Document:

Exhibit 10.4

  
	

  Natural

  Gas Interstate Pipeline Transportation Agreement

  
	

   

  

 

Overview:  This Natural Gas Interstate Pipeline

Transportation Agreement (“Agreement”), for the interstate transportation of

natural gas on the Northern Natural Gas Pipeline System (NNG), is made and

entered into by and between NorthWestern Services Group, Inc. (“NorthWestern”)

and Great Plains Ethanol, LLC (“Customer”) this 2nd day of Sept., 2002.  This Agreement shall become effective on the

date Customer begins commercial operations (“Plant Start-Up Date”), which is

assumed to be March 2003.  Delivery of

natural gas under this Agreement requires a new Town Border Station (TBS) and

new pipeline facilities between NorthWestern and NNG.  The TBS and new pipeline facilities will be constructed by

NorthWestern.  In addition, the new TBS

and new pipeline facilities from the TBS to the Plant shall be owned and

operated by NorthWestern.  Terms and

conditions related to the service on the TBS and new pipeline facilities are

part of the Natural Gas Distribution Delivery Agreement dated Sept. 2, 2002.

 

1.                                       Pipeline

Transportation Services:

 

	

  a)

  	

  NNG Firm Reservation:

  	

  NorthWestern shall provide

  100% firm transportation capacity to Customer on NNG’s interstate pipeline

  system at 35% of NNG’s maximum TFX reservation rate applicable for the

  month.  Such rate is inclusive of all

  reservation charge surcharges imposed by NNG.  The above rate will be converted to a 100% load factor rate and

  charged on a volumetric basis.

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  b)

  	

  Delivery Quantities:

  	

   

  
				

 

	

  Maximum Daily Quantity*

  	

   

  	

  8,400 MMBtu per day

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  Average Minimum Daily

  Quantity*

  	

   

  	

  3,380 MMBtu per day

  

 

*NorthWestern

and Customer agree that the above stated volumes are estimates.  Plant volumes may change from time to time

and future expansion may occur prior to the end of this contract term.  NorthWestern will maintain a maximum firm

capacity of 4,200 MMBtu per day available at the Great Plains Ethanol site for

Customer’s use throughout the term of this Agreement.  Nonetheless, NorthWestern agrees to offer the same prices as

stated herein, so long as additional significant NorthWestern capital

improvements are not required to enable service under this Agreement.

 

	

  c)

  	

  NNG Firm Commodity:

  	

   

  	

  Per MMBtu equivalent

  charge in NNG’s tariff.

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  d)

  	

  Carlton Surcharge:     Per MMBtu equivalent charge in NNG’s

  tariff.

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  e)

  	

  NNG Fuel Retention:

  	

   

  	

  Gross-up for pipeline fuel

  based on the percentage for mainline fuel in NNG’s tariff.

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  f)

  	

  Receipt/Delivery Points:

  	

   

  	

  Firm Primary Receipt

  points into NNG’s Market Area shall be Ventura or Welcome.  The Primary Delivery Point shall be the

  new interconenct described in Section 1 between NorthWestern and NNG.

  

 

2.                                       Term:      This contract shall be in effect from the

start-up date until 10/31/03.  After the

term of this agreement, if NorthWestern obtains discounted rates for future

firm service from NNG into Northern’s Zone ABC, NorthWestern agrees to provide

like discounted firm service to this facility.

 

3.                                       Billing and

Payment:    NorthWestern shall use

reasonable efforts to render invoices on or before the 10th day of

each month for all gas delivery commodity and monthly customer charges

applicable to gas deliveries to the Customer in the preceding month.  Customer shall pay NorthWestern on or before

the 25th day of each month for all charges reflected on the invoice

rendered by NorthWestern in the current month.

 

	

  Great

  Plains Ethanol, LLC

  	

   

  	

  NorthWestern

  Energy, a division of

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  NorthWestern

  Services Group, Inc.

  

 

 

	

  By

  	

  /s/ Darin Ihnen

  	

  By

  	

  /s/ Curt Pohl

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  Title

  	

  President

  	

  Title

  	

  VP Operations

  

 

 

2Exhibit 10.1

 

SECOND AMENDMENT

TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

(this “Amendment”)

is effective as of September 27, 2002, (the “Effective Date”), by and among SOURCECORP

INCORPORATED, formerly known as F.Y.I. Incorporated, a Delaware

corporation (“Borrower”),

BANK OF

AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and as Administrative Agent for Lenders

(in such capacity, Administrative

Agent”), and other Agents and Lenders party thereto.

 

A.           Borrower, Administrative Agent, and

Lenders entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 3, 2001,

as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 27,

2001, (as the same may be further amended, modified, supplemented, restated or

amended and restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

 

B.            Borrower has

requested that Required Lenders amend certain terms and provisions of the

Credit Agreement.

 

C.            Borrower, Administrative Agent, and

Required Lenders have agreed, upon the following terms and conditions, to amend

the Credit Agreement subject to and

upon the terms and conditions provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in

consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, and for other valuable

consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section

1.  Defined Terms; References.  Unless otherwise specifically defined

herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement shall

have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

 

Section

2.  Amendments to Credit

Agreement.  Effective as of the Effective

Date, but subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the

Credit Agreement is hereby amended as set forth below.

 

(a)            The definition of F.Y.I. set forth

in Article 1 of

the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“F.Y.I.”

means SOURCECORP, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, formerly known as

F.Y.I. Incorporated.

 

(b)           Subsection

(C) of the second proviso of Section 2.1(a) of the Credit Agreement

shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows;

 

“(C)

each Swingline Advance shall be payable on the earlier of demand or the

Maturity Date”.

 

(c)           Section

8.14 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety.

 

(d)           Section 10.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended in its

entirety to read as follows:

 

“Section 10.3         Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage

Ratio.  F.Y.I. will not permit the

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, calculated as of the end of each

fiscal quarter of F.Y.I. commencing with the fiscal quarter ended March 31,

2001, for the four fiscal quarters of F.Y.I. then ended, to be less than the

ratio set forth below for the period during which such fiscal quarter end

occurs:

 

	

  Period

  	

   

  	

  Ratio

  
	

  From March 31, 2001,

  through and including December 31, 2003

  	

  1.25

  to 1.00

  
	

  From January 1, 2004 and

  at all times thereafter

  	

  1.35

  to 1.00”

  

 

Section

3.  Conditions to

Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall

become effective as of the date first set forth above when and if

Administrative Agent has received the following:

 

(a)            this Amendment, duly executed by

Borrower, each Guarantor, the Required Lenders and Administrative Agent;

 

 

(b)           a certificate of a Responsible

Officer, certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of Borrower

authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment; and

 

(c)            such other assurances, certificates,

documents, consents and opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably

require.

 

Section

4.  Representations and

Warranties of Borrower.  Borrower

represents and warrants to the Lenders and Administrative Agent as set forth

below.

 

(a)            The execution, delivery and

performance by Borrower of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended

hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not

and will not (i) require any consent or approval not heretofore obtained

of any director, stockholder, security holder or creditor of Borrower,

(ii) violate or conflict with any provision of Borrower’s Articles of

Incorporation, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any

Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or leased or hereafter

acquired by Borrower, (iv) violate any laws applicable to Borrower or

(v) result in a breach of or constitute a default under, or cause or

permit the acceleration of any obligation owed under, any indenture or loan or

credit agreement or any other material agreement to which Borrower is a party

or by which Borrower or any of its Property is bound or affected.

 

(b)           No authorization, consent, approval,

order license or permit from, or filing, registration or qualification with,

any Governmental Authority is or will be required to authorize or permit under

applicable law the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this

Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

 

(c)            Each of this Amendment and the

Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, has been duly executed and delivered by

Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower,

enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement

may be limited by the Bankruptcy Code and other debtor relief laws or equitable

principles relating to the granting of specific performance and other equitable

remedies as a matter of judicial discretion.

 

(d)           The representations and warranties of

Borrower contained in Article 7 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct

in all material respects as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except

to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier

date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date).

 

(e)            No Default or Event of Default

exists or would result from the effectiveness of this Amendment.

 

(f)            Borrower agrees to perform such acts

and duly authorize, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, and record such

additional documents and certificates as Administrative Agent may reasonably

request in order to create, perfect, preserve, and protect those guaranties,

assurances, and Liens.

 

Section

5.  Reference to and Effect on

Loan Documents.

 

(a)            On and after

the Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,”

“hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or any other expression of like import

referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan

Documents to “the Credit Agreement,” “thereunder,” “thereof,” “therein” or any

other expression of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean

and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement.

 

(b)           Except as specifically amended

hereby, all provisions of the Credit Agreement and all Loan Documents shall

remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

(c)            Except as otherwise expressly

provided herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment

shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or

the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents or constitute a waiver

of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.

 

(d)           Borrower (A) ratifies and

confirms all provisions of the Loan Documents applicable to Borrower, and (B)

ratifies and confirms that all guaranties, assurances, and Liens granted,

conveyed, or assigned to Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents by

Borrower are not released, reduced, or otherwise adversely affected by this

Amendment and continue to guarantee, assure, and secure full payment and

performance of the present and future Obligations.

 

Section

6.  Costs and Expenses.  Borrower agrees to pay on demand all

reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with

the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other

instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, including the reasonable

fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect

thereto and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent as to its rights

and responsibilities hereunder and thereunder.

 

2

 

Section

7.  Execution in Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number

of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of

which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all

of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  This agreement, when countersigned by the

parties hereto, shall be a “Loan Document” as defined and referred to in the

Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section

8.  Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND

CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

 

Section

9.  ENTIRETY.  THIS

AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE NOTES AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EMBODY

THE FINAL, ENTIRE AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO AND SUPERSEDE ANY AND ALL

PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER

WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND MAY NOT BE

CONTRADICTED OR VARIED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT

ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO.  THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO.

 

 

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  SOURCECORP, INCORPORATED,  as

  Borrower

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Barry L. Edwards

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Barry L. Edwards

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Chief Financial Officer

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as

  Administrative Agent

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:  

  	

  /s/ Suzanne M. Paul

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Suzanne M. Paul,

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Vice President

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  LENDERS:

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Steven A. MacKenzie

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Steven A. MacKenzie,

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Vice President

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By: 

  	

  /s/ Chris Johnson

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Chris Johnson

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  Industry Head

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  BANK ONE, N.A., as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:  

  	

  /s/ Wyatt Dickson

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Wyatt Dickson

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  First Vice President

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:  

  	

  /s/ Jeff Tebeaux

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Jeff Tebeaux

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  Associate

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Henry F. Setina

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Henry F. Setina

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  Director

  	

   

  
														

 

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  JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Jorge L. Calderon

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Jorge L. Calderon

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  Senior Vice President

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  WACHOVIA BANK, as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Robert Wilson

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Robert Wilson

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  Vice President

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  RAYMOND JAMES BANK, FSB, as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  SUNTRUST BANK, as syndication agent and as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Daniel S. Komitor

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Daniel S. Komitor

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  Director

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A., as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Paul Howell

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Paul Howell

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  Vice President

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as documentation agent and  as a Lender

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Zach Johnson

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Name:  Zach Johnson

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

  Title:  Vice President

  	

   

  
																

 

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