CAPSTONE TURBINE Corp (Form: 8-K, Received: 07/01/2010 16:36:57)

Exhibit 10

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENTS

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENTS (the “ Amendment ”), dated as of June 29, 2010, is entered into by and between CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“ Wells Fargo ”), acting through its Wells Fargo Business Credit operating division.

RECITALS

A. Company and Wells Fargo are parties to (i) a Credit and Security Agreement dated February 9, 2009 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit and Security Agreements, dated June 9, 2009 (“ First Amendment ”), that certain Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreements and Waiver of Defaults, dated November 5, 2009 (“ Second Amendment ”), and that certain Third Amendment to Credit and Security Agreements and Waiver of Default, dated June 11, 2010 (“ Third Amendment ”), and as further amended from time to time, the “ Domestic Credit Agreement ”), and (ii) a Credit and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Subfacility), dated February 9, 2009 (as amended by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, and the Third Amendment, and further amended from time to time, the “ Ex-Im Credit Agreement ”; and together with the Domestic Credit Agreement, the “ Credit Agreements ”). Capitalized terms used in these recitals have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreements unless otherwise specified.

B. Company has requested that certain amendments be made to the Credit Agreements, which Wells Fargo is willing to agree to pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:

1. Section 5.2(d) of the Credit Agreements . Section 5.2(d) of the Credit Agreements is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(d) Capital Expenditures . Company shall not incur or contract to incur Capital Expenditures of more than (i) $4,500,000 in the aggregate during Company’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, and (ii) zero for each subsequent year until Company and Wells Fargo agree on limits on Capital Expenditures for subsequent periods based on Company’s projections for such periods.”

2. Exhibit E to the Domestic Credit Agreement . Exhibit E to the Domestic Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with Exhibit E-1 attached to this Amendment.

3. Exhibit E to the Ex-Im Credit Agreement . Exhibit E to the Ex-Im Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with Exhibit E-2 attached to this Amendment.

4. No Other Changes . Except as explicitly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreements shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to any advance or letter of credit thereunder.

5. Accommodation Fee . [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

6. Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall be effective when Wells Fargo shall have received an executed original of this Amendment, together with each of the following, each in substance and form acceptable to Wells Fargo in its sole discretion:

6.1 A Certificate of the Secretary of Company certifying as to (i) the resolutions of the board of directors of Company approving the execution and delivery of this Amendment, (ii) the fact that the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Company, which were certified and delivered to Wells Fargo pursuant to the Certificate of Authority of Company’s secretary or assistant secretary dated February 9, 2009, continue in full force and effect and have not been amended or otherwise modified except as set forth in the Certificate to be delivered, and (iii) the fact that the officers and agents of Company who have been certified to Wells Fargo, pursuant to the Certificate of Authority of Company’s secretary or assistant secretary dated February 9, 2009, as being authorized to sign and to act on behalf of Company continue to be so authorized;

6.2 Consent and approval of this Amendment by the Export Import Bank of the United States, if required by Wells Fargo;

6.3 The Acknowledgement and Agreement of Guarantor set forth at the end of this Amendment, duly executed by Guarantor; and

6.4 Such other matters as Wells Fargo may require.

7. Representations and Warranties . Company hereby represents and warrants to Wells Fargo as follows:

7.1 Company has all requisite power and authority to execute this Amendment and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder and to perform all of its obligations hereunder, and this Amendment and all such other agreements and instruments have been duly executed and delivered by Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms.

7.2 The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this Amendment and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not (i) require any authorization, consent or approval by any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, (ii) violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation or of any order, writ, injunction or decree presently in effect, having applicability to Company, or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Company, or (iii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or instrument to which Company is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected.

7.3 All of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of, and Exhibit D to, the Credit Agreements are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date (in which case they shall continue to be true and correct as of such earlier date).

8. References . All references in the Credit Agreements to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the relevant Credit Agreement as amended hereby; and any and all references in the Security Documents to the Credit Agreements shall be deemed to refer to the relevant Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

9. No Waiver . Except as expressly provided in Section 6 of this Amendment, the execution of this Amendment and the acceptance of all other agreements and instruments related hereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreements or a waiver of any breach, default or event of default under any Security Document or other document held by Wells Fargo, whether or not known to Wells Fargo and whether or not existing on the date of this Amendment.

10. Release . Company and the Guarantor signing the Acknowledgment and Agreement of Guarantor set forth below hereby absolutely and unconditionally release and forever discharge Wells Fargo, and any and all participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together with all of the present and former directors, officers, agents, attorneys, and employees of any of the foregoing, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which Company or Guarantor has had, now has or has made claim to have against any such person for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to and including the date of this Amendment, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown. It is the intention of the Company and Guarantor in executing this release that the same shall be effective as a bar to each and every claim, demand and cause of action specified and in furtherance of this intention the Company and Guarantor each waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which provides:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MIGHT HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

The parties acknowledge that each may hereafter discover facts different from or in addition to those now known or believed to be true with respect to such claims, demands, or causes of action and agree that this instrument shall be and remain effective in all respects notwithstanding any such differences or additional facts.

11. Costs and Expenses . Company hereby reaffirms its agreement under the Credit Agreements to pay or reimburse Wells Fargo on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by Wells Fargo in connection with the Loan Documents, including without limitation all fees and

disbursements of legal counsel. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company specifically agrees to pay all fees and disbursements of counsel to Wells Fargo for the services performed by such counsel in connection with the preparation of this Amendment and the documents and instruments incidental hereto. Company hereby agrees that Wells Fargo may, at any time or from time to time in its sole discretion and without further authorization by Company, make a loan to Company under the Credit Agreements, or apply the proceeds of any loan, for the purpose of paying any such fees, disbursements, costs and expenses.

12. Miscellaneous . This Amendment and the Acknowledgment and Agreement of Guarantor may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Transmission by facsimile or “pdf” file of an executed counterpart of this Amendment shall be deemed to constitute due and sufficient delivery of such counterpart. Any party hereto may request an original counterpart of any party delivering such electronic counterpart. This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of California. In the event of any conflict between this Amendment and the Credit Agreements, the terms of this Amendment shall govern. The Export-Import Bank of the United States shall be an express intended beneficiary of this Amendment.

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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.

WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By: /s/ Michael White

Print Name: Michael White

Title: Assistant Vice President

CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION

By: /s/ Edward Reich

Print Name: Edward Reich

Its: Executive Vice President & CFO

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR

The undersigned, a guarantor of the indebtedness of Capstone Turbine Corporation (“ Company ”) to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (as more fully defined in the Amendment, “ Wells Fargo ”), acting through its Wells Fargo Business Credit operating division, pursuant to the separate Guaranty dated February 9, 2009 (“ Guaranty ”), hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Amendment; (ii) consents to the terms (including without limitation the release set forth in Section 10 of the Amendment) and execution thereof; (iii) reaffirms all obligations to Wells Fargo pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty; and (iv) acknowledges that Wells Fargo may amend, restate, extend, renew or otherwise modify the Credit Agreements and any indebtedness or agreement of the Company, or enter into any agreement or extend additional or other credit accommodations, without notifying or obtaining the consent of the undersigned and without impairing the liability of the undersigned under the Guaranty for all of the Company’s present and future indebtedness to Wells Fargo.

CAPSTONE TURBINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By: /s/ Edward Reich

Print Name: Edward Reich

Title: Executive Vice President & CFO

Exhibit E-1

Exhibit E to Credit and Security Agreement

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Date: [__________________, 200_]

Subject: Financial Statements

In accordance with our Credit and Security Agreement dated February 9, 2009 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), attached are the financial statements of Capstone Turbine Corporation (the “Company”) dated [______________, 200_] (the “Reporting Date”) and the year-to-date period then ended (the “Current Financials”). All terms used in this certificate have the meanings given in the Credit Agreement.

A. Preparation and Accuracy of Financial Statements . I certify that the Current Financials have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments, and fairly present Company’s financial condition as of the Reporting Date.

B. Name of Company; Merger and Consolidation . I certify that:

(Check one)

[ ]	Company has not, since the date of the Credit Agreement, changed its name or jurisdiction of organization, nor has it consolidated or merged with another Person.

[ ]

Company has, since the date of the Credit Agreement, either changed its name or jurisdiction of organization, or both, or has consolidated or merged with another Person, which change, consolidation or merger: [ ] was consented to in advance by Wells Fargo in an Authenticated Record, and/or [ ] is more fully described in the statement of facts attached to this Certificate.

C. Events of Default . I certify that:

(Check one)

[ ]	I have no knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, except as previously reported to Wells Fargo in a Record.

[ ]

I have knowledge of an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement not previously reported to Wells Fargo in a Record, as more fully described in the statement of facts attached to this Certificate, and further, I acknowledge that Wells Fargo may under the terms of the Credit Agreement impose the Default Rate at any time during the resulting Default Period.

D. Litigation Matters . I certify that:

(Check one)

[ ]	I have no knowledge of any material adverse change to the litigation exposure of Company or any of its Affiliates or of any Guarantor.

[ ]	I have knowledge of material adverse changes to the litigation exposure of Company or any of its Affiliates or of any Guarantor not previously disclosed in Exhibit D , as more fully described in the statement of facts attached to this Certificate.

E. Financial Covenants . I further certify that:

(Check and complete each of the following)

1. Minimum Book Net Worth . Pursuant to Section 5.2(a) of the Credit Agreement, as of the Reporting Date, Company’s Book Net Worth was $[____________], which [ ] satisfies [ ] does not satisfy the requirement that such amount be not less than the applicable amount set forth in the table below (numbers appearing between “< >” are negative) on the Reporting Date:

Test Date	Minimum Book Net Worth
June 30, 2010	$64,346,000
September 30, 2010	$57,671,000
December 31, 2010	$52,983,000
March 31, 2011	$50,090,000

2. Minimum Net Income . Pursuant to Section 5.2(b) of the Credit Agreement, as of the Reporting Date, Company’s Net Income was [$__________], which [ ] satisfies [ ] does not satisfy the requirement that Net Income be not less than the amount set forth in the table below (numbers appearing between “< >” are negative) on the Reporting Date:

Test Date	Minimum Net Income
June 30, 2010	$<11,283,000>
September 30, 2010	$<9,859,000>
December 31, 2010	$<7,549,000>
March 31, 2011	$<5,161,000>

3. Minimum Cash to Unreimbursed Line of Credit Advances Coverage Ratio . Pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of the Credit Agreement, as of the Reporting Date, at all times, Company has [ ] has not [ ] been in compliance with the requirement that the percentage of the unreimbursed Line of Credit Advances under the Revolving Note plus the L/C Amount plus outstanding “Advances” under the Ex-Im Credit Agreement to the

amount of cash plus Cash Equivalents of Company in which Wells Fargo has a perfected first priority security interest be not greater than 80%.

4. Capital Expenditures . Pursuant to Section 5.2(d) of the Credit Agreement, for the year-to-date period ending on the Reporting Date, Company has expended or contracted to expend during the fiscal year ended _______________, 200___, for Capital Expenditures, $________________ in the aggregate, which [ ] satisfies [ ] does not satisfy the requirement that such expenditures not exceed $4,500,000 in the aggregate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, and zero for each subsequent fiscal year.

Attached are statements of all relevant facts and computations in reasonable detail sufficient to evidence Company’s compliance with the financial covenants referred to above, which computations were made in accordance with GAAP.

Capstone Turbine Corporation

By:

Its: Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit E-2

Exhibit E to Credit and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Subfacility)

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Date: [__________________, 200_]

Subject: Financial Statements

In accordance with our Credit and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Subfacility) dated February 9, 2009 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), attached are the financial statements of Capstone Turbine Corporation (the “Company”) dated [______________, 200_] (the “Reporting Date”) and the year-to-date period then ended (the “Current Financials”). All terms used in this certificate have the meanings given in the Credit Agreement.

F. Preparation and Accuracy of Financial Statements . I certify that the Current Financials have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments, and fairly present Company’s financial condition as of the Reporting Date.

G. Name of Company; Merger and Consolidation. I certify that:

(Check one)

[ ]	Company has not, since the date of the Credit Agreement, changed its name or jurisdiction of organization, nor has it consolidated or merged with another Person.

[ ]

H. Events of Default . I certify that:

(Check one)

[ ]	I have no knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, except as previously reported to Wells Fargo in a Record.

[ ]

I. Litigation Matters . I certify that:

(Check one)

[ ]	I have no knowledge of any material adverse change to the litigation exposure of Company or any of its Affiliates or of any Guarantor.

[ ]	I have knowledge of material adverse changes to the litigation exposure of Company or any of its Affiliates or of any Guarantor not previously disclosed in Exhibit D , as more fully described in the statement of facts attached to this Certificate.

J. Financial Covenants . I further certify that:

(Check and complete each of the following)

Test Date	Minimum Book Net Worth
June 30, 2010	$64,346,000
September 30, 2010	$57,671,000
December 31, 2010	$52,983,000
March 31, 2011	$50,090,000

Test Date	Minimum Net Income
June 30, 2010	$<11,283,000>
September 30, 2010	$<9,859,000>
December 31, 2010	$<7,549,000>
March 31, 2011	$<5,161,000>

3. Minimum Cash to Unreimbursed Line of Credit Advances Coverage Ratio . Pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of the Credit Agreement, as of the Reporting Date, at all times, Company has [ ] has not [ ] been in compliance with the requirement that the percentage of the unreimbursed “Advances” plus the L/C Amount under the Domestic Facility Agreement plus outstanding “Advances” under the Domestic Facility Agreement

to the amount of cash plus Cash Equivalents of Company in which Wells Fargo has a perfected first priority security interest be not greater than 80%.

Capstone Turbine Corporation

By:

Its: Chief Financial Officer

Delaware	001-15957	95-4180883
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

	CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
Date: July 1 , 2010	By:	/s/ Edward I. Reich
		Edward I. Reich Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit No.	Description
10	Fourth Amendment to Credit and Security Agreements, dated as of June 29, 2010, by and between Capstone Turbine Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.