Exhibit 10.39
Loan No.
RI0487T02A
CONSTRUCTION AND
REVOLVING TERM LOAN SUPPLEMENT
THIS
SUPPLEMENT to
the Master Loan Agreement dated August 31,2007, (the
“MLA”), is entered into as of August 31, 2007, and
effective April 1, 2008, or such earlier date as Agent (as that
term is defined in the MLA) may establish in its sale discretion,
(the “Effective Date”), between FARM CREDIT SERVICES
OF MID-AMERICA, FLCA (“Farm Credit”) and ETHANOL
GRAIN PROCESSORS, LLC, Rives, Tennessee (the
“Company”) and amends and restates the Supplement dated
January 18,2007, and numbered RI0487T02.
SECTION 1. The
Construction and Revolving Term Loan Commitment.
On the terms and
conditions set forth in the MLA and this Supplement, Farm Credit
agrees to make loans to the Company from time to time during the
period set forth below in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed, at any one time outstanding, $37,400,000.00 less the
amounts scheduled to be repaid during the period set forth below in
Section 6 (the “Commitment”). Within the limits of the
Commitment, the Company may borrow, repay and reborrow. No advance
shall be made until evidence has been provided to the Agent (as
that term is defined in the MLA) as required in Section 7(A)(vi) of
the MLA that all requisite equity funds have been received by the
Company and that such funds shall have been utilized for the
construction of the Improvements (as defined herein).
The Company may, in its
sole discretion, elect to permanently reduce the amount of the
Commitment by giving Agent ten (10) days prior written notice. Said
election shall be made only if the Company is not in default at the
time of the election and will remain in compliance with all
financial covenants after such reduction. Any such reduction shall
be treated as an early, voluntary reduction of the Commitment
amount and shall not delay or reduce the amount of any scheduled
Commitment reduction under Section 6 hereof (which reductions shall
continue in increments specified in, on the dates determined in
accordance with, Section 6), but rather shall result in an earlier
expiration of the Commitment and final maturity of the
loans.
SECTION 2.
Purpose. The
purpose of the Commitment is to partially finance the
Company’s construction of a 100 million gallon (annual
capacity) dry-mill ethanol production facility (the
“Improvements”) identified in the plans and
specifications provided to and approved by Agent pursuant to
Section 7(A)(v) of the MLA (as the same may be amended pursuant to
Section I2(A) herein, the “Plans”), on real property
owned by the Company near Rives, Tennessee (the
“Property”), and to provide working capital to the
Company, and the Company agrees to utilize the proceeds of the
Commitment for these purposes only.
SECTION 3.
Term. The
term of the Commitment shall be from the Effective Date hereof, up
to and including May 1, 2019, or such later date as Agent may, in
its sole discretion, authorize in writing.
SECTION 4.
Disbursements of Proceeds.
(A)
Disbursement
Procedures.
(1)
Limits on
Advances. Agent shall not be required to
advance funds: (i) for any category or line item of acquisition or
construction cost in an amount greater than the amount specified
therefore in the Project Budget (as defined in Section 7(A)(v) of
the MLA) (notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Company may
request Agent to advance, and Agent shall not unreasonably refuse
to advance, funds in excess of such amount if an offsetting amount
has not been advanced for a category or line item in the Project
Budget such that the budgeted amounts saved under one category or
line item can be transferred to another category or line item); or
(ii) for any services not yet performed or for materials or goods
not yet incorporated into the Improvements or delivered to and
properly stored on the Property. No advance hereunder shall exceed
100% of the aggregate costs actually paid or currently due and
payable and represented by invoices accompanying a Request for
Construction Loan Advance submitted pursuant to Section 9(B)(1)
herein less the amount of retainage (“Retainage”) set
out in the construction contract dated August 25, 2006, between the
Company and Fagen, Inc., and other construction contracts of the
Company for the Improvements.
(2)
Advance of
Retainage. The Retainage (but in no case
greater than the unused balance of the Commitment allocated for
construction) will be advanced by Agent to the Company pursuant to
the conditions set forth in such construction contracts, upon
written request by the Company certifying the satisfaction of such
conditions precedent for payment of Retainage.
(3)
Advances for Working
Capital Purposes. Company may request advances for
pre-production expenses or working capital at any time upon written
verification to Agent of the purpose of such advance
request.
(B)
Payments to Third
Parties . At
its option and without further authorization from the Company,
Agent is authorized to make advances under the Commitment by
paying, directly or jointly with the Company, any person to whom
Agent in good faith determines payment is due and any such advance
shall be deemed made as of the date on which Agent makes such
payment and shall be secured under the deed of trust/mortgage
securing the Commitment and any other loan documents securing the
Commitment as fully as if made directly to the Company.
SECTION 5. Interest
and Fees.
(A)
Interest.
The Company agrees to
pay interest on the unpaid principal balance of the loans in
accordance with one or more of the following interest rate options,
as selected by the Company:
( 1)
Agent Base
Rate. At a
rate per annum equal at all times to the rate of interest
established by Agent from time to time as its Agent Base Rate,
which Rate is intended by Agent to be a reference rate and not its
lowest rate plus the Pricing Adjustment set forth in Section
5(A)(4) below. The Agent Base Rate will change on the date
established by Agent as the effective date of any change therein
and Agent agrees to notify the Company of any such
change.
(2)
Quoted
Rate. At a
fixed rate per annum to be quoted by Agent in its sale discretion
in each instance. Under this option, rates may be fixed on such
balances and for such periods, as may be agreeable to Agent in its
sole discretion in each instance, provided that: (1) the minimum
fixed period shall be 180 days; (2) amounts may be fixed in
increments of $500,000.00 or multiples thereof; and (3) the maximum
number of fixes in place at anyone time shall be 10.
(3)
LIBOR.
At a fixed rate per
annum equal to “LIBOR” (as hereinafter defined) plus
the Pricing Adjustment set forth in Section 5(A)(4) below. Under
this option: (1) rates may be fixed for “Interest
Periods” (as hereinafter defined) of 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 or 12
months as selected by the Company; (2) amounts may be fixed in
increments of $500,000.00 or multiples thereof; (3) the maximum
number of fixes in place at anyone time shall be 10; and (4) rates
may only be fixed on a “Banking Day” (as hereinafter
defined) on 3 Banking Days’ prior written notice. For
purposes hereof: (a) “LIBOR” shall mean the rate
(rounded upward to the nearest sixteenth and adjusted for reserves
required on “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as hereinafter
defined) for banks subject to “FRB Regulation D” (as
herein defined) or required by any other federal law or regulation)
quoted by the British Bankers Association (the “BBA”)
at 11 :00 a.m. London time 2 Banking Days before the commencement
of the Interest Period for the offering of U.S. dollar deposits in
the London interbank market for the Interest Period designated by
the Company; as published by Bloomberg or another major information
vendor listed on BBA’s official website; (b) “Banking
Day” shall mean a day on which Agent is open for business,
dealings in U.S. dollar deposits are being carried out in the
London interbank market, and banks are open for business in New
York City and London, England; (c) “Interest Period”
shall mean a period commencing on the date this option is to take
effect and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next
calendar month or the month that is 2, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months
thereafter, as the case may be; provided, however, that: (i) in the
event such ending day is not a Banking Day, such period shall be
extended to the next Banking Day unless such next Banking Day falls
in the next calendar month, in which case it shall end on the
preceding Banking Day; and (ii) if there is no numerically
corresponding day in the month, then such period shall end on the
last Banking Day in the relevant month; (d) “Eurocurrency
Liabilities” shall have meaning as set forth in “FRB
Regulation D”; and (e) “FRB Regulation D” shall
mean Regulation D as promulgated by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 12 CFR Part 204 , as
amended.
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(4)
Pricing
Adjustment. The interest rate spread parameters
set forth in Subsections (1) and (3) above shall be decreased in
accordance with the following schedule upon full payment of
$18,000,000.00 in Free Cash Flow Payments (as defined in Section 6
of Construction and Term Loan Supplement numbered RI0487TOIA
hereof):
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Pricing Type
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Initial Spread
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Spread After Completion
of
$18,000,000.00 of Free Cash
Flow
Payments
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Agent Base Rate
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+25 Basis Points
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0 Basis Points
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LIBOR
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+315 Basis Points
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+290 Basis Points
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The applicable interest
rate adjustment shall (i) become effective 30 calendar days after
completion of $18,000,000.00 in Free Cash Flow Payments; and (ii)
shall be effective on a prospective basis only and shall not affect
existing fixed rate pricing.
The Company shall select
the applicable rate option at the time it requests a loan hereunder
and may, subject to the limitations set forth above, elect to
convert balances bearing interest at the variable rate option to
one of the fixed rate options. Upon the expiration of any fixed
rate period, interest shall automatically accrue at the variable
rate option unless the amount fixed is repaid or fixed for an
additional period in accordance with the terms hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, rates may not be fixed in such a
manner as to cause the Company to have to break any fixed rate
balance in order to pay any installment of principal. All elections
provided for herein shall be made electronically (if applicable),
telephonically or in writing and must be received by Agent not
later than 12:00 Noon Company’s local time in order to be
considered to have been received on that day; provided, however,
that in the case of LIBOR rate loans, all such elections must be
confirmed in writing upon Agent’s request. Interest shall be
calculated on the actual number of days each loan is outstanding on
the basis of a year consisting of 360 days and shall be payable
monthly in arrears by the 20th day of the following month or on
such other day in such month as Agent shall require in a written
notice to the Company; provided, however, in the event the Company
elects to fix all or a portion of the indebtedness outstanding
under the LIBOR interest rate option above, at Agent’s option
upon written notice to the Company, interest shall be payable at
the maturity of the Interest Period and if the LIBOR interest rate
fix is for a period longer than 3 months, interest on that portion
of the indebtedness outstanding shall be payable quarterly in
arrears on each three month anniversary of the commencement date of
such Interest Period, and at maturity.
(B)
Commitment
Fee. In
consideration of the Commitment, the Company agrees to pay to Agent
a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of the
Commitment at a rate of 1/2 of 1 % per annum (calculated on a 360
day basis), payable monthly in arrears by the 20th day following
each month. Such fee shall be payable for each month (or portion
thereof) occurring during the original or any extended term of the
Commitment.
(C)
Loan Origination
Fee. In
consideration of the Commitment, the Company agrees to pay to Agent
on the execution hereof a loan origination fee in the amount of
$50,000.00. The Arrangement Fee of $225,000.00 has already been
received.
SECTION 6. Promissory
Note. The
Company promises to repay on the dates set forth below, the
outstanding principal, if any, that is in excess of the listed
amounts:
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Payment Date
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Reducing Commitment
Amount
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November 1, 2015
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$
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32,725,000.00
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May 1, 2016
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$
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28,050,000.00
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November 1, 2016
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$
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23,375,000.00
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May 1, 2017
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$
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18,700,000.00
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November 1, 2017
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$
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14,025,000.00
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May 1, 2018
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$
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9,350,000.00
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November 1, 2018
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$
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4,675,000.00
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May 1, 2019
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$
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0.00
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Provided, however, that
if Construction and Term Loan Supplement No. RI0487T01A dated
August 31, 2007, has been repaid prior to its maturity date of
November 20, 2015, then commitment reduction for this loan shall
begin on the first day of the month that is six months after the
first day of the month following the repayment of RI0487TOIA, and
reductions in the commitment as noted above shall occur every six
months thereafter.
In the event that any
Free Cash Flow payments are applied to this Supplement in
accordance with Section 6 of Supplement No. RI04871T01A referenced
above, they shall be applied hereto as reductions in the Commitment
as of their due date under RI0487T02A. Any such reductions shall
not delay or reduce the amount of any subsequent scheduled
Commitment reductions as specified above.
If any installment due
date is not a day on which Agent is open for business, then such
installment shall be due and payable on the next day on which Agent
is open for business. In addition to the above, the Company
promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at
the times and in accordance with the provisions set forth in
Section 5 hereof. This note replaces and supersedes, but does not
constitute payment of the indebtedness evidenced by, the promissory
note set forth in the Supplement being amended and restated
hereby.
SECTION 7.
Prepayment. Subject to the broken funding
surcharge provision of the MLA, the Company may on one Business
Day’s prior written notice prepay all or any portion of the
loan(s). Unless otherwise agreed, all prepayments will be applied
to principal installments in the inverse order of their maturity.
However, in addition to the foregoing, prepayment of any Loan
balance due to refinancing, or refinancing of any unadvanced
Commitment with another lender, up to and including October 31,
2011, will result in a 2% prepayment charge in addition to any
broken funding surcharges which may be applicable, based on the
amounts prepaid and on the total amount of the Commitments in
effect at such time.
SECTION 8.
Security. Security is set forth in the
MLA.
SECTION 9. Additional
Conditions Precedent.
(A)
Initial
Advance. Agent’s obligation to make the
initial advance is subject to the satisfaction of each of the
following additional conditions precedent on or before the date of
such advance:
(1)
List of
Permits. Receipt by Agent of a detailed list
of all permits required for both the construction of the
improvements and the operation of the facility setting forth for
each listed permit whether such permit is required for commencement
of construction or required for commencement of operation, and
identifying to Agent’s reasonable satisfaction whether such
permits have been issued or can reasonably be expected to be
issued.
(2)
Construction
Permits. Receipt by Agent of evidence of
issuance of all permits that are required to be obtained prior to
the commencement of construction of the improvements.
(3)
Engineer’s
Certificate. Receipt by Agent of a report of
Agent’s retained engineer (pursuant to the provisions of
Section 14(D)) indicating that the current plans and specifications
of the Improvements and the related contracts establish that the
finished project will have adequate natural gas, electricity, water
and waste water treatment to service the requirements of the
project.
(B)
Each
Advance. Agent’s obligation to make
each advance hereunder, including
the initial advance, is
subject to the satisfaction of each of the following additional
conditions precedent on or before the date of such
advance:
(1)
Request for
Construction Loan Advance. That Agent receives an executed
request for construction loan advance from the Company in the form
of Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Request for Construction
Loan Advance”), together with all items called for
therein.
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(2)
Construction
Certificate. If an independent inspector has been
employed by Agent pursuant to Section 14(D), a certificate or
report of such inspector to the effect that the construction of the
Improvements to the date thereof has been performed in a good and
workmanlike manner and in accordance with the Plans, stating the
estimated total cost of construction of the Improvements, stating
the percentage of in-place construction of the Improvements, and
stating that the remaining non-disbursed portion of the Commitment
is adequate to complete the construction of the
Improvements.
SECTION 10.
Representations and Warranties. In addition to the representations
and warranties contained in the MLA, the Company represents and
warrants as follows:
(A)
Project Approvals;
Consents; Compliance. The Company has obtained all Project
Approvals relating to the construction and operation of the
Improvements, except those the Company has disclosed to Agent in
writing. All such Project Approvals heretofore obtained remain in
full force and effect and the Company has no reason to believe that
any such Project Approval not heretofore obtained will not be
obtained by the Company in the ordinary course during or following
completion of the construction of the Improvements. No such Project
Approval will terminate, or become void or voidable or terminable,
upon any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Property or the
Improvements, including any transfer pursuant to foreclosure sale
under the Mortgage. No consent, permission, authorization, order,
or license of any governmental authority is