Letter Amendment No. 1 to Five Year Credit Agreement among Cytec Industries Inc. and Lenders

Summary

This amendment updates the Five Year Credit Agreement dated February 15, 2005, between Cytec Industries Inc., Citicorp North America, Inc. (as agent), and various banks and financial institutions. The amendment changes the definition of certain hedge agreements to include those with affiliates of lenders. The agreement remains in full effect except for the specific amendment, and all parties must sign for it to be effective. The amendment is governed by New York law.

EX-10.1 5 a5083158ex10_1f.txt EXHIBIT 10.1(F) Exhibit 10.1(f) LETTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of November 18, 2005 To the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (collectively, the "Lenders") parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below and to Citicorp North America, Inc., as agent (the "Agent") for the Lenders Ladies and Gentlemen: We refer to the Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of February 15, 2005 (the "Credit Agreement") among the undersigned and you. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Letter Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement. It is hereby agreed by you and us as follows: Exhibit F to the Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date of this Letter Amendment, hereby amended by deleting from Section 1 thereof the phrase "any Hedge Agreements entered into by the Company and any Lender" and substituting therefor the phrase "any Hedge Agreements entered into by the Company and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender". This Letter Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written when, and only when, the Agent shall have received counterparts of this Letter Amendment executed by the undersigned and the Required Lenders or, as to any of the Lenders, advice satisfactory to the Agent that such Lender has executed this Letter Amendment. On and after the effectiveness of this Letter Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the Notes and each of the other Loan Documents, if any, 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 Letter Amendment. The Credit Agreement, the Notes and each of the other Loan Documents, as specifically amended by this Letter Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Letter Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Agent under the Credit Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement. If you agree to the terms and provisions hereof, please evidence such agreement by executing and returning at least three counterparts of this Letter Amendment to Susan L. Hobart, Shearman & Sterling LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022. This Letter Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Letter Amendment by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Letter Amendment. This Letter Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Very truly yours, CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. By: /S/ T. Wozniak ----------------------- Title: Treasurer Agreed as of the date first above written: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Agent and as Lender By: /S/ Irina Lurye --------------------------------------------- Title: Director WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By --------------------------------------------- Title: ABN AMRO BANK N.V. By --------------------------------------------- Title: By --------------------------------------------- Title: 2 CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH By: /S/ Yuri Muzichenko --------------------------------------------- Title: Vice President By: /S/ Mike J. Madnick --------------------------------------------- Title: Director THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By: /S/ Thane Rattew --------------------------------------------- Title: Managing Director SUNTRUST BANK By --------------------------------------------- Title: THE BANK OF NEW YORK By: /S/ Ernest Fung --------------------------------------------- Title: Vice President COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES By: /S/ Robert Traylor, Jr. --------------------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President By: /S/ Andrew P. Lusk --------------------------------------------- Title: Vice President FORTIS CAPITAL CORP. By: /S/ John W. Deegan --------------------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President By: /S/ Douglas Riahi --------------------------------------------- Title: Managing Director BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VERSEINSBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH By --------------------------------------------- Title: 3 By --------------------------------------------- Title: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: /S/ Michael Nardo --------------------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORP., NEW YORK By --------------------------------------------- Title: UFJ BANK LIMITED By --------------------------------------------- Title: BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH By: /S/ William W. Smith --------------------------------------------- Title: Deputy General Manager KBC BANK, N.V. By --------------------------------------------- Title: By -------------------------------------------- Title: 4