	 	with regard to each individual Claim to be purchased, the
invoice and / or voucher number and the invoice date as well as its due date

	 	 	(hereinafter referred to as “Debtor Open Items List”).
	 
	§ 4	 	 Pricing
	 
	(1)	 	The discount rate shall be made up of the applicable EURIBOR rate (depending on the due date
of the Claims) on the Settlement Date plus a margin. The margin shall be established,
depending on the credit rating of Lear Corporation Inc. and Daimler AG, BMW AG and/or
Volkswagen AG determined and published by Standard & Poor’s, as follows:
	 
	 	 	As long as the Credit Rating (i) of the respective Debtor and (ii) in relation to Audi AG
of Volkswagen AG is “BBB-” or better, the applicable margin shall be derived solely from
the Credit Rating of Lear Corporation Inc., USA. In this case the margin for the respective
Debtor will be charged as follows:

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	Rating Lear Corporation Inc., USA	 	margin in % p.a.
	AA- or better
	 	 	0.20	 
	A- or better
	 	 	0.35	 
	BBB+
	 	 	0.57	 
	BBB
	 	 	0.72	 
	BBB-
	 	 	0.82	 
	BB+
	 	 	0.92	 
	BB
	 	 	1.02	 
	BB-
	 	 	1.12	 
	B+
	 	 	1.32	 
	B
	 	 	1.57	 
	B-
	 	 	1.87	 

	 	 	As long as (i) the respective Debtor and (ii) in relation to Audi AG Volkswagen AG has a
Credit Rating of “BB” or “BB+” and the Credit Rating of Lear Corporation Inc., USA, is
“BBB-” or better, the applicable margin shall be derived solely from the Credit Rating of
that Debtor and in relation to Audi AG of Volkswagen AG. In this case the margin for the
respective Debtor shall be charged as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Rating of Daimler AG, BMW AG or	 	 
	Volkswagen AG	 	margin in % p.a.
	BB+
	 	 	1.15	 
	BB
	 	 	1.38	 

	 	 	As long as (i) the respective Debtor and (ii) in relation to Audi AG Volkswagen AG has a
Credit Rating of “BB” or “BB+” and the Credit Rating of Lear Corporation Inc., USA, ranges
between “B-” and “BB+”, the applicable margin shall be derived solely from the Credit
Rating of (i) the respective Debtor and (ii) in relation to Audi AG Volkswagen AG. In this
case the margin for the respective Debtor will be charged as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Rating of Daimler AG, BMW AG or	 	 
	Volkswagen AG	 	margin in % p.a.
	BB+
	 	 	1.65	 
	BB
	 	 	1.90	 

	 	 	In the event of a change in the relevant Credit Rating the new margin shall apply to all
Individual Contracts that are concluded after the changed Credit Rating is published.
	 
	 	 	“EURIBOR” is the per annum rate for interbank deposits in euro that is fixed at 11.00 hrs
Brussels time one Banking Day before the Settlement Date with an interest period equivalent
to the time period between the Settlement Date and the due date of the purchased Claims
(hereinafter referred to as “Refinancing Period”) and is shown on the Reuters page under
RIC CODE: EURIBOR 3MD = Reuters news agency (or on a page replacing that page) for spot
value on the basis of the interest calculation method actual/360 days (hereinafter referred
to as “Reuters Page”). If the Refinancing Period is not reflected on the Reuters Page the
applicable EURIBOR-rate shall be determined by the Buyer on the basis of the per annum
rates of Interbank deposits in Euro fixed at 11.00 hrs Brussels time one Banking Day before
the Settlement Date for the interest period immediately higher and lower than the
Refinancing Period shown on the respective Reuters page. The determination of the Buyer
shall be made in good faith and, if so made, be conclusive and binding on the Seller.
	 
	(2)	 	The discount rate shall be calculated on the basis of one year with 360 days and the
actual number of days elapsed for the number of calendar days between the Settlement Date and

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	 	 	the Debit Date as defined in § 7 para. 3 of this Master Contract pursuant to the respective
Individual Contract.
	 
	(3)	 	As long as maximum limits stipulated in Appendix 2 to this Master Contract are
utilised to an extent of less than 80 % in respect of each individual Debtor (hereinafter
referred to as “Minimum Sales Volume”) a commitment fee of 0,15 % p.a. shall be charged for an
amount which corresponds to an amount of receivables that would have had to be purchased to
equal the Minimum Sales Volume. No commitment commission shall be charged anymore if the Buyer
exercises its rights under § 1 paras. 5 and 6 or § 11 para. 2 of this Master Contract.
	 
	(4)	 	Upon conclusion of this Master Contract a one-off arrangement fee of EUR 50,000 (plus VAT)
shall be payable to the Buyer. By countersigning this Master Contract the Seller irrevocably
authorizes the Buyer to debit account no. 400 / 7 455 124 00.
	 
	§ 5 	 	Assignment of Claims
	 
	(1)	 	In fulfilment of his obligations under the Individual Contracts concluded pursuant to § 1
para. 2 of this Master Contract, the Seller hereby assigns to the Buyer the Claims stipulated in
the respective Individual Contract and as specified by the relevant Debtor Open Items List
which shall be submitted for each case of purchase of Claims. Together with the assigned Claims,
all other rights and claims due to the Seller against the debtor arising from contracts on
which these Claims are based shall also be transferred to the Buyer as part of the
assignment, in particular all claims for payment and damages including all independent and
non-independent discretionary rights (Gestaltungsrechte), e.g. termination rights. In case
of cancellation or any other change in the performance of the contracts upon which the
assigned Claims are based, the Seller furthermore hereby assigns all associated claims
against the original debtor or any third party to the Buyer, including claims resulting
from cancellation.
	 
	 	 	Any security given for the Claims shall also be transferred to the Buyer insofar as it is
not transferred by operation of law as part of the assignment. At the Buyer’s request, the
Seller shall inform him of any security given.
	 
	(2)	 	The Buyer accepts the assignments.
	 
	(3)	 	Insofar as special declarations or acts are necessary, or are considered by the Buyer to be
necessary, for the transfer of the purchased Claims and/or accessory rights including any
security given, the Seller shall carry out or provide these without
delay. Furthermore, the
Seller hereby authorises the Buyer to disclose the assignment of the claims against the
Debtors of the purchased Claims in his own name without delay, if the Seller’s collection
authorisation under § 9 para. 1 of this Master Contract can be revoked. At the Buyer’s
request, the Seller shall also hand over to the Buyer or a third party specified by the Buyer
all documentation that may be reasonably required as evidence of the transfer or to assert
the claims. This applies in particular if the purchased Claims are no longer collected by the
Seller. Furthermore, the Buyer shall be entitled to obtain, at the Seller’s expense, a legal
opinion from a law firm competent to advise in the Seller’s jurisdiction with regard to the
effectiveness of this contract and the assignments of Claims.
	 
	§ 6	 	 Warranties and Liabilities of the Seller
	 
	(1)	 	The Seller guarantees to the Buyer that he is the holder (Inhaber) of the Claims sold and
that they are legally valid and free from defenses and objections until satisfied in full.
The Seller

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guarantees
that he has unrestricted right of disposal (Verfügungsberechtigung) over the
claims, that their assignment is neither limited nor excluded, either by their terms or by
law, that no third party rights exist in relation to them, that it has duly and completely
fulfilled the contracts underlying the Claims and that the purchased Claims exist to their
full extent, as described in the respective Individual Contract and in the Debtor Open
Items List relating thereto, and that they fall due on the dates specified therein.
Moreover, the Seller guarantees that the purchased claims have been assigned, either by
their terms or by law, to the buyer with legal effect (also in relation to third parties).
Upon the Buyer’s first demand, the Seller shall at its own expense take all actions that
may be or may become necessary to ensure that an assignment is effective towards third
parties under applicable law.

	(2)	 	Any deductions which are asserted by the Debtor in relation to any objections or defenses
(Einreden und Einwendungen)- regardless of the legal grounds on which they are based-shall be
borne by the Seller. The Buyer shall not be obliged to dispute this matter with the debtor.
	 
	(3)	 	The sale of claims is without recourse, i.e. the Seller does not accept any guarantee for
the creditworthiness of the Debtors of the purchased Claims.
	 
	(4)	 	The guarantee of the Seller for the existence of the sold claims being free of defects of
title shall apply irrespective of any fault on the part of the Seller and of whether or not
the Buyer knew or should have known of such defects of title upon conclusion of the
Individual Contract. This shall not apply where and insofar as the objections and defenses
(Einreden und Einwendungen) concerned or the extinction of a claim are based solely on the
institution of insolvency proceedings in respect of the assets of the Debtor.
	 
	(5)	 	Where the sold claims are seriously disputed with objections and defenses (Einreden und
Einwendungen) or in any other manner, the Seller shall bear the burden of proof for their
unrestricted legal existence as well as all legal costs incurred in any litigation with the
Debtor. Where the Seller is in breach of his obligations under this § 6 of the Master Contract,
the Buyer may demand from the Seller that the Seller pay all sums to the Buyer not received
by the Buyer from the Debtor on each due date. The Seller shall pay interest on any arrears
from the due date for each Claim at the applicable statutory interest rate.
	 
	(6)	 	The Seller shall reimburse the Buyer for all losses incurred by the Buyer as a result of a
failure by the Seller to pay value added tax at the time and in the amount due and shall hold
the Buyer harmless from all claims that are asserted against it as a result of such failure.
	 
	(7)	 	The Seller shall inform the Buyer of any Change of Control immediately upon becoming aware
of it. “Change of Control” means the acquisition by any person, or two or more persons
acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 51 % or more
of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Lear Corporation, USA.
	 
	(8)	 	The Seller shall inform the Buyer of any Material Indebtedness which is not paid when due
(or within any applicable grace period provided therefore), becomes prematurely due and
payable (as a result of an event of default howsoever described) or is cancelled or suspended
(as a result of an event of default howsoever described) immediately upon becoming aware of
such event. “Indebtedness” means, at any given date, the sum (without duplication) at such
date of (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or
services in respect of which Lear Corporation Inc., USA is liable as obligor, (b)
indebtedness secured by any lien on any property or asset owned or held by Lear Corporation
Inc., USA regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by
or is a primary liability of Lear Corporation Inc., USA, (c) obligations of

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	 	 	 	Lear Corporation Inc., USA under financing leases, (d) the unreimbursed amount of all drafts
drawn under letters of credit issued for the account of Lear Corporation Inc., USA and (e)
obligations (in the nature of principal or interest) of Lear Corporation Inc., USA in
respect of acceptances or similar obligations issued or created for the account of Lear
Corporation Inc., USA; but excluding (i) trade and other amounts payable in the ordinary
course of business in accordance with customary trade terms and which are not overdue for
more than 120 days or, if overdue for more than 120 days, as to which a dispute exists and
adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been established on the books of such person,
(ii) deferred compensation obligations to employees and (iii) any obligation otherwise
constituting indebtedness the payment of which Lear Corporation Inc., USA has provided for
pursuant to the terms of such indebtedness or any agreement or instrument pursuant to which
such indebtedness was incurred, by the irrevocable deposit in trust of an amount of funds or
a principal amount of securities which deposit is sufficient, either by itself or taking
into account the accrual of interest thereon, to pay the principal of and interest on such
obligation when due. “Material Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness in an aggregate
principal amount exceeding $50,000,000.

	(9)	 	Claims arising from warranties and obligations assumed by the Seller under this Master
Contract shall become time-barred 3 years after the due date of the individually assigned
Claim.

§ 7 Collection of Claims

	(1)	 	The Seller shall instruct the Debtors, until further notice, to remit the proceeds of the
purchased Claims solely to the Seller’s accounts, specified below, with Dresdner Bank AG,
in
Frankfurt am Main, nos.

400 / 7 455 124 11 (for payments from AUDI AG)
 400
/ 7 455 124 12 (for payments from BMW AG)
 400 / 7
455 124 13 (for payments from VW AG)
 400 / 7 455
124 14 (for payments from Daimler AG)

(hereinafter referred to individually as “Collection Account” and collectively as
“Collection
Accounts”), to continue to collect the claims in its own name and without any costs for the
Buyer and to take receipt of the in-payments in respect of the claims on a fiduciary basis
(treuhänderisch) for the Buyer on the above-mentioned Collection Accounts. Any change to
the payment channel as well as the revocation of the afore-mentioned instruction by the
Seller requires the Buyer’s prior written approval.

In the event that the claims are paid by the Debtors in the form of cheques and / or bills,
the Seller shall hand them over to the Buyer immediately upon receipt and present them for
collection on the Seller’s respective Collection Account with the Buyer.

	(2)	 	The Seller shall pledge all present and future funds on the Collection Accounts to the Buyer
in accordance with separate pledge agreements as security for the Seller’s present and future
obligations under this Master Contract and the Individual Contracts concluded thereunder.
	 
	(3)	 	The Seller herewith authorizes the Buyer to debit, on the debit dates as stipulated in the
respective Individual Contract (herein referred to individually as “Debit Date” and
collectively as “Debit Dates”), the Seller’s accounts nos. 400 / 7 455 124 11 and / or 400 /
7 455 124 12 and / or 400 / 7 455 124 13 and / or 400 / 7 455 124 14 with the Buyer
(hereinafter referred to individually as “Debit Account” and collectively as “Debit
Accounts”) with the amount of the gross equivalent of the Claims due from the individual
Debtors. In the event that the debit accounts do not show sufficient funds on the respective
Debit Date to cover the debit of the

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	 	 	 	Claims then due, the Seller authorises the Buyer by signing this Master Contract to debit
the difference to the Seller’s account no. 400 / 7 455 124 00 with the Buyer (hereinafter
referred to as “Current Account”) in order to balance the respective Debit Accounts. The
Seller is obliged to remit complete cover to the respective Debit Account or the Current
Account by not later than 9:00 a.m. (Frankfurt time) on the respective Debit Date. The Debit
Dates are shown in the respective Individual contract. Any credit balance remaining on the
respective Debit Account after the debit of the respective amount of the gross equivalent of
the payable claims on the respective Debit Date shall be transferred to the Current Account.

	(4)	 	The Seller shall inform the Buyer within 1 Banking Day upon becoming aware of any delay in
payment by the Debtors or any other restrictions on the purchased Claims, as well as
significant circumstances which could have a detrimental effect on the existence or
enforceability of the purchased Claims. For the purposes of this § 7 para. 4 the Seller’s
obligation to inform the Buyer shall be limited to circumstances or facts which are actually
known to the European Treasury Director of Lear Corporation Inc. or any other person acting
in similar capacity as notified by the Lear Corporation Inc. to the Buyer in writing.

§ 8   Rights of Objections

Inasmuch as the factored claims have not been paid, in their entirety or in part, by the
Debtors upon their due date, the Seller may object to the debit towards the Buyer in
writing within 60 calendar days of the Debit Date, if the non-payment results from an
inability to pay on the part of the Debtor and if the claims that have been purchased but
not paid for are adequately specified by submitting copies of invoices. The invoices must
show the invoice date, number and amount, gross claim amount, net claim amount, Debtor,
Debtor’s address and original due date. After expiry of this period (receipt by Buyer is
decisive), the Seller can no longer object to the debit.

§ 9 Trust Agreement

	(1)	 	Until further notice by the Buyer, the Seller shall continue to collect the purchased Claims
in his own name using the Collection Accounts. In the event that the Claims are paid by the
Debtors in the form of cheques and / or bills of exchange, the Seller shall be obliged to
hand them over to the Buyer immediately upon receipt and to present them for collection on
the Debit Accounts specified in § 7 of this Master Contract.
	 
	(2)	 	If objections or defenses against the purchased Claims are asserted or in case of
non-compliance with the other assurances and guarantees provided by the Seller under § 6 of
this Master Contract (Gewährleistungsfall), the Buyer shall be entitled to demand that the
Seller repurchase the purchased Claims at the nominal value of the purchased Claims. In
addition the Seller shall indemnify the Buyer for any refinancing costs or any other costs or
expenses incurred by the Buyer as a result of the raising of objections or defenses against
the purchased Claims or the non-compliance with the other assurances and guarantees provided
by the Seller under § 6 of this Master Contract. The Buyer shall calculate the amount of the
refinancing costs with reasonable discretion (billiges Ermessen) and shall provide a
certificate to the Seller confirming the amount of the refinancing costs as soon as
reasonably practical. The Seller and the Buyer agree not to dispute in any legal proceeding
the correctness of the determinations and certifications of a rate or amount made by the
Buyer unless the determinations or certifications are inaccurate on their face or fraud can
be shown.
	 
	(3)	 	Collection of a Claim out of court shall be carried out by the Seller at his own expense and
agreed with the Buyer. Legal action shall be taken by the Seller on
the Buyer’s instructions,
initially at its own expense. Costs will be reimbursed if the Seller can prove by way of a
legally binding judgement that the debtor of the claims sold was not entitled to make any
pleas or

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objections. The conclusion of a settlement out of court or in court by the Seller is
subject to the prior written approval of the Buyer.

	(4)	 	As long as claims sold are outstanding, the Seller shall provide the Buyer with all
information and pass on all documents that the Buyer considers necessary to check and assert
the assigned Claims. In order for the Buyer to check and assert the assigned claims the Seller
shall, at the Buyer’s request, grant a third party authorized by the Buyer access to its
documents with three (3) Business Days notice, insofar as these relate to the purchased
Claims. If the Seller’s collection authority expires, the Buyer shall be entitled to demand
from the Seller that all documents pertaining to the assigned Claims be handed over within
five (5) Business Days notice.
	 
	(5)	 	If bankruptcy or composition proceedings are filed or opened against the Seller, or if the
Seller persistently breaches significant obligations towards the Buyer under the terms of
this Master Contract, and if the Seller does not remedy these breaches following a written
request by the Buyer giving the Seller at least 10 calendar days to remedy the breaches, or
if the Buyer considers it necessary to protect his rights on grounds based on the
creditworthiness of the Seller, the Buyer shall be entitled to revoke the collection
authority granted to the Seller under § 9 para. 1 of this Master Contract within five (5)
Business Days notice and to collect the factored claims itself, or have them collected by an
authorised agent.
	 
	(6)	 	The Seller shall then provide all necessary information in this respect to the Buyer or the
authorised agent and carry out or provide all actions and explanations (including those
involving third parties) which the Buyer considers necessary for the collection of the
purchased Claims. If the collection authority is revoked due to reasons for which the Seller
is responsible, the Seller shall reimburse the Buyer for the costs of collection against
evidence. At the Buyer’s request, the Seller shall make appropriate advance payments to the
Buyer in respect of the anticipated collection costs.

§ 10 Information according to § 8 GWG (German Money Laundering Act)

The Seller confirms that he is acting for his own account
according to § 8 GWG.

§ 11 Duration and Termination

	(1)	 	This Master Contract will be concluded for purchase of Claims due for payment not later than
April 30th, 2011. Before the expiry of this Master Contract the Buyer is prepared,
at the Seller’s request, to consider if and on what terms and conditions this Master Contract
may be prolonged.
	 
	(2)	 	The Buyer shall be entitled to terminate this Master Contract in writing in respect of one
or all of the Debtors without notice if

	 	a)	 	Volkswagen AG ceases to own directly or indirectly 100% of Audi AG,
	 
	 	b)	 	a major change in the shareholders structure of the Lear Corporation Inc., USA,
occurs, which causes a Change of Control.
	 
	 	c)	 	a Seller and/or Lear Corporation Inc., USA, and/or a Debtor files for
insolvency proceedings or a comparable proceeding,
	 
	 	d)	 	the Seller amends the supply contracts concluded with the Debtors with respect
to the payment conditions or any other terms affecting the assigned Claims,

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	 	e)	 	any Material Indebtedness of Lear Corporation Inc., USA is not paid when due (or
within any applicable grace period provided therefore), becomes prematurely due and
payable (as a result of an event of default howsoever described) or is cancelled or
suspended (as a result of an event of default howsoever described), and
	 
	 	f)	 	the Seller fails to comply with its obligations in § 6 of this Master Contract.

	(3)	 	The Seller shall be entitled to terminate this Master Contract in writing without observing
a period of notice. In this case the Seller shall pay a break up-fee to the Buyer of

	 	a)	 	0.12% p.a. on the maximum limit stipulated for each Debtor in Appendix
2 if the Seller terminates this Master Contract within 12 months from the Effective
Date,
	 
	 	b)	 	0.08% p.a. on the maximum limit stipulated for each Debtor in Appendix
2 if the Seller terminates this Master Contract after 12 but before 24 months from
the Effective Date, and
	 
	 	c)	 	0.04% p.a. on the maximum limit stipulated for each Debtor in Appendix
2 if the Seller terminates this Master Contract after 24 but before 36 months from
the Effective Date.

For the purpose of this § 11 para. 3 “Effective Date” means the date on which this Master
Contract is duly signed by both the Seller and the Buyer. The break-up fee shall become due
upon receipt by the Buyer of the Seller’s notice of termination.

	(4)	 	The terms of this Master Contract shall continue to apply to Individual Contracts already
concluded for the purchase of Claims if they were concluded before a termination notice
pursuant to § 11 para. 2 of this Master Contract is received by the Seller.

§ 12 Amendments of the supply contracts of the Debtors

	 	 	Any amendment of supply contracts the Seller has concluded with the Debtors, which have an
effect on the payment conditions or any further agreements concerning the assigned claims
and titles, shall be notified by the Seller to the Buyer in written form without delay, so
that the Buyer can determine under which terms and conditions this Master Contract may be
continued.1

§ 13 Other Conditions

	(1)	 	Amendments and supplements to this Master Contract including a modification, supplement or
amendment to General Business Conditions shall be made in writing. This shall also apply to
any cancellation or modification of this § 13 para. 1.
	 
	(2)	 	If one of the terms of this Master Contract should be or become ineffective, either in its
entirety or in part, this shall not affect the effectiveness of the other terms. The entirely
or partially ineffective term shall be replaced by an effective term that comes closest to
the economic purpose contemplated by the parties. The same shall apply if any gaps should
subsequently emerge in the Master Contract.
	 
	(3)	 	Banking days are days on which banks in Frankfurt am Main are open for normal business.

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	(4)	 	The Seller may assign rights arising from this Master Contract only with the prior
written approval of the Buyer.
	 
	(5)	 	All present and future taxes, duties, charges and costs arising in connection with this
contract and its enforcement or the collection of the factored claims shall be borne by the
Seller.
	 
	(6)	 	All Appendices constitute an integral part of this Master Contract.
	 
	(7)	 	Subject to the following sentence this Master Contract shall governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Place of jurisdiction and
legal venue shall be Frankfurt am Main.
	 
	(8)	 	In addition, the Buyer’s “General Business
Conditions” shall apply. These can be
inspected at any of the Buyer’s branches or sent out on request. In connection with this
Master Contract, the security given to the Buyer under the Buyer’s General Business
Conditions is not a guarantee for the risk of loss associated with the claims unless the
Buyer is simultaneously entitled under this Master Contract to corresponding claims
against the seller.
	 
	(9)	 	The application of the provisions of the UNIDROIT Convention on International
Factoring of 28 May 1988 and the UNIDROIT Convention on International Finance Leasing of
28 May 1988 (in each case as amended from time to time) to the Master Contract, any
Individual Contract or any transaction entered into or performed in accordance therewith
or there under shall be excluded to the fullest extent legally possible.

	 	 	 	 
	
    Frankfurt, June 20th, 2008
	 	Ginsheim-Gustavsburg,	 
	Signed and in agreement:

	 	Signed and in agreement:	 
	Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

	 	LEAR Corporation GmbH	 
	 
	 	 	 
	/s/ Barbara Morgenstern 
/s/ Stefan Böhlich
	 	/s/ Robert C. Hooper 	 
	(Legally binding Signatures, names, place and
date)

	 	(Legally binding signatures, names, place and
date)	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Appendices
	 	 	 

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Appendix 1

to Master Contract dd. June 20th, 2008 between LEAR Corporation GmbH., Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Germany and

Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

Individual Contract No.     dd.

according to Master Contract dd. June 20th, 2008

between

LEAR Corporation GmbH,

65462 Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Germany

(hereinafter referred to as “Seller”)

and

Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

Theodor-Heuss-Allee 44, 60301 Frankfurt

(hereinafter referred to as “Buyer”)

 

Terms defined in the Master Contract shall have the same meaning in this Appendix 1.

On basis of the Master Contract and the relevant Debtor Open Item List which must be submitted as
stipulated in § 3 para. 2 b) of the Master Contract, the Seller and the Buyer conclude this
Individual
Contract No. [•] for purchase of the following claims against debtors named hereafter, resulting
from
supplies dated from       to      :

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Debtor:	 	 	 	Purchase Amount	 	Maturity
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Daimler AG, Stuttgart

	 	 	 	€	 	 
	VW AG, Wolfsburg

	 	 	 	€	 	 
	Audi AG, Ingolstadt

	 	 	 	€	 	 
	BMW AG, München

	 	 	 	€	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	€	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	€	 	 
	 

	 	total purchase amount
	 	€	 	 
	 

	 	./. discount
	 	€	 	 
	 

	 	= purchase price
	 	€	 	 
	 

	 	Availability Date:	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 
	Calculation of purchase price and discount:
	for the purchase amount of €
	 	 
	Settlement Date
	 	 
	discount period from — to
	 	 
	refinancing rate % p.a.
	 	 
	margin % p.a.
	 	 
	discount rate % p.a.
	 	 
	discount amount €
	 	 
	purchase price €
	 	 
	Availability Date
	 	 

	 	 	 
	Frankfurt,

	 	Ginsheim Gustavsburg,
	Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

	 	LEAR Corporation GmbH

	 	 	 
	(Buyer)

	 	(Seller)
	(Legally binding signatures, names)

	 	(Legally binding signatures, names)

 

 

Appendix 2

to Master Contract dd. June 20th, 2008 between LEAR Corporation GmbH, Ginsheim
Gustavsburg, Germany and Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

Maximum Purchase Amounts according to the Master Contract 
dd. June
20th, 2008 for the following Debtors

Terms defined in the Master Contract shall have the same meaning in this Appendix 2.

As long as the credit rating of the Daimler AG, BMW AG and/or Volkswagen AG also
representative for AUDI AG as part of Volkswagen-Group is “BBB-” or better, the following
maximum purchase amounts and limits shall apply accordingly:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	no.	 	Debtor	 	Monthly Maximum Purchase Amounts and Maximum Limit in €
	1.

	 	Daimler AG

Stuttgart
	 	monthly maximum purchase amount:

maximum limit:
	 	€25,000,000.—
€25,000,000.—
	2.

	 	BMW AG

München
	 	monthly maximum purchase amount:

maximum limit:
	 	€60,000,000,—
€60,000,000,—
	 

	 	Audi AG, Ingolstadt

and/or

VW AG, Wolfsburg
	 	monthly maximum purchase amount:

maximum limit:
	 	€30,000,000.—
€30,000,000.—

As long as the credit rating of the Daimler AG, BMW AG and/or Volkswagen AG also
representative for AUDI AG as part of Volkswagen-Group is “BB” or “BB+”, the following
maximum purchase amounts and limits shall apply accordingly:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	no.	 	Debtor	 	Monthly Maximum Purchase Amounts and Maximum Limit in €
	1.

	 	Daimler AG

Stuttgart
	 	monthly maximum purchase amount:

maximum limit:
	 	€12,500,000.—
€12,500,000.—
	2.

	 	BMW AG

München
	 	monthly maximum purchase amount:

maximum limit::
	 	€30,000,000.—
€30,000,000.—
	3.

	 	AUDI AG, Ingolstadt

and/or 

VW AG, Wolfsburg
	 	monthly maximum purchase amount:

maximum limit:
	 	€15,000,000.—
€15,000,000.—

	 	 	 	 
	Frankfurt, June 20th, 2008

	 	Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, June 20th, 2008
	Signed and in agreement:

	 	Signed and in agreement:
	Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

	 	LEAR Corporation GmbH

	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Barbara Morgenstern 
/s/ Stefan Böhlich              
	 	/s/ Robert C. Hooper             
	(Buyer)

	 	(Seller)
	(Legally binding signatures, names, place and date)

	 	(Legally binding signatures, names, place and date)

 

 

Appendix 3 to Master Contract dd. June 20th, 2008 between LEAR Corporation
GmbH., Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Germany and Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

Original Conditions of Payment:

Terms defined in the Master Contract shall have the same meaning in this Appendix 3.

	 	 	 	 	 
	no.	 	Debtor	 	Original Payment Conditions / Original Maturities
	1.

	 	Daimler AG Stuttgart
	 	payment on the 25th of the month following the month of delivery
	2.

	 	BMW AG München
	 	payment on the 25th of the month following the month of delivery
	3.

	 	AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
and / or VW AG,
Wolfsburg
	 	payment on the 25th of the month following the month of delivery

	 	 	 	 
	Frankfurt, June 20th, 2008

	 	Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, June 20th, 2008
	Signed and in agreement:

	 	Signed and in agreement:
	Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

	 	LEAR Corporation GmbH

	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Barbara Morgenstern 
/s/ Stefan Böhlich
	 	/s/ Robert C. Hooper
	(Buyer)	 	(Seller)
	(Legally binding signatures, names, place and date)

	 	(Legally binding signatures, names, place and date)

 

 

Appendix 4

to Master Contract dd. June 20th, 2008 between LEAR Corporation GmbH.,
Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Germany and Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main

To

Assignment of Claims by LEAR Corporation GmbH, Im Weiherfeld 3,65462 Ginsheim-Gustavsburg,
Germany

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We herewith notify you that we have assigned by way of a Master Contract dated June
20th, 2008 between Dresdner Bank AG and ourselves (the “Master Contract”) and the
individual contract no. [•] concluded on the basis of the Master Contract (the “Individual
Contract”) the claims for payment listed in the Annex hereto together with all rights appertaining
thereto resulting from the sale of goods or

to Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main.

We therefore kindly ask you to duly execute the enclosed declaration and send it to

Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main 
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 44,
60301 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

In case of any increase or decrease of the amount of claims, we kindly ask you to inform us and the
above-mentioned bank accordingly.

Our claims against you amounted to:

	 	 	 	 	 
	EUR,	 	as from	 
	(currency, amount)
	 	(date)

From now on, please effect payments to:

	 	 	 
	Beneficiary: ________________________________

	 	account No. __________________________________
	 
	 	 
	with ______________________________________

	 	banking code: 500 800 00
	 
	 	 
	IBAN _____________________________________
	 	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	/s/ Robert C. Hooper
	(Place, date)	 	(legally valid and binding signature(s), company seal)
	 

	 	LEAR Corporation GmbH

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