EX-10.30 23 file014.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT


                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.30

                               AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

                           NISHIKAWA STANDARD COMPANY

                              PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT



         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE NISHIKAWA STANDARD COMPANY PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT ("Amendment No. 1 to the Partnership Agreement") is made and entered
into effective as of the 1st day of November, 1990, by and between NISHIKAWA OF
AMERICA INC. ("Nishikawa"), a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of Nishikawa
Rubber Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation, and NISCO HOLDING COMPANY
("Standard"), a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of The Standard Products
Company, an Ohio corporation.

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, Nishikawa and Standard entered into a Partnership Agreement
effective as of March 23, 1989 (the "Partnership Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, Nishikawa and Standard desire to amend the Partnership
Agreement as hereinafter provided.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

         SECTION 1. Section 3.1 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted
in its entirety and there is substituted in its place the following:

         "Section 3.1 Capital Contributions.

         (a) The Partners have contributed to the capital of the Partnership
cash in the aggregate amount of $28,500,000 as follows:

              (i) Nishikawa has contributed to the capital of the Partnership
    cash in the aggregate amount of $17,100,000, consisting of $15,000,000
    contributed upon formation of the Partnership and $2,100,000 contributed on
    the effective date of Amendment No. 1 to the Partnership Agreement; and



              (ii) Standard has contributed to the capital of the Partnership
    cash in the aggregate amount of $11,400,000, consisting of $10,000,000
    contributed upon formation of the Partnership and $1,400,000 contributed on
    the effective date of Amendment No. 1 to the Partnership Agreement.

         (b) The Policy Committee is authorized to increase the aggregate
capitalization of the Partnership up to $30,000,000 as the Policy Committee
deems appropriate, with any such additional capital contributions to be made 60%
by Nishikawa and 40% by Standard."


         SECTION 2. There is hereby added to the Partnership Agreement the
following new Section 3.4:

         "Section 3.4 Excess Capital. In the event that the Partnership
determines that the capital of the Partnership is in excess of the amount
required, such excess capital shall be distributed 60% to Nishikawa and 40% to
Standard. The Partnership shall make such determination of excess capital only
upon the mutual agreement of the Partners. Such excess capital shall be
distributed within 30 days after the Partnership determines it has excess
capital."


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