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Exhibit 10.32

 

BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Among

MITCHELL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

FIRST UNITED ETHANOL, LLC

and

W.R. TAYLOR & COMPANY, LLC

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RELATING TO

$53,500,000

Mitchell County Development Authority

Variable Rate Demand Taxable

Economic Development Revenue Bonds

(First United Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006

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Dated:

November 30, 2006

 

 

 

BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated November 30, 2006, by and among the MITCHELL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (the “Issuer”), an industrial development authority, and a political subdivision of the
State of Georgia, FIRST UNITED ETHANOL, LLC (the “Borrower”), a Georgia limited liability company,
and W.R. TAYLOR & COMPANY, LLC (the “Underwriter”), an Alabama limited liability company.

     1. Background

     (a) The Borrower has requested the Issuer to assist the Borrower in financing the costs of
acquiring, constructing and equipping certain manufacturing, processing and structural components
of an ethanol refining facility (the “Project”), through the issuance and sale of $53,500,000
aggregate principal amount of its Variable Rate Demand Taxable Economic Development Revenue Bonds
(First United Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006 (the “Bonds”). The Borrower will operate the
project.

     (b) The Bonds will be issued pursuant to a resolution (the “Resolution”) adopted on September
5, 2006, by the Issuer, and will be secured under a Trust Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of
October 1, 2006, between the Issuer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”) for the holders of the Bonds. The Bonds will be payable solely from revenues pledged
and assigned to the payment thereof and secured as provided in the Indenture. The Issuer shall
loan (the “Loan”) the proceeds from the Bonds to the Borrower for the purposes herein described
pursuant to the Loan Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2006, between the Issuer
and the Borrower. The Loan will be evidenced by a Promissory Note of the Borrower (the “Note”),
dated the date of initial delivery of the Bonds. The Bonds will also be secured by the Letter of
Credit (the “Letter of Credit”) of Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA (the “Letter of Credit Bank”)
and by the Confirming Letter of Credit (as defined in the Indenture and referred to herein as the
“Confirming Letter of Credit”) of Wachovia Bank, National Association(the “Confirming Bank”) dated
as of the date of initial delivery of the Bonds, in favor of the Trustee, securing the principal of
and up to one hundred nine (109) days of accrued interest on the Bonds. Pursuant to a
Reimbursement Agreement (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), dated as of November 30, 2006, between the
Borrower and the Letter of Credit Bank, the Borrower will agree to reimburse the Letter of Credit
Bank any amounts drawn under the Letter of Credit. The proceeds of the Bonds deposited with the
Trustee shall be disbursed for the costs of the Project pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

     (c) It is intended that the Project will conform with the provisions of House Resolution No.
379-774, an amendment to the Georgia Constitution, enacted by the 1962 Session of the Georgia
Legislature, creating and empowering the Mitchell County Development Authority (the “Act”), and
that the Underwriter may offer the Bonds to the public without registration of any security under
the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or qualification of any indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Trust Indenture Act”).

     (d) In order to induce the Issuer and the Underwriter to enter into this Bond Purchase
Agreement, to induce the Issuer to issue and deliver the Bonds, and to induce the Underwriter to
buy the Bonds, the Borrower has entered into this Bond Purchase Agreement.

     (e) The Issuer acknowledges that the Underwriter proposes to make a public offering of the
Bonds on a best efforts basis. Such offering will be made pursuant to an offering memorandum (the
“Offering Memorandum”) prepared by the Underwriter, the Borrower, the Letter of Credit Bank and
each Confirming Bank. The Issuer has not participated in the preparation of or reviewed the
Offering

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Memorandum, and the Issuer makes no representations with respect to, and assumes no
responsibility for, the accuracy or completeness of any information in the Offering Memorandum,
except as to information contained therein under the caption “The Issuer.”

     (f) The Issuer and the Borrower agree that the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds are to
be loaned by the Issuer to the Borrower pursuant to the Agreement to assist the Borrower in the
financing of costs of the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Project and (to the extent
permitted by Internal Revenue Code Section 147(g)(1)) to pay certain expenses related to the
issuance of the Bonds. Included in the expenses related to the issuance of the Bonds are the costs
of preparing and reproducing or printing the Indenture, the Agreement, the Note, the Letter of
Credit, the Confirming Letter of Credit, the Reimbursement Agreement, the Bonds, the Resolution and
any other resolution or resolutions of the Issuer, the Offering Memorandum (including the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum), the expenses incurred in connection with the qualification of the
Bonds under state securities laws, the fees and expenses of rating agencies (if any),
administrative fees, Underwriter’s fees, the fees and disbursements of Bond Counsel and the
respective counsel for the Issuer, the Trustee, the Letter of Credit Bank, each Confirming Bank,
the Underwriter and the Borrower, and other expenses for which payment or reimbursement is
permitted under the provisions of the Agreement or the Note, including without limitation the
Trustee’s acceptance fee, and fees for obtaining CUSIP numbers on the Bonds.

     2. Purchase, Sale and Closing.

     (a) The Issuer hereby agrees to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter, upon the basis
of the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, but subject to the conditions
hereinafter stated, agrees to purchase the Bonds from the Issuer at a price of $53,500,000
(representing 100% of the principal amount of the Bonds.) The Borrower is paying $361,125 directly
to the Underwriter, W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC, as an underwriting fee.

     (b) Payment for the Bonds shall be made in immediately available funds at such place and time
on November 30, 2006, or on such other date, as is mutually agreeable to the Borrower, the Letter
of Credit Bank, the Confirming Bank, the Trustee and the Underwriter. The date and time of such
payment and delivery are herein referred to as the “Closing Date” or the “Closing.” The executed
Bonds will be made available to the Trustee for authentication as soon as practicable, but at least
by 3:00 p.m., Portland, Oregon time, two (2) business days prior to the Closing Date, in Portland,
Oregon, or such other place as may be mutually agreed upon.

     (c) The Underwriter agrees to make a bona fide public offering of the Bonds at the initial
offering prices or yields set forth in the Offering Memorandum. The Underwriter reserves the right
to change the initial offering prices or yields as the Underwriter shall deem necessary in
connection with the marketing of the Bonds and to offer and sell the Bonds to certain dealers
(including dealers depositing the Bonds into investment trusts) and others at prices lower than the
initial offering prices set forth in the Offering Memorandum. The Underwriter also reserves the
right (i) to over-allot or effect transactions that stabilize or maintain the market price of the
Bonds at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market, and (ii) to
discontinue such stabilizing, if commenced, at any time.

     The Bonds will bear interest at the rate or rates as provided in the Offering Memorandum.

     3. Issuer’s Representations and Warranties.

     The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Underwriter that the representations and
warranties of the Issuer set forth in the form of the Closing Certificate of the Issuer attached as
Appendix F are true and correct as of the date hereof.

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     4. Borrower’s Representations and Warranties.

     The Borrower makes the following representations and warranties:

     (a) The Borrower is a Georgia limited liability company duly organized and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Georgia and is duly qualified to conduct its business as presently
conducted within the State of Georgia. The Borrower has full legal right, power and authority to
execute and deliver this Bond Purchase Agreement, the Agreement, the Note, and the Reimbursement
Agreement, to provide for the operation of the Project, and to take any and all such action as may
be required on its part to carry out, give effect to and consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Bond Purchase Agreement and the Agreement.

     (b) This Bond Purchase Agreement constitutes, and the Agreement, the Note, and the
Reimbursement Agreement when executed and delivered, will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except that
enforceability may be limited by laws relating to bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors, and by the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with
general principles of equity.

     (c) The Borrower hereby authorizes the distribution of the Offering Memorandum by the
Underwriter, in both preliminary and final form.

     (d) The information contained in the Offering Memorandum under the captions “The Borrower” and
“Use of Proceeds” is, and as of the Closing Date will be, true and correct in all material
respects, and such information does not and will not contain any untrue or misleading statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

     (e) Except for the Federal securities laws or the Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction, with
respect to which the Borrower makes no representation, neither the execution and delivery of this
Bond Purchase Agreement, the Note, the Reimbursement Agreement and the Agreement nor the
consummation by the Borrower of the transactions contemplated therein or the compliance by the
Borrower with the provisions thereof, will conflict with, or constitute on the part of the Borrower
a violation of, or a breach of or default under any statute, indenture, mortgage, commitment, note
or other agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower is
bound, or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of his activities or properties, where such violation, breach
or default would materially adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Bond Purchase
Agreement, the Note, the Reimbursement Agreement or the Agreement. All consents, approvals,
authorizations and orders of governmental or regulatory authorities which are required to be
obtained by the Borrower on or before the date hereof for the Borrower’s execution and delivery of,
consummation of the transactions contemplated by and compliance with the provisions of this Bond
Purchase Agreement and the Agreement have been obtained.

     (f) Except as may be disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, there is no action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or
body, pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, against or affecting the Borrower
which would materially
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Bond Purchase Agreement, the
Agreement, the Note, or the Reimbursement Agreement.

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     (g) No event has occurred and no condition exists which, upon issuance of the Bonds, would
constitute (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute) an event of
default under the Agreement.

     (h) The Borrower is not in violation of any provision of, or in default under, any statute,
indenture, mortgage, commitment, note or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it is bound, or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its activities or properties, other than violations
or defaults the effect of which do not materially adversely affect the validity or enforceability
of this Bond Purchase Agreement, the Agreement, the Note, or the Reimbursement Agreement.

     (i) Any certificate signed by the Borrower and delivered to the Underwriter, the Letter of
Credit Bank, each Confirming Bank or the Issuer shall be deemed a representation and warranty by
the Borrower to the Underwriter, the Letter of Credit Bank, each Confirming Bank and the Issuer as
to the truth of the statements therein contained.

     (j) The Borrower has determined that the Preliminary Offering Memorandum was final as of its
date, except for the omission of the offering prices, interest rates and redemption schedules,
selling compensation and delivery dates, within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under
Section 15(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

     (k) The Borrower will deliver, or cause to be delivered, a final Offering Memorandum within
the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 to the Underwriter within seven business days of the date of this Bond
Purchase Agreement.

     5. Covenants of the Issuer.

     The Issuer covenants as follows:

     (a) The Issuer will observe all covenants of the Issuer in the Indenture and the Agreement.

     (b) The Issuer will cooperate with the Underwriter, at the expense of the Borrower, in
qualifying the Bonds for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions
of the United States as the Underwriter may request; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not
be obligated to consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

     6. Covenants of the Borrower.

     The Borrower covenants as follows:

     (a) The Borrower will operate the Project as provided in the Agreement, and subject to all of
the terms and provisions of the Agreement, and will observe all covenants of the Borrower in such
instruments, all as contemplated in the Offering Memorandum.

     (b) The Borrower will take such action as may be reasonably requested to facilitate the timely
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Bond Purchase Agreement.

     (c) The Borrower will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Underwriter, upon the execution
and delivery of this Bond Purchase Agreement, without charge, as many copies of the Offering
Memorandum as the Underwriter may reasonably request.

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     (d) The Borrower will cooperate with the Underwriter in qualifying the Bonds for offer and
sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions of the United States as the
Underwriter may request.

     (e) During such period (not to exceed 90 days after the Closing Date) as the Underwriter
believes delivery of the Offering Memorandum is necessary or desirable in connection with the sale
of the Bonds by the Underwriter, if any event shall occur as a result of which it is necessary to
amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum in order to make the statements therein relating to the
Borrower or the Project, in the light of the circumstances when the Offering Memorandum is
delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, the Borrower will notify the Underwriter of such event
and will, at the request of the Underwriter, cooperate in the preparation of either amendments to
the Offering Memorandum or supplemental information so that the statements in the Offering
Memorandum relating to the Borrower or the Project as so amended or supplemented will not, in the
light of the circumstances when the Offering Memorandum, as so amended or supplemented, is
delivered to a purchaser, be misleading. Such amendment or supplement shall be prepared at the
cost of the Borrower.

     7. Indemnification.

     (a) The Borrower will indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Underwriter may become subject,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) (i) arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
(relative to the Borrower or the Project) contained in the Offering Memorandum, or any amendment or
supplement thereto so long as the Borrower shall have participated in or agreed to any such
amendment or supplement relative to the Borrower or the Project (except to the extent that any such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact shall be based upon information
provided by the Underwriter, the Letter of Credit Bank, each Confirming Bank or the Issuer), or
(ii) arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact (relative to the Borrower or the Project) necessary to make the statements therein (relative
to the Borrower or the Project) not misleading (except to the extent that any such omission or
alleged omission shall arise as a consequence of information which should have been provided by the
Underwriter, the Letter of Credit Bank or each Confirming Bank); provided, however, that (i) the
Borrower shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of material fact contained in that particular part of the Preliminary Offering
Memorandum, the Offering Memorandum, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, under any of
the captions other than “The Borrower” and “The Project” and (ii) such indemnity, insofar as it
relates to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum
as amended or supplemented, shall not inure to the benefit of the Underwriter (or any person
controlling the Underwriter or any officer or employee of the Underwriter) if (x) a copy of the
Offering Memorandum was not sent or given to the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or
liability prior to or together with written confirmation of the sale of such Bonds to such person
and such Offering Memorandum corrected any such untrue statement or omission of a material fact
contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, or (y) the Offering Memorandum has been amended
or supplemented or further amended or supplemented, as the case may be, prior to the time any
version thereof was sent or given to such person prior to or together with written confirmation of
the sale of such Bonds to such person and such Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented
or further amended or supplemented, as the case may be, corrected any such untrue statement or
omission of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Offering
Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum as theretofore amended or supplemented and a copy of
such as then amended or supplemented or further amended or supplemented, as the case may be, was
not sent or given to such person prior to or together with written confirmation of the sale of such
Bonds to such person. This indemnity agreement shall not be construed as a limitation on

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any other
liability which the Borrower may otherwise have to any indemnified person, provided that in no
event shall the Borrower be obligated for double indemnification. The Borrower will reimburse the
Letter of Credit Bank, each Confirming Bank and the Underwriter for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by the Letter of Credit Bank, each Confirming Bank or the Underwriter in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.

     (b) The Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and the Borrower against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Issuer or the Borrower may
become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in the Offering Memorandum concerning the Underwriter or based on
information provided by the Underwriter, or any amendment or supplement thereto concerning the
Underwriter or based on information provided by the Underwriter, so long as the Underwriter shall
have participated in or agreed to any such amendment or supplement, or (ii) arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact concerning the
Underwriter or any information which should have been provided by the Underwriter required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements concerning the Underwriter therein not
misleading, and will reimburse the Issuer and the Borrower for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by the Issuer, the Borrower, the Letter of Credit Bank or each Confirming Bank
in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim, or (iii) arise out of or
are based upon the failure in connection with the offering of the Bonds to register any security
under the Securities Act or to qualify any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, and will
reimburse the Issuer and the Borrower for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Issuer or the Borrower in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.

     (c) The indemnity agreements in paragraphs (a), (b) and (e) of this Section shall be in
addition to any liability which any indemnifying party may otherwise have and shall extend on the
same terms and conditions to each partner, principal or independent contractor of the Underwriter,
and to each person, if any, who controls (as such term is used in Section 15 of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) the Underwriter and to
each member, official, officer, manager or employee of the Issuer, the Borrower, the Letter of
Credit Bank and each Confirming Bank; provided, however, that an indemnifying party under paragraph
(a) of this Section shall not be liable to the Underwriter under this Section to the extent that
any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished by the Underwriter expressly for use in the Offering Memorandum.

     (d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section
of notice of the commencement of any action against such indemnified party in respect of which
indemnity or reimbursement may be sought against any indemnifying party under any such paragraph,
such indemnified party will notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof;
and the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will relieve it from any liability under this
Section but will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party
otherwise than under this Section. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified
party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party
shall be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with all other
indemnifying parties, similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party.

     (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower agrees to the following:

     The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and the directors,
officers, employees, agencies and representatives of the Issuer, as well as any person who controls
the Issuer within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any applicable state
securities law (singularly, the “Indemnified Party”, and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”)
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several, to which
the Indemnified Parties may become subject under federal laws or regulations or otherwise, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and
will reimburse the Indemnified Parties in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Borrower will not be liable in any
such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any
such document in reliance upon and in conformity with any information furnished in writing by the
Issuer or information contained in the Offering Memorandum under the heading “THE ISSUER”.

     If any action or proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Indemnified Party for
which indemnity may be sought against the Borrower, such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify
the Borrower in writing, and the Borrower shall assume the defense thereof, including the
employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and the payment of all
expenses. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action
and to participate in the defense thereof at the expense of the Borrower. The Borrower shall not
be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected without its consent but if
settled with its written consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such
action or proceeding, the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties
from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.

     8. Conditions of the Underwriter’s Obligations.

     The obligations of the Underwriter hereunder shall be subject to the performance by the
Issuer, the Borrower, the Letter of Credit Bank and each Confirming Bank of their respective
obligations and agreements to be performed hereunder, at or prior to the Closing Date; to the
accuracy as of the date hereof of the representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Borrower
contained herein; and to the accuracy of such representations and warranties as if made on and as
of the Closing Date.

     The obligations of the Underwriter hereunder are subject to the following further conditions:

     (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received:

	 	(i)	 	Opinions, dated the Closing Date, of counsel to the Borrower to the
effect set forth in Appendix A hereto; of Bond Counsel, to the effect set forth
in Appendix B hereto; of counsel to the Letter of Credit Bank to the effect set
forth in Appendix C hereto; of counsel to each Confirming Bank to the effect
set forth in Appendix D hereto; and of counsel to the Issuer substantially in
the form set forth in Appendix E hereto.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	A certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an official of
the Issuer in the form attached hereto as Appendix F.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	A certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the Borrower
reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriter, to the effect that (A) each of the
representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Section 4 hereof
and in the

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	 	 	 	Agreement is true, accurate and complete in all material respects on
the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date; and (B) each of the
agreements of the Borrower to be complied with and each of the obligations of
the Borrower to be performed hereunder and under the Agreement on or prior to
the Closing Date has been complied with and performed in all material respects.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Certificates, dated the Closing Date, signed by a duly
authorized officer of the Letter of Credit Bank and each Confirming Bank
reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriter, to the effect that each of the
agreements of the Letter of Credit Bank and each Confirming Bank, respectively,
to be complied with and each of the obligations of the Letter of Credit Bank
and each Confirming Bank to be performed under the Reimbursement Agreement and
under the Letter of Credit or any Confirming Letter of Credit, as the case may
be, on or prior to the Closing Date has been complied with and performed.
	 
	 	(v)	 	Such additional certificates (including appropriate “no
litigation” certificates), opinions, instruments or other documents as the
Underwriter may reasonably request to evidence the truth, accuracy and
completeness as of the Closing Date, of the representations and warranties of
the Issuer and the Borrower contained herein and the due performance and
satisfaction by the Issuer, the Borrower, the Letter of Credit Bank and each
Confirming Bank at or prior to such time of all agreements then to be performed
and all conditions then to be satisfied by each of them, as appropriate, in
connection with this Bond Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Agreement, the
Note, the Reimbursement Agreement and, in the case of the Letter of Credit Bank
and each Confirming Bank, the Letter of Credit and any Confirming Letter of
Credit, respectively.
	 
	 	(vi)	 	On the Closing Date, the purchase price for the Bonds in the
full principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, by wire transfer
or other immediately available funds from the purchaser or purchasers of the
Bonds.

     (b) Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, legislation shall not have been
enacted by the Congress or be actively considered for enactment by Congress, or recommended to the
Congress for passage by the President of the United States, or introduced or favorably reported for
passage to either house of the Congress, and neither a decision, order or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction, nor an order, ruling, regulation or official statement of or on behalf of
the Securities and Exchange Commission shall have been rendered or made, with the purpose or effect
that the issuance, offering or sale of the Bonds or any related security or obligations of the
general character of the Bonds or any related security as contemplated hereby, or the execution and
delivery of the Indenture or indentures similar thereto, is or would be in violation of any
provision of, or is or would be subject to registration or qualification requirements under, the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

     (c) Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred any action by
the Comptroller of the Currency or any governmental agency or court which calls into question the
validity or enforceability of the Letter of Credit or any Confirming Letter of Credit.

     (d) No event shall have occurred or fact exist which makes untrue, incorrect or inaccurate, in
any material respect as of the time the same purports to speak, any statement or information
contained in the Offering Memorandum, or which is not reflected in the Offering Memorandum but
should be reflected therein as of the time and for the purpose for which the Offering Memorandum is
to be used in order to make the statements and information contained therein not misleading in any
material respect as of such time.

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     (e) None of the following shall have occurred: (i) additional material restrictions not in
force as of the date hereof shall have been imposed upon trading in securities generally by any
governmental authority or by any national securities exchange or such trading shall have been
suspended; (ii) the New York Stock Exchange or other national securities exchange, or the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or other national securities association, or the Municipal
Securities Rulemaking Board or other similar national self-regulatory rule-making board, or any
governmental authority, shall impose, as to the Bonds or similar obligations, any material
restrictions not now in force, or increase materially those now in force, with respect to the
extension of credit by, or change in the net capital requirements of, underwriters; (iii) a general
banking moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or Georgia authorities; or (iv) a war
involving the United States of America shall have been declared, or any other national or
international calamity or crisis, or a financial crisis, shall have occurred, the effect of which,
in the reasonable judgment of the Underwriter, would make it impracticable to market the Bonds or
would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Underwriter to enforce contracts for the
sale of the Bonds.

     (f) All matters relating to this Bond Purchase Agreement, the Offering Memorandum, the Bonds,
the Resolution, the Indenture, the Agreement, the Note, the Letter of Credit, each Confirming
Letter of Credit, the Reimbursement Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Bond Purchase Agreement and the Offering Memorandum, shall be reasonably satisfactory to
and subject to the reasonable approval of the Underwriter.

     If any of the conditions specified in the preceding provisions of this Section shall have not
been fulfilled when and as required by this Bond Purchase Agreement, this Bond Purchase Agreement
and the Underwriter’s obligations hereunder may be terminated by the Underwriter at, or at any time
prior to, the Closing Date. Any such termination shall be without liability on the Underwriter’s
part.

     9. No Pecuniary Liability of Issuer.

     No covenant, provisions or agreement of the Issuer herein or in the Bonds or in any other
document executed by the Issuer in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds, or
any obligation herein or therein imposed upon the Issuer or breach thereof, shall give rise to a
pecuniary liability of the Issuer, its officers, employees or agents or a charge against the
Issuer’s general credit or general fund or shall obligate the Issuer, its officers, employees or
agents financially in any way except with respect to this Indenture and the application of revenues
therefrom and the proceeds of the Bonds. No failure of the Issuer to comply with any term,
condition, covenant or agreement therein shall subject the Issuer, its officers, employees or
agents to liability for any claim for damages, costs or other financial or pecuniary charges except
to the extent that the same can be paid or recovered from this Indenture or revenues therefrom or
proceeds of the Bonds. No execution on any claim, demand, cause of action or judgment shall be
levied upon or collected from the general credit or general fund of the Issuer. In making the
agreements, provisions and covenants set forth herein, the Issuer has not obligated itself except
with respect to this Bond Purchase Agreement and the application of revenues hereunder as
hereinabove provided. The Bonds constitute special obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from
the revenues pledged to the payment thereof pursuant to the Indenture and the Loan Agreement, and
do not now and shall never constitute an indebtedness or a loan of the credit of the Issuer, the
State of Georgia or any political subdivision thereof or a charge against their general taxing
powers within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever. The Issuer has
no taxing power. It is further understood and agreed by the Underwriter and the Borrower that the
Issuer, its
officers, employees or agents shall incur no pecuniary liability hereunder and shall not be liable
for any expenses related hereto, all of which the Borrower agrees to pay. The provisions of this
section shall survive the purchase of and payment for the Bonds.

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     10. Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants, Agreements and
Indemnities.

     All representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities contained in
this Bond Purchase Agreement, or contained in the certificates of officials, officers, members or
managers of the Issuer or the Borrower submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in
full force and effect, regardless of any investigation by or on behalf of the Underwriter or any
person controlling the Underwriter, and shall survive delivery of the Bonds to the Underwriter and
payment therefor by the Underwriter.

     11. Payment of Expenses.

     All reasonable expenses incident to the issuance of the Bonds (including the reasonable
charges, fees and disbursements described in Section 1(f) above) are to be paid out of the proceeds
of the Bonds or other moneys of the Borrower, and if the Bonds are not delivered to the Underwriter
as herein provided, shall nonetheless be paid by the Borrower from moneys of the Borrower. The
Underwriter shall not be obligated to pay any expenses incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Bond Purchase Agreement, except for fees and expenses of its counsel and fees
and expenses relating to blue-sky and other registration or qualification of the Bonds.

     12. Parties in Interest.

     This Bond Purchase Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Underwriter, persons
controlling the Underwriter, the Issuer, its officials and officers, and the Borrower and its
successors, and no other person, partnership, association or corporation shall acquire or have any
right under or by virtue of this Bond Purchase Agreement. The term Asuccessors@ shall
not include any purchaser of the Bonds from the Underwriter merely by reason of such purchase.

     13. Notices.

     Any notice or other communication to be given to any party to this Bond Purchase Agreement may
be given by delivering the same in writing at the respective addresses set forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(a)
	 	As to the Issuer:
	 	Mitchell County Development Authority
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	186 East Broad Street
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Camilla, Georgia 31730
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Attention: Executive Director
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Fax: (229) 336-2063
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(b)
	 	As to the Borrower:
	 	First United Ethanol, LLC
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	2 West Broad Street
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Camilla, Georgia 31730
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Attention: Mr. Murray Campbell
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Fax: (229) 522-2824

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	 	(c)
	 	As to the Underwriter:
	 	W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	4740 Woodmere Boulevard
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Montgomery, Alabama 36106
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Attention: Mr. Robbins Taylor
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Fax: (334) 395-6200

     14. Severability.

     If any provision of this Bond Purchase Agreement shall be held or deemed to be or shall, in
fact, be inoperative, invalid or unenforceable as applied in any particular case in any
jurisdiction or jurisdictions or in all jurisdictions because it conflicts with any provisions of
any Constitution, statute, rule of public policy, or any other reason, such circumstance shall not
have the effect of rendering the provision in question inoperable or unenforceable in any other
case or circumstance, or of rendering any other provision or provisions of this Bond Purchase
Agreement invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any extent whatever.

     15. Applicable Law.

     This Bond Purchase Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without
regard to the choice of law rules of the State of Georgia. Venue for any action under this Bond
Purchase Agreement to which the Issuer is a party shall lie within the district courts of the State
of Georgia, and the parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court and
hereby waive any argument that venue in such forums is not convenient.

     16. Counterparts.

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

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Bond Purchase Agreement to be executed
in their respective names by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MITCHELL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Charles Rooks	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Charles Rooks	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Acting Chairman	 	 

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	 	 	FIRST UNITED ETHANOL, LLC,

a Georgia limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Murray Campbell	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Murray Campbell	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Chairman of the Board	 	 

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	 	 	W.R. TAYLOR & COMPANY, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/
Robbins Taylor
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Robbins Taylor	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     President	 	 

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LIST OF APPENDICES

	 	 	 
	Appendix	 	Item
	 
	A

	 	Opinion of Counsel to Borrower
	 
	B

	 	Opinion of Bond Counsel
	 
	C

	 	Opinion of Counsel to Letter of Credit Bank
	 
	D

	 	Opinion of Counsel to Confirming Bank
	 
	E

	 	Opinion of Issuer’s Counsel
	 
	F

	 	Form of Certificate of Issuer

 

 

APPENDIX A

(LETTERHEAD OF BORROWER COUNSEL)

[Date of Closing]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee

Portland, Oregon

Mitchell County Development Authority

Camilla, Georgia

Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA,

  as Letter of Credit Bank

Bainbridge, Georgia

Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Confirming Bank

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC

Montgomery, Alabama

Kasson & Associates, LLC

Cincinnati, Ohio

	 	Re:	 	 $53,500,000 Mitchell County Development Authority Variable Rate Demand Taxable
Economic Development Revenue Bonds (First United Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We are acting as counsel to First United Ethanol, LLC (the “Borrower”), a Georgia limited
liability company, and have represented the Borrower in connection with the issuance and sale by
the Mitchell County Development Authority (the “Issuer”) of $53,500,000 in aggregate principal
amount of its Variable Rate Demand Taxable Economic Development Revenue Bonds (First United
Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006 (the “Bonds”). The Bonds are being issued pursuant to a Trust
Indenture dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Bonds are being sold to W.R. Taylor &
Company, LLC (the “Underwriter”) pursuant to a Bond Purchase Agreement, dated the date hereof (the
“Bond Purchase Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Issuer and the Underwriter. Pursuant to the
Loan Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2006, (the “Loan Agreement”), between the Issuer and the
Borrower, the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds are being loaned (the “Loan”) to the Borrower to
assist the Borrower in the financing of the acquisition, construction and equipping of certain
manufacturing, processing and structural components of an ethanol refining facility (the
“Project”), which Project shall be owned and operated by the Borrower. The Loan is to be evidenced
by a promissory note (the “Note”) of the Borrower. The Bonds are secured by a letter of credit
issued by Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA (the “Bank”) pursuant to a Reimbursement Agreement,
dated as of November 30, 2006 (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), between the Borrower and the Bank
and by a confirming letter of credit (the “Confirming Letter of Credit”) of Wachovia Bank, National
Association. In addition, the Borrower and W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC have entered into a
Remarketing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Remarketing Agreement”).

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     This opinion is being delivered to you pursuant to Section 8(a)(i) of the Bond Purchase
Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement.

     In connection with the rendering of this opinion, we have examined:

     (a) executed counterparts of the Loan Agreement, the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Note, the
Remarketing Agreement, and the Reimbursement Agreement (collectively, the “Borrower Documents”);

     (b) the information contained in the final Offering Memorandum, dated the date hereof
(the “Offering Memorandum”) under the captions the “The Borrower” and “Use of Proceeds;”

     (c) copies of contracts, agreements and instruments to which the Borrower is a party or by
which it or its property is bound or subject or otherwise affected; and

     (d) such other documents, contracts and records which we deemed necessary to render this
opinion.

     We have made such examination of Georgia and Federal law as we deem relevant for the purposes
of this opinion, but we have not made an independent review of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
Accordingly, we express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
Georgia and the United States of America.

     Based upon such review, we are of the opinion that:

     1. The Borrower is a Georgia limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Georgia. The Borrower is authorized to conduct its
businesses in the State of Georgia.

     2. The Borrower Documents, including the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Reimbursement
Agreement, the Remarketing Agreement and the Bond Purchase Agreement have been duly executed and
delivered by the Borrower and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable
against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that (i) the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or
other laws relating to or from time to time affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, (ii) the availability of certain remedies may be precluded by general principles of
equity, and (iii) the rights of indemnity included therein may be limited under Federal or state
securities laws.

     3. The execution and delivery of the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Reimbursement Agreement,
the Remarketing Agreement and the Bond Purchase Agreement, and the performance by the Borrower of
its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Reimbursement Agreement, the Remarketing
Agreement and the Bond Purchase Agreement do not to the best of my knowledge violate or conflict
with, constitute a default under, or result in a beach of, any provision of any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or
any of its property is bound, or any court or administrative order, decree or ruling, or any law or
statute, resolution or regulation to which the Borrower is subject. To the best of our knowledge
after due investigation, no additional or further approval, consent, order or authorization of any
court or government or public agency or authority of the United States, or any state or political
subdivision thereof, not already obtained is required to have been obtained prior to the execution,
delivery and performance of the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Reimbursement Agreement, the
Remarketing Agreement and the Bond Purchase Agreement.

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     4. To the best of our knowledge, after due investigation, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation at law or in equity, or before or by any court, public board or administrative
body pending or threatened against the Borrower which would materially and adversely affect the
validity or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Bond Purchase Agreement, the
Remarketing Agreement or the Reimbursement Agreement.

     5. We have participated in conferences with representatives of the Borrower, bond counsel,
representatives of and counsel to the Original Purchaser, representatives of and counsel to the
Letter of Credit Bank, representatives of and counsel to the Confirming Bank each in connection
with the preparation of the Offering Memorandum. Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing,
nothing has come to my attention that leads me to believe that the information contained in the
Offering Memorandum under the captions “The Borrower” and “Use of Proceeds” contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     This opinion may be relied upon by Kasson & Associates, LLC in connection with the
opinion of such counsel relating to the Bonds.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	[___]

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APPENDIX B

(LETTERHEAD OF BOND COUNSEL)

[Date of Closing]

W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC

Montgomery, Alabama

Mitchell County Development Authority

Camilla, Georgia

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee

Portland, Oregon

	 	Re:	 	 $53,500,000 Mitchell County Development Authority Variable Rate Demand Taxable
Economic Development Revenue Bonds (First United Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as Bond Counsel and have examined the transcript of proceedings (the
“Transcript”) relating to the issuance by the Mitchell County Development Authority (the “Issuer”)
of its $53,500,000 Variable Rate Demand Taxable Economic Development Revenue Bonds (First United
Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006 (the “Bonds”). The Bonds are being issued pursuant to the
provisions of House Resolution No. 379-774, an amendment to the Georgia Constitution,
enacted by the 1962 Session of the Georgia Legislature, creating and empowering the Mitchell County
Development Authority (the “Act”), for the purpose of assisting First United Ethanol, LLC (the
“Borrower”) in the financing of the acquisition, construction and equipping of certain
manufacturing, processing and structural components of an ethanol refining facility (the
“Project”), which Project is to be owned and operated by the Borrower, as provided in the Loan
Agreement hereinafter defined, and the Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 2006 (the
“Indenture”) between the Issuer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”). The documents in the Transcript examined include an executed counterpart of the
following:

	 	(i)	 	the Indenture;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Loan Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”), between the
Issuer and the Borrower;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the Promissory Note, dated the date hereof (the “Note”), of the Borrower to
the order of the Issuer and assigned without recourse to the Trustee;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	the Bond Purchase Agreement relating to the Bonds (the “Bond Purchase
Agreement”) among the Issuer, the Borrower and W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC (the
“Underwriter”); and
	 
	 	(v)	 	the Remarketing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Remarketing
Agreement”) between the Borrower and the Remarketing Agent.

We have also examined a copy of executed Bond No. R-1.

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     In our capacity as Bond Counsel, we have examined such other documents, records of the Issuer
and other instruments, as we have deemed necessary or relevant to enable us to express the opinions
set forth below. In making the examinations described above, we have assumed the genuineness of
all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the
conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic
copies and the authenticity of the originals of such documents. As to various questions of fact
material to such opinions, we have relied, to the extent we have considered appropriate, upon
certificates of officers and representatives of the Borrower and the representations, warranties
and covenants contained in the Indenture, the Agreement, and certificates and representations made
by the Issuer. Our opinion regarding procedures and actions of the Issuer is, with your consent,
based upon an examination of certificates and certified extracts of records of the proceedings of
the Issuer relating to its authorization and approval of documents and instruments herein referred
to.

     Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion, as of the date hereof and under existing law,
that:

	 	1.	 	The Issuer is a public instrumentality and agency of the State of Georgia
validly organized and existing under the Constitution and the laws of the State of
Georgia with full power, authority and legal right to loan the proceeds of the Bonds to
the Borrower as contemplated by the Agreement, to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the Indenture and the Agreement, and to borrow under and issue, sell
and perform its obligations under the Bonds.
	 
	 	2.	 	The Agreement, the Indenture, and the Bond Purchase Agreement have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, constitute valid, binding
and enforceable obligations of the Issuer. The borrowing under and issuance and sale
of, and performance of obligations under, the Bonds have been duly authorized by the
Issuer; the Bonds have been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer; the Bonds are
the legal, valid and binding limited obligations of the Issuer, payable in accordance
with their terms solely from moneys drawn under the Letter of Credit, Confirming Letter
of Credit or any Alternate Letter of Credit or Alternate Confirming Letter of Credit
(each as defined in the Indenture) and the proceeds of the Agreement; and the Bonds do
not constitute or create in any manner a debt, liability or obligation of the State of
Georgia or any political subdivision or agency thereof and do not directly or
contingently obligate the State of Georgia or any political subdivision or agency
thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatsoever therefor.
	 
	 	3.	 	We have also examined the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”),
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “1939 Act”), and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission presently issued thereunder,
together with certain “no-action” letters of the staff of the Commission, and from this
examination we are of the opinion that the Bonds are exempt securities under the 1933
Act and the 1939 Act, and that the Bonds may therefore be sold without the necessity of
registration under the 1933 Act and without qualification of the Indenture under the
1939 Act.
	 
	 	4.	 	We have also examined the applicable provisions of the Georgia Statutes and the
rules and regulations presently issued thereunder and from this examination we are of
the opinion that the Bonds need not be registered or qualified under such provisions,
rules and regulations.

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     The enforceability of any of the documents or instruments referred to herein may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to or limiting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights. The remedial provisions of such documents and instruments may be limited by
equitable principles
which may affect the remedies provided therein, and we express no opinion as to the effect of
the possible unavailability of the remedy of specific performance.

     We have participated in conferences with representatives of the Underwriter and
representatives of and counsel to each of the Issuer, the Borrower, the Bank, the Confirming Bank
in connection with the preparation of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, dated September 25,
2006, and the final Offering Memorandum, dated the date hereof (together, the “Offering
Memorandum”), both of which are being used in connection with the sale of the Bonds. Based upon,
and subject to, the foregoing, nothing has come to our attention that leads us to believe that the
information contained in the Offering Memorandum under the headings “THE ISSUER,” “USE OF
PROCEEDS,” “THE BONDS,” “FIXED INTEREST RATE,” “THE LOAN AGREEMENT,” “THE INDENTURE,” “THE
REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT,” “UNDERWRITING,” “RATING,” or “LEGAL MATTERS” contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. We
have not otherwise prepared, assisted in the preparation of or reviewed in detail any documents
(other than the Indenture, the Agreement, the Bond Purchase Agreement and Bond No. R-1) or
information prepared in connection with the purchase or sale of the Bonds, and express no opinion
as to the accuracy or completeness of any such information.

     We are delivering this opinion to you in our capacity as Bond Counsel.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	KASSON & ASSOCIATES, LLC	 	 

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APPENDIX C

(LETTERHEAD OF COUNSEL FOR LETTER OF CREDIT BANK)

[Date of Closing]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Portland, Oregon

W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC

Montgomery, Alabama

Mitchell County Development Authority

Camilla, Georgia

	 	Re:	 	 $53,500,000 Mitchell County Development Authority Variable Rate Demand Taxable
Economic Development Revenue Bonds (First United Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We are counsel to Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA (the “Bank”), [ bank legal description ],
and as such are generally familiar with its affairs and have acted as counsel thereto in connection
with the Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006 (the “Reimbursement Agreement”) by
and between the Bank and First United Ethanol, LLC (the “Borrower”), and the Letter of Credit,
dated the date hereof (the “Letter of Credit”), issued by the Bank at the request of Borrower in
favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the holders of the captioned Bonds.
Our opinion set forth herein is limited to the laws of the State of Georgia and the federal laws
of the United States. We have examined the Reimbursement Agreement, Letter of Credit and such
other records and instruments as we deemed advisable. Insofar as the opinions expressed below
relate to the performance after the date hereof of documents referred to herein, we have assumed
that all authorizations, laws, regulations, and other circumstances related to such performance are
the same as are currently in effect on the date hereof.

     Based upon the foregoing, subject to the observations set forth in the final paragraph of this
letter and having regard for legal considerations which I deem relevant, we are of the opinion
that:

     1. The Bank is a [bank legal description].

     2. The Bank has the corporate power to execute and deliver the Reimbursement Agreement and
Letter of Credit and to perform its obligations thereunder and has taken all necessary action to
authorize such execution and delivery and performance of such obligations.

     3. The Bank’s execution and delivery of the Reimbursement Agreement and the Letter of Credit
and its performance of its obligations under the Reimbursement Agreement and the Letter of Credit
do not violate or conflict with (i) any provision of its charter or by-laws (or comparable
constituent documents) or (ii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it, any order or judgment
of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual
restriction binding on or affecting the Bank or any of its assets, the violation of our conflict
with which (in the case of the items listed in this clause) if it
would have a material adverse effect on the Bank or its ability to perform its obligations
under the Reimbursement Agreement or the Letter of Credit.

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     4. All authorizations of and exemptions, actions or approvals by, and all notices to or
filings with, any governmental or other authority that are required to have been obtained or made
by the Bank with respect to the Reimbursement Agreement and the Letter of Credit have been obtained
or made and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such authorizations, exemptions,
actions or approvals (if any) have been complied with.

     5. Upon the due execution and delivery, the Letter of Credit constitutes the Bank’s
legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Bank in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general
application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

     We have also examined the portions of the Offering Memorandum relating to the issuance of the
referenced Bonds under the captions “THE LETTER OF CREDIT” and “THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT” and as
contained in “APPENDIX A—FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FARM CREDIT, ACA.” We have also
participated in conferences with the Bank, employees, representatives of and counsel to Borrower,
representatives of and counsel to W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC and bond counsel in connection with
the preparation of the Offering Memorandum. Although we have not independently verified or checked
the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained therein, except as stated above,
and accordingly, we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of
such statements, except as stated above, nothing has come to our attention that leads us to believe
that the information contained in the Offering Memorandum contains any untrue statement of material
fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     This opinion is furnished solely for your benefit in connection with the execution and
delivery of the Letter of Credit and is not to be otherwise used or relied upon without our express
written consent.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	NEXSEN PRUET, LLC	 	 

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APPENDIX D

(LETTERHEAD OF COUNSEL FOR CONFIRMING BANK)

[Date of Closing]

	 	 	 
	Mitchell County Development Authority

	 	W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC
	Camilla, Georgia

	 	Montgomery, Alabama
	 
	 	 
	First United Ethanol, LLC

	 	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
	Camilla, Georgia

	 	Trustee
	 

	 	Portland, Oregon
	Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA
	 	 
	Bainbridge, Georgia
	 	 

	 	Re:	 	 $53,500,000 Mitchell County Development Authority Variable Rate Demand Taxable
Economic Development Revenue Bonds (First United Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I have acted as counsel to Wachovia Bank, National Association (the “Confirming Bank”) in
connection with the issuance of its irrevocable confirming letter of credit (the “Confirming Letter
of Credit”) with respect to the Letter of Credit issued by the Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA
(the “Bank”) for the account of First United Ethanol, LLC (the “Borrower”) in favor of Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, Portland, Oregon, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), for the owners of the
above-referenced bonds (the “Bonds”). The Bonds are issued under a Trust Indenture dated as of
October 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”) between the Mitchell County Development Authority and the
Trustee. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Indenture. In connection therewith I have examined such other
instruments, certificates and documents as I have deemed relevant and necessary in order to enable
me to render this opinion.

     In making my examination of documents executed by parties other than the Bank I have assumed
that such parties had the corporate power to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and
have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite corporate action and execution and
delivery of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof.

     Based upon the foregoing, it is my opinion that:

     1. The Confirming Bank is a national banking association organized under the laws of the
United States. The Bank has all necessary power and authority to conduct its business and perform
its obligations under the Confirming Letter of Credit.

     2. The Confirming Letter of Credit has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Confirming Bank and constitutes valid and legally binding obligations of the Confirming Bank in
accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited in the event of the
bankruptcy or insolvency of the Confirming Bank or of any other similar event occurring with
respect to the Bank under any laws affecting the enforcement of the Confirming Bank’s creditors’
rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

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     3. No authorization, consent or approval of any governmental body or agency not already
obtained is required in connection with the valid execution and delivery of the Confirming Letter
of Credit by the Confirming Bank or in connection with the performance by the Confirming Bank of
its obligations under the Confirming Letter of Credit.

     4. To the best of my knowledge the information contained under the headings “THE
CONFIRMING LETTER OF CREDIT” in the Offering Memorandum dated the date hereof (the “Offering
Memorandum”) fairly and accurately summarizes the terms and operation of the Confirming Letter of
Credit and information regarding the Confirming Bank.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Sincerely,
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	[NAME]	 	 
	 

	 	[TITLE]	 	 

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APPENDIX E

(LETTERHEAD OF ISSUER’S COUNSEL)

[Date of Closing]

	 	 	 
	Mitchell County Development Authority

	 	W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC
	Camilla, Georgia

	 	Montgomery, Alabama
	 
	 	 
	First United Ethanol, LLC

	 	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
	Camilla, Georgia

	 	Trustee
	 

	 	Portland, Oregon
	Kasson & Associates, LLC
	 	 
	Cincinnati, Ohio
	 	 

	 	Re:	 	 $53,500,000 Mitchell County Development Authority Variable Rate Demand Taxable
Economic Development Revenue Bonds (First United Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006
(the “Bonds”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     As Special Counsel to the Mitchell County Development Authority (the “Issuer”) in connection
with the issuance of its captioned Bonds (the “Bonds”), maturing and bearing interest as set forth
in the Bonds and in the hereinafter referred to Indenture and subject to redemption by the Issuer
prior to maturity in the manner and upon the terms set forth in the Bonds, issued pursuant to the
provisions of House Resolution No. 379-774, an amendment to the Georgia Constitution, enacted by
the 1962 Session of the Georgia Legislature, creating and empowering the Mitchell County
Development Authority (the “Act”) for the purpose of financing the costs of acquiring, constructing
and equipping certain manufacturing, processing and structural components of an ethanol refining
facility described in the hereinafter referred to Agreement, we have examined the following:

     1. The Act and such other laws as we deem relevant to this opinion.

     2. Certified copies of the proceedings of the Issuer preliminary to and in connection with the
issuance of the Bonds, including the Resolution duly adopted and approved by the Issuer on
September 5, 2006 (the “Bond Resolution”), authorizing, among other things: (a) the execution and
delivery of a Loan Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”), by and between the
Issuer and First United Ethanol, LLC (the “Borrower”); (b) the execution and delivery of a Trust
Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Issuer and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association (the “Trustee”); and (c) the execution and delivery of a Bond Purchase
Agreement, dated November 30, 2006 (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”), among the Issuer, the Borrower
and W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC (the “Underwriter”). The foregoing documents referred to in clauses
(a) through (c) are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Loan Documents”.

     3. Executed counterparts of the Loan Documents.

     4. The information under the heading “THE ISSUER” in the Offering Memorandum relating to the
Bonds (the “Offering Memorandum”).

     Based on the foregoing and our review of such other documents, certificates, opinions and
instruments which we deem necessary to render this opinion, we are of the opinion that:

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     A. The Issuer is a public body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of Mitchell
County, Georgia, created under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, duly organized
and validly existing and in good standing under Georgia law, with full power and authority to
execute and deliver the Loan Documents, to perform its obligations thereunder, and to issue and
sell the Bonds and has taken all proceedings and has obtained all approvals required in connection
therewith by the Act and any other applicable law.

     B. The Loan Documents and the Bonds have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Issuer and, assuming due authorization and execution by the other parties thereto, and
authentication of the Bonds by the Trustee, constitute valid, legal and binding obligations of the
Issuer in accordance with their terms. The Issuer has duly authorized the use of the Offering
Memorandum by the Underwriter.

     C. No additional or further approval, consent or authorization of any governmental or
public agency or authority not already obtained is required by the Issuer in connection with (i)
the issuance or sale of the Bonds to the Underwriter or (ii) entering into and performing its
obligations under the Loan Documents and the Bonds.

     D. There is no action, suit or proceeding (at law or in equity) pending before or by any
court, public board or body, (or, to the best of our knowledge and information, threatened against
or affecting the Issuer), challenging the validity of the Loan Documents, the Bonds or the Bond
Resolution, seeking to enjoin any of the transactions contemplated thereby or the performance by
the Issuer of any of its obligations thereunder, or wherein an unfavorable decision, finding or
ruling would adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Offering Memorandum and the Loan
Document.

     E. The Issuer has duly adopted the Bond Resolution, authorized the Loan Documents and the
issuance and sale of the Bonds, and all actions necessary or appropriate to carry out the same, and
the making and performance of such will not conflict with, violate or result in a breach of or
constitute a default under the rules or procedures of the Issuer or, to the best of our knowledge,
will not materially conflict with, violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default under
any indenture, agreement or other instrument by which the Issuer or any of its properties may be
bound or any constitutional or statutory provisions or order, rule, regulation, decree or ordinance
of any court, government or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its
properties.

     F. The information related to the Issuer under the heading “THE ISSUER” in the Offering
Memorandum, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.

     It is to be understood that the rights of the holders of the Bonds and the enforceability of
the Bonds and the Loan Documents may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights heretofore or hereafter enacted to
the extent constitutionally applicable and that their enforcement may also be subject to the
exercise of judicial discretion in appropriate cases.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	[ISSUER COUNSEL FIRM]
	 	 

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APPENDIX F

[FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ISSUER]

     I, the undersigned Acting Chairman of the Board of the Mitchell County Development Authority
(the “Issuer”) on this 30th day of November, 2006 (the “Dated Date”) hereby certify
that:

     1. Execution of Bonds. The undersigned is the Acting Chairman of the Board, as
indicated, of the Issuer. In pursuance of law and a resolution adopted by the Board (the “Board”)
of the Issuer on August 1, 2006 (the “Bond Resolution”) authorizing the issuance of the following
described bonds and the Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”) between the
Issuer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Trustee”), there have been duly prepared
and executed on behalf of the Issuer $53,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Variable Rate Demand
Taxable Economic Development Revenue Bonds (First United Ethanol, LLC Project), Series 2006 of the
Issuer dated as of the date hereof (the “Bonds”) maturing, bearing interest, and being subject to
redemption in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and my execution and delivery of the
Indenture on behalf of the Issuer constitutes approval by the Board of such principal amount,
interest rates, maturity dates, amounts, and redemption provisions. Each of the Bonds has been
executed on behalf of the Issuer by the signature of the Acting Chairman and attested to by the
signature of the Secretary of the Issuer and the facsimile seal of the Issuer has been imprinted
thereon, all as authorized by the Indenture.

     2. Delivery of the Bonds and Request to Trustee to Authenticate and Deliver the Bonds and
to Deposit Funds. Responsive to the Indenture, an original executed counterpart of which is
being retained by the Trustee, the Bonds have been delivered to the Trustee duly executed on
behalf of the Issuer and conforming to the specifications set forth in the Indenture. I request
and authorize the Trustee to authenticate the Bonds, register the Bonds in the name of Cede & Co.
on the registration books of the Issuer kept by the Trustee, and deliver the Bonds on behalf of the
Issuer to the Depository Trust Company, upon payment therefor to the Trustee for the account of the
Issuer in immediately available funds of the agreed purchase price therefore, namely $53,500,000.
Upon receipt of such purchase price, I authorize and direct the Trustee to deposit the same as
provided in the Indenture.

     3. Documents. I further certify that the following documents (collectively, the
“Financing Documents”) are in the forms which the Executive Director of the Issuer is authorized to
execute and deliver for and on behalf of the Issuer and that the same have been duly executed and
delivered in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer by the undersigned Executive Director and are
on the date hereof in full force and effect:

     (a) the Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Loan Agreement”) between the
Issuer and First United Ethanol, LLC (the “Borrower”);

     (b) the Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”) between the
Issuer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”); and

     (c) Bond Purchase Agreement dated November 30, 2006 (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”)
among the Issuer, the Borrower, and W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC (the “Underwriter”);

     4. Performance of Obligations. We further certify that the Issuer has duly performed
all of its obligations under the Financing Documents to be performed at or prior to the date
hereof.

     5. Board Proceedings. Attached hereto is a true, correct, and complete copy of all
actions taken by the Issuer in connection with the sale and issuance of the Bonds and the execution
and delivery of the Financing Documents and the Bonds consisting of the following:

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     (a) Proceedings of the August 1, 2006 and September 5, 2006 meetings of the Board of
the Issuer adopting the original and amending resolutions for the Bonds ( the “Bond
Resolution”); and

     (b) Proceedings of the April 28, 2006 meeting of the Board of the Issuer
adopting a resolution approving the Project (the “Inducement Resolution”).

     Each such Resolution is in full force and effect and has not been altered, amended, or
repealed except as shown therein.

     All meetings of the Board of the Issuer at which action was taken in connection with the
authorization, sale, and issuance of the Bonds, in accordance with the requirements of the Georgia
statutes were meetings to which all members of the public had access and were held at a time
reasonably convenient to the public, and notice of the time, date, and place of each such meeting
and its tentative agenda was given at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such meeting in a
manner reasonably calculated to apprise the public of that information, including advising the news
media who had filed a request for notice with the Issuer and posting the notice on a bulletin board
or other prominent place easily accessible to the public and clearly designated for that purpose at
the building in which such meeting was to be held.

     6. Authority. The Issuer is an industrial development authority, a public body
corporate and politic and an instrumentality of Mitchell County, within the State of Georgia,
created by amendment to the constitution of the State of Georgia (House Resolution No. 379-774, an
amendment to the Georgia Constitution, enacted by the 1962 Session of the Georgia Legislature,
creating and empowering the Mitchell County Development Authority) (the “Act”), the Issuer has
full power and authority to enter into loan agreements and issue revenue bonds with respect to the
project.

     7. No Violations. The execution and delivery of the Financing Documents and the Bonds
by the Issuer and the performance by the Issuer of its covenants thereunder and the issuance and
sale of the Bonds do not violate any agreement, instrument, order of any court or regulatory body
or consent decree by which the Issuer or any of its properties may be bound.

     8. Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law
or in equity, before or by any court, government agency, public board or body, pending or, to the
best of the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against or affecting the Issuer: (a) seeking to
restrain or enjoin the issuance, sale, execution or delivery of the Bonds; (b) in any way
contesting or affecting any authority for the issuance of the Bonds, or the validity of the Bonds
or the Financing Documents, or the transactions contemplated thereby, or the pledge or application
of any moneys or security provided for the payment of the Bonds or the use of the Bond proceeds; or
(c) in any way contesting the corporate existence or the powers of the Issuer.

     9. Document Authorization. The Issuer has duly authorized, by all necessary action,
the delivery and due performance of the Financing Documents and the Bonds and any and all other
agreements and documents as may be required to be executed, delivered or received by the Issuer in
order to carry out, give effect to and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Bond
Purchase Agreement.

     10. Approvals. On the closing date, all approvals, consents and orders of any
governmental authority, board, commission, agency, council, commission or other body having
jurisdiction which would constitute a condition precedent to the performance by the Issuer of its
obligations under the Bond Purchase Agreement, the other Financing Documents or the Bonds have been
obtained.

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     11. No Default. To the best knowledge of the Issuer, on the closing date no event of
default, as defined in Section 9.01 of the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing and no
event of default shall have
occurred and be continuing which with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would
constitute such an event of default.

     12. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Issuer contained in the Financing Documents are true, correct and complete on the date hereof as if
made on the date hereof. The representations and warranties contained in the Financing Documents
and herein shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Underwriter, and the holders of the Bonds
from time to time.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official signature as of the Dated Date.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MITCHELL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Charles Rooks	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Acting Chairman	 	 

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Exhibit 10.33

SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FARM CREDIT, ACA

REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

	 	 	 	 	 
	$11,000,000

	 	 
	 	November 30, 2006
	 

	 	 	 	Camilla, Georgia

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, FIRST UNITED ETHANOL, LLC (the “Borrower”), a limited liability company
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, hereby promise to pay to the order
of SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FARM CREDIT, ACA, an agricultural credit association for itself and as
agent/nominee (the “Lender”), at its offices at 411 West Broughton Street, Bainbridge, Georgia
39818, or such other place as Lender shall designate in writing from time to time, the principal
sum of ELEVEN MILLION and NO/100 DOLLARS ($11,000,000) (the “Loan”), or so much thereof as shall be
advanced pursuant to the Credit Facility Agreement of even date herewith between Borrower and
Lender (the “Credit Facility Agreement”), in United States Dollars, together with interest thereon
as hereinafter provided. The Credit Facility Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
This is the Revolving Credit Note referred to in the Credit Facility Agreement. All capitalized
terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings as defined in the Credit
Facility Agreement. All advances from the Lender to Borrower hereunder may be repaid and
readvanced and shall be made in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility
Agreement. The loan evidenced by this Note shall be for commercial purposes to support working
capital needs in connection with Borrower’s business operations.

1. INTEREST.

     1.1 Interest Rates. Pursuant to a Borrowing Notice, the Borrower shall have the
option of having interest calculated on the amount outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility at
the Base Rate or LIBOR Rate pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Credit Facility Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of
Default (under the terms of the Credit Facility Agreement), interest shall accrue from the date of
such Default or Event of Default, as the case may be, at the Default Rate, without the taking of
any action or the giving of any notice by the Lender until such Default or Event of Default has
been cured to the satisfaction of Lender.

     1.2 Initial Rate. The Base Rate, as defined in the Credit Facility Agreement, shall
initially be in effect from the Closing Date until a conversion to LIBOR occurs pursuant to the
terms of Section 1.3 below.

     1.3 Conversions. Provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing and subject to the limitations set forth below, the Borrower may on five (5) Business
Days’ notice on or before 11:00 A.M. Eastern time, convert the method of calculating interest from
the Base Rate to LIBOR, or from LIBOR to a Base Rate but only at the expiration of the applicable
Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans. Notice of any such conversions shall be communicated in
writing to the Lender by a Borrowing Notice.

     1.4 Interest Payments. (a) The Borrower shall pay interest to the Lender on the
outstanding and unpaid principal amount of the funds advanced by the Lender for the period

 

 

commencing on the date of any such advance until the Loans shall be paid as and when due. In
addition, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 7.1 (a) or (b) of the Credit
Facility Agreement, interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans at the
Default Rate until all amounts of principal and interest due is paid in full. (b) Interest on the
outstanding principal balance of the Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days
for the actual number of days elapsed. Any change in the Base Rate or LIBOR Rate shall be
effective as of the Business Day such change is announced by the Lender. (c) Interest on the
outstanding principal balance of the Loans shall be paid on the first Business Day of each calendar
month during each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date of the first
borrowing hereunder. (d) With respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrower may borrow,
repay and reborrow hereunder, on any Business Day when the Base Rate is in effect and on a LIBOR
Business Day when the LIBOR Rate is in effect for the Loans. Advances may be obtained from the
date hereof until, but (as to borrowings and reborrowings) not including, the Revolving Credit
Termination Date.

2. PRINCIPAL. The Loans shall be interest only until November 30, 2007, subject to
extensions as provided in the Credit Facility Agreement (the “Revolving Credit Termination Date”),
at which time all outstanding principal and interest shall be due, unless earlier accelerated. The
Borrower hereby agrees to pay the loans when due pursuant to the terms of this Note and the Credit
Facility Agreement. Such obligations are and shall be absolute as to the Borrower without notice,
claim, defense or setoff. All funds advanced under the Revolving Credit Facility, together with any
unpaid interest, shall become due and payable in full on the Revolving Credit Termination Date.

3. TENDER OF PAYMENT. Each payment of principal (including any prepayment) and each
payment of interest shall be made to the Lender at the Principal Office of the Lender, in Dollars
and in immediately available funds before 2:00 P.M. Eastern time on the date such payment is due.
The Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, debit the amount of any such payment which is not
made by such time to any ordinary deposit account of the Borrower with the Lender.

4. NON-CONFORMING PAYMENTS. The Lender shall deem any payment by or on behalf of the
Borrower hereunder or under Sections 2.3 and 2.4 of the Credit Facility Agreement that is not made
both (a) in Dollars and in immediately available funds and (b) prior to 2:00 P.M. Eastern time to
be a non- conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to be received by the Lender
until the time such funds become available funds. The Lender shall give prompt telephonic notice to
the Borrower if any payment is non-conforming. For the first thirty (30) days after payment is
due, interest shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non-conforming payment is
made until such funds become available funds at the then applicable standard rate of interest.

5. PREPAYMENT. The Borrower shall have the right to repay the amounts outstanding under
the Revolving Credit Facility at any time in whole or in part plus, in the case of prepayment of a
LIBOR Loan, the Lender’s direct costs associated with the breakage of any LIBOR contracts resulting
from such prepayment. Notwithstanding the above, however, Borrower shall be obligated to pay any
fees owed under Section 2.8 of the Credit Facility Agreement, if any, outstanding at the time of
said prepayment.

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6. SECURITY FOR THE NOTE. This Note is executed and delivered in accordance with a
commercial transaction described in the Credit Facility Agreement. As security for all Obligations,
the Borrower has granted the Lender a continuing first priority lien and security interest in,
pledge of and right of set-off against the Collateral as set forth in the Credit Facility Agreement
and the Security Agreement.

7. DEFAULT RATE. At the time of an occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default
hereunder or as described in Section 7.1 (a) and (b) of the Credit Facility Agreement, interest
shall accrue on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans at the Default Rate until all amounts
of principal and interest due is paid in full. The Default Rate means an annual interest rate equal
to the Base Rate in effect at the time of the occurrence of the Event of Default plus an additional
2%.

8. INDEMNIFICATION.

     8.1 Borrower hereby indemnifies and agrees to defend and hold harmless Lender, its officers,
employees and agents, from and against any and all losses, damages, or liabilities and from any
suits, claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in investigating or
defending such claim, suffered by any of them and caused by, arising out of, or in any way
connected with the Credit Facility Agreement, the Security Agreement or this Note (collectively the
“Loan Documents”) or the transactions contemplated therein (unless determined by a final judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused solely by the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of any of the indemnified parties).

     8.2 In case any action shall be brought against Lender, its officers, employees or agents, in
respect to which indemnity may be sought against Borrower, Lender or such other party shall
promptly notify Borrower and Borrower shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of
counsel selected by Borrower and satisfactory to Lender, the payment of all costs and expenses and
the right to negotiate and consent to settlement. Lender shall have the right, at its sole option,
to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, all at
Borrower’s sole cost and expense. Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement of any such
action effected without its consent (unless Borrower fails to defend such claim), but if settled
with Borrower’s consent, or if there be a final judgment for the claimant in any such action,
Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Lender from and against any loss or liability by
reason of such settlement or judgment.

9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. An Event of Default shall exist if any of the following shall occur:

     (i) Payment of Principal. If the Borrower fails to pay any principal of the
Loans when due (except as permitted in Section 7.1(b) of the Credit Facility Agreement); or

     (ii) Payment of Interest and Fees. If the Borrower defaults in the payment of
any interest upon any of the Loans or any fees hereunder or under the Credit Facility
Agreement when due (except that the Lender will give the Borrower at least one Business
Day’s notice if it fails to receive any interest payment or fee payment when due (other

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than at maturity for which no notice is required) and provided the Lender shall not be
obligated to deliver such notice on more than two occasions in any twelve-month period; or

     (iii) Default under Reimbursement Documents. The occurrence of any Event of
Default under the Credit Facility Agreement, the Reimbursement Agreement or any of the
Reimbursement Documents, the Bonds or any of the Bond Documents (as defined in the
Reimbursement Agreement).

     (iv) Payment of Other Obligations. If the Borrower defaults in the payment of
principal of, by acceleration or otherwise, or interest on any other Indebtedness of greater
than $100,000 in the aggregate beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto
(unless such Indebtedness is being disputed in good faith by the Borrower), or in the
performance of any other term or condition contained in any agreement under which any such
other Indebtedness is created, if the effect of such default is to cause, or permit the
holder or holders of such Indebtedness to cause such Indebtedness to become due prior to its
stated maturity; or

     (v) Representation or Warranty. If any representation or warranty made by the
Borrower in the Credit Facility Agreement, or in any writing furnished in connection with or
pursuant to this Note or the Credit Facility Agreement shall be false, misleading or
inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect on the date as of which made; or

     (vi) Liquidation or Dissolution. Liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower or
suspension of the business of the Borrower or filing by the Borrower of a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy or a voluntary petition or an answer seeking reorganization, arrangement,
readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or
under any other insolvency act or law, state or Federal, now or hereafter existing, or any
other action of the Borrower indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in any
petition or proceedings; the application by the Borrower for, or the appointment by consent
or acquiescence of, a custodian, receiver or a trustee of the Borrower or for all or a
substantial part of its property; the making by the Borrower of an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, the inability of the Borrower or the admission by the Borrower in
writing of its inability to pay its debts as they mature or the failure to pay its debts as
they mature; or

     (vii) Bankruptcy, Etc. Filing of an involuntary petition against the Borrower
in bankruptcy or seeking reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of its or their debts or
for any other relief under the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other insolvency
act or law, state or Federal, now or hereafter existing, or the involuntary appointment of a
custodian, receiver or trustee for the Borrower or for all or a substantial part of its
property, or the issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process against
any substantial part of the property of the Borrower, and the continuance of any of such
events for sixty (60) days undismissed or undischarged; or

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     (viii) Order of Dissolution. If any order is entered in any proceedings
against the Borrower decreeing its dissolution or split-up, and such order remains in effect
for more than sixty (60) days; or

     (ix) Judgment. If a final judgment, which with other outstanding final
judgments against the Borrower exceeds an aggregate of $50,000, shall be rendered against
the Borrower and if within thirty (30) days after entry thereof such judgment shall not have
been discharged, bonded or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or if within thirty (30)
days after the expiration of any such stay such judgment shall not have been discharged; or

     (x) Pension Plan. If (a) any material unfunded or underfunded or statutory
liability is incurred by the Borrower under ERISA, or (b) any Reportable Event occurs under
ERISA which event the PBGC determines to constitute grounds for termination of any employee
benefit plan established or maintained by the Borrower which is not cured within 45 day of
receipt of notice of such event; or

     (xi) Other Instruments. If an Event of Default shall occur under the Credit
Facility Agreement or any other Loan Document which has not been cured within any applicable
cure period provided therein, or if for any reason other than the release or termination
thereof by the Lender, any Loan Document shall be deemed unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction or shall no longer be effective, or the Borrower shall contend that
this Note, the Credit Facility Agreement or any other Loan Document(s), or any provision of
any of them, are not enforceable; or

     (xii) Certain Covenants. If the Borrower defaults in the performance or
observance of any agreement or covenant binding on it contained in Article IX and Article X
of the Credit Facility Agreement; or

     (xiii) Other Covenants. If the Borrower defaults in the performance or
observance of any other agreement, covenant, term or condition binding on it contained in
the Credit Facility Agreement and such default shall not have been remedied within thirty
(30) days; or

     (xiv) Cross-Defaults. This Note and the Reimbursement Note are cross-defaulted
such that a default on either note shall be a default on the other.

10. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (which has not been
cured within the applicable cure period) and during the continuation thereof (provided that the
continuation of the Event of Default shall not be necessary if the Loans has been accelerated), the
Lender may, at its sole option, exercise any right, power or remedy permitted by law or as set
forth herein or in the Credit Facility Agreement, the Security Agreement or in any other Loan
Document including, without limitation, (i) cease making advances under the Revolving Credit
Facility or impose additional conditions or restrictions on the making of any future advances
thereunder (ii) declare any or all of the Loans, and all other Obligations owing by the Borrower to
the Lender to be forthwith due and payable; whereupon such Loans and any other such Obligations
shall forthwith become due and payable, without presentment, demand,

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protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived, anything contained herein
or in the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding.

11. MISCELLANEOUS.

     11.1 No Implied Waiver. Lender shall not be deemed to have modified or waived any of
its rights or remedies hereunder unless such modification or waiver is in writing and signed by
Lender, and then only to the extent specifically set forth therein. A waiver in one event shall
not be construed as continuing or as a waiver of or bar to such right or remedy in a subsequent
event. After any acceleration of, or the entry of any judgment on, this Note, the acceptance by
Lender of any payments by or on behalf of Borrower on account of the indebtedness evidenced by this
Note shall not cure or be deemed to cure any Event of Default or reinstate or be deemed to
reinstate the terms of this Note absent an express written agreement duly executed by Lender and
Borrower.

     11.2 Waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower waives
demand, notice, presentment, protest, demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of protest and
diligence of collection of this Note. Borrower consents to any and all extensions of time,
renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Lender with respect to the payment or
other provisions of this Note, and to the release of any collateral, with or without substitution.
Borrower agrees that makers, endorsers, guarantors and sureties may be added or released without
notice and without affecting Borrower’s liability hereunder. The liability of Borrower shall not
be affected by the failure of Lender to perfect or otherwise obtain or maintain the priority or
validity of any security interest in any collateral. The liability of Borrower shall be absolute
and unconditional and without regard to the liability of any other party hereto.

     11.3 Binding Effect. The covenants, conditions, waivers, releases and agreements
contained in this Note shall bind, and the benefits thereof shall inure to, the parties hereto and
their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that
this Note cannot be assigned by Borrower without the prior written consent of Lender, and any such
assignment or attempted assignment by Borrower shall be void and of no effect with respect to
Lender.

     11.4 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties
hereto (other than routine billing notices) shall be deemed to have been given or made on the
Domestic Business Day deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or when delivered by Federal Express,
in the case of telegraphic notice, when delivered to the telegraph company to the addresses listed
in the Credit Facility Agreement.

     11.5 Continuing Enforcement. If, after receipt of any payment of all or any part of
this Note, Lender is compelled or agrees, for settlement purposes, to surrender such payment to any
person or entity for any reason (including, without limitation, a determination that such payment
is void or voidable as a preference or fraudulent conveyance, an impermissible setoff, or a
diversion of trust funds), then this Note and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force
and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, and Borrower shall be liable for, and shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lender with respect to, the full amount so surrendered. The
provisions of this Section shall survive the cancellation or termination of this Note and shall

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remain effective notwithstanding the payment of the obligations evidenced hereby, the release
of any security interest, lien or encumbrance securing this Note or any other action which Lender
may have taken in reliance upon its receipt of such payment. Any cancellation, release or other
such action shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon any payment of the obligations evidenced
hereby having become final and irrevocable.

     11.6 Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER AND LENDER AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM, BROUGHT BY LENDER OR
BORROWER, ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES
WITH RESPECT HERETO OR THERETO, SHALL BE TRIED ONLY BY A COURT AND NOT BY A JURY. LENDER AND
BORROWER EACH HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND INTELLIGENTLY, AND WITH THE ADVICE
OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. FURTHER, BORROWER WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO
CLAIM OR RECOVER, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. BORROWER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS SECTION IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS NOTE AND THAT
LENDER WOULD NOT EXTEND CREDIT TO BORROWER IF THE WAIVERS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION WERE NOT A PART
OF THIS NOTE.

     11.7 Amendment. Any provision of this Note, the Credit Facility Agreement and the
other Loan Documents may be waived or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by the
Borrower and the Lender.

     11.8 Costs, Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, filing,
recording and administration of this Note, the Credit Facility Agreement, the Mortgage, the
Security Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the fees and
expenses of counsel for the Lender, with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Lender as
to its respective rights and responsibilities under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other
Loan Documents, and all costs and expenses, if any, in connection with the enforcement of this
Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note, or any of the other Loan Documents provided, however, that
attorneys’ fees reimbursed in connection with the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents or the
collection of sums due thereunder shall be limited to fees charged at customary hourly rates for
the hours actually worked rather than a percentage of the amount collected. In addition, the
Borrower shall pay any and all stamp and other taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable
in connection with the execution, delivery, filing or recording of this Agreement, the Revolving
Credit Note, the Mortgage, the Security Agreement and other Loan Documents and the other documents
to be delivered under any such Loan Documents, and agrees to hold the Lender harmless from and
against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission
to pay such taxes and fees.

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     11.9 Governing Law. GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION, VENUE AND SERVICE. THIS NOTE
SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES. THE BORROWER HEREBY CONSENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
GEORGIA, AS WELL AS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ALL COURTS FROM WHICH AN APPEAL MAY BE TAKEN FROM SUCH
COURTS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF ANY OF ITS
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. THE BORROWER EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT SUCH COURTS ARE AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM OR AN IMPROPER FORUM BASED UPON LACK OF VENUE. THE BORROWER FURTHER WAIVES TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY GOVERNING LAW PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT, AND CONSENTS THAT ALL
SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS BE MADE BY MESSENGER, CERTIFIED MAIL OR REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO
OBLIGORS AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN ITS SIGNATURE HERETO AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF ACTUAL RECEIPT OR THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL
HAVE BEEN POSTED TO THE BORROWER’S ADDRESS.

     11. 10 Assignments and Participations. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the
Lender may, without prior consent of or notice to the Borrower, assign, sell or transfer the
Obligations or this Note or any of the Loan Documents, or interests therein, in whole or in part,
or grant or sell one or more participations in the Obligations or portions thereof from time to
time. In the event the Lender assigns, sells or transfers any portion of the Obligations or any
interest in this Note or the Loan Documents, the Borrower agrees to execute and deliver any
documents or instruments necessary in the Lender’s opinion to carry out such assignment, transfer
or sale, including without limitation execution and delivery of a new Revolving Credit Note in
favor of the assignee, transferee or purchaser.

     11.11 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Note
or in the Credit Facility Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained in this
Note or other Loan Documents, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and this Note,
the Credit Facility Agreement and the Loan Documents shall otherwise remain in full force and
effect.

     11.12 Usury. Anything contained herein or in the Loan Documents to the contrary
notwithstanding, if for any reason the effective rate of interest on such advances should exceed
the maximum lawful rate of interest, the effective rate of interest shall be deemed reduced to and
shall be such maximum lawful rate, and any sums of interest which have been collected in excess
of such maximum lawful rate shall be applied by the holders of this Note as a credit against the
unpaid principal amount due hereunder.

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[Signature Page of Revolving Credit Note]

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, intending to be legally bound, has duly
executed and delivered this Note as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BORROWER:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FIRST UNITED
ETHANOL, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Murray Campbell	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	          Murray Campbell	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	          Chairman	 	 

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