**CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT**

**FOR INTERESTS IN**

**U. S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC**

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**BY AND BETWEEN**

**U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC**

**AND**

**BRAWLEY BEEF, LLC**

 

Datedas of May 30, 2006

                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

 

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| **U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC ** | **CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT** |
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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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| **ARTICLE 1 ACQUISITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS** | 3  		 1.1       Acquisition of Membership Interests by Brawley Beef.		
31.2       Consideration.		
31.3       Deliveries at Closing.		
31.4       Closing. 
4  **ARTICLE 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BRAWLEY BEEF**
4  2.1       Representations and Warranties of Brawley Beef.		42.2       Organization; Power and Authority.		42.3       Authorization and Enforceability.		
52.4       No Conflicts.		
52.5       Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries;Affiliates. 
52.6       No Additional Consents Required.		62.7       Litigation Affecting This Transaction.		62.8       No Material Misstatements or Omissions; Disclosure.		62.9       Licenses, Permits.		6  **ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF USPB**6  3.1       Representations and Warranties of USPB.		63.2       Organization, Power and Authority.		63.3       Authorization and Enforceability.		73.4       No Conflicts.		73.5       No Consents.		73.6       Outstanding Membership Interest; Validly Issued.		73.7       No Material Misstatements or Omissions; Disclosure.		8  **ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES**8  4.1       Cooperation and Best Efforts to Implement Agreement.		84.2       Conduct of USPB Business.		84.3       Notices and Consents.		84.4       Notification.		94.5       Disclosure and Exceptions.		94.6       Activities of Brawley Beef Deemed Not to Compete With USPB. 9  **ARTICLE 5 CONDITIONS TO CLOSING**9  5.1       Conditions Precedent to Obligations of USPB at Closing. 95.2       Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Brawley Beef atClosing. 105.3       Termination of Agreement.		115.4       Effect of Termination.		12
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**U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC ****CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT** **BRAWLEY BEEF, LLC**  **ARTICLE 6 INDEMNIFICATION**12  6.1       Survival of Representations, Warranties and Indemnities.		126.2       Indemnification.		126.3       Third-Party Claims.		126.4       Sole Remedy.		13  **ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS**14  7.1       Notices. 147.2       Entire Agreement.		157.3       Waivers and Amendments.		157.4       Assignability; Binding Effect.		157.5       Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction Waiver of JuryTrial. 157.6       Counterparts.		167.7       Further Assurances.		167.8       Severability.		167.9       Exhibits.		167.10     Captions. 167.11     Interpretation. 167.12     Third Parties. 177.13     Publicity. 177.14     Knowledge. 17  **ARTICLE 8 DEFINED TERMS**17  8.1       Definitions.		17
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**U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC ****CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT** **BRAWLEY BEEF, LLC**
**CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENTFOR INTERESTSIN U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC**

This Agreement to acquire interestsin U.S. Premium Beef, LLC (this "Agreement"), dated as of May 30, 2006 (the"Effective Date"), is entered into by and between Brawley Beef, LLC, aCalifornia limited liability company ("Brawley Beef"), and U.S. Premium Beef,LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("USPB") (each of Brawley Beef andUSPB, a "Party" and together, the "Parties").

**RECITALS:**

WHEREAS, Brawley Beef desires toacquire 44,160 Class A and 44,160 Class B Units of USPB, and USPB desires toacquire 44,160 limited partnership units of National Beef California, LP aspart of a series of transactions in which Brawley Beef will transfer certainassets and certain liabilities to National Beef California, LP, and USPB willtransfer the limited partnership units acquired from Brawley Beef to NationalBeef Packing Company, LLC; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used butnot defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed tothe terms in Article 8 of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration ofthe mutual covenants described below and for other good and valuableconsideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, theParties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

**ARTICLE 1ACQUISITION OF MEMBERSHIPINTERESTS**

**1.1   **          **    Acquisition of Membership Interests by BrawleyBeef.**

Upon the terms and subject to theconditions of this Agreement at the Closing, USPB shall issue 44,160 Class AUnits and 44,160 Class B Units of USPB to Brawley Beef (the "Brawley MembershipInterest"), fully paid and free and clear of any Lien except for the securityinterest created pursuant to that certain Pledge Agreement of even date withthis Agreement, in exchange for and Brawley Beef's transfer to USPB of theConsideration stated in Section 1.2.

**1.2 **                **Consideration.**

In consideration of the issuance andsale of the 44,160 Class A Units and 44,160 Class B Units to Brawley Beef asset forth in Section 1.1, Brawley Beef shall transfer to USPB 44,160 limitedpartnership units of National Beef California, LP, fully paid and free andclear of any Lien except for the security interest created pursuant to thatcertain Pledge Agreement of even date with this Agreement.

**1.3**                 **Deliveries****atClosing.**

At the Closing Date:

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**U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC ****CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT** **BRAWLEY BEEF, LLC**
(1)              Brawley Beef will deliver to USPB 44,160limited partnership units in National Beef California, LP;

(2)              USPB shall issue 44,160 Class A Units and44,160 Class B Units of USPB to Brawley Beef, and the Brawley MembershipInterest will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid subject tothe provisions of the USPB Limited Liability Company Agreement and the securityinterest created pursuant to that certain Pledge Agreement of even date withthis Agreement;

(3)              USPB shall provide a certificate that therecords of USPB that reflect Brawley Membership Interest of 44,160 Class AUnits and 44,160 Class B Units;

(4)              Brawley Beef will execute and accept theLimited Liability Company Agreement of USPB attached as Exhibit A;

(5)              Brawley Beef will deliver an executedApplication For Class A and/or Class B Membership form attached as Exhibit B;

(6)              Brawley Beef will deliver an executed UniformCattle Delivery and Marketing Agreement attached as Exhibit C; and

(7)              Each of the Parties shall deliver to the otherParty certificates, instruments and documents reasonably requested by the otherParties to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

**1.4                  Closing.**

Subject to satisfaction or waiver ofthe conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, the closing shall take placeat 10:00 a.m., Kansas City, Missouri time, at the offices of Blackwell SandersPepper Martin LLP, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri, on the date theclosing for the transaction under the Contribution Agreement dated as of May19, 2006, by and among Brawley Beef, LLC and National Beef California, LP andNational Beef Packing Company, LLC (the "Brawley-NBPCA Agreement") takes place(the "Closing"), (the time and date referred to in this Agreement as the"Closing Date").

**ARTICLE 2REPRESENTATIONS ANDWARRANTIES OF BRAWLEY BEEF**

**2.1                 Representations and Warranties of Brawley Beef.**

Brawley Beef represents and warrantsto USPB on the Effective Date of this Agreement and at the Closing theprovisions in Sections 2.2 through 2.9 are true and can be relied upon by USPBto accept the contribution from Brawley Beef in exchange for issuing theMembership Interest in USPB to Brawley Beef under this Agreement.

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**2.2                  Organization; Power and Authority.**

Brawley Beef is a limited liabilitycompany that is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under thelaws of California, and is duly qualified to do business and is in goodstanding in each jurisdiction in which the qualification is required by law,other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or ingood standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably beexpected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Brawley Beef.  Brawley Beef hasthe limited liability company power and authority to transact the business ittransacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement andthe other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform theconditions and obligations of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

**2.3                 Authorization and Enforceability.**

The execution of this Agreement hasbeen duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action ofBrawley Beef, each Transaction Document at Closing constitutes a legal, validand binding obligation of Brawley Beef, enforceable against it in accordancewith its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by: (1) applicablebankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar lawsaffecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally; and (2) generalprinciples of equity (regardless of whether the enforceability is considered ina proceeding in equity or at law).

**2.4                No Conflicts.**

Neither the execution, delivery andperformance of any of the Transaction Documents nor the consummation of any ofthe transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents by Brawley Beefwill:

(1)              conflict with or result in any violation of orconstitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or result in theacceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under any provisionof, the certificate of formation or operating agreement or other organizationaldocument of Brawley Beef, or, subject to the receipt of the consents referencedin Section 2.6 below, any Material mortgage, bond, indenture, agreement,franchise, license, permit or other instrument or obligation to which any ofBrawley Beef is a party or subject or by which any of its assets or propertiesmay be bound;

(2)              result in the creation of any Lien upon any ofthe assets or properties of Brawley Beef; or

(3)              violate any Legal Requirement against,affecting or binding upon, Brawley Beef or upon any of its assets orproperties.

**2.5                 Organization and Ownership of Shares ofSubsidiaries; Affiliates.**

(a)               *Members and Owners of Brawley Beef*.  Schedule 2.5 lists the Members of and all Persons with anownership interest in Brawley Beef.  Brawley Beef has no equity interest in anyother Person.

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(b)              *No Outstanding Rights, Warrants or Options.*  There are no outstanding obligations, warrants, options or otherrights to subscribe for or purchase from Brawley Beef, or other contracts orcommitments providing for the issuance of or the granting of rights to acquire,any membership, limited partnership or other equity interests of or in BrawleyBeef, or any securities or other instruments convertible into or exchangeablefor the foregoing.  There are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation,phantom equity, profit participation, or similar rights with respect to BrawleyBeef, and there are no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandingswith respect to the voting of the Membership Interests of Brawley Beef.

**2.6                 No Additional Consents Required.**

No consent, approval or authorizationof, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority orany other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery andperformance by Brawley Beef of any of the Transaction Documents.

**2.7                 Litigation Affecting This Transaction.**

Except as provided on Schedule 2.7,there are no actions, investigations, demands, suits or proceedings pendingagainst or affecting the validity or the rights of Brawley Beef to enter intothe Transaction Documents or consummate the transactions contemplated by theTransaction Documents, and, to the Knowledge of Brawley Beef, there are noactions, investigations, demands, suits or proceedings threatened against oraffecting the validity or the rights of Brawley Beef to enter into theTransaction Documents or consummate the transactions contemplated by theTransaction Documents.

**2.8                No Material Misstatements or Omissions;Disclosure.**

No representation or warranty ofBrawley Beef in this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement ofa Material fact nor shall the representations and warranties taken as a wholeomit any statement necessary in order to make any Material statement containedin this Agreement not misleading.

**2.9                  Licenses, Permits.**

Except as set forth in Schedule 2.9,to the Knowledge of Brawley Beef, all licenses and permits necessary to meetthe obligations under the Transaction documents have been met by Brawley Beefor its members or entities obligated to deliver cattle pursuant to the UniformDelivery and Marketing Agreement (Even Slots), and are not the subject of anygovernmental inquiry, investigation, complaint or similar action.

**ARTICLE 3REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF USPB**

**3.1                  Representations and Warranties of USPB.**

USPB represents and warrants toBrawley Beef on the Effective Date of this Agreement and at the Closing theprovisions in Sections 3.2 to 3.7 are true and can be relied upon by BrawleyBeef.

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**3.2                  Organization, Power and Authority.**

USPB is a limited liability company,duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws ofDelaware, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in eachjurisdiction in which the qualification is required by law, other than thosejurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standingwould not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have aMaterial Adverse Effect on USPB.  USPB has the corporate power and authority totransact the business it transacts and USPB has the corporate power andauthority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other TransactionDocument to which it is a party and to perform the provisions under the TransactionDocuments.

**3.3                  Authorization and Enforceability.**

The execution, delivery andperformance of each of the Transaction Documents to which USPB is or would be aparty at Closing has been or at Closing will be duly authorized by allnecessary corporate action on the part of USPB, and constitutes the legal,valid and binding obligation of USPB enforceable against USPB in accordancewith its terms, except as the enforceability may be limited by: (1) applicablebankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar lawsaffecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally; and (2) generalprinciples of equity (regardless of whether the enforceability is considered ina proceeding in equity or at law).

**3.4                  No Conflicts.**

Neither the execution, delivery andperformance of any of the Transaction Documents nor the consummation of any ofthe transactions contemplated under any of the Transaction Documents by USPBwill conflict with or result in any violation of or constitute a breach of anyof the terms or provisions of, or result in the acceleration of any obligationunder, or constitute a default under any provision of, the certificate ofincorporation, the bylaws or other organizational documents of USPB, or anyMaterial mortgage, bond, indenture, agreement, franchise, license, permit orother instrument or obligation to which USPB is a party or subject or by whichany of its assets or properties may be bound.

**3.5                  No Consents.**

Except for the approvals of the Boardof Directors, no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filingor declaration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, if any,required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by USPB ofany of the Transaction Documents to which USPB is a party.

**3.6                  Outstanding Membership Interest; Validly Issued.**

As of the Effective Date, USPB has691,845 Class A Units and 691,845 Class B Units duly and validly issued andfully paid and under management contracts under certain conditions managementpersonnel have the right to acquire up to 20,000 Class A Units of 20,000 ClassB Units.  The Class A Units and Class B Units issued to Brawley Beef in theBrawley Membership Interest will be duly and validly authorized and issued,fully paid and free from all Liens, subject to the provisions of the USPBLimited Liability Company Agreement and the security interest created pursuantto that certain Pledge Agreement of even date with this Agreement.

 

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**3.7                  No Material Misstatements or Omissions;Disclosure.**

No representation or warranty of USPBin this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of a Materialfact nor shall the representations and warranties taken as a whole omit anystatement necessary in order to make any Material statement contained in thisAgreement not misleading.

**ARTICLE 4COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES**

**4.1                 Cooperation and Best Efforts to ImplementAgreement.**

Subject to the satisfaction of theconditions to Closing contained in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, USPB and Brawley Beefshall use their respective reasonable best efforts and will cooperate with eachother to secure all necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, assumptionsand waivers from third parties as shall be required in order to enable thetransactions contemplated under this Agreement to be effected at the Closing.

**4.2                 Conduct of USPB Business.**

After the date of this Agreement andprior to the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Closing Date,USPB agrees as follows:

(1)              to operate USPB in the ordinary course ofbusiness;

(2)              to refrain from making or causing to be madeany change in the constituent documents of USPB, except as provided for inthose documents;

(3)              not to issue or agree to issue any newMembership Interests (exclusive of transfers among Members' existing MembershipInterests) or other equity interests or securities convertible into orexchangeable for or other rights with respect to membership interests or otherequity interests of USPB; and

(4)              except as otherwise provided by law or GAAP, torefrain from making or causing to be made any change in the accounting methods,principles or practices of USPB.

**4.3                 Notices and Consents.**

Each of the Parties will give anynotices to, make any filings with, and use its reasonable commercial efforts toobtain any authorizations, consents, and approvals of governments and governmentalagencies, known to USPB.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,each of the Parties will file any notification and report forms and relatedmaterial that it may be required to file with the Federal Trade Commission andthe Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice under theHart-Scott-Rodino Act, will use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain anearly termination of the applicable waiting period, and will make any furtherfilings that may be necessary, proper, or advisable.

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**4.4                 Notification.**

From and after the Effective Date andprior to the Closing Date, each Party shall promptly notify the other Party atany time that a party becomes aware that any representation or warranty made bya Party in or pursuant to this Agreement is untrue or inaccurate in anyMaterial respect and shall promptly notify the other Party of any MaterialAdverse Effect on a Party and of any governmental complaints, investigations,hearings or proceedings which would have a Material Adverse Effect on a Party. No notice by any Party pursuant to this Section, however, shall be deemed toamend or supplement the Disclosure Schedules, or to prevent or cause anymisrepresentation breach of warranty or breach of contract.

**4.5                 Disclosure and Exceptions.**

The parties agree that any disclosureor exception by a party in this Agreement or any Schedule or Exhibit or anydocument or certificate required by this Agreement to be delivered by a Partyat or prior to the Closing, shall be deemed to be a disclosure or exceptionwith respect to the same or similar matter contained elsewhere in thisAgreement, any other Schedule or Exhibit or any document or certificaterequired by this Agreement to be delivered by the Party at or prior to theClosing.

**4.6                   Activities of Brawley Beef Deemed Not toCompete With USPB.**

The current activities of BrawleyBeef and its affiliates described in Schedule 4.6 which include the operationby one of the affiliates of a custom kill natural beef program with existingtrademarks and tradenames all as provided in Schedule 4.6 and certified byBrawley Beef that those are current activities of Brawley Beef and itsaffiliates shall be deemed by USPB not to be activities that compete with USPBand its affiliates for purpose of the USPB Limited Liability Company Agreement.

**ARTICLE 5CONDITIONS TO CLOSING**

**5.1                Conditions Precedent to Obligations of USPB atClosing.**

(a)               *Conditions to be Satisfied or Waived atClosing*.  The obligations of USPB to consummatethe transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the Closing are subject tothe fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the conditions in thisSection (any or all of which may be waived in whole or in part by USPB).

(b)              *Representations and Warranties of BrawleyBeef are True. *All representations and warrantiesmade by Brawley Beef to USPB shall be true and correct in all Material respectsas of the Effective Date and as of the time of the Closing with the same effectas though made again at and as of that time.

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(c)               *Compliance with Obligations and Covenants.*  Brawley Beef shall have performed and complied in all Materialrespects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to beperformed or complied with by Brawley Beef prior to or at the Closing.

(d)              *Notifications and Approvals Obtained. *All notifications, consents, authorizations, approvals andclearances from each Governmental Authority and any other Person required to bemade or obtained, in connection with the transactions provided for in thisAgreement.

(e)               *No Pending Suits or Actions. *No action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending or threatenedbefore any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal,state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein anunfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would:  (1)prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementor the Transaction Documents; (2) cause any of the transactions contemplated bythis Agreement or the Transaction Documents to be rescinded following consummation;or (3) be likely either individually or in the aggregate to have a MaterialAdverse Effect on the business, financial condition, operations, results ofoperations, or future Prospects of Brawley Beef as to Brawley Beef's obligationunder this Agreement or the Transaction Documents (and no injunction, judgment,order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect).

(f)                *Certificate of Above Conditions Satisfied. *USPB shall have delivered to Brawley Beef a certificate to theeffect that each of the conditions specified above in Section 5.1(b)-(e) aresatisfied in all respects, provided, however, as to 5.1(d), to the knowledge ofUSPB, the conditions specified above in Section 5.1(d) are satisfied in allrespects to the extent applicable to USPB.

(g)               *Hart-Scott Rodino Compliance. *All applicable waiting periods (and any extensions periods) underthe Hart-Scott-Rodino Act shall have expired or otherwise been terminated andthe Parties and USPB shall have received all other authorizations, consents,and approvals of governments and governmental agencies.

(h)               *Limited Liability Company AgreementConsented to by Brawley. *The Limited LiabilityCompany Agreement of USPB shall have been duly consented to and approved byBrawley Beef at the Closing.

**5.2                 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of BrawleyBeef at Closing.**

(a)               *Conditions to be Satisfied or Waived atClosing*.  The obligation of Brawley Beef toconsummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to thefulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the conditions in thisSection 5.2 (any or all of which may be waived in whole or in part by BrawleyBeef).

(b)              *Representations and Warranties of USPB areTrue*.  All representations and warranties of USPBto Brawley Beef shall be true and correct in all Material respects as of thedate of this Agreement, and at and as of the time of the Closing with the sameeffect as though those representations and warranties had been made at and asof that time.

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(c)               *Compliance with Obligations and Covenants.*  USPB shall have performed and complied in all Material respectswith all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performedor complied with by USPB prior to or at the Closing.

(d)              *Notifications and Approvals Are Obtained*.  All notifications, consents, authorizations, approvals andclearances from each Governmental Authority and other Person required to bemade or obtained, in connection with the transactions provided for in thisAgreement shall have been made or obtained on terms satisfactory to BrawleyBeef.

(e)               *No Pending Suits or Actions*.  No action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending or threatenedbefore any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal,state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein anunfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would:  (1)prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementor the Transaction Documents; (2) cause any of the transactions contemplated bythis Agreement or the Transaction Documents to be rescinded followingconsummation (and no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, orcharge is in effect); or (3) adversely affect the right of Brawley Beef to own44,160 Class A Units and 44,160 Class B Units of USPB.

(f)                *Brawley Beef Certificate of Satisfaction*.  Brawley Beef shall have delivered to USPB a certificate to theeffect that each of the conditions specified above in Section 5.2(b)-(e) issatisfied in all respects to the relevant knowledge of Brawley Beef.

(g)               *Hart-Scott Rodino Compliance*.  All applicable waiting periods (and any extensions thereof)under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act shall have expired or otherwise been terminatedand the Parties and Brawley Beef shall have received all other authorizations,consents, and approvals of governments and governmental agencies.

(h)               *Proceedings and Documents in SatisfactoryForm*.  All proceedings to be taken in connectionwith the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents incidentthereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Brawley Beefand its respective counsel, and Brawley Beef shall have received copies of alldocuments and other evidence as they or their counsel may reasonably request inorder to establish the consummation of the transactions and the taking of allproceedings pursuant to this Agreement.

**5.3                Termination of Agreement.**

(a)               *By Mutual Consent*.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time by the writtenmutual consent of USPB and Brawley Beef.

(b)              *Termination by USPB*.  This Agreement may be terminated by USPB if: (1) there has beena Material misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant on the part ofBrawley Beef and the breach has not been cured or waived within thirty (30)days after receipt of written notice of the breach from USPB; or (2) theClosing shall not have occurred by June 30, 2006 (other than where there is anuncured breach of this Agreement by USPB and Brawley Beef was not waived thecondition on or before that date).

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(c)               *Termination by Brawley Beef*.  This Agreement may be terminated by USPB if: (1) there has beena Material misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant on the part ofBrawley Beef , and the breach has not been cured or waived within thirty (30)days after receipt of written notice of the breach from Brawley Beef; or (2)the Closing shall not have occurred by June 30, 2006 (other than where there isan uncured breach of this Agreement by USPB).

**5.4                 Effect of Termination.**

If this Agreement is terminatedpursuant to Section 5.3, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effectand no Party shall have any liability to any other Party; except as set forthin Article 6 and Section 7.12 shall survive any termination and continue infull force and effect according to their terms; and nothing in this Sectionshall relieve any party from any liability resulting from any breach of thisAgreement prior to the termination.

**ARTICLE 6INDEMNIFICATION**

**6.1                   Survival of Representations, Warranties andIndemnities.**

The representations and warranties ofUSPB contained in Article 3 shall survive the Closing until the date that istwenty-four (24) months from and after the Closing Date.

**6.2                  Indemnification.**

(a)               *Breach by USPB*. In the event USPB breaches any of its covenants or obligations in Article 1 orArticle 4, or any of their representations and warranties in Article 3 (or inthe event any third party alleges facts that, if true, would mean any of USPBhas breached), then USPB agrees to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify BrawleyBeef and, if applicable, their Managers, directors, officers, members,unitholders, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents and representatives andits heirs, successors and assigns from and against the entirety of any AdverseConsequences Brawley Beef and, if applicable, their respective Managers,directors, officers, members, unitholders, employees, attorneys, accountants,agents and representatives and their heirs, successors and assigns, may sufferresulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by thebreach.

(b)              *Mitigation.* The Indemnified Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate thelosses, costs expenses and damages to which the Party may become entitled toindemnification under this Section.

**6.3                  Third-Party Claims.**

(a)               *Notice of Claim*. If any party entitled to be indemnified pursuant to Section 6.2 (an"Indemnified Party") receives notice of the assertion of any claim in respectof Adverse Consequences, such Indemnified Party shall give the party who maybecome obligated to provide indemnification hereunder (the "Indemnifying Party")written notice describing such claim or fact in reasonable detail (the "Noticeof Claim") promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days afterreceiving any written notice from a third party).  The failure by theIndemnified Party to timely provide a Notice of Claim to the Indemnifying Partyshall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability, except to the extentthat the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by the Indemnified Party's failure toprovide timely notice under this Section 6.3.

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(b)              *Procedure and Defense of Claims*.  In the event any Indemnifying Party notifies the IndemnifiedParty within ten (10) Business Days after the Indemnified Party has givennotice of the matter that the Indemnifying Party is assuming the defense of thematter: (1) the Indemnifying Party will defend the Indemnified Partyagainst the matter with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to theIndemnified Party; (2) the Indemnified Party may retain separate co-counsel atits sole cost and expense (except that the Indemnifying Party will beresponsible for the fees and expenses of the separate co-counsel to the extentthe Indemnified Party reasonably concludes that the counsel the IndemnifyingParty has selected has a conflict of interest); (3) the Indemnified Party willnot consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement withrespect to the matter without the written consent of the Indemnifying Partywhich consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and (4) the IndemnifyingParty will not consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to the matter,or enter into any settlement which does not include a provision whereby theplaintiff or claimant in the matter releases the Indemnified Party from allliability with respect thereto, and, in a settlement or compromise which doesnot involve only the payment of money by the Indemnifying Party, without theprior written consent of the Indemnified Party which consent shall not beunreasonably withheld.

(c)               *Failure to Notify of Claim*.  In the event the Indemnifying Party does not notify theIndemnified Party within ten (10) Business Days after the Indemnified Party hasreceived a Notice of Claim that the Indemnifying Party is assuming the defensethereof, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right, subject to theprovisions of this Article, to undertake the defense, compromise or settlementof the Claim for the account of the Indemnifying Party.  Unless and until theIndemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Claim, the Indemnifying Partyshall advance to the Indemnified Party any of its reasonable attorneys' feesand other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defense of anyaction or proceeding.  Each Indemnified Party shall agree in writing prior toany advance that, in the event it receives any advance, the Indemnified Partyshall reimburse the Indemnifying Party for the fees, costs and expenses to theextent that it shall be determined that it was not entitled to indemnificationunder this Article 6.

(d)              *Procedure Upon Assumption of Defense*.  In the event that the Indemnifying Party undertakes the defenseof any Claim, the Indemnifying Party will keep the Indemnified Party advised asto all Material developments in connection with such Claim, including, but notlimited to, promptly furnishing the Indemnified Party with copies of allMaterial documents filed or served in connection therewith.

**6.4                  Sole Remedy.**

Other than a claim for fraud,indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall be the sole remedy availableto the parties for any inaccuracy in or any breach of any representation orwarranty contained in this Agreement.  The right to indemnification,reimbursement, or other remedy based on the representations, warranties andcovenants of USPB in this Agreement will not be affected by:  (1) anyinvestigation, analysis or evaluation conducted by Brawley Beef or theirrepresentatives with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of beingacquired) about the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, anyrepresentation, warranty, covenant, or obligation; or (2) the waiver of anycondition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on theperformance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation.

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**ARTICLE 7MISCELLANEOUS**

**7.1                 Notices.**

Any notice or other communicationshereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given andreceived on the day on which it is served by personal delivery upon the partyfor whom it is intended, on the third Business Day after it is mailed byregistered or certified mail, return receipt requested, on the Business Dayafter it is delivered to a national courier service addressed to the party forwhom it is intended, or on the Business Day on which it is sent by telecopier;provided that the telecopy is promptly confirmed by telephone confirmationthereof, to the person at the address set forth below, or another address asmay be designated in writing, in the same manner, by the Person:

To: **U.S. Premium Beef, LLC**:P.O. Box 20103Kansas City, MO  64195Telephone: (816) 713-8800Fax: (816) 713-8810Attn:  Steven D. Hunt

With a copy to:

Mark J. HansonLindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P. 4200 IDS Center80 South Eighth StreetMinneapolis, MN 55402Telephone: (612) 371-3545Fax: (612) 371-3207

To: **Brawley Beef**c/o Oden Family Cattle Co., LLC34673 E.County 9th Street, Suite AWellton, AZ 85356Fax:  (928)785-3843Attn:  LarryMcDonald

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With a copy to:

Dennis J. DoucetteLuce, Forward, Hamilton & ScrippsLLP11988 El Camino Real, Suite 200San Diego, CA 92130Telephone: (858) 720-6322Fax: (858) 523-4305

**7.2                 Entire Agreement.**

This Agreement (including theSchedules and Exhibits attached to this Agreement or referred to in thisAgreement) contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect tothe subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements,written or oral, with respect to those matters.

**7.3                 Waivers and Amendments.**

This Agreement may be amended,superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the terms may be waived, onlyby a written instrument signed by the Parties or, in the case of a waiver, bythe Party waiving compliance.  No delay on the part of USPB or Brawley Beef inexercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate asa waiver, nor shall any waiver on the part of USPB or Brawley Beef of anyright, power or privilege, or any single or partial exercise of any right,power or privilege, preclude any further exercise of the same or the exerciseof any other such right, power or privilege.

**7.4                  Assignability; Binding Effect.**

This Agreement shall inure to thebenefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respectivesuccessors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement and the rightsand obligations of USPB under this Agreement shall not be assignable by USPBwithout the prior written consent of Brawley Beef.  

**7.5                 Governing Law; Submission to JurisdictionWaiver of Jury Trial.**

(a)               *Missouri Laws Interpretation*.  The interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall becontrolled by and construed under the laws of the State of Missouri withoutregard to conflicts of laws principles.

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(b)              *Missouri Judicial Jurisdiction*.  Any judicial proceeding brought with respect to this Agreementmust be brought in the United States District Court for the District ofMissouri or any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Missouri, andeach party:  (1) accepts unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of thecourts and any related appellate court, and agrees to be bound by any final,non-appealable judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement; and(2) irrevocably waives any objection it may now or hereafter have as to thevenue of any suit, action or proceeding brought in a court or that the court isan inconvenient forum provided, however, that the consent to jurisdiction is solelyfor the purpose referred to in this Section, and shall not be deemed to be ageneral submission to the jurisdiction of the Courts or the State of Missouriother than for that purpose.

(c)               THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANYJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO WHICH THEY ARE PARTIES INVOLVING, DIRECTLY ORINDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THISAGREEMENT.

**7.6                Counterparts.**

This Agreement may be executed in anynumber of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of whichtogether shall constitute one and the same instrument.

**7.7                 Further Assurances.**

Each of USPB and Brawley Beef shall,at the request of the other Party, at any time and from time to time followingthe Closing promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be executed anddelivered, all further instruments and take all further action as each Partymay reasonably request to confirm or carry out the provisions and intent ofthis Agreement.

**7.8                 Severability.**

Any provision of this Agreement thatis prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to thatjurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition orunenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of thisAgreement, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdictionshall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or renderunenforceable the provision in any other jurisdiction.

**7.9                 Exhibits.**

All Exhibits and Schedules attachedto this Agreement are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreementas if set forth in full in this Agreement.  All references in this Agreement toSections, Exhibits, and Schedules shall be deemed references to such parts ofthis Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise.

**7.10               Captions.**

The article and section titles or captionscontained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit or Schedule attached or referredto in this Agreement are for convenience only, shall not be deemed a part ofthis Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of thisAgreement.

**7.11                Interpretation.**

The words "hereof," "herein" and"hereunder" and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shallrefer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of thisAgreement.  The terms "dollars" and "$" shall mean United States dollars. Personal pronouns, when used in this Agreement, whether in the masculine,feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singularshall include the plural, and vice versa.

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**7.12               Third Parties.**

Except as specifically set forth orreferred to in this Agreement, nothing expressed or implied is intended orshall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person other than the Partiesand their successors or assigns and the beneficiaries of contractualindemnification expressly set forth in this Agreement, any rights or remediesunder or by reason of this Agreement.

**7.13               Publicity.**

Except as otherwise required byapplicable laws or regulation, no party to this Agreement shall issue or permitany of its Affiliates to issue any press release or make or permit any of itsAffiliates to make any other public statement, in each case relating to orconnected with or arising out of this Agreement or the matters contained hereinwithout obtaining the prior written approval of the other Party hereto as tothe contents and the manner of presentation and publication thereof, suchconsent not to be unreasonably withheld.  The Parties acknowledge and agreethat as part of the process of obtaining approval of the transactionscontemplated by this Agreement, it will be necessary or advisable for USPB toissue press releases and other information regarding the transactionscontemplated by this Agreement.

**7.14                Knowledge.**

As used in this Agreement,"Knowledge" means the actual knowledge of the subject entity, or any of itsrespective Affiliates after due inquiry (including, where appropriate,consultation with responsible employees of the subject entity, or any of itsAffiliates) into the subject matter.

**ARTICLE8DEFINED TERMS**

**8.1                Definitions.**

As used in this Agreement, the followingterms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Sectionof this Agreement following the term:

"**Adverse Consequences**" meansall actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints,claims, demands, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, damages,dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, Liabilities,obligations, Taxes, liens, losses, expenses, and fees, including court costsand reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses.

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"**Affiliate**" means, at anytime, and with respect to any Person:  (1) any other Person that at the timedirectly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or isControlled by, or is under common Control with, the first Person; and (2) anyPerson beneficially owning or holding, directly or indirectly, 50% or more ofany class of voting or equity interests of USPB or any Subsidiary or any Personof which USPB and its Subsidiaries beneficially own or hold, in the aggregate,directly or indirectly, 50% or more of any class of voting or equityinterests.  As used in this definition, "**Control**" means the possession,directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of themanagement and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of votingsecurities, by contract or otherwise.  Unless the context otherwise clearlyrequires, any reference to an "Affiliate" is a reference to an Affiliate ofUSPB.

"**Agreement**" has the meaningset forth in the preamble.

"**Brawley Beef**" means BrawleyBeef, LLC, a California limited liability company.

"**Brawley Membership Interest**"has the meaning set forth in the Recital.

"**Business Day**" means any dayother than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in KansasCity, Missouri are required or authorized to be closed.

"**Closing**" means the date onwhich all the conditions precedent set out in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 have beensatisfied.

"**Closing Date**" has the meaningset forth in Section 1.4.

"**Code**" means the InternalRevenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules andregulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

"**Consideration**" has themeaning set forth in Section 1.2.

"**Effective Date**" has themeaning set forth in the Preamble.

"**GAAP**" means generallyaccepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the UnitedStates of America, consistently applied except as otherwise disclosed.

"**Governmental Authority**" meanswith respect to any Person,

(1)                  the government of:

(i)                 the United States of America or any State orother political subdivision; or

(ii)               any jurisdiction in which the Person or any ofits Subsidiaries conducts all or any part of its business, or which assertsjurisdiction over any properties of the Person or any of its Subsidiaries; or

(2)                   any entity exercising executive, legislative,judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, thegovernment.

"**Indemnified Party**" has themeaning set forth in Section 6.3.

"**Indemnifying Party**" has themeaning set forth in Section 6.3.

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"**Intellectual Property**" meansall of the following: patents, patent rights, copyrights, works which are thesubject matter of copyrights, trademarks, tradenames, tradestyles, patent andtrademark applications and licenses and rights thereunder, and all other rightsunder any of the foregoing, all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions,continuations, and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing, and allrights to sue for past, present, and future infringement of any of theforegoing; inventions, trade secrets, formulae, processes, compounds, drawings,designs, blueprints, surveys, reports, manuals, and operating standards;goodwill, customer and other lists, in whatever form maintained; and tradesecret rights, copyright rights, patent rights, rights in works of authorship,and contract rights relating to computer software programs, in whatever formcreated or maintained.

"**Knowledge**" has the meaningset forth in Section 7.14.

"**Legal Requirement**" means alllaws, statutes, codes, acts, ordinances, orders, judgments, decrees, injunctions,rules, regulations, permits, licenses, authorizations, directions andrequirements of Governmental Authorities.

"**Lien**" means, with respect toany Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or otherencumbrance or rights of others, or any interest or title of any vendor,lessor, lender or other secured party to or of the Person under any conditionalsale or other title retention agreement or Capital Lease, upon or with respectto any property or asset of the Person (including in the case of stock,stockholder agreements, voting trust agreements and all similar arrangements).

**"Limited Liability CompanyAgreement**" means the U.S. Premium Beef, LLCLimited Liability Company Agreement, the form of which is attached to thisAgreement as Exhibit A.

**"Managers," "Members," and"Unitholders"** have the meaning given under thelimited liability company agreement of USPB of which the term Manager, Member,or Unitholder is referred to.

"**Material**" means material inrelation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets,properties, or prospects of a Person taken as a whole.

"**Material Adverse Effect**"means with respect to a Person, a material adverse effect on:  (1) thebusiness, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets, properties orprospects of the Person and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (2) the abilityof the Person to perform its obligations under this Agreement or theTransaction Documents; or (3) the validity or enforceability of this Agreementor the Transaction Documents.

"**Material Contract**" means:

(1)              any agreement for the lease of personalproperty to or from USPB providing for lease payments in excess of $10,000 perannum, other than USPB's lease of railcars for use in the ordinary course ofUSPB's business;

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(2)              any agreement for the purchase or sale of rawmaterials, commodities, supplies, products, or other personal property, or forthe furnishing or receipt of services, the performance of which will extendover a period of more than one year or involve consideration in excess of$50,000; excluding, however, agreements having a term of more than one yearwhich are made in the ordinary course of USPB's business (based on historicalpractice), whether with contractors, vendors or third parties;

(3)              any agreement concerning a partnership or jointventure;

(4)              any agreement under which USPB has created,incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any Indebtedness, or any Capitalized Leaseobligation, in excess of $10,000 or under which it has granted a Lien withrespect to any of its assets;

(5)              any collective bargaining agreement;

(6)              any agreement for the employment of anyindividual on a full-time, part-time, consulting, or other basis providingannual compensation in excess of $10,000;

(7)              any non-competition, non-solicitation or otherrestrictive covenant or agreement relating to the business or operations of anyethanol facility; and

(8)              any other agreement the performance of whichinvolves consideration in excess of $10,000, except contracts for theperformance of services reasonably entered into in connection with thetransaction contemplated by this Agreement.

"**Membership Interest**" meansthe financial and governance interests of the limited liability companyreferred to.

"**Net Profit**" means operatingprofit after interest, depreciation and amortization, and before any abnormalitems of profit or loss.

"**Notice of Claim**" has themeaning set forth in Section 6.3.

"**Person**" means an individual,partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust,unincorporated organization, or any other company or entity or a government or 

"**Subsidiary**" means, as to anyPerson, any corporation, association or other business entity in which thePerson or one or more of its Subsidiaries or the Person and one or more of itsSubsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them(as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majorityof the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of the entity, andany partnership, limited liability company or joint venture if more than a 50%interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by the Person or one ormore of its Subsidiaries or the Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries(unless the partnership, limited liability company or joint venture can anddoes ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of thePerson or one or more of its Subsidiaries).  Unless the context otherwiseclearly requires, any reference to a "Subsidiary" is a reference to aSubsidiary of USPB.

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"**Taxes**" means (a) all incometaxes (including any tax on or based upon net income, gross income, income asspecially defined, earnings, profits or selected items of income, earnings orprofits) and all gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise,license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,occupation, premium, property or windfall profits taxes, alternative or add-onminimum taxes, customs duties and other taxes of any kind whatsoever, togetherwith all interest and penalties, additions to tax and other additional amountsimposed by any taxing authority (domestic or foreign) on entity, and (b) anyliability for the payment of any amount of the type described in theimmediately preceding clause (a) as a result of being a "transferee" (withinthe meaning of Section 6901 of the Code or any other applicable law) of anotherentity, a member of an affiliated or combined group, a contract or otherwise.

"**Transaction Documents**" meansthis Agreement, the Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Application forClass A and/or Class B Membership; Uniform Cattle Delivery and MarketingAgreement, "Even Slots."

"**USPB**" means U.S. PremiumBeef, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and has the meaning set forthin the preamble.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Partieshereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective dulyauthorized officers effective as of the day and year first above written.

**U.S.PREMIUM BEEF, LLC**

By: /s/Steven D. Hunt                                               Name: StevenD. Hunt                                              Title: ChiefExecutive Officer                                      

**BRAWLEYBEEF, LLC**

By: /s/ LarryL. McDonald                                        Name: LarryL. McDonald                                       Title: Chairmanof Members Committee                     

 

 

 

 

 

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**EXHIBIT A**

**U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLCLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT**

 

 

 

 

 

 

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**EXHIBIT B**

**APPLICATION FOR CLASS A AND/OR CLASS B MEMBERSHIP**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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**EXHIBIT C**

**UNIFORM CATTLE DELIVERY AND MARKETING AGREEMENT**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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