1 EXHIBIT 10.1.1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT This AMENDMENT No. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), is made and entered into as of December 31, 1996, among COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. (the "Borrower"), COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION, CPI SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS INC., COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC., COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES ASIA INC., COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES ITALIA S.R.L., COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES EUROPE LIMITED, COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES CANADA INC., COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, CPI SALES CORP., (collectively, the "Obligors"), BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as agent (the "Agent"), and the various lenders (the "Lenders") from time to time party to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 1995 (as the same has been amended and modified through the date hereof, the "Agreement"), among the Obligors, the Agent and the Lenders. WHEREAS, the Obligors, the Agent and the Lenders desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the premises and mutual covenants contained herein and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Agreement. 2. Effectiveness of this Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective and the Agreement shall be amended as provided herein as of December 31, 1996 on the date (the "Effective Date") on which the Agent receives an executed copy of this Amendment from each Obligor and the Required Lenders. The Agent shall confirm the effectiveness of this Amendment by sending written notice of the Effective Date to the Obligors and the Lenders. 3. Amendments. As of the Effective Date: (a) Section 5.8 of the Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Each Obligor shall cause each of its (a) fiscal years (each, a "Fiscal Year") to consist of a 52- or 53-week period ending on a Friday immediately before or after September 30 of each year and (b) fiscal quarters (each, a "Fiscal Quarter") to consist of a 13- or 14-week period ending on a Friday immediately before or after December 31, March 31, June 30 and September 30 of each year or, in each case, any other period approved in writing by Requisite Lenders." 2 (b) The defined term "Capital Expenditures" set forth in Annex F of the Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: '"Capital Expenditures" shall mean, on a Consolidated basis for Parent and its Subsidiaries without duplication, all payments or accruals (including the incurrence of Capital Lease Indebtedness) for any fixed assets or improvements or for replacements, substitutions or additions thereto, that have a useful life of more than one year and that are required to be capitalized under GAAP; provided, that the term "Capital Expenditures" shall not include expenditures permitted under Section 5.5(d) for the purchase, replacement or restoration of assets from the proceeds of any insurance or condemnation award and, provided further, that the term "Capital Expenditures" shall not include up to $3,600,000 of costs incurred in Fiscal Year 1996 as a result of certain consolidations of the plant, property and equipment of the Obligors.' (c) The defined term "Consolidated Fixed Charges" set forth in Annex F of the Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: '"Consolidated Fixed Charges" shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such Test Period of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash, (b) income taxes paid in cash, (c) cash dividends paid on the Preferred Stock, (d) the scheduled amortization of principal actually paid on Funded Indebtedness other than the Term Loans, and (e) the sum of the scheduled principal payments made in respect of the Terms Loans during such Test Period, provided that (i) if five such scheduled principal payments are made in such Test Period, only the four scheduled principal payments made immediately prior to the last day of such Test Period shall be included as "Consolidated Fixed Charges" under this clause (e) and (ii) if a scheduled amortization payment in respect of the Term Loans is required to be made within seven days after the last day of such Test Period, such scheduled amortization payment together with the three scheduled amortization payments made immediately prior to the last day of such Test Period shall be included as "Consolidated Fixed Charges" under this clause (e).' (d) The defined terms "Q1", "Q2", "Q3" and "Q4" set forth in Annex F of the Agreement shall be amended in their entirety to read as follows: '"Q1" shall mean, for any Fiscal Year, the first Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year. "Q2" shall mean, for any Fiscal Year, the second Fiscal 2 3 Quarter of such Fiscal Year. "Q3" shall mean, for any Fiscal Year, the third Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year. "Q4" shall mean, for any Fiscal Year, the fourth Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year. 4. Representations and Warranties. Each Obligor makes, as of the Effective Date, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement, and such representations and warranties are, by this reference, incorporated herein as if set forth herein in their entirety, provided that references to "Loan Documents" shall, for purposes of this paragraph, be deemed to include this Amendment. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, the Agreement shall continue to be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Any future reference to the Agreement shall from and after the Effective Date be deemed to be a reference to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. (b) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. (c) THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written. COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ AL D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Al D. Wilunowski Title: Chief Executive Officer and President COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, HOLDING CORPORATION By: /s/ AL D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Al D. Wilunowski Title: Chief Executive Officer and President CPI SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS INC. By: /s/ AL D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Al D. Wilunowski Title: President and Treasurer COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INTERNATIONAL INC. By: /s/ AL D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Al D. Wilunowski Title: President and Treasurer COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, ASIA INC. By: /s/ AL D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Al D. Wilunowski Title: President and Secretary S-1 5 COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES ITALIA S.R.L. By: /s/ ALPHONSE D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Alphonse D. Wilunowski Title: (per power of attorney) COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES EUROPE LIMITED By: /s/ ALPHONSE D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Alphonse D. Wilunowski Title: Director COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES CANADA INC. By: /s/ ALPHONSE D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Alphonse D. Wilunowski Title: Vice President COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED By: /s/ ALPHONSE D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Alphonse D. Wilunowski Title: (per power of attorney) CPI SALES CORP. By: /s/ ALPHONSE D. WILUNOWSKI -------------------------------- Name: Alphonse D. Wilunowski Title: President S-2 6 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Lender and as Agent By: /s/ MARY JO JOLLY -------------------------------- Name: Mary Jo Jolly Title: Assistant Vice President S-3 7 DRESDNER BANK AG, New York Branch and Grand Cayman Branch By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER E. SARISKY -------------------------------- Name: Christopher E. Sarisky Title: Assistant Treasurer By: /s/ THOMAS J. NADRAMIA -------------------------------- Name: Thomas J. Nadramia Title: Vice President S-4 8 FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By /s/ ROBERT W. MILLER ----------------------------- Name: Robert W. Miller Title: Vice President S-5 9 MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. By /s/ GILLES MARCHAND ----------------------------- Name: Gilles Marchand, CFA Title: Authorized Signatory S-6 10 CRESCENT/MACH I PARTNERS, L.P. By TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY Its Investment Adviser By /s/ MARK L. GOLD ------------------------- Name: Mark L. Gold Title: Managing Director TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY as Attorney-in-Fact for PENNSYLVANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By /s/ MARK L. GOLD -------------------------------- Name: Mark L. Gold Title: Managing Director S-7 11 SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO By BOSTON MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, as Investment Adviser By [SIG] ------------------------- Name: Title: S-8 12 THE NIPPON CREDIT BANK, LTD. Los Angeles Agency By /s/ BERNARDO E. CORREA-HENSCHKE -------------------------------- Name: Bernardo E. Correa-Henschke Title: Vice President & Senior Manager S-9 13 UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. By /s/ STEPHEN R. SWEENEY ------------------------- Name: Stephen R. Sweeney Title: Vice President S-10