exv10w18






Exhibit 10.18




Action Required: Must be returned by July 23, 2008




	 	 	 
	CHS Inc.

	 	New Plan Participants
	 

	 	2008 Plan Agreement and Election Form
	 

	 	Deferred Compensation Plan






	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	Name (Last, First, Middle Initial)

	 	Social Security Number





You may use this form to:





	 	 ̈	 	Indicate the amount or percentage of your Base Salary that you wish to defer during the 2008 Plan Year.
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Elect to receive a Scheduled Distribution (optional)
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Select the form of your Retirement Benefit (required)
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Select form of your Disability Benefit payment (required)
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Select form of Change in Control payment (required)
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Allocate new deferrals and new company contributions among the available investment options.










	 	 	 
	Deferral Election -

Employee

	 	Please select all that apply; fill in the appropriate blanks with whole percentages or whole dollar amounts.
	 
	 	 
	o Base Salary

	 	I elect to defer                      % or $                     of my Base Salary earned in 2008.
	 
	 	 
	o Non-Participation

	 	I elect not to participate in the 2008 Plan Year.
	 
	 	 
	Optional Scheduled 

Distribution Election 

	 	Required if you selected to defer income.
	 
	 	 
	(Select one option)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Optional Scheduled 

Distribution 
Election*

	 	Please fill in each blank if you wish to receive a Scheduled Distribution.







	o	 	I irrevocably elect to receive a Scheduled Distribution of my 2008 Annual Deferral Amount, as well as any investment gains or losses
attributable to such amounts, payable within 60 days of January 1, ___ (must be 2011 or later). If you elect to receive a Scheduled
Distribution on a date following your Retirement, the Scheduled Distribution will be paid on the date you have elected above, rather than as
part of your Retirement Benefit.
	 
	 	 	Please state the percentage of the Annual Deferral Amount (and any investment gains or losses) you would like to receive as a Scheduled
Distribution: ___%.







 




			
	*	 	If you choose not to elect a Scheduled Distribution, or you elect to receive less than 100% of your Annual Deferral Amount as a
Scheduled Distribution, the remainder of your Annual Deferral Amount, and any related investment gains or losses, will be paid to you
along with the rest of your vested Account Balance pursuant to the Plan. You may elect to postpone the distribution of a previously
designated Scheduled Distribution, provided (i) you submit a properly completed Scheduled Distribution Change Form to the Committee at
least one year prior to your previously designated Scheduled Distribution date, (ii) the new Scheduled Distribution date you select is
at least five years after your previously designated Scheduled Distribution date, and (iii) the election of the new Scheduled
Distribution date is not effective until at least one year after the date the election is made. You may postpone each scheduled
distribution no more than three times.
	 











 




			
	*	 	You may elect to defer up to a maximum of 30% of Base Salary, 100% of Bonus, and 100% of
Director Fees. The minimum aggregate deferral amount for Base Salary and/or Bonus is $2,000.
There is no minimum deferral amount for Director Fees. The minimum deferral amounts will be
pro-rated in accordance with the terms of the Plan for any Participant who commences
participation in the Plan after the first day of a Plan Year.




	 
	New Participant Election	 	1














 










Action Required: Must be returned by July 23, 2008




	 	 	 
	CHS Inc.

	 	New Plan Participants
	 

	 	2008 Plan Agreement and Election Form
	 

	 	Deferred Compensation Plan






	 	 	 
	 

Name (Last, First, Middle Initial)

	 	 











	 	 	 
	Retirement Benefit 

Distribution Election*

	 	Please select lump sum or annual installments; fill in the number of years, if necessary.







	þ	 	I elect to receive a Retirement Benefit in the manner indicated below, to the extent allowed by the Plan (select one
payment option below). This election will apply to all Retirement Benefits.






	 	o	 	A lump sum payment
	 
	 	o	 	Annual installments for ___ years (up to 10 years).







 




			
	*	 	After the initial enrollment, you may make a one-time election to change the form of your Retirement Benefit payment,
as long as (i) you submit a properly completed Benefit Distribution Change Form to the Committee at least one year prior
to your Retirement, (ii) your first Retirement Benefit payment is delayed by at least five years following the date on
which such payment would otherwise commence, and (iii) the election to change the form of your Retirement Benefit payment
is not effective until at least one year after the date the election is made. Please note that if your election to
change the form of your Retirement Benefit payment would result in the shortening of the length of the payment period of
such benefit (e.g., a change from annual installments to a lump sum payment; from 10 annual installments to 5 annual
installments, etc.), and the Committee determines such election to be inconsistent with applicable tax law, the election
will not be effective.
	 














	 	 	 
	Disability Benefit 

Distribution 
Election* 

	 	Please select lump sum or annual installments; fill in the number of years, if necessary.







	þ	 	I elect to receive a Disability Benefit in the manner indicated below, to the extent allowed by the Plan (select one
payment option below). This election will apply to all Disability Benefits.






	 	o	 	A lump sum payment
	 
	 	o	 	Annual installments for ___ years (up to 10 years).







 




			
	*	 	After the initial enrollment, you may elect to change the form of your Disability Benefit payment, as long as you
submit a properly completed Benefit Distribution Change Form to the Committee at least one year prior to the date on
which you become Disabled. Please note that if your election to change the form of your Disability Benefit payment would
result in the shortening of the length of the payment period of such benefit (e.g., a change from annual installments to
a lump sum payment; from 5 annual installments to 3 annual installments, etc.), and the Committee determines such
election to be inconsistent with applicable tax law, the election will not be effective.
	 







	 
	New Participant Election	 	2













 








Action Required: Must be returned by July 23, 2008




	 	 	 
	CHS Inc.

	 	New Plan Participants
	 

	 	2008 Plan Agreement and Election Form
	 

	 	Deferred Compensation Plan






	 	 	 
	 

Name (Last, First, Middle Initial)

	 	 











	 	 	 
	Change in Control
Distribution Election

	 	Please select one box below.
	 
	 	 
	o Change in Control Benefit

	 	I irrevocably elect to receive a Change
in Control Benefit equal to my vested
Account Balance upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control.
	 
	 	 
	o No Benefit

	 	I irrevocably elect to have my Account
Balance remain in the Plan and continue
to be subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan upon a Change in Control.















	 	 	 
	New Deferrals/
Contributions
Allocation Election

	 	Please select in whole percentage increments; the total must equal 100%.





I elect to allocate my new deferrals and new company contributions to the following Measurement Funds:




	 	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund
	 	                    %
	 
	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	Vanguard LifeStrategy Income Fund
	 	                    %
	 
	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund
	 	                    %
	 
	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund
	 	                    %
	 
	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund
	 	                    %
	 
	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	Ten-Year T-Note Fund
	 	                    %
	 








	 
	New Participant Election	 	3














 






Action Required: Must be returned by July 23, 2008




	 	 	 
	CHS Inc.

	 	New Plan Participants
	 

	 	2008 Plan Agreement and Election Form
	 

	 	Deferred Compensation Plan







Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have
the same meaning as under the Plan’s master plan document (the “Plan Document”) a copy of which
has been made available to the Participant. The Plan Document is hereby incorporated into and
made a part of this Agreement as though set forth in full in this Agreement. The Participant
hereby acknowledges that he or she has read and understands this Agreement and the Plan Document
and as a condition to participation in the Plan, the Participant must complete, sign, date and
return to the Committee an original copy of this Agreement, various Election Forms as required
by the Committee, and a Beneficiary Designation.




This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the Employer, its successors
and assigns, and the Participant. Subject to ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall be
construed and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of Minnesota without
regard to its conflicts of laws principles.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

	 	 	 	ACCEPTED:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Print Participant Name

	 	Employee Number
	 	For the Committee
	 	Date
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Signature of Participant

	 	Date	 	 	 	 





	 
	New Participant Election	 	4