FIRST AMENDMENT TO COLLATERAL AGENCY AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTCollateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement • January 4th, 2008 • Castle a M & Co • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO COLLATERAL AGENCY AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of January 2, 2008, is by and among: (i) Bank of America, N.A. (in its individual capacity herein referred to as the “Collateral Agent Bank” and in its capacity as collateral agent herein referred to as the “Collateral Agent”), (ii) Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, as U.S. Agent under the Bank Credit Agreement for the Bank Credit Agreement U.S. Lenders, (iii) The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (together with their respective successors and assigns as Holders of Notes, the “Noteholders”), (iv) The Northern Trust Company, an Illinois banking corporation, as party to a Trade Agreement (together with its successors and assigns, “Northern”), (v) A. M. Castle & Co., a Maryland corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”) and (vi) the Guarantors party hereto.
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENTCredit Agreement • January 4th, 2008 • Castle a M & Co • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
January 2, 2008Castle a M & Co • January 4th, 2008 • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
Reference is made to that certain Note Agreement dated as of November 17, 2005 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated September 5, 2006, the “Note Agreement”) between A.M. Castle & Co., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (collectively, the “Purchasers”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Note Agreement.
ContractGuarantee Agreement • January 4th, 2008 • Castle a M & Co • Wholesale-metals service centers & offices • Illinois
This U.K. GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, this “Guarantee”), dated as of January 2, 2008, is by A.M. CASTLE & CO., a Maryland corporation, KEYSTONE TUBE COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, TOTAL PLASTICS, INC., a Michigan corporation, PARAMONT MACHINE COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ADVANCED FABRICATING TECHNOLOGY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, OLIVER STEEL PLATE CO., a Delaware corporation, DATAMET, INC., an Illinois corporation, TRANSTAR INVENTORY CORP., a Delaware corporation, TRANSTAR METALS CORP., a Delaware corporation, and TRANSTAR MARINE CORP., a Delaware corporation (each of whom, together with each other Person which from time to time becomes a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5 hereof, is referred to herein, individually, as a “Guarantor” and, collectively, as the “Guarantors”) in favor of U.S. Revolving B Credit Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to
