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Exhibit 10.3

		

			Exhibit 10.3

		

		
			FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
		

		
			CREDIT AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			            THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into to be effective as of September 28, 2012 (the “Effective Date”), among GREEN PLAINS CENTRAL CITY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GPCC”), GREEN PLAINS HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings” and together with GPCC the “Borrower”), AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, PCA (“AgStar”) and the other commercial, banking or financial institutions whose signatures appear on the signature pages hereof or which hereafter become parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Banks”), and AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, PCA, and its successors and assigns, as Administrative Agent for itself and the other Banks (“Agent”).  
		

		
			 
		

		
			RECITALS
		

		
			 
		

		
			            A.            Borrower, Agent, and the Banks entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of July 2, 2009, a First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 2010, a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2011, a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2011, and a Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2012 (together, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) under which the Banks agreed to extend certain financial accommodations to Borrower.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			            B.              At the request of Borrower, the Banks have agreed to make certain modifications to the Credit Agreement, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Amendment.
		

		
			 
		

		
			            C.            All terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			            NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.        Credit Agreement Amendments.  As of the Effective Date, 
		

		
			 
		

		
			a.        Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions:  
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Fine Grind Equipment” means the “Fine Grind System” installed by ICM on the Real Property per the Fine Grind System, Technical Proposal between ICM and GPCC dated ____________, ______.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Fine Grind Equipment Lien” means the purchase money security interest granted to ICM in the Fine Grind Equipment.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“ICM” means ICM, Inc., a Kansas corporation. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			b.        Section 2.02(g)  of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

		

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		(g)            Repayment of Term Loan.   Beginning on the first (1st) day of June 2011, (the “Amortization Date”), and continuing on each Monthly Payment Date thereafter until the Maturity Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Banks equal monthly payments of principal and accrued interest in such amounts as would be required to fully amortize the entire outstanding principal balance of the Term Note, together with accrued interest thereon, over a period commencing on the Amortization Date and ending on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Closing Date. The outstanding principal balance, together with all accrued interest, if not paid sooner, shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date.  In addition to all other payments of principal and interest required under this Agreement and this Term Note, GPCC shall annually remit to the Agent for the account of the Banks the Excess Cash Flow Payment pursuant to Section 2.20.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Fixed Charged Coverage Ratio is less than 1.00 to 1.00 at any time after December 31, 2013, as measured in accordance with Section 5.01(e), and there exists no other Event of Default, principal payments due on the Term Loan may be suspended by the Borrowers for a period of six months from the time that the Agent is notified of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.      
		

		
			 
		

		
			c.         Section 2.04(e)  of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)            Making the Advances.  Each Revolving Line of Credit Advance shall be made by GPCC delivering a Request for Advance (and upon request of the Agent a pro forma Borrowing Base Certificate certified as of the date of the Request for Advance) to the Agent specifying the amount of such Advance.  Each Request for Advance and Borrowing Base Certificate, if applicable, must be delivered to the Agent before 12:00 P.M. (Minneapolis, Minnesota time) on a Business Day which is at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Revolving Line of Credit Advance; provided however that no such Revolving Line of Credit Advance shall be made while an Event of Default exists or if the interest rate for such LIBOR Rate loan would exceed the Maximum Rate.  Any Request for Advance received by the Agent after 12:00 P.M. (Minneapolis,  Minnesota time) on a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received and be effective on the next Business Day.  The amount of the Revolving Line of Credit Advance requested from the Banks shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be made available to GPCC by:  (i) depositing the same, in same day funds, in an account of GPCC; or (ii) wire transferring such funds to a Person or Persons designated by GPCC in writing.
		

		
			 
		

		
			d.         Section 2.04(j)  of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(j)            Funding of Advances.  Upon receipt by the Agent from GPCC of any Request for Advance for any Revolving Line of Credit Advance and Borrowing Base Certificate (which may be in a pro forma format if not otherwise required in Section 5.01(c)), if applicable, the Agent shall promptly notify GPCC and the other Banks as to the amount to be paid as a result of such Request for Advance.  Not later than 12:00 P.M. (Minneapolis,  Minnesota time) on the applicable payment date each Bank will make available to the Agent, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the amount to be paid as a result of such Request for Advance.
		

		
			 
		

		
			e.         Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

		

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		Section 2.08.            Adjustments to Interest Rate.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Notes, or the other Loan Documents, after the end of Borrowers’ 2013 fiscal year end, the rate of interest under any Loan which bears interest at a variable rate, shall be adjusted according to the following schedule should the Tangible Owner’s Equity of GPCC, achieve the levels set forth below:
		

		
			 
		

		
			            Tangible Owner’s Equity                                                Interest Rate
		

		
			 
		

		
			            Greater than or equal to 50.00%                                                Applicable Rate less 50
		

		
			                                                                                    basis points
		

		
			
		

		
			Upon delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(i) for each fiscal year end, beginning with the Borrowers’ 2013 fiscal year end, the rate of interest for any Loan which bears interest at a variable rate shall automatically be adjusted in accordance with the Tangible Owner’s Equity set forth therein and the rates set forth above. Such automatic adjustment to the rate of interest shall take effect as of the first Business Day of the month following the month in which the Agent received the related financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(i).  
		

		
			 
		

		
			f.        Section 3.02(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)             In the case of a Revolving Line of Credit, GPCC shall have submitted to the Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate (which may be in a pro forma format if not otherwise required in Section 5.01(c)) certifying the information thereon, if requested by the Agent;  
		

		
			 
		

		
			g.         Section 5.01(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ii)            As soon as available, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the end of each month, unaudited monthly financial statements of GPCC, prepared in accordance with GAAP (except for the omission of footnotes and for the effect of normal year-end audit adjustments). Each of such financial statements shall (i) be prepared in reasonable detail and in comparative form, including a comparison of actual performance to the budget for such month and year-to-date, delivered to Agent under Subsection 5.01(c)(vi) below, and (ii) include a balance sheet, a statement of income for such month and for the period year-to-date and information on intercompany accounts. Such monthly statements shall be certified by an authorized officer of GPCC, and be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate which:  (A) states that no Event of Default, and no event or condition that but for the passage of time, the giving of notice or both would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred or is in existence; and (B) shows in reasonable detail the calculation of, and GPCC’s compliance with, each of the covenants contained in this Section 5.01;  
		

		
			 
		

		
			h.         Section 5.01(c)(vi) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(vi)            as soon as available but in no event later than 30 days after the end of each month, the GPCC’s Key Activity Report (“KAR”)  for the immediately preceding calendar month setting forth corn inputs, ethanol output, distillers grain output, corn oil output, and natural gas usage, together with such additional production information as reasonably requested by the Agent;  
		

		
			 
		

		
			i.         Section 5.01(c)(ix) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		

		

		 

		

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			(ix)            as soon as available but in no event later than 30  Business Days after the end of each month, an intercompany accounts receivable report for the immediately preceding month setting forth all accounts receivable owed to or from Green Plains Trade Group, LLC, or Green Plains Commodities, LLC or any other Affiliate of GPCC; 
		

		
			 
		

		
			j.         Section 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to include the following additional subsection:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(xviii)            as soon as available but in no event later than 30 Business Days after the execution thereof, copies of  Material Contracts with Affiliates and all amendments thereto, if any, and any Material Contracts, including the Fine Grind Equipment.
		

		
			 
		

		
			k.         Section 5.01(e)  of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  Achieve and maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.15 to 1.00 on December 31, 2013 and continually thereafter.  Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be measured at the end of each fiscal year. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			l.         Section 5.02(a)(x), the following subsection (x) is hereby added to Section 5.02(a) of the Credit Agreement:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(x)            the Fine Grind Equipment Lien, which lien may not without the prior express written consent of the Agent be assigned or otherwise conveyed to any other Person other than the Agent for the benefit of the Banks.
		

		
			 
		

		
			m.         Section 5.02(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Capital Expenditures.  Make any investment in fixed assets in excess of Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00), in the aggregate, during any fiscal year of the Borrowers during the term of this Agreement, provided that the costs associated with the acquisition and installation of the Fine Grind Equipment shall be excluded from the forgoing limit. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			n.         Section 5.02(e)  of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)            Indebtedness, Etc.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt or other indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or contingent, joint or several, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500,000.00, without the prior written consent of the Agent, except:  (i) the liabilities of the Borrowers to the Banks hereunder; (ii) trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities (other than Debt) arising in the ordinary course of GPCC’s business; (iii) the liabilities of GPCC described on Schedule 5.02(a); (iv) payments owed under Material Contracts; (v) contracts or agreements other than Material Contracts arising in the ordinary course of GPCC’s business; (vi) Eligible Subordinate Debt; and (vii) liabilities owed to ICM associated with the Fine Grind Equipment.    
		

		
			 
		

		
			o.        Section 5.02(k)  of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(k)            Transactions with Affiliates.  Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the 
		

		 

		

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		rendering of any service) with any Affiliate or with any governor, director, manager, officer, employee, consultant, agent, or member of GPCC or any Affiliate, except (i) transactions listed on Schedule 5.02(k), (ii) transactions in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of GPCC  and upon fair and reasonable terms which are fully disclosed to the Agent and are no less favorable to GPCC or such subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a person or entity that is not an Affiliate, and (iii) payment of compensation to members, governors, directors, managers, officers, employees, consultants and agents in the ordinary course of business for services actually rendered in their capacities as members, governors, directors, managers, officers, employees, consultants and agents, provided such compensation is reasonable and comparable with compensation paid by companies of like nature and similarly situated.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the election of the Agent, no payments may be made with respect to any items set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or an Event of Default.
		

		
			 
		

		
			p.         Section 6.01(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows: 
		

		
			 
		

		
			c.            Borrowers shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 5.01(d) or (e), or take any action as prohibited by Section 5.02; provided, however, that and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.01, in the event that Borrowers fail to comply with Sections 5.01(d) or (e) hereof, Borrowers shall have the right (“Cure Right”) at any time until the date that is five (5) days after the date the Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(ii) of this Agreement to issue equity interests for cash or otherwise receive Equity Contributions, consistent with past practices disclosed to the Agent, and in such amounts as to permit Borrowers’ compliance with such financial covenants (“Cure Amount”), and thereupon Borrowers’ compliance with Sections 5.01(d) or (e) shall be recalculated giving effect to the Cure Amount as if the cure had occurred during the fiscal period covered by the Compliance Certificate.  If, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the requirements of Sections 5.01(d) or (e) shall be satisfied, then such requirements shall be deemed satisfied for the relevant fiscal period with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith for such period, and the applicable breach or default shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement; or
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.         Effect on Credit Agreement.    Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms of the Credit Agreement shall be unaffected by this Amendment and shall remain in full force and effect.  Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights of the Banks or to affect, modify, or impair any of the rights of the Banks as provided in the Credit Agreement. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.        Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment.  The obligations of the Banks hereunder are subject to the conditions precedent that Agent shall have received the following, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent:
		

		
			 
		

		
			a.        this Amendment duly executed by Borrowers, Agent, and the Banks; 
		

		
			 
		

		
			b.        payment in cash of an amendment fee in the amount of $30,000; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			c.         all other documents, instruments, or agreements required to be delivered to Agent under the Credit Agreement and not previously delivered to Agent. 
		

		

		

		 

		

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			4.           Representations and Warranties of Borrower.  Borrowers hereby agree with, reaffirm, and acknowledge as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			a.        The execution, delivery and performance by Borrowers of this Amendment is within Borrowers’ power, has been duly authorized by all necessary action, and does not contravene:  (i) the certificates of formation or operating agreements of Borrowers; or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting Borrowers; and does not result in or require the creation of any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or with respect to any of its properties;
		

		
			 
		

		
			b.        This Amendment is, and each other Loan Document to which Borrowers are a party when delivered will be, legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrowers enforceable against Borrowers in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and by general principles of equity; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			c.        All other representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct and in full force and effect. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.            Counterparts.  It is understood and agreed that this Amendment may be executed in several counterparts each of which shall, for all purposes, be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement even though all of the parties hereto may not have executed the same counterpart of this Amendment.  Electronic delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart to this Amendment. 
		

		
			 
		

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

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
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		SIGNATURE PAGE TO
		

		
			FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
		

		
			BY AND AMONG
		

		
			GREEN PLAINS CENTRAL CITY LLC (as Borrower),  
		

		
			GREEN PLAINS HOLDINGS LLC (as Borrower),
		

		
			AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, PCA (AS AGENT), AND 
		

		
			THE BANKS
		

		
			 
		

		
			Dated to be effective as of September 28, 2012
		

		
			 
		

		
			BORROWER:
		

		
			 
		

		
			GREEN PLAINS CENTRAL CITY LLC,
		

		
			a  Delaware limited liability company
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			/s/ Jerry L. Peters_____________
		

		
			By:  Jerry L. Peters 
		

		
			Its: Chief Financial Officer 
		

		
			 
		

		
			and
		

		
			 
		

		
			GREEN PLAINS HOLDINGS LLC,
		

		
			a  Delaware limited liability company
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			/s/ Jerry L. Peters_____________
		

		
			By:  Jerry L. Peters 
		

		
			Its: Chief Financial Officer 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

		

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		SIGNATURE PAGE TO
		

		
			FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
		

		
			BY AND AMONG
		

		
			GREEN PLAINS CENTRAL CITY LLC (as Borrower),  
		

		
			GREEN PLAINS HOLDINGS LLC (as Borrower),
		

		
			AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, PCA (AS AGENT), AND 
		

		
			THE BANKS
		

		
			 
		

		
			Dated to be effective as of September 28, 2012
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			AGENT:
		

		
			 
		

		
			AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, PCA,
		

		
			as Administrative Agent
		

		
			 
		

		
			/s/ Ron Monson______________
		

		
			By: Ron Monson
		

		
			Its: Vice President
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		 

		

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			FIRST amendment to AMENDED AND RESTATED credit agreement
		

		
			This First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 16, 2012, is entered into by and between Green plains holdings ii llc, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), and COBANK, ACB, a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), with the written concurrence of the Required Lenders.
		

		
			Recitals
		

		
			The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 9, 2012 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
		

		
			The Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders agree to certain amendments to the Credit Agreement, and the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to grant such request on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Amendment.
		

		
			Accordingly, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
		

		
			Definitions.  Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
		

		
			Amendment to the Credit Agreement.    Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
		

		
			“Section 5.10          Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio. 
		

		
			The Borrower will maintain its Debt Service Coverage Ratio at not less than (a) 1.00 to 1.00 as of the end of fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2012 and (b) 1.25 to 1.00 as of the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2013 and as of the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower thereafter.”
		

		
			References.  All references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and any and all references in any other Loan Document to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
		

		
			No Other Changes.  Except as expressly set forth herein, all terms of the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect.
		

		
			Representations and Warranties.   The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties as follows:
		

		

		

		 

 

		The Borrower has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party.  This Amendment and the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, and this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party constitute the Borrower’s legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by an applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
		

		
			The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action and do not and will not (i) require any authorization, consent or approval by, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any third party, except such authorization, consent, approval, registration, declaration, filing or notice as has been obtained, accomplished or given prior to the date hereof, (ii) violate the Borrower’s Organizational Documents or any provision of any law, rule, regulation or of any order, writ, injunction or decree presently in effect having applicability to the Borrower or of the Organizational Documents of the Borrower, or (iii) result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other material agreement, lease or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower or its properties may be bound or affected.
		

		
			All of the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents, including without limitation the representations and warranties in Article IV of the Credit Agreement, are correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date after giving effect to this Amendment, except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, and in such case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date; provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects, as though made on and as of the applicable date.
		

		
			No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the execution and delivery of this Amendment or the other documents contemplated hereunder to which the Borrower is a party, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
		

		
			Effectiveness.   This Amendment shall be effective only if the Administrative Agent has received, on or before the date of this Amendment (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing), each of the following, each in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion:
		

		

		

		 

		

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		this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto;  
		

		
			a  certificate of the secretary or other appropriate officer of the Borrower  (i) certifying that the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and each of the other documents contemplated hereunder to which the Borrower is a party have been duly approved by all necessary action of the Governing Board of the Borrower, and attaching true, correct and complete copies of the applicable resolutions granting such approval; (ii) certifying that the Organizational Documents of the Borrower, which were certified and delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to that Certificate of Secretary of the Borrower dated February 9, 2012, continue in full force and effect and have not been amended or otherwise modified except as set forth in the certificate to be delivered as of the date hereof; and (iii) certifying that the officers and agents of the Borrower who have been certified to Administrative Agent, pursuant to the Certificate of Secretary given by the Borrower on February 9, 2012, as being authorized to sign and to act on behalf of the Borrower continue to be so authorized or setting forth the sample signatures of each of the officers and agents of the Borrower authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment and all other documents, agreements and certificates on behalf of the Borrower; 
		

		
			a certificate of good standing for the Borrower from the Secretary of State (or the appropriate official) of the state of Delaware, dated not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date; and
		

		
			to the extent invoiced on or prior to the date hereof, payment in immediately available funds of all fees and expenses due and payable pursuant to Section 9 hereof. 
		

		
			No Waiver.   The execution of this Amendment and any documents, agreements and certificates contemplated hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or any other breach, default or event of default under any Loan Document or other document held by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party, whether or not known to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party and whether or not existing on the date of this Amendment.
		

		
			Release of Administrative Agent and other Lender Parties.   The Borrower, by its signature to this Amendment, hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties, and any and all participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together with all of the present and former directors, officers, agents and employees of any of the foregoing, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which the Borrower has or claims to have, or may at any time have or claim to have, against any such Person for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising on or before the date of this Amendment in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted under the Loan Documents, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown.
		

		

		

		 

		

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		Costs and Expenses.   Without limiting Section 9.6 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Amendment and the other documents, agreements, amendments and certificates contemplated hereunder (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated).
		

		
			Miscellaneous.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Colorado (other than its conflicts of laws rules).  This Amendment, together with the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and the other Loan Documents, comprise the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to such subject matter, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.  Any provision of this Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
		

		
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		In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						GREEN PLAINS HOLDINGS II LLC

					
						By: /s/ Jerry L. Peters_____________________           

					
						Name: Jerry L. Peters__________________

					
						Title:     Chief Financial Officer___________

					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		 

		

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						COBANK, ACB,
as Administrative Agent and a Lender

					
						By: /s/ Doug Jones_______________________ 

					
						Name: Doug Jones____________________

					
						Title:   Vice President__________________

					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		 

		

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