EXHIBIT 10.5
INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT
THIS
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of
March 31, 2009, is entered into by and between FCS Financial,
PCA (“Lender”), for itself and as administrative
agent with respect to the Senior Loan Agreements, as defined below;
Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers, Inc. , a Missouri
cooperative association (“Ray-Carroll”); and Show Me
Ethanol, LLC (“Borrower”).
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Definitions . As used herein,
the following terms shall have the meanings specified
below:
“Collateral” has the meaning
specified in the Senior Loan Documents between Borrower and
Lender.
“Collateral Assignment of Grain Supply
Agreement” means that certain Collateral Assignment of Grain
Supply Agreement entered into by Borrower and Lender and
acknowledged and consented to by Ray-Carroll on March 7,
2007.
“Default” shall mean any Event of
Default specified in the Senior Loan Documents or under the
Ray-Carroll Loan Documents, or any other event that, with the
giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an
Event of Default under the Senior Loan Documents or the Ray-Carroll
Loan Documents.
"Default Notice" shall mean a notice delivered
pursuant to Section 7.04 hereof: (i) by Lender to Ray-Carroll
notifying Ray-Carroll of the occurrence of a Default under the
Senior Loan Documents, and (ii) by Ray-Carroll to Lender notifying
Lender of the occurrence of a Default under the Ray-Carroll Loan
Documents. A notice shall not be effective unless the
allegations on which the notice is based are factually
accurate.
"Grain Supply
Agreement" that certain Grain Supply Agreement dated March 7, 2007
by and between the Borrower and Ray-Carroll, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
"Grain Supply
Agreement Obligations" shall mean all amounts incurred within the
terms of the Grain Supply Agreement subject to the limitation set
forth in section 6.01(d) due from Borrower to Ray-Carroll under the
Grain Supply Agreement.
“Insolvency Event” means when (i)
Borrower shall (a) commence a voluntary case under the federal
bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect), (b) commence a
proceeding seeking to take advantage of any other laws, domestic or
foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
winding up or composition for adjustment of debts, (c) consent to
or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner any petition
filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws
or other laws, (d) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a
timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of
possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of
itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or
foreign, (e) make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or (f) take any corporate action for the purpose of
authorizing any of the foregoing; or (ii) a case or other
proceeding shall be commenced against Borrower in any court of
competent jurisdiction seeking (a) relief under the federal
bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect) or under any other
laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, winding up or adjustment of debts, or (b) the
appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the
like of Borrower or of all or any substantial part of the assets,
domestic or foreign, of Borrower, and such case or proceeding shall
continue undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive
calendar days, or an order granting the relief requested in such
case or proceeding against Borrower (including, but not limited to,
an order for relief under such federal bankruptcy laws) shall be
entered.
“Lender” shall mean FCS Financial,
PCA, and any other holder from time to time of the Senior
Debt.
“Non-Payment Default” shall mean a
Default by Borrower under the Senior Loan Agreements other than a
failure to pay principal and interest when due.
"Non-Payment Default Remedy Forbearance Period"
shall mean the period commencing with the delivery of a Default
Notice to Ray-Carroll and ending on the earlier to occur of (1) the
90 th
day following the occurrence of the
Non-Payment Default; (2) waiver or cure of the Non-Payment Default;
or (3) an Insolvency Event.
“Payment Default” shall mean a
Default by Borrower under the Senior Loan Agreements for failure to
pay principal or interest when due.
“Payment Default Remedy Forbearance
Period” shall mean the period commencing with the
delivery of a Default Notice to Ray-Carroll and ending on the
earlier to occur of (1) the 120 th day following the occurrence of the Payment
Default; (2) waiver or cure of the Payment Default; or (3) an
Insolvency Event..
“Ray-Carroll Loan Agreement” shall
mean that certain Conversion and Loan Agreement by and among
Ray-Carroll and Borrower, dated as of March 31, 2009;
“Ray-Carroll Loan Documents” shall
mean the Ray-Carroll Note, and all other instruments and documents
executed and delivered by Borrower, as amended from time to time,
and any renewal and extensions thereof, with respect to the
Ray-Carroll Note Debt.
“Ray-Carroll Note” shall mean those
certain promissory note issued by Borrower to Ray-Carroll in the
amount of dated as of March 31, 2009
“Ray-Carroll Note Debt” shall mean
all obligations of Borrower to Ray-Carroll under the Ray-Carroll
Loan Documents, but shall not include the Grain Supply Agreement
Obligations.
"Remedy Forbearance Period" shall mean
collectively the Payment Default Remedy Forbearance Period and the
Non-Payment Default Forbearance Period.
“Senior
Notes” shall mean all notes of Borrower payable to Lender
evidencing all or part of the Senior Debt, and any amendments,
modifications, renewals or extensions thereof.
“Senior
Debt” shall mean all obligations of Borrower to Lender now or
hereafter existing under the Senior Loan Documents, whether for
principal or interest (including interest accruing after the
occurrence of an Insolvency Event), and whether or not the same is
allowed as a claim, prepayment premium, fees, expenses or
otherwise.
“Senior
Loan Agreements” shall mean that certain Construction and
Term Loan Agreement by and among Borrower, Lender, as
administrative agent, and the Banks named therein, dated as of
March 1, 2007 and that certain Revolving Credit Agreement by and
between Borrower and Lender dated November 6, 2007, both as
amended.
“Senior
Loan Documents” shall mean the Senior Loan Agreements, the
Note, the Deed of Trust, and all other instruments and documents
executed and delivered by Borrower, as amended from time to time,
and any renewal and extensions thereof, with respect to the Senior
Debt.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS OF
RAY-CARROLL
SECTION
2.01. Representations and Warranties
. Ray-Carroll hereby represents and warrants to Lender
as follows:
(a) There are no existing agreements
or understandings relating to the Ray-Carroll Note Debt between
Borrower and Ray-Carroll or the relationship between Borrower and
Ray-Carroll under the Grain Supply Agreement that are not fully and
accurately described in the Ray-Carroll Loan Documents or the Grain
Supply Agreement.
(b) This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Ray-Carroll, and is the valid and binding
obligation of Ray-Carroll, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms.
(c) Ray-Carroll
is the owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and
outstanding Class B membership interests in Borrower and is not
relying in anyway on Lender to provide or otherwise distribute
information to Ray-Carroll regarding Borrower, save and except any
agreements or understandings between Borrower and Lender that are
not stated in the Senior Loan Documents.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS OF
LENDER
SECTION
3.01. Representations and Warranties
. Lender hereby represents and warrants to Ray-Carroll
as follows:
(a) This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Lender through a representative duly
authorized by Lender to enter this Agreement for itself with
respect to the Revolving Credit Agreement by and between Borrower
and Lender dated November 6, 2007, as amended, and as
administrative agent with respect to the Construction and Term Loan
Agreement by and among Borrower, Lender, as administrative agent,
and the Banks named therein, dated as of March 1, 2007, as amended,
and is the valid and binding obligation of Lender in those
capacities, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms.
(b) There are no existing agreements
or understandings relating to the Senior Debt between Borrower and
Lender, for itself with respect to the Revolving Credit Agreement
by and between Borrower and Lender dated November 6, 2007, as
amended, and as administrative agent with respect to the
Construction and Term Loan Agreement by and among Borrower, Lender,
as administrative agent, and the Banks named therein, dated as of
March 1, 2007, as amended, that are not fully and accurately
described in the Senior Loan Documents.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS OF
BORROWER
SECTION
4.01. Representations and Warranties
. Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender and
Ray-Carroll as follows:
(a) This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Borrower through a representative duly
authorized by Borrower to enter this Agreement and is the valid and
binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms.
(b) There are no existing agreements
or understandings relating to the Senior Debt between Borrower and
Lender, Lender for itself with respect to the Revolving Credit
Agreement by and between Borrower and Lender dated November 6,
2007, as amended, and as administrative agent with respect to the
Construction and Term Loan Agreement by and among Borrower, Lender,
as administrative agent, and the Banks named therein, dated as of
March 1, 2007, as amended, that are not fully and accurately
described in the Senior Loan Documents.
(c) There are no existing agreements
or understandings relating to the Ray-Carroll Loan Agreement
between Borrower and Ray-Carroll with respect to payment or
security for repayment of the Ray-Carroll Note Debt that are not
fully and accurately described in the Ray-Carroll Loan
Documents.
ARTICLE V
SUBORDINATION TO LIENS OF
SENIOR DEBT
SECTION
5.01. Lien Subordination .
(a) General . The
liens securing repayment of the Ray-Carroll Note Debt are, except
as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, made expressly
subordinate and junior to the liens securing repayment of the
Senior Debt to the extent and in the manner set forth in this
Agreement.
SECTION 5.02. Priorities,
Remedies, and Payment Over of Proceeds in Certain Events
.
(a)
Payment Default under Senior Loan Agreements
. Subject to section 5.02(g), if a Payment Default
exists and is continuing, Borrower shall make no direct or indirect
payment of the Ray-Carroll Debt, and Ray-Carroll further agrees
that it will not accept such payment until expiration of the
Payment Default Remedy Forbearance Period.
(b) Non-Payment Default under
Senior Loan Agreements . Subject to section 5.02(g),
if a Non-Payment Default exists and is continuing, or if the Senior
Debt has matured, Borrower shall make no direct or indirect payment
of the Ray-Carroll Debt, and Ray-Carroll further agrees that it
will not accept such payment during the Non-Payment Default Remedy
Forbearance Period.
(c)
Suspension of Remedies . Subject to section
5.02(g), in addition to the restrictions on payment to Ray-Carroll
and/or on Ray-Carroll’s acceptance of payments from Borrower,
so long as a Remedy Forbearance Period shall exist and be
continuing, Ray-Carroll shall not (i) seek, pursue, ask, demand, or
sue for any payment, distribution or any other remedy in respect of
the Ray-Carroll Debt, any collateral securing the Ray-Carroll Debt,
or otherwise available under the Ray-Carroll Loan Documents, (ii)
demand, ask for or apply to any court for the appointment of a
receiver to own or operate the Borrower, any of its properties or
any of its businesses, or (iii) commence, or join with any other
creditor (other than Lender) in commencing, any Insolvency
Event.
(d) Certain Payments Held in
Trust . In the event that, notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions prohibiting such payment, Ray-Carroll shall
have received any payment or distribution in respect of the
Ray-Carroll Debt contrary to such provisions, then and in such
event such payment or distribution shall be received and held in
trust for Lender and shall be paid over or delivered to Lender for
application to the Senior Debt.
(e)
Permitted Payments to Ray-Carroll . Except as
expressly set forth in this Section 5.02, Lender specifically
acknowledges and agrees that Borrower shall be permitted to make,
and Ray-Carroll shall be entitled to receive, interest and
permitted principal payments on the Ray-Carroll Debt in accordance
with the Ray-Carroll Loan Documents. Neither the
interruption of payments to Ray-Carroll or the suspension of
remedies pursuant to this Section 5.02 shall be interpreted to
constitute a general subordination in priority of
payment.
(f)
Default Notices; Remedy Notices . Promptly upon
learning of an Event of Default under the Senior Loan Agreement,
Lender shall give notice to Ray-Carroll of such
Default. Likewise, promptly upon learning of an Event of
Default under the Ray-Carroll Loan Documents, Ray-Carroll shall
give notice to Lender of such Default. If either Lender
or Ray-Carroll should (i) seek, pursue, ask, demand, or sue for any
payment, exercise of any right as a secured party, disposition of
property or conduct of trustee’s sale, distribution or any
other remedy in respect of the Borrower's respective obligations,
any collateral securing such obligations, or otherwise available
under the applicable loan agreements, (ii) demand, ask for or apply
to any court for the appointment of a receiver to own or operate
the Borrower, any of its properties or any of its businesses, or
(iii) commence, or join with any other creditor in commencing, any
Insolvency Event, then, and in such event, the party so moving
shall provide prompt notice of such action to the non-moving
party.
(g)
Limitation on Exercise of Payment and Remedy Blocks
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Lender
may not invoke Sections 5.02(a) or (b) to suspend Ray-Carroll's
right to receive payments under the Ray Carroll Loan Documents or
invoke Section 5.02(c) to block Ray-Carroll's exercise of its
remedies if Section 5.02(a), (b), or (c) has been invoked at any
time in the preceding 365 days..
Section 5.03. Additional Credit
to Borrower . Aside from advances under
the Senior Loan Agreements that are necessary to preserve and
protect the Collateral, the Lender may not extend additional credit
to Borrower in excess of the amounts authorized by the
Seni