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Exhibit 10.2




FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT




          This
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
dated as of January 30, 2007 (the “Amendment”), is executed by and among Provista Renewable Fuels Marketing, LLC,
whose address is 5500 Cenex Drive, Inner Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077 (“Borrower”) and LaSalle
Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Bank”), whose address is 135 South
La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.




R E C I T A L S:




     A. The Borrower and the Bank entered into that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of August 31, 2006 (the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Loan Agreement the
Bank has made a Revolving Loan to the Borrower evidenced by (i) that certain Amended and Restated
Revolving Note dated as of August 31, 2006 in the maximum principal amount of Twenty Million and
00/100 Dollars ($20,000,000.00), executed by the Borrower and made payable to the order of the Bank
(the “Original Note”) and (ii) such other documents set forth in the Loan Agreement (“Loan
Documents”).



     B. In addition, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Amendment the Borrower has
also executed that certain Second Amended and Restated Revolving Note dated of even date herewith
in the maximum principal amount of Twenty-Five Million and 00/100 Dollars ($25,000,000.00),
executed by Borrower and made payable to the order of the Bank (the “Amended Note”) (the Original
Note and the Amended Note are collectively referred to as the “Revolving Note”).



     C. At the present time the Borrower requests, and the Bank is agreeable to modify the Loan
Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.



     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower and the Bank hereby agree as
follows:



A G R E E M E N T S:




          1. RECITALS. The foregoing Recitals are hereby made a part of this Amendment.




          2. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized words and phrases used herein without definition shall
have the respective meanings ascribed to such words and phrases in the Loan Agreement.




 









 








          3. AMENDMENTS TO THE LOAN AGREEMENT.




               3.1 Definitions. Section 1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:




               a. The definition of “LIBOR Rate” is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:




“LIBOR Rate” shall mean a per annum rate of interest equal to LIBOR for
the relevant Interest Period, plus sixty-five hundredths of one percent
(0.65%) for each advance up to and including the aggregate amount of $20,000,000,
which LIBOR Rate shall remain fixed during such Interest Period; provided,
however, the definition of “LIBOR Rate” shall be modified to mean a per annum rate
of interest equal to LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period, plus
seventy-five hundredths of one percent (0.75%) only for that portion of any
advance in excess of $20,000,000 up to the Revolving Loan Commitment, which LIBOR
Rate shall remain fixed during such Interest Period.”




               b. The definition of “Revolving Loan Commitment” is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:




“Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean Twenty-Five Million and 00/100
Dollars ($25,000,000.00).”



               3.2 Net Worth. Section 10.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:




“Commencing November 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007, Borrower shall maintain Net Worth in an
amount not less than One Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,500,000).
Thereafter, the Borrower shall maintain Net Worth in an amount not less than Two Million and 00/100
Dollars ($2,000,000) plus twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate consolidated Net
Income commencing with the fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2007.”



          4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. To induce the Bank to enter into this Amendment,
the Borrower hereby certifies, represents and warrants to the Bank that:




               4.1 Authorization. The Borrower is duly authorized to execute and deliver this
Amendment, the Revolving Note and is and will continue to be duly authorized to borrow monies under
the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as
amended hereby.



               4.2 No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Revolving Note
and the performance by the Borrower of its obligations



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under the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby and the Revolving Note, do not and will not
conflict with any provision of law or of the Articles of Organization or the operating agreement of
the Borrower or of any agreement binding upon the Borrower.



               4.3 Validity and Binding Effect. The Loan Agreement, as amended hereby and the
Revolving Note are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against
the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights or by general principles of equity limiting the availability of equitable remedies.



               4.4 Compliance with Loan Agreement. The representation and warranties set forth in
Section 7 of the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct with the same effect as if
such representations and warranties had been made on the date hereof, with the exception that all
references to the financial statements shall mean the financial statements most recently delivered
to the Bank and except for such changes as are specifically permitted under the Loan Agreement. In
addition, the Borrower has complied with and is in compliance with all of the covenants set forth
in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, including, but not limited to, those set forth in Section
8, Section 9 and Section 10 thereof.



               4.5 No Event of Default. As of the date hereof, no Event of Default under Section 11
of the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, or event or condition which, with the giving of notice or
the passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred or is continuing.



          5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date above
first written after receipt by the Bank of the following:




               5.1 Amendment. This Amendment and the Revolving Note executed by the Borrower and the
Bank (as to the Amendment).



               5.2 Other Documents. Such other documents, agreements, amended and restated
guaranties, certificates, resolutions and/or opinions of counsel as the Bank may request.



          6. GENERAL.




               6.1 Governing Law; Severability. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the laws of Illinois. Wherever possible each provision of the Loan Agreement and
this Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of the Loan Agreement and this Amendment shall be prohibited by or
invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of the
Loan Agreement and this Amendment.



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               6.2 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon the Borrower and the
Bank and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower
and the Bank and the successors and assigns of the Bank.



               6.3 Continuing Force and Effect of Loan Documents. Except as specifically modified or
amended by the terms of this Amendment, all other terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and
the other Loan Documents are incorporated by reference herein, and in all respects, shall continue
in full force and effect. The Borrower, by execution of this Amendment, hereby reaffirms, assumes
and binds itself to all of the obligations, duties, rights, covenants, terms and conditions that
are contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.



               6.4 References to Loan Agreement. Each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this
Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, or words of like import, and each reference to the Loan
Agreement in any and all instruments or documents delivered in connection therewith, shall be
deemed to refer to the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby.



               6.5 Expenses. The Borrower shall pay all costs and expenses in connection with the
preparation of this Amendment and other related Loan Documents, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees. The Borrower shall pay any and all stamp and other taxes, UCC search
fees, filing fees and other costs and expenses in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, and agrees to
save the Bank harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from
any delay in paying or omission to pay such costs and expenses.



               6.6 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all
of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to the Amended and
Restated Loan and Security Agreement as of the date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BORROWER:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PROVISTA RENEWABLE FUELS MARKETING, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/  Dan Ostendorf
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Dan Ostendorf
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Secretary and Controller
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
 a national banking association
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/  Jeffrey Ware
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Jeffrey Ware
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	First Vice President
	 

	 	 	 	 






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