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EXHIBIT 4.5(b)
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into as of January 20,
1998, among IDEX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the
several financial institutions from time to time party to the Credit Agreement
(as defined herein) (collectively, the "Banks"; individually, a "Bank"), and
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as successor by merger
to Bank of America Illinois, as agent for the Banks.
BACKGROUND
WHEREAS, the Company, the Banks and the Agent have entered into that
certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 17, 1996
(as the same may be further amended or modified from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement") and the Loan Documents referred to in the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company, the Banks and the Agent have determined that the
Credit Agreement should be amended in certain respects and to make certain
other changes agreed to by the parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
2. Certain Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is hereby
amended, effective on the date this Amendment becomes effective in accordance
with Section 4 hereof, as follows:
2.1 Section 8.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following after subsection (h):
"(i) Unsecured Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to its ten year senior
unsecured notes due 2008 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$150,000,000."
3. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment. This Amendment shall
become effective upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:
3.1 Executed Amendment. Receipt by the Agent of duly executed
counterparts of this Amendment from the Company and the Banks; and
3.2 Miscellaneous. Receipt by the Agent of such other documents,
certificates, instruments or opinions as may reasonably be requested by it.
4. Certain Representations and Warranties by the Company. In order to
induce the Banks and the Agent to enter into this Amendment, the Company
represents and warrants to the
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Banks and the Agent that:
4.1 Authority. The Company has the right, power and capacity and has been
duly authorized and empowered by all requisite corporate and shareholder action
to enter into, execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.
4.2 Validity. This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby
have each been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement thereof
may be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law or otherwise).
4.3 No Conflicts. The Company's execution, delivery and performance of
this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby does not and will not
violate its Certificates or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, any law, rule,
regulation, order, writ, judgment, decree or award applicable to the Company or
any contractual provision to which the Company is party or to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries are subject.
4.4 Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no
notice to or filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority or
regulatory body (other than those which have been obtained and are in force and
effect) is required in connection with the Company's execution, delivery and
performance of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
4.5 Incorporated Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties contained in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material
respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had
been made on and as of the date hereof and the effective date hereof, except as
to any representations or warranties which expressly relate to an earlier date,
in which event, such representations and warranties are true as of such date.
4.6 No Defaults. No Default or Event of Default exists as of the date
hereof or will exist after giving effect to this Amendment.
5. Miscellaneous. The parties hereto hereby further agree as follows:
5.1 Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to do
such further acts and things and to execute, deliver and acknowledge such
additional agreements, powers and instruments as any other party hereto may
reasonably require to carry into effect the purposes of this Amendment and the
Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
5.2 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which
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counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same document
with the same force and effect as if the signatures of all of the parties were
on a single counterpart, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this
Amendment to produce more than one such counterpart.
5.3 Headings. Headings used in this Amendment are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment.
5.4 Integration. This Amendment and the Loan Documents constitute the
entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
5.5 Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND
DECISIONS OF SAID STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
5.6 Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Company may not assign or
transfer its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Agent and all of the Banks. Except as expressly set
forth to the contrary herein, this Amendment shall not be construed so as to
confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this
Amendment and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
5.7 Amendment; Waiver; Reaffirmation of Loan Documents. The parties
hereto agree and acknowledge that nothing contained in this Amendment in any
manner or respect limits or terminates any of the provisions of the Credit
Agreement or the other Loan Documents other than as expressly set forth herein
and further agree and acknowledge that the Credit Agreement and each of the
other Loan Documents remain and continue in full force and effect and are
hereby ratified and reaffirmed in all respects. No delay on the part of any
Bank or the Agent in exercising any of their respective rights, remedies,
powers and privileges under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents or partial or single exercise thereof, shall constitute a waiver
thereof. None of the terms and conditions of this Amendment may be changed,
waived, modified or varied in any manner, whatsoever, except in accordance with
Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement.
5.8 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein," or words of
like import referring to the Credit Agreement and each reference in the other
Loan Documents to the "Credit Agreement," "thereunder," "thereof," or words of
like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to
the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. The Credit Agreement shall
be deemed to be amended wherever and as necessary to reflect the foregoing
amendments.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered as
of the date first above written.
IDEX CORPORATION
By:________________________
Title:_____________________
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
By:________________________
Title:_____________________
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BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, AS A BANK
By:________________________
Title:_____________________
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BANK OF SCOTLAND
By:________________________
Title:_____________________
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NATIONAL CITY BANK
By:________________________
Title:_____________________
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:________________________
Title:_____________________
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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
(SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO UNION BANK)
By:________________________
Title:_____________________
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
(SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON)
By:________________________
Title:_____________________
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THE HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS
BANK CO.
By:________________________
Title:_____________________