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Third Amendment to Promissory Note with Reliance Trust Company

 EXHIBIT 10.1 
 February 7, 2012 
 THIRD AMENDMENT TO PROMISSORY NOTE

 This Third Amendment to Promissory Note (this “Amendment”) is to be effective as of the close of business
March 11, 2012, or as otherwise stated herein. 
 WHEREAS, the undersigned are parties to that certain
Promissory Note (as the same has been and may be hereafter renewed, amended, modified, or extended, the “Note”) dated as of March 12, 2009 in the original amount of $12,910,386.14, made by WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
(“Weingarten”), a Texas real estate investment trust, and payable to the order of RELIANCE TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee of the Master Nonqualified Plan Trust (“Trust”) under the Weingarten Realty Investors Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan (“SERP”) and Weingarten Realty Investors Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan (“Reliance”); and 
 WHEREAS, the scheduled maturity date of the Note is March 12, 2012; and 
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to extend the maturity date under the Note to a date one year from the date of its currently-scheduled maturity; and 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Note to reflect this change and desire to memorialize the outstanding balance
due under the Note as of March 11, 2012; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed: 

 

	1.	 The second paragraph of the Note shall be revised to be and read as follows: 

 

	 	“The	 entire unpaid balance of the Note, including accrued interest, shall be due and payable March 12, 2013.” 

 

	2.	 As of the close of business March 11, 2012, the balance due under the Note, including accrued interest, is $12,918,228.26.

 In all other respects, the Note is hereby ratified and confirmed. 

This instrument may be executed by the parties individually or in combination, in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an
original and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Individuals authorized to enter into this amendment on behalf of Weingarten are identified on Exhibit A hereto. 

  
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	 RELIANCE TRUST COMPANY

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Wade Fox

	 Its (Title):
	 	 Sr. Vice President

	 Date:
	 	 February 15, 2012

  

			
	 WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Stephen C. Richter

	 Its (Title):
	 	  

	 Date:
	 	 February 15, 2012

  
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 Exhibit A 
 Individuals Authorized to Enter into the Third Amendment to Promissory Note 
 on
behalf of Weingarten 
 Andrew M. Alexander 
 Stephen C. Richter 

  
 3Fourth Amendment to the Weingarten Realty Retirement Plan dated March 2, 2012

 EXHIBIT 10.2 
 Fourth Amendment to the 
 Weingarten Realty Retirement Plan

 R E C I T A L S: 
 A. WHEREAS, Weingarten Realty Investors (the “Employer”) has previously established the Weingarten Realty Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of those
employees who qualify thereunder and for their Beneficiaries; and 
 B. WHEREAS, the Employer wishes to
amend the Plan’s definition of “Earnings” and has prepared this Fourth Amendment to the Plan for such purpose; and 
 C. WHEREAS, the Employer has the power and authority to amend the Plan pursuant to Section 16.1 of the Plan; 

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 16.1 of the Plan, the following amendment is hereby made and shall be
effective as provided herein: 
 The first two paragraphs of Section 1.1(p) of the Plan are hereby amended, to be and
read as follows, effective as of May 1, 2012: 
 The “Earnings” of a Participant for any
Earnings Computation Period means the amount reported under Sections 6041, 6051, and 6052 (“Wages, Tips and Other Compensation” Box on Form W-2) and paid during the Earnings Computation Period. Earnings is defined as wages within the
meaning of Code Section 3401(a) and all other payments of compensation to an Employee by the Employer (in the course of the Employer’s trade or business) for which the Employer is required to furnish the Employee a written statement under
Code Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3), and 6052. Earnings must be determined without regard to any rules under Code Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services
performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items of compensation shall not be included in a Participant’s Earnings: (i) automobile allowance;
(ii) proceeds from the exercise of non-qualified stock options; (iii) proceeds from the exercise of incentive stock options (whether such exercise is a disqualifying disposition or otherwise); (iv) restricted stock dividend income;
(v) restricted stock vested income; (vi) all forms of compensation paid after termination of employment (e.g., severance pay, vacation pay) other than compensation earned for services provided prior to the date of termination of
employment; (vii) distributions from any non-qualified deferred compensation plan; (viii) personal use of company vehicle; and (ix) market bonus. 
 In addition to the foregoing, Earnings include any amount that would have been included in the foregoing description but for the Participant’s election to defer payment of such amount under Code
Sections 402(e)(3) (certain pre-tax elective deferrals), 402(h)(1) (certain pre-tax deferrals to a simplified employee pension plan), 403(b) (certain employee deferrals under a tax-deferred annuity plan or contract), 408(p)(2)(A)(i) (simple
retirement account), 125 (cafeteria plan deductions), 132(f)(4) (qualified transportation fringe benefits), or 457 (certain deferred compensation plans). 

  
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused the Plan to be amended by this Fourth Amendment this 2nd day of March, 2012, to be effective as stated herein. 

 

			
	 WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Stephen C. Richter

	 Name:
	 	 Stephen C. Richter

	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President/
 Chief Financial Officer

  
 2Form of Employee Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 FORM OF 
 EMPLOYEE NON-COMPETITION AND 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT 
 This Employee Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement (“Agreement”) is made between REG MARKETING & LOGISTICS GROUP, LLC, an Iowa corporation (the “Employer”) and
                    (“Employee”). 
 RECITALS: 
 A. The Employer and Employee are entering into or continuing an
already existing “at will” employment relationship. 
 B. The parties wish to set out certain further terms and
conditions of Employee’s employment, whether with Employer, or an Affiliate of Employer as defined hereafter (the Employer and its Affiliates herein collectively the “Company”), the parties recognizing that the Employee may at times
be employed by an Affiliate of Employer. 
 C. The Company’s special knowledge base, skills and competence in the biofuels
and renewable chemicals industries are critical to its growth. 
 D. The Company’s growth and competitiveness in the
biofuels and renewable chemicals industries depend on its exclusive possession of, and the non-public nature of, its “Confidential Information” (as hereinafter defined). 

E. The Company is engaged in research, development, procurement, sales, marketing, transportation and production of biofuels and
renewable chemicals, feedstocks therefore and by-products thereof, and the ownership, lease, acquisition, financing, construction and operation of biofuels and renewable chemicals facilities, both nationally and internationally (the
“Biofuels/Renewable Chemicals Business”). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of such future or continuing employment
relationship, and the agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows: 
 1. Covenant Not To Compete. Employee shall not, during Employee’s employment with the Company and for twenty-four (24) months thereafter, without the prior written consent of the
Company, directly or indirectly, own (other than passive investments in publicly traded companies where such investment does not exceed more than one percent (1%) of the total outstanding shares or other equity interests of such company),
manage, operate, control, be employed by, participate in, advise or be connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation or control of a Competing Business. The covenants of Employee contained in this paragraph 1 shall apply to each
State and Country in which the Company, either directly or indirectly through Employer or an Affiliate of Employer, conducted its business or otherwise offered any goods, products 

 
or services related to its business, which shall include all States in the United States of America, which Employee represents and warrants is the minimum geographical area in which the Company
is presently operating and intending to operate. 
 Competing Business is defined as a business engaged in the manufacture, development, sale,
or marketing of biodiesel or renewable diesel or any other product or service (a) actively manufactured, developed, sold, or marketed by the Company during Employee’s employment period, so long as it remains so manufactured, developed,
sold, or marketed by the Company or (b) which the Company has taken, and continues to take, substantial steps to prepare to test, manufacture, research, develop, fund, sell, market or otherwise target or pursue as a special project or
initiative in which the Employee had direct or indirect managerial or supervisory responsibility, as of the Employee’s termination date. For the avoidance of doubt, employment with, or other provision of services to, an entity or other person
that engages in a Competing Business shall not constitute the engagement by Employee in a Competing Business so long as Employee is not involved in activities constituting, and does not in any way assist or advise, directly or indirectly, a
Competing Business. 
 2. Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Etc. Employee shall not for a
period of twenty-four (24) months after Employee’s employment with the Company ceases, in any manner, directly or indirectly, solicit the services or employment or engage the services or employ anyone who is then (or who was within the six
months prior thereto) an employee of the Company or, in connection with a Competing Business, contact or solicit any of the Company’s then past, present or identified potential customers, suppliers or strategic partners or any such customer,
supplier, or strategic partner of any facility managed by the Company. 
 3. Confidential Information. Employee shall not during
or after Employee’s employment with the Company, in any manner, directly or indirectly, use or disclose to any third party any Confidential Information except as required in the course of performance of Employee’s employment with the
Company and as authorized by the Company in writing. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “Confidential Information” shall be deemed to include, but not limited to, trade secrets, proprietary information, research and data,
operating and marketing information, techniques and procedures, customer lists, employee lists, supplier lists, training manuals and procedures, business plans, projections and strategies, pricing information and financial reports of the Company or
any of its predecessors, West Central Cooperative, REG, LLC (fka Renewable Energy Group, LLC) and InterWest, L.C. (the “Predecessors”), in any form, which are not generally known to the public. 

4. Creations. Employee acknowledges that Employee may conceive of or otherwise create ideas, inventions, original works of authorship,
product designs, logos, brand names, trade or service marks, and/or other similar or related items during the course of Employee’s employment (“Creations”). To the extent that any such Creations relate to the Company’s or
Predecessors’ business or their customers or customer’s business, Employee hereby assigns to the Company all rights, titles and interests in any such Creations, including, without limitation, all patent, trade secret, trademark, service
mark, trade dress, copyright and other intellectual property and similar or related rights. 

  
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 During the term of Employee’s employment by the Company and for the period of one
(1) year following termination of employment by Employer and any of its Affiliates with or without cause, employee shall promptly disclose in writing to the Company all such intellectual property and other similar or related rights conceived or
made by Employee, either solely or in concert with others. 
 Employee shall, at the Company’s request and expense, execute
specific assignments to any and all such intellectual property and other similar or related rights and execute, acknowledge and deliver such other documents and take all such further action as may be requested by the Company, at any time during or
subsequent to the period of Employee’s employment with the Company, to obtain, procure, prosecute, transfer, assign, enforce, or defend any and all national or international intellectual property and/or other similar or related rights assigned
hereby to the Company. 
 5. Scope; Injunction. Employee agrees that the covenants contained in this Agreement are reasonable in
scope, area and duration and are necessary in furtherance of the legitimate interests of the Company in protecting its business. Employee represents and warrants that Employee has available to Employee sufficient other means of support and that
observance of the covenants contained in this paragraph will not deprive Employee of the ability to earn a livelihood or to support Employee’s dependents. In the event of the breach of this Agreement, Employee acknowledges and agrees that
irreparable injury will result to the Company and that injunctive relief to restrain the violation of this Agreement is appropriate in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity, all remedies being
cumulative and not exclusive. In addition, Employee shall defend, indemnify and hold the Company and its directors, officers, shareholders, employees and agents, harmless from and against any claim, demand, proceeding, loss, liability, damage, cost
or expense, including court costs and attorneys’ fees, arising in connection with or resulting from any breach of warranty, misrepresentation or nonfulfillment of any agreement on the part of Employee under this Agreement whether that claim,
demand or proceeding is brought by the Employer, an Affiliate of Employer or a third party. 
 6. No Guarantee of Employment. This
Agreement does not confer upon Employee any rights to continue in the employ or service of the Company. Except as may be provided in a separate written agreement, Employee’s employment with or service for the Company is “at will” and
Company or Employee may terminate Employee’s employment at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without cause or notice. 
 7.
Salary Continuation. In the event of the termination by the Company of Employee’s employment with the Company without “cause” (as defined in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as such plan
may be further amended from time to time, or any successor thereto), the Company shall continue to pay Employee’s base compensation at the rate in effect upon termination in accordance with

  
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the Company’s normal payroll practices (the “Salary Continuation”) until terminated by the Company upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Employee; provided,
however, Employee’s obligations in paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof shall terminate effective upon the termination date of the Salary Continuation; and, provided further, the Salary Continuation shall in no event continue beyond twenty-four
(24) months after termination of Employee’s employment. In addition, as part of any such Salary Continuation, Company agrees to provide or reimburse Employee for up to $7,500 of job outplacement services during the twelve (12) month
period following termination of employment. 
 8. Change of Employer. Employee acknowledges that in the event Employee’s
employment changes from Employer to an Affiliate of Employer, that such change of employment shall be considered to be an assignment of this Agreement to such new employer, consented to by Employee without further action on Employee’s part.
Employee acknowledges that the Employer and any Affiliate of Employer subsequently employing Employee shall have the right to enforce any rights hereunder. Actions which may be taken by the Company hereunder may be exercised by the President of the
Employer (or of any Affiliate of Employer subsequently employing the Employee). 
 9. Miscellaneous. This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matters hereof, and supersedes all negotiations, preliminary agreements and all prior and contemporaneous discussions and understandings of the parties in connection with the
subject matters hereof. No amendment, waiver, change or modification of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed or initialed by each of the parties hereto. Waiver of any
provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of future compliance therewith and such provision shall remain in full force and effect. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If, for any reason, a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable as written,
but that by limiting such provision it would become valid, legal and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written and shall be construed and enforced as so limited. In addition, in the event a court determines any provision of this
Agreement unenforceable under the laws of its jurisdiction, this Agreement shall not be deemed unenforceable under the laws and regulations of any other jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the state of Iowa without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any United States Federal court sitting in Iowa in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or any agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby, and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims and counterclaims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such United States
Federal court. Each of the parties irrevocably waives any objection, including without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any
such action or proceeding in such respective jurisdictions. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding brought in any court in or of the

  
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State of Iowa by the delivery of copies of such process to each party at its address specified herein or by certified mail directed to such address. Words and phrases herein shall be construed as
in the singular or plural number and as masculine, feminine or neuter gender, according to the context. The titles or captions of paragraphs of this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered a part hereof
for purposes of interpreting or applying this Agreement and such titles or captions do not define, limit, extend, explain or describe the meaning, scope or extent of this Agreement or any of its terms or conditions. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the Employee, Employer and
Employer’s Affiliates who may subsequently employ Employee (and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns), any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and in making proof hereof, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one
such counterpart. 
 “Affiliate” means, for purposes of this Agreement, Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (if not the
Employer), and any corporation, limited liability company or other entity directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with, Renewable Energy Group, Inc. as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the
determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to
any entity, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise. 

10. Section 409A. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: 

(a) This section is intended to help ensure that compensation to Employee pursuant to this Agreement either is paid in compliance with,
or is exempt from, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”). For the purposes of determining when amounts otherwise
payable on account of Employee’s termination of employment under this Agreement will be paid, which amounts become due because of Employee’s termination of employment, “termination of employment” or words of similar import, as
used in this Agreement, shall be construed as the date that the Employee first incurs a “separation from service” for purposes of Section 409A on or following termination of employment. 

(b) If at the time of Employee’s separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A, Employee is a “specified
employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and if any payment that Employee becomes entitled to under this Agreement is considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A(a), then no such payment shall be payable
prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) six months and 

  
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one day after Employee’s date of termination, and (ii) Employee’s death, and the initial Payment shall include a catch-up amount covering amounts that would otherwise have been
paid during the first six-month period but for the application of this Section 10. For purposes of the application of Section 409A, each Salary Continuation payment under Section 7 shall constitute a separate payment. 

(c) The parties intend that this Agreement will be administered in accordance with Section 409A. The parties agree that this
Agreement may be amended, as reasonably requested by either party, as may be necessary to fully comply with Section 409A in order to preserve the payments provided hereunder, without additional cost to either party. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer and Employee have executed this Agreement on the dates set forth below their respective signatures.

  

									
	REG MARKETING & LOGISTICS GROUP, LLC	  		  	EMPLOYEE
				
	By	  	  
	  		  	  

					
	Dated:	  	  
	  		  	Dated:	  	  

  
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