1 EXHIBIT 10.1.2 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT This AMENDMENT No. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), is made and entered into as of April 1, 1997, 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 Agreement. This Amendment shall become effective and the Agreement shall be amended as provided herein on the first date on which the Agent receives an executed copy of this Amendment from each Obligor and the Required Lenders (the "Effective Date"). 3. Amendments. As of the Effective Date: (a) The reference to "$35,500,000" under the caption Consolidated EBITDA set forth opposite Q2, 1997 in paragraph 1 of Annex F of the Agreement shall be amended to read "$34,500,000". (b) The reference to "1.10:1.00" under the caption "Ratio" set forth opposite Q2, 1997 in paragraph 2 of Annex F of the Agreement shall be amended to read "1.02:1.00". 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. 2 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Except as expressly modified by this Agreement, 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 by 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. 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/ LYNN E. HARVEY ------------------------------ Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: Chief Financial Officer Treasurer and Secretary COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION By: /s/ LYNN E. HARVEY ------------------------------ Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: Chief Financial Officer Treasurer and Secretary CPI SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ LYNN E. HARVEY ------------------------------ Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: Secretary 2 3 COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC. By /s/ Lynn E. Harvey ------------------------------ Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: Secretary COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES ASIA INC. By /s/ Lynn E. Harvey ------------------------------ Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: Treasurer COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES ITALIA S.R.L. By /s/ Lynn E. Harvey ------------------------------ Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: (Per Power of Attorney) COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES EUROPE LIMITED By /s/ Lynn E. Harvey ------------------------------ Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: Secretary COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES CANADA INC. By /s/ Lynn E. Harvey ------------------------------ Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: Vice President 3 4 COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED By /s/ LYNN E. HARVEY ----------------------------- Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: (Per Power of Attorney) CPI SALES CORP. By /s/ LYNN E. HARVEY ----------------------------- Name: Lynn E. Harvey Title: Secretary and Treasurer BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Lender and as Agent By ----------------------------- Name: Title: 4 5 COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED By ----------------------------- Name: Title: CPI SALES CORP. By ----------------------------- Name: Title: BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Lender and as Agent By /s/ ROBERT R. TELESCA ----------------------------- Name: Robert R. Telesca Title: Assistant Vice President 4 6 DRESDNER BANK AG, New York Branch and Grand Cayman Branch By /s/ JOHN W. SWEENEY ----------------------------- Name: John W. Sweeney Title: Assistant Vice President By /s/ CHRISTOPHER E. SARISKY ----------------------------- Name: Christopher E. Sarisky Title: Assistant Treasurer 5 7 FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By /s/ ROBERT W. MILLER -------------------------- Name: Robert W. Miller Title: Vice President 6 8 MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. By --------------------------- Name: Title: 7 9 SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO By BOSTON MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, as Investment Adviser By /s/ [SIG] --------------------------- Name: Title: 8 10 THE NIPPON CREDIT BANK, LTD. Los Angeles Agency By /s/ BERNARDO E. CORREA-HENSCHKE -------------------------------- Name: Bernardo E. Correa-Henschke Title: Vice President & Senior Manager 9 11 UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. By /s/ STEPHEN R. SWEENEY --------------------------- Name: Stephen R. Sweeney Title: Vice President 10