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Exhibit 10.30  

 
 

2001 ANNUAL AGREEMENT    
  

    This Agreement is entered into as of             , 2001 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 2001 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 2001 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 2001 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 2001 sugarbeet crop on or before June 1, 2001, the Grower shall be relieved of its obligation to plant the 2001 sugarbeet
crop. The Grower may elect to plant the 2001 sugarbeet crop at any time after June 1, 2001. 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, 2001. 

    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 2001 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 2001 crop; provided, that, 

such deduction shall not be made in the event the Grower notifies the Company in writing prior to June 1, 2001 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 2001 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 2001 sugarbeet crop; (ii) have the majority financial interest in
the 2001 crop, and (iii) have general control of the sugarbeet operations on the farm where the 2001 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, 2001, 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	 	GROWER
	

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Exhibit 10.94  

(Rev. 10/99) 

 
 

SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  SEVERANCE POLICY IN THE EVENT
  OF A MERGER OR ACQUISITION
  
    As approved by the Board of Directors October 22, 1999    
  

I.  Purpose:  To provide severance for officers and certain designated key employees in the event of
involuntary termination (other than for cause) following a change in ownership of the Company. 

II.  Eligibility:  All officers and certain key employees as designated from time to time by the Human
Resources Committee. 

III.  Benefit:  

	

 	

1.	
 	

The officer/key employee will be paid a lump sum severance payment in the event there is an Involuntary Termination of his/her employment upon or within 24 months after a Transaction or Change in Control. For purposes of this policy, Involuntary
Termination shall mean the termination of the individual's employment for any reason other than (I) a termination by the Company for "Cause" or (ii) a voluntary termination by the individual for other than "Good Reason".
	

 	

2.	
 	

The lump sum severance payment to such officer/key employee shall be equal to in dollar amount, either (1) in the case of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company two times, or (2) and in the case of any other officer/key employee between
1.0 and 1.5 times as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, the sum of the annual rate of base salary in effect for such individual at the time of the individual's Involuntary Termination plus the bonuses earned by him/her for the fiscal
year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which such Involuntary Termination occurs.
	

 	

 	
 	

In the event that any payment pursuant to Section IV.2 would subject such officer/key employee to federal excise tax on "excess parachute payments" under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company shall promptly reimburse such
officer/key employee for the amount of any such tax paid by the officer/key employee plus a tax gross up amount.
	

 	

 	
 	

Such tax reimbursement and gross up amount shall be determined under the following formula:

	

 	

 	
 	

X	

=	
 	

E × P
 1 - [(FI × (1 - SLI)) + SLI + E + M]	
 	

 
	

 	

 	
 	

where:	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	

 	
 	

X	

=	
 	

The tax reimbursement and gross up payment to the officer/key employee.
	

 	

 	
 	

E	

=	
 	

The percentage rate at which excise tax is assessed under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.
	

 	

 	
 	

 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	
 	

 	
 	

 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 

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P	

=	
 	

The amount with respect to which excise tax is assessed, determined without regard to this Section 3.
	

 	

 	
 	

FI	

=	
 	

The highest marginal rate of income tax applicable to the officer/key employee under the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year in question.
	

 	

 	
 	

SLI	

=	
 	

The sum of the highest marginal rates of income tax under applicable state and local laws for the taxable year in question.
	

 	

 	
 	

M	

=	
 	

The rate of Medicare tax applicable to the officer/key employee under the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year in question.

IV. Definitions:  

 A.  Cause  

	

 	

1.	
 	

Any action or omission by the individual which constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct in the discharge of duties as an employee or intentional conduct detrimental to the Company's business and affairs; or
	

 	

2.	

 	

Any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company's trade secrets or other confidential information; or
	

 	

3.	
 	

The order of a federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or its operations or by a court of competent jurisdiction requiring the termination of employment by the Company.

 B.  Good Reason  

	

 	

1.	
 	

The individual's assignment by the Company to duties which (A) are materially different from his/her duties immediately prior to the Transaction or Change in Control, or (B) result, without the individual's express written consent, in a
significant reduction in his/her authority and responsibility when compared to the highest level of authority and responsibility assigned to the individual at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Transaction or Change in
Control.
	

 	

2.	

 	

A material reduction by the Company of the individual's salary as the same may be increased form time to time prior to termination; or
	

 	

3.	
 	

A change of the individual's site location without express written consent of the individual; or
	

 	

4.	
 	

The failure by the Company to (A) continue to provide substantially the same level of retirement and welfare benefits (which for purposes of this paragraph shall mean benefits under all welfare plans as that term is defined in Section 3(1)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) and perquisites including participation on a comparable basis in the Company retirement plans, stock option plans, incentive plans, an other plans in which employees of the Company
of comparable title and salary grade participate, as were provided immediately prior to such Transaction or Change in Control, or (B) replace such pre-Transaction or Change in Control benefits with a package of retirement and welfare benefits
and perquisites that, though one or more
	

 	

 	
 	

 
	
 	

 	
 	

 

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such benefits or perquisites (including participation on a comparable basis in the Company's retirement plans stock option plans, incentive plans and other plans) may vary from those provided before such Transaction, is substantially comparable in
all material respects when taken as a whole to such retirement and welfare benefits and perquisites provided prior to the Transaction or Change in Control.

 C.  Transaction or Change in Control  

	

 	

 	
 	

A "Transaction" shall be defined as:
	

 	

1.	

 	

A sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets;
	

 	

2.	
 	

A merger or consolidation of the Company in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger or consolidation effected primarily to change the Company's state of incorporation); or
	

 	

3.	
 	

A reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which 50% or more of the Company's outstanding voting stock is transferred to holder(s) different from those who held the stock immediately prior to such merger.
	

 	

 	
 	

A "Change in Control" shall be defined as:
	

 	

 	
 	

50% or more of the Company's outstanding voting stock is acquired pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made to the Company's stockholders by a person other than the Company or a person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the
Company.

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