Document:

Exhibit 104(b)

		

			Exhibit 10.4(b)

		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO OPERATIONAL SERVICES AND SECONDMENT AGREEMENT
		

		
			THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO OPERATIONAL SERVICES AND SECONDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of January 4, 2016, and dated effective as of January 1, 2016 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Green Plains Inc., an Iowa corporation (“GPRE”) and Green Plains Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GP”).  GPRE and GP are sometimes herein referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the Operational Services and Secondment Agreement effective July 1, 2015, between the Parties (the “Agreement”) on the terms and conditions set forth herein. Terms used herein not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises of the parties and covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
		

		
			Exhibit A “Partnership Assets” is replaced in its entirety with the Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 
		

		
			 
		

		
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		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						GREEN PLAINS INC.

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Signature:

					
					
						/s/ Jerry L. Peters

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Print Name:

					
					
						Jerry L. Peters

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Chief Financial Officer

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						GREEN PLAINS HOLDINGS LLC

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Signature:

					
					
						/s/ Jerry L. Peters

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Print Name:

					
					
						Jerry L. Peters

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Chief Financial Officer

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

 

		

			 

		

		

			 

		

		
		

		
			EXHIBIT A
		

		
			Partnership Assets
		

		
			The Partnership Assets consist of all above and below-ground equipment, facilities and improvements owned (in whole or in part) or leased by any Partnership Entities, or with respect to which any of the Partnership Entities have the right and/or obligation to operate and/or maintain, at each of the following locations (including each of the railcar assets):
		

		
			Terminals
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Entity

					
					
						Terminal Address

				
	
					
						BBTL, LLC

					
					
						1220 Brock Industrial Dr.

					
						Birmingham, AL 35208

				
	
					
						Birmingham BioEnergy Partners, LLC

					
					
						1904 16th Street North

					
						Birmingham, AL 35204

				
	
					
						BlendStar LLC

					
					
						n/a

				
	
					
						Bossier City BioEnergy Partners, LLC

					
					
						4800 Viking Dr.

					
						Bossier City, LA 71111

				
	
					
						Collins BioEnergy Partners, LLC

					
					
						4556 Highway 49 North

					
						Mount Olive, MS 39119

				
	
					
						Green Plains Capital Company LLC

					
					
						n/a

				
	
					
						Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC

					
					
						See Ethanol Storage location Annex Below 

				
	
					
						Green Plains Logistics LLC

					
					
						n/a

				
	
					
						Green Plains Operating Company LLC

					
					
						n/a

				
	
					
						Green Plains Partners LP

					
					
						n/a

				
	
					
						Green Plains Trucking II LLC

					
					
						None

				
	
					
						Little Rock BioEnergy Partners, LLC

					
					
						324 North Buckeye

					
						North Little Rock, AR 72114

				
	
					
						Louisville BioEnergy Partners, LLC

					
					
						3601 Ralph Avenue

					
						Louisville, KY 40211

				
	
					
						Nashville BioEnergy Partners, LLC

					
					
						1830 Linder Industrial Dr.

					
						Nashville, TN 37209

					
						 

					
						4900 Centennial Blvd.

					
						Nashville, TN 37209

				
	
					
						Oklahoma City BioEnergy Partners, LLC

					
					
						435 North Sunnylane Road

					
						Del City, OK 73117

				

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

 

		

			 

		

		

			 

		

		
		

		
			Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC Locations Annex:
		

		
			 
		

		
			87950 Hillcrest Road
		

		
			Atkinson, NE 68713
		

		
			 
		

		
			49131 US Hwy 20 
		

		
			O’Neill, Nebraska 68763
		

		
			 
		

		
			1441 South Adams Street
		

		
			Bluffton, IN 46714
		

		
			 
		

		
			214 20th Street
		

		
			Central City, NE  68826
		

		
			 
		

		
			1125 Bixby Road
		

		
			Fairmont, MN 56031
		

		
			 
		

		
			4300 County Road 8
		

		
			Hereford, TX 79045
		

		
			 
		

		
			701 S. 6th Avenue
		

		
			Hopewell, VA 23860
		

		
			 
		

		
			1660 428th Street
		

		
			Lakota, IA 50451
		

		
			 
		

		
			11440 Cemetery Road
		

		
			Riga, MI 49276 (Physical Address)
		

		
			 
		

		
			1918 McDonald Road
		

		
			Rives TN 38253
		

		
			 
		

		
			48267 Val-E Road
		

		
			Ord, NE 68862
		

		
			 
		

		
			24096 - 170th Avenue
		

		
			Fergus Falls, MN 56537-7518
		

		
			 
		

		
			4124 Airport Road
		

		
			Shenandoah IA 51601
		

		
			 
		

		
			1495 320th Ave
		

		
			Superior IA 51363
		

		
			 
		

		
			7874 South 140th Road
		

		
			Wood River, NE 68883-9300
		

		 

 

		

			 

		

		

			 

		

		
		

		
			Storage Tanks
		

		
			30 ethanol storage facilities and the real property related thereto at the following locations: 
		

		
			Atkinson, Nebraska
		

		
			O’Neill, Nebraska
		

		
			Bluffton, Indiana
		

		
			Central City, Nebraska
		

		
			Fairmont, Minnesota
		

		
			Hereford, Texas
		

		
			Hopewell, Virginia
		

		
			Lakota, Iowa
		

		
			Obion, Tennessee
		

		
			Ord, Nebraska
		

		
			Fergus Falls, Minnesota
		

		
			Riga, Michigan
		

		
			Shenandoah, Iowa
		

		
			Superior, Iowa
		

		
			Wood River, Nebraska
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Railcars
		

		
			Approximately 2,500 leased railcarsExhibit 106(b)

		

			Exhibit 10.6(b)

		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ETHANOL STORAGE AND THROUGHPUT AGREEMENT
		

		
			THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ETHANOL STORAGE AND THROUGHPUT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of January 4, 2016, and effective as of January 1, 2016 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC (the “Operator”) and Green Plains Trade Group LLC (the “Customer”).  Customer and Operator are sometimes referred to in this Agreement as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.” 
		

		
			WHEREAS, Operator wishes to amend the Ethanol Storage and Throughput Agreement effective July 1, 2015, between the Parties (the “Agreement”) on the terms and conditions set forth herein. Terms used herein not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement;
		

		
			WHEREAS, Operator now owns, operates and maintains 14 ethanol storage terminals as described on Exhibit G (each such terminal, a “Terminal” and collectively, the “Terminals”) at 14 ethanol plants described in Exhibit H which provide handling storage and throughput of denatured, fuel grade ethanol and have an aggregate shell capacity of 31.79 million gallons, which allows Operator to (a) receive deliveries of ethanol from various receipt point(s) from Customer’s Ethanol Production Facilities (as defined herein), (b) to store ethanol, (c) redeliver and load ethanol at various loading and/or delivery point(s), and (d) redeliver ethanol via pipeline to various other delivery points;
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises of the parties and covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
		

		
			1.Section 1.f. of the Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:
		

		
			f.Minimum Throughput Capacity: Operator will provide an aggregate throughput capacity at the Terminals for Customer each calendar quarter in the amount of 290 million U.S. gallons (the “Minimum Throughput Capacity”), such volumes to be allocated among each of the Terminals as described in Exhibit G (each Terminal’s allocated portion, the “Specified Terminal Throughput Capacity”).  Customer will exclusively deliver to the Terminals all of the ethanol produced by the Ethanol Production Facilities; provided, however, this obligation shall not prevent Customer from delivering up to a maximum of 2% of alcohol and non-transportation fuels to other terminal facilities. Customer shall have the right to deliver up to the Minimum Throughput Capacity (on a system-wide basis) to the Terminals each calendar month during the term subject to all other terms and conditions in this Agreement, on a take-or-pay basis.  Customer may have additional Product available to ship during a calendar quarter and will notify Operator of such Product availability using the Nomination and Scheduling Procedures set forth in Exhibit B.  Operator will use its best efforts to accommodate additional Product at a Terminal over and above the Specified Terminal Throughput Capacity; provided, however, that if the storage capacity at any of the Terminals is insufficient to maintain storage for at least six days of the expected production of the Customer’s Ethanol Production Facility adjacent to such Terminal, Customer and Operator will negotiate the terms of providing service above such level, including the potential construction of additional capacity. 
		

		
			2.Section 2.a. of the Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:
		

		
			a.MTVC: For each calendar quarter during the Term, Customer shall be obligated to tender for delivery to the Terminals and to nominate Customer Product for delivery, a minimum volume of 246.5 million gallons of Customer Product (the “Minimum Throughput Volume Commitment” or “MTVC”), such volumes to be allocated among each of the Terminals as described in Exhibit G (the “Terminal Throughput Volume Commitment” or “TTVC”).
		

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

 

		

			 

		

		3.Exhibits G and H are replaced in their entirety with the Exhibits G and H attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 
		

		
			4.Section 17 of the Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:  
		

		
			17.Amendment and Waiver.  Except as otherwise provided herein, no modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective against either party unless such modification, amendment or waiver is approved in writing and countersigned by each party hereto.  The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.  The addition of any person as a party to this Agreement shall not constitute a modification or amendment to any provision of this Agreement. The parties may amend the Agreement with just the addition of an additional Exhibit G and Exhibit H, signed by the Parties, when Operator has added storage capacity for which Customer has agreed to use Operator to provide storage and throughput services pursuant to the terms hereof.
		

		
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		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						OPERATOR: GREEN PLAINS ETHANOL STORAGE LLC

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Signature:

					
					
						/s/ Jerry L. Peters

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Print Name:

					
					
						Jerry L. Peters

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Chief Financial Officer

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						CUSTOMER: GREEN PLAINS TRADE GROUP LLC

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Signature:

					
					
						/s/ Jerry L. Peters

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Print Name:

					
					
						Jerry L. Peters

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Chief Financial Officer

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

 

		

			 

		

		
		

		
			EXHIBIT G
TERMINAL DESCRIPTION
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Location/Terminals

					
					
						Minimum Throughput 

					
						(mmg per calendar quarter)

					
					
						Ethanol Storage Capacity

					
						(mmg)

					
					
						Tank Bottoms

					
						(in gallons)

				
	
					
						Atkinson, Nebraska

					9.38 
					2.074 
					363,000 
				
	
					
						Bluffton, Indiana

					27.90 
					3.000 
					277,170 
				
	
					
						Central City, Nebraska

					22.75 
					2.250 
					300,000 
				
	
					
						Fairmont, Minnesota

					21.56 
					3.124 
					275,000 
				
	
					
						Hereford, Texas

					21.25 
					4.406 
					642,600 
				
	
					
						Hopewell, Virginia

					12.75 
					
					
						.761

					166,600 
				
	
					
						Lakota, Iowa

					18.75 
					2.500 
					300,000 
				
	
					
						Obion, Tennessee

					27.96 
					3.000 
					250,000 
				
	
					
						Ord, Nebraska

					11.00 
					1.550 
					150,000 
				
	
					
						Otter Tail, Minnesota

					9.75 
					2.000 
					250,000 
				
	
					
						Riga, Michigan

					13.95 
					1.239 
					190,000 
				
	
					
						Shenandoah, Iowa

					15.11 
					1.524 
					150,000 
				
	
					
						Superior, Iowa

					11.10 
					1.238 
					228,000 
				
	
					
						Wood River, Nebraska

					23.29 
					3.124 
					280,000 
				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

 

		

			 

		

		EXHIBIT H
ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITIES
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
						Ethanol Production Plant Location

				
	
					
						Atkinson, Nebraska

				
	
					
						Bluffton, Indiana

				
	
					
						Central City, Nebraska

				
	
					
						Fairmont, Minnesota

				
	
					
						Hereford, Texas

				
	
					
						Hopewell, Virginia

				
	
					
						Lakota, Iowa

				
	
					
						Obion, Tennessee

				
	
					
						Ord, Nebraska

				
	
					
						Otter Trail, Minnesota

				
	
					
						Riga, Michigan

				
	
					
						Shenandoah, Iowa

				
	
					
						Superior, Iowa

				
	
					
						Wood River, Nebraska

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