Exhibit 10.8
EXECUTION VERSION
          SECOND AMENDMENT AND WAIVER dated as of February 18, 2009 (this
“Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement
dated as of September 4, 2007, as amended by a First Amendment to Third Amended
and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of March 13, 2008 (as so
amended, and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, the “RPA”), among LOL SPV, INC., as Seller (“Seller”), LAND O’LAKES
INC., as Servicer (“Servicer”), the Purchasers from time to time parties
thereto, and COBANK, ACB, as administrator (“Administrator”).
          WHEREAS, as a result of certain errors in the financial statements of
the LOL’s subsidiary, MoArk, LLC (“MoArk”), and incomplete financial records
with respect to certain transactions of or affecting MoArk, LOL’s independent
registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLC (“KPMG”), has withdrawn its audit
reports with respect to the consolidated financial statements of LOL for the
2005, 2006 and 2007 fiscal years;
          WHEREAS, as a result of previous misstatements to the financial
statements of LOL’s joint venture, Agriliance LLC (“Agriliance”), LOL has
restated or will be restating its quarterly operating results with respect to
certain interim periods during fiscal year 2007, and as a result of certain
accounting errors identified in the seed and crop protection businesses, LOL’s
previously reported net earnings for the periods ending September 30, 2008 will
be reduced;
          WHEREAS, LOL has provided to the Purchasers a description of the
accounting errors and misstatements referred to above (the “Disclosures”) in
substantially the form that will be included in LOL’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008 (the “September 30, 2008 10-Q
Report”);
          WHEREAS, LOL has informed the Administrator that the matters set forth
in the Disclosures will not have a material effect on LOL’s consolidated
financial statements for the 2005 fiscal year and that LOL intends to restate
and adjust, respectively, its annual consolidated financial statements for the
2006 and 2007 fiscal years (the “Restatements”), whereupon KPMG will issue its
audit report with respect to such financial statements;
          WHEREAS, LOL does not believe that any Unmatured Termination Event or
Termination Event has or will result from the matters described in the
Disclosures or from the Restatements, but as a precautionary matter has
requested that the Lenders waive any such Unmatured Termination Event or
Termination Event that may be deemed to have occurred;
          WHEREAS, the Required Purchasers signatory hereto are willing to waive
any such Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event, in each case on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

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          SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not defined
herein have the meanings given to them in the RPA.
          SECTION 2. Waiver. Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined in
Section 6), the Purchasers hereby waive (i) any Unmatured Termination Event or
Termination Event that may have occurred under Section 10.1(a) of the RPA as a
result of the delivery pursuant to Sections 7.2(b) and (c) prior to the date
hereof of consolidated financial statements of LOL that failed to conform to
GAAP, but only to the extent that such failure was attributable to the matters
set forth in the Disclosures, (ii) any Unmatured Termination Event or
Termination Event that may have occurred under Section 10.1(b) of the RPA that
is attributable to any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties
contained in Sections 6.1(l) and 6.2(h) of the RPA made or deemed to have been
made by LOL prior to the date hereof, but only to the extent such inaccuracy was
solely attributable to the existence of an Unmatured Termination Event or
Termination Event referred to in clause (i) above, and (iii) any Event of
Default that may have occurred under Section 10.1(a) of the RPA as a result of
the failure by LOL under Section 7.2(e) of the RPA to furnish to the
Administrator written notice of Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event
subject to the waivers set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above.
          SECTION 3. Amendment to Exhibit 3.1(a)-1 (Form of Servicer Report) of
the RPA. Exhibit 3.1(a)-1 (Form of Servicer Report) to the RPA is hereby amended
by deleting the existing Exhibit 3.1(a) in its entirety and inserting in lieu
thereof the new Exhibit 3.1(a)-l attached hereto as Amendment Exhibit A.
          SECTION 4. Conditions Subsequent. The waivers set forth in Section 2
hereof shall automatically expire and be of no further force or effect, with the
same effect as if they had not been granted, without the necessity of any action
by the Administrator or any Purchaser, if (i) LOL does not on or prior to
March 31, 2009 file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
September 30, 2008 10-Q Report containing the Disclosures substantially the same
in all significant respects as the Disclosure previously furnished to the
Purchasers, (ii) the Restatements have not been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to
March 31, 2009 or (iii) KPMG has not, on or prior to the time when the
Restatements are so filed or delivered, issued its audit opinion with respect to
the LOL’s consolidated financial statements for the 2006 and 2007 fiscal years.
          SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. Each of Seller and LOL
hereby represents and warrants to the Administrator and the Purchasers that as
of the date hereof:
          (a) after giving effect to this Amendment, all representations and
warranties of LOL and Seller contained in the RPA and the other Transaction
Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof
(except with respect to representations and warranties expressly made only as of
an earlier date, which representations and warranties were true and correct in
all material respects as of such earlier date); and
          (b) after giving effect to this Amendment, no Unmatured Termination
Event or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

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          SECTION 6. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the
date (the “Effective Date”) on which (i) the Administrator shall have received
counterparts hereof duly executed and delivered by Seller, LOL and the Required
Purchasers and (ii) LOL shall have paid to the Administrator in immediately
available funds, for the account of each Purchaser that has executed and
delivered this Amendment prior to 12:00 noon, New York time, on February 20,
2009, a waiver fee in an amount equal to such Purchaser’s Pro Rata Share of
0.125% of the total Facility Limit.
          SECTION 7. No Amendments or Other Waivers; Confirmation. Except as
expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise
limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and
remedies of the Purchasers or the Administrator under, the RPA or any other
Transaction Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect
any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in
the RPA or any other Transaction Document, all of which are ratified and
affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing
herein shall be deemed to establish a precedent for purposes of interpreting the
provisions of the RPA or to entitle LOL, Seller or any Originator to a consent
to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms,
conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the RPA or any
other Transaction Document in similar or different circumstances. This Amendment
shall be effective only with respect to such Unmatured Termination Events or
Termination Events as are specifically waived herein and shall not extend to any
other Termination Event.
          SECTION 8. Expenses. LOL agrees to reimburse the Administrator for its
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including
the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrator.
          SECTION 9. Governing Law; Counterparts, (a) This Amendment and the
rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed
and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Colorado.
          (b) This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to
this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile or other electronic
transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof.
          SECTION 10. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and
year first above written.

            LOL SPV, INC., as Seller
      by   /s/ Daniel Knutson         Name:   Daniel Knutson        Title:  
Senior Vice President & CFO     LAND O’LAKES INC., as Servicer            by  
/s/ Pete Simonse         Name:   Pete Simonse        Title:   Vice President &
Treasurer        COBANK, ACB, as a
Purchasers and as Administrator,
      by           Name:           Title:      

 

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day
and year first above written.

            LOL SPV, INC., as Seller
      by           Name:           Title:           LAND O’LAKES INC., as
Servicer
      by           Name:           Title:                 COBANK, ACB, as a
Purchasers and as Administrator,               by  /s/ Michael Tousignant       
Name:  Michael Tousignant         Title:  Vice President    

 

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AMENDMENT EXHIBIT A
Exhibit 3.1(a)-l
Form of Servicer Report

 

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LOL SPV, LLC
Servicer Report
     Report Month [                                   ]
I. AGING AND AVERAGE MATURITY CALCULATION

                                                            Days Past Due   $
Agings     Agings as a % of
Receivables       Current Receivables and Receivables 1-30
Days Past Due-Aging Based on Invoice Date    
Current
            0.0 %                
1-30 Days
            0.0 %     0-60 Days        
31-60 Days
            0.0 %     61-120 Days        
61-90 Days
            0.0 %     Over 120 Day        
Over 90 Days
            0.0 %     Total   $    
 
                           
Total Receivables
  $ 0       100.0 %                
 
                             

                 
(1) Total Receivables
          $ —  
Exclusions:
               
(2) Receivables - over 30 days past due
          $ —  
(3) Receivables - over 60 days past invoice date
          $ —  
 
             
(4) Government Receivable
               
 
             
(5) AR not in USD and/or obligor not located in the US
               
 
             
(6) Defaulted Receivables - Obligor bankruptcy or chargoff as uncollectable
               
 
             
(7) Other Receivables being Excluded (Receivables, other than Feed, Seed, Dairy
or CPP)
               
 
             
(8) Subject to 50% Cross-Aging Policy
               
 
             
(9) Other Receivables being Excluded (TBD)
          $    
 
             
Exceptions:
               
(10) Receivables - Seed long-dated receivables between 61-240 days past invoice
date
               
 
             
(11) Receivables — 85% of CPP long-dated receivables between 61-335 days past
invoice date
               
 
             
(12) Government Receivables - specified on Schedule I
          $ —  
 
             
(13) Eligible Receivables [(1) - (2) - (3) - (4) - (5) - (6) - (7) - (8) - (9) +
(10) + (11) + (12)]
          $ —  
(14) Total Eligible Receivables From Affiliates
               
(15) Affiliate Receivables limit (7% of eligible affiliate receivables)
  $            
(16) Affiliate Receivables to be excluded (>= 7%)
          $ —  
 
             
(17) Excess Concentration per Obligor (4% of Eligible Receivables)
  $            
(18) Total Excess Concentration
               
 
             
(19) Net Pool Balance [(13) - (16) - (18)]
          $    
II. COMPLAINCE REVIEW
               
(20) Twelve Month Rolling Average Default Ratio
               
(21) Twelve Month Rolling Average Default Ratio (not to exceed 6%)
          In Compliance  
 
               
(22) Twelve Month Rolling Average Delinquency Ratio
               
(23) Twelve Month Rolling Average Delinquency Ratio (not to exceed 6%)
          In Compliance  
 
               
(24) Twelve Month Rolling Average Dilution Ratio
               
(25) Twelve Month Rolling Average Dilution Ratio (not to exceed 12%)
          In Compliance  
 
               
(26) Monthly Default Ratio
               
(27) Monthly Default Ratio Covenant (not to exceed 10%)
          In Compliance  
 
               
(28) Monthly Delinquency Ratio
               
(29) Monthly Delinquency Ratio Covenant (not to exceed 10%)
          In Compliance  
III. RESERVE CALCULATIONS
               
Yield Reserve Calculation
               
(30) Yield Rate [LIBO Rate + .875%]
               
(31) Servicer’s Fee Rate
               
(32) Yield Reserve [({(30) + (31)}/360)*Days Sales Outstanding*Stress Factor
1.0* (20)]
               
 
               
Dilution Reserve Calculation
               
(33) Total Seed Receivables Net Pool Balance
               
(34) Seed Dilution Reserve (40%)
    40 %   $ —  
(35) Net Pool Balance (excluding Seed)
          $ —  
(36) Dynamic Dilution Reserve Percentage (Feed/Dairy/CPP)
               
(37) Dilution Reserve [(34) + (35) * (36)]
          $ —  
 
               
Loss Reserve Calculation
               
(38) Net Pool Balance
          $ —  
(39) Dynamic Loss Reserve Percentage
               
(40) Loss Reserve [(38) * (39)]
          $ —  
 
               
Required Reserve Calculation
               
(41) Loss Reserve + Dilution Reserve + Yield Reserve [(32) + (37) + (40)]
          $ —  
(42) Floor Reserve (Floor Reserve Percentage * Net Pool Balance [15% * (19)]}
               
(43) The greater of (41) or (42)
          $ —  
(44) Required Reserve [(43) + Credit and Collection Policy Reserve Rate {(0% *
(19)}]
          $ —  
IV. CAPITAL SUMMARY
               
(45) Capital Outstanding
               
 
               
(46) Minimum Net Pool Balance {Capital Outstanding + Required Reserve [(44) +
(45)]}
          $ —  
 
               
(47) Excess Amount {Minimum Net Pool Balance - Net Pool Balance [(19) - (46)]}
          $ —  
 
               
(48) AR Securitization Capacity
          $ 400,000,000  
 
               
(49) Additional Borrowing Availability
          $ —  
 
                The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that this
Servicer Report is a true and accurate accounting with respect to the Receivable
Purchase Program, amended and restated, as of September 4, 2007                
 
               
Land O’Lakes, Farmland Feed LLC, LOL Seed Division, LOL Dairy Foods Division and
Winfield Solutions, LLC
               

                   
 
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