Exhibit 10.7
November 3, 2008
VeraSun Energy
Corporation
Each of the VSE Guarantors signatory
hereto
100 22
nd
Avenue
Brookings, South Dakota 57006
Re: VeraSun Energy Corporation
— DIP Facility Commitment Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Each of the undersigned and/or its
affiliates, designees or funds managed by it (collectively, “
we ”, “ us ” or the “ VSE
DIP Lenders ”) is pleased to offer a financing commitment
in connection with a possible debtor-in-possession financing (the
“ VSE DIP Financing ”) of VeraSun Energy
Corporation (the “ VSE Borrower ”).
For the purposes described in the
attached VSE DIP Term Sheet (defined below), during the pendency of
the cases (the “ Cases ”) under chapter 11 of
Title 11 of the United States Code of the VSE Borrower filed with
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
(the “ Bankruptcy Court ”), we are pleased to
provide our commitment for a super-priority secured
debtor-in-possession credit facility (the “ VSE DIP
Facility ”) to the VSE Borrower as debtor and
debtor-in-possession in the Cases in an aggregate amount of not
less than $160,650,000 and not more than $190,000,000, on the terms
and conditions set forth in the Definitive Summary of Indicative
Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“ VSE DIP Term Sheet ”). Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings in
this Commitment Letter as given to them by the VSE DIP Term
Sheet.
Each VSE DIP Lender, severally and
not jointly with any other VSE DIP Lender, is pleased to inform you
of its respective commitment to provide the VSE DIP Loans in the
aggregate principal amount set forth opposite its name on Exhibit A
to the VSE DIP Term Sheet. As consideration for the commitments and
agreements of the VSE DIP Lenders hereunder you agree to pay the
nonrefundable fees set forth in the VSE DIP Term Sheet, as and when
indicated therein.
The several financing commitment for
the VSE DIP Facility of each VSE DIP Lender is made in reliance on,
and is subject to, the following conditions precedent:
(a) material compliance by the VSE Borrower and the VSE
Guarantors (as defined in the VSE DIP Term Sheet, the “
VSE Obligors ”) with the terms of this Commitment
Letter, (b) the entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the Interim
Order no later than two (2) business days after the Petition
Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the VSE DIP Lenders and
our counsel, (c) such VSE DIP Lender not having discovered or
otherwise become aware of any information that is inconsistent in a
material and adverse manner with its current understanding, based
on the information provided to it by the VSE Borrower, the VSE
Guarantors or their advisors or representatives prior to the date
hereof, of the business, assets, liabilities, prospects,
operations, financial condition, or operating results of the VSE
Borrower and the VSE Guarantors, taken as a whole and (d) such
VSE DIP Lender’s determination (in its reasonable judgment)
that there has not occurred since the date hereof any change,
event, circumstance or development that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had
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or would reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities,
prospects, operations, financial condition, or operating results,
of the VSE Borrower and the VSE Guarantors, taken as a whole (other
than events occurring prior to the date of this Commitment Letter
that have been disclosed in writing prior to the date of this
Commitment Letter to such VSE DIP Lender and events that
customarily occur as a result of events leading up to and following
the filing of the Cases.
By executing this Commitment Letter,
you agree to reimburse the VSE DIP Lenders and the VSE DIP
Administrative Agent from time to time on demand for all reasonable
out-of pocket fees and expenses (including, but not limited to, the
reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft LLP, as counsel to the VSE DIP Lenders
and the VSE DIP Administrative Agent, and of special and local
counsel to the VSE DIP Lenders) incurred in connection with the VSE
DIP Facility, the preparation of the definitive documentation
therefor and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
You further agree to indemnify and
hold harmless the VSE DIP Administrative Agent, each VSE DIP Lender
and each of their affiliates and each director, officer, employee,
agent and representative thereof (each, an “ indemnified
person ”) against, and to reimburse each indemnified
person, upon its demand, for, any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and other expenses (collectively, “ Losses
”) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against
such indemnified person, in each case insofar as such Losses arise
out of or in any way relate to or result from any aspect of the VSE
DIP Financing or any similar transaction and any of the other
transactions contemplated thereby, or any use made or proposed to
be made with the proceeds thereof, including, without limitation,
Losses consisting of legal or other expenses incurred in connection
with investigating, defending or participating in any
investigation, litigation or proceeding relating to any of the
foregoing; provided that, the foregoing indemnity will not
apply to any Losses to the extent they are determined in a final
nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such
indemnified person. In the case of an investigation, litigation or
proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such
indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation,
litigation or proceeding is brought by the VSE Borrower or your
subsidiaries, your equityholders or creditors or an indemnified
person, whether or not an indemnified person is otherwise a party
thereto and whether or not any aspect of the VSE DIP Financing is
consummated. In addition, should any indemnified person be involved
(whether as party, witness or otherwise) in any investigation,
litigation or proceeding in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, you agree to compensate such indemnified party
in an amount equal to its customary and reasonable per diem charges
for each day that such indemnified party is involved in
preparation, discovery proceedings or testimony pertaining to any
such investigation, litigation or proceedings. You also agree that
no indemnified person shall have any liability (whether direct or
indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the VSE Borrower or
your subsidiaries or affiliates or to your equityholders or
creditors arising out of, related to or in connection with any
aspect of the VSA DIP Financing, except for direct, as opposed to
consequential, damages determined in a final nonappealable judgment
by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such
indemnified person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
No indemnified person shall be liable for any damages arising from
the use by unauthorized persons of Information or other materials
sent through electronic, telecommunications or other information
transmission systems that are intercepted by such persons or for
any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in
connection with the VSE DIP Facility.
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You agree that, without our prior
written consent, you will not settle, compromise or consent to the
entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification has been or could be
sought under the indemnification provisions hereof (whether or not
any other indemnified person is an actual or potential party to
such claim, action or proceeding), unless such settlement,
compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional written
release in form and substance satisfactory to the indemnified
person of each indemnified person from all liability arising out of
such claim, action or proceeding and (ii) does not include any
statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or failure to
act by or on behalf of any indemnified person.
Please note that this Commitment
Letter (including the VSE DIP Term Sheet attached hereto) and any
written or oral advice provided by any VSE DIP Lender or the VSE
DIP Administrative Agent in connection with this arrangement are
exclusively for the information of the VSE Borrower and may not be
disclosed to any third party or circulated or referred to publicly
without our prior written consent except, after providing written
notice to the VSE DIP Lenders, pursuant to a subpoena or order
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a judicial,
administrative or legislative body or committee; provided
that, we hereby consent to your disclosure of: (i) this
Commitment Letter and such advice to the VSE Borrower’s
respective officers, directors, agents and advisors who are
directly involved in the consideration of the VSE DIP Facility and
who have been informed by you of the confidential nature of such
advice and the Commitment Letter and who have agreed to treat such
information confidentially; (ii) this Commitment Letter to the
United States Trustee and the creditors committee as required by
the Bankruptcy Court; and (iii) this Commitment Letter as
required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which
case you agree to inform us promptly thereof). The provisions of
this paragraph shall survive any termination or completion of the
arrangement provided by this Commitment Letter.
The expense, indemnification and
confidentiality provisions set forth in the immediately preceding
four paragraphs shall remain in full force and effect regardless of
whether any definitive documentation for the VSE DIP Facility shall
be executed and delivered and notwithstanding the termination of
this Commitment Letter or any commitment or undertaking of the VSE
DIP Lenders hereunder. Except for such expense, indemnification and
confidentiality provisions, the VSE DIP Loan Documentation shall
supersede the terms of this Commitment Letter and the VSE DIP Term
Sheet.
Each VSE DIP Lender and the VSE DIP
Administrative Agent reserves the right to employ the services of
its affiliates in providing services contemplated by this
Commitment Letter and to allocate, in whole or in part, to such
affiliates certain fees payable to such VSE DIP Lender in such
manner as such VSE DIP Lender and such affiliates may agree in
their sole discretion. In connection with the services and
transactions contemplated hereby, you agree that the VSE DIP
Lenders are permitted to access, use and share with any of their
bank or non-bank affiliates, agents, advisors (legal or otherwise)
or representatives, any information concerning the VSE Borrower or
any of its affiliates that is or may come into the possession of
any VSE DIP Lender or any of such affiliates. The VSE DIP Lenders
and their affiliates will treat confidential information relating
to the VSE Borrower and its affiliates with the same degree of care
as they treat their own confidential information.
You agree that each VSE DIP Lender
and the VSE DIP Administrative Agent will act under this Commitment
Letter as an independent contractor and that nothing in this
Commitment Letter or the VSE DIP Term Sheet or otherwise will be
deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency
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relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty
between any VSE DIP Lender or the VSE DIP Administrative Agent, on
the one hand, and the VSE Borrower, its stockholders or its
affiliates, on the other. You acknowledge and agree
that:
(i) the transactions contemplated by
this Commitment Letter and the VSE DIP Term Sheet are
arm’s-length commercial transactions between the VSE DIP
Lenders and the VSE DIP Administrative Agent, on the one hand, and
the VSE Borrower and the VSE Guarantors, on the other;
(ii) in connection therewith and
with the process leading to such transaction, each VSE DIP Lender
and the VSE DIP Administrative Agent is acting solely as a
principal and not the agent or fiduciary of the VSE Borrower or the
VSE Guarantors, their respective management, stockholders,
creditors or any other person;
(iii) None of the VSE DIP Lenders or
the VSE DIP Administrative Agent has assumed an advisory or
fiduciary responsibility in favor of the VSE Borrower or the VSE
Guarantors with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or
the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any VSE DIP
Lender, the VSE DIP Administrative Agent or any of their respective
affiliates have advised or is currently advising the VSE Borrower
or the VSE Guarantors on other matters) or any other obligation to
the VSE Borrower or the VSE Guarantors except the obligations
expressly set forth in this Commitment Letter and the VSE DIP Term
Sheet; and
(iv) the VSE Obligors have consulted
their own legal, accounting, regulatory, tax and financial advisors
to the extent it deemed appropriate.
The VSE Borrower further
acknowledges and agrees that it is responsible for making its own
independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the
process leading thereto. The VSE Borrower agrees that it will not
claim that the VSE DIP Administrative Agent or any VSE DIP Lender
has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a
fiduciary or similar duty to the VSE Borrower, in connection with
such transaction or the process leading thereto. In addition, each
of the VSE DIP Lenders and the VSE DIP Administrative Agent may
employ the services of its affiliates in providing certain services
hereunder and may exchange with such affiliates information
concerning the VSE Borrower, the VSE Guarantors and other companies
that may be the subject of this arrangement, and such affiliates
shall be entitled to the benefits afforded to the VSE DIP Lenders
and the VSE DIP Administrative Agent hereunder.
In addition, please note that the
VSE DIP Administrative Agent, the VSE DIP Lenders and their
respective affiliates do not provide accounting, tax or legal
advice. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the VSE
Borrower (and each employee, representative or other agent of the
VSE Borrower) may disclose to any and all persons, without
limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the
offering and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other
tax analyses) that are provided to the VSE Borrower relating to
such tax treatment and tax structure. However, any information
relating to the tax treatment or tax structure shall remain subject
to the confidentiality provisions hereof (and the foregoing
sentence shall not apply) to the extent reasonably necessary to
enable the parties hereto, their respective affiliates, and their
and their respective affiliates’ directors and employees
to
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comply with applicable securities laws. For this
purpose, “tax treatment” means U.S. federal or state
income tax treatment, and “tax structure” is limited to
any facts relevant to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the
transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter but does not
include information relating to the identity of the parties hereto
or any of their respective affiliates.
This Commitment Letter is not
assignable by you without our prior written consent and is intended
to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and the
indemnified persons and is not intended to confer any benefits
upon, or create any rights in favor of, any person other than the
parties hereto. This Commitment Letter may not be amended or any
term or provision hereof or thereof waived or modified except by an
instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto, and any
term or provision hereof may be amended or waived only by a written
agreement executed and delivered by all parties hereto. Any
attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and
void.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
USA Patriot Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001) (the “ Patriot Act ”),
the VSE DIP Administrative Agent and the VSE DIP Lenders may be
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies
the VSE Borrower and the VSE Guarantors, which information includes
the name, address and tax identification number and other
information regarding them that will allow the VSE DIP
Administrative Agent and such VSE DIP Lenders to identify them in
accordance with the Patriot Act. This notice is given in accordance
with the requirements of the Patriot Act and is effective as to the
VSE DIP Administrative Agent and the VSE DIP Lenders.
This Commitment Letter may be
executed in counterparts which, taken together, shall constitute an
original. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Commitment
Letter by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart thereof.
The initial funding of proceeds of
the VSE DIP Loans shall be made available upon entry of the Interim
Order, and the VSE Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the
initial account designated for such proceeds has, and shall have,
no funds other than such proceeds from the VSE DIP Lenders. The
wire instructions for such account are as follows:
Bank Name: First Bank and
Trust
ABA: 091408446
Beneficiary: VeraSun Energy
Corporation
Account Number: 1081888
The VSE Borrower further
acknowledges and agrees that, upon creation of a controlled account
by the VSE DIP Administrative Agent, such funds shall be
transferred thereto and all further fundings shall be made to such
controlled account, in accordance with the VSE DIP Loan
Documentation.
This Commitment Letter shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York. Each of you, the VSE DIP Administrative Agent
and the VSE DIP Lenders hereby irrevocably waives all right to
trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether
based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to
this Commitment Letter (including, without limitation, the VSE DIP
Term Sheet), the VSE DIP Financing and the other transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby or the actions of the VSE DIP
Administrative Agent and
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the VSE DIP Lenders in the negotiation,
performance or enforcement hereof. The VSE Borrower and each VSE
Guarantor agrees that any suit or proceeding arising in respect to
this Commitment Letter or our commitment will be tried exclusively
in the Bankruptcy Court or, if that court does not have subject
matter jurisdiction, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York or any state court located in the City of New
York, and the VSE Borrower and each VSE Guarantor agrees to submit
to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and to venue in, such court. The
commitments and undertakings of the VSE DIP Lenders may be
terminated by us if you fail to perform your obligations under this
Commitment Letter on a timely basis.
This Commitment Letter, together
with the VSE DIP Term Sheet, embodies the entire agreement and
understanding among the VSE DIP Lenders, the VSE Borrower and your
affiliates with respect to the VSA DIP Facility and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings relating to the specific
matters hereof. However, please note that the terms and conditions
of the commitment and undertaking of each VSE DIP Lender hereunder
are not limited to those set forth herein or in the VSE DIP Term
Sheet. Those matters that are not covered or made clear herein or
in the VSE DIP Term Sheet are subject to mutual agreement of the
parties. No party has been authorized by the VSE DIP Lenders to
make any oral or written statements that are inconsistent with this
Commitment Letter.
Please confirm that the foregoing is
in accordance with your understanding by signing and returning to
us an executed duplicate of this letter. Upon your acceptance
hereof, this letter will constitute a binding agreement between
us.
We look forward to working with you
on this transaction.
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Very truly
yours,
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TRILOGY
PORTFOLIO COMPANY, LLC
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By:
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Trilogy
Capital, LLC
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as Investment
Manager
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By
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Name:
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Paul S.
Greenberg
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Title:
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Principal
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TRILOGY SPECIAL SITUATIONS MASTER FUND,
LTD.
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By:
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Trilogy
Capital, LLC
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as Investment
Manager
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By
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Name:
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Paul S.
Greenberg
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Title:
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Principal
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MARINER
LDC
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By:
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Mariner
Investment Group, LLC
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as Investment
Manager
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By
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Name:
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John
Kelty
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Title:
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Authorized
Signatory
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[Signature Page to Commitment
Letter]
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AIG GLOBAL INVESTMENT CORP.,
on behalf of various of its investment advisory and sub-advisory
clients
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By
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Name:
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Tim
Lindvall
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Title:
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Vice
President
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AIG SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.,
as Investment Advisor
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By
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Name:
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Tim
Lindvall
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Title:
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Portfolio
Manager
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[Signature Page to Commitment
Letter]
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WAYZATA
OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P.
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By:
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WOF II GP,
L.P., its General Partner
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By:
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WOF II GP LLC,
its General Partner
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By
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Name:
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Patrick J.
Halloran
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Title:
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Authorized
Signatory
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WAYZATA OPPORTUNITIES FUND OFFSHORE II,
L.P.
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By:
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WOF Offshore II
GP, LLC, its General Partner
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By:
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Wayzata
Investment Partners, LLC, its Manager
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By
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Name:
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Patrick J.
Halloran
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Title:
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Authorized
Signatory
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[Signature Page to Commitment
Letter]
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO
AS OF NOVEMBER 3, 2008
VERASUN ENERGY CORPORATION, as VSE
Borrower
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN GRANITE CITY, LLC, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN REYNOLDS, LLC, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN BIODIESEL, LLC, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN LITCHFIELD, LLC, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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[Signature Page to Commitment
Letter]
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VERASUN TILTON,
as VSE Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN AURORA CORPORATION, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN CHARLES CITY, LLC, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN MARKETING, LLC, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN WELCOME, LLC, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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VERASUN FORT DODGE, LLC, as VSE
Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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[Signature Page to Commitment
Letter]
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VERASUN
HARTLEY, LLC, as VSE Guarantor
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By
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Name:
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Danny C.
Herron
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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[Signature Page to Commitment
Letter]
EXHIBIT A
VSA DIP Facility –
Definitive Summary of Terms and Conditions
[See attached]
[Exhibit A to Commitment
Letter]
VERASUN ENERGY
CORPORATION
PRIMING SUPERPRIORITY DIP
FACILITY
Definitive Summary of
Indicative Terms and Conditions
November 3,
2008
Reference is made to (a) the
2012 Senior Secured Notes Indenture, dated as of December 21,
2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the
date hereof, the “ 2012 Senior Secured Notes
Indenture ”), relating to the 9-7/8% Senior Secured
Notes due 2012 (the “ 2012 Senior Secured Notes
”), among VeraSun Energy Corporation (in such capacity, the
“ 2012 Senior Secured Notes Issuer ”),
each of the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. (in such capacity, the “ 2012 Senior Secured
Notes Trustee ”), and (b) the Prepetition Credit
Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008 (as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “
Prepetition Credit Agreement ”), among VeraSun
Energy Corporation (in such capacity, the “ Prepetition
Borrower Representative ”), the other Borrowers party
thereto (together with the Prepetition Borrower Representative, the
“ Prepetition Borrowers ”), the lenders
party thereto (the “ Prepetition Credit Agreement
Lenders ”), UBS Securities LLC, as lead arranger,
documentation agent and syndication agent, UBS Loan Finance LLC, as
swingline lender, and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as issuing bank,
administrative agent and co-collateral agent (the “
Prepetition Collateral Agent ”). Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the 2012 Senior Secured
Notes Indenture are used herein with such defined
meanings.
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B
ORROWER :
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VeraSun Energy
Corporation (the “ VSE Borrower ”), a
debtor-in-possession in the cases (the “ Cases
”) pending with respect to the VSE Borrower and its
subsidiaries under chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States
Code (as amended, the “ Bankruptcy Code
”) filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware (the “ Bankruptcy Court
”).
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G
UARANTORS
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Each of the
subsidiaries of the VSE Borrower identified as such on Exhibit
A hereto (the “ VSE Guarantors ” and,
collectively with the VSE Borrower, the “ VSE
Obligors ”).
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DIP
L ENDERS
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Each of the
entities identified as such, and having the commitments set forth,
on Exhibit A hereto, as such schedule may be amended prior
to the entry of the Final Order referred to below (collectively,
the “ VSE DIP Lenders ”).
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DIP A DMINISTRATIVE
A GENT :
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To be
determined (the “ VSE DIP Administrative Agent
”).
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DIP
F ACILITIES
:
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Debtor-in-possession triple-draw term loans in
an aggregate principal amount, after giving effect to the Roll Up
(as defined below), of not less than $160,650,000 and not more than
$190,000,000 (the “ VSE DIP Loans
”).
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C
LOSING D ATE :
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November 3, 2008, upon the entry of the
Interim Order (as defined below) (such date, the “
Closing Date ”), or on such later date as the
Interim Order shall be entered but in no event later than 3
business days after the date of the commencement of the Cases (the
“ Petition Date ”).
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D
OCUMENTATION
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Definitive
financing documentation with respect to the VSE DIP Loans
satisfactory in form and substance to the VSE DIP Administrative
Agent and the VSE DIP Lenders and approved by the Bankruptcy Court
(the “ VSE DIP Loan Documentation ”).
Such VSE DIP Loan Documentation shall be executed and delivered by
the parties thereto on or prior to November 17, 2008 (the date
on which such events occur, the “ Definitive
Documentation Date ”), and shall be approved by the
Bankruptcy Court upon entry of the Final Order; provided
that, in the event no such VSE DIP Loan Documentation is executed
and delivered by the VSE Obligors on or prior to November 17,
2008, the VSE Obligors shall be considered in default and the VSE
DIP Loans become immediately due and payable.
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U
SE OF P ROCEEDS :
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VSE DIP Loans
will be used for (a) (i) working capital and general
corporate purposes of the VSE Obligors (specifically excluding
expenses of any other subsidiaries of the VSE Borrower that are not
VSE Obligors, except for such corporate overhead charges that are
allocated to the VSE Obligors based on the Capacity (as defined
below) of each Division (as defined below) and
(ii) bankruptcy-related costs and expenses (subject to the
Carve-Out (as defined below) limitations and limited to the VSE DIP
Percentage (as defined below) of the aggregate amount of the VSE
Obligors’ bankruptcy-related costs and expenses), in each
case (other than during the period prior to the Definitive
Documentation Date) in accordance with a 13-week budget, as such
budget shall be updated for subsequent 13-week periods in form and
substance acceptable to the VSE DIP Lenders no later than four
weeks prior to the end of the period covered by the then-existing
budget (as so updated and as otherwise amended from time to time
with the consent of the VSE DIP Lenders, the “ Approved
Budget ”) and (b) from and after entry of the
Final Order, the discharge of a portion of the indebtedness
represented by the 2012 Senior Secured Notes beneficially held by
each VSE DIP Lender as of the Petition Date as described under
“Roll Up” below. The initial Approved Budget shall be
provided no later than the Definitive Documentation Date. In
preparing an Approved Budget, corporate overhead of the Borrower
shall be allocated among each of the three direct subsidiaries of
the Borrower and their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries (each,
a “ Division ”) according to the
operating capacity of each of the Divisions, whether or not plants
within a division are actually operating (“
Capacity ”), provided that the percentage so
derived shall in no event exceed 34% (the percentage as so derived
and capped, the “ VSE DIP Percentage ”).
Any amendments or modifications to the Approved Budget then in
effect, and each subsequent Approved Budget, must be consented to
in writing by the VSE DIP Administrative Agent with the consent of
the Required VSE DIP Lenders (as defined below) prior to the
implementation thereof. The VSE DIP Loans shall be funded into a
segregated cash collateral account subject to the control of, and a
first priority lien in favor of, the VSE DIP Administrative Agent
for the benefit of the VSE DIP Lenders and shall be disbursed
solely in accordance with the Approved Budget (other than during
the period prior
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to the
Definitive Documentation Date, during which period the other
provisions applicable to use of proceeds in this paragraph and in
the following paragraph shall remain applicable).
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None of the
proceeds of the VSE DIP Loans shall be used in connection with
(a) the investigation (including discovery proceedings),
initiation or prosecution of any claims, causes of action,
adversary proceedings or other litigation against the VSE DIP
Administrative Agent or the VSE DIP Lenders, or (b) the
initiation or prosecution of any claims, causes of action,
adversary proceedings or other litigation against the holders of
any of the Securities (as
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