WOLVERINE TUBE INC
AMENDMENT NO.2 DATED MARCH 25 2002
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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.21



                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                               TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 25, 2003
(the "Agreement") relating to the Credit Agreement referenced below, is by and
among WOLVERINE TUBE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), its U.S. and
Canadian Subsidiaries identified as Subsidiary Borrowers on the signature pages
hereto and any additional U.S. or Canadian Subsidiaries of the Company which
become parties to the Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof
(collectively referred to as the "Subsidiary Borrowers" and individually
referred to as a "Subsidiary Borrower") (hereinafter, the Company and the
Subsidiary Borrowers are collectively referred to as the "Borrowers" or referred
to individually as a "Borrower"), each of the financial institutions identified
as Lenders on the signature pages hereto (the "Lenders" and each individually, a
"Lender"), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ("Wachovia"), acting in the
manner and to the extent described in Article XIII of the Credit Agreement (in
such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(CANADA) acting in the manner and to the extent described in Article XIII of the
Credit Agreement (in such capacity, the "Canadian Agent"). Terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement and the provisions of Sections 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 of the Credit
Agreement related to the definitions shall apply herein.

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, a $37,500,000 credit facility has been extended to the
Borrowers pursuant to the terms of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of
March 27, 2002 (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement") among the Borrowers, the Lenders, the
Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent;

         WHEREAS, the Borrowers anticipate that violations of the minimum
Consolidated EBITDA covenant set forth in Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement
will occur and thus the Borrowers request that the Lenders agree to amend such
covenant pursuant to the terms and conditions herein; and

         WHEREAS, as a result of the inducement described herein and the other
good and valuable consideration provided to the Lenders, the undersigned Lenders
agree to enter into this Agreement to amend certain of the Credit Documents as
set forth in this Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         (A) Amendments. The Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the table
in Section 8.3 thereof with the following table:

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                                                                          Minimum
                                                                        Consolidated
                             Fiscal Quarter Ending                        EBITDA
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               <S>                                                      <C>
               March 31, 2002                                           $ 7,800,000
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               June 30, 2002                                            $21,500,000
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               September 30, 2002                                       $34,500,000
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               December 31, 2002                                        $45,000,000
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               March 31, 2003                                           $40,000,000
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               June 30, 2003                                            $40,000,000
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               September 30, 2003                                       $40,000,000
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               December 31, 2003                                        $42,000,000
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               Each fiscal quarter ending in fiscal year 2004           $55,000,000
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         (B) Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party hereby represents
and warrants that (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI
of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as
of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date (except for those
representations and warranties which by their terms relate solely to an earlier
date) and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein, (ii) no
Default or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement on and as of the
date hereof and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein,
(iii) it has the corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary organizational action to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement; (iv)
it has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement
constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance
with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally or by general principles of equity and (v) neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated therein, nor performance of and compliance with the terms and
provisions thereof will violate or conflict in any material respect with any
material provision of its articles or certificate of incorporation or
certificate of limited partnership or certificate of formation, bylaws,
agreement of limited partnership or limited liability company agreement or
violate, contravene or conflict in any material respect with contractual
provisions of, or cause an event of default under, any indenture, including
without limitation the 2008 Senior Note Indenture and 2009 Senior Note
Indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other agreement
or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound.

         (C) Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon
satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:

                1. Executed Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have
         received a fully executed counterpart of this Agreement from each party
         hereto.

                2. Secretary's Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall
         have received a secretary's certificates from each Borrower (except the
         Canadian Borrowers party to the Credit Agreement prior to the date
         hereof) dated as of the date hereof either substantially in the form
         required by Section 5.1(d) of the Credit Agreement, mutatis mutandis,
         or a bring-down certificate if no change has occurred to the
         secretary's certificate since the




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         last delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with
         the Credit Agreement, and, in each case, otherwise in form and
         substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

                3. Other Conditions Precedent. The Borrowers shall have
         completed all proceedings taken in connection with the transactions
         contemplated by this Agreement and delivered to the Administrative
         Agent all other documentation and other items incident thereto and each
         shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal
         counsel, Moore & Van Allen PLLC.

         (D) No Other Modification. Except to the extent specifically provided
to the contrary in this Agreement, all terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement (including Exhibits and Schedules thereto) and the other Credit
Documents shall remain in full force and effect, without modification or
limitation. This Agreement shall not operate as a consent to any other action or
inaction by the Borrowers or any other Credit Party, or as a waiver or amendment
of any right, power, or remedy of any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the
Canadian Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document nor
constitute a consent to any such action or inaction, or a waiver or amendment of
any provision contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document
except as specifically provided herein.

         (E) Release. In consideration of entering into this Agreement, each
Credit Party (a) represents and warrants to each Agent and each Lender that as
of the date hereof there are no causes of action, claims, actions, proceedings,
judgments, suits, demands, damages or offsets against or defenses or
counterclaims to its Obligations or Secured Obligations under the Credit
Documents and furthermore, such Credit Party waives any and all such causes of
action, claims, actions, proceedings, judgments, suits, demands, damages,
offsets, defenses or counterclaims whether known or unknown, arising prior to
the date of this Agreement and (b) releases each Agent and each Lender and each
of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees,
representatives, agents, counsel and directors from any and all actions, causes
of action, claims, actions, proceedings, judgments, suits, demands, damages and
liabilities of whatever kind or nature, in law or in equity, now known or
unknown, suspected or unsuspected to the extent that any of the foregoing arises
from any action or failure to act with respect to any Credit Document, on or
prior to the date hereof.

         (F) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina,
without regard to the principles governing conflicts of laws thereof.

         (G) INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. THE PROVISIONS IN
SECTIONS 14.5, 14.6, 14.8, 14.9, 14.10, 14.12, 14.13, 14.14, 14.15, 14.19 AND
14.24 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN,
MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

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         Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.


                                       COMPANY:

                                       WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------


                                       U.S. SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS:

                                       TF INVESTOR, INC.


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------


                                       TUBE FORMING HOLDINGS, INC.


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------


                                       TUBE FORMING, L.P.

                                       By:  Tube Forming Holdings, Inc.,
                                            its General Partner


                                            By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                                 -------------------------------
                                            Title:
                                                  ------------------------------


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                                         WOLVERINE FINANCE, LLC


                                         By:  Wolverine Tube, Inc.,
                                              its Sole Member

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         STPC HOLDING, INC.

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         SMALL TUBE MANUFACTURING, LLC


                                         By:  Wolverine Tube, Inc.,
                                              its Sole Member

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------


                                         WOLVERINE JOINING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC


                                         By:  Wolverine Tube, Inc.,
                                              its Sole Member

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------



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                                          WOLVERINE CHINA INVESTMENTS, LLC


                                          By:  Wolverine Tube, Inc.,
                                               its Managing Manager


                                               By:
                                                  ------------------------------
                                               Name:
                                                    ----------------------------
                                               Title:
                                                     ---------------------------



                                       WT HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------



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                                        CANADIAN SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS:

                                        3072996 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY


                                        By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                              ----------------------------------

                                        WOLVERINE JOINING TECHNOLOGIES
                                        (CANADA) INC.

                                        By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                              ----------------------------------


                                        3072452 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY

                                        By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                              ----------------------------------


                                        3072453 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY

                                        By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                              ----------------------------------



                                        WOLVERINE TUBE CANADA LIMITED
                                        PARTNERSHIP

                                        By: 3072453 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY,
                                        its General Partner

                                        By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                              ----------------------------------




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                                       WOLVERINE TUBE (CANADA) INC.


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------




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                                       LENDERS:

                                       WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                       in its capacity as Administrative Agent
                                       and as a Lender


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------




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                                       CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (CANADA),
                                       in its capacity as Canadian Agent and as
                                       a Lender


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------




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