Document:

2000 ANNUAL AGREEMENT

 

Exhibit

10.28

 

2002 ANNUAL AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement is

entered into as of

                     ,

2002 by and between American Crystal Sugar Company (the “Company”) and                                                                                                                            ,

shareholder #                                     (the

“Grower”).

 

WHEREAS, the Grower

is a shareholder of the Company, and as such has entered into a Five Year

Agreement with the Company with regard to the growing and delivery of

sugarbeets to the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, the

parties desire to supplement the Five Year Agreement as provided therein with

regard to the 2002 sugarbeet crop.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in

consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants set forth herein, the

parties agree as follows:

 

1.   Delivery Obligation.  In accordance with the terms of the Five

Year Agreement, the Grower agrees to prepare land, plant, cultivate, harvest

and deliver the 2002 sugarbeet crop from such number of acres and such fields

as set forth on the Annual GPS Information form to be separately completed in

an electronic format by the parties, and which shall thereafter be deemed to

become an integral part of this Agreement. 

The Company shall provide a copy of the Annual GPS Information form to

the Grower at the Grower’s request.

 

2.   Prevented Planting.  The Grower shall be unconditionally

obligated to plant the 2002 sugarbeet crop unless such planting is prevented as

a result of acts of God or other causes beyond the reasonable control of the

Grower, as provided in Section 12 of the Five Year Agreement.  If, after making all reasonable efforts, the

Grower has been so prevented from planting the 2002 sugarbeet crop on or before

June 1, 2002, the Grower shall be relieved of its obligation to plant the 2002

sugarbeet crop.  The Grower may elect to

plant the 2002 sugarbeet crop at any time after June 1, 2002.  A determination as to whether the Grower is

prevented from planting shall be mutually determined by the Grower and a representative

of the Company based on the Grower’s planting conditions for the period leading

up to and including June 1, 2002.

 

3.   Tolerances.  The total number of acres of sugarbeets to be planted by the

Grower shall be subject to overplant and underplant tolerances as established

from time to time by the Company pursuant to the Five Year Agreement.  The Grower hereby acknowledges and agrees

that said tolerances may be established and/or modified from time to time by

the Company as determined to be appropriate to respond to planting and crop

conditions.  The initial tolerance and

any modification thereof shall be effective upon communication of the same to

the Grower by the Company, and the Annual GPS Information form shall be deemed

modified to the extent of the tolerance.

 

4.   Proration.  The Company hereby reserves the right to modify the annual

tolerance levels by prorating delivery rights with regard to the 2002

crop.  Any such proration shall be

established by the Company after a determination that the Company may not be

able to economically process the entire crop. 

A proration shall be communicated to, and applied against, all Growers

of the Company on a uniform and equitable basis.  The Annual GPS Information form shall be deemed modified to the extent

of any such proration.

 

5.   Deductions.  The Grower hereby authorizes and directs the Company to:

 

(a)  Deduct an amount specified

by the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, Inc., which amount shall

not exceed 171⁄2¢ per ton, from the beet payments to be made by the Company to

the Grower for sugarbeets delivered for the 2002 crop; provided, that, such

deduction shall not be made in the event the Grower notifies the Company in

writing prior to June 1, 2002 that such deduction should not be made.  Amounts deducted under this provision shall

be paid by the Company to the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association,

Inc.; and

 

(b)  Deduct such per ton amount,

as may be necessary, from the beet payments to be made by the Company to the

Grower for sugarbeets delivered for the 2002 crop to reimburse the Company for

all costs incurred in the operation of the Truck Haul Committee for the piling

location to which the Grower delivers sugarbeets.  The amount charged to the Grower shall be determined on a per ton

basis, reflecting a proration of the costs based on the total tonnage delivered

to the respective piling locations.

 

6.   Certification.  The Grower hereby certifies that:

 

(a)  It is a bona fide sugarbeet

farm operator who will: (i) be the legal owner of the 2002 sugarbeet crop; (ii)

have the majority financial interest in the 2002 crop, and (iii) have general

control of the sugarbeet operations on the farm where the 2002 crop will be

grown.

 

(b)  It has no agreements or

understanding with third parties (i.e., owners, partners, shareholders, etc.)

providing for guaranteed cash payments.

 

7.   Nature of Agreement.  This Agreement is intended to supplement the

Five Year Agreement as contemplated therein, and except as specifically

provided herein, this Agreement shall not be deemed to amend or modify the

terms of the Five Year Agreement.  This

Agreement and the related Five Year Agreement may be terminated by the Company

upon ten (10) days written notice to the Grower in the event the Grower is, as

of April 1, 2002, in default on any payment obligation owed to the Company.

 

8.   No Modification.  No agent of the Company has any authority to

change, waive, or modify any of the terms of this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS

WHEREOF, this Agreement

has been executed as of the date set forth above.

 

	

  AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY

  	

   

  	

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  ItsEXHIBIT 10.37

 

Amendment 1 to the License Agreement

Dated May 4, 1999 Between

General Dynamics Information Systems, Inc. (“GDIS”)

and Conductus, Inc. (“Conductus”)

 

Section 16.                                      Survival

and Indemnity is amended to add the following:

 

16.4  Lucent Agreement — Indemnity

 

Conductus is

party to a certain agreement identified as "Superconducting Filter

Technology Joint Development Agreement," effective April 25, 1996, under

which Lucent Technologies, Inc. has an option to obtain a non-exclusive license

in Conductus' intellectual property. 

The parties understand and agree that, should Lucent Technologies, Inc.

exercise such right, Conductus will indemnify GDIS for any well documented loss

of net profits directly arising from Lucent’s use of such license rights where

such exercise of rights is both (1) within the Permitted Market; and (2) in

direct competition with GDIS.  This

indemnification shall not apply where Lucent would not require a license from

Conductus because the government has a non-exclusive license in the background

intellectual property.  Where available,

indemnification by Conductus will be satisfied by giving GDIS credit for the

amount of such lost profits out of future royalty payments payable by GDIS to

Conductus.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties

hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed this 12th day of May 1999.

 

GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION

SYSTEMS, INC.

 

	

  By:

  	

  /s/ James

  Finley

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  [Name]

  	

   

  
	

  Its:

  	

  President

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  [Title]

  	

   

  

 

CONDUCTUS, INC.

 

	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Charles

  E. Shalvoy

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  [Name]

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  Its:

  	

  President

  & CEO

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  [Title]EXHIBIT 10.38

 

Amendment 2 to the

License Agreement

Dated May 4, 1999

Between

General Dynamics Information Systems, Inc. (“GDIS”)

and

Conductus, Inc. (“Conductus”)

 

Section 3.3             Reserved Rights and Limitations

of Conductus is amended to read as follows:

 

3.3.1                        Bids

Separate From GDIS. Conductus will not bid independently of GDIS on

Government Contracts which are (a) contracts for the delivery of hardware

(except as provided in Section 3.3.4); (b) offered for bidding directly to GDIS

by a government customer; (c) contracts for which GDIS can provide technical

competencies which Conductus does not possess; (d) contracts for which GDIS has

access to customer or application information which Conductus does not possess

or (e) contracts which would benefit from GDIS project management competencies

which Conductus does not possess.

 

3.3.2                        Government

Contracts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Conductus may bid independently

of GDIS for Government Contracts which are for (a) Small Business Innovative

Research (“SBIR”) awards; (b) Category 6.1 solicitations as defined under DFAR

235.001; or (c) opportunities GDIS elects to pursue with a subcontractor other

than Conductus.

 

3.3.3                        Special

Considerations.  GDIS will promptly

review all opportunities under Section 3.3.1 (a) for competitive pricing

purposes.  GDIS may choose to allow

Conductus to bid directly on a given opportunity, particularly those involving

delivery of hardware for which GDIS provides no substantial contribution.  In such a case, GDIS will indicate its preference

to bid within two business days after receipt of a written request from

Conductus.  If Conductus receives a

contract for the delivery of hardware under this Section 3.3.3, it will pay

GDIS a royalty equal to a sixteen and two-thirds percent (16.67%) of the

purchase order or contract received from the customer.  Payment of the royalty shall be due thirty

(30) days after Conductus receives payment for the hardware.

 

3.3.4                        Conductus

Referral Rights.  Notwithstanding

any other provision of this Agreement, Conductus may bid separately on

Government Contracts that GDIS elects not to pursue.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties

hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed this 9th day of August, 2000.

 

	

  CONDUCTUS,

  INC.

  	

   

  	

  GENERAL

  DYNAMICS

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

  Government

  Systems Corporation

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

  General

  Dynamics Electronic Systems

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Ron

  Wilderink

  	

   

  	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Ed

  Reioux

  	

   

  
	

   

  	

  Ron

  Wilderink

  	

   

  	

   

  	

  Ed Reioux

  
	

   

  	

  VP Finance

  and CFO

  	

   

  	

   

  	

  Sr.

  Subcontract Administrator

  
	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  	

   

  
	

  Date:

  	

  8/9/00

  	

   

  	

  Date:

  	

  8/9/00

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