U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC

A Delaware Limited Liability Company

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LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY AGREEMENT

 

 

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OPERATION, MANAGEMENT, AND INTERESTS IN THE COMPANY 
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ARTICLE 1.DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1.      Reference To CertainTerms
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Section 1.2.     Definitions
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ARTICLE 2. THE COMPANY: FORMATION, PURPOSES, LIMITED LIABILITY
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Section 2.1.     Formation
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Section 2.2.      Purpose; Powers
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Section 2.3.     Name
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Section 2.4.      Principal Place OfBusiness
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Section 2.5.     Term
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Section 2.6.      Filings; Agent For Service OfProcess
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Section 2.7.      Title ToProperty
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Section 2.8.      No Payments Of IndividualObligations
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Section 2.9.      Independent Non-CompetitiveActivities
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Section 2.10.    LimitedLiability
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Section 2.11.    Members and UnitholdersBound Without Execution
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ARTICLE 3. UNITS, UNITHOLDERS,FINANCIAL RIGHTS
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Section 3.1.      Rights And Obligations Of Unitholders
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Section 3.2.     Units
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Section 3.3.      CapitalContributions
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Section 3.4.      No Certificate ForUnits
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Section 3.5.      UnitLedger
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Section 3.6.      Allocations AndDistributions
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Section 3.7.      UnitholderConditions And Limitations
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Section 3.8.      Restrictions OnTransfers
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ARTICLE 4. MEMBERS AND MEMBER VOTING
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Section 4.1.      Rights And Obligations Of Members
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Section 4.2.      Membership Requirements
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Section 4.3.      Admission Of Members
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Section 4.4.      Cattle Delivery Agreement
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Section 4.5.      Member Voting
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Section 4.6.      Member Meetings
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Section 4.7.      Termination Of Membership
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Section 4.8.      Resignation
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Section 4.9.      Continuation Of The Company
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ARTICLE 5. MANAGEMENT OF COMPANY

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Section 5.1.      Governance By Board, CEO

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Section 5.2.      Actions By Board; Committees;Reliance On Authority
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Section 5.3.      The Board
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Section 5.4.      Board Meetings
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Section 5.5.      Officers
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Section 5.6.      Liability And Indemnification OfDirectors And Officers
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Section 5.7.      Contracts With Directors Or TheirAffiliates
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ARTICLE 6. AMENDMENTS
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Section 6.1.      Amendments
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ARTICLE 7. DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
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Section 7.1.      Dissolution Commencement
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Section 7.2.      Winding Up
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Section 7.3.      Rights Of Unitholders
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Section 7.4.      Notice Of Dissolution
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Section 7.5.      Allocations During Period OfLiquidation
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Section 7.6.      The Liquidator
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Section 7.7.      Form Of Liquidating Distributions
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ARTICLE 8. MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 8.1.      Notices
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Section 8.2.      Binding Effect
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Section 8.3.      Construction
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Section 8.4.      Time
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Section 8.5.      Headings
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Section 8.6.      Severability
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Section 8.7.      Incorporation By Reference
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Section 8.8.      Variation Of Terms
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Section 8.9.      Governing Law
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Section 8.10.    Specific Performance
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Section 8.11.    Consent To Jurisdiction
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Section 8.12.    Waiver Of Jury Trial
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**APPENDICES**
 
Appendix A   Principal Place of Business of U.S. Premium Beef, LLC
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      Appendix B   Agent for Service of Process of U.S. Premium Beef, LLC
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      Appendix C   Unit Transfer Policy of U.S. Premium Beef, LLC
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      Appendix D   Board of Directors of U.S. Premium Beef, LLC
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		       Appendix E   Allocations,		Distributions, Tax Matters, and Accounting
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U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC

Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement

**THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT**of U. S.Premium Beef LLC (the “Company”) was adopted by U.S. Premium Beef, Inc.effective as of the completion of the Restructuring (as definedbelow); this Agreement has been amended from time to time after theRestructuring and all such amendments are hereby incorporated into this Amendedand Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement effective as of January 7,2010.

RECITALS

U.S. Premium Beef, Ltd. (the “Cooperative”) caused theCompany to be formed to acquire all of the business and assets of theCooperative by merger of the Cooperative with and into U. S. Premium Beef, Inc.(the “Corporation”) (the “Merger”) and immediate and subsequent conversionunder Delaware Law into the Company (the entire process of the Merger andsubsequent conversion of the Corporation into the Company referred to as the“Restructuring”).  The Cooperative as the sole shareholder of theCorporation prior to the Merger and statutory conversion into the Companyadopted this Agreement as the Limited Liability Company Agreement of theCompany and such Limited Liability Company Agreement is hereby amended andrestated to reflect all amendments adopted on or prior to January 7,2010. 

OPERATION, MANAGEMENT, AND INTERESTSIN THE COMPANY

ARTICLE 1.DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Reference To Certain Terms.

For purposes of this Agreement:  (1) references to“Articles” and “Sections” are to those Articles and Sections appearing in thisAgreement unless explicitly indicated otherwise; and (2) references to statutesinclude all rules and regulations under those statutes, and all amendments andsuccessors to those statutes.

Section 1.2. Definitions.

The definitions in this Section 1.2 (and the definitionsin Section 1.10 of Appendix E) apply throughout this Agreement unless thecontext requires otherwise.

**“Act”** means the Delaware LimitedLiability Company Act as set forth in the Delaware Code (commencing withSection 18-101 of the Delaware Code), as amended from time to time (or anycorresponding provision or provisions of any succeeding law).

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**“Affiliate”** means, with respect toany Person:  (1) a Business Entity directly or indirectly Controlling,Controlled by or under common Control with the Person; (2) an officer,director, general partner, or trustee of a Person that is a Business Entity; or(3) a Person or its representative who is an officer, director, generalpartner, or trustee of the Business Entity described in clauses (1) or (2) ofthis sentence.

**“Agreement”** means this LimitedLiability Company Agreement, as amended, modified or restated from time totime.

**“Associate”** means a Personapproved by the Board as an “Associate” under Section 4.4(c).

**“Board”** or **“Boardof Directors”** means the individuals who are named, appointed, or electedas Directors of the Company under Section 5.3 acting collectively pursuant tothis Agreement.

**“Business Entity”**means a partnership(whether general or limited), limited liability company, corporation,unincorporated association or entity, governmental entity, trust, estate,cooperative, association, nominee or other entity, including an individualacting as a sole proprietorship or as a business.

**“Cattle Delivery Agreement”** meansthe Uniform Delivery and Marketing Agreement to deliver cattle between a ClassA Member and the Company.

**“CEO”** means the President andChief Executive Officer of the Company, as appointed by the Board.

**“Certificate of Formation”** meansthe certificate of formation of the Company as amended or restated and filedwith the Delaware Secretary of State pursuant to the Act.

**“Class”** is the designated divisionof Interests as provided in Section 3.2(a).

**“Class A Member”** means a Personwho holds Class A Units, meets the requirements of Section 4.2(a), is admittedas a Class A Member and has not ceased to be a Class A Member.  **“Class A Members”** mean all Persons who hold Class A Units,meet the requirements of Section 4.2(a), are admitted as Class A Members andhave not ceased to be Class A Members.

**“Class A Units”** mean Units thatare designated Class A Units pursuant to Section 3.2(a).

**“Class B Member”** means a Personwho holds Class B Units, meets the requirements of Section 4.2(b), is admittedas a Class B Member and has not ceased to be a Class B Member.  “Class B Members” mean all Persons who hold Class B Units,meet the requirements of Section 4.2(b), are admitted as Class B Members andhave not ceased to be Class B Members.

**“Class B Units”** mean Units thatare designated as Class B Units pursuant to Section 3.2(a).

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**“Company”** means the limitedliability company formed pursuant to the filing of the Certificate of Formationand the limited liability company continuing the business of this Company inthe event of dissolution of the Company as provided in this Agreement and theAct.

“**Confidential Information**” has the meaning given inSection 4.1(c).

**“Control”, “Controlling”, “Controlled by”** and **“undercommon Control with”** mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the powerto direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a BusinessEntity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, orotherwise, or the power to elect at least fifty percent (50%) of the Board ofDirectors, or persons exercising similar authority with respect to the BusinessEntity.

“**Cooperative**” is defined in the Recitals to thisAgreement.

“**Corporation**” is defined in the Recitals to thisAgreement.

**“Director”** means an individualserving on the Board of Directors of the Company.  The Directors of the Companyshall constitute the “managers” of the Company for all purposes of the Act.

**“Dissolution Event”** has themeaning given in Section 7.1(a).

**“Distribution”** means a payment ofcash or property to a Unitholder based on the Unitholder’s Interest in theCompany as provided in this Agreement.

**“Effective Date”** is the date theRestructuring is completed as provided in the introductory paragraph of thisAgreement.

**“Event of Disassociation”** has themeaning given in Section 4.7(a).

**“Interest”** means, collectively,the Unitholders’ financial rights to Profits, Losses and other allocationitems, and to receive Distributions and, with respect to Members, the right ofthe Members to vote on matters and to receive information concerning thebusiness and affairs of the Company as provided for in this Agreement.  

**“Lien”** means a security interest,lien or other encumbrance in Units pledged or granted for the purpose ofsecuring debt financing.

“**Liquidator**” has the meaning given in Section7.6(a).

**“Member”** means a Person admittedas a Member under Section 4.3 who has not ceased to be a Member.  **“Members”** mean all Persons who are Members.

“**Merger**” is defined in the Recitals.

**“Other Class”** means a Class otherthan Class A or Class B, designated by the Board under Section 3.2(a).

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**“Patronage Notice”**means a written notice ofallocation within the meaning of Section 1388(b) of the Code that was issuedwith respect to the patronage of U.S. Premium Beef, Ltd., the Cooperative, wasnot redeemed by the Cooperative, and continues as an obligation of the Companyas provided in Section 3.6(c).

**“Permitted Transfer”** has themeaning given in Section 3.8(a).

**“Person”** means any individualnatural person, or a Business Entity.

**“Property”** means all real andpersonal property acquired by the Company, including cash, and any improvementsto the Property, and includes both tangible and intangible property.

**“Quorum”** as to meetings of Membershas the meaning given in Section 4.6(f) and as to meetings of the Board has themeaning given in Section 5.4(d).

**“Restructuring”** has the meaninggiven in the Recitals to this Agreement.

**“Securities Act”**means theSecurities Act of 1933.

**“Subsidiary”** means, with respectto any Business Entity, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limitedliability company, association or other entity Controlled by the BusinessEntity.

**“Transfer”** means, as a noun, anyvoluntary or involuntary transfer, sale, or other disposition, whether byoperation of law (e.g., pursuant to a merger) or otherwise, and, as a verb,voluntarily or involuntarily to convey, sell, or otherwise dispose of, but doesnot include a pledge or grant of a Lien.

**“Transfer Restrictions”** means therestrictions on Transfer of Units in Section 3.8 and the Unit Transfer Policy.

**“Unit”**means the unit ofmeasurement within a Class into which Interests in the Company are divided asprovided in Section 3.2(a).

**“Unit Ledger”** has the meaninggiven in Section 3.5.

**“Unit Transfer Policy”** is thepolicy for Transferring Units attached as Appendix C.

**“Unitholder”** means a Person whoholds Units, whether or not the Person is a Member.  **“Unitholders”**mean all Persons holding Units.  Unitholders may be designated with respect tospecific types or classes of Units held.

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ARTICLE 2.THE COMPANY: FORMATION, PURPOSES, LIMITED LIABILITY

Section 2.1. Formation.

The Company has been formed as a Delaware limitedliability company pursuant to the Act.

**SECTION 2.2. PURPOSE; POWERS**.

**(a) Purpose.**  The business andpurposes of the Company are to engage in any business and investment purpose oractivity in which a limited liability company organized under the Act maylawfully be engaged, and to conduct any and all activities related orincidental to that business and purpose.

**(b) Powers. ** The Company shall possessand may exercise all the powers and privileges granted by the Act, by any otherlaw, or by this Agreement, together with any lawful powers incidental to thosepowers and privileges, including the powers and privileges as are necessary orconvenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business, purposes oractivities of the Company.

Section 2.3. Name.

The name of the Company is stated in the Certificate ofFormation, and all business of the Company shall be conducted in that name orunder other names as the Board, without Member approval, may from time to timedetermine. The Board may, without Member approval, change the name of theCompany from time to time in accordance with the Act.

Section 2.4. PrincipalPlace Of Business.

The principal place of business of the Company shall be atthe place or places stated in the Principal Place of Business attached asAppendix A and incorporated as part of this Agreement.  The Principal Place ofBusiness may be amended or changed by resolution of the Board without Memberapproval. The records required by the Act shall be maintained at one of theCompany’s principal offices.

Section 2.5. Term.

The term of the Company shall continue until the winding upand liquidation of the Company and its business is completed following aDissolution Event as provided in this Agreement.

Section 2.6. Filings;Agent For Service Of Process.

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**(a) Maintenance of Delaware Status.**  The Board shall take any actions reasonablynecessary to perfect and maintain the status of the Company as a limitedliability company under the laws of the State of Delaware.  The Board shallcause amendments to the Certificate of Formation to be filed whenever requiredby the Act.

**(b) Maintenance of Status in OtherJurisdictions.**  The Board shall take any and all other actions as may bereasonably necessary to perfect and maintain the status of the Company as alimited liability company or similar type of entity under the laws of any otherjurisdictions in which the Company engages in business.

**(c) Agent For Service of Process.** The name and address of the agent for service of process on the Company in theState of Delaware shall be stated in the Agent for Service of Process attachedas Appendix B and incorporated as part of this Agreement which shall be amendedby the Board, without Member approval, to reflect the appointment of anysuccessor.

**(d) Filings Upon Dissolution.** Upon the dissolution and completion of the winding up and liquidation of theCompany, the Board shall cause to be filed a Certificate of Cancellation inaccordance with the Act and cause similar filings as necessary to be made underthe laws of any other jurisdictions.

Section 2.7. TitleTo Property.

All Property owned by the Company is owned by the Companyas an entity, and a Unitholder, Member, or Director does not have any ownershipinterest in the Property in their individual name.  The Company shall holdtitle to all of its Property in the name of the Company and not in the name ofany Unitholder, Member, or Director.

Section 2.8. NoPayments Of Individual Obligations.

The Company’s credit and assets shall be used solely forthe benefit of the Company, and an asset of the Company shall not beTransferred or encumbered for, or in payment of, any individual obligation ofany Unitholder, Member, or Director.

Section 2.9. IndependentNon-Competitive Activities.

Neither this Agreement nor any activity under thisAgreement shall prevent a Unitholder, Member, or Director or any of theirAffiliates, acting on their own behalf, from engaging in whatever activitiesthey choose, unless the activities are competitive with the Company or theCompany’s Affiliates as determined by the Board.  Activities, other thanactivities that are competitive with the Company or the Company’s Affiliates,may be undertaken by a Unitholder, Member, or Director without having orincurring any obligation to: (1) offer any interest in the activities to theCompany or any other Unitholder or Member; or (2) require the Unitholder,Member, or Director undertaking the activity to allow the Company, theCompany’s Affiliates, or other Unitholders, Members, Directors, or theirAffiliates to participate in any of those activities.  As a material part ofthe consideration for becoming a Unitholder, Member, or Director, eachUnitholder, Member, or Director shall not have any right or claim ofparticipation in another Unitholder’s, Member’s or Director’s activities.

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Section 2.10.  Limited Liability.

Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Act, thisAgreement, or agreed to under another written agreement, the debts,obligations, and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tortor otherwise, are solely the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the Company,and a Unitholder, Member, or Director of the Company is not obligatedpersonally for any debt, obligation, or liability of the Company solely byreason of being a Unitholder or Member or by acting as a Director of theCompany.  The failure of the Company to observe any formalities or requirementsrelating to the exercise of its powers or management of its business or affairsunder this Agreement or the Act shall not be grounds for imposing liability onthe Unitholders, Members, or Directors for any debt, obligation, or liabilityof the Company.

Section 2.11.  Membersand Unitholders Bound Without Execution.

A Member or Unitholder who has Interests in the Companyshall be bound by this Agreement without the necessity of executing a physicalcopy of this Agreement.

ARTICLE3.UNITS, UNITHOLDERS, FINANCIAL RIGHTS

Section 3.1. RightsAnd Obligations Of Unitholders.

The respective rights and obligations of the Unitholderswill be determined pursuant to the Act and this Agreement.  To the extent thatany right or obligation of any Unitholder is different by reason of anyprovision of this Agreement than it would be in the absence of that provision,this Agreement, to the extent permitted by the Act, will control.

Section 3.2. Units.

**(a) Unitholder Interests andUnits.**  The Interests of the Unitholders will be divided into one ormore classes (“Classes”), with the initial Classes designated as Class A andClass B. Subsequent Classes may be established by the Board and designated asClass C, Class D and sequentially lettered for Units of each sequential Class(“Other Classes”).  Interests within each Class will be divided into units(the “Units”) designated as Class A Units (with respect to Class A), Class BUnits (with respect to Class B), and sequentially lettered for Units of eachsequential Class.  With respect to subsequent Classes of Units, the Boardwithout Member approval is granted the express authority, by resolution andconforming amendments to this Agreement, to fix and establish the designations,powers, preferences, and governance and veto rights including Member votingrights and rights to appoint or elect Directors to the Board, qualifications,limitations or restrictions of each additional Class of Units (and thecorresponding obligation to fix and establish these designations, powers,preferences, governance and other rights, qualifications, limitations andrestrictions whenever any additional Class is established).  The power ofthe Board extends to and includes the express authority to create Classes andUnits (without Member approval) which have terms granting the additional Classand the Units (and the holders of the Units) rights, powers, preferences, andprivileges greater than the rights, powers, preferences, and privilegesassociated with any previously established and designated Classes or issuedUnits.  The rights, powers, preferences and privileges are the same for allUnits within a Class except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement,the Class designation approved by the Board, or the subscription or otheragreement regarding the Units approved by the Board.

 

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**(b) Class A and Class B Units LinkedTogether.**  Class A Units and Class B Units shall be issued, redeemed,and transferred together on a one for one basis until the Board determines byresolution the extent and conditions under which Class A Units and Class BUnits may be issued, redeemed, and transferred separately.  Until additionalcapital contributions are accepted and additional Units are issued, profits andlosses for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated ten percent (10%) to Class A andthen to Class A Unitholders in proportion to Class A Units held, and ninetypercent (90%) to Class B and then to Class B Unitholders in proportion to ClassB Units held, as provided in Article III of Appendix E.  The resolution of theBoard under this Section 3.2(b) amends this Agreement without Member approvalto effect the terms of the resolution.

**(c) Additional Units.**  The Board mayissue additional Units, including Class A Units and Class B Units, to existingor new Unitholders in exchange for Capital Contributions as provided in Section3.3(b).

**(d) Adjustment of Books and Records andAmendment of this Agreement. ** Upon acceptance of Capital Contributionsunder Section 3.3, the issuance of additional Units, or any change in Unitholders or Members, the Board shall cause the books and records of theCompany and the Unit Ledger to be appropriately adjusted, and the Board shallamend this Agreement, without Member approval, to reflect the terms andconditions of the Capital Contributions and the issuance of Units, includingchanges to the percentages stated in Appendix E, Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 4.1 andSection 3.6 of this Agreement.

Section 3.3. CapitalContributions.

**(a) By Unitholders Through the Restructuring.** Each Person who becomes a Unitholder as a result of the Restructuring shall bedeemed to have made a Capital Contribution consisting of the Person’s share ofthe initial Gross Asset Value (as defined in Appendix E, Section 1.10) of anyProperty that is owned by the Company immediately after the effective time ofthe Restructuring.  Each Person’s share of the initial Gross Asset Value shallbe determined by apportioning the aggregate initial Gross Asset Value entirelyto the initial holders of Class A Units in proportion to Class A Units acquiredby each Person in the Restructuring.  No portion of the initial Gross AssetValue shall be apportioned to Class B Units in the Restructuring.

**(b) By Unitholders For Additional Units.** Each Unitholder’s Capital Contribution, if any, may be any consideration,whether in cash or a form other than cash, (including past or future services),upon execution of any documents and on any other terms and conditions(including, in the case of Units issued to employees and consultants, anyvesting and forfeiture provisions) as the Board determines to be appropriate,without Member approval.

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**(c) Additional Contributions Not Required.** A Unitholder is not obligated to make any additional Capital Contributions tothe Company or to pay any assessment to the Company, other than the unpaidportion of a Unitholder’s written agreement to make Capital Contributions.Units and their holders are not subject to any mandatory assessment, requestsor demands for capital.

Section 3.4. NoCertificate For Units.

The Units of the Company are not certificated Units unlessotherwise determined by the Board.  If the Board determines that the Unitsshall be certificated, the Board shall have the power and authority to makerules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Act, as theBoard deems appropriate relating to the issuance, Transfer, conversion, andregistration of certificates of the Company, including legend requirements orthe appointment or designation of one or more transfer agents and one or moreregistrars.  The Company may act as its own transfer agent and registrar.

Section 3.5. UnitLedger.

The Board shall prepare, amend, and supplement a UnitLedger without approval of the Members that states the Unitholders and theClass and number of Units held by each Unitholder, the Capital Contribution ofthe Unitholder, and those Unitholders who are Members of each Class.

Section 3.6. AllocationsAnd Distributions.

**(a) Generally.**  The provisionsrelating to allocations of Profits, Losses, items of profit and loss, andDistributions are provided in this Section 3.6 and Article 7; Appendix C as toTransfers; and in Article III, Article IV, and Article XII of Appendix E.  Theprovisions of this Section 3.6 may be amended by the Board, without Memberapproval, to conform with Class designations under Section 3.2(a).  Appendix Eis attached and incorporated as part of this Agreement.  Appendix E may beamended by the Board without Member approval.  As provided in Appendix E,Distributions, other than Distributions upon liquidation, generally will bemade on a Class and unitary basis in proportion to the Units held in any Class.

**(b) Between Class A and Class B.**

*Distributions.*  Generally, subjectto the designations of any Other Class, the issuance of additional units, andthe provisions in Section 3.6(a), between Class A Units collectively (“ClassA”) and Class B Units collectively (“Class B”):

(1)  ten percent (10%) of the allocations of Profits,Losses and other allocation items and Distributions (other than liquidatingDistributions) shall be made to Class A, and then to Class A unitholders inproportion to Class A Units held; and

(2)  ninety percent (90%) to Class B and then to Class Bunitholders in proportion to Class B Units held.

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*Liquidating Distributions.* Liquidating Distributions generally will be made to the unitholders inaccordance with their positive Capital Account balances, subject to Section3.6(a) after payment of any obligations, including Patronage Notices.

**(c) Patronage Notices. **All amounts standing on thebooks of this Company as Patronage Notices shall carry the rights andobligations specified in this Section and Section 7.2(2) and no other oradditional rights and obligations.  Subject to the provisions of this Sectionand Section 7.2(2), Patronage Notices may be paid by paying to the holders ofthe Patronage Notices the face amount of the Patronage Notices, withoutinterest or other appreciation or increase.  Other than as provided in Section7.2(2) with respect to dissolution of this Company, Patronage Notices shall bepaid by the Company at the time and in the amounts as may be determined by theBoard in its sole and absolute discretion.  In exercising its discretion, theBoard may consider, among other factors to be selected by the Board, thechronological order of issuance of the Patronage Notices by U.S. Premium Beef,Ltd., a Kansas cooperative, the amount of all outstanding Patronage Notices andthe portion of the Patronage Notices issued in a particular year and the deathor age of the holders of any Patronage Notices.

**(d) Offset. ** The Company may offsetany debts, liabilities, or amounts owed by a Unitholder to the Company inamounts and at times determined by the Board in their discretion againstDistributions or other amounts owed or to be paid to a Unitholder or againstPatronage Notices held by the Unitholder.

Section 3.7. UnitholderConditions And Limitations.

**(a) Interests Are Personal Property.** The interests of a Unitholder (whether or not a Member) in the Company arepersonal property for all purposes.

**(b) No Compensation or Reimbursement. **Except as otherwise provided in a written agreement or policy approved by theBoard and except for compensation employees receive as employees of the Company,a Unitholder, whether or not a Member, in the status as Unitholder or Membershall not receive any salary, fee, or draw for services rendered to or onbehalf of the Company and shall not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred bythe Unitholder or Member on behalf of the Company.

**(c) Advances to Company.**  A Unitholderor Affiliate of the Unitholder may, with the consent of the Board, lend oradvance money to the Company.  If any Unitholder or Affiliate of the Unitholderloans or advances money to the Company on its behalf, the amount of any loan oradvance shall not be treated as a contribution to the capital of the Companybut shall be a debt due from the Company.  The amount of the loan or advance bya lending Unitholder or Affiliate shall be repayable out of the Company’s cashand shall bear interest at a rate agreed upon by the Board and the Unitholder. The Unitholders or their Affiliates are not obligated to make any loan oradvance to the Company.

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**(d) No Return of Distributions.** Except as required by law, a Unitholder (whether or not a Member) is notobligated by this Agreement to return any Distribution to the Company or paythe amount of any Distribution for the account of the Company or to anycreditor of the Company; provided, however, that if any court of competentjurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding this Agreement, any Unitholder isobligated to return or pay any part of any Distribution, the obligation willbind the Unitholder alone and not any other Unitholder.  The provisions of theimmediately preceding sentence are solely for the benefit of the Unitholdersand will not be construed as benefiting any third party.  The amount of anyDistribution returned to the Company by a Unitholder or upon approval of theBoard paid by a Unitholder for the account of the Company or to a creditor ofthe Company will be added to the account or accounts from which it wassubtracted when it was distributed to the Unitholder.

 

**(e) Redemption. ** The Company, byresolution of the Board of Directors and without the necessity of Memberapproval, may offer to redeem Class B Units from any unitholder upon such termsand conditions as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in its solediscretion (a “voluntary redemption.”)  An offer of voluntary redemption by theCompany may represent an offer to purchase Class B Units at a fixed pricedetermined by the Board of Directors or may include procedures, including butnot limited to the process commonly known as a “Dutch Auction”, by which thoseunitholders who wish to accept the Company’s offer of voluntary redemption ofClass B Units determine the price of the Class B Units to be redeemed by theCompany.  In addition, subject to the terms and conditions contained in thissubpart (e), the Company, by resolution of the Board of Directors and withoutthe necessity of Member approval, may redeem Class B Units from any Class Bunitholder without the requirement of Class B unitholder agreement (a“mandatory redemption”) upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directorsdeems appropriate in its sole discretion.  Notwithstanding the previoussentence, the Board of Directors may authorize a mandatory redemption only uponthe following conditions:  i) such mandatory redemption occurs within areasonable time period following the Company’s disposition of a portion of itsownership interest in National Beef Packing Company, LLC; ii) such mandatoryredemption is funded from the net proceeds of the Company’s disposition of aportion of its ownership interest in National Beef Packing Company, LLC; iii)such mandatory redemption shall, to the extent possible, result in a reductionof the number of issued and outstanding Class B Units that is not less thanproportionate to the corresponding reduction of the Company’s ownership interestin National Beef Packing Company, LLC that provides the funds for the mandatoryredemption; iv) the price paid by the Company for the redemption of the Class BUnits equals or exceeds the greater of a) the average price per Class B unitfor Class B Units that have been validly priced for transfer, as determined bythe Board of Directors in its sole discretion on a nonconditional transferbasis during the 90 day period ending 5 days prior to the date of theredemption, and b) the average price per Class B unit of the lastnonconditional transfers of 3,000 units that have been authorized by the Boardof Directors prior to the redemption; and v) such mandatory redemption shallrequire the pro rata redemption of Class B Units from each Class B unitholder, suchthat each Class B unitholder’s percentage of ownership in the Company shall notbe reduced or increased. (With respect to subpart iv) of the precedingsentence, in the event that no separate transfers of Class B Units haveoccurred prior to the date of the redemption, the redemption price for theClass B units shall be ninety percent (90%) of the price for “linked” Class Aand Class B Units, determined in accordance with subpart iv) of the priorsentence.)  The Company by resolution of the Board, may redeem the units of aClass of a unitholder that are not held by a Member of that Class in accordancewith the provisions of Section 4.7 of this Agreement, entitled “Termination ofMembership.”  Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board, a unitholder(whether or not a Member), or any transferee of a unitholder, does not have aright: to demand, withdraw or receive a return of the unitholder’s (ortransferee’s) Capital Contributions or Capital Account; to require the purchaseor redemption of the unitholder’s (or transferee’s) units or Interest, or toreceive a Distribution in partial or complete redemption of the fair value ofthe unitholder’s units or Interest in the Company, (except in all cases aredemption authorized by the resolution of the Board under this Section 3.7(e)or as provided in Appendix E, Article XII, or Article 7 of this Agreementfollowing a Dissolution Event), notwithstanding any provisions of the Act orany other provision of law.  The other unitholders and the Company do not haveany obligation to purchase or redeem the units or Interest of any unitholder ortransferee.  Each unitholder (whether or not a Member) as a condition ofbecoming a unitholder has no right to receive a Distribution in partial orcomplete redemption of the fair value of the units or Interest of anyunitholder upon an Event of Disassociation or otherwise which, in the absenceof the provisions in this Agreement, it would otherwise be afforded by Section18-604 of the Act or any other provision of the Act.

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**(f) Rights of Unitholders Who Are NotMembers.**  Unless admitted as a Member pursuant to Section 4.3, a Personwho acquires Units, or a Person who holds Units and ceases to be a Member, hasonly the rights of an “unadmitted assignee” and is only entitled to allocationsand Distributions with respect to the Units in accordance with this Agreement,and does not have any right to any information or accounting of the affairs ofthe Company, and is not entitled to inspect the books or records of theCompany, and does not have any of the rights of a Member under the Act or thisAgreement.  Units held by a Person who is not a Member are subject to theTransfer Restrictions.

**(g) Specific Limitations.**  A Unitholder (whether or not a Member) does not have the right, power orauthority to: (1) reduce the Unitholder’s Capital Account, except as a resultof the dissolution of the Company or as otherwise provided by law or in thisAgreement; (2) make voluntary Capital Contributions to the Company except whenauthorized by the Board; (3) bring an action for partition against the Companyor any Company assets; (4) cause the termination and dissolution of theCompany, except as set forth in this Agreement; (5) require that anyDistribution to the Unitholder be made in the form of property other than cash;(6) (in the Unitholder’s capacity as a Unitholder or Member) take part in orinterfere in any manner with the management of the business and affairs of theCompany; (7) (in the Unitholder’s capacity as a Unitholder or Member) act foror bind the Company notwithstanding Section 18-402 of the Act; and (8) have anycontractual appraisal rights under Section 18-210 of the Act.  Each Unitholder(whether or not a Member) by becoming a Unitholder shall have irrevocablywaived each of the rights contained in clauses (1) through (8) of this Section3.7(g).

Section 3.8. RestrictionsOn Transfers.

**(a) General Restrictions. ** The Boardshall not approve, and the Company shall not recognize for any purpose, anypurported Transfer of Units unless and until the Transfer Restrictions,consisting of the provisions of this Section and the Unit Transfer Policy, havebeen satisfied or the Board has by resolution specifically waived anyunsatisfied provision, condition or restriction.  A Transfer of Units approvedby the Board that satisfies the provisions and conditions of the TransferRestrictions (or if any unsatisfied condition is waived), shall be referred toin this Agreement as a “Permitted Transfer”.

**(b) Not Binding Until Entered in Company Books.** A Transfer of Units is not binding on the Company without the approval of theBoard and not until the Transfer is entered in the books and records of theCompany.

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**(c) Pledge of Units Allowed. **Notwithstanding the Transfer Restrictions, a Unitholder may pledge, grant aLien on all or any portion of its Units as security for the payment of debt,provided that a subsequent foreclosure or transfer to the secured party in lieuof foreclosure or otherwise shall be considered a Transfer.

**(d) Unless Permitted, Transfers Void.** A purported Transfer of Units that is not a Permitted Transfer is null and voidand of no force or effect whatsoever; provided that, if the Company is requiredto recognize a Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer (or if the Board, in itssole discretion, elects to recognize a Transfer that is not a PermittedTransfer), the Units Transferred shall be strictly limited to the transferor’srights to allocations and Distributions as provided by this Agreement withrespect to the transferred Units, which allocations and Distributions may beapplied or set off against (without limiting any other legal or equitablerights of the Company) to satisfy any debts, obligations, or liabilities fordamages that the transferor or transferee of the Units may have to the Company.

**(e) Indemnification of Company.**  If aTransfer or attempted Transfer of Units is not a Permitted Transfer, the Unitholder and the prospective transferee engaging or attempting to engage inthe Transfer is liable to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company andthe other Unitholders from all cost, liability, and damage that the Company andany of the other Unitholders may incur (including incremental tax liabilities,lawyers’ fees and expenses) as a result of the Transfer or attempted Transferand efforts to prohibit the transfer or enforce the indemnity.

**(f) Transferee Subject to TransferRestrictions.**  Units held by a transferee are subject to the TransferRestrictions.

**(g) Unit Transfer Policy.**  The UnitTransfer Policy shall be consistent with this Agreement and impose conditionsand restrictions on Transfers to: (1) preserve the tax status of the Company;(2) comply with state or federal securities laws; (3) require appropriateinformation from the transferor and transferee regarding the transfer; (4)require representations from the transferor and/or transferee regarding theTransfer; and (5) allow the Board to determine whether or not the transferee isa competitor of the Company or the Company’s Affiliates.  The Unit TransferPolicy also shall state the permitted method and conventions that shall be usedin allocating Profits, Losses, and each item of Profits and Losses and allother items attributable between the transferor and the transferee.  The UnitTransfer Policy is attached as Appendix C, and incorporated as part of thisAgreement.  The Unit Transfer Policy may be amended by the Board without Memberapproval.

ARTICLE4.MEMBERS AND MEMBER VOTING

Section 4.1. RightsAnd Obligations Of Members.

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**(a) Authority.**  The respective rightsand obligations of Members will be determined pursuant to the Act and thisAgreement.  To the extent that the rights or obligations of any Member aredifferent by reason of any provision of this Agreement than they would be inthe absence of any provision of this Agreement, to the extent permitted by theAct, this Agreement shall control.  A Member, other than a Member acting in hisor her capacity as an officer of the Board or an officer of the Companypursuant to delegated authority, does not have the power or authority to actfor or on behalf of the Company, to bind the Company by any act, or to incurany expenditures on behalf of the Company, except with the prior consent of theBoard.  

**(b) Access to Records.**  The Company shall provide to aMember upon written request of the Member:  (1) the Class and Number of Unitsheld by the Member; (2) the percentage or share of annual Distributions towhich the Member is entitled based upon the Units held by the Member; (3) thevoting rights of the Member for each Class of Units held; (4) the most recentaudited financial statements of the Company; (5) copies or internet access toany annual, quarterly, and special reports filed by the Company with theSecurities and Exchange Commission; and (6) for Class A Members, the number ofcattle required to be delivered by the Class A Member during the applicabledelivery period, the number of cattle delivered by the Class A Member or on theClass A Member’s behalf, and the quality and pricing of the cattle delivered. The Board shall prescribe the form and format in which the information inclauses (1) to (6) is transmitted to the Member.  For all otherinformation, upon the request of a Member for a proper purpose related to theMember's Interest as determined by the Board, the Board will allow the Memberand its designated representatives or agents, upon at least ten(10) business days prior written notice to the Board and during reasonablebusiness hours, to examine the Company's books and records to the extentrequired by the Act for the proper purpose at the Member's sole cost andexpense.  Each Member and Unitholder has an expectation of privacy thatinformation about them or their Interests in the Company will not be sharedwith other Members for an improper purpose.  The Member’s request forinformation and right to inspect information is subject to any reasonablestandards as may be established by the Board on a case by case basis or fromtime to time and the inspection rights will be restricted by the Board toprotect the rights of other Members and the Company from damage from therequesting Member. The Board has the authority and shall restrict access to andprotect Confidential Information of the Company in a manner consistent withthis Section 4.1(b) and Section 4.1(c) as deemed appropriate by the Board.

**(c) Nondisclosure. ** Except as otherwise consented to by the Board, allnon-public information furnished to the Member pursuant to this Agreement orotherwise regarding the Company or its business that is not generally availableto the public (“Confidential Information”) will be kept confidential and willnot be disclosed by the Member, or by any of the Member’s agents,representatives or employees, in any manner, in whole or in part, except that:(1) a Member will be permitted to disclose Confidential Information to those ofthe Member’s agents, representatives and employees who need to be familiar withthe information in connection with the Member’s investment in the Company andwho are charged with an obligation of confidentiality and nondisclosure toother Persons; (2) a Member will be permitted to disclose ConfidentialInformation to the Member’s partners and equity holders so long as they agreeto keep the information confidential on the terms set forth in this Agreement;(3) a Member will be permitted to disclose Confidential Information to theextent required by law, so long as the Member will have first provided theCompany a reasonable opportunity to contest the necessity of disclosing theinformation; and (4) a Member will be permitted to disclose ConfidentialInformation with prior written notice to the Company regarding the Persons andthe nature of and restrictions on the Confidential Information to be disclosed,only to the Persons to the extent necessary for the enforcement of any right ofthe Member arising under this Agreement.

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Section 4.2. MembershipRequirements.

**(a) Class A Members.**  Class A Membersmust hold at least one hundred (100) Class A Units and have a Cattle DeliveryAgreement in effect with the Company as provided in Section 4.4.

**(b) Class B Members.**  Class B Membersmust hold at least one hundred (100) Class B Units.

**(c) Other Classes.**  A Unitholder musthold the minimum number of Units of any Other Class, and meet the other requirements,if any, as stipulated in the designations governing the Other Class.

Section 4.3. AdmissionOf Members.

**(a) Members Through the Restructuring.** The Persons who held at least 100 shares of common stock of the Cooperative andreceive at least 100 Class A Units and 100 Class B Units through theRestructuring, are admitted as Class A Members and Class B Members through theRestructuring without any further action of the Board, the Members, or theCompany.

**(b) Additional Members.**  AdditionalPersons may, upon the approval of the Board, be admitted as Members of theCompany with respect to any Class of Units: (1) by meeting the requirements formembership with respect to any Class under Section 4.2 and otherwise under thisAgreement including any subscription and payment for Units as determined by theBoard; (2) by submitting documents required by the Board to evaluate membershipapproval; and (3) by submitting an executed document approved by the Boardagreeing to be bound by this Agreement.  A Person is not admitted as a Memberof any Class by the Board unless and until an officer of the Company, actingunder authority from the Board, has countersigned the Person’s application,subscription agreement, or other document required by the Board for admissionas a Member of any Class.  The Board in its sole discretion may refuse to admitany Person as a Member of any Class.

**(c) Admission of Transferees as Members.** A transferee of Units will be admitted as a Member with respect to a Class ofUnits (if not already a Member) if: (1) the Transfer Restrictions are satisfiedwith respect to the applicable Transfer; (2) the requirements of Section 4.2are satisfied with respect to the transferee and the Class of Units, (3) theBoard approves the membership of the transferee (which approval may be granted,delayed, considered or withheld in the sole discretion of the Board); and (4)the transferee executes any instruments and satisfies any other requirementsthat the Board deems reasonably necessary or desirable for admission of thetransferee as a Member. In the absence of satisfying the foregoingrequirements, the transferee will be a non-member Unitholder with only therights of an unadmitted assignee as provided in Section 3.7(f).

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Section 4.4. Cattle Delivery Agreement.

**(a) Requirement.**  Each Class A Membershall at all times have a Cattle Delivery Agreement in effect with theCompany.  The Company will cause the transfer price of the cattle delivered tobe paid under the Cattle Delivery Agreement subject to any offset for any debtsor amounts owed under the Cattle Delivery Agreement or by the Class A Member tothe Company.  Patronage will not be paid by the Company for delivery of cattleunder the Cattle Delivery Agreement.  If the Board determines by resolution thata Class A Member does not have a Cattle Delivery Agreement in effect with theCompany or is in breach of the Cattle Delivery Agreement, then the Member shallforfeit voting rights with respect to the Member’s Class A Units the Unitsshall become subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to Section 4.7(b),and the Member’s membership may be terminated as provided in Section 4.7.

**(b) Transfer of Cattle Delivery Obligationsby Member.**  Notwithstanding the Transfer Restrictions for Transfer ofUnits, a Class A Member with a Cattle Delivery Agreement in effect with theCompany may Transfer any of the Member’s rights to deliver cattle according tothe Cattle Delivery Agreement, in whole or in part, to a Person who is anAssociate.  The Transfer of rights under the Cattle Delivery Agreement does notconstitute a Transfer of the Member’s Units for purposes of this Agreement anddoes not release the Class A Member from liability from the Company.  From andafter the Transfer of rights under the Cattle Delivery Agreement, thetransferee Associate shall have the right to perform all of the transferredportions of the transferor Member’s obligations under the Cattle DeliveryAgreement, but the transferor Member is liable to the Company for performanceof the obligations.

**(c) Approval of Associates.**  The Board(in its sole discretion and for the period of time as the Board determines isappropriate in the circumstances) may approve a Person (who may or may not be aMember) as an “Associate” eligible to receive Transfers of the rights andobligations of a Class A Member under the Class A Member’s Cattle DeliveryAgreement.  The Board may impose a fee (annual or otherwise) as a condition ofbeing accepted as an Associate.  The status of an Associate does not grant theAssociate any of the rights of a Member or Unitholder under the Act or thisAgreement (including, without limitation, any right to vote or to receiveallocations and/or Distributions).

Section 4.5. MemberVoting.

**(a) Voting Rights Restricted. ** AMember does not have any voting rights except with respect to those mattersrequiring a Member vote or approval for:  (1) the election and removal ofDirectors; (2) approval of certain mergers or consolidations as provided inSection 5.1(c); (3) approval of certain dispositions of all or substantiallyall of the assets of the Company under Section 5.1(c); (4) approval of thedissolution of the Company under Article 7; and (5) approval of certainamendments to this Agreement under Article 6, or as specifically provided forin this Agreement.

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**(b) Class A Member Voting Rights.** Each Class A Member has one vote for any matter in which Class A Members areentitled to vote.  Cumulative voting for Class A Members is not permittedunless expressly authorized by the Board.

**(c) Class B Members Voting Rights. **Other than matters as provided in Section 4.5(e) each Class B Member may castone vote for each Class B Unit held on matters in which Class B Members areentitled to vote.  Cumulative voting for Class B Members is not permittedunless expressly authorized by the Board.

**(d) Voting Method for Classes.** Subject to the governance rights of any Other Class of Units, Members shallvote by Class, and the Members shall take action by the affirmative vote of themajority of voting power of each Class authorized to vote as provided in thisAgreement for:  (1) approval of certain mergers or consolidations as providedin Section 5.1(c); (2) approval of certain dispositions of all or substantiallyall of the assets of the Company under Sections 5.1(c); (3) approval ofdissolution of the Company under Article 7; and (4) approval of certainamendments of this Agreement under Article 6.  In the election (or removal) ofDirectors by the Members under Section 5.3, Members shall take action by theaffirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the Class electing (orremoving) the Director, present either in person, by proxy, or by mail ballot,at a duly held meeting of the Members at which a Quorum is present for thetransaction of business.

**(e) Voting on Procedural and Other Matters.** Except for Class voting matters in Section 4.5(d), the Members shall takeaction at a Members meeting on procedural and other matters determined by theChair by the affirmative vote of the Members (each Member with one vote),without regard to the Class or the Units held, unless objected to by themajority of the voting power of any Class present at the meeting.

Section 4.6. MemberMeetings.

**(a) Place and Manner of Meeting.**  Allmeetings of Members shall be held at a time and place, within or without theState of Delaware, as stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executedwaiver of notice.  Presence in person, or by proxy or mail ballot, constitutesparticipation in a meeting, except where a person participates in the meetingfor the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of business on theground that the meeting is not lawfully convened.

**(b) Conduct of Meetings. ** The meetingsof the Members shall be presided over by the Chair and shall be conducted ingeneral accordance with the most recent edition of *Roberts’ Rules of Order*,or other rules and procedures as may be determined by the Board in itsdiscretion.  Resolutions to be voted on by the Members shall be limited tothose that have been approved by the Board for presentation to the Members andcontained in the notice of the meeting.

**(c) Annual Meeting.**  The annualmeeting of the Members shall be held on a date determined by the Board. Failure to hold the annual meeting at the designated time is not grounds fordissolution of the Company.

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**(d) Special Meetings.**  Specialmeetings of the Members may be called at any time by the Chair or the Board, orby the Secretary upon the request of thirty-three percent (33%) of all Members(total Members without respect to Class) regardless of the number of Units heldby the requesting Members.  The special meeting request shall state a properpurpose or purposes of the special meeting and the matters if any proposed tobe acted on at the special meeting.  Except as may be required by applicablelaw, the Board in its discretion may determine whether a special meetingrequest contains a proper purpose.  If the Board determines the purpose is notproper, the Board shall notify the Person requesting the special meeting inwriting of the reasons that the requestor’s purpose was not proper, and mayeither revise the purpose and proceed with the procedures to call a specialmeeting or decline to call a special meeting until a proper purpose isrequested.

**(e) Notice.**  The Secretary shall causea written or printed notice, reviewed by the Company’s legal counsel, statingthe place, day and time of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting,the proper purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  The noticeshall be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days beforethe date of the meeting either personally or by mail, to each Member entitledto vote at the meeting. If mailed, the notice shall be deemed to be deliveredwhen deposited in the United States mail addressed to the Member at theMember’s address as it appears on the records of the Company, with postageprepaid.  If the purpose of the meeting is to consider any item requiring Classvoting of Members under Section 4.5(d), the notice shall be in a form that isapproved by the Board and shall state the purpose, identify the Director if thepurpose is removal and a summary of the transaction to be considered or averbatim statement of the amendment to be considered must accompany the notice.

**(f) Quorum.**  At any annual or specialmeeting of the Members, a Quorum necessary for the transaction of business ispresent if:  (1) when the Board has authorized the use of mail ballot orproxies, Members with twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting power arepresent; and (2) in any other case, Members with ten percent (10%) or more ofthe voting power are present.  If a vote of more than one Class is required,the Quorum requirement will be applied to the Members of each Class.  TheMembers present at a duly organized meeting at which a Quorum is present maytransact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the departure orwithdrawal of Members leaving less than a Quorum, provided however, if thequestion of a Quorum is called and the Chair determines a Quorum is notpresent, the meeting shall be adjourned.  The registration of Members eligibleto vote shall be verified by the Secretary and shall be reported in the minutesof the meeting.

**(g) Record Date.**  For the purpose ofdetermining Members entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Membersor to make a determination of Members for any other proper purpose, the Boardmay designate a record date or provide that the record books shall be closedfor a stated period not exceeding sixty (60) days. If the record books shall beclosed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of or to voteat a meeting of Members, the books shall be closed for a period not exceedingthe period immediately preceding the meeting starting on the date when thenotice is mailed or transmitted from the Company and the date of the meeting. In lieu of closing the record books, the Board may fix in advance a date as therecord date for determination of Members.  Unless otherwise determined by theBoard, if the record books are not closed and a record date is not fixed forthe determination of Members entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting ofMembers, the date on which notice of the meeting is first mailed or transmittedfrom the Company, as the case may be, shall be the record date for thedetermination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote atany meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Section, thedetermination applies to the reconvening of an adjournment, except where thedetermination has been made through the closing of record books and the statedperiod of closing has expired.

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**(h) Ballots; Proxies.**  If and to theextent authorized by the Board, a Member may vote at a meeting of Members byalternative ballot (mail or otherwise) or by proxy granted by the Member or bythe Member’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact.  If authorized by the Board, aproxy may be granted in writing, by means of electronic transmission, or asotherwise permitted by applicable law.  A proxy shall be filed with theSecretary of the Company before the meeting is convened, as determined by theBoard. A proxy shall be considered filed with the Company when received by theCompany at its executive offices or other place designated by the Board, unlesslater revoked.  A proxy is not valid after eleven months from the date of itsexecution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. A proxy is revocable at thediscretion of the Member executing the proxy.  While the right to vote can be exercisedby proxy, only a Member has the right to be recognized in a meeting of theMembers unless otherwise determined by the Chair in the Chair’s solediscretion.

Section 4.7. TerminationOf Membership.

**(a) Termination Events.**  Membership asto any Class may be terminated by the Board upon a determination by the Boardthat the requirements to be a Member of that Class are not met.  Membership inthe Company (membership in all Classes) is terminated if any of the followingevents occur (any of the events are referred to as an “Event ofDisassociation”):

(1) a Member does not meet the requirements to be a Memberwith regard to at least one of the Classes of Units held by the Member asdetermined by the Board;

(2) a Class A Member breaches a Cattle Delivery Agreement ordoes not have a Cattle Delivery Agreement in effect with the Company;

(3) a Member that is an individual dies, or a member that isnot an individual ceases to exist as a Business Entity, and leaves no successorqualified as determined by the Board to be a Member;

(4) a Member Transfers all of the Member’s Units;

(5) the Member resigns as a Member with respect to allClasses of Units held under Section 4.8; or

(6) the Board by resolution finds that a Member has:

(i)         intentionally or repeatedly violated anyprovision of this Agreement; 

 

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(iii)       taken actions that will impede the Company fromaccomplishing its purposes;

 

(iv)       taken or propose or threaten to take actions thatcompete with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; 

 

(v)        taken or threatened actions that adversely affectthe interests of the Company or Affiliates of the Company or its Members; or 

 

(vi)       willfully obstructed any lawful purpose oractivity of the Company.

 

**(b) Company’s Right of Redemption.** Upon membership termination under clauses (1), (2), (5) or (6) in Section4.7(a), the Company may, at its option purchase the terminated Member’s Unitsat eighty percent (80%) of the weighted average trailing sale price of theUnits for arms length transactions (as reasonably determined by the Board),measured over the six (6) month period immediately preceding the date the Boarddetermines by resolution to purchase the terminated Member’s Units.  TheCompany may exercise the right to purchase the terminated Member’s Units at anytime after the membership termination.  The Board by resolution may waive theCompany’s right to purchase the terminated Member’s Units.

**(c) Cancellation of Cattle DeliveryAgreement.**  If a Class A Member’s membership is terminated, the Companyhas the right, but not the obligation, to cancel the Cattle Delivery Agreementwith the former Class A Member.

Section 4.8. Resignation.

A Member may resign as a Member of any Class or allClasses at any time.  A resignation must be made in writing delivered to theSecretary of the Company, and will take effect at the time specified in theresignation or, if no time is specified, upon receipt.  The acceptance of aresignation will not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly soprovided in the resignation.  The resignation as a Member does not terminate orcancel any contractual or other obligations of the resigning Member to theCompany or obligate the Company to make any distributions to the resigningMember under Section 18-604 of the Act or otherwise, except as approved byresolution of the Board.

Section 4.9. ContinuationOf The Company.

The occurrence of an Event of Disassociation or any otherevent which is deemed to terminate the continued membership of a Member in oneor all Classes, will not dissolve the Company, the Company’s affairs shall notbe required to be wound up, and the Company shall continue without dissolution.

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ARTICLE 5.MANAGEMENT OF COMPANY

Section 5.1. GovernanceBy Board, CEO.

**(a) General Authority.**  As provided inthis Agreement, the powers and privileges of the Company shall be exercised byor under the authority of the Board, and the business and affairs of theCompany shall be governed by the Board, and management of the Company shall bedelegated to the CEO.  The Company shall not be governed or managed by theMembers, except those matters for which consent or approval of the Members isrequired by this Agreement or any nonwaivable provisions of the Act.  The Boardby resolution and employment agreement shall allocate and delegate governanceand management of the Company between the Board and the CEO.  Any delegation orallocation by the Board shall not cause the individuals constituting the Boardto cease to be “managers” of the Company for purposes of the Act.

**(b) Policies, Rules, Regulations.**  TheBoard may adopt policies, rules, and regulations and may take actions as itdeems advisable in furtherance of the purposes of the Company, provided thatthe Board shall not act in a manner contrary to this Agreement.

**(c) Board Actions Requiring Member Consent.** Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the following actionswill not be taken by the Company without a resolution describing andauthorizing the action that is approved by the Board and is also approved bythe Members: 

(1) mergers or consolidations with or into any other BusinessEntity which is not an Affiliate of the Company, whether or not the Company isthe surviving entity; 

(2) dispositions (whether effected by merger, sale of assets,lease, equity exchange or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the assetsof the Company, other than through a pledge, security, transfer to a subsidiaryunder the control of the Company or transfer to effect a securitization of theCompany’s assets for purposes of debt financing;

(3) amendments of this Agreement requiring approval by theMembers to the extent provided in Article 6; and

(4) dissolution of the Company under Section 7.1.

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**(d) Duty to the Company. ** The Boardshall cause the Company to conductits business and operations separate and apart from that of any Member,Director, or any of their Affiliates.  The Board shall take all actions whichmay be necessary or appropriate: (1) for the continuation of the Company’svalid existence as a limited liability company under the laws of the State ofDelaware and each other jurisdiction in which the existence is necessary toprotect the limited liability of Members and Unitholders or to enable theCompany to conduct the business in which it is engaged; and (2) for theaccomplishment of the Company’s purposes, including the acquisition,development, maintenance, preservation, and operation of Company property inaccordance with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable laws andregulations. Each Director shall have the duty to discharge the foregoingduties in good faith, in a manner the Director reasonably believes to be in thebest interests of the Company, and with the care an ordinarily prudent personin a like position would exercise under similar circumstances.  A Director isnot under any other duty to the Company or the Members to conduct the affairsof the Company in a particular manner.

**(e) Duty of Care and Loyalty.**  Withoutlimiting the applicability of Section 5.1(d) or any other provision of thisAgreement, the following provisions will be applicable to the Board and to theDirectors in their capacity as Directors:

(1) the Board and the Directors and the decisions of theBoard will have the benefit of the business judgment rule to the same extent asthe Board, the Directors and the decisions would have the benefit of the ruleif the Board were a board of directors of a Delaware corporation; and

(2) the Board and the Directors will have the same duties ofcare and loyalty as they would have if they were a board of directors anddirectors of a Delaware corporation but in no event will any member of theBoard be liable for any action or inaction for which this Agreement expresslywaives liability for the Director.

Section 5.2. ActionsBy Board; Committees; Reliance On Authority.

**(a) Board Action**.  In taking anyaction under this Agreement, the Directors shall act:  (1) collectively throughmeetings of the Board held and conducted pursuant to the provisions of thisAgreement or by written action taken pursuant to the provisions of thisAgreement; (2) through committees established pursuant to Section 5.2(b); and(3) through officers of the Board, and through the CEO by resolutions ofdelegated and reserved authorities and employment agreement.  The Board shalltake action by the affirmative vote of the Directors present at a duly heldmeeting of the Board at which a Quorum is present.

**(b) Committees.**   The Board, byresolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors thenholding office, may from time to time establish one or more committees, each ofwhich shall be comprised of one or more natural persons who may but need not beDirectors or Members, provided that a majority of committee members on eachcommittee must be a Director or Member.  Any committee shall have and may onlyexercise the authority and duties to the extent provided by the Board in theresolution establishing the committee, subject at all times to the limitationsset forth in the Act, this Agreement and to the direction and control of theBoard.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board, the presence of a majority ofthe members of the committee constitutes a Quorum for the transaction ofbusiness at a meeting of the committee, and the committee shall act by theaffirmative vote of a majority of committee members present at a duly heldmeeting.  In other matters of procedure the provisions of this Agreement shallapply to committees and their members to the same extent they apply to theBoard and Directors, including the provisions with respect to meetings andnotice, absent members, written actions, and valid acts.  Each committee shallkeep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board.  TheBoard may dissolve any committee at any time.

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**(c) Reliance on Authority.**  A Persondealing with the Company may rely on the authority of an officer of the Boardor an officer of the Company in taking an action in the name of the Companywithout inquiry into the provisions of this Agreement or compliance with thisAgreement, regardless of whether the action is actually taken in accordancewith the provisions of this Agreement, unless the Person dealing with theCompany has actual knowledge that the officer lacks authority to act or the Actestablishes that the officer lacks authority to act.

Section 5.3. TheBoard.

**(a) Director Election and Appointment.** The Board shall consist of individuals appointed or elected under this Section(“Directors”) who are “managers” of the Company for all purposes under theAct.  Directors shall be appointed by the Board and Members, and elected by theMembers at the times, in the manner, and for the terms as prescribed by thisAgreement.  The initial Directors comprising the initial Board, who shall servein the manner and as prescribed by this Agreement consists of the individuals,terms, and classification as provided in the Board attached as Appendix D andincorporated as part of this Agreement.  Other than the initial appointment,Directors appointed by the Board or Members shall have one year terms, and forDirectors appointed by Members, shall be appointed by Members at the AnnualMeeting of Members, and for Directors appointed by the Board, shall beappointed by the Board within 30 days after the Annual Meeting of Members.  TheBoard may adopt written procedures for determining the qualification andnomination of Directors.  The Board, without Member approval, shall amendAppendix D to comply with any change in Directors.  For purposes of thisAgreement, the initial Directors in Appendix D shall be deemed to have beenelected by the Class A Members.

**(b) Qualification.**  Each Directorelected by Class A Members must be a Member or (in the case of a Member that isnot a natural person) an elected or appointed representative of a Member. Thisqualification only applies to Directors elected by Class A Members.

**(c) Term. ** The elected Directors shallserve three-year terms and until their successors are duly elected andqualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.  In order topreserve continuity of governance and the harmonious transition of the initialBoard to the elected or appointed Board, the terms of the initial Directorsshall be staggered as stated on Appendix D, with all subsequent terms forelected Directors to be for a period of three years.  The Board shall adoptnomination, reporting and other election procedures and policies for theCompany in its sole discretion and which may be amended or modified by the Boardin its sole discretion.

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**(d) Number.**  The board shall consistof not less than seven (7) Directors elected by Members, as determined by theBoard from time to time.  Seven (7) of the Directors serving on the Board shallalways be elected by the Class A Members and any designations for the Directorselected by the Class A Members shall be approved solely by the Class A Memberstaking action in the same manner as provided for electing or removing Directorsunder Section 4.5(d).  Between zero (0) and five (5) Directors shall representthe Class B Members as determined by the Board from time to time, provided thatno reduction in the number of Directors shall shorten the term of a directorpreviously elected.  The Directors representing the Class B Members may (asdetermined by the Board):  (1) be appointed by the Board; or (2) be appointedor elected by the Class B Members.  The Board shall have the power to dividethe Class B Units into two or more subclasses, and allocate the right to elector appoint Directors among the Class B Members on the basis of the subclasses. Members holding any Units of any Other Class shall have the right to elect orappoint Directors as provided in the designations governing the Class.

**(e) Independent Non-Competitive Activities. **A Director is only required to devote the time to the affairs of the Company asare necessary to govern the business and affairs of the Company in accordancewith this Agreement, and shall be free to serve any other Business Entity orenterprise in any capacity that the Director deems appropriate in his or herdiscretion, provided that the other Business Entity or enterprise or one oftheir Affiliates is not a competitor of the Company or one of the Company’sAffiliates as determined by the Board.

**(f) Resignation. ** A Director mayresign at any time.  The resignation must be made in writing and shall takeeffect at the time specified in the written resignation or, if a time is notspecified then at the time of its receipt by the Chair or the Secretary of theCompany.  The acceptance of a resignation is not necessary to make iteffective, unless expressly provided in the written resignation.

**(g) Removal.**  A Director elected byMembers may be removed for any reason at any special meeting of Members by theaffirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of the Class of Memberswho elected the Director. A Director appointed by the Board may be removed bythe affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors excluding theDirector to be removed.  A Director appointed by one or more Members pursuantto a Class designation may be removed at any time by the appointing Member orMembers or as otherwise provided in the Class designation.  A Director electedor appointed by the Members may be removed at any special meeting of the Boardby the affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) the Directors who are notsubject to removal for an act or failure to act in a manner that constitutesany of the following: (1) a willful failure to deal fairly with the Company orits Members in connection with a matter in which the Director or officer has amaterial conflict of interest; (2) a violation of criminal law, unless theBoard determines the Director had reasonable cause to believe that theDirector’s or officer’s conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believethat the conduct was unlawful; (3) a transaction from which the Directorderived an improper personal profit; or (4) willful misconduct.  The notice ofthe meeting shall state that the removal will be discussed and acted upon atthe meeting, and must also be provided to the Director in question at least 10days in advance of the meeting.  The Director in question has a right to beheard at the meeting.

**(h) Vacancies.**  A vacancy occurring onthe Board (whether by reason of an increase in the number of Directors or byreason of a vacancy in an existing Director seat) may be filled by appointmentthrough an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors, thoughless than a Quorum.  A Director appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy for anelected Director shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified at thenext annual or special meeting of the Members held for the purpose of electingDirectors.  At the next annual meeting or special meeting of the Members calledfor the purpose of electing a Director, the Members shall elect a Director tofill the unexpired term of the vacant Director’s position.

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Section 5.4. Board Meetings.

**(a) Meetings. ** Regular meetings of theBoard shall be held from time to time as determined by the Board.  Specialmeetings of the Board shall be held upon the call of the Chair or three (3) ormore Directors.  Board meetings shall be held at the principal office of theCompany or at another place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as designated by the person calling the meeting and stated in the notice of themeeting or a duly executed waiver of notice of the meeting.  Directors mayparticipate in a Board meeting by means of video or audio conferencing orsimilar communications equipment whereby all Directors participating in themeeting can hear each other.

**(b) Notice.**  Notice of each meeting ofthe Board, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting, shall be given toeach Director at least three (3) days before the day on which the meeting is tobe held.  The notice may be given orally, in writing, by facsimiletransmission, by electronic mail or by any other form or means of communicationthat provides reasonable assurances of effective communication.  Except as expresslyrequired in this Agreement, the notice or waiver of notice of any special orregular meeting of the Board does not need to specify the business to betransacted or the purpose of the meeting.

**(c) Waiver.**  Whenever a notice isrequired to be given to a Director under the provisions of this Agreement, awaiver of the notice in writing signed by the Director, whether before or afterthe meeting time stated in the notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the givingof the notice.  Attendance of a Director at a meeting of the Board constitutesa waiver of notice of the meeting by the Director, except where the Directorattends a meeting for the express purpose of stating his or her objection tothe transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called orconvened.

**(d) Quorum.**  One-half of the Directorsin office (provided that at least one-half of the Directors present have beenelected by the Class A Members) constitute a Quorum necessary for thetransaction of business at any regular or special meeting of the Board.  Ifless than a Quorum is present, those Directors present may adjourn the meetingfrom time to time until a Quorum shall be present.

**(e) Voting and Act of the Board.**  EachDirector has one (1) vote, without regard to the Class or Class of Members thatelected or appointed the Director, unless otherwise provided in a Classdesignation.  The Board shall take action by the affirmative vote of a majorityof the Directors present at a duly held meeting at which a Quorum is present.  Providedthat a Quorum is present, there is no requirement that any action of the Boardbe approved by Directors elected or appointed by a certain Class of Members,unless otherwise provided in a Class designation.

**(f) Action Without a Meeting.**  Anaction required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board may be takenby written action signed by the Directors with a majority of the voting powerof the Directors comprising the Board, unless this Agreement prescribes agreater Director approval for the action to be taken.

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**(g) Compensation. ** The Board may fixthe compensation, if any, of Directors.  Directors shall also be entitled toreimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Boardor conducting other business of the Company.

Section 5.5. Officers.

**(a) Qualification; Election.**  Officersof the Board, and the CEO must be natural persons, and shall be elected orappointed by the Board.  The officers of the Company shall consist of thefollowing persons:

(1) officers of the Board, elected on an annual basis, whoshall consist of a Chair and a Vice Chair, who must be Directors, and aSecretary who need not be a Director and may be appointed by the Board;

(2) the CEO who shall be appointed by the Board; and

(3) a chief financial officer for the Company and otherofficers and assistant officers of the Company, who shall be appointed by theCEO.

**(b) Bonds and Insurance.**  The Boardmay require all officers, agents and employees charged by this Company withresponsibility for the custody of its funds or property to give bonds.  Bondsshall be furnished by a responsible bonding company and approved by the Board,and the cost shall be paid by the Company.  The Board shall cause the Companyto provide for insurance of the property of the Company, or property which maybe in the possession of the Company and not otherwise adequately insured by theowner of the property.  In addition, the Board shall cause the Company toprovide for insurance covering liability of the Company to all employees andthe public, in a commercially reasonable amount as is customary for businessessimilar to the Company.

**(c) Term of Office.**  An officerappointed by the Board other than the CEO shall hold office for a term of oneyear and until a successor is duly elected or appointed, unless prior to theend of the term the officer has resigned, deceased or has been removed fromoffice.  

**(d) Removal and Vacancies.**  Anyofficer elected or appointed by the Board may be removed, with or withoutcause, at any time by a resolution of the Board; provided that the removal issubject to the termination procedures of any written employment agreement withthe Company.  A vacancy in an office of the Board or the CEO shall be filled bya resolution of the Board.  The CEO may remove any officer appointed by theCEO.  An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to theCompany.  The resignation is effective without acceptance when the notice isgiven to the Company, unless a later effective date is specified in the notice.

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**(e) Chief Executive Officer. ** The CEOshall have direct and general charge and supervision of all business andadministrative operations of the Company and all other duties,responsibilities, authorities and privileges as are set forth in the CEO’s employmentagreement, if any, as amended from time to time, in addition to those duties,responsibilities, authorities and privileges as are delegated to the CEO by theBoard by resolution, or that a CEO of a Delaware corporation would have inrespect of a Delaware corporation in the absence of a specific delegation ofthe duties, responsibilities, authorities and privileges.  The CEO may be anofficer of any Business Entity in which the Company owns an interest.  The CEOshall also perform other duties that may be assigned by the Board to the extentconsistent with this Agreement and the CEO’s employment agreement, if any, asamended from time to time.

**(f) Duties of Other Officers.**  Unlessprovided otherwise by a resolution adopted by the Board, the officers of theCompany, other than the CEO, shall have the duties as are customarilyassociated with their respective offices and shall perform other duties as mayfrom time to time be prescribed by any officer to whom the officer reports.

**(g) Delegation.**  Unless prohibited bya resolution of the Board, an officer elected or appointed by the Board maydelegate in writing some or all of the duties and powers of the person’smanagement position to other persons.  An officer who delegates the duties orpowers of an office remains subject to the standard of conduct for an officerwith respect to the discharge of all duties and powers so delegated.

Section 5.6. LiabilityAnd Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.

**(a) Liability Limitation.**  A Directoror officer of the Company is not personally liable to the Company or itsMembers for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty by the Director orofficer; provided that this provision does not eliminate or limit the liabilityof a Director or officer for an act or failure to act in a manner thatconstitutes any of the following: (1) a willful failure to deal fairly with theCompany or its Members in connection with a matter in which the Director orofficer has a material conflict of interest; (2) a violation of criminal law,unless the Director had reasonable cause to believe that the Director’s orofficer’s conduct was lawful and had no reasonable cause to believe that theconduct was unlawful; (3) a transaction from which the Director derived animproper personal benefit or profit; or (4) willful misconduct.

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**(b) Indemnification.**  To the fullestextent permitted or required by law, the Company, its receiver, or its trustee(in the case of its receiver or trustee, to the extent of Company Property)shall indemnify, defend, save harmless, and pay all judgments and claimsagainst, and reasonable expenses of, each present and former Director orofficer relating to any liability or damage or reasonable expenses incurredwith respect to a proceeding if the Director or officer (or former Director orofficer) was a party to the proceeding as a result of or in connection with (1)his or her capacity as a Director or officer of the Company (which reasonableexpenses including reasonable attorneys’ fees may be paid as incurred); or (2)his or her service of any other Person at the request of the Company.Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Company shall not indemnify,defend, save harmless, or pay any portion of any judgments or claims against,or any expenses of, a Director or officer (or former Director or officer) underthe foregoing provisions where the judgments and claims or proceedings ariseout of or are related to an act or failure to act of the Director or officer ina manner that constitutes any of the following:  (1) a willful failure to dealfairly with the Company or its Members in connection with a matter in which theDirector or officer has a material conflict of interest; (2) a violation ofcriminal law, unless the Director or officer had reasonable cause to believethat the Director’s conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe thatthe conduct was unlawful; (3) a transaction from which the Director or officerderived an improper personal profit; or (4) willful misconduct.

**(c) Insurance.**  The Company maypurchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person in the person’s officialcapacity against any liability or expense asserted against or incurred by theperson in or arising from that capacity, whether or not the Company would berequired to indemnify the person against the liability.

Section 5.7. ContractsWith Directors Or Their Affiliates.

**(a) Material Financial Interest in Contractsor Transactions.**  A contract or transaction between the Company or anAffiliate of the Company and a Director or the Director’s Affiliate or betweenthe Company and the Company’s Affiliate and any other entity in which aDirector or the Director’s Affiliate has a material financial interest, is notvoid or voidable and does not require the Director to account to the Companyand hold as trustee for the Company any profit or benefit derived from thecontract or transaction solely for this reason, or solely because the Directoris present at or participates in the Board meeting at which the contract ortransaction is authorized, if: (1) the material facts of the Director’smaterial financial interest are disclosed to the Board; and (2) the contract ortransaction is authorized or approved by two-thirds of all of the disinterestedDirectors.  The presence of the interested Director may be counted indetermining the presence of a Quorum at the meeting at which the contract ortransaction is authorized but the interested Director’s presence or vote maynot be counted in determining the authorization or approval of the contract ortransaction by the necessary two-thirds quantum of consent.

**(b) Cattle Delivery Contracts. ** Acontract or transaction involving the sale or delivery of cattle, between theCompany and a Director or the Director’s Affiliate or between the Company and anyother entity in which a Director or the Director’s Affiliate has a materialfinancial interest, is not void or voidable and does not require the Directorto account to the Company and hold as trustee for the Company any profit orbenefit derived from the contract or transaction solely for this reason, orsolely because the Director is present at or participates in the Board meetingat which or pursuant to which the contract or transaction is authorized orapproved, notwithstanding the fact that the standard of Section 5.7(a) was notmet, provided that the terms of the contract or transaction are or were no lessfavorable to the Company than could be or could have been obtained betweendisinterested parties negotiating at an arms-length basis at the time thecontract or transaction was entered into (and without the benefit ofhindsight).

ARTICLE6.AMENDMENTS.

Section 6.1. Amendments.

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**(a) Procedure For Amendments.**  Otherthan amendments by the Board under Section 6.1(b), amendments to this Agreementshall be proposed solely by the Board and approved by the Members.  Followingthe Board’s approval of any proposed amendment, the Board shall submit to theMembers a verbatim statement of the proposed amendment, providing that counselfor the Company has approved of the amendment in writing as to form.  The Boardshall include in any submission to the Members a recommendation as to theproposed amendment. The Board shall seek the approval of the Members on theproposed amendment by consent (written or electronic affirmation as determinedby the Board) of the required number of Members or shall call a meeting of theMembers to vote on the proposed amendment and to transact any other businessdeemed appropriate. A proposed amendment is adopted and is effective as anamendment of this Agreement if the amendment is approved by Members of eachClass entitled to vote on the amendment.  The Board shall incorporate anyamendment as a restated Agreement effective as of the effective date of theamendment.

**(b) Amendments By Board. ** ThisAgreement may be amended by the Board, without Member approval, to the extentprovided in: Section 2.4 for the Principal Place of Business; Section 2.6(c)for the Agent for Service of Process; Section 3.2(a), 3.2(b) and Section 3.2(c)for designations of Classes and issuance of Units; Section 3.6 as to Classdesignations under Section 3.2(a) and Appendix E; Section 3.8(g) for the UnitTransfer Policy; Section 5.3 as to the change in Directors and Section 7.2 asto liquidating Distributions conforming to Class designations under Section3.2(a) and Appendix E; which includes the authority of the Board to amendAppendices A, B, C, D, and E without Member approval.

**(c) Amendments Of Sections By SpecifiedPercentage.**  A provision of this Agreement that requires the approval orconsent of a specified percentage or number in interest of the Members or anyClass of Members may not be amended without the affirmative vote of Membersholding at least the specified percentage or number of voting rights of all ofthe Members or of the specified Class.

**(d) Amendment Of This Section.**  ThisSection shall not be amended without the approval or consent of at leasttwo-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of Members holding each Class of Units.

ARTICLE7.DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

Section 7.1. DissolutionCommencement.

**(a) Dissolution Event.**  The Companyshall dissolve and shall commence winding up and liquidating upon the first tooccur of either of the following (each a “Dissolution Event”**)**: (1) the affirmative vote of the Board and a majority of the voting powerof each class of Members to dissolve, wind up, and liquidate the Company; or(2) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution pursuant to the Act.

**(b) No Dissolution Prior To DissolutionEvent.**  TheMembers agree that, notwithstanding any provision of the Act, the Company shallnot dissolve prior to the occurrence of a Dissolution Event.

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Section 7.2. Winding Up.

Upon the occurrence of a Dissolution Event, the Companyshall continue solely for the purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderlymanner, liquidating its assets, and satisfying the claims of its creditors,Unitholders and Members, and no Unitholder or Member shall take any action thatis inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up ofthe Company’s business and affairs, provided that all covenants contained inthis Agreement and obligations provided for in this Agreement shall continue tobe fully binding upon the Unitholders and Members until the time as theProperty has been distributed pursuant to this Section and the Certificate ofFormation has been canceled pursuant to the Act. The Liquidator shall beresponsible for overseeing the prompt and orderly winding up and dissolution ofthe Company. The Liquidator appointed under Section 7.6 shall take full accountof the Company’s liabilities and Property and shall cause the Property or theproceeds from the sale of the Property, to be applied and distributed, to themaximum extent permitted by law, in the following order (subject to anypriority Distributions applicable to Units of any specific Class or Classes andAppendix E):

(1) first,to creditors (including Directors, Members, and Unitholders and Affiliates ofUnitholders and Members, who are creditors, to the extent otherwise permittedby law) in satisfaction of all of the Company’s debts, obligations andliabilities (whether by payment or making of reasonable provision for paymentof the liabilities), other than debts, obligations and liabilities for whichreasonable provision for payment has been made and those described in Section7.2(2);

(2) second,the excess of the amounts paid in Section 7.2(1) above, to each holder ofPatronage Notices in the amount of the Company’s remaining obligation withrespect to the holder’s Patronage Notices on the books of the Company, asadjusted from time to time, or if the excess is inadequate to pay the Company’stotal  remaining obligation, then, the excess in proportion to each holder’sshare of the Company’s remaining obligation; and

(3) third,the excess of the amounts paid in Sections 7.2(1) and 7.2(2) above, subject toany priorities in the designation of Unit Classes, to the Unitholders inaccordance with the positive balance in their Capital Accounts after givingeffect to all Capital Contributions, Distributions and allocations for allperiods.

Section 7.3. Rights Of Unitholders.

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in windingup under Section 7.2 each Unitholder shall look solely to the Property of theCompany for any Distribution and has no right or power to demand or receiveProperty other than cash from the Company.  If the assets of the Companyremaining after payment or discharge of the debts, obligations and liabilitiesof the Company are insufficient to return the Capital Contributions, theUnitholders shall have no recourse against the Company or any other Unitholderor Unitholders.

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Section 7.4. Notice Of Dissolution.

**(a) Notice to Unitholders and Claimants.**  Within thirty (30) days afterthe occurrence of a Dissolution Event, the Board shall provide written noticeof the Dissolution Event to each of the Members and any Unitholders who are notMembers and the Board may notify its known claimants and/or publish notice asfurther provided in the Act.

**(b) Certificate of Cancellation.**  Upon completion ofthe distribution of the Company’s Property as provided in this Article 7, theCompany shall be terminated, and the Liquidator shall cause the filing of aCertificate of Cancellation in accordance with the Act and shall take all otheractions as may be necessary to terminate the Company.

Section 7.5. Allocations During Period Of Liquidation.

During the period commencing on the first day of theFiscal Year during which a Dissolution Event occurs and ending on the date onwhich all of the assets of the Company have been distributed to the Unitholderspursuant to Section 7.2 (the “Liquidation Period”), the Unitholders shallcontinue to share Profits, Losses, gain, loss, and other items of Companyincome, gain, loss or deduction in the manner provided in Article 3 andAppendix E.

Section 7.6. The Liquidator.

**(a) Definition**.  The “Liquidator” shall mean a Personappointed by the Board to oversee the liquidation of the Company.  TheLiquidator may be the Board or a committee of three or more Directors appointedby the Board.

**(b) Fees.**  The Company is authorizedto pay a reasonable fee to the Liquidator for its services performed pursuantto this Article 7 and to reimburse the Liquidator for its reasonable costs andexpenses incurred in performing those services.

**(c) Indemnification.**  The Companyshall indemnify, save harmless, and pay all judgments and claims against theLiquidator or any officers, directors, agents or employees of the Liquidatorrelating to any liability or damage incurred by reason of any act performed oromitted to be performed by the Liquidator, or any officers, directors, agentsor employees of the Liquidator in connection with the liquidation of theCompany, including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Liquidator,officer, director, agent or employee in connection with the defense of anyaction based on any act or omission, which attorneys’ fees may be paid asincurred, except to the extent the liability or damage is caused by the fraud,intentional misconduct of, or a knowing violation of the laws by the Liquidatorwhich was material to the cause of action.

Section 7.7. Form Of Liquidating Distributions.

For purposes of making Distributions required by Section 7.2,the Liquidator may determine whether to distribute all or any portion of theProperty in kind or to sell all or any portion of the Property and distributethe proceeds from the sale.

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ARTICLE 8.MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1. Notices.

A notice, payment, demand, or communication required or permittedto be given by any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing, facsimileor electronic communication, as determined by the Board, and shall be deemed tohave been delivered, given, and received for all purposes: (1) if deliveredpersonally to the Person or to an officer of the Business Entity to whom thesame is directed; or (2) when the same is actually delivered to the recipient’saddress on record with the Company.  Notices, payments and demands shall betransmitted or sent: (1) if to the Company, to the address determined pursuantto Section 2.4; and (2) if to the Unitholders or Members, to the address of theUnitholder or Member on record with the Company.

Section 8.2. BindingEffect.

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, every covenant,term, and provision of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to thebenefit of the Members and Unitholders and their respective successors,transferees, and assigns, without the necessity of physical execution of thisAgreement.

Section 8.3. Construction.

Every covenant, term, and provision of this Agreementshall be construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for oragainst any Member or Unitholder.

Section 8.4. Time.

In computing any period of time pursuant to this Agreement,the day of the act, event or default from which the designated period of timebegins to run shall not be included, but the time shall begin to run on thenext succeeding day. The last day of the period so computed shall be included,unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which event the periodshall run until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday orlegal holiday.

Section 8.5. Headings.

Section and other headings contained in this Agreement arefor reference purposes only and are not intended to describe, interpret,define, or limit the scope, extent, or intent of this Agreement or anyprovision of this Agreement.

Section 8.6. Severability.

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Every provision of this Agreement is intended to beseverable, and, if any term or provision of this Agreement is illegal orinvalid for any reason whatsoever, the illegality or invalidity shall notaffect the validity or legality of the remainder of this Agreement.Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the illegality or invalidity would be tocause the Members to lose the material benefit of their economic bargain, thenthe Members agree to negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement in orderto restore the lost material benefit.

Section 8.7. IncorporationBy Reference.

Every exhibit, schedule, and other appendix attached tothis Agreement and referred to in this Agreement is not incorporated in thisAgreement by reference unless this Agreement expressly provides that theexhibit, schedule or appendix is to be incorporated as part of this Agreement.

Section 8.8. VariationOf Terms.

All terms and any variations of the terms shall be deemedto refer to masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the identityof the term may require.

Section 8.9. GoverningLaw.

The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern thevalidity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms, and theinterpretation of the rights and duties arising under this Agreement.

Section 8.10. SpecificPerformance.

Each Member and Unitholder agrees that the other Membersand Unitholders would be irreparably damaged if any of the provisions of thisAgreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms and thatmonetary damages would not provide an adequate remedy. Accordingly, it isagreed that, in addition to any other remedy to which the Company on behalf ofthe nonbreaching Members may be entitled, at law or in equity, the Company onbehalf of the nonbreaching Members shall be entitled to injunctive relief toprevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and specifically toenforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any action instituted inany court of the United States or any state having subject matter jurisdiction.

Section 8.11. ConsentTo Jurisdiction.

All actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or basedupon this Agreement or the subject matter of this Agreement if brought by aperson other than the Company shall be brought and maintained exclusively inthe federal courts located in the State of Missouri, provided that upondetermination by the Board of Directors, the Company has the right to bring,maintain, or remove any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of or based onthis Agreement or the subject matter of this Agreement to any state or federalcourt located in the State of Delaware.  Each of the Unitholders and Members:(1) shall irrevocably be subject to the jurisdiction of the federal courtslocated in the State of Missouri (or Delaware as applicable) for the purpose ofany action, suit or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement orthe subject matter of this Agreement; and (2) waives to the extent notprohibited by applicable law, and shall not be entitled to assert, by way ofmotion, as a defense or otherwise, in any action, suit or proceeding, any claimthat he, she, or it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of one of theabove-named courts, that he, she, or it is immune from extraterritorialinjunctive relief or other injunctive relief, that he, she, or its property isexempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any action, suit orproceeding may not be brought or maintained in one of the above-named courtsshould be dismissed on the grounds of forum non conveniens, should betransferred to any court other than one of the above-named courts, should bestayed by virtue of the pendency of any other action, suit or proceeding in anycourt other than one of the above-named courts, or that this Agreement or thesubject matter of this Agreement may not be enforced in or by any one of theabove-named courts.  Each Unitholder, Member, or other party to this Agreementshall be subject to service of process in any suit, action or proceeding in anymanner permitted by the laws of the State of Missouri (or Delaware asapplicable), shall be subject to service of process by registered or certifiedmail, return receipt requested, at the address specified in or pursuant to thisAgreement on the records of the Company (on grounds that it is reasonablycalculated to give actual notice) and waives and shall not be entitled toassert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any action, suit orproceeding any claim that service of process made in accordance with thisAgreement does not constitute good and sufficient service of process.  The provisionsof this Section shall not restrict the ability of any party to enforce in anycourt any judgment obtained in the federal courts located in the states of Missouri or   Delaware.

 

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Section 8.12. WaiverOf Jury Trial.

To the extent not prohibited by applicable law whichcannot be waived, the Company and each of the Unitholders and Members waive andshall not be entitled to assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise)any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any issue, claim, demand,action or cause of action arising out of or based upon this Agreement or thesubject matter of this Agreement, whether now existing or arising later andwhether sounding in tort or contract or otherwise.

 

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PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESSOF  U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC 

 

The principal place of business of U.S. Premium Beef, LLCis 12200 North Ambassador Drive, Suite 501, Kansas City, Missouri 64163 and other places as determined by the Board of Directors of U.S. Premium Beef, LLC.

 

 

 

 

 

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AGENT FOR SERVICEOF PROCESSOF  U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC

 

The name and address of the agent for service of processon U.S. Premium Beef, LLC in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Appendix C

Amended as of December 9, 2009 

UNIT TRANSFER POLICYOF  U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC

 

Section 1.1. Definitions, Applicability.

**(a)        Definitions.**  Thedefinitions of the Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Agreement”) ofU.S. Premium Beef, LLC (the “Company”) and Appendix E of the Agreement apply tothis Unit Transfer Policy (the “Policy”).

**(b)        Applicability. ** This Policyand Section 3.8 of the Agreement and the other applicable provisions of theAgreement apply to all Transfers of Units of the Company.

**(c)        Intent of Policy.**  It isthe intent of this Policy as it relates to any Transfers that: (1) the taxstatus of the Company is the same as for a partnership; (2) this Companypreserve its partnership tax status by complying with Regulations, Section1.7704-1, et seq., and any amendments; and (3) to the extent possible, thisPolicy shall be read and interpreted to prohibit the free transferability ofUnits.

Section 2.1. Complete Prohibition On Certain Transfers Of Units.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Policy, thefollowing Transfers will be prohibited and the Board of Directors will have noauthority to approve any of the following Transfers: 

(1) a Transfer in violation of the Securities Act or anystate securities or blue sky laws applicable to the Company or the Interest tobe transferred;

(2) a Transfer that would cause the Company to beconsidered a publicly traded partnership under Section 7704(b) of the Code;

(3) a Transfer that would cause the Company to lose itsstatus as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; or

(4) a Transfer that would cause a termination of theCompany for federal income tax purposes.

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Section 2.2. Class A And Class B Units May Not Be Transferred Separately.

For the period when Class A and Class B Units must beTransferred together under Section 3.2(b) of the Agreement, a Class A Unit maynot be Transferred separately from a Class B Unit and a Class B Unit may not betransferred separately from a Class A Unit.

Section 3.1. Conditions To Permitted Transfers.

**(a)        Requirement.**  A Transfershall not be treated as a Permitted Transfer unless and until the conditions inthis Section are satisfied.

**(b)        Conveyance Documents.** Except in the case of a Transfer involuntarily by operation of law, thetransferor and transferee shall execute and deliver to the Company documentsand instruments of conveyance as may be necessary or appropriate in the opinionof legal counsel to the Company to effect such Transfer, including fortransfers after February 29, 2008 that may receive distributions or allocationsunder Section 3.2(b), a Unit Transfer Agreement in a form approved by legalcounsel to the Company.  In the case of a Transfer of Units involuntarily byoperation of law, the Transfer shall be confirmed by presentation to theCompany of legal evidence of the Transfer, in form and substance satisfactoryto legal counsel to the Company, which may include documents and agreementswith the Company to make the transfer effective. In all cases, the Companyshall be reimbursed by the transferor and/or transferee for all costs andexpenses that it reasonably incurs in connection with the Transfer.

**(c)        Tax Information.**  Thetransferor and transferee shall furnish the Company with the transferee’staxpayer identification number, sufficient information to determine thetransferee’s initial tax basis in the Units transferred, and any otherinformation reasonably necessary to permit the Company to file all requiredfederal and state tax returns and other legally required information statementsor returns. In addition, the transferee must consent to the use of the methodand convention of allocating Profits and Losses for the year of the transferthat is specified in the Unit Transfer Policy.  Without limiting the generalityof the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make any Distributionotherwise provided for in the Agreement with respect to any Transferred Unitsuntil it has received this information.

**(d)        Securities Compliance.** Except in the case of a Transfer of Units involuntarily by operation of law,either (1) the Units are registered under the Securities Act, and anyapplicable state securities laws, or (2) if requested by the Board of Directorsin its discretion, the transferor provides an opinion of legal counsel, whichopinion and legal counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Board ofDirectors, to the effect that the Transfer is exempt from all applicableregistration requirements and that the Transfer will not violate any applicablelaws regulating the Transfer of securities.

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**(e)        Does Not Cause Company To BeInvestment Company. ** Except in the case of a Transfer of Unitsinvoluntarily by operation of law, if requested by the Board of Directors inits sole discretion, the transferor shall provide an opinion of legal counsel,which opinion and legal counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Boardof Directors, to the effect that the Transfer will not cause the Company to bedeemed to be an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

**(f)        Does Not Cause Company To BePublicly Traded Partnership.**  Except in the case of a Transfer of Unitsinvoluntarily by operation of law, if requested by the Board of Directors inits discretion, the transferor shall provide an opinion of legal counsel, whichopinion and legal counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Board ofDirectors, to the effect that such Transfer will not cause the Company to bedeemed to be a “publicly-traded limited partnership” under applicableprovisions of the Code.

**(g)        Transferee Is Not A Competitor OfThe Company.**  Except in the case of a Transfer of Units involuntarily byoperation of law, the Board must determine (in its sole discretion) that thetransferee is not a competitor of the Company or the Company’s Affiliates, oran Affiliate of a competitor of the Company or a Person who as a Unitholder orMember would or may be detrimental to the interests of the Company.  TheUnitholder and proposed transferee shall submit information requested by theBoard to make the determination.

**(h)        Tax Status Compliance.** Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors, a Transfer of Units shallnot be made except upon terms which would not, in the opinion of legal counselchosen by and mutually acceptable to the Board and the transferor, result inthe termination of the Company within the meaning of Section 708 of the Code orcause the application of the rules of Sections 168(g)(1)(B) and 168(h) of theCode or similar rules to apply to the Company.  In determining whether aparticular proposed Transfer will result in a termination of the Company, legalcounsel to the Company shall take into account the existence of prior writtencommitments to Transfer and the commitments shall always be given precedenceover subsequent proposed Transfers.

**(i)         Suspension Of Transfers AfterDissolution Event.**  No notice or request initiating the procedurescontemplated by this Section may be given by Unitholder after a DissolutionEvent has occurred.

**(j)         Board May Waive Conditions.** Subject to Section 2.1 of this Policy, the Board of Directors shall have theauthority to waive any legal opinion or other condition required in thisSection.

Section 3.2. Distributions And Allocations In Respect To TransferredUnits.

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**(a)        General Rule.** Except for distributions and allocations in Section 3.2(b), if any Unit istransferred in compliance with the Transfer Restrictions, then Profits andLosses, each item thereof, and all other items attributable to the Units forthe fiscal year of the Transfer shall be divided and allocated between thetransferor and the transferee by taking into account their varying interestsduring the fiscal year in accordance with Code Section 706(d).  Solely forpurposes of making the allocations, the Company shall use a method andconvention that divides and allocates the Profits, Losses and items between thetransferor and transferee based on the portion of the 52-53 week taxable yearthat has elapsed prior to the Transfer determined by recognizing the Transferas of the first day of the 52-53 week taxable quarter during which the notice,documentation and information and approval requirements of the Transfer havebeen substantially complied with.  For this calculation, Profits, Losses anditems thereof for the 52-53 week taxable year shall be apportioned to the firstthree quarters on the basis of taxable income estimates used in determiningDistributions made during the following quarter and any remaining amount shallbe apportioned to the fourth quarter.  Solely for purposes of determiningwhether the transferor or transferee is entitled to a Distribution, allDistributions made on or before the last day of the 52-53 week taxable quarterduring which the requirements have been substantially complied with shall bemade to the transferor and all Distributions thereafter shall be made to thetransferee.  The purpose of this method and convention is that Distributionsare likely to be based on the estimated taxable income of the previous quarterand the Board believes that allocations will be better and more equitablyaligned with Distributions.  The Board shall have the power and authority toadopt another reasonable method and/or convention with respect to theallocations and Distributions by resolution or by amending this Section;provided, that reasonable notice of any change is given to the Unitholders inadvance of the change.  Neither the Company, the Board, any Director nor anyUnitholder shall incur any liability for making allocations and Distributionsin accordance with the provisions of this Section, whether or not the Board orany Director or the Company or any Unitholder has knowledge of any Transfer ofownership of any interest in the Company.  The Unitholders acknowledge that themethod and convention designated in this Section 3.2 constitutes an “agreementamong the partners” within the meaning of Regulations, Section 1.706-1.

**(b)        Distributions and Allocations Related To Sale of NBP Interests. **Notwithstanding the general provisions in Section 3.2(a), forany allocations or Distributions attributable to the transactions under theMembership Interest Purchase Agreement dated February 29, 2008 entered into byand between JBS S.A. and the Company and other members of National Beef PackingCompany (“MIPA”), the allocation of profits and losses and Distributions ofproceeds from those MIPA transactions shall be made to the transferee of unittransfer transactions approved by the Board after February 29, 2008 and priorto the allocation or Distribution.

Section 3.3. Other Rules Regarding Transfers.

**(a) Market Of Units Not Made. ** A Unitholder may not: (1) make a market in Units; (2) Transfer its Units on anestablished securities market, a secondary market (or the substantialequivalent of those markets) within the meaning of Code Section 7704(b) (andany Regulations, proposed Regulations, revenue rulings, or other officialpronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service or Treasury Department that maybe promulgated or published); and (3) in the event the Regulations, revenuerulings, or other pronouncements treat any or all arrangements which facilitatethe selling of Company interests and which are commonly referred to as“matching services” as being a secondary market or substantial equivalent of asecondary market, Transfer any Units through a matching service that is notapproved in advance by the Company.  A Unitholder may not Transfer any Units toany Person unless the Person agrees to be bound by the Transfer Restrictionsand to Transfer the Units only to Persons who agree to be similarly bound.

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**(b) Units Acquired For Unitholder’s Account.** The acquisition of Units by a Unitholder shall be deemed to be a representationand warranty to the Company and the other Unitholders, that the Unitholder’sacquisition of Units is made as principal for the Unitholder’s own account andnot for resale or distribution of the Units to others in violation ofsecurities laws as determined by the Company and its legal counsel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Appendix D

BOARD OF DIRECTORSOF  U.S. PREMIUM BEEF, LLC 

 

Director

 

Term		Expires

 

       Position

Mark Gardiner

 

2010

 

       Chair

Duane Ramsey

 

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       Vice Chair

Joe Morgan

 

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       Secretary

Doug Laue

 

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APPENDIX E

ALLOCATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, TAX MATTERS,AND ACCOUNTING

CONTENTS

ARTICLE I. THE COMPANY

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Section 1.10.    Definitions

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ARTICLE II. CAPITAL AND INTERESTS

**E-5**
Section 2.4.      Capital Accounts

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ARTICLE III. ALLOCATIONS

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Section 3.1.      Profits

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Section 3.2.      Losses

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Section 3.3.      Special Allocations

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Section 3.4.      Curative Allocations

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Section 3.5.      Loss Limitation

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Section 3.6.      Other Allocation Rules

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Section 3.7.      Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c)

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ARTICLE IV. DISTRIBUTIONS

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Section 4.1.      Net Cash Flow

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Section 4.2.      Amounts Withheld

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Section 4.3.      Limitations Of Distributions

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ARTICLE V. [RESERVED]

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ARTICLE VI. [RESERVED]

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ARTICLE VII. [RESERVED]

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ARTICLE VIII. ACCOUNTING, BOOKS AND RECORDS

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Section 8.1.      Accounting, Books And Records

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Section 8.2.      Reports

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Section 8.3.      Tax Matters

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ARTICLE IX. [RESERVED]

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ARTICLE X. [RESERVED]

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ARTICLE XI. [RESERVED]

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ARTICLE XII. DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

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Section 12.1.    Compliance With Certain Requirements OfRegulations; Deficit Capital Accounts

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Section 12.2.    Deemed Distribution And Recontribution

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Section 12.3.    Character Of Liquidating Distributions

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ALLOCATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, TAX MATTERS,AND ACCOUNTING

The Sections in this Appendix E relate to allocations,distributions, tax matters, accounting, dissolution and other related matters. The numbering of the Sections is not sequential but the Sections are numberedto reflect the numbering conventions of certain forms.

ARTICLE I.THE COMPANY

Section 1.10.        Definitions.

The definitions in this section (and the definitions inSection 1.2 of the Agreement) apply to this Appendix E.  References to Articlesand Sections refer to Articles and Sections in this Appendix E unless thecontext implies or it is stated otherwise.

**“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit”**means, with respect to any Unitholder, the deficit balance, if any, in theUnitholder’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year, aftergiving effect to the following adjustments:

**(a)** Credit to the Capital Account any amounts which theUnitholder is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the next to thelast sentences in Regulations, Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and

**(b)** Debit to the Capital Account the items described inRegulations, Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).

The foregoing definition is intended to comply and shallbe interpreted consistently with the provisions of Regulations, Section1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).

**“Capital Account”** means thecapital account maintained for each Unitholder in accordance with Section 2.4.

**“Capital Contributions”** means,with respect to any Unitholder, the amount of cash, property, servicesrendered, or a promissory note or other obligation to contribute cash orproperty or to perform services contributed to the Company with respect to theUnits in the Company held or purchased by the Unitholder.

**“Code”** means the United StatesInternal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

**“Company Minimum Gain”**has themeaning given the term “partnership minimum gain” in Regulations, Sections1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).

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**“Depreciation”** means, for eachFiscal Year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other costrecovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for the Fiscal Year,except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjustedbasis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of the Fiscal Year,Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the beginningGross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, orother cost recovery deduction for the Fiscal Year bears to the beginningadjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted basis for federalincome tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of the Fiscal Year is zero,Depreciation shall be determined with reference to the beginning Gross AssetValue using any reasonable method selected by the Board.

**“Fiscal Year”** means, subject to achange in Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 8.1(b), the fiscal year of theCompany, which shall be the Company’s taxable year as determined underRegulations, Section 1.441-1 or Section 1.441-2 and the Regulations underSection 706 of the Code or, if the context requires, any portion of a fiscalyear for which an allocation of Profits, Losses or other allocation items or aDistribution is to be made; provided that the Board may designate a differentfiscal year for GAAP reporting purposes but that designation shall not affectthe taxable year of the Company or the provisions of this Agreement relating toCapital Accounts, allocations of Profits, Losses or other allocation items, orDistributions.

**“GAAP”** means generally acceptedaccounting principles in effect in the United States of America from time totime.

**“Gross Asset Value”** means withrespect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income taxpurposes, except as follows:

(a) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed bya Unitholder to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset,as determined by the Board, provided that Propertyowned by the Company immediately after the effective time of the Restructuringshall be deemed to have been accepted by the Company as a Capital Contributionof Property having an aggregate gross fair market value, net of minorityinterest and marketability discounts to be determined by appraisal to beobtained by the Cooperative and approved by the Board shortly before theRestructuring;

(b) The Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall beadjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values (taking CodeSection 7701(g) into account) as determined by the Board as of the followingtimes: (i) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any newor existing Unitholder in exchange for more than a de minimis CapitalContribution; (ii) the Distribution by the Company to a Unitholder of more thana de minimis amount of Company property as consideration for an interest in theCompany; (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning ofRegulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); and (iv) other times as theRegulations may permit; provided that anadjustment described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) of this subparagraph shallbe made only if the Board determines that such adjustment is necessary toreflect the relative economic interests of the Unitholders in the Company;

(c) The Gross Asset Value of any item of Company assetsdistributed to any Unitholder shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair marketvalue (taking Code Section 7701(g) into account) of such asset on the date ofDistribution as determined by the Board; and

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(d) The Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall beincreased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis ofsuch assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only tothe extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining CapitalAccounts pursuant to Regulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) andsubparagraph (d) of the definition of “Profits” and “Losses” or Section 3.3(g);provided, however,that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (d)to the extent that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph (b) is required inconnection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustmentpursuant to this subparagraph (d).

If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determinedor adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) or (d), the Gross Asset Value shallthereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect tosuch asset, for purposes of computing Profits, Losses and other allocationitems.

**“Liquidation Period”** has themeaning set forth in Section 7.5 of the Agreement.

“**Liquidation Provisions**” means the provisions ofArticle XII of this Appendix E and Article 7 of the Agreement.

**“Liquidator”** has the meaning setforth in Section 7.6 of the Agreement.

**“Losses”** has the meaning set forthin the definition of “Profits” and “Losses.”

**“Net Cash Flow”** means the grosscash proceeds of the Company less the portion thereof used to pay or establishreserves for all Company expenses, debts, obligations and liabilities of theCompany, including Patronage Notices, capital improvements, replacements, andcontingencies, all as reasonably determined by the Board. “Net Cash Flow” shallnot be reduced by depreciation, amortization, cost recovery deductions, orsimilar allowances, but shall be increased by any reductions of reservespreviously established.

**“Nonrecourse Deductions”** has themeaning set forth in Regulations, Sections 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c).

**“Nonrecourse Liability”** has themeaning in Regulations, Section 1.704-2(b)(3).

**“Profits”**and **“Losses”**mean, for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income orloss for the Fiscal Year, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a)(for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, or deduction required to bestated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included intaxable income or loss), with the following adjustments (without duplication):

**(a)** Any income of the Company that isexempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account incomputing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition of “Profits” and“Losses” shall be added to the taxable income or loss;

**(b)** Any expenditures of the Companydescribed in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B)expenditures pursuant to Regulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and nototherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to thisdefinition of “Profits” and “Losses” shall be subtracted from the taxableincome or loss;

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**(c)** In the event the Gross Asset Valueof any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraphs (b) or (c) of thedefinition of Gross Asset Value, the amount of the adjustment shall be treatedas an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of theasset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value ofthe asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into accountfor purposes of computing Profits or Losses;

**(d)** Gain or loss resulting from anydisposition of Property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized forfederal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross AssetValue of the Property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basisof the Property differs from its Gross Asset Value;

**(e)** In lieu of the depreciation,amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into account incomputing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into accountDepreciation for such Fiscal Year, computed in accordance with the definitionof Depreciation;

**(f)** To the extent an adjustment to theadjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) isrequired, pursuant to Regulations, Section 1.704-(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to betaken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a Distributionother than in liquidation of a Unitholder’s interest in the Company, the amountof the adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustmentincreases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases suchbasis) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account forpurposes of computing Profits or Losses; and

**(g)** Notwithstanding any otherprovision of this definition, any items which are specially allocated pursuantto Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 shall not be taken into account in computingProfits or Losses.

The amounts of the items of Company income, gain, loss ordeduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Sections 3.3 andSection 3.4 shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forthin subparagraphs (a) through (f) above.

**“Regulations”** means the Income TaxRegulations, including Temporary Regulations, promulgated under the Code, asthe regulations are amended from time to time.

**“Regulatory Allocations”** has themeaning set forth in Section 3.4.

**“Unitholder Nonrecourse Debt”** hasthe same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse debt” in Regulations, Section1.704-2(b)(4).

**“Unitholder Nonrecourse Debt MinimumGain”** means an amount, with respect to each Unitholder Nonrecourse Debt,equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such UnitholderNonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined inaccordance with Regulations, Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

**“Unitholder Nonrecourse Deductions”**has the same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse deductions” inRegulations, Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

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ARTICLE II.CAPITAL AND INTERESTS

Section 2.4. Capital Accounts.

A Capital Account shall be maintained for each Unitholderin accordance with the following provisions.  To facilitate the accounting foracquisitions, ownership and transfers of more than one Class of Units by aUnitholder, each Unitholder’s Capital Account shall be subdivided into separateCapital Accounts for each Class of Units owned, and the following adjustmentsto Capital Accounts shall be made by reference to Units of each Class of Unitsowned:

**(a)** To each Unitholder’s CapitalAccount there shall be credited (i) the initial Gross Asset Value of anyProperty, including money contributed to the Company as a Capital Contributionwith respect to the Units in the Company held by the Unitholder, (ii) theUnitholder’s distributive share of Profits and any items in the nature ofincome or gain which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 3.3 andSection 3.4, and (iii) the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by theUnitholder or which are secured by any Property distributed to the Unitholder.The principal amount of a promissory note which is not readily traded on anestablished securities market and which is contributed to the Company by themaker of the note (or a Unitholder related to the maker of the note within themeaning of Regulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)) shall not be included inthe Capital Account of any Unitholder until the Company makes a taxabledisposition of the note or until (and to the extent) principal payments aremade on the note, all in accordance with Regulations, Section1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)(2);

**(b)** To each Unitholder’s CapitalAccount there shall be debited (i) the Gross Asset Value of any Propertyincluding money distributed to the Unitholder pursuant to any provision of thisAgreement, (ii) the Unitholder’s distributive share of Losses and any items inthe nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated pursuant toSection 3.3 and Section 3.4, and (iii) the amount of any liabilities of theUnitholder assumed by the Company or which are secured by any Propertycontributed by the Unitholder to the Company including the Unitholder’s share,determined in proportion to Class A Units issued in the Restructuring, ofliabilities for which the Company is obligated immediately after the effectivetime of the Restructuring, including the obligation represented by PatronageNotices to the extent of their fair market value as determined by an appraisalto be obtained by the Cooperative shortly before the Restructuring;

**(c)** In the event Units areTransferred in accordance with the terms of Article 3 of the Agreement, thetransferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extentit relates to the Transferred Units; and

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**(d)** In determining the amount ofany liability for purposes of subparagraphs (a) and (b) above there shall betaken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions ofthe Code and Regulations; provided, that theamount of the liability for Patronage Notices for which the Company isobligated immediately after the effective time of the Restructuring shall bethe aggregate amount by which the gain or loss recognized by the shareholdersof the Cooperative in the Restructuring is adjusted to take into account thepayment obligation represented by the Patronage Notices.

The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of thisAgreement relating to allocation of Profits, Losses and other allocation items,nonliquidating Distributions, liquidating Distributions, and the maintenance ofCapital Accounts, including and subject to Section 12.1 of this Appendix E, areintended to comply with Regulations, Section 1.704-1(b), and shall beinterpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the Regulations.  In theevent the Board shall determine that it is prudent, the Board may modify themanner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto(including debits or credits relating to liabilities which are secured bycontributed or distributed property or which are assumed by the Company or anyUnitholders), are computed in order to comply with the Regulations.  The Boardalso shall (i) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate tomaintain equality between the Capital Accounts of the Unitholders and theamount of capital reflected on the Company’s balance sheet, as computed forbook purposes, in accordance with Regulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q),and (ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated eventsmight otherwise cause the Agreement not to comply with Regulations, Section1.704-1(b).

ARTICLE III.ALLOCATIONS

Section 3.1. Profits.

After giving effect to the special allocations in Section3.3 and Section 3.4 of this Appendix E, Profits for any Fiscal Year shall beallocated ten percent (10%) to Class A and then to Class A unitholders inproportion to Class A Units held, and ninety percent (90%) to Class B and thento Class B unitholders in proportion to Class B Units held.  The statedpercentages are subject to change if the Company issues additional unitspursuant to Section 3.2(c) of the Agreement.

Section 3.2. Losses.

After giving effect to the special allocations in Section3.3 and Section 3.4 of this Appendix E, and except as otherwise provided inSection 3.5 of this Appendix E, Losses for any Fiscal Year shall be allocatedten percent (10%) to Class A and then to Class A unitholders in proportion toClass A Units held, and ninety percent (90%) to the Class B and then to Class Bunitholders in proportion to Class B Units held.  The stated percentages aresubject to change if the Company issues additional units pursuant to Section3.2(c) of the Agreement.

Section 3.3. Special Allocations.

The following special allocations shall be made in thefollowing order:

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**(a) Minimum Gain Chargeback.**  Exceptas otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(f) of the Regulations, notwithstandingany other provision of this Article III, if there is a net decrease in CompanyMinimum Gain during any Fiscal Year, each Unitholder shall be speciallyallocated items of Company income and gain for the Fiscal Year (and, ifnecessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to the Unitholder’sshare of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordancewith Regulations, Section 1.704-2(g).  Allocations pursuant to the previoussentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to beallocated to each Unitholder pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocatedshall be determined in accordance with Regulations, Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and1.704-2(j)(2).  This Section 3.3(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gainchargeback requirement in Regulations, Section 1.704-2(f) and shall beinterpreted consistently therewith.

**(b) Unitholder Minimum Gain Chargeback.**Except as otherwise provided in Regulations, Section 1.704-2(i)(4),notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, if there is a net decreasein Unitholder Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to a UnitholderNonrecourse Debt during any Fiscal Year, each Unitholder who has a share of theUnitholder Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to the UnitholderNonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations, Section1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gainfor the Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amountequal to the Unitholder’s share of the net decrease in Unitholder Nonrecourse Debt,determined in accordance with Regulations, Section 1.704-2(i)(4).  Allocationspursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respectiveamounts required to be allocated to each Unitholder pursuant thereto.  Theitems to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations,Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 3.3(b) is intended tocomply and shall be interpreted consistently with the minimum gain chargebackrequirement in Regulations, Section 1.704-2(i)(4).

**(c) Qualified Income Offset.** In theevent any Unitholder unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, orDistributions described in Regulations, Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items ofCompany income and gain shall be specially allocated to the Unitholder in anamount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by theRegulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of the Unitholder as quicklyas possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 3.3(c) shallbe made only if and to the extent that the Unitholder would have an AdjustedCapital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in thisArticle III have been tentatively made as if this Section 3.3(c) were not inthis Appendix E.

**(d) Gross Income Allocation.**  In theevent any Unitholder has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any FiscalYear which is in excess of the sum of (i) the amount such Unitholder isobligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations,Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each Unitholder shall be speciallyallocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of the excess asquickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section3.3(d) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Unitholder would havea deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocationsprovided for in this Article III have been made as if Section 3.3(c) and thisSection 3.3(d) were not in this Appendix E.

**(e) Nonrecourse Deductions.** Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the Unitholders in the manner which Profits would be allocated under Section 3.1determined without regard to the other provisions of this Article III.

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**(f) Unitholder Nonrecourse Deductions.**Any Unitholder Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be speciallyallocated to the Unitholder who bears the economic risk of loss with respect tothe Unitholder Nonrecourse Debt to which such Unitholder Nonrecourse Deductionsare attributable in accordance with Regulations, Section 1.704-2(i)(1).

**(g) Section 754 Adjustments.** To theextent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset, pursuantto Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant toRegulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to betaken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of aDistribution to a Unitholder in complete liquidation of the Unitholder’sinterest in the Company, the amount of the adjustment to Capital Accounts shallbe treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of theasset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or lossshall be specially allocated to the Unitholders in accordance with theirinterests in the Company in the event Regulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, orto the Unitholder to whom the Distribution was made in the event Regulations,Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4)applies.

**(h) Issuance of a Capital Interest forServices.**  If the Company issues Units in consideration of services thatwould entitle the recipient to share in liquidation proceeds if the Companywere hypothetically liquidated immediately following the issuance (a capitalinterest for federal income tax purposes), gross receipts of the Company shallbe specially allocated to the recipient in the amount of the entitlement.

Section 3.4. Curative Allocations.

The allocations set forth in Sections 3.3(a) through (g)and 3.5 (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certainrequirements of the Regulations. It is the intent that, to the extent possible,all Regulatory Allocations shall be offset either with other RegulatoryAllocations or with special allocations of other items of Company income, gain,loss or deduction pursuant to this Section 3.4. Therefore, notwithstanding anyother provision of this Article III (other than the Regulatory Allocations),the Board shall make the offsetting special allocations of Company income,gain, loss or deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that,after the offsetting allocations are made, each Unitholder’s Capital Accountbalance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance suchUnitholder would have had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of theAgreement.

Section 3.5. Loss Limitation.

Losses allocated pursuant to Section 3.2 shall not exceedthe maximum amount of Losses that can be allocated without causing anyUnitholder to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any FiscalYear.  In the event some but not all of the Unitholders would have AdjustedCapital Account Deficits as a consequence of an allocation of Losses pursuantto Section 3.2, the limitation set forth in this Section 3.5 shall be appliedon a Unitholder by Unitholder basis among the Units, so as to allocate themaximum permissible Losses to each Unitholder under Regulations, Section1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).

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Section 3.6. Other Allocation Rules.

**(a)** For purposes of determining theProfits, Losses, or any other items allocable to any period, Profits, Losses,and any such other items shall be determined by the Board using any permissiblemethod under Code Section 706 and the Regulations under Code Section 706.

**(b)** If additional Units are issuedpursuant to Section 3.2(c) of the Agreement during a Fiscal Year, the Profits,Losses and other items allocated with respect to the Class of Units issued forthat Fiscal Year will be allocated among the Unitholders of that Class in amanner that takes into account their varying interests in the Company duringthe Fiscal Year using any permissible methods under Code Section 706 and theRegulations under Code Section 706 and any conventions permitted by law as maybe specified in the terms governing the issuance of the Units or, if notspecified, as directed by the Board.

**(c)** The Unitholders agree to be boundby the provisions of this Article III in reporting their shares of Companyincome and loss for income tax purposes.

**(d)** Solely for purposes of determininga Unitholder’s proportionate share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” ofthe Company within the meaning of Regulations, Section 1.752-3(a) (3), theUnitholders’ aggregate interests in Company profits shall be deemed to be asprovided in the capital accounts.

**(e)** To the extent permitted byRegulations, Section 1.704-2(h) (3), the Unitholders shall endeavor to treatDistributions as having been made from the proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liabilityor a Unitholder Nonrecourse Debt only to the extent that the Distributionswould cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit for any Unitholder.

Section 3.7. Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c).

**(a)** In accordance with Code Section704(c) and the Regulations under Section 704(c), income, gain, loss, anddeduction with respect to any Property contributed to the capital of theCompany shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Unitholders soas to take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of suchProperty to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial GrossAsset Value (computed in accordance with the definition of Gross Asset Value).

**(b)** In the event the Gross Asset Valueof any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) (ii) of thedefinition of Gross Asset Value, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss,and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variationbetween the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes andits Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and theRegulations under Code Section 704(c).

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**(c)** Allocations pursuant to thisSection shall be made as required or permitted by Regulations, Section 1.704-3pursuant to such method provided therein as may reasonably be designated by theBoard. Any elections or other decisions relating to allocations under thisSection will be made in any manner that the Board reasonably determines toreflect the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations under thisSection are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall notaffect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Unitholder’sCapital Account or share of Profits, Losses and other allocation items orDistributions under any provision of this Appendix E or the Agreement.

ARTICLE IV.DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.1. Net Cash Flow.

The Board may make Distributions of Net Cash Flow at timesand in aggregate amounts determined by the Board in its sole discretion.  Whenthe Board determines that a Distribution is to be made, except as otherwiseprovided in the Liquidation Provisions, Net Cash Flow, if any, shall bedistributed: (1) ten percent (10%) to Class A and then to Class A unitholdersin proportion to Class A Units held; and (2) ninety percent (90%) to Class Band then to Class B unitholders in proportion to Class B Units held.  Thestated percentages are subject to change if additional units are issuedpursuant to Section 3.2(c) of the Agreement.

Section 4.2. Amounts Withheld.

All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisionof any state, local or foreign tax law with respect to any payment,Distribution or allocation to the Company or the Unitholders shall be treatedas amounts paid or distributed, as the case may be, to the Unitholders withrespect to which the amount was withheld pursuant to this Section for allpurposes under this Agreement. The Company is authorized to withhold frompayments and Distributions, or with respect to allocations to the Unitholders,and to pay over to any federal, state and local government or any foreigngovernment, any amounts required to be so withheld pursuant to the Code or anyprovisions of any other federal, state or local law or any foreign law, andshall allocate any such amounts to the Unitholders with respect to which suchamount was withheld.

Section 4.3. Limitations Of Distributions.

**(a)** The Company shall make noDistributions to the Unitholders except as provided in this Article IV, ArticleXII, Article 7 of the Agreement, and Section 3.6 of the Agreement.

**(b)** A Unitholder may not receive aDistribution from the Company to the extent that, after giving effect to theDistribution, all liabilities of the Company, other than liability toUnitholders on account of their Capital Contributions, would exceed the GrossAsset Value of the Company’s assets.

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ARTICLEVIII.ACCOUNTING, BOOKS AND RECORDS

Section 8.1. Accounting, Books And Records.

**(a)** The books and records of theCompany shall be kept, and the financial position and the results of itsoperations recorded, in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied; provided,that the financial provisions in the Agreement relating to CapitalContributions, Profits, Losses and other allocation items, Distributions andCapital Accounts shall be construed and determined in accordance with thisAgreement without regard to whether such provisions are inconsistent with GAAP. The books and records shall reflect all the Company’s transactions and shall beappropriate and adequate for the Company’s business.  The Company shallmaintain all of the following:

(i)         a current list of the full name and lastknown business or residence address of each Unitholder set forth inalphabetical order, together with the Capital Contributions, Capital Accountand Units of each Unitholder;

(ii)        the full name and business address of eachDirector;

(iii)       a copy of the Certificate of Formation andany and all amendments thereto together with executed copies of any powers ofattorney pursuant to which the Certificate of Formation or any amendmentsthereto have been executed;

(iv)       copies of the Company’s federal, state, andlocal income tax or information returns and reports, if any, for the six mostrecent taxable years;

(v)        a copy of this Agreement and any and allamendments thereto together with executed copies of any powers of attorneypursuant to which this Agreement or any amendments thereto have been executed;

(vi)       copies of the financial statements of theCompany, if any, for the six most recent Fiscal Years; and

(vii)      the Company’s books and records as theyrelate to the internal affairs of the Company for at least the current and pastfour Fiscal Years.

**(b)** The Company shall use the accrualmethod of accounting in preparing its financial reports and for tax purposesand shall keep its books and records accordingly. The Board may, without anyfurther consent of the Unitholders (except as specifically required by theCode), apply for IRS consent to, and otherwise effect a change in, theCompany’s Fiscal Year.

Section 8.2. Reports.

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**(a)****In General.** The chief financialofficer of the Company (or other officer determined by the Board or the CEO)shall be responsible for causing the preparation of financial reports of theCompany and the coordination of financial matters of the Company with theCompany’s accountants.

**(b)****Financial Statements.** The Companyshall maintain the financial statements listed in clauses (i) and (ii) below,prepared, in each case (other than with respect to Unitholder’s CapitalAccounts, which shall be prepared in accordance with this Agreement) inaccordance with GAAP consistently applied (and file with the Securities andExchange Commission, if required, for purposes of reporting under theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, Regulation S-X).

(i)         As soon as practicable following the end ofeach GAAP Fiscal Year (and in any event not later than one hundred and twenty(120) days after the end of the GAAP Fiscal Year) and at the time asDistributions are made to the Unitholders pursuant to the LiquidationProvisions following the occurrence of a Dissolution Event, a balance sheet ofthe Company as of the end of the GAAP Fiscal Year and the related statements ofoperations, statement of Unitholders’ Capital and changes therein, and cashflows for the GAAP Fiscal Year, together with appropriate notes to thefinancial statements and supporting schedules, all of which shall be auditedand certified by the Company’s accountants, and in each case, to the extent theCompany was in existence, setting forth in comparative form the correspondingfigures for the immediately preceding GAAP Fiscal Year end (in the case of thebalance sheet) and the two (2) immediately preceding GAAP Fiscal Years (in thecase of the statements).

(ii)        If required by the Securities and ExchangeCommission, as soon as practicable following the end of the first threequarters of each GAAP Fiscal Year (and in any event not later than forty-five(45) days after the end of such quarter), an unaudited balance sheet of theCompany as of the end of such quarter and the related unaudited statements ofoperations and cash flows for such GAAP Fiscal Quarter and for the GAAP FiscalYear to date, in each case, to the extent the Company was in existence, settingforth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the prior GAAP FiscalYear’s quarter and the quarter just completed.

Section 8.3. Tax Matters.

**(a) Generally.**  The Board shall havethe power and authority, without any further consent of the Members beingrequired: (i) to cause the Company to make or revoke any and all elections forfederal, state, local, and foreign tax purposes including an election pursuantto Code Section 754; (ii) to extend the statute of limitations for assessmentof tax deficiencies against the Unitholders with respect to adjustments to theCompany’s federal, state, local or foreign tax returns; (iii) to the extentprovided in Code Sections 6221 through 6231 and similar provisions of federal,state, local, or foreign law, to represent the Company and the Unitholdersbefore taxing authorities or courts of competent jurisdiction in tax mattersaffecting the Company or the Unitholders in their capacities as Unitholders;and (iv) to file or amend any tax returns and execute any agreements or otherdocuments relating to or affecting tax matters, including agreements or otherdocuments that bind the Unitholders with respect to tax matters.  The Boardshall designate a qualifying Member to act as the tax matters partner withinthe meaning of and pursuant to Regulations, Sections 301.6231(a)(7)-1 and -2 orany similar provision under state or local law.

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**(b) Tax Information.**  Necessary taxinformation shall be delivered to each Unitholder as soon as practicable afterthe end of each Fiscal Year of the Company but not later than five (5) monthsafter the end of each Fiscal Year.

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ARTICLE XII.DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

Section 12.1. Compliance With CertainRequirements Of Regulations; Deficit Capital Accounts.

In the event the Company is “liquidated” within themeaning of Regulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), Distributions shall bemade pursuant to the Liquidation Provisions to the Unitholders who havepositive Capital Accounts in compliance with Regulations, Section1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2). If any Unitholder has a deficit balance in his CapitalAccount (after giving effect to all Capital Contributions, Distributions andallocations of Profits, Losses and other allocation items for all Fiscal Years,including the Fiscal Year during which such liquidation occurs), suchUnitholder shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital ofthe Company with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not beconsidered a debt owed to the Company or to any other Person for any purposewhatsoever.  In the discretion of the Liquidator, a pro rata portion of theDistributions that would otherwise be made to the Unitholders pursuant to theLiquidation Provisions may be:

**(a)** Distributed to a trust establishedfor the benefit of the Unitholders for the purposes of liquidating Companyassets, collecting amounts owed to the Company, and paying any contingent orunforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company. The assets of any suchtrust shall be distributed to the Unitholders from time to time, in thereasonable discretion of the Liquidator, in the same proportions as the amountdistributed to the trust by the Company would otherwise have been distributedto the Unitholders pursuant to Section 7.2 of the Agreement; or

**(b)** Withheld to provide a reasonablereserve for Company liabilities (contingent or otherwise) and to reflect theunrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Company, providedthat the withheld amounts shall be distributed to the Unitholders as soon aspracticable.

Section 12.2. Deemed Distribution And Recontribution.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of the LiquidationProvisions, in the event the Company is liquidated within the meaning ofRegulations, Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no Dissolution Event hasoccurred, the Property shall not be liquidated, the debts, obligations andliabilities of the Company shall not be paid or discharged, and the Company’saffairs shall not be wound up. Instead, solely for federal income tax purposes,the Company shall be deemed to have contributed all of its Property andliabilities to a new limited liability company in exchange for an interest inthe new company, and immediately thereafter, the Company will be deemed toliquidate by distributing the interest in the new company to the Unitholders.

Section 12.3. Character Of LiquidatingDistributions.

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