EXHIBIT 4 6.(c) SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 1, 1995 ("Agreement"), between CBI Industries, Inc. (the "Company") and Mellon Bank, N.A. ("Successor Bank"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Company, the Specified Subsidiaries party thereto, the several commercial banks parties thereto (the "Existing Banks") and Ibis Investments, Inc., as Bid Advance Agent, are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of December 4, 1992 (as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, the "Credit Agreement"); WHEREAS, the unused portion of the Commitment (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of certain Banks is terminating and one or more commercial banks are succeeding to the Commitment of such Banks and wish to become a party to the Credit Agreement; WHEREAS, there has terminated or there have expired an aggregate principal amount of Commitments equal to $30,000,000 which have not heretofore been replaced (the "Terminated Commitments"; the Banks that have maintained the Terminated Commitments being collectively referred to as the "Terminated Banks"); such Terminated Commitments being on the date hereof utilized as follows: Last day of Principal Amount Interest Period I Unused Portion $30,000,000 N/A II Syndicated Advances N/A Adjusted CD Rate Advances N/A Eurodollar Rate Advances N/A Base Rate Advances N/A III Competitive Bid Advances N/A WHEREAS, the Company desires the Successor Bank to become, and the Successor Bank is agreeable to becoming, a "Bank" for purposes of the Credit Agreement on the terms contained herein; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Benefits of Agreement. The Company and the Successor Bank hereby agree that on and as of the date hereof the Successor Bank shall be a "Bank" for all purposes and shall be bound by the obligations and entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement as if the Successor Bank had been named on the signature pages thereof, provided that the Successor Bank shall not assume and shall, except as herein provided, have no obligations in respect of any Advances outstanding on the date hereof and made by any Terminated Bank. 2. Commitment of Successor Bank. The Company and the Successor Bank hereby agree that on and as of the date hereof the Successor Bank shall succeed to $15,000,000 of the Commitments of the Terminated Banks, which succession shall be effective as of the date hereof. 3. Taxes. The Successor Bank (i) represents to the Company that it is incorporated under the laws of the United States or a state thereof, (ii) represents that it has furnished to the Company (A) a statement that it is incorporated under the laws of the United States or a state thereof, and (B) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 to establish an exemption from United States backup withholding tax, and (iii) agrees to provide the Company a new Form W-9, or successor applicable form or other manner of certificate, on or before the date that any such letter or form expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent letter and form previously delivered by it, certifying in the case of a Form W-9 establishing exemption from United States backup withholding tax. 4. Miscellaneous. (a) Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings defined in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. (b) This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto were upon one instrument. (c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ Buel T. Adams ____________________________ Buel T. Adams Vice President and Treasurer Address for Notice Purposes: 800 Jorie Boulevard Oak Brook, Illinois 60521-2268 Attention: Treasurer Telephone: 708-572-7409 Telecopy: 708-572-7405 Telex: N/A Answerback: N/A COMMITMENT: $15,000,000 MELLON BANK, N.A. By: /s/ Blake A. McKim ___________________ Blake A. McKim Vice President Mellon Financial Services 52 W. Monroe St. Suite 2600 Chicago, IL 60603 Telephone: 312-357-3402 Telecopy: 312-357-3414 Domestic, CD, Eurodollar Lending, and Competitive Bid Offices: Mellon Bank, N.A . Attention: Loan Administration 3 Mellon Bank Center, Room 2302 Pittsburgh, PA 15259 Telephone: 412-234-4769 Telecopy: 412-236-2027 2 Payment Instructions: Mellon Bank N.A. 3 Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA ABA# 043000261 Account # 990873800 Reference: CBI Attention: Loan Administration 3 SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 1, 1995 ("Agreement"), between CBI Industries, Inc. (the "Company") and NationsBank North Carolina, N.A. "Successor Bank"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Company, the Specified Subsidiaries party thereto, the several commercial banks parties thereto (the "Existing Banks") and Ibis Investments, Inc., as Bid Advance Agent, are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of December 4, 1992 (as the same may have been or may hereafter be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, the "Credit Agreement"); WHEREAS, the unused portion of the Commitment (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of certain Banks is terminating and one or more commercial banks are succeeding to the Commitment of such Banks and wish to become a party to the Credit Agreement; WHEREAS, there has terminated or there have expired an aggregate principal amount of Commitments equal to $30,000,000 which have not heretofore been replaced (the "Terminated Commitments"; the Banks that have maintained the Terminated Commitments being collectively referred to as the "Terminated Banks"); such Terminated Commitments being on the date hereof utilized as follows: Last day of Principal Amount Interest Period I Unused Portion $30,000,000 N/A II Syndicated Advances N/A Adjusted CD Rate Advances N/A Eurodollar Rate Advances N/A Base Rate Advances N/A III Competitive Bid Advances N/A WHEREAS, the Company desires the Successor Bank to become, and the Successor Bank is agreeable to becoming, a "Bank" for purposes of the Credit Agreement on the terms contained herein; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Benefits of Agreement. The Company and the Successor Bank hereby agree that on and as of the date hereof the Successor Bank shall be a "Bank" for all purposes and shall be bound by the obligations and entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement as if the Successor Bank had been named on the signature pages thereof, provided that the Successor Bank shall not assume and shall, except as herein provided, have no obligations in respect of any Advances outstanding on the date hereof and made by any Terminated Bank. 2. Commitment of Successor Bank. The Company and the Successor Bank hereby agree that on and as of the date hereof the Successor Bank shall succeed to $15,000,000 of the Commitments of the Terminated Banks, which succession shall be effective as of the date hereof. 3. Taxes. The Successor Bank (i) represents to the Company that it is incorporated under the laws of the United States or a state thereof, (ii) represents that it has furnished to the Company (A) a statement that it is incorporated under the laws of the United States or a state thereof, and (B) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 to establish an exemption from United States backup withholding tax, and (iii) agrees to provide the Company a new Form W-9, or successor applicable form or other manner of certificate, on or before the date that any such letter or form expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent letter and form previously delivered by it, certifying in the case of a Form W-9 establishing exemption from United States backup withholding tax. 4. Miscellaneous. (a) Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings defined in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. (b) This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto were upon one instrument. (c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ Buel T. Adams ____________________________ Buel T. Adams Vice President and Treasurer Address for Notice Purposes: 800 Jorie Boulevard Oak Brook, Illinois 60521-2268 Attention: Treasurer Telephone: 708-572-7409 Telecopy: 708-572-7405 Telex: N/A Answerback: N/A COMMITMENT: $15,000,000 NATIONSBANK NORTH CAROLINA, N.A. By: /s/ Lucine Kirchhoff ____________________ Lucine Kirchhoff Senior Vice President Domestic, CD, Eurodollar and Competitive Bid Lending Offices: NationsBank North Carolina, N.A. One Independence Center NC1-001-15-03 Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 Telephone: 704-386-7427 Telecopy: 704-386-8694 Payment Instructions: NationsBank North Carolina, N.A. ABA# - 053 000 196 Account # - 1366 2122 506 Attn: Corporate Credit Support Ref: CBI Attention: Kathy Mumpower 2