AMENDMENTNO. 6 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.12(a)

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of December 17, 2009 (this “Amendment”), is by and among MANITOWOC FUNDING, LLC, as Seller, THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC., as Servicer, HANNOVER FUNDING COMPANY LLC, as Purchaser, and NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, as Agent.

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith and pursuant to that certain Joinder Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, Cleveland Range, LLC (“Cleveland”), a Delaware limited liability company, is becoming party to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, as an Originator thereunder (the “Cleveland Joinder”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith and pursuant to that certain Joinder Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, The Delfield Company LLC (“Delfield”), a Delaware limited liability company, is becoming party to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, as an Originator thereunder (the “Delfield Joinder” and together with the Cleveland Joinder, collectively, the “Joinder Agreements”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith the Seller, the Servicer, the Agent, the Purchaser and Wachovia Bank, National Association are amending the Deposit Account Control Agreement,  dated as of September 28, 2009 (the “Wachovia Amendment”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the parties hereto are entering into a Second Amended and Restated Fee Letter (the “A&R Fee Letter”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.                        Definitions.  Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement and used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

SECTION 2.                        Amendments.  The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)                                 The definition of “Intercreditor Agreement” set forth in Exhibit I to the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the following:

“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2009, among Manitowoc, the Originators, the Seller, the Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

(b)                                 The definition of “Loss Horizon” set forth in Exhibit I to the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the following:

“Loss Horizon” means the number four (4).

(c)                                  Clause (o) of Exhibit V to the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the following:

(o)                                 [Reserved]; or

(d)                                 Schedule  II to the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with new Schedule II attached hereto.

SECTION 3.                        Representations and Warranties.  On the date hereof, each of the Seller and Manitowoc hereby represents and warrants (as to itself) to the Purchaser and the Agent as follows:

(a)                                 after giving effect to this Amendment, no event or condition has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event;

(b)                                 after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of such Person set forth in the Agreement and each other Transaction Document are true and correct as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date and then as of such earlier date); and

(c)                                  this Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 4.                        Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be effective, as of the date hereof, upon receipt by the Agent of the following (in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent):

(a)                                 counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto;

(b)                                 counterparts of the Cleveland Joinder, the Delfield Joinder, the A&R Fee Letter, the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in Section 2(a) above), and the Wachovia Amendment, in each case, duly executed by each of the parties thereto;

(c)                                  an executed copy of a letter from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to Manitowoc confirming that the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents constitute a “Permitted Securitization” under the Credit Agreement; and

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(d)                                 opinions of counsel to the Seller and each Originator regarding certain corporate, enforceability, security interests and bankruptcy matters in form and substance acceptable to the Agent and customary for transactions similar to those contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 5.                        Miscellaneous.  The Agreement, as amended hereby, remains in full force and effect.  Any reference to the Agreement from and after the date hereof shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby, unless otherwise expressly stated.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which then taken together shall constitute one and the same Amendment.  This Amendment may be executed by facsimile or delivery of a “.pdf” copy of an executed counterpart hereof.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, but without regard to any other conflict of laws provisions thereof) and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties under this Amendment shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed, as of the date first above written.

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