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Exhibit 10.1

 

MARTEN TRANSPORT, LTD.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

 

	
I.
	
GENERAL

 

	 	
A.
	
Plan Purpose. In an effort to maintain a position of leadership in the highly competitive business segments in which Marten Transport, Ltd. (the “Company”) competes, it is necessary to promote the financial interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including its growth, by attracting and retaining highly qualified executive officers possessing outstanding ability, motivating such executives by means of performance related incentives, and providing incentive compensation opportunities which are competitive with those of similar corporations. The Marten Transport, Ltd. Amended and Restated Executive Officer Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is designed to assist the Company in attaining these objectives. 

 

	 	
B.
	
Cash Bonus Plan. The Plan is a cash bonus plan and is not intended to be (and shall not be construed and administered as) a deferred compensation plan or an employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA. Bonus Awards under this Plan are intended to be discretionary and shall not constitute a part of an employee’s regular rate of pay for any purpose.

 

	 	
C.
	
Term. The provisions of the Plan shall continue indefinitely subject to termination by the Company; however, the Committee shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine each year whether Bonus Awards will be granted for such year and the amount of any Bonus Award for a Participant. 

 

	 	
D.
	
Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms when used with initial capitalization have the following meanings:

 

Award Year - The calendar year for which Bonus Awards, if any, are calculated under the Plan.

 

Award Year Net Income - The Company’s net income, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, prior to accounting for the aggregate value of vesting Performance Unit Awards, the aggregate value of the Bonus Awards and the related tax effects for the Award Year.

 

Base Salary - The annual base compensation paid to an Eligible Employee for an Award Year and base pay not paid during the Award Year as a result of an earnings reduction election under a Code section 125 cafeteria plan or any deferred compensation plan or other arrangement.

 

Board - The Board of Directors of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus Award - The cash bonus payable from the Bonus Pool to a Participant as determined under Section III.A., subject to the terms of the Plan.

 

Bonus Pool – For each Award Year, an amount equal to (a) the percentage increase in the Award Year Net Income over the Prior Year Net Income (subject to the increase being at least 10%), multiplied by (b) the aggregate Base Salary for all Eligible Employees.

 

Code - The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended including any related regulations.

 

Committee - The Compensation Committee of the Board.

 

Company - Marten Transport, Ltd.

 

Designated Subsidiary - A subsidiary of the Company that has been designated by the Committee from time to time, in its sole and absolute discretion, as eligible to participate in the Plan. 

 

Eligible Employee - Each Executive Officer of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary who has completed at least one year of continuous service as of December 31 of an Award Year and is employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary as of December 31 of an Award Year.

 

Employer - The Company and any Designated Subsidiary. 

 

ERISA - The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as from time to time amended, including any related regulations.

 

Executive Officer - Each executive officer of the Company who has been elected an executive officer, within the meaning of the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, by the Board.

 

Participant - Each Eligible Employee who is designated as a Participant for an Award Year by the Committee. 

 

Performance Unit Awards - The Company’s outstanding performance unit awards granted from time to time by the Board.

 

Plan - The Marten Transport, Ltd. Amended and Restated Executive Officer Performance Incentive Plan, as evidenced by this written instrument as may be amended from time to time.

 

Prior Year Net Income - The Company’s net income, as reported in its audited financial statements, for the Prior Year.

 

Subsidiary - Any entity, corporate or otherwise, in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns or controls a greater than 50% interest.

 

 

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II.
	
PARTICIPATION

 

	 	
A.
	
Participants. Participants will be determined annually by the Committee from among the Company’s Eligible Employees. Designation as a Participant will apply only for the Award Year for which the designation is made and may include a partial year. 

 

	 	
B.
	
Termination of Employment. In order to be entitled to receive a payment for Bonus Award for an Award Year, a Participant must be actively and continuously employed for at least one year through December 31 of the Award Year for which the Bonus Award is paid; however, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, pay a Bonus Award to a Participant who has terminated employment prior to December 31 of the relevant Award Year. 

 

	
III.
	
COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF BONUS AWARDS

 

	 	
A.
	
Bonus Pool. The Bonus Pool will be established only if the percentage increase in the Award Year Net Income over the Prior Year Net Income is at least 10%. Subject to the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine the amount of the Bonus Award, if any, payable from the Bonus Pool to each Participant, and the Committee shall not be required to allocate the full Bonus Pool among the Participants. 

 

	 	
B.
	
Committee’s Discretion. The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, adjust Award Year Net Income and Prior Year Net Income at any time during or after an Award Year to account for extraordinary items affecting net income.

 

	 	
C.
	
Cash Payment. Payment of a Bonus Award will be made in cash as soon as practicable following the end of the Award Year, without interest, but in any event by the March 15 following the end of the Award Year. 

 

	 	
D.
	
Withholding Taxes. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, the Employer shall withhold from any payment to be made hereunder such amounts as it reasonably determines it may be required to withhold under any applicable federal, state or other law, and transmit such withheld amounts to the appropriate authorities. 

 

	 	
E.
	
Payment in Event of Incapacity. If any individual entitled to receive any payment under the Plan is, in the judgment of the Committee, physically, mentally or legally incapable of receiving or acknowledging receipt of the payment, and no legal representative has been appointed for the individual, the Committee may (but is not required to) cause the payment to be made to any one or more of the following as may be chosen by the Committee; the institution maintaining the individual; a custodian for the individual under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of any state; or the individual’s spouse, child, parent, or other relative by blood or marriage. The Committee is not required to see to the proper application of any such payment, and the payment completely discharges all claims under the Plan against the Company, and the Plan to the extent of the payment.

  

 

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F.
	
Payment in the Event of Death. Distribution to a deceased Participant will be made to the Participant’s heirs determined pursuant to the applicable laws of inheritance or descent.

 

	
IV.
	
PLAN ADMINISTRATION

 

	 	
A.
	
Plan Administration. The Committee or its delegate has the authority and responsibility to manage and control the general administration of the Plan. This Plan is not intended to modify or limit the powers, duties or responsibilities of the Committee as set forth under the Charter for the Committee as adopted by the Board from time to time. Determinations, decisions and actions of the Committee, in connection with the construction, interpretation, administration, or application of the Plan will be final, conclusive, and binding upon any Participant and any person claiming under or through the Participant. No employee of an Employer, any member of the Board, any delegate of the Board, or any member of the Committee will be liable for any determination, decision, or action made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Bonus Award made under the Plan. 

 

	 	
B.
	
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has the sole authority and responsibility to establish the amount of any Bonus Award payable to any Participant. 

 

	
V.
	
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

 

The Plan may at any time be amended, modified, or terminated, as the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion determines. Such amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan will not require the consent, ratification, or approval of any party, including any Participant. 

 

	
VI.
	
MISCELLANEOUS

 

	 	
A.
	
Non-Assignability. A Participant’s rights and interests in and to payment of any Bonus Award under the Plan may not be assigned, transferred, encumbered or pledged other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; and are not subject to attachment, garnishment, execution or other creditor’s processes.

 

	 	
B.
	
No Contract of Employment. Neither the Plan, nor any Bonus Award, constitutes a contract of employment, and participation in the Plan will not give any employee the right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Subsidiary or continue in any position or at any level of compensation.

 

	 	
C.
	
Controlling Law. This Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto to the extent not preempted by federal laws, will be governed and construed by the internal laws of the State of Wisconsin, except its laws with respect to choice of law.

 

	 	
D.
	
Unfunded, Unsecured Obligation. A Participant’s only interest under the Plan shall be the right to receive either a cash payment for a Bonus Award pursuant to the terms of the Bonus Award and the Plan. No portion of the amount payable to a Participant under this Plan shall be held by the Company or any Subsidiary in trust or escrow or any other form of asset segregation. To the extent that a Participant acquires a right to receive a cash payment under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured, general creditor of the Company, and no trust in favor of any Participant will be implied.

 

 

 4Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 AND WAIVER

TO REVOLVING CREDIT AND
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 AND WAIVER TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of December
4, 2015, by and among DAKOTA PLAINS TRANSLOADING, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (“Dakota Transloading”),
DAKOTA PLAINS SAND, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (“Dakota Sand”), DAKOTA PLAINS MARKETING,
LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (“Dakota Marketing” and, together with Dakota Transloading
and Dakota Sand, collectively, the “Borrowers” and, individually, each, a “Borrower”),
DAKOTA PLAINS HOLDINGS, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Holdings”), the Lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”)
and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”)
and as issuing bank (the “Issuing Bank”).

 

W
I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, Holdings,
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as
of December 5, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”;
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement,
as amended hereby), pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain financial accommodations available to the Borrowers; and

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, Holdings,
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and waive certain Events
of Default.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which are acknowledged, the Borrowers, Holdings, the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent agree as follows:

 

1.                 
Amendments.  Effective upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth
in Section 3, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in this Amendment and
the other Loan Documents, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 

(a)               
The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in alphabetical
order:

“Amendment No.
2” shall mean that certain Amendment No. 2 and Waiver to Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December
4, 2015, among the Borrowers, Holdings, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Amendment No.
2 Closing Date” shall mean December 4, 2015.

“World Fuels”
shall mean World Fuel Services Corporation and any of its affiliates and subsidiaries.

“World Fuels Disputed
Claims” shall mean the pending litigation and disputed claims between the Loan Parties and World Fuels. 

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(b)              
The following definitions in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated
in their entirety to read as follows:

“Applicable Margin”
shall mean, as of any date: 

(i)                
with respect to interest on all Tranche A Term Loans and Revolving Loans outstanding on such
date or the letter of credit fee, as the case may be, the percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable
Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth in the pricing grid below (the “Pricing Grid”); provided
that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second Business
Day after the Borrowers deliver each of the financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) and (b) and the Compliance
Certificate required by Section 5.1(c); provided, further, that if at any time the Borrowers shall have failed
to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level
I as set forth in the Pricing Grid until such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered, at which
time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the
Closing Date until the date by which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending on March
31, 2015 are required to be delivered shall be at Level I as set forth in the Pricing Grid. In the event that any financial statement
or Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments
are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher
Applicable Margin based upon the Pricing Grid (the “Accurate Applicable Margin”) for any period that such financial
statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrowers shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct
financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted
such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable
Margin shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Margin based upon the Pricing Grid for such period and (iii) the Borrowers shall
promptly pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of
such Accurate Applicable Margin for such period.  The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section 2.13(c) or Article VIII.

 

Pricing Grid

	Pricing Level	Leverage Ratio	Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans	Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans	Applicable Margin for Letter of Credit Fees	Applicable Percentage for Commitment Fee
	I	Greater than 3.50:1.00	4.25% 

per annum	3.25% 

per annum	4.25% 

per annum	0.625% 

per annum
	II	Less than or equal to 3.50:1.00 but greater than 3.00:1.00	4.00% 

per annum	3.00% 

per annum	4.00% 

per annum	0.625% 

per annum
	III	Less than or equal to 3.00:1.00 but greater than 2.50:1.00	3.75% 

per annum	2.75% 

per annum	3.75% 

per annum	0.50% 

per annum
	IV	Less than or equal to 2.50:1:00	3.50% 

per annum	2.50% 

per annum	3.50% 

per annum	0.50% 

per annum

 

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(ii)              with respect to interest on all Tranche B Term Loans outstanding on such date, the percentage
per annum equal to 9.50% for Eurodollar Loans and 8.50% for Base Rate Loans from the Amendment No. 2 Closing Date until
the Tranche B Maturity Date.

  

“Interest Period”
shall mean, with respect to any Term Loan Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two or three months, and with respect to any Revolving
Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two or three months; provided that: 

              (i)              the
initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from
a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the
day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

              (ii)              if any
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next
preceding Business Day;

              (iii)              any Interest
Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day
in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; 

              (iv)              each principal
installment of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period ending on each installment payment date and the remaining principal
balance (if any) of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth above; and 

             (v)              no
Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans is equal to or greater than the aggregate principal amount of Eurodollar
Loans with Interest Periods expiring after such date, and no Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date.

“Tranche B Maturity
Date” shall mean, with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans, the earlier of (i) January 5, 2017 and (ii) the date on which
the principal amount of all outstanding Tranche B Term Loans have been declared or automatically have become due and payable (whether
by acceleration or otherwise).

 

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(c)               
Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) changing clause (c) to clause
(d) thereof, and (ii) adding the following new clause (c) immediately after clause (b) thereof: 

 

(c)   
“In addition to the payments required immediately above, the Borrowers shall pay
to the Administrative Agent, for the pro rata benefit for the account of the Lenders, on or before the dates set forth below, payments
in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below (and on such other date(s) an in such other
amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement), payments to be applied to the principal amount of the
Tranche A Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.5(a) in the inverse order of maturity: 

 

	Installment Date	Aggregate Principal Amount
	July 31, 2016	$250,000
	August 31, 2016	$250,000
	September 30, 2016	$250,000
	October 31, 2016	$325,000
	November 30, 2016	$325,000
	December 31, 2016	$325,000”

(d)              
Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new clauses (f) and (g) as
follows with the appropriate grammatical and punctuation changes thereto:

 

(f)   
“No later than the Business Day following the date of receipt by any Borrower or
any other Loan Party of the proceeds of cash distributions and payments from the World Fuels Disputed Claims by such Borrower or
any such other Loan Party, Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loan in accordance with
Section 2.12(g) in an amount equal to 50% of such proceeds received by Holdings in connection with the World Fuels Disputed Claims;
provided that the aggregate amount of proceeds paid in accordance with this Section 2.12(f) shall not exceed $1,500,000.

(g)  
Any prepayments made by the Borrowers or any other Loan Party pursuant to subsection (f)
of this Section shall be applied as follows: first, to the Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then
due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second, to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees
and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders
and the Issuing Bank based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third, to interest and fees then
due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; fourth,
to the principal balance of the Tranche A Term Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based
on their Pro Rata Shares of the Tranche A Term Loans applied to the Tranche A Loan principal amount in the inverse order of maturity.”

 

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(e)               
Section 2.23(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating clause
(i) thereof in its entirety to read as follows:

“(i)              the aggregate principal amount
of all such Incremental Commitments made pursuant to this Section after the Amendment No. 2 Closing Date shall not exceed $0 (the
principal amount of each such Incremental Commitment, the “Incremental Commitment Amount”);”

(f)               
Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read
as follows:

“Section
6.1              Leverage
Ratio.  The Borrowers will maintain, as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the
Fiscal Quarter ending on June 30, 2016, a Leverage Ratio of not greater than:

	Fiscal Quarter	Leverage Ratio
	For the Fiscal Quarter ending on

June 30, 2016	9.42:1.00
	For the Fiscal Quarter ending on

September 30, 2016	7.52:1.00
	For the Fiscal Quarter ending on

December 31, 2016	5.15:1.00
	For each Fiscal Quarter ending on or after March 31, 2017	3.50:1.00”

(g)               
Article VI of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 6.3
immediately after Section 6.2 thereof:

“Section
6.3.              Minimum Unrestricted Liquidity.  The Borrowers will maintain, as of the last Business Day
of each month beginning on December 31, 2015, a minimum unrestricted liquidity of $1,000,000 exclusive of any cash in any escrow
accounts or similar restricted accounts in which Loan Parties assert or have an interest.”

(h)              
Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating paragraphs
(c), (f) and (l) in their entirety to read as follows:

“(c)              Indebtedness of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including
Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien
on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof (provided that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after
such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvements), and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such
Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (immediately prior to giving effect to each such extension,
renewal or replacement) or shorten the maturity or the weighted average life thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount
of such Indebtedness does not exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding; 

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(f)              Indebtedness of any Person which
becomes a Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement; provided that (i) such Indebtedness exists at the time that such Person
becomes a Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary, and (ii) the
aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness permitted hereunder shall not exceed $100,000 at any time outstanding; 

(l)              other unsecured Indebtedness of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding.” 

(i)               Section 7.4 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting paragraph (h) and making the appropriate grammatical and punctuation changes thereto and amending and
restating paragraph (j) in its entirety to read as follows:

“(j)              other Investments
which in the aggregate do not exceed $100,000 in any Fiscal Year.” 

(j)               Section 7.6 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating paragraph (d) in its entirety to read as follows:

“(d)              the sale
or other disposition of such assets in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 in any Fiscal Year.” 

(k)               Section 7.14 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Section 7.14.              Lease
Obligations.  Holdings and the Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, create or suffer to
exist any obligations for the payment under operating leases or agreements to lease (but excluding any obligations under leases
required to be classified as capital leases under GAAP having a term of five years or more) which would cause the present value
of the direct or contingent liabilities of Holdings and its Subsidiaries under such leases or agreements to lease, on a consolidated
basis, to exceed the amounts set forth on Schedule 7.14 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such leases or agreements
that do not increase the present value of the direct or contingent liabilities of Holdings and its Subsidiaries thereunder (immediately
prior to giving effect to such extension, renewal or replacement) by more than $500,000 in the aggregate.” 

2.                 
Waiver of Events of Default.  Effective upon the Amendment No. 2 Closing Date,
the Lenders hereby waive (a) compliance with the Leverage Ratio for the Borrowers’ fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2015
and March 31, 2016, respectively, and (b) all Defaults and Events of Default set forth on Exhibit A hereto, to the earlier
of (i) January 5, 2017, (ii) the date of issuance of any judgment, order or similar decree or settlement in favor of World
Fuels with respect to the World Fuels Disputed Claims which requires a payment in cash by the Loan Parties, individually or collectively,
to World Fuels with respect to the World Fuels Disputed Claims and either (x) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced
by World Fuels upon such judgment, order or similar decree or (y) there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a
stay of enforcement of such judgment, order or similar decree, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect
or (iii) any additional Event of Default arising hereafter and not set forth on Exhibit A; provided, however,
that such waivers be limited precisely as written and to the extent described herein, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to (a) constitute a waiver of compliance by the Loan Parties with respect to any other term, provision or condition of this Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document or (b) prejudice any right or remedy that the Bank may now have or may have in the future
under or in connection with this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. 

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3.                 
Amendment Fee.  The Loan Parties agree to pay to the Administrative Agent a fee
(the “Amendment Fee”) in the amount, for the pro rata benefit of all the Lenders, of 3.00% of the aggregate
total outstanding with respect to the Revolving Loan Commitment, plus the principal amounts of the Tranche A Term Loan and
the Tranche B Term Loan shall be fully earned on the Amendment No. 2 Closing Date payable to the Administrative Agent as follows
for the pro rata benefit of all the Lenders: 

		(a)	1.00% shall be paid in cash
on the Amendment No. 2 Closing Date; and
	 	 	 
		(b)	2.00% shall be paid upon
the earlier of payment in full in cash of the Tranche B Term Loan or the occurrence of an Event of Default arising after the Amendment
No.  2 Closing Date, provided, however, that 1.00% of the total Amendment Fee shall be forgiven and not paid
(or refunded if paid after the occurrence of an Event of Default) if the Tranche B Term Loan is paid in cash in full on or before
June 30, 2016.

If the Tranche B Term Loan is not paid in full in
cash on or before June 30, 2016, then a fee (in addition the 3.00% outlined above) of 1.00% equal to the aggregate total with respect
to the Revolving Loan Commitment, plus the principal amounts of the Tranche A Term Loan and the Tranche B Term Loan outstanding
as of June 30, 2016 which shall be fully earned and payable on the earlier of payment in cash in full of (i) the Tranche B Term
Loan, (ii) January 5, 2017 or (iii) the date of an Event of Default occurring after the Amendment No. 2 Closing Date;

4.                 
Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment.  Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Amendment and without affecting in any manner the rights of the Lenders hereunder, it is understood and agreed
that this Amendment shall not become effective, and the Loan Parties shall have no rights under this Amendment, until the following
conditions precedent have been satisfied or duly waived by the Lenders party hereto (such date, the “Amendment No.
2 Closing Date”):

(a)              Certain Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i)              executed
counterparts to this Amendment from each of the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders;

 

(ii)             a certificate of the
Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party, (x) certifying that there have been no changes or certifying as to any
changes from (I) the articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization or limited partnership, or other registered
organizational documents of such Loan Party or (II) the bylaws, partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement of
such Loan Party, in each case as in effect on the Closing Date or that the organizational documents of such Loan Party attached
to such certificate are complete and correct copies of such organizational documents as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Closing
Date, (y) attaching and certifying a copy of the resolutions of its board of directors or other equivalent governing body
or any duly authorized committee thereof, or comparable authorization, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this
Amendment and (z) certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing this Amendment;

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(iii)              a certificate of good
standing or existence for each Loan Party, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization
of such Loan Party;

 

(iv)              a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Closing Date, certifying that, immediately after giving
effect to this Amendment, (x) no Default or Event of Default exists which has not otherwise been waived by this Amendment, (y)
all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects
(other than (A) those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality,
in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects, and (B) those representations and warranties
that specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse
Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all respects as of such
earlier date)) and (z) since December 5, 2014, there has been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect;

 

(v)              a favorable written
opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders, covering
matters relating to the enforceability, due authority and execution of this Amendment by the Loan Parties;

 

(vi)             that certain side letter
from the Loan Parties dated as of the date of this Amendment attaching thereto summary pages of the 2016 Budget, the detail and
supporting information having been provided to the Administrative Agent on December 4, 2015; and

 

(vii)            all such other documentation
as requested by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith.

 

(b)               Fees
and Expenses Paid. The Loan Parties shall have paid to the Administrative Agent:

 

		i.	the Amendment Fee;

 

		ii.	such other fees as the Loan Parties have previously agreed to pay
on or prior to the Amendment No. 2 Closing Date to the Administrative Agent or any of its affiliates in connection with this Amendment;
and

		iii.	the out-of-pocket costs
and expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment or the Credit Agreement (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements
of King & Spalding LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent) for which invoices (including estimated fees and expenses) have
been presented to the Loan Parties at least one day before the anticipated Amendment No. 2 Closing Date.

 

5.                 
Representations and Warranties. To induce the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent to enter into this Amendment, each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries hereby represents and warrants the following to the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent: 

 

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(a)               
Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii)
has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business,
and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified would
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)              
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and any related
Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by
all necessary organizational, and, if required, shareholder, partner or member, action. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Holdings and the Borrowers and constitutes, and each other Loan Document and Related Transaction Document to which
any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of such
Loan Party, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.

 

(c)               
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the other
Loan Documents to which it is a party (i) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action
by, any Governmental Authority, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) will not violate
any Requirements of Law applicable to such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental
Authority, (iii) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, material agreement or other material instrument binding
on such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to
be made by such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iv) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any
asset of such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except Liens (if any) created under the Loan Documents.

 

(d)              This Amendment has been duly executed and
delivered for the benefit of or on behalf of each Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan
Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies in general.

 

(e)              Immediately after
giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
are true and correct in all material respects (other than (A) those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified
by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all
respects and (B) those representations and warranties that specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case such representations
and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (other than those representations and warranties
that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties
were true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date)), and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
as of the date hereof.

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6.                 
Reaffirmations and Acknowledgments. 

 

		(a)	Acknowledgment of Perfection
of Security Interest. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, the security interests and liens granted
to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under each Collateral Document to which such Loan Party is a party (i) are in full
force and effect, (ii) assuming that the Administrative Agent has taken such actions as set forth in the Collateral Documents,
are properly perfected and (iii) are enforceable in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents, except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

		(b)	Reaffirmation of Obligations.
Each Loan Party hereby ratifies the Credit Agreement and acknowledges and reaffirms (i) that it is bound by all terms of
the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents applicable to it, (ii) that it is responsible for the observance and full performance
of its respective Obligations, (iii) that neither it nor any other Loan Party has any right of setoff, recoupment or other offset
with respect to any of the Obligations, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iv) that, as of December 4, 2015,
the aggregate principal balance of the outstanding Obligations under the Credit Agreement is at least $56,937,500 and that the
respective principal balances of the various Loans as of such date are not less than the following:

 

	 	Revolving Loans	$20,000,000	 
	 	Tranche A Term Loan 	$14,437,500	 
	 	Tranche B Term Loan    	$22,500,000	 

 

The foregoing amounts do not include interest, fees, expenses
and other amounts that are chargeable or otherwise reimbursable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

7.                 
Effect of Amendment.  Except as set forth expressly herein, all terms of the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute
the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of each Loan Party (to the extent such Loan Party is a party thereto) to
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. Except as set forth expressly herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this
Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, nor constitute
a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Credit
Agreement.

 

8.                 
Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the internal laws of the State of New York and all applicable federal laws of the United States of America.

 

9.                 
No Novation.  This Amendment is not intended by the parties to be, and shall
not be construed to be, a novation of the Credit Agreement or an accord and satisfaction in regard thereto.

 

10.             
Costs and Expenses. The Loan Parties agree to pay on demand all reasonable,
out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of outside counsel for the Administrative
Agent with respect thereto.

 

11.             
Release.  Each Loan Party hereby releases the Lenders and all affiliates, officers,
directors, shareholders, partners, members, agents, employees, representatives, advisors and attorneys of the Lenders from any
and all claims, causes of action, suits, debts, liens, obligations, liabilities, demands, losses, costs and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and reasonable advisors’ fees and disbursements) of any kind, character, or nature whatsoever, known
or unknown, fixed or contingent, which any Loan Party may have or claim to have as of the effective date of this Credit Agreement
or which may thereafter arise out of or be connected with any act of commission or omission of the Lenders existing or occurring
prior to the effective date of this Amendment or any instrument executed prior to the date of this Amendment including, without
limitation, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising with respect to this Amendment. The foregoing release shall be binding
upon each Loan Party and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, the release parties set forth above and each of their respective
heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. Each Loan Party covenants that it will not sue, sue further, or otherwise
prosecute in any way any claim, person, or entity released in the foregoing release on account of or otherwise relating to any
claims or causes of action released herein.

 

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12.             
Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto
in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed
to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or by
electronic mail in pdf form shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

 

13.             
Binding Nature. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto, their respective successors, successors-in-titles, and assigns.

 

 

14.             
Entire Understanding. This Amendment sets forth the entire understanding of
the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and shall supersede any prior negotiations or agreements, whether written
or oral, with respect thereto.

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment
to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

	BORROWERS:	DAKOTA PLAINS TRANSLOADING, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Gabriel G. Claypool
	 	 	Name:   Gabriel G. Claypool

Title:     President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	DAKOTA PLAINS SAND, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Gabriel G. Claypool
	 	 	Name:   Gabriel G. Claypool

Title:     President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	DAKOTA PLAINS MARKETING, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Gabriel G. Claypool
	 	 	Name:   Gabriel G. Claypool

Title:     President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	HOLDINGS:	DAKOTA PLAINS HOLDINGS, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Gabriel G. Claypool
	 	 	Name:   Gabriel G. Claypool

Title:     President
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	SUBSIDIARY LOAN PARTIES:	DPTS MARKETING LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Timothy R. Brady
	 	 	Name:   Timothy R. Brady

Title:     Treasurer
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	DAKOTA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Timothy R. Brady
	 	 	Name:   Timothy R. Brady

Title:     Treasurer

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

	 	DPTS SAND, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Timothy R. Brady
	 	 	Name:   Timothy R. Brady

Title:     Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

	 	SUNTRUST BANK,
	 	as the Administrative Agent and as a Lender 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Janet
    R. Naifeh
	 	 	Name:   Janet R. Naifeh

Title:     Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

Exhibit A

 

 

		1.	Any
Default or Event of Default arising under Section 8.1(c) of the Credit Agreement related to any failure of any representation
or warranty of the Loan Parties in Section 4.4 (with respect to there not being any changes with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries
since December 5, 2014 which have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) or Section 4.5(a) (with
respect to there not being any reasonable possibility of an adverse determination in any litigation, investigation or proceeding
that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect), solely to the
extent that such representations or warranties would not be true as a result of the World Fuels Disputed Claims.
	 	 	 
		2.	Any
Default or Event of Default arising under Section 8.1(f) of the Credit Agreement related to any action by World Fuels to either
(a) disaffirm the Subordination Agreement, (b) accelerate all or any part of the Permitted Subordinated Obligations or (c) declare
such obligations to be due and payable or required to be prepaid or redeemed, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof
as a result of the World Fuels Disputed Claims.
	 	 	 
		3.	Any
Default or Event of Default arising under Section 8.1(g) of the Credit Agreement related to failure of the Loan Parties to make
the Operational Override Payments, payments on the Railcar Leases or any other payment to World Fuels, in each case to the extent
that such failure is related to World Fuels Disputed Claims.

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