EXHIBIT 10.9 FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT This FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective as of the 25th day of May, 1999 (this "Amendment") among GROUP MAINTENANCE AMERICA CORP., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), the Subsidiaries of the Company listed on the signature pages hereto as Guarantors (together with each other person who subsequently becomes a Guarantor, collectively the "Guarantors"), the banks and other financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereto under the caption "Banks" (together with each other person who becomes a Bank, collectively the "Banks") and CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually as a Bank, and as agent for the other Banks (in such capacity, together with any other Person who becomes the agent, the "Agent"). WHEREAS, the Company, certain of the Guarantors, certain of the Banks and the Agent, entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 15, 1998 (as amended or restated from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), which Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility pursuant to which the Banks named therein committed to make loans of up to $230,000,000.00 upon the terms and conditions as provided therein. WHEREAS, certain additional parties have subsequently become Guarantors pursuant to the terms thereof. WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have requested the Banks and the Agent to amend and modify certain terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. WHEREAS, said parties have agreed to do so to the extent reflected in this Amendment, provided the Company and the Guarantors ratify and confirm all of their obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, as well as agree to make certain other amendments as set forth herein. WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors, the Banks, and the Agent wish to execute this document to evidence their agreement in regard thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration and the mutual benefits, covenants and agreements herein expressed, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto now agree as follows: 1. Defined Terms and Overall Changes. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. All defined terms and references in the Credit Agreement shall be modified generally to reference that the Total Commitment of all the Banks is now $425,000,000, not the $230,000,000 referenced previously, and the Commitment of each Bank is shown on the signature page of said Bank to this Amendment. The new Notes, executed in connection with this Amendment, shall be considered Notes under the Credit Agreement for all purposes. 2. Amendment to Section 1.01. Without limiting paragraph 1. above, Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting and restating the following definitions in their proper alphabetical order to read as follows: "'Business Day' means any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of Texas) on which most banks are open for business in Houston, Texas provided, when used in connection with Eurodollar Rate Advances, the term Business Day shall not include any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposit in the London interbank market. 'Commitment' and 'Commitments' means the obligation of each of the Banks to enter into and perform this Agreement, to make available the Loans to the Company in the amounts shown on the signature page of the First Amendment and all other duties and obligations of the Banks hereunder. 'Eurodollar Rate' means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advances for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Dow Jones Market Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 10:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the "Eurodollar Rate" with respect to such Eurodollar Rate Advance for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 10:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. 'First Amendment' means the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 25, 1999 among the Company, the Guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto, the Banks listed on the signature pages thereto and the Agent. 'Letter of Credit Fee' has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b). 2 'Loan Documents' means this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Notice of Advance, any swap or hedging agreements entered into with any of the Banks and the corporate resolutions authorizing the Loan Documents. 'Total Commitment' means the aggregate Commitments of all Banks, totaling a maximum of $425,000,000.00." 3. Amendment to Section 7.03. Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to $30,000,000.00 contained in subsection (m) thereof and replacing it with $50,000,000.00. 4. Amendment to Section 7.04. (a) Section 7.04(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words "existing on the Execution Date and". (b) Section 7.04(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: "(e) Other Liens securing obligations allowed pursuant to Section 7.03(k) or (l) not exceeding $3,000,000.00 in the aggregate at any one time;". 5. Amendment to Section 7.05. Section 7.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to Section 7.17 in subsection (d) thereof and replacing it with Section 7.16. 6. Amendment to Section 7.06. Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: "Section 7.06 Restricted Payments. The Company will not pay any dividends or redeem, retire, purchase or guaranty the value of or make any other acquisition, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of the Company, or of any warrants, rights or options to acquire any such shares, now or hereafter outstanding, except to the extent that the consideration therefor consists solely of shares of stock (including warrants, rights or options relating thereto) of the Company or is approved by the Majority Banks; provided, the Company may purchase its stock in a maximum, aggregate amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 in the aggregate." 7. Amendment to Section 7.10. Section 7.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: "Section 7.10 Consolidated Net Worth. The Company will not permit its Consolidated Net Worth to be less than $180,000,000.00, plus, in all cases: (a) 100% of the net proceeds from the issuance of any capital stock by the Company or any Subsidiary subsequent to the Execution Date at any time during the term hereof, plus (b) 75% of the 3 consolidated after tax income (if positive) of the Company and its Subsidiaries since July 1, 1998 for each fiscal year during the term hereof (including any Subsidiaries acquired subsequent hereto)." 8. Amendment of Section 7.16. Section 7.16 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to $15,000,000.00 contained therein and replacing it with $20,000,000.00 9. Amendment to Section 11.01. Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: "SECTION 11.01 Amendments. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, any Note or any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by the Company herefrom or therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company, as to amendments, and by the Majority Banks in all cases, and then, in any case, such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, no such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective unless signed by all of the Banks if it attempts to: (a) change the definition of "Commitment", "Designated Payment Date", "Majority Banks", or "Maturity Date"; (b) decrease any applicable Margin or otherwise reduce the rate of Interest charged on any Loan; (c) modify this Section or Sections 2.19 or 11.05 or any definition related to said sections; (d) release any Guarantor or Collateral; (e) waive any Default under Section 9.01(a); (f) release any Liens on any of the Collateral; (g) change in any other manner the repayment terms of the Loans, including required principal payments or the rate, amount or time of interest payments; provided; that this Section 11.01(g) does not apply to an increase in the rate or amount of interest payments; or (h) modify Section 7.17(a)(ii). Any decrease in the amount of any fee, make whole amount, breakage cost or similar payment affecting less than all of the Banks shall be allowed with the consent of the Bank or Banks affected thereby. Further, no provisions of Article III or Article X or other terms affecting the Agent or the Issuing Bank may be changed without the consent of said Agent or the Issuing Bank as appropriate." 10. Amendment to Schedule 7.04(a). Schedule 7.04(a) to the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting such schedule and replacing it with Schedule 7.04 attached to this Amendment. 11. Compliance Calculation Form. From and after the effective date of this Amendment, when the Company submits quarterly and annual financial statements as required under Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b), the Company will submit an exhibit in substantially the same form as Exhibit 6.01(d), attached hereto, demonstrating the calculations which confirm the Company is in compliance with the provisions of Sections 7.10 through 7.15 of the Credit Agreement. 4 12. Ratification. The Company and each Guarantor, including those parties who have become Guarantors subsequent to the execution of the Credit Agreement, hereby ratify all of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, and agree and acknowledge that the Credit Agreement (including the Guaranty contained therein) and each of the Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect as amended and modified by this Amendment. Nothing in this Amendment extinguishes, novates or releases any right, claim, lien, security interest or entitlement of any of the Banks created by or contained in any of such documents nor is the Company or any Guarantor released from any covenant, warranty or obligation created by or contained therein except as expressly provided herein. 13. Representations and Warranties. The Company and each Guarantor hereby represent and warrant to the Banks that (a) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and each Guarantor, respectively, (b) this Amendment constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, (c) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the date hereof in all material respects as though made as of the date hereof except as heretofore otherwise disclosed in writing to the Agent (other than those of such representations and warranties which by their express terms speak to a date on or before the date hereof), (d) no Default exists under the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, (e) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly authorized by the Company and each Guarantor and, (f) the Subsidiaries signing as Guarantors constitute all of the domestic Subsidiaries of the Company as of the date of this First Amendment. The Company will, upon request by the Agent, provide satisfactory evidence of items (a) and (e) above. 14. Multiple Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which may be delivered in original or facsimile form, and each shall be construed as an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective upon the occurrence of or receipt by the Agent of the following, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and, where relevant, executed by all appropriate parties: (a) this Amendment; (b) one Note for each Bank (i) who is a party to this Amendment but was not a party to the Credit Agreement or (ii) whose Commitment effective under this Amendment is different from such Bank's Commitment under the Credit Agreement prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment; (c) opinions addressed to the Agent and the Banks from (i) Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., counsel to the Company and the Guarantors, in form and substance satisfactory 5 to the Agent and its counsel, and (ii) from Randolph W. Bryant, General Counsel to the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel; (d) receipt by the Agent of the fees payable by the Company under the fee letter from the Agent to the Company dated April 16, 1999; and (e) all conditions in Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied. 16. Reference to the Credit Agreement and effect on the Notes and other Documents executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement. a. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "herein," "hereof" or words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby. b. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Notes, the Security Documents and the other Loan Documents delivered or to be delivered pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby. 17. Release and Indemnity. (a) The Company shall and hereby does indemnify the Agent and each Bank and each Affiliate thereof and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims or damages (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) to which any of them may become subject, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims or damages arise out of or result from any actual or proposed use by the Company of the proceeds of any extension of credit hereunder or any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (including any threatened investigation or proceeding) relating to the foregoing or any of the other Loan Documents, and the Company shall reimburse each Bank and each Affiliate thereof and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, upon demand for any expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred in connection with any such investigation or proceeding; but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified (the "Indemnified Obligations"). (b) WITHOUT LIMITING ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT EACH PERSON TO BE INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED AND HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL INDEMNIFIED OBLIGATIONS ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE ORDINARY SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH PERSON OR IMPOSED UPON SAID PARTY UNDER ANY THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY. Without prejudice to the survival of any other obligations of the Company hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the obligations of the Company under this Section shall survive the termination of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the payment of the Obligations or the assignment of the Notes. 6 18. Commitment. Subject to the conditions to effectiveness contained in Section 15 of this Amendment, each Bank's Commitment shall be as reflected on the signature pages of this Amendment opposite the signature of such Bank and the commitments reflected on the signature pages of the Credit Agreement shall be of no further effect. 19. Funding. Each New Bank agrees to pay to the Agent, and the Agent agrees to pay to each Old Bank, on the day this Amendment is effective, amounts so that after such payments each Bank is owed its pro rata portion of Advances and other amounts owed by the Company on such day according to the ratio of such Bank's Commitment to the Total Commitments. Amounts paid by the New Banks are deemed to be Advances. "New Banks" are The Bank of New York, Bank One, Texas, NA, Comerica Bank, First Union National Bank, Guaranty Federal Bank, Mercantile Bank National Association, SunTrust Bank, Atlanta and Wells Fargo Bank (Texas), N.A., "Old Banks" are Chase Bank of Texas, National Association, ABN, AMRO Bank, N.V., NationsBank, N.A. (formerly known as Bank of America Texas, N.A.), BankBoston, N.A., Bank of Montreal, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Credit Lyonnais New York Branch, Key Corporate Capital Inc., National City Bank of Kentucky, Paribas and Union Bank of California, N.A. 20. Agents. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, ABN AMRO Bank, N.V. shall be the documentation agent, NationsBank, N.A. shall be the syndication agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Credit Lyonnais New York Branch shall each be a managing agent, and Paribas, Key Corporate Capital Inc., Bank One, Texas, NA and First Union National Bank shall be co-agents. 21. Choice of Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT EXECUTED BY THE PARTIES UNDER, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ANY RULES, REGULATIONS OR ORDERS ISSUED OR PROMULGATED THEREUNDER APPLICABLE TO THE AFFAIRS AND TRANSACTIONS OF ANY BANK OTHERWISE PREEMPT TEXAS LAW, IN WHICH EVENT SUCH FEDERAL LAW SHALL CONTROL. 21. Entire Agreement. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL 7 AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. [SIGNATURES BEGIN ON NEXT PAGE] 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. COMPANY: GROUP MAINTENANCE AMERICA CORP. By: /s/ Darren B. Miller ------------------------- Name: Darren B. Miller Title: Executive Vice President GUARANTORS/DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES: A-1 Appliance & Air Conditioning, Inc., a Delaware corporation A-1 Mechanical of Lansing, Inc., a Michigan corporation A-ABC Appliance, Inc., a Texas corporation A-ABC Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation AA Advance Air, Inc., a Florida corporation AA JARL, Inc. (dba Jarrell Plumbing), a Delaware corporation Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., a Michigan corporation Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Heating Service Co., Inc., a Colorado corporation Aircon Energy Incorporated, a California corporation Air Systems, Inc., a California corporation Airtron, Inc., a Delaware corporation Airtron of Central Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation All Service Electric, Inc., a Florida corporation Arkansas Mechanical Services, Inc., an Arkansas corporation Atlantic Industrial Constructors, Inc., a Virginia corporation Barr Electric Corp., an Illinois corporation Callahan Roach Products & Publications, Inc., a Colorado corporation Cardinal Contracting Corporation, an Indiana corporation Central Air Conditioning Contractors, Inc., a Delaware corporation Central Carolina Air Conditioning Company, a North Carolina corporation Charlie Crawford, Inc., a Delaware corporation Clark Converse Electric Service, Inc., an Ohio corporation Colonial Air Conditioning Company, a Delaware corporation Commercial Air Holding Company, a Maryland corporation Commercial Air, Power & Cable, Inc., a Maryland corporation Continental Electrical Construction Co., a Delaware corporation Costner Brothers, Inc., a South Carolina corporation Divco, Inc., a Washington corporation Dynamic Software Corporation, a Maryland corporation Electrical Associates of Dallas, Inc., a Texas corporation Evans Services, Inc., an Alabama corporation The Farfield Company, a Delaware corporation Ferguson Electric Corporation, a Delaware corporation Gentzler Electrical Contractors, Inc., a Delaware corporation Gilbert Mechanical Contractors, Inc., a Minnesota corporation Gregory Electric Corp., an Illinois corporation GroupMAC Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation HPS Plumbing Services, Inc., a California corporation Hallmark Air Conditioning, Inc., a Delaware corporation Hungerford Mechanical Corporation, a Virginia corporation J. D. Steward Air Conditioning, Inc., a Colorado corporation K & N Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., a Delaware corporation L.T. Mechanical, Inc., a Delaware corporation Laney's Inc., a Delaware corporation Linford Service Co., a California corporation MacDonald-Miller Co., Inc., a Washington corporation MacDonald-Miller Industries, Inc., a Washington corporation MacDonald-Miller of Oregon, Inc., a Delaware corporation MacDonald-Miller Service, Inc., a Washington corporation Masters, Inc., a Maryland corporation Mechanical Interiors, Inc., a Delaware corporation Merritt Island Air & Heat, Inc., a Delaware corporation New Construction Air Conditioning, Inc., a Michigan corporation Noron, Inc., an Ohio corporation Pacific Rim Mechanical Contractors, Inc., a California corporation Paul E. Smith Co., Inc., an Indiana corporation Phoenix Electric Company, a Delaware corporation Ray and Claude Goodwin, Inc., a Florida corporation Reliable Mechanical, Inc., a Delaware corporation Romanoff Electric Corp., an Ohio corporation Sibley Services, Incorporated, a Tennessee corporation Southeast Mechanical Service, Inc., a Florida corporation Statewide Heating & Cooling, Inc., a Delaware corporation Stephen C. Pomeroy, Inc., a Delaware corporation Sterling Air Conditioning, Inc., a Texas corporation Sun Plumbing, Inc., a Florida corporation Team Mechanical, Inc., a Utah corporation Tower Electric Company, a Delaware corporation Trinity Contractors, Inc., a Delaware corporation United Acquisition Corp. (dba United Service Alliance), an Iowa corporation Valley Wide Plumbing and Heating, Inc., a Colorado corporation Van's Comfortemp Air Conditioning, Inc., a Florida corporation Vermont Mechanical, Inc., a Delaware corporation Wade's Heating and Cooling, Inc., a Florida corporation Wiegold & Sons, Inc., a Florida corporation Willis Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc., an Ohio corporation Yale Incorporated, a Minnesota corporation By: /s/ Darren B. Miller ------------------------- Name: Darren B. Miller Title: Vice President GroupMAC Management Co., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Darren B. Miller ------------------------- Name: Darren B. Miller Title: Executive Vice President AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, $34,000,000.00 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent and Individually, as a Bank By: /s/ J. M. Walshak ------------------------- J. M. Walshak Vice President DOCUMENTATION AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: ABN AMRO BANK, N.V., $33,000,000.00 as Documentation Agent and Individually as a Bank By: /s/ Laurie C. Tuzo --------------------------- Name: Laurie C. Tuzo ------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President ------------------------ By: /s/ Eric R. Hollingsworth --------------------------- Name: Eric R. Hollingsworth ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: Three Riverway, Suite 1700 Houston, Texas 77056 Telephone No.: (713) 964-3360 Telecopy No.: (713) 629-7533 Attn: Laurie Tuzo BANKS: Amount of Commitment: BANKBOSTON, N.A. $20,000,000.00 By: /s/ Ravi Kacker ------------------------- Name: Ravi Kacker ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: 100 Federal Street, Mail Stop 01-10-01 Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Telephone No.: (617) 434-4708 Telecopy No.: (617) 434-1574 Attn: Ravi Kacker E-mail: rkacker@bkb.com BANKS: Amount of Commitment: BANK OF MONTREAL $20,000,000.00 By: /s/ L.A. Durning ------------------------- Name: L.A. Durning ----------------------- Title: Portfolio Manager ---------------------- Address for Notice: 115 South LaSalle Street, 12th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone No.: (312) 750-3474 Telecopy No.: (312) 750-3808 Attn: Amy Dumser CO-AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: BANK ONE, TEXAS, NA, $25,000,000.00 as Co-Agent and Individually as a Bank By: /s/ Barry A. Kelly ------------------------- Name: Barry A. Kelly ----------------------- Title: Managing Director ---------------------- Address for Notice: 910 Travis Street, 7th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone No.: (713) 751-3831 Telecopy No.: (713) 751-6199 Attn: Barry Kelly BANKS: Amount of Commitment: THE BANK OF NEW YORK $10,000,000.00 By: /s/ Helen L. Sarro ------------------------- Name: Helen L. Sorro ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: One Wall Street, 22nd Floor New York, New York 10286 Telephone No.: (212) 635-6898 Telecopy No.: (212) 635-6434 Attn: Helen Sarro MANAGING AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, $30,000,000.00 as Managing Agent and Individually as a Bank By: /s/ F.C.H. Ashby ---------------------------------- Name: F.C.H. Ashby -------------------------------- Title: Senior Manager Loan Operations ------------------------------- Address for Notice: 600 Peachtree Street N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Telephone No.: (404) 877-1500 Telecopy No.: (404) 888-8998 Attn: F.C.H. Ashby BANKS: Amount of Commitment: COMERICA BANK $15,000,000.00 By: /s/ Mark B. Glover ------------------------- Name: Mark B. Glover ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: 4100 Spring Valley, 9th Floor, MC-6625 Dallas, Texas 75244 Telephone No.: (214) 818-2545 Telecopy No.: (214) 818-2550 Attn: Mark Grover MANAGING AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK $30,000,000.00 BRANCH, as Managing Agent and Individually as a Bank By: /s/ Xavier Ratouis ------------------------- Name: Xavier Ratouis ----------------------- Title: Senior Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: c/o Credit Lyonnais Representative Office 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400W Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone No.: (214) 220-2302 Telecopy No.: (214) 220-2323 Attn: Blake Wright CO-AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, $25,000,000.00 as Co-Agent and Individually as a Bank By: /s/ Scott Santa Cruz ------------------------- Name: Scott Santa Cruz ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: 301 South College Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0737 Telephone No.: (704) 383-7239 Telecopy No.: (704) 374-4793 Attn: Andy Phelps BANKS: Amount of Commitment: GUARANTY FEDERAL BANK $15,000,000.00 By: /s/ Mark L. Wayne ------------------------- Name: Mark L. Wayne ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: 333 Clay Street, Suite 4430 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone No.: (713) 759-9230 Telecopy No.: (713) 759-0765 Attn: Mark L. Wayne CO-AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: KEY CORPORATE CAPITAL INC., $25,000,000.00 as Co-Agent and Individually as a Bank By: /s/ Christine A. Schoaf ---------------------------- Name: Christine A. Schoaf -------------------------- Title: Assistant Vice President ------------------------- Address for Notice: 127 Public Square, 6th Floor Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Telephone No.: (216) 689-8973 Telecopy No.: (216) 689-4077 Attn: Christine A. Schoaf BANKS: Amount of Commitment: MERCANTILE BANK, NATIONAL $15,000,000.00 ASSOCIATION By: /s/ David L. Dains ------------------------- Name: David L. Dains ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: 1 Mercantile Center, 12th Floor St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Telephone No.: (314) 418-8523 Telecopy No.: (314) 418-2203 Attn: Dave Dains BANKS: Amount of Commitment: NATIONAL CITY BANK OF $15,000,000.00 KENTUCKY By: /s/ Tom Gurbach ------------------------- Tom Gurbach Vice President Address for Notice: 101 South 5th Street, 31-T08J Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Telephone No.: (502) 581-6352 Telecopy No.: (502) 581-5122 SYNDICATION AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: NATIONSBANK, N.A., as Syndication $33,000,000.00 Agent, and Individually as a Bank By: /s/ Richard L. Nichols, Jr. ---------------------------- Name: Richard L. Nichols -------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------- Address for Notice: 700 Louisiana, 8th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone No.: (713) 247-6258 Telecopy No.: (713) 247-6360 Attn: Richard Nichols CO-AGENT/BANK: Amount of Commitment: PARIBAS, $25,000,000.00 as Co-Agent and Individually as a Bank By: /s/ Chuck Irwin ------------------------- Name: Chuck Irwin ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- By: /s/ Larry Robinson ------------------------- Name: Larry Robinson ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: 1200 Smith Street, Suite 3100 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone No.: (713) 659-4811 Telecopy No.: (713) 659-5234 Attn: Scott Clingan BANKS: Amount of Commitment: SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA $20,000,000.00 By: /s/ David J. Edge ------------------------- Name: David J. Edge ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- By: /s/ Carolyn S. McMeekin ----------------------------- Name: Carolyn S. McMeekin --------------------------- Title: Corporate Banking Officer -------------------------- Address for Notice: 25 Park Place, 25th Floor, Center 1909 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Telephone No.: (404) 581-1522 Telecopy No.: (404) 827-6695 Attn: Carolynn S. McMeekin BANKS: Amount of Commitment: UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. $20,000,000.00 By: /s/ J. Scott Jessup ------------------------- Name: J. Scott Jessup ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: 445 S. Figueroa St., 18th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 Telephone No.: (213) 236-4023 Telecopy No.: (213) 236-7814 Attn: Scott Jessup BANKS: Amount of Commitment: WELLS FARGO BANK (TEXAS), N.A. $15,000,000.00 By: /s/ Christopher A. King ------------------------- Name: Christopher A. King ----------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------- Address for Notice: 1000 Louisiana, 3rd Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone No.: (713) 319-1333 Telecopy No.: (713) 739-1082 Attn: Christopher King EXHIBIT 6.01(d) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (a) Consolidated Net Worth (Section 7.10): (i) 75% of consolidated net income for the third $____________ quarter 1998, fourth quarter 1998 and each completed fiscal quarter thereafter: (ii) 100% of net proceeds from issuance of $____________ capital stock subsequent to October 15, 1998: (iii) Required Consolidated Net Worth $____________ ((i) + (ii) + $180,000,000): (iv) Net Worth of the Company and its $____________ Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis: (b) Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio (Section 7.11): (i) Funded Debt: $____________ (ii) EBITDA for the preceding four quarters $____________ calculated on a pro forma basis: (iii) Required Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio: 4.00 to 1.00 (iv) Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio (i / ii): _____________ (c) Senior Debt to EBITDA Ratio (Section 7.12): (i) Senior Debt: $____________ (ii) EBITDA for the preceding four quarters $____________ calculated on a pro forma basis: (iii) Required Senior Debt to EBITDA Ratio: 2.50 to 1.00 (iv) Senior Debt to EBITDA (i / ii): _____________ (d) Funded Debt to Capitalization Ratio (Section 7.13): (i) Funded Debt: $____________ (ii) Total Capitalization: $____________ (iii) Required Funded Debt to Capitalization Ratio 55.0% (iv) Funded Debt to Capitalization Ratio: (i / ii): _____________ (e) Consolidated Capital Expenditures Limitation (Section 7.14): (i) Consolidated Net Worth: $_____________ (ii) Consolidated Capital Expenditures Limitation $_____________ ((i) x 8%): (iii) Consolidated Capital Expenditures: $_____________ (f) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Section 7.15): (i) EBITDA for the preceding four quarters $_____________ calculated on a pro forma basis: (ii) Cash taxes paid during the preceding four $_____________ quarters: (iii) Consolidated Capital Expenditures during $_____________ the preceding four quarters: (iv) Cash Interest Expense for the preceding four $_____________ quarters: (v) Scheduled Amortization of Principal and $_____________ Payments in respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations during the four subsequent quarters: (vi) Advances outstanding under this Agreement $_____________ times 20%: (vii) Required Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio 1.20 to 1.00 [(i-ii-iii)/(iv+v+vi)] (viii) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio: _____________ SCHEDULE 7.04(a) 1. Airtron - Assignment of Certificate of Deposit, NO. 2171630105, for $167,000, of National City Bank, to Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, dated June 23, 1996 (Certificate of Deposit, which was scheduled to mature on June 23, 1996, was renewed until June 23, 1998) 2. Airtron-Section 634.405 deposit with the Florida Department of Insurance of $100,000 for Airtron of Central Florida, Inc. and retains unencumbered assets of at least $200,000 (the Company maintains a certificate of deposit in its name but unencumbered in any way to meet this requirement) (warranty work - service contracts) 3. Airtron - United Parcel Service deposit $200 4. Liens evidenced by the following filings: - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILING DEBTOR JURISDICTION FILE NO. SECURED PARTY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airtron 89-5292 Carrier Distribution Credit Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airtron 93-6606 Lennox Industries, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airtron 93-74544 Amana Refrigeration, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 1 Appliance & Air Texas-SOS 94-00225771 A-1 Appliance Service, Inc. Conditioning, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-ABC Appliance, Inc. Texas-SOS 98-00126841 General Electric Capital Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-ABC Appliance, Inc. Texas-SOS 9300074729 Maytag Appliance Sales Company - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Systems, Inc. SOS-CA 9601260458 Heritage Bank of Commerce - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calahan Roach Products & Colorado-SOS 19972019369 First Sierra Financial Inc. Publications - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MPS Plumbing Service, Inc. 9736060829 Colonial Pacific Leasing Corp. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jarrell Plumbing Texas-SOS 88-00277778 The Frost National Bank - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K and N Plumbing, Inc. Texas-SOS 90-00052385 Lennox Industries, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K&N Plumbing, Heating and Texas-SOS 9600184361 Romco Equipment Co. Air Conditioning, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K and N Plumbing, Heating Texas-SOS 97-0072606 Codorus Acceptance Corporation and Air Conditioning, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MacDonald-Miller, Inc. Washington-SOS 97-083-0030 Howard S. Wright Construction Co. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merritt Island Heat & Air, Inc. Florida-SOS 980000011001 Wachovia Bank NA - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Van's Comfortemp Air Florida-SOS 001850088133 American Standard Financial Services Conditioning, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. The following filings describe collateral that is held by the Company or a Guarantor under operating leases. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILING DEBTOR JURISDICTION FILE NO. SECURED PARTY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aircon Energy Incorporation California-SOS 9824660130 Inter-Tel Leasing, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Industrial Virginia-Henrico Cty 98-1956 Carter Machinery Company, Inc. Constructors, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Callahan Roach Products & Colorado-SOS 19952070909 AT&T Capital Leasing Services, Inc. Publications - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Air, Power and Maryland-SOS 171058549 Mercantile Safe Deposit and Trust Cable, Inc. Company - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Costner Brothers, Inc. South Carolina-SOS 960716-113759A Ful Incorporated - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Costner Brothers Air South Carolina-SOS 951107-111722A Rock Hill Telephone Company Conditioning Heating - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Farfield Company Pennsylvania-SOS 23610772 Center Capital Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Farfield Company Pennsylvania-SOS 24451310 Acton Mobile Industries - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fairfield Company Pennsylvania-SOS 25671270 Forklifts, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fairfield Company Pennsylvania-SOS 25350951 The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fairfield Company Pennsylvania-SOS 28601128 Citicorp Del-Lease, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fairfield Company Pennsylvania-SOS 29580399 CIT Group Equipment Financing, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fairfield Company Pennsylvania-SOS 27000108 Acton Mobile Industries Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hungerford Mechanical Virginia-SOS 9704247086 Resun Powhatan XXII Limited Partnership Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hungerford Mechanical Virginia-SOS 9704247087 Resun Comanche XX Limited Partnership Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hungerford Mechanical Virginia-SOS 9711047139 Resun Pawnee XIX Limited Partnership Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonald-Miller Co., Inc. Washington-SOS 97-303-0229 Northwest Forklift, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonald-Miller Industries, Inc. Washington-SOS 95-223-0094 Leasing Associates Inc. P1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MacDonald-Miller, Service, Inc. Washington-SOS 97-108-0068 NFC Financial assigned to Unistar Leasing - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Masters, Inc. Maryland-SOS 180698345 Standard Equipment Company - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanical Interiors, Inc. Texas-SOS 94-00074050 American Business Credit Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanical Interiors, Inc. Texas-SOS 98-00008955 American Business Credit Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray and Claude Goodwin, Inc. Florida-SOS 980000251825 KDC Financial Limited Partnership - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team Mechanical Utah-SOS 538337 Young Electric Sign - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yale Incorporated Minnesota-SOS 2059505 The Manifest Group - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------