200,000,000 SENIOR SECURED TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of December 22, 2010 among AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., as Borrower, CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, CITIBANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent, and The Other Lenders Party...Credit Agreement • December 22nd, 2010 • Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc • Industrial organic chemicals • New York
This CREDIT AGREEMENT (“this Agreement”) is entered into as of December 22, 2010, among AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with any successor in interest or assignee pursuant to Article IX, the “Administrative Agent”), CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity, together with any successor in interest or assignee pursuant to Article IX, the “Collateral Agent”), CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book-Runners and CITIBANK, N.A. and JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, as Co-Syndication Agents.
SECOND AMENDMENT AND JOINDER TO REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENTRevolving Credit and Security Agreement • December 22nd, 2010 • Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc • Industrial organic chemicals • Illinois
This Second Amendment and Joinder to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made this 22nd day of December, 2010 by and among AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY — AURORA WEST, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Aventine Renewable Aurora”), AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Aventine Renewable Inc.”), AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY — MT VERNON, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Aventine Renewable Mt Vernon”), AVENTINE POWER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Aventine Power”), NEBRASKA ENERGY, L.L.C., a Kansas limited liability company (“Nebraska Energy” and together with Holdings, Aventine Renewable Aurora, Aventine Renewable Inc., Aventine Renewable Mt Vernon and Aventine Power, the “Existing Borrowers”, and each individually an “Existing Borrower”), AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY — CANTON, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Joining Borrower”, a
