AMENDMENT TO
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) dated as of
June 30, 2005, among Ferro Finance Corporation (the “
Seller ”), CAFCO, LLC (the “ Investor
”), Ferro Electronic Materials, Inc., as an originator, Ferro
Corporation, as an originator (together with Ferro Electronic
Materials, Inc., the “ Originators ”) and as
collection agent, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as agent (in
such capacity, the “ Agent ”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS.
(1) The Originators, the
Collection Agent, the Seller, the Investor and the Agent are
parties to a Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of
September 28, 2000, as heretofore amended (the “
Agreement ”). Capitalized terms not defined herein are
used as defined in the Agreement.
(2) The parties desire to amend
certain provisions of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments to
Agreement . Upon effectiveness of this Amendment as provided in
Section 2 below, the Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) The following new
definitions are added to Section 1.01, in proper alphabetical
order:
“ Approved OECD Country
” means each of the countries listed on Schedule III-A
hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time upon
request of the Seller or the Collection Agent, with the prior
written approval of the Agent. Additionally, the Agent may remove
countries from such Schedule at any time, as it determines in its
sole discretion, upon prior written notice to the Seller and the
Collection Agent.
“ Credit Agreement
” means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 31, 2001
among Ferro Corporation, as Borrower, various Financial
Institutions, as Lenders, Credit Suisse First Boston, as the
Syndication Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, National City Bank, as
the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the Letter of
Credit Issuer and a Joint Lead Arranger, and Citicorp USA, Inc. and
Keybank National Association, as the Co-Documentation Agents, as
the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to
time.
(b) The definition of
“Assignee Rate” in Section 1.01 is amended by
replacing the phrase “1.5% per annum above the Eurodollar
Rate for such Fixed Period” therein with the phrase
“the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Fixed Period plus
the greater of (x) 1.50% per annum and (y) 0.25% per
annum plus the “Applicable LIBOR Margin” then
applicable to “LIBOR Loans” under the Credit Agreement
(terms in this clause (y) having the meanings set forth in the
Credit Agreement).”
(c) The definition of
“Daily Report” in Section 1.01 is amended by
replacing the reference therein to
“Section 6.02(i)” with
“Section 6.02(h)”.
(d) Clause (i) of the
definition of “Eligible Receivable” in
Section 1.01 is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(i) the
Obligor of which is a resident of the United States (including,
without limitation, Puerto Rico), Canada, an Approved OECD Country
or an Other Approved Jurisdiction, provided that (A) the
aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables having
Obligors which are residents of an Approved OECD Country or an
Other Approved Jurisdiction may not exceed 20% of the then
outstanding Capital of all Receivable Interests, (B) the
aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables having
Obligors which are residents of an Other Approved Jurisdiction may
not exceed 10% of the then outstanding Capital of all Receivable
Interests and (C) with respect to each country which is an
Other Approved Jurisdiction, the aggregate Outstanding Balance of
all Eligible Receivables having Obligors which are residents of
such country may not exceed (1) 5% of the then outstanding
Capital of all Receivable Interests, at any time that the sovereign
long-term debt rating of such country is at least A by S&P and
at least A2 by Moody’s, and (2) 3.3% of the then
outstanding Capital of all Receivable Interests, at any time that
the sovereign long-term debt rating of such country is not at least
A by S&P and at least A2 by Moody’s;
(e) The definition of
“Facility Termination Date” in Section 1.01 is
amended by replacing the date “September 30, 2005”
therein with the date “June 29, 2006”.
(f) The definition of
“Other Approved Jurisdiction” in Section 1.01 is
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“ Other Approved
Jurisdiction ” means each of the countries listed on
Schedule III-B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from
time to time upon request of the Seller or the Collection Agent,
with prior written approval of the Agent; provided, however, that
at any time that the sovereign long-term debt rating of any country
listed on such Schedule falls below A- by S&P or below A3 by
Moody’s, such country will cease to be an Other Approved
Jurisdiction. Additionally, the Agent may remove countries from
such Schedule at any time, as it determines in its sole discretion,
upon prior written notice to the Seller and the Collection
Agent.
(g) Section 5.01(k)(i) is
amended by replacing the phrase “60 days” with
“50 days” and replacing the phrase
“120 days” with “90 days”.
(h) Section 5.01(k)(vii)
is amended by replacing the phrase “60 days” with
“50 days” and replacing the phrase
“120 days” with “90 days”.
(i) Section 5.01(k) is
further amended by (i) deleting the word “and” at
the end of clause (viii), (ii) renumbering clause (ix) as
clause (xi), and (iii) adding the following new clauses after
clause (viii):
(ix) as soon
as available and in any event within 50 days after the end of
each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of Ferro
Corporation commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2005,
the consolidated balance sheet of Ferro Corporation and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the
related statements of income and of cash flows for the period
commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with
the end of such quarter, certified by the chief financial officer
of Ferro Corporation;
(x) as soon
as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of
each fiscal year of Ferro Corporation commencing with the year
ending December 31, 2005, a copy of the annual report for such
year for Ferro Corporation and its consolidated Subsidiaries,
containing financial statements for such year audited by
independent public accountants of recognized national standing;
and
(j) A new paragraph is added at
the end of Section 5.01(k) reading as follows:
Reports and financial statements
required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (ix) and
(x) of this Section 5.01(k) shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date on which Ferro Corporation posts such
reports, or reports containing such financial statements, on Ferro
Corporation’s website on the Internet at www.ferro.com or
when such reports, or reports containing such financial statements,
are posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov; provided that
Ferro Corporation shall deliver paper copies of the reports and
financial statements referred to in clauses (ix)&nbs