EX-4.8 3 l02038aexv4w8.txt EXHIBIT 4.8 EXHIBIT 4.8 CONSOLIDATED AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, AMENDED AND RESTATED REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AND PROMISSORY NOTE This Consolidated Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement, and Promissory Note (this "AMENDMENT"), dated as of July 28, 2003, is entered into by and between SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. (the "BORROWER") and NATIONAL CITY BANK (the "BANK") for the purposes amending and supplementing the documents and instruments referred to below. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Borrower and Bank are parties to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement made as of April 30, 2002, as amended by Letter Agreement dated August 1, 2002 (as amended, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT" providing for $6,000,000 of revolving credits; all terms used in the Credit Agreement being used herein with the same meaning); and WHEREAS, Borrower and Bank are parties to an Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement made as of April 30, 2002, as amended by Letter Agreement dated August 1, 2002 (as amended, the "REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT" pursuant to which a Letter of Credit was issued in the initial stated amount of $4,225,280; all terms used in the Reimbursement Agreement being used herein with the same meaning); and WHEREAS, Borrower and Bank are parties to Promissory Note made as of April 14, 1998 (the "TERM NOTE" providing for a $12,000,000 term loan; all terms used in the Term Note being used herein with the same meaning); and WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement, the Reimbursement Agreement and the Term Note were previously amended by Consolidated Amendment No. 1, Consolidated Amendment No. 2 and Consolidated Amendment No. 3; and WHEREAS, Borrower and Bank desire to further amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement to, among other things, (a) amend and/or waive certain financial covenants applicable thereto, and (b) supplement certain of the covenants therein; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: SECTION I - AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT A. Section 2A.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to extend the Expiration Date from JUNE 30, 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. B. Section 2B.16 (ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: (ii) Advances for Subject Loans shall not exceed an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of eligible accounts receivable (the "Borrowing Base") (to be determined by Bank), less a reserve in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (the "Reserve"). The Reserve shall be established the earliest to occur of (a) receipt of a federal tax refund or (b) by August 31, 2003. The requirement that the Borrower provide Bank with an equipment appraisal is hereby waived. SECTION II - AMENDMENTS TO REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT A.The EXPIRATION DATE of the Letter of Credit is hereby extended from MAY 16, 2004 to MAY 16, 2005. SECTION III -- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Bank, to the best of Borrower's knowledge, that (A) none of the representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement, the Reimbursement Agreement or the Promissory Note (collectively, the "Loan Documents") has ceased to be true and complete in any material respect as of the date hereof; and 1 (B) as of the date hereof no "Default" has occurred that is continuing under the Loan Documents. SECTION IV -ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONCERNING OUTSTANDING LOANS Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date hereof, all of Borrower's outstanding loan obligations to Bank are owed without any offset, deduction, defense, claim or counterclaim of any nature whatsoever. Borrower authorizes Bank to share all credit and financial information relating to Borrower with each of Bank's parent company and with any subsidiary or affiliate company of such Bank or of such Bank's parent company. SECTION V - REFERENCES On and after the effective date of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement, the Reimbursement Agreement or the Term Note to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, Reimbursement Agreement or Term Note shall mean and refer to the Credit Agreement, Reimbursement Agreement and Term Note as amended hereby. The Loan Documents, as amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. To the extent any amendment set forth in any previous amendment is omitted from this Amendment, the same shall be deemed eliminated as between Borrower and the other parties hereto as of the date hereof. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Bank under the Loan Documents or constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan documents except as specifically set forth herein. SECTION VI - COUNTERPARTS AND GOVERNING LAW This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each counterpart to be executed by one or more of the parties but, when taken together, all counterparts shall constitute one agreement. This Amendment, and the respective rights and obligations of the parties hereto, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by Ohio law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and the Bank have caused this Amendment to be executed by their authorized officers as of the date and year first above written. SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. NATIONAL CITY BANK By: /s/ Frank A. Cappello By: /s/ Terry Wolford --------------------- ----------------- Name: Frank A. Cappello Name: Terry Wolford Title: Vice President - Finance Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2