FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING
CREDIT AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT
(this "Fourth Amendment") made as of December 19, 2003, by and among LEAF
FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with offices at 0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 ("Leaf Financial"), LEASE
EQUITY APPRECIATION FUND I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership with offices at
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx X-00, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("Leaf I"), LEAF
FUNDING, INC., a Delaware corporation with offices at 000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("Leaf Funding, Inc.", and together with
Leaf Financial and Leaf I, each a "Debtor" and, collectively, the "Debtors") and
NATIONAL CITY BANK, a national banking association with offices at Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 ("Secured Party").
BACKGROUND
A. On June 11, 2002, Leaf Financial and Secured Party entered into that
certain Revolving Credit Agreement and Assignment (the "Original Agreement") a
copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A", pursuant
to which Secured Party promised from time to time to make loans to Leaf
Financial in exchange for Leaf Financial's grant of a security interest and an
assignment to Secured Party of all Leaf Financial's right, title and interest in
certain Collateral (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Original Agreement),
evidenced by that certain Master Note of even date therewith between Leaf
Financial and Secured Party (the "Master Note").
B. On March 28, 2003, Leaf Financial, Leaf I, Leaf Funding, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Leaf Funding, LLC"), and Secured Party
entered into that certain First Amendment to the Original Agreement (the "First
Amendment"), a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as
Exhibit "B", which amended certain provisions of the Original Agreement and
which was evidenced by that certain Amended and Restated Master Note of even
date therewith (the "Amended and Restated Master Note").
C. On April 1, 2003, Leaf Financial, Leaf I, Leaf Funding, LLC, Leaf
Funding, Inc. and Secured Party entered into that certain Second Amendment to
the Original Agreement (the "Second Amendment"), a copy of which is attached
hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "C", which amended certain provisions
of the Original Agreement, as amended, and which was evidenced by that certain
Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Note of even date therewith.
D. On June 6, 2003, Debtors and Secured Party entered into that certain
Extension to Revolving Credit Agreement and Assignment (the "Extension"), a copy
of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "D", which
extended the term of the Original Agreement, as amended, for a specified period
of time.
E. On August 1, 2003, Debtors and Secured Party executed an extension
letter (the "August 1st Letter"), a copy of which is attached hereto and made a
part hereof as Exhibit "E", which extended the term of the Original Agreement,
as amended, until September 30, 2003.
F. On September 29, 2003, Debtors and Secured Party entered into that
certain Third Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement and Assignment (the "Third
Amendment", and together with the Original Agreement, the First Amendment, the
Second Amendment, the Extension and the August 1st Letter, the "Agreement"), a
copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "F", which,
inter alia, extended the term of the Agreement until December 31, 2003.
G. Debtors and Secured Party mutually desire to further amend the
Agreement and are entering into this Fourth Amendment to set forth their entire
understanding and agreement with respect thereto.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree that the Agreement is further amended as follows:
A. Amendments. The Agreement is hereby further amended in the following
respects:
1. The "Commitment Termination Date", as defined in the
Agreement, shall be extended until January 31, 2004, or such other date as to
which Secured Party shall agree in writing.
2. The Agreement shall be amended to remove "Leaf I" from the
definition of the word "Debtor" throughout the Agreement, any exhibits attached
thereto, and any other documents executed in connection with the Agreement. From
the date hereof, Leaf I shall no longer be a party to the Agreement.
B. Consent. Secured Party hereby consents to the foregoing Amendments
and waives all prohibitions thereto in the Agreement. Such consent and waiver
does not, however, constitute a waiver to any future actions prohibited by the
Agreement.
C. General Provisions.
1. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Agreement
remains unmodified and will continue in full force and effect. The parties
hereto will construe all other provisions of the Agreement to give effect to the
provisions hereof.
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2. This Fourth Amendment shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their nominees, successors and
assigns.
3. This Fourth Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on
all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all parties have not signed the same
counterpart.
4. This Fourth Amendment shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Fourth
Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement and Assignment as of the date first
above written.
DEBTORS:
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Address for Notices: LEAF FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx corporation
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, President
Address for Notices: LEASE EQUITY APPRECIATION
-------------------- FUND I, L.P., a Delaware limited
c/o Leaf Asset Management, Inc. partnership
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
By: Leaf Asset Management, Inc., its
general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, President
Address for Notices: LEAF FUNDING, INC., a Delaware
-------------------- corporation
c/o Leaf Financial Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Senior Vice President
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SECURED PARTY:
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NATIONAL CITY BANK, a national
banking association
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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