EX-10.34 7 file007.txt WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.34 WAIVER, November 9, 2000 (this "Waiver"), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 9, 1997 (as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of Feberuary 12, 1999, the Second Amendment, effective as of December 31, 1998 (entered into on April 15, 1999), the Third Amendment, dated as of April 23, 1999, the Fourth Amendment, dated as of December 30, 1999 (entered into on March 28, 2000), the Fifth Amendment, dated as of June 12, 2000 and the Sixth Amendment, dated as of August 22, 2000, and as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among CPI AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., a New York corporation ("Holdings"), KOLAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking corporation, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Credit Agreement; and WHEREAS, Holdings and the Borrower have requested that the Lenders waive certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as provided for herein; and WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to agree to the requested waivers subject to the terms and conditions set forth below; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms which are defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein (and in the recitals hereto) as defined terms are so used as so defined. 2. Waivers. Each of the Lenders hereby waives compliance by the Borrower with respect to the requirements of subsections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b) of the Credit Agreement for the period ending September 30, 1999. 3. Representations and Warranties. On and as of the date hereof, Holdings and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally confirm, reaffirm and restate the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Credit Agreement mutatis mutandis. To the extent that any of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Credit Agreement expressly 4relate to a specific earlier date, Holdings and the Borrower jointly and severally hereby confirm, reaffirm and restate such representations and warranties as of such earlier date. 2 4. Effectiveness. Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Waiver duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower and all the Lenders, this Waiver shall be effective as of the date hereof. 5. Continuing Effect; No Other Amendments, Waivers or Consents. Except as expressly provided herein, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect. The waivers provided for herein are limited to the specific subsections of the Credit Agreement specified herein and shall not constitute a consent, waiver or amendment of, or an indication of the Administrative Agent's or the Lenders' willingness to consent to any action requiring consent under any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the same subsection for any other date or time period. 6. Expenses. Holdings and the Borrower agree to pay and reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and delivery of this Waiver, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent. 7. Counterparts. This Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts by the parties hereto (including by facsimile transmission), each of which counterparts when so executed shall be an original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS WAIVER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date written next to the signature of each party. CPI AEROSTRUCTURES, INC. /s/ Edward J. Fred By____________________________ Name: Edward J. Fred Title: Exec VP & CFO KOLAR, INC. /s/ Edward J. Fred By____________________________ Name: Edward J. Fred Title: Exec VP & CFO THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender /s/ Emelia K. Treige By____________________________ Name: Emelia K. Treige Title: Vice President MELLON BANK, N.A., as a Lender /s/ Peter A. Dontas By____________________________ Name: Peter A. Dontas Title: Senior Vice President Mellon Financial Services Corporation, Attorney-in-Fact for Mellon Bank, N.A.