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Custodian Agreement
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St.George Custodial Pty Limited
(Custodian);

Crusade Management Limited
(Manager

National Mutual Trustees Limited
(the Trustee).

Allen Allen & Hemsley
The Chifley Tower
2 Chifley Square
Sydney  NSW  2000
Australia
Tel  61  2 9230 4000
Fax  61  2 9230 5333

(Copyright) Copyright Allen Allen & Hemsley 1999

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Table of Contents

1.       Definitions and interpretation                                                         3
         1.1      Definitions                                                                   3
         1.2      Interpretation                                                                5
         1.3      Limitation of Trustee's Liability                                             5
         1.4      Supplementary terms notice                                                    6
         1.5      Knowledge of the Trustee                                                      6
         1.6      Knowledge of the Custodian                                                    6

2.       Appointment of the custodian                                                           6
         2.1      Appointment                                                                   6
         2.2      General duties and standard of care                                           6
         2.3      The Custodian's power to delegate                                             6
         2.4      The Custodian's power to appoint advisers                                     7
         2.5      Legal title                                                                   7
         2.6      License to enter Premises                                                     7

3.       Duties and responsibilities of the custodian                                           7
         3.1      General                                                                       7
         3.2      Locate and Access                                                             8
         3.3      Audit                                                                         8
         3.4      Transfer of custody                                                           8

4.       Undertakings                                                                           9
         4.1      The custodian's undertakings                                                  9
         4.2      Material adverse effect                                                      10

5.       Custodial procedures                                                                  10
         5.1      No liability for compliance                                                  10
         5.2      Amendments to Custodial Procedures                                           11

6.       The custodian fees                                                                    11
         6.1      Fee                                                                          11
         6.2      Expenses of the Custodian                                                    11

7.       Termination                                                                           11
         7.1      Expiry of Term                                                               11
         7.2      Custodial transfer event/custodial transfer trigger                          11
         7.3      Resignation                                                                  11
         7.4      Survival                                                                     12
         7.5      Release of outgoing Custodian                                                12
         7.6      New Custodian to execute deed                                                12

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         7.7      Settlement and discharge                                                     12

8.       Indemnity                                                                             12
         8.1      Indemnity                                                                    12
         8.2      Limitation of liability                                                      13
         8.3      No liability for acts of certain persons                                     13
         8.4      No liability for loss etc                                                    13
         8.5      Method of claiming under indemnity                                           13
         8.6      Time of Payment                                                              13

9.       Representations and warranties                                                        14
         9.1      Representations and Warranties                                               14
         9.2      Reliance                                                                     14
         9.3      Survival of Representations and Indemnities                                  14

10.      Administrative provisions                                                             14
         10.1     Notices                                                                      14
         10.2     Governing Law and Jurisdiction                                               14
         10.3     Assignment                                                                   14
         10.4     Amendment                                                                    14
         10.5     Severability clause                                                          15
         10.6     Costs and Expenses                                                           15
         10.7     Waivers:  remedies cumulative                                                15

SCHEDULE 1                                                                                     17

         AUDIT                                                                                 17

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Date

Parties
1.                  ST.George Custodial Pty Limited (ACN 003 347 411)
                    incorporated in New South Wales of Level 8, 182 George
                    Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000 (Custodian);

2.                  Crusade Management Limited (ACN 072 715 916) of 4-16
                    Montgomery Street, Kogarah, New South Wales 2217
                    (Manager); and

3.                  National Mutual Trustees Limited (ACN 004 029 841)
                    incorporated in Victoria of Level 2, 65 Southbank
                    Boulevard, South Melbourne, Victoria, 3205 in its capacity
                    as trustee of each Relevant Trust (the Trustee).

Recitals
A                   The Trustee and the Manager wish to retain the services of
                    the Custodian to provide custodial services in relation to
                    the Relevant Documents.
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IT IS AGREED as follows.

1.       Definitions and interpretation
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1.1      Definitions

         In this Agreement, terms defined in the Master Trust Deed, a
         Supplementary Terms Notice or a Servicing Agreement in relation to a
         Relevant Trust have the same meaning and the following definitions
         apply unless a different meaning is given in a Supplementary Terms
         Notice in relation to a Relevant Trust or the context otherwise
         requires.

         Audit Date means a date not later than the first anniversary of the
         date of this Agreement and every 12 months after that date during the
         Term.

         Custodial Procedures means those policies and procedures of the
         Custodian relating to the collection, storage and safekeeping, filing
         and general management of the Relevant Documents and the Security
         Packets, which have been approved in advance by the Trustee, the
         Manager and the Designated Ratings Agencies.

         Custodial Services means the services provided or to be provided by
         the Custodian under this Agreement.

         Custodial Transfer Event means the occurrence of any of the
         following:

         (a)      an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Custodian;

         (b)      for so long as the Custodian is a Related Body Corporate of
                  the Approved Seller:

                  (i)  the long-term rating of the Approved Seller falls below
                       BBB from S&P, Baa2 from Moody's or BBB from Fitch IBCA;
                       or

                  (ii) a Title Perfection Event occurs;

         (c)      the Custodian fails to comply with the Custodial Procedures
                  or any of its other obligations under any Transaction
                  Document and such action has had, or, if continued will
                  have, a Material Adverse Effect (as determined by the
                  Trustee and the Manager) and, if capable of remedy, the
                  Custodian does not remedy that failure within the earlier of
                  30 days after:

                  (i)  the Custodian becoming aware of that failure; and

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                  (ii) receipt of a notice from either the Trustee or the
                       Manager;

         (d)      any representation, warranty or certification made by the
                  Custodian is incorrect when made and is not waived by the
                  Trustee or remedied, if capable of remedy, to the Trustee's
                  reasonable satisfaction within 45 days after notice from the
                  Trustee, and the Trustee determines that breach would have a
                  Material Adverse Effect;

         (e)      if it is unlawful for the Custodian to perform the Custodial
                  Services; or

         (f)      a Servicer Transfer Event.

         Custodial Transfer Trigger means a Further Audit resulting in an
         adverse report.

         Eligible Custodian means any suitably qualified person whose
         appointment as the Custodian under this Agreement will not adversely
         affect the rating assigned to any Notes by a Designated Rating
         Agency.

         Further Audit has the meaning given in clause 3.3(c).

         Law means any statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, order or decree
         of any Government Agency, and includes, without limitation the
         Consumer Credit Legislation and the Code of Banking Practice.

         Master Trust Deed means the Master Trust Deed between the Trustee,
         the Manager and St. George Bank Limited dated on or about the date of
         this Agreement.

         Material Default means, with respect to a Receivable:

         (a)      a failure by an Obligor to pay any amount pursuant to the
                  relevant Receivable which failure causes the Receivable to
                  be in Arrears and which failure to pay continues for a
                  period of 90 days; or

         (b)      the occurrence of an event of default, howsoever described
                  (other than a failure by an Obligor to pay an amount under
                  the relevant Receivable) under that Receivable or any
                  related Receivable Right unless the Custodian reasonably
                  determines that such event of default is of a minor or
                  technical nature and will not result in a Material Adverse
                  Effect.

         Premises means the area specified as such in the relevant
         Supplementary Terms Notice relating to a Relevant Trust.

         Receivable has the meaning in the Master Trust Deed, but relates only
         to Receivables held by the Trustee under a Relevant Trust.

         Receivable Rights has the meaning specified in the Master Trust Deed,
         but relates only to Receivable Rights held by the Trustee under a
         relevant Trust.

         Receivable Securities has the meaning in the Master Trust Deed, but
         relates only to Receivable Securities held by the Trustee under a
         Relevant Trust.

         Record of Movements has the meaning given in clause 3.1(c).

         Relevant Document has the meaning given in the Master Trust Deed.

         Relevant Trust means a Trust in relation to which the Custodian has
         been appointed, and has agreed to act, as the Custodian under clause
         2.1 and a Supplementary Terms Notice.

         Security Packet means, in relation to a Receivable, each packet of
         Relevant Documents relating to that Receivable.

         Security Packet Audit means, at any time, an inventory of Security
         Packets conducted by the Custodian to verify location of the Security
         Packets.

         Security Vault means any security document vault located on the
         Premises in which any Security Packets or Relevant Documents are
         stored.

         Term means the period from the date of this Agreement until the
         earlier of:

         (a)      the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
                  clause 7.2;

         (b)      the date which is one month after the Notes in relation to
                  each Relevant Trust have been redeemed in full in accordance
                  with the Transaction

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                  Documents and the Trustee ceases to have any obligations
                  to any Creditor in relation to any Trust;

         (c)      the date on which the Trustee replaces the Custodian with an
                  Eligible Custodian; and

         (d)      the date on which the Custodian is replaced after resigning
                  under clause 7.3.

         Supplementary Terms Notice means each Supplementary Terms Notice
         dated on or after the date of this agreement relating to each
         Relevant Trust.

1.2      Interpretation

         The provisions of clause 1.2 of the Master Trust Deed apply to this
         Agreement, as if set out in full, and on the basis that a reference
         in clause 1.2(e), (f), (g), (k) or (l) to "this Deed" is a reference
         to this Agreement.

1.3      Limitation of Trustee's Liability

         (a)      General

                  Clause 30 of the Master Trust Deed applies to the
                  obligations and liabilities of the Trustee and the Manager
                  under this Agreement.

         (b)      Liability of Trustee limited to its right to indemnity

                 (i)   The Trustee enters into this Agreement only in its
                       capacity as trustee of each Trust and in no other
                       capacity (except where the Transaction Documents provide
                       otherwise). Subject to paragraph (iii) below, a liability
                       arising under or in connection with this Agreement or a
                       Trust can be enforced against the Trustee only to the
                       extent to which it can be satisfied out of the assets and
                       property of the relevant Trust which are available to
                       satisfy the right of the Trustee to be exonerated or
                       indemnified for the liability. This limitation of the
                       Trustee's liability applies despite any other provision
                       of this Agreement and extends to all liabilities and
                       obligations of the Trustee in any way connected with any
                       representation, warranty, conduct, omission, agreement or
                       transaction related to this Agreement or a Trust.

                 (ii)  Subject to paragraph (iii) below, no person (including
                       any Relevant Party) may take action against the Trustee
                       in any capacity other than as trustee of the relevant
                       Trust or seek the appointment of a receiver (except under
                       the Security Trust Deed), or a liquidator, an
                       administrator or any similar person to the Trustee or
                       prove in any liquidation, administration or arrangements
                       of or affecting the Trustee.

                 (iii) The provisions of this clause 1.3 shall not apply to any
                       obligation or liability of the Trustee to the extent that
                       it is not satisfied because under a Transaction Document
                       or by operation of law there is a reduction in the extent
                       of the Trustee's indemnification or exoneration out of
                       the Assets of the relevant Trust as a result of the
                       Trustee's fraud, negligence, or Default.

                 (iv)  It is acknowledged that the Relevant Parties are
                       responsible under this Agreement or the other Transaction
                       Documents for performing a variety of obligations
                       relating to the Trust. No act or omission of the Trustee
                       (including any related failure to satisfy its obligations
                       under this Agreement) will be considered fraud,
                       negligence or Default of the Trustee for the purpose of
                       paragraph (iii) above to the extent to which the act or
                       omission was caused or contributed to by any failure by
                       any Relevant Party or any person who has been delegated
                       or appointed by the Trustee in accordance with the
                       Transaction Documents to fulfil its obligations relating
                       to a Trust or by any other act or omission of a Relevant
                       Party or any such person.

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                 (v)   In exercising their powers under the Transaction
                       Documents, each of the Trustee, the Security Trustee and
                       the Noteholders must ensure that no attorney, agent,
                       delegate, receiver or receiver and manager appointed by
                       it in accordance with this Agreement or any other
                       Transaction Documents has authority to act on behalf of
                       the Trustee in a way which exposes the Trustee to any
                       personal liability and no act or omission of any such
                       person will be considered fraud, negligence, or Default
                       of the Trustee for the purpose of paragraph (iii) above.

                 (vi)  In this clause, Relevant Parties means each of the
                       Manager, the Servicer, the Custodian, the Calculation
                       Agent, each Paying Agent, the Note Trustee and the
                       provider of any Support Facility.

                 (vii) Nothing in this clause limits the obligations expressly
                       imposed on the Trustee under the Transaction Documents.

1.4      Supplementary terms notice

         This Agreement is subject to the Supplementary Terms Notice for each
         Relevant Trust. In case of any inconsistency, the relevant
         Supplementary Terms Notice shall prevail.

1.5      Knowledge of the Trustee

         In relation to the Trust, the Trustee will be considered to have
         knowledge or notice of or be aware of any matter or thing if the
         Trustee has knowledge, notice or awareness of that matter or thing by
         virtue of the actual notice or awareness of the officers or employees
         of the Trustee who have day to day responsibility for the
         administration of the Trust.

1.6      Knowledge of the Custodian

         For the purposes of this Agreement, the Custodian will only be
         considered to have knowledge, notice of or to be aware of any thing
         if the Custodian has knowledge, notice or awareness of that thing by
         virtue of the actual knowledge, notice or awareness of the officers
         or employees of the Custodian who have day to day responsibility for
         carrying out its obligations under this Agreement.

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2.1      Appointment

         The Manager and the Trustee appoint the Custodian to perform the
         Custodial Services during the Term for each Trust in relation to
         which the Custodian is specified as, and agrees to act as, the
         Custodian in the relevant Supplementary Terms Notice. By executing a
         Supplementary Terms Notice, the Custodian shall be taken to have
         accepted that appointment, and agreed to perform the Custodial
         Services in relation to that Trust in accordance with this Agreement.

2.2      General duties and standard of care

         The Custodian shall provide the Custodial Services:

         (a)      in accordance with this Agreement;

         (b)      to the extent not provided in this Agreement, in accordance
                  with the Custodial Procedures; and

         (c)      to the extent not covered by clauses 2.2(a) and (b), by
                  exercising the degree of diligence and care expected of an
                  appropriately qualified custodian of documents.

2.3      The Custodian's power to delegate

         (a)      Without in any way affecting the generality of the above, the
                  Custodian may in carrying out and performing its duties and
                  obligations contained

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                  in this Agreement delegate all Custodial Services (whether or
                  not requiring or involving the Custodian's judgment or
                  discretion) to its officers and employees, the Servicer and to
                  such firms of solicitors as are approved by the Trustee.

         (b)      Despite any delegation or appointment under paragraph (a) of
                  this clause, the Custodian shall remain liable for the
                  performance of the Custodial Services in accordance with this
                  Agreement and for the acts or omissions of any delegate and
                  shall be solely responsible for the fees and expenses of such
                  delegate.

2.4      The Custodian's power to appoint advisers

         In accordance with its ordinary course of business, the Custodian may
         appoint and engage and act upon the opinion, advice or information
         obtained from any solicitors, barristers, accountants, contractors,
         qualified advisers and such other persons as may be necessary, usual
         or desirable for the purpose of enabling the Custodian properly to
         exercise and perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

2.5      Legal title

         The Custodian agrees that, upon being directed to do so by the
         Trustee following a Title Perfection Event for a Relevant Trust, it
         will promptly take all action to assist the Trustee and the Manager
         to perfect the Trustee's legal title to the relevant Receivables and
         Receivable Rights by:

         (a)      taking any action required or permitted by law to assist the
                  perfection of such legal title;

         (b)      delivering all Relevant Documents for that Trust to the
                  Trustee. If the Custodian has not done so within 10 Business
                  Days (or such longer period as the Trustee in its reasonable
                  discretion permits) the Trustee must enter any premises
                  (including the Premises) where those Relevant Documents are
                  kept, take possession of and remove those Relevant Documents.
                  The Custodian shall assist the Trustee in doing so; and

         (c)      taking any other action which the Trustee reasonably requests
                  it to do.

2.6      License to enter Premises

         The Custodian irrevocably licenses the Trustee to enter onto the
         Premises for the purpose of taking possession of, and removing, the
         Relevant Documents in accordance with this Agreement and give access
         to any relevant Security Vault for that purpose.

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3.1      General

         The Custodian's duties and responsibilities are to:

         (a)      (hold Relevant Documents) hold as custodian under this
                  Agreement at the direction of the Trustee each Relevant
                  Document that it may receive on behalf of the Trustee (or its
                  agent or nominee) pursuant to a Transaction Document in
                  accordance with the Custodial Procedures as if the Relevant
                  Documents were beneficially owned by the Custodian;

         (b)      (identify and keep separate) ensure that each Relevant
                  Document is capable of identification and is kept in a
                  Security Packet which is kept together with other Security
                  Packets relating to the Receivables of that Trust in a
                  Security Vault, and separate from other documents held by the
                  Custodian for another Trust, other persons or otherwise;

         (c)      (Record of Movements) in relation to each Relevant Trust, open
                  and maintain in safe custody a record of physical movement
                  from the Premises and between each Relevant Trust of any
                  Relevant Document

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                  held by it from time to time pursuant to this Agreement (the
                  Record of Movements); and

         (d)      (all other things) at all times during the currency of this
                  Agreement do all acts, matters and things which may reasonably
                  be required of the Custodian by the Trustee for the purposes
                  of, or as contemplated by, this Agreement.

3.2      Locate and Access

         (a)      The Custodian shall ensure that at all times it shall be able
                  to locate each Security Packet by way of a periodic Security
                  Packet Audit.

         (b)      Unless the Servicer requires a Relevant Document to perform
                  its duties as the Servicer in relation to the related
                  Receivable in the manner permitted by the Servicing Agreement,
                  or otherwise comply with its obligations under the Transaction
                  Documents, each Relevant Document shall be kept within a
                  Security Vault.

         (c)      Other than the Servicer requiring a Relevant Document under
                  clause 3.2(b), or for an audit by the Servicer's or the
                  Custodian's internal or external auditor, or by the auditor
                  under clause 3.3 of this Agreement, a Relevant Document may
                  only be removed from a Security Vault with the Trustee's
                  written approval and for the following purposes:

                  (i)  inspection by the Trustee; or

                  (ii) such other purpose approved in writing by the Trustee.

3.3      Audit

         (a)      The Manager or the Trustee (in default of action by the
                  Manager) shall on each Audit Date request an independent
                  auditor to conduct an audit of the Custodian's custodial role
                  with respect to the Relevant Documents for each Relevant Trust
                  by considering the matters set out in Schedule 1.

         (b)      The terms of the instruction of that auditor must require
                  delivery, within one month of an Audit Date, of a certificate
                  addressed to the Trustee, the Custodian and the Designated
                  Rating Agency stating whether or not the Custodian has
                  complied with the matters set out in Schedule 1.

         (c)      Where a certificate referred to in clause 3.3(b) (the Audit
                  Certificate) gives an "Adverse" finding (as set out in
                  Schedule 1), the Trustee must direct that auditor to conduct a
                  further audit (the Further Audit) on a similar basis to the
                  audit to which the Audit Certificate related. The Further
                  Audit shall be conducted no later than one month after the
                  date of the Audit Certificate. That auditor shall then issue a
                  new certificate with respect to the Further Audit in the form
                  required by clause 3.3(b) no later than one month after the
                  date on which the Further Audit commenced.

         (d)      Subject to any bona fide confidentiality restrictions, the
                  Custodian shall give each auditor full access to all relevant
                  information and the Relevant Documents for the purpose of
                  conducting each audit under clause 3.3.

         (e)      The Trustee shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the
                  auditor with respect to any audit under this clause 3.3 from
                  the Trust.

         (f)      The auditor instructed under this clause must be instructed to
                  give written reasons supporting any "Adverse" finding.

         (g)      The Custodian shall take all reasonable steps to cure any
                  non-compliance identified by an audit.

3.4      Transfer of custody

         If:

         (a)      a Custodial Transfer Event occurs and is subsisting; or

         (b)      a Custodial Transfer Trigger occurs,

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         the Custodian must deliver the Relevant Documents at the Custodian's
         expense to the Trustee, or as it directs. If the Custodian has not
         done so within 10 Business Days (or such longer period as the Trustee
         in its reasonable discretion permits) of the occurrence of the
         Custodian Transfer Event or Custodian Transfer Trigger the Trustee
         must (with assistance from the Manager) enter any premises where the
         Relevant Documents are kept, take possession of and remove the
         Relevant Documents and all other documents and records relating to
         the Relevant Documents. The Custodian shall assist the Trustee in
         doing so and will do, at its expense, all things which the Trustee or
         the Manager reasonably directs it to do in relation to the Trustee
         taking possession of, and removing, the Relevant Documents and all
         other documents and records relating to the Relevant Documents. If
         the Trustee does not have possession of the Relevant Documents within
         that period it may, to the extent that it has information available
         to it to do so, lodge caveats in relation to the Receivables and
         Receivable Rights for which it does not hold the Relevant Documents.

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4.1      The custodian's undertakings

         The Custodian undertakes that at all times during the Term it will:

         (a)      (notice of default) give notice in writing to the Trustee and
                  each Designated Rating Agency of it becoming aware of the
                  occurrence of any Custodial Transfer Event;

         (b)      (compliance with law)

                  (i)  maintain in effect all qualifications, consents,
                       licenses, permits, approvals, exemptions, filings and
                       registrations as may be required under any applicable law
                       in order properly to perform or comply with its
                       obligations under this Agreement;

                  (ii) comply with all Laws in connection with the provision of
                       the Custodial Services where failure to do so would have
                       a Material Adverse Effect; and

                  (iii) comply with the Consumer Credit Legislation in
                       connection with the provision of the Custodial Services
                       so that the Trustee does not personally or in its
                       capacity as trustee of the Trust become liable to pay any
                       Civil Penalty Payments.

         (c)      (Material Default) if a Material Default occurs in respect to
                  a Receivable, take all reasonable action to assist the
                  Servicer and the Trustee to enforce the relevant Receivable
                  and the Receivable Rights;

         (d)      (Insurance Policies)

                  (i)  act in accordance with the terms of any Mortgage
                       Insurance Policies to the extent applicable to the
                       Custodian; and

                  (ii) not do or omit to do anything which, or the omission of
                       which, as the case may be, could be reasonably expected
                       to prejudicially affect or limit its rights or the rights
                       of the Trustee or the Servicer under or in respect of a
                       Mortgage Insurance Policy to the extent those rights
                       relate to a Receivable and the Receivable Rights;

         (e)      (notification) notify the Trustee, the Manager and the
                  Servicer of any event which it reasonably believes is likely
                  to have a Material Adverse Effect promptly after becoming
                  aware of such event;

         (f)      (provide information and access on request) as soon as
                  reasonably practicable after being requested so to do, provide
                  information reasonably requested by the Trustee, the Manager
                  or the Servicer, with respect to all matters relating to the
                  Custodial Services and upon reasonable notice and at
                  reasonable times permit the Trustee, the

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                  Manager or the Servicer to enter the Premises and inspect the
                  Data Base in relation to each Relevant Trust and the Relevant
                  Documents;

         (g)      (Report Record of Movements) provide the Trustee and the
                  Manager on the last Business Day of each week a copy of an
                  extract from the Record of Movements applicable to that week's
                  movements of Relevant Documents;

         (h)      (comply with other obligations) comply with all its
                  obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a
                  party;

         (i)      (pay taxes) subject to receiving payment from, or being
                  reimbursed by, the relevant Obligor or being indemnified by
                  the Trustee, pay all Taxes that relate to the Custodial
                  Services (other than any Tax on, or measured by reference to,
                  the income of a Trust or the Custodian) or where such Taxes
                  are incurred due to the default or breach of duty by the
                  Custodian, pay those Taxes itself or ensure those Taxes are
                  paid;

         (j)      (not claim) not claim any Security Interest over any Asset;

         (k)      (comply with Supplementary Terms Notice) comply with any
                  undertaking specified as an additional Custodian undertaking
                  in a relevant Supplementary Terms Notice, including, without
                  limitation, providing the Manager with any information
                  referred to in that Supplementary Terms Notice;

         (l)      (insurances) ensure that the Premises are appropriately
                  insured for fire and public risks, and that it has appropriate
                  directors and officers insurance; and

         (m)      (Data Base) maintain the Data Base collected, held or stored
                  by it in relation to each Relevant Trust and each Relevant
                  Document and, subject to all applicable laws, provide the
                  Trustee with access to the Data Base upon reasonable request
                  and during normal business hours.

4.2      Material adverse effect

         (a)      In performing the Custodial Services the Custodian shall have
                  regard to whether what it does, or does not do, will have any
                  Material Adverse Effect.

         (b)      The Custodian may ask the Trustee or the Manager if any action
                  or inaction on its part is reasonably likely to, or will, have
                  a Material Adverse Effect.

         (c)      The Custodian may rely upon any statement by the Trustee or
                  the Manager that any action or inaction by the Custodian is
                  reasonably likely to, or will, have a Material Adverse
                  Effect.

         (d)      Subject to paragraph (a), the Custodian shall not be liable
                  for a breach of this Agreement, or be liable under any
                  indemnity, in relation to any action or inaction on its
                  part, where it has been notified by the Trustee or the
                  Manager that the action or inaction is not reasonably likely
                  to, or will not have a Material Adverse Effect, unless the
                  notification was caused by the fraud, negligence or wilful
                  default of the Custodian.

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5.1      No liability for compliance

         (a)      The Custodian is not in breach of its duties under this
                  Agreement or otherwise liable to the Trustee if it complies
                  strictly with the relevant Custodial Procedures unless:

                  (i)  the relevant Custodial Procedures do not materially
                       comply with any Law; or

                  (ii) the Custodian is not otherwise complying with clauses 2.2
                       and 4 in relation to the relevant matter or duty.

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         (b)      If the Custodian becomes aware that any Custodial Procedures
                  do not materially comply with any Law, it shall notify the
                  Trustee within 10 Business Days and take all reasonable steps
                  to rectify that non-compliance.

5.2      Amendments to Custodial Procedures

         The Custodian shall not amend the relevant Custodial Procedures in
         any way that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
         Adverse Effect, unless it must do so to ensure compliance with Law.
         The Custodian shall notify the Trustee, the Manager and the
         Designated Rating Agency of any material amendment to the relevant
         Custodial Procedures.

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6.1      Fee

         The Trustee shall in accordance with, and subject to the relevant
         Supplementary Terms Notice, pay to the Custodian a fee for providing
         its services under this Agreement in relation to each Trust.

6.2      Expenses of the Custodian

         (a)      The Trustee must, in accordance with the Master Trust Deed and
                  the relevant Supplementary Terms Notice, on the direction of
                  the Manager, reimburse the Custodian for all costs and
                  expenses incurred by the Custodian in complying with clause
                  2.5.

         (b)      Except as provided in this clause, the Custodian shall be
                  responsible for all other costs and expenses of providing the
                  Custodial Services.

7.       Termination
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7.1      Expiry of Term

         This Agreement shall continue until the expiry of the Term.

7.2      Custodial transfer event/custodial transfer trigger

         (a)      If a Custodial Transfer Event or a Custodial Transfer Trigger
                  occurs, the Trustee must (unless otherwise agreed by the Note
                  Trustee, that agreement not to be unreasonably withheld), at
                  the direction of the Manager, by notice terminate this
                  Agreement with immediate effect. Following such action, clause
                  3.4 shall apply.

         (b)      No other person will be appointed to perform all or part of
                  the obligations the Custodian has undertaken to perform under
                  this Agreement unless:

                  (i)  the Trustee has terminated this Agreement in accordance
                       with the provisions of paragraph (a); or

                  (ii) the Custodian has resigned in accordance with clause 7.3,

                  and that person is either an Eligible Custodian or the
                  Trustee.

7.3      Resignation

         (a)      The Custodian shall not resign without first giving 3 months'
                  notice to the Designated Rating Agency, the Manager, the
                  Servicer and the Trustee. The Manager and the Trustee shall
                  use reasonable endeavours to procure the appointment of a
                  replacement Custodian which is an Eligible Custodian. The
                  Custodian shall assist the Manager and the Trustee in
                  procuring such appointment if requested.

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         (b)      If an Eligible Custodian has not been appointed to be the
                  Custodian by the expiration of that 3 month notice period, the
                  Custodian must continue to act as Custodian until such an
                  Eligible Custodian is appointed and be entitled to the fee
                  payable under clause 6 while so acting.

         (c)      Despite paragraph (a), the Custodian may resign as Custodian
                  by giving five (5) day's notice to the Designated Rating
                  Agency and the Manager when the appointment of a replacement
                  Custodian (which is an Eligible Custodian) has been procured
                  to take effect from the Custodian's resignation.

7.4      Survival

         The obligations of the Custodian under clause 7 survive the termination
         of this Agreement.

7.5      Release of outgoing Custodian

         Except as provided in clause 7.4, upon retirement or removal and
         provided there has been payment to the Trustee of all sums due to it
         by the outgoing Custodian under this Agreement at that date
         (including damages payable under clause 8), the outgoing Custodian
         shall be released from all further obligations under this Agreement
         but no release under this clause shall extend to any existing or
         antecedent fraud, negligence or wilful default on the part of the
         outgoing Custodian or its officers, employees, agents or delegates.

7.6      New Custodian to execute deed

         (a)      A new Custodian shall execute a deed in such form as the
                  Trustee may reasonably require (including any credit support
                  reasonably required by the Trustee) under which the new
                  Custodian shall undertake to the Trustee and other relevant
                  parties to be bound by all the covenants on the part of the
                  Custodian under the Transaction Documents from the date of
                  execution of the new deed on the same terms contained in the
                  Transaction Documents.

         (b)      On and from the date of execution of the new deed, the new
                  Custodian shall and may afterwards exercise all the powers,
                  enjoy all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties
                  and obligations of the Custodian under the Transaction
                  Documents as fully as though the new Custodian had been
                  originally named as a party to it.

7.7      Settlement and discharge

         The Trustee shall settle with the outgoing Custodian the amount of
         any sums payable by the outgoing Custodian to the Trustee or by the
         Trustee to the outgoing Custodian and shall give to or accept from
         the outgoing Custodian a discharge in respect of those sums (subject
         to clause 7.5) which shall be conclusive and binding as between the
         Trustee, the outgoing Custodian, the new Custodian, the Manager, the
         Beneficiaries and the Noteholders.

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8.1      Indemnity

         Subject to the succeeding provision of this clause, the Custodian
         fully indemnifies the Trustee from and against all direct and
         indirect costs, expenses, losses, damages, liabilities or actions
         arising or resulting from any action or conduct undertaken or not
         taken by the Custodian or its officers, employees or agents including
         as a consequence of a Custodial Transfer Event or a Custodial
         Transfer Trigger, a failure by the Custodian to perform its duties
         under this Agreement, including, without limitation, a failure to
         deliver the Relevant Documents to the Trustee when it is required to
         do so or a breach by the Custodian of its representations and
         warranties under this Agreement.

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8.2      Limitation of liability

         The Custodian is not liable:

         (a)      in connection with anything done by it in good faith in
                  reliance upon any document, form or list provided by or on
                  behalf of the Trustee except when it has actual knowledge, or
                  ought reasonably know, that the document, form or list is not
                  genuine or accurate;

         (b)      if it fails to do anything because it is prevented or hindered
                  from doing it by any Law; or

         (c)      subject to the Corporations Law, if a person (other than a
                  delegate or agent of the Custodian) fails to carry out an
                  agreement with the Trustee or the Custodian in connection with
                  the Custodial Services (except when the failure is due to the
                  Custodian's own neglect, fraud or default).

8.3      No liability for acts of certain persons

         If the Custodian relies in good faith on an opinion, advice,
         information or statement given to it by a person, the Custodian is
         not liable for any misconduct, mistake, oversight, error of judgment,
         forgetfulness or want of prudence on the part of that person, except:

         (a)      when the person is not independent from the Custodian; or

         (b)      it would not be reasonable to rely upon the opinion, advice,
                  information or statement from the person who gives it; or

         (c)      where that person is a delegate or agent of the Custodian.

         A person will be regarded as independent notwithstanding that the
         person acts or has acted as adviser to the Custodian so long as
         separate instructions are given by the Custodian to that person.
         However, officers and employees of St.George and its Related Bodies
         Corporate will not be regarded as independent.

8.4      No liability for loss etc

         The Custodian is not liable:

         (a)      for any loss, cost, liability or expense arising out of the
                  exercise or non-exercise of a discretion by the Trustee, the
                  Manager or the Servicer or the act or omission of the Trustee,
                  the Manager or the Servicer except to the extent that it is
                  caused by the Custodian's own fraud, negligence or wilful
                  default; or

         (b)      for any loss, cost, liability or expense caused by its failure
                  to check any information, document, form or list supplied or
                  purported to be supplied to it by the Trustee, the Manager or
                  the Servicer except to the extent that the loss, cost,
                  liability or expense is caused by the Custodian's own fraud,
                  negligence or wilful default.

8.5      Method of claiming under indemnity

         The Custodian shall not be obliged to pay any indemnity under this
         Agreement, unless:

         (a)      the Trustee first establishes that there has been a breach
                  that has caused loss;

         (b)      the indemnity claimed represents no more than the loss
                  incurred as a result of the breach; and

         (c)      the Trustee first gives the Custodian a written notice
                  specifying:

                  (i)  the quantum of the claim; and

                  (ii) the basis of the claim.

8.6      Time of Payment

         The Custodian shall pay any amount it is required to pay under this
         clause within 7 Business Days of receipt of notice under clause 8.5.

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9.       Representations and warranties
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9.1      Representations and Warranties

         The Custodian makes the representations and warranties in clause 27
         of the Master Trust Deed in relation to itself for the benefit of the
         Trustee.

9.2      Reliance

         The Custodian acknowledges that the Trustee has entered into this
         Agreement in reliance on the representations and warranties in clause
         9.1.

9.3      Survival of Representations and Indemnities

         (a)      All representations and warranties in a Transaction Document
                  survive the execution and delivery of the Transaction
                  Documents.

         (b)      Each indemnity in this Agreement:

                  (i)  is a continuing obligation;

                  (ii) is a separate and independent obligation; and

                  (iii) survives termination or discharge of this Agreement.

10.      Administrative provisions
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10.1     Notices

         All notices, requests, demands, consents, approvals or agreements to
         or by a party to this Agreement:

         (a)      must be in writing;

         (b)      must be signed by an Authorised Signatory of the sender; and

         (c)      will be taken to be duly given or made (in the case of
                  delivery in person or by post or facsimile transmission) when
                  delivered, received or left at the address of the recipient
                  shown in this Agreement or to any other address which it may
                  have notified the sender, but if delivery or receipt is on a
                  day on which business is not generally carried on in the place
                  to which the communication is sent or is later than 4 pm
                  (local time), it will be taken to have been duly given or made
                  at the commencement of business on the next day on which
                  business is generally carried on in that place.

10.2     Governing Law and Jurisdiction

         This Agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales. Each of
         the Custodian and the Trustee submits to the non-exclusive
         jurisdiction of courts exercising jurisdiction there.

10.3     Assignment

         No party may assign, novate, transfer or deal with its obligations
         under this Agreement except for the creation of a charge by the
         Trustee under the relevant Security Trust Deed.

10.4     Amendment

         This Agreement can only be amended in writing, and provided:

         (a)      prior notice of any proposed amendment is given to the
                  Designated Rating Agency; and

         (b)      the amendment will not result in an adverse effect on the
                  ratings of any Notes.

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10.5     Severability clause

         Any provisions of any Transaction Document which are prohibited or
         unenforceable in any jurisdiction are ineffective to the extent of
         the prohibition or unenforceability. That does not invalidate the
         remaining provisions of that Transaction Document nor affect the
         validity or enforceability of that provision in any other
         jurisdiction.

10.6     Costs and Expenses

         (a)      (Trustees costs and expenses) On demand the Custodian shall
                  reimburse the Trustee for the reasonable expenses of the
                  Trustee (as applicable) in relation to any enforcement of this
                  Agreement by the Trustee against the Custodian for breaching
                  this Agreement, including in each case legal costs and
                  expenses on a full indemnity basis and each party shall bear
                  their own costs (other than legal costs) relating to the
                  preparation execution and completion of this Agreement.

         (b)      (Stamp duty) In addition, the Custodian shall pay all stamp
                  and registration Taxes (including fines and penalties) which
                  may be payable or determined to be payable in relation to the
                  execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this
                  Agreement.

         (c)      (Custodial Services costs and expenses) In accordance with the
                  relevant Supplementary Terms Notice, the Trustee shall
                  reimburse the Custodian for the reasonable expenses of the
                  Custodian (as applicable) in relation to any enforcement of
                  this Agreement including in each case legal costs and expenses
                  on a full indemnity basis, except to the extent that such
                  enforcement relates to a breach by the Custodian of this
                  Agreement.

10.7     Waivers:  remedies cumulative

         (a)      No failure on the part of a party to exercise and no delay in
                  exercising any right, power or remedy under any Transaction
                  Document operates as a waiver. Nor does any single or partial
                  exercise of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or
                  further exercise of that or any other right, power or remedy.

         (b)      The rights, powers and remedies provided to the Trustee in the
                  Transaction Documents are in addition to any right, power or
                  remedy provided by law.

EXECUTED in . Canberra.

Each attorney executing this Agreement states that he or she has no notice of
revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.

SIGNED on behalf of ST.GEORGE      )
CUSTODIAL PTY LIMITED              )
by its attorneys in the            )
Presence of:                       )

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Signature                                    Signature

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Print name                                   Print name

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SIGNED on behalf of CRUSADE                      )
MANAGEMENT LIMITED                               )
by its attorneys in the                          )
presence of:                                     )

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Signature                                         Signature

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Print name                                        Print name

SIGNED by NATIONAL MUTUAL                        )
TRUSTEES LIMITED                                 )
(AC 004 029 841)                                 )
by its attorneys under Power of Attorney         )
dated                                            )
who hereby declare that no notice of             )
alternation to or revocation of the said         )
Power of Attorney has been received by           )
them in the presence of:                         )

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Witness                                           Print Name

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SCHEDULE 1

AUDIT
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1.       Each audit referred to in clause 3.3 shall involve a review of the
         following:

         (a)      the custodial procedures adopted by the Custodian;

         (b)      that the Relevant Documents are capable of identification,
                  segregated by reference to the relevant Portfolio of
                  Receivables and from other mortgage title documents held by
                  the Custodian;

         (c)      that controls exist such that the Relevant Documents may not
                  be removed or tampered with except with appropriate
                  authorisation; and

         (d)      that an appropriate tracking system is in place such that the
                  location of the Relevant Documents can be detected at any
                  time.

2.       The Auditor will review a sample of the Security Packets and confirm
         that those Security Packets contain the Relevant Documents which the
         Supplementary Terms indicate that they should (including, as a
         minimum, the Receivable Security documents, and any Certificate of
         Title if issued). If the Security Packets do not contain all such
         documents the Auditor must determine if there is an adequate
         explanation for that or whether the Security Packets of the
         Custodian's records, indicate the location of the missing documents.

3.       The Auditor's certificate referred to in clause 3.3 will set out
         whether any errors detected by the Auditor in the relevant audit were
         the result of isolated non-compliance with the control system
         established by the Custodian under this Agreement or result from a
         weakness in that control system.

4.       The Auditor's certificate referred to in clause 3.3 will grade the
         custodial performance of the Custodian under this Agreement based on
         the following grades.

         (A)      Good - All control procedures and accuracy of information in
                  respect of Relevant Documents completed without exception,
                  other than immaterial and occasional variances.

         (B)      Satisfactory - Minor exceptions to compliance with control
                  procedures and accuracy of information in respect of Relevant
                  Documents

         (C)      Improvement required - Base internal controls are in place but
                  a number of issues were identified that need to be resolved
                  for controls to be considered adequate; and testing of the
                  relevant information in respect of Relevant Documents
                  identified a number of minor exceptions to compliance which
                  are the result of non-compliance with the control system

         (D)      Adverse - Major deficiencies in internal controls and the
                  relevant information in respect of the Relevant Documents were
                  identified.

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Exhibit 10.1

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

     This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of July 1, 2006 by and between Terra
Industries Inc., a Maryland corporation, and «Name» (“Indemnitee”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held
corporations as directors or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection
through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions
against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

     WHEREAS, the Articles of Restatement (the “Charter”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws (the
“Bylaws”) of the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company, and
Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the Maryland General Corporation Law
(“MGCL”);

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to
attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis,
at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its
subsidiaries from certain liabilities;

     WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased
the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons;

     WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining
such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s stockholders and that the
Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection
in the future;

     WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate
itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from
undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

     WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Charter and Bylaws of the
Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto and any liability insurance, and shall not be
deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder;

     WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Company’s Charter,
Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as
an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in
such capacity, Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service
for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he be so indemnified;

 

 

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants contained herein, the
Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

     1. Services to the Company. Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve, at the will of the
Company, as an officer, director or key employee of the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly
elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his resignation; however, this Agreement shall not
impose any obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company
beyond any period otherwise required by law or by other agreements or commitments of the parties,
if any.

     2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement

     (a) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the
date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

	 	(i)	 	The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act of
1934) of 20% or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common
stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
“Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided,
however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following
acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition
directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or
(iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which
complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this definition; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the
Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose
election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising
the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a
member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such
individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an
actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or
removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory
share exchange or consolidation or similar transaction involving the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of
assets or stock of another

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	 	 	 	entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Business
Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination,
(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock
and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than
60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the
corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without
limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the
Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding
any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation
resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or
indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of
common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination
or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to
the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the
board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the
execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board,
providing for such Business Combination; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

     (b) “Company” means Terra Industries Inc. and its successors, and shall include, in the
case of any merger or consolidation, in addition to the resulting corporation and surviving
corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent)
absorbed in such consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued,
would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees,
trustees, fiduciaries or agents, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer,
employee, trustee, fiduciary or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, trustee,
fiduciary or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit program or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the
provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as
Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence
had continued.

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     (c) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director,
officer, employee, agent, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any other corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such
person is or was serving at the request of the Company.

     (d) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a
party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

     (e) “Enterprise” means the Company and any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or
fiduciary.

     (f) “Expenses” means all retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts,
witness fees, private investigators, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and
binding costs, telephone charges, postage, fax transmission charges, secretarial services,
delivery service fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and all other disbursements or expenses
of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to
prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise
participating in, a Proceeding or in connection with seeking indemnification under this
Agreement. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal
resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and
other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its
equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee
or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

     (g) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is
experienced in matters of relevant corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past
five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter
material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee
under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or
(ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person
who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a
conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to
determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

     (h) “Losses” means all loss, liability, judgments, damages, amounts paid in settlement,
fines, penalties, interest, assessments, other charges or, with respect to an employee
benefit plan, excise taxes or penalties assessed with respect thereto.

     (i) References to “other enterprise” shall include employee benefit plans; references
to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan;
references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a
director, officer, employee, trustee, fiduciary or agent of the Company which imposes duties
on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, trustee,

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fiduciary or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed
to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit
plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the
Company and not in “bad faith” as referred to under applicable law.

     (j) “Person” means an individual, entity, partnership, limited liability company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated
organization, and a governmental entity or any department agency or political subdivision
thereof.

     (k) The term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry,
administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, including
any and all appeals, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of
a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature and whether formal or informal, in
which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of or
relating to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent, trustee
or fiduciary of the Company, by reason of or relating to any action taken by him or of any
action on his part while acting as director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or fiduciary
of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the
Company as a director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or fiduciary of another Enterprise,
in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any Loss or Expense is
incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses can be
provided under this Agreement, including one initiated by an Indemnitee to enforce his
rights under this Agreement.

     (l) For purposes of Sections 3 and 4, the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent
permitted by law” shall include, but not be limited to:

	 	A.	 	to the fullest extent permitted by Section 2-418 of the
MGCL or any section that replaces or succeeds Section 2-418 with respect to
such matters of the MGCL, and
	 
	 	B.	 	to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any
amendments to or replacements of the MGCL adopted after the date of this
Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its
officers, directors, employees, agents, trustees, fiduciaries and other
persons acting or serving at the Company’s request.

     3. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee was or is, or was or is threatened to be made,
a party to or a witness or participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the
right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee
shall be indemnified against all Expenses and Losses to the fullest extent permitted by law.

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     4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify
Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee was or is, or was or
is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the
Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all Expenses and Losses actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by him or
on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein to the
fullest extent permitted by law. No indemnification for Expenses or Losses shall be made under
this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been
finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that a court
of appropriate jurisdiction shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the relevant circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification, but any such indemnification shall be limited to Expenses.

     5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is a
party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any
Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company
shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful,
on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such
Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or
matter and any claim, issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which the
Indemnitee was successful. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of
any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be
deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

     6. Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a witness in any
Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.

     7. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be
obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against
Indemnitee:

     (a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any
insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the
amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or

     (b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase)
by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of state statutory law or
common law; or

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     (c) in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated or
brought voluntarily by Indemnitee prior to a Change of Control against the Company or its
directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board of the Company
authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation, or (ii)
the Company provides indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested
in the Company under applicable law.

     8. Advances of Expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
Company shall advance the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any
Proceeding for which indemnification is or may be available pursuant to this Agreement within 20
days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from
time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be
unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law and without requiring a preliminary determination of Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to
indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all
Expenses incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses
incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. The
Indemnitee shall qualify for advances solely upon the execution and delivery to the Company of (a)
a written affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct
necessary for indemnification by the Company as authorized by law and by this Agreement has been
met and (b) a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if
it shall ultimately be determined that such standard of conduct has not been met.

     9. Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company is obligated under Section 8 hereof to pay,
and pays the Expenses of any Proceeding against Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate, shall be
entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding, with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of
its election so to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and
the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under
this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same
Proceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his counsel in any such
Proceeding at Indemnitee’s expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
been previously authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such
defense or (C) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel approved by the Indemnitee to
assume the defense of such Proceeding, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be
at the expense of the Company.

     10. Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim.

     (a) Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to his right to be indemnified under
this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against Indemmitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement;
provided, however, that a delay in giving such notice shall not deprive
Indemnitee of any right to be indemnified under this Agreement unless, and then only to the
extent that, such delay is materially prejudicial to the defense of such claim. The

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omission to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability for
indemnification which it may have to Indemnitee otherwise under this Agreement. The
Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification,
advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

     (b) The Company will be entitled to participate in any Proceeding at its own expense.

     11. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.

     (a) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first
sentence of Section 10(a), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to
Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in
Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a
copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not
have occurred, (A) by the Board by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested
Directors, (B) if such a quorum cannot be obtained then by a majority vote of a committee of
the Board consisting solely of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the
Board in which directors who are parties to the Proceeding in respect of which
indemnification is sought may participate, (C) if a quorum of the Board consisting of
Disinterested Directors is not obtainable, and if a majority vote of a committee of the
Board consisting solely of Disinterested Directors is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable
such quorum of Disinterested Directors, or such committee, by a majority vote so directs, by
Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to
Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board, by the
stockholders of the Company; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such
determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such
determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including
providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any
documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure
and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such
determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred
by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination
shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s
entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold
Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

     (b) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by
Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be
selected as provided in this Section 11(b). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred,
the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board or a committee of the Board
consisting solely of Disinterested Directors, by the vote required by applicable law for the
selection of Independent Counsel, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee
advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control
shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by

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Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board,
in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), subject to approval by the Board, or a
committee thereof consisting solely of Disinterested Directors, by the vote required by
applicable law for the selection of Independent Counsel, and Indemnitee shall give written
notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.
Any such approval by the Board or a committee thereof consisting solely of Disinterested
Directors, will not be unreasonably withheld and by such approval the Board or committee
shall be deemed to have joined in such selection. In either event, Indemnitee or the
Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of
selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may
be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such
objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does
not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this
Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis for such
assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected (and, if a Change
in Control shall have occurred, approved by the Board or a committee thereof consisting
solely of Disinterested Directors) shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written
objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as
Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined
that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by
Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof, no
Independent Counsel shall have been selected (and, if a Change in Control shall have
occurred, approved by the Board or a committee thereof consisting solely of Disinterested
Directors) and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of
competent jurisdiction for resolution of any failure by the Board or a committee thereof to
approve Indemnitee’s selection of Independent Counsel after a Change in Control shall have
occurred, or any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the
other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel
of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and
the person with respect to whom all failures to approve and objections are so resolved or
the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 11(a) hereof. Upon
the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 13(a) of
this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further
responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct
then prevailing).

     12. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

     (a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder,
the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of
proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or
entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the
Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that
indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has

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met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company
(including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption
that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

     (b) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 11 of this
Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made
a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor,
the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been
made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by
Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make
Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for
indemnification or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law;
provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable
time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making
the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such
additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating
thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this
Section 12(b) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to
be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement.

     (c) Termination. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or
settlement does not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard
of conduct required under applicable law for indemnification.

     (d) Actions of Others. The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any
director, officer, agent, trustee, fiduciary or employee of the Enterprise shall not be
imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this
Agreement.

     13. Remedies of Indemnitee.

     (a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 11 of this
Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii)
advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no
determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section
11(a) of this Agreement within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request
for indemnification, or (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 3,
4, 5, 6 or the last sentence of Section 11(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after
receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or, if a determination is required by
law, within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication (or, in the case of clause
(i), to seek an adjudication) in an appropriate court of the State of Maryland or in any
other court of competent jurisdiction of his entitlement to such indemnification or
advancement of Expenses; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 13 shall
be deemed to limit Indemnitee’s rights under Section 12(b). Alternatively, Indemnitee, at
his option, may seek an award in binding arbitration to be

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conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek
any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

     (b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of
this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding
or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 shall be conducted in all respects as a
de novo trial or arbitration on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be
prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or
arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 the Company shall have the burden of
proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the
case may be.

     (c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement
that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such
determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section
13, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material
fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with
the request for indemnification or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under
applicable law.

     (d) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or
arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 that the procedures and presumptions of
this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court
or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this
Agreement. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if
requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a
written request therefore) advance such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or
advance of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement, under the Company’s Charter and
Bylaws as in effect from time to time or under any directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is
determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of Expenses or insurance
recovery, as the case may be.

     14. Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.

     (a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by
this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at
any time be entitled under applicable law, the Charter, Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of
stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal
of this Agreement or of any provision hereto shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee
under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his
Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change
in Maryland law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or
advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Charter, Bylaws and this
Agreement, it is the intent of the

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parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so
afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of
any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in
addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law
or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or
remedy.

     (b) The Company shall, from time to time, make the good faith determination whether or
not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or policies of
insurance with reputable insurance companies providing the directors, officers, employees,
trustees, fiduciaries and agents of the Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts,
or to ensure the Company’s performance of its indemnification obligations under this
Agreement. Among other considerations, the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such
insurance coverage against the protection afforded by such coverage. To the extent that the
Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for
directors, officers, employees, trustees, fiduciaries and agents of the Company or of any
other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise which such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be
covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum
extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee, trustee,
fiduciary or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a
notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer
liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of
such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to
cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of
such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

     (c) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated
to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against other
persons or entities, and Indemnitee shall execute all papers required and take all action
necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to
enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

     (d) The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts
otherwise indemnifiable (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) hereunder if and to
the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance
policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

     (e) The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee
who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee,
trustee, fiduciary or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has
actually received as indemnification or advancement of expenses from

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such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other enterprise.

     15. Settlement. (a) The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding by the Indemnitee effected without
the Company’s prior written consent.

     (b) The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, consent to
the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise
which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee, any non-monetary remedy affecting or
obligation of Indemnitee, or monetary Loss for which Indemnitee is not indemnified hereunder
or (ii) with respect to any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee may be or is made a
party, witness or participant or may be or is otherwise entitled to seek indemnification
hereunder, does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the full release of
Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee.

     (c) Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold its consent to any
proposed settlement.

     16. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later
of (a) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or
officer of the Company or as a director, officer, employee, trustee, fiduciary or agent of any
other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise
which Indemnitee served at the request of the Company or (b) one (1) year after the final
termination of any Proceeding, including any and all appeals, then pending in respect of which
Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any
proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement relating thereto.

     17. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its
successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his heirs, executors and
administrators.

     18. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever (a) the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each
portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law;
(b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to
applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the
fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each
portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to
give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

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     19. Enforcement.

     (a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement
and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a
director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying
upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company.

     (b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof.

     20. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date set forth on
the first page and may apply to acts or omissions of Indemnitee which occurred prior to such date
if Indemnitee was an officer, director, employee, trustee, fiduciary or other agent of the Company,
or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, fiduciary
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise, at the time such act or omission occurred.

     21. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall
be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto. No waiver of any of the provisions
of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this
Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

     22. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon
being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other
document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or
advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company
shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this
Agreement or otherwise.

     23. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) if delivered by hand and
receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or
(b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after
the date on which it is so mailed:

     (a) If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement,
or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Company.

     (b) If to the Company to

Terra Industries Inc.

600 Fourth Street

Sioux City, IA 51101

Attention: General Counsel

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or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.

     24. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the
indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason
whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount
incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Losses and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim
relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and
reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the
relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or
transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and
its directors, officers, employees, trustees, fiduciaries and agents) and Indemnitee in connection
with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

     25. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among
the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Maryland.

     26. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom
enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

     27. Miscellaneous. Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the
feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the
construction thereof. The term including shall mean including without limitation.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TERRA INDUSTRIES INC.
	 

	INDEMNITEE
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
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