AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENTS

Exhibit 10.4

AMENDMENT dated as of October 31, 2007 to (i) the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2005, as amended, among General ▇▇▇▇▇, Inc., as borrower, the several financial institutions from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and (ii) the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 9, 2007 among General ▇▇▇▇▇, Inc., as borrower, the several financial institutions from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the Five-Year Credit Agreements referred to in (i) and (ii) above, collectively, the “Agreements”).

The parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each capitalized term used herein which is defined in the Agreements shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Agreements. Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference contained in any Agreement shall from and after the date hereof refer to such Agreement as amended hereby.

SECTION 2. Amendments. Section 6.03(a) of each Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

(a) of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby represents and warrants that as of the date hereof and after giving effect hereto:

(a) no Default has occurred and is continuing; and

(b) each representation and warranty of the Company set forth in each Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment is true and correct as though made on and as of such date.

SECTION 4. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Section 5. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Amendment shall become effective as to each Agreement as of the date hereof when such Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed counterparts hereof signed by the Company and the Majority Banks under such Agreement.


	GENERAL ▇▇▇▇▇, INC.


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President, Treasurer


	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
	as Administrative Agent and as a Bank


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President


	ABN AMRO BANK N.V.


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Director


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
		Title: Director


	Bank of America, N.A.


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Senior Vice President


	THE BANK OF NEW YORK


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President


	The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President & Manager


	BARCLAYS BANK PLC


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Associate Director


	BNP Paribas


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Managing Director


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Director


	CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Director


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Managing Director


	CITIBANK, N.A.


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President


	COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE
	RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,
	“ROBOBANK INTERNATIONAL” NEW
	YORK BRANCH


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Executive Director


	CREDIT SUISSE, Cayman Islands Branch


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Director


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Assistant Vice President


	DEUTCHE BANK AG New York Branch
	As Documentation Agent and as a Bank


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Managing Director


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President


	▇▇▇▇▇▇ BROTHERS COMMERCIAL BANK


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Authorized Signatory


	▇▇▇▇▇▇ COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Authorized Signatory


	MELLON BANK, N.A.


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: First Vice President


	▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Bank USA


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President


	MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.


	By:	/s/ Hidekatsu Take

		Name: Hidekatsu Take
		Title: Deputy General Manager


	▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ BANK


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Authorized Signatory


	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
	CORPORATION


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: General Manager


	SunTrust Bank


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Director


	▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
	ASSOCIATION


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President and Senior Banker


	U.S. Bank National Association


	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: Vice President

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