TERMINATION AGREEMENT (AIRCRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT)
Exhibit 10.6
TERMINATION AGREEMENT
(AIRCRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT)
(AIRCRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT)
THIS TERMINATION AGREEMENT (the “Termination Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of
the 31st day of October, 2007, between Capitaline Flight Services, LLC a South Dakota
limited liability company, with its principal office in Brookings, South Dakota (“Lessor”); and US
BioEnergy Corporation, a South Dakota corporation, with its principal office in Inver Grove
Heights, Minnesota, (“Lessee”).
A. Lessor and Lessee are parties to that certain Aircraft Lease Agreement, September 20, 2007
(the “Aircraft Lease Agreement”), pursuant to which Lessor leased to Lessee on an hourly basis that
certain 2007 Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair, NAV III, Manufacturer’s Serial Number T20608758,
Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Registration Xxxx N2451A, and the appliances,
communications equipment, accessories, instruments and other items of equipment installed thereon
(the “Aircraft’) to Lessee, and Lessee leased the Aircraft from Lessor on such hourly basis; and
B. The parties have mutually agreed to terminate the Aircraft Lease Agreement in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth below.
For valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:
1. The Aircraft Lease Agreement is terminated effective October 31, 2007 (the “Termination
Date”), and all obligations of Lessor to Lessee and all rights and obligations of Lessee as to the
Aircraft pursuant to the Aircraft Lease Agreement shall immediately cease and terminate; provided
that the following provisions of the Aircraft Lease Agreement shall survive the Termination Date:
(a) Paragraph 4.a., with respect to Lessee’s obligation to remove any liens place on the Aircraft
as a result of Lessee’s actions or inactions under the Aircraft Lease Agreement; (b) Paragraph 5,
with respect to any actions or inactions of Lessee in connection with the registration of the
Aircraft; (c) Paragraph 6, with respect to the obligations of either party to be responsible for or
reimburse the other party for costs or expenses in connection with maintenance, repairs and
inspections of the Aircraft., and the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the
Aircraft Documents; and (d) Paragraphs 8.b. and 8.c..
2. Lessee shall remain liable to the Lessor for any arrears in Rent or other amounts due under
the Aircraft Lease Agreement with respect to events or circumstances arising under the Aircraft
Lease Agreement or in connection with Lessee’s lease and use of the Aircraft, in each case prior to
the Termination Date.
In Witness Whereof, the parties have executed this Termination Agreement as of the date first
set forth above.
| Lessor: | Lessee | |||||||||
| Capitaline Flight Services, LLC | US BioEnergy Corporation | |||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||||
Title:
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VP | Title: | VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
