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AMENDMENT No. 2
TO
NOTE PURCHASE AND PRIVATE SHELF AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDMENT No. 2 TO NOTE PURCHASE AND PRIVATE SHELF AGREEMENT
is dated as of January 18, 2008 (this “Amendment”)
is made to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated as
of April 13, 2004 (the “Note Agreement”) among CHS Inc.
(formerly known as Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives), a nonstock
agricultural cooperative organized under the laws of the State of
Minnesota (the “Company”) and Prudential Investment
Management, Inc., (“PIM”), The Prudential Insurance
Company of America, ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, United
of Omaha Life Insurance Company, Reliastar Life Insurance Company,
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and each Prudential Affiliate
which becomes party thereto in accordance with the terms of such
agreement (jointly the “Purchasers”). This Amendment
shall be effective as of the time determined in accordance with in
Section 6 below.
WHEREAS,
the Company has requested that the holders of the Notes agree to
certain amendments to the Note Agreement as set forth below;
and
WHEREAS,
the Company and holders of the Notes signing this Amendment desire
to amend the Note Agreement as set forth below.
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, including the mutual promises and
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
definition given to them in the Note Agreement if defined
therein.
2. Amendment to
Paragraph 2B(2). Paragraph 2B(2) of the Note
Agreement is amended to delete in its entirety clause
(i) thereof and to substitute therefore the following:
“(i) )October 27, 2009, and”.
3. Uncommitted
Facility. The Company and PIM expressly agree and acknowledge
that, after giving effect to the issuance of the Series J
Notes, as of the date hereof the Available Facility Amount is
$30,000,000. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THIS AMENDMENT AND
THE AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO ON THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING
THAT NEITHER PRUDENTIAL NOR ANY PRUDENTIAL AFFILIATE SHALL BE
OBLIGED TO MAKE OR ACCEPT OFFERS TO PURCHASE SHELF NOTES, OR TO
QUOTE RATES, SPREADS OR OTHER TERMS WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC
PURCHASES OF SHELF NOTES, AND THE FACILITY SHALL IN NO WAY BE
CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY PRUDENTIAL OR ANY PRUDENTIAL
AFFILIATE.
4. Company
Representations . The Company hereby represents and warrants
that, this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by it and that, both before and after giving effect to
this Amendment, (a) each representation and warranty set forth
in paragraph 8 of the Note Agreement is true and correct as of the
date of execution and delivery of this letter by the Company with
the same effect as if made on such date (except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date,
in which case they were true and correct as of such earlier date),
and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing under the Note Agreement.
5. Effective
Date . This Amendment shall become effective as of
January 18, 2008 provided that it has been executed by the
Company and each of the Purchasers and copies hereof as so executed
shall have been delivered to the holders of the Notes.
6. General
Provisions.
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The Note Agreement, except as expressly modified herein, shall
continue in full force and effect and shall continue to be binding
upon the parties thereto. |
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The execution, delivery and effectiveness of the Amendment
shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the
Purchasers under the Note Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any
provision of the Note Agreement. |
7. Reference to
and Effect on Note Agreement . Upon the effectiveness of the
amendments in this Amendment, each reference to the Note Agreement
in any other document, instrument or agreement shall mean and be a
reference to the Note Agreement as modified by this Amendment.
8. Governing
Law . This Amendment shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed
by, the law of the State of Illinois.
9.
Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by different parties to this Amendment in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Telefax copies of documents
or signature pages bearing original signatures, and executed
documents or signature pages delivered by telefax, shall, in each
such instance, be deemed to be, and shall constitute and be treated
as, an original signed document or counterpart, as applicable. The
section titles contained in this Amendment are and shall be without
substance, meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a
part of the agreement between the parties hereto.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First
Amendment to Note Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized
officers effective as of the Effective Date.
COMPANY:
CHS
Inc.
By:
Name: John Schmitz
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:
Vice President
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY
OF
AMERICA
By:
Vice President
ING LIFE INSURANCE AND
ANNUITY COMPANY
By: Prudential Private
Placement Investors, L.P.
(as
Investment Advisor)
By: Prudential Private
Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its
General Partner)
By:
Vice President
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RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Prudential Private
Placement Investors,
L.P. (as
Investment Advisor)
By: Prudential Private
Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its
General Partner)
By:
Vice President
MUTUAL OF OMAHA
INSURANCE COMPANY
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By:
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Prudential Private Placement
Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor) |
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By:
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Prudential Private Placement
Investors, Inc. |
(as its
General Partner)
By:
Vice President
UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
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By:
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Prudential Private Placement
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L.P. (as Investment Advisor) |
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By:
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Prudential Private Placement
Investors, Inc. |
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(as its General Partner) |
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By:
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Vice President |
CHS INC.
SENIOR SERIES J NOTE
No. J-1
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $25,000,000.00
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: February 8, 2008
INTEREST RATE: 5.78%
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: February 8, May 8, August 8
and November 8 of each year commencing May 8, 2008.
FINAL MATURITY DATE: Februa
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