Exhibit 10 (lxxviii) AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT dated as of May 19, 1997 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 4, 1996 (as heretofore amended, the "Credit Agreement") among NACCO MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP, INC. (the "Borrower"), the BANKS party thereto (the "Banks") and MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Agent (the "Agent"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement to (i) terminate the Commitments of The Bank of Nova Scotia, The First National Bank of Chicago and Royal Bank of Canada and (ii) increase the Commitments of certain other Banks by an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate amount of the Commitments being terminated; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1. Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to "hereof", "hereunder", "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference and each reference to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. SECTION 2. Commitment Schedule. The Commitment Schedule attached hereto is added to the Credit Agreement immediately after the signature pages thereof. SECTION 3. Definitions. (a) The following new definition is added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement immediately after the definition of "Commitment": "Commitment Schedule" means the Commitment Schedule attached hereto. (b) The definition of "Bank" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows: "Bank" means each bank listed on the Commitment Schedule, each Assignee which becomes a Bank pursuant to Section 9.6(c), and their respective successors. (c) Clause (i) of the definition of "Commitment" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows: (i) with respect to each Bank listed on the Commitment Schedule, the amount set forth opposite its name on the Commitment Schedule or SECTION 4. Repayment of Outstanding Loans. On the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (as defined in Section 9 below) the Borrower shall (i) prepay all Committed Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior thereto and (ii) pay all interest on such Committed Loans and all facility fees accrued under the Credit Agreement to but excluding the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. The parties hereto waive any requirement in Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement that the Borrower give prior notice of such prepayments. The Borrower shall compensate the Banks for any funding losses resulting from such prepayments as and when provided in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement. SECTION 5. Updated Representations as to Financial Information. Section 4.4 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows: SECTION 4.4. Financial Information. (a) The consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows and stockholders' equity for the Fiscal Year then ended, reported on by Arthur Andersen LLP, a copy of which has been delivered to each of the Banks, fairly present, in conformity with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such Fiscal Year. (b) The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, cash flows and stockholders' equity for the three months then ended, a copy of which has been delivered to each of the Banks, fairly present, on a basis consistent with the financial statements referred to in subsection (a) of this Section, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such three-month period (subject to normal year-end adjustments). (c) Since March 31, 1997 there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial position or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, considered as a whole. SECTION 6. Additional Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants that as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, immediately after this Amendment becomes effective: (a) no Default will have occurred and be continuing; and (b) each representation and warranty of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement will be true as though made on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. SECTION 7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. SECTION 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. SECTION 9. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on June 10, 1997 provided that the following conditions are met (the "Amendment No. 3 Effective Date"): (a) the Agent shall have received from each of the Borrower and the Banks a counterpart hereof signed by such party or facsimile or other written confirmation (in form satisfactory to the Agent) that such party has signed a counterpart hereof; and (b) the Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the Borrower will make the payments required by Section 5 of this Amendment on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date with the proceeds of Loans to be borrowed under the Credit Agreement immediately after this Amendment becomes effective and/or other funds available for such purpose. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written. NACCO MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Mattern Name: Jeffrey C. Mattern Title: Treasurer MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK By: /s/ Patricia P. Lunka Name: Patricia P. Lunka Title: Vice President BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION By: /s/ Maria Vickroy-Peralta Name: Maria Vickroy-Peralta Title: Vice President CITIBANK, N.A. By: /s/ Marjorie Futornick Name: Marjorie Futornick Title: Vice President THE LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. By: /s/ Brady S. Sadek Name: Brady S. Sadek Title: Vice President & Deputy General Manager UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. By: /s/ Alison Amonette Name: Alison Amonette Title: Vice President KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: /s/ Kevin McBride Name: Kevin McBride Title: Vice Prsident UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON By: /s/ Chris J. Karlin Name: Chris J. Karlin Title: Vice President THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (formerly known as Chemical Bank) By: /s/ Timothy J. Storms Name: Timothy J. Storms Title: Managing Director WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. By: /s/ John R. Bean Name: John R. Bean Title: Asst. Vice President BANK OF SCOTLAND By: /s/ Annie Chin Tat Name: Annie Chin Tat Title: Vice President CAISSE NATIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE By: /s/ William Jeffers Name: William Jeffers Title: Vice President MELLON BANK, N.A. By: /s/ Mark F. Johnston Name: Mark F. Johnston Title: AVP THE SUMITOMO BANK, LTD. By: /s/ H. Iwami Name: Hiroyuki Iwami Title: Joint General Manager ISTITUTO BANCARIO SAN PAOLO DI TORINO S.P.A. By: /s/ Carlo Persico /s/ William J. DeAngelo Name: Carlo Persico William J.DeAngelo Title: Deputy General FVP Manager The undersigned Banks consent to the termination of their respective Commitments pursuant to this Amendment and sign this Amendment for the purpose of satisfying the provisions of Section 9.5 of the Credit Agreement requiring an amendment of this type to be signed by all the Banks. THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By: /s/ F.C.H. Ashby Name: F.C.H. Ashby Title: Senior Manager Loan Operations THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO By: /s/ Mark A. Isley Name: Mark A. Isley Title: FVP ROYAL BANK OF CANADA By: /s/ Preston D. Jones Name: Preston D. Jones Title: Senior Manager Corporate Banking COMMITMENT SCHEDULE Banks Commitments Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York $45,000,000 Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association $34,000,000 Citibank, N.A. $34,000,000 The Long-term Credit Bank of Japan, LTD. $34,000,000 Union Bank of California, N.A. $34,000,000 Keybank National Association $28,000,000 United States National Bank of Oregon $28,000,000 The Chase Manhattan Bank $25,000,000 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. $18,000,000 Bank of Scotland $15,000,000 Caisse Nationale De Credit Agricole $15,000,000 Mellon Bank, N.A. $15,000,000 The Sumitomo Bank, LTD. $15,000,000 Istituto Bancario San Paolo Di Torino S.P.A. $10,000,000 ------------- Total $350,000,000