Document:

Exhibit 10.1 

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

Loan No. RX0583-T3

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENT 

TO THE MASTER LOAN AGREEMENT

 

This THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO THE MASTER LOAN AGREEMENT
(as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, this “Third Supplement”),
is entered into as of December 19, 2012, between COBANK, ACB (“CoBank”) and NEW ULM TELECOM,
INC. (the “Borrower”), and supplements that certain Master Loan Agreement, dated as of January 4,
2008, between CoBank and the Borrower (as amended by that certain letter agreement, dated March 27, 2009, by that certain letter
agreement, dated September 14, 2009, by that certain letter agreement, dated March 25, 2011, by that certain letter agreement,
dated May 2, 2012, and as the same may further be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the
“MLA”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Third Supplement shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the MLA.

 

SECTION 1. The Term Loan. On the
terms and conditions set forth in the MLA and this Third Supplement, CoBank agrees to make a loan to the Borrower (the “Loan”),
by means of a single advance during the Availability Period (as hereinafter defined in Section 3 of this Third Supplement),
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4,500,000 (the “Commitment”). Under the Loan, amounts
borrowed and later repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. The Commitment shall expire on the earlier to occur of (A) the advance
to the Borrower of the Loan, and (B) at 12:00 noon Mountain time on the last day of the Availability Period, or such later date
as CoBank in its sole discretion shall provide in writing. Amounts advanced to the Borrower under this Third Supplement that are
later repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed.

 

SECTION 2. Purpose. The proceeds of the
Loan shall be used by the Borrower (A) to finance the acquisition by the Borrower of all of the outstanding equity interests of
Sleepy Eye Telephone Company (“Sleepy Eye”), (B) to repay all Indebtedness of Hector Communications Corporation
allocated to Sleepy Eye, (C) to finance the acquisition of certain cellular telephone towers from Arvig Enterprises, Inc., (D)
to pay taxes attributable to the transactions contemplated by that certain Spin-Off Agreement, dated November 15, 2012 (the “Spin-Off
Agreement”), and (E) to pay fees and expenses associated with the Loan. The Borrower agrees that the proceeds of
the Loan shall be used only for the purposes set forth in this Section 2.

 

SECTION 3. Availability. Subject to Sections
2 and 6 of the MLA and Section 8 of this Third Supplement, during the period commencing on the date of this Third Supplement
(the “Closing Date”) and ending on December 31, 2012
(the “Availability Period”), the Loan will be advanced in a single advance on the date on which
all conditions precedent to the Loan are satisfied.

 

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SECTION 4. Interest.

 

(A) Rate Options; Etc. The unpaid principal
balance of the Loan shall accrue, and the Borrower agrees to pay interest at the rate or rates determined or selected by the Borrower
in accordance with this Subsection 4(A).

 

		(1)	7-Day LIBOR Index Rate (Variable Rate Option). As to any portion
of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan selected by the Borrower (any such portion, and any portion selected pursuant to Subsection
4(A)(2) or 4(A)(3) of this Third Supplement, is hereinafter referred to as a “Portion” of
the Loan), interest shall accrue pursuant to this variable rate option at a rate (rounded upward to
the nearest 1/100th and adjusted for reserves required on Eurocurrency Liabilities
(as hereinafter defined in this Subsection 4(A)(1)) for banks subject to FRB
Regulation D (as hereinafter defined in this Subsection 4(A)(1)) or
required by any other federal law or regulation) per annum (the “Variable Rate”) equal at all times to
the annual rate quoted by the British Bankers Association (the “BBA”)
at 11:00 a.m. London time for the offering of seven-day U.S. dollar deposits,
as published by Bloomberg or another major information vendor listed on BBA’s official
website on the first U.S. Banking Day (as hereinafter defined in this Subsection 4(A)(1))
in each week with such rate to change weekly on such day plus a margin (the “LIBOR Margin”) equal
to the percentage determined from time to time in accordance with Subsection 4(B)
of this Third Supplement. The rate shall be reset automatically, without the necessity of notice being provided to the Borrower
or any other party, on the first U.S. Banking Day of each succeeding week, and each change in the rate shall be applicable to all
balances subject to this option. Information about the then-current rate shall be made available upon telephonic request.
“U.S. Banking Day” means a day on which CoBank is
open for business and banks are open for business in New York, New York.
“Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning as set forth in FRB Regulation D. “FRB
Regulation D” means Regulation D as promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 CFR Part
204, as amended from time to time.

 

		(2)	LIBOR Option. As to any Portion or Portions of the Loan selected
by the Borrower, interest will accrue pursuant to this LIBOR option at a fixed rate per annum equal to LIBOR (as hereinafter defined
in this Subsection 4(A)(2)) plus the LIBOR Margin. Under this option: (i) rates may be fixed for Interest Periods
(as hereinafter defined in this Subsection 4(A)(2)) of one, two, three, six, nine or 12 months, as selected by the Borrower;
(ii) amounts fixed shall be in increments of $100,000 or multiples thereof; and (iii) rates may only be fixed on a Banking
Day (as hereinafter defined in this Subsection 4(A)(2)) on three Banking Days’ prior written notice. “LIBOR”
means the rate (rounded upward to the nearest sixteenth and adjusted for reserves required on Eurocurrency Liabilities for banks
subject to FRB Regulation D or required by any other federal law or regulation) quoted by BBA at 11:00 a.m. London time two Banking
Days before the commencement of the Interest Period for the offering of U.S. dollar deposits in the London interbank market for
the Interest Period designated by Borrower, as published by Bloomberg or another major information vendor listed on BBA’s
official website. “Banking Day” shall mean a day on which CoBank is open for business, dealings in U.S.
dollar deposits are being carried out in the London interbank market, and banks are open for business in New York City and London,
England. “Interest Period” shall mean the time period chosen by the Borrower during which the chosen
fixed rate is to apply to a Portion of the Loan, which period commences on the day a rate fixed under Subsection 4(A)(2)
or 4(A)(3) of this Third Supplement becomes effective. The Interest Period for Portions
accruing interest at the LIBOR option shall end on the day in the next calendar month or in the month that is two, three, six,
nine or 12 months thereafter which corresponds numerically with the day the Interest Period commences; provided, however,
that: (a) in the event such ending day is not a Banking Day, such period shall be extended to the next Banking Day unless such
next Banking Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case it shall end on the preceding Banking Day; and (b) if there is
no numerically corresponding day in the month, then such period shall end on the last Banking Day in the relevant month. No Interest
Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date (as defined in Section 6 of this Third Supplement). 

 

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Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of any Event of Default, as the Interest Periods for Portions of the Loan accruing interest at a LIBOR option expire, at CoBank’s
option, such Portions of the Loan shall be converted to the Variable Rate option, and the LIBOR option will not be available to
the Borrower until any such Events of Default have been waived.

 

		(3)	Quoted Fixed Rate Option. As to any Portion or Portions of
the Loan selected by the Borrower, interest shall accrue pursuant to this quoted rate option at a fixed annual interest rate (the
“Quoted Rate”) to be quoted by CoBank in its sole and absolute discretion in each instance. Under this
option, the interest rate on such Portion or Portions of the Loan may be fixed for such Interest Periods as may be agreeable to
CoBank in its sole and absolute discretion in each instance; provided, however, that (i) such Interest Period shall
not extend beyond the Maturity Date and such Interest Period may only expire on a Business Day, (ii) the minimum fixed period shall
be one year, and (iii) amounts fixed shall be in increments of $100,000 or multiples thereof. 

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of any Event of Default, as the Interest Periods for Portions of the Loan accruing interest at the Quoted Rate option expire, such
Portions of the Loan shall be converted to the Variable Rate option, and the Quoted Rate option will not be available to the Borrower
until any such Events of Default have been waived.

 

		(4)	Rate Combinations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any one
time there may be no more than an aggregate of five Portions of the Loan and any loan under any other Supplement to the MLA accruing
interest pursuant to the LIBOR option and no more than an aggregate of five Portions of the Loan and any loan under any other Supplement
to the MLA accruing interest pursuant to the Quoted Rate option.

 

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		(5)	Selection and Changes of Rates. The Borrower shall select
the rate option or options applicable to the Loan at the time it requests the Loan. Thereafter, with respect to Portions of the
Loan accruing interest at the Variable Rate, the Borrower may, on any Business Day, subject to Subsections 4(A)(2), 4(A)(3)
and 4(A)(4) of this Third Supplement, elect to have one of the fixed rate options apply to such Portion. In addition, with
respect to any Portion of the Loan accruing interest pursuant to a fixed rate option, the Borrower may, subject to Subsections
4(A)(2), 4(A)(3) and 4(A)(4), on the last day of the Interest Period for such Portion, elect to fix the interest
rate accruing on such Portion for another Interest Period pursuant to one of the fixed rate options. From time to time the Borrower
may elect, on a Business Day prior to the expiration of the Interest Period for any Portion of the Loan accruing interest pursuant
to a fixed rate option, and upon payment of the applicable Surcharge (as defined in, and calculated pursuant to, Section 5
hereof) to convert all, but not part, of such Portion of the Loan so that it accrues interest at the Variable Rate or a combination
of the Variable Rate and a fixed rate option, for a new Interest Period or Interest Periods selected in accordance with Subsections
4(A)(2), 4(A)(3) and 4(A)(4) of this Third Supplement. Except for the initial selection, all interest rate selections
provided for herein shall be made by telephonic or written request of an authorized employee of the Borrower by 12:00 noon, Central
time, on the relevant day. In taking actions upon telephonic requests, CoBank shall be entitled to rely on (and shall incur no
liability to the Borrower in acting upon) any request made by a person identifying himself or herself as one of the persons authorized
by the Borrower to request the Loan or select interest rates hereunder so long as any funds advanced are wired to an account previously
designated by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, rates may not be fixed in such a manner as to cause the Borrower
to have to break any fixed rate balance in order to pay any installment of principal. 

 

		(6)	Accrual of Interest. Interest shall accrue pursuant to the
fixed rate options from and including the first day of the applicable Interest Period to but excluding the last day of the Interest
Period. If the Borrower elects to re-fix the interest rate on any Portion of the Loan accruing interest pursuant to one of the
fixed rate options pursuant to Subsection 4(A)(5) of this Third Supplement, the first day of the new Interest Period shall
be the last day of the preceding Interest Period. In the absence of any such election, interest shall accrue on such Portion at
the Variable Rate from and including the last day of such Interest Period. If the Borrower elects to convert from a fixed rate
option to the Variable Rate option pursuant to Subsection 4(A)(5) upon payment of the applicable Surcharge as provided in
Section 5, interest at the applicable fixed rate shall accrue through the day before such conversion and either (i) the
first day of any new Interest Period shall be the date of such conversion, or (ii) interest at the Variable Rate shall accrue on
the Portion of the Loan so converted from and including the date of conversion. 

 

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(B) Margins. Initially, and continuing through
the day immediately preceding the first Adjustment Date (as hereinafter defined in this Subsection 4(B)) occurring on or
after March 31, 2013 on which the Borrower demonstrates that a change in the LIBOR Margin is warranted and requests such change,
the applicable LIBOR Margin shall be 3.00%. Commencing on such Adjustment Date, the LIBOR Margin shall be determined based on the
consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of the Borrower, determined in accordance with Subsection 8(I)(1) of the MLA, on the last day
of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, as set forth in the following table:

 

	Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio	LIBOR Margin
	 	 
	Greater than or equal to 3.50:1.00	3.50%
	 	 
	Less than 3.50:1.00 and greater than	 
	or equal to 3.00:1.00	3.25%
	 	 
	Less than 3.00:1.00 and greater than	 
	or equal to 2.50:1.00	3.00%
	 	 
	Less than 2.50:1.00 and greater than	 
	or equal to 2.00:1.00	2.75%
	 	 
	Less than 2.00:1.00	2.50%

 

The LIBOR Margin shall be (i) increased, if warranted,
beginning on the date which is the fifth Business Day following CoBank’s receipt of the financial statements required pursuant
to Subsections 8(H)(1) and 8(H)(2) of the MLA, and the compliance certificate required pursuant to Subsection 8(H)(9) of the MLA
and (ii) decreased, if warranted, beginning on the date which is the fifth Business Day following CoBank’s receipt of such
financial statements and compliance certificate and the Borrower’s written request to decrease such margin (each such date
described in (i) and (ii), an “Adjustment Date”). In the event that CoBank shall not receive when due
such financial statements and compliance certificate, then from such due date and until the fifth Business Day following CoBank’s
receipt of such overdue financial statements and compliance certificate (and in the event a decrease in the applicable margin is
then warranted, receipt of the Borrower’s written request to decrease such margin), or upon the occurrence of any Event of
Default, then at the option of CoBank the LIBOR Margin shall be 3.50%.

 

(C) Payment and Calculation. The Borrower
shall pay interest on the Loan monthly in arrears on the 20th day (or such other day as CoBank shall elect in writing) of
each month, upon any prepayment of a fixed rate Portion (whether due to acceleration or otherwise) and on the Maturity Date; provided,
however, at the election of CoBank with respect to the Portions accruing interest under the LIBOR option, rather
than on a monthly basis interest shall be payable at the maturity of an Interest Period, or, if such Interest Period exceeds three
months, in arrears on each three-month anniversary of the beginning date of such Interest Period and at the maturity of such Portion
and upon any prepayment (whether due to acceleration or otherwise). Interest shall be calculated on the actual number of days the
Loan, or any part thereof, is outstanding on the basis of a year consisting of 360 days. In calculating accrued interest, the date
the Loan is made shall be included and the date any principal amount of the Loan is repaid or prepaid shall be excluded as to such
amount. If any date for the payment of interest is not a Business Day, then the interest payment then due shall be paid on the
next Business Day.

 

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SECTION 5. Repayment, Prepayment and Surcharge.
The Borrower may, (i) on any Business Day, prepay in full or in part any Portion of the Loan accruing interest at the Variable
Rate option, and (ii) on three Business Days’ prior, irrevocable written notice, prepay in full or in part any Portion of
the Loan accruing interest pursuant to a fixed rate option. All voluntary prepayments pursuant to this Section 5 shall be applied
to scheduled principal installments under Subsection 6(A) of this Third Supplement in the inverse order of their maturities and
to such Portions of the Loan as the Borrower specifies in writing, or in the absence of such direction, as CoBank specifies. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Borrower’s right to prepay any amount accruing interest pursuant to a fixed rate option shall be conditioned
upon the payment of a prepayment Surcharge as defined and calculated below. For purposes of calculating the Surcharge provided
for in this Section 5, early conversion of a Portion of the Loan accruing interest pursuant to a fixed rate option so that
it accrues interest at a different rate pursuant to Subsection 4(A)(5) shall be deemed a prepayment in full of that Portion
of the Loan. Upon any such early conversion, any repayment required hereunder or under the MLA, any prepayment of any Portion of
the Loan accruing interest pursuant to a fixed rate option, and as a condition to any voluntary prepayment (whether such conversion,
repayment, prepayment or payment is made voluntarily, as a result of an acceleration, or otherwise), the Borrower shall pay to
CoBank, on the date of such repayment, prepayment, payment or early conversion, a surcharge (“Surcharge”)
in an amount equal to the greater of (i) $300 and (ii) the present value of any funding losses incurred or imputed by CoBank to
have been incurred as a result of such repayment, prepayment, payment or conversion for the period such amount was scheduled to
have been outstanding at such fixed rate (which, if less than $0, shall be deemed to be $0), plus, in the case of the repayment,
prepayment, payment or conversion of any Portion of the Loan accruing interest pursuant to the Quoted Rate option, an amount
equal to 0.5% of the amount repaid, prepaid or converted. Such Surcharge, including the amount of any funding losses incurred by
CoBank, shall be determined and calculated in accordance with methodology established by CoBank.

 

SECTION 6. Repayment.

 

(A) Scheduled Repayments. Commencing on
June 30, 2013, and on each September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30 occurring thereafter (each such date a “Payment
Date”), through and including December 31, 2014 (the “Maturity Date”), the outstanding
principal balance of the Loan shall be repaid in consecutive quarterly equal principal payments of $225,000 on each such date.
On the Maturity Date, the amount of the then unpaid principal balance of the Loan and any and all other amounts due and owing hereunder
or under any other Loan Document relating to this Loan shall be due and payable. If any Payment Date is not a Business Day, then
the installment then due shall be paid on the next Business Day and shall continue to accrue interest until paid.

 

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(B) Applications of Repayments; Related Interest
and Surcharge Payments. All repayments made pursuant to this Section 6 will be applied to such Portions of the Loan
as the Borrower directs in writing and, in the absence of such direction, as CoBank specifies. At the time of each repayment pursuant
to this Section 6, the Borrower must pay any applicable Surcharge (as defined in and as calculated in Section 5 of
this Third Supplement).

 

SECTION 7. Security. The Loan is guaranteed
and secured by those certain guarantees, pledge agreements, security agreements, mortgages and other security documents (collectively,
the “Collateral Documents”) described in Section 7 of that certain First Supplement to the Master Loan
Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2008, between the Borrower and CoBank, as such Collateral Documents are amended by that certain
Agreement Regarding Amendments to Loan Documents and Reaffirmation, dated as of the date hereof, between the Borrower, each of
the other Loan Parties, and CoBank, and as the same have otherwise been and may further be amended, modified, supplemented, extended
or restated from time to time. In addition, following the Borrower’s acquisition of Sleepy Eye, the Loan and each other Loan
made by CoBank to the Borrower will be guaranteed and secured by (i) that certain Joinder to Continuing Guaranty, dated on or about
December 31, 2012, by Sleepy Eye in favor of CoBank (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from
time to time, the “Guaranty Joinder”), (ii) that certain Security Agreement, dated on or about December
31, 2012, between Sleepy Eye and CoBank (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to
time, individually, the “Sleepy Eye Security Agreement”), pursuant to which Sleepy Eye will grant to
CoBank a first-priority lien and security interest in substantially all of its then owned or thereafter acquired personal property,
and (iii) that certain Mortgage and Security Agreement and Fixture Financing Statement, dated on or about December 31, 2012, between
Sleepy Eye and CoBank (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the “Sleepy
Eye Mortgage”), pursuant to which Sleepy Eye will grant to CoBank a first-priority lien on certain of its then owned
or thereafter acquired real property.

 

The Borrower agrees, and agrees to cause each
Loan Party, to take such steps, including, without limitation, the execution and filing and recordation of security agreements,
financing statements, irrevocable stock power and collateral assignments, and amendments to any of the foregoing, and such other
instruments and documents as CoBank may from time to time reasonably require to enable CoBank to obtain, perfect and maintain its
security interests in such property and the payment of any applicable documentary stamp or similar taxes. Furthermore, the Borrower
agrees, and agrees to cause each Loan Party, to take such steps, including the execution and recordation and filing of any mortgage
agreements, or any fixture filings, and amendments to the foregoing, and such other instruments and documents, as CoBank may reasonably
request from time to time to enable CoBank to obtain, perfect, and maintain a lien on any real property interests of such entity
as CoBank shall determine in its reasonable discretion, and the payment of any applicable mortgage recording tax, documentary stamp
taxes or similar taxes.

 

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SECTION 8. Additional Conditions Precedent.

 

(A) Conditions to Effectiveness of Third Supplement.
In addition to the conditions precedent set forth in the MLA, the effectiveness of this Third Supplement is subject to the satisfaction
of the following conditions precedent:

 

		(1)	Opinions. That CoBank receive, in form and content reasonably
acceptable to CoBank, opinions of counsel (who shall be reasonably acceptable to CoBank) for each Loan Party;

 

		(2)	No Material Adverse Change. That from December 31, 2011 to
the date of this Third Supplement there has not occurred any event which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the business or prospects of any Loan Party;

 

		(3)	Representations and Warranties. That the representations and
warranties of each Loan Party contained in the MLA, this Third Supplement and any other Loan Document to which they are party be
true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Third Supplement, as though made on and as of such date;

 

		(4)	Closing Certificate. That CoBank receive a certificate, in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, dated as of the date of this Third Supplement, from the President of the Borrower
as to, among other things, the continuing truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Loan Party under the
Loan Documents to which it is a party and the satisfaction of each of the conditions applicable to the effectiveness of this Third
Supplement; and

 

		(5)	Other Information. That CoBank receive such other information
regarding the condition, financial or otherwise, and operations of each Loan Party as CoBank shall request and such other opinions,
certificates or documents as CoBank shall reasonably request. 

 

(B) Conditions to Advance of Loan. In addition
to the conditions precedent set forth in the MLA, and subject to the effectiveness of this Third Supplement as set forth in Subsection
8(A), CoBank’s obligation to make the Loan is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or
before the date of such advance:

 

		(1)	Consummation of Spin-Off Transaction. That CoBank receive
evidence satisfactory to it that the transactions contemplated by the Spin-Off Agreement will be fully consummated concurrently
with the disbursement of the Loan on terms and conditions consistent with the Spin-Off Agreement;

 

		(2)	Sleepy Eye Security Documents. That Sleepy Eye execute and
deliver to CoBank copies of the Guaranty Joinder, the Sleepy Eye Security Agreement and the Sleepy Eye Mortgage, each in form and
substance reasonable acceptable to CoBank;

 

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		(3)	Opinions. That CoBank receive, in form and content reasonably
acceptable to CoBank, opinions of counsel (who shall be reasonably acceptable to CoBank) for Sleepy Eye and the Borrower;

 

		(4)	Advance Certificate. That CoBank receive a certificate, in
the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, dated as of the date of the requested advance of the Loan, from the President of
the Borrower as to, among other things, the continuing truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Loan Party
under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the satisfaction of each of the conditions applicable to the making of the
Loan;

 

		(5)	No Material Adverse Change. That from December 31, 2011 to
the date of the Loan there has not occurred any event which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the business or prospects of any Loan Party (including Sleepy Eye);

 

		(6)	Representations and Warranties. That the representations and
warranties of each Loan Party contained in the MLA, this Third Supplement and any other Loan Document to which they are party be
true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the Loan, as though made on and as of such date; and

 

		(7)    
                              	Other Information.
                                                     That CoBank receive such other information regarding the condition, financial
                                                     or otherwise, and operations of each Loan Party (including Sleepy Eye) as
                                                     CoBank shall request and such other opinions, certificates or documents as
                                                     CoBank shall reasonably request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused
this Agreement to be executed and delivered, and CoBank has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered, each by its respective
duly authorized officer as of the date first shown above.

 

	 	NEW ULM TELECOM, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Curtis Kawlewski
 Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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	 	COBANK, ACB
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Nick Heslip
 Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

CLOSING CERTIFICATE - LOAN NO. RX0583-T3

 

THIS CLOSING CERTIFICATE is given by [Name],
[President] of New Ulm Telecom, Inc. (the “Borrower”), pursuant to Subsection 8(A)(4) of that
certain Third Supplement to the Master Loan Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2012 (the “Third Supplement”),
and under Section 6 of that certain Master Loan Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2008 (as the same has been and may further be
amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the “MLA”), each between CoBank,
ACB and the Borrower. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the MLA and in the Third Supplement.

 

I hereby certify as follows:

 

		1.	I am the [President] of the Borrower and as such possess the
knowledge and authority to certify to the matters herein set forth, and the matters herein set forth are true and accurate to the
best of my present knowledge, information and belief after due inquiry;

 

		2.	The representations and warranties of each of the Loan Parties contained
in the MLA and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof;

 

		3.	There has not occurred since December 31, 2011 through the
date hereof any event which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Loan Party;

 

		4.	No Potential Default or Event of Default exists as of the date hereof;
and

 

		5.	Each of the conditions specified in Section 6 of the MLA and Section
8(A) of the Third Supplement required to be satisfied on or prior to the date of the effectiveness of the Third Supplement has
been fulfilled as of the date hereof.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed
this Closing Certificate as of December __, 2012.

 

 

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	[Name], [President]
 New Ulm Telecom, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ADVANCE CERTIFICATE - LOAN NO. RX0583-T3

 

THIS ADVANCE CERTIFICATE is given by [Name],
[President] of New Ulm Telecom, Inc. (the “Borrower”), pursuant to Subsection 8(B)(4) of that
certain Third Supplement to the Master Loan Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2012 (the “Third Supplement”),
and under Section 6 of that certain Master Loan Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2008 (as the same has been and may further be
amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the “MLA”), each between CoBank,
ACB and the Borrower. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the MLA and in the Third Supplement.

 

I hereby certify as follows:

 

		1.	I am the [President] of the Borrower and as such possess the
knowledge and authority to certify to the matters herein set forth, and the matters herein set forth are true and accurate to the
best of my present knowledge, information and belief after due inquiry;

 

		2.	The representations and warranties of each of the Loan Parties contained
in the MLA and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof;

 

		3.	There has not occurred since December 31, 2011 through the
date hereof any event which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Loan Party;

 

		4.	No Potential Default or Event of Default exists as of the date hereof;

 

		5.	The transactions contemplated by the Spin-Off Agreement are being
fully consummated concurrently herewith on terms and conditions consistent with the Spin-Off Agreement; and

 

		6.	Each of the conditions specified in Section 6 of the MLA and Section
8(B) of the Third Supplement required to be satisfied on or prior to the making of the Loan has been fulfilled as of the date hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed
this Closing Certificate as of December __, 2012.

 

 

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	[Name], [President]
 New Ulm Telecom, Inc.

 

 

 

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Loan No. RX0583-T3

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

NEW ULM TELECOM, INC.

 

	$4,500,000	Dated: December 19, 2012

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned unconditionally
promises to pay to COBANK, ACB (the “Payee”), or its order, at the times and in the manner set forth
in that certain Master Loan Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2008, among the undersigned and Payee, as it has been and may further
be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, (the “MLA”), and in that
certain Third Supplement to the Master Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the undersigned and Payee, as it may
be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time (the “Third Supplement”;
and together with the MLA, collectively, the “Loan Agreement”), the principal sum of FOUR MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($4,500,000) or such lesser amount as may be advanced hereunder, together with interest
on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate or rates set forth in the Loan Agreement.

 

This note is given for the loan to be made by the Payee
to the undersigned pursuant to the Loan Agreement, all of the terms and provisions of which (including, without limitation, provisions
regarding acceleration of the maturity hereof and application of default interest and of a surcharge to payments hereunder) are
hereby incorporated by reference. Accrued interest and payments shall be posted by the Payee upon an appropriate accounting record,
which record (and all computer printouts thereof) shall constitute prima facie evidence of the outstanding principal and interest
on the loan. Any amount of principal hereof which is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise,
shall bear interest from the date when due until said principal amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum
set forth in Section 11(D) of the MLA.

 

The makers or endorsers hereof hereby waive presentment
for payment, demand, protest, and notice of dishonor and nonpayment of this note, and all defenses on the ground of delay or of
any extension of time for the payment hereof which may be hereafter given by the holder or holders hereof to them or either of
them or to anyone who has assumed the payment of this note, and it is specifically agreed that the obligations of said makers or
endorsers shall not be in anywise affected or altered to the prejudice of the holder or holders hereof by reason of the assumption
of payment of the same by any other person or entity.

 

Should this note be placed in the hands of an attorney
for collection or the services of any attorney become necessary in connection with enforcing its provisions, the undersigned agrees
to pay reasonable attorneys' fees, together with all costs and expenses incident thereto, to the extent allowed by law. Except
to the extent governed by applicable federal law, this note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Colorado, without reference to choice of law doctrine. Whenever possible, each provision of this note shall be interpreted
in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this note shall be prohibited by or invalid
under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating
the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this note. Whenever in this note reference is made to the Payee
or the undersigned, such reference shall be deemed to include, as applicable, a reference to their respective successors and assigns.
The provisions of this note shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of such successors and assigns. The undersigned’s
successors and assigns shall include, without limitation, a receiver, trustee or debtor in possession of or for the undersigned.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this note to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first shown above.

 

 

	 	NEW ULM TELECOM, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Curtis Kawlewski
 Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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