Document:

EX-10.8

 Exhibit 10.8 

Deed of Amendment 
 (Cattle Purchase
and Sale Agreement) 
 JBS Australia Pty Limited 

J&F Australia Pty Limited 

Allens 
 Riverside Centre 

123 Eagle Street 
 Brisbane QLD 4000

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Table of Contents 
  

					
	 1. Interpretation
	  	 	1	  
		
	 2. Amendments
	  	 	2	  
		
	 3. Remaining Provisions Unaffected
	  	 	2	  
		
	 4. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
	  	 	2	  
		
	 5. Counterparts
	  	 	2	  

  
  

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	Date	  	10 November 2014
		
	Parties	  	
		
	1.	  	JBS Australia Pty Limited (ACN 011 062 338) of 1 Lock Way, Riverview, Queensland (JBS)
		
	2.	  	J&F Australia Pty Limited (ACN 150 917 285) of 1 Lock Way, Riverview, Queensland (J&F)
		
	Recitals	  	
		
	A	  	The parties are parties to an agreement dated 14 June 2011 (as amended and restated on 21 January 2013) under which JBS agrees to purchase cattle from J&F and J&F agrees to sell cattle to JBS (the Principal
Agreement).
		
	B	  	The parties wish to amend the Principal Agreement in the manner set out in this Deed.

 It is agreed as follows. 
  

	1.	Interpretation 

  

Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. The following rules apply unless the context requires otherwise. 

 

	 	(a)	The singular includes the plural and the converse. 

  

	 	(b)	A gender includes all genders. 

  

	 	(c)	Where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning. 

  

	 	(d)	A reference to a person, corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body or other entity includes any of them. 

  

	 	(e)	A reference to a clause, annexure or schedule is a reference to a clause of, or annexure or schedule to, this Agreement. 

  

	 	(f)	A reference to a party to this Agreement or another agreement or document includes the party’s successors and permitted substitutes or assigns. 

 

	 	(g)	A reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation includes a modification or re-enactment of it, a legislative provision substituted for it and a regulation or statutory instrument issued under it.

  

	 	(h)	A reference to writing includes a facsimile transmission and any means of reproducing words in a tangible and permanently visible form. 

  
  

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	 	(i)	A reference to conduct includes an omission, statement or undertaking, whether or not in writing. 

  

	 	(j)	The meaning of terms is not limited by specific examples introduced by including, or for example, or similar expressions. 

 

	 	(k)	Unless otherwise set out in this Agreement, all references to time are to Brisbane time. 

  

	 	(l)	Nothing in this Agreement is to be interpreted against a party on the ground that the party put it forward. 

  

	2.	Amendments 

  

With effect from the date of this Deed the Principal Agreement is amended as follows: 

 

	 	(a)	clause 4.1 is amended by replacing “May 30, 2016” with “December 31, 2019”. 

  

	3.	Remaining Provisions Unaffected 

  

Except as specifically amended by this Deed, the provisions of the Principal Agreement remain in full force and effect. 

 

	4.	Governing Law and Jurisdiction 

  

This Deed is governed by the laws of Queensland. Each party submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of courts exercising jurisdiction there.

  

	5.	Counterparts 

  

This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together will be taken to constitute one instrument. 

  
  

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	Executed and delivered as a Deed	 		  	
			
	Executed as a deed in accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 by JBS Australia Pty Limited (ACN 011 062 338):	 		  	
			
	 /s/ Michael Doyle
	 		  	 /s/ Edison Alvares

	Director Signature	 		  	Director/Secretary Signature
			
	 Print
Name                Michael Doyle
	 		  	 Print Name
                EDISON ALVARES

	Director	 		  	DIRECTOR & SECRETARY
			
	Executed as a deed in accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 by J&F Australia Pty Limited (ACN 150 917 285):	 		  	
			
	 /s/ Michael Doyle
	 		  	 /s/ Edison Alvares

	Director Signature	 		  	Director/Secretary Signature
			
	 Print
Name                Michael Doyle
	 		  	 Print Name
                EDISON ALVARES

	Director	 		  	DIRECTOR & SECRETARY

  
  

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 Exhibit 10.9 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 

CATTLE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT 

THIS CATTLE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into as of October 23, 2008, by and between JBS USA, LLC a
Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as JBS USA, Inc. (“JBS USA”), and J&F Oklahoma Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“J&F”). JBS USA and J&F are referred to individually as a
“Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” 
 RECITALS 

A. JBS USA is engaged in the business of purchasing and processing cattle and marketing beef and related products; and 

B. JBS USA desires to purchase cattle from J&F and J&F desires to sell cattle to JBS USA, on the terms and conditions in this
Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 1. PURCHASE/SALE OF CATTLE. 

(a) Purchase of Cattle. Upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, JBS USA shall purchase from
J&F and J&F shall sell and deliver to JBS USA, in each case, during each calendar year beginning with the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2009, a base amount of not less than 800,000 head of cattle. 

(b) Additional Cattle. To the extent that J&F offers to sell cattle to JBS USA in excess of the base amount set forth in a
Section 1(a) and such offer is accepted by JBS USA, JBS USA shall purchase such cattle from J&F and J&F shall sell such cattle to JBS USA upon and subject to the terms of this Agreement. 

(c) Scheduling. Delivery schedules for cattle purchased and sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined by JBS USA on a
reasonable basis, consistent with all other provisions of this Agreement, taking into account operational practicalities. Unless the Parties otherwise agree, delivery of specific head of cattle pursuant to this Agreement will be to the United States
beef processing facility of JBS USA designated by JBS USA, provided that JBS USA will designate the processing facility that minimizes freight costs of the Parties to the extent reasonably practicable. Upon receipt of a request by JBS USA, J&F
will forecast J&F’s anticipated deliveries at least 30 days in advance of any scheduled delivered to JBS USA. 

 2. PRICE OF CATTLE. 

(a) Pricing Grid. The price for each head of cattle purchased by JBS USA under this Agreement shall be an amount determined pursuant to
JBS USA’s pricing grid (the “Pricing Grid”), as the Pricing grid may be modified or supplemented from time to time by JBS USA, provided that the Pricing Grid shall in any event be competitive with JBS USA’s major
competitors for the purchase of cattle purchased under this Agreement in accordance with standard industry practice. 
 (b) Carcass
Data. JBS USA shall provide J&F carcass data on all cattle delivered by J&F in accordance with industry standards, or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties. 

3. SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS. 

For each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement beginning with the calendar quarter beginning on January 1,
2009: 
 (a) JBS USA shall pay to J&F an amount equal to the product of (i) 40% of the positive difference, if any, between
(x) the Average Cattle Cost for such calendar quarter and (y) the Average Sale Price for such calendar quarter, multiplied by (ii) the Specified Number of Cattle for such calendar quarter; and 

(b) J&F shall pay to JBS USA an amount equal to the product of (i) 40% of the positive difference, if any, between (x) the
Average Sale Price for such calendar quarter and (y) the Average Cattle Cost for such calendar quarter, multiplied by (ii) the Specified Number of Cattle for such calendar quarter; and 

(c) Effective January 1, 2014, Supplemental Payments relating to cattle purchased by JBS USA from J&F from the Five Rivers feedyards
in Kuner, Yuma, and Gilcrest, Colorado for slaughter at JBS USA’s US beef packing facilities (“NoCo Cattle”) shall utilize a 50% factor in place of the 40% factor described in subsections (a) and (b), and shall only utilize NoCo
Cattle for calcuating the Average Cattle Cost, Average Sale Price, and Specified Number of NoCo Cattle. 
 For purpose of the
Section 3, each of the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below: 
 “Average Cattle Cost” mean,
with respect to any calendar quarter, J&F’s average cost of all cattle sold by J&F to any buyer for slaughter during such calendar quarter as determined in accordance with generally accepted cost accounting standards in the beef
industry in the United States. 
 “Average Sale Price” means, with respect to any calendar quarter the average sale price
paid or payable to J&F for all cattle sold by J&F to any buyers for slaughter during such calendar quarter excluding any amounts received by J&F pursuant to Section 3 of the Agreement and excluding any amounts received by J&F
for deads and railers. 
 “Specified Number of Cattle” means with respect to any calendar quarter, the lesser of
(i) the actual number of cattle purchased from J&F by JBS USA under this Agreement during such calendar quarter and (ii) 200,000 head of cattle. 

“Specified Number of NoCo Cattle” means with respect to any calendar quarter, the lesser of (i) the actual number of all
J&F marketings of NoCo Cattle purchased from J&F by JBS USA under this Agreement during such calendar quarter and (ii) 125,000 head of cattle. 

 4. PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT. JBS USA shall pay to J&F the
price determined for each head of cattle delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) at the time and on the terms that are in accordance with industry practice and in compliance with applicable law. JBS USA and J&F shall pay to the other party the
amount f the supplemental payment, if any, determined pursuant to Section 3 on or before the date that is thirty (30) days after the end of the applicable calendar quarter, provided, however, that such payment shall be made in compliance
with applicable law, including the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended (7 U.S.C § 181 et seq.). 
 5. REPORTING.
J&F shall determine the Average Cattle Cost and the Average Sales Price for each calendar quarter in accordance with generally accepted cost accounting standards in the beef industry in the United States and shall provide to JBS USA fully
informed as to all of its sales and cattle feeding activities as related to this Agreement, and shall send to JBS USA reposts of such activities on a monthly basis. 

6. RECORD KEEPING/INSPECTION. J&F shall maintain a true and accurate account in accordance with general accepted accounting
principles, showing an accurate record of data necessary for the computation of the Average Cattle Cost and Average Sale Price for each calendar quarter. J&F agrees that JBS USA and its duly authorized representative shall have the right to
examine the books and record of J&F during regular business hours with respect to the purchases, sales and other components of the Average Cattle Cost and Average Sale Price determined pursuant to this Agreement. 

7. CATTLE QUALITY. For purpose of this Agreement, J&F agrees that J&F will not deliver to JBS USA any cattle that have been
condemned by the Unites States of Agriculture or any other regulatory authority over the beef industry. 
 8. PERMITS. J&F shall
provide JBS USA with all permits necessary to qualify cattle for interstate shipment, if applicable, in the same manner as required of other cattle purchased by JBS USA. Each Party otherwise covenants with the other party to perform the party’s
obligations under this Agreement in accordance with all applicable laws. 
 9. WEIGHING AND TRANSPORTATION. All cattle purchase by
JBS USA from J&F under this Agreement shall be weighed and transported according to standard industry practice and on the same basis as other cattle purchased by JBS USA (or as otherwise mutually determined by the Parties through the Pricing
Grid determination process). 
 10. TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this agreement shall commence on the date first written above and
shall continue through December 31, 2016, subject to the following: 
 (a) if there is a material breach of any agreement or
covenant of J&F contained in this Agreement, JBS USA may give written notice of the breach to J&F and, if the contained in this Agreement, JBS USA may be give written notice of the breach to J&F and, if the breach is not cured within a
period (“J&F’s Cure Period”) of 30 days following delivery of the notice of breach by JBS USA under this Agreement upon delivery of written notice of such termination to J&F within 30 days following J&F’s Cure
Period. JBS USA must continue to purchase and pay for cattle as provided in this Agreement that are delivered by J&F to JBS USA for a period of six months following delivery of any notice of termination given under this Section 10(a); 

 (b) if there is a material breach of any agreement or covenant of JBS USA contained in
this Agreement, J&F may give written notice of the breach to JBS USA and, if the breach is not cured within a period (“JBS USA Cure Period”) of 30 days following delivery of the notice of breach by J&F to JBS USA then
J&F shall have the right to terminate all obligations of J&F to JBS USA within 30 days following the JBS USA Cure Period. J&F shall continue to be obligated to deliver cattle to JBS USA for a period of six months following delivery of
notice of termination given under this Section 10(b) so long as J&F is paid as provided in this Agreement for the cattle delivered; 

(c) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10, the obligation to purchase and pay for cattle and the obligation
to deliver cattle under this Section 10, the obligation to make supplemental payments for cattle delivered and purchased under this Agreement (including under Sections 10(a) and (b)), and
rights of either Party to collect applicable damages and to exercise its remedies for failure to purchase, sell and deliver cattle or make payments as provided under this Agreement, shall survive any termination of this Agreement. 

11. REMEDIES. If either Part is in default under this Agreement, the other Par may exercise any and all rights and remedies available to such Party
under this Agreement, under any applicable Uniform Commercial Code, or otherwise at law or in equity. JBS USA acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to limit the rights and remedies of J&F under the Packers
and Stockyards Act. The rights and remedies afforded to either Party under this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to, and not in limitation of, any rights and remedies which the Part may otherwise have under applicable law, including any
applicable Uniform Commercial Code and the Packers and Stockyards Act. The exercise or partial exercise of any right or remedy of either Party under this Agreement or under applicable law shall not preclude or prejudice the further exercise of that
right or remedy or the exercise of any other right or remedy of the Party. No delay or omission on the par of either Party in exercising any right under this Agreement or otherwise shall operate as a waiver of the right. A waiver on any one occasion
shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right or remedy on any future occasion. Subjected to the following provisions of this Section 11, if a force majeure event occurs precluding JBS USA from receiving and/or processing cattle, JBS
USA must still purchase cattle from J&F as provided under this agreement, Cattle available for delivery from J&F during a force majeure event are defined as “Force Majeure Cattle” Notwithstanding the foregoing, JBS USA shall
have no obligations to purchase Force Majeure Cattle unless the logistics and financial components of purchasing such cattle (such as delivering to another plant within a reasonable distance to the plant affected by the force majeure event) would be
substantially the same to JBS USA as they would have been without the occurrence of the force majeure event. JBS USA shall notify J&F in writing if JBS USA will not purchase Force Majeure cattle and must offer to purchase the Force Majeure
cattle with the pricing adjustments to compensate JBS USA for the actual additional cost incurred over the purchase without the force majeure event. 

12. NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have duly given if delivered by hand,
five days after mailed by certified mail with postage paid and return receipt requested, or sent by facsimile transmission to the parties at the following addresses and facsimile numbers (or at another address or facsimile number for a Party as the
Party shall designate in a notice given pursuant to this Section): 

 a) If to JBS USA, to: 

JBS USA, Inc. 

Chief Executive Officer 

1770 Promontory Circle 

Greeley, Colorado 80634 

With a copy to: 

JBS USA, Inc. 

General Counsel 

1770 Promontory Circle 

Greeley, Colorado 80634 

b) If to J&F, to: 

J&F Oklahoma Holdings Inc. 

1770 Promontory Circle 

Greeley, Colorado 80634 

Attention: Chief Financial Officer 

13. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains all of the terms agreed upon by the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and
supersedes all prior agreements of the Parties or their predecessors in interest as to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified except in writing, signed by the Parties hereto, that specifically references this
Agreement. 
 14. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party without prior written consent of the other Party. This Agreement shall
be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this agreement to any wholly owned subsidiary
without any prior written consent. 
 15. CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State
of Colorado. The Parties agree that if any part, term or provision of this Agreement is held by court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable or in conflict with any controlling state law, the validity of the remaining parts, terms
and provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected, and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be construed and enforced as if this Agreement did not contain the particular part, term or provision held to be illegal or unenforceable or
in conflict with any controlling state law. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement effective as of date first
written. 
 [Signatures Appear on Following Page] 

 [Signature Page to 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 

CATTLE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT] 
  

			
	JBS USA, LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Bill Rupp

	Title:	 	  

	
	J&F OKLAHOMA HOLDINGS INC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Luke Lind

	Title:	 	President & COO

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